jannat ke pattay...[Leaves Of Paradise]

part 78

Is ki bhori, sabz aankhein ab neeli sabz lag rahi theen.

Haan, woh mera cousin hai aur ... shohar bhi.

Acha tha! Ayesha muskuradi.

Woh bhi jo Aba zara sa muskuraye. Iss pal usay woh acha shakhs bohat yaad aaya tha.

Sheikh Usman Shabir ka bangla baqi banglon ki nisbat zara saada tha. Ek baray kamray mein jahan farshi nasht thi, Halima aunty unka intezar kar rahi thi. Woh bohat milansaar, bohat khoobsurat khatoon theen. Shalwar qameez pe bara sa do patta chehre ke gird lipte woh pehli hi nazar mein usay bohat achi lag rahi theen.

Yeh haya hai, mein ne bataya tha na? Ayesha qaleen par unke samne dozano ho kar beth gayi. Dono ke darmiyan ek chhoti meez thi jis par Ayesha ne apna haath rakha dia. Haya aur Baharein ek taraf beth gayi.

"Mein jaanti hoon. Acha kya jo haya ko saath laayi ho." Woh muskra kar Ayesha ke haath ki peeth par spray kar rahi theen.

Haya jawab mein muskurayi aur Baharein ke qareeb bohat dheemi si sargoshi ki.

Yeh kya kar rahi hain?

Aaj chaand ki ikkeesvi tareekh hai na? Aaj Ayesha apna khoon nikalwai gi. Abhi dekhna aunty iss ke haath mein blade se cut lagayi gi.

Usne be yaqeeni se Baharein ko dekha aur phir qadray faaslay par bethi aunty aur Ayesha ko. Woh uske haath ki peeth par kuch lag rahi theen. Ayesha ki uske taraf kamar thi so woh theek se dekh nahi sakti thi ke woh kya kar rahi hain.

Qareeban das minute baad Ayesha uthi to uske haath ki peeth par ek gol surkh nishaan sa bana tha. Woh yak tuk uske haath ko dekhe gayi.

Yeh kya? Usne na samjhi se Ayesha ko dekha.

Bohat arsa ho gaya mein ne (cupping seengi lagwana) nahi karwai thi socha aaj karwalon. Tum ne kabhi karwai yeh therapy?

Usne nafi mein sar hilate hue la shauori tor par apna haath peechay kar liya.

"Tum ... kyun karwati ho yeh?" Woh abhi tak dazdeedah nigahon se Ayesha ke haath ko dekh rahi thi.

(Note: Some words might not have direct equivalents in Urdu, so a mix of transliteration and translation is used.)"Main yeh is liye karwati hoon kyunke jab Rasool Allah (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) Me'raaj par gaye thay to idhar farishton ne hamari ummat ke liye jo bohat pur zor takleed ki thi woh cupping karwane ki thi." Allah ne is mein bohat sukoon rakha hai. Tum aunty se baatein karo tab tak mein aur Baharein gul bahar baagh se phool tor lein.

Woh dono bahar chali gayin. To woh qadray hichkichate hue uth kar unke samne aa baithi. Unhon ne muskra kar use dekhte narmi se haath badhaya to Haya ne bila irada apna haath unke haath mein de diya. Tab use mehsoos hua ke unho ne shafaaf patla dastana pehan rakha tha.

"Tum acha mehsoos karo gi. Yeh tumhari udasi le jaye ga."

Mujhe nahi lagta ke meri udasi in cheezon se door ho sakti hai. Woh unke haath mein diye apne haath ko dekh rahi thi jis ki peeth par woh koi spray kar rahi thi.

Woh kyun?

Meri zindagi bohat pechida aur masail se bharri hai. Usne udasi se kehte hue nafi mein sar jhatka. Khidki se chun kar ati subah ki roshni us ke chehre par pare neeloon ko wazeh kar rahi thi. Meri best friend mere samne dam tor gayi aur mein kuch nahi kar saki. Mein ne bohat dua ki thi Halima aunty magar woh phir bhi mujhe chhod kar chali gayi.

Woh na mirti to kal ko tum khud use chhod jatay. Baaz cheezein hamein nagawar lagti hain magar woh hamare liye achi hoti hain. Agar woh is bimari se bach jati magar mazoor ho jati aur kisi bhi wajah se us ka ghar chhota jata, woh tumhare asray par aaparti aur tumhein sari zindagi us ki khidmat karne padti to tum chand mah yeh kar pati phir tang aake khud hi usse chhod deti. Baaz dafa maut mein bhi ek relief hota hai. Woh us ke haath ki peeth par zaitoon ka tail malte hue keh rahi thi.