Is there anybody there?

said the Traveller,

Knocking on the moonlit door;

And his horse in the silence champed the grasses
Of the forest s ferny floor:
And a bird flew up out of the turret,
Above the Traveller s head
And he smote upon the door again a second time;
Is there anybody there?

he said.

But no one descended to the Traveller;

No head from the leaf-fringed sill
Leaned over and looked into his grey eyes,
Where he stood perplexed and still.
But only a host of phantom listeners
That dwelt in the lone house then
Stood listening in the quiet of the moonlight
To that voice from the world of men:
Stood thronging the faint moonbeams on the dark stair,
That goes down to the empty hall,
Hearkening in an air stirred and shaken
By the lonely Traveller s call.
And he felt in his heart their strangeness,
Their stillness answering his cry,
While his horse moved, cropping the dark turf,
Neath the starred and leafy sky;
For he suddenly smote on the door, even
Louder, and lifted his head:Tell them I came, and no one answered,
That I kept my word,

he said.

Never the least stir made the listeners,

Though every word he spake

Fell echoing through the shadowiness of the still house

From the one man left awake:
Ay, they heard his foot upon the stirrup,
And the sound of iron on stone,
And how the silence surged softly backward,
When the plunging hoofs were gone.

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1

Barrat ki Talash:
mein tiger ko bandh kar jesy hi bahir nikalny laga dady ki awaz ny mje rok lia.
" hault, about turn". dady ny fauji hukam jari kia aur mje rukna para.
" kaha se aa rahy ho?" dady ny pucha.
" g wo tiger ko injection lagwany gya tha" mein ny safai pesh ki.
" kahi naukri bhi karni hai ya puri zindagi yahi kam karo gy" wohi purana jumla.
" g darkhasten di hui hen" mein ny apny tai bachny ki koshish ki jo kamyab rahi.
" dismiss!!" dady ny order jari kia aur mein ny khisak leny may hi afiat jani.
" han to fazlu kya keh rahy thy tum" dady fazlu se mukhatib hue.
" sahab aap to janty hen fazlo ko fuzool bat karny ki adat nai, aur aap se jhot
bol kar mein ny apna court marshal karwana hai kya".fazlu k pass dunya jahan ki
fuzol baten hoti jinhen sirf dady bardasht kar sakty thy isi lie mein tiger ko u
bla hua gosht namak dal k pesh karny may mafrof ho gya.
Mera naam shahid hai aur mein hal hi may aloom e arzi ki degree hasil kar k fara
g hua hun. yani k mein ek geologist hun jo patharo may sar khapaty hen. Mery dad
y ek retired fauji hony k sath sath ek mahir shikari b reh chuky hen,retirement
k bad un k do hi kam hen zameno ki dekh bhal aur fazlu ki fuzl guftago se lutf a
ndoz hona. Meri walida rawaiti khatoon hen jin ka zayada tar waqt bawarchi khana
y may guzarta hai. Is k elawa ghar may kam karny k lie nokro ki fauj hai aur ek
adad fazlu driver baqol jis k " fazlo ko fuzul bat karny ki adat nai".
tiger , mera wafada alsheshan nasal ka kutta hai jisy mein us wat apny deeray se
laya tha jab wo sirf 1 din ka tha aur us ki maa ko ek khatarnak bemari ki waja
se goli mar di gai.
" janwar jab pagal ho jae tb usy goli mar deny chahye" yeh kehty hue dady mjhe b
ohat sangdil lagy.
meri zid par tiger is ghar aa to gya par bad may pta laga tiger ko b wohi bemari
hai jo morsi tor par tiger may muntakil hui thi. nateja yeh nikla k ab har haft
y tiger ko mehngy hifatzi injection lagty. dady tiger ko rakhny k khilaf thy k

kabi b koi hadsa ho sakta haimagar ami meri zid k agy har gai aur dady par apna
order chala k tiger ki zimadari mujh par dal di.mein hamesha se dady ko bolta k
tiger ek wafadar dost hai aur kisi din is ka sabut b dy ga laikin dil may yahi d
ua karta k wo din na hi ae mein tiger ko khona nai chahta.

khair jab mein tiger ko khana dal k aya to mje fazlu ki awaz ai.
" sahab fazlu ko fazul bat karny ki adat nai, par yeh bat haqeqat hai"
" kyaa!! dako phir kabhi wapas nai ae?" dady ny hairat se pucha.
dakou ka zikar sun kar mein b kareb chala aya takay pta lagy aesi kon si hairank
un bat hai.
mery israr par fazlu ny kehna shuru kia:
" sahab g, baat yeh hai k meri bewi jaanaty k dur k rishtydar hen Adam pur gaao
k, kai sal pehly waha dako jabar khan ka raj tha. waha k log us k zulm se bohat
tang thy mgr kisi may itni jurat nai thi k jabar khan ka muqabla kar saky. jo us
k rasty may ata nest u nabut ho jata. us ka thikana gao k nazdek pahari k pechy
jungle may tha. hakim khan gaao ka sab se bara jadeerdar tha. wo bhi dako jabar
khan se tang tha magr us ka muqabla na kar sakta tha."fazlu ny thora thehar kar
phr bat shuru ki.
" hakim khan ny apni beti zulekha ki shadi sath walay gaao k jageerdar k bety as
hraf khan sy teh kar di . shadi khob dhom dham se hui aur larki ko sonay chandi
may tol kr barrat k sath rukhsat kia gya."
mein aur dady puri tawajha se bat sun rahy thy halanky hum dono ko pta tha k faz
lu hamesha fazul hi bolta hai.
" jageerdar ki beti ki shadi ho aur jabar khan ko khabar na puhnchy yeh kesy ho
sakta tha . jab barrat weranay may puhanchi tab jabar khan aur us k sathio ny ba
rat par hamla kar dia aur jahez lotny lgy , aesy may asfraf khan ny muzahmat ki
aur jabar khan ki goli ny usy hamesha k lie sula dia. zulekha ny jab yeh dekha t
o hath utha kar baduaa ki k sab yahi garak ho gaen".
" phir kya hua". mein bech may bol para.
" phr wo badnaseeb barat apni manzil tak nai pohnch saki, aur na kabi dako jabar
khan aur us ka koi sathi wapas aya. sab k sab garak ho gae." fazlu ny purasrar
lehjy may kaha.
" sab ko zamen kha gai ya asman nigal gya" mujhe us ki baton par shak guzra.
"ab har chand ki chodhwi ko usi wearany may baraat nazar ati hai aur us ki shehn
ai gonjti hai phir wohi waqkya ronuma hota hai aur jo koi wo us ki shehnai sun l
ay wo us ka hisa ban jata hai aur kabi wapas nai ata" fazlu ny bat mukamal ki.
" aur yeh sab tmhe aa kar barati nay btaya" may ny fazlu ki kam aqli ka mazak ur
aya.
" han barati ny hi btaya" fazlu ny itminan se kaha.
" kya!!!" ab ki bar may aur dady dono hairat se uchalay.
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" tum ny to kaha tha sab garak ho gae" may ny fazlu ko yad dhihani karwai.
" han, siwai ek k" fazlu ny mazeed suspence barqarar rakha.
" kon hai woh?" ab ki bar dady ny lab kushai ki.
" baba karamdad, woh hakim khan ka purana khidmatgar tha magar peso ki lalach ma
y andha ho gya aur bhari jahez ki khabar jabar khan tak puhancha di aur ain haml
y se pehly barat se alag ho k jhari k pechy chup raha. us ny sara manzir apni an
kho se dekha. us ko apni lalach ki saza mili aur wo andha ho gya, ab tak kai log
gaib ho chuky hen jo kabi wapas nai loty, mujhe yeh sari baat baba karamdad ny
hi btai" fazlu ny apni bat mukamal ki.
" fazlu janay kaha kaha se ajeb kahanian sun aty ho, sunnay may maza to ata hai
par in may haqeqat nai hoti" aj pehli bar dady ny fazlu ki bat ko fuzul gap kaha
jis ka fazlu ny bra mana lia aur apny quarter may chala gya.
magar mery lie bat ek tajasus se bharpur thi aur mje is raaz se parda uthana tha
. isi lie agly kuch dino may mein ny fazlu se gaao aur baba karamdad k bary may
sari malomat ekhathi ki aur fazlu ko sakhti se mana kia ki dady ko is bat ki kan
o kan khabar na ho warna mera court marshal ho jae ga.
ab may mokay ki talash may tha kyun k sara plan mein ny bana lia tha, akhir ek d
in himat kar k mein ny dady se shikar par janay ki ijazat mangi. is bat par dady
heran hue kyun k mje shikar se koi dilchaspi nai thi aur na hi kabi zindagi may
may ny koi hathyar uthana to dur koi machar b nai mara tha. khair dady se adha
ghanta bezti karwany k bad mje akal ai aur baat puhanchi ami ki adalat may. ab h
um dono apny dalail deny ami ki adalat may kharay thy.
" tumhe sikhar ka kya shok charh gya , tum ny kabhi bandok uthai b hai? kahi kis
i musebat may na phns jao" dady ny akhri harba azmaya.
" bohat kuch insan zindagi may pehli bar karta hai aur shikar akal se kia jata h
ai bandok se nai". may ny falsafa jhara halanky may alom e arzi ka mahir tha.
" barkhordar, shikar kya hath se kro gy". dady ny mje ghoor kar kaha.
" nai, jaal lagao ga shikar khud aa kar phansy ga" mein ny dady ko zich kia.
kafi behas aur soch bichar k bad meri appeal sharait laga kar manzur kar li gai
thi.
mein ny is silsaly mein apny ek dost safi ko manaya . naam to us ka adeebo jesa
tha par shok niralay thy, us ko shikar ka bohat shok tha aur bandokh chalana b j
anta tha nishana chahy lagy na lagy mje is ki parwah nai thi kyun k mein ny safi
ko asal maqsad nai btaya tha. kyun k safi k nishany se zayada mje tiger ki zrur
at thi.
Ab mje tiger ko tyar karna tha ehtiat k tor par mein ny injections aur dawai ki
wafir miqdar sath rakhi takay tiger ko bawaqt e zrurat di ja saky.
kahir ek hafty bad tiger aur safi ko ly kar mein adam pur puhancha jaha apna tah
aruf may ny alum e arzi k talib e elm ki hesiat se karwaya, aur safi ka taharuf
ek shikari k tor par karwaya. hamary rehny ka bandobast chaudhry shujahat ki hav
eli may kia gya. hum waha jaty hi aram ki gharz se lait gae aur jald hi nend ki
wadi may pohanch gae.

agly din nashty se farag ho kar hum jeep may beth kar gao k ird gird ka jaiza le
nay nikal gae mein ny usy jeep di aur khud tiger ko ly k baba karamdad ko dhundh
ny nikal gya. thori si koshish k bad mje baba karamdad ka pta mil gya.
baba karamdad ek 80 85 sal ka kamzor nabena borha tha jo ab apni zindagi k din g
in raha tha.lalach ny aj usy is maqam par puhncha dia tha , apni taman jawani us
ny benoor ankho se guzar di. Taman waqya us ki zabani sunnay k bad mein ny us s
e pucha k ab is sab ko khatam kesy kia ja sakta hai.
" is ka ek hi haal hai kisi tarha dako jabar khan ko barat tak puhnchny se roka
jae par esa karna namumkin hai . dako jabar khan ab koi goli nai rok sakti." bab
a karamdad ny ah bhar kar kaha.
"shikar akal se kia jata hai bandok se nai" mein ny aitmad se kaha par baba kara
mdad mera falsafa nai samjha is lie mein waha se wapas usi jga ho lia jaha safi
ko chora tha.
aj raat chand ki choudhwi thi aur mein aj hi qisa tamam karny ka soch raha tha m
agar kafi waqt intzar karny k bad mje tashwesh hony lagi kyun k safi ko is waqt
tak wapas aa jana chahye tha aur is se b zayada meri bewakofi k may in tiger ki
dawai jeep may hi rakh chori thi aj tiger ko lazmi injection lgana tha warna jo
hony ka khadsha tha wo meri soch se bhi pary tha.
sham honay lagi thi akhir mein ny ek kara faisla lia aur tiger k sath safi ki ta
lash may jungle ki taraf rawana ho gya.
jungle may pohnch kar pani k ek khuli zamen nazar ai jaha darakht na hony k bara
bar thy aur ek chota sa joharr tha.joharr k sath mje jeep nazar ai jo k shayad k
isi pathar k sath takra kar ulat gai thi. mazed bura yeh k duai k sari shesian t
ot kar johar may ja gari. juhar may pani bohat kam tha aur tez asar duaio ki waj
a se us ka rang b ajeb ho gya tha. ab us par musebat yeh k safi ka kahi naam o n
ishan nai tha.
mery dimagh ny sochna band kar dia tha mein ab is kashmakash may tha k wapas ja
kar tiger ki duai ka bandobast karun ya safi ko dhondho. akhir faisla ho gya.
mein ny tiger ko jeep k sath bandha aur safi ko dhundhy akela nikal gya. ab raat
parh chuki thi may chand ki roshni k sahary agy barh raha tha k achanak mjhe gh
oro k summo ki tez awazen ai jesy boht se ghory meri taraf aa rahy hon.
mein isi kashmaksh may tha k un gurh swaron se madad mangun. pher jesy hi wo log
mje nazar ae mein un k rasty may khara ho gya.
" kis hi itni himat jo jabar khan ka rasta roky" un may se ek jo sab se agy tha,
ny kaha.
jabar khan naam sun k mein hairat se uchla aur mera dimagh maof ho gya.
" sardar ashraf khan ki baraat guzarny wali ho gi is chohay se bad may nipat len
gy" ek gorsawar bola.
" thek hai is ko bandh do aur jaldi kro" jabar khan ny hukam dia.
pher wo log mje bandh kar tezi se waha se nikal gae.ab mein bari musebat may pha
ns chuka tha.
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ab wo log ja chuky thy aur jaldi

ny mery hath pao bandy thy magr
k bag ki zip khol kar us may se
laga. meri koshish rang lai aur

may mery bag ki taraf un ka dhian nai gya. unho

meri unglian azad thi. may ny thori koshish kar
blade nikal lia aur jaldi se khud ko azad karny
main khud ko azad karny may kamyab ho gya.

achanak mje tiger ki yaad ai wo to usi rasty par bandha tha jaha se dakou ka guz
ar hona tha. mein tezi se waps mura aur paglo ki tarha bhagny laga. phr wohi hua
jis ka dar tha tiger bhi safi ki tarha gaib tha. mein sar pakar kar beth gya.
ab mje khud par ghusa aa raha tha k mein ny safi ko dhundny k lie tiger ka sahar
a kyun na lia. ab kya ho ga, injection na milny par kahi tiger pagal na ho jae.
jald hi mje ehsas ho gya k yeh waqt pachtany ka nai balky kuch karny ka hai. ach
anak mje ek khayal aya aur mein ny khushi se nara lagaya. pher jald hi apni is n
adani par muskuraya aur torch ki tez roshni may ghoro k summo k nishano ka pecha
karny laga jab may kafi dur nikal aya to nishan gaib ho gae. mje laga agy sakht
zamen ho gi par geology ny mje laat rased ki aur may ny beth k muhaina kia to z
amen kafi narm thi.
aesa kesy ho sakta hai wo log urr k to nai aa sakty. yeh sockh kar may ny dobara
pichlay nishano par dhian dia to mje hairat ka jhatka laga. yeh kya jin nishano
ka may abi pecha kar k aya tha wo to aesy gaib thy jesy ghadhy k sar se seng.
Ya Allah yeh kya majra hai. main ek bar phir sar pakar kar beth gya. pher mje fa
zlu aur baba karamdad ki bat yad ai to mein ny ghari par nazar dali raat kafi b
eet gai thi yani phr wo sab garak ho gae thy. ab darny ki koi zrurat nai thi bal
ky agy ka lae amal teh karna tha.
thora agy ja kar mje ek choti pahari nazar ai torch ki roshni may achanak mje ku
ch nazar aya. jab may ny gor kia to mje ek khas kisam ka pathar nazar aya jisy d
ekh kar mje zabardast takeeb ai. may ny thori koshish kar k mithi wgaira hata k
us pathar k bohat se achy achy tukry bag may bhar lie. khair ab may dakou k thik
anay ki talash may tha aur jald ki meri talash khatam hui ab may ek bari garr k
dahanay par tha. achanak mje andar kisi k karahny ki awazen ai. torch mere pas t
hi may us k sahary andar dakhal hua. yeh kafi bari gar thi aur lagta tha kai sal
o pehly kisi k istmal may thi. mery samny safi bandha para tha. mein ny jaldi se
us ko azad kia. jesy hi us k hawas bahal hue us ny mje btaya k jungli hiran ka
pecha karty hue jeep ulat gai aur bjae jeep ko sedha kar k wapas any k wo hiran
ka pecha karty hue yaha tak aa gay aur raat parny par is gar k andar chala aya a
ur dakou k hathy lag gya. pata nai un ko kya jaldi thi wo mjhe bandh kar chaly g
ae shukar hai k unho ny mje goli nai mar di.
" mjhe pata hai unhe kis bat ki jaldi thi" mein ny kuch sochty hue kaha.
" kya" safi hairat se uchla. tmhe pta hai.
"han, wo is bag ki talash may thy. mein ny yeh keh kar bag safi ki taraf uchal d
ia.
safi ny tezi se bag khola aur us may para sona dekh k us ka muh hairat se khula
ka khula reh gya.
" pehly hamen tiger ko dhondna hai dakou ko bad mein dekh len gy. is se pehly k
safi mujh se kuch sawal karta may tezi se garr se bahar nikaly lga achanak meri
nazar ek purany khasta hal pistol par pari. mein ny us ka jaiza lia ab wo istmal
k kabil nai tha. . mein jesy hi usy phenkny laga us k hathy par mje kuch likha
nazar aya ghor se dekhny par pta laga us par jabar khan ka nam kunda tha.us may
sirf ek goli thi jo kisi kam ki nai thi . hairat angez bat yeh thi us goli par b
hi jabar khan ka kam kunda tha, kuch soch kar mein ny wo pistel apny pass rakh l
ia.
ab hum dono jeep k pass puhanch aur usy sedha karny may lag gae. safi ko jaldi t

hi k dako laut na aen. us ny mjhe jaldi karny ka kaha to may ny sukoon se jawab
dia.
" dako aj nai aen gy "
" tmhe dakou k baray may itni khabar kesy hai" . wo mujh par shak karny laga.
mein ny is bat ka koi jawab nai dia.
ab subah hony lagi thi ,jeep thek karny k bad hum gao puhanchy jaha ek aur tamas
ha hamara muntazir tha.
choudry sab ka kutta sheero pagal ho gya tha aur us ko goli mar di gai thi . cho
udhry sab gham se nidhal bethy thy. log aesy taziat kar rahy thy jesy choudhry s
ab ka kareebi rishtydar faut ho gya ho.
achanak choudhry sab k mulazim ny btaya" chaudhry sab 100 fesad wohi kutta tha
jo in k sath tha".
us ki bat sun k mera matha thunka.
" tmhara kutta kaha hai" choudhry sab garjy.
" g wo jungle may kho gya" mein bas itna keh saka.
" janty ho mery sheero ki maut ka kon zimadar hai". choudhry sab ny gham o ghuss
y k mily hue jazbat se kaha.
mein ny nafi may sar hilaya.
" tmhary pagal kutty ny mery sheero ko kat khaya , sheero pagal ho gya aur usy g
oli marni pari. ab is se pehly k wo kisi aur ki jan k lie khata bany usy marna p
ary ga". choudhry sab ny apna hukam sadar kia aur waha se chaly gae.
" uff mery Khudaya" mein ny ek bar phir apny bal nochy".
tiger ny agar yeh kia hai to matlab wo dakou k hath nai laga phr wo gaya kaha.
" hamen choudhry k admio se pehly tiger ko talash karna ho ga" mein ny safi se k
aha.
" kya tum pagal ho gae ho suna nai tiger pagal ho gya hai" safi ko meri dimaghi
halat par shak hua.
" tmhari bandok kaha hai" achanak mje bandok ki yaad ai.
" shayad jaha jeep ulti yahi kahi giri ho" safi ny zehn par zor dalty hue kaha.
" to kya hiran ko hath se pakarny gae thy" mjhe gusa aa gya.
" shikar akal se kia jata hai bandok se nai" safi ny masumiat se kaha.
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mein ny safi ko tiger ki daui k lie sehar rawana kia aur sakhti se hidayat di k

ghar mein kisi ko pta na chaly. mjhe is bat ka b pta tha k shayad ab bohat dear
ho gai duai tiger par koi asar na kary aur is bat ka bhi khatra tha k koi gao wa
la tiger ki waja se nuksan na uthae.
ab mjhe khud hi tiger ko talash karna tha aur wo b choudhry k bando se pehly.sab
se pehly mein chodhry k deray ki taraf gya jaha tiger ny sheero ki durgat bnai
thi. deera jungle se zayada dur nai tha . mje waha koi sabut nai mila par mera w
aha jana kam aa gya. chodhry ka ek mulazim hanpta hua aya aur btany laga tiger u
sy chodhry k keto may nazar aya us k muh se ral beh rahi thi aur ankhen surkh an
garo jesi thi dekh kar hi wehshat ati. us ny tiger par goli chali par nishana kh
ata hua aur tiger bhagny may kamyab raha.
yeh koi achi khabar nai thi ab har lamha mery lie qemti tha. phr mein ny ek khat
arnak fesla kia. mein wapas johar ki taraf palta. ab raat ho chuki thi sari jga
chandni se nahai hui thi mein ny dil kara kia aur tiger ko awaz di.
" tiger" meri awaz dur tak gonji.
takreban 5 mint tak may tiger ko awaz deta raha achanak mjhe apny pechay gurahat
sunai di. mein tezi se mura aur jo manzar dekha wo mera hosh urany k lie kafi t
ha.
tiger chand ki roshni may apni surkh chamakti angary barsati ankho se mjhe dekh
raha tha. mery kadam zamen may garh gae mjhe zindagi may pehli bar tiger se dar
lga aur us k taqatwar hony par pachtawa hua.
"tiger" mein ny tiger ko pukara shayad wo mjhe pehchan jae.
laikin us ki angary barsati surkh ankhen kuch aur hi keh rahi thi. phr wo meri t
araf bharhny laga. mein apni jaga sakat tha.
phr tiger ny mjh par just lagai mein is hamly k lie tyar tha mein uchla aur tezi
se chalang lga kar apna bachao kia . mein ek jhari par gira aur yeh kya safi ki
bandok mje gari k nechy giri hui mili.
mein ny gair iradi tor par bandok utha li. ab mery samny mera bemar sathi tiger
khara tha bazi ab mery hath may thi. tab mjhe dady ki baat yad ai.
" janwar jab pagal ho jae tb usy goli mar deny chahye" tab mjhe dady sangdil lag
y thy to kya mein bhi sangdil ban jao apny pyary tiger ko goli mar dun.
achanak tiger ny dobara mujh par chalang lga di is dafa bandok se may ny apna di
fah kia aur tiger ko uchal kar pary phenk dia. pher dil kara kar ki mein ny tige
r ko alvida kaha aur us par goli chala di.
mein ny zindagi may pehli bar goli chalai wo b apny pyary tiger par, laikin yeh
kya mera nishana khata gya aur tiger jungle may gum ho gya. mein ny shukar kia k
mera nishana khata gya.
musebat abi tali nai thi jesy ki may wapsi k lie mura tiger ny pechay se mujh pa
r zadardast war kia bandok mery hath se dur ja giri.ab tiger mery seenay par saw
ar tha aur nein us k rehm o karam par tha .
pher jesy kismat mjh par ek bar pher mehrban ho gai achanak jeep ki awaz ai aur
jeep ki tez roshni ny tiger ki ankhen chandhya di. madad aa puhnchi thi yeh safi
tha jo sehar se dua lar k aya tha usy pta tha k hum dono kaha milen gy wo zinda
gi may pehli bar sahi mokay par puhancha tha.
mein ny tiger ko dhaka dia us ka bhari jism mujh se dur ja gira. mein jaldi se j
eep ki taraf lapka aur duai k daba utha k kholna laga. magr achana wo hua jis ka
hum dono ko andesha nai tha tiger ny mjh par ek bharpur just lgai aur duai to s
eshiyan mery hath se chot par johar k kinary pathar par ja lagi aur joharr may s
hamil ho gai.

yeh safi ko ghusa dilany k lie kafi tha us ny bhagty hue tiger par fire kar dia
jo phr se jungle may gum ho gya.
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ab hum thakay manday gao wapas ae. aur aty hi ghehri nend so gae. sham ko uth k
hum ny choudhry k deray par janay ka faesla kia mery dimagh may tiger ko zinda p
akarny ka ek zabardast idea aya tha.
deray par pohanch k may ny bat shuru ki.
" choudhry sahab mjhe tiger ko zinda pakarny may ap ki mada ki zrurat hai" mein
ny bgair tamheed bandhy bat ki.
choudhry sab huka pety hue buri tarha khansy aur mje ajeb nazro se dekh kar kaha
" babu tum pagal ho gae ho bhala pagal kutta bhi zinda pakra gya hai , maut k e
lawa us ka koi chara nai wesy b us ny mery lakho ka sheero mar dia" choudhry sab
ko pher apny sheero ki fikar satany lagi.
main ny choudhry sab se akely may bat karny ki ijazat chahi. safi k elawa tamam
mulazmo ko hata dia gya.
" choudhry sab agr lakho k sheero ki maut ka muhawza aap ko coror may mily to?"
may ny choudhry sab ko lalach di.
choudhry sab ny mje aesy dekha k jesy may bilkul hi pagal ho gya hun.
may ny bgair koi der kie bag choudhry sab k samny khol dia jis may chamakty sona
y k pathar dekh kar choudhry sab ki ankhen khera ho gai.
" ab bolye choudhry sab" mein ny pucha.
" tiger ko koi nuksan nai ho ga usy zinda pakarna ab meri zimadari hai akhir tum
log hamarty mehman ho." choudhry sab ny dant nikal kar kaha jesy sheero ka gham
galat ho gya ho aur phr apni bhari muncho ko tao dety hue awz lgai" aoe sharfo
k bachay idhar marr aur meri bat sun." phr choudhry sab ny ek bary jal ka badoba
st karwaya.
safi ny mje kaha k mein yeh bewakofi na karun tiger to ja chuka hai sona b jae g
a may ny aistgi se us se kaha yeh bewakofo ka sona hai un hi ko mubarak mje to m
era tiger chahye safi ko pta tha behas fazul hai so wo chup ho gya.
" yeh tiger is waqt milay ga kaha" choudhry sab ny mulaimat se pucha.
" jungle may" choudhry sab ka rang urr gya.
" is may darny wali kya bat hai abi chand ki choudhwi ko bohat time hai" mein ny
chalaki se kaha.
meri is bat par safi sirf heran hua jab k choudhry sab meri bat ka matlab samjh
gae aur mera maksad bhi.
tiger ko jungle may talash karny par choudhry sab to na manay par jungle k kony
may weranay se pehly ek jagha par jaal laga kar us ko pakarny ki bat par razi ho
gae. hum ny jaal wahi johar k agy weray ki taraf janay waly rasty k pas hi dara
khto k jhund may lagaya.
kai din guzar gae par tiger ny na to koi wardat ki na hi nazar aya. kahi tiger s
afi ki goli ka nishana to nai ban gya . aj phir chand ki choudhwi thi. mein ny j

abar khan par lanat bheji aur tiger ki talash may safi k sath jungle ka rukh kia
. johar k pass hi mje tiger k kadmo k nisan nazar ae matlab tiger zinda tha aur
pani penay yaha aya tha.
" hurrah" may ny khushi se nara lagaya aur yeh bat bhol gya k chand ki chandni s
huru ho gai.
achanak hamen ghoro k dorny ki awaz ai is se pehly k hum kahi chupty jabar khan
aur us k sathi waha pohanch chuky thy.
" kis hi itni himat jo jabar khan ka rasta roky" jabar khan bola, yeh bat mery l
ie naee nai thi.
" sardar ashraf khan ki baraat guzarny wali ho gi in chohoo se bad may nipat len
gy" ek gorsawar bola.
" thek hai in dono ko bandh do aur jaldi kro" jabar khan ny hukam dia.
" thehro" jesy hi dako nechy utra may ny hath k ishary se usy rok dia meri is hi
mat par jaha daku hairat thy wahi safi pareshan ho gya.
" jabar khan mery pas sonay se bhara bag hai baraat se tmhe itna sona nai mily g
a jitna mery pas hai" mein ny jabar khan ko lalach di.
" kaha hai sona" lagta hai jabar khan mery jaal may phans gya.
mein ny bag khol kr sonay k pathar jabar khan k agy dal die aur us k hukam ka in
tzar karny laga sath hi sath meri nazar ghari par thi kisi tarha jabar khan barr
at tak na puhanchy aur sab khatam ho gae.
"sona kabzy may ly lo aur inhe bandh kar apny sath ly chalo" jabar khan ny hukam
dia.
mje jabar khan se is bat ki umeed nai thi k wo itna sona dekh kar bhi apna irada
nai badly ga usy to bohat jaldi thi, mje kam az kam itna yaken tha k wo thori b
at chet hi kar ly ga . hum dono k hath bandh kar ghoro k pechy dorhny ka hukum d
ia gya. ab hum bari musebat may phansny waly thy hum barrat ka hisa bannay waly
thy ya dakou ka yeh to nai pta par itna pta tha k hemesha k lie hum is sab ka hi
sa banny waly thy.
ghurr sawar dako agy agy thy aur hum pechy pechy bhag rahy thy. wo log weranay k
i taraf hi ja rahy thy. aesy may safi ka shikari dimagh kam aya us ny hath bandh
ny se pehly jaib se shikari chako nikal k asten may chupa lia tha wo is kam may
mahir tha.
us ny tezi se bhagty bhagty apny hath azad kie aur jesy hi meri taraf lapka us k
hath se chako gir gya wo chako uthany k lie jhuka aur ek bar phir meri kismat n
y mera sath chor dia.
g han safi tiger k lie lagae gae jaal may phans chuka tha aur hum log musalsal u
s se dur hoty ja rahy thy. mein ny dil may shukar kia k chalo meri waja se safi
ki jan ko ab koi khatra nai kal gao waly jaal dekhny ae gy to isy azad karwa ly
jaen gy.
mein musalsal bhag bhag k thak gya tha. aesy may mjhe unhe rokny ki ek tarkeeb a
i.
" jabar khan, mera sathi farar ho gya hai".
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teer sedha nishany par laga aur wo log thori der k ruk gae aur safi ko na pa kar
jabar khan ghusy may aa gya. jabar khan ghoray se utra wo ek qwi jism ka malik
tha aur chehra utna hi bhayanak tha. us ny apni sathio ko ghusay may awl fowl ba
ka mje sochny k lie thora waqt mil gya. mje ek dako k pao par khajnar laipta hua
nazar aya. may us k kareeb ho gya.
" tarrrakkhh" jabar khan ny mje thapar raseed kia. meri ankho k agy tary nachny
lagy aur mje apni himaqat ka andaza hua. magar phr may sanbhal gya aur kamal cha
laki se us ki tango par ja gira sab samjhy k may thapar ki shidat se gira hun. s
ab ny kehkahy lgae may apna kam kar chuka tha.
mein ny tez dhar khanjar se apny hath azad kar lie aur mati dono hatho may bhar
kar jabar khan ki ankho ki taraf uchal di. wo is achanak rad e amal k lie tyar n
ai tha. miti us k ankho may pari aur may waha se tezi se bhaga. ab dako jabar kh
an k hukam k muntazir thy.
mein jab un se dur nikal aya to achanak dur se mje ek kafla chalta hua nazar aya
pher sehnai ki tez gunj mery kano k pardy pharny mera sar chakra gya. shehnai
itni tez thi mje laga mein pagal ho jao ga may ny apna sar hatho may jakar lia.
sehnai tez se tez tar hoti ja rahi thi ab mein us k zer e asar kafly ki taraf ba
rh raha tha.
udhar jabar khan ghusy k alam may gazabnak ho gya tha. ab wo hamly k lie tyar th
a. wo ghory par betha aur bandok hath may liye apni giroh k sath tezi se agy bha
rny lga.
mein ab us barat ka hisa banny ja raha tha shehnai ki gonj ny mje deewna bana di
a tha. mein us parasrar kafly se 3 farlang dur tha k ek bhari chez ny mujh par j
ust lgai aur may us k sath dur ja gira.
" Tiger" mein chilaya.
yeh Tiger hi tha jis ny ain waqt par aa kar mjhe is badnaseeb barat ka hisa bann
ay se rok lia tha. mein nechay sapat leta hua tha aur tiger mery seenay par sawa
r mjhe dekh raha tha. us ki ankhen chamak rahi thi par wo ab surkh nai thi. phr
us ny mera chehra chatna shuru kar dia jesy mjhe keh raha ho mery dost tum thek
to ho.
" han mein thek hun Tiger" mein ny tiger ko khud se alag kia aur jaib se apna mo
bile nikal lia jo signal na hony ki waja se istmal may nai tha. ab mera asal pla
n shuru hua. mein ny mobile may tez music lga k headphone kano may laga lie. ab
mje shehnai ki awaz nai aa rahi thi han albata tez music ki waja se kano k pardy
phat rahy thy.
ab barat mery samny se guzar rahi thi har chez se latahaluk. achanak jabar khan
ny dur se mujh par goli chala di. mein bekhabar tha par mera wafadar tiger bekha
bar nai tha. us ny just laga kar goli apni tang par khai aur wahi gir gya.
"tiger" mein chenkha aur tiger k sath gir gya dako samjhy may goli se dher ho gy
a. pher mje jabar khan k pistle ka khayal aya jo k bekar hi tha magar us wat mer
y pas aur koi chez nai thi.
jesy hi mein ny pistle nikala mjhe hairat ka jhatka laga pisle apni purani halat
may nai tha balky aesa lagta tha jesy abi naya khareda ho. mein samjh gya k aes
a kyun hai. us may jabar khan k nam ki sirf ek goli thi.

ab mjhe nishana lagana tha, mein

ata hua. agar yeh b khata ho gya
" nai mein ek fauji ka beta hun,
o himat di aur koi chara bhi nai

ny is se pehly tiger par nishana lagaya jo k kh

to, yeh soch kar mein ny jhujuri li.
mera nishana khata nai ho sakta" mein ny khud k
tha.

is doran barat may afratafri phel chuki thi.jabar khan ghoray par beth kar dulha
y ka nishana ly raha tha.
mein ny Allah ka nam lay kar jabar khan k dil ka nishana lia.
" thaaaa" aur goli jabar khan k dil k ar par ho gai.
us ny dil par hath rakh kar mje kehar alod nazro se dekha us ka kala khon us se
hatho se beh nikla aur wo apny ghoray se girty hi zamen may dhans gya. us k sath
us k sathi bhi zamen may dhans gae. baraat ab pehly ki tarha apni manzil par ra
ha dawa ho k gaib ho gai.us k sath hi un sab ka raaz bhi dafan ho gya, kissa tam
am shud, sab khatam ho gya tha ab kabi yeh waqkya ronuma nai ho ga mjhe yakeen t
ha.
mein tezi se tiger ki taraf lapka, usi wat safi jeep ly kar waha puhanch gya us
ny btaya k chako us nu utha lia tha aur khud ko azad karwa lia. single aty hi me
in ny dady, ami, choudhry sab aur baba karamdad ko janwaro k hospital bula lia.
baba karamdad ki ankhen ab thek ho chuki thi, baduaa khatam ho chuki thi. Tiger
ab khatry se bahir tha. ab mjhe samjh ai k johar k pani k pas tiger k pairo k ni
shan thy duai mila pani p kar tiger thek ho gya tha aur ab goli b nikal di gai t
hi.
mein ny dady se kaha " dekha mein na kehta tha ek din Tiger apni wafadari ka sab
ut dy ga"
" tum ny thek kaha tha" akhir dady ny maan hi lia.
" par wo sonay k pathro ka kya hua" safi abi tak sonay k pechy para tha, dady b
sun k hairan hue.
ab chupana mery bas ki bat nai thi to mein bola" mein ny tmhe kaha tha na wo bew
akofo ka sona hai, yani wo ek pathar hai jisy hum geologist Pyrite kehty hen mat
lab wo sonay k jesa dikhta hai par sona nai isi lie usy bewakofo ka sona kehty h
en."
chaudhry sab yeh sun k gham o ghusy se nidhal ho gae shayad unhy phr se apna she
ero yaad aa gya.
" har chamkti cheez sona nai hoti" dady ny safi k kandy par hath rakh kar kaha a
ur hum sab ny safi aur choudhry sab ki halat par zordar kehkaha lagaya.
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machron k haqoq:
" kya machar jandar nai hen? kya wo sans nai lety, mehsos nai karty, mein puchta
hun kaha hen animal rights waly log jo janwaro k haqoq ki bat karty hen, yeh ba
t science ny sabat kar di hai k hashrat ul arz bhi janwaro ki hi qisam hen, to p
hir yeh tafreek kyun? agar hindu rabies phelany walo khatanak choho ko haqoq aur
tahafuz dy sakty hen to hum machar jesy kamzoor janwar ko tahafuz kyun nai dy s
akty". us ki is baat ka hazreen may se kisi k pas koi jawab nai tha.

kuch daer pehly jaha josh o walwala tha naray buland ho rahy thy ab waha mukamal
sakoot tha. sab log hairan thy , kisi k pas koi jawab nai tha, kuch log to hair
at se apny nakun kha gae.
g han yeh takreer koi aur nai balky mister baglol hi kar sakty thy jo shabab pur
ki mashoor siasi aur samji shaksiat thy. mister baglol 40 45 sal k moti tond au
r darmiany qad k insan thy. pesy ki un ko koi kami nai thi baap dada bohat jaida
d chor k gae thy . ae din koi na koi aesy bat cheer dety jis se pury shabab naga
r mein sirf aur sirf un ka charcha hota. kam aqal log un ki baton se mutasir ho
jaty aur bohat se log un ko bewakof gardanty.
khair apni aesi hi baton may wo pury shabab nagar may maqbol thy aur aesy kai fu
nction karty rehty jis se logo ko hairan o pareshan karny k sath sath apni maqbo
lian bhi bharhai ja saky. jaha un k itny chahny walay thy wahi kai hasdeen bhi t
hy. in mein se pesh pesh mirza majrooh thy. har bar shabab nagar mirza sab miste
r baglol se election may har jaty.
is bar woh soch hi rahy thy k aesa kya kia jae k log mister baglol k bjae un ki
taraf mutawajha hon par yeh kya mister baglol ek aur shosha ly kar samny aa gae
aur wo tha machron k haqoq. ab chonky election garmio may hony thy jo k machron
ka season hai to mister baqlol ny animal rights k mozoh ka sahara lia aur un ki
nigah e inthikhab machar par thehri ab itny bary shoshy k baad lazmi bat thi mis
ter baglol ka nam phr se har ek ki zaban par hota. yeh bat mirza majrooh k lie n
a qabil e bardasht thi. wo mister baglol ko necha dikhany ki tarkeb sochny lagy
aur apny champcho se b mashwara karny lagy.
idhar mister baglol ny machro k haqoq k lie mukhtalif relian nikali, dharny die
aur har news chanal may un ka nam chalny laga. mukhtalif talk shows may mister b
aglol ko bulaya janay laga. akhir kar animal rights walo tak yeh bat pohanchi au
r unho ny apni tehkiq shuru ki aur inkishaf kia k mister baglol 100 fesad haq pa
r he machar bhi janwaro ki hi ek kisam hai jo hasrat ul arz kehlaty hen. bas phi
r kya tha anay walay elections main ek bar phir mister baglol ka jeetna saf naza
r aa raha tha.
udhar mirza majrooh ko ek zabardast idea aya. unhe in apny ghar press confrence
muhakid karwai aur mister baglol par yeh ilzam aaid kia k wo machro k haqoq ki s
irf baten karty hen jab k un k ghar machar mar adwiyat mojod hen. news on air ho
ty hi mister baglol ny apny ghar se tamam machar mar duai dhond k ekathi ki aur
usy thikanay lagaya aur apny voters to bhi talken ki wo bhi aesa karen.
yeh khabar mirza majrooh tak pohanchi to unho ny khushi ka nara lagaya k is bar
election may un ki jeet paki. un k himaiti hairan o pareshan hue k is amal se to
mister baglol aur b maqbol ho jae gy par mirza majrooh kuch aur hi soch rahy th
y.
akhir elections k din b kareeb aa gae. mister baglol aur in k voter k gharon may
machro ki bharmar ho gai aur machron ny apna mustakil thikana inhe k gharon may
bna lia kyun k waha unhe mehfoz makam hasil tha.machar bgair kisi dar k sab ka
khon choos choos kar moty ho rahy thy.
akhir election ka din bhi aa pohancha aur mirza majrooh apny chand voters k bawa
job mister baglol se bhari marjin se jeet gae. akhir mister baglol har kesy gae?
g han mister baglol aur un tamam voter bamah family mukhtalif hospitals may adm
it thy kisi ko malaria tha aur koi dengi se karah raha tha. mister baglol hospit
al k room may neem daraz thy aur samny tv par election ka nateja sunaya ja raha
tha mister baglol ek dam oper hue aur mirza majroh ki kamyabi ka sun k ghash kha
kar gir pary.
ab agli bar un ka irada machro k bgae insano k haqoq par awaz uthany ka tha.
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