Arz Kiya hai…
Na jaane zindagi mein aur kya likha hai, ai Khuda,
Har mod pe kis kirdaar ka imtihaan chhupa rakha hai tune.
Kabhi khushi ki ek kiran, kabhi gham ka saagar—
Dono ka rang dekar zindagi ko ajab sa bana rakha hai tune.
Mera faisla kar de sabr-e-jameel toot’ne se pehle,
Is dil ka rafta–rafta bikharna ab mujhe daraane laga hai.
Sabr ki had bhi teri marzi ke saaye me hi tikti hai,
Ye jazba bhi ab teri rehmat se hi chalne laga hai.
Raat ki tanhaayi mein jab saaye bhi baat nahi karte,
Tab teri taraf uth’ti haath hi sahara ban jaate hain.
Jo aansu zameen par girte hain chup chap,
Woh bhi tere naam ka tasbeeh banke beh jaate hain.
Kabhi khud se gila, kabhi kismat se shikayat,
Kabhi waqt ke sitam, kabhi duniya ki riwayat…
Har cheez ko jhel kar bhi muskurana seekh liya hai,
Bas teri ek nigaah ka intezar rehta hai, ai Khuda.
Agar likha hai dard, to usme tera sukoon bhi rakh de,
Ke har zakham teri rehmat ki mehek se bhar jaaye.
Agar aaj toot raha hoon to koi baat nahi,
Bas kal ka savera teri roshni se bhar jaaye.
Mere hisse ki tanhaayi ne mujhe yeh sikhaya,
Ke insaan toot kar hi apni asal rooh paata hai.
Magar ai Malik, toot’ne ka bhi ek waqt hota hai,
Aur mera waqt ab sirf tere hukm ka intizaar karta hai.
Log poochte hain, kyun har baar bas Khuda ko pukarta hoon…
Kaise samjhaun ke insaan badal jaate hain,
Magar Tu—kabhi na badalne wali rehmat ka dariya hai.
Har waqt ke gham ko sehkar bhi, dil mein ek aasha rakhi hai,
Ke teri rehmat ka noor, har andhere ko roshan karega.
Jahan aansu rukte nahi, wahan teri madad chalti hai,
Aur jo toot chuka, woh phir se apni rooh mein muskaan paata hai.
Bas raasta dikha de manzil se pehle, ai Khuda,
Ke thaka hua musafir bhi thodi der thehri hui hawa banke jee sake.
Ye dil chahe kitna bhi bikhra ho,
Woh phir bhi teri taraf hi laut aata hai—
Teri rehmat ki aawaaz mein hi apni panaah paata hai.
Aur jab ye duniya ke saaye kamzor pad jaayein,
Jab koi saathi na ho, koi aasra na ho…
Tab bhi ye dil tere zikar se hi apni duniya basaata hai,
Aur har gham ko teri duaaon ki chadar mein chhupa leta hai.
Ai Khuda, mere har pal ko apni rehmat se bhar de,
Har dhadkan mein tera shukr aur sabr ka rang bhar de.
Aur agar mera safar aise hi kathin rahe,
To bas ye yakeen rahe ke teri rahmat se hi mera manzil niklega.