gwl kfPI purfxI aY AuhnF idnf
ivwc ivrly ivrly hfier-sYkMzrI skUl huMdy sn aqy ividafrQI dUroN dUroN
sfieklF qy pVHn afAuNdy huMdy sn. sfzy ipMz qoN pMdrF ku iklomItr ‘qy skUl
huMdf sI. pYNqI cflI ipMzF dy bwcy Aus skUl ‘c afAuNdy sn. ijs pfsy vI
ingHf mfro sfiekl hI sfiekl KVy njr afAuNdy. iewk idn iewk bwcy df iksy ny
sfiekl corI kr ilaf. sfiekl Ehnf idnf ‘c bMbU kft qoN vI mihMgf. bwcf rovy
kurlfvy, aKIr nUM gwl Qfxy clI geI. muMzy qo puiCaf igaf kfkf qYnUM iksy
‘qy Èwk hY. muMzy ny ijhVy bwcy df nF ilaf Auh iksy hor skUl ivwc pVHfAux
vfly mfstr df sI. mfstr vI XUnIan df lIzr. sfry ielfky ivwc lflf lflf
hogI. puls ny cMgI murgI PsI smJky mfstr df muMzf cuwk ilaf. XUnIan
‘c vI qfrF KVkgIaF. mfstr vI vfho dfhI Qfxy nUM Bwjy. vfhvf ‘kwT bwJ igaf.
Qfxy dy ahfqy ivwc mfr ‘murdfbfd ijMdfbfd’ hoeI jfvy. sfzy hwk iewQy rwK.
pMjfb plIs murdfbfd. msUm bwcy nUM huxy mfipaF dy hvfly kro. Qfxydfr
ijMdfbfd murdfbfd qoN hor icwV igaf Auhny ispfhIaF nUM hukm suxfqf pihlF
sfiekl vflf mslf nijwT idE, ispfhIaF ny bwcy dy sfhmxy iksy vwzy aprfD
vfly nUM iswt ilaf. EhdI mfr mfr zFgF qy pty qih bTfqI. Auh puCy mYNnUM
dwso mYQoN hoieaf kI? puls vfly kihx ieh qF afky vwzf sfhb hI dsU sfnUM
ijhVf hukm hoieaf asIN qF Auh vjfeI jfny aYN. mfstr dy muMzy nUM qrylIaF
afeI jfx qy idl zuwbI jfvy myrf kI bxUM. ieh qF puCdy hI kuwJ nI dyh qyry,
dyh qyry dI iewko sfh gflF kwZI jFdy qy kuwtI jFdy aY. AuhnUM Jwt Jwt
ipwCoN ipÈfb afeI jfvy aqy Auh duKI hoeI jfvy puwCx dI Auhdy ‘c ihMmq nf
pvy, aKIr ihMmq jutf ky puiCaf qF iewk lMzf ijhf ispfhI sUeI kuwqI vFg
Bwjky ipaf ‘sfilaf brfq afieaF? koeI nf qyrI vI vfrI afeI lY; iPr bfQrUm
qyry kol hI qurky afjU” muMzf hor vI BY-BIq hoigaf. AudoN nUM vwzf sfhb vI
rfAuNz lfAux af igaf, Auhny afAuidaF hI nfdr sfhI hukm cfiVHaf “Eey aYhnUM
sfiekl cor nUM prHfAuixaF vFg bRTfeI bYTy E, iehdI hfly sfr nI leI. sfly
jMm muky nI pihlF hI corIaF qy lwk bwn ilaf” Qfxydfr nUM isafsI lIzr df
Pon afieaf sI ik iehdy ipAu ny afpxf votF ‘c ivroD kIqf sI, AuhnUM sbk
isKfAuxf hI isKfAuxf. hukm dI dyr sI pMj swq ispfhI muMzy vwl nUM hogy.
iksy df GsuMn, iksy dI muwkI, ikDroN lwq afeI jfvy, iewk ny jUVf hwQ ‘c
ilaf ‘qy muMzy nUM ptkf ky DrqI ‘qy mfiraf jdoN qwk Auh kuwJ boldf Auhdf
sfrf srIr rUM vfgUM ipwJqf. awDy GMty dI kuwt qoN bfad hOldfr kVikaf, “dws
Eey BY…idaf Xfrf sfiekl ikwQy aY. sfzy lhU hwQ BrfeI jfnf.” muMz smJ igaf;
iewQy jfiej nfjfiej swB cwldf. jd iehnF ny sfiekl myry hwzF ‘co hI kwZxf
iPr kuwt Kfx df kI Pfiedf. Auh kihMdf sfiekl mYN cuwikaf mYN dy idnf.
Qfxydfr muCF ‘c hwisaf. Ausny afpxy isafsI afkf dI gwl ‘qy Puwl cVf idwqy
sn. Qfxydfr ny afpxy ichry qy jyqU muskrfht ilafAuidaF puwiCaf, “dws ikQy
aY sYNkl kfkf, bhuwq isafxf bIbf.”
“mYNnUM jI bfhr lY jfvo mYN afpxy zYzI vrigaF nUM dws idMnf. “
“cwl bfhr cwl Auh vI qVky dy kfvF rOlI pfeI jFdy, ieMnklfb dy KuMzVy iKwcI
jFdy aY” do ispfhI muMzy nUM DUhky mfstrF dy ‘kwT kol lY afey, mfstrF df
‘kwT vI Auqsukqf nfl do kdm agFh ho igaf. Qfxydfr jyqU aMdfj ivwc donf
iDrF dy ivckfr KloidaF boilaf dws dy kfkf afpxy bfp nUM qy iehdy hmfieqIaF
nUM sYNkl ikQy aY?’
muMzf roeI jfvy qy khI jfvy,” zYzI iehnf nUM sfiekl dy idE ijQoN mrjI
dyvo, nhIN mYN mrjU iehnf dI kuwt nfl.”
Qfxydfr ny soicaf muMzy nUM qF sfiekl dI skl sUrq df vI nhI pqf pr cusqI
vrqidaF hOldfr nUM avfj idwqI aYQON rport dI kfpI vI leI afvIN. hux ieh
ivcfrf dws qF idAu afpdy zYzI nUM sYkl ikQy ipaf qy ikho ijhf’
hOldfr hukmIaF lihjy ‘c boilaf, aYtls ÈYkl kfly rMg df mgr pwTy lwdx vflI
vwzI kfTI aY’ “Auh ipaf ikQy aY mfVIey Elfdy[ [’muMzy dy zYzI qoN guwsf
roikaf nf igaf
muMzy ny ‘nfh’ ivwc isr ihlieaf.
muMzy dy zYzI df jUMzI df Xfr sfrI gwl smJ igaf, “Bjn isaf afjf. afpF afpy
lwB lvFgy iksy Kyq motr qy KVf hoAU qyry nf hoAu myrI motr qy hoAu.” Aus
ny ieÈfry nfl dUjy sfQIaF nUM vI AuQoN iKskx leI ikhf, sfry inmoJfxy ijhy
hoey Qfxy qoN bfhr af gey, nqIjf sfiraF dIaF ieCfvF qoN Ault inkilaf sI.
Bjn isMG dy dosq nUM jo Ausdy prIvfr nUM lMmy smy qoN jfxdf sI, sfrI gwl
smJ af geI sI. Ausny dwisaf ik muMzf afpxf iblkul swcf hY, pr Auh puls dI
kuwt `qy cfly vyK ky smJ igaf, iewQy swc dI Kfqr kuwt Kfx dI loV nI. ijhVf
kuwJ puls cfhuMdI aY Auh krky KihVf CuzfAux `c hI Blf.
‘hux kI kIqf jfvy’ ipAu inmoJfxf boilaf
‘krnf kI aY iksy sfiekl mrMmq vflI dukfn qy jfky sfiekl df pRbMD krdy aYN’
Auh inwky ijhy ksby dy sfry sfiekl imsqrIaF nUM jfxdy sn. iek do Auhnf dy
hm-iKafl vI sn.
‘pr myrI mMno, jfE iewk do jfxy hI, bfkI aYDr EDr iKMzky cfh pfxI pI lE. ‘
ijho ijhf hOldfr ny sfiekl df cyhn cwkr dwisaf sI; Eho ijhf lwB ilaf igaf.
pMj cfr numfieMdy sfiekl lYky Qfxy puwj gey. jd aMdr vVn lwgy qF sfhmxy
qoN ielfky df aYm[ aYl[ ey afAudf idwisaf jo Auhnf df cMgf jfx-pCfx vflf
afdmI sI. Auhnf dy sfh ivwc sfh af gey. AuhnF ny sfrI khfxI afpxy isafsI
guru nUM dwsI. Auh jldI hI sfrI gwl smJ igaf qy AuhnI pYrIN Auhnf dI mwdd
leI aMdr clf igaf. Qfxydfr sB kuwJ jfxdf hoieaf vI hYrfnI nfl kursI qoN
AuTidaF boilaf, ‘hukm kro bfdsfho kuwJ hor kMm rih igaf’ ‘iehnf df muMzf
vI jfx idE cIj vfly nUM cIj iml geI, glqI PlqI juafkF qoN ho jFdI, agfh
nUM ieh iÉafl rwKxgy’ o
“hF jI lY jfx pr iKafl rwKx jy awj iehnf nUM CotIaF motIaF corIaF qoN nf
roikaf kwlH nUM ieh kfrF qjOrIaF nUM pYxgy. iewk gwl hor jFdy hoey tYksI
stYNz qy pI[ bI[ 7566 vfly nUM Ausdf krfieaf dy jfx, Ehdy nfl nf grIb mfr
ho jfvy.” Qfxy qoN bfhr afAuidaF nf qF bfp qoN bwcy vwl vyiKaf jFdf sI nf
bwcy dIaF awKF bfp vwl AuTdIaF sn. dovF dy hMJUaF rfhIN hI swc qirp qirp
krky DrqI `qy izwg irhf sI. |