Wo dekhi mujhe eid ke chand si, mehsoos hui jaise hawa ke jhonke si, ek madhur sangeet si sunayi di, kashmir ki vadiyon si wo ek fursaat bhare nazare si
"Salam-walekum, aap yahi rehti hai?" Usne kazal bhari ankho se aur komal bhari nigahon se dekha aur kaha "Jee haan, aur aap?" "Ji, mai Dilli se hu" kuch der ke liye maine uski zheel si gheere ankho Mai dekha aur usne meri, kuch boli nahi lekin bohot kuch bayan kar gayi, "apka naam Jaan sakta hoo?" Gulab se saje hote se usne apna naam "Ayesha" bataya. "Bohot khubsurat naam hai apka, bilkul iss kashmir ki ghati sa" "ji shukriya!,aapka kashmir ana kaise mansoob hua?" "Khuda ki manzoori se aya hoo mai idhar, Dil mai ek dua lekar, aur aisa lagta hai wo dua kabool hogyi" Usne apne chehre ko neeche kar, apni jhulfo ko kano ke peeche sajaya, muskurahat ke saath, halki awaaz mai bola. "Kya dua thi apki?" Maine ek kagaz aur kalam nikala aur likha
Dua thi meri Jo kobool hui hai, tujhse milkar aaj mukammal hui hai, sharmaye jo teri tarah, muskuraye jo teri tarah, ankhon se dekhe ji teri tarah, ek shant sa sukoon de jo teri tarha, ya khuda shukriya tera jo dua meri kabool hui aur mere khwabo mai jo thi wo meli mujhe aaj bilkul teri tarah.....
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