Nikaah

Mari aana hi wyarth gaya. R.ana jis maansik kasht se chhutkaara paane ke liye yahan pahunchi thi, usne unka peechcha kiya aur Shibbu miyaan yahan aa pahunche. Aur unke padhaarne ke doosre din hi Khan saahab ke patr se maaloom hua ki Shibbu miyaan jaane kahan hai, kisi ko kuch pata nahin. Is patr ke aane par R.ana ne unki kaafi khabar li. Aur Khana bahadur saahab ko taar de diya gaya ki gumshuda bachcha sakushal mari mein maujopod hai. Magar ab sawaal yeh tha ki hum log karein to kya karein? Yeh hazrat jab se tashreef laaye the lihaaf unki khaal ban chuka tha aur aatishdaan ke paas dhooni ramaaye baidhe rehte the. Na kahin aane ke na jaane ke, shishtachaar se unhein apne kamre mein thehra liya tha, magar ab is shishtachaar ki sazaa bhugat rahe the. Kamre par ek vichitr manhoosiyat chhaai hui thi. Baawajood din mein do baar sajaai hone ke unki chaarpaayi ke ird gird cigarette ke chhote bade tukde, diyasaliyaan, kuch farte hue kaagaz , kuch maile kapdhe aur jaane kya kya kuch har samay bikhra rehta tha. Naashta isi chaarpaayi mein farmaate the. Dopaher ka bhojan isi charpayi par karte the aur musibat ka waqt weh hota tha jab nahaane dhone ke liye gusalkhaane tak jaana padhta tha. Had yeh thi ki gusal karna to dar kinaar in hazrat ne is darr ke maare shave karna bhi chhodh diya tha ki munh par paani lagaana padega. Paridaam yeh ki hotel ke baire unhein apaahij samajhte the. Aur weh khud hum dono ke liye sthaayi maansik faalij bane hue the. Choonki janaab apni charpayi se chipakkar reh gaye the; isliye chaahte yeh the ki hum dono bhi ek ek lihaaf odhkar unke paas baidhe rahein. Magar R.ana ko unse aisi chidh thi ki weh samat ka adhik bhaag baahar ki bitaana chahti. Paridaam yeh hote tha ki ekant meijn din bhar to yeh hazrat sote the aur jab din ke thake haare raat ko hum log sona chaahte the us samay hazrat humko jagaane ki koshish farmaate the. Apne atyant bhaundhe sher sunaate the. Atyant bhadde chutkale sunaakar aap hi badtameezi se hanste the aur apne prem ki anginat kahaaniyaan suna sunaakar kaan pakaa diye the is vyakti ne. R.ana ko kya maaloom ki jab weh apne kamre mein meethi neend soti thi, us asamay hum par kya waqt guzarta tha; Magar aaj in hazrat ne kuch upyogi baatein sunaana shuroo kar di. Badi shridayata se kehne lege-" Bhai Farhat saahab, khuda ki kasam aap itne achche aadmi hain ki aapse dushmani karne ko bhi jee nahin chaahta."

Hum ekdum chaunk padhe-" Yeh kya farmaaya aapne? Dushmai? Aakhir dushmani ki zaroorat kya pesh aayi hai?"

Kehne lage-" Dekhiye na weh to khud aap bhi samajhte honge; magar main aapko filhaal bekasoor samajhta hoon ki aapko shayad yeh nahin maaloomn ki R.ana meri mangetar hai."

Hum sambhalkar baidh gaye-" R.ana aapki mangetar hai? Yeh to waakai mujhe nahin maaloom."

Kehne lage-" Main jaanta tha ki aapko nahin maaloom hogi yeh baat. Bhai saahab, theekre ki mangni hai meri unse."

Humne jaan boojhkar anjaan bante hue poochha-" Theekre ki mangni kya hoti hai?"

Kehne lage-" Jab ladki paida hoti hai aur kisi ladke ki maa us ladki ko apni bahu banaana chaahti hai, to kuch rupye shagun ke taur par jachchakhaane ke theekre mein yeh kehkar daal deti hai ki yeh ladki ab meri hai aur main apne ladke ke liye ise maang rahi hoon. Chunaanche walida sahiba ne R:ana ki paidaayish ke mauke par yahi kiya tha."

Humne kaha-" Yeh to goya ek tarah se paidaayashi rishta hua?"

Shibbu miyaan ne badi zordaar taaeed ki-" Jee, aur kya is haalat mein unse aapka ghulna milna aap khud insaaf keejiye kis kadar goya namunasib hai. Main darasal kisi munasib mauke ki talaash mein tha ki aapko bataa doon, phir to aap khud mihaayat maakool aadmi hain, raaste se hat jaayenge."

Humne nihaayat itminaan se arz kiya-" Bhai saahab, jaisa ki aapka khyaal hai main waakai maakool aadmi hoon aur zaroor raaste se hat jaata; magar musibat yeh hai ki main apne se zyaada R.ana ko samajhta hoon. Is theekre ki mangni ka khud unko bhi yakeenan ilm hoga; magar jab weh khud is mangni ki parwaah nahin karti, to main khaahmakhaah iski parwaah kyon karoon? Meri raay mein to yeh baat aapko bajaaye mere khud R.ana ko samjhaani chaahiye."

Shibbu miyaan niruttar hona to jaante hi nahin. kehne lage-" Aji, aapne bhi bhali kahi aurat aur maakool? Yeh bhi khoob rahi. Main to is baat ka kaayal hoon ki aurat ki akal aidi mein hoti hai."

Humne kaha-" Mumkin hai aapka tajurba yahi ho. Magar main choonki ek aurat ki aulaad bhi hoon isliye main yeh baat nahin keh sakta."

Shibbu miyaan ne humein moorkh samajhte hue kaha-" Yeh kya baat kahi aapne hazrat! Aurat ki aulaad to main bhi hoon."

Humne kaha-" Jee haan, us aurat ki aulaad hain aap jo theekre mein mangni ke rupye daalkar us maasoom bachchi ka sauda kar baidhi thi jo badi hokar is betuki baat ka khud mazaak udhati hain."

Shibbu miyaan ne kaha-" Na, na na; aap samajhte nahin mazaak wazaak koi nahin udhaata. Khud R.ana ko bhi maaloom hai ki unhein meri biwi banna hai."

Aapne shayad andaaza kiya hoga ki chacha jaan isi khyaal se kitni mohabbat farmaate hain mere saath."

Humne saadar kaha-" Mujhe to khaas mohabbat nazar nahin aayi."

Shibbu miyaan ne kankhiyon se dekhte hue kaha-" Hairat hai ki aapko is baat ka andaaza nahin hua. Misaal ke liye chhoti si baat hai ki mujhe apne saath lekar gaye badhiya kapdhe ki dukaan par. Badhiya kism ke kapdhe khareede, kai suit banwaaye, dress suit to aapne dekha hi hoga. Phir dekhiye meri ek ek baat ka dhyaan rakhte hain. In baaton ka aakhir kuch to matlab hai?

Humne kaha-" kitni chhichhli baatein kar rahe hain aap! Maaf keejiyega, Khan bahadur jaisa raees aadmi kya apne bhateeje ke saath itna bhi salook nahin kar sakta?"

Kehne lage-" Ajee tauba keejiye; weh raees zaroor hain; magar raeeson jaisa hausla-wausla nahin. Chamdhi jaaye, damdhi na jaaye yeh to usool hai unka. In tilon mein harek ke liye tel nahin hota. Magar choonki unhein maaloom hai ki kitna naazuk rishta hone waala hai; isliye majboor hokar yeh sab kuch karte rehte hain?"

Humne unhein aur bhi bakwaas karte rehne ka awsar dete hue kaha-" To kya aapka yeh khyaal hai ki yeh byaah zaroor ho jaayega?"

Unhonein bade aatmvishwaas ke saath farmaaya- "Saahab, weh to hona hi hai. Yeh jo upar upar se inkaar kar rahe hain, is silsile mein ek poori kahaawat hai, shaayad suni hogi aapne? Ki mann chaahe mudhiya hilaaaye, warna weh khud yeh gawaara nahin kar sakte ki unki itni daulat ka waaris koi gair aadmi baahar se aakar ban jaaye. Aapko maaloom nahin, bade miyaan ke paas rupya kaafi hai aur jab se angrez chale gaye hain koi khaas kharch bhi nahin hai. Pehle to khitwa wagairaah ki chaat mein partiyaan bhi karni padhti thi aur daaliyaan bhi lagaani padhti thi; magar ab to aamdani hi aamdani hai."

Humein sakht ghin aa rahi thi yeh baatein sunkar, magar in hazrat ko samjha dene ka bhi yahi awsar tha. Isliye arz kiya-" Waakai, agar aapse ho jaaye R.ana ki shaadi, to ghar ki daulat ghar hi mein reh sakti hai."

Shibbu miyaan ne kaha-" Khair, weh to hokar rahegi; magar aap ko nahin maaloom ki yeh jo humaari chachi jaan hain yeh hathininuma aurat darasal meri sakht mukhaalif hai. Baat yeh hai ki chacha jaan ne na jaane kahan se shaadi karke yeh balaa khareed li hai. Mera khyaal to yeh hai ki yeh kuch aise hi waise khaandaan ki aurat hai. Magar saahab us ne chacha jaan ko ullu ki zabaan khilaakar aisa kabze mein kiya hai ki main kya kahoon? In saahiba ki yeh khwaahish thi ki R.ana ki shaadi apne maike mein karein. Magar jab chacha jaan nahin maane to ab jidd yeh hai ki chaahe kahin bhi hoi jaaye uski shaadi; magar mere saath na ho-"

Humne kaha-" Aur choonki Khan bahadur saahab ullu ki zabaan kha chuke hain, isliye zaahir hai ki wahi hokar rahega jo beghum saahiba chaahengi."

Shibbu miyaan ne mihaayat gundepan se kaha-" Ajee tauba keejiye, waasta kisi se nahin mujhse padha hai. Aaj chaahoon to laundiya ko aisa gaayab karoon ki pata na chale zindagi bhar. Magar main chaahta hoon ki seedhi ungli se hi ghi nikal aaye."

Jee to chaahta tha ki in hazrat ko isi samay is badtameezi ka mazaa chakha diya jaaye, magar khoon ke ghunt peekar reh jaana padha. Humein chup dekhkar un hazrat ne phir bakwaas shuroo ki-" To bandaparwar, main aapse yeh keh raha tha ki ab to aapko saari haqeeqat maaloom ho gayi. Ab agar aap dono mein yeh mel jol kaayam raha, to main aapko bhi bekasoor na samjhoonga. Mujhe andaaza ho chuka hai ki chachi jaan aapko faansne ki koshish kar rahi hain aur R.ana se aapke painge bada rahi hai, magar yeh bel madhe na chad sakegi."

Ab humne bhi tanik safaayi se baat kar lena uchit samjha-" Dekhiye janaab, mujhse to aap is kism ki baat karein, nahin. Agar aap mujhe kasoorwaar samjhein to kya, na samjhein to kya? Main is silsile mein kal hi R.ana se saaf saaf baat kar loonga."

Shibbu miyaan ne baat kaatkar kaha-" Bas yahi galat hai. Maine to aapko dostaana mashwira diya hai. Yeh matlab nahin ki aap iska dhindhora peetein. Is tarah to khaahamakhaah ek hangaama khadha ho jaayega aur phir mujhe majboor hokar khulkar maidaan mein aa jaana padega."

Humne bhi mitrata-bhaaw se kaha-" Yeh aap mujhe dhamki de rahe hain yaa apne chacha jaan wagairaah ko?"

Kehne lage-" Dhamki nahin, yeh to sahi baat hai ki agar mera haq chheenne ki koshish ki gayi to main khaamosh rehne waala nahin. Magar main chaahta hoon ki R.ana se yeh baatein kehkar yeh toofaan filhaal na uthaayein, balki khud chupchaap is jhanjhat se alag ho jaayein."

Humne bina uttejit hue kaha-" Janaab aalaa, mujhse aap yeh taqaaza na karein aur na main aapse yeh waayda kar sakta hoon. Doosri baat yeh hai ki main yeh zikr R.ana se zaroor karoonga."

Shibbu miyaan ne phir dhamkaaya-" To goya ab aap mujhe maidaan mein lalkaar rahe hain?"

Humne kaha-" Main aapko apne baraabar ka samajh loon, to shaayad lalkaar bhi sakoon. Filhaal to mere nazdeek kisi ginti mein nahin."

Shibbu miyaan ne arthpooranbhaaw se kaha, " Behettar hai, dekha jaayega."

Aur iska uttar dena humne uchit na samjha. Magar phir isi udhedh bun mein neend na aa saki. R.ana ne sach hi kaha tha ki weh in hazrat ki or se humaare silsile mein chintit thi aur ab humaara samajh mein aa saka ki weh kyon chintit thi.

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