jannat ke pattay...[Leaves Of Paradise]

part 79

Hum se hi liya tha. Ayesha ne bataya nahin, hum jungle se lakdiyan kaat ke yehi puzzle box banate hain. Bohat mehenge bikte hain yeh. In mein five-letter code lagta hai, jis ke baghair yeh nahin khulte.

Ayesha muskurati hui Bahare ki baat sun rahi thi.

"Sun... woh bohot deer baad boli." Us ki nigahain abhi tak us box par thin. "Tum ne kabhi koi aisa box banaya hai jismein chheh haruf ka code ho?"

Woh dono ek dum chonkay. "Haan, maine banaya tha."

"Kis ke liye?" Woh bechaini se boli. "Abdul Rehman ka koi mulaazim tha, usne chheh harufi code waala order diya tha toh maine bana diya. Mahine pehle ki baat hai."

Woh soch kar batane lagi. "Toh us ka code tum ne hi rakha hoga. Tumhein woh yaad hai? Yaad?" Ayesha zara jhinp kar nahin. "Chheh haruf ka koi lafz zehan mein nahin aaya tha toh maine us ka code 'Ayeshe' rakha diya."

"Terki mein Ayeshe ko bhi aise likhte hain kya?" Usne achambhe se poocha.

"Nahin, nahin. Terki mein 'Aysegul' likhte hain magar yeh box angrezi haruf tehjee mein tha is liye angrezi mein likha."

"Jo shakhs tum se yeh khareedne aaya tha us ko jaanti ho tum? Chand lamhe ke tawqif ke baad woh zara soch kar poochhne lagi." "Main us ka naam toh nahin jaanti magar woh oonchay qad ka Habshi tha aur us ke baal ghunghrale thay."

"Acha!" Haiya ne Bahare ko us ka puzzle box wapas kar diya. Ab woh apne puzzle box ke bare mein soch rahi thi jo us ke kamray mein rakha tha. Agar wahi box tha jo Ayesha ne banaya tha aur use Abdul Rehman ke hi kisi mulaazim ne Ayesha se khareeda tha aur qavi imkaan tha ke us ne woh doli ke paas bhejwa diya tha. Toh kya Abdul Rehman is baat se waqif tha? Ya phir Ayesha se khareedne wala shakhs hi doli tha. Kyunki doli bhi toh Pasha ka khandani mulaazim tha. Kuch aisa hi bataya tha ARP ki maan ne us se.

"Sunno! Kya Abdul Rehman Pasha ko maloom hai ke tum ne us ke kisi mulaazim ke liye box banaya hai?"Haiya! Mujh se bohot se log puzzle boxer khareedte hain, main har ek ki khabar Abdul Rehman ko nahin karti aur usne to mujhe Abdul Rehman ko batane se mana kiya tha. Tumhein is liye bata rahi hoon kyunke usne sirf Abdul Rehman ko batane se mana kiya tha." Ayesha zara sa muskurakar boli.

Haya ne asbat mein gardan hila di aur bahar dekhne lagi.

Nigeh as baal khatei sarak par oopar chadh rahi thi. Wahan dono atraaf mein sar sabz unche darakht the, meri mein aam tor par sarak ke ek taraf aise unche darakht hote the. Aur doosri jaanib khai, magar yahan dono jaanib hi ghana jangal tha.

Balakhir ek jagah likhi baan ne baghi rok di. Ayesha neeche utri aur baghi ke peechay marsuah sandooq se auzaron ka bhaari thela nikala. Haiya aur Bahare bhi us ke peechay utar aaye. Ab aage unho ne paidal chalna tha.

"Tum chal logi?" Ayesha ne thela uthate hue zara fikr mandi se usay dekha.

"Haan, main behtar mehsoos kar rahi hoon." Usne dheemi muskurahat ke saath Ayesha ko tasalli di.

Bahare sab se aage uchhlati kodti, zara lehak lehak kar kuch gati chal rahi thi.

"Kaainat woh hai jise tum ne banaya
Aur seedha raasta woh hai jise tum ne dikhaya
Pus tu qadmon ko pher de
Apni raza ki taraf
Aye bulandiyon ke rab!"

Woh ek Arabi geet gungunati udhar udhar podon pe haath marti chal rahi thi. Ayesha us ke aqib mein thi aur sab se peechay dia thi jo apni safaid maxi ko dono pehluon se uthaye sach sach pattharon par paon rakh rahi thi.

Wahan har so surkh sanobar aur babool ke darakht the.

Kuch aise darakht bhi the jin ko woh nahin pehchanti thi. Surkh aur jamanee phoolon ki jhaadiyan bhi jab-jab thi.