(amrjIq cMdn dy suhj, isafxp aqy ilKq df
afpxf hI nvyklf rMg huMdf hY. cMgI vfrqk pVHn vfly pfTkF dI iqRpqI leI
asIN AusdI cuinMdf vfrqk dy nmUny hr mhIny sIrq ivc Cfpx df PLYslf kIqf
hY.-sMpfdk)
PfgVdI PMuk iPMkrI, rfgVdI rix igD rVwkYN.
lfgVdI luQ ibQurI, BfgVdI Bt Gfie BbwkYN.
bfgVdI brwKq bfx, JfgVdI Jlmlq ikRpfxM.
gfgVdI gj sMjrYN, kfgVdI kwCy ikMkfxM]
- cAubIs avqfr, dsm gRMQ
ieh kunn kunn da da kI hoieaf? iehdf kI mqlb
hY? ieh Èbd kOx boldf hY jF ieh afvfËF kOx kZ irhf hY? Auh bolxoN htdf
ikAuN nhIN? ienHF svflF dy jvfb myry koÜ nhIN. kuJ-kuJ aMdfËf hY, jo mYN
ds nhIN skxf. jy dwsx lwigaf, qF Auh ÈbdF c smfAuxf nhIN.
kunn kunn hrnfm dI iksy kivqf df pihlF imsrf hY qy da da pRym pRkfÈ dI
khfxI ÉUnbhf ivc jfnvrF vrgI afvfË inklx qoN aYn pihlF vyly dI iksy sMjogk
Èbd dI gUMj hY. jfnvrF vrgI afvfË pqf kdoN inkÜdI hY? jd myrf ijsm gwzI
Qwly afAux lwgf hovy jF acfnk KUh c Zihx lwgf hovF jF purfxI nmoÈI df
iÉafl af jfvy, qF ieho afvfË inkÜdI hY - da...da...da qy Pyr jfnvrF vrgI
afvfË. mYN ieh DÍnIaF kfÊË `qy CpIaF kdy pVHIaF sI; Auh ismrqI c ikqy atk
geIaF qy jfgidaF koeI vI kMm kridaF acfnk ibn-bulfieaF iËhn ivc af
bihMdIaF hn; jfx df nF nhIN lYNdIaF. ieh DÍnIaF cwkIrfhy dI cuMj vFÕ isr c
vwjdIaF hn. myrf vws nhIN cldf; icq lf ky kMm nhIN huMdf. koeI sfhmxy bYTf
gwlF kr irhf hY, pr myrf iDafn kunn kunn da da vl hY. mYN awKF muMd ky
KVHf hF; pr ies qrHF myrI ardfs qF nhIN suxI jfxI. ieh hI nhIN; hor keI
Èbd, DÍnIaF, qsvIrF iDafn ml ky bih jFdIaF hn; ipwCf nhIN CwzdIaF. bymqlb,
ÌËUl, AUljlUl. pr kuJ vI qF bymqlb nhIN. hr ÈYa df mqlb hY. hr ÈYa Xfd ivc
bwJI hoeI hY. Auh hr ÈYa, ijsdI hoNd hY, jF ijhVI inrI iÉaflI hY; Auh smyN
dI kuTfÜI c pY ky ZÜ jFdI hY. ieh ismrqI huMdI hY, Auhdy hox dI qy AuhnUM
krn vfÜy dI. ismrqI dy sfgr ivwcoN ijvyN koeI mwCI hvf c CfÜ mfrdI hY qy
hvf c atk ky rih jFdI hY. iÉlfa ivc asMK mwCIaF ltk rhIaF hn.
sfeIN sfeIN kwcy gogly nf KfeIN, iZwz pIV huMdI ey.
iswDV-ijhf muMzf sfeIN myry skUl df jmfqI sI. iehnUM muMzy hykF lf-lf
CyVdy huMdy sI. pcfDoN AuWjV ky afey twbr df ieh bwcf sI. EdoN rÌUjI,
’roVf qy JFgI smarQI Èbd huMdy sn. BfÈf XfnI ismrqI dI ihMsf df ieh iewko
nmUnf kfÌI hY. ienHF lokF dy injI qy smUhk duKFq df bwicaF nUM qF kI
vwizaF nUM vI pfs nhIN sI. virHaF mgroN sfeIN Esy skUl sfhmxy gwck, mrUMzy
dI CfbVI lfAux lg ipaf. kwcy gogly dI hyk virHaF qoN mYnUM qMg krdI rhI
hY. awj ies bfry ilKidaF sfeIN mYnUM cMgf lg irhf hY; BoÜf, imhnqI, dsF
nhMuaF dI ikrq krdf Blf bMdf. (sfeIN qurkI bolI df Èbd hY, ijhdf arQ hY -
ipafrf). ies vyly kuJ vI bymqlb nhIN. sfeIN myry ieklfpy bcpn df AuWGVvF
aks hY.
ÌlsÌI brtrYNz rwsl ny ikhf sI: ismrqI nUM aks dI loV huMdI hY (mYmrI
zImFzË aYn iemyj). ieh vI ikhf jFdf hY ik suwKF duwKF vFÕ injI ismrqIaF vI
kdy vMzfeIaF nhIN jf skdIaF. EdoN myry Aus skUl ivc pVHdy hornF bwicaF
dIaF ismrqIaF dy aks hor qrHF dy hoxgy. koeI gwl Xfd rwKx df iek gur ieh
vI huMdf hY ik apxy-afp nUM puwCo - iehdf koeI mqlb hY? jy koeI nf hovy,
qF gwl Xfd nhIN rihMdI. pr jd koeI Xfd bdrMg huMdI jfey, qF Auhdf kI kry
bMdf? asIN Xfd ikvyN krdy hF qy kI Xfd krdy hF, do vwKrIaF gwlF hn;
ikAuNik ismrqI iksy dI iblkul injI nhIN huMdI. asIN inq supny dyKdy hF;
axigxq gwlF idmfÊ c afAuNdIaF hn. asIN Auh supny Auh gwlF Bul-Bulf idMdy
hF. pr jy qusIN koeI supnf iksy nUM ds idE, qF Auh quhfzI ismrqI c jiVaf
jFdf hY. mYN qF sfeIN dy kwcy gogilaF df Bfr apxy isr qoN lfhux lwgf sI,
ienHF bfry ilK ky mYN ieh kI kr bYTf hF? AUl-jlUl sux ky, dyK ky jF pVH ky
asIN hwsx lwgdy hF. pr hwsx vfÜI koeI gwl hY nhIN. bMdf hwsdf ikAuN hY?
hwsx df jYivk kfrx qF ho skdf hY; qxIaF hoeIaF ieMdrIaF nUM iZwilaF krn dI
loV huMdI hY. jfnvr nhIN hwsdy, pr kivqf qy bfqF c hws lYNdy hn. pr hwsx
dI akLlmMdI kI ho skdI hY? bhuqy lqIÌy hIxy bMidaF, iÌrikaF qy kOmF df
mKOl AuzfAuNdy hn. iksy df mOjU bxfAuxf ikQoN dI dfnfeI hY? jo ho irhf
huMdf hY (aYkcuaYiltI) qy jo bMdy ny afdrÈ bxfieaf hMudf hY, jd Aus c
tkrfa nËr afey, qF bMdf hwsx lgdf hY. pr koeI afdrÈ siQr nhIN ho skdf. ieh
hr smyN hr Xug ivc bdldf rihMdf hY. ivafkrx c bwJy hoey jfxy-pCfxy ÈbdF jF
DÍnIaF dI qrqIb bMdy df bxfieaf hoieaf BfÈk afdrÈ hY. jd ieh qrqIb, ieh
afdrÈ tuwtdf nËr afey, qF bMdf hwsx lgdf hY.
ivtgYWnÈtfeIn kihMdf hY: bolI nUM icqvx df mqlb hY, iËMdgI dI koeI nuhfr
icqvxI. - Èbd bxfeI-suafrI pwkI iewt huMdf hY. iek iewt icixaF hËfrhf
sMBfvnfvF dI nINh rwKI jFdI hY. qy ijAuN-ijAuN ieh icxfeI AuWcI hoeI jFdI
hY, iqAuN-iqAuN sMBfvnfvF GtdIaF jFdIaF hn. mYN iewko Èbd icxdf hF: n. n
ivc hËfrF sMBfvnfvF hn. mYN iehnUM sIimq nhIN krnf cfhuMdf qy ieh iewko
Èbd, iewko DÍnI myry leI iËMdgI dI smuwcI nuhfr hY. pr ieh nuhfr iewko Èbd
n qk hI sImq ikAuN hoey? eys iet dy rwKy jfx qoN pihlF dIaF sMBfvnfvF df
koeI pfrfvfr ho skdf hY? DÍnI qoN pihlF kI sI? ieh n nf huMdf, qF kI
huMdf? kbIr jI afKdy hn:
bfvn aKr lok qRY sB kCu ienhI mfih.
ieh aKr iKir jfhgy Eie aKr ien mih nfih]ñ]
-rfg gAuVI pUrbI, afid gRMQ
dyvnfgrI dy bvMjf awKrF ivc sB kuJ mOjUd hY; ies ivc iqMny lok smoey hoey
hn. pr iek awKr ijhVf iQr rihxf hY, Auh bvMjf awKrF ivc nhIN hY. ieh sfrI
kfienfq dI akfl ismrqI hY. ieQy apV ky BfÈf df kfrj Zih-ZyrI ho jFdf hY.
mYN koeI Bfvnf, koeI soc kfÊË `qy Auqfrnf cfhuMdf hF; pr nf ilK huMdf hY,
qy nf boilaf jFdf hY. BfvnfvF qy socF awKrF ivc kYd hn, ijvy ÈIÈI c bMd
mwKI BIN-BIN krdI hY. ies ÈIÈI qoN bfhr hI mukqI hY. bvMjf awKr sMkyq-mfqR
hn, pr sMkyq nUM asIN afdrÈ ikAuN mMn ilaf.
hr pry srhwd-ey-adrfk sy apnf msjUd
ahl-ey-nËr ikblf ko ikblfnumf khqy hYN.
XfnI ijsnUM mYN isjdf kr irhf hF, Auh soc dI hwd qoN pry hY. nËr vfÜy
ikbly (kfaby) nUM ikblf vl ieÈfrf-mfqR afKdy hn. ieh Èyar kihx vfÜy Êfilb
ny ieh vI iliKaf sI:
hY khF qmMnf kf dUsrf kLdm Xf rb
hm ny dÈq-ey-iemkF ko nkLÈ-ey-pf pfXf
sMBfvnf df mfrUQl mYnUM qyrI iewko pYV hI lgdI hY; rwb jI mYN qmMnf df
aglf kdm ikQy cf rwKF?
ijhVI gwl smJ nf afvy, AuhnUM AUl-jlUl jF buJfrq afK dyeIdf hY. kuJ isafxy
dsdy hn ik buJfrq huMdI hI nhIN. iehdI koeI pRkyvl (aYbsolIAUt) hoNd nhIN
hY. buJfrq ivc Auhdf hwl vI huMdf hY. AUl-jlUl afvfËF bMdf iqMn hflqF ivc
kZdf hY: bcpny ivc, ieÈk ivc qy pfglpn ivc. bfkI hflqF ivc ikqy nf ikqy
Aucyc af jFdI hY. bcpny df mqlb hY – koeI bwcf hY jF koeI vizwkf inwky nfÜ
gwlF kr irhf hY. awikaf hoieaf duKI bMdf kUkF mfrdf hY, qF aklF vfÜy afKdy
ny, AuhdI surq ihwlI hoeI hY. kunn kunn oaf afvfËF koeI aklmMd nhIN kZ
skdf. toBf tyk isMG df Auh byiDafnf mMto afp hI sI. DVnqÉqf.
pMjvIN sdI ivc hoey BfÈfivd BrqrIhrI ny apxy gRMQ vfkXpdIX ivc iliKaf hY:
vfk ivc koeI Èbd nhIN huMdy. Èbd ivc koeI awKr nhIN huMdy. aQvf vfk df arQ
ÈbdF qy awKrF nUM imÜf ky nhIN kwiZaf jFdf, sgoN arQ ibjlI dy ilÈkfry vFÕ
iekdm mn `qy cmk pYNdf hY. ÈbdF df apxy afp ivc koeI inÈicq arQ nhIN
huMdf. AunHF ivc isrÌ arQ-sMBfvnfvF huMdIaF hn, ijvyN awKF ivc dyKx dI
ÈkqI huMdI hY. ijMnI icr awKF KolH ky iksy idRÈ vl nf kIqIaF jfx, ieh dyK
nhIN skdIaF. Esy qrHF ÈbdF nUM iksy inÈicq sMdrB ivc vfkF ivc nf vriqaf
jfey, ieh koeI arQ dy hI nhIN skdy. iksy roNdy inafxy nUM ikhf jfey –
roNdy inafxy nUM Èyr Kf jFdf hY; qF iehdf mqlb hY – cuwp kr. – koÈ ivc
sfrMg Èbd dy pcvMjf arQ hn. nf koeI Èbd inÈicq hY qy nf koeI arQ. BfÈf
iksy iek jxy ny bih ky nhIN bxfeI hoeI. ieh Èbd jo mYN kfÊË `qy vfh irhf
hF, ieh mYN nhIN bxfey. ieh mYnUM ismrqI coN imÜy hn; ienHF dy arQ mYN
apxI mrËI dy kZdf hF.
sfzI sMgIq Drupq ÈYlI dIaF bMidÈF df koeI ivafkrxk arQ nhIN kwiZaf jf
skdf. bfkIaF nfloN Drupq ÈYlI apxy mUl dy vDyry nyVy hY. kunn kunn afvfË
drasl Drupq dy aflfp ivc asQfeI qy aMqry dy ivcfly kwZI jFdI hY - ku n n….
rfgI ies afvfË nUM hwQF nfÜ iKwc-iKwc ky lMbI krdf hY. aflfp ivrlfp hY
DÍnI df, jo apxy mUÜ qoN ivwCV ky AuhnUM lBdI qVp rhI hY; jF ieh mUl vl
Xfqrf eynI ibKVI hY ik Aus pMD dI vydnf dwsI nhIN jFdI. amIr Éusro ny
AUl-jlUl DÍnIaF nUM qrfny ivc bMinHaf sI – nfdr dIm qf nf dI ry nf. ieh
DÍnI iksy vI rfg ivc ho skdI hY. aplm cplm cplfeI ry. kukVUM GuVUM.
da Èbd bRhdrnfXkf AupinÈd ivc mOjUd hY. sMsikRq ivc oaf arQ hY dyxf. iehdf
arQ bwdÜF dI grj vI pRjfpqI apxy isrjy dyvqy afdmI qy dYNqF awgy da Aucrdf
hY. dyvqy iehdf arQ dmXfqf (inXMqrx) dsdy hn; pRjfpqI hF ivc isr ihlfAuNdf
hY. mfnv iesy df arQ dyxf (dwqf) dsdy hn; pRjfpqI iehnUM vI TIk dsdf hY.
dYNq iehdf arQ dXf (dXfdvm) kZdy hn; pRjfpqI hF ivc isr ihlfAuNdf hY. dYvI
afvfË iehI DÍnI iqMn vfr boldI hY: da! da! da! arQfq inXMqrx rwKo apxy afp
AuWqy; smfj ivc Xogdfn pfE aqy dXfvfn bxo.
eyNÕixaF vy puq myNÕixaF vy, lY PV mMmf pI
sMsikRq sfihq ivc bcpn dIaF ismrqIaF nhIN, jo asl XfdF huMdIaF hn. bhuqf
sfihq AunHF ismrqIaF bfry hY, ijnHF dI koeI hoNd nhIN; ijvyN pUrvly jnm
dIaF klpnfvF. BfrqI drÈn ivc BfvnfvF qoN plfXn df mqlb hY, ies jnm dIaF
duKI krn vfÜIaF XfdF qoN plfXn. mhfnfiek df gux ismrqIvfn hoxf vI hY. kfvX
pRkfÈ ivc ismrx df alMkfr dyKo: ikRÈx XÈoDF df mMmf hwQ c lY ky cuMGx
lwgdf hY, qF iekdm AuhnUM iksy ipCly jnm dI gwl Xfd afAuNdI hY ik Auh
pFcjnX sMK nUM apxy mUMh nfÜ lf ky XuwD df afvfhn kr irhf hY. pRjf sux ky
nqmsqk ho ky KVHo jFdI hY.
keI icMqkF qy sfieMsdfnF dI iek rfey hY ik ies kfienfq df koeI mksd nhIN
qy rwb nUM Éfrj krky afKdy hn ik ieh sfrI Kyz mhfDmfky vfÜy aYvyN hoey
hfdsy qoN ÈurU hoeI sI. jd kfienfq df hI koeI mqlb nhIN, qF bfkI mqlb rih
iks df jFdf hY. BfrqI iÌlmF dy gIq ipafr dI qVp dI bVI cMgI qsvIr iKwcdy
hn. corI corI iÌlm dy ies gIq df zUMGf mqlb hY – jhF mYN jfqf hUM, vhIN
clI afqI ho… – iksy Gtnf nUM vfprfAux dIaF aYktrF dIaF hrkqF pfglF dIaF
nhIN, qF hor iknHF dIaF huMdIaF hn. corI corI df ieh gIq EdMU agFh df
sudfeIpuxf hY. nrigs qy rfj kpUr nwcdy rbV dy bfvy bxy hoey hn; puqlIaF,
ijnHF dI zor iksy axizwT dy hwQ hY. ienHF dIaF bONgIaF hrkqF sfzIaF awKF
dy gyJ nUM qoVdIaF hn. ieÈk ivc bMdf nfrml nhIN huMdf. nwcdy bfvy iek dUjy
vl dyKdy qk nhIN. ieh kuJ vI afp nhIN krdy. gfAux vfÜf vI koeI hor hY.
iÌlm bxfAux vfÜy ny axXQfrQ nUM pftI gyNd vFÕ KolH ky idKf idwqf hY. jo
kMm akl nhIN kr skI, Auh bfivaF dIaF bONgIaF hrkqF ny kr idwqf. pr hY ieh
smJx smJfAux vfÜy dI aklmMdI. bfivaF ny afp kuJ nhIN kIqf.
kivqf vDyry AUl-jlUl huMdI hY. awqXQfrQvfd kivqf df qrk hY. afsmfn nUM
tfkI lfAuxf pMjfbI df afm muhfvrf hY. jy ies dI qsvIr bxfeI jfey, qF ieh
XQfrQ ho jfeygI. jy koeI jfgidaF ÈYaF dyKx lg jfey, qF AuhnUM pfgl afK
dyeIdf hY. pr kvI nUM mfx imÜdf hY. koeI vI ibMb kivqf dI blOrI zwbI coN
kZ ky dyiKaF qilsm tuwt jFdf hY. kivqf dI mUlL BfÈf ivc jfdUgrI lukI
rihMdI hY. suhxI DÍnI vfÜy ÈbdF nUM pro ky Kyz bx jFdI hY. pMjfbI ivc ieh
klf aMimRqf pRIqm qy iÈv kumfr ny bhuq vrqfeI hY. ieh gIq idRÈtIgq icqv ky
dyKo qy dyKo kI bxdf hY? –
cfnx dI PulkfrI qopf kOx Bry.
aMbr gMgf huMdI gfgr Br lYNdI
drdF df dirafAu vy ikhVf Gwut Bry.
suhxy-suhxy Èbd suhxI-suhxI bihr ivc bMnHy hoey hn, pr ienHF df ÈuD mnqk
kuJ nhIN inkÜdf. pr ivclI gwl ieh ho skdI hY ik jy Aus qrHF huMdf, qF ies
qrHF ho jfxf sI; pr jo ies qrHF hY, AuhnUM Aus qrHF ikvyN kIqf jfey. ies
kfiv-alMkfr df nF sMBfvnf hY.
iensfn anoKf lfzlf hI rihxf hY, jo Kyln ko cMdf mFgqf hY. klf ivc ijhVf
sMBfvnf df awzfKwzf bxf jfey, Auh qr jFdf hY. anoKy lfzly df iÉafl jy
qusIN AusqfdF dy mUMhoN rfg drbfrI ivc suixaf hovy, qF gwl smJ af jfeygI.
roÈn afrf bygm rfg ivc bwJy bolF bfry kihMdI huMdI sI: ieqnf ku ruwKvf,
cVHnq duwKvf – inwky-ijMny ruwK `qy cVHn nUM ikMnf duwK lgdf hY. CotI-ijhI
sfzI ieh iËMdgfnI hY, pr iehnUM jIAux leI ikMny duwK Jwlxy pYNdy hn. bfbf
ÈyÉ ÌrId afKdy hn: lMmI lMmI ndI bhY. ies ndI ivc smF vihMdf hY, ijhdf
dUjf nF duwK hY. iksy AurdU kvI ny iehnUM awg df diraf afiKaf hY. BfÈf dy
ijMny vI Èbd hn, AunHF sfiraF df arQ iesy diraf qoN hY. mYN ies diraf ivc
zuwbf ies vyly kfÊË nfÜ gwlF kr irhf hF – hYlo kfgq jI, siq sRI akfl!
qusIN mYnUM bcf lE qy mYnUM afsmfn dIaF qihaF c lY jfE. qy Aus qoN vI pfr
lY jf ky mYnUM mukq kro. – AuÌ! mYN qF Buwl eI igaf sI ik afsmfn vI qF iek
Èbd hI hY qy mukqI vI. hux mYN kI krF?
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