musibat mein bhi ghairat-ashna khamosh rahti hai
ki durweshon ki hajat to sada khamosh rahti hai

khushi ka jashn ho ya matam-e-marg-e-tamanna ho
yahan har haal mein khalq-e-khuda khamosh rahti hai

shajar ko wajd aata hai na to shakhen lachakti hain
bahaaron mein bhi ab baad-e-saba khamosh rahti hai

meri chashm-e-talab mein khwab ka hangama khema-zan
magar tabir misl-e-kaj-ada khamosh rahti hai

darun-e-khana-e-dil roz o shab mahshar bapa lekin
zaban apni barae-tajraba khamosh rahti hai

chamak uthte hain jab chehre tab-o-tab-e-tamanna se
to phir shaistagi-e-aina khamosh rahti hai

mere chaaron taraf aks-e-tilism-e-samri raushan
khamoshi chikhti hai aur sada khamosh rahti hai

laraz jati hain palken ashk jam jate hain aankhon mein
jab apni khwahish-e-be-sakhta khamosh rahti hai

darakhton ki baghawat hai ki ye mausam ki be-rahmi
ki jangal aah bharta hai hawa khamosh rahti hai