Fiza

Shaam hone ko tha, suraj dhalne ko tha

Ek cup chai aur dil ka rishta judne ko tha…

Shaam ko chai peete peete, balcony mein baithe the dono. Tazeem k poochne pe Fiza apne woh 2 saal bayan kr rhi thi.

“Therapies lene k baad, main dusri job pe jaane lagi thi. Mahino lage usse ubharne mein phir ek din ek ladke ne saath kaam kr rhi mahilaon ki hifazat k liye ladai ki. Kuch ladkon ko khoob mara kyunki woh kuch bura karne ka soch rhe the. Uski woh chamkili aankhein mujhe abhi bhi yaad hai. Woh mujhe alag laga. Usse baaton hi baaton mein jaanne lagi thi ki woh achcha insaan hai. Nano ko uske baare mein bataya tha aur woh mujhse milne k bahane usse mil rhe the. Uska naam bhi Tazeem tha yeh sunke woh bhi hairan hue the. Mamu ka kehna tha ek Tazeem gaya, dusra aa gaya.”

Tazeem muskura diye.

“Mujhe nhi pata tha ki humare pados mein rehne wale Aunty Uncle ne uske Abbu ko mere maazi k baare mein bata diye. Baraat aadhe raste aake laut gyi thi. Pata hai, main uss din tumhe bahut yaad kr rhi thi. Meri shaadi mein tum na aao, aisa ho hi nhi sakta tha. Mujhe yakeen tha tum aaoge. Aur tum aaye…” Fiza ne Tazeem ko dekha aur uska haath pakad liya.

“Aise hi tumne mujhe zindagi bhar k liye saathi bana liya tha uss din sabke saamne.” Dono muskurate hue chai pi rhe the.

Tabhi Fiza ne Tazeem k woh 2 saal k baare mein poocha.

“Kuch khaas nhi. Job thi…promotion hua... Sab badhiya tha...pr woh awaaz jo maine tumhari suni thi, woh bhi gaali dete hue... Dil pe lag gyi thi yaar...tabse khud ko akela paa rha tha...kuch bhi sochta tha toh tumhara naam saamne aata tha... Sochta tha tum hoti toh tumse mann ki baatein kr leta...dono saath haste meri baaton pe…” Tazeem ki nazre Fiza se hatt nhi rahi thi.

“Uss din shaadi mein main tumhe akhiri baar dekhne aaya tha. Ek akhiri alvida. Mujhe nhi pata tha kismat ne hume saath mein likha hai. Shayad dil ki pukar thi jisne hum dono ko mila diya…” Fiza muskura rhi thi. Aankhein thodi namm thi pr dil ka bharipan hatt rha tha.

Tazeem asmaan ki taraf dekh rha tha aur kaha,

“Pata hai Fiza…shaam ka rang ajeeb hota hai.”

“Woh kaise?”

“Din bhi khatam ho raha hota hai… aur raat bhi shuru nahi hoti. Dono ke beech ka pal hota hai.” Tazeem ki baatein sunte sunte, Fiza aapni aankhon k saamne sooraj dhalte hure dekh rhi thi.

Tazeem ki aankhein Fiza ki or thi aur usne shaistagi se kaha, “Bilkul tumhari tarah…”

“Meri tarah? Kaise?” Fiza ne Tazeem se aankhein milake poocha.

“Tum meri zindagi ki woh shaam ho… jahan meri tanhai khatam hui aur nayi roshni shuru...”

Fiza sharma gayi. Uske gaal surkh lal ho pade the.

“Main tumse mohabbat krta hun, Fiza.”

Woh shaam Fiza kabhi nhi bhool sakti. Woh shaam ek khaas din hai uske liye.

Uss raat, woh apni diary mein kuch waqya k baare mein likh rhi thi. Baju baithe Tazeem ko movie dikhana tha.

“Earbuds pehn lo…” Tazeem ne apne earbuds use diya aur Fiza ne bas aise hi laga liye.

Dheela laga hua dekh, Tazeem ne use achche se earbuds pehna diya. Fiza ki saansein tham gayi. Woh badi badi aankhon se Tazeem ko dekh rhi thi. Tazeem ki ungliyon ka kuch iss tarah Fiza k kaan se raabta hua ki uske ronte khade ho gaye the.

Fiza bas Tazeem ko nihaarti rahi.

Tazeem ne yeh dekha aur haath hilate hue poocha,

“Kya hua?”

“Kuch nhi…” Fiza ne sar hilaya, mana krte hue aur wapas diary mein kuch likhne lagi.

“Kahin aap diary mein yeh toh nhi likh rhi na, ‘Pyaari Diary, aaj mere mohabbat ne mujhe earbuds theek se pehnaye’” Tazeem khud ki baaton pe hasne laga. Fiza uske gaal kheechte hue hasne lagi.

Kuch lamho baad, Tazeem chai banake laa rhe the. Thodi fookh maarte hue chai Fiza ko di.

“Fookh kyun rhe hai?”

“Tum hamesha jaldi mein ghoont bhar leti ho… phir zubaan jal jaati hai.” Fiza muskura di.

“Toh aap isiliye thanda kar kr rhe the…”

“Zimmedari samajh lo meri.” Tazeem ne jawab diya muskurate hue.

Agli shaam ko Tazeem ek hairat-angez khane pe Fiza ko le jaana chahta tha. Woh bas message bhejna ka soch hi rha tha k Fiza ka call aaya.

“Ji meri jaan!” Fiza sharma gayi. Jaan lafzon sunte hi uski dhadkane badh jaati thi.

“Ek dhadkan… ek saans… ek dil pukaar raha hai apne saathi ko…” Tazeem ne apni lafz-e-dil bayan ki.

Fiza ne ek gehri saans li aur aankhein band krte hue izhaar kiya,

“Meri rooh bhi iss mohabbat ka izhaar karti hai…” Tazeem bahut khush ho gaya.

“Phir jaldi se tyaar ho jao, main aa rha hun aapko lene. Saath bahar khana khayenge.”

“Main intezar krungi.” Fiza ki pyaari awaaz aur saansein sunke, Tazeem ka mann kaam pe nhi lag rha tha. Woh aaj jaldi ghar laut aaya.

Ghar k dehleez pe hi uske pair ruk gaye. Aankhein badi aur hairat angez Tazeem ka deedar Fiza k anokhe andaaz se hue jiska tasavvur bhi na kiya tha.

“Surkh gaalon pe liye noor, sharma rahi thi woh,

Gulaab sa husn, resham libaas mein qayamat dha rahi thi woh,

Har saans mein uski maujoodgi se mahaul mehka hua tha,

Uski har ada pe meri dhadkane aazma rahi thi woh…”