Psalm 30:6
"Main ne apni iqbal-mandi ke waqt yeh kaha tha ke mujhe kabhi junbish na ho gi."
"Moab bachpan hi se aaram se raha hai aur us ki talchhat teh-nisheen rahi." Kisi insan ko daulat de do, us ke bahri jahazon ko musalsal qeemti maal lane do, hawaon aur lahron ko us ki kaneezein banne do takay woh us ki kashtiyon ko athah gehraiyon ke seene par se paar le jayein, us ki zameeno ko kasrat se phal lane do, mausam ko us ki faslon ke muwafiq phalne phoolne do, bila-ta-attul kamyabi ko us ka saath dene do, use logon ke darmiyan ek kamyab tajir ke taur par mustahkam hone do, use musalsal tandurusti se lutf-andoz hone do, use mazboot aasab aur roshan aankhon ke saath duniya mein sar utha kar chalne do, use zinda-dili ata karo, us ke labon par hamesha geet rehne do, us ki aankhein hamesha khushi se chamakti rehne do, to aisi pur-aasaish kaifiyat ka fitri natija kisi bhi insan ke liye, khwah woh ab tak ka behtarin Masihi hi kyun na ho, khud-pasand aur mutakabbir ho jaye ga. Yahan tak ke Dawood ne bhi apni iqbal-mandi ke waqt yeh kaha tha ke "mujhe kabhi junbish na ho gi" aur hum Dawood se behtar nahin hain balkay us ke nisf barabar bhi naik nahin hain. Bhaiyo! Raste ke hamwar maqamat se khabardar raho. Agar rasta kathan hai, to is par Khuda ka shukr ada karo. Agar Khuda humein hamesha khush-haali ke jhoole mein jhulata rehta, agar humein hamesha qismat ki goad mein khilaya jata, makhmal ke bistaron par sulaya jata, agar hamare sang-e-marmar ke sutoon par koi daagh na hota, agar aasman par chand badal na hote, agar hamari is zindagi ki mai mein chand karwe qatre na hote, to hum lazzat ke nashe mein choor ho jate. Hum yeh khwab dekhne lagte ke "humein kabhi junbish na hogi". Magar hamara yeh qiyam ek buland minar ki choti, ya jahaz ke mastool par soye hue aadmi ki tarah hai, jo har lamha khatre mein ho. Hum apni musibaton ke liye Khuda ko mubarak kehte hain. Hum apni iqbal-mandiyon ke liye us ka shukr ada karte hain. Hum jaidad ke nuqsan par us ke naam ki sataish karte hain kyunke hum mahsoos karte hain ke agar us ne hamari is is tarah tanbeeh-o-tadeeb na ki hoti, to shayad hum khud ko bohat bara turram-khan samajhne lag jate. Musalsal dunyawi khush-haali ek aag ke khel jaisi azmaish hai.
"Musibatein agarche bazahir sakht maloom hoti hain,
lekin aksar rahmat hi ban kar aati hain."
Job 14:1
"Insan... thore dinon ka hai aur dukh se bhara hai."
Sone se pehle har roz is sanjeeda aur pur-malal haqiqat ko yaad karna hamare liye bari barkat ka bais ho sakta hai, kyunke yeh khayal humein duniya aur duniya-dari ki asl haqiqat ko yaad rakhne aur duniya-dari se bach kar rehne ki taraf mail kar sakta hai. Is yaadgari mein koi aisi bohat khush-ayand baat nahin kyunke hum aafatun ke teeron se bala-tar nahin, magar yeh cheez humein frotan kar sakti aur humein apne subh ke kalam mein Zaboor-navees ki tarah be-ja fakhr karne se baaz rakh sakti hai ke "main ne apni iqbal-mandi ke waqt yeh kaha tha ke mujhe kabhi junbish na ho gi". Yeh khayal humein is matti mein bohat gehri jarrin pakarne se baaz rakh sakta hai jis se nikal kar humein bohat jald aasmani bagh mein muntaqil kar diya jaye ga. Aaiye hum un aarzi neimaton ki na-paidari ko yaad karein jin par hum apni danist ke mutabiq ikhtiyar rakhte hain. Agar hum yaad rakhein ke kainat ke malik ne zameen ke tamam darakhton par kulhare ki madad se kaat dalne ka nishan laga rakha hai, to hum un par apne ghonsle banane ke liye itne betab na hote. Humein mohabbat to karni chahiye, magar aisi mohabbat jis mein maut ki tawaqqo aur is duniya se abdi judayi ke khayalat shamil hon. Hamare tamam aziz-o-aqarib humein faqat mustaar diye gaye hain, aur woh ghari jis mein humein unhein qarzh-khwah ko wapas lautana hai, shayad dehleez par hi khari ho. Yahi baat yaqeenan hamare dunyawi maal-o-asbab par bhi sadiq aati hai. Kya daulat par laga kar urr nahin jati? Hamari sehat bhi isi tarah ghair-yaqeeni hai. Hum to maidan mein lage woh natawan phool hain, jinhein hamesha khile rehne ki tawaqqo nahin karni chahiye. Kamzori aur bimari ka ek waqt muqarrar hai, yani woh lamhat jin mein humein sargarmi ki bajaye dukhon ke zariye Khuda ki tamjeed karna pare gi. Koi ek nukta bhi aisa nahin jis mein hum musibat ke tez teeron se bachne ki umeed kar sakein. Hamare thore se dinon mein se ek bhi din is duniya ke dukhon se khali nahin. Insan ki zindagi karwi mai ka ghara hai. Jo is mein khushi dhoondta hai use chahiye ke ja kar namkeen samundar mein shahad talash kare. Azeez qari! Duniya ki cheezon se dil na lagayein balkay aalam-e-bala ki cheezon ko talash karein kyunke yahan keera kha jata hai aur chor naqab lagate hain, magar wahan tamam khushiyan daimi aur abdi hain. Musibat ka rasta hi apne abdi ghar ko jane ka haqiqi rasta hai. Ae Khudawand! Is khayal ko bohat se thake hue saron ke liye aaram-deh takiya bana de!