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Aaj ki shaam club jaane ke liye khali rakhi thi ki kuch der tennis hogi. Iske baad agar koi sathi mil gaya to picture dekhne chale jayenge. Magar abhi tennis ka joota pehen hi rahe the ki Khan bahadur saahab ke baire ne aakar salaam kiya aur bataaye ki Khan bahadur saahab salaam de rahe hain. hum jyon ke tyon apni kothi ka taar fand kar Khan bahadur saahab ke yahan pahunch gaye. Weh apne do bhayaanak kutton ke saath dil behlaa rahe the. Humein dekhte hi bole-" Hello, to kya aap tennis khelne ke liye taiyaar the. Magar yahan doosra hi programme ban gaya hai. Bhai, baat yeh hai ki mujhe to ek parti mein jaana aur R.ana bibi tay kiye baidhi hai ki aaj cinema zaroor jayegi to janaab ki duty lagaai gayi hai ki unke saath tashreef le jayein. Isiliye maine ek dost se car mangwa li hai taki us par main jaoon aur ghar ki car aap ke saath ho."

Humne kaha-" Aapne khaa-makhaa mangaai kisi se car main apni car par chala jaata."

Khan bahadur saahab ne kaha-" Mere zahen mein aap ki car bhi thi; Magar khyaal aaya ki bhai saahab ko kahin jaana ho. Baherhaal ab is kisse ko chhodiye. R.ana ke kamre mein jaakar unse programme tay kar leejiye, aur mujhe ijaazat deejiye."

Yeh keh kar Khan bahadur saahab to apne kamre mein chale gaye aur humne R.ana ke darwaaze par dastak di, jis ka uttar turant mila-" Tashreef le aayiye."

Andar jaa kar dekha ki R.ana abhi gusal karke nikli hai aur baalon ko khushk karne ki koshish jaari hai. Humein dekhte hi atyant prasann bhaw se boli-" Kahiye kaisi rahi yeh achaanak giraftaari?" Koi khaas programme to nahin tha?

Arz kiya-" Aapke saath jo programme banta hai, uske alaawa mera har programme aam programme hota hai, balki aap ko to ab tak is baat ka andaaza ho jaana chahiye ki main aapse na mil sakne wala waqt kaatne ke liye khaa-makhaa ke programme banaya karta hoon taki waqt aasaani se kat jaaye."

R.ana ne baalon ko samet kar idhar udhar pin lagaate hue kaha-" Shukriya, magar aap ko bhi itne dino ke baad yeh andaaza ho jaana chahiye tha ki mere waqt ka behtareen hissa bhi wahi hota hai, jo aapke saath guzre. Magar weh kitna chhichhlaapan hai ki hum log apne mann ki baat kehne ki zaroorat bhi mehsoos karte hain."

Arz kiya-" Hai to ghatiya baat zaroor; magar kya kiya jaaye. ki tasalle kuch isi tarah hoti hai!"

R.ana ne baalon ka juda poora karte hue kaha-" Aaj maine yeh programme ek khaas iraade se banaaya hai aap yeh tennis ke kapde jaldi se badal kar aaiye to cinema chale kar tafseeli baatein hongi."

Humne saawdhaani yaa shaayad anmannepan ke saath poochha-" Khairiyat to hai?"

R.ana ne kaha-" Ghabraane ki koi baat nahin hai, aap jaldi taiyaar hokar aa jaaiye. Main bilkul taiyaar hoon."

Humne lambe lambe dag utha kar lagbhag bhaagne ke andaaz se apni kothi pahunchne ki sachnuch jaldi ki. Ab R.ana ke bangle ke lawn mein daudkar chalne mein bhi koi sankoch na tha. Isiliye ki unke oonthnuma kutton se na sirf parichay prapt6 ho chuka tha balki thodhi bahoot dosti bhi ho chuki thi. warna shuroo shuroo mein to in bhayaanak kutton ko mazbooti se bandhwaana padhta tha, tab kahin is or ka iraada karte the. Apne kamre meinaakar jaldi jaldi kapdhe badle aur Miss Pal ki un baaton ka jo us samay ek dum nirarthak jaan padh rahi thi yon hi sa jawaab dete hue R.ana ke paas pahunch gaye. Iraada tha khud drive karne ka. Is liye ki chauffeur bhi maujood na tha.

Humne jaate hi poochha- "Kya janaab ka iraada hai drive karne ka?"

R.ana ne kaha-" Aapka jee chaahta hai to aap shauk farmaayein."

Arz kiya-" Nahin maine to isliye poochha tha ki agar aap waakai drive karne wali ho, to waalida saahiba se doodh bakshwa kar chaloon."

R.ana ne bade garv se kaha-" Janaab ko maaloom hona chaahiye ki isi car mein paanch ghante ke andar lahore se mari jaa chuki hoon."

Humne baidhte hue kaha-" Baherhaal yaad rakhiyega ki is waqt na hum mari jaa rahe hai na marne jaa rahe hain, sirf cinema tak jaane ka iraada hai."

Aur R.ana ne car start kar di. Weh nipund driver thi aur saath hi saath badi satark bhi. Yon parihaas mein kuch kehna doosri baat hai warna sach to yeh hai ki hum se adhik aatm vishwaas ke saath gaadi chalaati thi. Kothi se nikal kar lorence road par gaadi daalte hue usne kehna shuroo kiya-" Aaj yeh programme maine isliye bhi banaaya tha ki kal humaare yahan ek saahab karachi se tashreef laa rahe hain. Yeh hazrat mere chachere bhai bhi hote hain is galatfehmi mein bhi mubtalaa hain ki bhai bahen ka rishta kahtm karaane mein goya kaamyaab ho jaayenge."

Humne kaha-" Achcha yaani khariddaar hain aap ke?"

R.ana ne rawaani ke saath kaha-" Jee haan, isi galatfehmi mein muddat se mubtalaa hain aur haalat yeh ahi ki oonth se oonth teri kaun ki kal seedhi aur is kadr waahiyaat aadmi hai ki-"

Hazaaron saal ullu apni mehroomi pe rota hai."
Badi mushkil se tab hota hai jaakar ek khar paida."

Humne kaha-" Kya khoob! Kya mitti paleed ki hai aapne kitne ek achche sher ki. Aur yeh ullu ke rone se khar kyonkar paida hua?"

R.ana ne kaha-" Baat yeh hai ki ullu ko philospher bhi to kehte hain. Weh bechaara rota hi reh jaata hai aur khudawand ghadhe ko aulaad de deta hai. Baherhaal main yeh keh rahi thi ki bada hi ajeeb aadmi hai. Kanmailiyon ki si soorat hai. Janaab waal B.A. tak padh kar graduate to ho gaye hain. magar us university ka pata nahin bataate jis ne unhein degree di hai ki kahin main isi aag na laga doon. Bada hi moorkh hai bechaara."

Humne kaha-" Bahoot naraaz hai aap unse?"

R.ana ne jalkar kaha-" Baat yeh hai, ki bhai gar tum chugad the to padhe rehte chupke se, is duniya mein humse kya. Aakhir hote hi hain chugad aise; magar dil jalta hai is baat se ki-
Is aarzoo ko dekhiye aur unko dekhiye"

Naam hai Shahaab magar laadle ko Shibbu miyaan kaha jaata hai. Kaabliyat ka yeh aalam hai ki is graduate se ek din maine poochha ki matlab kya hai? Batteesi nikaal kar kehne lage-" Wah janaab, itni si baat nahin maaloom. Are bhai, weh hota hai na ek dumdaar taara."

Hanste hue kaha-" Kya waakai is had tak lateefa hain weh hazar?"

R.ana ne kaha-" Haath kangan ko aarsi kya hai. Kal aa rahe hain dekh leejeeyega unhein. Ab mujhe kehna yeh tha ki weh sakht shakhs kismka "bore" hai balki dubble bore hai aur musibat yeh hai ki hazrat kaafi waqt yahan guzaarenge. Baat hai ki jab hum log koi gunaah kar guzarte hain to Allah Tallah hukm deta hai apne ajaab ke farishton ko ki jaao, naazil karo un par Shibbu miyaan ko. Mera matlab yeh hai ki unki maujoodgi mein khuda ke liye apna zyaada waqt mere hi yahan guzaariyega, warna yeh shakhs mera dimaag kharaab kar dega."

Humne kaha-" Magar baat to suno, weh thehre tumhaare grahak! Zaahir hai ki weh mujhe bardhaasht na kare sakenge."

R.ana ne kaha-" Yahi to main chaahti hoon ki unke liye koi cheez aisi ho jaye, jise weh bardaasht na kar sakein. Weh apni maujoodgi se mujhe jo takleef dena chaahta hai uska thodha bahoot badla to main bhi loon unse."

Picture haose pahunch kar hum ticket lekar hall ke andar dakhil hue aur humaare pahunchne ke thodi der baad andhera ho gay, magar hum dono mein se kisi ko is andhere ki tamanna thi na intezaar. Andhere ka intezaar to unhein hota hai, jo ujaale mein duniya se darrte hain aur andhere mein khuda se bhi nahin darrte hain. Magar hum dono ne rakh rakhaaw kuch is prakaar kar rakha tha ki yeh ghatiya baatein soojhti hi na thi aur shaayad yahi kaaran tha ki R.ana ka vishwas din din badh raha tha. Interval hote R.ana na kaha- "Main yeh soch rahi hoon ki is hazrat ke aane ke baad hum log mari kyon na chal de."

Humne kaha-" Yaani in hazrat ko chhid kar aur is mausam mein? Shaayad barf girte dekhne ka shauk paida hua hoga. magar mehmaan ghar mein rahega."

R.ana ne kaha-" Aur nahin to kya" Mari ki fiza ko bore karne ke liye, unhein bhi saath le jaaoge."

Humne kaha-" Is kism ke logon se bezaar hone ke bajaaye unmein dilchaspi leni chahiye. Yeh to bade maze ki baat hai ki aise bane banaaye bewkoof mil jaayein phir unmein dilchaspi kyon na lee jaye?"

Picture phir shuroo ho gayi aur hum dono uski kahani mein gum ho gaye. Magar jab picture khatm hui to R.ana ne phir Shibbu miyaan ki kahani shuroo kar di, jo raaste bhar jaari rahi aur ghar pahunch kar usne ek baar phir waayda liya ki Shibbu miyaan ki maujoodgi mein hum apna adhik samay usi ke saath bitaayenge."