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isafl dy idn sn. mYN swq ku vjy qVky kfrIgrF dy afAux qoN pihlF kwpVy kwtx leI dukfn KolHI. Ètr cuwk ky aMdr vVn hI lwigaf sI ik BfÈf pMizq af ky kihx lwigaf, ‘qYnUM iksy gwl df pqY?’
‘ikhVI gwl df?’
‘rfq ruldU rfm af igaf.’
‘ikwQy sI Auh?’
‘cMzIgVH sI.’
BfÈf kuwJ hor dwsxf cfhuMdf sI. jdoN mYN aMdroN Ètr suwtx dI kfhÜ ivKfeI. Auh trwk XUnIan vfly pfsy cilaf igaf.
nON ku vwjy qF awgV-ipwCV dukfnF dy Ètr AuqFh cuwky jfx lwgy. hwtF sfÌ krky DUÌ-bwqI hoeI qF sfry bfËfr ‘c ruldU rfm dy afAux dI Ébr grm sI.
mYN kMm kwt ky ivhlf hoieaf. kfrIgr af gey sn. hrI rfm DUrkotIaF dIaF bMd peIaF dukfnF awgy kursI ‘qy bYTf sI. Auhny ihwk duafly zwbIaF vfly kMbl dI buwkl mfrI hoeI sI qy hwQ ‘c cfh vflf iglfs PiVaf hoieaf sI. isr ‘qy grm topf ilaf hoieaf sI. Auhdy kol BfÈy pMizq df ipAu sfDU rfm, hfkI muinafrI vfly df ipAu kOr sYn, iÈv BwilaF vflf aqy iqMn-cfr ivhlV hor KVHy sn. gwlF ruldU rfm dIaF cwl rhIaF sn. hrI rfm kihx lwigaf, ‘muMizaF dy pYr msF lwgy sI. eyhny Pyr nI htxf kMjr-ikwqf krnoN.’
‘pvny nUM cfhIdY kbIldfrI nf sMvfvy eyhnUM hux.’ sfDU rfm boilaf.
‘pvny `c jy eynf kx-kMzf huMdf. mfVy idn kfhnUM vyKxy pYNdy. sfry mF `qy gey aY.’ hrI rfm ny ijvyN gwl mukf idwqI.
gwlF cwl rhIaF sn. afpxI bIhI ‘coN BfÈf pMizq inkilaf. sfnUM vyK ky eyDr muVn hI lwigaf sI ik afpxy ipAu nUM vyK ky Auhdy pYr iQVky ijvyN awgy kMD af geI hovy. Auh sMBilaf aqy iswDf lMG igaf. iewk gfhk nUM afpxy QVHy ‘qy cVHdf dyK ky jdoN mYN afAux lwigaf qF BfÈf rfjsQfnIaF dy hotl awgy KVHy bMidaF nUM kuwJ dwsI jf irhf sI.
mYN dukfn ‘c vVn qoN pihlF ivvyk nUM bfhr swidaf. Auh kol afieaf qF mYN ikhf, ‘BlF dws BfÈf kIhdIaF gwlF krdf hoAU?’
Auhny mn ‘qy Bfr nhIN pfieaf. pihly swty kihMdf, ‘awj Gr-Gr pucf ky htU ieh ruldU rfm dy afAux dI gwl.’
ieAuN keI sfl pihlF vI hoieaf sI. dukfndfrF ny hwtF KolHIaF sn qF rfq afey ruldU vFg hI acfnk AunHF dI hwt awgy pfxI vflI tYNkI af geI sI, ijhVI QVHy ‘qy lohy dy cOKty ‘qy DrI hoeI sI. dukfn df QVHf sVk qoN Aucf sI. tYNkI dy mUhrly pfsy lwgy lohy dy pfVCy ‘c rbV dy rMg-ibrMgy iglfs pey sn.
Aus idn vI mYN awj vFg sMdyhF afieaf sI. pvnf BwTI vfly pfsy QVHy ‘qy plMQI mfrI bYTf sI. Aus awgy qfËIaF kwZIaF zbl-rotIaF df Zyr ipaf sI. bfbU ibhfrIaf ilÌfPy ‘c do-do zbl-rotIaF pf ky Aus vwl suwtI jFdf sI. pvnf momI-kfgË df ilÌfPf moV ky awgy peI grm iewt nfl lfAuNdf. syk nfl ilÌfPf juVdf. Auh swjy hwQ nfl mgrly pfsy vgfh mfrdf.
jdoN myrI pvny nfl awK imlI qF mYN dUjI awK df ieÈfrf tYNkI vwl kIqf. pvnf hwsx lwigaf. jvfb koeI nhIN idwqf.
mYN jf ky vyiKaf. tYNkI dy mwQy ‘qy iliKaf hoieaf sI, ‘ieh tYNkI lflf ruldU rfm ny afpxy ipqf rfDU mwl dI Xfd ‘c lokF dI syvf vfsqy rwKI’.
ruldU df kwd lMbf sI. Auh lwTy df KuwlHI mUhrI vflf pjfmf pfAuNdf. AuqoN dI asmfnI rMg dI ibnF cfkF vflI lMbI buÈrt. pYrF ‘c aksr cwplF pf ky rKdf aqy ibMdy-Jwty bIVI pINdf. bolx lwigaf Auh AuWcI boldf. guwsy ‘c afey dy Auhdy vwzy-vwzy dMd idKfeI idMdy. pr mn df byeImfn nhIN sI. iekrfr df pUrf. afpxI sfmI dI rmË PVn lwigaf ibMd lfAuNdf. awgoN jy koeI JUT boldf, Auhdy rty rtfey bol huMdy, ‘ieh pfxI ‘c pUVy qUM ikqy hor pkfeIN jf ky. jIhny kdy qyl nf suMiGaf hovy. qUM smJdf kI aYN? myrIaF DfnikaF dy ivhVy duafnI-duafnI dIaF zblrotIaF vycIaF hoeIaYN. iswDf ho ky dws pYsy dyvyNgf ikwdyN?’
ruldU rfm ivafjVIaF qoN vwzIaF rkmF PVdf. Coty dukfndfrF nUM vwD ivafj ‘qy idMdf. mhIny vflIaF lftrIaF vI pvfAuNdf. hr mhIny bolI huMdI. loVvMd Gtf-Gtf bolI idMdy. ijsdy hwk ‘c bolI tutdI, Ausy vkq Auh aMdr pfeI JuwgI ‘coN pYsy kwZ ky agly dy hwQ ‘qy Dr ky kihMdf, ‘hux igx lY. Pyr nf myry kol muV ky afeIN. koeI not pfitaY, hux kwZ dy.’
Auh dukfn ‘qy Gwt bYTdf. qorf-Pyrf krky KMz, iGAu, mYdy aqy hor sfmfn dy vwzy sOdy krdf. Auh bfhr pMj kry, pMjfh kry, muMzy iDafn nhIN sI idMdy. Auh qVky mMdr ‘c GMtIaF KVkx qoN pihlF bykrI KolHdy. rfq nUM ds vjy bMd krdy. ruldU rfm dI eynI awK Èrm mMndy, Auh bfËfroN af ky dukfn ‘c vVdf; iekdm cuwp Cf jFdI, ijvyN Cwq Qwly nUM af rhI hovy. pvnf qyjI nfl gwly qoN AuT ky dUjy bfr QVHy ‘qy af KVHdf.
ruldU rfm qyjI nfl gwly df Zwkx cukdf aqy iPr aMdrlf Cotf Zwkx. awK dy Pory ‘c vwzy not kwZ ky buÈrt hyTlI mYÜy lwTy dI JuwgI ‘c pfAuNdf. Coty not gfhkF nUM moVn leI Cwz ky Ausy qyjI nfl bfhr inkldf. Gr nUM jFidaF Auhdy nfl ibnF awK imlfieaF pvnf gwly ‘qy bihMdf.
ruldU rfm swtf lfAux df afdI sI. rotI Kfx, cfh pIx aqy bIVIaF pIx vFg. anykF vfr swtf lvfAux vfly Auhny sVk ‘qy ilaFdy sn. anykF vfr afp afieaf sI.
Auhdy kol purfxy afey swty df irkfrz sI. iewk lfl bhI iesy kMm ‘qy lfeI hoeI sI. jdoN Auh BwTI vfly pfsy stUl ‘qy bYTf Duwpy cfh pI irhf huMdf. aflf-duaflf Buwl ky afpxy aMdr zuwb jFdf. swjy hwQ ‘c cfh vflf iglfs huMdf. Kwby hwQ nfl Auh AuNglF dy poty igxI jFdf. aMgUTf qyjI nfl cldf. nfl-nfl Auhdy buwlH vI PrkI jFdy. AuhnUM vyK ky iewk idn ivvyk kihMdf, ‘aODr vyK, swty df ihsfb-ikqfb lgdf.’
ivvyk dy khy qoN mYN bfhr Jfikaf. AuhdI mudrf vyK ky myrI hfsI inkl geI. AuhdI awK myry nfl imlI qy Auhny isr df Jtkf mfiraf. mn ‘coN bfhr inkl ky sMBldf hoieaf kihMdf, ‘hws lY ijhVf hwsxY Coty BfeI! kdy sfzy idn vI af jfxgy.’
‘idn qF ruldU rfmf qyry aY. awgy-ipwCy mfieaf bFdrI vFgUM ncdI iPrdI aY.’ mYQoN pihlF ivvyk ny ikhf. pr Auh boilaf nhIN. nf hI Auh kdy bihs `c pYNdf sI. sfrf idn cuwp rih ky agly idn lfAux vfly swty dy awKrF dI pYV kwZdf.
qVky sVk ‘qy afvfjfeI ÈurU huMdI. ruldU rfm Cwq ‘qy KVHf dfqx vI krI jFdf. hyTF vI ingHf rKdf. lMGx vfly lok afpxf atYcI jF JoÜf QVHy ‘qy rKdy. tYNkI ‘coN brÌ vflf pfxI pI ky awzy vwl jFdy. iekwTy iqMn-cfr bMdy pfxI pI rhy huMdy qF Auh vfDry ‘qy Juk ky puCdf, ‘pvinaf tYNkI pUrI Br ‘qI ik nf?’
‘hF! Br ‘qI bfeI.’
‘brÌ vI ilaf ky pfE iÈMdI dy kfrKfny `coN.’
‘pf ‘qI bfeI.’
tYNkI idn ‘c keI vfr BrnI pYNdI. gyVy mfr-mfr Auhdy muMzy kfrKfny ‘coN brÌ dy vwzy-vwzy zly ilafAuNdy. cONqry ‘qy Dr ky Dox ipwCoN sUey nfl BMnHdy qy tYNkI ‘c pfAuNdy.
ijwdx dI tYNkI DrI sI. ruldU rfm dI afdq bx geI sI. Auh qorf-Pyrf krky afAuNdf. ajy dukfn dI pOVI dy pihly awzy ‘qy pYr Diraf huMdf. puCdf, ‘pvinaf brÌ ilaf ky pf ‘qI tYNkI ‘c?’
‘hF bfeI! pf ‘qI.’
‘qusIN eyDr ingHf rwiKaf kro. keI vfr skUl vfly juafk tUtI KuwlHI Cwz jFdy aY.’
‘koeI nf bfeI.’
iesy qrHF dupihry Auh afieaf. afAux sfr pvny nUM brÌ pfAux bfry puwiCaf qF ivvyk kihMdf, ‘brÌ df bVf iÌkr rihMdY ruldU rfm nUM.’
‘puMn rihxY.’ blivMdr ivvyk nUM kihMdf, ‘tYNkI krmF vflI aY. ijwdx dI DrI aY. vIh vfrI swtf afieaY ruldU rfm nUM.’
‘swtf tYNkI krky inkldY?’ ivvyk ny qnËIaf lihËy `c ikhf. ‘qyry sfhmxy eI aY, inklI qF jFdY.’ blivMdr ny iËwd PVI.
‘aYN qF Pyr hryk hI swtf lfAux vflf afpxy QVHy pfxI dI tYNkI Dr ly. brÌ pfeI cwly, not CfpI cwly.’
‘ieh qF mYnUM pqf nIN. qUM jfxy, qyrI akl jfxy. mYN qF ruldU rfm dI gwl krdYN.’ kih ky blivMdr mYdfn `coN Bwjx lwigaf, `cwl POjIaf afpF kI lYxY, jfBF df ByV krky. qUM Èukr kr ruldU rfm df, jIhny TMzf pfxI pIx lf `qy. pihlF nlky dI Buwbl iswtI jFdy sI aMdr.’
aflf-duaflf ruldU rfm ‘qy KuÈ sI. pr hrI rfm dI awK ‘c tYNkI rVkdI. AuhdIaF keI hwtF ikrfey ‘qy idwqIaF hoeIaF sn. Auh ikrfieaf KFdf. Gr df Krc Auhdf bhuqf nhIN sI. Auhdf muMzf vydf awz sI. hor koeI bwcf hY nhIN sI. Auhdy GrvflI afpxIaF qy AuhdIaF rotIaF lfhI jFdI.
afly-duafly dy sfry dukfndfr hrI rfm qoN kMn BMndy. pr ruldU rfm ny AuhqoN hwtF qy Gr muwl ley sn. AuhdI Jyp Gwt mMndf. iewk idn iqMn-cfr iËmINdfr pfxI pI ky hty qF hrI rfm hfkI minafrI vfly qoN puwCx lwigaf, ‘qYnUM pqf Auey! ruldU ny ieh tYNkI ikAuN DrI aY?’
‘nf qfieaf mYnUM qF pqf nI.’ hfkI ny brIk-brIk dMd kwZy.
‘ieh lwq rKdY, afpxy `qy. nvF syT. pr qUM vyKdf jfeIN. ijwdyN AuT Aulty pfsy bYiTaf. swty nUM bfhlf mUMh KuwlHdf jFdY eyhdf.’
hfkI gwl vI suxI jFdf sI. Auhdy kMn pvny dI hwt vwl lwgy hoey sn.
pvnf dupihry sfzy kol bihMdf. hor iksy kol nI sI jFdf. AuhnUM dupihry sOx dI afdq nhIN sI. dfdy rfDU mwl dy suBfa dI Auhny eynI mfr JwlI sI ik AuhdI iËMdgI lIhy pY geI sI pr ruldU rfm Auhdy rfh df roVf bixaf hoieaf sI. Auhdy swty qoN Auh aMdroN qMg sI. rokx qy tokx dI Ëuraq nf hox krky aMdro-aMdrI iKiJaf rihMdf aqy jdoN sbr df ipaflf Clkdf. Auh bfËfr ‘coN nvIN Èrt df kwpVf ilafAuNdf. mYQoN qurMq sMvf ky afQxy dukfn mUhry lwgI tUtI ‘qy nhfAuNdf. luiDafxy shurIN jFdf. bwsF vfly Auhdy pwky Xfr sn. sfry rfh AunHF nfl Èrfb pINdf jFdf. rfq nUM iksy isnmy ‘c iPlm vyKdf. shury Gr rfq ktdf aqy pihlI bws PV ky gwly ‘qy af bYTdf.
grmI clI geI.
dusihrf lMG igaf.
ruldU rfm ny tYNkI Cwq ‘qy rKvf idwqI.
agly sfl idnF dI Tr Puwtx lwgI. ruldU rfm ny tYNkI iPr hyTF rKvf idwqI.
Pyr hr sfl ieAuN huMdf. apRYl ‘c tYNkI hyTF AuqrdI aqy dusihry ipwCoN Cwq ‘qy jFdI.
sfzI dukfn ‘qy kMm iËafdf hox krky asIN aYqvfr nUM vI dukfn KolHdy. pr qVky Kfsf-Kfsf icr pvny dI hwt awgy Duwp sykdy. ivvyk aYqvfr dI CuwtI krdf. pr qVky ieDr gyVf ËrUr mfrdf qy suKdyv hotl vfly dy Ety ‘c bIVIaF pI ky sfzy kol af bYTdf.
iek idn Auh afieaf. ruldU rfm vI sfzy kol af bYTf sI. Auh kihMdf, ‘ruldU rfmf, myrf guwsf qF nI krdf? iewk gwl kihxI aY qYnUM.’
‘nhIN krdf. Pyr vI mYQoN vwzYN. koeI kMm dI gwl eI dwsyNgf.’
‘hux Pyr ieh awKr lfAuxy bMd kr dy qUM. muMzy brfbr dy ho gy. awj nhIN boldy qF hor cfr idnF nUM bol pYxgy.’
‘ieh qF gwl qyrI TIk aY POjIaf. mYN isr mwQy mMndF. pr mYnUM iewk sMq ny bcn kIqf hoieaY.’
‘ahy jf kI bcn kr ‘qf sMqF ny qYnUM?’
‘sMqF ny dwisaY ik qyrI iËMdgI `c bhuq vwzf dfa afAuxY. AunHF ny smF vI dwisaY. ijwdyN Bgvfn dI ikRpf ho gI. afpF muV ky ieh kMm nI krnf. EdyN eI kbIldfrI muMizaF nUM sMBf dyxI aYN.’
‘ahy jy ikhVy sMq hoey ieh?’ ivvyk ny puwiCaf.
sux ky ruldU rfm isafixaF vFg kihx lwigaf, ‘POjIaf mYN qF soicaf sI Éfsf isafxf hoeyNgf qUM. pr qYnUM pqY? swty df vwzf dfa lYx leI Ëubfn bMd rwKxI pYNdI aY. Bgvfn dI ikRpf ho gI. qYnUM sMqF dy drÈn vI krfvFgy. vwzf BMzfrf krnY Pyr afpF. kuwKF kwZ idaFgy grIb gurby dIaF.’ ruldU rfm ny sfh ilaf qy JwgI dI hyTlI jyb `coN bIVIaF df bMzl qy sIKF vflI zwbI kwZI qy bIVI sulgfAux ipwCoN kihMdf, ‘afpF qF bws sMqF dy bcn inBfeI jfny aF. AunHF ny ikhf sI ik lokF qoN cMgf aKvf. Pyr Bgvfn ÉuÈ hoAU qyry `qy.’
ruldU rfm ajy vI bolI jf irhf sI. afpxI gwl mukf ky Auhny sMqF dI mihmf dI iewk khfxI qor leI sI. ivvyk huMgfrf BrI jFdf sI. myry iËhn ‘c AuhdI pfxI vflI tYNkI GuMmx lwgI.
Auh iekwTf swtf nhIN sI lfAuNdf. jIro qoN lY ky nON qwk iqMn Gr rokdf. koeI awKr aVHkdf. lwgy pYisaF dy nON guxf af jFdy. lfey Gr KflI inkldy. Auh rupey vDfeI jFdf. Gr vI vwD rokdf. kdy-kdy dVy dy awKr vI lfAuNdf.
iesy qrHF awKrF dy jfl ‘c AulJy df Auhdf smF lMGI jFdf sI. swtf AuhnUM Kf irhf sI jF Auh swty nUM Kf irhf sI. Auh iksy nUM dsdf nhIN sI. AuhdI GrvflI mYN kdy Auhdy mUhry boldI hI nhIN sI vyKI. muMzy mF nfloN vI gey guËry sn. iek-dUjy nfl lVn vyly awKF ‘coN aMigafr sutdy. pr jdoN ruldU rfm sfhmxy af jFdf, brÌ bx jFdy.
pr ruldU rfm dy vqIry qoN AunHF nUM afey-gey swty bfry pqf ËrUr lgdf rihMdf. idn KflI igaf huMdf. Auh purfxI swty dy ihsfb vflI bhI nUM vfr-vfr Proldf. GroN inkl-inkl ky Auh stUl ‘qy keI-keI vfr bihMdf. vfr-vfr cfh pINdf. by-iDafnf ho ky aMgUTy nfl poitaF nUM BMndf qy buwlH vI Prkdy. ijhVy idn Auh ÈFq rihMdf. stUl ‘qy Gwt bYTdf. pvny nUM Bwj ky vI nf pYNdf qF iksy nf iksy awKr dI ‘imhr’ hoeI huMdI.
asIN kdy Ehdy nfl swty dI gwl nhIN sI kIqI pr jdoN Auh ivvyk nUM imldf, Auh Auhdf guwt PV ky puCdf, ‘hor ruldU rfmf kI hfl-cfl aY?’
‘TIk aY, Bgvfn dI ikRpY.’
‘Pyr sMqF dy bcn kdoN pUry hoxy ny?’
‘vyKdf jf POjIaf, bws hux qF dMdF `c jIB eI smJ.’ kih ky Auhny POjI dy hwQoN guwt CuzfAux df Xqn krdf pr ivvyk Pyr kihMdf, ‘Pyr sfzf ihwsf rwKyNgf ik nhIN?’
‘rwKFgy …[ rwKFgy’ kih ky Auh qur jFdf.
qy Pyr EhI hoieaf, ijsdf sB nUM zr sI. …
keI idn pvnf sfzI dukfn ‘qy nhIN afieaf. sfzy ‘coN koeI jFdf. Auh kuwJ dsdf vI nhIN sI. cuwp-cfp gfhkF nUM ibskut qolI jFdf. Auhdy BfeI nIvIaF pfeI rKdy. sIDf guMnHI jFdy qy guwQIaF ‘c guMinHaf aftf pf-pf ky cuwp-cfp ibskut bxfeI jFdy.
ruldU rfm ny iqMn idn vwzy swty lfey sn. pr awTy nMbr KflI inkly. nOvyN ‘coN dfa af igaf. agly idn vI Auh itikaf nhIN. iewk awKr Cwz ky awTy awKr lfey. nfl dVy dy iekwly awKr vI keI Br ky lfey. idn ciVHaf. pfsf Aultf ipaf hoieaf sI. qIjy idn vI ieAuN hoieaf.
Èihr Cotf sI. ruldU rfm dy inGfr dI gwl Èihr ‘c ryqy dI muwTI vFg iKwlr geI. ruldU rfm kol koeI bhfnf nhIN sI. pYsy lYx afey bMidaF df sfhmxf krn dI ihMmq vI nhIN sI. iewk idn Auh Gry ipaf irhf. pvnf JUT nhIN sI boldf. lYxdfr Gry jfx lwgy. iewk inkl ky afAuNdf, dUjf jf vVdf. aglf idn ciVHaf. ruldU rfm qVky GroN inkilaf. muV ky nhIN afieaf.
Auhdy jfx ipwCoN bVf rOlf ipaf. afly-duafly dIaF dukfnF ‘qy do-do, cfr-cfr bMdy iekwTy huMdy. ruldU rfm dIaF gwlF huMdIaF. pvny kI hflq ieh sI pMj-swq gfhk ibskut lYx afAuNdy, koeI nf koeI bMdf pYsy lYx af Dmkdf. AucI bol ky rOlf pfAuNdf. sfry dukfndfr hQly kMm Cwz ky vyKx lgdy. aijhy mOky hfkI minafrI vfly dI dukfn dy prly pfsy kursI ‘qy bYTf hrI rfm afAuNdf. Auh ivwc pY ky pvny df KihVf CuzfAuNdf pr jdoN idn ZÜy Auh QVHy ‘qy drI ivCf ky qfÈ kutdy qF bfËI lwgx ipwCoN Auh ruldU rfm dI gwl krdf, ‘hux nI qfb afAuNdy ruldU dy muMzy. hËfrF dI gwl huMdI, gwl hor sI. lYx-dyx qF lwKF ‘c dsdy aY.’
‘lwKF `c?’ pwiqaF `coN iDafn htf ky keI jxy iekwTy kihMdy. hrI rfm ‘hFa’ kih ky pwqf suwtdf.
awT-ds idn lMGy. muMzy lYxdfrF dy vfr-vfr afAux qoN awkx lwgy. ieAuN iewk dukfndfr pYsy lYx afieaf qF pvny ny ruwKI afvfË ‘c ikhf, ‘asIN BfvyN Qozy qoN pYsy PVy nIN. pr Pyr vI Auh sfzf ipAu sI. asIN hwQ bMnH ky dyvFgy. pr sfnUM kMm qF krn idAu. qusIN qF aYN gyVy mfridEN, ijvyN koeI rfqy-rfq Cwq pfV ky sfzy Gry isAuny dI iewt iswt igaf huMdY. lwCx vyKo kI PVy aY. ilKq nI pVHq nI. gÜ nUM afAuNdy aY, ijvyN asIN prnot Bry huMdy aY.’
pvny ny prnot vflI gwl awky hoey ny khI sI pr lYxdfr nUM lwigaf ijvyN Auhdy pYrF hyToN DrqI iKskdI hovy. Auh ibn boly cilaf igaf aqy ieh gwl Èfied ijvyN Ausny afpxy vrgy sfiraF nUM dws idwqI hovy. ies ipwCoN lYxdfr afAuNdy. iek-awD gwl kih ky cly jFdy. pvny df suBfa sI. hwt ‘qy afey nUM pYsy nf idMdf. afQxy iksy afpxy BfeI nUM gwly ‘qy bhf ky afp dy ky afAuNdf. hOlI-hOlI dukfn ‘qy iekwly ibskutF dy gfhk afAux lwgy.
pvny dy ies rvweIey df sB nUM pqf lwg igaf sI. lYxdfrF dI bysbrI Gtx lwgI.
pvny kI dukfn Jtkf Kf geI. dukfn ‘c ijMny sIDy dI loV huMdI. prcUn ilafAuxf pYNdf. ies aOKI GVI ‘c pvny dy shuiraF ny AuhdI bFh PVI. Auh PYktrI dy mflk sn. iewk idn rih ky AunHF ny vwzy lYxdfrF nUM swidaf. hOlI-hOlI gwl itkx lwgI. sfrf idn ibskut qol ky afQxy pvnf gwlf igxdf. agly idn df Érc rwK ky ipAu dy puwty KUh dI iek-awD nuwkr pUr afAuNdf.
ruldU dy jfx ipwCoN pvny kol ivhl nhIN sI. pr Auh Pyr vI sfzy kol af bYTdf aqy afpxy duwK roNdf. iewk idn Auhny dwisaf ik myry bfeI nfl swtf lvfAux vfilaF ny DoKf kIqf sI. Auh ijhVy nMbr lf ky afAuNdf, KfeIvfl idwlI tYlIPon ‘qy sFZ-gFZ kr lYNdy. agly idn nMbr Ault inkldf.
‘hux qF pvinaf sbr krn `c hI ÌfiedY. kI ÌfiedY bMd goBI Prolx df. ivcoN pwqy eI pwqy inklxgy.’ mYN ikhf.
‘ieh qF QozI gwl TIk aY. afpF ikhVf iksy dy zFg mfrnI aYN, pr ieh koeI KfeIvflI QoVHY, ieh qF iswDI TwgI aY.’
dupihry gfhk Gtdf. pvny dI mF Auhdy kol afAuNdI. ieDrlIaF-AuDrlIaF gwlF krky kihMdI, qusIN BfeI pqf kro. Auh ikwQy aY? pqf nIN ikhVy hfl ‘c hoAU.’
pvnf suxn sfr iqVkdf, ‘qUM qF bIbI aYN krdI aYN ijvyN mYN AuhnUM Cwz ky afieaf huMnYN ikqy.’
‘Cwz ky qF nhIN afieaf. pqf qF kro ikwQy aY? Pyr vI Qozf bfeI sI Auh. sO-sO bolIaF boldy aY lok.’
‘lokF df kI aY bolI jfx dy. asIN afpxf kMm krIey ik AuhnUM Bfldy iPrIey. afpy af jU ijwdyN jIa kIqf. sfzy gÜ ‘gUTf dyx dI koeI kmI CwzI aY Auhny?’
pvny dI mF inrAuWqr ho ky qur jFdI.
ieAuN grmI vI lMGI qy isafl vI. pvny nUM hux bfeI dy jfx df duwK nhIN sI. Auh pYrF isr ho irhf sI. dukfn ‘qy pYsy ipwCoN afAuNdy, dyx pihlF jFdf. hOlI-hOlI hwtF vfilaF df Auhdy ‘qy ieqbfr bwJx lwigaf. pYsf muVdf vyK ky Auh iek-dUjy dy AuqoN dI ho ky sOdf dyx lwgy.
grmIaF Pyr af geIaF. AunHF dI dukfn df mUMh cVHdy pfsy sI. hfVH-isafl ‘c cVHdI Duwp afAuNdI. Auh iewk idn BwTI vfly pfsy CF krn leI Ètr Auqy lpytI qrpfl KolH irhf sI. mYN ikhf, ‘pvinaf grmIaF af geIaF.’
‘hF af geIaF.’ pvny ny hsidaF ikhf.
‘…[ qy tYNkI bfry kI slfh aY?’
pvnf hwisaf, ‘tYNkI bfeI lY ky afieaf sI. EhI lfhU af ky kdy.’
‘Auh kdoN afAU?’
‘ieh qF Esy nUM pqY.’
…[ qy awj Auh af igaf sI.
bfrF ku vjy ruldU rfm GroN bfhr inkilaf. afly-duafly dIaF sfrIaF dukfnF ‘qy igaf. duaf slfm kIqI. jdoN sfzI dukfn ‘qy afieaf qF mYN vyiKaf, Auhdf mUMh kfÌI ilwsf ho igaf sI. vfl ivrly vI ho gey sI qy pihlF nfloN icwty vI. keI idn dI Auhny Èyv nhIN sI kIqI.
AuhdI CfqI aMdr nUM vVI hoeI sI. Auhny dwisaf ik Auh cMzIgVH iewk GMtI nFa dy bMdy kol kMm krdf sI. Auh keI iËilHaF df swty df vwzf KfeIvfl sI.
… qy Èfied Auh ajy hor kuwJ dwsI jFdf. AusnUM KMG iCV peI. Auhny keI vfr Ëor nfl KMG ky gl ‘c Psy KMGfr kwZxy cfhy pr inkly nhIN, sgoN suwkI KMG nfl AuhdI CfqI jor nfl aMdr-bfhr huMdI. ihwk df Ëor lwgx kfrn AuhdIaF awKF ‘coN pfxI inklx lwigaf qy Auh ibnF gwl pUrI kIiqaF AuT ky cilaf igaf. Auhdy dovyN hwQ KMG nfl iKwcIaF geIaF vwKIaF ‘qy rwKy hoey sn.
afQx qwk Auh bfhr nhIN afieaf. zf: dys rfj AuhnUM vyK ky igaf. jFdf hoieaf Auh pvny kol ruk ky dws igaf sI ik AuhnUM tI[ bI[ ho geI hY. jykr Auhny qurMq bIVIaF bMd nf kIqIaF qF hflq hor ivgV skdI hY.
pvny ny dys rfj dI gwl afpxI mF nUM dwsI. pr AUT dy gÜ twlI bMnHy kOx. sfrf twbr ieko ijhf sI. aÉIr pvny ny hrI rfm Tykydfr mUhry qrlf pfieaf qy nfly mUMh vI bMinHaf ik Auh tI[ bI[ bfry nf dwsy.
hrI rfm ny afpxI vfh lfeI. pr gwl QFeyN rhI. Auh mMjy ‘qy ipaf-ipaf acfnk AuTdf. JwgI ‘coN bMzl kwZ ky bIVI iKcdf qy sulgfAux ipwCoN sUty mfr ky pIx lgdf. pvny dI mF KVHI vyKI jFdI. pr kuwJ kihx df hINaF nf pYNdf qy pvny kol dukfn ‘qy afAuNdI. pvnf hrI rfm kol jFdf.
do-iqMn vfr hrI rfm Pyr kih ky afieaf qy Pyr Auh vI hiQafr suwt igaf, ‘ikAuN pvinaf mYnUM roË Auhdy mUhry hOÜf krdYN. bMdf huMdY, ‘kyrF khy qoN mMn jFdY. roË-roË pwQr `qy pfxI pfAux df kI ÌfiedY. kdy iksy dI gwl mMnI aY Ehny?’ pvny dI mfr hrI rfm qwk sI. rfh bMd hoieaf vyK ky Auh hwt `qy af bYTf.
iek idn Auhny mYnUM bulfieaf. pvny dI mF hI afeI sI sunyhf lY ky. mYN hfl-cfl puwiCaf qF kihMdf, ‘dysy zfktr dI duafeI nfl blgm qF mfVI-motI inkldI aY pr sfh nI itkdf. AuqoN DuMdF nIN KihVf CzdIaF.’
iPr Auhny pey-pey ny myry vwl mUMh krky hwQ dy ieÈfry nfl nyVy afAux df ieÈfrf kIqf. mYN kursI ‘qy bYTf-bYTf agFh irsikaf. pvny dI mF bfr ‘c KVHI-KVHI ivhVy ‘c clI geI sI. Auh hOlI afvfË ‘c kihx lwigaf, ‘qyrf sfh ikMnI ku rMm pI ky itk jFdY?’
mYnUM pqf nhIN sI. Auh mYQoN ieh gwl vI puwC skdY. Auhdy kol mYN kdy ieh gwl nhIN sI kIqI. AusnUM kIhny dwisaf hoieaf? myry mn ‘qy Bfr pYx lwigaf. Auh inrMqr myry vwl Jfk irhf sI. myry leI dwsxf vI ieko gwl sI aqy nf dwsxf vI. mYN afpxf pwlf bcfieaf pr myry Èbd iQVk rhy sn. ruldU rfm dI dunIaF vyKI hoeI sI. myry idl ‘c afeI, AuhnUM swc dws dyvF pr Pyr soicaf AuhnUM sfh nhIN, sgoN tI[ bI[ hY. rMm ny awg ‘qy pYtrol df kMm krnf sI. mYN ikhf, ‘zfktr ijvyN kihMdY AuhI krnf cfhIdY. sfh ikhVf iewk iksm dY. keIaF nUM TMzIaF cIËF Kf ky htdY. keIaF nUM grm.’
asIN gwlF kr rhy sI. hrI rfm dI GrvflI af bYTI. mYN qur afieaf.
agly idn pvnf kihx lwigaf, ‘POjI nUM nf jfx idaf kro, myry bfeI kol. kwlH hor eI kMzy bIj afieaf. Èrfb kdy Auhny mUMh `qy nIN sI DrI. rfq pAUaf pI igaf.’
swq-awT idn islslf eyvyN cldf irhf. bfrF ku vjy Duwp qpx lgdI. Auh stUl ‘qy af bihMdf. kdy cfh pINdf. kdy bIVI. pr hux KflI hwQ dy poty nhIN sI BMndf. by-iDafnf vI nhIN sI huMdf. pr jdoN afly-duafly vyKdf. awKF KflI-KflI huMdIaF. ingHf dy pYr nf lgdy. Auhdy kol koeI af ky bihMdf. Auh Gwt boldf. BfÈf pMizq afAuNdf. AuhnUM vyK ky Auh AuTdf qy aMdr cilaf jFdf. BfÈy dIaF gwlF muwkx ‘c nf afAuNdIaF. dukfn Auhny cuwk idwqI sI. GVI Auh bMnHdf nhIN sI.
do-iqMn vfr ruldU rfm pvny kol dukfn ‘c igaf. ibskutF nfl BrIaF almfrIaF vwl vyKdf irhf. pvnf cuwp-cfp nIvIN peI ibskut qoldf irhf. nf Auhny kuwJ puwiCaf qy nf pvny ny afp koeI gwl qorI. aKIr qur afAuNdf.
iek idn dyr rfq qwk mYN kMm krdf irhf. agly idn cMzIgVH iewk sfihqk smfgm ‘qy jfxf sI. rfq rihx df pRogrfm nhIN sI. pr rihxf pY igaf. agly idn 11 ku vjy afieaf. mn ‘c ivvyk df zr mfrI jf irhf sI. Auhdy leI ÈrtF kwt ky jfxIaF myry Xfd nhIN sI rhIaF.
afAuNdy nUM myry ipMz dy bfbU nfeI ny mYnUM ‘vfj mfrI pr mYN AuhnUM Pyr afAux bfry kih ky dukfn `c af viVaf.
myry jFdy nUM ivvyk afpxy awzy ‘qy KflI bYTf sI. ryzIE vI bMd sI. mYnUM zr sI ik Auh myry gÜ pvygf. Auh Éud nUM myrf kfrIgr Gwt smJdf sI qy myrI mfsI df jvfeI vwD. mYN Auhdy nfl awK nhIN imlfeI. nfp vflI kfpI cuwkI qy Auhdy leI buÈrt kwtx hI lwigaf sI ik ivvyk AuT ky myry kol af KVHf, ‘qUM koeI gwl suxI aYN?’
‘nhIN.’ mYN ikhf
‘kwlH ruldU rfm df dfa inkl igaf.’
‘ikhVf dfa?’ mYN hYrfn ho ky puwiCaf.
‘kwlH pUrf ho igaf Auh.’
mYN sfhmxy ingHf mfrI. ibskutF vflI BwTI TMZI peI sI aqy dukfn dy gwly ‘qy ruldU rfm df Cotf muMzf pwpI Audfs bYTf sI.

ÈhId Bgq isMG ngr, brnflf.