Wo aik brown rang kay lakri kay darwaze kay samne khari thi. Us kay hath mein aik halkey gulabi rang ka suitcase tha. Us nay apna chashma ankho say hataya or darwaza khola. Darwaza kholte hi aik khoobsurat bagicha tha. Aj wo phool jo us kay dada dadi nay bohat shoq say lagaye the murjaye hue the. Kuch dair to wo khari us ghar ko dekhti rahi. Wo yadoo kay in gehre samandar mein doob jana chahti thi magar us kay gaal par girne wale nanhe say ansoo nay usy bacha lia. Us nay apne galo par hath phera or suitcase dhakalte hue agey barhi.
Sara furniture safaid chadaro say dhaka hua tha yu jese sadiyo say yaha koi na reh raha ho. Wo ik kamre mein dahil hui. Har chiz par gard jami hui thi. "lgta ha sab say pehle safai karni ho gi." Us nay socha.
Wo bohat nafasat pasand thi. Fresh hone kay bad us ne ghr ki safai shiru kar di. Ghar mein majood har chiz ko wo saf karne kay liye pakrti to us ki taraf dekhti reh jati. Har ik chiz say hazaro yadein juri thi.
Achanak ghanti baji. "Shyed Umera aa gai..!" us kay siwa usy koi or rishta dar milne nahi aa skta tha.
us nay ja kar darwaza khola or khushi say Umera ka istaqbal kia magar Umera kuch khush dikhai na di. Jab us ne andar aa kar safai ka saman dekha to heran hui.
"Areay tum kyu safai kar rahi ho? Mein abi kisi mulazma ko bulati hu..."
"Nahi....muje apna kam khud karna acha lagta ha." Momina nay puraitmad lehje mein kaha. "Kya hua Umera?" us nay Umera ki ankho mein chuphe kai sawal parh liye.
"Tum meri help karo gi na?" Us kay chehre par bebasi ayaa thi.
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"Momina...! Momina....!" Amara nay gari say nikal kar zor zor se pukarna shiru kar dia.
Kale rang ka court pehne or sir par hijab liye Germany kay ik shehar Trier kay ik khoobsurat ilaqe ki gali se nazrein jhukae tez tez chal rahi thi, us kay kandhe par aik bag bhi tha or hath mein chand kitabein bhi thi. Amara ki awaz sunte hi wo chonk gai. Us nay mur kar dekha to Amara ko sir phair kay inkar kr dia.
"Jaldi ao! agr piche koi gari aa gai to masla ho jae ga." Amara nay hath kay ishare say bulaya.
Wo apni jaga say hili bi nahi thi kay Amara bhagti hui us kay pas gayi, usy bazoo say pakra or gari ka darwaza khola. Piche say ik car b ati dikhai de rahi thi. Majburan usy gari mein bethna para.
"lgta ha tumhari dost ko hamare sath bethna acha nahi laga...!" Usman nay tans kia.
"Areay nahi bhai ye to hai hi aesi......!" Amara nay Momina ki safai paish ki.
University pohnchte hi Momina Amara par baras pari.
"To muj say nahi bardasht hota kay itni sardi mein meri itni payari friend is tarah say ae." Us nay safai paish ki.
"Kal meri gari ho jaye gi thik...! aik din say muje kuch nahi hone laga tha."
Wo apas mein behas kar hi rahi thi kay un ki Bangladesh ki dost Kajal bhi un k pas ai. Phir Maryam ka gusa b kam ho gya.
Momina ka aik iklota hi bhai tha jo apne father kay sath kamyabi say buisness kar raha tha. Zaron ki zindagi kay sare khawab pure ho chuke the ab bas apni bacpan ki mangetar Bisma se shadi karna baqi thi. Wo us ki mangetar hone kay sath sath us kay chacha ki b beti thi.
Zaron nay apni behan Momina ki har khaish puri ki thi. Wo us ki aik bht achi dost bhi thi.
Ab un kay waldain Pakistan jaa kar Zaron or Bisma ki shadi kar dena chahte the. Bisma kay maa baap b aik say zyada martaba shadi ka keh chuke the.
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Raat ko wo akele hi khana bana rahi thi. Cooking karne ka usy bilkul shooq nahi tha lekin waqat nay usy boht kuch sikhane kay sath sath ye kam bhi sikha dia tha. Shiru shiru mein to wo cooking books parhte parhte pura din guzar deti. Ab wo bht acha khana bana leti thi. Aj wo baryani bana rahi thi.
Pure ghar mein khushboo pheeli hui thi. Us nay sara kitchen samaita or apni plate le kar bahir gai.
"Aj to maza aa jaye ga...!" us nay sofe par para hua TV ka remote hath mein pkra or beth gai. khane kay sath sath news channel dekhna us ki purani addat thi.
Khane kay bad wo us nay TV band kar dia or ghar kay bagiche mein chehal qadmi karne lagi.
"Waqat kay sath sath zindagi kitni badalti jati ha. Kabi hamare irad girad logo ka hajoom hota hai mgr hum khud ko tanha mehsoos karte hain lekin kabi kabi hum tanha hote hue bhi apne pas boht se logo ko mehsoos krte hain." Us nay socha.
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Momina ki ami Pakistan ja chuki thi or shadi ki tayari mein masroof thi. Wo har roz Pakistan mein sab say Rabta karti or Zaron to sirf Bisma say hi batein karta rehta.
Aj Amara nay us say aik aisa sawal poch lia kay usy jawab dena mushkil laga.
"Pehle to Usman tumhare piche piche bhagta tha. Par jab say tum meri birthday part pr ai thi tab say us ne kabi muj se tumhein koi paigam dene ko nai kaha na tum say bat karta ha...Batao na kya kaha tha us nay tum say...?" Us nay tajasus say pocha.
"Kuch nahi kaha tha mene usy bs muje jo ami nay aj tak samjhaya ha wo usy samjane ki koshish ki thi." Us nay jawab dia.
"Oh to tum nay usy apni ami kay lectures sunae houn ge." Wo hansi. "Beta tumhari family mein to larkiyo ko college jane ki bhi ijazat nahi or tum....tum Germany ki University mein Wakalat parh rahi ho. Tumhein parhane ka faisla galat na sabit hone dena. Ye wooo..........hai na?" Amara nay apne hi andaz mein us ki ami ki kahi gai batein bol di.
"Tum kabi baaz nhi aa skti...!" Momina nay us book uthai or us kay kandhe par mari jis par wo khilkala kar hans pari.
"Wese pata ha Usman nay sayast mein dilchaspi leni shiru kar di ha...!" Us nay sanjidgi say kaha. Uski bat sun kar Momina hans pari.
"Sach keh rhi hu.....jab say mene usy bataya kay Momina keh rhi thi kay wo ya to kisi army officer say shadi kare gi ya phir kisi advocate say or ya phr kisi sayasat dan say....Ab dekho parhai say to wo bhagta ha is liye sirf sayasat dan hi ban sakta ha or wo b asani say...!" Wo chehki.
"Tum meri kahi hui har bat Usman ko kyu bata deti ho." Us nay phir say gusa kia.
Amara ka taluq aik bht ameer or sayasi gharane say tha. Us kay chacha MNA the.
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Rat dair tak jagne kay bad akhir usy nind aa hi gayi thi. Subah fajar ki azan shiru hote hi us ki aankh khul gai. Wo uthi or namaz aada ki. Namaz kay bad wo talawat e quran mein mashgool ho gai.
Usy achi tarah yad tha bachpan mein us ki dadi isi ghr mein unhein quran parhaya krti thi. Aj wo akeli waha thi or koi bhi na tha. Aj usy apno ki yad bht sata rahi thi.
Us nay Umera ko phone kar kay ghar bulaya. Wo to tayar bethr us kay phone ka hi intazar kar rahi thi.
Aj wo Momina kay ghar ai to wo nashta bana rahi thi.
"Tum akele kese reh rhi ho. Mene kaha na mein mulazma ka bando basat kar deti hu." Umera nay dohraya.
"Muje akele rehne ki adat hai." Us nay muskra kar jawab dia. "Tum jao betho mein tumhare liye b nashta le kar ati hu."
Nashte kay doran dono nay zyada bat na ki. Mgr nashta khtm hote hi Umera nay besabri say kaha.
"Muje us insan kay sath nahi rehna. Mein tang aa gai hu."
"Sab thik ho jaye ga. Mein Bashar say milna chahu gi." Us nay pursakoon lehje mein kaha.
"Thik hai wo kal hi idher aa jaye ga."
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December kay end par christmas ki chuthio kay sath sath Momina kay Pakistan jane ki tayaria bhi mukamal ho chuki thi. Us nay sari family kay liye koi na koi chiz li. Filhal sirf wo apne baba kay sath Pakistan ja rhi thi. Zaron ko shadi say do din pehle ane ko kaha gya.
Usman ko us kay walid nay buisness kay silsale mein Berlin bheja hua tha. Jab usy Momina kay Pakistan jane ki khabar mili to us nay wapis ana chaha magr us kay papa nay saf mana kar dia.
Pakistan jane say aik din pehle Amara nay usy phone kar kay bataya kay Usman wapis ana chah raha tha magr us nay us ki bat an suni kar di jis par Amara ko bht gusa aya. "Momina mera bhai pagalo wali muhabat karta ha tum say or tum ho kay us ka zikar karna bhi gawara nahi karti...!" Us nay phone rakh dia. Us ki theeki bat sun kar Momina kay ansu gir pare. Usman say muhabat ka beej us kay dil mein boya hua tha magar wo isy aik poda ya darakht nahi banana dena chah rhi thi.
Wo ghar say nikalne hi wali thi magar abi tak Amara usy milne nahi ai thi or na hi us kay kisi message ka jawab de rhi thi. Amara ki narazgi usy bechain kar rhi thi kay achanak us kay kamre ka drwaza khula. "Tum bht bewafa ho par mein nahi...! meri ikloti dost ho phr na jane kab ao gi. Socha mil hi au pr narazgi apni jaga ha yad rkhna...!" Wo or Amara bagal geer hui.
Zaron unhein airport chor kar aya tha.
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Bashar agle din ghar aa gya tha. Wo dono bagiche mein rakhi kursio par hi baithe the. Thori dair halki pulkhi gup shup kay bad Momina nay asal bat ki taraf ana chaha.
"To tum Umera say khush nahi ho?"
"Muje us say koi kisi kisam ka gila shikwa nahi hai. Wo na sahi magr mein to us say bht muhabat krta hu or usy talaq dene ka soch b nahi skta magar wo hai kay meri bat samjti hi nahi." Bashar nay wazahat ki.
"Magar us kay mutabiq to tum usy bat bat par dantate ho. Us par chilate ho or hath b utha lete ho."
"Aisa nahi.....mein gusa karta hu us par jab wo muj se badtamizi karti hai magar mene kabi us par hath nhi uthaya. Zyada safaiaa nahi paish karta bs itna dekh lijie kay agar us say rishta khtm krna hota to kabi bghi us ki aik call par ap kay pas na ata." Bashar nay safai paish ki.
Momina ko bhi ab surat e haal ka andaza hone laga.
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Pakistan mein wo bht khush thi.Ye uski zindagi kay haseen tareen pal the. Roz sham ko wo apne gaoo kay harey bharey kheto ki sair ko jati or rat ko ghar kay aangan mein aag jala kar hath saikne kay sath sath sahelio or chacha zad behno se gup shap ka maza hi kuch or tha.
Har koi us se Germany kay logo kay bare mein pochta. Un kay rehan sehan or khane piney par gaoo kay log maloomat lete or herangi kay sath sath un kay chehre par muskrahat b aa jati.
Udher Usman ko na jane kya ho gaya wo bar bar apne waldein say Momina say mangni ki zid karne laga. Us kay ghar walo ko Momina bht pasand thi magar wo filhal rishte ki koi bat nhi karna chahte the. Us ki zid nay us kay walid ko majboor kar dia kay wo apne bhai say kahein kay wo Momina kay ghar us Usman ka rishta le kar jaein.
Wo aik aali shan gari mein apni begum kay sath Momina kay ghar gaye. Momina kay gaoo mein un ki aamid par herangi thi. Bisma kay maa baap bhi bht khush the magar jab unho nay rishte ki bat ki to baqi sab ki khushi to dugni ho gai magar Bisma kay waldain ko bat pasand na ai.
Momina nay Amara ko phone kar khushi ka izhar kia or aitraf kar lia kay wo Usman se muhabat krti ha. Wo bohat khushi thi magar us ki sari khushi mand par gai jab rat ko us kay chachi chacha ghar ae or us ka hath apne bete Muneer kay liye mang lia or sath mein saf saf keh dia kay agar ye rishta na hua to wo apni beti ka rishta bhi tor dein ge.
Sab bohat pareshan the. Momina ne ro ro kar apna bura hal kar lia tha. Zaron us kay kamre mein aya to wo khamosh ho gai. "Momina! tum nay aj tak muj say jo manga ha mene tumhein dia. Tum bht takleef mein ho magar tum say zyada takleef mein Bisma hai jis ka nam bachpan say muj se jura ha or tum to Usman ko janti bhi nahi. Apne bhai ki khushian tumhare hath mein hain. Mera man rakh lo. Muneer bht acha larka ha. Police officer hai or intahai iman dar or shareef lrkha hai. Inkar mat karna."
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Aj Umera us kay pas bethi thi kay Bisma ki call aa gai. Umera kafi dair us say batein karti rahi. Bisma nay bhi usy ye hi samjane ki koshish ki kay wo Bashar kay sath zindagi guzare. Is puri guftago kay darmayan Momina ka zikar tak na hua.
"Momina! tum kisi say bat nahi karti?" Umera nay pocha.
"Agr koi ap kay wajood ko hi manhoos karar day de to us say bat karne ka kya faida...!" Us kay lehje mein puhtagi thi.
"Magar jo hua is mein tumhara to koi kasoor nahi tha."
"Kasoor kisi ka bhi nahi hota hum yu hi aik dusre ko ilzam dete rehte hain...!"
"Tum bohat bahadur ho....!" Umera nay kaha.
"Koi bahadur ya kamzor nahi hota. Ye waqat hi hai jo insan ko kabi to bht bahadur bana deta ha or kabi bht bebas or kamzor...!"
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Uski shadi Muneer say ho gai or Bisma ki shadi Zaron say. Muneer bht acha larka tha wo us say bohat kam bat karta magar us ki bht izat krta tha.
Momina bhi qismat ka likha jan kar sab kuch bhulane ki koshish kar rahi thi. Agr kabi Usman ka khial us kay dil mein ata to wo khud ko dant deti.
Kuch arse bad Bisma or Zaron Germany chale gaye. Un kay janey kay kuch hi dinoo bad us kay ami abu bhi wapis chale gye. Us nay Muneer say Germany ja kar parhai ki bat ki magar us nay saf inkar kar dia.
"Pata nahi ye shaks zindagi say kyu itna uktaya hua ha. Chalo is ki mehrbani, muj par gusa to kam az kam nahi karta...!" Us nay khud say mukhatab ho kar kaha.
Sasural mein ab us kay pas Umera hi hoti thi jis say batein krte us ka pura din guzarta. Apne saas susar ki wo puri khidmat karti thi. Us kay chacha to us say bht khush the magar chachi kabi kabi usy thiki thiki batein suna deti thi.
Germany mein sab khair kheriat se the. Us ka sab se rabta tha magar Amara nay us se bat karna chor di hui thi. Un ki akhri dafa bat tab hui thi jab us ki awaz sun kar Amara nay us say waja pochi. Wo phoot phoot kar rone lagi or bata diya kay Muneer ka rishta aya ha.
Wo apne ap ko khush rkhne ki koshish karti. Bacho ki tarah ji behlati magar Muneer ki khamoshi us kay dil mein bht say waswase paida kar rahi thi.
Aik raat Muneer ghar hi na aya. Pata chala kay wo aik operation par hain or khatarnak gang ko pakrne wale hain. Momina sari rat apne shohar ki salamati kay liye dua karti rhi magar subah ka suraj us kay liye koi acha paigam na laya.
Wo to aa hi gaya magar zinda halat mein nahi. Pure ilaqe mein kohram mach gaya jab us ki dead body gaoo mein lai gai.
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"Mein Ameen say muhabat karti hu or usi kay sath zindagi guzarna chahti hu. Bashar say shadi sirf aik samjota hai." Aj subah Umaira nay usy saf saf bata dia. "Tumhein mene is liye bulaya hai kay tum meri madad karo. Adalt mein case karo."
Momina us ki batoo par khamosh thi. "Tum kya samaj sako gi. Tum nay kon sa kabi kisi say muhabat ki ha. Bhai say shadi par bhi to tum khush nahi thi." Umaira na umeed si ho gai.
"Muhabat.......!" Momina nay dur kahi sochte hue kaha.
"Muje aj tak nahi pata chala kay jab ama aba nay tumhein bhai ki mout ki waja karar de kar ghar say nikal dia tha or tum wapis Germany chali gai thi, is kay bad tumhare sath kya hua tha?" Umaira nay socha. "Tum nay Bisma baji or apne ami abu say aledgi kyu kar li thi."
"Muje Umaira ko sab kuch batana hi ho ga. Kash ye samaj jaye kay muhabat bhi waqat kay sath sath badal jati hai." Us nay socha.
"Betho.....aram say bat karte hain." Wo bagiche mein rakhi maiz kursio par beth gain. Sham hone ko thi."Uncle aunti nay muje manhoos karar dia or ghar say nikal dia. Wo raat mere liye wo bohat aziyat da thi. Mein bewah ho chuki thi magar kisi ko khial na aya. Mein dadi kay ghar yaha hi aa gai thi jaha hum log jab bhi Pakistan aate qayam karte magar mein us raat bilkul akeli thi. Muje kisi nay mere marhoom shohar ka akhri didar bhi nahi karne dia tha." Uski ankhein bhar ai magar us nay apne ansu rok liye.
"Koi muje yaha bardasht nahi karna chahta or sab ki berukhi meri bardasht se b bahir hoti ja rahi thi is liye mein idat kay bad Germany chali gai. Waha ja kar mere maa baap nay to muje sambhalne ki koshish ki magar Bisma ka rawaya mere sath bilkul bhi acha na tha. Wo bat bat par muj say larai karti thi. Us kay mutabiq bhi mein hi manhoos thi. Meri ami usy dantati to rat ko ik hangama khara ho jata. Bhai Bisma ko rote dekh kr sab se batmizi krne par utar aya tha. Phir......" Wo bolte bolte ruk gai.
"Phir kya hua?" Umaira nay tajasus say pocha.
"Phir aik din Amara mere ghar aai. Wo us waqat ai jab mera wajood sab par bhari tha. Wo meri bachpan ki dost thi muje is hal mein dekh kar mere galey say lag kar pooth pooth kar ro pari. Us ka bas nahi chal raha tha kay muje mere ghar say usi wqt le jaye. Usy sab kay rawaye ki khabar thi. Muj par guzarne wali qayamto kay bare mein sun kar us say raha nhi ja rha tha. Or mein.....mein to dhoond rahi thi koi aisa humdard jis kay kandhe par sir rakh kr mein ji bhar kay ro lu. Amara nay muje zindagi ki taraf lana shiru kia. Wo mujhe dhake say bahir ghumane lay jati. Muje shopping karwati. Mere bhikre hue tukro ko us nay samaitna shiru kar dia.
Phir aik din us nay mujhe bataya kay Usman nay abi tak shadi nahi ki. Jab say usy mere ane ka pata chala wo is kadar udas hua kay wapis Berlin chala gya. Usy muje dukhi dekhne ki himat bhi nahi thi. Amara nay muje bataya kay Usman bhi toot chuka hai or agr koi usy samait sakta hai to wo sirf mein hu. Us nay muje umeed dhilai kay ye ghar wale jo muje bhooj samjte hain ye bhi azad ho jaein gay."
Wo bat karte karte ruk gai.
"Usman wo hi na jis ka MNA Masnoor rishta le kar aya tha?" Umaira ne pocha.
"Haan. Wo hi tha."
"Phir tum nay us kay liye haan kar di thi?"
"Han......us din mein or Amara aik resturant mein bethi thi muje nahi maloom tha kay us nay Usman ko bulaya hai. Mene dil ko bht mushkil say us se shadi kay liye manaya tha. Mein nay Amara ko bata dia kay mein razi hu. Usman aa gya.........." Us ki awaz laraz gai.
"Usy Amara nay bataya kay mein us se shadi kay liye tayar hu magar.......us nay........us nay kaha kay us ki sari humdardia mere sath hain magar wo aik bewah say kabi shadi nahi kare ga.....!" Or kuch kehne ki himat na rahi us mein.....wo uthi or apne kamre mein chali gai.
Umaira ne bhi ab us say koi bat karna munasib na samji or wapis ghar chali gai. Momina nay sari raat rote guzari fajar say thori dair pehle us ki aankh lagi.
Subah us nay khud Umaira ko call kar kay bulaya. Pehle to is topic par koi bat na ki magar Umaira say ruka na gya. "Phir tum aledha ho gai thi?"
"Mera wajood sab par booj tha. Mene sab say umeedein laga li thi ye hi meri galti thi. Phir mene tamam insano ko chor kar rab se umeed lagai or Allah nay muje mayoos na kia. Aj mein ik kamyab wakeel hu. Muje Allah ki zaat kay siwa kisi ki madad ki zarorat nahi parti." Wo muskrai.
"Umera! dusri shadi ya pasand ki shadi koi buri bat nahi lekin meri ik baat yaad rkhna agr tum Ameen say shadi kar bhi lo gi na to kahi na kahi, kabi na kahi wo tumhein ye ehsas zaroor dilae ga kay tum nay us say dusri shadi ki hai. Bashar tum say bohat muhabat karta hai. Muhabat karne walo ko khona nahi chahie. Achi tarah say soch lo or kal muje muje apna faisla suna dena." Us nay pursakoon lehje say kaha.
Umaira kay waldain jan chuke the kay Momina Pakistan ai hui hai. Wo Umaira kay Bashar kay sath rawaye par bohat pareshan rehte the. Ab to unhein yaqeen tha kay Momina un dono ko aledha kar kay hi jae gi.
Agle din Umaira or Bashar dono sath ae or Momina ka dil say shukria ada kia. "Tum nay muje aik kamyab zindagi guzarne ka gur sikha dia ha. Rishto ki asliyat samja di hai." Uski khushi ka thikana nahi tha.
"Apka bohat shukria. Ap hi hain jo is pagal ki aqal ko thikane le ai hain." Bashar nay bhi shukria ada kia.
Momina bhi khush thi. Ab wo wapis Germany jane ki tayari mein thi. Us nay apna sara saman tayar kia or ghar say bahir nikali. Jab wo darwaza band kar kay nikal rahi thi to wo heran reh gai. Us kay chacha chahi us kay samane nadamat say sir jhukae khare the. "Hum logo nay tum say bohat zayadati ki hai. Tum yaha thi to ye hi samjte rahe jese tum hamari beti ko galat mashwra de kar us ka ghar turwa do gi magar tum nay to hamare itne bure kay bad bi tum nay hum say acha kia." Us ki chacha ki ankhein nam ho gai.
"Hamein maaf kar do beta...!" Us ki chachi nay hath jor kar us say mafi mangi. Us nay un kay hath pakar liye. "Maaf kia...!" Us nay ansoo bhari ankhein mein ankhein dal kar kaha or apna suitcase dhaklte hue agey barhi.
"Ye waqat insan say kya kya karwa leta ha.....kal mein in kay samane hath jor jor kar roti thi aj meri ankhein to khusk thi magr wo ankhein nam thi....aj mere hath nahi un kay hath bande the...!" Us nay socha. "Aj mein Germany ro ro kar nahi khush ho kar ja rahi hu." Wo muskrai.
Umeed e sehar
us nay ja kar darwaza khola or khushi say Umera ka istaqbal kia magar Umera kuch khush dikhai na di. Jab us ne andar aa kar safai ka saman dekha to heran hui.
"Areay tum kyu safai kar rahi ho? Mein abi kisi mulazma ko bulati hu..."
"Nahi....muje apna kam khud karna acha lagta ha." Momina nay puraitmad lehje mein kaha. "Kya hua Umera?" us nay Umera ki ankho mein chuphe kai sawal parh liye.
"Tum meri help karo gi na?" Us kay chehre par bebasi ayaa thi.
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"Momina...! Momina....!" Amara nay gari say nikal kar zor zor se pukarna shiru kar dia.
Kale rang ka court pehne or sir par hijab liye Germany kay ik shehar Trier kay ik khoobsurat ilaqe ki gali se nazrein jhukae tez tez chal rahi thi, us kay kandhe par aik bag bhi tha or hath mein chand kitabein bhi thi. Amara ki awaz sunte hi wo chonk gai. Us nay mur kar dekha to Amara ko sir phair kay inkar kr dia.
"Jaldi ao! agr piche koi gari aa gai to masla ho jae ga." Amara nay hath kay ishare say bulaya.
Wo apni jaga say hili bi nahi thi kay Amara bhagti hui us kay pas gayi, usy bazoo say pakra or gari ka darwaza khola. Piche say ik car b ati dikhai de rahi thi. Majburan usy gari mein bethna para.
"lgta ha tumhari dost ko hamare sath bethna acha nahi laga...!" Usman nay tans kia.
"Areay nahi bhai ye to hai hi aesi......!" Amara nay Momina ki safai paish ki.
University pohnchte hi Momina Amara par baras pari.
"To muj say nahi bardasht hota kay itni sardi mein meri itni payari friend is tarah say ae." Us nay safai paish ki.
"Kal meri gari ho jaye gi thik...! aik din say muje kuch nahi hone laga tha."
Wo apas mein behas kar hi rahi thi kay un ki Bangladesh ki dost Kajal bhi un k pas ai. Phir Maryam ka gusa b kam ho gya.
Momina ka aik iklota hi bhai tha jo apne father kay sath kamyabi say buisness kar raha tha. Zaron ki zindagi kay sare khawab pure ho chuke the ab bas apni bacpan ki mangetar Bisma se shadi karna baqi thi. Wo us ki mangetar hone kay sath sath us kay chacha ki b beti thi.
Zaron nay apni behan Momina ki har khaish puri ki thi. Wo us ki aik bht achi dost bhi thi.
Ab un kay waldain Pakistan jaa kar Zaron or Bisma ki shadi kar dena chahte the. Bisma kay maa baap b aik say zyada martaba shadi ka keh chuke the.
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Raat ko wo akele hi khana bana rahi thi. Cooking karne ka usy bilkul shooq nahi tha lekin waqat nay usy boht kuch sikhane kay sath sath ye kam bhi sikha dia tha. Shiru shiru mein to wo cooking books parhte parhte pura din guzar deti. Ab wo bht acha khana bana leti thi. Aj wo baryani bana rahi thi.
Pure ghar mein khushboo pheeli hui thi. Us nay sara kitchen samaita or apni plate le kar bahir gai.
"Aj to maza aa jaye ga...!" us nay sofe par para hua TV ka remote hath mein pkra or beth gai. khane kay sath sath news channel dekhna us ki purani addat thi.
Khane kay bad wo us nay TV band kar dia or ghar kay bagiche mein chehal qadmi karne lagi.
"Waqat kay sath sath zindagi kitni badalti jati ha. Kabi hamare irad girad logo ka hajoom hota hai mgr hum khud ko tanha mehsoos karte hain lekin kabi kabi hum tanha hote hue bhi apne pas boht se logo ko mehsoos krte hain." Us nay socha.
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Momina ki ami Pakistan ja chuki thi or shadi ki tayari mein masroof thi. Wo har roz Pakistan mein sab say Rabta karti or Zaron to sirf Bisma say hi batein karta rehta.
Aj Amara nay us say aik aisa sawal poch lia kay usy jawab dena mushkil laga.
"Pehle to Usman tumhare piche piche bhagta tha. Par jab say tum meri birthday part pr ai thi tab say us ne kabi muj se tumhein koi paigam dene ko nai kaha na tum say bat karta ha...Batao na kya kaha tha us nay tum say...?" Us nay tajasus say pocha.
"Kuch nahi kaha tha mene usy bs muje jo ami nay aj tak samjhaya ha wo usy samjane ki koshish ki thi." Us nay jawab dia.
"Oh to tum nay usy apni ami kay lectures sunae houn ge." Wo hansi. "Beta tumhari family mein to larkiyo ko college jane ki bhi ijazat nahi or tum....tum Germany ki University mein Wakalat parh rahi ho. Tumhein parhane ka faisla galat na sabit hone dena. Ye wooo..........hai na?" Amara nay apne hi andaz mein us ki ami ki kahi gai batein bol di.
"Tum kabi baaz nhi aa skti...!" Momina nay us book uthai or us kay kandhe par mari jis par wo khilkala kar hans pari.
"Wese pata ha Usman nay sayast mein dilchaspi leni shiru kar di ha...!" Us nay sanjidgi say kaha. Uski bat sun kar Momina hans pari.
"Sach keh rhi hu.....jab say mene usy bataya kay Momina keh rhi thi kay wo ya to kisi army officer say shadi kare gi ya phir kisi advocate say or ya phr kisi sayasat dan say....Ab dekho parhai say to wo bhagta ha is liye sirf sayasat dan hi ban sakta ha or wo b asani say...!" Wo chehki.
"Tum meri kahi hui har bat Usman ko kyu bata deti ho." Us nay phir say gusa kia.
Amara ka taluq aik bht ameer or sayasi gharane say tha. Us kay chacha MNA the.
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Rat dair tak jagne kay bad akhir usy nind aa hi gayi thi. Subah fajar ki azan shiru hote hi us ki aankh khul gai. Wo uthi or namaz aada ki. Namaz kay bad wo talawat e quran mein mashgool ho gai.
Usy achi tarah yad tha bachpan mein us ki dadi isi ghr mein unhein quran parhaya krti thi. Aj wo akeli waha thi or koi bhi na tha. Aj usy apno ki yad bht sata rahi thi.
Us nay Umera ko phone kar kay ghar bulaya. Wo to tayar bethr us kay phone ka hi intazar kar rahi thi.
Aj wo Momina kay ghar ai to wo nashta bana rahi thi.
"Tum akele kese reh rhi ho. Mene kaha na mein mulazma ka bando basat kar deti hu." Umera nay dohraya.
"Muje akele rehne ki adat hai." Us nay muskra kar jawab dia. "Tum jao betho mein tumhare liye b nashta le kar ati hu."
Nashte kay doran dono nay zyada bat na ki. Mgr nashta khtm hote hi Umera nay besabri say kaha.
"Muje us insan kay sath nahi rehna. Mein tang aa gai hu."
"Sab thik ho jaye ga. Mein Bashar say milna chahu gi." Us nay pursakoon lehje mein kaha.
"Thik hai wo kal hi idher aa jaye ga."
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December kay end par christmas ki chuthio kay sath sath Momina kay Pakistan jane ki tayaria bhi mukamal ho chuki thi. Us nay sari family kay liye koi na koi chiz li. Filhal sirf wo apne baba kay sath Pakistan ja rhi thi. Zaron ko shadi say do din pehle ane ko kaha gya.
Usman ko us kay walid nay buisness kay silsale mein Berlin bheja hua tha. Jab usy Momina kay Pakistan jane ki khabar mili to us nay wapis ana chaha magr us kay papa nay saf mana kar dia.
Pakistan jane say aik din pehle Amara nay usy phone kar kay bataya kay Usman wapis ana chah raha tha magr us nay us ki bat an suni kar di jis par Amara ko bht gusa aya. "Momina mera bhai pagalo wali muhabat karta ha tum say or tum ho kay us ka zikar karna bhi gawara nahi karti...!" Us nay phone rakh dia. Us ki theeki bat sun kar Momina kay ansu gir pare. Usman say muhabat ka beej us kay dil mein boya hua tha magar wo isy aik poda ya darakht nahi banana dena chah rhi thi.
Wo ghar say nikalne hi wali thi magar abi tak Amara usy milne nahi ai thi or na hi us kay kisi message ka jawab de rhi thi. Amara ki narazgi usy bechain kar rhi thi kay achanak us kay kamre ka drwaza khula. "Tum bht bewafa ho par mein nahi...! meri ikloti dost ho phr na jane kab ao gi. Socha mil hi au pr narazgi apni jaga ha yad rkhna...!" Wo or Amara bagal geer hui.
Zaron unhein airport chor kar aya tha.
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Bashar agle din ghar aa gya tha. Wo dono bagiche mein rakhi kursio par hi baithe the. Thori dair halki pulkhi gup shup kay bad Momina nay asal bat ki taraf ana chaha.
"To tum Umera say khush nahi ho?"
"Muje us say koi kisi kisam ka gila shikwa nahi hai. Wo na sahi magr mein to us say bht muhabat krta hu or usy talaq dene ka soch b nahi skta magar wo hai kay meri bat samjti hi nahi." Bashar nay wazahat ki.
"Magar us kay mutabiq to tum usy bat bat par dantate ho. Us par chilate ho or hath b utha lete ho."
"Aisa nahi.....mein gusa karta hu us par jab wo muj se badtamizi karti hai magar mene kabi us par hath nhi uthaya. Zyada safaiaa nahi paish karta bs itna dekh lijie kay agar us say rishta khtm krna hota to kabi bghi us ki aik call par ap kay pas na ata." Bashar nay safai paish ki.
Momina ko bhi ab surat e haal ka andaza hone laga.
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Pakistan mein wo bht khush thi.Ye uski zindagi kay haseen tareen pal the. Roz sham ko wo apne gaoo kay harey bharey kheto ki sair ko jati or rat ko ghar kay aangan mein aag jala kar hath saikne kay sath sath sahelio or chacha zad behno se gup shap ka maza hi kuch or tha.
Har koi us se Germany kay logo kay bare mein pochta. Un kay rehan sehan or khane piney par gaoo kay log maloomat lete or herangi kay sath sath un kay chehre par muskrahat b aa jati.
Udher Usman ko na jane kya ho gaya wo bar bar apne waldein say Momina say mangni ki zid karne laga. Us kay ghar walo ko Momina bht pasand thi magar wo filhal rishte ki koi bat nhi karna chahte the. Us ki zid nay us kay walid ko majboor kar dia kay wo apne bhai say kahein kay wo Momina kay ghar us Usman ka rishta le kar jaein.
Wo aik aali shan gari mein apni begum kay sath Momina kay ghar gaye. Momina kay gaoo mein un ki aamid par herangi thi. Bisma kay maa baap bhi bht khush the magar jab unho nay rishte ki bat ki to baqi sab ki khushi to dugni ho gai magar Bisma kay waldain ko bat pasand na ai.
Momina nay Amara ko phone kar khushi ka izhar kia or aitraf kar lia kay wo Usman se muhabat krti ha. Wo bohat khushi thi magar us ki sari khushi mand par gai jab rat ko us kay chachi chacha ghar ae or us ka hath apne bete Muneer kay liye mang lia or sath mein saf saf keh dia kay agar ye rishta na hua to wo apni beti ka rishta bhi tor dein ge.
Sab bohat pareshan the. Momina ne ro ro kar apna bura hal kar lia tha. Zaron us kay kamre mein aya to wo khamosh ho gai. "Momina! tum nay aj tak muj say jo manga ha mene tumhein dia. Tum bht takleef mein ho magar tum say zyada takleef mein Bisma hai jis ka nam bachpan say muj se jura ha or tum to Usman ko janti bhi nahi. Apne bhai ki khushian tumhare hath mein hain. Mera man rakh lo. Muneer bht acha larka ha. Police officer hai or intahai iman dar or shareef lrkha hai. Inkar mat karna."
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Aj Umera us kay pas bethi thi kay Bisma ki call aa gai. Umera kafi dair us say batein karti rahi. Bisma nay bhi usy ye hi samjane ki koshish ki kay wo Bashar kay sath zindagi guzare. Is puri guftago kay darmayan Momina ka zikar tak na hua.
"Momina! tum kisi say bat nahi karti?" Umera nay pocha.
"Agr koi ap kay wajood ko hi manhoos karar day de to us say bat karne ka kya faida...!" Us kay lehje mein puhtagi thi.
"Magar jo hua is mein tumhara to koi kasoor nahi tha."
"Kasoor kisi ka bhi nahi hota hum yu hi aik dusre ko ilzam dete rehte hain...!"
"Tum bohat bahadur ho....!" Umera nay kaha.
"Koi bahadur ya kamzor nahi hota. Ye waqat hi hai jo insan ko kabi to bht bahadur bana deta ha or kabi bht bebas or kamzor...!"
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Uski shadi Muneer say ho gai or Bisma ki shadi Zaron say. Muneer bht acha larka tha wo us say bohat kam bat karta magar us ki bht izat krta tha.
Momina bhi qismat ka likha jan kar sab kuch bhulane ki koshish kar rahi thi. Agr kabi Usman ka khial us kay dil mein ata to wo khud ko dant deti.
Kuch arse bad Bisma or Zaron Germany chale gaye. Un kay janey kay kuch hi dinoo bad us kay ami abu bhi wapis chale gye. Us nay Muneer say Germany ja kar parhai ki bat ki magar us nay saf inkar kar dia.
"Pata nahi ye shaks zindagi say kyu itna uktaya hua ha. Chalo is ki mehrbani, muj par gusa to kam az kam nahi karta...!" Us nay khud say mukhatab ho kar kaha.
Sasural mein ab us kay pas Umera hi hoti thi jis say batein krte us ka pura din guzarta. Apne saas susar ki wo puri khidmat karti thi. Us kay chacha to us say bht khush the magar chachi kabi kabi usy thiki thiki batein suna deti thi.
Germany mein sab khair kheriat se the. Us ka sab se rabta tha magar Amara nay us se bat karna chor di hui thi. Un ki akhri dafa bat tab hui thi jab us ki awaz sun kar Amara nay us say waja pochi. Wo phoot phoot kar rone lagi or bata diya kay Muneer ka rishta aya ha.
Wo apne ap ko khush rkhne ki koshish karti. Bacho ki tarah ji behlati magar Muneer ki khamoshi us kay dil mein bht say waswase paida kar rahi thi.
Aik raat Muneer ghar hi na aya. Pata chala kay wo aik operation par hain or khatarnak gang ko pakrne wale hain. Momina sari rat apne shohar ki salamati kay liye dua karti rhi magar subah ka suraj us kay liye koi acha paigam na laya.
Wo to aa hi gaya magar zinda halat mein nahi. Pure ilaqe mein kohram mach gaya jab us ki dead body gaoo mein lai gai.
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"Mein Ameen say muhabat karti hu or usi kay sath zindagi guzarna chahti hu. Bashar say shadi sirf aik samjota hai." Aj subah Umaira nay usy saf saf bata dia. "Tumhein mene is liye bulaya hai kay tum meri madad karo. Adalt mein case karo."
Momina us ki batoo par khamosh thi. "Tum kya samaj sako gi. Tum nay kon sa kabi kisi say muhabat ki ha. Bhai say shadi par bhi to tum khush nahi thi." Umaira na umeed si ho gai.
"Muhabat.......!" Momina nay dur kahi sochte hue kaha.
"Muje aj tak nahi pata chala kay jab ama aba nay tumhein bhai ki mout ki waja karar de kar ghar say nikal dia tha or tum wapis Germany chali gai thi, is kay bad tumhare sath kya hua tha?" Umaira nay socha. "Tum nay Bisma baji or apne ami abu say aledgi kyu kar li thi."
"Muje Umaira ko sab kuch batana hi ho ga. Kash ye samaj jaye kay muhabat bhi waqat kay sath sath badal jati hai." Us nay socha.
"Betho.....aram say bat karte hain." Wo bagiche mein rakhi maiz kursio par beth gain. Sham hone ko thi."Uncle aunti nay muje manhoos karar dia or ghar say nikal dia. Wo raat mere liye wo bohat aziyat da thi. Mein bewah ho chuki thi magar kisi ko khial na aya. Mein dadi kay ghar yaha hi aa gai thi jaha hum log jab bhi Pakistan aate qayam karte magar mein us raat bilkul akeli thi. Muje kisi nay mere marhoom shohar ka akhri didar bhi nahi karne dia tha." Uski ankhein bhar ai magar us nay apne ansu rok liye.
"Koi muje yaha bardasht nahi karna chahta or sab ki berukhi meri bardasht se b bahir hoti ja rahi thi is liye mein idat kay bad Germany chali gai. Waha ja kar mere maa baap nay to muje sambhalne ki koshish ki magar Bisma ka rawaya mere sath bilkul bhi acha na tha. Wo bat bat par muj say larai karti thi. Us kay mutabiq bhi mein hi manhoos thi. Meri ami usy dantati to rat ko ik hangama khara ho jata. Bhai Bisma ko rote dekh kr sab se batmizi krne par utar aya tha. Phir......" Wo bolte bolte ruk gai.
"Phir kya hua?" Umaira nay tajasus say pocha.
"Phir aik din Amara mere ghar aai. Wo us waqat ai jab mera wajood sab par bhari tha. Wo meri bachpan ki dost thi muje is hal mein dekh kar mere galey say lag kar pooth pooth kar ro pari. Us ka bas nahi chal raha tha kay muje mere ghar say usi wqt le jaye. Usy sab kay rawaye ki khabar thi. Muj par guzarne wali qayamto kay bare mein sun kar us say raha nhi ja rha tha. Or mein.....mein to dhoond rahi thi koi aisa humdard jis kay kandhe par sir rakh kr mein ji bhar kay ro lu. Amara nay muje zindagi ki taraf lana shiru kia. Wo mujhe dhake say bahir ghumane lay jati. Muje shopping karwati. Mere bhikre hue tukro ko us nay samaitna shiru kar dia.
Phir aik din us nay mujhe bataya kay Usman nay abi tak shadi nahi ki. Jab say usy mere ane ka pata chala wo is kadar udas hua kay wapis Berlin chala gya. Usy muje dukhi dekhne ki himat bhi nahi thi. Amara nay muje bataya kay Usman bhi toot chuka hai or agr koi usy samait sakta hai to wo sirf mein hu. Us nay muje umeed dhilai kay ye ghar wale jo muje bhooj samjte hain ye bhi azad ho jaein gay."
Wo bat karte karte ruk gai.
"Usman wo hi na jis ka MNA Masnoor rishta le kar aya tha?" Umaira ne pocha.
"Haan. Wo hi tha."
"Phir tum nay us kay liye haan kar di thi?"
"Han......us din mein or Amara aik resturant mein bethi thi muje nahi maloom tha kay us nay Usman ko bulaya hai. Mene dil ko bht mushkil say us se shadi kay liye manaya tha. Mein nay Amara ko bata dia kay mein razi hu. Usman aa gya.........." Us ki awaz laraz gai.
"Usy Amara nay bataya kay mein us se shadi kay liye tayar hu magar.......us nay........us nay kaha kay us ki sari humdardia mere sath hain magar wo aik bewah say kabi shadi nahi kare ga.....!" Or kuch kehne ki himat na rahi us mein.....wo uthi or apne kamre mein chali gai.
Umaira ne bhi ab us say koi bat karna munasib na samji or wapis ghar chali gai. Momina nay sari raat rote guzari fajar say thori dair pehle us ki aankh lagi.
Subah us nay khud Umaira ko call kar kay bulaya. Pehle to is topic par koi bat na ki magar Umaira say ruka na gya. "Phir tum aledha ho gai thi?"
"Mera wajood sab par booj tha. Mene sab say umeedein laga li thi ye hi meri galti thi. Phir mene tamam insano ko chor kar rab se umeed lagai or Allah nay muje mayoos na kia. Aj mein ik kamyab wakeel hu. Muje Allah ki zaat kay siwa kisi ki madad ki zarorat nahi parti." Wo muskrai.
"Umera! dusri shadi ya pasand ki shadi koi buri bat nahi lekin meri ik baat yaad rkhna agr tum Ameen say shadi kar bhi lo gi na to kahi na kahi, kabi na kahi wo tumhein ye ehsas zaroor dilae ga kay tum nay us say dusri shadi ki hai. Bashar tum say bohat muhabat karta hai. Muhabat karne walo ko khona nahi chahie. Achi tarah say soch lo or kal muje muje apna faisla suna dena." Us nay pursakoon lehje say kaha.
Umaira kay waldain jan chuke the kay Momina Pakistan ai hui hai. Wo Umaira kay Bashar kay sath rawaye par bohat pareshan rehte the. Ab to unhein yaqeen tha kay Momina un dono ko aledha kar kay hi jae gi.
Agle din Umaira or Bashar dono sath ae or Momina ka dil say shukria ada kia. "Tum nay muje aik kamyab zindagi guzarne ka gur sikha dia ha. Rishto ki asliyat samja di hai." Uski khushi ka thikana nahi tha.
"Apka bohat shukria. Ap hi hain jo is pagal ki aqal ko thikane le ai hain." Bashar nay bhi shukria ada kia.
Momina bhi khush thi. Ab wo wapis Germany jane ki tayari mein thi. Us nay apna sara saman tayar kia or ghar say bahir nikali. Jab wo darwaza band kar kay nikal rahi thi to wo heran reh gai. Us kay chacha chahi us kay samane nadamat say sir jhukae khare the. "Hum logo nay tum say bohat zayadati ki hai. Tum yaha thi to ye hi samjte rahe jese tum hamari beti ko galat mashwra de kar us ka ghar turwa do gi magar tum nay to hamare itne bure kay bad bi tum nay hum say acha kia." Us ki chacha ki ankhein nam ho gai.
"Hamein maaf kar do beta...!" Us ki chachi nay hath jor kar us say mafi mangi. Us nay un kay hath pakar liye. "Maaf kia...!" Us nay ansoo bhari ankhein mein ankhein dal kar kaha or apna suitcase dhaklte hue agey barhi.
"Ye waqat insan say kya kya karwa leta ha.....kal mein in kay samane hath jor jor kar roti thi aj meri ankhein to khusk thi magr wo ankhein nam thi....aj mere hath nahi un kay hath bande the...!" Us nay socha. "Aj mein Germany ro ro kar nahi khush ho kar ja rahi hu." Wo muskrai.
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