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afpxy smkfl dy iewk qrksLIl pMjfbI mfsk pwqr, pRIq lVI, df inwqnymI pfTk hox kfrn, bfpU pfrs tUxy-tfmxF, rUhF, BUqF, dYvI sLkqIaF aqy nrk-surg vrgy klipq ivsLvfsLF qoN pUrI qrHF mukq ho cuwkf sI. jdoN mYN hfly CyvIN-swqvIN dIaF ikqfbF ivwc ruiÜaf hoieaf sF, qF Auh sfnUM aksr afKdf: -iksy cursqy `c agr iksy tUxy-tfmxI ny kuwkV jF bwkrf Cwizaf hovy qF byiJjk ho ky cuwk ilafAuxY. tUxy `coN Cuhfry, Kopf, pqfsy afidk cuwk ky kdy nhIN Kfxy ikAuNik AunHF `c iksy iksm dI KLqrnfk imlfvt ho skdI hY, pr agr tUxy `c pYsy pey hox qF cuwkx qoN zrnf nhIN. pYisaF `qy Buwikaf sMDUr nÜky hyT kr ky Dovo, qy mukMd lfl dI hwtI qoN irAUVIaF lY ky Cko!
sfzy idmfgLF ivwcoN BUqF-pRyqF df Brm kfÌUr krn leI bfpU ny, sfzy Gr dy iblkul sfhmxy pYNdy cursqy `coN KMmxIaF nflL nUVy anykF kuwkV, izwgy pey btUey vFg AuTfey, Gr ilaf ky Jtkfey qy sfnUM Kuafey. Auh afKdf: muMizE, BUqF isrÌ AunHF mfnisk rogIaF nUM idsdIaYN ijhVy BUqF qoN zrdy aY ikAuNik BUqF asl `c mnuwK dy mn dI Aupj huMdIaYN. Auh kihMdf: mYN awDI-awDI rfqIN sfeIkl AuWqy hËfrF kohF dy sPLr iekwilaF hI qYa kIqy aY; ienHF sPLrF dOrfn pqf neHIN ikMnI vfrI suMny puÜF, kbrF, qy AujfVF `coN guËiraf aF. pqf neHIN ikMnI vfrI mYN afpxy ichry qy hwQF dI TfrI, bÜdy isvy syk-syk ky htfeI aY; mYnUM qF awj qIk iksy BUq, cuVyl jF pRyq ny Gyiraf nHIN.
pr ies sB kuJ dy bfvjUd sfzy inafxy mnF dIaF zUMGIaF qihaF `coN BUqF-pRyqF df ÉOÌ hfly kfÌUr nhIN sI hoieaf. asIN sfzy ipMz dIaF msfxF kolL dI gujLrdy qF kMbx lwg jFdy. ieEN jfpxf ijvyN kuJ vfpiraf ik vfpiraf! sfzy ipMz, keI sO sfl pihlF hoey iksy bfbf pUrn dfs nfm dy sMq dI mtI huMdI sI ijs dy lfigEN gujLridaF sfzy hwQ mwlo-mwlI joVy jFdy qy mwQy Juk jFdy. sfzy jnm qoN bhuq pihlF sfzy hI ipMz dI iewk aOrq ny sfzy Kyq `c inwkI iewt nfÜ bxy sO ku sfl purfxy KUh `c, bwicaF smyq CfÜ mfr ky ÉudkusLI kr leI sI. ipMz `c ieh afm ivsLvfsL sI ik ÉudkusLI krn vflI aOrq awDI rfq nUM ies KUh dy AudflLy afpxy bwicaF smyq GuMmdI hY. mYN qy mYQoN Cotf Brf rCpfl, ies KUh `qy sfzy bfpU vwloN nvIN-nvIN AusrfeI bYTk ivwc rfqF nUM afpxy iewk-do dosqF smyq pVHdy qy AuWQy hI iewk-dUjy dy goizaF nflL gozy joV ky sONdy. gwp-sLwp lfAuNidaF, sfzy `coN koeI jxf jd kdy acfnk hI, ies KUh `c hoeIaF ÉudkusLIaF dI gwl Xfd krf bihMdf qF Auh ÉudkusLq, supinaF `c, sfnUM aksr hI twkrdy, qy asIN zr nfl brVfa-brVfa ky AuTdy. bYTk qoN pMj-swq eykV dI vft `qy ivCy CwpV dy pfrly pfsy jdoN kdy icKLf bldI huMdI, asIN Aus pfsy ichrf GuMmfAux qoN qRBkdy.
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iPLr myry glLy `coN CMd dIaF pihlIaF sqrF AuDVx lwgIaF: hovy kuwl sMsfr `qy, dusLmx df vI Blf; tlLy gvFZI qoN sdf, kohF dUr blfa!
rCpfl-blvMq dI joVI ny aglIaF sqrF cuwk leIaF: rwKIN mridaF qIk qUM, sB dI AuWjlI pwq; qyrI rjLf ivwc dfiqaf, suwKI vsy srbwq!
kvIÈrI dy cfr-pMj bMdF `c lpyty mMglLfcrn dy KLfqmy `qy blvMq ny dhUd bfdsLfh dy ikwsy dy iClky Auqfrny ÈurU kr idwqy: afpxy sLfhI ipCokV qoN axjfx, lokF dy zMgr cfrdf dhUd, qylIaF dy muMzy nUM kuwt bYTf; awg-bbUÜf hoeI qylx dhUd dy dr `qy af ky avf-qvf bolx lwgI: myrf muMzf khfqoN kuwitaf dhUdf vy? qyrf kI ivgfVdf sI mrdUdf vy, sfzy iËMmy kfhqoN pfeI kMg afpdI, vwzf sUrmf ivafh lf mMg afpdI! agly CMd `c, qylx vwloN KolHy Byq kfrn cikrq kIqf dhUd afpxI mF hMsF dy AudflLy ho igaf: hMsF mfqf myrIey, ikAuN rwiKaf Ehlf? kYsy sfzI mfr igaf iksmq nUM Jolf? qUM nOkrfxI bx geI mYN lwigaf golf! ikvyN asF sMg vriqaf cficaF df tolf? dws mF, qylx kI kihMdI sI? mF kolL aqIq dIaF qihaF KolHx qoN isvf cfrf nf irhf: qYnUM mMgI vI sI rfjy rUm sLfm dI bytI! qyrf ipqf jnyjL bfdsLfh, jd PLrmfa igaf rohlq (XfnI pRfx iqafg igaf), PLOrn hoxI hwlf kIqf, jLrf nf idwqI mohlq! sonf suafh plF ivwc kr geI peI ilKy dI PytI, qYnUM mMgI vI sI rfjy rUm sLfm dI bytI! mF dsdI geI peI dhUd dy ipqf dy PLOq huMidaF hI Aus dy BrfvF ny AunHF dy rfj `qy kbjLf kr ilaf, qy rfjf rUm sLfm, dhUd nflL kIqy afpxI DI dy irsLqy qoN, muwkr igaf. dhUd afpxI mF qoN suxy afpxy ipCokV dy ByqF `c hfly guMm-suMm hoieaf Kloqf sI ik nv-jnmy bwcy dy ipE aqy qfey-cfcy, mMijaF `qy ibrfjy nËdIkIaF qy bfhroN afey mihmfnF leI, boqlF dy zwt KolHx lwgy. ipwqÜ dy jwgF qy gVvIaF `c pfxI AuWCfÜy mfrn lwgf, qy aMdroN klI kIqy ipwqlL dy glfs sMqrI rMg `c rMgy jfx lwgy. boqlF, ZfxIaF `c vt gey mihmfnF dy ivckfr AuWqrdIaF qy pMjF ku imMtF `c hI awDIEN Qwly ho jFdIaF. awDy-pOxy GMty bfad, jdoN nUM dhUd afpxy ipqf dy dosq, sLfh alI nUM nfÜ lY ky, afpxI mMgyqr dy sLihr awpiVaf qF icwGI-lf-ky iewko sfh pUry df pUrf hfVf bMny mfr rhy, styj dy iblkul njLdIk bYTy, 25-30 ivsLysL-sRoiqaF dIaF BvF AuqfhF nUM iKwcIaF jfx lwgIaF. AunHF dIaF lflI-PV-geIaF-awKF `c DqUry dy Puwl iKVn lwgy. nÈy nfÜ boJlL hoey AunHF dy zyly izgUM-izgUM krn lwgy. AunHF dIaF muwCF dy kuMZ Prky, qy lÌË AunHF dIaF jIBF `qy iqlkx lwgy. AunHF dy isr vfr vfr hyTF nUM Jukdy qy iewk quxkf ijhf isrj ky muV AuWpr nUM itkfxy isr ho jFdy. kdy Auh Kwby-swjy JMUmdy qy quxkf vwj ky Pyr iswDy ho jFdy. sfzy aflLy-duafÜy ‘qUM bfeI mYN bfeI, qy mYN bfeI qUM bfeI!` dI QQlfAuNdI Gusr-musr, imMtF `c hI ‘gf[[[gf[[[gf[[[gf, bf[[[bf[[[bf[[[bf` `c bdlx lwgI. rUm sLfm dy sLihr phuMcy dhUd qy sLfh alI nflL awgy kI vfpiraf, ieh jfnx dI Auqsukqf `c iBwjy bfkI sRoqy, pwbF Bfr hox lwgy. lMmF pYNzf qYa krn qoN bfad, sLfm dy vkq jdoN nUM, afpxy GoiVaF smyq, sLfh alI aqy dhUd, dhUd dI mMgyqr dy bfÊ `c phuMcy qdoN nUM bwDxI dI Auh DrmsLflf vI hlky-hlky hnyry `c ilpt cwlI sI. Gusmusf huMdy qIk nv-jnmyN dy qfey-cfcy vI AuÜÜ-AuÜÜ `qy AuWqr afey. dhUd dy ikwsy df aMqlf CMd KLqm kr ky asIN jdoN mfeIkroPLon qoN ipwCy hty, qF pRsMskF dI sMGxI BIV qF sfzy AudflLy juV geI sI, pRMqU rfq kwtx leI sfnUM sfzy Auqfry `qy iljfx vfÜf koeI nhIN sI. hOlLI hOlLI prsMskF dI BIV vI ivrlI hox lwgI. KLfs mihmfnF nUM boqlF qy pkOVIaF pRos rhy prvfrk mYNbrF `coN ijs nUM vI asIN, sfnUM sfzy Auqfry `c Cwz afAux bfry bynqI krdy, Auho hI afpxIaF gVUMd awKF `c nsLeI apxwq Br ky QQlfAuNdf: koeI iPkr nI krnf jfro! rOxkF lf ky bwDxI `c DMn DMn krfqI awj qF[[[huxy cldy aF quhfnUM cvfry `c Èwzx! bfeI jI, dfrU vI imÜU[[[ qy mIt-murgf vI! pihlF pYWg lfE qy krfr `c afE!
aKLIr pqf neHIN ikDroN Gr vfilaF df iewk sIrI jgdI hoeI lfltYx lY afieaf. lfltYx dy mwDm ijhy cfnx `c DrmsLfÜf dIaF kMDF `c jfn pYx lwgI. blvMq ny Aus nUM sfnUM sfzy Auqfry `c phuMcfAux dI bynqI kIqI. sIrI ny lfltYx iewk ikwlI nflL tuMg idwqI qy sfnUM Aus cubfry vwlIN lY quiraf ijwQy sfzy rfq kwtx df ieMqjLfm kIqf hoieaf sI. EdoN ibjlI ny bwDxI `c hfly afpxy crn nhIN sn pfey, ies leI sMGxy ho rhy hnyry `c icwkV qoN bcx leI kMDF dy njLdIk ho ky qurdy qurdy asIN keI moV qy keI cursqy pfr kr gey. aMq asIN iewk Pftk dy sfhmxy Kloqy sF. qfiraF dI loa hyTF ies Pftk dIaF PwtIaF DuMdlLIaF ijhIaF njLr afeIaF. sIrI ny lwkV dI arl nUM jgfieaf qy Pftk nUM aMdr vwl nUM Dwk idwqf. Pftk dI icrV-icrV suxidaF hI cObfry hyTly dlfn-jfpdy kmry `c ‘immx-immx’ qy ‘dgV-dgV’ hox lwgI. mINgxF dI durgMD nfÜ sfzIaF nfsF `c ÈurU hoeI jlUx qoN asIN smJ gey ik asIN bwkrIaF leI bxy iewk vfVy ‘c Kloqy sF. bwkrIaF vfÜy dlfn dy AuWpr, kwcI iewt nflL Ausfry cubfry `c jfx leI Kwby pfsy lwkV dI iewk pOVI iqrCy afsx `c kMD nflL lwgI KloqI sI ijs df sfnUM bws JfAulLf ijhf hI njLr afAuNdf sI.
-cVH jo pOVI, pOVI vwl nUM vDidaF sIrI buVbuVfieaf. –pr ciVHE bc ky[[[ ivcflLy iewk zMzf QoVf ijaHf tyZf aY!
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isry `qy jf ky blvMq ny pOVI dy isMg afpxy hwQF ‘c pkV ky pOVI dI jkV mjLbUq kr leI. –pihlF rCpfl nUM cVHf dy, blvMq ny hukm kIqf. rCpfl dy isry apVidaF hI mYN afpxI cVHfeI ÈurU kr idwqI.
sfnUM iqMnF nUM koTy `qy cVHfAux qoN bfad, sIrI boilaf, -mYN qF Py` cldF bfeI!
vfglLy-rihq koTy `qy, cubfry dy sfhmxy KloiqaF asF swjy-Kwby njLr GuMmfeI. afs-pfs dy ivhiVaF `c hnyrf sI, qy srdI hox kfrn bhuqIaF aOrqF Kf-pkfa ky aMdr vV cuwkIaF sn. ivrly-ivrly qKLiqaF dIaF JIQF ivwcoN, aMdr jgdIaF lfltYxF dy cfnx dIaF lIkF ijhIaF njLr pY rhIaF sn.
bYÊ nUM cubfry dI cugfT dy pYrF `c rwK ky blvMq ny cObfry dy drvfjLy nUM inriKaf. iPr Auh hwQ nUM qKiqaF AuWpr aYDr-EDr Pyr ky drvfËy df kuMzf qlfsLx lwgf. hux Aus ny afpxy hwQ nUM AuWpr vwl nUM qor ky, cugfT dy mwQy AuWqy gwzy kuMzy ivwc PLsfeI sMglLI nUM toihaf, qy rqf ku ttolx qoN bafd, sMglLI nUM kuMzy nfÜoN vwK kr idwqf. drvfiËaF nUM aMdr vwl nUM Dwkx qoN mgroN aMdr dy Guwp hnyry `c njLrF coB ky hux Auh kmry df muhFdrf pVHn dI asPLl koisLsL krn lwgf. –bfhÜf eI `nyrHf aY aMdr qF mwlo! Auh buVbuVfieaf. –kwK nI idsdf!
aMdr vVn qoN pihlF ieh jfnxf jLrUrI sI ik aMdr koeI mMjf jF pIVHI vI hY ik nhIN; agr koeI mMjf hY vI qF Auh ikhVy ruKL ipaf hY. Auh iJjkdf-iJjkdf aMdr vwl nUM viDaf, pr kuJ plF bfad hI Jtf-pwt bfhr af igaf. mYN smiJaf Auh cubfry ‘c pwsry hnyry dy icwkV ‘c KuwBx qoN qRBk igaf sI. pr bfhr af ky Aus ny cmVy dy bYÊ nUM ÌrÈ qoN AuTfieaf qy Aus ivwcoN PLlYsLlfeIt ttolx lwgf. PLlYsLlfeIt ‘coN cfnx dI iqwKI Dfr sfhmxI kMD ‘qy vjidaF hI cObfrf awBVvfhy jfg AuWiTaf. sfhmxI afÜy ‘c KloqI awDjÜI mombwqI nUM dyKidaF blvMq ny PLlYsLlfeIt nUM PLrsL ‘qy itkfieaf, aqy cmVy dy bYgL ‘coN qIlF vflLI zwbI ttolL ky qIlI nUM zwbI dy msfly ‘qy Gsfieaf. mombwqI dy mUloN hI GsmYlLy ijhy cfnx’c, mYN qy rCpfl zrdy zrdy aMdr vwl nUM ho qury. blvMq ny PLlYsLlfeIt nUM Kwby pfsy nUM Gumfieaf qF asIN iqMny hI TTMbr gey. sfhmxy ikwlI AuWqy tMigaf mnuwKI KoprIaF df iewk guwCf qy KoprIaF dy dMdF ‘c lwigaf sMDUr sfnUM GUr irhf sI. KoprIaF dy hyTF iewk rMgbrMgI zor ‘c rITiVaF vrgy moty-moty dfxy pRoa ky ltkfey hoey sn. blvMq dy hwQ `c iQVkdI PLlYsLlfeIt dI Dfr ijEN hI Kwby pfsy hyTF nuwkr `qy izwgI, AuQy lwkV dy iewk Cy ku AuNglLF AuWcy ptVy lfgy, suafh dI iewk vwzI sfrI ZyrI sfzIaF njLrF sfhvyN Audy ho AuWTI. nflL hI pfQIaF dI ZyrI ‘qy ipaf iewk Bfrf icmtf myry qswvr ‘c kVfk-kVfk KVkx lwgf. iblkul ieho ijhf icmtf hI sfzf guaFZI, cfcf sLyrf, vIrvfr dI rfq nUM ‘BUqF kwZx’ vyly KVkfa ky afpxy cyilaF idaF mOrF `qy pVfk-pVfk jiVaf krdf sI. cfcy sLyry dy icmty dy vfr Kf Kf ky DrqI ‘qy izgdIaF cfcy dIaF cylIaF myrI KopVI ‘c lyrF mfrn lwgIaF. cObfry vflLy icmty dy ipCly pfsy vI cfcy sLyry dy icmty vFgxF hI rMg-brMgIaF lIrF bMnHIaF hoeIaF sn. PLlYsLlfeIt hux ptVy qoN AuWpr vwl nUM AuWTI ijwQy iewk vwz-akfrI kYlMzr AuWprlI qsvIr ivwc iewk kVfhy AudflLy Kloqy kuhfVI-dMdF vflLy jmdUq DrqI qoN ‘nrk’ ‘c Dwky ‘pfpIaF’ nUM qyl ivwc qlL rhy sn. jmdUqF dy kVfhy ‘coN inwklL rhI BfPL nflL mYN psIno-psInI ho igaf. nflL dy klMzr `qy ‘pfpI’ puwTy ltkfey hoey sn, qy iKwc ky lMbUqry kIqy, isLkfrI kuwiqaF vrgy afpxy mUMhF nflL jmdUq, ltkfey hoey ‘pfpIaF’ dI cmVI noc rhy sn. agly klMzr ‘c anykF hwQF vflLI iewk kflLI aOrq dI qsvIr ivwc aOrq dy glL ‘c KopVIaF dI mflLf pfeI hoeI sI qy Aus dy hwQF ‘c lhU nflL nuwcVdIaF ikrpfnF qy tokIaF PVIaF hoeIaF sn. Auhdy dMdF ‘c jkiVaf hoieaf bwcf myrI surqI ‘c imaFkx lwgf qy AusdIaF vrfCF ‘coN coNdf lhU cObfry dI kMD ‘qy hyTF vwl nUM srkx lwgf. eys qoN awgy keI ikwlIaF AuWpr rwsIaF nflL bMnH ky pMCIaF dy pMjy, igrJF dIaF cuMJF, qy axpCfqy icVIaF-jnOrF dy ipMjr ltkfey hoey sn. eyzIaF ÉOPLnfk cIjLF-vsqF dyK ky asIN ipwCy nUM ht gey. myrf jI kry mYN CflL mfr ky hyTF jf izwgF. blvMq ny PLlYsLlfeIt swjy pfsy vflLI kMD vwlIN GumfeI ijwQy iZlkVy ijhy iewk mMjy `qy bYTI, kflLy rMg dI iewk ibwlI PurqI nflL CflL mfr ky bfhr nUM dOV geI. blvMq ny PLlYsLlfeIt buJfeI qy myry hwQ ‘c PVf idwqI. mYnUM afeI kMbxI dUijaF dohF ny vI BFp leI hovygI. ckfcUMD qy dihly hoey asIN aihwl Kloqy sF. afiKLr blvMq ny hOslf kIqf qy iZlLky jyhy Aus vfx dy mMjy nUM tyZf kr ky gozy nflL JfiVaf. mMjf muV ky afpxy itkfxy `qy af igaf. TMz qoN bcx leI drvfjLy nUM ByV ky asF qUMbI nUM, ZwzF vflLy JolLy nUM qy cmVy dy bYgL nUM kMD nflL lf ky PLrsL ‘qy ibTfa idwqf.
hux isrPL Auh bflVI ijhI mombwqI jg rhI sI ijs dy aMnHy cfnx ‘c KOPLnfk kMDF hor zrfAuxIaF ho geIaF. –bih jo mMjy `qy, kih ky blvMq drvfjLy vwl nUM ho quiraf. –mYN dyKdF, kIaHf koeI hovy hyTF bwkrIaF kolLy.
Auh bfhr hoieaf aqy pOVI kolL Juk ky AuWcI avfjL ‘c boilaf: beI hY koeI Qwly!
pr Aus dy bol, hyTF Kloqy sfeIkl nfÜ tkrfa ky, ivhVy ‘c PYlrI kflLI-bolLI cuwp `c gvfc gey.
–BuwK lwgI af, Cotf rCpfl DImI avfjL `c buVbuVfieaf.
-sLfied koeI af eI jfvy rotI lY ky! blvMq, rCpfl nUM qswlI dyx leI boilaf. –Enf icr pY jIey mMjy ‘qy.
mYN qy rCpfl isrhfxy vflLy pfsy isr kr ky bro-brobr lyt gey, qy blvMq ny pYNd vfly pfsy isr kr ky afpxIaF lwqF myry aqy rCpfl dy ivckfr ivCfa idwqIaF. sfzy mUMh kolL af gey Auhdy pYrF dI durgMD qoN bcx leI, mYN afpxf ichrf Es kMD vwlIN kr ilaf ijhVI zrfAuxy icwqrF aqy bfkI suafh-Kyh qoN mukq sI. plF ‘c hI TMZ nflL Turkdf myrf srIr suMgVn lwgf. muwkIaF bx gey myry hwQ afpxy afp hI iewk dUjy nflL juV ky myrI TozI nflL icMbV gey, qy myrIaF kUhxIaF, lwqF dy iekwTy hox nflL AuWpr vwl nUM vD afey myry goizaF nflL lwg geIaF. sfnUM TMZ nflL cfkU vFgUM iekwTy hoieaF nUM dyK ky blvMq ihMmq kr ky AuWiTaf qy jfnvrF dy ipMjrF vflLy pfsy ho igaf. KUMjy vwl nUM vDidaF Aus dy nMgy pYrF nUM mihsUs hoieaf ik lwkV df ptVf iewk drI AuWqy itikaf hoieaf sI. bfhI hyT hwQ pf ky Aus ny ptVy nUM AuWpr nUM AuBfiraf qy mMjy dy afkfr dI drI nUM iKwc ky sfzy AuWpr ivCfa idwqf. GMtf, zyZ GMtf mYN icwqrF qoN mukq kMD vwlIN dyKdf irhf ijwQy aflLy ‘c KloqI mombwqI duafrf isrjq pfCfvF, myrIaF awKF ‘c keI iksm dy kuMzlL ijhy AusfrI jf irhf sI. kuJ plF bfad hI, dIvfrF ‘qy ltkdIaF KoprIaF qy hor smfn myrI soc nUM JrItx lwgy. ienHF JrItF nUM mn qoN pfsy krn leI mYN GMtf ku pihlF mukfeI gfiekI bfry socx lwgf: qUMbI myrI KopVI ‘c KVkx lwgI, qy ZwzF myry kMnF ‘c zug-zugfx lwgIaF. myrIaF iqwKI avfjL ‘c lfeIaF hykF qy sRoiqaF dI KLfmosLI dI Xfd afAux ‘qy mYN muskRfAux lwgf. GMtf, pOxf-GMtf myrf mn gfiekI dI Xfd ivwc KuwiBaf irhf. iPr myrIaF awKF imcx lwgIaF. awKF imcidaF hI kMDF ‘qy ltkdIaF mnuwKI KopVIaF qy jfnvrF dIaF hwzIaF myry idmfgL ‘c AuQlx-puQlx lwgIaF. klMzrF ‘c icqry, ksfeIKfny `c ltkdy bwkiraF vFg ltkfey ‘pfpI’ qy AunHF dI Kwl lfh rhy jmdUq myry ijLhn `c pRyzF krn lwgy. ijEN ijEN myrIaF awKF ‘c nINd dy hulfry gUhVy hox lwgy, jmdUqF dIaF ikrpfnF, CurIaF aqy cMm Auqfrn vflLIaF rMbIaF iewk-dUjy ‘c vwj-vwj KVkx lwgy. iPr iewk dm myry AudflLy jmdUqF df iewk BrvF mylf hI lwg igaf. agly plIN, pfQIaF ‘qy lyitaf icmtf kwcy PLrsL ‘qy eyDr EDr GuMmx lwgf. anykF hWQF vflLI kflLI dyvI dy mUMh ‘c ivlkdf bwcf eyDr-EDr lwqF-bfhF mfrn lwgf. mnuwKI srIrF AuWpr itky kuwiqaF vrgy lMbUqry mUMhF vflLy jmdUq, ‘pfpIaF’ nUM klMzrF qoN lfh ky pwTy kuqrn vflLIaF msLInF dy prnfilLaF ‘c suwtx lwgy. agly iCxIN, msLInF igVn lwgIaf qy mnuwKI srIr, crHI dIaF BrIaF vFg msLIn dIaF cklLIaF ivcdI lMGx lwgy. msLIn df cwkr qyjLI PV igaf qy mfs dy tukVy aqy ÉUn dy iCwty cfr-cuÌyry AuWzx lwgy. kuJ jmdUq mfs dy tukiVaF dIaF tokrIaF Br ky, AunHF nUM vwz-akfr curF ‘qy itkfey, AuWblLdy qyl vflLy kVfihaF ‘c, suwtx lwgy. agly hI pl ‘Kf lo rwj ky! Kf lo rwj ky!’ dy avfjLy AuWBrn lwgy qy mnuwKI mfs dy tukiVaF df jwg ÈurU ho igaf. eyny nUM iewk jmdUq kuqbmInfrI akfr df iewk vwzf phIaf ryVH ky myry vwl nUM lY afieaf. jmdUq ny mYnUM icVI dy bot vFg afpxIaF AuNglF ‘c tuMigaf qy bulzojLr dy phIey vFg ruVH rhy kuqbmInfrI phIey dy agly pfsy vgfh mfiraf. kuqbmInfrI phIey ny myry srIr nUM ijEN hI driVaf, myrI lyr inwklL geI. blvMq qRBk ky AuWiTaf qy myry moiZaF nUM afpxy hwQF ‘c jkV ky mYnUM hlUxn lwigaf. psIno-psIno hoey myry ichry ‘qy hwQ GsfAuNidaF mY kMibaf.
-kI hoieaY qYnUM? blvMq sihmI hoeI avfjL ‘c boilaf.
zOr BOr hoieaf mYN dihsLqjLdf gflHV vFg isr eyDr-EDr Gumfa ky, aflLy-duaflLy nUM arQx lwgf.
-ikwQy aF afpF? mYN buVbuVfieaf. –BUq[[[ mYN zUMGy sfh lYx lwigaf. –BUq idsdy aY mYnUM!
blvMq ny mYnUM hor jLor nflL JMjoiVaf: surq kr, Zolf! koeI BUq nHI eyQy! surq PV surq!
-mYnUM qF zr lgdY, mYN kMbdI avfjL ‘c boilaf.
sfzI vfrqf lfp ny rCpfl nUM jgfa idwqf. aflLy ‘c mom df icwkV bx ky jMm geI mombwqI kdoN dI afKLrI sfh lY ky sdf dI nINd sON cuwkI sI. aMdrly hnyry ‘c drvfjLf vjUdhIx ho igaf sI. blvMq ny isrhfixEN cmVy df bYÊ KoilHaf qy PLlYsLlfeIt dI sivwc nwp idwqI. PLlYsLlfeIt dy cfnx ‘c, kMD ‘qy tuMgIaF KopVIaF jfg peIaF, rMbIaF vflLy jmdUq klMzrF ‘qy suMn ho gey, qy icmtf afpxy itkfxy ‘qy jf bYiTaf. anyk hwQF vflLI aOrq dy mUMh tuMigaf bwcf KLfmosL ho igaf.
-AuWTo muMizE! mYnUM v`nI nINd afAuxI eyQy, blvMq zrI hoeI avfjL ‘c boilaf. –myrIaF awKF ‘c vI BUqF nwcI jFdIaYN.
asIN juwqIaF pfeIaF, iglfPL ‘c suwqI qUMbI nUM hlUixaF, qy ZwzF vflLf JolLf rCpfl dy moZy ‘qy ltk igaf.
cObirEN bfhr hoey qF cfry pfsy suMn msfx sI. poly pYrIN asIN pOVI vwl hoey. Joly KFdI pOVIEN vfro vfrI AuWqr ky sfeIkl df ijMdrf KoilHaf. TMz nflL kuMgVIaF bwkrIaF bfhrly KVky qoN byKLbr rhIaF. bfhrlf Pftk rqf ku cIikaf, aqy asIN sfeIkl smyq glLI ivwc af gey.
-sVk pqf nI ikhVy pfsy aY, blvMq buVbuVfieaf. Aus ny PLlYsLlfeIt nUM glLI ‘c GuMmfieaf qF prly pfsy swjy hwQ nUM muVdI iewk glLI njLr afeI. asIN Aus glLI vwl nUM muVy qF pMdrF ku GrF dI ivwQ ‘qy iewk trwk GUM krdf sfzy sfhmixEN swjy pfsy nUM gujLr igaf.
-aOh af gI sVk mwlo! blvMq ÉusLI ‘c buVbuVfieaf.
sVk ‘qy phuMcidaF asIN dohIN pfsIN dyiKaf. qfiraF dI pyqlI ijhI loa ‘c suwqIaF dukfnF dy aYvyN DuMdlLy ijhy akfr hI njLr af rhy sn. sfhmxy Zfby dI BWTI lfigEN TMz nflL kuMgVy kuwiqaF ny hlkI ijhI Gurr-Gurr kIqI qy AunHF dIaF bUQIaF moV ky, AunHF dy guwCf-muwCf hoey srIrF ivwc guMm ho geIaF. sfeIkl nUM sfzy ipMz dy ruKL moV ky, blvMq ny rCpfl nUM mUhrly zMzy ‘qy ibTfieaf. Aus df Kwbf pYr Éud-bfÉud hI pYzl ‘qy jf itikaf. swjI lwq nUM Gumfa ky Aus ny kfTI dy AuWpr dI kIqf. sfeIkl ijEN hI rPLqfr PVn lwgf, mYN plfkI mfr ky ipClI kfTI ‘qy svfr ho igaf.

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