mil chukā mahfil meñ ab lutf-e-shakebā.ī mujhe
khīñchtī hai apnī jānib terī añgḌā.ī mujhe
ba.ad marne ke jo hāsil hogī rusvā.ī mujhe
zindagī kyā soch kar duniyā meñ tū laa.ī mujhe
ishq meñ yuuñ husn kī sūrat nazar aa.ī mujhe
vo tamāsha ban ga.e kah kar tamāshā.ī mujhe
ḳhud pukār uThtā junūñ takmīl-e-vahshat ho ga.ī
vo samajh lete jo dil meñ apnā saudā.ī mujhe
ho gayā kohrām barpā ḳhāna-e-sayyād meñ
baiThe baiThe āshiyāñ kī yaad jab aa.ī mujhe
kal thā maiñ ka.abe meñ maujūd aaj but-ḳhāne meñ huuñ
chain detā hī nahīñ shauq jabīñ-sā.ī mujhe
aa.ina bhī thā koī kyā zindagī kā aa.ina
dekhne par maut kī sūrat nazar aa.ī mujhe
zindagī kī kashmakash se dast-kash honā paḌā
naza.a meñ yaad aa ga.ī jab un kī añgḌā.ī mujhe
khul ga.ī chashm-e-basīrat ḳhaak meñ milne ke ba.ad
dil ke har zarre meñ ik duniyā nazar aa.ī mujhe
hazrat-e-'bismil' ye achchhī dil ko sūjhī dil-lagī
kar diyā shamshīr-e-qātil kā tamannā.ī mujhe