Miraj: For the first time since its inception, Light found a soul faster itself— Time & Space reimagined in Mujeeb Jaihoon’s poem..
Last night saw I,
An immortal dream:
In the lap of Space,
Rested Time.
Time appeared,
A young child.
Un-aged, un-fazed,
And un-failed.
Space gave me,
A wrinkled smile.
Feeble in voice,
Unable in words.
Asked I to Time,
Forever and ever,
You are memorable;
Nor for a moment,
You have remained idle.
We wonder at your eternal speed,
Day and night.
We give up our thoughts,
At your very sight.
You contain not ,
In the chamber of our Reason.
You force us to commit,
The illogical treason.
Hey beloved son of Eternity!
Has there ever
Been A moment:
You forgot
Your mission?
Has there ever
Been a moment:
Pushed you
To bewilderment’?
Time took a deep breath:
Nodded with eyes closed.
I and Space,
Sharpened our ears;
For, we were to hear
What no ear heard.
Said Time,
‘There was once a Night
Never shall I forget:
Sky, dressed like a bride,
Stars, danced on a joy ride.
Moon blushed:
In white and whiter
Angels sang
Anew to celebrate.
And then I saw,
That what I saw.
My senses left me
Then and there.
I lost my knowledge,
Of when and where.
For the first time,
Since my creation.
I lost myself,
To Love’s distraction.
For the first time,
Since my inception,
I found a soul,
Faster than light.
He had all the beauty,
Of this world.
The reins of Time and Space,
Was in his hand.
I heard the angels,
Praise this Orphan.
Calling him the Sultan,
Of the worlds twin.
The Sun and Moon:
Reflections of his light
Rivers and oceans:
Shallow in his knowledge’s depth
His eyes:
Mounts of compassion
His cheeks:
Valleys of nobility.
The sight of this human form,
Humbled me.
My feet numbed,
So did my sense.
Even as he traveled far and far,
With his angelic friend,
I rested under the shade,
Of my timeless bewilderment”.
Mar 13, 2015. Edit July 2024
