bulbul ka haal dekh chuka hun chaman se dur
aae na mujh ko maut ilahi watan se dur

han ek nazar idhar bhi zara ahl-e-anjuman
baitha hai pa-shikasta koi anjuman se dur

ummid-e-iltifat bandhate ho kis liye
jaun kahan main saya-e-charkh-e-kuhan se dur

koi mizaj-dan hai na koi sharik-e-dard
hun khitta-e-adam ke qarib aur watan se dur

parwardagan-e-naz zara ye bhi soch len
dasht-e-basit itna nahin hai chaman se dur

kis se kahun main dil ki yahan kaun hai mera
ghurbat ne la ke chhod diya hai watan se dur

jab se mera nasib bigadta chala gaya
hota chala gaya main hudud-e-watan se dur

'bismil' wo waqt hae wo jannat-badosh waqt
milta hai koi ahl-e-watan jab watan se dur