khamosh zamzame hain mera harf-e-zar chup
har ikhtiyar chup hai har ek eatibar chup

baad-e-sumum darpai aazar dekh kar
sakte mein be-qarar hai baad-e-bahaar chup

manzar nahin hain bolte sahra udas hai
pathra gai hai aankh dil-e-daghdar chup

jo kuchh bhi ho raha hai ye maqsum to nahin
bas tujh ko kha gai hai teri sogwar chup

har ek ko hun gosh-bar-awaz dekhta
odhe hue hon jab se main ek ba-waqar chup

harf-e-dua na dast-e-talab dar pe aan kar
lab par faqat hai raqs mein ek dil-figar chup