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 ne apne flat ka darwaza kohla, bahar Furqan tha. Wo palat kar andar aa gaya.
“Tum kab aaye?” Furqan ne qadrey hairaani se uske peechey andar aate hue kaha.
“Aaj subah………..” Salar ne sofe ki taraf jaate hue kaha.
“Kyun………? Tumhein gaon jaana tha?” Furqan ne uski pusht ko dekhte hue kaha.
“Main to parking mein tumhari gaadi dekh kar aa gaya. Banda aata hai to bata hi deta hai.”
Salar jawaab mein kuch kahe baghair sofe par baith gaya.
“Kya hua?” Furqan ne pehli baar uske chehrey ko dekha aur tashweesh mein mubtala hua.
“Kya hua?” Salar na jawaaban kaha.
“Main tum se puch raha hoon, tumhein kya hua hai?” Furqan ne uske saamne par baithtey hue kaha.
“Kuch nahin.”
“Ghar mein sab khairiyat hai?”
“Haan.”
“To phir tum……….sar mein dard hai? Migrane?”
Furqan ab uske chehrey ko ghaur se dekh raha tha.
“Nahin…………” Salar ne muskuraney ki koshish nahin ki. Uska fayda bhi nahin tha. Usne apni aankhon ko masla.
“To phir hua kya hai tumhein? Aankhein surkh ho rahi hain.”
“Main raat soya nahin, driver karta raha hoon.”
Salar ne bade aam se andaz mein kaha.
“To ab so jaatey. Yahan aakar fla par, subah se kya kar rahe ho?” Furqan ne kaha.
“Kuch bhi nahin………..”
“Soye kyun nahin……….?”
“Neend nahin aa rahi………”
“Tum to sleeping pills le kar so jaate ho, phir neend na aana kya maani rakhta hai?”
Furqan ko tajjub hua.
“Bas aaj nahin lena chahta tha main. Ya ye samajh lo ke aaj main sona nahin chahta tha.”
“Khana khaya hai?”
“Nahin, bhuk nahin lagi………..”
“2 baj rahe hain.” Furqan ne jaise use jataya.
“Main khana bhijwata hoon kha lo……. Thodi der so jao phir raat ko nikalte hain outing ke liye.”
“Nahin, khana mat bhijwana. Main soney jaa raha hoon. Shaam ko uthunga to bahar jaa kar kahin khaunga.”
Salar kehte hue sofe par let gaya aur apna baazu aankhon par rakh liya. Furqan kuch der baitha use dekhta raha, phir uth kar bahar chala gaya.
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