ban-sanwar kar jab kabhi wo gulistan mein aa gae
aur nasrin lala-o-sarw-o-saman sharma gae

koi aage hai ki pichhe is se kuchh matlab nahin
ghaur is par kijiye ki hum kahan tak aa gae

gul ke insan aur the aur aaj ke kuchh aur hain
aaj ke insan ko dekho mehr-o-mah par chha gae

jab bhi aai koi mushkil hum hue sina-sipar
aur honge mushkilon mein phans ke jo ghabra gae

dastan-e-ishq mein aaya tha ek aisa maqam
baat meri ho rahi thi aur wo sharma gae

dosto yaad-e-ilahi aisi manzil hai jahan
pa gae wo kho gae jo kho gae wo pa gae

ja ke 'bismil' manzil-e-jaanan mein khud-rafta na ho
ye wo manzil hai jahan pa-e-khirad tharra gae