aYmrjYNsI aqy ‘kwK-kfnF’ dI vfrI

- virafm isMG sMDU

akqUbr 1975 dy aÉIrly idn sn.
iewk idn svyry nNO ku vjy sfzy Gr df bfhrlf drvfËf KVikaf. afm kwpiVaF ivwc do puils krmcfrI sn.
“quhfnUM srdfr hurF ny cOkI bulfieaY.”
mMYN “afAuNdF” kih ky Gr dwsx leI muiVaf qF kihMdy, “CyqI af jfE. huxy eI vfps af jfxf hY.”
aYmrjYNsI lwgx qoN mhInf ku ipCoN mYnUM QoVHI ijhI sUh imlI sI ik myry bfry gupqcr ivBfg ivwc ‘kuJ crcf’ cwl rhI sI. BfvyN ik ies crcf dy brIk vyrvy nhIN sn imly pr ieh qF sfÌ Ëfihr sI ik mYnUM igRÌqfr krn dI gwl hI cwlI hoeygI hor mYnUM AuhnF ‘rotI qF vrjxI nhIN sI’.. asl ivwc myry iewk igrfeIN df irÈqydfr sI afeI zI ivwc sI. Auh igrfeIN ÈrfbI hoieaf afpxy irÈqydfr qoN imlI sUcnf myry iksy jfxU nUM dy bYTf sI pr jdoN mYN Aus koloN ‘vyrvf’ lYx igaf qF Auh asloN hI muwkr igaf ik AusnUM iksy ‘ieho ijhI gwl’ df pqf hY! aYmrjYNsI dy idnF ivwc ‘aMdrly’ srkfrI ivBfg ivwc huMdI ieh crcf ‘ÉYr-hwQI’ nhIN sI. mYN GrvflI nUM ikhf ik afpF kuwJ idnF leI GroN afsy pfsy ho jfeIey. kuwJ idnF qwk pqf lwg jfeygf ik kI slUk hox vflf hY! Pyr vyKI jfAU! mYN GridaF nUM sfrI gwl smJf ky pqnI smyq afpxy shury Gr Jbfl clf igaf. kuwJ idn AuzIikaf.
mYN Éfh-mÉfh mhwqv-pUrn bxI bYTf sF! myry bfry iksy ny kuwJ vI nf puwiCaf. doNh-chuM idnF ipwCoN asIN afpxy Gr vfps af gey.
mYN aYvyN socI jf irhf sF. mYN kIqf vI kI sI jo puils mYnUM PVHx afAuNdI! mYN insicMq ho igaf. jUn, julfeI, agsq qy sqMbr vI ‘suK-suKF’ nfl lMG gey.
koeI awq df BuwKf jfnvr jdoN afpxy awgy ipaf ‘muwK Bojn’ hVwp lYNdf hY aqy ajy vI Ausdf hfVbf muwikaf nhIN huMdf qF Auh afsy pfsy pey ‘kwK-kfn’ nUM vI burk mfrn lwg pYNdf hY. ieho hI hfl hoieaf ipaf sI Aus vyly dI pRDfn mMqrI ieMdrf gFDI df. afpxy iÉlfÌ hfeI kort dy hoey ÌYsly nUM nËr-aMdfË kridaF Ausny afpxy aMdrlI hTI afvfË aqy cmcf-slfhkfrF dI rfie sux ky afpxI sIt Cwz dyx df nYiqk pYNqVf apnfAux qoN ienkfr kr idwqf. sfry mulk ivcoN Ausdy DwkV aqy ÊYr-jmhUrI pYNqVy dy LiÉlfÌ AuWTI roh aqy ivdroh dI afvfË nUM kuclx leI Aus ny jUn 1975 ivwc aYmrjYNsI lfAux df aYlfn kr idwqf. pihly hwly sB vwzy vwzy isafsI afgUaF nUM igRÌqfr krky dyÈ dIaF dUr-duryzIaF jylHF ivwc suwt idwqf igaf. iPr hOlI hOlI vfrI afeI sfzy vrgy ‘kwK-kfn’ dI.
ipwCy df iÌkr
myrI pqnI iCly ivwc sI. bwcI rUp ny kuwJ idn hI pihlF jnm ilaf sI. myrI mF myry Coty Brf kol bfhr KyqF ivwc bihk ‘qy rihMdI sI. iehnF idnF ivwc myrI bËurg nfnI kudrqI imlx iglx afeI hoeI sI aqy sfzI loV smJidaF hoieaF kuwJ idnF leI sfzy kol Tihr geI sI. bfpU hkIkq isMG ikqy bfhr-aMdr igaf hoieaf sI. mYN vI soicaf ik Gr kI dwsxf hY! aYvyN puils df nF sux ky ‘qIvIaF-mfnIaF’ iÌkr krngIaF! AuhnF nUM isrÌ eynf ikhf ik Ërf bËfr ivcoN ho ky huxy afieaf!
puils cOkI dy iencfrj nUM swdy jfx df kfrn puwiCaf qF kihMdf, “iBwKIivMz vfly srdfr ny bulfieaf hY.”
iBwKIivMz sfzy ipMz nUM pYNdf puils Qfxf sI. Qfxydfr nUM puwiCaf qF kihMdf, “zI aYs pI sfihb huxy afAux vfly ny. dwsdy aF.”
eyny icr nUM iewk hor puils pfrtI ‘nOjvfn Bfrq sBf’ dy afgU aqy myry ÈfigrdF vrgy dosq rGbIr pUhlf nUM vI Qfxy lY afeI. KuVk qF mYnUM pihlF hI geI sI pr rGbIr dy afAux nfl XkIn ho igaf ik hux jylH dI dfl KfxI hI pYxI hY.
rGbIr nkslIaF dy ‘nfgf rYzI’ gruwp nfl sMbMiDq sI. kuwJ sfl pihlF mYN vI iesy gruwp nfl sMbMiDq sF sgoN ies ielfky ivwc ies gruwp dI vwzI iDr vI sF. AuhnF dIaF mIitMgF krvfAux, kuwJ nvyN pVHy-ilKy, Éfs qOr `qy aiDafpk vrg ivcoN, kFtYkt dyx, pfrtI pRogrfmF dy ieÈiqhfr rfq brfqy kMDF Auqy lgvf dyx qoN vwD ies pfsy myrf koeI ‘vwzf Xogdfn’ nhIN sI. asl ivwc mYN qF ies pfsy hrBjn hlvfrvI aqy amrjIq cMdn ijhy sfihqkfrF df iKwicaf afieaf sF. afpxy supinaF dy hfx df rfj aqy smfj isrjx dI qIbr qFG, kfhl aqy jvfnI dy joÈ ny myrIaF ilKqF ivwc aijhf roh aqy rMg Br idwqf sI, ijs nUM vyK ky ieh dovyN sfihqkfr mYnUM afx imly. ilKq qoN bfhr inkl ky vI kuwJ krn dI myrI cfhq ny myMnUM AuhnF nfl joV idwqf. AuhnF qoN ielfvf isafsI kfrkun vI myry kol afAux lwgy. pr CyqI hI AuhnF ivwc nvIN sÌ-bMdI ho geI. hlvfrvI horIN nfgf rYzI gruwp nfl cly gey. myry kol dovyN iDrF afAuNdIaF. afpxy afp nUM ‘swcf’ afKdIaF. dUjI iDr dy nuks CFtdIaF. mYnUM cMgf nf lwgdf. mYN AuhnF dy ies ‘iNnMdk’ ivhfr qoN iKJ igaf. nfgI rYzI vfly ivcfrDfrk qOr `qy mYnUM vDyry TIk lwgdy sn. mYN AuhnF dI ‘lok jQybMdIaF’ bxf ky lokF ivwc ivcrx aqy AuhnF nUM afpxy nfl joVx dI lfeIn nfl sihmq sF aqy ies mksd dI pUrqI leI gOrimMt tIcrË XunIan ivwc aqy nOjvfn Bfrq sBf ivwc kfrjÈIl hox qoN ielfvf sfihqk ÌrMt `qy vI kMm kr irhf sF. pr mYnUM ies lihr dy afgUaF aqy lihr dIaF sImfvF vI idsx lwgIaF. mYN lihr qoN sucyq qOr `qy iknfrf-kÈI ÈurU kr idwqI. hlvfrvI nfl ÈMky sFJy kIqy. Auh vI myry nfl sihmq sI. Auh CyqI hI puils awgy pyÈ ho igaf. BfvyN myry aMdrly agFhvDU bMdy ny agFhvDU srgrmIaF ivwc Bfg lYxf qF nf Cwizaf pr nkslIaF nfloN aMdro aMdrI myrI iewk dUrI bx cuwkI sI.
rGbIr myrf bVf dosq sI. mYN AuhnF dy ipMz pVHfAuNdf sF. sfzf skUl AuhnF dy KyqF dy aYn nfl lwgdf sI. Ausdy pirvfr nfl vI myrI sFJ sI. asIN iekwTy kMm krdy rhy sF. Auh awj vI ‘nfgf rYzIaF’ nfl srgrm sI jd ik mYN AuhnF qoN iewk ivwQ isrj leI hoeI sI. iPr vI mYN aqy rGbIr iewk dUjy dy bhuq nyVy sF. mYN ies qrIky nfl iKwc ky ienklfb nUM nyVy ilaf skx dy Aulfr AuqÈfh qoN mukq ho igaf sF jd ik rGbIr df ieh AuqÈfh, AusnUM myry ‘smJfAux’ dy bfvjUd, bixaF hoieaf sI. ivcfrDfrk qOr `qy dUr hox dy bfvjUd asIN inwjI qOr `qy nyVy hI sF. iewk dUjy nUM hfsf TwTf vI kr lYNdy. asIN iewk dUjy dI ‘pRiqBf’ bfry jfxdy sF. Auh ‘nOjvfn Bfrq sBf’ df sUbf skwqr bxf idwqf igaf sI. asIN sFJy dosqF dI mihÌl ivwc iewk dUjy bfry aMdroN gMBIr pr AuqoN mËfhIaf itwpxIaF krdy. mYN AusnUM hfsy nfl kfmryzF vwloN ‘vrqy jfx vflI ÈYa’ afKdf. Auh myry ipwCy ht jfx nUM myrI `cmVI bcfAux’ dI mwD-vrgI Bfvnf nfl joVdf.
pulsIaF dI afmd qoN anumfn lf ky mMYN hux qwk ‘cmVI iKcvfAux’ leI iqafr ho cuwkf sF BfvyN mYnUM ‘iekwlI’ pqnI aqy nv-jnmIN nMnHI DI df iÉafl vI af irhf sI. nfnI qF iewk awDy idn qwk vfps jfx vflI sI. ipwCoN pqnI df afsrf kOx bxygf! Auh afpxy afpnUM aqy bwcI nUM sFBygI jF myry ipwCy hvflfqF aqy jylHF ivwc ies kmËorI aqy lfcfrgI dI avsQf ivwc myrf pqf sur krdI iPrygI!
rGbIr df sfQ iml jfx ‘qy ÉuÈ sF. sfQ ivwc muÈkl pYNzf vI kwitaf jf skdf hY. asIN Qfxydfr nUM afpxf ksUr puwiCaf qF Auh aYvyN aflf-tflf krn lwgf. sfnUM iewk hmdrd hvfldfr ny dwisaf ik ieh zI aYs pI nUM AuzIk irhf hY qfik AusdI slfh nfl quhfzy Auqy kys pfieaf jf sky.
asIN Qfxydfr nUM afpxy Auqy bxdf kys pf ky adflq ivwc pyÈ krn jF huxy irhfa krn leI ikhf. Ausny hvfldfr vflI gwl dI puÈtI kridaF swcI gwl dwsI:
“AuproN hukm afieaf hY ik quhfnUM PVH ilaf jfvy. Cwzxf qF quhfnUM hY nhIN. qusIN aMdr aOh mMijaF `qy afrfm kro. zI aYs pI sfihb af lYx idE. krdy aF quhfzf kuC!”
asIN mfnisk qOr qy iqafr ho ky ispfhIaF dI irhfieÈ vfly kmry ivwc mMijaF ‘qy jf bYTy.’ nkslI’ hox krky aqy AuNj vI ielfky ivwc srgrm rihx krky sfzI QoVHI bhuqI pYNT bxI hoeI sI. krmcfrI sfzy nfl hmdrdI aqy adb nfl pyÈ af rhy sn. asIN AuhnF nfl hfsy TwTy ivwc ruwJ gey. iewk motI gogV vflf ispfhI iÌlmI klfkfr ‘suMdr’ vrgf lwgdf sI. asIN Ausdf nfm ‘suMdr’ rwK ilaf aqy AusnUM guwJIaF mÈkrIaF krdy. Ëfihr sI ik hux sfnUM agly idn hI adflq ivwc pyÈ kIqf jf skxf sI.
rfq pY geI sI. rotI KfDI aqy lyt gey. rGbIr nUM qF Ausdy GroN sB dy sfhmxy ilafey sn pr myry GridaF nUM qF koeI sUcnf hI nhIN sI. mYnUM iekdm guMm ho igaf jfx ky AuhnF dI kI hflq hovygI! rGbIr qF AuNj vI CVf-CFt sI. myry isr ‘qy qF pirvfr dI iËmyvfrI sI. mYN bwcI aqy pqnI bfry kuwJ pl leI iÌkrmMd hoieaf pr iPr ‘afpy jo hoAU vyKI jfAU’ soc ky agly hflfq leI afpxy afp nUM iqafr kr ilaf. hOlI hOlI mYnUM gUVHI nINd ny Gyr ilaf.
qVHky jfg afeI qF iewk bËurg ispfhI ny afpxI sÌYd drÈnI dfVHI TfTI nfl bMnHI hoeI sI aqy ‘jpu jI sfihb’ df pfT kr irhf sI. mYN afpxy lfgy lyty rGbIr nUM ikhf,” vyK lY puils ivwc vI iesqrHF dy gurmuK bMdy hYgy ny.”
“rfq vfly nfky dI suxf” ‘suMdr’ ny pfTI ispfhI df nF lY ky Aus qoN puwiCaf. Auh AusdI gwl vwl iDafn idwqy ibnF pfT krI igaf.
mYN Dfrimk bMdf nhIN aqy nf hI kdI pfT-pUjf kIqI hY pr Aus bËurg ispfhI dI inÈTf mYnUM cMgI lwgI.
“Auey! suxf rfq vfly nfky dI!” ‘suMdr’ ny iPr puwiCaf. Ëfihr sI ik Auh rfqIN iksy nfky `qy izAUtI dyx igaf sI aqy svyry nfky qoN prq ky inwq-ikiraf qoN ivhlf ho ky pfT kr irhf sI.
Ausny ies vfrI vI ‘suMdr’ dI puwC df koeI Auqr nf idwqf. pfT aMiqm pVfa Auqy phuMc igaf sI.’ pvn guru pfxI ipqf’ qwk puwjidaF ‘suMdr’ ny afpxf svfl iqhrf idwqf.
“—gey muswkiq Gfl. nfnk qy muK Aujly kyqI CuwtI nfl”
afK ky pihlF qF Ausny qurq ‘vfgHr jI kI Ìqih’ bolI aqy iPr pYNidaF hI Cuwt ipaf:
“nfkf lfieaf sI iehnF dI BYx dI—-. afpF icwqVF ipwCy boql aVf ny lY gey sF. pI ky, tuMn ho ky nfky dy iewk pfsy suqy rhy aF sfrI rfq. ieh munÈI BYx co’ afpxy afp nUM bhuqf cfqr smJdY. afpF ieho ijhy sO KfDy pIqy. kwlH dy Èokry do jmfqF pVH ky munÈI bxy iPrdy af. aMgryË koeI GUsy sI! srdfr jI! Enf icr Auh agly nUM munÈI nhIN sn bxfAuNdy, ijMnF ivwc agly dIaF JUMaF nf icwtIaF ho jfx!”
AusdI Dfrimkqf ipwCy luikaf Ausdf mn aqy AusdI ‘puilsI -BfÈf’ iekdm prgt ho gey. ikMnHF icr asIN ispfhIaF nfl iml ky ies nvyklI ‘BfÈf vMngI’ `qy hwsdy rhy. asIN afpxy afp nUM awgoN vfprn vflI hoxI leI iqafr kr ilaf sI.
dyr rfq ikqy zI aYs pI Qfxy afieaf sI. hoey ÌYsly muqfbk iBwKIivMz cOk ivwc mwCI aqy Ìl vycx vfly do pwky puils-tfAUtF dI ‘irport’ `qy sfzy iKlfÌ aYÌ afeI afr drj kIqI geI. AuhnF tfAUtF ny ‘sfnUM iksy piswqy QF lokF dy iekwT nUM srkfr iÉlfÌ bÊfvq leI koeI bhuq vwzI Auksfht dyNidaF aqy vwzI sfijÈ rcidaF suixaF sI. aijhy ‘dyÈ-gdfrF’ dy nfpfk ierfidaF dy pUry hox qoN pihlF hI AuhnF dI ‘dyÈ-BgqI’ dI ‘pivwqr Bfvnf’ AuhnF nUM puils kol iKwc ilafeI sI qfik mulk nUM hox vflI iksy ‘vwzI bÊfvq’ qoN ijvyN ikvyN bcf ilaf jfvy!’
kfÊËI kfrvfeI pUrI kridaF lOZf-vylf ho igaf. sfnUM dohF nUM hwQkVIaF lf ky adflq ivwc pyÈ krn leI puils krmcfrI lY qury. pwtI nUM jfx vflI bws ajy afAux vflI sI. cOk ivwc iewk lwkV dy qÉq-poÈ ‘qy asIN bYTy sF. ies cOk ivwc asIN lokF dy jfxy pCfxy bMdy sF. afpo afpxy skUlF qoN CuwtI hox qoN bfad asIN aksr ies cOk ivwc iekwTy huMdy rihMdy sF. dUjy aiDafpk sfQIaF nUM imldy. lftI dI dukfn ‘qy bYT ky cfh-pfxI Ckdy. aiDafpkF, smfj aqy mulk dy msilaF bfry crcf krdy. asIN iewk sfihq kyNdr vI iBKIivMz ivwc sQfpq kIqf hoieaf sI. hfeI skUl ivwc AusdIaF mIitMgF krdy. vwzy sfihqkfrF nUM iehnF mIitMgF ivwc swddy. lok mYnUM lyKk vjoN vI jfxdy pCfxdy sn. AuhnF lokF ivwc asIN afdr siqkfr dy pfqr sF. pr hux asIN hwQkVIaF ivwc jkVy AuhnF sfhmxy bYTy sF. kuwJ nyVilaF nUM Cwz ky AuhnF sB nUM kI pqf ik sfnUM ikAuN igRÌqfr kIqf igaf sI! lok jigafsU nËrF nfl sfnUM jfcdy hoey afps ivwc Gusr-musr krdy. mYN afpxy afp nUM gunfhgfr smJx lwgf. ieh vI socx lwgf ik ies cOk ivwc eyny jfxU hox dy bfvjUd koeI sfzy kol ikAuN nhIN sI afieaf! kI Auh sfzf pqf lwgx ‘qy dUroN hI pfsf vwt ky lMG gey hoxgy! kI asIN lokF nfloN eyny hI tuwty aqy inwKVy hoey hF! kI aYmrjYNsI dI dihÈq hI eynI ivafpk hY ik hr koeI pihlF afpxf bcfa vyKdf hY! kI lok eyny hI sON gey hn!
vyKx vfly lok qF ieho smJdy hoxgy ik asF ËrUr koeI vwzf ‘gunfh’ kIqf hovygf! iewk aiDafpk bfry lokF dy mn ivwc ieho ijhf mfVf motf ivcfr guËrnf vI myry leI vwzI Èrm aqy nmoÈI vflI gwl sI. eysy vyly skUl ivwc CutI ho geI. kuVIaF muMizaF dI BIV sfzy duafly iekwTI ho geI. ies skUl ivwc asIN aksr afpxIaF mIitMgF krdy sF. bhuq sfry ividafrQIaF sfnUM pCfxdy sn. afpxI nmoÈI ivcoN AuBrx leI myry aMdrlf guwsf huMgfiraf. mYN hwQkVIaF smyq qÉq-poÈ Auqy Klo igaf aqy bolxf ÈurU kr idwqf:
“dosqo! qusIN hYrfn huMdy hovogy ik pqf nhIN asIN kI gunfh kr idwqf hY ik sfnUM hwQkVIaF ivwc jkiVaf hoieaf hY. qusIN sB jfxdy ho ik asIN skUl aiDafpk hF. ijhnF ipMzF ivwc asIN pVHfAuNdy hF Auh lok aqy sfQoN pVHx vfly ividafrQI sfzI iemfndfrI aqy kMm bfry lgn dy gvfh hn. aiDafpk sfQI jfxdy hn ik asIN aiDafpk mMgF leI lgfqfr lVn vfly hF. isafsI rucIaF vfly lok jfxdy hn ik asIN srkfr dIaF lok-ivroDI nIqIaF dI zt ky muÉflÌq krn vfly lok hF. asIN afpxy duKI aqy ÊrIb lokF dy hwkF leI vwK vwK qrIikaF nfl afvfË bulMd krn vfly bMdy hF aqy ieh srkfr lokF dI hwk-swc dI afvfË nUM bMd krnf cfhuMdI hY, AuhnF df glf Guwt ky afpxIaF mn afeIaF jfrI rwKxf cfhuMdI hY. asIN ies srkfr dIaF lok-mfrU nIqIaF df gwj-vwj ky ivroD krdy hF. asIN koeI guMzy-bdmfÈ nhIN sgoN ieh srkfrI guMzf-rfj hY jo sfzy vrgy lokF nUM hwQkVIaF lfAuNdf hY.”
rGbIr ny vI kuwJ iesqrHF dy Èbd hI afKy. asIN aYmrjYNsI aqy ieMdrf gFDI dy iÉlfP Ëordfr nfary lfey. eyny nfl sfzy aMdrlI nmoÈI DoqI geI. sfzy BfÈnF dI Ébr Qfxy vI phuMc geI. AuQoN bMdf Bwjf afieaf aqy sfzy nfl jfx vfly puils krmIaF nUM JfiVaf:
“qusIN iehnF nUM lY ky ikAuN nhIN jFdy! afpxy ipEvF dy BfÈn krvfAux zhy jy! jy Aupr pqf lwg igaf qF sfrf Qfxf vÉq nUM PiVaf jfAU!”
qurq iewk tYNpU kIqf aqy Aus ivwc bYTf ky sfnUM pwtI lY gey. jFidaF nUM CuwtI df smF ho igaf sI. hux sfnUM svyry hI pyÈ kIqf jf skdf sI. vfps iljfx dI QF sfnUM rfq pwtI Qfxy ivwc ‘jmHF’ krvf idwqf igaf. purfxy iklHy ivwc bxy ies Qfxy ivwc iljf ky sfnUM hvflfq ivwc bMd kr idwqf igaf. asIN vyiKaf Qfxy df munÈI sfzy iewk nyVly aiDafpk dosq df Brf sI. asIN ÉuÈ hoey ik clo ies rfhIN sfzf sunyhf sfzy GridaF qwk phuMc skdf hY, ik Auh vkIl krky svyry sfzy pyÈ hox smyN qwk adflq ivwc phuMc skxgy. pr Auh qF sfzy nfl awK vI nhIN sI imlf irhf. awK bcf ky Auh sfzI hvflfq awgoN lMGx lwgf qF asIN AucI afvfË mfr ky rok ilaf aqy ieh jfxidaF hoieaF vI ik Auh sfnUM bVI cMgI qrHF jfxdf hY, asIN AusnUM dwisaf ik asIN Aus dy vwzy Brf dy bVy nËdIkI imwqr hF! Aus ny awgoN koeI huMgfrf vI nf Biraf aqy ibnF koeI Èbd boilaF cilaf igaf. asIN AusdI ies hflq `qy aqy afpxy ‘eyny Éqrnfk’ hox `qy hwsx lwgy.
Qfxy vfilaF vwloN idwqI rotI Kf ky asIN ÌrÈ sfÌ krky lyt gey. hvflfq vfly kMbl eyny gMdy aqy bdbUdfr sn ik myrf AuhnF nUM Qwly Auqy lYx nUM idl nf kIqf. pflf hox lwgf qF rGbIr ny kMbl Auqy lYNidaF cyqf krvfieaf ik hux qoN hI ieho ijhy kMbl lYx dI afdq pfAuxI cfhIdI hY. agly idnF ivwc sfnUM koeI ryÈmI ivCfAuxy nhIN sn imlxy! awDI ku rfq nfl iËafdf TMZ hoeI qF mYN kMbl pYrF ‘qy kr ilaf. idny jfg afeI qF mYnUM kMbl ivwc mUMh isr lpytI suwqf vyK ky rGbIr hwsx lwgf. rfq rfq ivwc hI myrI ‘nËfkq aqy nfËkqf’ Auz puwz geI. mYN afpxI hoxI nUM svIkfr kr ilaf sI.
agly idn ds ku vjy ‘suMdr’ hurIN sfnUM hwQkVIaF lf ky kcihrIaF ivwc lY gey. mYN vyiKaf adflq kMplYks dy brFzy ivwc myrI pqnI grm Èfl dI buwkl mfrI bYTI hoeI sI. pIlf-BUk rMg. duwK, mfXUsI aqy AudfsI nfl JMibaf ichrf! mYnUM vyK ky ijvyN Aus ivwc jfn pY geI. bYNc qoN AuWT ky myry vwl vDI. Auhdy ipwCy myrI BUaf KloqI hoeI sI. BUaf nUM ‘siq sRI akfl’ kih ky mYN pqnI nUM ikhf, “qUM ies hflq ivwc kfhnUM afAuxf sI!”
Aus dI Ëbfn dI QF AusdIaF awKF ivwc Aumz afey awQrU hI boly.
hwQlf ibrqFq ilKxf Cwz ky mYN rjvMq nfl Aus vyly dI AusdI siQqI bfry gwl-bfq krn lwgdf hF. Auh AuhnF idnF nUM Xfd kridaF lMmf hfAukf BrdI hY.
“quhfzI iËMdgI ivwc afAux qoN bfd quhfzy nF aqy ÈÉsIaq sdkf mYnUM bhuq kuwJ pRfpq hoieaf hY. bVf mfx imilaf hY. Aus pRmfqmf df lwK lwK Èukr hY! pr qusIN mYnUM duwK vI bVy ivKfey!”
“Aus idn jdoN qusIN ikMnHF icr Gr nf muVy qF mYN bVI iÌkrmMd hoeI. bfpU jI vI Gr nhIN sn. iksnUM puwCF? ikvyN puwCF? ÉYr ikvyN n ikvyN pqf lwg igaf ik quhfnUM puils PV ky lY geI hY. hux kI krF! myrI mdd krn vflf Gr df afpxf koeI vI kol nhIN sI. aFZ guaFZ dIaF ËnfnIaF aÌsos krn afAux lwgIaF. qfey lfB cMd dI GrvflI kihMdI, “puwq! srkfr nfl kfhnUM mwQf lfAuxf sI!” BUaf jI Ausy Èfm nUM af gey sn. svyry bI jI aqy iCMdf vI, sux ky, KyqF ivcoN af gey. mYN sB dy qrly lvF ik iewk vfr quhfnUM imlfx lY jfx. pr myry nfl koeI nf qury. aKy: ‘qUM iZwlI eyN! jf ky vI kI kr leyNgI!’ ieh qF sfry smJdy qy afKdy sn ik quhfzf Cuwt skxf sMBv nhIN. myry roNidaF kurlfAuNidaF idn lMG igaf. mYnUM hOl pYNdy, quhfzy ibnF mYN ies Gr ivwc iekwlI ikvyN rhUM! BUaf afKy ik iesnUM kuwJ ho jfAU. iehnUM virafm nUM imlf ilafE. koeI huMgfrf nf imldf vyK Auh myry nfl jfx leI iqafr ho geI. aglyry idn svyry nfnI ny prfAuNTy pkfey. iCMdf AuWqy mwKx rwK ky prfAuNTy Kf irhf sI. ieh gwl hux clo kI ilKxI hY! mYN bVy qrly ley, “vy iCMidaf! mYnUM sfeIkl `qy ibTf ky bws awzy qwk eI Cwz af. mYQoN quiraf nhIN jFdf.” rUp hoeI nUM ajy pMj Cy idn hI qF hoey sn. kihMdf, “qusIN qur ky bËfr inklo. mYN quhfzy mgry mgr afieaf.” mYN qy BUaf jI qur peIaF. bws awzy qwk phuMcx leI mYN keI vfr bYT ky sfh ilaf. pr iCMdf nhIN afieaf. rfh ivwc hrbMs nrs imlI. afKx lwgI, “hY hfie! qUM ikAuN ies hflq ivwc bfhr inklI eyN! jy kuwJ ho igaf!” pr myry mn ivwc ik quhfnUM iewk vfrI suwKI sFdI vyK lvF! pqf lwg igaf sI ik quhfnUM pwtI lY gey ny. pwtI phuMc qF geIaF pr pqf nf lwgy ik iksnUM puwCIey! asIN ikhVy ieh kMm awgy vyKy sn! soicaf, jylH ivwc hI lY ky jfxgy. asIN AuQy jf ky puwiCaf qF Auh kihMdy ik kwlH quhfnUM pyÈ nhIN sI kIqf, awj krngy. ‘asIN jf ky kcihrIaF ivwc Klo jfeIey. sfhmxy afAuNdy qusIN ids jfEgy!’ kmËorI qy iÌkr krky myrI burI hflq sI. Bf jI ajfieb ny qF mYnUM pCfixaF vI nhIN sI.”
ajfieb isMG sMDU irÈqy ivwc myrI dfdI dy Brf df poqrf sI. irÈqy ivwc myrf Brf pr AumroN lgBg myry ipE df hfxI. Ausdf aqy AuhnF dy pirvfr df sfzy pirvfr aqy myry ipqf nfl bhuq gUVHf ipafr sI. dyÈ dI qksIm qoN bfad Auh AuDroN af ky pihlF sfzy Gr hI kuwJ mhIny Tihry sn. ipCoN AuhnF nUM iewk ÉflI muslmfnI mkfn sfzy guaFZ hI iml igaf. ieMj pirvfrk myl-jol lgfqfr bixaf irhf. ipCoN AuhnF nUM izwbIpur ivwc pwkI ËmIn alft ho geI aqy AuhnF df pirvfr AuQy clf igaf. ajfieb isMG nUM bYNk ivwc nOkrI vI myry ipqf dI isÌfrÈ nfl hI imlI sI. ies leI Auh myry ipqf nUM sdf vwzy Brf vFg siqkfr idMdf sI. myry bcpn qoN hI Auh mYnUM iewk hoxhfr bwcy vjoN ipafrdf irhf sI. ipCly keI sflF qoN Auh ‘styt bYNk afÌ pitaflf’ ivwc bYNk aÌsr vjoN syvf inBf irhf sI. Auh bhuq hI sUJvfn, imlfpVf aqy lokF dy kMm afAux vflf ivakqI sI. ies leI pwtI aqy afs pfs dy ielfky ivwc AusdI bhuq iewËq sI. pwtI dy sfry aÌsrF nfl Ausdy bVy suKfvyN sMbMD sn. mYN ikvyN nf ikvyN Aus qwk afpxy igRÌqfr hox dI Ébr phuMcf idwqI sI. sfzy pyÈ hox smyN qwk Aus ny vkIl kr ilaf sI aqy kys dI nOeIaq smJ leI sI. Ausny kuwJ mhIny pihlF ‘bxI-TxI’ vyKI rjvMq nuM bury hflIN vyK ky isr `qy ipafr dy ky ikhf, “bIbI! jdoN mYN eyQy bYTF qUM ies hflq ivwc eyQy ikAuN afeI?”
sfnUM aYs zI aYm dI adflq ivwc pyÈ kIqf igaf. ‘srkfr bnfm virafm isMG’ nF df ieh kys Dfrf 107/151 aDIn drj kIqf igaf sI. ies muqfbk myry qoN srkfrI amn kfnUMn nUM Éqrf sI. ispfhI ‘suMdr’ mYnUM kihMdf, “gwl eI koeI nhIN. ieh qF huxy ds hËfr dI Ëmfnq hoeI lE.”
kys ikAuNik kfbly-Ëmfnq sI. sfzy vkIl ny Ëmfnq leI afiKaf. aYs zI aYm gurjIq isMG cImf ny cVHf ky qy kws ky bwDI dfVHI ivcoN hoT Koly aqy PusPusfieaf, “TIk ey”
suMdr ny ÉuÈ ho ky hOlI ijhI ikhf, “lE vDfeI hovy.”
mMYN ikhf, “suMdrf iDafn nfl sux.”
ZfeI lwK dI ‘nMbrI Ëmfnq’ mMgI geI. mqlb sI ik Ëmfnq dyx vflf afpxI ËmIn-jfiedfd df ilKqI rIkfrz pihlF adflq ivwc pyÈ krygf. Ëfihr sI ik ieh kMm huxy iewk imMt ivwc hox vflf nhIN sI. aYs zI aYm ny sfnUM jylH Byjx df hukm dy ky aglI pyÈI dI qrIk pf idwqI.
bfhr afey qF ajfieb isMG ny ikhf iewk awDy idn qwk Auh Ëmfnq krvf lvygf. mYN ikhf ik Ëmfnq krfAux df koeI lfB nhIN. iehnF mYnUM Ìyr PV lYxf ey.
Aus rjvMq nUM hOslf dy ky afpxy lVky nfl gfrzn kflonI ivcly afpxy Gr jfx leI ikhf aqy afp sO ku ÊË dUr sb-jylH pwtI dy suprzMt nUM imlx qur ipaf. sfzy jylH jfx smyN Auh jylH-suprzYNt dy dÌqr ivwc bYTf sI. sfnUM Aus nfl imlf ky Aus ny Drvfs idwqf ik eyQy sfnUM koeI qklIÌ nhIN hox lwgI. Auh qOlIaf, sfbx qyl aqy hor loVINdf smfn huxy jf ky GroN Byj deygf. suprzYNt ny vI sfnUM qswlI rwKx leI ikhf.
asIN jdoN bfrk ivwc vVy qF aMdr hvflfqIaF ivwc qfÈ dI bfËI cwl rhI sI. nvyN sfQIaF dI afmd df svfgq krn leI AuhnF ny qfÈ dy pwqy ÌrÈ ‘qy vgfh mfry. ‘siq sRI akfl’ qoN ipCoN sB qoN pihlF ‘iks jurm aDIn afey hF?’ dI jfxkfrI mMgI. asIN dwisaf ik asIN koeI ieÉlfkI jurm aDIn nhIN afey. sfnUM nfl lY ky afey vfrzr ny sfzI Bwl bxf idwqI, “iehnF dI iswDI lVfeI ieMdrf gFDI nfl hY.”
dUjy hvflfqIaF sfhmxy iekdm sfzf ‘ruqbf’ vD igaf. Auh sfnUM afdr dI nËr nfl vyKx lwgy. eyny icr nUM bfhroN bfrk ivwc vVidaF iksy vfrzr ny AucI sfrI dbfkVf mfiraf, “clo! AuTo Auey! nvyN afey swq- kivMjf vfly! bfhr af ky ivhVy ivwc pocf lfE.”
sfry cuwp ho gey aqy sfzy mUMh vwl vyKx lwgy.
ieh hukm sfzy svYmfx leI vMgfr sI. ieho iewk pl sI jdoN jylH-krmcfrIaF ny sfzy ‘qy kfTI pf lYxI sI aqy sfzy nfl afm kYdIaF nfl kIqy jfx vflf ÊYr-mnuwKI ivhfr krnf sI jF asIN huxy hI dUjy kYdIaF awgy bxfey afpxy vwkfr nUM kfiem rwKidaF krmcfrIaF nUM ieh aihsfs krvfAuxf sI ik asIN ‘iehnF gwzF dy bOld’ nhIN. ies pl nUM sFBxf bhuq ËrUrI sI. ‘hukm adUlI krn’ ‘qy vfrzrF dI nrfËgI kfrn, AuhnF vwloN ‘hwQF jF ÈbdF nfl’ sfnUM byieËq krn dI kfrvfeI vI ho skdI sI. asIN afpxf ‘nfiekqv’ hr kImq ‘qy bcfeI rwKxf sI!
“BfeI sfihb! asIN qyrf pocf mfrn vfly nhIN. qyrI srkfr dI PwtI pocx vfly aF.” asIN ÈyÉI mfrI. afpxI pYNT bxfAux leI ieh ËrUrI vI sI. vfrzr Cfbl igaf. sfry hvflfqI sfQoN pRBfivq ho ky iKViKVf ky hwsy. AuhnF dI vI rih af geI sI. iewk ny vfrzr nUM ikhf, “ieh quhfzy jfl dy pMCI nhIN. asmfnF `c Auzx vfly ny.”
Auh afp hI AusnUM sfzy bfry vDf-cVHf ky dwsx lwgy.
“clo qusIN AuTo Auey!” iCwQy pey vfrzr ny hor do jixaF nUM AuTx df hukm dy idwqf. AuhnF `c hukm adUlI krn dI ihMmq nhIN sI.
“af gey E ienklfbIE!” ieh ajfieb isMG df Cotf Brf srdUl sI. ÌOj ivcoN af ky ajfieb isMG dI isÌfrÈ nfl ies jylH ivwc vfrzr lwg igaf sI. sfnUM hor vI hOslf ho igaf.
kuwJ loVINdf smfn myry leI ajfieb isMG dy GroN af igaf. kuwJ agly idnIN mulfkfqF krn smyN sfzy pirvfrF aqy imwqrF-snyhIaF vwloN phuMcf idwqf igaf. kMbl vI sfnUM insbqn cMgy iml gey. asIN cVHdy pfsy kMD nfl lwgdIaF KwzIaF mwl leIaF aqy AuhnF ‘qy afpxy kMbl ivCf ky afpxf ‘afsx gRihx’ kr ilaf.
(bfkI aglI vfr)