apne abru aaine mein dekh kar bismil hua
khinch kar talwar apna aap wo qatil hua

bhag kar kab tujh se jaan-bar koi ai qatil hua
ud chala gar hosh apna tair-e-bismil hua

ab kahan nale ki us laila ka maskan dil hua
tha jaras jo pesh-e-azin wo in dinon mahmil hua

nam-e-nek ahal-e-hukumat ko kahan hasil hua
khalq mein mashhur ek nau-sherwan aadil hua

sar se pa tak har sanobar hi faqat kya dil hua
dekh kar us sarw-qad ko sarw bhi mail hua

is ada se badh dekhi aap ne talwar ki
tair-e-rang-e-hina bhi tair-e-bismil hua

dhyan us ke band karne ka agar aata tujhe
kyun na tera rakhna-e-dar mera chaak-e-dil hua

hai ye gham jaan-kah khal-e-abru-e-khamdar ka
kabe mein kahida ho kar sang-e-aswad dil hua

jo yahan maghlub hai uqba mein ghaalib hai wahi
markab-e-maqtul hai ek roz jo qatil hua

dhoe hain dhobi ne dariya mein jo kapde yar ke
aaj koson tak moattar daman-e-sahil hua

dilbari ka jab hua us sarw-qamat ko khayal
uzw uzw apna wahin misl-e-sanobar dil hua

sab ke khaliq ne banae kasa-e-sar wazhgun
aadmi is par bhi pesh-e-admi sail hua

bujh gaya mera charagh-e-dagh wasl-e-yar mein
nur-e-mah nazdiki-e-khurshed se zail hua

jo pari-ru baithta hai aa ke uth sakta nahin
ab to naqsh-e-boriya ka khub main aamil hua

jazb-e-jinsiyyat baham rahne nahin deta firaq
kal bana jo jism-e-khaki aaj gil-dar-gil hua

hae kis qatil-ada se ki shurua us ne namaz
nikli jab takbir us ke munh se main bismil hua

kahte hain zahid meri diwangi ko dekh kar
but-parasti ke sabab qahr-e-khuda nazil hua

jab tasawwur yar ka bandha hum aap aae nazar
samne aankhon ke aaina hamara dil hua

aashiq-e-be-nang se hota hai mashuqon ko nang
pairahan majnun ka phat kar parda-e-mahmil hua

samne mere raha gar sham se le ta-sahar
husn mein gar misl-e-mah-e-chaardah kaamil hua

ruh-e-'nasikh' hai usi ki ruh-e-aqdas par nisar
barha jis ke liye ruhul-qudus nazil hua