ÈhId
- gulËfr isMG sMDU
 

gulËfr isMG sMDU df jnm srdfr hrI isMG dy Gr ipMz kotlf bzlI iËlHf luiDafxf ivKy hoieaf. Ausny aMgryËI ivwc aYm ey dI izgrI hfsl kIqI aqy Bfrq srkfr dy ikRÈI ivBfg ivwc syvf inBfeI. kuwJ sfl KyqIbfVI XUnIvristI luiDafxf aqy pMjfbI XUnIvristI pitaflf ivKy aiDafpn df kfrj kIqf. pMjfbI itRibAUn aqy dyÈ syvk dy sMpfdk vjoN syvf inBfAux qoN ielfvf Aus ny pMjfb rYWz krfs dy skwqr dy ahudy qy vI kuwJ icr kMm kIqf. gulËfr isMG sMDU ny vfrqk, pwqrkfrI, anuvfd aqy nfvl rcnf vI kIqI, pr AusdI ivÈyÈ pCfx iewk khfxIkfr vjoN hI hY. sMjmqf, sMKypqf, sihjqf aqy sMkyqkqf AusdI ibrqFq isrjxf dy ivÈyÈ gux hn. Auh zUMGI mnoivigafnk aMqr idRÈtI nfl pfqrF dI mfniskqf nUM smJx aqy pyÈ krn ivwc mfihr hY. Auh kulvMq isMG ivrk vFg mfnvvfdI rcnf idRÈtI df DfrnI hY. iesy krky AuhdIaF khfxIaF ivwc nf nfiek hn qy nf Élnfiek aqy nf hI koeI dyvI dyvqy hn. AusdIaF khfxIaF ivcly pfqr aqy GtnfvF sfzy jfxy-pCfxy aqy sfzI iËMdgI df hI ihwsf jfpdy sfzy vrgy hI sfDfrn iensfn hn. Ausdy ilKx ZMg dy invykly aMdfË ny ilKqF nUM ies kdr pVHn-Xog bxf idwqf hY ik pVHdy smyN pfTk ilKq dy suhj nUM vI mfx irhf huMdf hY aqy rcnf ivwc afpxy vrgf muhFdrf vyK ky ÉuÈ vI huMdf hY; ik ‘awCf! mYN iesqrHF df vI hF. iesdf qF mYnUM pihlF pqf hI nhIN sI.’ sfnUM sfzf afpxf-afp vyKx dI nËr dyx ivwc hI AusdI rcnf dI kfmXfbI hY. pwqrkfrI nfl juiVaf rihx dy bfvjUd AusdIaF rcnfvF kyvl rIporitMg vrgf ÉflI hwzIaF df ZFcf nf ho ky jIvMq hoNd vFg DVkdIaF idKfeI idMdIaF hn.
gulËfr isMG sMDU ny ikrsfxI jIvn aqy ÈihrI mwD vrg dy jIvn srokfrF nUM afpxI rcnf vsqU bxfieaf hY. Ausdy pfqrF ivwc bhuqy aijhy hn ijMnHF dIaF jVHF qF pMjfb dy ipMz ivwc hn pr hux Auh iksy vwzy Èihr dy vsnIk bx gey hn. Èihr aqy ipMz dIaF iKwcF ivwc kwsy pfqrF dI qxfEÈIl mfniskqf nUM Ausny bVI sihj ÈYlI ivwc pyÈ kIqf hY. Ausny trFsport dy ikwqy aqy pMjfb sMkt nfl sMbMiDq vI keI XfdgfrI khfxIaF ilKIaF hn. AusnUM Ausdy khfxI sMigRh ‘amr kQf’ vfsqy 1982 ivwc sfihq akfdmI df purskfr vI pRfpq hoieaf. AusdI khfxI rcnf df vyrvf ies pRkfr hY: husn dy hfxI-1963, sony dI iewt-1979, amr kQf-1979, gmly dI vyl-1984, iewk sFJ purfxI-1984, rudn ibwlIaF df-1998

khfxI bfry:
‘ÈhId’ khfxI pfTk dy mn ivwc keI svfl pYdf krdI hY. dyÈ-vMz smyN hoey srhwd dy dovIN pfsIN vwKrI idwK aqy vwKry Dfrimk ivÈvfs dy DfrnI, bygunfh lokF dy kqlyafm nUM kI ‘Drm-XuD’ df nF idwqf jf skdf hY? kI aijhf krky kfql ‘Drm’ df kMm kr rhy sn? kI kql jF ‘kurbfn’ hox vfly svY-iewCf nfl iksy AuWc-afdrÈ leI ‘kurbfn’ ho rhy sn jF iksy ‘Drm-XuD’ ivwc (ijs afDfr `qy iksy nUM ‘ÈhId’ ikhf jFdf hY) afpxf jIvn aripq kr rhy sn? kI pUjf krn df ZMg-qrIkf jF ivakqI dI idwK hI ‘Dfrimk’ hox dI aslI pCfx hY?
inscY hI iehnF AupRokq svflF df jvfb ‘nFh’ ivwc hovygf. sfry svflF df jvfb qF ieh hY ik mnuwK dI aslI pCfx qF Ausdy ‘iensfn’ hox ivwc hY. mnuwK iewk ‘iensfn’ vjoN qF dUjy mnuwK dy ikMnF nyVy hY; inrCl, byÊrË aqy muhwbq ivwc iBwjf hoieaf! nUry, rihmqy aqy khfxI dy vkqf pfqr dy afpsI irÈqy vFg; bfpU jI qy sfeIN bdrU dy afpsI irÈqy vFg; bfbf jI aqy GxÈfm dfs dy afpsI irÈqy vFg. ieh vI ikhf jf skdf hY ik jy Dfrimk ivÈvfs inrol inwj qwk sImq rihx qF ‘ihMdU, iswK aqy muslmfn dy afpsI irÈqy vFg vI.’ mslf qF AudoN pYdf huMdf hY jdoN sMsQfgq Drm dI aMnHI kwtVqf aqy Aus ivÈyÈ Drm dI bfhrI ‘pCfx’ AusdI ‘iensfnI pCfx’ `qy BfrU ho jFdI hY. ieh kwtVqf afpxy qoN ‘vwKrI pCfx’ nUM ‘afpxI pCfx’ vrgf bnfAux jF Aus ‘vwKrI pCfx’ nUM imtf dyx nUM hI ‘puMn’ jF ‘svfb’ df kMm smJdI rhI hY. 1947 vyly sfrIaF iDrF iesy hI ‘puMn’ jF ‘svfb’ dy ‘kMm’ ivwc lwgIaF hoeIaF sn. pIly ptky, kMGy, kVy, kwCy aqy Jtky df ‘aMimRq’ Ckf ky muslmfnF nUM iswK bnfAux df aml ikMnF ku ‘Dfrimk’ hY? iesdf ivaMg-Bfv afpxI jfn bcfAux leI Jtky dI botI mUMh ivwc pfky ‘ihMdU-iswK BrfvF’ nUM ivÈvfs idvfAuNdy suMnI muslmfnF dy zry-sihmy bolF ivcoN sihj-suBf prgt ho jFdf hY: “asIN pihlF vI ihMdU hI sF, shury aOrMgËyb ny sfnUM ËbrdsqI muslmfn bxf idwqf sI.” ies vfk ivcoN iewk qF ieh arQ vI inkldy hn ik jy pMjfb ivwc vwsdy lok kuJ sdIaF pihlF sfry ‘ihMdU’ hI sn qF AusqoN vI keI sdIaF pihlF jdoN Auh ‘ihMdU, iswK aqy muslmfn’ nhIN sn bxyN qF Auh inscY hI ‘iensfn’ hI sn. ies prkfr sB dIaF jVHF qF mLUl iensfnI pCfx ivwc hI hn. ieh ‘ivwQF’ qF asIN mgroN hI pfeIaF hn. pr ÈhIdF aqy qkIey ivckfr kyvl iewk Kyq dI ivwQ hoxf dwsdf hY ik asIN iewk dUjy qoN vwKry aqy ivwQ `qy ho ky vI ‘nyVy-nyVy’ rihMdy rhy hF. asIN muwK qOr qy iewk dUjy dI vwKrI pCfx aqy ivwQ nUM svIkfiraf hoieaf sI. pr BfeIcfiraF dI afpsI sihhoNd dy ies irÈqy nUM kdI kdI ‘aOrMgËybI Ëulm’ ivrUpq kr idMdf irhf. ies vfk dy ivaMg-Bfv ieh vI hn ik jy aOrMgËyb vwloN ihMdUaF nUM ËbrdsqI muslmfn bnfAux df aml vfjb nhIN sI qF hux iksy muslmfn nUM ËbrdsqI ‘iswK’ bnfAux df aml ikvyN vfjb Tihrfieaf jf skdf hY? kI aOrMgËyb nUM AusdI iesy kwtVqf krky ‘Ëflm’ afKx vfilaF df afpxf vrqmfn aml ‘aOrMgËybI’ aml qF nhIN?
svfl qF ieh vI hY ik kI kMGf, kVf, kwC jF pIlf ptkf pihnx aqy ‘ËbrdsqI’ Jtkf Kvfey jfx nfl bMdy aMdr pey sdIaF dy jVH-sMskfr Éqm ho jFdy hn? bdrU sfeIN vwloN pIlf ptkf pihn lYx aqy bfhrI idwK bdl lYx dy bfvjUd corI corI nmfË pVHn df aml ies gwl df gvfh hY ik bMdy dy nmfË leI AuWTy hwQ kwty qF jf skdy hn pr Ausdy ivÈvfs nUM qlvfr dy Ëor nfl Ausdy aMdroN kql nhIN kIqf jf skdf. ieh aMdrly jVH-sMskfr hI hn ijhVy ipMz ivcly muslmfnF dy iewk ihwsy nUM ‘muslmfn hI bxy rihx’ aqy ipMz Cwz ky ‘pfiksqfn cly’ jfx dy pRyrk bxdy hn. svfl qF ieh vI bxdf hY ik hornF nUM iswK bnfAux vfly ‘bfbf jI’ nUM `cfr kwikaF’ vflf iswK hox dI Cot ikAuN hY?
ieh aqy ieho ijhy hor svflF df jvfb lwBx leI khfxI sfDfrn pfTk dy mn ivwc ÈMkf aqy qrk df bIj vI suwtdI hY. hr muÈikl qoN pfr jfx leI ijhnF krfmfqI ‘ÈhIdF’ dIaF smfDF `qy ardfs krky AuhnF df Et-afsrf ilaf jFdf sI; Auho ‘ÈhId’ afpxy Drm dI Et ivwc afey aqy ‘iswK’ bx gey muslmfnF dI rwiKaf ikAuN nf kr sky? ‘ÈhId’ blI hn jF qkIey vflf ‘sfeIN’ ? iehnF svflF dy jvfb qlfÈidaF pqf lwgdf hY ik sB nfloN muwlvfn qy blvfn hY ‘bfpU jI’, ‘bfbf jI’, ‘GxÈfm dfs’, ‘bdrU sfeIN’, ‘nUry’, ‘rihmqy’ aqy ‘vkqf-pfqr’ ijhy lokF dy mnF ivwc Coty-vwzy toitaF dy rUp ivwc lukI hoeI mfsUm iensfnI-irÈqgI. ieh irÈqgI Éfs Auqyjk simaF ivwc kmËor qF ho jFdI hY pr mrdI kdI nhIN. ies irÈqgI nUM hI ‘mËbUq aqy blI’ bnfAux dI ËrUrq hY.
‘mhfn koÈ’ anusfr iewk ivÈyÈx dy qOr `qy ‘ÈhId’ df arQ hY ‘Èhfdq’ dyx vflf jF gvfh hY aqy ‘sMigaf’ vjoN ‘ÈhId’ df arQ aijhf kMm krn vflf hY, ijsdI lok sfKI dyx jF Drm-XuD ivwc ijsny jIvn aripaf hovy. gulËfr isMG sMDU ny ies khfxI rfhIN Dfrimk kwtVqf dy iÉlfÌ aqy suwcy mfnvI muwlF dy hwk ivwc ztvIN klfqmk gvfhI idwqI hY aqy lVy gey aqy lVy jfx vfly qQf-kiQq ‘Drm-XuDF’ ivwc jIvn ‘aripq’ krn/krvfAux qoN sucyq kIqf hY. ardfs kridaF ‘Drm hyq sIs kurbfn’ krn vfilaF df iÉafl afAuNidaF hI bfbf jI df KUMzf izwg pYxf aqy ardfs krnoN ruk jfxf Aus aMdr afpxy ‘kIqy pRqI’ gunfh dy aihsfs dy jfg pYx vwl sMkyq hY. bfbf jI df pfqr bfpU jI dy pfqr nUM afKdf hY, “klH df GwlU-Gfrf Xfd ey nf?” iswK ieiqhfs ivwc kfhnUMvfn aqy kuwp-hrIVy dy do ‘GlUGfry’ pRiswD hn ijMnF ivwc mugl-POjF vwloN iswKF dI vwzI igxqI nUM, AuhnF dIaF iesqrIaF aqy bfl bwicaF smyq ‘ÈhId’ kr idwqf igaf sI. Ëfihr hY ‘kwlH dy GlUGfry’ ivwc ‘ÈhId’ hox vfly byksUr muslmfn sn aqy mugl POjF vflf rol bfbf jI aqy AuhnF dy sfQIaF ny inBfieaf sI. khfxI ies ‘bdly hoey’ rol dI hkIkq nUM vI nÈr krdI hY.-virafm isMG sMDU

Bfrq, ihMdusqfn qy pfiksqfn do BfgF ivwc vMizaf igaf sI. BfvyN AudoN qwk huiÈafrpur dy nËdIkI ipMzF ivwc coKI vwZ-tuwk ho cuwkI sI, pr sfzy ielfky ivwc hflI ÈFqI sI. mYN qy nUrf qkIey ivwc aMbI dy bUty Qwly bYTy ieiqhfs df koeI svfl Xfd kr rhy sF. nUry dI BYx rihmqy sfzy ÈhIdF vfly Kyq ivcoN crHI vwZ rhI sI. ÈhIdF aqy qkIey ivckfr kyvl iewk Kyq dI ivwQ sI pr mYnUM AudoN qkIey df aYnf BYa nhIN sI, ijMnF ÈhIdF df. ÈhId kfÌI krfmfq vfly smJy jFdy sn. pihlI qoN lY ky awTvIN jmfq qwk mYN kwcf-pwkf koeI iemiqhfn dyx ÈhIdF df pRÈfd suwKx qoN ibnF nhIN sI idMdf qy myry bfbf jI df kihxf sI ik iesy kfrn mYN kdI PylH nhIN sI hoieaf.
nUry dI BYx rihmqy mYnUM bhuq cMgI lgdI sI qy awj ies gwl dI puÈtI krvfAux leI mYN nUry nUM puwiCaf, “qYnUM afpxIaF donF BYxF ivcoN rihmqy cMgI lgdI hY ik jYnF?”
“jYnf” nUry ny afpxI vwzI BYx df nF ilaf, ijhVI cfr-pMj vrHy pihlF ivafhI jf cuwkI sI.
“qYnUM rihmqy ikAuN nhIN cMgI lgdI?” myry mUMhoN aBol hI inkl igaf. pr Pyr mYnUM iÉafl afieaf ik nUrf myrI gwl df koeI hor Bfv nf kwZ bYTy. mMYN ÈrimMdf ijhf ho igaf.
“ies leI ik rihmqy mYnUM inwky huMdy nUM mfrdI huMdI sI qy jYnf bVy ipafr nfl iKzfAuNdI huMdI sI.” nUry df AuWqr sux ky myrI qswlI hoeI ik nUry ny myry pRÈn df AuhIE Bfv kwiZaf sI, ijhVf hY sI.
PV-PV krdf, ÈhIdF vfly ipwpl qoN iewk mor AuWizaf qy Aus df nvF nkor KMB hvf ivwc izwko zoly KFdf hyTF af izwigaf.
mMYnUM AuhnF idnF ivwc mor dy KMB iekwTy krn df bVf ÈONk sI. ikqfb nUry nUM PVf ky jd Bwijaf Bwijaf mYN KMB kol puwjf qF KMB rihmqy dy hwQ ivwc sI.
“ieh KMB qF mYN cuwkxf sI.” mYN inrfÈ ijhf ho ky rihmqy nUM afiKaf.
“pr hux qF mYN cuwk bYTI hF”, rihmqy ny AuWqr idwqf.
“kuJ vI hovy KMB qF qYnUM dyxf hI pvygf”, mYN iËwd kIqI.
“Pyr qF mYN kdy vI nhIN idMdI”, eynf kih ky Auh muskrf peI.
“KMB qF qUM dy hI dyvyNgI”, mYN vI muskrf ky afiKaf, “hor qYnUM BfvyN mYN kuwJ nhIN kihMdf.”
“cuwk lY afpxf KMB” Aus ny GUr ky qwkidaF ikhf.
KMB suwt ky qy BrI cuwk ky, Auh ipMz vwl nUM qur peI. dUr qwk mYnUM Aus dI pIlI cuMnI idKfeI idMdI rhI qy mYN Aus vwl ieMJ vyKdf irhf ijvyN ies iswty AuWqy puwjxf cfhuMdf hovF ik Aus ny mYnUM ipafr nfl GUiraf sI jF iGRxf nfl.
KMB lY ky jd mYN vfps qkIey ivwc afieaf qF nUry df awbf ‘bdrU sfeIN’ sMJF vyly dI inmfË pVH irhf sI qy nUrf vI kol KVHf afpxy awbf vFg hI ÈrDf jqf irhf sI. nUry dy gl ivwc vI pIlf ptkf sI qy Aus dy awbf dy gl ivwc vI.
pIlf ptkf? qusIN puwCogy, Auh ikAuN? ieh vI iewk idlcsp khfxI hY.
do idn pihlF iewk inhMg isMG ny sfzy ipMzF ivwc aYlfn kr idwqf sI ik AuhIE muslmfn ihMdusqfn ivwc rih skxgy ijhVy ihMdU-iswK bx jfx aqy bfkI sB pfiksqfn phuMcf idwqy jfxgy. sfzy ipMz vDyry vsoN muslmfnF dI sI qy muslmfn vI kwtV suMnI. pr kI krdy ivcfry! huiÈafrpur dy nyVy muslmfnF dIaF bfeI bsIaF (bhuq vwzy ipMz) sn. Pyr vI AuWQy ijhVf aiVaf nyijaF nfl ivMnH idwqf igaf sI. sfzy ipMz dy muslmfn aMimRq Ckx leI iqafr ho gey.
aYlfn qoN dUjy hI idn sfzy bfbf jI ny ipMz dI DrmÈflf ivwc zyZ sO kVy mMgvfey, Eny hI KMzy vfly kMGy, EnIaF hI kwCF aqy Eny hI pIly rMg dy ptky. jd aMimRq leI dyg iqafr krn vfsqy cfÈxI dy kVfhy cVHfey jfx lwgy qF ipwiCEN iksy isafxy dI afvfË afeI, “ieho ijhy aMimRq df kI lfB? ienHF musilaF df kI Brosf hY klH nUM kVy-CVy lfh ky Pyr musly dy musly.” mYN ipwCy muV ky qwikaf qF bfbf PuMmx isMG jI bol rhy sn. eynf kih ky AunHF ny aÌIm dI zwbI ivwcoN iewk golI kwZI qy mUMh ivwc suwt ky pfxI df Guwt Br ilaf.
“hor ikwdF df aMimRq Ckfieaf jfvy?” ipMz dy isafixaF ivcoN iewk ny puwiCaf.
“Jtky vflf”, bfbf jI ny afpxy KUMzy dy shfry AuWTidaF afiKaf.
“iblkul TIk”, sB isafxy rËfmMd ho gey.
“sfzy iswK BrfvF nUM EDr hlfl iKlfieaf igaf hY”, iksy ny pfiksqfn dIaF krqUqF vwl ieÈfrf kIqf.
“qy Auh vI gAU df”, iksy hor ny qfeId kIqI.
muslmfn ivcfry cuwp-cfp suxdy rhy. plo-plI pMj-Cy bwkry Jtkf idwqy gey. huiÈafrpur iËlHy dy sfry ipMzF ivc, ijwQy vI muslmfnF nUM iswK bxfieaf jf irhf sI, Jtky dy aMimRq nfl hI bxfieaf sI. pwdI, posI, ikwqxf, mjfrf, ibMJoN, bfkI guaFZI ipMzF ivwc vI ieh aml krnf sI. muslmfnF dy idl ivwc iewk cVHdI qy iewk AuWqrdI sI pr kr kuwJ vI nhIN sI skdy.
“gurU jI ny qF kVfh pRÈfd dI dyg duafrf aMimRq Ckfieaf sI”, bfpU jI ny bfby PuMmx isMG nUM hOlI ijhI tok ky ikhf.
“cuwp irhf kr Eey muMizaf. bhuqIaF nGocF nhIN kwZIdIaF”, bfby hurF bfpU jI nUM cuwp krf idwqf qy Pyr KUMzy dy shfry Jtky dy bltoihaF df muafienf krn lwg pey. awj mYN ghu nfl vyiKaf sI ik bfbf jI ny ikrpfn nhIN sI pihnI hoeI. ikrpfn dI QF Auh KUMzf hI rwKdy sn qy eydF cfr kwkIey hI iswK sn.
GVI pl ivwc sfry dy sfry muslmfnF ny kMGy, kVy, kwCy, ikrpfnF pihn leIaF qy botI-botI kr ky Jtkf mUMh ivwc pfAux lwgy. “asIN pihlF vI ihMdU hI sF, shury aOrMgËyb ny sfnUM ËbrdsqI muslmfn bxf idwqf sI” Jtky dI botI mUMh ivwc pfAuNdy hoey suMnI muslmfn afpxy ihMdU-iswK BrfvF nfl gwlF kr rhy sn. bfbf PuMmx isMG qy hor isafxy vI afpxI srdfrI TfT ivwc bYT kdI aÌIm qy kdI Jtky dI botI mUMh ivwc pf lYNdy.
bfpU jI afpxy afp nUM afm jwtF nfloN vwKiraf ky ipMz dy bfkI bMidaF nUM afpxy sMDU hox dI ivÈyÈqf smJf rhy sn. “mhfrfjy pitafly df goq iswDU hY qy iswDU sMDU iewk brfbr hI huMdy hn. eynI gwl hY Ërf ik sfzI jfgIr nfl aÌIm-zozy hI cldy hn qy mhfrfjy df ÈfhI TfT vI kfiem hY. iswKI ivwc Auh vI pwkf hY qy asIN vI. jy asIN nf huMdy qF qusIN musilaF df kI ivgfV skdy sI? AunHF ny quhfzy koloN aMimRq nhIN sI Ckxf.”
sfry muslmfnF ny aMimRq Ck ilaf. kyvl QoVHy ijhy Gr ijnHF ny pfiksqfn jfx df PYslf dy idwqf sI, rih gey sn. nUry dy pirvfr ivwcoN vI AuWQy koeI hfËr nhIN sI.
“nUry hurF ny nhIN aMimRq Ckxf?” mYN bfpU jI nUM puwiCaf.
“rOlf nhIN pfeIdf, mwl. mYN kMGy kVy AunHF dy Gr phuMcf idwqy hn qy AunHF ny pihn vI ley hn. nUry df awbf sfeIN lok hY. Auh Jtkf Kfx qoN kqrfAuNdf hY. ÉYr, mYN afpy inpt lvFgf. ivcfrf bVf mfx krdf hY afpxf. qYnUM pihlIaF Cy jmfqF nUry dy nfl hI qF pfs krvf idwqIaF sn. qyry hfx dy hflIN cOQI ivwc Dwky KFdy iPrdy ny qy qUM suwK nfl awTvIN ivwc eyN. ieh sB bdrU sfeIN dIaF hI imhrbfnIaF ny.” bfpU jI ny sfrI gwl myry kMn ivwc hI smJf idwqI qy afp afpxy kMm ivwc mgn ho gey.
jd bfpU jI qoN bdrU sfeIN dy aMimRq Ckx sMbMDI puiwCaf igaf qF bfpU jI ny eyDr-EDr dIaF keI gwlF joV ky ipMz dI pMcfieq nUM XkIn dvfieaf ik bdrU sfeIN ny AuhnF dy sfhmxy Jtky dI botI mUMh ivwc pfeI sI. qy Pyr vI jd bfbf jI ny AunHF dI nIXq `qy Èwk kIqf qF bfpU jI nUM JUTI shuM Kf ky XkIn krfAuxf ipaf sI.
ies pRkfr bdrU sfeIN df sfrf pirvfr aMimRqDfrI ho igaf sI. ies ivwc JUT vI kI sI. awj jd mYN ÈhIdF vfly ippl kol rihmqy qoN KMB mMigaf sI qF Aus dI bFh ivwc lohy df kVf sI qy isr AuWqy pIlI cuMnI. ieh gwl vwKrI hY ik pIlI cuMnI ny rihmqy dy husn dI afb nhIN sI CwzI, Aus dy gory rMg nUM kflI cuMnI hI PbdI sI. bdrU sfeIN jd inmfË pVH irhf sI qF Ausdy hwQ ivwc kVy qoN ielfvf Ausdy gl ivwc pIlf ptkf sI qy nUry dy gl ivwc vI.
hux Auh inmfË nf vI pVHdy jy koeI hor AunHF nUM vyKdf huMdf. ies vyly qF AuhnF kol kyvl mYN sF nUry df hm-jmfqI qy bdrU sfeIN df purfxf ividafrQI. Auh ividafrQI ijs nUM sbk Buwlx qy vI bdrU sfeIN ny kdI nhIN sI mfiraf qy sfeIN vI Auh ijhVf mfrn lwigaF nUry nfl vI ilhfË nhIN sI krdf. jy kdI nUrf ies df kfrn vI puwCdf qF Auh dlIl idMdf, “ieh qF ivcfrf mfipaF dy Gr df iekwlf puwqr hY. quhfzf kI hY qusIN qF pMj ho. iewk-awDy nUM kuwJ ho vI jfvy qF kuwJ nhIN ivgVdf.” qy eynf kih ky sfeIN iewk cpyV nUry dy hor jV idMdf.
swqvIN ivwc mYN qy nUrf mfihlpur jfx lg pey sF. mfihlpur iekwTy pVHn kfrn mYN qy nUrf hor vI imwqr ho gey sF. AuNJ vI bfpU jI nfl sfeIN hurF dy bhuq cMgy sMbMD sn. ies leI AunHF nUM kI zr sI? mYN ikhVf ipMz dy iksy bMdy nUM dwsx lwgf sF ik nUrf qy nUry dy awbf inmfË pVH rhy sn.
mMYN AudoN qyrHvyN vrHy ivwc sF. nUrf pMdrF ku vrHy df hovygf. rihmqy nUry nfloN do vrHy vwzI sI qy mYnUM Xfd hY ik qIjI qwk mYN bhuq sfry svfl rihmqy koloN hI smJdf huMdf sI. qy hux Auh crHI dI BrI cuwkI jf rhI sI. bdrU sfeIN inmfË pVH irhf sI. nUrf bVy ÈrDf Bfv nfl Ausdy kol KVHf sI. sfeIN dI nsvfrI rMg dI dfVHI DrqI nfl lwgI hoeI sI qy klIaF vflf kuVqf BoieM ivwc ilbiVaf hoieaf sI ik ipwT ipwCoN “boly so inhfl…siq sRI akfl” dy jYkfry suxfeI dyx lwgy.
Èfm dy koeI cfr ku vjy df smF hovygf. asIN sfry hI suwq AunINdry ijhy ipMz vwl nUM Bwj qury. inmfË vI pUrI nf ho skI. mfry BYa dy cMgI qrHF koeI vI nhIN sI Bwj skdf. nUrf aOKV ky izwg ipaf. iewk iclkdI hoeI brCI nUry dy iZwz ivwc KuB geI. ruwg Br aFdrF Aus dy iZwz ivwcoN bfhr inkl afeIaF. mMYN BYa-BIq ho ky brCI vfly vwl qwikaf qF koeI nIly vsqrF vflf GoV-svfr sI. sfeIN ny afiKaf, “srdfr jI! asIN isMG sj gey hF. asIN aMimRq Ck ilaf hY, aih vyKo pIlf ptkf qy kVf……” qF iewk muwCF vfly rfjpUq ny afpxI qlvfr dy iewko vfr nfl Auhdf kVf kwt idwqf. Aus ny hwQ joVky imMnq krn leI jd dUjf hwQ cuiwkaf qF Auh vI vwZ idwqf.
“iehnUM qF Gwlo pfiksqfn” myry vwl ieÈfrf kr ky iksy hor ny ikhf.
“ieh qF isMGF df BuJMgI aY……Eey mUrKo” nUry dy iZwz ivwc brCI KoBx vfly inhMg isMG ny Aus nUM iJVikaf aqy mYnUM cuwk ky afpxI GoVI `qy suwt ilaf.
Aus qoN ipwCoN mYnUM nhIN pqf, kI hoieaf jF kI nf hoieaf. mMYN byhoÈ ho igaf sI.
dUjy idn jd mYnUM hoÈ afeI qF mYN afpxy Gr dy brFzy ivwc ipaf sI. myrI mF dIaF awKF ro-ro ky lfl ho cuwkIaF sn.
“bws bc igaf hux. iÌkr nf kro. zr nfl sihm igaf sI. hflIN juafk hI qF hY ivcfrf.” aMdroN afvfË afeI. mMYN bol pCfixaf qF bfbf jI df sI.
“Bfxf vfihgurU df- prlo hI af geI sI” mF ny hMJUaF ivcoN afiKaf qy mYnUM god ivwc lY ky Guwtx lwg peI, “qUM zr igaf sI puwq? mYN sdky jfvF afpxy puwq dy.” mF ny afiKaf qy dupwty nfl afpxy hMJU pUMJ ky myrf mUMh sfÌ krn lwg peI, .
“sdky vfrI jfieE pihlF ÈhIdF df pRÈfd cVHf lvo ijnHF dI ikrpf nfl ies dI jfn bÉÈI hoeI ey.” bfbf jI ny izAuVHI ivcoN hI isafxI gwl kIqI.
“bIbI! nUry dy iZwz ivwc myry sfhmxy brCI vwjI sI” mYN cyqf krky mF nUM afiKaf, “qy rihmqy ikwQy hY” mYN puwiCaf.
hux mYN aYn hoÈ ivwc sF.
mF ny ro-ro ky dwisaf ik nUry dIaF BYxF jYnF aqy rihmqy nUM jQy vfly nfl lY gey sn. Auh afpxy nfl muslmfnF dIaF hor vI keI muitafrF cuwk ky lY gey sn. sfeIN dy dovyN hwQ qy iewk lwq vwZI geI sI. nUry dI EQy hI jfn inkl geI sI. sfzy ipMz dy iewkI muslmfn vwZ idwqy sn. ijhVf vI pIly ptky, kVy jF nvyN kwCy vflf ivKfeI idwqf, nhIN sI Cwizaf. gwlF kr rhI myrI mF dIaF awKF pQrfAuNdIaF jf rhIaF sn.
Èfm nUM jd asIN ÈhIdIN pRÈfd cVHfAux cwly qF sfiraF dy ichry `qy iewk dihÈq ijhI CfeI hoeI sI. bfbf jI nUM kuwJ vI nhIN sI suwJ irhf. iksy ny dwisaf ik bfbf jI df posI vflf lMgotIaf imwqr GxÈfm dfs afpxy iksy muslmfn sfQI nUM pIlf ptkf dyx cwilaf sI. AusnUM muslmfn smJ ky Ausdy vI Curf KoB idwqf sI. AunHF kol eynI ivhl hI ikwQy sI ik pUrn puwC-igwC krdy. AunHF ny sfzy ipMz qoN agly ipMz ivwc luwt mfr krnI sI. sUnI vrgy inwky ijhy ipMz ivcoN pMj-Cy sO bMidaF dy jQy jogf Dn mfl ikvyN pRfpq ho skdf hY?
bfbf jI nUM GxÈfm dfs dI mOq df eynf sdmf sI ik ÈhIdIN phuMc ky ardfs kridaF vI AunHF dy kdm zol rhy sn. mrny nUM qF GxÈfm dfs ny vI iewk idn mrnf hI sI. bfbf jI ny afp ikhVf bYTy rihxf sI. GxÈfm dfs qF Blf DoKy nfl mfiraf igaf sI pr Auh ikhVf bc rhy sn, ijnHF ny aMimRq Ckx qoN do ku idn ipwCoN hI gwl gwl AuWqy ‘qobf-qobf’ jF ‘awlf-awlf’ dI QF ‘vfihgurU-vfihgurU’ qy ‘rfm-rfm’ kihxf iswK ilaf sI aqy kMGy, kVy qy ptky pihn ley sn. ies dy Ault Auh muslmfn jQy vfilaF dI nËr nhIN cVH sky, ijnHF ny ipMz Cwz ky pfiksqfn jfxf qF pRvfn kr ilaf sI pr ihMdU bxnf pRvfn nhIN sI kIqf. pIly ptky jF nvyN kwCy vI nhIN sn pihny. “cfr sfihbËfdy, pMj ipafry qy cfÜI mukqy” dI ardfs kridaF bfbf jI dI afvfË nUM pqf nhIN kI huMdf jf irhf sI. aMq ivwc jd Auh ‘ijnHF qyrf nfm jipaf, vMz Cikaf, dyg clfeI, qyÊ vhfeI, Drm hyq sIs kurbf……” kihx lwgy qF AunHF dy kdm lVKVf gey qy AunHF dy hwQ vflf KUMzf izwg ipaf. bfkI ardfs vI bfpU jI ny hI smfpq kIqI.
Pyr bfpU jI dy kihx anusfr mYN ÈhIdF dIaF pMjy smfDIaF `qy Borf-Borf pRÈfd rwK ky afieaf, ijs nUM myry vyKdy-vyKdy hI ÈhIdF vfly ipwplF dy kF Ck gey.
bfkI sfry sMskfr smfpq kr ky jd bfpU jI sfnUM vI pRÈfd vMzx lwgy qF bfbf jI ny rok idwqf.
“kI gwl?” bfpU jI ny puwiCaf.
“kfky nUM pRÈfd dy dy Borf ku” bfbf jI ny suJfE idwqf, “sfeIN dI kbr `qy vI cVHf afvy jf ky.” bfbf jI ny qkIey vwl ieÈfrf kr ky afiKaf. qkIey qy ÈhIdF ivckfr kyvl awDy Kyq dI ivwQ sI.
qkIey vwl vyK ky mYnUM nUrf Xfd af igaf qy ipwpl vwl vyK ky rihmqy. rihmqy ny mYnUM ies ipwpl hyT GUr ky qwikaf sI. pqf nhIN, ipafr nfl, pqf nhIN iGRxf nfl. qy hux AuhnUM jQy vfly lY gey sn. pqf nhIN ikAuN?
“kI mqlb?” bfpU jI ny qkIey vflI kbr `qy pRÈfd cVHfAux df kfrn puwiCaf.
“klH df GwlU-Gfrf Xfd ey nf?” bfpU jI dy moZy AuWqy hwQ rwK, AunHF nUM ÈhIdF dI hwd qoN bfhr iljf ky bfbf jI ny AunHF dy kMn ivwc afiKaf. ÈhIdF dI hwd ivwc Èfied AuhnF ny ies leI gwl nhIN kIqI ik AunHF dy kol hI AunHF dI krfmfq AuWqy Èwk krn nfl srfp iml jfx df zr sI.
“Xfd hY” bfpU jI ny AuWqr idwqf.
“ijnHF ny aMimRq Cikaf sI Auh mfry gey nf?” bfbf jI ny pRÈn kIqf.
bfpU jI ny hF ivwc isr ihlfieaf.
“ijhVy sfeIN dI kbr nUM pUjdy rhy, Auh bc rhy ny ik nhIN?” eynf kih ky bfbf jI cuwp ho gey.
“mYN smiJaf nhIN” bfpU jI ny muV afiKaf.
“nhIN smiJaf qF nf smJ” bfbf jI ny iKJ ky afiKaf, “klH bfry kOx jfxdf hY. smfDIaF dI QF kbrF vlI inkl afeIaF, Pyr?” ieh gwl bfbf jI ny bhuq hOlI bfpU jI dy kMn ivwc khI qF ik ÈhId nf sux lYx.
mYN Bwj ky sfeIN dI kbr `qy pRÈfd rwK afieaf qy bfpU jI ny vI koeI ieqrfË nf kIqf. pqf nhIN AunHF nUM bfbf jI dI gwl smJ peI sI ik nhIN

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