Disclaimer
This book is transliteration of Umera Ahmed’s masterpiece Peer-e-Kaamil WITHOUT HER PERMISSION.
This is only for those readers who understand Urdu but can’t read it. On Goodreads, some people asked meabout Roman transliteration of Peer-e-Kamil. I couldn’t find it, so I made a mental note to try and make it available to others for free when I get time. Then I forgot about it because I never get time.
And this morning, I got this book. Some kind soul had enough time to transliterate, print, and spiral bind and bring it home.
Anyone interested in reading the roman version can borrow from me.
And those online can read it here.
P.S. This is NOT English translation. If you want that, it’s available on Amazon.
Salar jis waqt Maghrib ki namaaz padh ka aaya tab ak Imama Furqan ki biwi ke sath khane ki mez par khana laga chuki thi. Furqan aur Salar ki adam maujoodgi mein is baar Aamna ne israar kar ke uske sath kaam karne lagi.
Salar ke aane par wo apne flat jaane ke liye tayyar ho gayi. Salar aur Imama ne use rokney ki koshish ki thi.
“Nahin, mujhe bachchon ke sath khana khana hai. Wo bey chaarey intezaar kar rahe honge.”
“Aap unhein bhi yahin bulwa lein.” Salar ne kaha.
“Nahin bhai, main is qism ki fuzool harkat nahin kar sakti. Imama to phir tumhein pata hai yahan se jaane ka naam hi nahin legi.”
Nausheen ne apni beti ka naam liya.
“Salar bada pyaar karta hai Imama ke sath.”
Furqan ki biwi ne Imama se kaha. Ek lamhey ke liye Salar aur Imama ki nazrein milin phir Salar barq raftaari se mud kar table par pade hue glass mein jug se paani undelne laga. Nausheen ne hairaani se Imama ke surkh hote hue chehrey ko dekha magar wo samajh nahin paayin.
“Tum log khana khao. Sehri bhi main mulaazim ke hath bhijwa dungi. To log kuch tayyar mat karna .”
Unke jaane ke baad Salar darwaza band kar ke wapas aa gaya. Imama ko mukhatib kiye baghari wo kursi kheench kar baith gaya laikin usne khana shuru nahin kiya.
Imama chand lamhey khadi kuch sochti rahi phir khud bhi ek kursi kheench kar baith gayi. Uske baith jaane ke baad Salar ne apne saamne pade plate mein chawal nikaalne shuru kiye. Kuch chawal nikaal lene ke baad usne dayen hath se chawalon ka ek chammach munh mein daala. Chand lamhon ke liye Imama ki nazar uske dayen hath se hote hue uske chehrey par gayi. Salar uski taraf mutawajjah nahin tha magar wo jaanta tha ke wo kya dekh rahi thi.
Khana bahot khamushi se khaya gaya. Imama ko uski khamushi buri tarah chubhney lagi hti. Aakhir wo usse baat kyun nahin kar raha tha?
“Kya mujhe dekh kar itna shock laga hai ise? Ya phir?”
Use apni bhook ghayab hoti mehsoos hui. Use apni plate mein maujood khana khatm karna mushkil lagne laga.
Salar uske bar aks bahot itmenaan aur tez raftaari se khana kha raha tha. Usne jis waqt khana khatm kiya, us waqt Isha ki azaan ho rahi thi.
Imama ke khana khatm karne ka intezaar kiye baghair wo mez se uth kar apne bedroom mein chala gaya. Imama ne apni plate peechey sarka di.
Wo mez par pade bartan sametney lagi jab usne Salar ko tabdeel shudah libaas mein bar aamad hote dekha. Ek baar phir use mukhaatib kiye baghair wo flat se nikal gaya tha. Imama ne bachey hue khane ko fridge mein rakh diya. Bartanon ko sink mein rakhne ke baad usne mez saaf ki aur khud bhi namaaz padhney chali gayi.
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