sare kushton se juda dhang iztirab-e-dil ka hai
kyun na ho bismil bhi to kis chulbule qatil ka hai

chhup nahin sakta wo khun apne dil-e-bismil ka hai
mit nahin sakta jo dhabba daman-e-qatil ka hai

imtihan madd-e-nazar kis manchale bismil ka hai
marka aara jo yun har naz us qatil ka hai

be-ijazat uth ke sina se lagae aap ko
hausla itna bhi ek arman wale dil ka hai

aap ko yaad aa gain hain kis ki bazm-araiyan
hazrat-e-dil kahiye to qasd aaj kis mahfil ka hai

us taraf machla hua hai wasl mein wo chulbula
is taraf josh-e-iztirab aarzu-e-dil ka hai

wasl ki shab khun karna aarzu-e-wasl ka
o tamannaon ke dushman kaam ye qatil ka hai

marka-araiyan hain aaj husn-o-ishq ki
samna is jalwa-gah mein dilruba se dil ka hai

apne aadhi raat ko aane ka bais kyun bane
wo kahin qail bhi jazb-e-ulfat-e-kaamil ka hai

maut aai hai mujhe o bahr-e-khubi wasl mein
mera beda dubne wala lab-e-sahil ka hai

sina se sina mila dena to kuchh mushkil nahin
yar mushkil to tere dil se milana dil ka hai

shokhi-e-qatil mein hai bismil ka rang-e-iztirab
rang bismil ki tadap mein shokhi-e-qatil ka hai