عِشرتِ رفتہ کو آواز دیا کرتی ہیں، ہر نئے لمحے کی دہلیز پہ جا کر یادیں۔

"Ishrat-e-rafta ko awaaz diya karti hai. Har naye lamhe ki dehleez pe ja kar yaadein."

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contract law ki class mein makhsoos khamoshi thi. Bahar utarti shaam ki sarsarahato mein andar kaagaz palm thashtne ki awaaz madgham ho rahi thi. Tamaam talba gor se sunte ya sunne ki adaakari karte lecturer ki jaanib mutawajjih the jo picture ka ikhtitam karte hue hasb-e-adaat keh rahi thi.

"Mera khayal hai meri itni lambi taqreer aap mein se bahut so ki samajh mein aa gayi hogi. Aur agar mera khayal durust hai to chand aik ki samajh mein nahi bhi aayi hogi. Is liye woh chand aik abhi ya imtihanat se qabl mere paas farigh waqt mein aakar apni confusion clear kar lein. Aur agar aap ne aisa na kiya to apne result ki kharabi ki tamam zimmedari sirf aap ke kandho pe hogi. Right?"

Narmi se muskurakar kehti Zumar Yousaf ki aankhein puri class pe markooz thi. Aur us narmi mein bhi roub pehna tha. Aadhe clutcher mein bandhe ghunghriyale baal shaffaf jild, naak mein sonay ki baali ki tarah the aur haan abhi aankhon ke gird aik do jhurriya bhi nahi padhi thi.

Chand aik tulba-o-talibat ne haath buland kiye. Confusion clear ki. Woh tahammul se jawab deti rahi aur aisa karte hue uski nigah hall ke aik aik chehre se guzarti us ajnabi shanasa ke chehre pe thehri gayi. Labo pe madham si muskurahat wala woh shakhs us evening class mein chaar roz se aa raha tha aur har dafa usse dekh kar laashaoor mein koi ehsaas jaagzaan hota jaise woh usse tumhein dekh chuki hai. Magar woh shaoor us chehre ko kisi naam ke saath fit hain kar pa raha tha woh nazar andaz kar ke class barkhast karne lagi.

Student ke aik ke baad aik dighre uth kar jaane lage. Zumar ne maiz se apni cheez sameti. Unko tareeqe se bag ke mukhtalif khano mein rakha. Nafasat se file aur kitabejodi. Bag kandhe se lagaya aur sar uthaya toh woh shakhs samne khada tha.

"Kahiye mein aap ki kya madad kar sakti hoon?" Woh sar jhuka kar bag ki zip band karte hue boli. Meiz ki chamkti satah mein uska aks dikhai de raha tha. Lamba choda kafi smart, 28 29 saal ke lag bhag halki aankho aur chhote kiye baalo wala woh shakhs....

"Main kar doon aap ki madad?" Usne narmi se kaha magar la laparwahi ka ansar ghaleeb tha. Zumar ne be-ikhtiyar sar uthakar dekha.

"Sorry?"

"Main migrate hokar idhar aaya hoon." Ungli se kaan ki lo masalta woh idhar udhar dekhte hue keh raha tha. Uska andaaz gussa nahi dilata tha. Warna koi aise baat karta toh shayad uske sar par lag jaati.

"Toh?"

"Toh chaar din se aap mujhe dekh kar jara... (haath se ishaara kiya) jara confused hain. You know deja vu feeling."

Zumar ne ba-mushkil tajjub chhupaya. "I’m sorry mujhe yaad nahi agar hum pehle mil chuke hain. Abhi tak mere register mein aap ka naam bhi nahi pahucha."

"Shayad kai saal pehle ab toh yaad bhi nahi..." phir jara se shaane uchkaaye. Zumar bhanwe sikudu usko dekhti rahi toh woh jara sa muskuraya.

"Main Faris Ghazi hoon. Saadi ka mamu!"

Zumar ke bhinche abrooD hilay pade. Lab "Oh" main sikda. Chehre pe pehle tajaub aur phir sharmindagi ubhri. "Oh, I’m sorry.... Main ne waqai nahi pehchana. Main shayad aap se mili bhi nahi kabhi. Magar aap ko kaise pata main Saadi ki?"

"Simple! (Usne kandhay jhatke) Saadi ne bataya tha ke aap shaam mein idhar padhati hain aur subah Saudi Rana ke chamber mein hoti hain."

"Oh! magar us ne mujhe nahi bataya. Mera matlab hai aap Saadi ke wohi mamu hain na... Jo..." wo gardgarda kar ruki.

"Ji wohi jo sotela hai." Woh phir zara sa muskuraya. Zumar ke rukhsar gulaabi huay.

"Nahi, mera matlab tha woh jo IB intelligent me hote hain aur kahin Sindh waghera mein posted the. Kyunke Saadi ke NAB wale mamu se to aksar mulaqat ho jati hai."

"Ji main kai saal se udhar tha. Isi hafte aaya hoon." Class qareeban khali ho chuki thi. Woh dono saath saath bahar nikle. Raahdari mein aik satoon ke saath khaday ho kar Zumar ne iski taraf rukh karte poochha.

"Toh aap meri class mein kaise? Don’t tell me humari class mein aap kisi ki jasoosi wa soosi karne aaye hain." Is baat pe Faris hans parah. Phir nafi mein sar hilaaya.

"Main jasoos nahi hoon. Jasuso ka department alag hota hai. Main yun hoon jaise police officers hote hain. Hum mukhtalif cases pe kaam karte hain. Haan idhar padhne aaya hoon main." Woh gardan zara jhuka kar aadatan naakhun se kaan ragadta keh raha tha. Saath mein shayad woh chewing gum bhi chaba raha tha.

"Toh kya nokri chhod di?"

"Nokri ke liye toh padh raha hoon. Pehle zyada padh wadh nahi saka tha. Chhoti post par bharti hua tha. Ab taraqqi toh milti rahi hai lekin law ki degree humare liye bohot achi hoti hai. Taraqqi ke chances barh jate hain." Phir ruk kar Zumar ka chehra jaise jaancha. "Kya aap ke walid ne nahi bataya ke kis tarah woh nokri aur nokri se pehle meri madad karte rahe thay?"

"Ah! Nahi bilkul nahi. Mere ird gird ke logo ko khamosh tohfo ki aadat hai shayad." Zumar ne muskurakar gehri saans li.

"Bure waqt mein unhone qarz diya mujhe, ehsaan tha unka."

"In fact mujhe yaad aa raha hai. Saadi ke sotele sorry chhote mamu, aap ki ammi toh kaafi well-off thi. Mujhe baaki aap ka family tree bilkul yaad nahi. Yeh bhi Nudrat bhabhi ne shayad kabhi zikr kiya tha."

"Ji aur aurangzeb kardar, mere mamu, Woh well off hain meri ammi nahi. Kuch nahi chhoda mere liye siwaye naseehato ke." Phir se be-niazi se shaane uchka kar be niyazi se hasa. Zumar bhi saath hi hans di. Phir us ne kulai pe bandhi ghadi dekhi.

"Okay Faris! Achha laga aap se mil kar. Aap ko padhayi ya university mein kisi bhi qisam ki madad chahiye ho toh aap mujhe hamesha approach kar sakte hain. Ab toh mulaqat hoti rahegi." Woh ab rukhsaat chaah rahi thi. Magar isse pehle ke woh palatti, Faris ne ujlat mein pukara.

"Kya aap Hashim ki shaadi mein aayengi?"

Zumar jaate jaate wapas hui. Na samjhi se abru uthaye. "Sorry kaun Hashim?"

"Oh! kya Nudrat Aapa ne nahi bataya? Mera cousin Hashim. Uski agle hafte shaadi hai. Unhone Saadi logo ki poori family ko bulaya hai, aap samait."

Zumar ne chand lamhe socha phir kandhe uchka diye. "Main bilkul bhi nahi jaanti aap ke cousin ko. Lekin agar woh bulayenge toh dekhege."

Faris ne sar hila kar goya jaane ki ijaazat de di. Woh aik alwidai muskurahat ke saath mud gayi. Faris wahan khada tab tak use dekhata raha jab tak woh raahdari ke doosre sire pe gum na ho gayi. Phir aik dum chonka aur khafeef sa ho kar sar jhatka.

Woh khoobsurat toh nahi thi phir bhi acchi kyun lag rahi thi? Saadi ki phupho thi is liye shayad. Woh khud ko mutmain kar ke ghair mutmain karta. Wahan se palat gaya.

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خدا ہے محبت، محبت خدا ہے۔

"Khuda Hai Mohabbat, Mohabbat Khuda Hai."

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Marhoom Zulfiqar Yousuf ke ghar mein baato ka shor, TV ki awaaz aur raat ke khane ki mehak har so pheli thi. Lounge ke three-seater sofe ke aik kinare par baithi Zumar doosre sire pe moujood Nudrat se keh rahi thi.

"Ap mujhe bata hi deti ke aap ka bhai aa raha hai. Main migration aur doosre kaghazi mamlaat mein uski madad hi kar deti. Bahut mushkil hui hogi usay toh."

"Bas uski achanak posting hui. Idhar aaya aur ghar khola. Wahin apne aurangzeb mamoon ki annex mein rehta hai. Woh uski maa ke hisse me thi na."

"Aap zikr hi kar deti. Aur tum toh idhar aao zara. Mera sara bio-data apne mamu ko de diya aur mujhe aagah bhi nahi kiya. Kitni sharmindagi hoti mujhe agar main usko daant deti?"

Kamre se nikalte Saadi ko khafgi se pukara. Woh seb kha raha tha. Khaate khaate kandhe zara se uchkaye aur muskurata hua sa cushion cushion par aa baitha.

"Sorry, main bhool gaya."

"Aur haan usne kisi cousin ki shaadi ka bhi zikar kiya tha." Zumar ne yaad karte hue Nudrat ko dekha. Unhone sar hilaaya.

"Haan Hashim ki shadi hai aglay haftay."

"Kaun Hashim?" Saadi ne seb par daant gadte ruk kar poocha.

"Faris ke mamu ka bara beta hai. Tum log nahi jante. Main ne bhi arsa pehle dekha tha. Asal mein Zumar, Faris idhar hota jo nahi tha. Toh us se jude bohot se logo se bacho ka taa'ruf nahi hai. Khair ab toh woh aagaya hai toh iski wajah se woh hame bhi bulayege."

Nudrat baat karte hue musalsal chhe sala ke Sam ke haath pakad pakad kar usay maiz ki cheez mein uthane se rok rahi thi. Aur woh aadatan har shay uthakar phainkna chahta tha.

"Is par nazar rakho, main zara roti utaar lu. Khana khakar jana, Zumar." Saadi aur usay aik saath mukhatib karte woh uthay toh Zumar ne kalai par bandhi ghari dekhi.

"Oh ho. Ammi muntazir hongi. Der ho jaye gi. Waise paka kiya hai?"

"Matar qeema," Nudrat bhi muskrayi aur Saadi bhi.

"Ab pad gayi na phupho soch me..?"

"Sochne wali baat hi nahi hai. Mujhe jaldi jaana hai toh yahaan kha nahi sakti lekin pack toh karwa sakti hoon."

Nudrat muskrate hue kitchen ki taraf chali gayi toh woh Saadi ki taraf mutawajeh hui. "Scholarship ke liye namo ka elan ho gaya?"

"Um hmm, Magar isay hafte hota hai." Phir woh zara mayoos hua. "Mujhe nahi lagta mujhe scholarship milega. Main toh normal sa student hoon. Mujhe nahi lagta mujhe scholarship milega. Main toh normal sa student hoon. Mujh se behtar umeedwar honge wahan.

Magar mujhe yaqeen hai ke tumhein scholarship mil jayega.

Saadi ka chehra umeed se chamka. "Acha aapko kaise yaqeen hai?"

"Yeh yaqeen hai riyazi ka sawal nahi jo iski koi logic bhi ho. Bas hai toh hai." Usne zara se kandhe uchkaye.

"Chale sab naam likhwa lein. Hum party kar rahe hain."

Andar se 13 saal ki Haneen bolti hui aayi. Uske maathe pe kate hue baal girey thay, naak pe chashma tha aur labo pe sharmindgi muskurahat jo sirf Zumar ko dekh kar aati thi. Zumar bhi use dekh kar muskurayi. Haneen ne aik fehrist samne rakhai aur haath mein chain pakde bahut samajhdari se ailan kiya.

"Somwar ki shaam hum party karein ge. Main dahi bhalla laoon gi aur Sam Tum Burger z laoge." Takhkum se Sam se kaha. Woh jaldi jaldi sir asbat mein bulane laga. (Sam ki cheez hamesha ammi laati thi.)

Aur phupho aap? Zumar ko dekh kar poochte uski aankho mein wohi sharmindgi muskan phir se jhalmilane lagi.

"Main lasagna laaugi."

"Aur ammi aap?" Haneen ne zor se awaaz di. Kitchen se awaaz wapas aayi, "Main fruit chat laaugi."

Ab sab ne sawali nazro se Saadi ko dekha toh woh aik gaal khujata hua bola, "Main bartan lauga."

Haneen ne bhanwe narazi se bheenchi. Fauran phupho ko pukara. "Phupho.. bhai ko kahiye ke yeh samose laayenge."

"Itna kuch toh hai. Pehle tum woh toh khao katto."

"Koi bahana nahi Saadi, tum Samose laaoge." Zumar ne muskurahat daba kar use tanbeeh ki.

Woh munh mein kuch budbuda kar sar jhatak kar reh gaya. Haneen ke naraaz ta'surat normal hue. Usne barey josh se Saadi ka naam list mein likh liya. Phir baari baari sab se sign karwaye. Tabhi ammi ne pukara toh woh phupho ka box lene kitchen mein bhaagi. Zumar ne pani manga toh Saadi bhi peeche hi gaya. Zumar ne purse se sun glasses nikale aur aahista se sofa ke neeche carpet par rakh diye. Phir piche seedhi ho kar baith gayi.

Nudrat dabba le aayi toh woh sab use chhorhne darwaze tak aayi. Haneen foran wapas aakar lounge ki khidki ka parda hata kar dekhne lagi. Zumar aur Saadi car ke paas khade thay. Zumar andar baithne lagi phir kisi ehsaas ke tehat bag khola. Idhar udhar dekha.

Haneen chotki phir foran sofa tak aayi. Cheez idhar udhar ki, upar neeche dekha. Glasses neeche girey pade thay. "Oh phupho, phir kuch bhool gayi." Fatehana khushi se kehti woh ainak uthakar darwaze ki taraf bhagi. Zumar wapas aa rahi thi. Udhar usne darwaza khola idhar Haneen ne sharmili muskurahat ke saath glasses wala haath barhaya.

"Main shayad apne gla.. oh." Zumar ka sawal mukammal bhi na hua tha ke Haneen ko dekh kar labo par muskurahat bikhair gayi. Usne ainak pakdi aur honay se Hannah ka gaal thapthapaya.

"Meri zindagi mein hone ke liye shukriya Hannah." Ab ke woh gayi toh Haneen wapas sofa par aa baithi. Usay dobara khidki mein nahi khade hona tha.

Kyunke Zumar bhool sirf aik dafa karti thi. Haneen umeed sirf aik dafa lagati thi. Usne maiz se list uthai toh foran se muskurahat udan choo hui. Wahan Saadi ke naam ke aage likha Samo se kaat kar bartan likha tha. Aur bhai khud ghaib tha. Haneen ne gusse se chillane ke liye munh khola, magar phir khud hi hans pari aur bartan ko dobara samose kar ke lounge ke kone mein rakhe, computer table par aa gayi. Idhar usne computer on kiya, idhar Sam sath wali kursi par aa baitha. Woh game khelegi to woh dekhega. Yehi dastoor tha, yehi mamool tha.

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Dining table par karele gosht ke qareeb matar qeema bhi aik chhote donge mein rakha tha aur Farhana Begum usme se chamach se salan nikalti keh rahi thi.

"Mirche, Nudrat hamesha se tez daalti hai. Ab agar tumhein dena hi tha to woh salan deti jis mein masala kam ho. Magar naah ji," sarbarāhī kursī par barajman bade abba roṭi ka niwala toṛ rahe the. Aur daayi haath baithe Zumar Pani ka ghooṭ bhar rahi thi. Dono ne nahin suna.

"Asl mein pata hota hai na usko ke hum dono budho ne bhi khana hai aur mirche humein kitna nuksan karen gi." Ab ki bar Yousuf Khan ne khafgi se unko dekha.

"Budho ki fehrist aap khud tak mehdood rakhiye begum! Main abhi ismein shamil nahin hua hoon." Zumar ne muskurate hue munh mein maujood luqma chabaya aur phir unko mutwajjeh kiya.

"Pata hai aaj kal meri class mein kon aa raha hai?" keh kar usne doosra luqma moun mein rakha aur lab band kiye, bohat nafasat se use chabati rahi aur woh dono usko dekhte rahe. Jab nigal chuki to boli, "Faris Ghazi... Nudrat bhabhi ka sotaila bhai jo intelligence mein hota hai."

Farhana hairan hui, phir mashkook.

"Tumhari class mein woh kya kar raha hai?"

"Haan Zumar! Usne mujhe bataya tha ke LLB kar raha hai. Usse usko taraqqī ke chances zyada milenge."

"Yeh ladke bhī na, parhai se bhagne ke liye forces mein jate hain aur phir wahan parhte bhī hain aur bhagte bhī hain. Kya Nudrat ne zikr kiya thā pehle?" Unko nazar andaz karte hue Farhana tezī se boli.

"Kya hota toh main tabādle mein uski madad hī karwa deti." Woh salad ki plate uthā kar kaantay se kuch kheere apnī plate mein nikal rahi thī.

"Ab tum zyada acchi na banna ke uske sotele bhai ko favour dene lag jao."

Zumar ne glass se ghooṭ bhara. Gile lab napkin se thapthapāye aur sar uthā kar ammi ko sanjīdagī se dekha.

"Ammi! Aik cheez abhi se clear kar lete hain. University mujhe evening classes lene ka aik mo'āqqil mu'āwazah detī hai aur is mu'āwazay ko halal karne ke liye zarūrī hai ke main university ke sāth kiye gaye apne mu'āhiday ko pūrā karoon, jis ke tehat main har student ki ghir mushrot madad karne ki paband hoon. Aur is liye main zaātī ta'assub ki buniyād par na toh kisī ko nuqsān pahunchā sakti hoon aur na hi zaātī ta'alluq ki buniyād par ghair zarūrī faida de sakti hoon. Phir chāhay bhāī ka bhāī ho ya Saleem Darzi ka beta, jo bhī mere paas masla le kar āyegā, mujhe usse hal karna ho ga."

Bahut narmī aur rasān se usne kaha magar āam hālāt mein shuguftah rehne wālī Farhana, Nudrat ke zikr par khafāsī ho kar bartān uthāne lagīn.

"Haan haan, main toh keh kar phans jāti hoon."

"Phans toh āp aisa achha khānā banā kar bhī jāti hai. Kyunki hum teachers shāyad agle māh wāndish rakhein, toh ismein bhī mujhe aisā hi karele goṣht banā kar dijiye ga. Kyunki maao ke haath ke karele kabhi kadhwe nahi hote."

"Haan to, bura khana banaya hai maine kabhi?" Ab unki narazgi jhuthī thi. Unke jaane ke baad Yousuf sahab foran zumar ki taraf mude. "Faris ka har tarah se khayal rakhna. koi cheez zarurat ho toh uski madad zaroor karna."

"Jaise ke maine kaha, bila zarurat koi faida dungi na koi nuqsan." Wo kandhe uchka kar toothpick nikal rahi thi.

"Waise apka zikr kar raha tha woh." Sarsari sa kaha bare Abba chonke Kitchen Ko Dekha phir usko.

"Acche Logo ki acchi aadaton Mein Se Ek dusron Ko acche lafzon Mein Yad Rakhna bhi hoti hai."

"aap ye Kahne ke liye tamheed band rahe hain ke aapne Kabhi uski Koi madad Ki "

"Tumse Kisne Kaha Hai."

"Jab Aakhri dafa check kiya tha to mere upar Vahi to utarti nahi thi." Wo bahut itminaan se napkin se haat saaf kar rahi thi.

"Phir kya madad ki thi aapne unki."

"Tumm..." tilmila kar fir se kitchen Ko dekha.

"Tum mere ghar ka mahaul kharab karne per Tuli ho?"

"Agar aapke Munh se nikalne wale agale Alfaaz Mere Sawal ke jawab ke alava Kuch Hue to main Yahi Sawal thori der bad Garma Garam Chai ke sath dohraugi. " Ab wo hatheli per Chehra tikaye Muskura kar unko dekh rahi thi.

"Itna bhi nahin kiya tha, kuchh khas jitna wo Yad Rakhta Hai vo zyada parh Nahi Saka tha Maa ne thora bahut rupya Paisa Chhora usse Chhoti umar Mein Karobar karne ki koshish ki to sab Doob Gaya. Upar Se karz Bhi Charh Gaya Uske mamu Kafi Ameer aadmi Hai Magar Unse paise mangte uski naak agy Aati Thi isliye maine uski madad ki thi karza utarne main aur Phir agency Mein Naukari ke liye bhi thodi bahut koshish ki wo merit per select Hua Magar usko bhi mere khate Mein Dal deta hai ab to Sara karza lauta bhi chuka hai Fir Bhi bhulta Nahin Hai."

" To achi baat hai na zindagi ban gai uski isliye Yad Rakhta Hai." Wo kohniya mez pay tikaye fir se Pani Pi rahi thi.

Bare Abba napkin Hata kar Uthe aur Kone Mein Lage sink ke upar khade hue Hath dhone Lage.

Zumar Muskura kar Apne Abba ko dekh rahi thi Jo wakai abhi burho ke list main shamil nahi hue the.

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Darwaza zor zor se baja 1.. 2... 3.. saadi Ne "aa raha hun " Kehte raahdari paar ki.

darwaza phir se baja.

"Oh ho.." usne darwaza khola, Samne Faris Khara tha.

"Yaar, Mamu me khol hi raha tha, aap?" gadhbada kar woh chup hua.

Faris ne aankh se ishara kiya aur piche mudhkar kaha, "Aayiye, mamu.."

Saadi lab khil gaye, "Matlab Mamu ke mamu?" Wo dekhe baghair andar bhaga. Ammi kitchen mein sham ki chai ko dum laga rahi thi. Woh unke sar par Jaa pahucha.

"Ammi... Mamu ke... mamu aaye hain, matlab!"

"Uffo kya?" Ammi ko pehle samajh nahi aaya, phir jab aaya toh woh jaldi se bahar aayi. Faris raahdari se hokar unko leke aa raha tha.

Grey suit me malboos barik tarasida safaid surmai mooncho wale. Kafi ba-raub magar handsome aadmi the. Aankho me shakt sa taa'sur, gardan me sariya.

Ammi ke Salaam ka sar ke kham se jawab diya. Tane abroo ke saath karruf se bade sofe par taang par taang rakh kar baithay.

"Bohat accha laga ke aap aaye," Ammi apni ibtidayi bukhlaahat pe qabo paate hue keh rahi thi, sofe ke cushion barabar kar rahi thi. Shukar hai ke lounge saaf tha. Phir bhi nazar ghooma kar dekha aur jab Faris pe nigah thahri to Nadrat ne bataya, 'Bataya Kyun nahi?' wale andaaz mein usay ghura, magar woh zara se tana uchka kar single sofe pe ja baitha.

"Yeh mera beta Saadi hai," Ammi samne khadi taaruf karwane lagin. Saadi ne muskara kar salaam kiya. Unhone bina muskaraaye magar shaistagi se jawab diya. Woh cushion le kar carpet pe baith gaya. Lounge ke kone mein computer table pe baithi Haneen musalsal keyboard pe kuch type kar rahi thi. Nudrat ne muskuraate hue magar ghoor kar kaha.

"Hannah salaam karo," toh woh zarasi muskara kar salaam kiya aur wapas. aurangzeb Kardar ne toh shayad suna hi nahi. Pur takalluf se baithe thay, Aapko izzat bakhshi hai wala andaaz.

Raahdari ka darwaza phir baja. Dheema sa jaise kisi ne ungli ki pisht se naak kiya ho. Saadi foran uth gaya toh Kardar Sahib bole, "Mera beta hoga, call sunne ruk gaya tha." Saadi raahdari mein aaya toh woh udhar khulay darwazay mein khada tha. Usne tie aur vest bhi pehen rakhi thi bas coat nahi tha. Tie pin cuff links, joote, har shay apni qeemat aap batati thi aur usse zyada bes-keemat uski muskaraahat thi.

"Main Hashim hoon, Hashim Kardar. Mere dad ghalliban andar hain," woh muskurate hue apnayat se bola tha. Saadi jaldi se us tak aaya.

"Ji woh andar hain. Main Saadi Yousuf hoon." Usne bhi muskara kar bataya. Andar aane ka raasta diya.

Hashim Nudrat se bhi us muskaraahat ke saath mila. Phir apne baap ke saath sofe ke doosre siray pe ja baitha. Saadi ko mehsoos hua ke woh hamesha apni gehri aankho se itraaf ka jaiza lete hue muskurate rehne ka aadi tha. Jo bhi tha woh usay accha laga tha.

"Hashim ki shaadi hai aglay haftay. Walima ka card mil gaya aapko?" Usi sanjeedagi se aur Nazeeb Kardar ne Nudrat ko mukhatib kiya. Wo samne single sofe tiki thin, sar hilane lagi.

"Ji ji hum zaroor aayenge," halanke isse pehle aane ka irada nahi tha.

"Hashim aur main office se nikle thay toh Faris mil gaya." Haath se zara sa ishaara kiya uski taraf jo be-niyaaz saath aur doosre single sofe par mobile pe kuch kar raha tha. "Toh socha iske rishtedaron ko zaati tor pe daawat de dein. Baaki aapke doosre rishtedaar... (nazar bhar ke Hashim ko dekha) wo sab Hashim sambhal lega." hashim ne asbat mein sar ko jhuka diya. Ab aurangzeb Kardar kalaai pe bandhi ghadi ko dekhte khamosh baithay thay.

Bahar haal unki meherbani thi ke woh chale aaye. Warna mizaj ke toh woh is tarah sakht aur ghussa-war mashhoor thay, Nudrat ne socha.

Khamoshi ka waqfa zara barh gaya toh Hashim ne dostona andaaz mein carpet par kushin ke saharay baithay atharah saal ke Saadi ko mukhatib kiya.

"Kya parh rahe ho tum?"

"University of Leeds mein chemical engineer ke liye apply kiya hai magar abhi scholarship ka final faisla nahi aaya."

"Toh kitni umeed hai ke engineer ban jaoge?"

Saadi zara jhemp kar hansaa, "Main kuch keh nahi sakta."

"Phir bhi ghar mein ek bachcha aisa hota hai jiske baare mein maa baap ko bachpan se yeh umeed hoti hai ke woh sab sambhal sakta hai." (Muskura kar baap ko dekha aur Nudrat ki taraf mutawajjeh hua) "Woh jo zaroor kisi qabil ban jayega. Toh aap ke bacho mein se aisa kaun hai?"

Phir Saadi ko dekha. "Kya woh tum ho?"

"Hum teeno mein se bhi ek ka sab ko pata hai ke usne engineer zaroor banna hai. Baakiyon ka koi pata nahi. Aur woh ek main hoon, bilkul bhi"

Hashim ne shayad is jawab ki tawaqqo nahi ki thi tabhi ta'ajub se abroo aur sawaliya uthayi.

"Toh?" Computer chair ghumi. Mathe pe kiye balo wali ladki samne hui aur Hashim ko dekhte hue sanjeedagi se boli. "Woh main hoon, Haneen Zulfiqar Yousuf Khan urf Hannah."

"Urf katto begum" Saadi itna aahista burburaya ke apne siwa kisi ko awaaz nahi aayi.

"Hmm.. Good," Hashim ne muskara kar use dekha. Woh be-niyaazi se wapas ghom gayi.

"Haneen to engineer ban hi jaayegi. Yeh Sara Khala ki tarah parhai mein bohot acchi hai."

"Kya... Faris ki koi aur behen bhi hai?"

Aurangzeb Kardar ne chonk kar Faris ko dekha. Woh mobile se nazrein hataye bina haath musalsal chalate hue bola.

"Nahi. Woh Waris ki biwi hai. Asl mein Sarah meri first cousin bhi hai toh bache bachpan se Khala bolte hain. Baad mein uski shaadi mere bhai se ho gayi toh unki Mumani bhi ban gayi." Nudrat ne tafseel se bataya. Magar Saadi ko is na mukammal taa'ruf pe bechaini hui.

"Woh UK gayi hui hain PhD karne. Aur woh process design mein PhD karne wali pehli khatoon hain." Hashim ne muskara kar sar hilaaya. Aurangzeb phir se ghadi ko dekhne lagay. Saadi ko laga koi mutasir nahi hua. Usne Hashim se poocha.

"Aap ne kahan se padha hai?"

"Stanford se. Main lawyer hoon."

Saadi ke lab "Oh" main sukde. "Toh aap wakeel hain. Meri Phupho bhi wakeel hain."

"Unhone kahan se padha hai?" Woh usi narm muskaraahat ke saath pooch raha tha.

"Yahi Pakistan hai." Saadi ke lehje mein fakhr tha.

Nudrat chai ke liye uthi toh aur aurangzeb mana karne lagay. Unko jane ki ujalat thi. Unka waqt behad qeemti tha. Magar Nidrat Allah israr chali hi gayi.

"Tum mere saath Rauf ki taraf aaoge?" Unhone Hashim ko mukhatib kiya.

"Ji. Magar main wahan se jaldi uth jaunga. Sherry ne koi nai movie li thi. Hamara saath dekhne ka program tha." Aurangzeb Sahab ne hmm mein sar kham diya. Ek dafa phir ghadi dekhi. Isse pehle ke woh Faris se kehte ke apni behen ko fazool ki khatirdari se mana kare. Computer chair ke pahiye ghume. Haneen samne hui.

"Kaun si movie dekhne ja rahe hain aap?" Hashim ne be-ikhteyar usey dekha.

"Ek nayi American movie aayi hai."

"Aap naam bataen main ne dekh rakhi hogi."

"Yeh.." woh mutajajib hua. "Abhi kuch arsa pehle release hui hai. Bourne Ultimatum."

"Oh, Bourne series." Haneen ne munh banaya. *Uska sirf pehla part accha tha, lekin yeh wala kaafi drag kiya gaya hai. Bourne Identity wali baat nahi hai ismein."

Hashim ne muskaraate hue teekhi nazro se use dekha. "Kya tumhe yakeen hai ke tum Bourne series ke novels ki baat nahi kar rahi ho?"

"Aap yeh kehna chah rahe hain ke main novel padh kar zahir kar rahi hoon ke main movie bhi dekh rakhi hai? Shayad aapko maloom nahi hai ke series in novels par sirf loosely based hai. Aur jab aap yeh naya part dekhenge aur aksar jagah par camera bura hilta hua mehsoos hoga aur lagega jaise cameraman ko raisha lahiq hai, toh jaan lijiye ga ke aap se pehle film dekhne wali Haneen Yousuf keh rahi thi aur main is film ko mazeed discuss karti lekin mujhe is tarah ki filmein zyada pasand nahi. So baat khatam!"

Hashim ne sirf muskara kar sar hilaya magar aurangzeb Kardar aankhein sikkaar kar usko dekhne lagay the.

"Toh tumhe kis tarah ki filmein pasand hain?" Woh abhi bhi pur takalluf aur sard aawaaz mein pooch rahe the lekin tawajjo puri iski taraf thi. Saadi ne gehri saans le kar sir jhatka, jaise katto ko sunne ki taab usmein nahi thi. Haneen ne laparwahi se shaane uchkaye.

"Film ka accha hone ke liye kisi khaas tarah ka hona zaroori nahi hota. Plot aur kirdaro ko accha hona chahiye. Aur kisi bhi kahani ke accha hone ka matlab haqeeqat se qareeb hona nahi, convincing hona hai. Mujhe aisi American filmein nahi pasand jinmein hero maar khaa khaa kar bhi nahi martaa. Magar Die Hard mujhe bohot pasand hai. Mujhe horror filmein bhi sakht na pasand hain, magar The ring bahut acchi hai. Jadooi fantasy to mujhe zehr gati hai lekin Harry Potter aur Lord of the Rings ki kya baat hai. Science bhi bohot bore karti hain mujhe magar 'I Robot' mein baar baar dekh sakti hoon. Psycho thrillers se toh yeh chud hai lekin Silence of the Lambs meri favourite hai. Period filame bhi yani bhi baaz auqat bohot masnooi ho jaati hain, magar Gladiator, Patriot aur Brave heart mein meri jaan hai."

Woh tab khamosh hui jab chai aayi aur aurangzeb sahab ne cup pakad bhi liya aur ghoont bhar bhi liya. Dekh abhi tak woh ussi ko rahe the

"Toh phir kaunsi tarah ki English filmein hain?"

"Kis ne kaha mujhe English filmein pasand hain? Hollywood ki har film ab ek jaisi lagne lagi hai. Main toh Iranian, Korean, Chinese, Taiwanese aur Spanish filmein dekhti hoon, zyada shauq se. Aur Spanish bhi woh jo Spain ki nahi balki Colombia ki Spanish zaban mein bani filmein hoon."

Hashim ne baap ko dekh kar muskaraate hue poocha. "Aur ek laiq student ko filmein dekhne ka farigh waqt kaise milta hai?"

"Kis ne kaha ke main apna faarigh waqt sirf movies pe lagati hoon? Mujhe toh computer games zyada pasand hain. Main ne ab tak Call of Duty me pata hai kitne..."

"Haneen agar tum abhi ke abhi khamosh ho kar humein shukriya ka moka do toh main wada karta hoon kal tumhare liye chhe adad seekh kabbab laaunga." Saadi ne bas haath nahi jode lekin lehnja warna aisa hi tha. Haneen ne sanjeedagi se thoda mud kar usse dekha.

"Chhe nahi barah. Aur saath mein mayonnaise wali sauce bhi." Aur wapas ghoom gayi.

"Haan haan theek hai." Saadi ne jhila kar goya jaan chhudaayi. Aurangzeb sahib aadhi chai pee chuke the. Box office khatam hua toh baaki chai ki umeed bhi dam tod gayi. Woh uth gaye.

"Function mein aana aur is bacchi ko bhi saath laana." Darwaze tak jate unhone Nudrat se bas itna kaha. Saadi aur wo unhe chhodne tak baahar tak aaye. Faris wahan baitha tha.

"Jab tak tumhara scholarship final nahi hota tum mere ghar aajaya karo. Meri study tumhein zaroor mutasir karegi aur tum wahan baith kar kuch padh bhi sakoge." Hashim ne car ke saath khade Saadi ko jab yeh baat kahi toh usne ise azrah-e-murawat ki jaane wali peshkash samjha. Aakhri Khuda Hafiz se pehle jab Hashim ne yeh dohraya toh Saadi ne bhi muskara kar aane ka wada kar liya. Go ke usse bilkul bhi nahi lagta tha ke woh Kardar's ke ghar jayega.

Usse ghalat lagta tha.

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