main manzar huun pas-e-manzar se meraa rishta bahut — 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"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"

"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"

"faqat saje hue divaar-o-dar kaa kyaa matlab jahaan sukun nahin aise ghar kaa kyaa matlab kisi ke kaam na aae to zar kaa kyaa matlab na phal na chhaanv hai aise shajar kaa kyaa matlab na raaston kaa Thikaana na manzilon kaa pataa tire baghair mire is safar kaa kyaa matlab koi hayaat ke maani bataa ke samjhaae tavil kyaa hai bhalaa mukhtasar kaa kyaa matlab"