darpesh achanak jo hui ek zarurat
'wahi' se hui rail pe chadhne ki himaqat

aa dhamki zara waqt se pahle hi wo gadi
'wahi' ne ghadi dekhi to lahaq hui hairat

hairat thi ki tajil ki kya wajah hai aakhir
takhir to hai rail ki derina riwayat

al-qissa ticket manzil-e-maqsud ka le kar
asbab liye daud ke pahuncha wo ba-ujlat

aage se bhi pichhe se bhi khata hua dhakke
dakhil hua ek chhote se dabbe mein ba-diqqat

dibba tha ki ek ganj-e-shahidan ka namuna
thodi si jagah tang-tar az-gosha-e-turbat

turbat mein magar panw to phailate hain murde
zindon ko nahin rail mein us ki bhi suhulat

asbab pe baitha tha koi tang adae
khidki pe khada tha koi diwar ki surat

is bhid mein gunjaish-e-alfaz kahan thi
alfaz bhi honton se nikalte the ba-diqqat

tha dam-ba-khud ek goshe mein simta hua 'wahi'
kam-bakht ko thi sans ke lene ki zarurat

aur sans ke lene ka na tha koi bhi imkan
thi band hawa oxygen ki thi ye qillat

the ek buzurg us ke muqabil mein jo baithe
dekhi na gai un se jo 'wahi' ki ye haalat

farmane lage aap kahan jaoge bhayya
bardasht bhi kar paoge raste ki saubat

ye rail nahin hazrat-e-'sauda' ki hai ghodi
daur-e-zamin tai karti hai ek din ki masafat

kal is ko pahunchna tha jahan aaj hai pahunchi
chaubis pahar late hai allah re surat

main apni tabahi ka bayan kya karun bhayya
patna mein thi kal mere muqaddame ki samaat

patna hai magar aaj bhi dilli ki tarah dur
roti hai meri shamat-e-amal ko qismat

ye sunte hi kan us ke khade ho gae fauran
ki arz ki ye aap ne kya kah diya hazrat

main ne to ye samjha tha ki hai waqt pe aai
chaubis pahar late qayamat hai qayamat

bole wo buzurg aap bade sada hain bhayya
hum log kisi kaam mein karte nahin ujlat

malum nahin aap ko ye nukta-e-tarikh
jo qaum ki khaslat hai na hi rail ki khaslat

wo rail ki raftar ho ya waqt ki raftar
is mulk mein donon ko tasahul ki hai aadat

pabandi-e-auqat mein hai shan-e-ghulami
aazad hua hind to kya is ki zarurat