I have a disturbing fascination with time and mortality may be because I believe there is something missing in the picture and everytime I think about it, it leaves me all the more bewildered and confused..
Here is another one by Amjad Islam Amjad..
abhi kuch dinon mai
meri umr ki aik dehaai, yeh chauthi dehaai
guzishta dehaaiyon ki maanind farda say
ubhray gi aur raakh ho jaey gi
waqt ki dasht-e-hairat mai kho jaaey gi
shab-o-roz kay iss tasalsal mai chaalees barson
yeh phailay huway khwaab mujh say patta poochtay hain
khud apnay hi chhoRay huway raaston ka!
sulagtay huway bay-sada ratt-jagon ka
bhatakti huwi bay-samar baarishon ka!
lahu mai machalti huwi khuwaahishon ka
woh lamhay, jo gham ki kamaanon say chhooTay to seedhay dilon mai taraazu huway!
woh lamhay, jo zulfon ki chhaaon mai guzray to har aas kay dast-o-baazu huway!
woh lamhay, jinhain bhool jaanay ki khaatir mai un-daikhay raston pe chalta raha
woh lamhay, jinhay daikhnay kay liyay mai chiraaghon ki manind jalta raha
jama-o-tafreeq kay iss musalsal amal mai
jo lamha bhi guzray palat-ta nahi
waqt kay aaeenay mai koi aks bhi
aik pal say ziyada theherta nahi
(2)
waqt shatranj hay!
jis ki chaalon ko gin-na, sitaaron kay gin-nay say kamtar nahi
aur hamara safar - yeh azal say abad tak ka saara safar!
inhi chand Khaanon ki gardish mai hay, in say baahir nahi!
(3)
umr ki jis dehaai ki sarhad pe maiN hoon
wahan per zamanay!
kamaanoN say chooTay, bhataktay huway teer jaisay zamanay!
bas aik pal ko ruktay hain
apus mai miltay hain
aik doosray ki taraf daikhtay hain…,
magar iss say pehlay keh kuch bol paaeyn
oon kay iss ulajhtay huway Dhair ka ik sira khol paaeyn
mulaqaat ki muhlat-e-yak nafs khatam hoti hay
aur zindagi
jail kay warden ki tarah in zamaanon ko phir
barrackon kay andhairay mai lay jaati hay
waqt ki barrackaiN
jin mai mazi bhi hay aur aainda bhi - haal koi nahi
aik pul ki tarah
umr kay iss samandar pe thehra huwa koi lamha nahi - saal koi nahi
abhi kuch dinoN mai meri umr ki yeh dehaai bhi guzri dehaaiyyon ki maanind
farda say ubhray gi aur raakh ho jaaey gi
waqt ki dasht-e-hairat mai kho jaaey gi!
abhi kuch dinoN mai…,
abhi kuch dinoN mai
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