ivafh qoN ipwCoN jdoN vI
jvfeI bx ky cfeIN cfeIN shuiraF Gr CuwtIaF gujLfrn lMdn jFdf qF bVI tihl
syvf huMdI sI. bVy myry isMg copVy jFdy aqy pihlx JotI vFg iQMdf ijhf
vMz guqfvf lwBdf. pr jdoN nOkrI nUM lwq mfrI aqy byVIaF roVH ky bflF
smyq lMdn af igaf qF sws dIaF awKF ivwcoN vI dId jFdI rhI. rwb JUT nf
bulfey bws iqMn ku idhfVy sws ny syvIaF AubflIaF, pIjLf pfeI qoN jfxU
krvfieaf, brgr aqy tUtI PLrUtI nfl myl jol hoieaf. iPLr QoVHy hI idhfVy
lMGy ik hOlI hOlI mYnUM myry aslI asQfn qy lY aFdf. hux mYN isrPL dum hI
nhIN sF ihlfAuNdf vrnf hflq myrI AuhI sI ijhVI shuiraF Gr jvfeI dI huMdI
ey. mYnUM qokVF vFg vwKrI KurlI qy bMnH ky prflI pfvx lwg pey. blOrI
glfs pVCwqI AuWqy rwK ky islvr dy glfs ivwc pfxI Zox lwg pey. pihlF qF
mYN smiJaf aYvyN Buwl BulyKy sws koloN ieMJ ho igaf ey. pr jdoN zONgy dI
bjfey iswDf kOlI ivwc pf ky sflx dyx lwg pey qF mYnUM sLwk pY igaf.
awgoN kfvF dy awQrUaF vrgf sLorf. hwzIaF qoN gosLq aqy nhuMaF nfloN mfs
vwK ho igaf. hux qy koeI gwl ZwkI CupI hoeI nhIN sI rih geI. pr ipwCy vI
kuJ nhIN sF Cwz ky afieaf. byVIaF sfV ky shuiraF Gr muklfvy jfx df cfa
pUrf krn afieaf sF. aKLIr kMn QWly suwt ley aqy cwizaF ivwc pUC dy ky
shuiraF dy Gr rihx vfly myry cfly ho gey.. iewk idn svyry svyry myrf
vwzf sflf iewk PLfrm lY afieaf. myry hwQ PVf ky kihx lwgf, “amIn sfhb!
ieh PLfrm sosLl sikEirtI vfsqy Br ky dPLqr jmHF krvf idE.”
rwb JUT nf bulfey Aus PLfrm ivwc jMmx qoN lY ky mrn qoN bfad qwk dy svfl
vI sn. msln, “jy qYnUM do iqMn idhfVy rotI nf lwBy qF kI kryNgf, jy rfq
nUM bIvI lV ky GroN kwZ dyvy aqy rihx dy QF df pqf eI? jy qyry KLrfitaF
qoN qMg af ky bIvI puils swd lvy XF qlfk mMgy qF ikhVy iedfry ivwc
jfvyNgf?” mYN PLfrm pVH ky sfly nUM afiKaf, “prvyjL sfhb! nf mYN kdy ieh
kMm kIqy aqy nf awgoN ierfdf hY. ieh KLrfitaF df ihsfb vI mMgdy ny aqy
mYN iesdf koeI jvfb nhIN dyxf.” Aus afiKaf, “amIn sfihb! ieh aYvyN
PLOrmYiltI huMdI hY, qusIN vihm nf kro.” rfxI nUM puwiCaf, “krmF vflIey!
mYN qy hoxI qkdIr nUM iewQy af hI igaf sF pr hux ieh qyrI myrI judfeI df
vylf kfhnUM nyVy afvx lwg ipaf hY!” Auh afKx lwgI, “kr dy sfeIn, iewQy
sfry iesrF hI krdy ny.” mYN afiKaf, “iewQy jo jo kuJ huMdf ey mYN nhIN
krnf”, Aus pwuiCaf, “ikAuN, kI kI huMdf ey iewQy?” mYN ikhf, “iewQy
kvfrIaF Gr bfl jMmdy, iewQy KIrIaF hI sU pYNdIaF nyN. iewQy jLnfnI df
jLnfnI aqy jxy df jxy nfl ivafh huMdf hY. keI bIvIaF ny KLfvMd nUM
ielfkf bdr kr ky afpxI glI ivwc nf vVn df hukmnfmf hfsl kIqf hoieaf ey.”
mYN vfhvf icr lwqF aVfeIaF pr prdys ibgfnf, nf BYx nf Brf aqy nf aMg
sfk. PLfrm Br ky dsqKLq kr idwqy.
kuJ idnF ipwCoN mYnUM lYtr afieaf, “imstr milk! qUM 15 qfrIKL nUM sosLl
sikEirtI dy dPLqr hfijLr ho ky ieMtrivAU dyxf ey. pfsport aqy bflF dy
jMmx pwqr lY ky af” lYtr pVH ky afpxy sfly nUM puwiCaf, “Bfa jI! ieh
qlfk dy JIVy aqy KLrfitaF vflI gwl df vyrvf mYN krFgf iksrF? mYnUM qy
KLrfitaF dI aMgryjLI vI nhIN afAuNdI. awgoN vwzf gLm ieh peI mYnUM
aMgryjLF dy lihjy dI smJ nhIN sI afAuNdI. ieMJ hI lwgdf sI ijvyN pIpy
ivwc roVy KVkfey jf rhy nyN. ieh vrkr nuM vrkf, PLfdr nUM PLfdf aqy
aPLsr nuM aPLsf afKdy nyN. pqf nhIN aMgryjL nUM ‘r’ ‘qy imrc ikEN lV
jFdI ey.”
myrIaF gwlF sux ky rfxI ny ikhf, “Gfbrnf ikEN eyN, mYN qyry nfl cwlFgI.
mYnUM ieh gVbV afAuNdI ey.”
mYN hOslf kr ky sON igaf.
vqn df ipafr Cwz ky shuiraF dI mfr KFidaF vfhvf eI idhfVy lMG gey sn.
mYN qy rfxI dohF bflF nfl Auqly kmry ivwc tMgy hoey sF. kmrf kfhdf sI,
KLuwzf sI kukVIaF df. sws shurf QWly KwulHy zuwlHy kmry ivwc sfzf klyjf
lUMhdy sn. mYnUM sfPL pqf lwg irhf sI ik qoqf csLmI vD rhI hY aqy sfeIaF
mwQy qy awKLF rwK leIaF nyN. kdy jy rfqIN mYnUM XUsPL jLulYKLF pVHidaF
bfrF vwj jFdy aqy QWilEN shurf jI bVf avfjfr ijhf ho ky afAuNdf aqy cuwp
kr ky ibjlI afPL kr ky afKdf, “qUM awDI rfq qIk XUsPL jLulYKLF pVHdf
rihnF eyN. XUsPL ny sfnUM KUh nhIN lvf dyxf. iewQy ibjlI df ibwl afAuNdf
ey. ieh pfiksqfn nhIN ijwQy mItr rIzr nUM pMjfh rupey dy ky pUrf mhInf
eyar kMzIsLnr clf lvyN.” mYN anHyry ivwc mUMh hI vyKdf rihMdf ik ieh
vlfieqI rMg ivwc rMgy muhqrm PLfdf sfhb ny myry nfl kI kIqI hY. rfxI df
mUMh mfrdf sI ,nhIN qy AUhdf muMh dUjy pfsy lf dyxf sI. rfxI nUM myrI
afkVKLfnI df vI pqf sI ik amIn nwk AuWpr mwKI vI nhIN bihx dyNdf. Auh
myrf qrlf kr ky afKLdI, “guwsf nf kr, awbf jI df mqlb hY bhuqf jfgx nfl
qbIaq KLrfb ho jFdI ey.” Auh ivcfrI awg pfxI ivwc iGrI hoeI sI. mYnUM
aMdroN pqf sI ik bfby horF nuM pONzF df hOkf KfeI jFdf ey ijs krky blb
buJFdf iPLrdf ey. afKLr iewk idn bfby ny myrf ielfj lwB ky afiKaf, “qUM
ikqfb df KihVf nhIN Cwzxf qy sVk pfsy vflI ivMzo awgoN prdf cuwk ky kmry
dI bwqI buJf ilaf kr. afKLr hkUmq ny KMby AuWpr blb kfhdy leI lfieaf hY.
srkfrI ibjlI vriqaf kr. afKLr mYN sfrI Aumr hkUmq nUM tYks idwqf ey.”
mYN bfrI awgoN prdf cwuikaf qy mYnUM hor loa lwg geI. mYN XUsPL vflI
jLulYKLF nUM Cwz ky ijAUNdI mYzm rItf df pfT krn lwg ipaf. mYnUM pqf hI
nhIN sI ik sfhmxy vflI iKVkI ivwc sLYkspIaq vflI ilKLq df njLfrf njLr af
jfeygf. mYzm ny vI afpxI bfrI df prdf cuwikaf hoieaf sI. KOry Auhdf vI
shurf ajy ijAUNdf sI. swqr ku sfl dI hovygI. mYN sfl qF nf igxy bws bldI
imsLfl nUM vyiKaf. ieMj sI ijvyN blb dy QWly ajy vI blb jg irhf ey.
Auhdy kmry df blb bldf sI ijhdy Qwly iewk bldf BFbV bYTf grmIaF dy mOsm
ivwc iKVkI df prdf cuwk ky gujLfry lfiek by prdgI vI hY sI. mYN iDafn
mfiraf qy sfry iDafn ht gey. idl ivwc shury nuM afiKaf myrf kI vgfV ilaf
eI? rOsLnI KOh ky rItf ivKf igaf eyN. rItf dI rOxk kI dwsF! hnyyr ivwc
Klo ky Aus cfnxI nUM vyK vyK KLusL huMdf irhf. Auh sLIsLy awgy bih ky
mocxy nfl vfl iKwcdI, kMnF nUM iKwc iKwc vyKdI ik ikDry AuWKV qy nhIN
gey. vflF nUM kuMZl pfAux vflIaF cUMZIaF lfAuNdI. pfxI dI ipaflI ivwcoN
Epry dMdF df bIV mUMh ivwc iehiqafq nfl quMn lYNdI.
iPLr kI hoieaf? bws ieh KLusLIaF df gLulfb bhuqf icr nf iKiVaf irhf. aKy
cfr idn dI cfnxI qy muV hnyrI rfq. iewk idn afl duafl Buwl ky nIJ lfeI
bYTf sF ik AuWqoN sws af geI. Auh vyK ky clI geI aqy nfl hI rfxI nUM
sYnq mfr ky QWly lY geI. Aus rfxI nUM afiKaf, “hYN nIN! ieh amIn ikhVy
kMm qy lwgf eI. ieh gorIaF kuwqIaF bVI CyqI bMidaF nUM AuNgl nfl lf
lYNdIaF eI. awKF Kohl ky rvHIN.” rfxI ny afiKaf, “ aMmF jI! vihm nf kro.
ieMj dI koeI gwl nhIN.” rfxI ny mYnUM AuWqy af ky dwisaf qF mYN ikhf,
“pihlF iKVkI nhIN sI KulvfxI, jy idl dI iKVkI aYzI sOVI sI. qy nfly
sfhmxy vflI rItf mfeI ny mYnuM kI PLsfxf ey, Auh qF afp hux moqI dI kuMz
nfl aVI peI ey. bws rwb ny kfnf iKwcxf ey qy mfeI kMZy qy.” bVy sohxy
idhfVy lMG rhy sn pr aMmF jI nUM rItf mfeI afpxI DI leI KLqrf lwgx lwg
peI. rfxI ny bQyrf afiKaf, “aMmF jI! amIn ieMj df nhIN. nfly amIn ny hwj
vI kIqf hoieaf ey” pr aMmF jI ny KLOry hwj krn vfilaF dy cfly awgy eI
vyKy hoey sn. Aus afiKaf, “nI rihx dy qUM iehnF gwlF nUM. qyrf ipE vI
jdoN iewQy afieaf sI Auhny do hwj kIqy hoey sn.” EVk nUM mYnUM iKVkI
vflI awXfsLI qoN htf idwqf igaf. mYN muV srkfrI ibjlI qoN awbf jI vflI
ibjlI qy af igaf. hOlI hOlI hor aOiKafeI sLurU ho geI. jy kdy myry koloN
bUhf jLor nfl Zuk jFdf qy bfbf jI afKLdf, “amIn! qYnUM bUhf bMd krnf
nhIN afAUNdf. ieh lMdn hY, bUhy dy KVfk nfl gvFZI jfg jFdy ny qy nfl hI
puils nUM swd lYNdy ny. qy nfly rfq nUM tfeilt vI nf jfieaf kr. PLlwLsL
krn nfl vI gvFZI irport kr dyNdy ny.” mYN soicaf ipRMsIpl vfltn kflj
lfhOr dI inwkI ijhI gwl nf shfrI qy nOkrI nUM lwq mfr afieaf. pqf huMdf
qF hr iewk dy pYr PVH lYNdf.
idhfVy hor Bfry qoN Bfry afAuNdy gey. kuJ idhfVy qy shurf jI ny sih
ilaf. pr Ausdy GroN muPLq dI rotI Kf ky, AuhdI mMjI qoV ky afpxI nINdy
sOvF qy afpxI nIMNdy AuWTF, Auh ivcfrf ikMnf ku icr jrdf. iewk idn mYN
buV buV AuWpr iDafn kIqf qy bfbf jI pey afKdy sn, “nf sLrm ihaf, nf
gLYrq, nf ikrk qy nf lwQI cVHI.” mYQoN irhf nf igaf, mYN ikhf, “awbf jI
kI hoieaf ey?” PLfdr muhqrm awgy eI bhfnf pey lwBdy sn ik koeI Kuwq CyV
ky suwqI klf jgfvy. bfby horF afiKaf, “ieh koeI vylf ey sOx df , bfrF
vjy qwk mrfsIaF vFg suwqy pey rihMdy E.” mYN BfvyN vyly dI kuiVwkI ivwc
PLisaf hoieaf sF pr afdq qF kVk rhI sI. mrfsI qF BFvyN nhIN sF pr gwl qF
mrfsIaF ijwzI sohxI hI kr skdf sF. mYN afiKaf, “awbf jI! quhfnuM myrI
ishq df aYnf gLm ikEN KfeI jFdf ey. qusF myrf joV anokI nfl puafxf ey.
mYN svyry AuWT ky mUMglI qy nhIN PLyrnI. mYN ijMny jogf vI aF afpxy Gr
TIk aF.” bfbf jI ikDry awgy eI nwk nwk afey pey sn. AuhnF afiKaf, “qUM
afpxy Gr TIk huMdf qy KLYr swlf sI, ieh Gr myrf ey.” aYny ivwc rfxI AuWT
bYTI. AuhnUM afpxy ipE df vI pqf sI qy afpxy bflF dy ipE qoN vI jfxU sI,
ivwc pY ky muafmlf Twp idwqf. qkflIN ieh kys aMmF jI dy kol clf igaf.
aMmF aMdroN bVI rfjLI sI ik bfbf jI ny PLwny KF jvfeI nUM cMgI DUxI
idwqI hoeI ey. aMmF jI aMdroN KocrI sI, Auh gwlbfq lokF dI mrjLI vflI
krdI sI qy mksd afpxI mrjLI df pUrf krdI sI. Auhny sfnuM dohF nUM zoeI
zoeI plf ky TMzf kr idwqf. Auh afKx lwgI, “vy amIn! qUM qF isafxf ibafxf
eyN, afpxy awby qy guwsf nf kiraf kr!” mYN ikhf, “mF jI! guwsy vflI gwl
df guwsf nf kiraf krF qy kI mujrf kiraf krF. qusIN hI dwso ik jy mYN
ieMglYNz af hI igaf hF qy ds idn jyrf ikAuN nhIN krdy?” aMmF jI nUM pqf
sI ik bfbf jI AuWqy pYtrol qy Auh afp hI pfAuNdI hY pr AuWqoN peI afKy,
“prvyjL dy awbf jI! quhfnUM vI pqf nhIN kdoN akl afvygI.” awgoN prvyjL
df awbf vI cfbI vflf bfvf sI ivcfrf. cuwp kr ky suxdf qy isr ivwc KLurkI
jFdf sI. Auh cfr PLuwt sfZy swq ieMc df bMdf pqlUx dy gYls moiZaF AuWpr
cfVHy hoey mYnUM ieMj lwgy ijvyN srks ivwc Kloqy hoey ny huxy AultbfjLI
pf dyxI ey. mYnUM bVy icr ipwCoN pqf lwgf ik ieh sfry KyKx aMmF jI dy
sn. AuhI cfbI BrdI sI. kuJ idhfVy lMGy qF pMdrF qfrIKL af geI. rfxI nUM
nfl lY ky sosLl sikEirtI vfilaF dy dPLqr awpV igaf. rfh ivwc pwkI krdf
igaf ik jdoN vI Auh gwl krn CyqI nfl pMjfbI ivwc mYnUM smJf dyvIN. jvfb
dyx nUM mYN sLyr aF. lfeIn ivwc lwgy hoey sF ik iewk lvf ijhf muMzf hfl
ivwc AuWslvwty lYNdf iPLrdf sI. mUMh qy hvfeIaF AuWzIaF hoeIaF, awKF
ivwc PLirafd aqy keI svfl. vlfieqI lIiVaF ivwc viVaf hoieaf vI sfPL njLr
afAuNdf sI ik vfeIn dy glfs ivwc lwsI pY geI hY. isafl ivwc pYrIN TMzIaF
jurfbF aqy pysLfvrI cwpl pfeI hoeI sI. iewk pYr dI ivcflI AuNgl qoN pftI
hoeI jrfb ivwcoN bfhr inklI hoeI AuNgl ieMJ jfpy ijvyN kCUey ny isrI
kwZI hoeI hY. boJy ivwcoN morfkIn df rumfl bfhr idsdf sI. swjy hwQ dI
qlI ivwc mihMdI aqy Kwby hwQ dI cIcI AuWpr nhuM pflsL vI lwgI hoeI sI.
ieh qy pqf lwg igaf sI ik myry vFgUM koeI nvF BfrU PLisaf ey. iksy mfsI
ny BxyvyN nUM irsLqy dI KLYr pfeI hY. mYN Ausdf svfd lY irhf sF ik myry
kol af ky afKx lwgf, “Bfa jI, ikQoN afey dy E?” mYN AuhnUM dws idwqf ik
qyry vflI musIbq ngrI ivwcoN af ky qyry vfly isafpyKfLny ivwc hI bMd hF.
Aus dwisaf, “mYN isaflkotoN afieaf df jy” mYN afiKaf, “bVI awCI QF qoN
afey ho aqy hux hor vI awCI QF qy awpV gey E.” nfl eI mYN AuhdI tfeI dI
gMZ jLrf inwkI kIqI. ikEN jy AuhdI gMZ ieMj sI ijvyN boky nUM lwj bwDI
huMdI ey XF suhfgy dy kMn nUM bIV pfieaf huMdf ey. nfl hI svYtr qoN bfhr
kwZI hoeI tfeI mYN aMdr kr idwqI. gory hwsdy sn. Ausny mYQoN qfrIKL
puwCI qy afKx lwgf, “Bfa jI! quhfnUM BulyKf lwgf krdf jo awj solF qfrIKL
ho geI dI jy” isaflkot aqy gurdfspur ivc iPLkry ipwCy aYvyN hI ‘df’ lf
dyNdy nyN. iehnF nUM KLOry ‘df’ lfxf ikAuN cMgf lwgdf ey. PLrk aYnf hY
ik aMgryjL iPLkry dy pihlF ‘df’ lfAuNdf ey. ‘df’ dy dohvyN eI mfstr nyN.
jdoN sfzI qfrIKL df JgVf pY igaf qy asIN dohvyN eI Gfbr gey. Auh solF
afKy qy mYN pMdrF. rwtf nf muwkf qy Aus ny kOVf Guwt kr ky nfl dy gory
koloN qfrIKL kuJ ies qrHF puwCI , “Sir, how much is the date” gory ny
iewk do vyrF pfrzn pfrzn kIqf qy mUMh prHF kr ilaf. mYnUM hfsf qy bVf
afieaf pr rfxI ny guwsy nfl ikhf, “ivcfry nUM aMgryjLI nhIN afAuNdI qy
jLlIl ikEN krvfnF eyN”. mYN afiKaf, “df, dI qF pMjfbI nfl vI lf lYNdf
ey, hor aMgryjLI iksrF dI huMdI ey.” nvF jvfeI muV mYnUM afKx lwgf, “Bfa
jI pwkf kr lvo, quhfnUM BulyKf lwgf krdf jy” mYN AuhnUM afiKaf , “bfAU
jI! “How much” nf afKo, qusIN qF qfrIKL qwkVI dy qol vFg syrF CtFkF ivwc
puwCdy E. zyt imkdfr ivwc nhIN qfadfd ivwc puwCI jFdI ey” mYN isKf pVHf
ky toiraf qy myry pyNzU Brf ny iPLr iewk gory nUM jf afiKaf, “Sir, how
many is the date” gory ny AusnUM avfjfr ho ky prFh kr idwqf. jdoN pyNzU
bfAU jI aqy aMgryjLI dohvyN jLlIl ho gey mYN iksy GVI AuWqoN AusnuM
pMdrF qfrIKL ivKf idwqI. jLmIn AuWpr Quwk ky Auh bfhr inkl igaf. srkfrI
Bwqf lYx vfsqy sLfied Ausdy shury ny AusnUM iewk idn pihlF hI tor idwqf
sI. rfxI ny guwsy nfl afiKaf, “kfhnuM AusdI byiewjLqI krvfeI AU” mYN
ikhf Auhny ijhVI byiewjLqI aMgryjLI dI kIqI hY, qUM nhIN vyKI. rfxI ny
afiKaf, “dPLf kr aMgryjLI nUM” mYN afiKaf, “kIqI AU nf pMjfbI vflI gwl,
Auh vI pMjfb ivwc rih ky afKdy nyN hux dPLf kro pMjfbI nUM. qUM vlfieqI
pfsport hwQ ivwc PV ky aMgryjLI df afdr nhIN krdI.”
asIN vyhly ho ky rfh ivwc bwcI nUM tIkf lvfx leI zfktr dI srjrI ivwc vV
gey. pqf nhIN awj idhfVf eI ieMj df sI jF mYN hI ijLafdf gOh krn lwg
ipaf sF. zfktr ny cYk kr ky iewk mIr pUr pfsy dI jnfnI nUM puwiCaf,
“qyrf vjLn ikqnf hY.” jnfnI ny qurq jvfb idwqf, “Half pass ten stone”
awj aMgryjLI nUM juwqIaF pYNdIaF vyK ky bVf rfjLI ho ky soicaf ik koeI
kYlMzr dI gwl syrF DiVaF DfnF ivwc ipaf krdf ey qy koeI vjLn nUM tfeIm
pIs aqy vfl klfk ivwc dwsdf ey (sONh Kf ky ieh gwlF swcIaF ny.)
Gr af gey qy sws shurf bVy KusL njLr afey ik hux iehnF nUM KLYrfqI Bwqf
iml jfvygf qy afpxf aftf afpxy boJy ivwcoN lY ky Kfxgy. mYN cfeIN cfeIN
awbf jI nUM dws bYTf ik iewQy lok aMgryjLI bVI gLlq boldy nyN qy awbf jI
qusIN iewQy bfeI sflF qoN rih rhy E, qusIN qF cMgI qrHF iswK lvo. mYQoN
qF gLlqI ho geI pr bfbf jI qwqy ho ky afKx lwgy, “afp iksy ijhI nf, qy
gwl krnoN rhI nf. jy lMdn af hI igaf eyN qy jr ky Kf. qyrf kI iKLafl ey
mYN aMgryjLI qoN ibnF eI twbr dy XfrF jI ieMglYNz ivwc vfV ley nyN.” mYN
afiKaf, “awbf jI! ieh qF kfnUMnI hwk vrq ky af gey nyN, ieh qF quhfzI
aMgryjLI AuWqy cVH ky qF nhIN afey.” gwl KLrfb sI pr mUMhoN aYvyN hI
inkl geI. PLfdr jI vfhvf qwqy ho gey qy myrI KuMb Twp idwqI. mYN cuwp ho
igaf. bfbf jI dIaF gwlF BfrIaF vyK ky mYN hOlf pY igfaf. asIN ijMnf icr
vI ies Gr ivwc rhy klgI AuWqy Quwk lf ky lVy aqy suQry pYr afey.
iewk idn PLfdr mrhUm, rfxI nUM afKx lwgy, “iewQy byGry lokF nUM hkUmq Gr
dyNdI ey qy amIn nUM afK ipwCy lwg ky Gr lY lvy” rfxI ny mYnUM dwisaf qF
mYN afiKaf, “aYzy sfry Gr ivwc mfeI bfby ny ikklI pfvxI ey?” rfxI ny
vjHf dwsI ik awbf jI afKdy ny, “afjLfdI cMgI huMdI ey.” mYN ikhf awgy
msF msF aMgryjLF koloN gLlq ijhI afjLfdI leI sI qy hux sfzy koloN vI
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