Kuch sapne sirf sapne nahi hote, balki ek aisi duniya ka raaz hote hain jo humein dikhayi toh deti hai, magar samajh nahi aati. Yeh kahani ek aise hi sapne ki hai—ek sapna jo sirf ek manzar nahi, balki ek ehsaas tha, ek connection tha jo kisi anjaan haqiqat se judta tha.
Andheray mein lipti hui ek purani imarat samne aayi, jisme ek *band hall* tha. Jab darwaza khula, andar ka manzar hosh uda dene wala tha. Ek *underground river, jiska pani **safaid aur ekdum saaf* tha—be-harkat, be-awaaz, jaise waqt bhi wahan ruk gaya ho. Aur beech mein *serion ka rasta*, jo jaane kis manzil tak jata tha.
Lekin phir achanak, ek ajeeb si garmi mehsoos hui. *Dil ki dhadkan tez hone lagi.* Aas paas log the, magar wo aam log nahi lag rahe thay. Unka chehra ajnabi tha, magar unka hona ek ajeeb si pehchaan jaga raha tha. Yeh kaun thay? Yeh yahan kyun thay?
Jis tarah se woh chalte, jis tarah se woh dekhte, lagta tha jaise *pariyan* hain—koh-e-kaf ki woh makhlooq jinka zikr kahaniyon mein aata hai. Magar sabse ziada hairani tab hui jab ek *buzurg shakhsiyat* samne aayi.
Safaid daari, noorani chehra, aur ek sukoon bhari muskurahat. Unho ne mujhe dekha aur ek ajeeb aur gehra jumla kaha:
*"Tani tani jo huwa ha wo kia ha, tani tani jo ni huwa wo kia ha."*
Ek aisi baat jo samajhna mushkil tha, magar mehsoos karna asaan. Yeh past aur future ka koi raaz tha? Koi paigham tha? Koi khufiya sandesa jo abhi khulna baqi tha?
Aur jaise hi unho ne yeh kaha, pehle ka andhera ekdum *roshni mein badal gaya*. Itni roshni jo aankhon mein chubhne lagi. Har cheez chamak uthi, magar uske baad kya hua—yeh yaad nahi...
Jis din yeh sapna dekha, uske baad *teen din tak bukhaar* raha. Ek ajeeb sa dar tha jo dil aur dimagh dono par cha gaya. *Neend mein jaane ka khauf, neend se jagne ka ehsaas, aur sapno ka yeh anjaam*—sab kuch ajeeb lag raha tha.
Aur sabse ajeeb baat? Jab bhi yeh sapne aate, lagta jaise koi apna qareebi mila hai. Magar jab yeh sapne ruk jate, ek khalipan mehsoos hota—jaise koi zaroori cheez kho gayi ho.
Par agar kabhi ghoor kar dekhti hoon, to ek aur ajeeb baat hoti hai. *Dhadkan tez ho jati hai, haath-pair thanday pad jate hain, aur ek ajeeb si ghabrahat se jaan nikalti mehsoos hoti hai.* Aise mein sirf ek cheez chahiye hoti hai—ya to koi *zor se hath pakar le, ya bas ek hug de* jo yeh darr kam kar sake.
Yeh sapne sirf ek kahani nahi, ek *unsolved mystery* hain jo abhi tak suljhani baqi hai. Tumhara kya khayal hai? Yeh shair kis taraf ishara kar raha hai? Aur yeh sapne kisi haqeeqat se jude ho sakte hain? 🤯
