talaash / the search

talaash

shish jehat 
talaash 
khuda ki 

qar'b merg 
paa hee liya aakhir
nehaaN khana e dil maiN

sud afsos 
kay wohi dil 
youN 
jawab day gaya

the search

pertinacious search
for the truth elusive
over
the w    i    d     e  world

success beckoned
after a lifetime
of pursuit

found it
in the recesses
of heart

too bad
that heart
past its prime
gave in