ابوالعلا معري
ضَحِكنا وَكانَ الضِحكُ مِنّا سَفاهَةً
وَحُقَّ لِسُكّانِ البَسيطَةِ أَن يَبكوا
يُحَطِّمُنا رَيبُ الزَمانِ كَأَنَّنا
زُجاجٌ وَلَكِن لا يُعادُ لَهُ سَبكُ
We laugh and yet laughter is a sign of our stupidity
It will be more appropriate for us to cry
The passage of time smashes us into pieces
That can never be put together
کثرت آرائ وحدت ہے پرستارئ وہم
کردیا کافر ان اصنام خیالی نے مجھے
غالب
This is an encapsulation of the concept of pantheism or وحدت الوجود by Ghalib.
Numerous manifestations of the Unity have led to the worship of (the product of our) imagination
These imaginary idols have turned me into a disbeliever