ye dar ye taaq ye chaukhaT ye ghar malaal kaa hai — 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"

"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"

"na us ko dekhaa na taab-o-tavaan ravaana kiye tamaam-umr kaTi miTTi mein Thikaanaa kiye na us se vasl kiyaa aur na haa-o-hu hi ki zamaana guzraa koi kaar-e-aarifaana kiye dilon ko zakhm diye aur azaab aankhon ko jo kaam us ne kiye saare munsifaana kiye main apne-aap ko pahchaantaa nahin huun abhi main aankh muund ke leTaa huun ye bahaana kiye ye aisaa daav hai jab pheinko ulTaa paDtaa hai sameTe baiThe ho kyaa ishq ko khazaana kiye ho us se vasl ke taalib bhari sabhaa mein 'tur' kahaan ye hosh-o-havaas aap ne ravaana kiye"

"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"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"

"kyaa manzil-e-gham simaT gai hai ik aah mein raah kaT gai hai phir saamne hai pahaaD si raat phir shaam se niind uchaT gai hai pahlu mein ye kaisaa dard uThaa hai ye kaun si raah kaT gai hai aap aae nahin to maut kambakht aa aa ke palaT palaT gai hai uTh uTh ke mariz-e-gham ne puchhaa kyaa hijr ki raat kaT gai hai phir 'saif' havaa-e-yaad-e-rafta har gham ki naqaab ulaT gai hai"