khinchi hai tasawwur mein taswir-e-ham-aghoshi
ab hosh na aane de mujh ko meri be-hoshi

pa jaana hai kho jaana kho jaana hai pa jaana
be-hoshi hai hushyari hushyari hai be-hoshi

main saz-e-haqiqat hun dam-saz-e-haqiqat hun
khamoshi hai goyai goyai hai khamoshi

asrar-e-mohabbat ka izhaar hai na-mumkin
tuta hai na tutega qufl-e-dar-e-khamoshi

har dil mein tajalli hai un ke rukh-e-raushan ki
khurshid se hasil hai zarron ko ham-aghoshi

jo sunta hun sunta hun main apni khamoshi se
jo kahti hai kahti hai mujh se meri khamoshi

ye husn-faroshi ki dukan hai ya chilman
nazzara ka nazzara ruposhi ki ruposhi

yan khak ka zarra bhi laghzish se nahin khali
mai-khana-e-duniya hai ya aalam-e-be-hoshi

han han mere isyan ka parda nahin khulne ka
han han teri rahmat ka hai kaam khata-poshi

is parde mein poshida laila-e-do-alam hai
be-wajh nahin 'bedam' kabe ki siyah-poshi