(3)
nslI ivqkrf
1877 ivwc milkf ivktorIaf nUM Bfrq dI mhfrfxI aYlfnx smyN ieh XkIn
duafieaf igaf sI ik BfrqIaF nUM rfxI dI prjf dy brfbr hwk idwqy jfxgy.
prMqU ies dfavy df KoKlfpx AudoN jwg-Ëfhr igaf, jdoN lMmy smyN leI brqfnvI
ÈihnÈfh dI syvf krn AuprMq kYnyzf dy pRFq ibRitÈ kolMbIaf ivwc afey iswK
BfrqIaF nfl iBafnk nslI ivqkry vflf ivhfr kIqf igaf aqy ihMdosqfnIaF dy
kYnyzf dfÉly AuWpr ainafeIN pfbMdIaF lgf idwqIaF geIaF sn.
1922 ivwc 16 virHaF df iewk pgVIDfrI iswK muMzf, mlUkf, kYnyzf afieaf sI
aqy ÈurU ivwc Ausny afpxy hor anykF hmvqnF dy nfl vYnkUvr aqy inAU
vYstminstr dy drimafn ÌRyËr diraf dy kMZy siQq zomIan lybr imwl ivwc sÉq
muÈwkq kIqI sI. qy CyqI hI Auh afpxy sfQIaF nfl iGE-iKcVI ho gey sI. Auhdy
vzyrI Aumr dy kMm-sfQI AusnUM qfkId kiraf krdy sn:
“mlUikaF qUM pVHIN, sfzy vFg lfdU zMgr hI nf bixaf rhIN.” qy mlUky ny
AuhnF dI nsIhq `qy pUrI qndyhI nfl aml kIqf sI.
sÌYd vsoN dy ihkfrqI vqIry ivruwD ros kridaF BfrqI lok ikhf krdy sn:
“ijnHF nUM JfVy iÌr ky icwqV Dox df cwj nhIN, Auh sfnUM gMdy ihMdU afKx dI
ihmfkq krdy ny.”
ieh hI nhIN ik brqfnvI mhfrfxI dI iksy nvIN BfrqI prjf nUM kYnyzf ivwc
dfÉl nhIN sI hox idwqf jFdf, sgoN iewQoN pihloN rihMdy BfrqI lokF nUM
afpxy nfl afpxIaF bIvIaF jF mMgyqrF nUM nfl ilafAux dI kfnUMnI iejfËq nhIN
sI.
prMqU gMzf isMG gRMQI ies ivqkry bfry iewk awzrf hI qrk idaf krdf sI:
“kYnyzf vsdy sfzy `coN bhuqy pMjfhF sflF qoN AuWpr dI Aumr dy hI hn.
ihMdusqfn ivwc rihMdIaF AuhnF dIaF pqnIaF kfÌI pkroV ho cuwkIaF hn. AuhnF
leI iewQoN dy nvyN hflfq dy anukUl Zlxf kfÌI muÈkl hovygf. qy jy buwZy
Tyry jF awDKV CiVaF ny nvIaF nvylIaF muitafrF ivafh ky iewQy ilafAux dI
ÊlqI kIqI qF AuhnF nUM byaMq icMqf aqy sMqfp vflI iËMdgI BogxI pvygI.”
prMqU gRMQI jI dy qrk nfl bhuq lok sihmq nf ho ky iewQy afpxy pirvfr
ilafAux leI qqpr sn.
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ivafh
pMjfb hI nhIN sgoN sfry Bfrq ivwc hI kuVIaF ivafh ivwcoN hI surwiKaf
ZUMzdIaF hn. jdoN qIk Bfrq dIaF afriQk buinafdF ivwc koeI qbdIlI nhIN
afAuNdI, qy kuVIaF nUM koeI lfhyvMdy kMm imlx nhIN lwgdy, EnI dyr AuhnF
nUM afËfdI df koeI aihsfs nhIN ho skdf. hux dy hflfq ivwc qF bcpn dIaF
dihlIËF twpx sfr hI mfipaF nUM AuhnF leI Xog vr lwBx df iÌkr pYx lwg pYNdf
hY. jdoN AuhnF dIaF rqf ku vwzIaF shylIaF dI kuVmfeI ho jfey, kuVIaF nUM
Éud afpxy hfly vI axmMgIaF rih jfx dI icMqf sqfAux lwg pYNdI hY. ieh gwl
sfzy lok-gIqF ivwcoN sihjy hI vyKI jf skdI hY:
bytI cMnx dy Ehly Ehly ikEN KVHI?
mYN qF KVHI sF bfbl jI dy bfr,
bfbl, vr loVIey.
bytI ikho ijhf vr loVIey?
nI jfeIey ikho ijhf vr loVIey?
bfbl, ijEN qfiraF ivwcoN cMn,
cMnF ivwcoN kfhn GnwHeIaf vr loVIey.
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dyeIN dyeIN vy bfblf Es Gry,
ijwQy sws BlI prDfn, shurf srdfr hovy.
zfh pIhVf bihMdI sfhmxy vy,
mwQy kdy nf pFdI vwt, bfbl qyrf puMn hovy.
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dyeIN vy bfblf Es Gry,
ijwQy sws dy bfhlVy puwq,
iewk mMgIey iewk ivafhIey
vy mYN ÈfdIaF vyKF inwq,
vy bfbl qyrf puMn hovy.
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dyeIN vy bfblf Es Gry
ijwQy bUrIaF JotIaF swT,
iewk irVkF iewk jmfiesF,
vy myrf cftIaF dy ivwc hwQ,
bfbl qyrf puMn hovy.
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dyeIN vy bfblf Es Gry,
ijwQy drËI sIvy pwt,
iewk pfvF iewk tMgxy,
myrf ivwc sMdUkF hwQ,
bfbl qyrf puMn hovy.
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dyeIN vy bfblf Es Gry,
ijwQy GfV GVy suinafr,
iewk pfvF dUjf zwbVy,
vy myrf zwibaF dy ivwc hwQ,
bfbl qyrf puMn hovy.
puMn hovy qyrf dfn hovy,
qyrf hovygf vwzVf jws,
bfbl qyrf puMn hovy.
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pMjfbI dy keI lok-gIqF ivwc kMinafvF vwloN afpxy bfblF awgy qrlf pfieaf
igaf hY ik AuhnF dy vr AuhnF dy kwd-kfT, rMg aqy Aumr dy anusfr AuhnF dy
hfx-myc dy hox aqy AuWlUaF aqy bulbulF dy joVF vFg aYvyN nrV nf hox.
pr ajyhIaF bynqIaF dy bfvjUd keI mjbUrIaF kfrn pMjfb ivwc vI, hor QfvF vFg
anjoV ivafhF dy duKFq vfprdy rhy hn.
sfzy hox vfly ivaFhdV Kym isMG dI ieh KuÈiksmqI hI smJo ik Ausdf Cotf Brf
afqmf isMG Auhdf bVf afdr krdf sI aqy AuhdI suwGV isafxI pqnI bsMqI ivafh
dy sfry pRbMD afpxI ingrfnI hyTF krvf rhI sI. keI hor ivafh krvfAux afey
CVy kYnyzIan prvfsI qF afpxy sky-sMbMDIaF aqy BrfvF hwQoN hI luwty gey sn.
AuhnF dy Brf ieh smJdy sn ik AuhnF dy bfhroN afey BfeI dI kmfeI ivwc AuhnF
df vI ihwsf bxdf sI aqy AuhnF nUM ieh bxdf qxdf ihwsf cwj hfl nfl idwqf vI
nhIN sI jf irhf. iswty vjoN keI lVfeI JgVy hoey sn, ijnHF ivwc bhuqf
nuksfn kwly-kfry bfhroN afey bMidaF df hI hoieaf sI.
Kym isMG prIqo nfl afpxf ivafh krvfAux leI bhuq kfhlf ipaf hoieaf sI. asl
ivwc qF jlMDr iËlHy dy ies inwky ijhy ipMz jmfl pur dy sfry vfsI hI ies
Gtnf ivwc asfDfrx idlcspI lY rhy sn, ikAuNik ivaFhdV sqluj diraf qoN pfr
iewk dUr-durfzy ipMz sIhrovfl qoN jMj ilaf ky AuhnF dy ipMz Zuwk irhf sI.
Auh pMjfb qoN lMmf smF bfhr rihx kfrn anykF sQfnk rhu-rIqF, ivÈyÈ kr iswK
ivafh-pRQf, afnMd-kfrj afid qoN iewk qrHF nfl axjfx jyhf hI ho igaf sI.
Ausny ipMz dy BfeI nUM bVy siqkfr nfl ikhf sI, “gRMQI jI mYnUM qF afnMd
kfrj bfry asloN hI kuwJ pqf nhIN. kI qusIN mYnUM ies bfry kuwJ dwsogy qF
ik mYN aYvyN anoBVpuxy ivwc hI koeI ÊlqI krn qoN afpxy afp nUM bcfa skF.”
“kYnyzf; iewQy ijwQy mYN bwlIaF dy tflF aqy lwkV-imwlF ivwc jfn hUlvIN
muÈkwq krdf irhf hF; Auh QfvF vYnkUvr aqy ivktorIaf ijwQy gurduafry hYn,
qoN kfÌI dUr durfzIaF sn.”
Ausny bVI afjËI nfl agFh afiKaf sI ik, “mYN kmfeI qF bQyrI kIqI hY pr
iËMdgI jFglIaF vFg hI ibqfeI hY.”
nfrfiex isMG gRMQI ny dwisaf, “afnMd kfrj ihMdUaF dy vydI dy ivafh nfloN
bhuq sfdf jyhI mirXfdf hY.”
“pihlI gwl qF ieh”, Ausny afpxI gwl jfrI rwKI, “sfzy ivafh dy sfhy df
mhUrq kwZx leI koeI puroihq nhIN huMdf. sfd-murfdy jjmfnF dI AuWn lfhux
leI puroihq isqfiraF dy JuMzF ivwc bVy mMdy qfiraF jF gROhF dy zrfvy dy ky
sfhy dy idn nUM aYvyN agFh pfAuNdf rihMdf hY.”
“iswKF leI sfry idn hI ÈuB huMdy hn.” Ausny bVy nUrfnI igafnI iDafnI vFg
aYlfn kIqf.
“sfry kfrj df muwK ihwsf lfvF huMdIaF ny. iswK lfvF afpxy pfvn gRMQ sfihb
dy duafly cwkr lf ky nypry cfVHdy hn, jdoN ik ihMdU agnI duafly pirkrmf
krdy hn.”
“ieh Ìrk kfhqy af.” Kym isMG ny puwiCaf.
“gRMQ sfihb”, nfrfiex isMG ny sfrI gwl KolH ky smJfAuNidaF afiKaf, “iswKF
leI afpxy dsm ipqf sRI gurU goibMd isMG jI duafrf Qfpy gey srb gurU hn.
dÈmyÈ jI sfzy aMiqm gurU sn. sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb nUM guirafeI sONp ky,
AuhnF ny dyhDfrI gurUaF dI pRMprf smfpq kr idwqI sI.’
“iesdy tfkry qy ihMdUaF leI”, igafnI jI ny afiKaf, “agnI igafn df cfnx hox
dy nflo nfl krm df Èoalf vI hY. ieh Bsm vI krdI hY aqy pivwqr vI, iqafrI
aqy cuxOqI df icMnH vI hY aqy sMpUrnqf df vI. irgvyd ivwc agnI sUrX iewCf-
ÈkqI dy icMnH vjoN “buwDI” dI vI sMkyqk hY.”
“ies rsm dy dOrfn vr aqy bhU ny kI krnf huMdf hY?” Kym isMG ny puwiCaf.
“dohvyN ivaFhdV muMzf aqy kuVI gRMQ sfihb dI hËUrI ivwc pfvn gRMQ dy vwl
mUMh kr ky ibrfjy hoey huMdy hn. lVkI df bfp muMzy dy moiZaF qy ltkdy lMmy
prny df lV kuVI dI cuMnI nfl gMZ mfr ky bMndf hoieaf pwly dI rsm adf krdf
hY.”
ies mOky gurU gRMQ sfihb ivwcoN ZuwkvyN ÈbdF df gfien kIqf jFdf hY. pihlF
gRMQI isMG vfro vfrI chuM lfvF df pfT krdf hY. ies qoN mgroN hr lFv df
rfgI isMG gfien krdy hn aqy ies dOrfn ivafhuqf joVI iewk iewk krky cfr
vfrI gRMQ sfihb jI dI pirkrmf krdI hY. pihlI lFv ivwc imhnq df jws gfieaf
jFdf hY, dUjI ivwc pfrbRhm nfl sumyl dy smyN df iËkr hY, qIsrI ivwc vYrfg
dy vkq dI mihmf hY, afpxy mnF dI sMsfirk ÉfihÈF qoN ivwQ pfAux df iËkr hY
aqy cOQI ivwc afqmf aqy prmfqmf dy myl dy ÌlsrUp idlF aqy mnF ivwc prm
ÈFqI dy vsyby dI kIrqI gfeI geI hY.”
“ieh qF swcmuwc hI bVI sfdf jyhI rsm hY,” Kym isMG ny ikhf, “eynI ku gwl
ivwc nhIN mYQoN koeI ÊlqI hox lwgI.”
jMj ‘afnMdF’ qoN iewk idn pihlF hI sIhrovfl phuMc geI sI. ies ivwc kuwJ
twbr dy jIa aqy sfk-sMbMDI sn aqy kuwJ Kym isMG dy kYnyzf qoN afey
sMgI-sfQI sn, ijnHF ny nvyN nkor kYnyzIan sUt pihny hoey sn aqy kYnyzf qoN
afpxI vfpsI dOrfn Xohfmo qoN KRIdIaF jfpfnI tsr dIaF rMg-brMgIaF pwgF
bMnIaF hoeIaF sn.
jMj iewk rfq ivaFhdV kuVI dy ipMz TihrI sI aqy dUsry idn nvIN bhU nUM chuM
khfrF dy moiZaF ‘qy itkI zolI ivwc ilaf ky afpxy ipMz vfips af geI sI.
pRIqo afpxf pykf-Gr Cwzx vyly bVI Audfs sI, ijwQy Auh bcpn ivwc
guwzIaF-ptoilaF nfl KylHI sI, afpxy twbr dy jIaF df moh-ipafr mfixaF sI,
afpxIaF sÉIaF-shylIaF nfl iqRMjxF ivwc gIq gfey sn aqy afpxy ipMz dy rMgly
iqEhfrF ivwc bVy cfa Aumfh nfl Èfiml huMdI rhI sI. Auhdy afpxy pyikaF qoN
ivwCVn vyly bVy Audfs gIq gfey gey sn ijnHF ivwc mF-bfp df lfz-ipafr mfnx
leI kuVI vwloN iewk idn AuhnUM afpxy Gr hor rwKx leI idl-ivMnHvyN qrly
pfey gey sn. ienHF ivCoVy dy gIqF ivwc mOq vyly pfey jFdy kIrinaF vrgI hUk
sI aqy kuVI dIaF shylIaF afpxy Audfs icwq nUM iqÌl-qswlIaF dyx leI ies
qrHF dy khfxy suxfAuNdIaF sn:
jo pfxI pul hyT dI lMiGaf,
muV nf afAuxf Blky.
pUr byVI df iqRMjx dIaF sÉIaF,
muV nf bYTx rl ky.
eyho ijhy AudfsI Bry mfhOl ivwc pRIqo zolI ivwc bYT ky afpxy pyikaF qoN
shury Gr afx phuMcI sI.
Kym isMG dy pirvfr dIaF aOrqF aqy kuVIaF icVIaF bVy cfa-mlfr nfl nvIN bhU
nuM vyKx afeIaF.
AuhnF ny jmfl-pur ivwc Auhdf jIa luafAux leI afpxy vwloN pUrI vfh lfeI.
bsMqI ny afpxy pqI qy Kym isMG nUM bVf vDIaf Kfxf Kuafieaf. Kfxf Kfx qoN
bfad Kym isMG Gr dI izEVI dy nfl hI Kwby pfsy bxy sOx vfly kmry ivwc cilaf
igaf ijwQy imwtI dy qyl dI lfltYn jg rhI sI aqy Auhdf Brf pÈUaF nUM pwTy
pfAux leI hvylI cilaf igaf. bsMqI pRIqo dy nfl afpxy nyVy dy
sikaF-sMbMDIaF bfry eyDr EDr dIaF gwlF mfrdI rhI. Ausny Auhdy afpxy vwzy
pirvfr ivwc pRvyÈ krn qy afpxI KuÈI df pRgtfvf kIqf. aÉIr ivwc Ausny
AuhnUM klfvy ivwc lY ky afpxy pqI dI bYTk vwl qor idwqf.
joVy drimafn hoeI pihlI mulfkfq swcmuwc hI bVI ajIb sI. ies qoN pihloN Auh
kdy vI iewk dUjy nUM pl Br leI vI imly nhIN sn, donF ivckfr iksy ieÈk muÈk
vflI qF koeI gwl hI nhIN sI ho skdI.
AuhnF hwQ ivwc hwQ PVHI iekwiTaF kdy koeI mtrgÈqI nhIN sI kIqI aqy nf hI
nvyN afey pIly gulfbI bUr dI mihk ivwc aMbF dy bfÊF ivwc iewk dUjy nfl
afpxy idl dI gwl hI kdy sFJI kIqI sI. nf hI Auh kdy hry KyqF ivclIaF
durfzIaF zMzIaF qy, hOlI hOlI DVkdy idlF nfl kdy iekwTy GuMmy iÌry sn,
jdoN ÈfmF dy prCfvyN lMmy ho jFdy hn aqy pirMdy afpxy aflHixaF vwl jfx leI
ahul ky AuzfrIaF Br rhy huMdy hn.
nf hI Kym isMG ny afpxI nfËo dIaF Èfh-kflIaF ËulÌF ivwc kdy sÌyd klIaF
tuMgIaF sn aqy nf hI pRIqo ny Kym isMG dy gl pfAux leI kdy jMglI PuwlF df
hfr proieaf sI.
Auhdy mn ivwc aijhy mGdy pRym dI koeI Cwl nhIN sI afeI, ijs ivwc mdhoÈ
hoeI sfÌo ny afpxy pRymI nUM ivsmfdI sur ivwc afiKaf sI: “qUM myrf ipafr
hYN, qUM hI myrI jfn, myrf sB kuwJ hYN aqy ies nfloN vI vDIk.” AuhdI afqmf
ivwc koeI rUhfnI qrMg nhIN sI AuWTI. ajyhI qrMg ijs ivwc bih ky nfrd dI
ies cyqfvxI dy bfvjUd sivwqrI ny swiqafvfn nfl ivafh rcf ilaf sI ik Auhdy
jIvn dI aAuD kyvl iewko sfl hI bfkI rih geI sI aqy Ausny Xog sfDnf duafrf
pRfpq kIqy afpxy afqm-bl dy shfry AusnUM kfl dy pMjy qoN bcfa ilaf sI.
afpxy afp nUM afpxy Kym isMG awgy smripq krn vyly Auhdy idl ivwc ikhVIaF
afsF aqy zrF df jmGt sI, ieh qF kyvl pRIqo hI jfxy. Aus nUM iewk buwZy
Tyry dI TMZI glvkVI ivwcoN inrfÈf hI hwQIN lwgI hoeygI. afpxy qoN ibnF hI
Auhdy sFhvyN afpxf klbUq hfËr krn vyly, Auh bhuq iJjkI hovygI. dUr-durfzy
ajnbI dyÈ ivwc AuhnUM Kym isMG nfl guËfry jfx vfly afpxy BivwK bfry bVy
sMisaF ny Gyiraf hovygf.
pr Kym isMG ny iks cfa aqy pRfpqI dy aihsfs nfl AusnuM afpxI glvkVI ivwc
nUiVaf sI, AuhdIaF awKF ivwc afeI cmk ies gwl dI pRqwK ÈfhdI Br rhI sI.
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