Today's Special
Poet laureate of the Mughal Court and mentor of Bahadur Shah Zafar. His 'poetic' rivalry with Ghalib is well known.
jab chalā vo mujh ko bismil ḳhuuñ meñ ġhaltāñ chhoḌ kar
kyā hī pachhtātā thā maiñ qātil kā dāmāñ chhoḌ kar
jab chala wo mujh ko bismil KHun mein ghaltan chhoD kar
kya hi pachhtata tha main qatil ka daman chhoD kar
