Aab e Hayat || COMPLETED

part27

Woh us raat bed par usse chand inch door, karwat ke bal lete, kohni takye par tikaye usse baatein karti rahi thi. Ek mahine ke doran ekathi ho jane wali saari baatein. Be maqsad, be maani cheezo aur waqiat ki tafseelat kis ki call aayi, kis se uski kya baat hui, mulazma ne usse kya kaha, TV par chalne wale kisi program mein usne kya dekha, kon se magazine mein usne kya parha. Terrace par rakhe kitne podon par naye phool nikle hain, Furqan aur Noshin ke bachay kitni baar uske ghar aaye, woh Noshin ke saath kitni baar bazaar gayi, kya khareeda, kya pasand nahi aaya."

Use andaza nahi hua tha ke sirf woh bol rahi thi. Salar bilkul khamosh chitt leta uska chehra dekhte huye, use sun raha tha. Ek haath par sar tikaye, woh doosre haath se ghair mehsoos andaz mein uske baazu par ungli se chote bade daire banate huye usse baatein karti rahi. Woh khamosh samay palkein jhapkaye bagair sirf uske chehre ko dekh raha tha.

"Uski aankhon ke ta'asurat, uske chehre par jhalakne wale rang, uske honton ki harkat, baat karte huye uski hansi ki khilkhilaahat, uske chehre par khilne wale rang, woh jaise cinema ki front row mein betha hua ek saher zadah nazir tha. Kohni ke bal neem daraaz, jab woh thak jati to phir uske kandhe par sar rakhte huye kehti. 'Acha, chalo, ab so jaate hain.'"

"Yeh jumla woh shayad pachees dafa keh chuki thi."

"Uske kandhe par sar rakhe use phir kuch yaad aata to woh yakdum sar utha kar uska chehra dekhte huye poochti. "Maine tumhe yeh bataya hai ke"...Salar nafi mein sar hila deta, guftagu phir dobara wahi se shuru hojati. Khamosh samay mein phir wahi film dekhne lagta."

"Yeh kaun si azaan ho rahi hai?" Woh baat karte karte chonki."

Door kahin se usne azaanon ki awaazain suni thi..

"Fajr ki" Salar ne pur sukoon andaz mein kaha. Woh buri tarah gad badayi.

"Oh My God, Fajr ho gayi aur main.  tumhe to sona chahiye tha, tum to thake hue the. Mujhe pata hi nahi chala. Tum mujhse keh dete" woh ab buri tarah nadim ho rahi thi. "Mujhse kehna chahiye tha tumhe. Kyun nahi kaha tumne?'"

"Kya kehta?" Woh ab pur sukoon tha.

"Yehi ke tum sona chahte ho."

"Lekin main to sona nahi chahta tha."

"Lekin mujhe to waqt ka pata nahi chala, kam az kam tumhe batana chahiye tha mujhe." Woh waqai sharminda ho rahi thi.

"Tumhara khayal hai, mujhe waqt ka ehsas tha?" Tum so jao ab aur i am sorry kitni fazool baatein ki maine tum bhi kya soch rahe ho ge?"

"Use ab ehsas hua tha ke woh kitni der se akeli hi bol rahi thi. Woh hon haan tak nahi kar raha tha."

"Main to namaz parh kar soonga ab aur main sirf yeh soch raha tha ke aaj tumne mujhse itni baatein kaise kar li."

"Tumne to ghor se suni bhi nahi hogi meri baatein." Woh kuch sharmindagi se muskurayi. "Ek ek baat suni hai. Chaho to shuru se dohraa deta hoon. Aaj tak tumne jab jab, jo jo kaha hai, mujhe yaad hai. Hamesha yaad rakhunga."

"Uska lehja hamwar tha lekin aankhon mein koi ta'asur tha jisne chand lamhon ke liye Imama ko bandha tha. "Isi tarah baatein karo gi to har raat jag sakta hoon tumhare liye." Imama ne nazrein chura li..

Baaz dafa usse nazrein milana, uski baaton par yakeen karna mushkil ho jata tha aur baaz dafa us zindagi ke bare mein bhi kuch kehna mushkil ho jata tha jo woh uske saath guzar rahi thi.

Usse kuch door hatte huye usne takye par sar rakh diya. Woh ab seedhi leti chhat ko dekh rahi thi. Side table par pade cell phone ke yak dum bajte alarm ko band karte huye Salar ne uski taraf karwat li. Kohni ke bal neem daraaz usne Imama se kaha.

"Kuch aur batana hai tumne?" Imama ne uska chehra dekha. Woh sanjeeda tha.

"Nahi." Usne madham awaaz mein kaha.