Kora Kaghaz

Gulaab

Aainay kay saamnay kharhi woh apnay aap say kuch barhbarahe ja rahi thee. Uss kay shikwoun main bhi aik ajab se maasoomiyut thee kay un teekhay alfaazoun main bhi maano jaisay aik rus ghula hua tha, kuch bepanah pyaar sa. Uss kay andaaz-e-bayaan peh ghaur karoun, ya uss ki un baatoun kay peeche chupe jazbaat ko zada ehmiyut doon? Garum mizaaji toh uss ki shakhsiyut ka bhi hissa thee aur meri bhi. Per phir bhi jab woh ghusse main bhinbinati thee na, maano uss peh aur pyaar aa jata tha. Kuch aisi he thee meri biwi, kuch aisa he tha uss ka pyaar. Qararay alfaaz main, sulaghte andaaz main, lipta hua woh naik dil sa ehsaas. Sab kehtay thay kay ussay sambhaalna aasaan naheen, per main maanta hoon ussay samajhna aasaan naheen. Per main toh ussay samajh chuka tha, iss qadar kay rufta rufta bus uss ki he taruf khicha chala jata tha. Kuch aisi he toh kasish thee uss ki. Aur phir main khud bhi toh kuch aisa he tha. Shayud iss he liyay woh baat hamaray liyay sahi bhi thee, kay hum bilkul aik doosray kay liyay he banay thay.

Woh kharhi abhi bhi apnay baal sehla rahi thee. Sajnay sawarnay ka shauq ussay na kuch zada tha, na kuch kum, per mujh say poocho toh duniya ki koi bhi cheez uss ki khoobsurati ko uss ki khud ki muskurahut say zada naheen nikhaar sakti thee.

Apnay jhumkay ko theek karti hoi woh meri taruf palti. "Aap meri sun bhi rahay hain ya naheen? Main kab say bolay chali ja rahi hoon." Such kahoon toh woh jab bhi youn taiyaar ho rahi hoti thee aur main peechay bistar kay paas khara uss ki chavi ko tak raha hota tha, main kabhi kabhi iss qadar kho jata tha kay woh kya keh rahi hoti thee na uss ka hosh rehta, na waqt ka.

Iss say pehlay kay woh mazeed ghussa hoti main bol parha. "Array begum sahiba iss nacheez ki itni majaal kay aap ki baat na sunay. Woh toh hum bus kuch khamosh thay kyun kay aap ki awaaz kaanoun main amrit ki tarhaan jo ghul rahi thee."

Uss ki bhavain aik dum say upar gaieen jaisay uss nay meri baat maanay say saaf inkaar kar diya ho. Phir woh jhat say murhi aur apnay kangun pehntay huay boli "jaiyeh aap bhi mera mazaaq urah rahay hain na? Itni dair say toh chila rahi hoon main aur aap meri awaaz ki khili urah rahay hain."

Mainay do teen qadum aagay barhayeh aur uss kay saath ja kar kharah ho gaiya. Uss kay kandhay peh aik baar hulka sa haath lagaya, woh zara na khiski. Mainay aik baar aur lagaya par woh tus say mus na hoi. Ab jo teesri baar mainay haath rakha toh woh aik dum say palti per kuch kehtay kehtay chup ho gai. Uss ki palkoun peh chandh motay motay aansoun nay basayra kar liya tha ab tak.

"Yeh phool?" "Aap kay liyay hai, aik gulaab meray chaandh kay liyay." Uss ki palkoun peh sajay woh aansoun ab uss kay gaaloun kay saath lug kar neechay siraknay lagay per waqt rehtay meray haath nay unhain behnay say rok diya. Uss nay aik haath say meray haath ko thaam mujh say gulaab liya aur doosray say meray seenay say lug kar mujhay jakar liya. "Mera muqsad aap ko tung karnay ka nahi tha, main toh bus..." "Mera acha he sochnay ki koshish karti ho? Jaanta hoon. Per kabhi kabhi na kabhi toh insaan ko kuch aazmaishoun say guzarna parhta hai na?" Meray baazo kay neechay sir chupai hoi woh dabi saans kay neechay haan boli.

"Main jaanta hoon tum sirf mera bhala chahti ho. Main bhi aap say itni kya, iss say kaheen zada mohabbat karta hoon mohtarma." Woh seedhi hoi aur meri aankhoun main aankhain daal kar boli "jaanti hoon". "Main bhi jaanta hoon. Hum nay hamesha aik doosray ka haath thaamay waqt aur haalaat say larhnay ki qasam khai thee na begum, bus woh yaad rakhiyay ga. Jab tak hum saath hain, hamaray saath ki taqat her mushkil peh bhari parhay gi. Bus Khuda hum par apna karum banayay rakhay. Ameen." "Ameen" Woh muskurai aur phir se meray galay lug gai.