wo diroz ki sham kab laut kar aa saki hai nazar jis ki imroz-o-farda ke chehron pe markuz hai wahi is safar mein ufuq-zad hai parinde bhi mehman hain mausamon ke jahan un ko pani mile ud ke us samt jate hain pichhe palat kar kabhi dekhte hi nahin ajab ye tumhaara safar hai ajab ye tumhaari nazar hai ki sadiyon se diroz ke is khandar par lagi hai jahan tum ko milte hain tarikh ke para-para se bosida auraq jin ki nishani faqat waqt ke pas hai suno waqt ki aankh hai wo sab dekhta hai nazar mein us ki zaman-o-makan mawara-e-zaman-o-makan waqt ke hath hain wo apne hi hathon se shaklen banata bhi hai aur shaklon ko lamhon mein taqsim kar ke phenk deta hai in ko abad ke kinare pe tuti hui kashtiyon ki tarah waqt ke panw hain wo chalta hai gardish lagata hai bas ek hi samt mein us ki raftar aisi hai jaise koi khwab mein din samajh le waqt aawaz hai waqt ehsas hai waqt patthar nahin waqt sail-e-rawan waqt mehwar hai jis par zamin chal rahi hai waqt suraj hai kirnon se apni zamin ko rulata bhi hai aur hansata bhi hai waqt barish hai tufan uthata hai bijon ko phulon phalon tak ka sab fasla tai karaata hai waqt sailab ban kar pahadon ki choti pe chadhta hai pani mein rasta banata hai aatish ko gulzar karta hai aur raat ki raat soi hui bastiyon ko ulatta hai waqt mausam hai patjhad ki surat mein sare darakhton ke patte giraata bhi hai phir unhen ek naya pairahan bakhsh deta hai waqt aadil hai insaf karta hai raaton mein wo bhes apna badal kar nikalta hai hatim hai bin mange khairaat karta hai waqt qatil bhi hai aur masiha bhi hai zakhm deta bhi hai zakhm bharta bhi hai waqt ko tum agar jaan lete to yun ret mein munh chhupa kar na rote zamin ki karahen na sunte abhi waqt hai us ki aankhon mein jhanko na tum waqt ko qaid hi kar sakoge na tum waqt ke daere se nikal kar kahin ja sakoge azal aur abad ke kinare bhi ek wahima hain haqiqat to ye hai azal aur abad se pare waqt ka daera hai wo diroz ki sham kab laut kar aa saki hai nazar jis ki imroz-o-farda ke chehron pe markuz hai wahi is safar mein ufuq-zad hai