Monday, February 16, 2009

" KHAAB...."


“Khaab ….”


Ek din aangan ki khushboo kuchh aur hi thi…
Titaliyan bekhauf ho kar phoolon ke rang mein rangeen ho rahin thi…bhaware sangeet ke anekon sur apni gunjan se bikher rahe the…chidhiyon ke nanhe – nanhe bachchon ke par abhi ugey hi the…ki wo aakash ko chhoone daud pade….chulbuli gilehriyan uchhal kood machati apne bachchon ka bhojan jutaate ghoom rahin thi….chhat ki munder par kai kabutar aa kar baith gaye.
Aur gutar goo gutar goo ki taan chhed kar aapas mein hi kuchh keh rahe the….aisa lag raha tha…mano sab kuchh ek khab ho…….
Bhalaa kabhi aisa ho sakta hai…ki sab ek hi aangan mein ek saath ho kar khel rahe hon….lekin aisa to sirf khaab mein hi ho sakta hai….(pause)
Magar nahin ye khaab nahin ho sakta …mai bhi to inke hi beech khel raha hoon....aur baatein bhi kar raha hoon…ye sab bina kuchh bole bhi sab kuchh keh rahe hain….
Nahin ye khaab nahin ho sakta …( music …pause…silent )
Achaanak kuchh bedhange se jaanwar aur bade bade pankhon
Wale panchhi mere aangan min aa dhamke ….ek dum dahshat
Bharaa malaul ho gaya…ek hi pal mein khushnuma rang udaasi aur bechaini mein badal gaye….mano sannaata sa goonj raha ho…ajeeb ajeeb si aawazein aane lagi charon aor se…
Itney mein achanak chhatpatakar meri aankhein khuli…maine kamre se baahar jaa kar dekha …kuchh cidhiyon ke pankhon ke chithde aangan mein bikhre pade hain…titaliyon ke pankh phoolon se liptey pade hain…gilehriyon ke toote nakhun aur khurchi zameen par khoon ke dhabbey pade hain…lag raha tha mano…aatank ki ek jhapak se kai maut ek saath ho gayin hain…mai sehem gaya…phir khyaal aaya ki chhat par jo kabutar the zaraa unko dekh loon….chhat par jaa kar dekha to wahaan bhi kuchh kabutar aadhi aadhi saansein bhar rahe the….maine jaise hi paani pilaaya…wo ekdum tilmilaakar zinda ho uthey …aur tez raftaar bhar kar meri munder se door chale gaye….meri lakh rokne ki koshish par bhi ek kabutar tak nahin ruka…mai udaas mann liye neechey utraa …aangan saaf kiya …aur chaarpahi bichha kar baith gaya …maine socha…kya khab bhi kabhi sach ho sakta hai…aisa lagta to nahin….magar meri aankhon ne jo manzar abhi dekha hai…wo khaab nahin hai………………..lekin phir maine socha…ki mera khaab shaayad abhi poora nahin hua…aur waise bhi ye to khaab hai …khaab ka kya sach aur kya jhooth …sab ek samaan hai…..(pause)…
Magar maine ummeed nahin haari …aur mai phir se ek nayi khaab ki duniya basaane chal pada…lekin is baar meri aankhein khuli thi….
Kuchh kagaz ke phool banaaye …panchhi banaaye …gilehriyan daudayin….kuchh kabutar chhat par sajaaye..aur resham ki titliyan udhaayin….kamrey mein itr rakha tha …aur rangon ki ek puraani potri rakhi thi…rangon mein itr milaya …aangan mein bikhraaya……phir aaraam se late kar usi khaab ko mehsoos karne ki koshish karne laga…..baar baar usi khushboo ko soonghne ki liye khyaalon ke bheetar jaankney laga…. Magar jo khushboo us khaab mein thi…is haqiqat mein …mano gayaab si ho gayi hai………kuchh hi der mein tej hawa ke jhonkon ne …mere haathon se bane is baagh ko bhi ujaad diya…….magar is baar meri aankhon mein nami nahin thi… aur naa hi saanson mein sehemaapan tha…….
Mai dheere se utha aangan saaf kiya …chhat par jo kabutar sajaaye the….unko samet kar layaa…udaasi wahi thi is haqiqat ke khaab mein bhi….magar wo khushboo nahin mili…jo us khaab mein thi……..khaab hi tha shaayad…jo khaab ho gaya…isliye haqiqat bardaasht nahin kar paaya…..magar naa jaane kyun ab tak yakeen nahin hota ki wo khaab tha ki haqiqat…….( sad music……..pause..)
“ insaan khaab ko sundar hote dekh kar bahut khush hota hai….magar haqiqat ki berukhi usey har baar naaummeed kar deti hai……………………………….”

“ Vikram choudhary”

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