chapter 26

Tere Abbu ne is baare mein mujh se pehle hi baat ki hai aur unka bilkul sahi hai: tumhe apne aap ko khatre mein daalne ka koi haq nahi hai," Jalal ki maa ne jab uss se baat kiya."Main samajh nahi sakta ke kis baat se itna khatarnaak ho gaya hai tum bekaar mein pareshan ho," usne uska jawab diya."Jalal, tum itne masoom ho ke bewaqoofi ki had kar di! Tumhare Abbu ko Imama ke parivaar )خاندان( aur unke baare mein sab kuch pata hai. Tumhe kya lagta hai-ke woh tumhe shaadi ke baad akela chhod denge ya humein tang nahi karenge?" Jalal ne jari rakha."Hum shaadi ko raaz rakheinge-kisi ko pata nahi chalega. Main apni specialization ke liye chala jaunga aur phir thodi der baad Imama ko bulaaunga," usne kaha"Mujhe koi wajah nahi nazar aati ke hum Imama ke liye itna risk uthaayein, Aur tu jaanta hai ke hum parivaar ke bahar shaadi nahi karte-bohot si ladkiyan hain jo tere liye munasib hain. Agar mujhe teri pasand pata hoti, to main tujhe kahin aur fix kar deti," usne gusse mein kaha."Yeh koi farq nahi padta ke tumhe usse pasand hai: zaroori hai ke humein kya lagta hai, aur tere Abbu aur mere liye Imama ya uske parivaar pasand nahi hain," usne kaha.Usne apni maa ko manane ki poori koshish ki-ke Imama ko wo Zainab ki dost ke roop mein dekhi hai, ke Imama ne apne mazhab badalne mein bada qadam uthaya hai aur usko saath aur samajh ki zaroorat hai..."To phir, usne ek bada faisla liya hai yeh matlab nahi ke usse kisi aur ko khatre mein daalna chahiye. Main uske faisley ko samajhti hoon, woh sahi kiya hai, lekin humare bhi apne masley hain," usne zyada narmi ke saath kaha."Mantakhi hai: tumhe apne naye peshe mein khud ko sthapit karne ke liye bahar jaana hai, ek din apna hospital kholna hai. Ek achhe parivaar mein shaadi karne se tumhari maqsad mein madad milegi tumhe pata nahi ke kitni rishteyaan aa chuki hain tumhare liye." "Imama se shaadi karke tumhe kya milega? Uske parivaar usse boycott karenge aur yeh sab ke liye ek samajik badnaam ho jayega. Tumne future ke baare mein socha hai-tumhare bachon ne tumse kya sawaal kiya to?"Jalal ki maa ne gambheer awaaz mein kaha aur usne bina kisi rok tok ke suna, nirantar. Uske chehre se samajhna mushkil tha ke uske alfaz ka koi asar hua hai ya nahi..............Imama ne agle raat dobara Jalal ko phone kiya: usne call receive ki. Uske alfaz ne usse mayoosiyat mein daal diya jab usne bataya ke usne apni maa se baat ki hai aur woh is rishte ke khilaaf apne abbu se bhi zyada hai. "Jab maine usse tumhari faisla ke baare mein bataya, to usne kaha ke yeh tumhara masla hai, hamara nahi," Jalal ki seedhi baat ne Imama ke dil ko chhoo liya."Maine apni poori koshish ki hai, Imama, lekin meri maa kabhi bhi raazi nahi hogi," Jalal ne dheere se tasleem kar diya. "Kya tum unki marzi ke bina mujhse shaadi kar sakti ho?" usne besabri se poocha."Nahi, main nahi kar sakta-main unse itna pyaar karta hoon ke unhe dukh nahi dena chahta, unke ijaazat ke bagair yeh qadam nahi utha sakta," usne jawaab diya. Usne usse guzarish ki ke woh usse is halat se bachaye, uski zindagi bachaye, lekin uska jawaab sakht raha."Main apne maa-baap ki baat nahi taal sakta. Mujhe dabao mat do," usne kaha.Imama ki nervs toot gayi thi. Kabhi usne apne aap ko itna niche nahi giraya tha. Usne usse guzarish kiya ke nikah chupke se karwa lein aur phir woh kisi aur se bhi shaadi kar le, jo bhi uske maa-baap ki marzi ho-usse koi aitraaz nahi hoga."Imama, bachpana chhodo! Tumhe pata hona chahiye ke agar meri maa-baap ko pata chala to kya hoga: woh mujhe ghar se nikal denge. Phir hum kya karenge?" "Hum mehnat karenge, kuch karenge, hum zinda rahenge," usne kaha. Kya yeh 'kuch' mujhe bahar padhai karne ke liye paisa dega?" uska tone tez aur tanz karda tha. Uske paas koi jawab nahi tha."Nahi, Imama, main apne sapne, apne iraadon ko tumhari ya kisi aur ke liye qurbaan nahi kar sakta. Main tumse pyaar karta hoon, haan, lekin main tumhari tarah itna jazbati nahi ho sakta. Mujhe phir mat call karna kyunki main is mamle ko peeche chhod raha hoon. Tumhari halat par mujhe afsos hai lekin tumhe apne masle khud hal karna hoga-main tumhari madad nahi kar sakta. Khuda hafiz," Jalal ne phone kaat diya.Yeh waqt tha 10.50 p.m. Imama ko aisa laga jaise uska saara jahan uske charon taraf ud gaya ho. Kaun usse behtar jaanta tha, is lamhe mein, ke sab kuch haath se nikal jaane ka dukh kya hota hai? Uski dimaag sunn pad gayi thi, uski rooh toot gayi thi: woh apne bistar par ek bejaan murti ki tarah baithi rahi. "Mujhe Baba ko sab kuch bata dena chahiye...mere paas aur koi raasta nahi hai? Shayad woh mujhe ghar se nikal de kam se kam, main is jagah se aazad ho jaungi."............."Main Asjad se shaadi nahi karna chahti, isliye shaadi ke liye shopping ka sawaal hi nahi uthta," Imama ne apni maa ko tayyar tone mein bataya."Pehle shaadi ke khayal ke khilaaf thi, ab Asjad se shaadi ke khilaaf-tumhe kya karna hai?" uski maa pareshan thi."Mujhe Asjad se shaadi nahi karni, Imama ne kaha."To phir kisse se shaadi karna chahti ho?" Hashim Mubeen darwaze mein khade the. Shayad unhone Imama aur uski maa ke beech ki baat suni thi jab wo corridor mein the. Unka gussa control mein nahi tha.Imama chup thi."Batao, kaun hai woh jise tum se shaadi karni hai? Zubaan kaat gayi hai kya? Asjad se kyun nahi karni chahti? Tumhara kya masla hai? Jawab do mujhe!" wo jhijhak ke saath chillane lage.Imama ne apne aap ko sambhala aur bahaduri se bola, "Baba, shaadi zindagi bhar ka faisla hota hai. Mujhe apni marzi se shaadi karni hai.""Kal tak to Asjad tumhari marzi thi," unhone taunt diya karke."Woh kal ki baat thi, aaj ki nahi," usne jawab diya."To ab kyun nahi? Batao, ab kyun nahi?" unhone buland awaaz mein poocha.Kuch palon ke liye, Imama ne bina kuch kahe use dekha. Phir usne kaha, "Baba, main ek Musalman se shaadi karna chahti hoon."Hashim Mubeen ko aisa laga jaise aasmaan zameen mil gayi ho."Tumne kya kaha?" uncertainty ke saath unhone poocha."Main non-Muslim se shaadi nahi karna chahti kyunki maine Isiam mein mazhab badal liya hai," usne saaf-saaf kaha.Kuch minutes ke liye kamre mein absolute khamoshi thi. Salma shock ki halat mein thi aur Hashim Mubeen... woh patthar ban gaye the lag raha tha. Woh Imama ko bebaak nazron se dekh rahe the, jaise unhe saans lene ka tareeqa bhool gaya ho. Unhone apne ghar mein aise ek mushkil halat ka samna kabhi nahi socha tha, aur woh bhi apne sabse pyaare bachche ke haathon. 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