ik khaali chaand hi lab-e-ju rakhnaa thaa — Krishna Kumar Toor

"ik e'timaad ajab saa yaqin pe rakhtaa huun vo kyaa hai main jise apni jabin pe rakhtaa huun yahi to baat hui jaa rahi hai mere khilaaf kahin pe milti hai ik shai kahin pe rakhtaa huun jo chiiz dekhne ki hai vo baar baar rahe main is tarah kaa tamaasha zamin pe rakhtaa huun ghubaar hoti hui jaa rahi hai ye duniyaa hai haan kaa shaaiba jis ko nahin pe rakhtaa huun kise khabar hai ye kis vaqt kaam aa jaae hai khaak khaak jise aastin pe rakhtaa huun havaa ho yaa ki na ho 'tur' main charaagh-e-ishq huun chaahtaa jahaan rakhnaa vahin pe rakhtaa huun"

"ye dar ye taaq ye chaukhaT ye ghar malaal kaa hai safar mein jitnaa hai zaad-e-safar malaal kaa hai main kaisi saaat-e-bad-bakht mein muqayyad huun duaa khushi ki hai zaahir asar malaal kaa hai ruki hui hai hayaat ik ajab doraahe par idhar hansi kaa ijaara udhar malaal kaa hai sajaae rakkhaa hai ham ko anaa ki suuli par koi agar hai to bas ye hunar malaal kaa hai sambhaal rakkhaa hai ab jis qadar hai sarmaaya ziyaada kuchh nahin bas ek ghar malaal kaa hai ravaan huun main usi jaanib jidhar hai vo basti mire liye to ye saaraa safar malaal kaa hai lagaae rakkheinge siine se us ko ham ai 'tur' hayaat mein koi TukDaa agar malaal kaa hai"

"ek diyaa dahliz pe rakkhaa bhuul gayaa ghar ko lauT ke aane vaalaa bhuul gayaa ye kaisi be-aab zamin kaa saamnaa thaa khud ko qatra qatre ko dariyaa bhuul gayaa main to thaa maujud kitaab ke lafzon mein vo hi shaayad mujh ko paDhnaa bhuul gayaa kis ke jism ki baarish ne sairaab kiyaa kyuun uDnaa mausam kaa parinda bhuul gayaa aakhir ye honaa thaa aakhir yahi huaa duniyaa mujh ko aur main duniyaa bhuul gayaa main bhi huun mansub kisi ke qatl se ab suraj meri chhat pe chamaknaa bhuul gayaa vafaa kaa khoTaa sikka kab tak chaltaa 'tur' achchhaa huaa jo apnaa paraayaa bhuul gayaa"

"bahut kahaa thaa sukhan-varon mein guzar na karnaa bahut kahaa thaa ki baat sunnaa magar na karnaa bahut kahaa thaa ki Dubne kaa hai Dar ziyaada bahut kahaa thaa ki paaniyon kaa safar na karnaa bahut kahaa thaa ki tum akele na rah sakoge bahut kahaa thaa ki ham ko yuun dar-ba-dar na karnaa bahut kahaa thaa vo tum ko pahchaantaa nahin hai bahut kahaa thaa tum us ko apni khabar na karnaa bahut kahaa thaa ki raabton ko daraaz rakhnaa bahut kahaa thaa mohabbatein mukhtasar na karnaa bahut kahaa thaa ki ishq aakhir to ishq Thahraa bahut kahaa thaa kisi ko is ki khabar na karnaa bahut kahaa thaa zamin se rishta na 'tur' TuuTe bahut kahaa thaa falak ko zer-e-asar na karnaa"

"bhalaa kahaan kise mumkin hai ye adaa har baar charaagh rakhtaa hai lau par dam-e-havaa har baar tu apne haathon ki ThanDak se kar mujhe maanus tu meri aankhon pe rakh shoala-e-hinaa har baar kabhi to mere lahu ke nishaan baneinge phuul main gham ke dasht se guzraa barahna-paa har baar ye meri zaat se nisbat hui hai ab kis ko main khud ko dekhtaa huun kyuun judaa judaa har baar kabhi to chamkegaa dil raas aaegi duniyaa jahaan se guzraa huun ye sochtaa huaa har baar bachaa ke rakkhe salaamat na koi jaan apni sunaai deti hai bas ik yahi sadaa har baar vo 'tur' kyuun miri baaton pe ghussa kartaa hai akhartaa kyuun hai use meraa puchhnaa har baar"

"maujud jo thaa maa'dum samajh mein aayaa ik ulTaa hi mafhum samajh mein aayaa main jab peD se gir ke zamin ki khaak huaa tab ik 'aalam-e-mauhum samajh mein aayaa main hi main huun aankh uThti hai jidhar bhi ab naa-maa'lum bhi maa'lum samajh mein aayaa ulTe mantar hi shaayad main paDhtaa huun jo zaahir thaa maa'dum samajh mein aayaa ziist ko main ik aab-e-ravaan kahtaa huun 'tur' kyaa tum ko ye mafhum samajh mein aayaa"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"