"Janti ho, zindagi kitni aziz shay hai?... Bilkul tumhari tarah. Mager zalim hai bewafa bhi kis qadar. kisi lamhey achanak daman jahtak ker chal daiti hai. Jaaney kis janib? Phir laut ker nahi aati. Iss k bawajood insan iss se pyar kerta hai. Bewafa cheezo'on ki parastish insan ki bohat baari kamzoori hai. Iss mein mujh akailey hi ka kia kasoor?
Yeh zindagi aur maut ka silsila bhi ajeeb hai. Kisi zamaney mein mujhey yakeen tha k maut un-daikha parinda khuda ki manind aakaash k undhairo'n mein basta hai aur kisi unjaney lamhey bhookey uqaab ki manind zindagi k ujaley ko jhapat ley jata hai. Tab main maut sey bohat daraa kerta tha. Aik arsey baad mujhe ahsas hoa k maut tu mere undder majood hai. Mere wajood ka aik aisa imkaan, jis k baghair zindagi ka hona mumkin hi nahi. Harr aati sans meri zindagi bhi hai aur maut bhi. Yoon main harr lamha marr bhi raha hon aur zinda bhi hoon. Harr marta lamha naye zinda lamjhey ko takhleeq kiye jata hai. Yehi zindagi ka zinda pehlo hai. Tab maut sey meri dosti ho gaye k hum aik dosrey k muhtaaj thay... majboori ki had takk nakabil-e-juda.
Phir tumhari yadoon ki kainaat per sarr rakhey, jab main ne baishtar sard raatein naher k kinarey chaltey chaltey guzar dein tu main ne pehli baar zindagi ko reeng reeng ker martey daika. Mujhey apney undder aik bohat waseeh muudfin nazar aya, jahan chund tooti phooti kabarein, kuch katbey aur meri un ginat laashein bey-ghaur-o-kafan bikhri pari thi'n. Aur main harr lamhey apni nayi laash haatho'n mein liye mazii ki lasho'n k dhair per phaink raha tha.
Roti tanhaiyo'n k dhair mein apney bichrey "app" ko dhondatey dhondatey mujhe kayee baar yoon laga jaisay tumharey baghair zindagi aik taweel aur bey-maani maut hai. Log tu pagal hain jo samjhtey hain k maut ka koi waqat mauyen nahi. Inhein koi samjhaye k baichara insaan tu zindagi bhar marta rehta hai. Jissey duniya maut samjhey baithi hai, woh tu aik aisa muqaam hai jahan insaan marna bund ker daita hai. Jahan maut ko bhi maut aa jati hai. Log maut k marney ka sog manatey hain. Mager zindagi k marney per koi noha nahi perhta."
~ "Jhootey Roop K Darshan"--Raja Anwar