mustaqil bolta hi rahta huun kitna khamosh huun main andar se

ham labon se kah na paae un se hal-e-dil kabhi aur vo samjhe nahin ye khamushi kya chiiz hai

aap ne tasvir bheji main ne dekhi ghhaur se har ada achchhi khamoshi ki ada achchhi nahin

khamoshi se musibat aur bhi sangin hoti hai tadap ai dil tadapne se zara taskin hoti hai

silence only intensifies one's grief cry out heart and you will find relief

use bechain kar jaunga main bhi khamoshi se guzar jaunga main bhi

meri khamoshiyon men larzan hai mere nalon ki gum-shuda avaz

mohabbat soz bhi hai saaz bhi hai khamoshi bhi hai ye avaz bhi hai

chup raho to puchhta hai khair hai lo khamoshi bhi shikayat ho gai

tumhare khat men nazar aai itni khamoshi ki mujh ko rakhne pade apne kaan kaghhaz par

har taraf thi khamoshi aur aisi khamoshi raat apne saae se ham bhi dar ke roe the

jo chup raha to vo samjhega bad-guman mujhe bura bhala hi sahi kuchh to bol aauun main

khamoshi meri maani-khez thi ai aarzu kitni ki jis ne jaisa chaha vaisa afsana bana daala

'baqi' jo chup rahoge to utthengi ungliyan hai bolna bhi rasm-e-jahan bolte raho

har ek baat zaban se kahi nahin jaati jo chupke baithe hain kuchh un ki baat bhi samjho

nikale gae is ke maani hazar ajab chiiz thi ik miri khamushi

rang darkar the ham ko tiri khamoshi ke ek avaz ki tasvir banani thi hamen

chhed kar jaise guzar jaati hai doshiza hava der se khamosh hai gahra samundar aur main

ham ne avval to kabhi us ko pukara hi nahin aur pukara to pukara bhi sadaon ke baghhair

bolte kyuun nahin mire haq men aable pad gae zaban men kya

khamoshi se ada ho rasm-e-duri koi hangama barpa kyuun karen ham

mustaqil bolta hi rahta huun kitna khamosh huun main andar se

ham labon se kah na paae un se hal-e-dil kabhi aur vo samjhe nahin ye khamushi kya chiiz hai

ilm ki ibtida hai hangama ilm ki intiha hai khamoshi

aap ne tasvir bheji main ne dekhi ghhaur se har ada achchhi khamoshi ki ada achchhi nahin

khamoshi se ada ho rasm-e-duri koi hangama barpa kyuun karen ham

chup-chap apni aag men jalte raho 'faraz' duniya to arz-e-hal se be-abru kare

meri khamoshiyon men larzan hai mere nalon ki gum-shuda avaz

chup chup kyuun rahte ho 'nasir' ye kya rog laga rakkha hai

chup raho to puchhta hai khair hai lo khamoshi bhi shikayat ho gai

duur khamosh baitha rahta huun is tarah haal dil ka kahta huun

har taraf thi khamoshi aur aisi khamoshi raat apne saae se ham bhi dar ke roe the

zor qismat pe chal nahin sakta khamushi ikhtiyar karta huun

khamoshi meri maani-khez thi ai aarzu kitni ki jis ne jaisa chaha vaisa afsana bana daala

miri khamoshiyon par duniya mujh ko taan deti hai ye kya jaane ki chup rah kar bhi ki jaati hain taqriren

har ek baat zaban se kahi nahin jaati jo chupke baithe hain kuchh un ki baat bhi samjho

asar bhi le raha huun teri chup ka tujhe qaail bhi karta ja raha huun

the speaker admits that the beloved’s quietness is not empty; it has a real emotional force that lands on him. still, he refuses to retreat and continues to reason, plead, and persuade. the couplet holds two movements at once: being wounded by silence and persisting in pursuit. its core is steady resolve in the face of unspoken resistance.

rang darkar the ham ko tiri khamoshi ke ek avaz ki tasvir banani thi hamen

khamoshi men chahe jitna begana-pan ho lekin ik aahat jani-pahchani hoti hai

chhed kar jaise guzar jaati hai doshiza hava der se khamosh hai gahra samundar aur main

ham ne avval to kabhi us ko pukara hi nahin aur pukara to pukara bhi sadaon ke baghhair