aYmrjYNsI aqy ‘kwK-kfnF’ dI vfrI-2
- virafm isMG sMDU
 

asIN sfQIaF nfl srkfrI qMqr dy Dwky aqy Ëor-jbr dI gwl krdy. lokF ‘coN mr gey mwc ‘qy aÌsos krdy. AuhnF nUM jUJdy juJfr lokF dy sMGrÈ dI dfsqF suxfAuNdy. AuhnF aMdr lVn dI loV qy lVn dI lgn df aihsfs jgfAux dI koiÈÈ krdy.
ieh gwlF kridaF jdoN ikqy afpxy afp nfl gwl krn df mOkf imldf qF mYN afpxI siQqI bfry vI socx lwgdf.
myry afsy pfsy AucIaF AucIaF kMDF sn ijnHF dy bfhr sfrf sMsfr afpo afpxy kMmF-DMidaF ivwc juwitaf hoieaf sI. koeI ijwQy cfhy jf skdf sI, ijwQy cfhy bYT skdf sI, ijsnUM cfhy iml skdf sI. afpxy pirvfr ivwc bYT ky hws-Kyz skdf sI. afpxI mF, BYxF aqy pqnI nUM ipafr kr skdf sI. afpxy bwicaF nUM lfz lzf skdf sI. pr mYN ies sB kuwJ qoN ivrvf kr idwqf igaf sF. pqf nhIN mYnUM ikMnF icr aMdr rihxf pYxf sI. nvyN hflfq nfl inptx leI mYN afpxy afp nUM mfnisk qOr ‘qy iqafr kr irhf sF. myrI nOkrI jf skdI sI. myry sfry pirvfr dI iËMmyvfrI myry isr Aupr sI. ivafh qoN pihlF afpxI iekwlI qnÉfh nfl mYN msF Gr df zMg qordf irhf sF. hux BfvyN pqnI dI qnÉfh vI nfl juV geI sI. pr pirvfrF dy Ércy! aOKy vyly leI koeI vI jmHF pUMjI kol nhIN sI. vfhI ‘c KUh dI imwtI KUh nUM lwgdI jf rhI sI. hr nvIN qnÉfh nfl hI Aus mhIny dy Ércy Bugqfey jFdy. Gr vflI CuwtI ‘qy sI. myrI qnÉfh bMd ho jfxI sI. Gr df ÊuËfrf ikvyN cwlU! myrI pqnI qy myrI inwkI DI ‘qy kI guËrygI!
agly aglyry idn rjvMq inwkI ijMnI rUp nUM kuwCV cuwkI mulfkfq krn afeI. mYN afpxI DI nUM Guwt ky gl nfl lfieaf. aMdroN qF Èfied mYN afpxI nv-jnmI DI vwloN jylH dI izAuVHI lMG ky ipAu dI mulfkfq krn afAux dI ‘hoxI’ `qy duKI sF pr Ëfihrf qOr `qy mYN hOslf idKfAuNidaF ‘zfielfg’ mfiraf, “myrI rUp AuhnF bhuq hI QoVHIaF pr bhfdr DIaF ivcoN iewk hY, ijMnHF ny eyzI CotI Aumr ivwc afpxy ipAu nfl jylH ivwc mulfkfq kIqI hovy!” afpxI afvfË dI kMbxI qy awKF ivclI qrlqf lukfAux leI mYN rUp df mwQf cuMmx leI afpxf ichrf Jukf ilaf.
mYN ieÈfry nfl pqnI nUM Gr dy Érc pfxI bfry puiCaf. bIbI vI nfl sI. pihlF hI bol peI, “Gr df Ércf qF myrI DI nUM imlx vfly ÈgnF nfl hI quiraf jFdf.” Aus ny rUp nUM bfhvF `qy hulfiraf. aMg- sfk aqy jfxkfr lok myrI igRÌqfrI bfry jfx ky myrI pqnI kol ‘aÌsos aqy hmdrdI’ krn afAuNdy aqy nv- jnmI bwcI dy hwQ `qy vI iewk awD rupeIaf rwKdy. pr ieh pYsy ikMnF ku icr cwlxy sn! AuhnF idnF ivwc sfzy ipMzF ivwc qF ÈrIkf-BfeIcfrf do jF pMj rupey qoN vwD nv-jnmI kuVI nUM Ègn ikwQy pfAuNdf sI! koeI afpxf nyVlf ds rupey vI dy idMdf sI. bIbI dI gwl vDfeI cVHfeI sI. bIbI sfrI iËMdgI cVHdI-klf ivwc rhI sI. Auh mYnUM zolx nhIN sI dyxf cfhuMdI.
pqnI ny dwisaf, “bfpU jI afpxy koloN sOdf-pwqf ilaf dyNdy ny. pr ieh vI kihMdy ny, ‘bIbI mYN Enf icr eI sOdf ilafAuxF ijMnF icr qyrI qnÉfh nhIN imldI.’ AuNj quhfzy afAux ipCoN Auh pUrI iËMmyvfrI nfl Gr df iÉafl rwKdy ny.”
bfpU df suBf ‘lfpRvfhI’ aqy ‘bypRvfhI’ df imlgoBf sI. Auh gwlF nUM bhuqI gMBIrqf nfl nhIN sI lYNdf. Ausny afpxy ihwsy dI kuwJ ËmIn kol rwKI hoeI sI aqy Ausdf ihwsf-Tykf afpxI mrËI nfl afpxy Auqy Ércdf sI. gMZ df pUrf sI. sfnUM CyqI kIqy pYsf nhIN sI idMdf. afKdf “srdfrf! qusIN inafixaF nUM cpyVF mfr ky muÉq `c srkfr dI ZUeI kuwtI jFdy jy. quhfzy kol pYisaF df kI Gftf!”
ÉuÈI hoeI; bfpU bËurgF vflf rol inBf irhf sI.
sfzI mulfkfq krnf vI vwzy ijgry vflf kMm smiJaf jFdf. koeI sihjy kIiqaF, sfzf ‘hmdrd’ bx ky, srkfr dI kropI nhIN sI shyVnf cfhuMdf. sI pI afeI aYmrjYNsI dI hmfieq kr rhI sI. AuhnF dI ÌYzryÈn nfl sMbMiDq pYrf-mYzIkl kfimaF df sUbf skwqr myry ipMz df vsnIk sI. Ausny myrI mulfkfq krn af rhy myry dosqF nUM icqfvnI idwqI, “qusIN bVy kmly E ijhVy AuhdI mulfkfq krn cwly ho! Auh qF inrHI ‘CUq dI ibmfrI’ hY. agly Auhdy mulfkfqIaF `qy nËr rwKdy ny. Èfm qwk hYz-afiÌs qwk ieqlfh phuMc jFdI hY. qusIN afp iksy vyly vI aMdr kIqy jf skdy ho!”
iPr vI sfzy ‘kmly’ Xfr sfzI mulfkfq krn afAuNdy rihMdy. hÌqy ku bfad jdoN sfnUM ‘qrIk BugqfAux’ leI kcihrI lY ky gey qF sfzy ipMzF aqy ielfky dy drjnF lok sfzI ÉYr-suwK puwCx leI AuQy hfËr sn. iehnF ivwc vwK vwK ipMzF ivwc bxIaF nOjvfn-sBfvF dy kfrkun vI sn. sfzy aiDafpkI ikwqy nfl juVy sfzy keI sih-krmI vI sn. asIN iewk vwzy ahfqy ivwc bYT ky cfh pIqI. sB dy bYTx leI mMjIaF aqy bYNc QuVH gey. asIN hor vI cVHdIaF-klF ivwc ho gey. ies awq dy srkfrI afqMk dy mfhOl ivwc vI kuwJ byÉOÌ lok sfzy nfl sn. AuhnF nUM sfzy qoN lwg jfx vflI iksy vI ‘CUq dI bImfrI’ df zr nhIN sI. Auh sfzI ÊYr-hfËrI ivwc sfzy ihwsy df kMm sFBx dI iËMmyvfrI cuwkx leI hr qrHF iqafr sn. ‘srkfr nfl mwQf lfAux’ leI ieh lok sfzI qfkq sn. jylH ivwc svYmfx nfl rihx leI ieh lok sfzf hONslf sn.
iewk idn cfnx isMG cImf, rfjpfl isMG aqy pUrn isMG afey. asIN sfry ijgrI Xfr sF. izAuVHI ivwc hfsf TwTf cwl irhf sI. pUrn isMG bVf gMBIr ho ky boilaf, “asl `c sfzf QoVHf ijhf kMm bfkI rih igaf hY, ijs idn pUrf ho igaf asIN quhfzy CuzfAux df koeI n koeI bMdobsq kr lYxf eyN!”
asIN hYrfn ho ky Ausdy mUMh vwl vyKx lwgy. pUrn ny rhws AudGftn kIqf, “kwlH asIN; mYN qy myrI GrvflI, sur isMG dy srkfrI hspqfl ivwc gey sF. hspqfl dIaF kMDF `qy moty moty awKrF ivwc iliKaf hoieaf sI, ‘PVHy hoey isafsI-kYdI irhf kro!’ myrI GrvflI leI Ërf muÈikl bx geI! mYnUM puwCx lwgI, “ieh kI iliKaf hY ik PVHy hoey ‘iCafsI’ kYdI irhf kro.” do qF ho gey virafm aqy rGbIr. bfkI curfsI Blf ikhVy hoey!” bws AuhnF `curfsIaF’ df pqf lwg lYx idE. iPr quhfnUM sB nUM ‘irhf krfAux df’ koeI n koeI bMdobsq krdy aF!”
sfzy hfsy nfl izAuVHI gUMj AuWTI.
awj vI pUrn dI GrvflI dy ieh ‘bcn’ Xfd krky hfsf afAuNdf hY.
smfj dy awDy ihwsy aOrq df lVy jf rhy GolF bfry eynf axjfx hoxf! ies ivwc Èfied mrdF df hI ksUr hY.’ sMGrÈ dy rfh ‘qy qury’ mrdF df vI! AuhnF vI bhuqI vfr aOrq nUM iewk ‘GrylU cIË’ hI smiJaf hY. sMGrÈ qF ‘GrF qoN bfhr dI cIË’ hoieaf! Auhdy ivwc aOrq df Blf kI kMm!
dUjf pwK Èfied ieh vI sI ik mrdF ny qF afp hr vyly ‘lMmy GolF dy islisly ivc’ GroN bfhr rihxf hoieaf. Gr ivwc bwicaF aqy pirvfr dI sFB-sMBfl leI Gr ivwc aOrq df hoxf ËrUrI hY. qy jy Ausny awvl-afiÉr Gr ivwc hI rihxf hY qF AusnUM bhuqy isDFqk aqy isafsI gur smJfAux dI kI loV hY! AuNj vI hr vyly ‘muhfj `qy rihx vfly’ bMdy kol afpxI pqnI nfl eynI lMmI ivcfr-crcf krn df smF hI ikwQy huMdf hY!
ieMj aOrq vwl sfzf rvweIaf aksr Aulfr hI rihMdf hY. loV qF hY Aus nfl sfQIaF vflI sFJ pf ky ivcfrF df afdfn-prdfn krn dI. hOlI hOlI Aus ivwc sUJ df sMcfr krn dI. pr asIN jF qF AuhnF nUM asloN axgOilaF kr idMdy hF aqy jF Bfvukqf vws AuhnF ‘qy Aulfr isDFqk aqy mfnisk boJ lwd ky afpxy kfrj- Kyqr pRqI AuhnF df moh-BMg kr idMdy hF.
mYnUM Xfd hY afpxy ivafh qoN ipwCoN mYN afpxI pqnI nUM ijhVI pihlI pUrI iÌlm ivKfAux lY ky igaf sF, Auh sI, mnoj kumfr dI ÈhId Bgq isMG ‘qy bxI iÌlm ‘ÈhId’. iÌlm inscY hI pRBfvÈflI sI. myrI afpxI psMd! pr iewk nv-ivafhI kuVI dy ‘hnImUn vfly idnF ivc’ ËrUrI qF nhIN sI ik ieh iÌlm AusdI vI ‘myry vrgI hI psMd hovy!’ myrI ieh phuMc inscY hI afdrÈk sI. myrf rvweIaf iksy qrHF vI XQfrQk nhIN sI. Éfs qOr ‘qy Aus kuVI leI ijs df iksy vI qrHF df koeI rfjsI jF isDFqk ipCokV nhIN sI. aqy mYN sF ik pihly idnIN hI Aus nUM’ ÈhIdI dy prsMg’ sunfAux lY igaf sF! awj vI myrI pqnI myry ies ‘Bolypx’ ‘qy hws pYNdI hY!
iewk idn rGbIr dI mF mulfkfq vfsqy afeI aqy purfxIaF mfvF vfly Bolypx aqy mfx nfl afKx lwgI, “vyK KF! ikvyN af ky sIKF ipwCy bih gey ny! bMdy bx ky AuT ky myry nfl qur pE! iPr nf afiKE! kI mÉOl bxfieaf iehnF ny!”
sfzy bfhr jfx jfx leI ijvyN Ausdy iesy ‘lfzly hukm’ dI hI loV sI!
bfhr inklxf, pr, sfzy vws ivwc QoVHf sI! myrI Ëmfnq df kMm vI iZwlf pY igaf sI. ajfieb isMG aYs zI aYm nUM inwjI qOr ‘qy imilaf sI aqy myry ‘by-gunfh’ hox bfry afiKaf sI. aYs zI aYm ny AusnUM ‘aMdrlI gwl’ dwsI. kys BfvyN kfbly-Ëmfnq sI pr srkfr dI hdfieq sI ik sfnUM Cwizaf nhIN jfxf cfhIdf! eysy leI Ëmfnq hI ‘eyzI vwzI’ mMgI geI sI ik iksy ny aijhy hflfq ivwc dyx leI iqafr nhIN hoxf! sfzI Ëmfnq krvf ky koeI afp ‘aMdr hox df Éqrf’ ikAuN shyVygf!
ajfieb isMG leI bhuq hI sfAU aqy isafxf jfpx vflf ‘mYN’ srkfr leI eynf hI Éqrnfk sF! aYs zI aYm ny ies df jvfb ‘hF’ ivwc idMidaF mYnUM srkfrI kfgËF ivwc vwzf’ nkslI’ hoxf dwisaf. “qusIN afpxy EN. afh vyK lO Auhdy kys nfl nwQI AuhdIaF srkfr ivroDI ilKqF. afh vyKo AuhdI khfxI ‘awKF ivwc mr geI KuÈI”. afh itwpxI vyKo! ies ivwc kFgrs dy iqrMgy JMzy nUM pfV ky Ausdf bsqf bxfAux leI iliKaf igaf hY.”
Ausny myrIaF khfxIaF’ lohy dy hwQ’ aqy ‘jyb-kqry’ df nF vI ilaf qy kuwJ ‘Éqrnfk srkfr ivroDI kivqfvF’ df iËkr vI kIqf.
ajfieb isMG ny mYnUM dwisaf qF mYN hYrfn vI hoieaf aqy ÉuÈ vI. hwCf jI! srkfr dI sI afeI zI sfzIaF ilKqF vI pVHdI hY aqy sfnUM ‘eyzy vwzy’ bMdy smJdI hY! ies ‘vzwqx’ df kuwJ qF ‘mul qfrnf’ bxdf hI sI! hux qF bfpU nUM vI XkIn ho igaf hoxf ik Auhdf poqrf vI ‘kuJ’ hY! nhIN qF jdoN kuwJ sfl pihlF, jdoN ajy myrf nF nvF nvF hI ‘srkfrI-kfÊËF’ ivwc ciVHaf sI, qF iewk sI afeI zI df hvfldfr myrI ‘ihstrI ÈIt’ iqafr krn leI myrI ÊYr-hfËrI ivwc Gr afieaf sI aqy bfpU nUM ikhf sI ik ‘quhfzy muMzy dy cMzIgVHoN kfÊË afey ny’ qF bfpU ny hws ky Auhdf aqy myrf mÉOl AuzfAuNidaF ikhf sI, “srdfrf ikAuN kuÌr qoldF! sfzy muMzy nUM doNh kohF `qy koeI nhIN jfxdf, cMdIgVH moey jfxdy aYN! qUM afhdYN iehnUM srkfr Éqrnfk smJdI aY. iehdy qoN qF, ijMnHF nUM pVHfANudY, skUl dy muMzy nhIN zrdy hoxy! qUM srkfrF dI gwl krdYN!”
hux jy aMdr hI rihxf pYxf sI. mYN ies ivhl nUM cMgy qrIky nfl vrqx df ÌYslf kr ilaf. ipCly sfl mYN aYm ey (pMjfbI) Bfg pihlf pRfeIvyt ividafrQI vjoN, XUnIvristI ivcoN pihly nMbr ‘qy rih ky pfs kr ilaf sI. mYN dUjy Bfg dI iqafrI leI rjvMq nUM afK ky ikqfbF mMgvf leIaF. Aus sfl, jy mYN Buwldf nhIN qF, pfT-kRm ivwc sMq isMG syKoN, krqfr isMG duwgl, kulvMq isMG ivrk, sMqoK isMG DIr, nvqyj isMG aqy dlIp kOr itvfxf bqOr khfxIkfr lwgy hoey sn. bfkIaF dy sMbMiDq khfxI-sMgRih aqy syKoN aqy ivrk dy sfry khfxI-sMgRih mYN jylH ivwc mMgvf ley. ivhly smyN ivwc mYN rGbIr aqy afpxy hvflfqI sfQIaF nfl dohvF lyKkF dIaF ikrsfxI jIvn nfl sMbMiDq khfxIaF dy vyrvy sFJy krdf. vDyry hvflfqI jwt ikrsfxI nfl sMbMiDq hox krky iehnF khfxIaF nUM bhuq psMd krdy. rGbIr qF iehnF dI klf kOÈlqf aqy sfihqk vizafeI vI smJdf. eyQy mYnUM ieh aihsfs hoieaf ik asIN ijhnF lokF dIaF khfxIaF ilKdy hF AuhnF nUM hI pVH jF bol ky suxfAux df anuBv ikMnF suKfvF huMdf hY! sfnUM pqf vI lwg skdf hY ik asIN ikMny ku pfxI ivwc hF! sfzI rcnf ikMnI ku asrdfr hY! ikMnI ku QoQI hY!
sb-jylH pwtI ivwc bhuqy Auh hvflfqI sn, ijMnHF dy mukwdmy ajy muZly pVfa ‘qy sn. iehnF ivwc koeI aÌIm df smglr sI, iksy dI Èrfb dI BwTI PVI geI sI, koeI swt-Pyt lf ky jF mfr-DfV krky afieaf sI. bhuq QoVHy sn jo suBf pwKoN hI aprfDI sn. bhuqy qF hflfq dy dbfE aDIn gunfh kr bYTy sn. hux pCqfAuNdy vI sn. do jixaF qoN isrÌ ies kr ky bMdf mr igaf sI ik AuhnF ny mMz vwloN GoVI ‘qy Èrfb leI afAuNdy bMdy nUM Èrfb ipaf ky jfx leI ikhf sI aqy Auh itkfxy ‘qy phuMcx dI kfhl kr ky mMinaF nhIN sI. mogy vwl df imwTbolVf ‘bfeI’ aÌIm df smglr sI aqy AusdI sfzy ipMz dy iksy smglr nfl sFJ iBaflI vI sI. jylH qoN bfhr jf ky vI sfnUM imldy igldy rihx leI AuqÈfh ivKfAuNdf rihMdf. Ausdf hI iewk hor sfQI ‘tuMzf’ sI. dupihr nUM qfÈ Kyzdy smyN Auh bfkI pwqy afpxy Cy ku ieMc lMmy tuMz Qwly Psf ky, iewk pwqf alwg krdf aqy Ëor dI ËmIn ‘qy mfr ky, ivroDI iDr dI jyqU cfl nUM rokidaF AuWcI AuWcI gfAuNdf, “nI ruk ‘jyN gI ryl gwzIey, jdoN vyK ilaf tuMz myrf!”
myry ipMz df bIrf glI vcoN iksy dy KMGUrf mfrky lMGx ‘qy Ausdf isr pfV dyx kfrn jylH ivwc sI. mYN jdoN pwky ÌrÈ ‘qy cOkVI mfr ky pVHidaF Qwk jFdf qF pYrF Bfr bYT jFdf. bIrf afpxy Éfs aMdfË ivwc afKdf, “vfh! mfstr aYN nf ibhf kr, ijvyN jnfnIaF Bog krn ipwCoN bih jFdIaF ny!”
vltohy vwl dy bhuq hI sfAU idsdy cfcf BqIjf isrÌ ies krky ‘CwbI’ dy kys ivwc Ps gey sn ik `cfcy’ koloN iewk gey guËry amlI aqy ÈrfbI ÈrIk nUM roË brdfÈq krdy rihx dy bfvjUd iewk idn DOl vwj geI sI aqy pwkI kMD dI nuwkr nfl isr vwjx krky Auhdf mwQf pft igaf sI. Ausdf mksd isrÌ `cpyV’ mfrnf hI sI, isr qF Ausdf, AuhnF dI mfVI iksmq nUM pft igaf sI! Auh hws ky afKdf, “hux qF Auho cpyV afpxy mUMh `qy mfrn nUM krdf ey. awgy vI qF Auh gflHF kwZdf rihMdf sI, cuwp kr rhIdf sI. Aus idn aYvyN eI rMj af igaf. AuhdI mUrÉqf qF sfry hI mMndy sn, Aus idn asIN vI mUrÉ bx gey!”
kuwJ iewk ieho ijhy vI sn ijMnHF nUM afpxy kIqy ‘qy koeI pCqfvf nhIN sI! iehnF ivcoN iewk sI qyrF cOdF sfl df alUaF ijhf gory rMg df muMzf. Auh sfrI jylH ivwc GuMmdf rihMdf. sfzy leI jylH dIaF sbËI dIaF ikafrIaF ivcoN corI mUÜIaF puwt ky ilafAuNdf. corI dIaF do mUÜIaF hI sfzy leI bVf vwzf ‘lfËmf’ huMdf! sfry Aus muMzy nfl hfsf TwT krdy rihMdy. vfrzrF nfl bhuqf Gul iml ky ivcrx nfl hox vfly ‘Ausdy nuksfn’ bfry Auh AusnUM ‘sucyq’ krdy. Auh hws Cwzdf qy afKdf, “mYnUM iehnF dy icwqV sykxy afAuNdy ny!” AuhnUM iksy pulsIey ny hI aÌIm df JUTf kys pf ky aMdr krvfieaf sI. dUjy hvflfqIaF dy CyVx ‘qy jdoN asIN Aus pulsIey dI hrkq bfry Aus qoN puwiCaf qF Aus ny bVy sihj-Bfv nfl afiKaf, “Auh jI myrI mF df Xfr aY. ipAu myry nUM swt lwgx krky mMjy ‘qy ipaf rihMdf. ieh hOldfr myrI mF nfl Éyh-ÉrfbI krdf sI. mYN mF nUM vI zwikaf. Auh htI nhIN. iewk idn mYN bfhroN Gr afieaf qF mYN dohF nUM rMgy-hwQIN PVH ilaf. Auhny mYnUM ÌIm dy kys ‘c aVf ‘qf.”
“nhIN nhIN Auh aglI gwl vI suxf. icwqVF vflI.” BIV ny iek-mq ho ky ikhf.
“Auh ikhVI gwl af! mYN igaf qF lwgy hoey sn. mYN nukr ivwc ipaf Auhdf hI bYNq cuwikaf qy dohF dy icwqVF qy do do bYNq vfhy pUry Ëor nfl. pYNt bMnHdf Bwj igaf BYx df Xfr! hor kI! bfhr jf lYx dy, jy puq df gftf nf lfh idwqf qF afiKE!”
Ausdy inr-Aucyc bol sn aqy ichrf asloN hI inrBfv! AusnUM ieho ijhf bxn leI ikMnI vwzI mfnisk pIV ivcoN guËrnf ipaf hovygf! ikho ijhy hflfq hoxgy, ijhnF Ausdf bcpn hI Aus qoN Koh ilaf sI! AusdI sMvydnf aqy sihj luwt ilaf igaf sI! eynI CotI Aumr ivwc hI AusdIaF iensfnI nuwkrF Bor idwqIaF geIaF sn! kI Auh hux afm iensfnF vFg iËMdgI ivwc ivcr skygf! aijhy anykF svfl myry mn ivwc AuClx lwgy!
dUijaF nfl iml ky Auh muMzf vI hwisaf. mYN vI hwisaf. ËrUr Auh muMzf hwsidaF hoieaF vI aMdroN roieaf hovygf. kI mYN vI aMdroN roieaf sF!
“aYDr af Auey! stor `coN smfn ilafeIey.” iksy vfrzr ny AusnUM afvfË mfrI. AuhnUM qurdy nUM iksy ny CyiVaf, “stor `c bc ky rhIN.”
stor vwloN muVidaF Auh JkfnI dy ky sfzy kol afieaf aqy iewk qrHF sfzy kol iÈkfieq lfeI, “afh vyKo kfmryz jI! afpF ies jylH `c bhwqr bMdy aF. qy sfzI sbËI nUM qVkf lfAux vflf afh smfn jy sfrf!”
Auhdy hwQ ivwc iewk ÈIÈI PVI hoeI sI ijs ivwc CtFkI ku qyl hovygf. iewk lohy dy inwky ijhy bfty ivwc cfr ku gMZy sn. kuwJ ku cmcy hldI, lUx imrc qy kuwJ hor inksuk.
“asIN qF puwC nhIN skdy. kfmryz jI qusIN qF iehnF nUM puwC skdy jy ik qVky vflf bfkI qyl ieh ikhVI QfvyN lfAuNdy ny!” Ausny aÈlIl ZMg nfl AuNgl ihlfeI.
“qUM eyQy Qx PVHdF Auey! cwl lMgr vwl” ipwCoN af rhy vfrzr ny AusnUM dbkf mfiraf.
iesqoN sfnUM imlx vflI rotI dy pwDr df sihjy hI anumfn lfieaf jf skdf hY. kIVf lwgIaF dflF, kIiVaF vfly bqfAUN qy hor sbËIaF. vwK vwK sbËIaF rlf ky iqafr kIqI, ‘imksz vYjItybl’. keI vfr Èrq vI lwg jFdI ik hY koeI ipAu df puwq jo dwsy ik ieh ikhVI sbËI bxI hY! hfQI dy kMn ijzIaF sVIaF, DuaFKIaF qy suwkIaF rotIaF. pihly idn jdoN mYN dfl Auqy qrdy kIVy vyKy qF rotI nf KfDI. bfhroN afey Ìl Kf ky guËfrf kIqf. agly idn iPr dfl Auqy qrdy kIVy vyK ky mYN nwk vwitaf qF rGbIr ny burkI qoV ky qrI Auqy PyrI aqy kIiVaF nUM bftI dy kMiZaF vwl kridaF ivcoN QoVHf ijhf kIVf-rihq QF bxf ilaf qy qurq dfl nfl burkI iBAuN ky bfhr kwZ leI, ijvyN sfh muwkx dy zroN koeI cuwBI lfAux vflf CyqI CyqI pfxI ivcoN isr bfhr kwZdf hY! ijvyN duÈmx dI hwd twp ky ‘aYkÈn’ krn vflf ispfhI surwiKaq vfps afpxI hwd ivwc prq afieaf hovy!
“lY aYN bVy arfm nfl rotI KfDI jf skdI ey! bhuqIaF nuks-bInIaF kIiqaF eyQy ikMnF ku icr srU! BfbI dy pwky prfAuNTy imlxoN qF rhy. AuNj vI agly dfl nfl kIiVaF df mIt muÌqo-muÌq idwqI jf rhy ny! sfnUM, sgoN, iehnF df Èukr- ÊuËfr hoxf cfhIdf aY.”
AuNj srkfr df dfavf sI ik sfnUM ishq asUlF muqfbk bVf vDIaf Kfxf idwqf jFdf hY! jylH spurzYNt vI Kfxf ‘cYWk’ krdf. aYs zI aYm muafienf krn afieaf. Ausny cmcy df isrf Aus awgy rwKI plyt ivwc Cuhf ky buwlHF nUM Cuhfieaf aqy sbËI dI ‘kuafiltI’ ‘qy sMqoÈ prgt kIqf.
phuMc vfilaF df Kfxf GroN vI afAuNdf sI. iksy cMgy Gr df muMzf iewko vfrI murgI dy sfry aFzy hfsl krn leI iksy bYNk ivwc zfkf mfrn ipwCoN PiVaf igaf sI. Auh izEVHI ivwc bYT ky aÉbfr pVHdf, mulkfqF krfAux ivwc jylH vfilaF dI mdd krdf; rijstr ivwc aMdrfË krdf. bMd zwibaF ivwc GroN afieaf svfdI Bojn afp vI krdf aqy lfgy bYTy krmcfrIaF nUM vI krvfAuNdf. jylH ivwc AuhdI afm jylH krmcfrIaF ijMnI hI cwldI sI. dUjy hvflfqI aqy kYdI AusqoN BYa KFdy aqy AusdI ÉuÈfmd krdy.
iewk idn srdUl ny dwisaf, “Bf jI ajfieb qyrI Ëmfnq dyx leI bMdf lwB rhy ny. ‘nMbrI Ëmfnq’ vfsqy Ëmfnq dyx vfly dI jfiedfd df bfkfiedf ilKqI rIkfrz qy vyrvf nfl lfieaf jfxf ËrUrI hY. ijs idn ieho ijhI sfmI twkr geI qyrI Ëmfnq ho jfxI hY.”
qy swcmuc ieh ‘sfmI’ lwB geI. ajfieb isMG df iewk snyhI myry leI Ëmfnq dyx leI iqafr ho igaf. iqMn ku hÌqy jylH ivwc kwtx qoN bfad mYN jylH `coN bfhr af igaf. pqnI, pirvfr aqy jfxkfr ÉuÈ sn. pr mYN AuzIk irhf sF ik hux Blf iks idn Jptxgy ‘lfl pgVIaF vfly aflock’!
afÉrkfr iewk idn AuhnF dy ‘drÈn’ ho hI gey aqy do hÌiqaF bfad hI mYnUM ies kys dI qrIk Bugqx gey nUM pwtI kcihrIaF ivco hI igRÌqfr kr ilaf igaf. ibafs Qfxy ivwc iljf ky zI afeI afr aDIn kys bxf ky ieMtYrogyÈn sYNtr aqy iPr kyNdrI jylH aMimRqsr ivwc Byj idwqf. myry GridaF nUM pUry do hÌqy myry mry jF ijAUNdy hox dI koeI Ébr nhIN sI imlI. mYN hI jylH ivwc jf ky afpxI pqnI nUM ijAUNdy jfgdy hox df sunyhf Byijaf sI. ieh ibrqFq kdI iPr shI.
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