mere kamre mein utar aai khamoshi phir se
saya-e-sham-e-ghariban ki tarah

shorish-e-dida-e-giryan ki tarah
mausam-e-kunj-e-bayaban ki tarah

kitna be-nutq hai yaadon ka hujum
jaise honton ki faza yakh-basta

jaise lafzon ko gahan lag jae
jaise ruthe hue raston ke musafir chup-chap

jaise marqad ke sirhane koi khamosh charagh
jaise sunsan se maqtal ki salib

jaise kajlai hui shab ka nasib
mere kamre mein utar aai khamoshi phir se

phir se zakhmon ki qataren jagin
awwal-e-sham-e-charaghan ki tarah

har nae zakhm ne phir yaad dilaya mujh ko
isi kamre mein kabhi

mahfil-e-ahbab ke sath
gungunate hue lamhon ke shajar phailte the

raqs karte hue jazbon ke dahakte lamhe
qarya-e-jaan mein lahu ki surat

sham-e-wada ki tarah jalte the
sans leti thi faza mein khushbu

aankh mein gulban-e-marjaan ki tarah
sans ke sath guhar dhalte the

aaj kya kahiye ki aisa kyun hai
sham chup-chap

faza yakh-basta
dil mera dil ki samundar ki tarah zinda tha

tere hote hue tanha kyun hai
to ki khud chashma-e-awaz bhi hai

meri mahram meri hamraaz bhi hai
tere hote hue har samt udasi kaisi

sham chup-chap
faza yakh-basta

dil ke hamrah badan tut raha ho jaise
ruh se rishta-e-jaan chhut raha ho jaise

ai ki tu chashma-e-awaz bhi hai
hasil-e-naghmagi-e-saz bhi hai

lab-kusha ho ki sar-e-sham-e-figar
is se pahle ki shikasta-dil mein

bad-gumani ki koi tez kiran chubh jae
is se pahle ki charagh-e-wada

yak-ba-yak bujh jae
lab-kusha ho ki faza mein phir se

jalte lafzon ke dahakte jugnu
tair jaen to sukut-e-shab-e-uryan tute

phir koi band-e-gareban tute
lab-kusha ho ki meri nas nas mein

zahr bhar de na kahin
waqt ki zakhm-faroshi phir se

lab-kusha ho ki mujhe das legi
khud-faramoshi phir se

mere kamre mein utar aai
khamoshi phir se