wordlessly / khaam'ashi

wordlessly
inaudibly
she conveyed her
dreams, doubts, aches
don't know where she is now
this respect for speech
she taught me
lingers

khaam'ashi
sukoot
qayam rakhtay hu'aye
oos nay raaz e dil a'yaaN kya
dil maiN nihaaN khaab o khauf oojager kyay
lafzON ka yeh ehtraam
hum nay oosi say
seekha