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Humne kaha-" Khair, meri taraf se aap itminaan rakhiye."

Beghum saahiba ne bade sneh se kaha-" Beta, tumhaari taraf se to itminaan hai hi, magar is jaanwar se darr hi lagta hai ki na jaane kya kar baidhe. Uski kisi baat ka bura bhi na maanna. Allah ke fazal se dimaag bhi chakor paaya hai."

Humne hanste hue kaha-" Aap baherhaal is taraf se bilkul nishchit rahiye. Is kism ke logon ki baaton ka bura maanna mere nazdeek moorkhta hai."

Beghum saahiba ne nishchit swar mein kaha-" Nahin miyaan Farhat, tum nahin jaante in hazrat ko. Yeh soorat se jo kuch nazar aa rahe hain weh to khair hai hi; magar bade gehre bhi hain. Khuda hi bachaaye inki chaalon se bade kaant chaant ke logon mein hain. Kabhi kabhi badi door ki chaal bhi chal jaate hain. R.ana tum zara inko samjha dena achchi tarah se. Bas mera matlab yeh hai ki bahoot muhn lagaane ki zaroorat nahin."

Beghum saahiba ke jaane ke baad humne R.ana se kaha-" Aapke in grahak ke to ajeeb ajeeb pehlu maaloom ho rahe hain."

R.ana ne kaha-" Main aitraaz karti hoon is lafz grahak par."

Humne kaha-" Yeh aitraaz to khair galat hai. Humaari naani kaha karti thi ki beta jis ghar mein beti hogi usmein dhele aayenge zaroor."

R.ana ne kaha-" Magar in hazrat ko inke maa baap ke samet pehle hi dhele par samjhaaya jaa chuka hai ki-"
Burd een daam bar murgh digar na,
Ki unka ra bulandast aashiyaane.
(Is murgh par apna jaal phir mat fenkna kyonki is pakshi ka ghonsla bahoot unchaai par hai.)

Humne kaha-" Janaab un saahab ka main is khushmizaaji ka sirf isliye kaayal hoon ki weh aapka aarzoomand hai."

R.ana ne kaha-" Aap chahte hain ki main phir wahi misra kahoon-
Is aarzoo ko dekhiye, aur unko dekhiye."

Humne kaha-" Is aarzoo ko dekhne ke baad unko to khair koi na dekhega sab aap hi ko dekhenge aur keh denge ki haan yeh aarzoo apni jagah par durust hai."

R.ana ne apne khaas aanand se kaha-" Achcha goya shaayari farma rahe hain aap?"

Humne ekdum vishay badalte hue kaha-" Magar un hazrat se chachi jaan bhi naraaz hain."

R.ana ne gambheerta se kaha-" Aap nahin samjhte weh sirf isliye naraaz hain ki aap in hazrat se achchi tarah wakif nahin hain. Abhi to unke purze dheere dheere aapki samajh mein aayenge. Abhi unhein mere aur aapke yon milne par aitraaz hoga. Abhi weh is baat ki nuqtacheeni karenge ki R.ana tanhaai mein Farhat saahab ke paas kyon uthti baidhti hai. Abhi yeh is baat par khaar khaayenge ki unse zyaada main aapki or dhyaan deti hoon. Phir uske tarah tarah ke arth lagaayenge aur tarah tarah ke andaazon ke izhaar farmaayenge. Phir daddy unhein kisi din nihayat mufassal jhaad pilaayenge. Jiske nateeke ke taur par weh bewa aurat ki tarah roenge. Phir kisi din mummy se isi kism ki kisi baat par gaaliyaan sunenge. Abhi to beshumaar tamaashe honge zara dekhte rahiye."

Humne kaha-" Saahab iska aasaan tareeka yeh ahi ki main apni aamdarfat zara kum kar doon."

R.ana ne kaha-" Kya khoob! Kyonki kutte bhaunkte hain, isliye kaafile guzarna chhod de. Main to balki yeh chahti hoon ki yeh aamdarfat kuch zyaada ho jaaye taki yeh shakhs kum se kum bore kar sake."

Humne kaha-" Saahab mujhe yahin par matbhed hai aap se. Main to zindagi bhar is tarah ke logon se bore nahin ho sakta. Mere nazdeek is kism ke insaan se bore hona gunaah hai. Yeh to dil behlaane ki cheez hai, jo khuda ki taraf se khushkismaton hi ko milti hai."

R.ana ne jalkar kaha-" Khuda bachaaye is tafreeh se. Kaleja chhalni kar deta hai yeh aadmi apni behoodgiyon se."

Humne kaha-" Kya hoti hain weh behoodgiyaan kuch bataaiye to sahi."

R.ana ne sambhalkar baidhte hue kaha-" Aapko nahin maaloom ki yeh aadmi sirf chugad di nahin balki bahoot ghatiya hai. Agar do ghadi bhi mere paas baidh jaaye to ishq baghaarne hi had kar de. Nihaayat ghatiya kism ke bazaari sher padhta hai. Daamtne par hansta hai. Gambheer ho jaaye to aur bhi moorkh dikhaayi deta hai. Abhi aapke aane se pehle tashreef laate hi jab mujhse milne aaye, to farmaate hain-" Are, tauba hai ab to tum kuch ki kuch ho gayi ho. Sehat bhi meri aankhon se badi achcho nazar aati hai."

Humne kaha-" Ismein to koi khaas baat siwaay "Are tauba Hai!" ke samajh meinaayi nahin."

R.ana ne kaha-" Suniye to sahi, sehat tareef karte karte kehne laga-
"Uff teri kaafir jawaani josh par aayi hui."

Humne chaunkar kaha-" Ayein! kya waakai padh diya yeh misra mere sher ne?"

R.ana ne kaha-" Aap is misre ko keh rahe hain, unhein to aise aise misre aur sher yaad hain ki ubkaayiyaan aane lagein sunkar."

Humne kaha-" Saahab, main is aadmi ki badmazaaki se zyaada uski jurrat ka kayal ho gaya. Baat chaahe bazaari hi kehta hai, magar yeh kya kum hai ki jo kuch kehna chaahta hai keh to deta hai."

R.ana ne chidhkar kaha-" Aapko soojh raha hai mazaak, magar meri rooh kaanpti hai is aadmi se. Jab tak baidha rahega kabhi baalon ki tareef karke das paanch bazaaro sher padh dega. Kabhi aankhon ke mutaallik filmi gaano ke weh bol suna dega, jin par chawanni waale khush hokar taaliyaan bajaate hain aur phir taanga chalaate hue wahi bol sadkon par gaate phirte hain. Had yeh hai ki pichhli baar main is aadmi se tang aakar ek din yon hi bhaagi, to usne sachmuch gaana shuroo kar diya ki-
"Tu punjab di kudhi, teri moraan wargi chaal"

Humne bachchon ki tarah khilkhilakar hanste hue kaha-" Saahab maan gaye. Yaani waakai."

R.ana ne ghabraakar kaha-" Leejiye idhar hi tashreef laa rahe hain. Jal tu jalaal tu, saahabe kamaal tu, aayi balaa ko taal tu."

Humne sambhal kar baidhte hue in hazrat ko kareeb dekhkar kaha-" Tashreef laaiye janaab."

Shibbu miyaan ne kursi ghaseetkar baidhte hue kaha-" Achcha main to samjha tha ki shayad aap ja chuke honge, to goya yeh hai aapka saamne waala makaan."

R.ana ne rikhaayi se kaha-" Goya nahin sachnuch yahi hai."

Shibbu miyaan ne waakai sher padh liye-" Yeh to wahi baat hui ki-"
Jis mohaale mein tha tuhaara ghar,
Wahi rehta tha ek saudaagar."

Hum bade jordaar kehkehe ko nigalkar sirf muskara sake. Magar R.ana ne badi gambheerta se kaha-" Khuda ke liye Shibbu bhai, ek baat bataa deejiye ki yeh jo aapne beshumaar sher yaad kar rakhe hain, unhein bhulaana chaahein to aapko kitni muddat darkaar hogi lagbhag?"

Shibbu miyaan ne besamajhe kaha-" Maine yaad nahin kiye, balki haal yeh hai Farhat saahab mera ki ek baar koi sher sun loon to bas samajhiye ki zindagi bhar ke liye yaag ho gaya."

Arz kiya-" Yeh to zahen ki khoobi hui."

Bade garv se bole-" Jee aur kya. Main aapse arz karoon ki masnavi zehre ishq mirza shauk ka kaawya ek baar padha tha kabhi bachpan mein! Uska ek ek sher sun leejiye. Aur ek masnavi zehre ishq ka kya zikr jo kuch kabhi padh liya yaa sun liya bas zahen mein reh gaya."

Humne badi ganbheerta se kaha-" Khair kaabliyat to chehre se bhi barasti hai. Magar mera khyaal yeh hai ki aap khud bhi sher kehte hain."

Weh aur bhi gambheer ban gaye-" Ab to khair muddat se nahin kahe, albatta college ke mushaayeron ke liye zaroor kehta tha, magar yeh aap samjhe kaise?"

R.ana ne kaha-" Are saahab yeh bahoot door ki kaudi laate hain."

Shibbi miyaan ne phir sher padh diya-" Khoob goya-
Khat ka mazmoon bhaanp lete hain lifaafa dekhkar,
Aadmi pehchaan lete hain kyaafa dekhkar."

Hum to shishta se sirf halki hansi hans diye, magar R.ana ne kaha-" Nahin saahab yeh to khat ka mazmoon dekhkar lifaafa tak bhaanp lene walon mein se hain."

Shibbu miyaan ne phir wahi sawaal kiya-" Magar waakai yeh aap ko kaise maaloom ho gaya ki main sher kehta hoon."

Arz kiya-" Yeh baat to har aadmi aapko dekhkar samajh sakta hai. Weh jo shaayaron ke chehre par ek khaas kism ki goya mera matlab yeh hai ki-"

R.ana ne kaatkar kaha-" Bekasi si hoti hai."

Humne kaha-" Weh to khair hai hi. Magar iske alaawa shaayaron ka ek khaas kisn ka masaddasnuma chehra hota hai-"

R.ana ne kaha-" Jaise aapko yaad hoga Shibbu bhai, khwaaja Altaaf Hussain Haali ka tha-"

Shibbu miyaan ab bhi in sab baaton ko gambheer hi samajhte rahe. Bade garv se bole-" Mujhe shaayari ki aadat to khair nahin hai-"

Arz kiya-" Aadat to khair honi bhi na chahiye warna badi takleef hoti hai."

Shibbu miyaan baraabar gambheer bane rahe aur bole-" Haan, shugal ke taur par kabhi kabhi zaroor leta hoon. Abhi pichchle dino ek mushaayera hua tha. Tarz yeh thi-"
"Sare maqtal teri talwaar ke sadke jaaon."

Arz kiya-" Mushkil hai saahab yeh teri talwaar se sadke jaaon aur agyaar se sadke jaaon."

R.ana ne kaha-" Kuch bhi mushkil nahin. Main to khair shayar bhi nahin hoon. Magar kahiye to pachaason sher keh doon baidhe baidhe abhi maslan mulhaaza ho-
" Jismein is shokh ki shaadi ki khabar mikli hai,
Jee mein aata hai ki us akhbaar ke sadke jaaon."

Shibbu miyaan ne uchchalkar kaha-" Khoob, bahoot khoob. Bhai Maashaa Allah yeh to goya mazaakiya sher hua."

Arz kiya-" Saahab is lafaz "goya" ki bhi daad nahin di jaa sakti. Aapnebhi to ek sher hi keh diya."

Shibbu miyaan ne kaha-" To is tarah maine ghazal kahi aur weh bahoot maqbool hui. Khudaake fazal se matlaa hua tha Farhat Sahaab-"

Shibbu miyaan ne abhi gunguna hi rahe the ki R.ana ne uski ichcha poori na hone di. Boli-" Shibbu bhai, takhallus kya hai aapka?"

Shibbu miyaan ne gungunaana multawi karte hue kaha-" Shuroo shuroo mein to "Shahaab" hi takhallus karta tha; Magar ab kuch dino se makte kehna chhod diye hain. Mujhe naam hi ko takhallus ke taur par istemaal karna kuch achcha nahin maaloom hota. Koi Munaasib sa takhallus tazweez keejiye Farhat saahab."

R.ana ne kaha-" Fidwi" kaisa rahega?"

Shibbu miyaan ne gaur karte hue kaha-" Fidwi? Yaani arziwala Fidwi?"

R.ana ne kaha-" Jee haan. Dekhiye na shaayari ki sahi tareef yeh hai ki arze shauk karte hain. Shaayari ki agar yeh tareef sahi hai to Fidwi nihaayat umda takhallus hai."

Abhi Shibbu miyaan ke takhallus par gaur ho hi raha tha ki Khan saahab ne unhein aawaaz di aur unke jaane ke baad hum bhi R.ana se ijaazat lekar ghar chale aaye.