wo ek lamha ki
lam-yazal ne azal ki KHush-baKHt saaton ka KHamir le kar
hamare KHun ki rutubaton mein bhigo ke
ek munhani se paikar mein Dhaal kar
dhire dhire
aazmaish ke marhalon se guzar kar
jis ko dam kiya tha
wo ek lamha ki tarah jis ki
samundaron ki riwayaton se
hawaon ki sansanahaTon ki hikayaton se
KHaliq miTTi ki sondhi sondhi amanaton se
jhulaste suraj ki barguzida tamazaton se
amal mein aai wo ek lamha ki
sab awamil asir kar ke
zaman ki yak-rang sarhadon ko phalang kar jab
makan ki pechida wusaton par raqam hua tha
amin hai sachchi ibaadaton ka
hamare mathe pe jo likhe hain
halif hai sari azmaton ka sadaqaton ka
hamare KHun mein jo rach gai hain
harif hai sab kuduraton ka, adawaton ka, saubaton ka
hamari banjar zamin ke sine se jo ugi hain
azim markaz hai na-shunida inayaton ka, mohabbaton ka, rifaqaton ka, murawwaton ka
hamari ruhon mein jo basi hain
hum apne KHaliq ki kaun si nematon se inkar kar sakenge
ki sajda-gah-e-yaqin se
phuTi hui kiran mein asir hain hum
bulandiyon ke safir hain hum
guzishta sadiyon ke mojazon ki nazir hain hum
azim danish ko hum ne
harf o nawa ki rangin rida ata ki
zaruraton ki qaba ata ki
wo ek lamha ki
aarzu mein azal se jis ki
haqiqaton ki
jhulasti dahliz pe
hum ne tum ne
mubasharat ke tamam aasan hi aazmae
agar hamare dilon mein diwar-e-jaan uThae
magar ye mumkin hi kis tarah hai ki
hum mohabbat ke bij bo kar adawaton ke shajar ugaen
jo ek lamha hum
apne KHaliq ke nam mansub kar chuke hain
wo ek lamha agar na aae
magar ye imkan ki sarhadon se gurez hoga
gurez jo aasman se utre
kisi sahife ki wa-jbin par
raqam nahin hai
hum apne KHaliq ki kaun si nematon se inkar kar sakenge

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