Dur afaq pr tairtey baadalon ne neelgo aasman pr safed si chadar taan di thi. Hawa ke dosh pr apni manzil ke jaanib ghamjan badal mukhtalif shakal ikhtiyaar krte paigaam rasaani kr rhe the ki koi bhi ek jaisa nhi rehta. Zindagi ki tan o tez jakad insaan ko tabdeel kr deti hai. Vo insaan ko hamesha ujla or mela nhi rehne deti. Waqt ki madham raftaar pr qadam dharta insaan umar ki aakhir mai pohonch kr kya ban jaata hai koi idraak kaise kr sakta hai. Vo bhi apni zindagi ke garm thapedon ko yaad krta lawn ki yakh dhoondh mai jogging kr raha tha. Paseene ki boondein uske jism pr ubhri hui maloom hoti thi. Chehre ke tasuraat pathriley the. Phadon pr jami yakh barf jese. Halki phulki warjish se faarigh ho kr vo khud ko toliye se ponchta kamre ki jaanib aaya. Nora ne darwazeh pr dastak de kr use matovajje kiya to vo gardan khusak krta palta.
" Sahab naashta laga dun."
Vo muadab si khadi ijazat talab kr rhi thi.
"Hunhh.... Mai shower le kr aata hun."
Or phir washroom ki taraf badh gaya.Shower le kr fresh hota wo kitchen ki simt aa gaya. Kitchen mai naashte ki taveel table pr mamool ki gehma gehmi thi. Vo hamesha ki tarah khamoshi se aaya or kurshi khinch kr baitha. Vo amuman naashta apne kamre mai hi krta tha. Use yun sabke darmiyaan mai bethna kisi azaab se kam nhi lgta tha. Tanz or hakarat se labrez nigaahen. Use or uski bharpoor ubharti jawani ko taar taar kr diya krti thi. Magar ye us safed haveli ka husn tha or uske kuch usool the. Jinki pabandi use apni jaan se bhi zyada azeez the. Chutti ke din sab ikhatte naashta kiya krte the or har chutti pr uske halak se niwaala nigalna mushqil ho jaata tha.
"Wali derey par sab thik jaa rha hai..?"
sheikh zamaan ne naashte ke doraan usse pucha. Karobaar ke tamaam kaam usi ke zimme the.
"Jii sardaar baba" usne adab se jawab diyaa.
"Pichle dino kuch nuksaan ho gaya tha. Ashraf ne bataya mujhe. magar tumhaare muh se to us baat ki bhanak bhi nahi nikli."
Tahakkum or raunat se se bharpur jumlah use kode ki tarah raseed krne vala bakhtiyaar ahmed thaa. Usne zabt se surkh hoti aankhein uthaai or sardaar baba ko dekha.
"Ye hame aagah kr chuka hai bakhtiyaar har dafa bagair tehqeeq ke baat mat kiya karo."
Zamaan ahmed ki mazboot awaaz ne dinning hall ko sannate me gark kr diya tha.
"Agaah jaan mai aapki aulaad hun. Apne karobaar ke baare mein pooch gach Krna mera farz hai. Jab aap jaati karobaar ki dorein kisi gair ke haatho Mai denge to yakeenan kisi ko to check rakhna hoga."
Us ne phir zeher ugla tha. Phir se wali ko lafzo ka koda raseed kiya tha. Wali ne sakhti se lab bheenche. Jese bht sa zabt kiya.
"Baassss"
Zamaan ahmed ne haath utha kr sakhti se apne bete ko rok diya. Sara dinning hall dam saadhe baitha tha. Sab khaane se haath khinch chuke the. Mahol mai tanaav dar aaya tha.
"Jab apne sikke khotey ho to gairo ko apnana pdhta hai. Or ye jo tumhaare dimaag Mai khannash bhara hai ki wali gair hai. Is khabasat ko apne dimaagh se nikaal do. Wo aulaad hai hamari. Aulaado ki tarah pala hai humne use."
Zamaan tane chehre ke sath garaz rhe the. Bakhtiyaar ishtehza hansa.
"Maaf kijiyega aagah jaan. Magar kisi ko aulaad kehna use aapki aulaad to nhi bana deta na. Asal aulaad to wahi hoti hai. Khoon ke rishton se muttasil. Or ye jaane bagair ke ke iska kirdaar kaisa hai or iski ragon mai konsa galeez khoon gardish kr rha hai. Aap ise hamarey ladkiyon se bhare ghar mai aane jaane ki ijazat diye bethe hain."
Bakhtiyaar har jah sarai se baaz nhi aaya tha. Uske dimaag ki khabasat ab muh ke raaste bahar ko nikal kr saari fiza ko aloodah kr rhi thi. Zamaan ahmed ka chehra surkh hua. Wali ne muthi zor se bheenchi thi...ye tanz...ye sansanata jumla..uski khoon ki gardish ko tez kr gaya tha.
"Ye mat bhoolo bakhtiyaar ahmed ke tum apni raatein , jahannum ke kin siyaah ghado mai guzarte ho. Dusro ke kirdaar pr maili nigaah daalne se pehle Apne rangeen mizaaz ki bhi khabar rakho. Jiske man ka aaina maila ho use bhala dusra ujla nazar aa bhi kese sakta hai. Ladkiyon ke ghar mai aane se use nhi tumhe rokna chahiye. Apne baap ko ab itna bhi bekhabar na samjho bakhtiyaar."
Unki awaz mai phankaar thi esi phankaar jisse bakhtiyaar bilbila utha tha. Ghar ki khawateen ne muh pr haath rakh liye the. Bi jaan ne zamaan ahmed ko majeed kuch kehne se roka.
"Rehne do baigam. Isne hmara sabar tamaam kr diya hai. Isne hamaari zindagi bhar ki riyazat pr last mari hai."
Unki aankhein zabt se surkh pad rhi thi. Bi jaan ne dukh se apni aulaad ko dekha. Bakhtiyaar gusse se kursi kheench kr utha or thokare maarta kitchen se nikal gaya. Wali ne bhi napkin se haath poche or sapaat sa kursi kheenchta uth khada hua. AMAL ne jhijhakte huye nazarein utha kr use dekha tha. Dard ki jis bhatti mai bachpan se vo sulagta aaya tha vo usse be khabar nhi thi. Uske kirdaar se bohot ba khabar thi. Ke vo Ghar ki ladkiyon ko dekhta bhi nhi tha. Uske kiradar pr esa hamla. Wali ka dukh mehsoos krke uski aankhein nam hone lagi thi.
Taloo hui ujli subah udaasi mai doobne lagi thi.
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KAMU SEDANG MEMBACA
Hissar e yaar
RomansaHisar-e-Yaar by Raabia Khan is an Urdu novel described as a social romantic story centered on revenge, an illegitimate child's struggle for acceptance, childhood love, and intense romantic themes. The novel also delves into intense love, the harsh r...
