Update-17 Zulmaat Ka Devta:
"mm.....main ne to bhooton aur dusht-aatmaaon ki parchhaaiyaan ppahle hi dekh li thi." Wo kaanpta hua bola.(Aage.....) "mm.....main ne to bhooton aur dusht-aatmaaon ki parchhaaiyaan ppahle hi dekh li thi." Wo kaanpta hua bola.
Kuchh der baad Safdar ne puchha...."Lekin aap ne un logon ko kyon bulaaya hai?"
"Akele doobna mujhe pasand nahin.....maro to sab ke sath maro."
"Ye log kya chaahte hain?"
"Kisi aise kaale aadmi ka gosht jo bahut peeta ho."
"mm....maar daala.....bb.....boss...." Josef ki aawaz kanth me phasne lagi "Tum ne unhen bataaya to nahin?"
"Mardon ki tarah seedhe khade na huye to zaroor bata doonga."
"My god.....my god.....holy Father...."
"Agar koi geet yaad ho to shuru karo.....main mouth organ bajaaunga."
"Imran sahab khuda ke liye....be serious.....kuchh sochiye."
"Mouth organ sochne par koi pabandi nahin lagaayega......sochte raho." "Kisi tarah khud bhi nikal jaana tha. Un bechaaron ko kyon phanswaa rahe hain?" Imran mouth organ bajaata raha.
"Thahro.....ek minut.....ek baat sun lijiye." Safdar ne bechaini se kaha.
"Sunaao yaar....." Imran jhalla gaya.
"Ye log jhaadiyon se baahar kyon nahin aate?"
"Hamaare dusre sathiyon ka intezar kar rahe hain."
"Aap ne bata diya hai?"
"Jhoot bolna paap hai.....mummy aur daddy bachpan se hi samjhaate aa rahe hain." "Satyanash....." Safdar daant pees kar rah gaya.
"Jhoot bologe to zaroor satyanash hoga." Imran ne sar hila kar kaha aur phir mouth organ ko honton ke paas le jaane ka iraada kar hi raha tha ki josef ne tomy gun us ki taraf badhaate huye kaha "LO rakho boss......mera antim samay nikat aa gaya hai. Main jaanta tha ki us aurat ki bad-duwaayen zaroor poori hongi jo chaandani raaton me bechaini se mera intezar kiya karti thi." "Khuda teri khpadi pe chapat barsaaye Josef......tujhe bhi kahaan aa kar aurat yaad aayi hai." Imran ne thandi saans le kar kaha aur Safdar ko ishara kiya ki tomy gun us se le le.
Phir lagbhag 2 ghante tak Safdar wahin baitha bore hota raha. Us ki samajh me nahin aa raha tha ki ye sab kya ho raha hai. Goliyon ki disha kaise badal gaya tha......aur ab kya hoga. Kya wo sab qaidi bana liye jaayenge? Ya maar diye jaayenge? Imran ki kisi scheme ke baare me samay se pahle anumaan laga lena mushkil kaam tha.
"Shayad wo log aa gaye." Imran barbadaaya...."Khamosh baithe raho....wo log khud hi upar aa jaayenge." Safdar kuchh na bola.
Phir thodi der baad Monica teer ki tarah Imran ke paas aayi thi.
"Ye kya karte phir rahe ho tum?" Us ne puchha.
"Main ek bahut badi musibat me phans gaya hun." Imran ne dukhi swar me kaha.
"Wahaan se is tarah bhaage kyon the?"
"Safdar tumhen is ke baare me shayad pahle hi bata chuka hai......magar ye nayi sankat....." "Kya baat hai?"
Imran us ki baat ka koi jawaab diye bina saare sathiyon ko sambodhit karte huye kaha "Bhaiyon.....main ek badi musibat me phans gaya hun.....meri madad karo."
"Kya baat hai?" Haam ne aage badh kar puchha.
"Main saamne waali jhaadiyon par fire karta hun to goliyaan us ped(Tree) par padti hain."
"Dimaag to nahin kharab ho gaya." Haam ne aankhen nikaalin. Wo Imran ke baare me koi achhi raai nahin rakhta tha......aur Monica se bhi is ka izhaar kar chuka tha.
"Apne saare sathiyon se kaho ki ek sath un jhaadiyon par firing karen.
"Aakhir tum kuchh bataate kyon nahin?" Monica jhunjhlaa gayi.
"Iss tomy gun par kisi dusht-aatma ki parchhayi pad gayi hai." Us ne Safdar ke hathon me dabi huyi tomy gun ki taraf ishara kiya.
Phir Safdar hi se bola "Dikha do bhai inhen bhi dikha do. Magar tum log us ped par bhi dhyan rakhna."
Safdar, jo mar jaane ki had tak uktaa chuka tha......tomy gun us ki taraf badhaata hua bola "Khud hi dikha dijiye." Anyway......imran hi ne firing ki.....lein parinaam pahle se alag na tha. Wo sab buri tarah baukhlaa gaye.
"Ye kya musibat hai.....!!" Monica Imran ki taraf khisakti huyi minminaayi.
"In jhaadiyon ke pichhe lagbhag 150 jangali maujood hain.....lekin ham unka kuchh nahin bigaad sakte." "Nahinn...." Monica hairat se boli.
"Dekh lena.....in logon se kaho ki inke paas jo bhi hathiyar hain ek jagah dher kar den......aur khali hath khade ho jaayen." "Ye to apni maut ko bulaana hoga."
"Tum un par firing kar ke hi kya kar logi? Achha yahi hoga ki in logon ka bharosa jeetne ki koshish ki jaaye. Main dekhna chaahta hun ki goliyon ka rukh kyon badal jaata hai."
Achanak jhaadiyon se shor utha......aur bahut se kaale log un ki taraf badhne lage.
Daisy buri tarah cheekh rahi thi. Safdar ne jhapat kar usay sahaara diya warna wo gir hi jaati. Aadam-khoron ki kahani ne pahle hi usay bhaybheet kar rakha tha.
Imran phir mouth organ bajaane laga.
"Arre.....are.....tumhara dimaag kharab ho gaya hai?" Monica Imran ko jhanjhorne lagi.
Kuchh logon ne bad-hawaasi ki haalat me fire bhi kiye....lekin wo kaale aur ardh nagn wahshi bhayanak dhang se hanste aur haif circle banaate huye aage badhte rahe. Phir to sach much hathon se riefalen girna shuru ho gayin. Josef seene par hathon se cross banaaye duwayen padh raha tha.
Aage badhne waale badhte hi rahe. Un me se koi zakhmi bhi nahin ho saka tha.
"Ye kis musibat me phansa diya iss paagal ne...." Haam daant pees kar dahaada. "Band karo ye gaana bajana."
Lekin Imran par koi prabhaav nahin pada. Mouth organ ki aawaz weerane me goonjti rahi......aur jangaliyon ne unke chaaro taraf ghera bana liya.
Un ke hathon me saron se unche bhaale the. Unki shaklen darawani thin jinhen khariya aur geru se banaayi huyi lakeeron ne aur adhin bhayanak bana diya tha. Achanak unhon ne circle banaaye huye hi dhire dhire nachna shuru kar diya.
"Haha.....nachoge.....!!" Imran ne thahaaka lagaya. "Nacho.....agar mere compose ki huyi music par nach sako...." Wo phir mouth organbajaane laga.
Jangali dhire dhire thumakte rahe aur unka circle move karta raha. Tabhi unhone gaana bhi shuru kar diya......aur unke steps pahle se tez chalne lage.
"Ye kya ho raha hai.....ye kya ho raha hai?" Monica Imran ke kaan ke paas muhh le jaa kar cheekhi.
"Nahin nach sakte...." Imran ne nirash swar me kaha "Meri dhun par nahin nach sakte. Apni hi dhun me mast hain. Aao.....ham tum ramba start karen."
"Tum in logon se kisi bhi tarah kam nahin ho." Monica daant pees kar boli "Jangali.....wahshi......agar kuchh nahin kar sakte to khamosh raho."
Tabhi Josef bhi khisak kar Imran ke nikat aa gaya. Ab us ki aankhon me dar ki jagah hairat ke bhav the. Imran usay sawalia andaz me ghoorne laga.
Jangaliyon ke geet ki lay unchi hoti jaa rahi thi aur circle ki movement bhi tez hoti jaa rahi thi.
Josef us ke kaan ke paas muhh la kar bola "Main is geet ko samajh sakta hun boss. Ye bhasha Nigeria ke nichle bhaagon me boli jaati hai. Magar ye geet ajeeb hai. Is me dushmani ki bu nahin aati. Ye geet lokpriye mehmaanon ke liye khaas hai." "Ohh.....tab to nishchit ye wahi aadam-khor honge." Monica ne kaha.
"Aahaa...." Imran khush ho kar bola "Agar ye baat hai to main un se aurat pakaane ka formula zaroor sikhunga."
"Bas ab ek shabd bhi muh se na nikle warna main goli maar dungi."
"Daro nahin....." Achanak jhaadiyon se aawaz aayi. "Apni rifalen zameen par daal do. Tumhen koi nuksan nahin pahunchega. Waise tum sab ye to dekh hi chuke ho ki tumhare aag ugalne waale hathiyar bekar ho kar rah gaye hain. Tum sab abhi aur isi samay khatam kiye jaa sakte ho."
"Arre.....ye kon hai?" Monica baukhlaa kar jhaadiyon ki taraf dekhne lagi. "Ye to koi angrez hi lag raha hai."
Jangaliyon ka dance climax par pahunch kar tham chuka tha.....aur ab wo phir pahle ki tarah khamosh khade the. Un ki aankhon me ab phir wahi pahle ki si udaasi aur mahaul se bezaari paayi jaati thi. Ye kaha hi nahin jaa sakta tha ki unhon ne zara der pahle koi toofani dance kiya hoga. Bas aisa hi lag raha tha jaise koi machine chalte chalte ruk gayi ho.
Josef......ab main tumhare liye ek jangali dhun bajaane jaa raha hun. Tum bhi nacho....daro mat. Kya tum mujhe nahin jaante.
Har samay pacheeson bhoot aur pachason chudailen mere pichhe lagi rahti hain."
Imran ne phir mouth organ muh se laga liya. Ek ajeeb si sangeet goonjne lagi. Lekin dusre hi pal Josef ki aankhen hairat se ubal padin.
"Haayenn.....boss....ye to Bolanga Takcha hai. Tum kya jaano. Nahin nahin.....hargiz nahin.....main nahin nachunga. Ye to ek tarah ka elaane-jang hoga boss. Ye log abhi mehmaanon ke aane ki khushi ka geet gaate rahe hain." "Oh.....is kisse ko jaldi khatam karo." Monica ne Imran ko jhanjhod kar kaha.
Mouth organ phir uske honton se nikal aaya.....aur wo karaah kar bola "Tum hi bataao.....main kya karun. Wo nach gaa kar mujhe gussa dilaate hain....main bajaane lagta hun. Pichhle saal ek qawwaal ki zid me raat bhar halak phaadta raha tha.
Qawwaal samajhti ho naa?"
"Main kuchh nahin samajhti.....aakhir ye log chaahte kya hain?"
(Jaari)