Aahista lekin musalsal

Ek khoobsurat aur pursukoon shehar mein Abdullah aur Khalid naam ke do dost rehte thay. Dono ek hi school aur ek hi class mein parhte thay, lekin un dono ke parhne ka andaaz bilkul mukhtalif tha.

Abdullah ek mehnati aur saabir larka tha. Woh parhai mein koi bohat tez ya zabardast zaheen nahin tha, lekin us ki sab se bari khoobi yeh thi ke woh apna kaam kabhi kal par nahin taalta tha. Woh har roz ka kaam usi din mukammal karta tha. Chahe thora sa hi parhe, lekin musalsal parhta tha. Us ka usool tha: "Aahista lekin musalsal!"

Doosri taraf Khalid bala ka zaheen aur tez tarrar larka tha. Use school ka koi bhi sabaq bohat jaldi yaad ho jata tha. Muallim jo bhi parhate, Khalid use minton mein samajh leta. Lekin Khalid ke andar ek bohat bari burai thi—susti aur kaahili! Woh har kaam mein taal matol se kaam leta.

Jab bhi Abdullah Khalid se kehta: "Khalid! Chalo shaam ko mil kar imtihan ki tayyari karte hain, nisaab kaafi lamba hai."

To Khalid hans kar jawab deta: "Arey Abdullah! Tum bhi na bila wajah pareshan hote ho. Abhi to imtihanaat mein pooray do maheenay baaqi hain. Mere liye to poora nisaab khatam karne mein sirf do din lagenge. Tum apna waqt zaya karo, main to abhi khel kood aur aaram karunga."

Abdullah apne dost ki baat sun kar muskura deta aur khamoshi se apni tayyari mein laga rehta. Woh rozana ek ek baab tayyar karta, us ke notes banata aur sabaq dohrata.

Waqt par laga kar urta raha aur dekhte hi dekhte salana imtihanaat sar par aa gaye.

Imtihan se sirf do din pehle Khalid ne apni kitaabein kholin. Lekin jaise hi us ne tamam mazmoonon ka nisaab dekha, us ke haath paon phool gaye. Nisaab itna zyada tha ke do dinon mein use poora karna naamumkin tha. Us ne raaton ko jaag kar parhne ki koshish ki, lekin dimagh thak chuka tha aur itni jaldi kuch bhi achhe se yaad nahin ho raha tha. Khauf aur ghabrahat ki wajah se woh aham sabaq bhi bhoolne laga.

Doosri taraf Abdullah bilkul sukoon mein tha. Us ne apna saara nisaab waqt par khatam kar liya tha aur ab woh sirf itminan ke saath dohrai kar raha tha. Woh raat ko waqt par soya aur subah taaza dam ho kar school pohncha.

Imtihan ka din aaya. Parcha saamne milte hi Abdullah ne pursukoon zehan ke saath tamam sawalaat ke behtareen jawabaat likhe. Lekin Khalid parche ko dekh kar pareshan baitha raha. Kyunke us ne susti ki wajah se poora nisaab cover hi nahin kiya tha, bohat se sawalaat aise thay jo us ne parhe hi nahin thay. Woh adhooray jawabaat likh kar afsurda dil ke saath bahar aaya.

Kuch dinon baad jab nataij ka elaan hua, to Abdullah ne apni class mein pehli position haasil ki thi. Sab ne us ki mehnat ki tareef ki. Jabke Khalid apne kam numberon ko dekh kar sharminda khara tha.

Khalid Abdullah ke paas aaya, us ka haath thaama aur bola: "Abdullah! Mujhe aaj andaaza hua ke sirf zahanat kaafi nahin hoti. Main apni susti aur taal matol ki aadat ki wajah se peechay reh gaya. Tum ne mujhe sikha diya ke jo waqt par kaam karta hai aur susti nahin dikhata, wohi asal kaamyabi haasil karta hai."

Abdullah ne apne dost ko gale lagaya aur kaha: "Koi baat nahin Khalid! Aainda ke liye yaad rakhna..."