maqtal ke is sukut pe hairat hai kya kahen
aisi faza to ho ki jise karbala kahen

ye karwan-e-umr ye sahra ye khamushi
aati hai sharm khud pe bas ab aur kya kahen

logon ne khamushi ki zaban sikh li to phir
kya kar sakenge qatil-e-nutq-o-sada kahen

wo zarb thi ki nutq ki zanjir khul gai
kya aur mehrbani-e-dast-e-jafa kahen