Ishq e Aatish By Sadiya Rajpoot

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unhon ne socha aur joote utaar kar aaraam se neem daraaz hote hue haath badha kar bed ke side table par rakha lamp roshan kiya aur diary khol kar padhne lage.

noor ul huda jantey the
Maliha ki zindagi mein kayi khalaa the aur inhen lagta tha ke
Maliha ne in khalaon mein
jeena seekh liya tha.

Aur aisa lagne ki wajah bhi thi.
noor ul huda ne hamesha usse pur-sukon dekha tha.

Wo aise showpiec ki terhan lagti thi
jise log drawing room mein saja kar
bhool jatey hain.

phir yeh to pata rehta hai ke
mein kahi aik show mein rakha tha,
magar ruk kar use dekhne ki zaroorat
mehsoos nahi hoti.

aur woh showpiece bhi kabhi is
beniyazi ka gilah nahi karta.

baba jaan ne kabhi bhi
Maliha ko showpiece ne ziyada ki ahmiyat nahi di.

woh aas paas hein itna kaafi hai
wo kis haal mein hai?
yeh janna zaroori nahi.

noor ul huda ko lagaata tha,
Maliha ne showpiece ki terhan hi
baba jaan ke no luft wale rawaiyye ko qubool kar liya tha.

lekin Maliha showpiece nahi thi.
isne kabhi kaha nahi tha magar
use baba jaan ki be to jahi ka gilah tha aur apni tanhai se shikayat.

baba jaan ko haawi rehna pasand tha aur Maliha ke mizaaj mein paspaai thi.

jab bhi iska aamna saamna,
baba jaan ki sakht geeri se huwa,
isne bohat aasani se haar mante hue qadam peeche le liye aur takrao ke imkanaat kam karne ke liye.
isne baba jaan ke mizaaj ko apna liya tha.

lekin apni zaat ki nafi nahi kar payi
jis ne iske andar ke kashmakash ko
janam diya tha.

aur yahi kashmakash
Maliha ki zindagi ki sab se badi
takleef thi aur noor ul huda ne
iski takleef ko aaj jana tha.

jab usey is duniya ko chhodhe chobees ghante se ziyada guzar chuke the.

Maliha ki udasi, Maliha ki naraazgi, Maliha ki mehromiyaan...
ab jabke noor ul huda iski takleef ko kam karne ke liye kuch bhi nahi kar satke the.

Maliha ki diary ko padh kar hi
noor ul huda ko Maliha ki ghutan ka ehsas ho raha tha.

lekin qudrat achanak hi
Maliha par meharban ho gayi aur
woh jo thandhi hawa ke jhonke ke liye tarasti thi, iski zindagi mein aik sath do do rosein khule the.

aik Noor ul huda Farooqi aur dosra wajdan mustafa noor ul huda is naam ko padh kar hairan reh gaye.

inhen to kabhi ehsas hi nahi hua tha ke maliha ki zindagi mein koi aur bhi hai.

ye shakhs mujh se sab karwa lega,
jo mein kabhi karna nahi chahti jise karne ki mujh mein himmat bhi nahi.

mujhe lagta hai,
mein dairey mein qaid ho gayi hoon.
jis bhi rastey par qadam badhaungi,
iske aakhri sirey par wajdan ko hi khada paongi.

Maliha kabhi kisi ke liye
be ikhtiyar bhi hui thi,
Noor ul huda ko yaqeen hi nahi aaya.

phir Maliha ke age aagahi ka pal
noor ul huda par hairaton ke pahad tooth gaye.

noor ul huda ke liye aik aik lafz mein hairaton ka Jahan abad tha.

woh be ikhtiyar hi safhe palat te chale gaye or ankhen tahayur se phail gayi.

magar woh phone call woh ruk gaye.
age safhe saada the.
nah bhi hote to noor ul huda mein
ab aur himmat nahi bachi thi.

diary unke haath se chhuut kar
bed par ja giri thi.