tum gulistan se gae ho to gulistan chup hai
shakh-e-gul khoi hui murgh-e-khush-ilhan chup hai

ufuq-e-dil pe dikhai nahin deti hai dhanak
gham-zada mausam-e-gul abr-e-bahaaran chup hai

aalam-e-tishnagi-e-baada-gusaran mat puchh
mai-kada dur hai mina-e-zar-e-afshan chup hai

aur aage na badha qissa-e-dil qissa-e-gham
dhadkanen chup hain sarishk-e-sar-e-mizhgan chup hai

shahr mein ek qayamat thi qayamat na rahi
hashr khamosh hua fitna-e-dauran chup hai

na kisi aah ki aawaz na zanjir ka shor
aaj kya ho gaya zindan mein ki zindan chup hai