waise us tarik jangal ke safar ke qabl bhi hath mein us ke yahi ek timtimata kanpta nanha diya tha kuchh to shohrat ki hawas ne aur kuchh ahmaq bahi-khwahon ne is ki sada-lauhi ko saza di us ke tiflana irada ko hawa di la ke sarhad par khuda-hafiz kaha us ke khizab-aluda sar ko ye saadat di dhuan khai hui bad-rang dastar-e-qayaadat di to wo sina phulae apni dastar-e-qayamat ko sambhaale kanpte nanhe diye ko ek mashal ki tarah uncha uthae chal pada tha ghaaliban wo do-qadam hi ja saka hoga ki pili aandhiyon ne dast-e-larzan mein larazte us diye ko naza ki hichki ata ki us pe tera chhin li dastar us ki us ne aaghaz-e-safar ki sari khush-fahmi bikharti dekh kar jab lautna chaha to ye mumkin nahin tha har taraf tarikiyan thin dafatan kuchh dur pichhe us ne dekha aasman se baat karti dhul ki diwar badhti aa rahi hai aur kuchh qurbat hui to us ne dekha wo kai the un ke hathon mein bhadakti mishalen thin kasa-e-namnak se us ne gharaz ki gandagi jo us ko fitrat mein mili thi ponchh dali aur fauran ghaza-e-masum ye us ki aadat ban chuki thi apne chehre par chadhaya ek hi maqsad tha yani dhul udate qafile se ek mashal le sake wo ghaza-e-masumiyat phir kaam aaya qafila walon ne us ko ek mashal de ke apne sath chalne ko kaha lekin kahan tak wo nihayat tez-rau aur yak-qadam the us ke naz paon sukhi haddiyon ke zor par kya sath dete ek qadam ya do-qadam phir thak gaya wo rafta rafta us ki wo mangi hui mashal khud apne rang-o-roghan kha rahi thi ab faqat bhenchi hui mohtat mutthi mein andhere ki chhadi thi baad-o-baran tez tufan zehn-e-tiflak mein safar ke qabl un dushwariyon ka ek halka sa tasawwur bhi nahin tha ab jo ye bar-aks surat ho gai thi ro pada wo us ki paspai mein lekin hausla tha daman-e-ummid ab bhi hath mein tha dafatan us ne ye dekha dhundli gahri raushniyon ke kai haalon mein kuchh badhte qadam nazdik hote ja rahe the un ke honton se khamoshi chhin rahi thi sust-rau the phir bhi un ki chaal mein ek tamkanat thi us ne socha un nae logon ki tarah tez nahin hai un ki hamrahi mein qadmon ki naqahat be-asar hai aur manzil ek sai-e-mukhtasar hai ek nai ummid le kar pusht par murda diye tarik mashal ko chhupa kar guftugu mein maslahat aamez narmi ghol kar us ne nae logon se ek mashal talab ki uf wo kaisa qafila tha kis tilsmati jahan ke log the wo is qadar tarik rahon mein badi hi tamkanat se chal rahe the aur hathon mein koi mashal nahin thi raushni thi un ki aankhon ke darichon se utar kar apne qadmon se lipat kar chalne wali apni apni raushni thi us ne socha un ke qadmon se lipat kar chalne wali dhimi dhimi raushni ke aks kya us ke liye kafi nahin hain aaj bhi wo pusht par murda diya tarik mashal ko chhupae un nae logon ke pichhe un ke qadmon mein larazti raushniyon ke sahaare thokaren khata sambhalta sochta hai raushni to kharji shai hai diya hai ya bhadakti mishalen hain aakhirash ye raushni un ajnabi logon ki aankhon se utar kar un ke qadmon se lipat kar chalne wali raushni kaisi hai kaisi raushni hai