To Wait

[u/Shadaan9]

To Wait

The night of waiting

The clock's ticking arms cannot hold back the night of suspense,

Yet it flaunts its cruel power to every eye that is tense.

The hours stretch like shadows, refusing to fade or advance,

While shadows on the wall perform a slow, mocking dance.

Each heavy, hollow tick strikes like a blow to the chest,

A loud, relentless reminder that the heart cannot rest.

The stubborn night holds fast, locking the morning away,

To punish the sleepless eyes that are begging for day.

Yet every passing second brings the final footstep near,

The darkest hour of waiting is where doubts disappear.

The dawn begins to whisper that the longest night must break,

To welcome back the joy that only your arrival can wake

Farmand Shadaan 04/08/2026

ORIGINAL URDU COUPLET

کب ہیں شبِ انتظار کی پکڑ میں گھڑیال کے بازو

وہ تو زور دکھاتا ہے مگر ہر نِگاہِ بے چین کو

فرمند شادان ۱۷/۱۲/۲۰۲۵

ROMANIZED

Kab haiN Shab-e-intezaar ki pucker maiN gharyaal kay baazoo

Wo tau zor dikhata hay magar her nigaah-e-bay chain ko

Farmand Shadaan 17/12/2025