waqt hairan nigahon se mujhe dekhta hai
dekh kar haal ko shayad use mazi ka KHayal aata hai
waqt jab bhi kisi zartab o hasin mazi ke gahnae hue
haal se do-chaar hua kanp uTha
us ko malum nahin hai mazi
kis tarah haal ke sanche mein bigaD jata hai
tu magar jaanti hai
talKHi-e-zist damakte hue shadab o jawan chehron ko
kaise afsurda-o-pazhmurda bana deti hai
kisi tarah sham-e-KHizan subh-e-bahaaran bikhar jati hai
tu mujhe dekh kar hairan na ho
main wahi hun tu jise hasil-e-ummid kaha karti thi
main wahi hun tu jise pahle-pahal dekh ke chaunk uTThi thi
aur ab dekh ke ye haal mere mazi ka hairan hai tu
dekh hairan na ho
waqt hairani pe majbur hai malum nahin hai is ko
mazi kyun haal ke sanche mein bigaD jata hai
aur tu waqt nahin
Nazm
Waqt ki baat
Ahmad Rahi