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Naak Katne Wale

Gulam Abbas

Raat ko jab gaun ke sab chhote bade chain ki mithi nind sote to ram lal chaukidar kandhe par apni purani lathi lekar jhopde se bahar nikal aata aur ganv ki andheri galiyon mein phira karta ki koi chor to nahin thodi der ke bad vo chilla uthta , jag ke sona ,,uski awaaz badi daravni thi kabhi kabhi raat ko uski awaaz ko sunkar bchche maa se lipat jaya karte thei kabhi uski awaaz se uski nind uchat jati to usko gussa aata ki har roz yoon hi chikhna, na chor na chor ka sala, khuvah mukhvah nind kharab karta hai gaun ke kinare mittiaur phoons ka eik jhopda tha yehi ram lal chaukidar ka ghar tha ghar mein aath sal ki eik yateem poti thi aur bas allah ka naam tha bis vars se ganu meni chaukidari karta tha ! chea rupia mahina milta, yehi sab kuch tha aur esi mein vo khush tha ! poti se usko mohbbat thi par jab uski gashti ka samai aata to vo usko jhopdi meni akela chodkar gasht karne ke liye chala jata ladki akele darti thi par vo apne kartavia ko nahin bhoolta pani barse yaa toofan aaye kaya majal ki ram lal gasht na kare kabhi-kabhi log usko samjhaya karte ki raat bhar phirne ki kaya zrurat hai ! eik dobar ghoom phir kar dekh lo par ram lal jvaab deta, mujhe tankhuh esi ki milti hai bis varsh ki muddat me kabhi bhi aisa na hua ki ramlal ne gaun me gasht na lgai ho kdake ke jade meni bhi vo bistar chodkar thandi hava meni thithurta rahta tha par apne kartavia ko na bhulta.

Aaspaas ke choron se ramlal ko nafrat thi sabke sab uske shatru thei do teen baar choron ne milkar us par hamla bhi kiya par ralal suvam shaktishali tha, kuch der tak unka mukabla karta raha phir logon ko madad ke liye bulaya aur chor usko mar bhi na sake sab uske marne ki duaaen manga karte thea par eis gaun ki or muh uthakar bhi na dekhte …..!

aun ke zamindar ram narayan babu ke bade bete ram chandar babu dipti magistarethua ! ramlal ji ko badi khushi huiki uske zamindar ke bete bete dipti magistaret ho gaye ! ab uski halat yeh thi ki vo sir uthakar chalta tha ! jab thane mein hazri dene jata tha to doosre chuakidaron se khud ko bada samajhta tha kyonki uske zamindar ke bete dipti the aur doosron ke nahin !

Voh bade garv se logon se kaha karta ! dipti sahab to meri god ke khilai hua hain ! ab mein jamadar zaroor ho jaiga ! doosre chuakidar uski baton ko sunte aur eik sans leke ke reh jatethe ! sabko yaqeen tha ki ramlal zaroor jamadar ho jaiga !

Dipti sahab durga pooja ki chuttiyon mein ghar aaya ! ramlal ne apni vardi nikali, aur pahankar sidha duty par pahuncha ! dipti sahab ghar mein the ramlal baitha raha uski khushi ka andaza karna mushkil tha ! uska dil dhak-dhak kar raha tha ! vo soch raha tha ki dipti sahab aayenge, mein unko is tarha salam karoonga vo muskura kar jawaab denge aur poochenge too kaisa hai ? mein kahoonga sarkar ki kirpa hai ! sahab hans denge ! ramlal is khayal hi se khush ho gaya jaise usko badi dualat mil gayee ! bade ki meharbani ke saath eik hansi hi gharib ke liye bahut badi dualat hai ramlal inhi vicharon mein baitha raha aur ghanton guzar gaye patvari sahab ne kaha are vo abhi aaye hain thake hain so gaye honge !

Ramlal bola, "jab vo sokar uthenge tab hi mein bhi jaoonga, aagya hoon to baghair hazri diye kaise jaoon ?"

Patvari ji apne kamo mein lag gaye aur ramlal apne khayal mein must baitha raha ! subha ke vaqt aaya tha, sham hone ko aayee to dipti sahab ghar se bahar aaye, ramlal ne jhuk kar salam kiya dipti sahab ne koi jawaab na diya vo eik mamooli chuakidar ke salam ka jawaab kaise dete ! vo samjheki shayad kuch inaam mangne aaya hai ! ramlal khada hi ki shayad ab kuch bolen lekin dipti sahab ne uski oor dekha tak nahin aur apne kuch rishtedaron ke saath baten karne lage ! ramlal is ummid mein baitha raha ki ab unki baat khatam hogi aur dipti sahab meri oor dekhenge aur baten karenge ! Dipti sahab doosron se baten kar rahe the ! par ramlal khushi mein yeh samajh raha tha ki dipti sahab usi se baten kar rahe hain ! jab unke rishtedar chale gaye to dipti sahab uthe aur bahar aaye ! ramlal ne phir jhuk kar salam kiya ! ab dipti sahab khade ho gaye aur ramlal unke honto ko dekhne laga ki ab hilen, ab hilen ! dipti sahab ne bade rookhe dhang se poocha, "kya mangta hai sham hone ko aayee to dipti sahab ghar se bahar aaye, ramlal ne jhuk kar salam kiya ! dipti sahab ne koi jawaab na diya vo eik mamuli chuakidar ke salam ka jawaab kaise dete ! vo samjhe ki shayad kuch inaam mangne aaya hai ! ramlal khada hi raha ki shayad ab kuch bolen ! lekin dipti sahab ne uski oor dekha tak nahin aur apne kuch rishtedaron ke saath baten karne lage ! ramlal is ummid mein baitha raha ki ab unki baat khatam hogi aur dipti sahab meri oor dekhenge aur baten karenge ! dipti sahab doosron se baten kar rahe the ! par ramlal khushi meni yeh samjh raha tha ki dipti sahab usi se baten kar rahe hain ! jab unke rishtedar chale gaye to dipti sahab uthe aur bahar aaye ! ramlal ne phir jhuk kar salam kiya ! ab dipti sahab khade ho gaye aur ramlal unke honto ko dekhne laga ki ab hilen, ab hilen !

Dipti sahab ne bade rookhe dhang se poocha, "kya mangta hai ?"

Dipti sahab bole, "dekh liya tum zinda hai - jaoo ab !"

Ramlal salam karke sir jhukai vapas chala aaya ! usko aisa maloom hua jaise kisi ne uske dil mein chhoori bhonk di ho ! usko vo vaqt yaad aa gaya jab ramchandar babu usse kaha karte the !

"Ramlal tote ka bachcha la do !" aur kahte the, hum jab dipti honge to tumko apna chaprasi banainge !" uski aankhe dabdaba aayee ! uske dil meni iske siva aur koi ichha na thi ki dipti sahab usse muskurakar eik jula kah den ! par vo yeh samjha ki ismeni meri hi koi khata hai ! maloom hota hai ki kisi shikayat kar di hai ki ramlal gashat nahin lagata ! isi vajhah se dipti sahab khapha ho gaye.

Raat hui sab log so gaye ! ramlal raat apne ghar se lathi lekar nikla aur gasht lagane chala gaya ! uski ikluati poti ki tabiyat kharab thi ! Ramlal raat bhar ghayab raha aur vo bhookh se ro rahi thi ! par ramlal ko uski bimari ka khayal na aaya, ghar se nikal pada, gaun meni pahunchkar eik baar kadak kar usne zor se awaaz di, "jaag kar sona !" aur age badh gaya ! thodi door jakar phir awaaz di aur age badh gaya, thodi door jakar phir awaaz lagayee aur age badh gaya ! isi tarha awaaze deta aur gaun ka gusht lagakar vapas aa gaya !

Eik ghante bad phir nikal pada aur sare gaun ka chakkar kat kar vapas aaya aur isi tarha raat chakkar lagata raha ! vo samajh raha tha ki ab dipti sahab zroor khush ho jainge, agar kisi ne shikayat dar di hogi to unka ghussa khatam ho jaiga ! Is tarha ke dilkhush karne wale khayalon mein magan hokar so gaya !

Subaha hui, utha munh haath dhokar baitha hi tha ki zamindar ka piyada aaya aur bola, "tumhen dipti sahab ne bulaya hai !"

Ramlal khush hokar uth khada hua ! usko badi khushi thi ki aakhir dipti sahab ne bula hi liya ! raat ka pahra diya hai usse vo khush ho gaye zaroor kisi ne shikayat ki thi is liye naraaz the ! ramlal jhonpdi ke bahar gaya aur apni phati hui pagdi sir par rakhi, aur haath mein lathi pakadkar piyade ke saath chal pada ! zamindar ke bagle par aaya to dipti sahab samne kursi par baithe the! Ramlal ne baari- baari jhuk kar sab ko salam kiya ! dipti sahab ne dekhte hi garaj kar kaha, "tum budha ho gaya magar bilkul gadha hai raat bhar chillata hai koi aane wala thode hi baitha hai ?"

Ramlal, "sarkar hum to roz hi pahra dete hain !"

Dipti sahab ne dant kar kaha,haan pahra deta hai, paagal kahin ka, raat ko sone nahin deta khabardar jo aaj se awaaz suni ghar mein soya kyon nahin rahta !"

Ramlal sir jhuka kar chala gaya ! uska dil bahut kudha hua tha phir bhi apne kamo mein laga raha ! gharib ko kam se chutti hoti hai ! us raat se ramlal ne gaun mein ghoomna band kar diya kisi ne uski awaaz na suni hone waali baat do char dino mein dipti sahab ke ghar mein chori ho gayee ! subha ko ramlal utha to usko maloom hua ! jane hi ki chinta mein tha ki zamindar ka piyada aa gaya aur bola, "dipti sahab bula rahe hain !"

Ramlal uske saath chala gaya ! dar raha tha aur gharib darta kyon nahin jab vo pahra deta tha to baat sunni padi thi aur ab dipti sahab ko thodi yaad rahega ki unhone pahra dene ko mana kiya tha inhin khayalon mein uljha hua ramlal bangle par pahuncha ! dipti sahab kursi par baithe hue the aur unki aankhon se chingariyaan nikal rahi thi ! dekhte hi gharib par jhapat pade aur jitni ghaliyaan de sakte the de di, do chaar thappad bhi budhe ramlal ki qismat mein likhe the mil gaye !

Thanedaar aaya chori ki riport likhai gayee aur vo chala gaya ! dipti sahab ramlal ko jitni shikayate kar sakte the likhva li natija aur kuch to na nikla albatta ramlal ki nuakri jate hi aur uske badchori hona roz ki baat ho gayee ! yeh kahani bahut purani hai ! ab na ramlal hai na dipti sahab ! par is kahani ko ab bhi log dohrate hain !

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