Suraj dhal raha hai aur aasman par halki narangi (orange) roshni phaili hui hai. ZAYN (main character) ek purani kursi par baitha hai. Uske hath mein ek purani kitab hai. Tabhi uski dadi, AMMI JAAN, paas aakar baithti hain.
AMMI JAAN
Zayn, itni khamoshi mein kya soch rahe ho beta?
ZAYN
Ammi Jaan, main soch raha tha ke hum log saari zindagi un cheezon ke piche bhagte hain jo humein kabhi sukoon nahi detin. Ghar, gari, status... par jab yahan baith kar parindon ki chah-chahat sunta hoon, toh lagta hai asli khazana toh yeh hai.
AMMI JAAN
(Muskurate hue)
Bilkul sahi kaha tumne. Allah ne insaan ko duniya ke liye nahi, balki duniya ko insaan ke liye banaya hai. Lekin hum ulta karte hain—duniya ko dil mein basa lete hain.
ZAYN
Wahi toh galti ho gayi. Shehar mein lagta tha ke waqt khatam hota ja raha hai. Yahan lagta hai ke waqt ruk gaya hai aur mujhe apne aap se baat karne ka mauka mil raha hai.
AMMI JAAN
Yeh mauka ek tohfa hai, Zayn. Jab dil duniya ki mohabbat se khali hota hai, tabhi usmein Allah ki mohabbat ki jagah banti hai. Aur wahi mohabbat asli sukoon hai.
Asar ka waqt hai. Suraj ki halki dhoop masjid ke sahen (courtyard) mein lage purane darakht (tree) se chan kar aa rahi hai. ZAYN wuzu kar ke betha hai. Wahan kuch chote bache dor rahe hain, unki hansi ki awaz poore sahen mein goonj rahi hai.
Ek chota bacha, UMAR (6 saal), Zayn ke paas aata hai. Uske hath mein ek purani si ball hai.
UMAR
(Bari masoomiyat se)
Bhaiya, aap shehar se aaye hain? Kya wahan ki masjid is se bari hoti hai?
ZAYN
(Muskurate hue)
Haan Umar, wahan masjidein bari hoti hain, marble laga hota hai, AC hota hai...
UMAR
Wao! Phir toh wahan bohat maza aata hoga na namaz parhne mein?
ZAYN
(Thora ruk kar, gehri saans leta hai)
Pata hai Umar? Maine itni bari masjidein dekhi hain, par jo sukun mujhe yahan is purane darakht ke niche baith kar mil raha hai, woh wahan kabhi nahi mila. Wahan sab jaldi mein hote hain... yahan lagta hai ke hum waqayi Allah ke mehman hain.
UMAR
(Hanste hue)
Dada kehte hain ke Allah toh har jagah hai, bas humein dekhna aana chahiye! Chalein bhaiya, namaz ka waqt ho gaya!
Zayn uthta hai aur Umar ka hath pakar kar andar jata hai. Uske dil mein jo ek bojh tha, woh un bacho ki masoom baaton se halka ho raha hai.