kaunsil kee membaree nahin chaahata, qaum kee leedaree nahin maangata,arl ka khitaab darakaar nahin. motar aur shimala kee kisee kothee kee tamanna nahin. main to khuda se aur agar kisee doosare mein dene kee qudarat ho to usase bhee sirf ek “dakaar” talab karata hoon.
chaahata ye hoon ki apane toofaanee pet ke baadalon ko halq mein bulaoon aur pooree garaj ke saath baahar barasaoon ,yanee kadaakedaar dakaar loon. par kya karoon ye nae faishan vaale mujhako zor se dakaar lene nahin dete. kahate hain dakaar aane lage to honton ko bheench lo aur naak ke nathunon se use chupachaap uda do. aavaaz se dakaar lenee badee be-tahazeebee hai.
mujhe yaad hai ye jems laatoosh, yoopee ke leftinent gavarnar aleegadh ke kolej mein mehamaan the. raat ke khaane mein mujh jaise ek ganvaar ne mez par zor se dakaar le lee. sab jentalamain us bechaaree dahaqaanee ko nafarat se dekhane lage, baraabar ek shokh-va-tarraar faishanebal tashareef farama the. unhonne nazar-e-hiqaarat se ek qadam aur aage badha diya. jeb se ghadee nikaalee aur usako bagaur dekhane lage. gareeb dakaaree pahale hee ghabara gaya tha. majame kee haalat mein mutaassir ho raha tha. baraabar mein ghadee dekhee gaee to usane be-ikhtiyaar hokar savaal kiya, janaab kya vaqt hai?
shareer phaishan parast bola, ghadee shaayad galat hai. isamen nau baje hain, magar vaqt baarah baje ka hai kyonki abhee top kee aavaaz aaee thee.
bechaara dakaar lene vaala sunakar paanee-paanee ho gaya ki usakee dakaar ko top se tashabeeh dee gaee.
us zamaane mein logon ko self garvanament kee khvaahish hai. hindustaaniyon ko aam mufalisee kee shikaayat hai. main to na vo chaahata hoon, na usaka shikava karata hoon. mujhako to angrezee sarakaar se sirf aazaad dakaar kee aarazoo hai. main usase adab se maangoonga, khushaamad se maangoonga, koee na laega. yoonhee deta hoon zor se maangoonga, jadd-va-jahad karoonga, ejiteshan machaoonga, purazor taqareeren karoonga. kaunsil mein jaakar savaalon kee bauchhaar se aanarebal membaron ka dam naak mein kar doonga.
logo! mainne to bahut koshish kee ki chupake se dakaar lene kee aadat ho jae. ek din soda vaatar peekar is bhoonchaal dakaar ko naak se nikaalana bhee chaahata tha. magar kam-bakht dimaag mein ulajhakar rah gaee. aankhon se paanee nikalane laga aur badee der tak kuchh saans ruka-ruka sa raha.
zara to insaaf karo. mere abba dakaar zor se lete the, meree ammaan ko bhee yahee aadat thee. mainne naee duniya kee ham-nasheenee se pahale hamesha zor hee se dakaar lee. ab is aadat ko kyonkar badaloon, dakaar aatee hai to pet pakad leta hoon. aankhen michaka-michaka ke zor lagaata hoon ki muzee naak mein aa jae aur goongee banakar nikal jae. magar aisee bad-zaat hai, nahin maanatee. halaq ko khurachatee huee munh mein ghus aatee hai aur danka baja kar baahar nikalatee hai.
kyon bhaiyon tumamen se kaun-kaun meree himaayat karega aur naee raushanee kee faishanebal sosaitee se mujhako is eksatreemist harakat kee ijaazat dilavaega.
khilaqat to mujhako hizb-ul-aharaar ya’nee garm paartee mein tasavvur karatee hai aur mera ye haal hai ki apanee garm dakaar tak ko garma garmee aur aazaadee se kaam mein nahin la sakata. thandee karake nikaalane par majaboor hoon.
haay main pichhale zamaane mein kyon na paida hua. khoob be-fikaree se dakaaren leta. aise vaqt mein janm hua hai ki baat-baat par faishan kee mohar lagee huee hai.
tumane mera saath na diya to main maash kee daal khaane vaale yateemon mein shaamil ho jaoonga, kaise khush-qismat log hain. dukaanon par baithe dakaaren liya karate hain. apana-apana naseeba hai. ham tarasate hain aur vo nihaayat musarifaana andaaz mein dakaaron ko baraabar kharch karate rahate hain. pyaaree dakaar main kahaan tak likhe jaoon. likhane se kuchh haasil nahin, sabr cheez badee hai.