خودی بلند تھی اس خوں گرفتہ چینی کیکہا غریب نے جلاد سے دم تعزیرٹھہر ٹھہر کہ بہت دل کشا ہے یہ منظرذرا میں دیکھ تو لوں تاب ناکی شمشیر

English translation

How lofty was that Chinese Self who for crime was condemned to death on eve of his beheading, he asked headsman, ‘Stop for a span or breath.’
He asked for stoppage many times, for it was very pleasant scene, he wished to see for moments few the sword's great-glimmer, glow and sheen.

Translated by Syed Akbar Ali Shah