Khamoshi ki Aakhri Raat:

“Insaan kabhi neend se nahi darta…
Woh to un logon se darta hai
Jo uske sone par raat bhar jaagte reh jaate hain.”

– Zulfikar Inamdar

Khamoshi ki Aakhri Raat:

Arz kiya hai…

Jis raat rehmat ban kar neend hum par utregi,
Uss raat har dil ki dhadkan apni raah badal degi.
Woh raat hogi yaa Rab, tere ufaq ka saaye ka pahra,
Jis raat hum khud se bhi chup kar, khud me simat jayenge.

Hum yun bhi soye to bohot, par woh neend kuch aur hi hogi,
Jis me khwaabon ka rang bhi udaas aur hawa bhi sukkhi hogi.
Uss neend me har saans ka boojh halka ho jayega,
Aur humari thaki hui rooh, teri rehmat me kho jayegi.

Woh log jo roz hansi se humari shaam sajaa kar jaate the,
Wohi log us raat bina kisi sabab ke aankhen nam kar jaayenge;
Unki sada ka rang badlega, unki awaaz me dard ghul jaayega—
Jaise unke andar koi toot kar bol raha ho:
“Wapas aa jao… humari zindagi ka rang tumse hi tha.”

Uss pal duniya ka shor ruk jayega,
Har raasta, har gali, har kone me khamoshi ka ehsaan utrega.
Chand bhi apni roshni halka kar lega,
Taake humari neend ko dard ka koi kaanta na chhoo sake.

Aur hum…
Hum apni rooh ki waadiyon me aise chal denge,
Ke dharti ka har bojh zameen par hi reh jayega.
Na gham, na shikayat, na koi sawal…
Bas ek gehra sukoon jo dil ko hamesha se chahiye tha.

Woh log jo humein pukarte rahe…
Unke aansu bhi dua ban jayenge,
Unki haathon ki larzish bhi ek nishani hogi ke
“Koi hamari zindagi me itna gehra tha ke uske sone se raat toot gayi.”

Aur jab subah apni pheli hui roshni se humare chehre ko choo legi,
Tab hum wapas aa jayenge—
Jaise lamha-e-marg ke saaye se nikal kar rooh ko phir se zindagi mile.
Tab un logon ki tasalli, unki dhadkan, unke aansu sab sukoon me badal jayenge;
Aur humari muskurahat se unka gham halki hawa ki tarah udh jayega.

Par uss kahani ka dard yahin nahi rukta…
Kyuki duniya ka jaal ajab hai—
Wohi log jo humari neend ke liye raat bhar roye the,
Wo hi log humare jaagne par phir humse mohabbat aur gehri kar baithenge.

Aur hum samajh jayenge—
Neend bhi rehmat hai,
Aur dua bhi rehmat hai,
Aur woh log… jinhe humein jagane ki fikr hoti hai…
Woh sabse badi rehmat hai.