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- virafm isMG sMDU
 

sUrj dUr idshwdy ‘qy KVoqy ruwKF dIaF cotIaF nUM cuMmx leI nIvF ho irhf sI. svyry swq vjy atfrI phuMcx qoN lY ky iek lMmI pRikiraf ivcoN gujLrn AuprMq hux ikqy gwzI lfhOr nUM qurI sI. dUjy sfQIaF vFg hI kdI iek pfsy qy kdI dUjy pfsy mUMh krky mYN bfrI ivcoN bfhr vyK irhf sF. kfhlI-kfhlI ieh smuwcf idRsL afpxIaF awKF ivc vsf lYxf cfhuMdf sF. dUr qwk idsdy kxkF dy sunihrI Kyq qy ivc hry-Bry drKq. rylvy lfeIn nfl vwsdy ipMzF ivc rojL-mwrf dy kMmF DMidaF ivc ruwJy, dukfnF ‘qy KVoqy, glIaF ‘c iPrdy afdmI. Kyzdy hoey bwcy. kMDF AuQy AurdU ‘c kIqI iesLiqhfrbfjLI. sfzy vFg hI aMgryjLI mfiDam dy pbilk skUlF vwl iKwcx leI kMDF ‘qy kIqI ilKqI numfiesL.
‘Ck-Ck-Ck’ gwzI afpxI mMijLl vwl vD rhI sI. lok Auqyijq ho rhy sn. jwlo afeI[[[[mugLlpurf[[[qy iPr lfhOr sLurU ho igaf. lwgf, ijvyN aMimRqsr ivc hI gwzI dfKLl ho geI hovy. sUrj zuwb cuwkf sI. inMmHf-inMmHf hnyrf psr afieaf sI. lfhOr dIaF rOsLnIaF jg peIaF sn. afiKLrkfr lfhOr df ieiqhfsk rylvy stysLn af hI igaf.
mYN qy jgqfr ny afpxf sfmfn Auqfiraf qy afpxy sfQIaF dI BIV ivc plytPfrm ‘qy bfhr vwl qurn lwgy. sfhmxy kuJ lok gulfb aqy gyNdy dy PuwlF dy hfr lY ky KVoqy sn. Auh afpo afpxy jfxUaF-isafxUaF dy gl ivc pf ky AunHF df iesqkbfl kr rhy sn. ienHF lokF ‘c myrI jfx-pCfx vflf qF koeI ho hI nhIN sI skdf. ies leI mYnUM iksy koloN aijhy svfgq dI afs hI nhIN sI. mYN PLKLr jLmF nUM idwlI hoeIaF kfnPLrMsF smyN do ku vfr imilaf hoieaf sI pr Auh qF stysLn ‘qy afieaf hI nhIN sI.
‘‘lY beI PLKLr jLmF qF ikqy dINhdf nhIN.’’ jgqfr ny qury jFidaF myry mn dI gwl buwJ leI sI. jgqfr dI Aus nfl cMgI jfx-pCfx sI. Aus nfl hI ikAuN! Auh qF anykF vfr pfiksqfn afieaf sI qy Aus dy eyQy byaMq dosq sn ; pr vIjLf lwgx jF nf lwgx dI duibDf ivc Auh iksy imwqr nUM pihlF sUicq nhIN sI kr sikaf. acyq qOr ‘qy qF sLfied hr koeI Bfv-iBMnI KLusL-afmdId loVdf hY pr ibnF iksy jfx-pCfx qoN aYvyN hI hfrF vfilaF dy sfhmxy ho ky afpf jqfAux qy hfr gl ivc puafAux dI koisLsL bhuq hoCI lwgdI hY. ies leI asIN hfrF vfilaF qoN tyZ vwt ky pfsy dI gujLr rhy sF. sfhmxy rfie ajLIjL Aulf qy ieilafs GuMmx horIN siqnfm mfxk, pRym isMG aYzvokyt qy hor lokF dy glF ivc hfr pf ky muhwbq nfl gly iml rhy sn. mYN ienHF dohF nUM ienHF dIaF jlMDr PyrIaF ‘qy iml cuwkf sF pr ies smyN mYN awK bcf ky koloN dI gujLr igaf. jgqfr vI myry vFg ies sB kfsy qoN byinafjL sI.
‘‘PLKLr jLmF amIr afdmI hY. rfjf[[[aYs vyly ivskI df Guwt lf ky srUr ivc bYTf hoAU[[[Auh kfhnUM afAuNdf rylvy stysLn ‘qy[[[‘‘ jgqfr ny hwsidaF ikhf.
stysLn qoN bfhr afey qF pqf lwgf ik hotl nUM iljfx vfsqy bwsF afeIaF KVoqIaF hn. asIN afsy pfsy vyK hI rhy sF ik iksy aKLbfr df pwqrkfr sfzy kol af ky KVHo igaf qy afpxI lfhOr-afmd bfry myrf pRqIkrm jfnxf cfihaf. myry mUMhoN afp muhfry inkilaf, ‘‘mYN bhuq hI KLusL hF. afpxy supinaF dy sLihr lfhOr af ky, qy myrI KLfihsL hY ik dohF mulkF dIaF srkfrF afps ivc lVn dI QF sB msilaF df hwl iml bYT ky krn qy aijhf mfhOl pYdf krn qy mOkf dyx ijs nfl adIb qy klfkfr vI iek dUjy nfl iml bYTx. nPLrq dI QF muhwbq dI bfq pfeI jfvy.’’
kihx leI eynI hI gwl bhuq sI. Aus ny myrf nF puwiCaf. eyny ivc kol af KVoqy siqnfm mfxk ny ‘pMjfbI dy vwzy khfxIkfr’ vjoN myrI jfx-pCfx krfAuNidaF ies vrHy sfihq akfdmI df ienfm imlx df ijLkr vI kIqf. ieMj hI Aus ny jgqfr nUM ieh ienfm pihlF hI imly hox qy pMjfbI dy bhuq hI nfmvfr sLfier vjoN pysL kIqf. pwqrkfr jgqfr nUM sMboiDq hoieaf :
‘‘qusIN eyQy af ky ikvyN mihsUs krdy ho.’’ jgqfr byinafjL ho ky muskrfieaf qy afiKaf, ‘‘mYN kuJ vI nhIN kihxf cfhuMdf.’’
pwqrkfr ny zfierI ‘qy JrIitaf, ‘‘msLhUr sLfier kuJ vI nhIN kihxf cfhuMdf[[[.’’
ilKidaF hoieaF Auh nfl-nfl bol vI irhf sI.
stysLn dy bfhr tYksIaF, QrI-vIlHrF qy bwsF dI BIV ieDr-AuDr iQrk rhI sI. afvfjLF, hfrnF qy GUM-GUM df iek sLor cfr cuPLyry sI. sfhmxy hotl nUM jfx vfsqy do bwsF KVoqIaF sn. CotIaF sItF vflI bws ‘qy asIN vI aV-AuV ky bYT gey. bws iek QF ‘qy rukI qy afvfjL afeI, ‘‘afjo hyTF hotl af igaf.’’
asIN sfmfn lY ky bws qoN hyTF Auqr pey. sfhmxy ‘sLfhqfj hotl’ sI. cMzIgVH df lyKk kih irhf sI, ‘‘zYlIgyt ijLafdf hox krky pRbMDkF ny do hotlF ivc qksIm kIqy ny. mYN ies hotl ivc Tihrn vfilaF dy nF pVHn lwgF.’’
Aus ny sB qoN pihlF myrf aqy jgqfr df nF hI boilaf. asIN kmry dI cfbI leI qy ilPLt rfhIN sB qoN Aupr hotl dI pMjvIN mMijLl ‘qy ilPLt dy drvfjLy sfhmxy pYNdy afpxy kmry dy sfhmxy jf Auqry. kmry aMdr vV ky rOsLnI kIqI, pwKf clfieaf qy afpxf sfmfn iek nuwkr ivc rwK ky asIN ibsqiraF ‘qy bYT gey qy kmry ivc iek JfqI mfrI. do ibsqry lwgx qoN ipCoN cuPLyry do-do Puwt QF bcdI sI. grmI sI pr ey[sI[ nhIN sI cwl irhf. jgqfr bfQrUm ho ky bfhr inkilaf qF kihx lwgf, ‘‘ies bfQrUm ivc qF kmoz qy sIt hI nhIN hY.’’
‘‘asl ivc ieh afpxy nfl dfa Kyz gey ny cMzIgVHIey! ieh ilst qF ienHF ny vfGy bYT ky bxfeI sI. afp AuDr cly gey ‘Pst klfs’ afdmI qy afpF nUM ‘dom-drjy’ dy smJ ky eyDr Cwz gey ny.’’
‘‘qyrI gwl TIk lwgdI ey’’, jgqfr ny hfsI BrI. ieh gwl TIk vI sI. agly idn jdoN asIN PlYtIjL hotl dy kmry vyKy qF pqf cwilaf ik sfzf kmrf qF AunHF dy bfQrUm dy afkfr ijwzf sI.
‘‘cwl koeI nhIN[[[ikhVf bih rihxf eyQy,’’ jgqfr ny qswlI nfl afiKaf. Aus dI gwl TIk sI. lfhOr phuMcx dI KLusLI sfhmxy ieh ijLafdqI bhuq CotI ijhI sI. asIN koeI iekwly qF nhIN sF. smuwcy zYlIgytF dI awDI igxqI ies hotl ivc TihrI hoeI sI. AuNj vI pRbMDk afp loVINdI shUlq nf lYx qy iqafgI ho jfx, ies dI qvwko krnI hI gLlq huMdI hY.
QoVHI dyr bfad hyToN Kfxy df swdf af igaf. nhf Do ky qfjLf dm ho ky sB dosq imwqr hyTF bysmYNt ivc lwgy tyblF duafly jMm ky bYT gey. ickn, imksz sbjLI, dfl qy dhIN. zyZ-zyZ igwT dIaF pqlIaF qMdUrI rotIaF. mYN sbjLI qy dfl lY ky Kfxf sLurU kIqf. Kfxf bhuq hI ljLIjL qy msflydfr sI. BuwK vI bhuq lwgI hoeI sI. hotl dy kfmy vI bhuq ipafr nfl pysL af rhy sn.
rotI-pfxI qoN ivhly ho ky mYN kfAUNtr ‘qy igaf qy afpxy Gr Pon imlfAux leI afiKaf. myry nfl-nfl suirMdr dy ibmfr hox dI icMqf qurI afeI sI.
Pon myrI CotI DI rmxIk ny cuwikaf qy dwisaf, ‘‘mMmI df Pon afieaf sI. cfcf jI TIk-Tfk ny. koeI iPLkr vflI gwl nhIN. mMmI awj afey nhIN. AuQy hI rih pey ny pr kihMdy sn ik jy zYzI df Pon afvy qF dws deIN ik iPkr nf krn.’’ eynI kih ky Aus ny cihk ky puwiCaf, ‘‘iPr ikwdF df lwgf lfhOr?’’
AuhdI afvfjL ivclI KLusLI dwsdI sI ik Auh inrf myrf idl Drn leI nhIN kih rhI. Aus df cfcf swcmuc TIk sI. mYN Aus nUM hotl df Pon nMbr qy afpxy kmry df nMbr vI ilKf idwqf.
svyry AuWTy qF jgqfr ny mYnUM myry vfly pfsy bfhr vwl KuwlHdf sLIsLy df drvfjLf KolHx leI ikhf. prdy ipwCy krky mYN drvfjLf KoilHaf. bfhroN TMZI hvf df buwlf aMdr afieaf. rfq bwdl-vfeI ho geI sI qy mfVf motf mINh pYx kfrn mOsm ivc nmIN qy TMZ sI. jgqfr lfhOr qy afs-pfs rihMdy afpxy imwqrF nfl Pon ‘qy rfbqf kfiem krn lwgf qy mYN bfhr inkl ky pMjvIN mMijLl qoN smuwcy lfhOr df njLfrf vyKx lwgf. CotIaF, AuWcIaF qy hor AuWcIaF iemfrqF. kI ieh iemfrqF hI sn lfhOr? nhIN lfhOr qF ies qoN ikqy pfr dI cIjL sI. ieh iemfrqF qF lfhOr df iek ihwsf sn. lfhOr qF sdIaF df ieiqhfs sI. pMjfbI siBafcfr df gOrv qy mfx-mwqf nmUnf. sfzy avcyqn dIaF Dur zUMGfxF ‘c vwisaf hoieaf lfhOr.
jgqfr svyr dI cfh qy mYN duwD df iglfs lY ky ibsqry ‘qy lyty pey sF ik Pon dI GMtI vwjI. Pon myry swjy hwQ ipaf sI. mYN irsIvr cuwk ky kMnF nUM lfieaf qF awgoN tuxkdI hoeI afvfjL afeI, ‘‘ikwdF[[[aF.’’
torFto qoN myry puwqr supndIp dI afvfjL sI. Auhdf Pon myry leI cmqkfr vflI gwl sI. asl ivc Aus ny jlMDroN rfqIN hI Pon krky myrf pqf puwC ilaf sI. pihlF qF Aus ny afpxy cfcy dy TIk hox qy pUrI rUh nfl Xfqrf nUM mfnx df sunyhf idwqf. iPr kmry ivc myry sfQI bfry puwiCaf. Auh jgqfr nUM qF jfxdf hI sI. ‘‘ielIafs GuMmx imilaf? aPjLl aihsn rMDfvf vI afieaf sI?’’
Auh afpxI pCfx vfly bMidaF bfry puwC irhf sI. mYN dwisaf ik awj kfnPLrMs df pihlf idn hY qy AuQy hI sfry imlxgy.
hflcfl puwC ky myrI nUMh suKimMdr ny ikhf, ‘‘pfpf, aYN pUrI qrHF aYNjfie krnf hY. koeI tYnsLn nhIN rwKxI. KLusL rihxf.’’
bwicaF dI gwlbfq ny mYnUM hOslf idwqf. myrf izwigaf hoieaf mn AuWT KVoqf. supndIp ny suKimMdr qoN Pon lY ky mYnUM sucyq kIqf, ‘‘awCf gwl suxoN! qusIN hYQoN ieMzIaf nUM tYlIPon nhIN krnf. ieQoN jfx vfly sfry Pon typ huMdy ny. aYvyN koeI Auho ijhI gwl sihvn mUMhoN inkl jFdI hY. asIN afp hI ieMzIaf Pon krky rojL quhfnUM dwsdy rhFgy. pr qusIN EDr Pon nf kirE[[[Pon asIN hI quhfnUM krFgy.’’
mYN Aus dy suJfE nUM pRvfngI dy ky Pon rwwK idwqf.
‘‘lVky df Pon sI?’’ jgqfr ny puwiCaf ‘‘hF’’ afK ky mYN Aus vloN ‘Pon’ bfry idwqy suJfE bfry gwl kIqI qF jgqfr kihx lwgf, ‘‘Auh iblkul TIk afKdY. eyQy gwlbfq krdy smyN bhuq sucyq rihx dI loV hY. mYN rfqIN Aus pRYs irportr nUM qdy hI kuJ kihx qoN ienkfr kr idwqf sI. quhfzI afKI gwl nUM keI vfr qoV-mroV ky Cfp idwqf jFdf hY. pulIs qy srkfr pMgf pf skdI hY. ieDr dI vI qy EDr dI vI.’’
iPr Aus ny afpxy qjrby ivc afeIaF qy inwj nfl vfprIaF keI khfxIaF suxfeIaF.
‘‘eyQy iek vrg qF afm lokF df, sucyq lokF df aijhf hY jo muhwbq krn vflf hY pr kwtVpMQI lokF df iek vrg aijhf vI hY jo bhuq kOV nfl Biraf hoieaf hY. hux qfjLI gwl hY. myrf eyQy iek prcy ivc lyK Cipaf. Auhdy juafb ivc ieQoN dy iek lyKk ny pMjfh sPLy df afrtIkl iliKaY. myry iKLlfPL ilKidaF Auhny ieQoN qk ilK idwqf ik ieh bMdf XfnI ik jgqfr kfbly-kql hY.’’
mYN Aus dI gwl sux ky hYrfn rih igaf. jLrUr iksy isafsI nukqy ‘qy tkrfvIN rfie hovygI. mYN puwiCaf qF jgqfr ny hws ky afiKaf, ‘‘isafsI msly ‘qy kfhnUM! gLjLl dy vjLn bihr bfry Aus nfloN muKLqilPL rfie rwKx krky hI Auh mYnUM kfbly-kql smJdf hY. eyQy afieaf qF qYnUM imlfAUNgf vI.’’ jgqfr kOVf ijhf hwisaf.
sfihqk mqBydF dI eynI vwzI sjLf dyx df aYlfn bVf hYrfnI vflf sI.
‘‘AuNj bybihr-byvjLn, by-isr pYr gLjLlF ilKx vfly bMdy ieho ijhy bMdy dy vws ivc pfAuxy cfhIdy hn.’’ mYN hwisaf qy aijhy kwtV aflock nUM mn hI mn dUroN slfm kIqI.
nhf Do ky CyqI iqafr ho ky nfsLqf krky asIN hotl dy bfhr af KVoqy. iek gory rMg dy bVy hI sohxy awT-ds sfl dy bwcy ny jgqfr nUM juwqI pfilsL krvfAux leI ikhf. jgqfr ny Aus nUM pYsy puwCy. Aus ny bhuq jcdy pYsy mMgy. jgqfr juwqI pfilsL krvfAux lwgf. sfhmxy bws KVoqI sI ijs ny sfnUM PlYtIjL hotl lY ky jfxf sI. bws df zrfeIvr sfzy kol af ky KVo igaf qy puwiCaf, ‘‘srdfr jI kI hfl cfl ny[[kdI pihlF vI lfhOr afey jy?’’
mYN jgqfr vwl iesLfrf krky dwisaf, ‘‘Auh srdfr jI qF bVI vfr afey ny. mYN hI pihlI vfr lfhOr afieaF ‘jMmx’ vfsqy. rfq qoN lY ky hux jMmyN nUM cOdF pMdrF GMty ho cwly ny.’’
‘jIhny lfhOr nhIN vyiKaf Auh jMimaF hI nhIN’ dI aKfAuq Blf ikhVy pMjfbI nUM Xfd nhIN.
zrfeIvr hwisaf, ‘‘srdfr jI, Auh aFhdy ny nf, iksy df Cohr juafn hoieaf qy afKy mYN lfhOr vyKxYN. aKy, ijMnf icr bMdf lfhOr nhIN vyK lYNdf jMmdf nhIN. GridaF qoN corI ryl ‘qy ciVHaf qy lfhOr af puwjf. kuJ idn BuwKf iqhfieaf sVkF ‘qy iPrdf irhf qy iPr byitktf hI vfps ipMz nUM jfx leI ryl ‘qy cVH igaf. vjLIrfbfd cYikMg hoeI qy byitktf PiVaf igaf. pulIs ny cMgI CqrHOV cfVHI. hOlf Pul ho ky jdoN mrdf-mrfAuNdf Gr puwjf qF lokF dI BIV ny Gyr ilaf qy ipCly idnIN guafc jfx df sbwb puwiCaf. kihx lwgf, ‘‘mYN lfhOr nhIN sI vyiKaf, ies leI jMmx vfsqy AuQy jfxf jLrUrI sI.’’ iksy ny jfnxf cfihaf ik iPr jMm ilaf eI? qF awgoN afKx lwgf, ‘‘hF, bMdf jMmdf qF lfhOr jf ky hY pr JMz af ky vjLIrfbfd huMdI hY.’’
gwl suxf ky zrfeIvr hwisaf. afsy-pfsy af juVy lokF ny vI Thfkf lfieaf.
‘‘asIN jMm qF ilaY, hux ikqy sfzI JMz nf kr idE jy.’’ mYN vI hwsidaF afiKaf.
‘‘rwb-rwb kro jI! qusIN qF sfzy mihmfn ho.’’ zrfeIvr ny pCqfvy nfl kMnF nUM hwQ lf ley.
CotI ijhI BIV ivcoN bVy hI iDafn nfl sfzy vwl vyK irhf iek nOjvfn awgy viDaf qy bVI hsrq nfl kihx lwgf, ‘‘srdfr jI ! ikqy sfnUM vI ieMzIaf ivKfE qF mjLf af jfey!’’
mYnUM lwgf ieh qF mYN hI sF ijhVf KLud prsoN qwk ieho hI cfh irhf sF ik ikqy pfiksqfn vyK leIey qF mjLf af jfey.

sLrIk dy ivafh ivc axswdy pRfhuxy
13 apRYl ivsfKI df idn. ‘aflmI pMjfbI kfnPLrMs’ df pihlf idn. ‘ivsLv’ sLbd ‘aflmI’ ivc qbdIl ho igaf sI. ipCly pMjfh bvMjf sflF ivc dohF iKwiqaF dI pMjfbI df muhfvrf qy muhFdrf bhuq bdl igaf sI. cVHdy pMjfbI ivc ihMdI qy sMsikRq aqy lihMdy pMjfb ivc AurdU PLfrsI ny pMjfbI AuWqy afpxf coKf rMg cfVH ilaf sI.
iesy leI keI vfr dohF mulkF dI ilKI hoeI gUVH pMjfbI iek dUjy mulk dy pfTk leI smJxI aOKI ho geI sI. ipCly keI sflF qoN BfsLf dy ies gUVHy rMg hyTF luk geI suwcI pMjfbI dI crcf vI cwldI rhI sI. jdoN koeI pfiksqfnI imwqr Bfrq ivc iksy pMjfbI kfnPLrMs ivc isLrkq krn afAuNdf qF sfzy ivdvfnF dy ilKy ‘Koj pwqrF’ df mjLfk AuzfAuNidaF apIl krdf, ‘‘jnfb! sfnUM ies ‘pMjfbI’ df pMjfbI ivc qrjmf kr ky dwisE jy.’’
iek vfr idwlI dI iksy kfnPLrMs smyN mYN pfiksqfnI pMjfbI imwqr nUM hfsy nfl ikhf, ‘‘quhfzI jLbfn df vI sfzy vflf hI hfl ho igaY.’’
Auh kihMdf, ‘‘ikvyN.’’
‘‘ijvyN mYN iek vfk boldf hF, ‘pMj ivakqIaF ‘qy afDfirq iek pRqIinD mMzl muwK mMqrI nUM imilaf’ sfzy pfsy boilaf jfx vflf ieho vfk qusIN ieMj bology, ‘‘pMj PrdF ‘qy musLqiml vPLd vjLIry-aflHf nUM imilaf!’ dohF mulkF dy afm sroqy nUM dohF vfkF ivcoN ‘pMj’ ‘qy’, ‘nUM’, ‘imilaf’ qoN ielfvf hor kuJ ipV-pwly nhIN pvygf.
ieh insicq sI ik dohF pMjfbIaF nUM nyVy ilafAux leI afpsI myl-jol, sfihq dy adfn-pRdfn, sFJIaF kfnPLrMsF, sYmInfrF qy gosLtIaF df afXojn krn dI jLrUrq sI.
pMjfbI jLbfn, pMjfbI BfeIcfry, pMjfbI siBafcfr, pMjfbI sLnfKq qy pMjfbI ieiqhfs dy sFJy muwlF qy qwqF nUM jfnx-smJx leI hI ieh ‘aflmI pMjfbI kfnPLrMs’ ho rhI sI.
do ZfeI eykV ‘c PYly PlYtIjL hotl df KuwlHf lfan, hrf Gfh, JUmdy ruwK, inMmI-inMmI bwdlvfeI, KLusLgvfr mOsm qy imwqrF dIaF afpsI hwQ-GuwtxIaF. brFzy ivc cMzIgVHIey nyk cMd dy iKzOxy qy swjy hwQ ikqfbF df stfl. aMdr lObI ivc insicq PIs jmHF krf ky ‘aiDkfrq zYlIgyt’ bixaf jf irhf sI. afpxy nF dI silp jyb nfl lf ky zYlIgyt dUijaF pCfnx vfilaF nUM shUlq dy rhy sn. mYN kdI vI afpxy nF dI silwp CfqI ‘qy nhIN icpkfeI. ieh mYnUM aYvyN hI afpxI numfiesL ijhI krnI lwgdI hY. ieh vwKrI gwl hY ik ies df lfB vI huMdf hovygf iek dUjy nUM jfnx-pCfnx leI. eyQy myrf ikhVf jfxU sI jo nF pVH ky mYnUM hwQ imlf ky afKy, ‘‘hwCf! qusIN sMDU sfihb E jI!’’
mYN nF dI silwp jyb ivc pf leI. jgqfr dI pihlF hI jfx-pCfx bhuq sI. Aus nUM ieh silwp jyb ‘qy lfAux dI loV hI nhIN sI. jgqfr hryk imlx vfly nUM myry bfry bVI huwb nfl dwsdf, ‘‘virafm sMDU, sfzy sB qoN awCI khfxI ilKx vfilaF ‘coN[[[‘‘
aglf myry nfl hwQ imlfAuNdf qy jgqfr nfl gwlIN ruwJ jFdf. Auhdy leI hovygf ‘koeI virafm sMDU’. Auhny ikhVf ies df nF suixaf hoieaf sI.
‘‘dyK lY virafm[[[eyQy iksy nUM qyrf pqf vI nhIN. ieQy qF bhuqy afpxy pfsy dy Auh khfxIkfr bVy vwzy khfxIkfr vjoN jfxy jFdy ny, ijnHF nUM ajy khfxI ilKxI vI nhIN afAuNdI.’’ jgqfr hwisaf.
ieh TIk hI sI. aijhI siQqI ivc phuMc vfly, ‘phuMc krn vfly’, ‘sbMD bxfAux vfly’, ‘awgy awgy idsx dI lflsf rwKx vfly’, ‘iek dUjy df hwQ Dox-DuafAux vfly’ kuJ lfhf qF Kwtdy hI hn. sfzy vI ieDr pysL hox vfly lihMdy pMjfb dy lyKkF qoN ielfvf kuJ aijhy vDIaf lyKk AuDr vI ho skdy ny, ijnHF dI ieDr rsfeI nf ho skI hovy. msln muhMmd mnsLf Xfd AuDrlf bhuq vDIaf khfxIkfr hY pr ieDr Aus dIaF iewkf-duwkf khfxIaF qoN ielfvf kuJ nhIN Cipaf. aPjLl qOsIPL dI bhuq vDIaf vfrqk dy nmUny sfnUM ipCly sflF ‘c hI vyKx nUM iml sky hn.
‘‘zfktr sfihb! ieh msly vI afps ivc lgfqfr iml bYTx qy iek dUjy nUM bfkfiedf qy pUrf pVHn-pVHfAux nfl hwl ho skdy hn,’’ mYN afiKaf qF jgqfr ny vfjb pRsLn AuTfieaf, ‘‘pr ieh ilpI df vwzf mslf hY. iek pfsy gurmuKI qy dUjy pfsy sLfhmuKI.’’
iksy ny jgqfr dI bFh PV ky roikaf qy jwPI ivc lY ilaf. mYN muwK hfl qoN pihlF pYNdy iek hor inwky hfl ivc lwgy ikqfbF dy stfl dyKx lwgf. iek ikqfb cuwk ky vyKI, iPr dUjI. ‘‘ieh qF ilpIaF df mslf hwl kIqf ipaY’’, mYN afpxy afp nUM afiKaf. ieilafs GuMmx dy XqnF nfl sQfpq adfry vloN aijhIaF pusqkF CfpIaF geIaF sn ijnHF dy iek pfsy gurmuKI ilpI ivc ilKq CpI hoeI sI qy dUjy awD ivc sLfhmuKI ilpI ivc.
ieh iek bhuq hI KLUbsUrq qy ZukvF qrIkf sI jLbfn qy ilpI dy pwDr AuWqy nyVy afAux df. iek ilpI nUM dUjI ilpI nfloN cMgI jF mfVI nf afKx df qy afpsI ivroD iqafgx df. dohF ilpIaF nUM brfbr df siqkfr dyx df. hux asIN eynf awgy af cuwky hF ik iek ilpI nUM dUjI ilpI nfloN AuWqm kih ky dUjI iDr nUM ivsLysL ilpI apxfAux jF iqafgx leI afKxf nvIaF pycIdgIaF KVHIaF kr skdf hY. ies df hwl ieho hY ik cVHdy pMjfb vfilaF nUM KuwlHy idl nfl Aucycy Xqn krky sLfhmuKI ilpI iswKxI cfhIdI hY qy lihMdy pMjfb vfilaF nUM gurmuKI qF ik asIN iek dUjy dI ilKq nUM pVH skIey. KLq-pwqr ilK ky sd-BfvI adfn-pRdfn kr skIey. AuNj ieh insicq hY ik ijvyN asIN afpxI mfq-BfsLf ivc hI cMgI qrHF afpxf afpf pRgt kr skdy hF, ieMj hI bcpn qoN vrqoN ivc ilafeI jfx vflI ilpI ivc hI rvF-cfl ilK skdy hF.
aijhIaF pusqkF iek ilpI nUM jfnx vfly pfTk nUM dUjI ilpI iswKx leI pRyrnf df somf vI bx skdIaF sn. ies AuWdm leI ieilafs GuMmx qy Aus dy sfQI pRsMsf dy hwkdfr sn.
agly pl pRsMsf df hwkdfr ieilafs GuMmx swcmuc myry sfhmxy KVoqf sI. dUjy pl Auhny mYnUM afpxI gwlvkVI ivc Guwt ilaf ieh kihMidaF hoieaf, ‘‘lE jI! afh jy sfzf vwzf khfxIkfr! ihmflIaf ijwzf[[[‘‘ Aus ny iKV ky afsmfn vwl hwQ AuWcf kIqf. suwKsFd puwCI.
‘‘rfqIN ikqy idsy nhIN sf jy[[[‘‘ Aus ny puwiCaf aqy nfl hI afiKaf, ‘‘lE! afh af igaf jy amIn milk, quhfzf vjLIry-afjLm. ieh kihMdf ; sMDU myrf gurU hY.’’
amIn milk dy ipwCy-ipwCy AuhdI pqnI rfxI milk sI. rfxI nUM slfm kih ky mYN qy milk iek dUjy dI glvwkVI ivc Guwty gey.
amIn milk nUM mYN 1997 ivc afpxI ieMglYNz dI Xfqrf smyN imilaf sF. Aus ny mYnUM bVy ipafr nfl afpxy Gr Kfxy ‘qy bulfieaf sI. pr sB qoN vwzI gwl, jo mYnUM lwgI, Auh sI Aus dI pMjfbI jLbfn dI aiq dI qfjLgI. Auhdf jfndfr pMjfbI muhfvrf. imwtI dI mihk AuhdI jLbfn ‘coN zuwlH-zuwlH pYNdI sI. mYN Aus nUM ikhf sI ik jy ikqy Auh vfrqk jF khfxI ilKy qF kmfl ho jfey. Auh inrol sLfier sI pr Aus kol bVI amIr jLbfn dyK ky mYN afiKaf, ‘‘qUM khfxI ilKy qF sB qoN bfgLI lY jfvyN. hor kuJ nhIN qF afpxI jIvnI hI ilK.’’
Aus qoN bfad amIn milk nfl myrf icwTI-pwqr vI cldf irhf. AuhdI pihlI icwTI df juafb mYN Cy mhIny pCV ky idwqf. mYN cfhuMdf sI ik jdoN mYN milk nUM icwTI ilKF qF sLfhmuKI ilpI ivc hovy ikAuNik Auh sLfhmuKI hI pVH skdf sI. mYN BfsLf ivBfg pMjfb df ‘AurdU afmojL’ df kors pfs kIqf qy pMjfb ivcoN pihly nMbr ‘qy afieaf. Aus qoN bfad mYN amIn milk nUM icwTI ilKI. ieh sI Auh pRyrnf, jo iek dUjy nUM imlx AuprMq myry aMdr pYdf hoeI qy muhwbqI rfbqf bxfeI rwKx leI mYN sLfhmuKI iswK leI. ieh iek jLfihrf Audfhrx sI dUijaF vfsqy ik jy imlF iglFgy, nyVy afvFgy qF ilpI, BfsLf qy idlF dIaF dUrIaF nyVy ho skdIaF ny.’’
‘‘E Brfvf! qUM mYnUM kI srfp dy ‘qf vjLIry-afjLm afK ky.’’
Aus ny hwsidaF hoieaf mYnUM imwTf AulHfmf idwqf. asl ivc mYN Aus nUM imlx qoN ipwCoN Aus bfry iek afrtIkl iliKaf jo ‘ajIq’ dy muwK pMinaF AuWqy aqy ipwCoN myry sPLrnfmy ‘prdysI pMjfb’ ivc Cipaf sI. Aus df isrlyK sI, ‘‘sfzf vjLIry-afjLm’’. jdoN lMzn ivc Aus ny mYnUM ikhf ik lfhOr ivc Aus dI koTI mfzl tfAUn ivc hY ijQy (AudoN dy) vjLIry-afjLm-nvfjL sLrIP dI koTI hY qF mYN hws ky ikhf sI, ‘‘asIN Aus vjLIry-afjLm qoN kI lYxf hY. sfzf vjLIry-afjLm qF amIn milk hY.’’
hux Ausy ‘vjLIry-afjLm’ nUM irVikaf jf irhf sI.
‘‘mYnUM lokF dy Pon afey qyrf ‘vjLIry-afjLm’ vflf afrtIkl pVH ky qF mYN zr igaf. Auey sfzy qF ijhVf vjLIry-afjLm bxdY Aus nUM jF PFsI lwgdI hY jF dysL inkflf imldY jF Auhdf jhfjL hI qbfh krky PIqf-PIqf kr idwqf jFdf hY.’’ Auh Thfkf mfr ky hwisaf qy mYnUM glvwkVI ivc Guwt ilaf.
iksy hor ny AuhnUM af ‘slfm’ bulfeI qy AuhdIaF ilKqF dI qfrIPL kIqI. Auh awgy kihx lwgf, ‘‘Auey afh eI myrf dusLmx jIhny mYnUM puwTy-pfsy pfieaf eI. aYhnUM mubfrk afK. iehdI qfrIPL kr. ieh bVf sfnH, khfxIkfr eI Auey. mYN qF muhwbq krn vflf bVf Cotf ijhf bMdYN.’’
Aus ny myrf hwQ Guwt ilaf qy iPr mYnUM bfhoN DUh ky stfl AuWqy lY igaf, ‘‘afh lY! iehnF ny myrIaF icwTIaF dI ikqfb Cfp CwzI AU. icwTIey milk dIey. dws beI ikMny pYsy dI ikqfb ey.’’ Aus afpxI hI ikqfb muwl KLrId ky mYnUM Byt kIqI. AuhdIaF icwTIaF df sfihqk mhwqv jfxidaF ieilafs GuMmx hurF ieh ikqfb Cfp idwqI sI.
swcmuwc amIn milk df gwl kihx qy ilKx df inrflf aMdfjL agly nUM kIl lYNdf hY. mYN ipCly idnIN CpI Aus dI khfxI ‘gUMgI qRyh’ dI qfrIP kIqI qy afiKaf, ‘‘qUM pfs ho igaYN. sO btf sO nMbr. ivsLy, inBfa qy jLbfn pwKoN adBuwq khfxI hY.’’
‘‘hwCf!’’ Auh KfmosL cmkdIaF awKF nfl myry vwl vyK ky muskrfieaf.
mYN glf KMGUr ky afiKaf, ‘‘ieho ijhI khfxI qUM hI ilK skdf sYN.’’
‘‘kI gwl gly ‘c koeI KLrfbI hY? mYN qyry leI golIaF lY ky afieaF lMznoN. aYh rfxI qoN lY lY. qYnUM hux ienHF golIaF dI loV hY.’’
iPr Auh dUjy pRymI nfl gwlIN ruJ igaf. mYN rfxI nUM golI dyx leI ikhf qF Aus ny iek vwzf zwbf myry hwQ PVfieaf afpxy prs ‘coN kwZ ky. Auhdy AuWqy iliKaf pVH ky mYN puwiCaf, ‘‘ieh gly Krfb dIaF ny?’’
amIn milk ny mUMh Buafieaf qy kihx lwgf, ‘‘ieh qyry leI ny[[[pMjfhvF df ho igaY nf[[[eydoN ipwCoN aYvyN hI srIr nUM inwkIaF motIaF lgx vflIaF bImfrIaF qy kmjLorIaF qoN bcfeI rwKx vflIaF golIaF ny. rojL dI iek. PLfiedf hI PLfiedf. nuksfn koeI nhIN. bMdy nUM qfjLf qy qMdrusq rwKdIaF ny. qyry leI AucycIaF lY ky afieaF.’’ Aus nUM swcmuwc myrf eynf iKLafl sI.
lok aMdrly hfl ivc jf ky kursIaF mwl rhy sn. kfnPLrMs df AudGftnI sYsLn sLurU hox vflf sI. jgqfr myry kol afieaf qy kihx lwgf, ‘‘af qYnUM sfikb nUM imlfvF. ieQoN ‘mF-bolI’ prcf kwZdY pMjfbI ‘c.’’
sfikb afpxy ikqfbF dy stfl ‘qy KVoqf sI. jgqfr ny pihlF vfly aMdfjL ivc hI myrf quafrPL krvfieaf. sfikb ny mwQy nUM hwQ lf ky adb nfl mYnUM hwQ imlfieaf. Auh qF mYnUM cMgI qrHF jfxdf sI. mYN vI Aus bfry suixaf hoieaf sI. inwkI-inwkI krV-brVI dfVHI. mUMh ivc pfn. imwT-bolVf, sfAU qy sLrIPL idwK vflf. mYN Aus nUM kuJ pYsy Auhdy prcy dy cMdy vjoN idwqy.
‘‘jLYgm nhIN afieaf, njm husYn seIad vI,’’ jgqfr ny Aus nUM puwiCaf.
pqf lwgf aMdrly mn-mutfv jF afpsI ivroD jF guwt-bMdIaF df asr ieQy vI sI. ikQy nhIN huMdf? pr ijnHF nUM nhIN vI sI bulfieaf igaf, Auh vI pfiksqfn ivcoN dUroN-dUroN afpy hI af puwjy sn. ieh pihlI vfrI sI ik eyzI vwzI igxqI ivc BfrqI pMjfb qoN dfinsLvr puwjy sn.
pfiksqfn dy lyKk AunHF nUM imlxf cfhuMdy sn, vyKxf cfhuMdy sn, AunHF nfl guPLqgU krnf cfhuMdy sn. kI hoieaf jy AunHF nUM bkfiedf swdf-pwqr nhIN sI idwqf igaf. ieh qF idl df idl nUM qy rUh df rUh nUM KLfmosL swdf sI. ilKqI swidaF qoN ikqy pfr dI gwl.
‘‘asIN qF ibnF swidaF sLrIk dy ivafh AuWqy afpxy BrfvF nUM imlx afey hF.’’
iksy axswdy purfxy ny afiKaf.
aMdroN mfeIk qoN sB nUM hfl ivc puwjx df pur-KLlUs swdf idwqf jf irhf sI. aflmI pMjfbI kfnPLrMs df AudGftnI smfgm sLurU hox vflf sI.
qKLq hjLfry qoN JMg isafl vwl
aMdrly hfl ivc lgpg sfrIaF kursIaF Br cuwkIaF sn. muwK bulfry vI mMc AuWqy bYT cuwky sn. bfhrly hfl ivc swjy pfsy buwk stfl sn qy Kwby awD ivc zwTIaF kursIaF sfhmxy tI[vI[ pey hoey sn ijnHF dI skrIn ‘qy aMdrly hfl dI kfrvfeI nfl dy nfl idsxI sI. aMdrly hfl ivc vV ky mYN qy jgqfr ipClIaF kqfrF ‘c KLflI QF lwB ky bYTx leI ahul hI rhy sF ik awgoN siqnfm mfxk ny KVo ky afvfjL mfrI, ‘‘sMDU Xfr! aYQy awgy afvo. ipwCy ikAuN bYTI jFdy EN.’’
mYN hwQ nfl hI Aus nUM DMnvfdI iesLfrf kIqf. pr Auh, ‘‘nhIN, nhIN, awgy afE,’’ kihMdf irhf.
sfry lok vyK rhy sn. ies leI ijLd krnf munfisb nf lwgf. asIN awgy nUM qur pey pr pihlI kqfr vfly do pfsIN pey soiPaF dIaF qF sfrIaF sItF mwlIaF hoeIaF sn. AunHF qoN awgy styj dy swjy hwQ kursIaF dIaF do kqfrF hfl dy awD qwk tyZy ruKL lwgIaF hoeIaF sn. mfxk ny AunHF kursIaF ivcoN sfzy leI do kursIaF bcf ky rwKIaF hoeIaF sn.
‘‘qusIN Xfr aYvyN ipwCy-ipwCy rihMdy jy. qusIN hI qF sfzy awgy bYTx vfly bMdy ho.’’ sfnUM ibTf ky insicMq ho ky afpxI sIt AuWqy bihMidaF Aus ny itwpxI kIqI. Auh sfzf mfx rwK irhf sI. pr myrf qy jgqfr df suBfa ies pwKoN myl Kf igaf sI. sfnUM awgy-awgy hox dI koeI qFG hI nhIN sI. huMdI vI ikvyN? nf asIN cVHdy pMjfb dy pRbMDkF ivcoN sF qy nf hI lihMdy pMjfb dy pRbMDkF dy nyVy. cfr idnF ivc hox vfly sYsLnF dy iviBMn ivisLaF bfry nf hI prcf ilKx vfly sF qy nf hI iksy afgU vloN iksy ivsLysL smfgm ivc isLrkq krky afpxy ivcfr pysL krn df sfnUM hukm hoieaf sI. asIN sfDfrn zYlIgyt sF. sfzy mn ivc aijhI koeI qFG nhIN sI ik kfnPLrMs ivc ivcfry jfx vfly muwidaF bfry asIN koeI gwl ivsLysL jLor nfl kihxI jF AuBfrnI hY. sfzy zyZ sO zYlIgytF ‘c bQyry ivdvfn sn, vwzy-vwzy nF sn ijhVy ieh kMm kr skdy sn.
AuWcy lMmy styj skwqr, ijs ny pfiksqfn df kOmI ilbfs slvfr kmIjL pihinaf hoieaf sI, ny bVy inr-Aucyc ZMg nfl smfgm dI kfrvfeI afrMBI, ijvyN koeI afpxy Gr dy jIaF nfl gwlbfq kr irhf hovy. sB qoN pihlF Aus ny kfnPLrMs dy muwK afgU PLKLr jLmF nUM AudGftnI sLbd kihx leI swdf idwqf. kflI jYkt qy icwty slvfr kuVqy ivc dgdy ichry vflf hsUM-hsUM krdf PLKLr jLmF mfeIk sfhmxy afieaf. sB nUM KLusLafmdId kihMidaF Aus ny afiKaf, ‘‘asIN amn dy pRcfrk hF. BfeIcfry aqy muhwbq dy pRcfrk. asIN pRgqIpsMd hF qy hr qrHF dI ieMqhfpsMdI dy iKLlfPL aF. asIN pMjfbI bolI qy klcr nUM sFBx leI vcnbwD aF. pMjfbIaq dI mjLbUq lihr sLurU ho cuwkI hY.
awj Gr ivc iKVI kpfh kuVy
qUM Jb Jb crKf zfh kuVy
asIN muhwbq dI qMd iKwcxI ey. dohF pMjfbF dI sFJ vDfAuxI eyN. ieho ijhf mfhOl pYdf krnf eyN ijs nfl amn qy dosqI dI KLusLbU PLYl sky. asIN sfry msilaF df hwl bfrUd dI bo ivc nhIN, muhwbq dI KLusLbo ivcoN qlfsLxf hY. ieh gwlF ies kfnPLrMs ivc vI ivcfrnIaF ny qy mMg krnI ey dohF pMjfbF ivc afvfjfeI vDfx dI, iml bYTx dI, sFJf klcr sFBx dI.’’
PLKr jLmF dy BfsLn ny iek sdBfvI mfhOl iqafr kr idwqf sI. dohF mulkF dy zYlIgytF dy idlF dIaF qfrF aslI mksd nfl joV idwqIaF sn.
styj skwqr afpxy mKLsUs aMdfjL ivc Ausqfd dfmn df isLar kih irhf sI :
‘‘jfgx vfilaF rwj ky luwitaf ey
soey qusIN vI E, soey asIN vI aF.
lflI awKIaF dI peI dwsdI ey,
roey qusIN vI E, roey asIN vI aF.’’
iPr Aus ny qoVf JfiVaf
‘‘kfhnUM kwZdYN nwk dIaF lkIrF
qUM idl dI lkIr kwZ lY’’
srhwdF AuWqy KLusLbo bIjx vflI isry dI gwl krky Aus ny awj dy smfgm dy muwK mihmfn qy pfiksqfn dy sfbkf pRDfn mMqrI milk myarfjL KLfild nUM bolx df swdf idwqf.
milk myarfjL KLfild ny afiKaf, ‘‘dohF pMjfbF ‘coN eyQy suwcy iensfn afey ny aqy mYN ijLMdgI ‘c kdy ieho ijhf sohxf qy suwcf iekwT nhIN vyiKaf. ies kfnPLrMs df mksd amn, dosqI qy ipafr df pYgLfm dyxf ey. pMjfb bry-sgIr dI vwKrI qy vwzI nuwkr ey qy sFJy pMjfbI klcr dy hvfly nfl asIN afpxf mksd pUrf krnf ey. qy ieh ijhVf eyDr ‘jhMnum’ qy EDr ‘nrk’ bixaf hY ; ieh dUr krnf hY. muhwbq dy rfh ivc dohF pfisaF qoN huMdf gLlq pRfpygMzf smJxf hY. awj df pMjfbIaF df ieh iekwT bry-sgIr ivc dosqI df pYgLfm dyx df vsIlf bxygf.’’
‘‘mn dIaF kdUrqF dUr krn leI sfnUM sUPIaF, irsLIaF qy BgqF dy muhwbq qy iesLk dy pYgLfm qoN rosLnI lYxI hovygI. ieh kfnPLrMs klcr dI buinafdI rUh sfrI dunIaF awgy rwKy ; sUPIaF qy irsLIaF dy pYgfm dy lV lwg ky asIN pMjfb qwk qy iPr bry-sgIr qwk puwjIey.’’
iPr milk myarfjL KLfild ny PLKr jLmF dy ivcfrF ‘qy itwpxI kIqI, ‘‘mYN cfhuMdF ik ‘pMjfb, pMjfbI qy pMjfbIaq’ dI QF ‘qy iensfn qy iensfnIaq df nfarf bulMd krIey.’’
‘‘aMgryjLI skUlF ivc sfzI skfPLq dI nPI huMdI hY qy asIN awj vI sfmrfj dy jLyry-asr aF. sfzI afjLfdI awgy suaflIaf insLfn lwg gey ny. sfmrfj dy gumfsLqy sfnUM aMgryjLI irafieaf vFg hI smJdy ny. asIN iensfn bxfAuxf hY irafieaf nUM.
aKIr ivc Aus ny afpxI gwl mukfAuNidaF ikhf, ‘‘ieh sohxf qy suwcf iekwT muhwbq dI qfkq nfl nPLrq dI dIvfr nUM qoVygf, ieh mYnUM AumId hY.’’
styj skwqr Pyr mfeIk sfhmxy afieaf. ieh qF bVf jfixaf pCfixaf ichrf sI pr mYnUM Xfd ikAuN nhIN sI af irhf. mYN iksy nyVly nUM puwiCaf qF Auh kihMdf, ‘‘iehdf nF sLujLafq hfsLmI hY. tI[vI[ klfkfr hY.’’
mYnUM qurMq Xfd afieaf. mYN qF ies nUM anykF pfiksqfnI tI[vI[ zrfimaF ivc dyK cuwkf sI. iksy BfrqI pRoizAUsr vloN safdq hsn mMto dI khfxI ‘toBf tyk isMG’ AuWqy bxI tI[vI[ iPlm ivc Aus ny ibsLn isMG df rol bhuq hI KLusL-aslUbI nfl kIqf sI jo afpxy afp ivc aiBnY klf df isKLrlf nmUnf sI. BfrqI tI[vI[ iPlm ivc kMm krn krky pfiksqfn dy kwtVpMQIaF ny Aus nUM ijAUNidaF sfV dyx df zrfvf vI idwqf sI.
sLujLafq hfsLmI ies kfnPLrMs nUM vyK ky doKIaF nUM hox vfly duwK df anumfn lf ky kih irhf sI :
‘‘qYnUM kfPLr kfPLr afKdy
qUM afho afho afK[[[[‘‘
muwK mihmfn dy bolx ipCoN BfrqI zYlIgytF dy afgU zf[ suiqMdr isMG nUr dy bolx dI vfrI sI. nUr ny afpxI gwl pMjfbIaq qoN hI sLurU kIqI.
‘‘asIN pMjfbIaq nfl sdIaF qoN juVy hoey hF. pMjfbIaq hux iek sMklp nhIN rih geI, ieh iek ivcfrDfrf bx cuwkI hY qy sfnUM ies gwl nUM smJxf cfhIdf hY. mjLHb afpxI QF hY pr ieh kdI vI pMjfbIaq dI dIvfr nhIN bixaf. pMjfbIaq qF sLfierI rfhIN vrosfeI hY. asIN ‘sLfierI dy puwqr’ hF. sLfierI ivc sUPI mwq zOmInyt krdf hY. sUPI sfnUM joVdy hn. ieh gwl awj vI TIk hY. pwCm df hmlf sfnUM aMdr vwl afpxI ivrfsq vwl moV irhf hY. sfnUM nvyN cYilMj smJx dI jLrUrq hY. ieh dohF pMjfbF dI ijLMmyvfrI bxdI hY. ies nUM inBfAux leI afps ivc rl ky bYTx dI loV hY. mulkF dy bxn dy kfrn hor ho skdy hn, pr asIN iml ky bYTFgy qF ipafr vI vDygf. jLbfn df Eprfpn vI Gtygf qy asIN iek dUjy nfl juVFgy vI.’’
muwK bulfry afpxI gwl kih cuwky sn. pr ajy qF styj AuWqy hor bhuq nfmvr hsqIaF bYTIaF sn. AunHF vI afpxy-afpxy aMdfjL ivc dosqI, amn qy muhwbq df pYgLfm idwqf.
pRiswD qfrIKLdfn abduwlf milk ny milk myarfjL KLfild dy ivcfrF ‘qy itwpxI kridaF ikhf, ‘‘myarfjL KLfild dI koeI mjbUrI ho skdI hY ijs krky Auh ‘pMjfbIaq’ dI jgHF ‘iensfnIaq’ dI gwl krn ‘qy jLor idMdf hY. ‘pMjfbIaq’ koeI ‘iensfnIaq’ dy muKLfilPL cIjL nhIN hY. swcI ‘pMjfbIaq’ hI asl ivc swcI iensfnIaq hY.[[dohIN pfsIN musLklF qF hn pr iml bYT ky TMZy idl nfl msfiel dy hwl lwBy jf skdy ny. lVfeI jdoN vI hovy, mrdf qF pMjfbI hI hY. ies leI dohF mulkF nUM nyVy krn leI pMjfbIaF nUM hI rol adf krnf pvygf ikAuNik ieh AunHF dI loV vI hY. qusIN vI EDr azvfnIaF nUM kfbU pfE qy eyDr asIN vI pfeIey.’’
bulfry qF keI sn pr KLUbsUrqI ieh sI ik hryk jxf do ZfeI imMt ivc afpxI gwl kih ky bYT jFdf sI. gwl vI pqy dI huMdI pr bhuqf bolx df lflc iksy nUM vI nhIN sI. bulfiraF dI ies isafxp dI mYN idl hI idl dfd dy irhf sF. eysy vyly iPlm stfr rfj bwbr hfl ivc viVaf. lokF dIaF DOxF muVIaF Auqyjnf nfl. Aus nUM siqkfr nfl styj ‘qy ilaFdf igaf. pRogrfm awgy sLurU hoieaf.
aOrqF dI sMsQf dI cyarprsn qfihrf mjLhr alI bol rhI sI, ‘‘awj lfhOr rMg-brMgI ho igaY. rMg-brMgIaF pwgF vyK ky. mOsm ibhqr ho igaY. bhfr lMmI ho geI hY quhfzy qsLrIP ilafAux nfl. dohF mulkF ivc dosqI nf hovy qF asIN bc nf skdy. afpF dosqIaF bxfeIey, isafsq nf krIey.’’
hux styj ‘qy afieaf dohF pMjfbF df ipafrf sLfier aihmd rfhI. bjLurg[[[hOlI-hOlI qur ky mfeIk qwk puwwjf. Xfd afey Auh ieiqhfsk smyN jdoN dysL dI vMz AuprMq pihlI vfr Aus ny aMimRqsr ivc hoey musLfiery ivc njLm pVHI sI :
‘‘dysF vfilE afpxy dys aMdr,
asIN afey hF vFg prdysIaF dy’’
Auh njLm pVH irhf sI qy lokF dIaF awKF ‘coN awQrU ikr rhy sn.
bfbf do imMt hI boilaf, ‘‘mYN jo pMjfbI df bUtf lfieaf sI, Auh hux bohV df drKLq bx igaY. mYnUM ies gwl dI KLusLI hY. mYN sdf AurdU ilKx vfilaF nUM pMjfbI ivc ilKx leI kihMdf sF. myry AurdU nUM myrI pMjfbI Kf jfey, mYnUM KLusLI hY.’’
qfVIaF dI gUMj ivc Auh afpxI QF jf bYTf.
BfrqI vPLd vloN hux zfktr hrcrn isMG dI vfrI sI. iswK nfvF dI bhuqI pCfx nf hox krky sLujLafq hfsLmI Aus dy nF df gLlq Aucfrx gurcrn isMG kr irhf sI. hrcrn isMG ny afpxI gwl ieQoN hI sLurU kIqI, ‘‘rUsI ivc ‘hF’ dI QF ‘Kf’ df Aucfrn kIqf jFdf hY. jdoN mYN rUs igaf qF mYnUM ‘hrcrn’ dI QF Auh ‘KLrcrn’ afiKaf krn.’’
myry ipwCy bYTy BfrqI vPLd dy do mYNbrF ny iek-mq ho ky cutkI leI, ‘‘Auh TIk hI afKdy sn.’’
zf[ hrcrn isMG ny awj ‘afpxy hI Gr’ afAux dI gwl kridaF ikhf, ‘‘mYN awj ies kfnPLrMs ivc ieiqhfsk gwl pysL krn lwigaF. Auh ieh hY ik awj qoN gurmuKI skirpt nUM pMjfbI skirpt afiKaf jfvy. gurmuKI nF ny sfzf bhuq nuksfn kIqf hY.’’
zf[ hrcrn isMG df ieh suJfa bcgfnf sI. nvIaF pycIdgIaF qy nvyN sLMky KVHy krn vflf sI. pr Aus dy ies ‘mOilk ivcfr’ dI ‘dfd’ idMidaF ipCly swjxF ny iPr afiKaf, ‘‘rUsI TIk hI qF kihMdy sn.’’
hrcrn isMG dy ies BfsLn dy ipWCoN ‘ivsLv pMjfbIaq PfAUNzysLn’ vloN munIr inafjLI, aihmd rfhI, PrKMdf loDI, aihmd bsLIr qy aPLjLl aihsn rMDfvf df snmfn kIqf igaf.
hux vfrI sI pRiswD nfvlkfr dlIp kOr itvfxf dI. Aus ny ikhf ik Auh afpxI inwkI ijhI khfxI pVH ky suxfvygI.
iek qF cwl rhy smfgm dI rvfngI ivc khfxI pVHxf QoVHf atptf ijhf jfpdf hI sI, dUjy mfeIk dy TIk qrHF sfhmxy nf ho skx krky qy qIjy bfrIk qy aspsLt afvfjL krky gwl sroiqaF qwk puwjx ‘c qy suxn ‘c rukfvt af peI. lok gwlF krn lwgy. itvfxf afpxI khfxI ‘qyrf kmrf-myrf kmrf’ pVH rhI sI. khfxI KLUbsUrq sI pr ieh khfxI pVHx df munfisb mOkf nhIN sI qy nf hI lok suxn leI iqafr sn qy AuproN afvfjL dI musLkl. mfhOl ivgVdf dyK ky styj skwqr ny vI iesLfrf kIqf. ijMnf icr ivc itvfxf ny khfxI pVHI lokF dy mn AuWKV cuwky sn. sfzI qF Auh siqkfrXog lyiKkf sI pr Aus styj skwqr nUM kOx smJfey! iksy hor afritst df nF lY ky kihx lwgf, ‘‘jy bolxf sfiraF dy vws df rog hovy qF agly sfnUM ikAuN styjF clfAux leI swdx. gwl qF eynI sI ik do kmry ny qy ivc dIvfr ey qy dIvfr ivcoN inklxI cfhIdI ey. zUZ imMt dI sfrI gwl sI qy bIbI ny aYvyN eynf icr lf idwqf.’’
sroiqaF ‘c hfsf Cxikaf. pr ies dI sLrm sfnUM af rhI sI. sfzI siqkfrXog lyiKkf leI eyzI kftvIN itwpxI burI qF sI pr kI krdy!
rfj bwbr ny pMjfbI jLbfn nUM pMjfbI pihcfx df icMnH dwisaf qy hiQafr vycx vfly ‘bfxIey’ nUM burf kihMidaF ipafr vDfAux ‘qy jLor idwqf.
aPjLl aihsn rMDfvf ny eynf hI afiKaf, ‘‘qusIN sfzy supinaF dy lok ho. afey ho qF supny swcy ho gey. ipafr iekqrPLf ho skdf hY, dosqI dohF bMinaF qoN huMdI hY. qusIN afey ho, quhfzy pYrF hyTF sfzy hwQF dIaF qlIaF ny.’’
Aus dy Bfvk ibafn ipwCoN munIr inafjLI afieaf.
afdq hI bnf lI hY qumny qoN munIr apnI
ijs sLihr myN BI rihnf Aukqfey hUey rihnf
ieh isLar kihx vflf afpxy sLihr nUM Xfd kr irhf sI, ‘‘mYN huisLafrpur qoN hF. jdoN koeI tFgy vflf huisLafrpur dI bolI boldY qF myry aMdr Auqr jFdY. jdoN lMzn jfvF qF iswKF dy Gr jFdF, Aucycf afpxI bolI suxn leI. imlIey qF shI, rfhF afpy inkl afAuxgIaF. bws jldI-jldI imldy rhIey.’’
‘Audfs nslyN’ nfvl df lyKk abduwlf husYn kihMdf, ‘‘myrI pMjfbI ‘c dyx koeI nhIN. pYNqI sfl pihlF myrf pihlf nfvl AurdU ‘c Cipaf qF lokF ikhf, ieh pMjfbI ivc AurdU ilKdY. AudoN ‘pMjfbI’ qfanf bx igaf sI. pMjfbI df nF lYx vfly PVy gey. pr ieh bVI ‘kuwqI’ jLbfn hY. iehny nhIN mrnf.’’
iksy ny ivcoN hI ikhf, ‘‘pr hux qF iehny mrnf hI nhIN.’’
iek do hor bulfiraF ny vI mn dy Bfv pysL kIqy.
idwlI dy hrsLrn isMG bwlI ny ieh dwisaf ik Aus dI mF hr sfl pfiksqfn ivcly afpxy ipMz nUM vyKx leI ivlkdI qVpdI rhI. jdoN aiq dI ibmfr hoeI qF afKy, ‘‘mYnUM myry ipMz lY cwlo’’ pr mYN ikwQy lY ky jFdf! byvws sF. afKLrkfr mF nUM kfr ivc pfieaf qy idwlI nyVly iek ipMz ivc iljf ky afiKaf, ‘‘lY mF qyrf ipMz af igaf.’’ mF ny qswlI nfl zUMGf sfh ilaf qy awKF mIt ky DOx pfsy suwt idwqI. AuhdI qVpdI afqmf sdf leI sLFq ho geI.’’ Aus dy bolF ny sroiqaF dI Dur afqmf nUM CUh ilaf qy keIaF dy dRivq hoey mn awKF ivcoN awQrU bx ky zuwlH gey.
ies kfnPLrMs nUM bhuq hI cMgI sLurUafq kihMidaF sLujLafq hfsLmI ny pqy dI gwl afKI :
bMdf kry qF kI nhIN kr skdf
mMinaF vkq vI qMg qoN qMg aFdf
rFJf qKLq hjLfry qoN qury qF shI
pYrF hyT isaflF df JMg aFdf.
ieh kfnPLrMs qy ies df AudGftnI smfgm rFJy dy qKLq hjLfry qoN qurn df idn hI sI. ies afs nfl sfry zYlIgyt dupihr dy Kfxy leI AuT KVoqy ik kdI nf kdI qF ‘JMg isafl’ afeygf hI.

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