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pMjfbIaq dI sFJ nUM muhwbq df pfxI
- virafm isMG sMDU
 

bfad dupihr df sYsLn sLurU hox vflf sI. siqnfm mfxk iKwc ky mYnUM iPr aglIaF kursIaF ‘qy lY igaf. ies sYsLn dI kfrvfeI ieilafs GuMmx ny clfAuxI sI. Aus ny mYnUM ikhf :
‘‘mYN sdfrq leI styj AuWqy bYTx vfly bMidaF ‘coN sB qoN pihlF quhfnUM afvfjL mfrnI hY. aYQy hI irho. hux ikDry jfieE nf.’’
huxy hI kIqy PLYsly muqfbk gwl dohF mulkF dy pMjfbI adb bfry hoxI sI. BfrqI pMjfbI adb bfry inrxyjnk ZMg nfl gwl krn leI Aus ny mYnUM iksy hor vI pMjfbI ivdvfn bfry puwiCaf qF mYN zf[ rGbIr isMG isrjxf df nF ilaf. ieilafs GuMmx ny myrI jfx-pCfx krfeI qy mYnUM pihlF pRDfngI mMzl ivc bYTx leI afiKaf. zf[ rGbIr isMG, zf[ suiqMdr isMG nUr qy amIn milk vI mMc AuWqy susLoiBq hoey.
gwl dohF mulkF dy pMjfbI sfihq bfry krn dI QF Bfrq-pfik sMbMDF, vMz dy drd dy Bfvuk pRgtfvy qwk hI sImq ho ky rih geI. zf[ rGbIr isMG qy zf[ nUr ny hI sMquilq ZMg nfl sbMiDq muwdy bfry crcf kIqI, nhIN qF cVHdy pMjfb dy bulfiraF ivcoN bhuiqaF dI gwl Bfvuk Aulfr nfl Eqpoq sI. Auh vfGy dI lkIr nUM inMddy. peIaF vMzIaF nUM kosdy. ieh lIkF qy vMzIaF myt ky iek hox leI hfa df nfaHrf mfrdy. mYnUM AunHF dI Bfvukqf smJ pYNdI sI pr AunHF dI ies Bfvukqf dI pfiksqfn ivc gLlq ivafiKaf ho skdI sI. lIkF qy vMzIaF pY geIaF sn. ies df dohF mulkF nUM bhuq nuksfn hoieaf sI. pr hux ieh lIkF qy vMzIaF KLqm nhIN sn ho skdIaF. vfGy dI lkIr iek hkIkq bx cuwkI sI. jdoN sfzy lok aijhIaF gwlF krdy hn qy ‘lkIrF myt ky iek hox dI’ gwl krdy hn qF pfiksqfn dy lok, ivsLysL qOr ‘qy ‘njLrIaf pfiksqfn’ dy kwtV hmfieqI ies nUM vI iek sfijLsL hI igxdy hn jo AunHF nUM pRvfn nhIN. Auh ieh smJdy aqy prcfrdy hn ik vMzIaF mytx dI gwl asl ivc iPr Bfrq vloN pfiksqfn nUM afpxy ivc ivlIn krn qy Kf jfx df hI iek pYNqVf hY. Auh sfzy lokF dy idl dy swcy drd nUM vI sLwk dI njLr nfl vyKdy hn. ies leI sfnUM vI sucyq ho ky afpxy ivcfr aijhy sMquilq ZMg nfl pRgtfAuxy cfhIdy hn qF ik dUjI iDr ies dy gLlq arQ nf lY sky. pr sfzy bhuqy bulfiraF dI pysLkfrI amoV jjLibaF dy vyg ivc vih jFdI sI.
jdoN aMqly bulfiraF ivcoN ieilafs ny mYnUM mMc AuWqy afAux df swdf idwqf qy pMjfbI khfxI bfry bolx leI ikhf qF mYN inmrqf sihq sroiqaF koloN iKLmf mMgidaF ikhf ik pMjfbI khfxI df nyiVEN jfxkfr hox dy bfvjUd mYN pMjfbI khfxI bfry gwl nhIN krFgf. myry sfhmxy kuJ hor muwdy hn ijnHF bfry mYN afpxf qy afpxy sfQIaF df idRsLtIkox pysL krnf cfhuMdf hF. asIN sMqflI dy drd nUM bVf ro ilaf hY qy roNdy vI rihxf hY pr sfnUM awQrUaF qoN pfr jf ky hkIkq nUM vyKx qy qslIm krn dI jfc iswKxI cfhIdI hY. jy asIN dohF pMjfbF qy dohF mulkF ivc sfihqk, siBafcfrk qy rfjsI sbMDF nUM nvIN nuhfr dyxI hY qF sB qoN pihlF dohF mulkF dI awzo awzrI suqMqr hoNd aqy hsqI nUM mMnxf qy mfnqf dyxI peygI. dunIaf dy nksLy AuWqy Bfrq qy pfiksqfn do alwg mulk hn. sfnUM iek dUjy mulk dI afjLfdI qy KLudmuKLiqafrI df mfx krnf hovygf. ieh gwl icwqoN Buwl jfxI cfhIdI hY ik vfGy dI lkIr KLqm ho jfvygI. nf hI sfzf ies lkIr nUM KLqm krn krvfAux df koeI mnsLf hY. jdoN sfzy cVHdy pMjfb dy kuJ dosq aijhIaF qrl gwlF krdy hn qF ieDrly pMjfb ivc AunHF dy glq arQ ley jFdy hn. ies nfl sfzy AunHF BrfvF dy kfjL aqy lihr nUM vI swt vwjdI hY jo lihMdy pMjfb ivc bYTy pMjfbI jLbfn qy sfihq leI kMm krn dy nfl dohF mulkF ivc sFJ qy ipafr dI qMd joVn leI Auprfly krdy pey hn. asIN bVy spsLt ho ky ieh gwl mMndy aqy kihMdy hF ik vfGy qoN eyDr qusIN suKI rho, vwso, rwso, KLusLIaF mfxo qy AuDr asIN quhfzIaF duafvF sdkf suKI rhIey. asIN quhfzI afjLfdI df siqkfr krdy hF qusIN sfzI df kro. pr ieMj vfGy dI lkIr dy rihMidaF vI, awzo awzo ho ky vI, bhuq sfry aijhy sFJy sUqr hn ; sfzI jLbfn dy, sfzI sFJI rihql dy, ijnHF nUM afDfr bxf ky asIN vfGy dIaF kMzydfr qfrF dy AuproN muhwbq df sqrMgf pul Ausfr skdy hF. ies pul qoN jdoN gujLrFgy, vfr-vfr imlFgy qF iek dUjy bfry pey Brm BulyKy vI dUr hoxgy qy dUr gey idl iek dUjy dy nyVy vI hoxgy. ivsLysL qOr ‘qy nvIaF pIVHIaF nUM ienHF sFJy sUqrF qoN afgfh krfAux. ieh dwsx dI bhuq jLrUrq hY ik keI vKryivaF dy bfvjUd sfzf ‘qlHf-mUl’ ieko hI hY.
mYN ikAuNik khfxIkfr hF qy mYnUM khfxI bfry bolx leI hukm hoieaf sI, ies hukm dI pflxf qF mYN iksy hor sYsLn ivc krFgf pr afpxI gwl nUM pusLt krn leI mYN quhfnUM iek swcI khfxI suxfAuxI cfhvFgf.
mYN vYnkUvr qoN sFnPrFissko jf irhf sF. vYnkUvr qoN pihlF mYN isaftl qwk jfxf sI qy AuQoN sfnPrFissko leI hor jhfjL bdlxf sI. hvfeI awzy dI sfrI pRikiraf pfr krn AuprMq mYN gyt nMbr eI-6 dy sfhmxy phuMc ky kursI AuWqy bYTf afpxI PlfeIt dI AuzIk ivc sF. hOlI-hOlI iewkf duwkf musfiPr afAuNdy gey aqy kursIaF Aupr bYTdy gey. sLfm sfZy ku awT df vkq hovygf jdoN drimafny kwd df 22-24 sfl df CItkf ijhf nOjvfn myry nyVy af ky bYT igaf. afpxf bYg moZy qoN AuqfridaF Aus ny mYnUM aMgryjLI ivc puwiCaf, ‘‘nON vjy PlfeIt hY pr ajy qwk eyQy eyarlfeIn df koeI afdmI ikAuN nhIN afieaf?’’ mYN Blf kI dwsdf! muskrf ky isr ihlf Cwizaf. Aus ny dubfrf puwiCaf. ‘qusIN vI iesy PlfeIt ‘qy jf rhy ho?’
myrI Aus nfl gwlbfq krn ivc koeI idlcspI nhIN sI. mYN ‘hF’ ivc isr ihlf ky cuwp kr igaf.
‘‘rihMdy ikwQy ho qusIN srdfr jI’’, aYqkI Aus ny bVI TyT aqy imwTI pMjfbI ivc puwiCaf qF myry afpy qy ijvyN bMd musfm KuwlH gey. ieh qF koeI afpxf hI pMjfbI Brf sI. mYN KLusLI BrI hYrfnI nfl Auhdy vwl Jfkx lwgf.
mYN Aus nUM afpxy bfry dwsx lwgf.
‘jlMDr’ df nF sux ky Aus dIaF awKF ivc ilsLk afeI. Aus ny duhrf ky puwiCaf, ‘‘awCf! jlMDr rihMdy E qusIN?’’
sfzy dohF ivckfr ipaf afpxf bYg Aus ny cuwk ky dUjy pfsy rwK ilaf qy myry hor nyVy ho igaf.
‘‘mYN pfiksqfn qoN aF. sfzy vzyry vI ipwCoN jlMDr dy ny. AuQy sfzf luhfry df kMm huMdf sI. myrf dfdf Auh bxfAuNdf huMdf sI ijs nfl asIN Psl kwtdy aF[[[‘‘ Aus ny Psl kwtx vFg hwQ ihlfAuNidaF ikhf, ‘‘Auh[[[hF[[[dfqrIaF qy Kurpy vI’’ AuhnUM vzyiraF dy vqn qy ikwqy df mfx sI.
‘‘quhfzf iesm sLrIP?’’ mYN puwiCaf qF AuhdIaF KLusLI ivc vfCF iKl geIaF.
‘‘qusIN AurdU jfxdy ho?’’
‘‘QoVHf-QoVHf[[[sfzI afpxI[[[bVI amIr jLbfn hY[[[AurdU.’’
Aus df nF rfisLd sI aqy Auh ipCly cfr sflF qoN Ploirzf ivc pVHfeI kr irhf sI. mfpy Aus dy pfiksqfn ivc hI sn.
mYN puwiCaf, ‘‘awj kwlH qusIN ikwQy rihMdy ho?’’
iek sFJ juV jfx dy bfvjUd Aus nUM aMdroN lwgdf sI ik mYN pfiksqfn, iek ajnbI dysL bfry kI jfxdf ho skdf hF. ies leI Auh QoVHf ivsQfr nfl smJfAux lwgf.
‘‘sfzy AuDrly pMjfb ivc iek ijLlf hY isaflkot.’’
‘‘hF[[hF zf[ iekbfl vflf isaflkot.’’
mYN gurbKsL isMG pRIqlVI df isaflkot vI kihxf cfhuMdf sF pr Aus nUM kI pqf hoxf sI.
‘‘qusIN zfktr iekbfl nUM vI jfxdy E.’’
‘‘ikAuN nhIN, Auh ies bry-sgIr df ajLIm sLfier hoieaf hY. sfzf afpxf sLfier-ey-msLirk, pUrb df sLfier.’’
Auh KLusLI ‘c cihikaf, ‘‘hF[[[hF Ausy isaflkot ijLly df iek inwkf ijhf sLihr hY gujrfq.’’
‘‘ieh hor hoxY. AuNj iek qF afpxI sohxI vflf gujrfq vI hY pr Auh qF JnF dy kMZy ‘qy hY.’’ mYN hwisaf.
‘‘kmfl hY srdfr jI.’’ Aus ny myrf hwQ Guwt ilaf. jfipaf asIN ijvyN iewko KLfndfn dy ivCVy icrfgL AumrF bfad iml pey hoeIey.
jhfjL ivc svfr hox leI afvfjL peI. inwkf ijhf jhfjL sI. sfzIaF imMnI bwsF ijwzf. mYN igxIaF. sfrIaF bfeI svfrIaF sn. eyar hostYWs ny ikhf, ‘sIt nMbr df iPkr nf kro, ijQy idl krdf hY bYT jfE.’
rfisLd ies jhfjL ‘qy isaftl qk jf irhf sI. msF awDy GMty df sPLr. asIN ies QoVHy smyN nUM lyKy lfAuxf cfhuMdy sF. nyVy-nyVy bYT gey.
mYN Aus nUM dwisaf ik mYN pMjfbI df lyKk vI hF qy pMjfbI df aiDafpk vI. ieh vI dwisaf ik asIN ieDrly pMjfb ivc bfbf PrId, sLfh husYn, buwlHy sLfh qy vfirs nUM vI pVHfAuNdy hF.
iek-iek gwl Aus leI rhws vFg KuwlH rhI sI. Auhdy mUMhoN acncyq inkilaf, ‘‘srdfr jI! iek ihsfb nfl afpxf qlHf-mUl qF iek hI hoieaf iPr?’’
mYN kuJ pfiksqfnI lyKkF dy nF igxfAuxy sLurU kIqy. aihmd ndIm kfsmI, PLKLr jLmF, asLPLfk aihmd, ieilafs GuMmx. Aus nUM jfipaf ijvyN sfzf irsLqf prq-dr-prq KuwlHdf qy inwKrdf af irhf hY.
‘‘myry iek aMkl vI ilKdy ny pMjfbI ‘c, sLrIP kuMjfhI.’’
‘‘mYN suixaf vI hoieaf qy piVHaf vI.’’
Aus ny cfa nfl iek hor irsLqy dy aMkl df nF ilaf. ‘‘anvr msAUd, qnjLIaf ilKx vflf.’’
mYN Aus nUM lfhOr tI[vI[ qoN suixaf hoieaf sI. jdoN mYN Aus nUM anvr msAUd dI Aus njLm bfry dwisaf ijs ivc iek cODrI afpxy nOkr nUM sbjLI cfVHn leI afKdf hY aqy nOkr cODrI dI iewCf muqfbk kdI iBMzI qy kdI bYNgx dI qfrIPL krdf hY qy cODrI dI rfey bdlI jfx ky AunHF hI sbjLIaF dy ivruwD boldf hY.
‘‘qusIN qF poqiVaF dy jfxU lwgdy ho.’’
Auh myry hwQ ‘qy hwQ mfr ky hwisaf. iPr bVI gMBIr mudrf ivc boilaf.
‘‘sfzI dfdI dI iek shylI huMdI sI, jlMDr ivc ; kulvMq kOr. jdoN bYTygI, AuhdIaF gwlF Cuh lvygI. asIN kihMdy hF ‘aMmf! bVI vfr suxI hY ieh khfxI, pr Aus leI sdf nvIN huMdI hY. sfnUM pqf huMdf hY. Aus ny awgoN kI bolxf hY, ikhVI qrqIb ivc bolxf hY. Auh afKygI, ‘‘kulvMq qy mYN[[[bwcy Auhdy mUMhoN bol Koh lYxgy, ‘Drm dIaF BYxF sF.’’ Auh iPr afKygI, ‘sfzI iek dUjy dI’[[[asIN afKFgy, ‘jfn ivc jfn sI’ dfdI dIaF awKF cmk AuTxgIaF ‘‘hF! jfn ivc jfn sI, sfh ivc sfh sn, jdoN myrf inkfh hoieaf,[[[qy iPr aMmF cwl so cwl.’’
gwlF krdf-krdf rfisLd iek pl leI ruikaf qy mYnUM puwCx lwgf ijvyN mYN jfxI-jfx hovF.
‘‘Blf kulvMq kOr ijAUNdI hovygI?’’
mYN ikhf ‘‘hF ijAUNdI hY.’’
ies qoN pihlF ik Auh hor ijLafdf hYrfn hovy mYN afiKaf, ‘‘kulvMq kOr Auh muhwbq hY jo dohF mulkF dy afm lokF dy mnF ivc hyTF krky iek dUjy leI mihkdI peI hY BfvyN Aus dy AuWqy brUd dI boa dI lMmI qih ivCI peI hY.’’
isaftl afieaf qF myry qoN ivCVn lwgf lMmf sfh lY ky rfisLd boilaf, ‘‘awCf, sMDU sfihb.’’
mYN Aus df hwQ moh nfl Guwitaf.
‘‘awCf! rfisLd mIaF.’’
jhfjL bdl ky jdoN mYN sFnPrFissko leI rvfnf hoieaf qF rfisLd myry aMg sMg ivcr irhf lwgf.
ivCVn lwigaF mYnUM lwgf ijvyN asIN dovyN mF-jfey iek dUjy qoN ivCVn lwgy hoeIey. rfisLd dy kihx muqfbk ieho sI sfzf qlHf-mUl. ieh mUl afDfr hY, sfzI sFJI jLbfn, sfzf sFJf sfihq, sfzI sFJI qihjLIb. ies sFJ nUM asIN mrn nhIN dyxf. jy ieh aDmoeI ho geI hY qF asIN muhwbq df pfxI pf ky ies nUM tihkfAuxf aqy mihkfAuxf hY aqy moeI hoeI kulvMq kOr ivc muV sfh pRfx PUk dyxy ny jo sfzI sFJI pMjfbIaq dI pRqIk hY. ieh qF hI sMBv ho skdf hY jykr asIN imlIey. muV-muV imlIey qy imldy hI rhIey.
jdoN mYN styj qoN Auqiraf qF agly soiPaf ‘qy bYTf PLKLr jLmF AuqsLfh nfl AuiTaf qy mYnUM Guwt ky gwl nfl lf ilaf. hwsidaF kihx lwgf, ‘‘bhuq KLUb[[[afpxI gwl vI kih leI aqy afpxI khfxI vI suxf leI.’’
asl ivc sfry pfiksqfnI imwqrF nUM bybfk qy spsLt ho ky Bfvuk Aulfr qoN mukq hox leI idwqI myrI slfh cMgI lwgI sI. ieMj kwtVpMQIaF vloN AunHF nUM Bfrq dy eyjMt afKy jfx vfly imhxy df dfg Dupdf sI. AunHF nUM ieKLlfkI mdd imldI sI. afpxy qur irhF dy kdm mjLbUq huMdy sn.
afps ivc imlxf qy muV-muV imlxf aqy ienHF imlxIaF dy sbwb bxfAuxy ies leI qF jLrUrI sn hI ik sdIaF dI guMm ho rhI sFJI pCfx dI sLnfKq kr skIey qy sFJIaF qMdF lwB ky dUr hoey idlF nUM joVIey sgoN ies leI vI jLrUrI sI ik nvIaF bxIaF inwjI pCfxF vI bypCfx ho jFdIaF ny jy imlx dy mOky nsIb nf hox qF. mYN idwlI ivc do iqMn vfr PLKLr jLmF nUM imilaf hoieaf sF pr awj svyry Auh myry koloN ibn bulfey lMG igaf sI. sLfied Aus nUM myrI pCfx Buwl geI sI. mYN Aus dy cyqy ivcoN ivsr igaf sF pr styj qoN AuqridaF AuhdI glvwkVI df inwG idl dIaF Dur zUMGfxF ‘coN Aumz afeI muhwbq df Br-pRgtfvf sI.
ieMj hI svyry hoieaf jdoN AudGftnI smfgm sLurU hox smyN mYN pihlI kqfr ivc bYTy jfxUaF nfl hwQ imlfAuNdf awgy vD irhf sF qF aPLjLl aihsn rMDfvf bYTf njLr afieaf. mYN Aus nUM AuqsLfh ivc iBwj ky slfm afKI ikAuNik mYnUM bfrF-qyrHF sfl pihlF AuhdI idwlI ivc hoeI imlxI Xfd sI. pMjfbI akfdmI idwlI vloN krvfey khfxI drbfr dy pihly sYsLn ivc asIN dohF ny hI afpxIaF khfxIaF pVHIaF sn. dUjy sYsLn qoN pihlF cfh-pfxI dy vkPLy leI asIN sB lyKk dosq hfl ‘coN bfhr af ky gwp-gosLtIaF ivc lwgy sF. mYQoN vI igwT AuWcf rMDfvf myry vwl viDaf af irhf sI. asIN dovyN iek dUjy nUM styj ‘qy sux cuwky sF. jfx-cuwky sF. sfnUM iksy dI ivcolgI dI loV nhIN sI. rMDfvy ny afAuNidaF hI sLyr vFg grjvIN afvfjL ivc afiKaf.
‘‘af! hfl dI GVI ihMdusqfn qy pfiksqfn nUM pfsy kr dyeIey. rMDfvy nUM sMDU nfl iml lYx dy. Brf nUM Brf dy gl nfl lwg lYx dy.’’
qy Auhny mYnUM afpxI pIcvIN jwPI ivc Guwt ilaf sI.
hux jdoN mYN Aus nUM slfm afKI qF Aus df jvfb bVf rsmI sI. sLfied Auh vI myrI sLkl Buwl cuwkf sI. mYN hOlI ijhI Auhdy kMn ivc afpxf nF dwisaf qF Auhdy ijsm qy ivhfr ivc acfnk qbdIlI afeI. brPL iekdm ipGl geI. Auh mYnUM jwPI ‘c Guwt ky myrI ipwT QfpVI jf irhf sI qy myry kMnF kol PusPusf irhf sI. ‘‘Eey sMDU, qUM qF myrI jfn eyN[[[[jfn[[[. myrI afpxI jfn[[[.’’
sfzf imlxf qy imldy rihxf bhuq jLrUrI sI qF ik asIN ‘afpxI hI jfn’ nUM Buwl nf jfeIey. Aus qoN bypCfx nf ho jfeIey.
surmeI sLfm smyN apxwq Bry bol
surmeI sLfm AuWqr rhI sI. PlYtIjL hotl dy bfhr dosq-imwqr iek dUjy nUM iml rhy sn. sFJF bx rhIaF sn. mYN, siqnfm mfxk qy rGbIr isMG qy Aus dI pqnI KVoqy sF. iek pfiksqfnI lyKk qy Aus dy nfl KVoqI bIbI sfzy vwl ahuly. duaf slfm hoeI. AunHF ny huxy sfnUM hfl ivc bolidaF suixaf sI. lyKk jLfihd hsn ny bIbI df quafrP krfieaf, ‘‘iehdf nF jLoieaf hY. ieh vI bhuq vDIaf khfxIaF ilKdI hY.’’
jLoieaf ny dovyN hwQ nfh ivc ihlfey, ‘‘E Cwzo jI! mYnUM msLhUr hox df koeI sLOk nhIN.’’
sfdf kwpVy, slvfr-kmIjL bhuq hI sLFq aqy sfAU idwK. bolF ivc zUMGI apxwq. ijvyN asIN rojL hI iek dUjy nUM imlx-iglx vfly hoeIey.
‘‘qusI lfhOr afey E.[[lfhOr vyKx nUM quhfzf jI nhIN krdf!’’ jLoieaf ny puwiCaf qF sfzf sFJf juafb sI, ‘‘ajy rfqIN qF afey hF qy awj sfrf idn kfnPLrMs ivc lMG igaY. hux rfq ho cwlI hY qy hor GVI nUM hfl aMdr musLfierf sLurU ho jfxf eyN[[[ AuWj lfhOr ikAuN nhIN vyKxf, lfhOr vyKx hI qF afey hF.’’
iPr Auho apxwq Bry bol sn, ‘hux aYQy KVoqy kI krdy E. jy koeI njLm nhIN pVHnI qy musLfiery Auqy vkq isr phuMcx dI mjbUrI nhIN qF afE! quhfnUM lfrMs gfrzn idKfeIey. lfhOr dI mfl ‘qy iPrfeIey[[[‘‘
eynf pfkIjLf swdf sI ik TukrfAux nUM jI nhIN sI krdf. mfxk qF afpxI aKLbfr dy trswtI pRym isMG aYzvokyt nfl bwJf hoieaf sI qy Aus nUM AuzIk irhf sI. mYnUM qy rGbIr isMG hurF nUM ieh apxwq Biraf swdf svIkfr krn ivc koeI iJwjk nhIN sI.
asIN inwkIaF-inwkIaF gwlF krdy PlYtIjL hotl df bfhrlf gyt lMG ky swjy hwQ sVk ‘qy qurn lwgy. sVkoN pfr iek bhu-mMjLlI iemfrq vwl iesLfrf kr ky jLoieaf ny ikhf, ‘‘aOh myrf dPqr hY. pI[afeI[ey[ df. pfiksqfn ieMtrnYsLnl eyar lfeInjL df. mYN eyQy kMm krdI aF. CuwtI hox qoN ipwCoN kfnPLrMs ‘qy afeI sF.’’
iPr Aus ny swjy hwQ iksy iblizMg vwl iesLfrf kIqf, ‘‘eyQy kdy ieMzIan rylvyjL df dPqr sI ‘quhfzf’. iPr koeI jMg lwgI. sfnUM ‘guwsf’ afieaf qF asIN quhfnUM ‘sfV’ idwqf. bfad ivc asIN soc ivcfr ky quhfnUM ‘syP’ QF ‘qy pucf idwqY. aODr sLihr qoN bfhrvfr[[‘‘ Auh imMnHf imMnHf muskrfAuNdI hoeI afpxy ivsLysL aMdfjL ivc ‘ieMzIan rylvyjL’ df dPqr ‘surwiKaq jgHf’ ‘qy bxfey jfx dI sUcnf dy rhI sI.
sO ku gjL jf ky awgy iek cOk sI. gol-afkfr, vwzf aqy KuwlHf.
‘‘aOh cOk ivc pihlF milkf df buwq huMdf sI. asIN Auh cukvf idwqf qy ieQy kurfn itkf idwqf[[[‘‘
gol gMubdI Cwq hyTF kurafn-sLrIP df ‘mfzl’ sI. KuwlHI hoeI pfk-kurafn. ijvyN huxy-huxy msqk nfl lf ky pVHn leI iksy ny KolHI hovy. svyry zf[ jgqfr dy dosq njLIr kOsr ny ies nUM ‘kurfn df buwq’ afiKaf sI. Auhdy bolF ivc ieslfm ivc ‘buwq prsqI’ dI mnfhI Auqy ivaMg Cuipaf hoieaf sI. jLoieaf dy lPLjLF ivc vI ieho ijhI hI qnjL sI.
lok sfnUM sVky-sVk qury jFidaF idlcspI nfl vyK rhy sn.
‘‘srdfr jI. sfsrI akfl’’ kihMdy hoey qury jFdy ipwCf BON-BON ky vyKdy, muskrfAuNdy qy keI cfh-pfxI dI sulHf vI mfr rhy sn.
‘‘aYh pMjfb asYNblI hY’’ jLfihd hsn ny cOk dy ipwCy KloqI ivsLfl iemfrq vwl iesLfrf kIqf. ‘‘ijQy Bgq isMG ny bMb suitaf sI[[[‘‘
‘‘nhIN bMb eyQy nhIN, idwlI dy asYNblI hfl ivc suwitaf sI[[[quhfnUM mugLflqf lwgf hY.’’ asIN Aus nUM drusq kIqf pr myry mn nUM ieh iKLafl Qr-Qrf igaf. Bgq isMG jLrUr kdI ienHF sVkF ‘qy gujLiraf hovygf[[[ijQy asIN ies smyN qur rhy sF.
AunHF ny sfnUM Kwby hwQ vwzy hflF vflf alhmrf stUzIE idKfieaf. eyQy vwzy sYmInfr, nftk qy siBafcfrk pRogrfm huMdy rihMdy hn.
‘‘qusIN njLm husYn swXd hurF nUM nhIN imlxf! Auh aYdF dy PMksLnF leI Gwt-vwD hI bfhr inkldy ny. imlx vfly AunHF dy kol hI jFdy ny[[[AunHF dy Gr. AuQy Auh afpxIaF gwlF suxfAuNdy ny. bVy zUMGy skflr ny[[[ jy imlxf hoieaf qF imlf idaFgI. bVI kdr hY AunHF dI myry mn ivc. mYnUM vI AunHF ny hI khfxIaF ilKx lfieaf hY[[[ ilKx ivc Auh jLubfn df bhuq iKafl rwKdy ny[[[‘‘
jLoieaf dy mn ivc njLm husYn bfry zUMGI kdrdfnI dy aihsfs sn.
‘‘jLubfn nUM Auh jfx-bUJ ky kuJ ijLafdf lihMdI dI sQfnk rMgx idMdy hn. zUMGI gwl dI sfdf ibafnI AunHF dI kfiel krn vflI lwgdI hY pr sQfnk sLbdF dI bhulqf kuJ kuJ sLbdF nUM smJx ivc aOK pYdf krdI hY[[[‘‘ myrI ies itwpxI dy juafb ivc Aus ny afiKaf[[[ ‘‘hF hF[[[ jLubfn vwl Auh bhuq iDafn idMdy hn[[[.’’
‘‘quhfzIaF khfxIaF ikho ijhIaF hn?’’ mYN puwiCaf qF hwsx lwgI, ‘‘ijvyN mYN sfdf jLubfn ‘c gwlF krdI aF[[ieMj nhIN myrIaF khfxIaF[[[. myrIaF khfxIaF dI jLubfn vI aOKI aY[[[‘‘
jLoieaf njLm husYn swXd dI swcI sLfigrd sI qy kuJ-kuJ Bfvuk sI.
‘‘clo lfrMs gfrzn ivc mYN quhfnUM Auh bohV df drKLq ivKfAuNdI aF ijs hyTF bYT ky njLm hurIN ikMnF-ikMnF icr afpxy aMdr AuWqr ky afpxy nfl gwlF krdy hn[[‘‘
iPr Aus ny dwisaf, ‘‘aYh iesy pfsy hI nfl lgvF lfhOr df msLhUr icVIaf Gr hY.’’
mYnUM icVIaf Gr nfl juiVaf lqIPf Xfd afieaf. iek vfr koeI jwt lfhOr igaf qF Auh ‘icVIaf Gr’ vI vyKx clf igaf. AuQy Auhny jLYbry vyKy. ajIb qrHF df jfnvr, ipMzy ‘qy kflIaF icwtIaF DfrIaF. Aus ny pihlF qF kdI ieh jfnvr vyiKaf nhIN sI pr iPr vI ieh Aus nUM jfixaF pCfixaF ijhf ikAuN lwg irhf sI. ipMz nUM jFidaF-jFidaF Auhny KusL ho ky cutkI mfrI. Aus nUM jfnvr dI pCfx af geI sI.
ipMz vfilaF jdoN puwiCaf, ‘‘suxf mihMdr isaF! lfhOr igaY sYN[[AuQy kI kI vyiKaf?’’
mihMdr isMG ny rhws AudGftn kIqf, ‘‘lY beI mYN clf igaf lfhOr df icVIaf Gr vyKx. Xfr eyh aMgryjL vI bVI aONqrI kOm aF. ieh KoiqaF nUM vI svYtr pf ky rwKdI aY[[[‘‘
jLYbry dIaF DfrIaF, Aus leI Koqy dy gl ipaf svYtr sn.
sfry idl KolH ky hwsy. asIN lfrMs bfgL df gyt lMG rhy sF ik gyt lfgy Gfh ‘qy bYTy bMidaF ivcoN iek jxf AuT ky myry kol afieaf. myry nfl hwQ imlfieaf. cfh-pfxI dI sulfh mfrI. myry DMnvfd krn ‘qy Auh hwQ ihlfAuNdf afpxy sfQIaF ivc jf bYTf. Auh AunHF sfiraF df pRqIinD bx ky myry kol afieaf sI. Auh sfry Auqsuk njLrF nfl sfnUM vyK rhy sn.
QoVHf awgy jf ky jLoieaf iek stfl qoN sfzy vfsqy TMzy dIaF boqlF df afrzr dy rhI sI qF iek ivakqI sfzy kol afieaf. gl ivc QYlf awKF Auqy njLr dIaF aYnkF.
‘‘vYlkm tU pfiksqfn[[[jI afieaf nUM[[[ pr ksLmIr dy msly nUM hwl kIqy ibnF kuJ nhIN hoxf[[[ AuNj myry lfiek koeI iKdmq hovy qF dwso[[[‘‘
ksLmIr dy msly df sfzy kol koeI hwl nhIN sI. iKdmq krn vflI jLoieaf afrzr dy ky sfzy kol af geI sI. ‘‘E Cwzo jI! sfry msly hwl ho jfxgy afpy[[[ afE jI! afpF aYh pOVIaF ‘qy bih ky boqlF pIvIey[[[‘‘ Aus ny Aus bMdy nUM AuWqr idMidaF sfnUM afpxy nfl qurn leI afiKaf.
bfgL ivc lgIaF bwqIaF dI mwDm rosLnI ivc asIN sIimMt dIaF bxIaF pOVIaF ‘qy bYTy Guwt-Gwut krky TMZf pI rhy sF. jLoieaf ny ipwCy bfgL dy hnyry ivc drKLqF dy JuMz vwl iesLfrf kIqf, ‘‘aOh awgy hY Auh drKq ijQy njLm sfhb bYTdy huMdy ny[[[‘‘
asIN jLoieaf qoN Aus dIaF khfxIaF dI mMg kIqI. AunHF nUM ilpIaFqr krvf ky CpvfAux df vfadf kIqf. Aus suihrd aOrq ny bVI bypRvfhI nfl ikhf, ‘‘E Cwzo jI[[[ mYnUM nhIN koeI sLOk Cpx-CpvfAux df[[[ afpy Cp-Cup jfxgIaF.’’
dosqI qy apxwq Bry mfhOl ivc kuJ icr hor gwlF krn qoN ipwCoN asIN vfps prqx dI iqafrI kIqI. gyt qoN bfhr inkly hI sF ik iek QrI-vIlHr vflf awgy afieaf.
‘‘srdfr jI! idwlI qoN afey E[[[?’’
‘‘nhIN [[[mYN jlMDr qoN[[[aMimRqsr qoN aF[[[.’’
‘‘mYN afiKaf Blf idwlI qoN jy[[[mYN AuQy igaf sF idwlI. keI sfl hoey. myrf dosq hY AuQy rfj kumfr. Pyr rfj kumfr vI eyQy afieaf sI. mYN do hPLqy AuhnUM afpxy Gr hI rwiKaf. Gumfieaf-iPrfieaf. iKLdmq kIqI.’’
eynI gwl kih ky Aus ny awKF Br leIaF qy Boly-Bfa mYnUM puwCx lwgf, ‘‘hor mYN Aus leI kI kr skdf sF! hor kuJ kr hI qF nhIN sF skdf.’’
Aus ny byvwsI jLfhr kIqI. Auh afpxy aMdrly BfvF nUM jLubfn dyxI cfh irhf sI qy mYN Auh dy axkhy bolF ivc Auqr irhf sF.
myry sfQI awgy KVoqy mYnUM AuzIk rhy sn. jLoieaf qy jLfihd hsn vwl vyKidaF mYN Aus bMdy dIaF awKF ivc awKF gwzIaF. Auhdy moZy ‘qy hwQ rwiKaf.
‘‘jo kuJ qusIN qy quhfzy ijhy dosq kr rhy ny[[[ieho hI bhuq kuJ hY[[[qy afpF eynf kr ky hI kuJ nf kuJ krdy rhIey[[[qF sLfied bhuq kuJ ho jfvy[[[.’’
mYN ijvyN Auhdy nfl jLoieaf hurF nUM vI sMboiDq sF. ipafr nfl iek vfr iPr mYN Auhdf moZf Guwitaf qy awgy qur ipaf. Aus ny afpxy QrI-vIlHr vwl prqidaF swjy hwQ dI qlI afpxI swjI awK ‘qy PyrI qy iPr mYnUM qury jFdy nUM moh nfl vyKx lwgf. Auh huxy rfj kumfr nUM iml ky ivCiVaf sI.

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