bulbul-e-rangin-nawa khamosh hai
bagh ki sari faza khamosh hai

gul khilae us ne kya kya bagh mein
phir bhi kis darja saba khamosh hai

aarzu jin ki thi mujh ko mil gae
ab zaban-e-iltija khamosh hai

be-kasi ye kis ne li teri panah
gor ka kis ki diya khamosh hai

shorish-e-dil shorish-e-mahshar nahin
zindagi apni bhi kya khamosh hai

sochti hai ja ke ye barse kahan
mere ashkon ki ghata khamosh hai

kis ko jine ki tamanna hai yahan
kyun lab-e-mojiz-numa khamosh hai

husn-e-dilkash ka bhi kya andaz hai
naz goya hai ada khamosh hai

hai yahan 'najmi' usi ka shor-o-ghul
go ba-zahir wo sada khamosh hai