khamoshi
khamoshi

musalsal khamoshi thi dil ke nagar mein
khamoshi hi taqdir-e-insan ho jaise

ki ek din achanak
dar-e-dil pe dastak hui

masarrat madhur git gane lagi
tamannaon ke lab pe bhi phul khilne lage

rukh-e-waqt se
sarakne lagin chadaron ki tahen

wo chehra
hazaron mein jo ek tha

tasawwur ki aankhon ki putli bana
wo lab jin ko farmaya hai 'mir' ne

gul-e-surkh ki pankhudi
khayalat ko kar gae shakkarin

hina-rang sari faza ho gai
wo gesu

ghataen bhi deti thin jin ko khiraj
dil-o-dida par chha gae

sukun raaz-e-takhil dikhla gae
magar shauq ke hath ne badh ke khola jo dar

na tha koi chehra
na lab the

na gesu
faqat ek hayula tha zer-e-naqab