jitne unche hain utne hi khamosh hain
kin pahadon mein rahna pada hai mujhe

sare apni badai ki dhun mein magan
dekhte ja rahe hain magar baat karte nahin

baat karte hain to khud se aage koi lafz kahte hahin!
apne hi bojh se

meri khamoshi kuza kamar ho gai to chali
ek badi khamushi ki taraf

aur mari nannhi si khamushi ne kaha
dharti khamosh hai

ye khamoshi ka ghunghat uthae to main is ki sansen ginun
ai qadimi khamoshi!

jo tu aur main chup ki chadar utaren
to dharti takallum ka malbus pahne

pahadon se aisi sadaen uthen
jo samundar ke sine mein surakh kar den

ye kuchli hui khalq utthe
to chikhon se patal hilne lage

mauj-e-nala rawani kare
aur sinon mein sahmi sadaon ki barfon ko pani kare

lafz-e-mamnua phir se chale
soch ki sarzamin par nai tukhm-kari kare

khair-o-shar ki hadon par nai had ko jari kare
ai badi khamushi! ai

magar khamushi pahle se badh kar khamosh thi!
dil ke ghurfon mein soi sadao!

utho! sur-e-adam uthao
'sarafil' soya pada hai

tumhi koi shor-e-qayamat jagao
utho be-nawao!

tumhi apni mitti ki dhadkan mein dhadkan milao
tumhaare badan par hai tamir jin ki

sadaon ki larzish se
un unche burjon ko mil kar zamin-bos kar do!

kisi ko nahin manti hain
sadaen, koi uncha nicha nahin jaanti hain!