Maqsood ki Imandari

Agar aap ye blog parhte rahe hain to aap ko andaaza hoga ke meri nau-umri aur nau-jawani ke din Karachi main guzre. Main pehli dafa Rawalpindi/Islamabad gaya to meri umer 24 baras thi. Mujhe Abbu aur Amma ke liya Canadian Immigration ke kuch papers jama kerwane the. Abbu ne kaha, Karachi ke halaat ki badolat behtar yahi hoga ke tum haat ke haat jama kerwa aao. Hamare mohalle ka aik lurka Murad Ali Rawalpindi main naukri kerta tha. Chandni Chowk ke qareeb usi ke makan pe therne ke plan bana. Chalte huwe abbu ne koi 5000 rupe alag se mere hawale kiye ke agar zaroorat par jaaye. Main ne woh paise patloon main daal liye.

Main aur mera cousin nazeer ba-kheriat Murad Ali ke makan pe paunch gaye. Murad Ali ka aik aur room-mate tha - Maqsood. Maqsood ka kamra kafi bara tha. Main aur Nazeer usi ke kamre main ther gaye. Main ne raat kupre badalte huwe patloon se 5000 rupe nikale aur sink par rakh ke bhool gaya. Subha hui to Murad Ali aur Maqsood to kaam pe chale gaye. Mujhe 5000 rupe nahi mile to Maqsood pe shaq guzra. Main ammi abbu ke immigration papers jama kerwane Islamabad chala gaya magar poora din dil hi dil main kurhta raha. Nazeer jazbati aadmi tha, is liye usse zikar nahi kiya ke Allah jaane kiya afat dhaye. Hum Islamabad se jald hi laut aaaye. Murad Ali aur Maqsood sham 6 baje kaam se wapas aaye to Maqsood ne pehla kaam ye kiya ke almari se 5000 rupe nikal ker mere hawale kiye aur kaha tumhari amanat sambhal lo. Mujhe apne aap per bari sharam aai aur usse bhi ziyada sharam us waqt aayi jab Maqsood ki kahani suni:

“Maqsood ke waldain 1947 main bihar se hijrat ker ke East Pakistan aaye. Jub 1971 main Bangladesh bana to Maqsood ke khandan ke saath bhi wahi huwa jo wahan har Bihari khandan ke saath huwa. Maqsood ke walid ko Mukti-bahini waloN ne goli maar di aur ghar walon ke saamne bari bahen ki izzat lut li. Us ne ‘talao’ (lake) main chalang laga ke khud-kushi ker li. BalwaiyoN ne baqi khandan ko saari zindani ye gum sehne ke liye zinda chor diya. Maqsood ki amma baqi 4 bachhoN ko le ker muhajir camp main mehsoor ho gai. Wahan se girte parte 2/3 baras baad woh Karachi paunche aur ‘Orangi town’ main thikana kiya. Maqsood ki amma ne kisi local factory main naukri ker ker ke 4 bachhoN ko bara kiya. Maqsood ne B.Com kiya to Amma ko naukri churwa di aur ab 3 behnoN aur Amma ka kafeel tha. Jo kamata tha woh guzare aur behnoN ke jahez ke liye jama ho jata tha”

Maqsood chahta to asani se mere 5000 rupe harap ker sakta tha, magar in halaat main bhi usne imandari ka daman nahi chora.Ye meri zindagi ke sirf woh 6 din the jo main ne Maqsood ke saath guzare magar har cheez main who hisab se apne paise pehle aage barha deta. Mujhe nahi maalom Maqsood ab kahan hai magar imandari ka jo sabaq woh mujhe parah giya, saari zindagi nahi bhulta. Ab bhi jab dostoN main “soldier system” ke hisab se paise nikalne ka waqt aata hai to meri koshish hoti hai ke sab se pehle apna hissa de dun – shayed mere andar bhi Maqsood ki imandari ki aik choti si ramaq jag utthe !