When Time Forgot to Pass

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