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Walid saahab ne humse kaha-" Zara tumhi sunaao, meri ainak ghaaliban andar hai."

Khan bahadur saahab ne kaha-" Haan, haan! Tumhi sunaao beta! Tum to is fasaane ke hero ho gaye."

Janaab Khan bahadur saahab kibla aadaab arz!

Is khat ke likhne waale se aap waakif nahin ahin; Aur na hi yeh khaaksaar iski zaroorat samajhta hai ki jaankaari paida ki jaaye. Behtar yahi hai ki main khud parde mein rehkar aapse kuch parde ki baatein karoon taaki khuda aapko samajhne ki akal de aur jis aag se aap khel rahe hain usse apna daaman bacha sakein. Baherhaal main aapko theek samay par bataakar apna farz poora kar raha hoon.

Aapke padosi Nawaab Ajmatulaah Khan Saahab ke saahabzaade Farhatullah Khan jo aajkal aapki nigaahon mein chadhe hue hain aur aap jaise tajurbekaar shakhs ki aankhon mein dhool jhonk rahe hain. Shaayad In se aap achchi tarah waakif nahin ahin, warna apni saahabzaadi ke aur inke betaqalluf mel jol kabhi munaasib na samajhte. Yeh saahabzaade mere bade achche dost hain aur main inki in mehfilon mein bhi reh chuka hoon. Jinmein inki mustaqil rakhail Shehnaaz ke ghar par jua khela jaata hai. Jab main Lahorte se Rawalpindi aaya us waqt main Farhat aur Shehnaaz ke taalluqaat achche chhod kar aaya tha. Magar haal hi mein weh mujhe mari mein ek nayi ladki ke saath nazar aaye. Jo sharmnaak scene maine dekhe hain, unki tafseel ki zaroorat nahin. Zaahir hai ki weh ladki to awaara hogi, warna uske saath is mausam mein mari kyon jaate aur wahan yeh sharmnaak baatein khullamkhula kyonkar hoti. Magar Farhat ki haalat par mujhe hairaangi hai. Main unhein zaroor samajhaata magar is baar weh mujhe salaah ke kaabil hi na lage. Ek aur saahab bhi unke saath the. Magar inse chhipkar yeh mari ki pahaadhiyon mein apni manmaani karne mein lage hue the aur weh teesre saahabakele hotel mein padhe rehte the. Main aapko yeh baat hargiz na likhta, magar Farhat se jo taalluk mera hai uska taqaaza yahi hai ki main aap ko aagaah kar doon ki aap Farhat ke sudhaar ki taraf dhyaan dein. Agar aap Farhat ko sudhaar sakein to yakeen keejiye ki usse behtar daamaad aapko nahin mil sakta. In kuch aibon ke alaawa, jo khaate peete gharaanon ke naujawaanon mein paida ho jaate hain; Weh bada shareef aur motiyon mein tulne waala shakhs hai. Aur agar iske sudhaar ki taraf se meri tarah aap bhi maayoos ho jaayein to to khuda ke liye apni bezabaan beti ka sabr na sametiye aur jaan boojhkar use andhe kuen mein na jhonkiye. Aulaad Khuda ki ek amaanat hai, jo maa baap ko milti hai. Agar aapne apni bachchi ke saath zyaadati ki to yakeen jaaniye ki kayaamat ke din aapko jawaab dena padhega. Main choonki khud ek ladki ka baap hoon isliye apne dil mein aapki bachchi ke liye bhi ek dard paata hoon. Baherhaal main yeh khat likh kar apna farz adaa kar raha hoon.
Aapka ek khairkhwaah.

Yeh khat sunaakar idhar hum muskara kar khamosh hue udhar walid saahabne munh ka paan jaldi jaldi chabaakar Khan bahadur ko dekhna shuroo kiya. Khan bahadur ne walid saahab ko gaur se dekhkar farmaaya-" Suna aapne yeh khat? Aur ab to aapko yakeen aaya ki yeh kis kadar khatarnaak aadmi hai."

Walid saahab ne kaha-" Magar Bhai saahab main to aaj se is baat ka kaayal ho gaya hoon ki yeh shakhs bewakoof to hargiz nahin hai aur chaahe kuch bhi ho. Is khat mein usne kaafi samajhdaari ka saboot diya hai. Misaal ke taur par usne yeh nahin likha ki R.ana uske saath thi. Warna yeh sawaal paida hota ki agar in saahab ka aapse koi talluk nahin to R.ana ko usne kaise jaana! Doosri baat yeh hai ki choonkiweh R.ana ke silsile mein behooda bakwaas karna chaahta tha aur khat bhej raha tha isliye usne R.ana ko R.ana na kehkar bakwaas bhi sab kuch kar di, aur pehlu bhi saaf bacha gaya."

Khan bahadur saahab ne kaha-" Nahin, khair bewakoof to weh awwal darje ka hai magar sharaarat mein bhi weh apna jawaab nahin rakhta. Apne nazdeek bade bade teer maare hain us gadhe ne is khat mein. Yeh bhi likha hai ki unse behtar daamaad mujhe koi nahin mil sakta basharte ki in ka sudhaar ho jaaye. Magar choonki weh sudhaar ki had paar kar chuke hain isliye mujhe chaahiye ki main R.ana ka sabr ko na sametoon."

Humne kaha-" Likhte hain- Ki Farhat ko zaroor samjhaata magar weh sudhaar ki had se guzre hue nazar aaye. Aur oopar likh chuke hain ki main unki un mehfilon mein bhi shareek raha hoon, jinmein Shehnaaz ke ghar jua khela jaata tha, sharaab pee jaati thi. Goya in tamaam harkaton mein janaab mere shareek the. Aur ab mera sudhaar bhi karna chaahte hain."

Khan bahadur saahab ne kaha-" Jee haan, magar main to bhai saahab ko unki himaakat ka aisa saboot dene waala hoon ki aap jo bade yakeen ke saath unhein samajhdaar keh rahe hain weh yakeen khatam ho jaaye. Dekhiye yeh khat liya gaya hai goya rawalpindi se aur lifaafe par muhar hai peshawar ki, jahan saahabzaade aajkal rehte hain. Bete, padhna zaraa yeh muhar."

Aur humne dekha-Ki waakai lifaafe par peshawar ki muhar saaf thi. Hum khilkhilaakar hans padhe. Abhi Shibbu miyaan ki himaakat par walid saahab aur Khan bahadur saahab ko kuch aur aalochna karni thi ki Miss Pal krodh se laal ek patr haath mein hue aayi aur kaanpte hue swar mein boli-" Dekhiye nawaab saahab yeh khat! Khan bahadur saahab aap bhi dekhiye, yeh khat aapke un bhateeje saahab ne mujhe bheja hai. Main un par muqadama chala doongi. Aakhir unhonein samajh kya rakha hai mujhe?"

Khan bahadur saahab ne kaha-" Leejiye yeh khoob rahi! Padho beta, yeh khat bhi padho."

Aur humne khat padhna shuroo kar diya"

"Aj peshawar
Baazaari kissa khaani,
Maarfat Khan Abdul Aziz Khan

Aye Kaafir Adaa!"

Maare hansi ke humse aage na padha gaya. Zaraa is kambakht ko dekhiye Miss Pal ke liye "Kaafir Adaa" ki upaadhi kahan se dhoondhkar laaya hai! Walida sahiba ko bhi besaakhta hansi aa gayi. Aur weh boli-" Maan gaye saahab, jawaab nahin hai in saahabzaade ka, kya baat kahi hai!"

Miss Pal ne jalkar kaha-" Aapko hansi aa rahi hai aur main khaul rahi hoon. Abhi zaraa aage to suniye."

Humne apne aapko sanyat karke aage padhne ki bajaaye phir padhna shuroo kiya-" Aye kaafir adaa,
Uff! Teri kaafir jawaani josh par aayi hui!"

Khan bahadur saahab ne jhat kaha-" Laahual Billa Kuvvat!"

Hum padhte rahe-
"Aapka gussa sir aankhon par. Magar aapne shaayad yeh nahin suna ki-"
"Unko aata hai pyaar par gussa,
Mujhko gusse par pyaar aata hai."

Humaari mohabbat ka jawaab aapne jis tarah diya hai yeh koi nayi baat nahin aur na main iski shikaayat karta hoon-
"Zoro jaffa to husn ke jaayaz hakooq hain,
zoro jaffa ka shikwaaye beja na keejiye."

Magar aapko shaayad maaloom nahin hai ki mohabbat aapse bhi zyaada hai. Yeh kambakht na in baaton se bojhti hai na jaffa ke mukaable mein waffa haar maan sakti hai. Apna to yahi kaul hai ki-
"Jaffayein tum aazmaaye jaao, ka ke khoongar waffa karenge.
Humaare kehne mein dil nahinhai, to hum hi dil ka kaha karenge."

Aap yeh na samajh leejiyega ki aapke is ravayiye se main maayoos hokar wahan se chalaa aaya hoon. Agar meri mohabbat aarzi aur dikhaawati hoti, to shaayad yeh mumkin ho sakta magar main aapko yakeen dilaata hoon ki aaj aapne jise thukraaya hai kal usi ki waffa ka dum bharengi. Ab main aapke kareeb nahin hoon; magar aap mere kareeb har waqt hain. Maine aapse door hokar apne ko har mumkin tareeke se jaanchne aur parakhne ki koshish ki, sabr karna chaaha, dil behlaana chaaha, tafreeh mein rehne ki koshish ki; magar sab bekaar. Aap hain ki mere zahen se hatne ka naam hi nahin leti. Jitna jitna bhulaata hoon; utna hi yaad aati hain. Ab tay ho chuka hai ki yaa to aap mujhe sahaara dekar meri zindagi ko banaayengi, warna main zindagi ka maksad sirf aapko haasil karna samjhoonga aur aap hi ke liye bhatakta rahoonga. Main aapse yeh nahin kehta ki aap mujhse mohabbat karein; Magar mujhe mohabbat karne ka haq dekar aap mujhe khareed sakti hain. Ummeed to nahin ki aap mujhe mohabbat karne ka haq dengi; Magar mujhe apni mohabbat par bharosa hai aur agar meri mohabbat sachchi hai to aapko aaj na sahi, kal meri taraf aana padhega. Aap har tarah aazmaa kar dekh lein, yeh dil khota saabit na hoga.
Aapka aur sirf aapka Shahaab"

Miss Pal ne kaha-" Maan na maan main tera mehmaan."

Walid saahab ne kaha-" Miss Pal mohabbat ko thukraaya nahin karte. Aisa karna gumaah hai."

Miss Pal ne phir jalkar kaha-" Nawaab saaha, aap yeh baat isi mein na taaliye. Main is khat ko apni sakht tauheen samajhti hoon."

Khan bahadur saahab ne kaha-" Beshaq tauheen hai; Magar Miss Pal chand ko dekhkar kutte bhaunka hi karte hain. Aap parwaah hi na keejiye. Main to is waqt ek baat par gaur kar raha hoon. Bhai saahab mulaahija farmaayiye, in dono khaton ke kaagaz aur lifaafe tak ek hain. Gadha kahin ka, chalaa hai bewakoof banaane aur khud akal thikaane nahin."

Miss Pal hairaan thi magar humne unhein chupke chuke pehle to saara kissa sunaaya aur iske baad weh gumnaam khat unhein de diya ki weh khud padh lein. Walid saahab aur Khan bahadur saahab phir idhar udhar ki baatein karte rahe aur hum wahan se uth aaye.