mil chukā mahfil meñ ab lutf-e-shakebā.ī mujhe

khīñchtī hai apnī jānib terī añgḌā.ī mujhe

ba.ad marne ke jo hāsil hogī rusvā.ī mujhe

zindagī kyā soch kar duniyā meñ tū laa.ī mujhe

ishq meñ yuuñ husn kī sūrat nazar aa.ī mujhe

vo tamāsha ban ga.e kah kar tamāshā.ī mujhe

ḳhud pukār uThtā junūñ takmīl-e-vahshat ho ga.ī

vo samajh lete jo dil meñ apnā saudā.ī mujhe

ho gayā kohrām barpā ḳhāna-e-sayyād meñ

baiThe baiThe āshiyāñ kī yaad jab aa.ī mujhe

kal thā maiñ ka.abe meñ maujūd aaj but-ḳhāne meñ huuñ

chain detā hī nahīñ shauq jabīñ-sā.ī mujhe

aa.ina bhī thā koī kyā zindagī kā aa.ina

dekhne par maut kī sūrat nazar aa.ī mujhe

zindagī kī kashmakash se dast-kash honā paḌā

naza.a meñ yaad aa ga.ī jab un kī añgḌā.ī mujhe

khul ga.ī chashm-e-basīrat ḳhaak meñ milne ke ba.ad

dil ke har zarre meñ ik duniyā nazar aa.ī mujhe

hazrat-e-'bismil' ye achchhī dil ko sūjhī dil-lagī

kar diyā shamshīr-e-qātil kā tamannā.ī mujhe