" Duniya ke mehfilon se ukta gaya hoon ya Rab
Kya lutf anjuman ka , jab dil hi bujh gaya ho
Shorish se bhagta hoon, dil dhoondta hai mera
Aisa sukoot jis pe taqreer bhi fida ho

I am weary of worldly gatherings, O Lord
What pleasure in them, when the light in my heart is gone?
From the clamour of crowds I flee, my heart seeks
The kind of silence that would mesmerize speech itself "

― Arundhati Roy , The Ministry of Utmost Happiness