کوئی ہے رنگ، کوئی روشنی، کوئی خوشبو۔ جدا جدا ہے تاثر ہر ایک لمحے کا۔

koi hai rang, koi roshni, koi khushbu. Juda juda hai taa'sur har ek lamhe ka,

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[MAUJOODA DIN SE DEDH SAAL PEHLE ]

Qasr-e-Kardar mein woh shaam bohot se rango, kehko aur chahal pahal ke saath utar rahi thi. mery engilo tray uthaye muskurati hui seedhiyan chadh rahi thi. Uske aqab mein neeche kaafi awaazein aa rahi thi, jaise mehmaan aaye ho. Woh upar aayi aur Hashim ke kamre ke samne ruki. Darwaza aadha khula tha. Dressing mirror ke samne khade Saadi aur Hashim ki pusht jhalak rahi thi. Saadi kuch keh raha tha aur Hashim muskara kar sunta, cufflinks pehn raha tha.

Mery ne darwaza bajaya. Woh dono mud gaye. Usne zara sa sar andar kiya.

"Sir, aapko Kardar sahab neeche bula rahe hain."

"Main bas tayyar hoon." Usne doosra cufflink uthakar pehente hue khud ko aaine mein dekha. Woh muskurakar sir hilaati wapas mud gayi.

Saadi ne wapas use dekha. Woh office se abhi aaya tha, aur kyunki Saadi ki poori family dinner par mad'oo thi, isliye woh aate hi jaldi se jaldi dinner ke liye tayyar ho raha tha. Neeche sab khana shuru karne ke liye uske muntazir the. Saadi bulane aaya aur phir wahiin khada ho gaya yahan tak ke Mery ko bheja gaya.

“Mujhe dinner ka pata hota toh main jaldi aa jata, Sherry batana bhool gayi thi." Usne perfume uthakar cap utaarate hue aaine mein apna aks dekhte hue kaha.

“So tumhari behan ne board top kiya hai, hmm?” Usne dinner ki wajah phir poochhi.

“Ji, magar yeh toh purani baat ho gayi. Ab toh enter test ka result bhi aa gaya hai, aur jab uncle ko uske engineering mein admission ka ilm hua, toh unhone humein dinner par madoo kar liya.”

Perfume spray karte hue Hashim ne muskara kar Saadi ko dekha.

Woh siyaah coat aur safed shirt mein malboos tha. Baal pehle se chhote the, aur chehre ki mutanat aur sanjeedgi badh chuki thi. Andaaz abhi bhi masoom tha.

Bolte bolte Saadi ruka, saans andar ko khencha, phir sataishi andaaz mein Hashim ko dekha.

“Kitna accha perfume hai.”

“So toh hai.” Hashim ne muskara kar aaine mein khud ko dekhte ek aur spray kiya, phir cap uthai sheeshi par chadayi phir sheeshi ko dabbi me dala aur Saadi ki taraf badhaya.

“Ab yeh tumhara hai.”

Saadi ek dum peeche hata, haath utha kar jaldi se nafi mein sar hilane laga.

“Nahi nahi, Hashim bhai, main is liye toh nahi keh raha tha."

"Rakhlo yaar!"

"Nahi, please, mera yeh matlab nahi tha.”

Woh itna sharminda tha ke had nahi. “Agar aap is tarah karenge, toh main dobara kabhi aapki kisi cheez ki tareef nahi kar sakunga.”

Hashim ne uski poori baat tasalli se suni, phir sar hilaya aur perfume ki dibbi uske coat ki jeb mein daal di.

“Mujhse behas mein tum kabhi nahi jeet sakte, so koshish kyun karte ho? Chalo neechey sab intezar kar rahe honge”

Uska kandha thapthapa kar Woh darwaze ki taraf badh gaya. Be-had kofatt se khade Saadi ne khudko das dafa kosha. Lekin wo tohfa wapas nahi kar sakta tha phir kamre me ek sarsari nazar daalta wapas palat gaya. In chand minto mein bhi usne mehsoos kar liya tha ke waha Shehreen ki koi chij nahi rakhi thi. Wo galiban mukhtalif kamro me reh rahe the. Shehreen batana nahi bhuli to wo aik dusre se baat tak nahi karte the aur yeh sab ko pata tha.

Woh dono ekhatte seediya utar rahe the jab Hashim ne sarsari sa sawal kiya.

“Faris kaisa hai? Mulaqat hui?”

“Ji, bas ek do baar hi milne jail jaa saka hoon, aapko to England se wapas aane ke baad In teen chaar mah mein main job waghera mein bohot masroof tha.”

“Hmm… uska case kaisa ja raha hai?”

“Wakeel se mila tha, woh toh umeed dila raha hai ke chand mah mein unko bari karwa lega, hai na?” Qadre umeed se Hashim ko dekha.

Wo jabarjasti muskura diya, “Bilkul.”

Aur dono aage barhte aaye.

Drawing room mein roshniyo ki barsaat thi, goya. Lawazimaat ki meez pe mom battiyan sab jal rahi thi. Sarbarahi kursi pe aurangzeb Kardar barajman tha. Dayein haath Jawahirat thi, aur baayen haath ki pehli kursi khaali thi.

Hashim ne wohi kursi sambhalte hue aur aurangzeb ki seedh mein sarbarahi kursi par baithi Haneen ko dekha, jise woh Zumar ke haadse ke baad yani dhaai saal baad ab dekh raha tha.

Uski ainak, maatha pe Kate baal hairband me khule osey hi the. Kad kafi lamba ho gaya tha aur aitmaad pehle se badh gaya tha.

"Mubarak ho Haneen," muskara kar kehte huye wo foran napkin phailane laga.

Usay maloom tha ke Haneen kadway munh se “thanks” keh kar rukh phair legi aur aisa hi hua. Wo Alicia wala bugz abhi tak dil mein rakhi hui thi.

"Aap apne chhotay betay ko nahi laayi?" Saadi bhi baith gaya toh Jawahirat gardan mod kar saath baithi Nudrat se poochhne lagi.

"Uske dost ki salgirah thi, usay wahan drop karke hum aaye hain," Nudrat pheeka sa muskara di.

Unke muqabil baithi Shehreen sab se be-niyaaz mobile pe button daba rahi thi. Saath maujood Nausherwan bezar lag raha tha, goya zabardasti baithaya gaya ho.

"Tum bahar padhne kyun nahi jaati ho hm?" Aurangzeb ne apni seedh mein baithi Haneen ko mukhatib kiya.

Mulazim ab aakhri lazwamaat mez par rakh rahe the.

"Masters ke liye bahar jaungi," woh ishti'aal-angez cheezon ko na dekhne ki bharpoor koshish kar rahi thi.

"Ok, khana shuru karte hain. Haneen tum shuru karo," Aurangzeb ne usay ishara kiya. Wo lamhay bhar ko ruki. American dramas yaad karne ki koshish ki... yeh gora type log khane ke shuru mein kya karte hain? Toast? Grace?

"Haneen ko bahut achha Quran aata hai, tarjume ke sath," Saadi ne khankaar kar Haneen ko dekha. Wo chonk kar uski taraf mutawajjah hui.

"Hannah tum thoda sa Quran suna do aur phir khana shuru karo," Haneen ne pehle Saadi ko dekha, phir Aurangzeb samet muntazir nazro se takte logon ko.

"Ahm... Okay, ek ayat padh deti hoon." Usne dupatta sir pe jamaya, ek khafa nazar bhai pe daali aur muskura kar dua ke liye haath uthaye.

"Allah Ta'ala ne farmaya hai, Surah Al-Mursalat me 'Kuloo washraboo hanee-an bima kuntum ta'maloon' (khao aur piyo khoob maze se ba wajah iske jo amal tumne kiye hain)." Chehre par dono haath phere.

Aurangzeb ko tarjuma maalum na tha bas sar hila kar "Hmm good" kaha aur khaane ka aghaaz karne lage Haneen ne muskurati aankhon se bhai ko dekha jo zabt se "oof" karke reh gaya. (Ayat bhi apne matlab ki yaad thi katto begum ko!)

Magar uske oof se be-niyaaz, wo dishes mein se chun kar cheezein apni plate mein bhar rahi thi.

Khane ke darmiyan hi Nausherwan apni kursi dhakel kar uth khada hua.

Aurangzeb ne sawalia nazron se usay dekha to wo, "Main seer ho chuka," (I've eaten enough) kehkar lounge ki taraf chal diya.

Saadi ne ruk kar usay dekha. Usne jatay jatay bhi ek uktayi hui nazar Saadi par daali thi. Saadi ne nazrein jhuki. Sheru ki plate mein sirf thoda sa salad tha, jo usne aadha khaaya tha. Un dono ki aakhri martaba baat kab hui thi, Saadi ko yaad bhi na tha.

"Aur aaj kal tum kya kar rahi ho?"

Aurangzeb ke sawaal par Saadi ne be-ikhtiyar jeb mein haath dala, shayad rui ka koi gola jaye jise woh kaan mein thoos sakey. Kyunki abhi Korean drama shuru hone ko tha. Haneen ne tasalli se munh mein maujood niwala khatam kiya aur phir wo shuru hui.

"Mere nazdeek duniya ka behtreen drama South Korea mein banta hai. Korean filme bhi zabardast hain magar Korean drame aur unke adakar, unki kahaniyaan, kya baat hai! Pichle ek saal me maine ek sau gyarah Korean drame aur filmein dekhi hain. Pachaas filmein aur 61 drame. Lee Min Ho mera favorite hai aur uska drama 'city Hunter' magar ab..."

mery engilo maiz ke wast mein croquembouche rakh rahi thi. Gol gol halls ka minar. Hannah ka dil chaaha jaldi se chand gainde tod le magar ikhlaqiyat unhuh!

"Ek sau giraya filmein aur drame dekhne ke bawajood tum ne board kaise top kiya?" Ek tukda todte Hashim ne yunhi poocha toh Haneen ne chonk kar use dekha phir chehre pe na pasandgi phail gayi.

"Main bohot kuch ek saath karne mein maahir hoon, Hashim bhai!"

Hashim kandhe uchka kar khata raha. Shehreen bas plate ko dekhti kha rahi thi. Jawahirat muztarib magar muskurati nazron se baar baar lounge ki simt dekhti, jahan Sheru Ghaib ho gaya tha. Siwaaye Saadi ke woh kisi ki baat ka achhe dil se jawab nahi de rahi thi. Sheru aur Aurangzeb ka kisi na kisi baat par roz jhagda hona mamool ban gaya tha. Subah bhi nai gaari lene ki farmaish par use jhaad padi thi. Aur phir Saadi ko bardasht karna. Uska jeena muhal ho chuka tha.

Khaane ke baad sab lounge mein aa baithe toh woh wahan se bhi uth gaya. TV chalta raha awaaze, baatein. Aurangzeb sahab ki koi call aa gayi woh uth kar bahar gaye toh Saadi ke saath sofa par baithi Nudrat ne aahista se sargoshi ki.

"Kya tum ne Hashim se Faris ke case ki baat ki?"

"Unka wakeel kar toh raha hai na, ammi ab aur kya kare?"

"Kya kar raha hai wakeel? Dhai saal se chand mah chand mah ki rat laga rakhi hai. Aise toh agle paanch saal guzar jayenge aur Faris bahar nahi aayega." Woh usko shikwa kuna nam aankhon se dekh kar boli toh Saadi ne khafgi se unko dekha.

"Toh main kya karu, ammi? Hashim bhai wakeel ko paise de rahe hain ab tareekh nahi milti agli peshi ki toh hum kya karein."

"Tum Saadi apne mamu ko bhoolte ja rahe ho. Tum sab apni zindagi mein magan ho kar usko uske haal par chhod chuke ho."

"Ammi!" Uska dil dukh gaya. "Aise nahi hai. Maine job shuru ki hai, chhe baje toh ghar aata hoon, itne kaam hai main phir kar bhi kya sakta hoon."

Nudrat ne jawab nahi diya. Aankh ka kinara poochhti khaamosh ho kar baith gayi. Saadi ne bhi rukh pher liya.

'Ab woh aur kya kare? Woh wakeel toh nahi hai na, par ammi ko samajh hi nahi aati.' Usne chid kar socha. 'Ammi ko toh har waqt ek hi soch par pareshan kiye rakhti hai ke-'

usi waqt Nudrat budbudai.

"Pata nahi woh is waqt kis haal mein hoga, khana bhi khaya hoga, na jaane kitne zulm kar rahe honge police wale us par."

'Bilkul yehi soch!' wo tunak kar rukh pher gaya.

Shehreen use hi dekh rahi thi. Usne dekha toh woh kisi aur jaanib dekhne lag gayi. Nudrat hanuz wohi soch rahi thi.

'Faris... us mazloom ka is waqt kya haal hoga?'

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قصرِ عمر گواہی دے گا کیسے کیسے کرب ہیں، کیسی کیسی رات گزری ہے ہم پر اتنے سالوں میں۔

Qasr-e-umar gawahi dega kaise kaise karb hai, kaisi kaisi rat guzri hai hum par itne saalon mein.

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Jail ke baraamde mein madham battiyan jal rahi thi, pehredar usi hawalati kothi ke baahar jama the, aur woh andar khada safed kurte ke aasteen more slaakhein pakde, ghusse se uncha uncha keh raha tha.

"AE! SINGLE PASLI, BAAT DIMAAG MEIN FIT KAR LO, AINDA IS TARAF SE..." (Kinare waale kamron ki taraf ishara kiya) "ASHRAF CHEEMA KA KOI BANDA IDHAR AAYA NA TOH APNE QADMO PE WAPAS NAHI JAYEGA."

Jawab mein us cell se moocho waale Ashraf Cheema ne chilla kar kuch kaha toh daah aur bhi bhadak gaya.

"Isko chup karalo muhammadin, warna na aaj yeh mere haatho nahi bachega."

"Acha bas kar de, tu hi chup ho ja..."

"Mere group ke bande is ke baap ke mulazim nahi hain jo iske hisse ki mushqat karein, isko aakhri dafa samjha do, WARNA..." Wo ab buland awaaz me bolta ja raha tha, phir ba mushkil sipahiyo ne aakar mamla rafah dafa karaya. Faris "hunh" karta, sar jhatakta wapis zameen par abitha. Us tareek kamre mein doosre kone mein koi aur bhi baitha tha.

"Ghazi bhai, yeh sipahi aap logon se darte kyun hain?"

"Hum jhatt kar chalein jayenge, yeh yahin duty dete rahenge, asal qaidi toh yehi hain." Woh be zari se bola, phir teekhi nazron se us ladke ko dekha jiska chehra tareekhi mein tha.

"Apne hisse ka kaam waqt par khatam kiya karo, tumhare baap ki jail nahi hai yeh."

"You know, mere ek qaidi ki haisiyat se bhi bohot rights hain jin ki violation ke jurm mein mein Government of Pakistan ko sue kar sakta hoon, aur jab se main idhar aaya hoon, mera ek bhi right poora nahi kiya gaya." Woh bohut sanjidgi se kehte hue aage ko hua toh chehra roshni mein aaya. Woh khush shakl no jawaan tha, baal, no umar ladkon ki tarah maathay pe kate hue the, aur aankhon mein la parwahi thi.

"Jaag jao, beta! yeh Pakistan hai!"

"Pata hai. Magar jitna waqt aap jail mein jhagde aur group bandi pe lagate haina, agar itna apne haqooq ke liye awaaz uthaane par laga dete toh..." Woh samjhaane wale andaaz mein bola.

"Apne kaam se kaam rakho. Zyada Stepney na ho." Woh chid kar rukh pher gaya.

"Waise aap ne yeh dono qatal kiye the?" Kuch der baad do dilchaspi se poochne laga. Faris ne mud kar tarsi se use ghura.

"Pichlay chay ghante se kitni dafa pooch chuke ho, main baar baar batane ka paband nahi hoon. Tum batao kis jurm mein aaye ho?" Kaday andaaz mein naye cell mate ki tafteesh shuru ki jo aaj ke jhagde ke baais abhi tak ho nahi saki thi.

"Main— (Usne be parwahi se saamne ke baal hataye.) —Credit card fraud ke jurm me Hawaalati qaidi hoon. Case adalat mein chal raha hai.

"Toh tum ne jurm kiya tha?"

"Kiya to tha!" Woh chidane wale andaaz mein muskuraya.

"Lag bhi raha hai. Prosecute kaun kar raha hai?" Yeh sawaal woh aksar poocha karta tha.

"Woh jo poore court mein sab se sadi hui prosecutor hai. Zumar Yousuf." Usne munh banaya. Faris khamoshi se usse dekhta raha.

"Tumhara wakeel uske muqabld mein case jeet jayega?"

"Huh!? Aisa waisa... Hashim Kardar hai mera wakeel." Usne collar jhaade. Faris chonka.

"Usko dene ka paisa kahan se aaya? Shakal se toh tum yatim khanay se bhage lagte ho."

"Woh main asal mein Aurangzeb Kardar ka campaign manager raha hoon, is liye unhone zabardasti Hashim ko mera wakeel muqarrar kar diya hai." Ahmer Shafi haans kar bola. Faris ne chonkar use dekha.

"To tum Aurangzeb Kardar ke liye kaam karte the?"

"Ji. Aap ke mamu ke liye. Aur nahi, main ittafaq se aap ke cell mein nahi aaya. Hashim ne mujhe idhar bhijwaya hai taake main aap ka khayal rakh saku." Faris ne jawaban tez nazron se use ghura.

"Khayal rakh sakoon ya nazar?"

"Zahir hai, nazar!" Woh la parwahi se idhar-udhar dekhne laga. Baahar andhere mein madham jalti batiyo mein pehredar tehlte nazar aa rahe the.

"Kya karte the mamu ke liye?" Woh us ladke ko musalsal chubhti hui nazron se dekh raha tha.

"Election strategy campaign management, public image consultancy waghaira."

"Yani unko advise karte the. Kabhi jail mein sadte bhanje ko nikalwane ka mashwara nahi diya?"

"Woh— (Ahmar ne khisyaane andaaz mein thodhi khujayi) —Woh toh madad karna chah rahe the aap ki magar..."

"Magar?" Woh chonka.

"Dekhiye unke election ke liye yeh achha nahi tha so maine mashwara diya ke... Wo khud ko la-talluq kar lein aap se bhayi Woh mere client the, mujhe unhi ka faida dekhna tha." Woh jaldi jaldi wazahat de raha tha aur Faris ek dum se uth kar baitha, bas nahi chalta tha ke uski gardan maror de.

"Toh yeh nek mashware dene wale tum the?" Zabt bhari kadhi nazro se use ghura. "Yun karo apna samaan samait lo aur subah kisi aur cell mein apni shakal gum kar lena. Yahaan nahi rahoge tum." Darashti se kehte hue woh uth kar door chala gaya.

Ahmar ne masoomiyat se gardan seene pe gira di.

"Sach bolne ka toh zamaana hi nahi raha."

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سب سخن، اس لب سخن کے امیر، سارے موسم گلاب ہیں جیسے۔

Sab Sukhan, Is Lab Sukhan ke Amir Saare Mausam Gulab Hain Jaise

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aurangzeb call sun kar aagaye the. Lounge mein siwaye khamosh baithi Nudrat ke sab baatein kar rahe the. Haneen aur Saadi, Hashim ki siyasat ke topic par ki gayi kisi baat par behas kar rahe the. Aurangzeb aakar baithay toh Haneen poochne lagi.

"Kya aap ne woh tamam dramas dekhe jin ke links maine aap ko mail kiye the?"

"Itna waqt nahi hota mere paas. Haan, das pandrah saal baad kabhi fursat mili toh dekhunga."

Waise agar aap ne "k-dramas nahi dekhe k-pop nahi suna toh kuch dekha suna nahi hai."

"Kya tumhein saare Korean ek jaise nahi lagte? Ek hi Chinese shakal wale?"

Aur unke is sawaal par Chinin hasb-e-maqool jazbati ho gayi.

"Hum saari qaumon ka yehi masla hai. Humein doosri qaum wale ek jaise lagte hain. Siyah faam bhi ek se aur Chinese bhi ek se. Warna woh bhi utne hi mukhtalif hote hain jitne hum. Aur khoobsurat bhi bohot hote hain."

Hannah bole Jaa rahi thi. Hashim aahista se uth kar kitchen ki taraf aa gaya. Kitchen ghar ke aakhri kone mein tha. Wahan center table par Nosherwan khana kha raha tha. Mery engilo qareeb khadi thi. Hashim ne chokhat mein khade thaki hui saans bhari. Sheru ne chonk kar use dekha phir sharmindagi se plate pare ki.

"Khao, shabash! main mana toh nahi karne aaya." Magar woh tissue se haath saaf karte badbadaya.

"Main nahi kar sakta usko bardasht. Aur aap log usay family samet mad'oo kar lete hain."

Hashim ne mery ko ishaara kiya. Woh baahar nikal gayi. Phir woh qadam qadam chalta uske samne aur qareeb aa khada hua.

"Tumhein abhi tak yehi ghussa hai ke itne saal pehle usne tumhari shikayat mummy ko kyun lagayi?"

"Kya nahi hona chahiye?" Woh bigda.

"Kya tum ne phir drugs li?"

"Nahi toh."

"Aur drugs na lene se tumhari taleem par achha asar pada, aaj tum ek kamyab insaan ban chuke ho. Usne tumhare liye ek achha kaam kiya, aur tum naraz ho!"

Nosherwan ke tane a'asab zara dheele pade. "Woh toh theek hai magar..."

"Magar yeh ke Sheru, kya yeh wohi Saadi nahi hai jis ne tumhari jaan bachayi thi, tumhein bar waqt hospital le jaa kar?"

Nosherwan chup ho gaya.

"Ab is narazgi ko bhool jao."

"Kaise bhool jao? Paanch saal is tension mein guzaare ke meri har movement ko wo monitor kar raha hai. Jo mummy se meri beizzati hui usne baad kitna arsa mummy mujhse mujrimon ki tarah sawaal jawab karti rahi. Aur..."

"Tumhara usse kisi ladki pe jhagra toh nahi hai?" Hashim ne muskurahat daba kar poocha. Uska mood mazeed bigad gaya.

"Itna looser lagta hoon main aap ko?" Aur yeh shukar tha ke gaye barso mein ek ladki ke mangaytar se padne wali maar ki bhank Hashim ko nahi padi thi. Jab woh maar padi thi, toh Saadi samne baitha cafe mein coffee pee raha tha. Uf!

"Chalo phir mood theek karo. Lounge mein uski woh tez tarar behen phir se bolna shuru ho gayi hai. Usko bardasht karne ke liye mujhe tumhari madad chahiye." Nosherwan sar jhatak kar hansa aur phir uth khada hua.

Dono baahar nikle toh raahdari mein mery khadi ek Filipino ladki ko kuch samjha rahi thi. Wo nervous magar zahin si lagti ladki tez tez sar hilaye ja rahi thi. Hashim ne sawaali nazron se mery ko dekha.

"Sir, yeh Fiona hai. fi-o-na! Ye nayi mulaazima hai. Mrs. Jawahirat ne rakhi hai. Aaj se join kiya hai isne."

"Hm." Woh ek achdhti nazar us par daalta aage nikal gaya. Sheru ne toh usay dekha bhi nahi.

Andar jab Haneen aurangzeb se baat kar rahi thi toh Shehreen musalsal Saadi ko dekh rahi thi. Woh kuch kehna chahti thi, magar Jawahirat samne baithi thi aur uske samne Shehreen ko khud ko Saadi se la-talluq zahir karti thi, so khamosh rahi.

Hashim aur Nosherwan wapas aaye toh Haneen ka drama nama abhi tak jaari tha.

"Beta, aap ko pata hai Sheru kal Taiwan ja raha hai. Abhi aap kisi Taiwanese drama ki baat kar rahi thi na?" Hashim ne muskurate hue use no ka aur samne sofa pe baitha. Haneen ki chalti zaban ruki, sar ghoom kar Sheru ko dekha.

"Taiwan mein kya rakha hai? Jaana hai toh South Korea jaaiye."

"Office ke kaam se jaa raha hoon." Shikayati nazar baap pe daali. "Korea kayi dafa jaa chuka hoon pehle."

"Toh dobara chale jaiye. Mere liye kimchi le aaiyega.~" Woh pur-josh ho kar kehne lagi. Saadi ne tanbeeh nazro se usse ghura magar woh mutwajjeh nahi thi. Ukhrey ukhrey se baitha Sheru ne kandhay uchkaaye.

"Haa wahan bhi ek do din ke liye chala jaunga shayad. Le aaunga."

"Wow! You’re lucky." Aage peeche Nosherwan jaise looser ko lift na karane wali Haneen be-ikhteyaar thandi saans bhar kar reh gayi.

Nudrat hanooz khamosh baithi thi. Unko is dinner mein kuch bhi acha nahi lag raha tha.

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کچھ بھی کہو، سب اپنی اَناؤں پہ اَڑے ہیں، سب لوگ یہاں صورتِ اَدم کھڑے ہیں۔

Kuch bhi kaho sab apni anaao pe adey hain, sab log yahan soorat adam khade hain.

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Us sard si raat jab Faris apne naye saathi qaidi ko sakht sat mana kar pare lait chuka tha, aur Nudrat Kardar Qasr mein adam dilchaspi se baithi thi.

Is sab se door, Yousuf sahab ke ghar mein, Sadaqat bhaap udaati coffee Zumar ke samne rakh raha tha. Dafatan sar barahi jagah pe baithay bade abba zara khankhare. Woh basi akhbar dekhte hue chonki nazar uthakar unko dekha.

"Kis baat ki tamheed bandhna chah rahe ho?"

"Woh Faris ke case ki samaat isi mahine hai na?" Is zikar par uske abroo tang gaye. Wapas akhbar dekhne lagi.

"Aap yeh zahir karna chah rahe hain ke lounge ki mez par rakha maine aapne nahi dekha jisme mujhe pesh hone ke liye kaha gaya hai?"

"Zumar-" woh be-basi se aage ko hue. "Kya tum iske khilaf gawahi dogi?"

"Jo sach hai, wohi kahungi." Woh akhbar parhti rahi.

"Dhai saal ho gaye is baat ko, tum ek dafa bhi usse nahi milay. Uski baat toh sun lo."

"Main judge hoon na prosecutor na defender, main sirf ek gawah hoon. Apni baat woh adalat mein kahe. Mujhse kyun umeed rakhta hai?"

"Saadi se to mil liya karo."

"Woh meri mojudgi mein ghar aata toh mil leti. Nahi aata toh main kya karu?"

"Woh toh tumhara Saadi hai, humara Saadi. Uska kya qasoor hai?"

"Jab mujhe uski zarurat thi, woh mere saath nahi khada tha. Hospital mein rishtedaro ki lan-taan ke woh takleefo ke din, wo raatain jab main dard ki shiddat se bedaar ho jaati thi, maine kaise guzare, mujhe yaad hai. Ab mujhe iski zarurat nahi rahi. Main akeli theek hoon." Safha palat kar andarooni taraf samne ki. Chehre par sanjidagi aur spaad pan tha.

Woh afsos se usse dekhne gaya. "Kya tumhein apni gawahi par khud yakeen hai?"

"Na hota toh kabhi gawahi na deti. Aur rahi gawahi toh woh main pichhli peshi pe de chuki hoon. Is dafa mujhe sirf cross examine karne ke liye bulaya ja raha hai." Saath hi tak uthakar ghoont bhara.

"Nudrat ko Triple vessel (dil ki naaliyon ki) bimari ho gayi hai. Uska dil theek kaam nahi karta. Agar Faris ko saza ho gayi toh woh sadme se mar jaayegi.

"Yeh Faris ko mujh pe goli chalane se pehle sochna chahiye tha." Dusra ghoont bhar kar, mug wapas rakha. Nigahein akhbar pe neeche ki simt daurati gayi. Naak ki long damak rahi thi.

"Saadi ke ghar hi chali jaaya karo."

"Zaroori kaam hua toh chali jaungi. Naraz thodi hoon main us se." Saath hi uska phone baja. Wo baat karne mein masroof ho gayi aur bade Abba apni adhuri chai ko dekhe gaye.

Aaj toh chai ke saath baat bhi adhuri reh gayi thi.

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The name of the maid is Mery Engilo, Mery NGO, and Marie Engio. I'm so confused about how to write her name, so I ignored it. Maybe I wrote her name wrong or maybe right; idk, okay, don't complain to me, bye! Take care. 🥱