lfielpur dI glIaF ivwc iksy
pgVI vfly iswK dI mOjUdgI pUry muhwly leI Auqsukqf df kfrn bxI hoeI sI.
ies qoN vI vDyry iksy muslmfn aOrq df bVI bysbrI nfl dubfrf dubfrf gly lwg
ky imlxf, pUry mhwly nUM acMby ivwc pf irhf sI. ieh aOrq sI sfzy ipMz dI
kuVI ‘sIbo’ aqy myry bcpn dy dosq ‘jumyN’ dI BYx.
‘jumf’ Aumr ivwc mYQoN vwzf sI pr asIN hmyÈF iekwTy Kyizaf krdy asF. jumy
dy awbf df nfm sI ‘iCwqr pINjf’ aqy mF df nfm ‘mMglI’. iehnF ny keI puwqrF
nUM jnm idwqf jo iCly ivwc hI pUry ho gey, isrÌ iekwlf bicaf jumf. Auys
dIaF do BYxF sIbo aqy pUro sn. sIbo btvfry vyly afpxy shuiraF nfl pfiksqfn
lfielpur jf vsI. aqy pUro iewDr hI vlsUey ivafhI geI. iCwqr ipMz ivwc
rUMeIN ipMjx df kMm krdf sI. kdy kdy iCwqr df qfVf itkI hoeI rfq ivwc
sMgIq pYdf kr idMdf ‘Dwk -Dwk DF-DF’. rUMeIN dy PMby iewDr-AuWDr brÌ bx ky
AuWzdy rihMdy.
jumy nUM CotI Aumry algoËy vjfAux dI Aus dy irÈqydfrF ny jfc isKf idwqI.
Auh bhuq sohxf pqMg bxfAuxf aqy AuzfAuxf jfxdf sI. broty dy pwiqaF ivwc
sUlF pro ky bYl gwzI bxf lyNdf. mYnUM dohF ivwcoN kuwJ nhIN sI afAuNdf.
mYN Aus nUM lIzr mMn ilaf aqy asIN pwky afVI bx gey. aqy sfrf sfrf idn
iekwly Kyzdy rihMdy.
aksr sfzy ipMz ivafhF ivwc rfqF nUM nklIaF dy aKfVy lgdy. asIN sfjHry
rotI-pfxI Kf ky pihlI kqfr ivwc bYT jFdy. jdoN sohxy-sohxy ncfr qIvIaF
vfly kwpVy pf ky aKfVy ivwc pYlF pfAuNdy Auh sfnUM bËurgF dIaF khfxIaF
vflIaF ieMdr dy aKfVy ivclIaF kohkfÌ dIaF prIaF lwgx lwg pYNdIaF. sfnUM
swc muwc hI smJ nhIN sI huMdI. ieh kuVIaF nhIN hn. kwpiVaF AuWqy iCVky aqr
-Plyl pUry vfqfvrx nUM sugMiDq kr idMdy. jdoN Auh hIr rFJy df sFg krdy qF
swcIN muwcIN hI hIr rFJf lwgx lwg pYNdy. mfVI dy myly ‘qy jumy dy irÈqydfr
qUMbf aqy algoËf lY ky aKfVf lfAux afAuNdy. AuhnF dIaF mfvf lwgIaF duwD
icwtIaF pwgF dy qurly jdoN Auh dUhry qIhry ho ky gfAuNdy hvf ivwc morF vFg
pYlF pfAux lwg pYNdy. asIN cfeIN cfeIN AuhnF dy nfl aÉfVf vyKx jFdy. bfkI
muMizaF nfloN sfzI bVI tOhr huMdI ikAuNik gOx vfilaF nfl sfzI iswDI jfx
pCfx huMdI sI. jdoN muwhly ivwc jMjF afAuNdIaF asIN dyr rfq qIk iewko mMjy
‘qy lyt ky gIq suxdy. AuhnF idnF ivwc afm kr ky gIq cldy huMdy sn, ‘myrI
lgdI iksy nf dyKI, ik tuwtdI nUM jwg jfxdf’, ‘mYnUM rwb dI sONh qyry nfl
ipafr ho igaf, vy cMnf swcIN muwcIN’, ‘hvf myN AuVqf jfey, morf lfl dupwtf
mlml kf’. keI vyr aMimRq vyly zwÌlI lY ky, ‘QyVI’ vfly sfD pRBfq ÌyrI ‘qy
afAuNdy aqy idl ivwc DuMmF pfAux vflI afvfË ivwc gfAuNdy, ‘qyrf nfmu jpx
df vylf, bMidaf qUM nfmu jp lY.” “qyry nfl nhIN iksy ny jfxf bhiqaf
kmfeIaF vfilaf.” pUry vfqfvrx ivwc sMgIq cMdn dI DUÌ vFgUM Gul jFdf. idl
ivwc ajIb iksm dI Koh ijhI pYx lwg pYNdI. sfry lok koiTaF qoN ibsqry afpxy
kwCy mfr ky kMmF-kfrF leI inkl pYNdy. asIN vI bfhr muhwly dy drvfËy vwl
inkl pYNdy. jumF afpxI mF leI gohy dy Ìos iekwTy krdf jo Gr ivwc bflx df
kMm idMdy. keI vyr mYN vI nfl lwg jFdf. BfvyN GridaF vwloN iJVkF hI KfxIaF
pYNdIaF.
mYnUM GridaF ny skUl pVHn lf idwqf. jumF ivcfrf iekwlf rih igaf. iCwqr ny
Aus dI AudfsI BFpidaF iewk bwkrI lY idwqI jo Aus df vkq guËfrn leI aqy Gr
ivwc duwD df kMm sfrn leI iewk TIk Xojnf sI. bwkrI dy Coty Coty mymxy sfzy
dohF leI mnpRcfvy df sfDfn bx gey. asIN jumy dy ivhVy ivwc iewk inMm lf
idwqI ijs nUM hr roË pfxI nfl isMjdy. mYN awDI CuwtI vyly sB qoN pihlF
inMm nUM vyKx jFdf ik inMm ikMnI vwzI ho geI hovygI. pr aÌsos inMm EnI hI
rihMdI sI.
acfnk iewk idn jumF ibmfr pY igaf. muhwly ivwc ies gwl dI crcf sI ik jumy
nUM koeI EprI ksr ho geI hY. mYnUM Gr idaF vwloN sÉq hdfieq sI ik jumy nUM
imlx nhIN jfxf nhIN qy qYnUM vI BUq icMbV jfxgy. ikMny idn mYN jumy nUM
imlx nhIN igaf. jmuy qoN ibnF mYN bVHf Audfs rihMdf. iewk idn dupihr vyly
jdoN sfry Gr dy suwqy pey sn mYN dwby pYrIN jumy nUM imlx qur ipaf. myry
hwQ ivwc lohy df kVf sI. suixaf sI ik lohy dy nyVy BUq nhIN afAuNdy, AuNj
vI mYN vfihgurU vfihgurU krdf igaf. ieh BUqF leI dUsrf Aupfa sI. jumF bVf
ilwsf hoieaf ipaf sI. Aus ny bVI mwDm afvfË ivwc ikhf. ‘nyk Xfr qUM mYnUM
imlx nhIN afieaf.” myry kol AusdI gwl df jvfb nhIN sI. mYN Ausdf gunhfgfr
sF. ikMnI dyr asIN gwlF krdy rhy. qurn lwigaF Aus ny iewk lwkV df gwzf
mYnUM dy idwqf jo Aus ny afpxy Kyzx leI bxfieaf sI.
iewk idn svyry svyry iCwqr dy GroN rox dI afvfË afeI. drvfËy awgy qIvIaF
aqy afdmIaF df jMmGftf iekwTf hoieaf sI. iewk pfsy nIly kwpiVaF vflf afdmI
KVf sI ijs nUM lok mOlvI jI kih ky bulf rhy sn. mYnUM jumy dI mF mMglI ny
Guwt ky sIny nfl lf ilaf. “puwq mOlvI sfhb jumy nUM TIk kr ky afpxy nfl lY
jfxgy. mYN ipMz dy drvfËy jumy df Kyzx vflf gwzf lY ky bYT igaf, jdoN jumf
iewQoN lMGygf, qd Ausdf gwzf vfps kr idaFgf. sfhmxy glI ivwcoN iewk kfÌlf
inkilaf ijs ny jumy nUM iewk mMjI ijhy bFsF dy cOKty `qy ltfieaf hoieaf
sI. Aus ny duwD icwtI cfdr vlytI sI. mYN ieMqËfr kr irhf sF. jumF muMh qoN
kwpVf Auqfr ky Jwt lokF vwl Jfkygf qF Jwt Aus df gwzf vfps kr idaFgf. nf
jumy nUM kwpVy df pwlf htfieaf aqy nf hI kfÌlf ruikaf. hOlI hOlI sB lok
awKF qoN Ehly ho gey. bVI dyr bfad smJ afeI ik jumF Es cMdy ipMz tur igaf
ijwQoN kdy koeI vfps nhIN afieaf.
koTy AuWqy ijs mMjy ‘qy lyt ky asIN gIq suixaf krdy sF hux Aus mMjy ‘qy
lyt ky mMglI buVI dy vYx suxfeI idMdy. ivcfrI bdiksmq nUM nINd Gwt hI
afAuNdI sI. jy ikqy JONkf lwg hI jFdf qF QoVHI dyr bfad klyjf PVH ky roxf
ÈurU kr idMdI, “qUM ikhVy bfgIN prc igaf vy, myiraf klYrIaf morf.”
“awj dy ivCVy ikhVy jnmF `c imlFgy vy, myiraf rfijaf puwqrf.” “buwZy mF
bfp dI vihMgI ikhdy shfry Cwz igaf vy, myiraf srvxf puwqrf.” mfeI mMglI
dIaF hUkF sux ky myrI awK Kuwl jFdI. myrf idl Br afAuNdf aqy mYN vI
isskIaF lYx lwg pYNdf. ikMnI dyr mYnUM vwzI mfmI sIny nfl lf ky cuwp
krfAuNdI rihMdI aqy keI vyr Auh vI myry nfl hI rox lwg pYNdI. kuwJ dyr
bfad bËurg iCwqr sdmy df mfiraf pfgl ho igaf. donF nUM mfeI mMglI dy pky
afpxy ipMz dfdU mfjry lY gey.
jdoN kdy mfeI mMglI dy hOl AuWTdf Auh GVUMeyN vwl dOVdI. pihlF af ky ikMnI
dyr jumyN dy hwQIN lwgI inMm plosdI rihMdI aqy iPr CuwtI hox dy ieMqËfr
ivwc skUl dy sfhmxy broty hyT bYT ky myrf ieMqËfr krdI rihMdI. jdoN mYN
bfhr inkldf Bwj ky glvkVI ivwc lY lYNdI. ieMny Ëor nfl GuwtdI ik myrIaF
hwzIaF dy kVfky bol jFdy. bVIaF asIsF dyNdI, “ijAUNdf rih puwqrf, kfljy
TMZ pY geI, kOVI inMm ijMnI qyrI Aumr hovy.” mfeI dy kwpiVaF ivwcoN bVI
ajIb ijhI mihk afAuNdI, jo kdy pihlI bfrÈ dIaF pihlIaF kxIaF pYx qy DrqI
ivwcoN AuWTdI hY, jfx lwgI mfeI cuMnI dy lV nfl lpyty ivafhF dy swkrpfry
aqy imwTIaF pkOVIaF nfl myrI jyb Br jFdI. smyN df phIaf qyËI nfl GuMmdf
igaf. skUloN kflj, kfljoN roËI-rotI, roËI-rotI qoN rfjnIqI, mYNbrIaF,
vËIrIaF qIk df sÌr qih krdf cilaf igaf. eys arsy ivwc ivcfry bËurg donoN
mr muwk gey.
eysy dOrfn myrf pfiksqfn jfx df islislf ÈurU ho igaf. iewk idn mYN ipMz
igaf sF. acfnk koTy ‘qy cVH igaf. mihdI hsn dy bol jo rsqy ivwc suxdf
afieaf sF ajy vI myry iËhn ivwc ËrbF Kf rhy sn. “ab ky hm ivCVy qo Èfied
KfboN myN imlyNgy.” mYN socF ivwc zuwb igaf. mYnUM bcpn dy ivCVy dosq jumy
dI Xfd af geI. sfhmxy KVI inMm iewk BfrI drÉq bx geI sI. ieh Auh inMm sI
jo kdy jumy ny qy mYN rl ky lfeI sI. ikMnI dyr itkitkI bMnH ky inMm vwl
vyKdf irhf. hOlI hOlI inMm ivwcoN jumF Ëfhr huMdf mihsUs hox lwg ipaf.
Kwby pfsy jfx vfly tfhx donoN bfhvF hyT vflf ihwsf jumy df DV. hOlI hOlI
Auh myrIaF socF ivwc dfÉl ho ky jvfb suafl krn lwg ipaf. jwt dI XfrI qy
bVI pwkI huMdI ey. pr qUM bVf kwcf inkilaf. qUM qy pfiksqfn jf ky mIaF
nvfË ÈrIÌ qoN lY ky ikMny gfiekF aqy hor nfmvr bMidaF nUM iml skdf eyN,
kdy myrI grIbVI BYx nUM imlx dI ËrUrq nhIN smJI. jumF iblkul swcf sI aqy
myry kol ÈrimMdf hox qoN isvfey koeI cfr nhIN sI. mYN iDafn ivwc hwQ ivwc
PwtI PVI skUl df juafk bx igaf aqy jumy dI bwkrI dy mymixaF nfl Kyzx lwg
ipaf. myry ijsm ivwc Jux-JuxI ijhI iCVI. mYN iewkdm qRbk igaf. mYnUM sihj
avsQf ivwc afAux leI keI pl lwgy.
agly idn hI jumy dI CotI BYx pUro qoN pfiksqfn vflI BYx sIbo df isrnfvF
ilaf. sIbo lfielpur Èihr dI hdUd ivwc vwsy ipMz iswDUpur ivwc rihMdI hY.
kuwJ idnF bfad jdoN pfiksqfn phuMicaf aqy sB qoN pihlF lfielpur jfx df
pRogrfm bxfieaf. asIN lfhOr qoN lfielpur jf rhy sF. ÈyKUpurf twp ky pqf
cwilaf ik awgy sVk ‘qy jfm lwigaf hoieaf hY. dUsrf rsqf bdl ilaf jo sFglf
ihwl vfly pfisEN lfielpur phuMcdf hY. pfiksqfn ivwc pihlI vyr eynf hrf Brf
ielfkf dyKxf nsIb hoieaf. asIN kuwJ pl leI sFglf ihwl dy bËfr ruky. lokF
ny mYnUM iewkdm Gyr ilaf. kuwJ lok mYnUM ibnF puwiCaF hI soZy dIaF boqlF
KolH ky awgy KVHy ho gey. iewk gwBrU muMzy qoN joÈ KroÈ ivwc myry kwpiVaF
qy soZf zuwlH igaf, ivcfrf ÈrimMdf ijhf ho ky boilaf, “srdfr jI, koeI gwl
nhIN. suixaY srdfr dy qy keI vyr kOVI ÈYa vI kwpiVaF qy zuwlH jFdI hY.”
myrI muskrfht dyK ky Aus nuM qswlI hoeI ik srdfr jI ny burf nhIN mnfieaf.
sFglf ihwl kdy kwcI imwtI dI phfVI huMdI sI jo ËrUrq mMd lokF ny Kurc Kurc
ky iewk CotI ijhI itwbI bxf idwqI. lfielpur phuMc ky kuwJ dyr asIN GMtf Gr
kol ruky. ies nUM awT bfËfr CUMhdy hn. iehnF ivwc bVI rOxk lwgI hoeI sI.
hr bËfr nwk dI syD ivwc bixaf hoieaf hY. iksy vyly aMgryËF ny ieh Èihr bVI
qrqIb nfl vsfieaf hoieaf sI. awj vI ies Èihr nUM iswKF dy ivCoVy df aqy
iswKF nUM ies Èihr dy ivCoVy df AudryvF lwigaf hoieaf hY. Èihr dI sMGxI
vsoN lMG ky asIN iswDUpur phuMc gey. dwsIaF inÈfnIaF muqfbk asIN ‘sfdk
alI’ df Gr puwiCaf. Jwt iewk muMzf sfnUM nfl lY ky qur ipaf. Gr awgy KVH
ky Aus ny afvfË mfrI, “cfcI ieMzIaf qoN mihmfn afey hn.” sIbo ny drvfËf
KoilHaf, mYnUM vyK ky iewkdm hwkI-bwkI rih geI. kfÌI smF myry mUMh vwl
dyKdI rhI. AuhnUM mUVHf[ pIVHI vI dyxI Buwl geI. Aus dy mUMhoN inkilaf,
“bfeI qUM Pjlf aYN.” asl ivwc sfzy ipMz dy muslmfnF df pihrfvf iswKF nfl
imldf juldf hI hY. “nhIN bIbI! mYN qF igwlF df muMzf aF, jumyN nfl Kyzdf
huMdf sI.” ieMnf sux ky Auh myry gl nUM cMbV geI. “Auh-ho! mYN cMdrI qy
pIhVI dyxI vI Buwl geI.” Aus nUM kdy icwq cyqf vI nhIN sI ik koeI ipMz df
jMimaF Aus nUM imlx vI af skdf hY. “bfeI hor ipMz dI suwK sFd suxf.”
hOlI-hOlI Aus ny muhwly dy sfry GrF dI suwK sFd puwCI. “awCf bfeI ieh dws,
bfby jwgy df mylf ajy vI Esy qrHF hI BrdY?” sIbo ny suBfvk hI puwiCaf’ “hF
bIbI, pihlF nfloN vI vwD.” “awCf iewk hor gwl dws, ijhVf cVHdI vfly pfsy
sOx dy mhIny qIaF BrdIaF huMdIaF sn, hux vI BrdIaF eyN,” “nhIN, hux pihlF
vflIaF gwlF nhIN rhIaF.” “iewQy ivafh ivwc kuVIaF icVIaF nwcdIaF ey, pr
mYN qF keI vfr kihnIaF qusIN sfzy ipMz aflIaF qyjo aqy aMgryjo df ikaf
mukfblf krnY. iewk vfr bfeI, igwDy ‘c pulIs dy kwpVy pf ky afgIaF ispfhI
bx ky, sfry igwDy aflIaF nUM lY ky lfly dI dkfn ‘qy phuMc geIaF. jf
jgfieaf bfxIaF, Auh lfly qUM igwDy vflIaF kuVIaF CyVaf eyN? bfeI myrI gwl
df XkIn jfxI, lflf Qr-Qr kMby, donoN hwQ joVI KVHf, lfly df mUq inklx vflf
ho igaf. bVHy idnF bfad AuhnUM pqf cwilaf ik Auh sfilE Auh qF aMgryjo-qyjo
qIaF.” BfvyN sIbo nUM ipMz CwizaF awDI sdI qoN vwD ho igaf sI pr Aus ny
ipMz dI bolI ajy qIk nhIN sI CwzI.
iÌr ikMnI dyr afpxy Gr dIaF gwlF krdI rhI. Aus nUM lohVy df duwK sI ik
AuhnF dy Gr df dIvf buJ igaf sI. iewMny nUM awDKV Aumr df iewk hor afdmI
af igaf. Aus ny af ky mYnUM siq sRI akfl bulfeI, mYN Jwt smJ igaf ik ieh
vI koeI EDroN hI afieaf lgdf hY. ijs ny slfm dI jgHf qy siq sRI akfl
bulfeI. Auh afpy hI bol ipaf, “srdfr mYN GVUMeyN qoN aF, sfzf Gr mfstr
jfqI rfm dI glI `c huMdf qf, myrf nfm rihmq Aulf ey, srdfr jI jo suafd
imwsy rihx df ey, kwly rihx df nI. myry bVy bfeI cMnx ny aYNvy agfVf cwk
ilaf, sfry TMZ Zyhr ho geI qI,” ajy qIk rihmq Auly ny GVUMaF Cwzx df hyrvf
vwZ -vwZ Kf irhf sI.
“ieh bfeI myrf kuVm aY iewDr af ky vI GVUMeyN afilaF `c irÈqydfrIaF rwKIaF
eyN.” sIbo ny kih ky ipMz df moh jqfieaf. mYN jfx leI afigaf mMgI qy muNV
ky iÌr afAux df vfadf kIqf. Gr dy sfry jIa mYnUM kfr qIk Cwzx afey. qurn
lwigaF hwQ AuWcy kr ky sIbo ny duaf mMgI, “awlf myry ipMz GVUMeyN ivwc
suwK vrqfeIN. ipMz qoN TMZIaF hvfvF afAux.” iÌr myry gl nUM cuMbV geI.
mYnUM qUq dI CwtI vFg dUhrf kr ilaf. mYN hwQ joV ky ivdfiegI lYNdf gwzI
vwl qur ipaf. sIbo nUM sbr nhIN afieaf. Auh iÌr myry gly nUM cuMbV geI.
Auh isskIaF lYx lwg peI. myrf vI gl Br afieaf. ikMnI dyr myry gl lwg ky
hOky lYNdI rhI. myry koloN boilaf nhIN sI jFdf. iÌr hwQ joV ky ivdfiegI
leI. kfr qur peI. moV muVn lwigaF mYN bfrI ivwcoN ipwCy Jfikaf. sIbo ajy
vI cuMnI nfl awKF pUMJ rhI sI. sIbo dy gly lwgx `qy awj vI Auho mihk afeI
ijhVI kdy mfeI mMglI dy kwpiVaF ivwcoN afAuNdI sI. ijvyN pihly mINh dIaF
kxIaF DrqI `qy vrsx vyly DrqI `coN afAuNdI hY. muhwly ivwc afpxy GrF dIaF
dyhlIaF `qy KVHy afdmI qIvIaF ÉfmoÈ nËfrf vyKdy rhy.
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