Waqt

ye waqt kya hai
ye kya hai aaKHir ki jo musalsal guzar raha hai

ye jab na guzra tha
tab kahan tha

kahin to hoga
guzar gaya hai

to ab kahan hai
kahin to hoga

kahan se aaya kidhar gaya hai
ye kab se kab tak ka silsila hai

ye waqt kya hai
ye waqiye

hadse
tasadum

har ek gham
aur har ek masarrat

har ek aziyyat
har ek lazzat

har ek tabassum
har ek aansu

har ek naghma
har ek KHushbu

wo zaKHm ka dard ho
ki wo lams ka ho jadu

KHud apni aawaz ho ki mahaul ki sadaen
ye zehn mein banti aur bigaDti hui fazaen

wo fikr mein aae zalzale hon ki dil ki halchal
tamam ehsas

sare jazbe
ye jaise patte hain

bahte pani ki sath par
jaise tairte hain

abhi yahan hain
abhi wahan hain

aur ab hain ojhal
dikhai deta nahin hai lekin

ye kuchh to hai
jo ki bah raha hai

ye kaisa dariya hai
kin pahaDon se aa raha hai

ye kis samundar ko ja raha hai
ye waqt kya hai

kabhi kabhi main ye sochta hun
ki chalti gaDi se peD dekho

to aisa lagta hai
dusri samt ja rahe hain

magar haqiqat mein
peD apni jagah khaDe hain

to kya ye mumkin hai
sari sadiyan

qatar-andar-qatar apni jagah khaDi hon
ye waqt sakit ho

aur hum hi guzar rahe hon
is ek lamhe mein

sare lamhe
tamam sadiyan chhupi hui hon

na koi aainda
na guzishta

jo ho chuka hai
jo ho raha hai

jo hone wala hai
ho raha hai

main sochta hun
ki kya ye mumkin hai

sach ye ho
ki safar mein hum hain

guzarte hum hain
jise samajhte hain hum

guzarta hai
wo thama hai

guzarta hai ya thama hua hai
ikai hai ya baTa hua hai

hai munjamid
ya pighal raha hai

kise KHabar hai
kise pata hai

ye waqt kya hai
ye kaenat-e-azim

lagta hai
apni azmat se

aaj bhi mutmain nahin hai
ki lamha lamha

wasia-tar aur wasia-tar hoti ja rahi hai
ye apni banhen pasarti hai

ye kahkashaon ki ungliyon se
nae KHalaon ko chhu rahi hai

agar ye sach hai
to har tasawwur ki had se bahar

magar kahin par
yaqinan aisa koi KHala hai

ki jis ko
in kahkashaon ki ungliyon ne

ab tak chhua nahin hai
KHala

jahan kuchh hua nahin hai
KHala

ki jis ne kisi se bhi kun suna nahin hai
jahan abhi tak KHuda nahin hai

wahan
koi waqt bhi na hoga

ye kaenat-e-azim
ek din

chhuegi
is an-chhue KHala ko

aur apne sare wajud se
jab pukaregi

kun
to waqt ko bhi janam milega

agar janam hai to maut bhi hai
main sochta hun

ye sach nahin hai
ki waqt ki koi ibtida hai na intiha hai

ye Dor lambi bahut hai
lekin

kahin to is Dor ka sira hai
abhi ye insan ulajh raha hai

ki waqt ke is qafas mein
paida hua

yahin wo pala-baDha hai
magar use ilm ho gaya hai

ki waqt ke is qafas se bahar bhi ek faza hai
to sochta hai

wo puchhta hai
ye waqt kya hai