hont rukhsar aur jabin khamosh
koi hota hai yun kahin khamosh

bad-gumani ne bad-tamizi ki
ek matanat se tha yaqin khamosh

bolne lag gae dar-o-diwar
jab musalsal raha makin khamosh

ek baadal macha raha tha shor
us ko sun kar rahi zamin khamosh

warna main bolne hi wala tha
khamushi ne kaha nahin khamosh

us ke aane ki der thi sahib
sab ke sab ho gae hasin khamosh