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- virafm isMG sMDU
 

KLusLI qy pIV
‘ivsLv pMjfbIaq PfAUNzysLn’ vloN ‘pMjfb afrts kONsl’ cMzIgVH dy ahudydfrF nfl iml ky lfhOr ivc ‘aflmI pMjfbI kfnPLrMs’ krvfAux dIaF KLbrF aKLbfrF ivc CpIaF qF mYN idwlI suiqMdr isMG nUr nfl sMprk kIqf. Aus ny cMzIgVH ivc hukm isMG BwtI nfl qflmyl krn leI ikhf. BwtI nUM Pon kIqf qF Aus AuqsLfh Biraf jvfb idwqf, ‘‘lE! quhfQoN ibnF ikvyN jf skdy hF! asIN qF quhfnUM akfdmI purskfr imlx ‘qy eyQy swd ky kMbl sLMbl vI dyxf sI[[[pr clo koeI nhIN[[[af ky shI. mYN quhfnUM Pfrm Byj idaFgf. qusIN zYlIgyt PIs qy vIjLf Pfrm Br ky Byj dyxy.’’
jlMDroN jfx vfly asIN afpxI pCfx vfly pMj ku jxy sF. zf[ jgqfr, siqnfm isMG mfxk, pihlvfn krqfr isMG dy vwzy Brf gurcrn isMG qy amr isMG aqy mYN. Pfrm Br ky Byjx dI smuwcI prikiraf ‘coN gujLrn ipCoN asIN AuzIkx lwgy ik pRbMDkF vwloN iks smyN vIjLf lwgx dI KLbr puwjdI hY.
AuNj hr pfisEN ‘aflmI pMjfbI kfnPLrMs’ AuWqy jfx vfly imwqrF dI KLusLI qy icMqf df pqf lwgdf rihMdf. icMqf ies gwl dI sI ik kfnPLrMs isr ‘qy af cuwkI sI qy ajy qwk vIjLf luafAux leI pRbMDkF ny koeI AuWdm nhIN sI kIqf. koeI kihMdf ‘‘zYlIgytF dI igxqI loVINdI igxqI qoN vD geI hY. pRbMDkF leI musLkl bx geI hY ik kIhnUM rwKIey qy kIhnUM CwzIey.’’ iksy hor dI sUcnf huMdI, ‘‘pRbMDk afpxy chyiqaF, irsLqydfrF qy bfl-bwicaF nUM nfl iljfx leI Xog bMidaF ‘qy kuhfVf Pyrn leI quwly hoey ny.’’
myry leI swcfeI df inrxf krnf aOKf sI. pr eynI icMqf jLrUr sI ik kfnPLrMs ‘c do idn bfkI hn qy pRbMDk ajy kuJ vI nhIN kr rhy. iPr pqf lwgf ik pRbMDk pfiksqfn dy dUqGr ‘c 10 apRYl nUM hfjLr hoey sn. kuJ kfrnF krky AunHF nUM agly idn hfjLr hox leI ikhf igaf.
11 apRYl df idn bVf qnfE Biraf sI. 12 apRYl nUM lfhOr vwl rvfngI jLrUrI sI. sLfm qwk vIjLy lwgxy sn. ies gwl dI AuWkf koeI sMBfvnf nhIN sI rih geI ik pRbMDk hryk zYlIgyt nUM sUcnf idMdy jF dy skdy. AunHF nUM sUcnf dyxI bxdI sI pr kuJ pRbMDk vIjLf luafAux ‘c ruwJy sn, kuJ AunHF df sunyhf AuzIkx ivc. mYN kdI cMzIgVH afrts kONsl dy dPqr PLon krdf, kdI idwlI nUr vwl. pr kuJ pqf nhIN sI lwg irhf. AunHF dy GroN jvfb iml irhf sI ik Auh dUqGr ivc hn qy AunHF Gr nhIN afAuxf. AuQoN vIjLy lYNidaF sfr hI AunHF vfGy vwl cfly pf dyxy ny. cMzIgVH dPqr ivc bYTIaF kuVIaF kihMdIaF, ‘‘asIN PYks ‘qy bYTy hoey hF. jdoN vIjLf lwgy nfvF dI sUcI af geI, asIN quhfnUM qurMq sUicq kr idaFgy.’’
mYN, jgqfr qy siqnfm isMG mfxk QoVHy-QoVHy smyN bfad afps ivc vI sUcnf sFJI krn leI Pon kr rhy sF qy vwK-vwK QfvF ‘qy idwlI, cMzIgVH afpxy sMprk sUqrF nfl vI qflmyl rwK rhy sF. sUrj zuwb igaf pr koeI sUcnf nhIN.
mYN krqfr isMG pihlvfn dy vwzy Brf gurcrn isMG nUM ikhf ik Auh mobfeIl ‘qy sMqoK isMG mMzyr nfl sMprk kry qy pqf krky dwsy. QoVHI dyr bfad gurcrn isMG df Pon afieaf, ‘‘Bf jI ! quhfzf vIjLf lwg igaY pr kuJ pwqrkfrF dy vIjLy AunHF ny nhIN lfey. mMzyr ajy dUqGr ivc hI hY qy jLor pf irhY, kuJ hor vIijLaF leI.’’
pr ieh ‘aiDkfrq’ sUcnf nhIN sI. kOx dwsy, ikwQy phuMcxY! ikMny vjy phuMcxY!!
BfvyN hryk kol afpxy-afpxy soimaF qoN sUcnf sI svyry-svyry vfGf bfrzr puwjx dI. pr jy vIjLf nf lwigaf qF vfGy qoN muVn dI nmosLI JwlxI aOKI lwgdI sI. asIN pRbMDkF dI ies nflfiekI ‘qy guwsy ho rhy sF ik jMJ bUhy ‘qy af ZukI sI qy ajy qwk kuVI dy kMn ivMnHy jfx dI iqafrI vI nhIN sI ho skI. mYN, jgqfr qy siqnfm ny slfh kIqI ik afpxy-afpxy kwpVy iqafr rwKIey. jo hoAU vyKI jfAU!
rfq igafrF vjy cMzIgVH qoN rGbIr isMG isrjxf df PLon afieaf. Aus ny dwisaf, ‘‘mYN huxy afrts kONsl dy dPqroN af irhf. AuQy aMqF dI BIV hY. bVf Gcolf mwicaY ipaY. pr Cwzo hux ieh gwl. qyrf vIjLf lwg igaY. mYN pqf kr ilaY. myrf qy sulyKf df vIjLf vI lwg igaY.’’
mYN Aus df DMnvfd kIqf. zf[ jgqfr nUM vI vIjLf lwg jfx dI ieqlfh iml cuwkI sI. jgqfr svyry swq vjy qwk vfGf bfrzr puwjx dI slfh dy irhf sI. idwlI vfly idwlI qoN vIjLy luaf ky iswDy qur pey sn. cMzIgVH vfilaF leI lY ky afAux vfsqy bws iqafr KloqI sI. asIN jy vfGy phuMcxf sI qF sfzy kol afpxI svfrI cfhIdI sI. mfxk ny kih idwqf ik Auh afpxy aKLbfr dy trwstI pRym isMG nfl jfvygf.
jgqfr kihMdf, ‘‘afpF tYksI kr leIey[[[dovyN jxy. myry kol iek bMdf hYgf. mYN Aus nfl qYa kr lYnF.’’
mYN hfmI Br idwqI qF Aus ny pMj imMt bfad hI kih idwqf, ‘‘gwl ho geI hY. mYN svyry pMj vjy qyry Gr phuMc jfvFgf. qUM iqafr rhIN.’’
BfvyN mYnUM ies qoN pihlF gurcrn isMG kih cuwkf sI svyly iekwiTaF vfGy jfx leI, pr ipCly idnF qoN qy ivsLysL krky awj svyr qoN ijvyN sfzf afpsI rfbqf bixaf hoieaf sI, Aus anusfr qy mfxk dy pRym isMG nfl qur jfx dy PLYsly qoN bfad, mYnUM cMgf nhIN sI lwgdf ik mYN vI jgqfr nUM kih idaF ik myrf ‘pRbMD’ ho igaY. mYN gurcrn nUM ikhf ik asIN kuJ hor dosq vI hF. ies leI mYN AunHF dosqF nfl hI af jfvFgf. gurcrn isMG nfl vfGy qy jgqfr nfl svyry pMj vjy imlx df iekrfr krky mYN afpxf atYcI iqafr krn lwgf.
bfrF vwjx vfly sn. sfmfn pYk krky ajy sOx leI iqafrI hI kr irhf sF ik Pon dI GMtI KVkI.
‘‘afh lO jI gwl kro.’’ Pon imlfAux vflf awgoN kih irhf sI.
‘‘BfjI ! quhfzf Brf bhuq ijLafdf bImfr hY.[[[aYs vyly bfbf buwZf sfihb hspqfl qoN bol rhI aF. svyry sUrj cVHdy sfr eyQy phuMc jfE. zfktr koeI mUMh-isr nhIN dwsdy. mYN zol geI aF. mYN qF kmlI-bolI hoeI peI aF. kwlHI jLnfnI kI krF. ikQy jfvF. AuhnUM lY ky. CyqI af jfE.’’ ieh myrI CotI BrjfeI bHIro sI.
‘‘mYN qF svyry pfiksqfn jf irhF[[[.’’
‘‘ikqy nhIN jfxf. pihlF aYQy afE. sB kMm Cwz ky.’’ AuhdI ijLwd bVI vfjb sI. mYN Gbrf igaf. pqf nhIN myry Brf df kI hfl sI! awDI rfq nUM Pon krnf qy qurMq phuMcx leI afKxf! inscy hI bVI gMBIr gwl sI.
pfiksqfn jfx dy sfry AuqsLfh ‘qy pfxI pY igaf. iek AumrF dI iswk pUrI hox jf rhI sI pr awDvfty rih cwlI sI qy AuqoN mF-jfey Brf dy aiq-gMBIr hflq ivc hox df zUMGf sdmf. ieh dohrf sdmf sI myry leI. mYN bONdl igaf.
‘‘pfiksqfn jfx qF rih igaf hux! iCMdy df pqf nhIN kI hfl hY.’’
myrf aMdr dohF isiraF qoN iKwicaf jf irhf sI. aMqF dy qxfE nUM iZwlf krn leI myrI pqnI rjvMq ny koisLsL kIqI, ‘‘iPkr nf kro. keI vfr kwlf bMdf Gbrf jFdY. bhuqI gwl hY qF mYN svyry pihlI bwsy AuWQy cly jfAUN. iBMdy qy rfjU hurF nUM nfl lY lAUN jy loV peI qF.’’ Auh afpxy BqIijaF dy hvfly nfl gwl kr rhI sI. bIV bfbf buwZf sfihb df ieh hspqfl myry shury ipMz Jbfl dI jLmIn ivc hI hY. myrI pqnI myrI ijLMmyvfrI EVHn leI iqafr sI. pr ny jfxIeyN ! mYN pfiksqfn jfx df KLqrf muwl lYx leI iqafr nhIN sF.
‘‘AuNj jy quhfzf mn nhIN mMndf qF bysLwk nf jfvo, mYN afpxy isr AulHfmf nhIN lYxf cfhuMdI.’’
mYnUM afsrf dy ky vI Aus ny myry AuWqy hI gwl suwt idwqI sI. mYN ies dy Bfr hyTF dwibaf jf irhf sF. dohry qy zUMGy gLm ‘c zuwbf mYN Cwq ‘qy tMgy pwKy vwl vyKI jf irhf sF. rfq df iek vwj cuwkf sI. mYN kdI Aus nUM kihMdf, ‘‘qUM svyry suvwKqy hI clI jfeIN. pYsy nfl lY jfeIN. loV hoeI qF iBMdy hurF nUM nfl lY ky ijQy afKx, dfKLl krvfeIN.’’ pr dUjy pl hI afKdf, ‘‘clo Cwzo! pfiksqfn nhIN jFdy. iPr kdI mOkf lwgU qF vyKI jfAU.’’
inscy hI Brf kol jfx df plVf BfrI sI pr pfiksqfn dI DrqI ‘qy jfx dI awDI sdI qoN vwD dI pl-pl pYNdI iKwc Dur aMdroN quxky mfrI jf rhI sI.
mYN jfgo-mItI qy duibDf ivc bfkI bcdy GMty lMGfey. cfr vjy Pon dI GMtI KVkI. myry Brf dI pqnI bol rhI sI, ‘‘Bf jI! asIN jfgidaF rfq lMGfeI hY. sB kMm Cwz ky CyqI puwjx dI kro.’’
‘‘awCf! mYN afAunF, iPkr nf kro qusIN.’’ mYN Aus nUM Zfrs idwqI.
mYN bVy BfrI mn nfl AuWiTaf qy bfQrUm ivc nhfAux leI jf viVaf. Pon dI GMtI KVkI. rjvMq Pon ‘qy gwl kr rhI sI. mYN Gbrf ky bfhr afieaf qF rjvMq ny afiKaf, ‘‘nhfE qusIN. Bf jI jgqfr df Pon sI, kihMdy sn, quhfnUM jgf idaF.’’
’’qUM afK dyxf sI[[ik AunHF ny nhIN jfxf hux.’’ mYN buV-buVfAuNdf bfQrUm vwl qur ipaf.
nhf ky bfhr afieaf qF rjvMq PLon ‘qy iksy nfl gwl kr rhI sI. mYN suixaf Auh afpxy BqIjy BuipMdr nUM muKLfqb sI, ‘‘iBMidaf! hYQy bfby buwZy hspqfl ivc myrf idAur bImfr hY. eyhnF pfiksqfn jfxf sI. qUM pqf kr skdYN hspqfloN ik mrIjL dI pujLIsLn kI hY? kI ibmfrI hY qy eyQy Auhdf ielfj ho skdY jF nhIN. KLqry vflI gwl qF nhIN. jy KLqrf nf hovy qF ieh cly jfx. mYN af jFdI aF qy afpF sfrf vyK lYnyN aF.’’
BuipMdr ny ikhf ik zfktr Aus df dosq hY. Auh Aus nfl qflmyl krky huxy sUicq krygf. QoVHI dyr bfad BuipMdr df Pon afieaf, ‘‘BUaf jI! mYN pqf kr ilaY. pihlI gwl KLqry vflI koeI gwl nhIN. Auhdf eyQy hI TIk ielfj ho jfAU qy Auh rfjLI vI ho jfAU. qusIN bysLwk af jfE, afpF vyK lYNdy aF. pr iPkr vflI gwl koeI nhIN. PuwPV jI ! pfiksqfnoN ho afAux. msF-msF ikqy mOkf imilaY. ieQy sB zfktr myry vfkPL ny. mYN pUry Brosy nfl gwl kr irhF.’’ BuipMdr dI gwl nfl mYnUM hOslf hoieaf.
‘‘iPr hux?’’
Brf nUM bImfr Cwz ky qur jfx dy ivcfr nfl pYdf hoey gunfh dy aihsfs qoN mukq hox leI mYN pqnI qoN ajy vI afsrf Bfl irhf sF ik mYN qF pfiksqfn Aus dy kihx ‘qy hI jfx lwgf hF[[[vrnf!
‘‘vyK lO[[[KLqry vflI gwl qF koeI nhIN. mYN cly hI jfxY[[[[. jy Auho ijhI gwl huMdI mYN quhfnUM afp hI rok lYxf sI. afKo qF mYN bIrHo nfl huxy gwl vI kr lYNdI hF.’’
Aus ny hspqfl df nMbr Gumfieaf qy bIrHo nUM swidaf. Aus nUM sfrI gwl dws ky hOslf idwqf qy dwisaf ik sfrI gwl pqf lwgx qoN ipCoN hI mYN pfiksqfn jfx df PLYslf kIqf hY.
Aus nUM Zfrs dy ky htI hI sI ik bfhroN kfr df hfrn suxfeI idwqf. jgqfr af igaf sI.
‘‘jfE qusIN! mYN bIrHo nUM sfrI gwl smJf idwqI hY. mYN quhfzy ipwCy-ipwCy hI clI jFdI hF.’’
bIrHo nfl hoeI ijhVI gwl rjvMq ny lukfeI rwKI qy pfiksqfnoN prqx qoN bfad suxfeI, Auh bVI vfjb vI sI qy idlcsp vI. jdoN Auh bIrHo nUM Pon krky hOslf dyxf cfh rhI sI qF Auh rjvMq dI gwl suxn dI QF awgoN puwCI jf rhI sI, ‘‘Bf jI cly gey ny? Bf jI ny nhIN afAuxf? Bf jI cly gey ny?’’
‘‘koeI iPkr vflI gwl nhIN. iBMdy dy afKx ‘qy hI Auh gey ny.’’
ieh suxidaF hI bIrHo ny PLon pfsy rwK idwqf qy inrfsLf qy duwK nfl afiKaf, ‘‘iPwty-mUMh ieho ijhy Brf df.’’
tYlIPon df coNgf hyTF rwKx dI afvfjL afeI. rjvMq ny ‘hYlo-hYlo’ krky dobfrf Aus nUM Pon cuwkx leI ikhf qy dobfrf zfktr nfl hoeI BuipMdr dI gwlbfq suxfeI.
kuJ vI sI bIrHo dI gwl swcI sI. ieh vwKrI gwl hY jdoN rjvMq AuQy phuMcI, myrf Brf suirMdr TIk njLr afieaf. mfhOl suKfvF hoieaf qF bIrHo ny vwKry qOr ‘qy myrI pqnI awgy hwQ joVidaF ikhf, ‘‘BYx jI bIbI BYx bx ky Bf jI nUM ieh gwl nf dwisE.’’
kuJ vI sI! BfvyN Aus pl qF rjvMq ny ieh gwl mYnUM dwsI vI nhIN sI pr jgqfr hurF nfl kfr ivc bYT ky vfGy nUM qurn vfsqy myry mn ivc ijhVf cfa qy AuqsLfh hoxf cfhIdf sI, Auh iblkul gLfieb sI. mYN nmosLI ivc afpxy aMdr hI grikaf hoieaf ipaf sF. myrf Dur aMdrlf kih irhf sI, ‘‘qyrI pfiksqfn jfx dI iKwc eynI prbl sI ik jy qyry Brf bfry TIk ho skx df sunyhf qYnUM nf vI imldf qUM qd vI pfiksqfn cly jfxf sI, aYvyN AuWqo-AuWqoN swcf hox dI koisLsL nf kr.’’
myry afpxy hI mn vloN imlI iPtkfr myrI rUh qy myry mUMh AuWqy AuWkrI hoeI sI. jy bIrHo ny afK idwqf qF koeI alokfr gwl qF nhIN sI!
jgqfr qy mYN vfGf bfrzr ‘qy puwjx vfly pihly afdmIaF ‘coN sF. hOlI-hOlI dUjy zYlIgyt imwqr vI phuMcxy sLurU ho gey.
keI jfxy-pCfxy lyKk imwqr iek dUjy nUM iml vI rhy sn qy kfnPLrMs dy DuMdly pRbMD bfry igly-isLkvy vI kr rhy sn. iksy ny ikhf, ‘‘ies kfnPLrMs df sfrf pRbMD hI sspYNs iPlm vrgf hY. hux qwk bhuiqaF nUM qF pqf hI nhIN ik ikhVf jf irhf hY qy ikhVf nhIN. vIjLf lgf hY jF nhIN. qkVy ho ky afpxI ihMmq nfl jy iksy ny pqf lgf ilaf hovy qF vwKrI gwl hY. hux pqf nhIN aYQy ‘kwTy hoxf ik rylvy stysLn ‘qy.’’
ieh swcI gwl sI. bhuq sfry imwqr afpxy afp hI bfrzr ‘qy dwsy hoey hotl ivc puwj gey sn, ies afs nfl ik vIjLf lwg igaf hovygf. myly vflf mfhOl bixaf hoieaf sI. lMmI AuzIk qoN bfad cMzIgVH qy idwlI vfly zYlIgyt qy afgU puwj gey. bfhr myjL lgfey gey qy pRbMDkF vloN nfmjLd bMdy pfsport dyx lwgy. hr iek nUM afpxf pfsport lYx qy vIjLf lwigaf vyKx dI kfhlI sI.
asIN vI afpxy pfsport pRfpq kIqy. afpo-DfpI peI hoeI sI. pfsport lYx qoN ipwCoN atfrI rylvy stysLn ‘qy puwjxf sI. sB kfhlI ivc sn. sfzf tYksI vflf vfps prqxf cfhuMdf sI. Aus ny afAuNidaF hI vfps jfx dI kfhlI pfeI hoeI sI. Aus nUM PLfrg krn ihwq asIN pfsport imlidaF hI qur pey.
atfrI rylvy stysLn dy bfhr iek CotI ijhI KoKf-numf dukfn sI ijQy BfrqI krMsI dy bdl ivc pfiksqfnI krMsI imldI sI. BfrqI sO rupey dy iek sO vIh pfiksqfnI rupey. jgqfr mYnUM kihMdf,’’qUM iekwTI hI krMsI cyNj krf lY. afpF bfad ivc ihsfb kr lvFgy.’’
ajmyr isMG aOlK kihMdf, ‘‘Xfr myry leI vI kuJ lY lY.’’
mYN ds hjLfr rupey idwqy qy sfhmxy bYTy srdfr ny bfrF hjLfr igx ky myry hwQ PVfey.[[[koeI jfxU sfnUM quiraF jFidaF kihx lwgf, ‘‘krMsI aMdroN cyNj krvfAuxI sI, ijLafdf pYsy imlxy sn.’’
pr asIN qF pihlF puwjx, pihlF krMsI ryNj krn qy pihlF hI iemIgrysLn krfAux df irkfrz bxfAuxf cfhuMdy sF qy ieh asIN bxf hI ilaf. hor lok vI vwK-vwK kfAUNtrF ‘qy afpxy Pfrm Brn ivc ruwJy hoey sn. asIN trflIaF ‘qy sfmfn lwidaf qy kstm vfilaF qoN insLfn lvf ky plytPfrm ‘qy puwj gey. iek jyqU aihsfs nfl asIN cuPyry vyiKaf. jMgilaF qoN pfr-Aurfr vwzI igxqI ivc musilm afdmI, aOrqF qy bwcy afpxy sfmfn nfl afpxf hQlf kMm inptfAux ivc ruwJy hoey sn. kwpiVaF qy idwK qoN grIb ieh lok hI sLfied tryn dIaF svfrIaF bxn dy Xog sn. amIrF leI qF mihMgI bws jF hvfeI jhfjL sn. lohy dy trMkF qy vwzIaF-CotIaF gMZF ivc sI AunHF df sfmfn. ivdysLF nUM jfx vfly lokF vFg AunHF kol vwzy qy vDIaf sUt-kys nhIN sn.
iek-iek, do-do krky sfzy jfxU imwqr qury af rhy sn. gurBjn igwl, joigMdr kYroN, dlbIr cyqn, srvx isMG, siqnfm mfxk, rGbIr isMG qy Aus dI pqnI sulyKf. sB afpo-afpxIaF inwkIaF-inwkIaF ZfxIaF ivc KVoqy gwp-gosLtIaF ivc ruwJ gey. mYN sulyKf vwl vyK ky ikhf, ‘‘jy mYnUM pihlF pqf huMdf ik qusIN vI afAuxY qF mYN vI rjvMq vfsqy pRbMDkF nUM invydn kr vyKdf.’’
asl ivc jdoN pMj ku sfl pihlF asIN dohF jIaF ny pfsport bxfey sn qF sfzy mn ivc isrPL eynI ku hI AuzfrI sI ik ienHF shfry asIN kdI nf kdI pfiksqfn gyVf mfr afvFgy. kYnyzf, amrIkf jF ieMglYNz qF supny ivc vI nhIN sI soicaf. ieh vwKrI gwl sI ik ‘imlvfkI kfnPLrMs’ dy bhfny mYN ieh iqMny mulk vI vyK ley qy iPr afpxy puwqr supndIp dy ivafh dy sbMD ivc ipCly sfl dovyN jIa kYnyzf gyVI mfr afey sF. pr ijs Aucycy mksd leI pfsport bxfieaf sI, Ausdf mOkf qF huxy afieaf sI. rjvMq ny mYnUM afiKaf sI, ‘‘vyK lo! qusIN myry nfl vfadf kIqf sI ik jdoN vI pfiksqfn jfvFgy qF iekwTy jfvFgy. hux qusIN nF hI nhIN lYNdy.’’
mYN Aus nUM smJfieaf ik ies kfnPLrMs ivc Auh mhwqvpUrn bMidaF nUM iljf rhy hn. AunHF nUM ijnHF df afpo afpxy Kyqr ivc Aucycf Xogdfn hovy.
‘‘ijhVf bMdf Pfrm dyx afieaf sI, Auhdy Xogdfn df qF quhfnUM pqf koeI nhIN. Auh vI jlMDr df hI rihx vflf sI. nf qusIN AuhdIaF pRfpqIaF nUM jfxdy sI qy nf Auh quhfnUM qy jgqfr hurF nUM jfxdf sI. qusIN lwlU pfqsLfh E[[[quhfnUM kuJ pqf nhIN, sB cldf hY. nfly lyKk sBf dy ikqfbcy ivc mYN vI lyKk vjoN drj hF.’’
Auh smJf vI rhI sI qy qrlf vI lY rhI sI. pr mYnUM sMg afAuNdI sI ik iksy pRbMDk nUM afpxI pqnI df vIjLf luafAux leI vI afKF. Auh inrfsL ho ky cuwp kr geI sI. rfqIN jdoN rGbIr isMG ny Pon ‘qy sulyKf dy jfx bfry dwisaf sI qF mYN rjvMq koloN ieh gwl lukfeI rwKI sI.
mYN jdoN rjvMq dI ies hsrq df ijLkr kIqf qF sulyKf kihx lwgI, ‘‘lE! Cwzo pry! qusIN lY afAuxf sI, iehdy ‘c ikhVI gwl sI. aOh vyKo.’’
afsy-pfsy vyiKaF jfixaF jo rhws AudGftn ho irhf sI, AuQoN mYnUM rjvMq swcI lwgI. dwsx vflf dws irhf sI, ‘‘aOh vyKo! ijhVf sfhb pfsport vMzx izhf sI, AuhdI GrvflI nfl hY qy nfl hI hY Auhdf sflf qy aOh ijhVf topI vflf muMzf Auhdf shfiek sI, Auh iek pRbMDk aYzvokyt df puwqr hY qy nfl hY Aus aYzvokyt df sfrf pirvfr.’’
pr, bfrzr ‘qy imlx vfly hor lyKk ieQy hfjLr nhIN sn. pqf lwgf AunHF df vIjLf hI nhIN lwgf. pfsport vI AunHF nUM kfnPLrMs qoN ipwCoN imlxgy. ivcfry inrfsL prq gey ny. keI kih rhy sn ik AunHF dy pfsport pfiksqfnI aMbYsI sfhmxy vIjLy leI pysL hI nhIN sn kIqy gey. koeI kih irhf sI insicq igxqI qoN vwD bMdy ho jfx krky pRbMDkF nUM pfik aMbYsI dy aiDkfrIaF ny kuJ nF kwtx leI ikhf qy ienHF lokF dy nF kwt idwqy gey.
sfnUM bfrzr qoN af ky vfps prq jfx vfilaF dI hflq ‘qy qrs af irhf sI. ieh gwl zfZI mfVI hoeI sI. ieh sfzy nfl vI qF ho skdI sI! jdoN rfqIN sfnUM vIjLy lwgx dI pusLtI nhIN ho rhI sI qF asIN vI qF ieho hI soicaf sI ik clo bfrzr ‘qy jf ky vyK lvFgy kI kwtf-kwtI inkldy aY. jy sfnUM vI AunHF vFg vfps prqxf pYNdf qF ikMnI mfXUsI hoxI sI aqy ikMnf rMj!
AuDr sMqoK isMG mMzyr afKdf iPrdf sI ik Aus df kI ksUr hY! Auh qF iekwlf idwlI-cMzIgVH dy Pyry mfr-mfr Kp igaY.
joigMdr kYroN qy dlbIr cyqn ‘ajoky isLlflyK’ df ‘kfnPLrMs ivsLysL aMk’ trflI ‘qy lwdI iPrdy sn ijs ivc gurmuKI qy sLfhmuKI ivc CpIaF ilKqF sLfml sn. zYlIgytF dIaF qsvIrF vflI iek dovrkI ijhI vI hwQ lwgI. bhuq sfry lok ijhVy sfzy nfl jf rhy sn, AunHF dIaF qsvIrF gfieb sn qy hor bhuq sfry aijhy ichry hfjLr sn, ijnHF nUM jfx qoN juafb iml igaf sI. pr AunHF dIaF CpIaF jf axCpIaF qsvIrF hI dwsdIaF sn ik pihlF hoey PYsly aMqly simaF ivc bdl ley gey.
gurcrn isMG, Ausdf Brf amr isMG qy AunHF dy do ku hor snyhI vI phuMc gey. gurcrn kih irhf sI ik mYnUM koeI imlx vflf bfhr Xfd krdf sI. iek pRikiraf ‘coN lMGx ipwCoN myry leI bfhr jfxf musLikl sI. Aus ny bfhrly swjx df hwQ iliKq ruwkf mYnUM PVfieaf. myry dosq GirMzy vfly jsvMq isMG dI ilKq sI.
eyny icr nUM ‘smJOqf aYkspRYs’ plyt Pfrm ‘qy af lwgI. gwzI ivc cVHnf, sfmfn cVHfAuxf qy QF mwlxf afpxy afp ivc vwzf mslf sI. zf[ jgqfr nUM sfh dI qklIP hox krky Aus df sfmfn vI mYN gwzI ivc cVHfAuxf sI. asIN iek dUjy dy sfQ ivc hI rihx df PYslf kIqf sI. mYN jsvMq df ruwkf jyb ‘c pfieaf qy trflI nUM sUq krn lwgf. sfzy kol iqMn ng sn. do Coty sUtkys qy iek zf[ jgqfr df vwKrf bYg. musilm svfrIaF dI vwzI BIV sI. Bwj-dOV mwc geI. pr eyny ‘c pqf cwl igaf ik kfnPLrMs dy XfqrIaF leI ipwCy do zwby rIjLrv sn. ieh cMgI gwl sI. sfnUM gwzI cVHn qy sfmfn rwKx ivc AumId qoN Ault koeI KLfs qklIPL nf hoeI.
hux asIN sMqusLt sF. sItF ‘qy bYTy iek dUjy nfl gwp-igafn lVf rhy.
‘‘Bf jI! cfh ilafeIey!’’ plyt Pfrm qoN gurcrn ny afvfjL idwqI. Auh sdf vFg vwzy Brf vflf siqkfr dy irhf sI. mYN vI Ausy mfx ivc Aus nUM ikhf, ‘‘mYnUM qF ipafs lwgI hY. cfh myry sfQIaF nUM ipaf dy qy mYnUM TMZf.’’
Aus ny Ausy vyly myry nfl bYTy sB imwqrF leI cfh mMgvf leI. mYN sB nfl krqfr pihlvfn dy vwzy Brf vjoN Aus dI jfx-pCfx krvfeI.
‘‘Auh ruwkf pVH lYxf sI,’’ Aus ny jsvMq dy ruwky ‘qy iek njLr mfr ky jyb ivc rwKidaF qy tryn ‘qy svfr hox leI ahulidaF mYnUM vyiKaf hoieaf sI. mYN ruwkf piVHaf. jsvMq ny atfrI rylvy stysLn ‘qy afpxy afAux aqy mYnUM nf iml skx bfry iliKaf sI. nfl hI aPjLl aihsn rMDfvf qy ieilafs GuMmx nUM afpxy vloN slfm ilKI sI qy ieh vI ikhf sI ik jy ho sky qF cUhVkfxy lfgy rihMdy Auhdy bcpn dy jmfqI ieshfk muhMmd nUM jLrUr iml ky afvF.
jsvMq hI sI ijs nfl pihlI vfr mYN vfGf bfrzr vyKx igaf sF. 1965 dI jMg qoN bfad TMZ-TMZOrf ho cuwikaf sI. mYN jsvMq dy ipMz Aus kol igaf hoieaf sF. Aus df koeI dosq vfGf bfrzr ‘qy ieMspYktr sI. Auh sfnUM awgy qwk bfrzr ivKf skdf sI. AudoN pihlI vfr mYnUM mihsUs hoieaf ik asIN dovyN mulk ikMnf nyVy ho ky ikMny dUr hF. aYho sI BfrqI drvfjLf qy kuJ Puwt prHy pfiksqfnI drvfjLf qy ivc ‘no mYnjL lYNz’. ieDr sfzIaF PslF, AuDr AunHF dIaF. aYh sfzIaF tfhlIaF, aOh AunHF dIaF. aOh PslF ‘c sfzy vFg hI qury iPrdy bMdy. aYh sVk iswDI lfhOr jFdI sI pr asIN ies ‘qy ds kdm qur ky awgy nhIN sF jf skdy. jdoN ajy mYN vfGf bfrzr vyiKaf nhIN sI, AudoN vI mYN klpnf ivc ieQoN dy idRsL df vfkP ho igaf sF. ‘pRIq lVI’ ivc gurbKsL isMG df svY-anuBv pVH cuwkf sF. dysL dI vMz qoN ipCoN gurbKsL isMG ny AuDr rih gey iksy imwqr ipafry dI icwTI dy juafb ivc, Aus dI iewCf muqfbk bfrzr AuWqy ‘ipafr-Jfq imlxI’ leI Aus nUM ilK idwqf sI qy afp smyN isr bfrzr AuWqy phuMc igaf sI pr Aus dy ipafry snyhI nUM sLfied gurbKsL isMG dI moVvIN icwTI nhIN sI imlI jF icwTI sI[afeI[zI[ dy Zhy cVH geI sI. Auh nhIN sI af sikaf qy gurbKsL isMG dIaF iswkdIaF ipafsIaF njLrF dUr slytI sVk ‘qy Aus nUM lwB rhIaF sn. pfiksqfn vfly pfsy BMgI JfVU dy irhf sI qy hvf df ruKL ihMdusqfn vwl sI. DUV AuWz-AuWz ky gurbKsL isMG dy kwpiVaF ‘qy pY rhI sI pr Auh Aus DUV nUM kwpiVaF qoN JfVn dI QF Aus hyTF dwb jfxf cfhuMdf sI ikAuNik ieh DUV qF AuhdI mF-DrqI dI DUV sI[[[Aus dy ipafry vqn dI DUV sI. gurbKsL isMG hsrq nfl AunHF pMCIaF vwl vyK irhf sI ijhVy mlkVy ijhy ieDrly ruwK qoN Auzdy sn qy AuDrly ruwK ‘qy jf bYTdy sn. AunHF dI afjLfdI awgy sLfied Aus nUM lwgdf sI ik asIN ieh ikho ijhIaF afjLfdIaF lY leIaF hn ik hwdF dIaF lIkF dy gulfm bx gey hF.
Aus qoN bfad jdoN vI mYN jsvMq kol jFdf jF mOkf bxdf qF vfGf bfrzr vyKx jLrUr jFdf. sUrj zuwbx dy nfl dohF mulkF dy JMzy lfhux dI rsm huMdI. Enf icr drvfijLaF qoN iek insicq ivwQ qwk bI[aYs[aYP[ dy nOjvfn BIV nUM ieMj rok ky rwKdy ijvyN iqrhfey psLUaF nUM pfxI vwl jfx leI rwsy quVvfAuNidaF nUM rok rhy hox. sfry lok hwd ‘qy lwgy drvfijLaF qwk phuMc ky AuDrly lokF qy AuDrlI DrqI ‘qy Jfq pfAuxf cfhuMdy. AunHF ivc byimsfl AuqsLfh huMdf. iejfjLq imlidaF hI Auh srpt dOVdy qy sB qoN awgy ho ky awzIaF cuwk-cuwk ky dUijaF dy isrF qoN Aupr Aulr ky sfhmxy idRsL nUM njLrF rfhIN zIk lYxf loVdy pr ipafsIaF rUhF iBwjdIaF nf.
‘smJOqf aYkspRYs’ hjokf mfr ky ihwlI qy hOlI-hOlI awgy srkxI sLurU ho geI. ieh Auho rylvy lfeIn sI ijs ‘qy mYN qy jsvMq dyr rfq qwk bYTy rihMdy. hsrq nfl TMZy lohy ‘qy hwQ Pyrdy qy afKdy, ‘‘ieh lfeIn iswDI lfhOr jFdI hY! sfzy afpxy lfhOr! iesy rsqy qoN kdI Bgq isMG lfhOr nUM lMGdf hoxY. nihrU qy gFDI vI, gurbKsL isMG, nfnk isMG qy aMimRqf pRIqm vI. aYhnF do krmF ‘c ivCI rylvy lfeIn dy AuproN dI lfhOr vwl! pr hfie! asIN lfhOr nhIN jf skdy.’’
iek vfr lyKkF df tolf bfrzr dyKx igaf qF mYN rylvy lfeIn nfl juVy aihsfs suxfey qF iek lyKkf hubkIN-hubkIN rox lwgI. ieh jjLbfq Auhdy afpxy aMdr dI qrjmfnI krdy sn.
asIN ies aihsfs nfl QrQrf jFdy ik ieh lfeIn lfhOr nfl juVI hoeI hY qy Aus qoN awgy dUr qwk ieh lohy dy gfzr Auh DVkdIaF nfVF bx jFdIaF qy asIN AunHF ivc afpxy lhU df Aubfl plt idMdy qy sfzf lhU vfGy qoN Aus pfr lfhOr qwk vgxf sLurU ho jFdf. KLUn imlx nfl ijvyN mfiraf hoieaf aMg ijAUN pYNdf hY, lfhOr sfzIaF awKF awgy DVkx lwg pYNdf. ijAUNdI jfgdI, sfkfr mUrq bxky.
hOlI-hOlI qur rhI gwzI dy dohIN pfsIN GoV-svfr ispfhI jf rhy sn. sfzy pfsy vflf GoV svfr kdI sfzy zwby qoN awgy lMG jFdf, kdI brfbr qy kdI ipwCy. bfrzr qwk dy ies rsqy ivc koeI bMdf gwzI ivc cVH Auqr nf jfvy, ies leI iehiqafqI pRbMD vjoN GoV svfr nfl-nfl dOVy jf rhy sn.
iksy ny ikhf, ‘‘af igaf bfrzr. afh vyKo qfr lwgI hoeI.’’
dUjy ny ikhf, ‘‘ieh qfr qF afpixaF vloN bfrzr qoN kuJ htvIN lfeI hY ijhVI qoV sfry bfrzr ‘qy lwgI hoeI hY. GuspYT rokx leI. bfrzr qF awgy hY ajy, qusIN pVHdy nhIN huMdy aKLbfrF ivc qfr qoN agly iksfnF dI durdsLf df ijLkr, ijnHF nUM insicq drvfjLy rfhIN insicq smyN ‘c hI awgy KyqF ivc jfx dI afigaf hY qy insicq smyN ‘qy drvfjLf KuwlHx ‘qy hI Auh vfps af skdy ny. jy ivc ivcfly ieDroN AuDroN iksy nUM kMm pY jfvy jF koeI bImfr sLmfr ho jfvy qF smyN ‘qy drvfjLf KuwlHx qoN pihlF af jf nhIN skdf. iehnF KyqF vfilaF df vI burf hfl hY.’’ mYnUM ies gwl df pqf hI sI.
GoVf ajy vI nfl-nfl dOV irhf sI. inscY hI hux bfrzr nyVy sI. pr myry mn ivc jo qrMg AuTxI cfhIdI sI, Auh gfieb sI. mYnUM rih-rih ky bImfr Brf cyqy af irhf sI.
‘‘myrf PLrjL bxdf sI. mYnUM AuQy jLrUr jfxf cfhIdf sI.’’ myry mn ny afiKaf pr nfl hI mn dI iek hor nukr bol peI, ‘‘qYnUM lfhOr vI jLrUr jfxf cfhIdf sI, ieh qyrI AumrF dI rIJ sI.’’ ieko mn ieko vyly dovyN gwlF kih irhf sI. dovyN hI afpo afpxI QF swcIaF sn pr ienHF dI afpxI AulJx ny myrf AuqsLfh TMZf pf idwqf sI.
GoV svfr ny sfzy zwby dy kol af ky XfqrIaF nUM alivdf khI, slUt mfiraf, muskrfieaf qy GoVy dIaF vfgF QMm leIaF. iblkul sfzy vFg jdoN asIN AuqsLfh nfl bfrzr vwl dOVdy drvfjLy ‘qy af ky ruk jFdy huMdy sF.

supinaF dI DrqI ‘qy
gwzI srhwd pfr kr geI. iek pl ivc hI! ikMnI sihj sI ieh gwl! afh ihMdusqfn ivc sF qy hux pfiksqfn ivc! ikMnI sOKI qrHF ho igaf ieh sB kuJ! pr ies ipwCy ikMnIaF aOiKafeIaF sn. ikMny sfl lwg gey sn eynI ku gwl leI!
‘‘af igaf pfiksqfn’’ iksy df aMdrlf AuqsLfh AuhdI jLubfn ivc QrQrf irhf sI.
‘‘aOh hY hwd[[[kxkF dy ivcoN ivc afh ijhVI cfr pMj krmF QF dovF pfisaF qoN vgI hoeI. aOh vwt ijhI, Gfh-bUt vflI.’’
asIN ijvyN kih rhy sF srhwd nUM, ‘‘hux dws qUM? sfnUM lMGx nhIN sYN dyNdI, afh cly eIN.’’
rylvy lfeIn dy nfl GsmYly ho cuwky icwty kwpiVaF vflf muslmfn, hrI JMzI ihlf irhf sI. qyV KuwlH cfdrf qy isr ‘qy ZwTI ijhI pgVI, ijs df kMn kol lMmf lV Cwizaf hoieaf sI.
JMzI ihlfAuNidaF Aus ny AuWcI afvfjL ivc afiKaf, ‘‘srdfr jI, sf[[[srI akfl[[[‘‘
ieh afvfjL Aus dy aMdroN KLusLbo vFg bfhr nUM zuwlHI sI. afp muhfrI. muhwbq ivc iBwjI hoeI. AuhdI sLkl ivc DrqI ivc dPn hoeI muhwbq ijvyN kwpVy JfV ky sfzy iesqkbfl leI AuWT KVHoqI sI. iek qfjLf mihkI hoeI afvfjL!
atfrI rylvy stysLn qoN qurI gwzI vfGf rylvy stysLn ‘qy af rukI. isrPL eynf pYNzf ijvyN jlMDr kYNt qoN qur ky jlMDr rylvy stysLn ‘qy af rukI hovy.
eyQy iPr atfrI vflI sfrI pRikiraf duhrfeI jfxI sI. iemIgrysLn qy kstm dI cYikMg.
‘‘sfmfn qF Qwly Auqfrnf pAU’’
ieh bVf QkfAux vflf kMm sI. lok afpo afpxf sfmfn lfh ky trflIaF ‘qy lwd rhy sn. mYN qy jgqfr ny sfmfn lfh ky trflI ‘qy lwd ilaf. ieh trflIaF Bfrq dIaF trflIaF vrgIaF nhIN sn, rvF cfl cwlx vflIaF. BfrIaF sn[[[ijvyN ipMz dy luhfr ny slfKF ‘qy phIey joV ky bxfeIaF hox.
kuJ imwqr aiDkfrIaF qwk phuMc kr rhy sn ik sfmfn nf luhfieaf jfvy.
‘‘ieh ikvyN ho skdY, kfnUMnI kfrvfeI qF agly krngy hI.’’
‘‘nhIN ho vI skdY’’ jgqfr ny ikhf qy iPr mYnUM sfmfn kol KVHf rihx leI kih ky Auh awgoN sUcnf lYx igaf. Aus kol keI vfr pfiksqfn jfx df anuBv sI.
‘‘rwK lO, rwK lO sfmfn aMdr, koeI gwl nhIN’’ dUroN hI iksy ny llkfrf mfiraf.
‘‘mYN afiKaf nhIN sI’’ jgqfr ny ikhf qy mYnUM myrf pfsport PVfAux leI ikhf.
‘‘pfsport vI ieko QF iekwTy krky cYWk krvf lYx dI gwl ho geI hY. mYN qF pihlF hI ikhf sI ik afpxy leI ieh lok bVy koafpryitv ny. pr muslmfnF nUM sUeI dy nwky ivcoN lMGfAuxgy.’’ jgqfr ny myrf pfsport ilaf qy awgy nUM qur igaf.
mYN iPr sfmfn gwzI ivc itkfieaf. gwzI plYtPfrm dy swjy pfisAuN Kwby pfsy lwgx leI ihwlI. mYN bfrI ivc KVHoqf bfhr dyKx lwgf. pirAuN iek ilMk roz ‘qy iek nOjuafn afpxI suafxI nUM sfeIkl ipwCy ibTfeI awgy pYNdy rylvy Pftk vwl vwD irhf sI. afsy pfsy kxkF dI sunihrI Bfa sI. nyVy prHy vfGf ipMz sI, inwkf ijhf pr ikMnf vwzf bx igaf sI Auhdf nF ik kroVF lokF ‘c kMD bx ky KVo igaf sI. gwzI awgy ho ky iPr ipwCy prqI. plytPfrm dy dUjy pfsy vwl. bfhr KVHoqy lok gwzI vwl dyK rhy sn. sfzy bhuqy lok plytPfrm ‘qy Auqr cuwky sn. myry vrgy kuJ hI sn jo bfrIaF dy zMzy PV ky bfhr df idRsL vyK rhy sn. dUr qwk kxkF, rfhF ‘c AuWzdI DUV[[[KyqF ‘c iPrdy ivrly tfvyN bMdy.
gwzI dUjy pfsy af KVHoqI. ivsfKI ‘qy jfx vfly jwQy qoN pCV gey kuJ isMG sfzy vfly zwby ivc bYT ky hI lfhOr jf rhy sn. AunHF ivcoN iek bVy KrHvy bolF vflf swjx dUjy pfsy bfrI ivc KVoqf ipwCy JfqI mfr ky vyKx lwgf qy sfzI gwzI nfl lwgy mfl-zwibaF nUM vyK ky afpxy ivsLysL aMdfjL ivc gVHikaf,
‘‘BYx dy Ksm, roNdy dusLmxIaF nUM’’ Auh dohF mulkF nUM gflHF kwZ irhf sI.
‘‘iek dUjy ibnF qF ajy vI nhIN srdf. mfl gwzIaF ivc mfl jFdf ipaY. mfl jFdY pr sfnUM jfx nhIN idMdy, vwzy dusLmx vyK lf.’’ Auh KrHvf hfsf hwsx lwgf. Aus df gVHkf qy afpxI hI qrHF df qrk qy qlKLI vyK ky mYN vI mn hI mn hwisaf.
mYN vI plytPfrm ‘qy AuWqr afieaf. ieh sI pfiksqfnI dI sr-jLmIN, ijs ‘qy pYr rwKx dI dyrInf hsrq awj pUrI hoeI sI. afgUaF df iek gruwp vwzI qy lMmI cOVI iblizMg aMdr pfsport lY ky igaf hoieaf sI. sfzy ivcoN jgqfr qy gurcrn vI aMdr sn. sLIisLaF vfly drvfijLaF dI JIq ‘coN puwiCaf qF gurcrn kihMdf, ‘‘kMm ho irhY. iPLkr nf kro.’’
muslmfn svfrIaF aMdr lMmIaF kqfrF ivc KVHoqIaF sn. sfzy leI vwKry kfAuNtrF AuWqy kMm inptfieaf jf irhf sI. aMdr vFg hI bfhr plytPfrm ‘qy iPr rhy krmcfrIaF df rvweIaf vI bVf dosqfnf sI. Xfr dosq vwK-vwK gruwpF ‘c KVoqy mn qy jjLbfq iek dUjy nfl sFJy kr rhy sn. sB romFicq sn. KLusLI qy AuqsLfh nfl Bry hoey. iek pRoPYsr afpxy duafly Kloqy cfr pMj jixaF nUM kih irhf sI, ‘‘lok qF dohF mulkF ny bypnfh ipafr krdy ny iek dUjy nUM. dusLmxIaF qF srkfrF dIaF ny, lokF dIaF qF nhIN, sfzIaF qF nhIN. asIN qF nhIN cfhuMdy[[[huMdy[[[lok qF nhIN cfhuMdy huMdy, jMgF lwg jFdIaF ny[[[smJOqy ho jFdy ny. hor qF hor mfq-BUmIaF bdl jFdIaF ny, qy afpxI jnm BUmI hI dusLmx df dysL bx jFdI hY ; myry vzyry lfhOr vwsdy sn, AunHF dI jnm BoN sI ieh, pr hux iek ivsLysL njLrIey qoN ieh jnm BoieM, dusLmx BoieM bxf idwqI geI. kI jnm BUmI dusLmx-BUmI bx skdI hY!’’
afsy pfsy KVHoqy lok isr ihlf rhy sn qy Auh KVHoqf svfl puwC irhf sI ijs df juafb nf Aus kol afp sI qy nf iksy hor kol.
‘‘lok qF idlF nfl jIAUx vfly huMdy ny, pr idmfgL vfly ienHF dI cwlx nhIN idMdy.’’ Aus ny qoVf JfiVaf.
aMdroN afieaf koeI jxf klIar ho gey pfsport qy Aus nfl juVvyN kfgjL-pwqr vMz irhf sI. myry kfgjL qF iml gey sn pr pfsport nhIN sI. mYN drvfjLy dI JIq ivcoN gurcrn nUM ikhf Auh kihMdf, ‘‘mYN lY ilaY pfsport.’’
QoVHI dyr ipwCoN pfsport vI iml igaf. pr ajy gwzI qurn ivc bVI dyr sI. musilm svfrIaF nUM klIar hox ivc bhuq ijLafdf smF loVINdf sI. dupihr Zl cuwkI sI. aMdr Kfx nUM kuJ mMgdf ipaf sI. gurcrn iPr hfjLr sI. myry sfry imwqrF nUM plytPfrm ‘qy bxI dukfn aMdr lY viVaf—brgr qy TMZy aqy loVvMdF nUM cfh. aMdr nUM afsrf dy ky asIN iPr vwK-vwK tolIaF ivc iKMz gey. romFicq hoey hryk jxy kol krn vflIaF Zyr gwlF sn. bhuq sfiraF dI ies pfsy jnm-BUmI sI, bcpn nfl juVIaF hoeIaF sunihrI XfdF sn. ieh XfdF AunHF nUM eyDr iKwc ilafeIaF sn. sMqoK isMG DIr dI pqnI gujLrI nUM kuJ idn hI hoey sn. ajy kwlH Aus df Bog sI qy awj DIr jQy ivc sLfml sI. Auh afpxI rfvlipMzI dyKxI locdf sI, pqnI df gLm sIny lf ky vI Auh afpxI DrqI AuWqy sfh lYx dI KLusLI hfsl krnf locdf sI. ikMnI imknfqIsI iKwc sI purfxIaF XfdF dI, ieiqhfs dI, DrqI dI.
srvx isMG afpxf iek purfxf anuBv sFJf kr irhf sI myry nfl. bhuq sfl pihlF sMn AunfhT ivc Auh pfiksqfn afieaf sI. pfiksqfn bxy nUM AudoN ajy bhuqy sfl nhIN sn hoey. rfh-rsiqaF qy jLmInF ivc koeI vwzIaF qbdIlIaF nhIN sn vfprIaF. pfiksqfn bxn smyN bfrF qyrF sflF df iek bfl hux cvI pMJI virHaF df juafn ho ky afpxI purfxI DrqI ‘qy afieaf sI. Aus ny iksy pkOVy qldy muslmfn nUM afpxy ipMz df rfh puwiCaf. Aus bMdy ny afpxI vloN bVy Aucyc nfl rfh smJfieaf. Auh nOjvfn afpxy ipMz jfx leI Auqfvlf sI. jdoN pkOiVaF vflf rfh dws hitaf qF jQy ivc igaf iek vzyrI Aumr df afdmI, jo sfrI gwlbfq sux irhf sI, Aus nOjvfn nUM smJfAux lwgf, ‘‘ijhVf rfh ieh dwsdY ies rsiqAuN qF qyrf ipMz qYnUM pMj Cy koh pY jU. qUM aYN kr aYQoN aYN nUM ho[[[. aYQoN awgoN iek zMzI inklU. zMzIey zMzI jfvIN. QoVHf awgy jf ky zMzI phy ivc jf vVU. phy-phy awgy mIl ku Auqy hoAU qyrf ipMz.’’
iksy hor afdmI ny Aus nUM puwiCaf, ‘‘qUM qF jQy nfl afieaYN. qYnUM ikvyN TIk rfh df pqf. pkOiVaF vflf eyQoN df vsnIk. iehny glq rfh ikAuN dwsxf hoieaf.’’
Auh huwb ky boilaf, ‘‘BfeI sfihb ieh myrf afpxf ielfkf aY, ieh myrI imwtI hY, qy iehdy AuWqy myry pYrF dy insLfn ny[[[. iehdf nksLf qF myry idl ‘qy vigaf ipaY. myry ipMz qy ielfky df. Auhdy rfhvF df. pihaF qy zMzIaF df. aYQy!’’ Auhny idl ‘qy hwQ rwKidaF ikhf, ‘‘ieh pkOVy qlx vflf pqf nhIN ikQoN af ky eyQy bYTf hoxY![[[iehny qF rfhF bfry suixaf hI hoAU qy mYN qF iehnF pYrF nfl ienHF rfhF nUM gfihaf hoieaf hY.’’
gwl sux ky srvx isMG ny qoVf JfiVaf, ‘‘Aus bMdy nUM eynf mfx sI afpxy AuWqy, afpxI DrqI AuWqy, afpxI jfxkfrI AuWqy, imwtI dy moh AuWqy. Auh qF ieh dsxf cfhuMdf sI ik mYN qF ajy vI supinaF ivc iesy DrqI AuWqy iPrdf rihMdF[[[. myry nfloN cMgf hor kOx ieQoN dy rfhF bfry dws skdY.’’
srvx isMG dI khfxI ivc hjLfrF lokF dI pIVq mfniskqf bol rhI sI. afpxI DrqI df hMmf qy mfx bol irhf sI Aus DrqI df jo hux afpxI nhIN sI rhI.
prHy iek kstm aPLsr dy duafly BIV juVI hoeI sI. icwtI vrdI ivc moZy ‘qy lwgy stfrF vflf Auh aPLsr drsLnI juafn sI. BfrqI dosqF vloN Aus aPLsr dy miDam rfhIN bfrzr ‘qy qfienfq smuwcI pfiksqfnI msLInrI df DMnvfd kIqf jf irhf sI ijnHF ny ibnF iksy rukfvt pfAux qoN, inXmF ‘c iZwl dy ky sfnUM Bugqf ky ivhilaF vI kr idwqf sI jdoN ik bfkI BIV nUM rutIn ivcoN gujLridaF pqf nhIN ikMnf smF ajy hor lwg jfxf sI. gwlF cwldIaF-cwldIaF dohF mulkF nUM afpsI sihXog qy ipafr nfl vwsx rwsx dy muwdy ‘qy af puwjIaF. ies mksd leI kIqy jfx vfly Aucycy XqnF df ijLkr hox lwgf ; hox vflI kfnPLrMs qy ihMdusqfn vfly pfsy cOdF agsq nUM bfrzr AuWqy jgfeIaF jfx vflIaF mombqIaF df. ies hvfly nfl hI siqnfm isMG mfxk ny Aus nUM afiKaf, ‘‘asIN qF AuDr Xqn krdy pey hF, qusIN vI ieDroN hMBlf mfro.’’
Auh aPLsr imMnHf ijhf hwisaf qy afsy pfsy KVHoqI pgVIaF vflI BIV vwl vyK ky kihx lwgf, ‘‘asIN qF kr hI rhy hF EDr ; ksLmIr vwl, eyny sLhId krvf rhy hF, hux qusIN vI kuJ kro nf[[[jy myl-imlfp cfhuMdy ho qF.’’
Aus dy luky hoey arQ sfPL sn. Auh ksLmIr ivclI pfiksqfn dI ‘jdo-jihd’ nUM cVHdy pMjfb ivc iswKF dI ‘jdo-jihd’ nfl joV ky ies nUM sFJI ‘jdo-jihd’ bnfAux vwl iesLfrf kr irhf sI. BfrqI zYlIgytF nUM ieh Aus dI KLfb-iKLaflI lwgdI sI. ies moV ‘qy puwj cuwkI gwl nUM awgoN vDfAux dI koeI quk nf smJidaF jgqfr ny gwl nUM hlky rAuN ivc ilafAux leI afiKaf, ‘‘jy myl-imlfp dI eynI hI gwl sI qF sfnUM AudoN kwZxf nhIN sI eyQoN.’’
‘‘asIN kwiZaf?’’ Aus ny awgoN suafl kIqf qy nfl hI afiKaf, ‘‘qusIN ikhVI Gwt kIqI sI, qusIN nhIN kwiZaf AuDroN.’’
mfl gwzI dy zwby vyK ky dohF mulkF nUM gflHF kwZx vflf ‘jQy vflf’ isMG boilaf, ‘‘nhIN pihloN ieDroN hI gwl sLurU hoeI sI.’’
iksy hor ny Auhdf moZf nwpidaF AuhnUM gwl krnoN vrijaF qy AuWcI afvfjL ivc boilaf, ‘‘iksy iek iDr nUM dosL dyxf mUloN hI gLlq hY. dohvF iDrF df hI ksUr sI AudoN.’’
sfiraF ny ies dI hfmI BrI.
hlky,Pulky aMdfjL ivc jgqfr iPr kstm aPLsr nUM muKLfqb hoieaf, ‘‘AudoN qusIN sfnUM kuwt-kuwt ky kwZ idwqf.’’
‘‘qusIN sfnUM cMgI KMz pfeI sI’’ kstm aPLsr dI jLubfn ivc nf cfhuMidaF vI bymfmUlI kuVwqx Br geI sI. iPr Aus ny asl gwl kIqI.
‘‘srdfr jI, hux lIk ipwtI jfx df koeI PLfiedf nhIN, awgy dI socIey.’’
Aus dI gwl TIk sI. jo ho igaf, Auh ho igaf, iksdf ksUr sI? ikMnf ksUr sI? ieh ieiqhfs df ihwsf ho igaf. Bfvukqf afpxI QF sI, pr hkIkq ieh sI ik do vwKry mulk sn. AuQoN dy bfisLMidaF dy afpo-afpxy. ipCly dfaivaF dy isr ‘qy koeI lfhOr, rfvlipMzI jF lfielpur nUM afpxf bxf nhIN sI skdf, afpxf afK qF skdf sI. pr ieh vI inrol Bfvkuqf sI. hkIkq nhIN sI. hkIkq qF kuJ hor sI. purfxI Bfvkuqf purfxI mlkIaq qy apxwq nUM mn ivc rwKidaF vI hkIkq qslIm krnI pYxI sI. hkIkq ieh sI aihmd rfhI dy sLbdF ivc :
‘‘dysLF vfilE afpxy dysL aMdr
asIN afey hF vFg prdysIaF dy.’’
ies DrqI ‘qy asIN prdysI sF. purfxI lIk ipwtI jfx df PLfiedf nhIN sI. awgoN dI socxI cfhIdI hY.
Aus kstm aPLsr ny TIk afiKaf sI. pr awgoN bfry Aus df rvweIaf CyqI hI prgt ho igaf, jdoN Aus ny ikhf, ‘‘sfzy PLYslfbfd ivc srdfr afsf suMh dI bYTk eynI vwzI huMdI sI ik do jMÖF ivc bih skdIaF sn. bYTk nfloN sLurU ho ky AuhdI iek twk pMJI murwby jLmIn sI. EDr pqf nhIN lfilaF ny AuhnUM mrlf idwqI hoAU jF nf.’’
afpxI gwl kih ky Auh ipwCy prq igaf. Auhdy rfhIN pfiksqfn srkfr df hI njLrIaf pysL ho irhf sI ijs nUM pRcfr pRsfr ky afm pfiksqfnI lokF dy mnF ivc vI ibTf idwqf igaf sI. ies pRcfr anusfr BfrqI pMjfb ivc iswKF AuWqy ihMdUaF vloN bhuq jLulm Zfey jFdy hn. iswKF nUM pIiVq iDr smJ ky Auh afpxy gl nfl lf ky Bfrq ivruwD afpxI iDr mjLbUq krnf cfhuMdy hn. jd ik hkIkq ies qoN kohF dUr sI. Gr ivc BrfvF dy vI afpsI JgVy huMdy ny pr ijhVf aMgUr iswKF rfhIN pfiksqfn mUMh ivc pfAuxf locdf hY Auh aMgUr izwgx dI mYnUM qF koeI sMBfvnf njLr nhIN afAuNdI BfvyN pfiksqfn ies mksd dI pUrqI leI inrMqr Xqn krdf af irhf hY.

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