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ipMz AuhnUM ‘bfibaF df jIq’
kihMdf. bfpU jIq isEN kihMdf. byby hmyÈf ‘Qozf jIq cfcf’ kihMdI. mYN
cfcf kihMdf qy myrf Cotf Brf suKdyv qF hux qwk vI AuhnUM ‘bfeI’ kihMdY.
jIqo BUaf isrP ‘vIr’ kihMdI. bfkI sfry BrfvF nfl vIr qoN pihlF nf
lfAuNdI. bfpU nUM qyjf vIr qy cfcy cMnx isEN nUM cMnx vIr kihMdI. mYN mn
`c kuVwqx nfl socdf, BUaf Prk rwKdI aY. rihMdI sfzy kMnI aY, gogy jIq
cfcy dy gfAuNdI aY. ieh qF virHaF bfad soJI afeI beI moh Prk rwKdf eI
huMdY.
asIN AudoN ajy ‘bfhrly’ Gr nI sI afey. aMdrly Gr sfzI kMD jIq cfcy nfl
sFJI sI. sfrf pirvfr aMdrly Gr sONdf, mYN qy jIqo BUaf bfhrly Gr qoN vI
bfhr, ivhVy `c. mYN dsvIN `c sI jdoN jIq cfcf miraf. Aus idn qoN bfad
mYN jIqo BUaf suwqI peI nI dyKI. jIqo BUaf, jIq cfcy dI mfsI dI DI sI.
pfiksqfn dy cwk 42 `coN AujV ky afeI BUaf dy twbr nUM, dfixaF dI pihlI
borI jIq cfcf dy ky afieaf sI. bfpU nfl igaf sI. cwk 42 aqy dsONdy kwt
ky alft hoey ipMz jlovfl ivckfr BUaf eynI vMzI geI ik mhIinaF bwDI Auh
afpxy ibafeIaF pfty pYrF `c juwqI pfAuxI BuwlI rhI, iPr virHaF bwDI
juwqI nsIb nI hoeI. jdoN nsIb hoeI, pYr juwqI nUM mMnxoN ienkfrI ho gey.
rfvI dy kMZy `qy lwgy kYNp `qy hoey ‘itwk’ `c Auh ijA uN BwjI, icqf qwk
nMgy pYrIN rhI. aMgRyËF qoN afËfd hoey Bfrq ny BUaf dy pYr, juwqI qoN
pwkI qrHF afËfd kr idwqy sn.
mDry kwd dI BUaf afm qOr ‘qy imwtI rMgy kwpVy pfAuNdI, icwtI cuMnI
lYNdI. cMgy jcdy rMg ‘c jy koeI cuMnI Aus nUM idsdI, mOkf imldI sfr lko
lYNdI. jdoN koeI cuMnI nf imlxI, byby ny kihxf-jIqo bIbI dI goTVI ‘c
hoAU. iksy BVolI dI Kwl ‘c hoAU. ikhI cMdrI bfx aYN. pYsf Dylf nI kdy
cwikaf, tUm-twlf nI kdy ihlfieaf; sfrf Gr KuwlHf eI huMdY. bws cMgI
cuMnI nI CwzdI, nfly afp lYxI nI huMdI. keI vfr mfVI motI iqVk-DFs vI
hoxI, pr BUaf kdy afpxy ‘qyjy vIr’ dy GroN nI ihwlI-
-afpxf bIijaf KFdI aY blivMdr isMG, aYQy kOx aY iksy nUM KlOx aflf-bfpU
kdy kdfeIN gwl qurI qoN kihMdf-
-vIr krky myrI tbrI bc rhI blivMdr isaF, nhIN mYN qy myry puwq BuwK dy
duKoN mr jFdy-BUaf mYnUM sMboDn krky, afpxy afp nfl gwlF krdI. pr Aus ny
ieh kdy nhIN dwisaf ik AuhdI ‘bc rhI’ twbrI `c aijhf kI vfpiraf ik
ijAuN-ijAuN muMzy Auzfr huMdy gey, AunHF dy KMBF hyTly asmfn `c BUaf leI
DrqI GtdI geI … qy iewk idn BUaf gTVI cuwk, nMgy pYr, isMGF dI Auh mlOdI
Cwz afeI, ijQy afpxy Coty muMzy kol rihx leI Auhny vwzy df jwlovfl
Cwizaf sI. sfzy Gr Auh aYN af itkI ijvyN Qwikaf-mFdf pMCI afpxy aflHxy
af itkdf hY. BUaf myrI soJI ivwc pihlf Eprf jIa sI ijhVf sfzy Gr irhf.
Pyr qF qfeI krqfrI qoN lY ky, bIbI krqfro, vIr hrdyv isEN, Bfg vIr, gFDI
bcnf … qy icwt kwpVIey suwcy qwk ikMny hI jIa sn ijnHF nUM myry bfpU dy
Gr ny pnfh idwqI qy myrI byby dy cuwlHy ny AunHF dy iZwz nUM Julkf. jdoN
kdy nfBy vflI bobo qy dyvkI BUaf ny af rihxf, sfzy Coty ijhy Gr dy nf
aMdr nf koTy `qy mMjf zihx leI QF nf bcxI. mYnUM kdy-kdy jfpdf huMdY
ijvyN sMqoK isMG DIr ny khfxI ‘svyr hox qwk’ sfnUM hI vyK ky ilKI hovy.
kdy-kdy swc muwc sfrI sfrI rfq koTy `qy mMjy cVHfAuNidaF/lfhuMidaF dI
lMG jfxI. ibjlI huMdI nI sI, dIvf hvf ny buJf dyxf. asIN keI vfr iewk
dUjy `c vwjdy iPrnf. QF bhuq Gwt pY jfxI. bws myry bfpU byby df idl
moklf sI ijhdy ivwc afpo afpxI bxdI hwkI QF leI do jIa afps ivwc Kih vI
jFdy. rgV `coN inkly cMigafVy kdy-kdy, msF doNh bMidaF dy qurn jogI vIhI
`c vI af izgdy. izEVHI qF pihlF eI sfzy Gr dI aYnI ku sI beI iewk vwzf
mMjf zfhux leI, pYNd idhlIaF qoN bfhr vIhI `c kwZxI pYNdI, qF isr Cwq
hyT rihMdf-myry vIr df Gr aY, qyrf kI aY, nf jfq nf goq-BUaf krqfrI qfeI
nUM kihMdI-qyry hrfmV dy, qyrf kI aY, aYQy, myry shury df Gr aY, qUM kwd
lwgI aYN-qfeI ciVHaf sfh TIk krdI, Pyr hwQ `c Gs ky kUlI hoeI sotI BUaf
vwl AulfrdI-cwl aYQoN-
BUaf Ausy rfq bfhrly Gr af peI. Aus idn qoN bfad mYN qy BUaf aMdrly Gr
nI suwqy. kdy kdfeIN BUaf, afpxI BYx, Bfxjy kol jlovfl jf rihMdI.
BUaf geI hoeI sI jdoN jIq cfcf pUrf hoieaf. BUaf PuwlF qoN qIey idn
afeI. afAuNdI sfr dfgF ‘qy nf blfAux krky, sfzy nfl lVI. Pyr rox lwgI qF
soqy pey qwk ieko QF bYTI roNdI rhI. jIq cfcy dy Gr qwk nI geI. byby ny
ikhf qF hOkf Brky bolI-hux kI aY EDr, nf BfbI nf vIr. asIN rotI nUM ikhf
qF nFh kr idwqI. Aus idn Auhny pfxI dI Guwt qoN ibnF hor aMn mUMh nUM nI
lfieaf. nHyry hoey cuwp krky bfhrly Gr jf peI. -
-mMjf afpxf, afpxI BUaf dy nyVy zfhIN, gwlF krIN Auhdy nfl. miraF df moh
qF bMdy nUM kmlf kr idMdY-bfhrly Gr sOx leI qurn lwgy nUM mYnUM bfpU ny
ikhf-
…[ [ BUaf nUM myry iKwc ky kol kIqy mMjy df koeI pqf nI lwigaf. awKF
mIcI peI dyK ky mYN bulfeI vI nI. pr Auh suwqI nhIN sI, Auh qF cfcy nfl
gwlIN lwgI hoeI sI. acfnk AuWT ky bih geI-
-vIr, qYnUM iksy ny pfxI vI nf idwqf-bhuq dyr bfad myry ieh gwl smJ afeI
beI Auh qF motr dy koTy ‘c iekwly mr rhy cfcy nfl gwlIN lwgI huMdI sI.
cfcf motr ‘qy sOx igaf, ipaf eI rih igaf sI. pr BUaf nUM lgdf irhf, vIr
pfxI mMgdf irhf hoAU-
-bfibaF dy cfÜI jIa, qUM kwlf miraf. -Auh sfrI-sfrI rfq cfcy nfl gwlIN
lwgI rihMdI. -mYnUM qF jfxI hfV boldf suxdY-keI vfr Auh mYnUM suwqy pey
nUM jgf ky kihMdI-
-dyKIN ‘blivMdr isMaF, qyry kol qF nI igaf vIr, afh huxy myry nfl gwlF
krdf igaY-buVbVfAuNdI BUaf suxdI. pihlF-pihlF mYN zrdf vI irhf. iewk do
vfr, iewtF dy pOizaF rfhIN koTy `qy cVHky vI suwqf. pr BUaf Pyr afpxy
kol mMjf zhfAuNdI-
-mMjf QoVHf ijhf aYQy nUM krvf, eyQy qF jfxI nINd nI afAuNdI-mYN BUaf df
mMjf iKwc ky pry kr idMdf. keI vfr ieko rfq ‘c, ds-ds QF mMjy asIN
GVIsdy.
-qusIN sONdy vI EN, ik mMjy eI GVIsI iPrnI jfny EN, sfrf ivhVf JrIitaf
ipaY-kwcy ivhVy ‘c mMijaF dy vfhy cOky, afTy vyK ky pKIrIaf vIr kihMdf
…[
…[ [ jIqo bIbI? -iek idn, ÈihroN muVI, aMdroN koTVI ‘coN kwpVy bdl ky
inklI byby ny kfhlI nfl puwiCaf-
-clI geI, Qozy jfx qoN QoVHf icr mgroN eI. dwisaf vI nI kuJ-krqfrI qfeI
ny iPkr nfl dwisaf.
-aYqkIN geI nI muVdI Pyr-byby QfeyN bYT geI sI-hwQ ‘c PVIaF do gulfbI qy
hrIaF cuMnIaF awKF ‘qy rwKdI, aiq dI inrfÈf ‘c bolI-
-lkoeIaF hoeIaF doeyN cuMnIaF, afh, myrI pytI ‘qy rwKgI kwZky, hux nI
afAuNdI-
…[ qy BUaf swcIN nI afeI. kuwJ Kf ky mr jfx dI Kbr afeI bws. BUaf dy
ibafeIaF ibafeIaF pfty pYrF ‘qy afKrI vfr isr rwK ky mYN aYnf ikAuN
roieaf, iksy dy smJ nI afeI. jdoN BUaf dy vwzy muMzy, pRym vIr ny mYnUM
PV ky KVf kIqf qF koeI puwC irhf sI-
-afh muMzf kOx aY BlF? -
BUaf nUM rox vflf mYN ‘kwlf KVf sI, bfpU dIaF BrIaF awKF dy sfhmxy.
… ilKx qF mYN jIq cfcy bfry lwigaf sI, pr ieh BUaf jIqo lyK ‘c Duws ky
af vVI, aYn AuvyN ijvyN sfzI iËMdgI ivwc acfnk GuspYT kr geI sI, qy muV
ky mr ky vI nI inklI. pr swcI gwl ieh vI aY, beI pqf nI ikAuN, jIq cfcy
df nFa afAuNdI sfr mYnUM sfzf ‘JrIitaf hoieaf’ ivhVf idsx lwg pYNdf hY.
cfcf jIq, ijhdy swQr ‘qy bYiTaF iksy ny Èwk Ëfihr kIqf sI.
-mYN kihnY kuwJ lV luV nf igaf hovy, suwqy pey dy eI-
-nf lVnf kI qI, ieh qF idl PylH hoieaY. miraf qF Auh swp lVy qoN nI
qI-iksy ny cfcy bfry pRclq dMd kQfvF ‘coN iewk CyV leI sI …[
… kihMdy iewk vfr cfcy dy koeI imwtI Kfxf swp lV igaf. cfcf do idn
by-surqI ijhI ‘c ipaf irhf. AuWT ky vI iewk do idn srUr ‘c irhf. drvfËy
bYTy nUM iksy ny hmdrdI vs hfl puwiCaf, qF kihMdf aYho jI cIË imly, Drm
nfl ‘PIm CwzdF-
pr cfcy dI pRiswDI asl ‘c BUqF dIaF AunHF khfxIaF krky sI, ijhVIaF Auh
aksr suxfAuNdf-
-mYN kihnY myry jmf mUhry-mUhry qurI jFdI qI, myry nfloN vI lMbI, gorI
inCoh, do guwqF, BUV-BUq hwQ dIaF …[ cfcf afpxy sfhmxy jFdI kuVI nUM swQ
‘c qurdI idKf idMdf-
-ipMzoN eI myry mUhry ho lI. motr nUM muVn lwgy dy, myry ipwCy KVkf ijhf
hoieaf. bs dyKlY-
-mYN grdn GumfeI, Auh CfeIN mfeIN. myry mUhry iewk kMzyrnf ijhf ruiVaf
jfvy. mYN smJ igaf beI mnf, ieh qF shurI df Clyzf qI. cMgI iksmq nUM
bulf nf bYiTaf-cfcy dy sunwKy mUMh ‘qy iewk qswlI PYlI idsdI qy Ausdy
nFh ivwc ihldy isr ‘qy iZwlI KfkI pwg zugzugI vFg ihwldI. myry vrgy
keIaF nUM, Clyzf supny ‘c ruiVaf jFdf idsdf.
kdy-kdy cfcy nUM afpxy KUh dy qOV ‘c BUq nwcdy idsdy. koTy aMdr KVHf
cfcf, morI QfxI ieh nfc dyKdf rihMdf. morI ‘coN bfhr dyKx df sIn, Auh
awKF ‘qy hwQ rwK ky aYN isrjdf ik suxn vfilaF ‘bfrF mx dI Dobx’ ‘c
nwcdIaF iÌlmI suMdrIaF idsx lwg pYNdIaF. cfcy dy bol htx qoN bfad vI
drvfËy ‘c Dmk pYNdI suxdI.
-BUq jIq cfcy nUM ey ikEN dINhdy ny?- iewk vfr mYN afpxy qoN Aumr ‘c
vwzy, qrkÈIl imwqr bhfdr isMG idnkrpfl qoN puwiCaf sI.
-ajy qUM ieh iKafl nI kIqf beI dINhdy vI AuhnUM afpxy Kyq jF KUh ‘qy eI
ny-bhfdr imMnf ijhf muskrfieaf sI qy Pyr rmË BrI afvfË ‘c Auhny myrI gwl
df jvfb idwqf sI-cl cMgY, cfcy dI Psl dI rfKI BUq Clyzy krI jFdy ny,
qYnUM kI kihMdY-gwl smJ ‘c afAux nUM kuwJ pl lwgy. pr jd smJ afeI, myry
mUMhoN afp muhfry inkilaf-
-vfh Eey cfcf isaF, bhuqIaF skImF lfAunYN, pr cfcf jd skImF lfAuNdf,
vwzy-vwzy skImI Dur aMdr qwk ihwl jFdy …[
…[ ijvyN luiDafxy iËlHf adflq df vkIl ihwl igaf sI. cfcy df koeI dIvfnI
mukwdmf cwldf sI. qihsIl ‘coN hfr ky cfcf iËlHf kichrI jf ciVHaf. vkIl
cMgf sI, bihs dOrfn hfËr hr mfeI BfeI nUM cfcy dy ijwqx df XkIn ho igaf.
vkIl dIaF dlIlF dy jvfb ‘c, hF ‘c ihwldy jwj dy isr vwl cfcf ghu nfl
vyKdf irhf. vkIl dy zwby dy AuqÈfhI mhOl ‘c cfcf jIq isEN, inmoJUxf ijhf
boilaf
-mYnUM lgdY kys afpF ijwq rhy aF …[
-kys df qF jIq isaF afpxy hwk ‘c ÌYslf eI anfAuNs hox qoN rihMdY, qUM
aglI qrIk ‘qy mUMh imwTf krfAux dI iqafrI kr-
pr nIvIN pfeI bYTf cfcf kuÈ hor socF nfl do-cfr ho irhf sI-
-hfr ky, Auh hfeIkort qF nI jFdy lgdy mYnUM-cfcy ny afpxf sMsf Ëfihr
kIqf-
-mUrK hoxgy jy jfxgy. kys aYnf sfÌ aY ik jwjmYNt qy apIl dI guMjfieÈ ey
nI bcxI-vkIl ny kfrobfrI aMdfjL ‘c aYlfn kIqf.
cfcf cuwp kIqf bYTf irhf. qurn lwigaf vkIl nUM sf’ srI kfl bulfAux qoN
pihlF boilaf
-Pyr afpxf kys hfr ey jfE. mYN qF … nUM cMzIgVH qwk GsfAuxY-jwj qoN
pihlF eI ÌYslf dy ky cfcf zwby ‘coN inkl afieaf …[ [
… bws iËwd PV igaf, AUN jIq isEN vrgf Krf bMdf Gwt ey huMdY-bfpU ny jdoN
mYnUM ieh mukwdmy vflI gwl suxfeI qF iewk aijhI gwl vI nfl hI dwsI ijhny
jIq cfcy pRqI bfpU dy Coty BfeI pRqI moh dy nfl-nfl iksy bhuq vwzy bMdy
pRqI siqkfr vrgI Bfvnf df rfË vI KoilHaf. bfpU, jIq cfqy df nF, AuhdI
gYr hfËrI ‘c hmyÈf siqkfr nfl lYNdf huMdf sI …[
… … gwl ies qrHF sI ik …[
… … cfcy df iewk POËdfrI mukwdmf, qfey ikhr isEN nfl bhuq lMmf smF cwldf
irhY. ikhr isEN qfieaf sfzy ipMz dI aijhI iensfP psMd lVfkU iDr df moZI
sI, ijhdf lohf Auhdy ivroDI vI mMndy sn. Auhny iksy qoN lko ky kdy kuÈ
nI kIqf. myry bfpU dy jIvn ‘c, cfcy jIq isEN dy nfl-nfl qfey ikhr isEN
df vzyrf Xogdfn sI. kdy kudrq ny afpxy Kfndfn pRqI kuwJ asuivDfjnk swc
ilK skx dI dlyrI bKÈI qF qfey ikhr isEN bfry ilK skFgf. Auh sfzy ipMz ‘c
pYdf hoey vwzy bMidaF ‘coN iewk hY …[
… ies vwzy bMdy nfl POjdfrI kys dI qrIk Bugq ky afieaf cfcf jIq isEN,
idn iCpdy nfl Gr viVaf. cuMgI vfly qoN glfs lY ky, boql coN pihlf pAUaf,
qy awD dI KUhI ‘qy bih ky pIqf dUjf pAUaf, cfcy dy srUr ‘c pihlF hI
Èfiml sI. myry aMqr-mn ‘c, Aus idn kcihrIEN muVdy cfcy dI qsvIr sdIvI bx
geI hY. Cy Puwt qoN vI vwD lMmf, CFtvyN srIr qy sunwKy ichry vflf cfcf,
KfkI cfdrf kuVqf pihndf. kuVqf afm nfloN lMmf. qMg ijhI vIhI ‘c JUm ky
qurdf cfcf, sB kfsy df mflk jfpdf. Gr af ky, juwqI KolHx leI ajy Kwby
pYr dI nok, swjy dI awzI nfl lfeI hI sI ik cfa mwcI cfcI bolI-
-ikhr isEN dy poqf hoieaY, idafl dy GroN-muMzf iqMn kuVIaF qoN bfad
jMimaf sI. juwqI KolHx leI AuWiTaf cfcy df pYr QfeyN ruk igaf. QmHly nfl
afsry leI lwigaf hwQ ipwCy ht igaf. cfcy ny zwb coN boql kwZI qy kMgxI
afly glfs ‘c pf ky ieko hfVy pI igaf. nlky qoN hwQ Doqy qy qfey ikhr
isEN dy Gr nUM jFdI vIhI pY igaf. qYQoN GVI sbr nI kr hoieaf, hux lVU jf
ky AunHF nfl-twbr dy bfkI jIa cfcI nUM smJfAux lwg pey. cfcI jgIr kur,
jIhnUM sfry sMsfr dIaF KuÈIaF afpxIaF lgdIaF sn. sbr isrP Auh afpxy duwK
dy sfhmxy idKfAuNdI. sMsfr df koeI jIa dfavf nI kr skdf, Auhny cfcI nUM
afpxf duwK Poldy dyiKaf hY. AuhnUM qF muMzy df cfa aYnf hoxY ijvyN Auhdy
jrnYl dy Gr jMimaf hovy. pr twbr cfcy dI Èrfb pIqI hoeI hox krky zih
igaf sI … qy EDr
… EDr qfey ikhr isEN horIN af ky bYTy hI sn, jd nUM cfcf drF mUhry jf
KiVHaf, muwCF ‘qy puwTf hwQ Pyrdf. luiDafxy nUM ieko qF bws jFdI huMdI
sI KMny qoN, AuhI Èfm nUM vfps muVdI. Auh iekwTy hI muVy sn. poqy dy jnm
dI KuÈKbrI qfey ikhr isEN nUM vI Gr af ky hI imlI sI. KuÈI ajy pUrI qrHF
romf ‘c rmI vI nhIN sI ik ‘bfibaF dy jIq’ ny af hokrf mfiraf-ikhr isaF
…[
-hux iehdy nfl lVnf pAU-qfey dy pihlI gwl iKafl ‘c afeI. Auhny AuWTx leI
juwqI pYrF nyVy kIqI. jd nUM cfcf sfhmxy af KiVHaf. sfrf twbr pYrF prny
ho igaf sI. cuwp! duwD ‘c kFjI GulI ik GulI.
-suixaY idafl dy Gr BucMgI afieaY-
cfcf dyhlI lMG inMm nfl jf KiVHaf sI-
-hF jIq isaF, mYnUM vI Gr af ky eI pqf lwigaY-ÈÈopMj ‘c pey qfey ikhr
isE ny, bcf ky AuWqr idwqf.
-vDfeI hovy. -cfcy ny KIsy ‘coN rupeIaf kwiZaf.
-afh lY, myrf Ègn dyh muMzy nUM, mYnUM bhuq KuÈI hoeI aY-
rupeIaf PVf ky muVn lwgy cfcy nUM, qfey ny sulHf mfrI-af jf, bih ibMd
ku, mUMh suwcf krky jfeIN-
-nf …[ cfcy ny isr mfiraf-KfeI pIeI df nI duÈmx nfl huMdf. mYN afpxI
pIAUN Gr jf ky, poqy dy nfEN dI-cfcf boldf bfhr inkl igaf-
-AumrF Bogy, ijAUNdf rhy …[ koeI hoAU qF lVU-iBVU-
…[ hux vI jdoN kdy mYN vIhI ‘c JUldy, muVy afAuNdy cfcy df idRÈ qswvr
krdYN, BUaf jIqo df afKrI hAukf Xfd af jFdY-
-ho, ho dunIaF clI jFdI aY vIr! -
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