ba-waqt-e-asr azan gunjti hai sahra mein namaz khud hi musalla bichhane aai hai bada ajib tha manzar ajib raat thi wo hawaen sahmi hui thin charagh chup chup the har ek samt wahi be-karan si khamoshi faza udas wahi nim-jaan si khamoshi sukut-e-shab mein bhi aahat thi inqilabon ki saji thi bazm wahan aasman-janabon ki bahut si baaten thin aur koi baat thi hi nahin phir us ke baad koi raat raat thi hi nahin wo raat jab bhi kabhi yaad aane lagti hai to raushni hamein rasta dikhane lagti hai us ek shab mein murattab hua nisab-e-wafa likhi gai thi usi raat mein kitab-e-wafa us ek raat ko tahrir koi kaise kare khayal-o-fikr ko zanjir koi kaise kare lahu ke khwab ki tabir koi kaise kare safar tha kaisa wo kaisi masafat-e-shab thi koi batae to kaisi wo saat-e-shab thi mutalibaat-e-shariat bahut ziyaada the aur us ke pas faqat ek shab ki mohlat thi us ek shab mein use kitne kaam karne the use sikhana tha insan ko bandagi ka shuur tilawaton ka qarina sukhanwari ka shuur wo ek raat thi aisi ki qadr-o-isra ne nazar jo apni jamai to phir hatai nahin wo regzar ke sine pe nasb ek khema lahu se sabr ki tarikh likhne wala tha bujha bujha sa khada tha wo pasban-e-charagh magar darun mein is ke bahut ujala tha wo jaanta tha wafadar hain sabhi nasir wo sar kataenge lekin na sath chhodenge charag-e-khema bujhane ka ye na tha maqsad ki us ko yawar-e-ansar ko parakhna tha wo raushni mein unhen lana chahta tha faqat samajh raha tha wo qudrat ke har ishaare ko sadaen deti rahi us ko daulat-e-duniya kahan wo sabr kahan jabr-o-shaukat-e-duniya magar wo ek sada aasman se aati hui bata rahi thi ki kya aasman chahta hai khuda-e-pak koi imtihan chahta hai isi liye koi sahra ki samt badhta raha lahu lahu kisi dariya ki samt badhta raha wo raushni ki alamat wo baniyan-e-charagh samajh raha tha bujhega ye khandan-e-charagh ajib log the wo khandan-e-nur ke log the sab ke ek se lahje kalam yaksan the khilaf-e-zulm sabhi ke payam yaksan the bahut hi ghaur se har chehra padh rahe the husain ki aane wala har ek lamha padh rahe the husain wo ek raat bhi dekho guzar hi jati hai sawere marka hota hai haqq-o-baatil mein ajib josh hai jazba hai jaan-nisaron mein waqar-e-tishna-labi ko gale lagae hue guzar raha hai qabila lahu ke dariya se ba-waqt-e-asr azan gunjti hai sahra mein namaz khud hi musalla bichhane aai hai sar-e-husain ada kar raha hai sajda-e-shukr gulu-e-khushk pe khanjar ki dhaar chalti hai padha tha jis ne kabhi kullu man alaiha fan lahu se us ne likha la-ilaha il-lallah