makhmoor sayedi ki shayyiri

jab hukm ik saadir[jaari hona] hua, tum chup rahe hum chup rahe
vo waqt kuch kehne ka tha, tum chup rahe hum chup rahe

ab apni apni qismaton par baith kar socha Karen
vo fainsla likhta raha, tum chup rahe hum chup rahe

takriir[bayan] usski aag thi, shole fiza mein bhar gayi
aur shehr sara jal gaya, tum chup rahe hum chup rahe

lutne lagi thi bastiyan soye huye thay pasbaan
charo taraf ik shor tha, tum chup rahe hum chup rahe

sun’na na tha jo, sab suna, ae bezaban khalq-e-khuda
kehna jot ha kisne kaha, tum chup rahe hum chup rahe

qatil bhi vo makkaar bhi, toka usse ik baar bhi !
vo jhooth bola barmla[khukam-khula] tum chup rahe hum chup rahe

sar phodti pagal hawa, kehti thi koi maazra
roti rahi ghayal fiza, tum chup rahe hum chup rahe

manzar bhare bazaar ka, girna dar-o-diwar ka
ghar-ghar bhi bapa[hazir], tum chup rahe hum chup rahe

lafzon ke saudagar uthe jholi bhari chalet bane
sauda hamara ho gaya, tum chup rahe hum chup rahe

maktool[badhit] harf-e-iltiza, suntan toh kya sunta khuda
kaate gaye daste-dua, tum chup rahe hum chup rahe

ae va-e-bejurmo-khata qatle-amad[qatl ka irada] ‘makhmoor’ ka
basti ke logo ne kiya, tum chup rahe hum chup rahe