"Irshad Rahi ek aisa naam hai jo kalam ko sirf likhne ka auzaar nahi, balki insaan ke dil tak pahunchne wala pul maanta hai. Unki lekhni mein shehar ki saansein bhi sunai deti hain aur gaon ki dhadkanein bhi. Rahi sahab un chand lekhakon mein se hain jo shabdon ko mahaz vaakyon mein nahi, balki aankhon ki nami aur dil ki dhadkano mein dhal dete hain. Unhone hamesha aam aadmi ke dard, sangharsh, mohabbat, berozgari, tootte rishton aur samaj ki khamosh cheekhon ko apni kahaniyon mein jiya hai. Unki rachnayein isliye asardaar hain kyunki wo likhte nahi— mehsoos karwate hain. Pathak jab unke kisi afsane ya naatak ko padhta hai, to kirdaron ke saath chal padta hai, girta hai, uthta hai aur khud mein ek naya manushya khoj leta hai. “Kaanch Par Chalte Hue Log” unki samvedansheelata aur samajik chetna ki anokhi misaal hai. Is naatak mein Rahi sahab ne jeevan ki unhi raahon ko dikhaya hai, jin par chalte hue insaan bahari duniya se nahi, khud ke zakhmon se katta hai. Unke likhe samvaad utne saral hain jitni zindagi, aur utne hi chubhne wale jitni sachchai. Irshad Rahi maante hain ki sahitya ka asli kaam dilon ko jodna, zakhmon par marham rakhna aur insaan ko insaan banaye rakhna hai. Yahi wajah hai ki unki har rachna pathakon ko sirf padhne ka anubhav nahi deti— balki badalne ka hausla bhi deti hai."