मैकू -प्रेमचंद

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is lekh ka punarikshan evan sampadan hona avashyak hai. ap isamean sahayata kar sakate haian. "sujhav"

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kadir aur maikoo ta dikhane ke samane pahuanche, to vahaan kaangres ke valantiyar jhanda liye kh de najar aye. daravaze ke idhar-udhar hajaroan darshak kh de the. sham ka vakt tha. is vakt gali mean piyakk doan ke siva aur koee n ata tha. bhale adami idhar se nikalate jhijhakate. piyakk doan ki chhoti-chhoti toliyaan ati-jati rahati thian. do-char veshyaean dookan ke samane kh di najar ati thian. aj yah bhi d-bha d dekhakar maikoo ne kaha-b di bhi d hai be, koee do-tin sau adami hoange.

kadir ne muskara kar kaha-bhi d dekh kar dar gaye kya ? yah sab hurr ho jayange, ek bhi n tikega. yah log tamasha dekhane aye haian, lathiyaan khane nahian aye haian.

maikoo ne sandeh ke svar mean kaha-pulis ke sipahi bhi baithe haian. thikedar ne to kaha tha, pulis n bolegi.

kadir-haan be, pulis n bolegi, teri nani kyoan mari ja rahi hai. pulis vahaan bolati hai, jahaan char paise milate haian ya jahaan koee aurat ka mamala hota hai. aisi bephajool batoan mean pulis nahian p dati. pulis to aur shah de rahi hai. thikedar se sal mean saik doan rupaye milate haian. pulis is vakt usaki madad n karegi to kab karegi ?

maikoo-chalo, aj das hamare bhi sidhe hue. muft mean piyeange vah alag, magar sunate haian, kaangresavaloan mean b de-b de maladar log sharik haian. vah kahian ham logoan se kasar nikalean to bura hoga.

kadir-abe, koee kasar-vasar nahian nikalega, teri jan kyoan nikal rahi hai ? kaangresavale kisi par hath nahian uthate, chahe koee unhean mar hi dale. nahian to us din juloos mean das-barah chaukidaroan ki majal thi ki das hazar adamiyoan ko pitakar rakh dete. char to vahian thande ho gaye the, magar ek ne hath nahian uthaya. inake jo mahatma haian, vah b de bhari fakir haian ! unaka hukm hai ki chupake se mar kha lo, l daee mat karo.

yoan batean karate-karate donoan ta dikhane ke dvar par pahuanch gaye. ek svayansevak hath jo dakar samane a gaya aur bola-bhaee sahab, apake mazahab mean ta di haram hai.

maikoo ne bat ka javab chaante se diya. aisa tamacha mara ki svayansevak ki aankhoan mean khoon a gaya. aisa maloom hota tha, gira chahata hai. doosare svayansevak ne dau dakar use sanbhala. paanchoan uangaliyoan ka raktamay pratibimb jhalak raha tha.

magar valantiyar tamacha kha kar bhi apane sthan par kh da raha. maikoo ne kaha-ab hatata hai ki aur lega ?

svayansevak ne namrata se kaha-agar apaki yahi ichchha hai, to sir samane kiye hue hooan. jitana chahie, mar lijie. magar aandar n jaie.

yah kahata hua vah maikoo ke samane baith gaya.

maikoo ne svayansevak ke chehare par nigah dali. usaki paanchoan uangaliyoan ke nishan jhalak rahe the. maikoo ne isake pahale apani lathi se toote hue kitane hi sir dekhe the, par aj ki-si glani use kabhi n huee thi. vah paanchoan uangaliyoan ke nishan kisi panchashool ki bhaanti usake hriday mean chubh rahe the.

kadir chaukidaroan ke pas kh da sigaret pine laga. vahian kh de-kh de bola-ab, kh da dekhata kya hai, laga kasake ek hath.

maikoo ne svayansevak se kaha-tum uth jao, mujhe aandar jane do.

‘ap meri chhati par paanv rakhakar chale ja sakate haian.’

‘maian kahata hooan, uth jao, maian andar ta di n piooanga, ek doosara hi kam hai.’

usane yah bat kuchh is dridhata se kahi ki svayansevak uth kar raste se hat gaya. maikoo ne muskara kar usaki or taka. svayansevak ne phir hath jo dakar kaha-apana vada bhool n jana.

ek chaukidar bola-lat ke age bhoot bhagata hai, ek hi tamache mean thik ho gaya !

kadir ne kaha-yah tamacha bachcha ko janm-bhar yad rahega. maikoo ke tamache sah lena mamooli kam nahian hai.

chaukidar-aj aisa thoanko in saboan ko ki phir idhar ane ka nam n lean.

kadir-khuda ne chaha, to phir idhar ayeange bhi nahian. magar haian sab b de himmati. jan ko hatheli par liye phirate haian.

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maikoo bhitar pahuancha, to thikedar ne svagat kiya-ao maikoo miyaan ! ek hi tamacha lagakar kyoan rah gaye ? ek tamache ka bhala in par kya asar hoga ? b de latakhor haian sab. kitana hi pito, asar hi nahian hota. bas aj saboan ke hath-paanv to d do; phir idhar n ayean !

maikoo-to kya aur n ayeange ?

thikedar-phir ate saboan ki nani maregi.

maikoo-aur jo kahian in tamasha dekhanevaloan ne mere oopar dande chalaye to !

thikedar-to pulis unako mar bhagayegi. ek jh dap mean maidan saf ho jayaga. lo, jab tak ekadh botal pi lo. maian to aj muft ki pila raha hooan.

maikoo-kya in grahakoan ko bhi muft ?

thikedar-kya karata, koee ata hi n tha. suna ki muft milegi, to sab dhans p de.

maikoo-maian to aj n piooanga.

thikedar-kyoan ? tumhare lie to aj taji ta di mangavayi hai.

maikoo-yoan hi, aj pine ki ichchha nahian hai. lao, koee lak di nikalo, hath se marate nahian banata.

thikedar ne lapak kar ek mota soanta maikoo ke hath mean de diya, aur dandebaji ka tamasha dekhane ke lie dvar par kh da ho gaya.

maikoo ne ek kshan dande ko taula, tab uchhal kar thikedar ko aisa danda rasid kiya ki vahian dohara hokar dvar mean gir p da. isake bad maikoo ne piyakk doan ki or rukh kiya aur laga dandoan ki varsha karane. n age dekhata tha, n pichhe, bas dande chalaye jata tha.

ta dibajoan ke nashe hiran hue. ghab da-ghab da kar bhagane lage, par kiva doan ke bich mean thikedar ki deh biandhi p di thi. udhar se phir bhitar ki or lapake. maikoo ne phir dandoan se avahan kiya. akhir sab thikedar ki deh ko rauand-rauand kar bhage. kisi ka hath toota, kisi ka sir phoota, kisi ki kamar tooti. aisi bhagad d machi ki ek minat ke aandar ta dikhane mean ek chi diye ka poot bhi n rah gaya.

ekaek matakoan ke tootane ki avaz ayi. svayansevak ne bhitar jhaankakar dekha, to maikoo matakoan ko vidhvans karane mean juta hua tha. bola-bhaee sahab, aji bhaee sahab, yah ap gajab kar rahe haian. isase to kahian achchha ki apane hamare hi oopar apana gussa utara hota.

maikoo ne do-tin hath chala kar baki bachi huee botaloan aur matakoan ka saphaya kar diya aur tab chalate-chalate thikedar ko ek lat jama kar bahar nikal aya.

kadir ne usako rok kar poochha-too pagal to nahian ho gaya hai be ? kya karane aya tha, aur kya kar raha hai.

maikoo ne lal-lal aankhoan se usaki or dekh kar kaha-haan, allah ka shukr hai ki maian jo karane aya tha, vah n karake kuchh aur hi kar baitha. tumamean koovat ho, to valantaroan ko maro, mujhamean koovat nahian hai. maianne to jo ek thapp d lagaya, usaka ranj abhi tak hai aur hamesha rahega ! tamache ke nishan mere kaleje par ban gaye haian. jo log doosaroan ko gunah se bachane ke lie apani jan dene ko kh de haian, un par vahi hath uthayega, jo paji hai, kamina hai, namard hai. maikoo phisadi hai, lathait, guanda hai, par kamina aur namard nahian hai. kah do pulisavaloan se, chahean to mujhe giraphtar kar lean.

kee ta dibaj kh de sir sahalate hue, usaki or sahami huee aankhoan se tak rahe the. kuchh bolane ki himmat n p dati thi. maikoo ne unaki or dekh kar raha-maian kal phir aooanga. agar tumamean se kisi ko yahaan dekha to khoon hi pi jaooanga ! jel aur phaansi se nahian darata. tumhari bhalamanasi isi mean hai ki ab bhool kar bhi idhar n ana. yah kaangresavale tumhare dushman nahian haian. tumhare aur tumhare bal-bachchoan ki bhalaee ke lie hi tumhean pine se rokate haian. in paisoan se apane bal-bachchoan ki paravarish karo, ghi-doodh khao. ghar mean to phake ho rahe haian, gharavali tumhare nam ko ro rahi hai, aur tum yahaan baithe pi rah ho ? lanat hai is nashebaji par.

maikoo ne vahian danda pheank diya aur qadam badhata hua ghar chala. is vakt tak hajaroan adamiyoan ka hujoom ho gaya tha. sabhi shraddha, prem aur garv ki aankhoan se maikoo ko dekh rahe the.

sanbandhit lekh

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