Mahir

"Kitna achha gaya haina?" Bhai ne mujhse poochha jab maine unka phone wapas kiya. Bhai ko reality shows bahut achhe lagte the. Jo gana unhone mujhe dikhaya, wo bhi aise hi ek reality show me ek bande ne gaya tha.

"Arre bhai kaun gaa raha tha?" Baba ne kitab se nazre hatai aur chashma utarte hue poochha. "Aise hi hai koi", bhai ne taalte hue jawab diya. "Aman Kamal karte ho," baba ne bola, "bechara ne kitni mehnat ki, is maqam ko hasil krne k liye, taaki log uska naam yaad rakhein, aur tum gana pasand aane k bawajood bolrhe ho 'aise hi hai koi'?!". Jab bhai nazrein churakar jane lege baba bole "Miyan Allama Iqbal bhi yehi bolte hain ke 'Amal se zindagi banti hai jannat bhi, Jahannum bhi... Ye khaki apni fitrat me na noori hai na naari hai.'", Humare baba ke sath ye bada masla tha, unko naam humesha Janna hota tha. Sher padho to 'kiska sher hai?', nazm padho to 'kisne likhi hai', gana hai to 'kisne gaya' aur 'kisne likha' aur kabhi kabhi to 'gana ki dhun kisne di' tak poochh lete the. Bhai ko to ab taalne ki adat hogyi thi aur main seedha patli gali se ghayab hojati thi. Phansti thi bechari ammi. Aur phir sunne ko milta tha "Kya badzauq bachche hain, inko koi tajassus (curiosity) hi nhi hai cheezo ke liye".

Jab Faraz ne shadi karne k liye poochha, maine sabse pehle Bhai ko bataya. Bhai ne usko ammi aur baba se milne se pehle, ek mahine train kiya. Ammi ka to itna dar nhi tha, Baba k chakkar me bechare ko bahut achhe achhe ashaar rataye gaye. Sabke maani samjhaye gaye, kiske sher hain wo practice hui, phir quiz cards bana kar uska exam bhi hua. Baba ko impress krne ke liye usko ek speech bhi banakar bhai ne di aur ye bhi samjhaya ke agar kuch bht hi mushkil Urdu me baba bol jayein to uske jawab me kisi mashur afsana nigar ki line boldena jo phalsafiyana (philosophical) ho, baba usi se khush hojayenge. Aisi Kam se kam 30-35 lines bhi bechare ko yaad karni padi. Jab bechara Faraz aakhirkaar baba se mila to mere aur bhai ke paseene chhoot rahe the. Sirf do ghante me dono ki aisi dosti hogyi ke hum dono hairan se rehgye. Faraz ne bhi itni zabardast practice ki thi ke pata nhi chal rha tha sab rata hua hai. Kaafi der baad shero shayeri hote hote baba ne kaha: "Ab jaise ek shayer ne ye kaha hai na, 'Amal se zindagi banti hai jannat bhi, jahannum bhi... Ye khaki apni fitrat me na noori hai na naari hai'". Faraz ko abhi tak wo batate chalrhe the ke 'kis shayer' ne kaha hai, isse pehle ke wo kuch poochhte, Faraz itna be-takalluf ho chuka tha ke usne pehle poochhliya "kiska sher hai ye?" Ab hum usko is sab me ye sikhana bhoolgye the ke wo baba se ye sawal kabhi na kare.

Meri aur bhai ki ye sunkar halat kharab hogyi, hath kaanpne large, paseene chhotne lage. Tab baba ne humare ghabrate hue chehro ki taraf muskurakar dekha aur bole

"Aise hi hai koi".

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