Woh ghari qareeb hai jab humein bhi yeh paighaam mile ga, jaise sab ko milta hai, ke “Uth aur apni sukoonat ke ghar se rukhsat ho, us shehar se jahan tu apna karobar karta tha, apne khandaan aur apne doston se. Uth aur apne aakhri safar par rawana ho.” Hum is safar ke baare mein kya jaante hain? Us mulk ke baare mein kya jaante hain jis ki jaanib hum mahv-e-safar hain? Hum ne us ke baare mein thora bohat parha hai, aur Rooh-ul-Qudus ke zariye kuch baatein hum par zahir bhi ki gayi hain, magar mustaqbil ke in aalamon ke baare mein hum kitna kam jaante hain. Hum jaante hain ke us se pehle aik siyah aur toofani darya hamare raste mein padta hai jisay “maut” kaha jata hai. Khuda humein usay paar karne ka hukm deta hai magar us dauran bhi hamare saath rehne ka wada karta hai. Phir maut ke baad kya hoga? Hamari hairat-zada aankhon ke saamne ajaaib ki kaun si nai duniya khule gi? Jalal ka kaun sa manzar hamari nazron ke saamne ayaan hoga? Yeh sab batane ke liye koi musafir kabhi wapas nahin aaya. Lekin hum us aasmani mulk ke baare mein itna zaroor jaante hain ke hum wahan ke bulawe ka khushi aur shadmani ke saath khair-maqdam kar sakein. Maut ka safar tareek ho sakta hai, lekin hum be-khauf ho kar is par chal sakte hain, yeh jaante hue ke jab hum is tareek waadi se guzrenge to hamara Khuda hamare saath hoga, aur is liye humein kisi bala se darne ki zaroorat nahin. Hum un sab cheezon se rukhsat ho rahe honge jinhein hum ne yahan jaana aur jin se muhabbat ki, lekin ab hum apne Baap ke ghar ja rahe honge, yani apne aasmani Baap ke us abadi ghar ki taraf jahan Yasu‘ rehta hai, ya yun keh lijiye ke us paidaar shehar ki taraf “jis ka me‘maar aur banane wala Khuda hai.” Yeh hamari aakhri muntaqli hogi taake hum hamesha us ke saath rahein jis se hum muhabbat rakhte hain, us ke barguzeedon ke darmiyan aur apne Khuda ki huzoori mein. Ae Maseehi, aasman par bohat zyada ghour-o-fikr kiya kar, kyun ke is se tujhe aage barhne aur raste ki mashakkat ko bhoolne mein madad mile gi. Aansuon ki yeh waadi behtar mulk ki taraf mehez aik rasta hai, yani dukhon ki yeh duniya abadi khushi aur aaraam ki duniya tak pohanchne ka faqat aik zariya hai.
"Ya Ilahi, fazl se tere ab tayyar hon hum bhi,
Tere noorani aiwanon mein bedaar hon hum bhi,
De izn ke ur kar rooh mil jaye farishton se,
Quddusion ki mehfilon se sarshar hon hum bhi."

In alfaaz ko in ke nabuwati ta‘alluq mein zair-e-ghaur laye baghair, aaiye hum inhein apne azeem peshro ki taraf se us ke muqaddas logon ke liye aik da‘wat ke taur par dekhein. Waqt-e-muqarrarah par har imandaar ke liye “aasman se aik bari aawaz” sunai de gi jo keh rahi hogi, “Yahan upar aa jao.” Muqaddaseen ke liye yeh khushi se bharpoor intezar ka aik aham mauzu hona chahiye. Bajaye is ke ke hum us waqt se darein jab hum is duniya ko chhor kar apne haqiqi Baap ke paas laut jayenge, humein apni mukhlisi ki us ghari ke liye aarzoo-mand hona chahiye. Hamara geet kuch aisa ho:
"Takht pe us ke saath hai dil, waheen hai qarar mera,
Bardasht ho na ab hijr ka yeh intezar mera,
Har lamha bas ik aawaz ki jaanib hain kaan lage,
Ke 'Uth aur aa ja', ke wohi hai dayar mera."
Humein neeche pataal ki taraf nahin, balki upar aasmanon ki taraf bulaya gaya hai. Hamari aasman-zad roohen apni asal fiza mein jaane ke liye betaab hain. Albatta, humein us aasmani bulawe ka sabr ke saath intezar karna aur us ke liye hama-waqt tayyar rehna chahiye. Hamara Khuda hi behtar jaanta hai ke woh hum se kab yeh kahe ga ke “Yahan upar aa jao.” Humein apni rawangi ko qabl az waqt bulane ki khwahish kabhi nahin karni chahiye. Main jaanta hoon ke Masih ki gehri muhabbat humein yeh pukarne par majboor kare gi:
"Ae Rabb-ul-afwaj! in lehron ko ab tu juda kar de,
Firdous ke sahil par hum ko tu khara kar de."
Lekin sabr ko apna kaam poora karne dein. Khuda ne apni mashiyat-e-azdi, hikmat-e-kamilah aur door-andeshi ke tehat mukhlisi paane walon ke liye zameen par rehne ka doraniyah khud tay aur muqarrar kiya hai. Yaqeenan, agar aasman mein koi afsos ho sakta, to muqaddaseen is baat par gham kar sakte the ke woh mazeed badshahi ke kaam karne ke liye yahan zyada dair tak kyun na reh sake. Aah! kaash apne Khudawand ke khet se main chand aur poole us ke khatte mein jama kar sakta! Kaash, mere taj mein chand aur jawahiraat ka izafa ho jata! Lekin yeh kaise mumkin hai jab tak ke mazeed kaam na kiya jaye? Sach hai ke is ka doosra pehlu yahi hai ke mukhtasar zindagi guzarne se hamare gunah bhi usi qadar kam hote hain; lekin aah! jab hum Khuda ki khidmat mein poore taur par masroof-e-amal hon, aur woh humein kalam ka besh qeemat beej bikhairne aur sau guna phal paane ki taufiq bhi de raha ho, to hum yeh kehne lagenge ke hamare liye to hamesha ke liye yahin rehna behtar hai jahan hum hain. Magar, chahe hamara Maalik humein “Aa jao” kahe ya “Thehre raho,” humein dono sooraton mein yaksaan taur par khush aur shukarguzar rehna chahiye.