27 jnvrI
- gurmuK isMG musfiÌr
 

{nvyN sfl qoN asIN hr mhIny ‘sIrq’ ivc pMjfbI dy nfmvr khfxIkfrF dIaF khfxIaF ivcoN iewk pRqIinD khfxI_ Aus khfxI bfry iewk sMKyp sMpfdkI-itwpxI smyq_ pRkfisLq kiraf krFgy. iehnF khfxIaF dy kRmvfr pRkfsLn nfl asIN ‘sIrq’ dy pfTkF sfhmxy pMjfbI khfxI df ieiqhfs aqy ivkfs pysL krn dI koisLsL krFgy.-sMpfdk}

gurmuK isMG musfiÌr
(1899-1976)

gurmuK isMG musfiÌr df jnm srdfr sujfn isMG dy Gr ipMz aDvfl, iËlHf atk (hux_pfiksqfn) ivwc hoieaf. mYtirk aqy igafnI dI ividaf hfsl krn AuprMq kuwJ smF skUl dy aiDafpk vjoN syvf inBfeI. pr gurdvfiraF dI afËfdI leI cwly sMGrÈ ny AuhnF nUM akflI isafsq nfl joV idwqf. akflI isafsq ivwc AuWcy ahuwidaF `qy rihx qoN ielfvf musfiÌr ny ‘akflI’ aÉbfr dy sMpfdk vjoN vI kMm kIqf. CyqI hI Auh kFgrs vloN clfey jf rhy afËfdI sMgrfm dI srgrm iDr bx igaf qy keI vfr jylH Xfqrf vI kIqI. afËfd Bfrq ivwc Ausny mYNbr pfrlImYNt dy qOr `qy syvf inBfAux qoN ielfvf kFgrs pfrtI ivwc AuWcy ahuidaF `qy kMm kIqf aqy kuwJ smF pMjfb dy muwK mMqRI vjoN vI syvf inBfeI.
iewk lyKk vjoN gurmuK isMG musfiÌr dI pCfx iewk rfjnIqk cyqnf vfly kvI-khfxIkfr vjoN kIqI jFdI hY. AuhnF dIaF khfxIaF ivwc iewk afËfdI sMgrfmIey dy hwzIN hMZfey drd dI pRmfixk pIV boldI hY. gurmuK isMG musfiÌr ny afpxIaF khfxIaF ivwc afËfdI sMgrfm ivwc jUJ rhy lokF dy ikrdfr, kurbfnI aqy smwisafvF df icqRx krky rcnf-vsqU pwKoN pMjfbI dI muZlI khfxI nUM amIrI bÉÈI. ies pwKoN musfiÌr df pMjfbI khfxI ivwc Xogdfn ieiqhfsk mhwqv vflf hY. Ausdf Èumfr pMjfbI dy moZI khfxIkfrF ivwc vI kIqf jFdf hY. Ausdy khfxI sMgRihaF df vyrvf ies prkfr hY. vwKrI dunIaF-1949, sB hwCf-1949, aflHxy dy bot-1955, ssqf qmfÈf-1956, kMDF bol peIaF-1960[ Ausdy khfxI sMgRih ‘Aurvfr pfr’ nUM mrn-AuprMq, 1978 ivwc sfihq akfdmI df purskfr vI prdfn kIqf igaf. gutfr, bfÊI dI DI, sB hwCf AusdIaF bhu-cricq khfxIaF hn.

khfxI bfry:
{ 27 jnvrI: ies khfxI df ibrqFq qF BfvyN 27 jnvrI dy idn kfimaF jF mjLdUrF vwloN, iewk idn pihlF ho cuwky smfgm ipwCoN hoeI tuwt-Bwj aqy pey iKlfry nUM sFBx leI kIqy jfx vfly sPLfeI-XqnF nfl sMbMDq hY pr asl ivc ieh 26 jnvrI nUM ‘irpbilk zy’ vjoN hr sfl mnfey jFdy jsLnF bfry iewk aflocnfqmk itwpxI hY. ies khfxI ivc dysL AuWqy rfj kr rhI hfkm-jmfq aqy afm kfmf-sLRyxI dy aMqr-sMbMDF nUM dI hkIkq nUM kfimaF dy afpsI vfrqflfpF dI jugq rfhIN AuGfVn dI koisLsL kIqI hY. irpbilk zy dy jsLnF leI pMzfl iqafr krn, sPLfeI aqy hor sfj-sjfvt krn vflI ieh kfmf iDr 25 jnvrI qwk qF ies ielfky dI ‘mflk’ sI pr 26 jnvrI nUM AuhnF koloN ieh mflkI Kuws geI . AuhnF nUM iksy ny smfgm dy nyVy Ptkx vI nf idwqf. Auh qIbr iewCf hox dy bfvjUd iehnF jsLnF nUM vyK aqy mfx nhIN sky. 27 jnvrI vfly idn Auh iPr ies QF dy ‘mflk’ hn. Auh isrPL gwlF krky ies ho cuwky smfgm dI mhwqqf aqy vizafeI df anumfn lf rhy hn aqy nfnUM dy bolF rfhIN iehnF jsLnF ivc afpxI kflpink sLmUlIaq smJdy hoey afnMd lY rhy hn; pr AuhnF dy Dur aMdr afpxI ies hIx-siQqI pRqI duwK, pIV aqy rMj dy Bfv vI hn. iehnF jsLnF ivc AuhnF nUM sLfml hox dI afigaf nf hox krky AuhnF dy mn aMdr iewk rVk vI hY.
svfl pYdf huMdf hY ik lyKk afpxI gwl kihx leI 27 jnvrI vfly idn dI cox hI ikAuN krdf hY? jLfihr hY; afpxI rcnf dI vsqU-cox ipwCy lyKk df afpxf idRsLtIkon kfrjsLIl huMdf hY. Auh iehnF kfimaF aqy mjLdUrF dI iDr bx ky sfzI afjLfdI,lok-rfj aqy hkUmqI-Kfsy nUM smJx-smJfAux leI kuJ svfl krdf njLr afAuNdf hY. irpbilk zy jF gxqMqr idvs asl ivc qF icMnH-rUp ivc ies hkIkq nUM pusLt krn aqy jqfey jfx leI hI mnfieaf jFdf hY ik sfzf ieh rfj ‘lokF df rfj’ hY. jy ieh ‘lokF df rfj’ hY qF hfkm-iDr aqy kfmf-iDr ivc eynf aMqr ikAuN hY? dohF iDrF ivckfr ieh ‘jMgly aqy kMizaflIaF qfrF’ ikAuN hn? kI kfmf-iDr dI ijLMmyvfrI isrPL imhnq-mjLdUrI kr ky afpxy dysL dI AunqI ivc ihwsf pfAux dI hI hY? kI ies AunqI nfl hoeIaF pRfpqIaF ivc AuhnF df afpxf koeI ihwsf nhIN hoxf cfhIdf? jy nhIN qF ikAuN nhIN? kI ies afjLfdI aqy lok rfj dIaF KLusLIaF nUM mfnx df hwk kyvl jMgilaF aqy kMizaflIaF qfrF dy pfr mMc AuWqy surwiKaq bYTy afgUaF,nOkrsLfhI aqy pqvMqy lokF nUM hI hY? kI ieh ‘lok-rfj’ kyvl AuhnF smrwQ , smirwD aqy pqvMqy lokF leI hI hY? jy ies ‘lok-rfj’ dy ‘mflk’ Auho lok hI hn qF kI JMzU aqy nfnUM hurF df sLumfr ‘lokF’ ivc nhIN kIqf jf jFdf? JMzU dy iehnF sLbdF “KLbry sfnUM bMdf nf hI smiJaf jFdf hovy,” ivc luikaf duKFqk-ivaMg iesy hkIkq vwl sMkyq hY.
lyKk nUM kfimaF dI ies hflq df duwK vI hY aqy Auh AuhnF dI hflq suDrI hoeI vI vyKxf locdf hY pr Auh lMmF smF afp vI hkUmqI iDr df iewk ihwsf irhf hox krky afpxI ivsLysL rfjnIqk soc dy dfiery aMdr hI rihMdf hY aqy kfmf-iDr dy ros nUM ‘by-lgfm’ nhIN hox dyxf cfhuMdf. ieho kfrn hY ik ivc ivc Auh nfnUM dy mfiDam rfhIN jdoN ieh afKdf hY ik jy koeI rfj mjLdUr iksy df mkfn bxfvy qF Aus ivc Auhdf rihx df hwk nhIN mMinaF jf skdf jF mlkf dy dysL vrgf rihx-sihx pRfpq krn leI sB nUM rl-iml ky imhnq krnI cfhIdI hY jF sFJy dysL leI kIqI imhnq dysL-syvf hI smJI jfxI cfhIdI hY aqy JMzU nUM idl nfl nhIN lf lYxf cfhIdf ik AuhnF nUM irpbilk zy dy jsLnF dy nyVy nhIN jfx idwqf igaf qF Auh sucyq rUp afpxf sunyhf pfTkF qwk phuMcfAux dI koisLsL ivc lwg jFdf hY aqy siQqI nUM ijAuN dI iqAuN svIkfr kr lYx dI dlIl idMdf vI jfpdf hY. pr ies dy bfvjUd lyKk dI vfrqflfpI-ivaMg isrjx dI jugq inmn vrg dI soc aqy siQqI nUM hkIkI rUp ivc pRiqibMbq krn ivc kfmXfb rihMdI hY. ies gwl dy bfvjUd ik lyKk mlkf dy aijhy svfgq nUM BfrqI siBaqf dy pRfhuxcfrI dy mfxXog muwl nfl vI joVdf hY qd vI inmn vrg dy iehnF pfqrF dy inmn-ilKq bolF ivclf ivaMg iewk asloN vwKrI hkIkq dI insLfndyhI krdf hY.
“idl nfl lf leI qF ikhVf Aus iklf Zfh lYxf eyN” (inmn vrg vwloN afpxI hIx-siQqI nUM nf bdl skx vflI byvwsI df pRgtfvf)
“ieQoN dy rfijaF mhFrfijaF vwloN qF mlkf df suafgq ies vfsqy vDIk hoieaf ik ieko brfdrI ju hoeI.”(iehnF rfijaF mhFrfijaf dI brfdrI isrPL mlkf nfl hI nhIN sgoN BfrqI hfkmF nfl vI hY aqy iesqoN sfzI rfjnIqk pRxflI dy amIr-muKI hox dI toh imldI hY))
“nhIN, ieh bVf icr sfzy hfkm rhy ny. Auh purfxf gulfmI vflf prBfv vI ajy sfzy ivwc mOjUd ey.”(ijMnHF ny sfnUM sdIaF gulfm bxfeI rwiKaf, AuhnF pRqI aijhI akIdq aqy sLrDf-Bfv rwKxf sfzI gulfm jLihnIaq dI insLfnI hY)
“iÌr qy hmfqV vI vwizaF ivwc ho gey. mlkf dy afdr leI kuwJ nf kuwJ qy asF vI kIqf eI ey nf!”(afpxy qQfkiQq vzwpx dI hkIkq nUM smJidaF afpxf hI mjLfk Auzf ky ieh pRBfv dyxf ik afpxy vzwpx dy KoKlypn df AuhnF nUM BlIBFq anuBv hY)
JMzU df TMZ ivc Tur Tur kMbdf aqy kMm krdf kuwbf,kmjLor qy buwZf srIr; isafl ivc iewk cMgI rjfeI dI isLwdq nfl loV mihsUs krdf Ausdf pfly-mfiraf ijsm; Ausdy pYrF ivc peI tuwtI-PuwtI juwqI; lMgfr lwQy pfty pjfmy nUM mfrIaF gMZF aqy AusdI mYlI Kwl vrgI topI inmn vrg dI pRqIinD hkIkq nUM ibafn krdI hY. khfxIkfr dI vizafeI ies gwl ivc inihq hY ik Auh inmn vrg dy nfl Klo ky AuhnF dy duK-suK ivc sLfml huMdf hY. Ausdf rfjnIqk avcyqn inmn vrg dI afpxy mulk dI afjLfdI aqy lok-rfj dIaF brkqF ivcoN bxdf ihwsf vMzfAux aqy dysL dI pdfrQk qrwkI ivc iBafl bxn dI loV aqy qFG dI vfjbIaq nUM sfihqk vot pf irhf hY.
awj-kwlH ‘dilq-icMqn’ aqy ‘dilq-sfihq’ dI gwl Aucyc nfl hox lwgI hY pr ies khfxI dI iewk ivsLysLqf ieh gvfhI dyx ivc vI hY ik sfzy muZly khfxIkfr vI, BfvyN Auh iksy vI vrg nfl sMbMDq sn, dilqF aqy dwby-kucly lokF leI kyvl hmdrdI hI nhIN sn rwKdy sgoN AuhnF df jIvn bdilaf hoieaf vyKx dI locf vI rwKdy sn.-virafm isMG sMDU}

“ies QVy AuWqy, iewk vwzy Cqr hyTF rfÈtrpqI jI bYTy sn. pRyz-slfmI leI rfÈtrpqI jI iewQy Kloqy sn. ieQy mlkf rfxI bYTI sI. mlkf df mflk, prDfn mMqrI jI qy AunHF dy vËIr ieQy bYTy sn. Aup-rfÈtrpqI, ahu iblkul sfhmxy; Auh jgHf bdyÈI pRfhuixaF leI sI. mYNbr lok qy hor Èihr dy pqvMqy ienHF kursIaF aqy bYNcF `qy bYTy sn. afm dunIaF ahu sfhmxy PvHfry dy nfl nfl jFdy jMgly dy aMdr qfVI hoeI sI. mYN jMglf twp ky AuQy ahu sfhmxy inikaF aÌsrF vflI jgHf qy phuMc igaf sF. Ërf ihMmq kr ky mYN sB kuwJ vyK ilaf.”
iewk juafn ijhf jmFdfr, mfVUey ijhy, kuwby, buwZy jmFdfr nUM ieh sB kuwJ ivKf irhf sI. kuwbf jmFdfr JfVU dyNidaF bVI muÈkl nfl DOx AuWcI kr ky dyKdf sI. nOjvfn dI sfrI gwl sux ky buwZVy ny bVI hYrfnI nfl ikhf:
“nfnUM, swcmuwc qUM afpxIN awKIN ieh sB kuwJ vyiKaf hY?”
“hF! cfcf JMzU, hF!”
nfnUM df jvfb eynf joÈIlf sI qy Aus ivwc ÌÉr qy vizafeI dI eynI Jlk sI ik JMzU ny iewk vyrF afpxy kmfn vrgy srIr nUM qIr vFg iswDf krn dI koiÈÈ kIqI.
ieMzIaf gyt ivwc ijnHF lohy dIaF kMizaflIaF qfrF nUM kwlH svyr qIk mËbUq qoN mËbUq bxfAux dy Xqn huMdy rhy sn, ijnHF jMgilaF nUM kwlH svyr qk lohy dy mËbUq zMizaF nfl iewk qrHF ijhlÉfny df rUp idwqf jf irhf sI, kwlH svyr qk mhIinaF qoN jo prbMD kIqy jf rhy sn, jo sVkF sjfeIaF jf rhIaF sn, jo sÌfeIaF kIqIaF jf rhIaF sn, awj svyr sB kuwJ tuwitaf Bwijaf, iKliraf puliraf ipaf sI. nf koeI qfr sfbq sI, nf koeI jMglf nf koeI pul. sfry ieMzIaf gyt dI hflq aYsI hI sI jYsI musfÌrF dy qur jfx vflI svyr nUM srF dy kmry dI huMdI hY. bYNc awD tuwty, kursIaF mUDIaF; kfgËF, pwqlF, zUinaF, iCwlVF dy Zyr, ievyN sn ijvyN kwlH koeI Ëor df JwKV Juiwlaf hovy, ijs nfl sB kuwJ AuWz ky ieMzIaf gyt afx ky jmHF ho igaf hovy.
JMzU kUVf iekwTf krn vflI tokrI mUDI mfr ky Aupr bih igaf sI, ikAuNik JfVU PyridaF Auh nfnUM vloN ivKfeIaF jf rhIaF QfvF nUM TIk vyK nhIN sI skdf qy nfnUM ivKfx qy quilaf hoieaf sI. AusnUM afpxI ÉuÈiksmqI `qy mfx sI, Aus nUM bVf mfx sI nyVy ho ky pRyz vyKx df, iPr afpxy afgUaF nUM vyKx df, qy sB qoN vDIk mlkf rfxI nUM vyKx df jo ies sfl rIpbilk zy dI pRyz vfsqy iKwc df kfrn sI. mUDI tokrI `qy ijvyN koeI pftI hoeI iKdo peI hovy, JMzU bolx lwigaf ievyN lgdf sI. eyny nUM eyQy kfimaF df jlsf ijhf hox lwg ipaf. srdI kr ky bhuiqaF dy hwQ ajy kwCF ivwc hI sn. JMzU ny hI ajy JfVU ihlfieaf sI. Auh vI qurq hI nfnUM dIaF gwlF suxn qy Aus vwloN vKfeIaF jf rhIaF QfvF dy vyKx leI bih igaf sI. sUrj dI itwkI ny cmk ky sfiraF ivwc koeI jfn ijhI pYdf kr idwqI.
“hYWz jmFdfr ny awj svyry hI puwt jgfieaf; awj qy srdI kr ky hwQ pYr vI nhIN KuwlHdy.”
“Auh Pwty sfry mYN moiZaF qy Zoey, gwizaF vfly qy curwsqy ivwc hI Auqfr jFdy hn.”
“kMizaflIaF qfrF nfl myry hwQ ajy vI iCwly pey hn. qfrF ivwc qfrF hwQ lfey ibnF PsdIaF nhIN sn.”
ieh gwlF sux ky JMzU afKx lwgf, “25 qrIk dI rfq qwk qF asIN sfry ieMzIaf gyt dy ijvyN mflk sF; asF iewQy iewk kwK vI iKlrn nhIN idwqf, pr ÉuÈI vfly idn 26 qrIk svyry hI sfzI sfrI mflkI Kuws geI, iksy nyVy nhIN lwgx idwqf, qy awj svyry hI iPr afx zfihaf ny.”
JMzU df iglf sux ky koloN lMGdf iewk bMdf Klo igaf aqy kihx lwgf, “pfs lY lYxf sI nf!”
dUjy suxn vfly iKViKVf ky hws pey, “JMzU nUM pfs! aKy AuT nf skF qy iml iml mfrF.”
“ikAuN JMzU bMdf nhIN?”
JMzU ny ies vyly afpxI ÈkqI qoN vDIk Ëor lf ky afiKaf, “Ébry sfnUM bMdf nf hI smiJaf jFdf hovy. pr pfs qy iewk sfnUM vI hwQ af hI igaf sI. sfzf guaFZI iewk muMzf iewQy aÌsr ey, icwTIaF ilafx pucfx qy; Auh ikDroN pfs lY afieaf sI. ieQoN df nhIN, AuQoN df ijQy sfzy bfdÈfh rfÈtrpqI jI rihMdy ny, ijQy mlkf rfxI afeI hoeI ey.”
“vfh vfh, AuQy qF iÌr mlkf nUM cMgI qrHF vyiKaf jf skdf sI.” nfnUM dI gwl sux ky JMzU ny AubfsI lYNidaF ikhf, “pfs lY ky myrf muMzf EQy igaf sI, pr AusnUM iksy aMdr nhIN jfx idwqf. kwpVy qF sfzy ieho ijhy hI hoxy hoey. sMqrIaF ny Aultf AusnUM zFitaf, qy do Dwky dy ky ipwCy moV idwqf, pfs vI Koh ilaf qy ikhf, ‘Bwj jf nhIN qF corI ivwc pkiVaf jfvyNgf, qUM iksy df pfs cuk ilafieaf eyN.”
“ÊrIb nUM rwb dI mfr,” JMzU nfl hmdrdI jqlfx leI bhuiqaF dy mUMhoN inkilaf. nfnUM afKx lwgf, “asF qy aijhy mOikaF leI iewk joVf svf rwiKaY.”
“JMzU df muMzf Jk igaf hovygf, beI aYzy vwzy lokF ivwc kIkx jfvy?”
ieh gwl sux ky nfnUM ny ikhf, “gwl TIk ey- ziraf ik miraf. asIN kdy nhIN zry. jy zrdy qF hy kuwJ kl vyK skdy sF?”
“ies vfr pfbMDI vI bVI sI.”
“zry nf qF kry vI kI? bVf Ìrk ey. sfzy kwpiVaF qoN eI pqf lwg jFdY; ÊrIb df, amIr df, pyNzU df, ÈihrI df.”
“vlYq ivwc afKdy ny, kuwJ pqf nhIN lgdf. idsx ivwc sfry ieko ijhy lgdy ny.”
“ieh gl TIk ey. ieQy ijhVIaF mymF qy sfhb lok bËfr ivwc qusIN qurdy iPrdy dyKdy ho AunHF ivwc mlkf ar Aus dy mflk dy ilbfs ivwc koeI Ìrk nhIN idwsdf.
“hF hF iblkul TIk ey, ieho mlkf ikqy bËfr ivwc jf rhI hovy qF ieho jfpygf ik koeI mym jf rhI ey. qy iksy vI mym nUM mlkf smJx df BulyKf lg skdf ey.”
“sfzy vI ieho hflq ho jfvygI; Ërf sfzy dyÈ leI axQwk imhnq dI loV ey.”
“hwCf?” afsF BrpUr lihjy ivwc JMzU ny ikhf. “imhnq qy asF vI Gwt nhIN kIqI. ieh sfrf sfj smfn; asF sfiraF Gt imhnq kIqI ey?”
“E JMzU cfcf, ieh bVI inwkI ijhI gl ey. sfry dyÈ dI sFJI AuWnqI leI sfry rl ky imhnq krn qF kfieaf plt jFdI ey mulkF dI.”
“pr nfnUM, bxn bxfx ipwCoN sfzy ÊrIbF nfl AudoN vI Auho slUk hovygf ik!”
“sfzy socx ivwc eI Ìrk ey. qUM hI ds cfcf JMzU asIN iksy df mkfn bxfx leI mËdUr jF rfj lgy hoey hoeIey, jdoN mkfn bx jfey, qF afKIey, ies ivwc rihx df vI sfzf hwk ey qF koeI mMnygf?”
“vfh beI vfh, ieh nfnUM ikwzf cfplUs ho igaf jy, ikQy iksy dy mkfn dI gwl qy ikwQy sFJy dyÈ dI AuWnqI leI imhnq dI gwl!”
“bs, bs, myrf mqlb qusIN afp eI pUrf kr idwqf. sFJy dyÈ leI asF jo vI imhnq kIqI, smJo dyÈ dI syvf vI kIqI. cfcy JMzU nUM idl nfl nhIN lf lYxf cfhIdf ik sfnUM nyVy nhIN afx idwqf.”
“Aus qy aYvyN gwlF ivwc gwl afKI ey. idl nfl lf leI qF ikhVf Aus iklHf Zfh lYxf eyN!”
gwlF ho hI rhIaF sn ik sfry afpo afpxy kMmF ivwc lwg pey. “Ébry mlkf ny awj iÌr Aus rsiqEN lMGxf hY,” iksy dy mUMhoN inkilaf.
“Ërf gwlF df mËf qF lYx idE,” JMzU dy muV ieh afKx pur iPr mjmf iekwTf ho igaf. motr-sfeIkl qy afAuNdy iewk bMdy nUM dyK ky sfry kMm lwg gey sn. Auh do imMt hI kMm leI afK vyK ky tur igaf.
ies mjmy ivwc sÌfeI vfly jmFdfr sn, jF cIËF Zox vfly mËdUr, Tokf-TfkI krn vfly kuwJ Coty kfrIgr qy kuwJ gwizaF vfly. kuwJ qF aYvyN XwBlIaF hI mfrdy sn, pr keI eynIaF suafdlIaF, pqy dIaF, isafxIaF qy hsfAuxIaF gwlF krdy sn; ik koloN lMGdy ieMzIaf gyt sYr krn afey lok sux ky Klo gey sn. iPr gwlF ÈurU ho geIaF- “ies vfrI ipMzF dy lok lwKF dI igxqI ivwc afey.”
“lY mlkf ny koeI roË roË afAuxf sI!”
“mlkf vfsqy afey ny?” iewk dy puwCx qy dUjy ny ikhf, “nfly puMn nfly ÌlIaF, dovyN kMm ho gey.”
iewk mËdUr dy hwQ ivwc bVI sohxI rjfeI PVI hoeI sI. sfiraF nUM rjfeI ivKf ky Auh afKx lwgf, “lE sfnUM qy Ìl iml igaf ies idn dI imhnq qy ÉuÈI df. ieh rjfeI rfh ivwc peI sI. mYN iKafl kIqf, sfry twbr df isafl lMG jfvygf. pr Gr vflI nhIN mMnI. Auh afKdI ey, ies pivwqr idhfVy qy corI df mfl Gr nhIN ilafAuxf, mYN vfps lY afieaf hF, pr hux dyvF iks nUM?”
ieh sux ky JMzU ny Jwt ikhf, “mUrKf! mMYnUM buZy nUM dy dy. Aumr dy afKrI cfr idn tMgF psfr ky sON qF lvFgy.”
“pr pRyz ivwc ieh rjfeI af ikwQoN geI?”
ies suafl dy juafb ivwc nfnUM ny Jwt dwisaf, “KUh idE zwzUE, qusIN kuwJ dyiKaf eI nhIN. rfÈtrpqI Bvn qoN lY ky ieQy bfhr qwk BIV KVI sI, Auh lokI 25 qrIk dI rfq nUM hI ieQy af gey sn. rjfeIaF Auh nfl ilafey sn; AunHF `coN hI iksy dI rih geI hovygI.”
“hwCf! lok rfqIN hI af gey sn?”
“lY, svyry qF isrÌ pfsF vfly hI afey sn, jF hmfqV ijnHF dy juwsy ivwc rwq ey.” nfnUM ny bVy aiBmfn Bry lihjy ivwc ikhf.
iek bVI sohxI nfËk ijhI Ënfnf juwqI iewk muMzf bdo bdI aVfeI iPrdf sI. juwqI sohxI sI, pYrF ivwc aVdI nhIN sI. sfry Aus vwl vyK rhy sn. iewk ny ikhf, “ieh qF iksy pfs vflI dI hI jfpdI hY. Aus nUM kI BfjV pY geI sI ik juwqI hI suwt geI?”
“lE, AuQy qF mfvF puwqF nUM nhIN sMBfl skIaF. jfx vyly qF pfs vyKdy hn, afx vyly BIV BVwkf ho igaf. keIaF ny, ijhVy bfhr dUr KVy sn, rsqy KuwlHy vyK ky aMdr Dfvf bol idwqf- clo Auh QF eI vyK leIey, ijQy pfsF vfly bYTy sn. bs qurn lwigaF BIV ivwc iksy dI juwqI rih geI.
nfnUM dI gwl sux ky JMzU afKx lwgf, “vwizaF lokF nUM juwqIaF df kI Gftf ey!”
JMzU dI ies gwl qoN pey cMgy hfsy ivckfr eI sB ny vyiKaf ik iewk bIbI qy iewk bfbU ieh gwlF suxn leI Klo gey sn. ilbfs, Èkl sUrq, gl krn df ZMg ies joVI df aYsf sI ik sB dI qvwjo iehnF vwl ho geI. bIbI bfbU nUM afK rhI sI, “asIN cMgy rhy, jy iewQy af jFdy qF nfly, Dwky KFdy nfly kuwJ guaf ky jFdy qy nfly mKOl krvFdy.”
“qusIN vI pRyz nhIN vyKI?” nfnUM ny bVI hYrfnI nfl puiCaf.
“nhIN, asF pUrI pRyz vyKI ey. iewk iek afeItm nUM vyiKaf ey, bVy afrfm nfl, Gr bih ky vyiKaf ey. ieh sfzI Gr vflI nhIN sI mMndI. ieh afKdI sI, ËrUr ieMzIaf gyt jfvFgy. pr hux quhfzIaF gwlF sux ky ieh vI afKdI ey- cMgy rhy.”
bfbU dI gwl sux ky iewk ny puwiCaf, “iÌr qusIM Gr bYT ky sB kuwJ iks qrHF vyK ilaf?”
ies qoN pihlF ik bIbI jF bfbU ivcoN koeI AuWqr idMdf, nfnUM ivwcoN eI bol ipaf, "ienHF Gr ivwc bYiTaF mUrqF eI vyK leIaF hoxgIaF.”
bfbU ny ikhf, “nhIN, asF tYlIivXn qy sB kuwJ vyiKaf hY.”
“lY, qy iPr tYlIivXn hor kI ey, mUrqF hI qy hn. ieQy af ky vyKx qy tYlIivXn vyKx ivwc eynf hI Ìrk ey, ijnF aslI afdmI qy AusdI mUrq vyKx ivwc ey.”
ieh gl sux ky sfry nfnUM vwl vyKx lg pey. “ieh sfrIaF gwlF jfxdf jy!”
“Ìrk kI ipaf? sfhmxy qy tYlIivXn ivwc sB kuwJ idsdf sI.”
bfbU dI gwl sux ky nfnUM ny bIbI nUM sMboDn kridaF ikhf, “bfbU jI gey hox prdys, qusIN Gr AunHF nUM AuzIk rhy hovo, ieh afp afAux dI bjfey afpxI mUrq Byj dyx, ies ivwc koeI Ìrk nhIN?”
hfsf mc igaf. bfbU dI vhutI hfsy ivwc Èfml hoeI, pr bfbU nUM kuwJ iÌkr ijhf lwg igaf.
“JMzU ny ikhf, “clo sfzy nfloN qy ieh vI cMgy rhy; asF qy mUrqF vI nhIN vyKIaF.”
“lY, ieh vI afpxf mukfblf bfbUaF nfl krn lwg ipaf eI. jfq dI kohV ikrlI qy ÈqIrF nUM jwPy.”
“clo, iksy vyK ilaf, iksy sux ilaf. vwzI gwl qF ieh hY ik mlkf rfxI df suafgq ieQy bVf hoieaf.
“hF! hF! ! rUs dy muwK mMqrI nfloN vwD, amrIkf dy prDfn nfloN vwD. ieAuN jfpdf sI ijvyN aMgryËF nUM eyQoN qor ky ihMdusqfnI pCqf rhy hn.”
“ieh nfnUM bVf bolI bfj ey.”
“nhIN E nhIN, mhfrfxI kr ky suafgq hoieaf, koeI mhfrfjf huMdf qF eynf nhIN sI hoxf.”
“vyKo, ieh ikhVf nfnUM nfloN Gwt jy.”
“prDfn mMqrI, prDfnF dy bfdÈfhF df suafgq ivwc mukfblf nhIN krIdf. bfdÈfh dI numfieÈ vDIk qy aKLiqafr Gwt huMdy ny.”
“ieQy iewk qoN iewk itpxI bfj ey.”
“ieQoN dy rfijaF mhFrfijaF vwloN qF mlkf df suafgq ies vfsqy vDIk hoieaf ik ieko brfdrI ju hoeI.”
“nhIN, ieh bVf icr sfzy hfkm rhy ny. Auh purfxf gulfmI vflf prBfv vI ajy sfzy ivwc mOjUd ey.”
“myrf qF iÉafl ey aMgryË aÉIr BlymfxsI nfl iewQoN cly gey sn. ieh aihsfn vI sfzy lIzrF nUM Xfd ey.”
“ieh ikhVI gwl ey, pRfhuxfcfrI leI qF sfzf dyÈ mÈhUr eI ey. aijhy mOikaF qy Érc-vrc dI prvfh asIN nhIN krdy huMdy. sfzy leI pRfhuxf af jfey qF afp nUM BfvyN ipwCoN cfr idn BuwiKaF vI kwtxy pY jfx, pRfhuxy dI Kfqr asIN ivqoN vwD hI krdy hF. afpxIaF rvfieqF koeI Cwzdf ey?”
“aslI gwl iksy dwsI hI nhIN. ieh mlkf alYËbYWQ ieMglYNz dI bfdÈfh ju hoeI, asIN ies df afdr mfx suafgq krFgy qF smJo kroVF bMidaF df afdr krFgy. AuhnF nfl sfzy sMbMD vDIk cMgy hoxgy. aÉIr ies df Ìfiedf sfzy mulk nUM vI puwjygf.”
“hF, TIk, bfeI TIk! afdr vfly nUM afdr imlxf hI cfhIdf ey. ieh gwl shI ey. ieh isafxI gwl ey.”
“vwizaF df afdr krn vflf vI vwzf hI smiJaf jFdf ey.”
“hY vI ieh gwl TIk ik vwizaF df afdr kr hI vwzy skdy ny.”
JMzU pihlF qy sB kuwJ suxdf irhf. hux Aus Ëor nfl qfVI mfrI- “iÌr qy hmfqV vI vwizaF ivwc ho gey. mlkf dy afdr leI kuwJ nf kuwJ qy asF vI kIqf eI ey nf!”
“hux cfcy JMzU nUM smJ afeI jy.”
nfnUM qoN ieh sux ky JMzU afKx lwgf, “beI nfnUM, qYnUM qy bVI hI vfkÌI jfpdI ey; iewk gwl mYnUM hor smJf dyeIN.”
“hF, dws cfcf!”
JMzU pYr ivwc pfeI hoeI tuwtI PuwtI juwqI nUM hwQF nfl pUMJ irhf sI. iPr pfty hoey pjfmy dy lMgfrF nUM gMZF mfrn lwgf. aÉIr Aus afpxI mYlI Kl topI nUM AulitaF kr ky isr qy rwKidaF puiCaf, “nfnUM, suixaYN mlkf idn ivwc pMj Cy vfrI puÈfk bdldI ey?”
“cfcf vlYq ivwc sfry hI iesy qrHF CMzy PUky rihMdy ny.”