qabil-e-sharh mera haal-e-dil-e-zar na tha
sunne wale to bahut the koi gham-khwar na tha

ab wo jine ke liye soch raha hai tadbir
apne hathon jise marna kabhi dushwar na tha

mujh se puchho to qaza us ki hai maut us ki hai
dosh-e-ahbab pe jo mar ke giran-bar na tha

chunte the bagh mein aa aa kar unhen ahl-e-junun
aashiyan ka mere tinka koi bekar na tha

ye hamin ne to mohabbat ki nikalin rasmen
aap par marne ko pahle koi tayyar na tha

dam-e-sayyaad mein aazad raha shikwa-e-gham
main giraftar tha lekin ye giraftar na tha

ab unhen samne aane mein hai uzr ai 'bismil'
milne-julne se jinhen peshtar inkar na tha