Ladki, aaj tune kala teeka nahi lagaya na?
Yeh bhool jati hai, to tu to laga diya kar!
Kiski nazar, Phatto?
Yahan par ek hi chudail ki nazar lagti hai.
-Hua kya? -Wahi jo hota hai.
Yeh naukrani apni aukaat bhool gayi. Usne yaad dila di.
Huzoor, tujhe bech rahi hai.
Kisi wajid ali se dus hazaar ki peshgi li hai huzoor ne.
Use nahi pasand tera gana.
Are nahi, beta.
Kyonki tu bahut achchha gati hai.
Alam se bhi achchha.
Yahan sirf Alam chamak sakti hai.
Saima jaise naukrani nahi.
Beta…
Agar aurat gareeb ho
to husn bhi uska dushman hai.
Aur hunar bhi uska dushman.
Singh ka bachcha hun.
Peeth par nahi.
Huzoor ko paison ki bhookh hai na?
Use paison ki chadar mai chadaunga.
Bharosa rakh. Mujh par na sahi,
to Waheguru par hi sahi. Woh zaroor kripa karenge.
Kismat nahi, yaar, kisi ki duayein hain.
Chalta hun.
Are, ruk ja, Iqbal yaar.
Chal, yaar.
Are sabko kangaal karke kidhar jaane ki taiyari hai?
Are ek-aadha haath humko bhi jeet lene de.
Nahi, bhai. Aaj ke liye itna hi.
Phir aaunga.
Are, itne paison ka karega kya?
Shadi karunga.
Chalta hun. Koi mera intezaar kar raha hai.
Are, par shadi mein bulana mat boolna, dost.
Bilkul!
Ji, woh Iqbal ne paise bheje hain.
Mujhpe huzoor? Itna mahnga dupatta?
Idhar to saare hi khel rahe hain.
-Tum mujhe hi kyon… -Ratiram, laga ise hatkadi.
Chodhh de, bhai.
Jaldi darwaza khol, Saima.
Are, chodhho mujhe! Baat kar lene do!
Yeh paise huzoor ko de dena!
Main jaldi aa jaunga.
-Oye, mera intezaar karna! -Balli!
Yeh kya ho gaya?
Na, Saima, na. Nahi, paison ko hath na laga.
Jaldi chal! Jaldi chal andar!
Satto! Jaldi chal!
-Beta. Jaldi kar! -Balli
Juye ke adde par chhapa pada tha.
Main huzoor ko dhokha nahi de sakta.
Aap chahe mujhe suli par chadha deejiye.
Beta, saalon se bacha ke rakhe the.
Socha tha, ek din yahan se dur,
bahut dur chale jayeinge.
Yeh le aur bhaag je yahan se.
Is daldal mein na dhans. Nahi.
Main apni nas kaat lungi. Bhagwan ki kasam.
SAMVAAD ANUVAADAK SHREY RAVI