sLfh aflm kYNp
ivc idn qF iksy nf iksy qrHF gujLr jFdy hn pr rfqF ikafmq
dIaF huMdIaF hn. aijhI hPVf dPVI df aflm huMdf hY ik awlHf
bcfvy. ieMnIaF avfjLF huMdIaF hn ik kMn peI avfjL vI suxfeI
nhIN idMdI. cIk pukfr, rOÜf-rwpf, roxf-ipwtxf,
afhF-isskIaF[[[[[[[[[[[[[
rfq dy smyN rUhF afpxy bfl-bwicaF nUM imlx afAuNdIaF hn.
rUhF afpxy XqIm bwicaF dy isr `qy hwQ PyrdIaF hn, AunHF dIaF
suMnIaF awKF ivc afpxIaF suMnIaF awKF pf ky kuwJ kihMdIaF
hn. bwicaF nUM CfqI nfl lfAuNdIaF hn. jIAUNdy sfVy jfx qoN
pihlF AunHF dIaF ijhVIaF sInF pfVvIaF cIkF inklIaF sn Auh
ipCokV ivc gUMjdIaF rihMdIaF hn.
sfrf kYNp jdoN sON jFdf hY qF bwcy jfgdy hn. AunHF nUM AuzIk
rihMdI hY afpxI mF nUM dyKx dI[[[[[[[awbf nfl Kfxf Kfx dI.
‘ikvyN ho isrfj’ aMmF dI rUh ny isrfj dy isr `qy hwQ Pyrdy
hoey ikhf.’
‘qusIN ikvyN ho aMmF?’
mF KusL njLr af rhI sI, kihx lwgI ‘isrfj hux mYN rUh hF hux
mYnUM koeI sfV nhIN skdf.’
‘aMmF kI mYN vI quhfzI qrHF ho skdf hF?’
[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
sLfh aflm kYNp ivc awDI rfq qoN bfad iek aOrq dI GbrfeI,
buKlfeI rUh phuMcI jo afpxy bwcy nUM lwB rhI sI. Ausdf bwcf
nf Aus dunIaF ivc sI nf hI Auh kYNp ivc sI. bwcy dI mF df
kfljf Pitaf jf irhf sI. dUjIaF aOrqF dIaF rUhF vI ies aOrq
nfl bwcy nUM ZUMzx lwgIaF. AunHF sfrIaF ny iekTIaF ho ky
sfrf kYNp Cfx mfiraf, muhwly geIaF, Gr DUaF DUaF hoey jl rhy
sn. ikAuNik Auh rUhF sn ies krky jldy hoey mkfnF dy aMdr
clIaF geIaF. konf konf Cfx mfiraf pr bwcf nf imilaf.
afKr sB aOrqF dIaF rUhF dMgfkfrIaF kol geIaF. Auh kwlH vfsqy
pYtrol pMp bxf rhy sn. bMdUkF sfP kr rhy sn. hiQafr cmkf rhy
sn.
bwcy dI mF ny AunHF qoN afpxy bwcy bfry puwiCaf qF Auh hwsx
lwgy qy boly ‘sux pfgl aOrq jdoN ds ds, vIh vIh lokF nUM
iekwiTaF jlfieaf jFdf hY qF iek bwcy df ihsfb kOx rwKdf hY?
ipaf hoxY iksy suafh dy Zyr ivc.’
mF ny ikhf ‘nhIN, nhIN mYN qF hr QfvyN dyK ilaf hY, ikDry
nhIN imilaf.’ AudoN iksy dMgfkfrI ny ikhf ‘Auey, ieh ikDry
Aus bwcy dI mF qF nhIN ijhnUM asIN iqRsLUl AuWqy tMg afey
sF.’
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sLfh aflm kYNp ivc awDI rfq qoN bfad rUhF afAuNdIaF hn. rUhF
afpxy bwicaF vfsqy svrg qoN Kfxf ilafAuNdIaF hn, pfxI
ilafAuNdIaF hn, dvfeIaF ilafAuNdIaF hn aqy bwicaF nUM dy
idMdIaF hn. ieh hI kfrn hY ik sLfh aflm kYNp ivc nf qF koeI
bwcf BuwKf, nMgf rihMdf hY nf hI bImfr. ieh hI kfrn hY ik
sLfh aflm kYNp msLhUr ho igaf hY. dUr-dUr qwk mulkF ivc
Ausdf nfm hY. idwlI qoN iek vwzf nyqf jdoN sLfh aflm kYNp dy
dOry `qy igaf sI qF bhuq KusL hoieaf qy kihx lwgf, ‘ieh qF
bhuq vDIaf QF hY. iewQy qF dysL dy sfry muslmfn bwicaF nUM
phuMcf dyxf cfhIdf.’
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sLfh aflm kYNp ivc awDI rfq qoN bfad rUhF afAuNdIaF hn. rfq
Br bwicaF nfl rihMdIaF hn, AunHF nUM rUh nfl dyKdIaF hn,
AunHF dy BivwK bfry socdIaF hn. AunHF nfl gwlbfq krdIaF hn.
‘isrfj hux qUM Gr clf jfh.’ mF dI rUh ny isrfj nUM ikhf.
‘Gr?’ isrfj sihm igaf. Auhdy ichry qy mOq dy pRCfvyN nwcx
lwgy.
‘hF, iewQy kdoN qwk rvyNgf? mYN hr rojL rfq nUM qyry kol
afieaf krFgI.’
‘nhIN, mYN Gr nhIN jfvFgf, kdIN nhIN, kdIN[[[[[[[[[’
DUaF, awg, cIkF, rOÜf .
‘aMmF mYN qyry aqy awbU dy nfl rhFgf.’
‘qUM sfzy nfl ikvyN rih skdf eyN iswkU[[[[[’
‘BfeI jfn qy BYx vI rihMdy hn nf quhfzy nfl’
‘AunHF nUM vI sfzy nfl hI jlf idwqf igaf sI nf.’
‘Pyr[[[[[Pyr qF mYN Gr clf jfvFgf aMmF.’
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sLfh aflm kYNp ivc awDI rfq qoN bfad iek bwcy dI rUh afAuNdI
hY[[[[[[ bwcf rfq vyly cmkdy hoey ttYhxy vrgf lgdf hY. iewDr
AuWDr Auzdf iPrdf hY, pUry kYNp ivc dOVf iPrdf hY, AuCldf-
kwuddf hY, sLrfrqF krdf hY, quqlfAuNdf nhIN sfP sfP boldf
hY, mF dy kwpiVaF nfl ilpitaf rihMdf hY, bfp dI AuNgl PVI
rwKdf hY.
sLfh aflm kYNp dy dUsry bwicaF qoN vwKrf ieh bwcf bhuwq KusL
rihMdf hY.
‘qUM ieMnf KusL ikAuN rihMdf eyN bwcy?’
‘quhfnUM nhIN pqf, ieh qF sB jfxdy hn.’
‘kI?’
‘ieh hI ik mYN sbUq hF.’
‘sbUq? kfhdf sbUq?’
‘bhfdrI df sbUq hF.’
‘ikhdI bhfdrI df sbUq aYN?’
‘AunHF dI ijnHF ny myrI mF df pyt cIr ky mYnUM kwiZaf sI aqy
myry do tukVy kr idwqy sn.’
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sLfh aflm kYNp ivc awDI rfq qoN bfad rUhF afAuNdIaF hn. iek
lVky kol AuhdI mF dI rUh afeI. lVkf dyK ky hYrfn ho igaf.
‘mF qUM awj ieMnI KusL ikAuN eyN?’
‘isrfj mYN awj qyry dfdy nUM imlI sI. AunHF ny mYnUM afpxy
awbf nfl imlfieaf. AunHF ny afpxy dfdy nfl[[[[[[nkV
dfdf[[[[[qyry nkV dfdy nUM mYN imlI.’ mF dI avfjL ivcoN
KusLI Puwt rhI sI. ‘isrfj qyry nkV dfdf ihMdU sn
[[[[[ihMdU[[[[smiJaf? isrfj ieh gwl sfiraF nUM dws dyvIN.’
[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
sLfh aflm kYNp ivc awDI rfq qoN bfad rUhF afAuNdIaF hn. iek
BYx dI rUh afeI. rUh afpxy Brf nUM lwB rhI sI. lwBdy hoey
Ausdf Brf AusnUM pOVIaF `qy bYTf idKfeI idwqf. BYx dI rUh
KusL hoeI. Auh nwTky Brf dy kol phuMcI aqy bolI ‘vIrf’. Brf
ny suxky vI ansuixaF kr idwqf. Auh pwQr dI mUrqI bixaf bYTf
irhf. BYx ny Pyr ikhf ‘sux vIiraf’ Brf ny Pyr nhIN suixaf.
nf BYx vl hI dyiKaf. ‘qMU myrI gwl ikAuN nhIN sux irhf
vIiraf? BYx ny jor nfl ikhf qF Brf df ichrf awg dI qrHF lfl
surK ho igaf. AuhdIaF awKF Aublx lwgIaF. Auh iek dm AuWiTaf
qy BYx nUM burI qrHF kuwtx lwg ipaf. lok iekwTy ho gey. iksy
ny kuVI qoN puwiCaf ik Auhny aijhf kI kih idwqf ik Brf
AuhnUM kuwtx hI lwg ipaf? ‘ mYN qF isrP iehnUM vIrf kih ky
bulfieaf hI hY.’ iek bjLurg kihx lwgf, ‘nhIN slImf nhIN, qUM
ieMnI vwzI glqI ikAuN kIqI? bjLurg Puwt Puwt ky rox lwgf aqy
Brf afpxf isr ipwtx lwgf.
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sLfh aflm kYNp ivc awDI rfq qoN bfad rUhF afAuNdIaF hn. iek
idn hor rUhF dy nfl iek buWZy afdmI dI rUh vI sLfh aflm kYNp
ivc af geI. buwZf afdmI nMgy ipMzy sI, AuWcI DoqI bMnHI hoeI
sI. pYrF ivc cplF sn aqy hwQ ivc iek bFs df zMzf sI. DoqI
ivc Auhny ikDry GVI bMnI hoeI sI.
rUhF ny buwZy afdmI nUM puwiCaf ‘ kI quhfzf vI koeI
irsLqydfr kYNp ivc hY?’
buwZy ny ikhf ‘nhIN aqy hF.’
rUhF ny buwZy afdmI nUM pfgl smJ ky Cwz idwqf aqy Auh kYNp
df gyVf lfAux lwgIaF.
iksy ny buwZy afdmI nUM puwiCaf ‘bfbf qusIN iks nUM lwB rhy
ho?’
buwZy ny ikhf ‘ aijhy lokF nUM jo myrI hwiqaf kr skx.’
‘ikAuN?’
‘mYnUM awj qoN pMjfh sfl pihlF golI mfr ky mfr idwqf igaf
sI, hux mYN cfhuMdf hF dMgfkfrI mYnUM jIAUNdy nUM jfl ky mfr
dyx.’
‘ieh qusIN ikAuN krnf cfhuMdy ho bfbf?’
‘isrP ieh dwsx leI ik nf qF AunHF vloN golI mfiraF hI mYN
miraf sI aqy nf hI AunHF vloN jIAUNdy jfl dyx nfl mYN
mrFgf.’
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sLfh aflm kYNp ivc iek rUh qoN iksy ny puwiCaf `qyry mF-bfp
hn?’
‘mfr idwqf sfiraF nUM’
‘BYx-Brf?’
‘nhIN hY.’
‘koeI hY?’
‘nhIN’
‘iewQy arfm nfl ho?’
‘hF, hF’
‘Kfxf-pIxf imldf hY?’
‘hF imldf hY?’
‘kwpVy-lwqy hn?’
‘hF hYn’
‘kuwJ cfhIdf qF nhIN?’
‘kuwJ nhIN’
‘kuwJ nhIN?’
‘kuwJ nhIN.’
nyqf jI KusL ho gey. soicaf lVkf smJdfr hY. muslmfnF vrgf
nhIN hY.
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sLfh aflm kYNp ivc awDI rfq qoN bfad rUhF afAuNdIaF hn. iek
idn rUhF dy nfl sLYqfn dI rUh vI af geI. ieDr AuWDr dyK ky
bVf sLrimMdf aqy pRysLfn hoieaf . lokF nfl awKF nhIN imlf
irhf sI. kMnI kqrf irhf sI. rsqf bdl lYNdf sI. grdn Jukf ky
qyjI nfl AuWDr muV jFdf sI ijwDr lok nhIN huMdy sn. afKr ivc
lokF ny AuhnUM PV hI ilaf. Auh asloN srLimMdf ho ky kihx
lwgf, ‘ hux jo kuwJ hoieaf hY ies ivc myrf koeI hwQ nhIN.
awlHf dI ksm myrf koeI hwQ nhIN.’ lokF ny ikhf, ‘hF-hF asIN
jfxdy hF ik qMU qF ievyN kr hI nhIN skdf. afKr quhfzf vI
koeI stYNzrz hY.’ sLYqfn TMZf sfh lY ky kihx lwgf, `clo idl
qoN iek boJH Auqr igaf[[[[[[[qusIN lok scfeI jfxdy ho.’ lokF
ny ikhf, ‘kuwJ idn pihlF awlHf mIaF vI afey sn aqy ieh hI
kih rhy sn.’
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