iewk rMg-sihkdf idl (1924)

- gurbÉÈ isMG pRIqlVI

swqIN idnIN sfzf jhfË lMdn phuMcxf sI. pihly iqMn idn qF jhfË dy musfPrF ƒ nvIaF XfrIaF dI kfhl sI. keI musfÌr jhfË dy sÌr koloN anoKy pRIq-qjribaF dI afs rwKdy hn. DrqI dy kMZy qoN dUr, nukqfcInI awKF qoN prHy, smuMdr dI JUldI ihwk AuØwqy keI nvInqf qFGdy idlF ivwc AuhnF dI hwzIN rcI prI-khfxI DVk pYNdI hY. hr koeI iewk dUjy dIaF awKF ivwc muskurf ky qwkdf hY; iBMnI iBMnI sugMD vFg iewk kUlI ijhI ÈuB iewCf sfry jhfË ivwc iKlrI mihsUs huMdI hY. jhfË df amlf vI, kI kpqfn qy kI kulI, eys pRIq-ZUMz ivwc Èfml huMdf hY. kI pqf, ieh sPr iksy dI pRIq-Kyz pugf dyvy, iksy awKoN prvfngI ilÈkf dyvy, keI pqIaF pqnIaF ƒ pRspr rËfmMdI nfl mYN vwKo-vwK msUm ijhy pRIq-qjrby kridaF vyiKaf.
pr pRym-dyv BfvyN mfrdf bflF vFg aflIaF BolIaF hI hY, pr ivcoN bVf pIzf huMdf hY, ijhVIaF XfrIaF ieh luaFdf CyqIN CyqIN hY, Auh iZwlIaF vI CyqIN hI puaf idMdf hY. cOQy idn mYƒ jfipaf ik pRIqF ivwc pihlF vrgI srgrmI nhIN sI rhI, DrqI dIaF icMqfvF qoN dUr qrdy jfx df cMn Gtdf jf irhf sI. DrqI df dUjf kMZf nyVy afAuNdf ids irhf sI, eys kMZy AuØwqy Auho purfxIaF icMqfvF qy nukqfcInIaF AuhnF ƒ awgoN vflI lYx afeIaF hoxgIaF. bMdrgfh Auqy afey afpxy pqIaF pqnIaF dIaF ÈklF awKF sfhmxy iPrn lwg peIaF.
nvIaF pRIqF dI lflI iPwkI pY geI, inwG Gt igaf, ijs qkdIr koloN eyny idn iewk suKfvIN ijhI byvsqgI iml geI sI, Auho qkdIr afpxy lihixaF-dyixaF dI bodI iCwjI vhI PoldI, JfqIaF mfrdI idwsx lwg peI.
awj qk myrI vfkP isrP ieko imÈnrI BYx hI bxI sI, Es ny XsU msIh df JMzf nvF hI cuwikaf sI, qy ivÈvfs dy svrgI hulfry ivwc hox krky pRIq-qjribaF leI AuhdI BuwK mcI nhIN sI. Auh isrP myry nfl hI lfiebryrI ivwc iewk awDf GMtf gwlF kr lYNdI jF kdy cfr cwkr zYØwk Auqy myry jF iewk nOjvfn kYnyzIan iesqrI nfl lf lYNdI sI.
pr hux hor awKF ny vI myry vl qwkxf ÈurU kr idwqf. mYN dsqfr qy dfVHI krky bËurg ihMdusqfnI idwsdf sF. myry dys dy ihmflIaf prbq dy irÈIaF dIaF khfxIaF keIaF ny pVHIaF hoeIaF sn; pr irÈIaF bfry AuhnF df igafn eynf hI sI ik Auh hoxI dy lyK pVH skdy hn.
qy kyzI BuwK sI sBnF ivwc afpxf BivwK jfxn dI. ijwQoN myrf XkIn sfP ho igaf ik BfvyN ieh lok myry dyÈ dy lokF nfloN ikMny hI amIr sn, pr AuhnF nfloN vDyry sMquÈt nhIN sn. AuhnF df idl vrqmfn ƒ qF musfÌrI ijhI hI smJdf hY, nf Auhdy leI suafr ky kwpVy pFdf, nf cwj nfl Auhdy ivwc itkfxf krdf hY; hmyÈF Auh BivwK dy iksy svrg leI AuzUM AuzUM krdf rihMdf hY.
kI mrd, qy kI iesqrIaF, kI buwZy qy kI jvfn, swBo myry hwQ ivwc afpxf hwQ ilaf PVFdy, qy kdy muskurf ky, kdy qrlf kr ky, qy kdy bycfrgI dI mUrq bx ky, “nf-nf`` krdy myry koloN kuwJ nf kuwJ aKvf hI lYNdy. Auqsuk awKF ikMnf kuwJ afpy hI dws dyNdIaF hn, qy AuhnF dy idl dI gwl dws dyxf koeI aMqr-Xfmqf nhIN huMdI, qF vI mYN pUrb df iewk isafxf afdmI smiJaf jfx lwg ipaf.
pr hoxI hY puwj ky mKOlx. keIaF ƒ afpxI qkdIr dI ikqfb df vrkf Polx df Jws keI vfrI af pYNdf, qy mYN AuhnF ƒ hr qrHF XkIn duafAuxf cfhuMdf ik mYN eys ividaf qoN iblkuwl korf hF, pr Auh iehƒ myrI inrmqf smJ ky afpxf hwQ myry hwQ ivcoN Enf icr nf kwZdy ijMnf icr hfr ky mYN iksy ƒ ieÈk qy iksy ƒ Dn df hrf rfÊ nf suxf dyNdf. qy hux mYN afp qFGx lwg ipaf sF ik koeI Es kYnyzIan kuVI ƒ, ijs ƒ kdy kdy mYN imÈnrI BYx dy sfQ ivwc izwTf sI, jf afKy ik mYN pUrf phuqf hoieaf joqÈI hF.
ieh kuV bhuqf iekwlI hI iPrdI jF jMgly nfl KloqI, mYN vyKdf sF. koloN lMGdI jFdI ÈuB-iewCf qF Auh ËrUr muskrf CwzdI sI-pr afpxf hwQ Auh mYƒ nhIN sI ivKFdI? idl ivwc aFhdf sF, BfvyN joqÈI mYN hF nhIN, ieh kuVI jy mYƒ hwQ ivKfey qF keI swcIaF iehƒ mYN dws skF. Auhdy hyTF vl kuMzlFdy buwlHF, AuhdIaF socdIaF awKF, Auhdf afdmIaF koloN sMkoc, qy iehnF gwlF dy bfvjUd puÈfk vwloN byiDafnI koeI nf-Auh bVy Pwbdy kwpVy pfx vflIaF kuVIaF ‘coN sI-mYN ikMnf kuwJ Auhdf cMgI qrHF pVH ilaf hoieaf sI. …[ pr Auh mYƒ koeI mOkf dyNdI hI nhIN sI.
iewk Èfm Auh imÈnrI sfQx nfl KloqI sUrj asq huMdf vyK rhI sI, qy kih rhI sI, “kyzf suhxf sUrj-asq! ``
qy imÈnrI kuVI ny jvfb idwqf, “eydUM vI suhxf cMn huxy smuMdr ivcoN cVHygf. ``
myry koloN irhf nf igaf, mYN imÈnrI kuVI ƒ ÈuwB-Èfm muskrf ky afiKaf, “mYƒ muafÌ kr dyxf pr ieh lPË qF myry ny ijhVy qusF huxy boly ny. ``
imÈnrI kuVI ny ÉuÈ ho ky myrf pRIcY kYnyzIan kuVI nfl krfieaf, “imstr isMG-pUrb df isafxf afdmI! ims ailËbYQ mYNËI. ``
kYnyzIan kuVI ny boly ibnF mYƒ hwQ idwqf, pr AuhdIaF awKF ivwc ÈuwB-iewCf guwJI nhIN sI.
“mYN smJdf hF, isafxy ieh ny, ijnHF pCfx ilaY ik mYN isafxf koeI nhIN, `` Auhƒ mYN bolx leI vMgfiraf.
“eys leI ik mYN quhfƒ afpxf hwQ nhIN ivKfieaf? `` Es Ërf cONk ky puwiCaf.
“hF, ims mYNËI. ``
“quhfzI isafxp Auqy mYƒ ÈMkf kdy nhIN hoieaf-isrP myrf afpxy BivwK ivwc XkIn AuØwz igaf hY-myrf BivwK hI koeI nhIN-`` Ausny sfzy vwloN mUMh Buaf ky dUr smuMdr vwl vyKidaF afiKaf.
“BivwK ivwc XkIn hovy BfvyN nf hovy, BivwK hr iksy df huMdf hY-hor iksy df BivwK mYN BfvyN TIk nf pVH sikaf hovF, quhfzf mYN iblkuwl TIk pVH skdf hF-jy qusIN mYƒ hwQ vKfE. ``
qy smuMdr ivcoN inkldy cMn dIaF irÈmF Auhdy mwQy dy kuMzlF Auqy peIaF.
“swc kihMdy ho? `` Auhdy buwlHF dy kuMzl AuØwcy ho gey sn.
“aËmf lvo. `` mYN kfml joqÈI dy Brosy nfl afiKaf.
“cMgf, Kfxy dy bfad-Auprly zYØwk Auqy-afEgy? `` qy mYN vyiKaf Auh jfx leI bVI kfhlI sI.
qy Kfx-kmry ivwc jdoN Auh afeI qF Aus ny poÈfk vtfeI hoeI qy afpxy duafly hr cIË vwl iDafn idwqf hoieaf pRqwK sI. Auh hor myË Auqy bYiTaf krdI sI. mYN afpxf Kfxf mukf ky, vwzf kot pf ky Auprly zYØwk AuØwqy jMgly nfl jf Kloqf.
iewk anoKf hI cYn hr pfsy iKliraf hoieaf sI, sB kuwJ qurdf hox dy bfvjUd azol sI. pOx vg rhI sI, jhfË qur irhf sI, smuMdr lihrf irhf sI, cMn AuØwcf cVH irhf sI-pr ÉfmoÈ icwtI rfq dI qfl ivwc sfh lYNdI smuMdr dI ihwk AuØwqy mYN anMq dI aihl Bfl bixaF Kloqf sF.
zYØwk AuØwqy afAuNidaF mYN keI vfrI BON ky qwikaf ik ikqy ims mYNËI afAuFdI hovy, pr byiknfr smuMdr dI ivÈfl ihwk Auqy afpxy jhfË dy iekwlm-kwilaF, iewk cfnxy itmkVy vFg, nwcdy qury jfx dI bhfdr JfqI ny myrf sfrf iDafn mwl ilaf sI. mYN cMn vl vyiKaf, Auh vI afpxIaF cFdI-muskfnF nfl ijAuN eys bhfdrI dI dfd dy irhf sI.
mYƒ pqf hI nf lwgf ik kdoN imÈ mYNËI myry pfsy nfl af KVoqI sI.
“quhfƒ ieh JfqI bVI ipafrI lwgI jfpdI hY? `` Aus mYƒ afpxf pqf dyx leI afiKaf.
“afh! ims mYNËI-qusIN ËrUr mYƒ muafÌ kr dyxf-pl Br leI swcmuwc mYN afpf Buwl igaf sF, `` mYN Èrmf ky afiKaf.
“jy qusIN mYnUM ims mYNËI nf afKo? ``
“jo quhfƒ cMgf lwgy, mYN afKfgF. `` myrI ÉuÈI pRqwK sI.
“jy qusIN mYƒ aYilËI afK sko? quhfzy leI vI ieh suÉflf ho jfeygf. ``
“suKflf hI nhIN, kfivafnf vI lwgygf. aYilËI-aYilËI! ``
“quhfƒ qF kwlm-kwly eys jhfË dI JfqI kfivafnf lwgI hY-pr mYƒ qF nf iehdy qy nf afpxy nF ivwc koeI kivqf lwB skI hY. …[ [ ijho ijhf ieh jhfË iqho ijhI mYN-ieh hux qurdf jf irhf hY- iehdy dUr nyVy iehdf koeI mihrm nhIN, iehdy idl dy Qwly koeI ËÉm ho jfey-iehdy pfty idl df iksy kol dfrU nhIN, ijhVI ihwk smuMdr dI eys vyly iehƒ cuMmI cuwkI jf rhI hY, by-murvwq Auh pft peygI qy Auhdy ivwc ieh gVUMd ho jfeygf. …[ [ cfr ÉflI bulbuilaF dy Cut koeI hMJU iehdI kbr Auqy iksy vgfxf nhIN. cuqrÌIN pfxIE pfxI iPr jfeygf-iehdf inwkf ijhf nF qy EdoN vI inwkf iehdf inÈfn imtf ky, smuMdr dI aQfhqf iehdy Auqy sdf TfTF mfrdI rhygI. …[ ``
qy myrIaF awKF awgoN Auh nwcdf bhfdr itmkVf alop ho igaf. mYN jMgly nfloN ht Klo ky, ibn hMJUaF roNdIaF awKF dy joVy ivwc Jfk irhf sF.
mYN aYilËI df hwQ PV ilaf. bVf TMZf hwQ sI. mYN vyiKaf aYilËI dy vwzy kot ƒ jyb nhIN sn. Auhdf hwQ mYN afpxI jyb pf ilaf.
“dUjf hwQ vI, aYilËI, qusIN afpxy kot df btn KolH ky aMdr kr lvo, swcINmuwcIN ieh JfqI eyzI suhxI nhIN, jyzI ieh TMZI-Tfr hY-qy afE Aus lMp kol Cfey hyTF zwTy bYØNc Auqy jf bhIey! ``
ikMnf hI icr AuQy bYTy asIN gwlF krdy rhy. aYilËI ny Auhdf hwQ vyKxf mYƒ Xfd krfieaf. Auhdy vrgI srl kuVI dy aMdrly idl ƒ suqMqr krn vflIaF cfr gwlF kih lYxIaF aYzI vwzI koeI rfËdfnI nhIN sI. ijdHy nfl quhfzy idl dI sfrI hmrdrdI hovy, Auhdy idl df ijhVf pfsf qusIN cfho vyK skdy ho.
Auh iewk drimafny drËy dy amIr mfipaF dI sB qoN CotI bwcI sI. Coty huMidaF hI mfpy mr gey. pr afiKaf jFdf sI, vsIaq ivwc Auh Auhdy leI coKf Dn Cwz gey sn, pqf eys vsIaq df Auhdy vwzy BYx Brf ƒ hI sI.
jvfn hox AuØwqy do lVikaF ny vfrI-vfrI aYilËI ƒ ipafr kIqf. pr AuhnF df ipafr, jfpdY vsIaq ivclI afs nfl hI sI. jdoN pqf lwgf ik aYilËI eyzI amIr nhIN sI jyzI iÉafl kIqI jFdI sI, qF aYilËI df idl qoV ky suwt gey.
aYilËI bVy brIk jËibaF vflI kuVI sI. Aus ƒ bVf duwK hoieaf. Aus ny afpxI jfiedfd BYx-Brf dy hwk ivwc Cwz ky sdf kMvfrI iewk syvk zfktr bx jfx df ÌYslf kr ilaf, qy Auh lMdn ivwc rih rhI afpxI BYx ƒ afpxf ÌYslf dwsx jf rhI sI.
“pr, aYilËI dy aMdr iewk rMg-sihkdf idl sI, tuwtf tuwtf vI pRsMsf vl kMn lfeI rKdf sI, eysy leI Auh kwpiVaF vl bVf iDafn dyNdI sI. BfvyN dUijaF dIaF awKF ivwc KulH ky qwkx df hIaf Auhdf AuØwz igaf sI, pr AuhnF awKF ivwc cMigaf lwgdy rihx dI BuwK AuhdI nhIN sI imtI.
“pr, aYilËI quhfzy hwQ dIaF lkIrF ivafh dwsdIaF hn. ``
mYN afpxy boJy ivwc DVkdy Auhdy hwQ ƒ kwZ ky, AuhdI ryÈmI qlI Auqy AuNglI PyrI, hyTF PyrI, AuqFh vl PyrI, qy Auhdf dUjf hwQ PV ky mYN afpxI jyb ivwc pf ilaf. aYilËI myry mUMh vl qwkx lwg peI.
“jy myrI mrËI ivafh leI nf vI rhI hovy-qF vI? `` Aus muskrf ky puwiCaf.
“mrËI koeI pwQr-lkIr nhIN huMdI-jËibaF df pMGrf hI huMdf hY. hoxI ijho ijhy kOl ktory ivwc Auhƒ pf lvy, Auho ijhI iehdI Èkl ho jFdI hY. …[ quhfzy vrgf hwQ axPiVaf rihx leI nhIN bixaf huMdf. ``
Auhdy dovyN hwQ mYN afpxy hwQF ivwc lY ley, qy AuhnF Auqy ijvyN koeI ksbI joqÈI rhws JfVdf hY, mYN afpxy poty nfl pMj TokrF lfeIaF, do hOlIaF qy iqMn Ërf EdUM Ëor dIaF.
Aus smiJaf ieh myrf jfdU-hunr sI, pr sI ieh inrol myrf sfdf ijhf ipafr-hunr, qy aYilËI dy aMdroN suwqf kuwJ jfg ipaf-koeI ibjlI aMg aMg ivcoN DVk geI.
“qusF kI kr idwqY mYƒ-hor dI hor ho geI hF, eys jhfË dI iekwl vrgI Koh hux myry ivwc AuØwkI nhIN rhI. …[ afh- hux axroeI mYN nhIN mr jfvFgI-simaF df byilhfË smuMdr myrf nfmo-inÈfn afpxIaF TfTF hyT nysq nhIN kr skygf. …[ qusIN qF mYƒ Xfd rwKogy, kdy mYN quhfƒ imlI sF.
Auhdy hwQ mYN buwlHF nfl lf ley.
“myrI inwkI Xfd nfloN vI koeI vzyrI pRIq quhfƒ imlygI-ieh idl quhfzf iksy cMgI ihwk ƒ ËrUr rMgygf. `` jhfË df kpqfn sfzy koloN lMG igaf. do jhfËI vI sfƒ bYiTaF vyK ky Ërf vlf gey. siBaqf ƒ myry idl ny sjdf kIqf. iksy dy inwjI mfmilaF leI cuwBdI Auqsukqf nhIN, afdr Biraf sMkoc hY.
GiVafl ny awDI rfq KVkf idwqI.
“aYilËI, mYN bVf ÉuÈ hF ik qusIN awj myry kol af gey-qusF mYƒ hwQ ivKfieaf. pihlI vfr myrI mrËI nfl qusIN mYƒ joqÈI bxf cly ho. ibnf mrËI mYN keI hwQ vyKy-quhfzf hwQ vyKx leI awDI-awDI rfq mYN cfh kIqI …[ [ pr hux aYilËI TMZ aMqF dI Auqr afeI hY-quhfƒ pqf nhIN lwg irhf, pr mYN afpxy afp ƒ doÈI mihsUs kr irhf hF-AuTo-afE-hux quhfƒ afpxy ibsqry ivwc cly jfxf cfhIdf hY. ``
mYƒ XkIn hY, Es rfq myry koloN jf ky aYilËI ny ibsqry Auqy eyny pfsy nhIN prqy hoxy ijMny Auh awgy priqaf krdI sI. pr myrI afpxI hflq anoKI ho geI, keI pfsy prqy, keI qdbIrF kIqIaF-pr nINd nf afeI-ieko iÈkvf rih rih ky buwlHF Auqy afAuFdf rhf. EVk mYN AuØwT Kloqf qy klm dy buwlHF ‘coN Auh iÈkvf mYN afpxI not-buwk ivwc vgf idwqf:
“E jfny jfnf, ikho ijhf sfkI afpxf qUM mYƒ bxf idwqf hY. BrIaF surfhIaF qy pYmfinaF vfly mYÉfny Auqy qUM mYƒ ibTf idwqf. qyry cfhux vfly afAuFdy, qyrf hukm hY, qyrIaF surfhIaF ivcoN Br Br ky inrI Èrfb hI mYN AuhnF ƒ nf ipafeI jfvF, sgoN hr sfgr ivwc afpxy idl df iewk totf vI Gol idaF krF. …[ mÉmUr ho ky jFdy ny qyry cfhux vfly. pqf nhIN ieh Éumfr qyrI Èrfb df hY ik myry idl dy toitaF df! …[ pr sux lY, myrI by-smr muhwbq idloN AuØwT, iÈkvf bxky mIty buwlH ËorIN KulHf rhI hY-qUM mYƒ afpxy mYÉfny Auqy ibTf ky hukm dy idwqf hY ik eyQoN koeI muiVaf nf jfey-pr myry sihkdy buwlHF Auqy qyrI ÈÌkq df koeI kqrf kdy izwgf nhIN. ieh ipafsy buwlH qyry afÈkF leI muskrf-muskrf ky qRyVy gey ny-ipafr dI iqÈngI ny iehnF dy vt vt AuØwqy iswkrI bMnH idwqI hY. …[ [
“pr mYN, qyrf by-nsIb sfkI, qyrI by-murvwqI df afijË iÈkfr, ijs ƒ vyKx vfly bVf ÉuÈnsIb afKdy ny-bYTf jU hF qyry bÉqfvr mYÉfny Auqy-kd qk iehdy buwlH dUijaF leI mskrFdy rihxgy? EVk-EVk-mYN qYƒ kI afKF? jfny jfnF ƒ kd iksy nUM kuwJ afiKaf hY …[ [ . ``
qy ijAuN mYÉfny dI mlkF ƒ eys sfkI dI ajy loV hY sI, rfq dI iekwl ivwc prI-pr PVky-myrIaF awKF iksy ny cuMm ky myl suwtIaF.
klm hwQ ivc, mYN myË Auqy hI isr suwtI suwqf ipaf sF, jdoN bihry ny svyr dI cfh leI bUhf KVkfieaf. svyry zYØwk AuØwqy sB qoN pihlF aYilËI ny mYƒ ÈuwB-pRBfq afKI. qy ikho ijhI suhxI swcImuwcIN Auh pRBfq sI. aYilËI dIaF awKF ivwc klH Èfm dI Xfd sI, qy myrIaF ivwc prI-prF dI PVkx sI. qIjy idn asIN lMdn phuMc gey. hr musfÌr ny afpxy sfmfn dy nfl afpxf idl vI sFB itkfxy kr ilaf sI, hr koeI pihlIaF vFg sfAU jfp irhf sI.
aYilËI dI BYx Auhƒ lYx afeI hoeI sI. aYilËI ny ijs qpfk nfl myrI jfx-pCfx krfeI, Es qpfk df AuhdI BYx dIaF awKF ivwc koeI myl nhIN sI.
aYilËI ny myry hotl df pqf lY ilaf hoieaf sI. “mYN quhfƒ ilKFgI, `` Es afiKaf.
qy Auhdy iqMn ÈbdF qy qwkxI ivwc iewk amuwk sunyhf sI.
(1927 ivc ilKI ilKq ivcoN aYiljLI bfry kuJ hor)
Ausy idn dI zfk ivwc aYilËI df Éq afieaf. AuhdI afdq dy Ault ieh Cotf ijhf Éq sI, ieko sÌf, pr bVy DVkdy lPËF ivwc iliKaf hoieaf sI:
“mYN ivafh kr ilaf hY. ieh Éq mYN afpxy suhfg ibsqry qoN ilK rhI hF. myrf pqI sON igaf hY, qy myrf jIa quhfƒ ieh ilKx Auqy kr irhf hY ik qusIN sdf myry aiq Xfd-Xog imwqr rhogy. ``
eys Éq ny Auh iÈkvf myry aMdr Pyr sulGf idwqf, ijhVf aYilËI nfl jhfË dy zYØwk Auqy imlx bfad afpxI kYibn dI iekFq ivwc myry aMdr DuÉ ipaf qy mYN afpxI not-buwk ivwc ilK ilaf sI; hux vI mYN afpxI not-buk PV leI qy bfÊ dy iewk pfsy, ijQy Puhfrf Kyz irhf sI, jf ky mYN iliKaf:
“mYƒ prbq jyzI ipafr-BuwK dy ky, qy myry duafly ipafr dI sdIvI rfs rcf ky qUM myry buwlHF Auqy kuÌl lf idwqf hY. qUM mYƒ ipafr dy rMg-mMc dy ipwCy ipafr-joiVaF ƒ iÈMgfrn df kMm sONp idwqf hY. suhxy mUMhF ƒ mYN rMgdf qy hsFdf hF, pr iksy mUMh ƒ cuMmx df hwk mYƒ hfsl nhIN. ``