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BfeI bicwqr isMG ny moiZaF AuWproN izwgdI jFdI loeI nMU TIk kIqf qF Aus dy srIr nfloN hwQkVIaF dIaF jLMjIrF vrgy lohy dI Cxkfr peI Auh iek dm sucyq ho igaf, aqy afpxy mUMh ivc duhrfAux lwgf [[ qfqI vfAu nf lfgeI pfrbRhm srxfeI, ienHF sLbdF nMU ismrdf Auh phu PLutfly vyly sLihr dy nyVy phuMc igaf sI. sLihr ajy vI GUk suwqf ipaf sI. aKLbfrF vflI dukfn qoN agwly pfsy mMdr vfly cOk ivc KwbI gwuT vfly bohV hyT ajy vI koeI srdI ivc kwTf hoieaf ipaf sI. Auhdy nyVy DUMeyN dI rfK TMzI hoeI peI sI jIhdy ivc kuJ kqUry Gus ky bYTy sn. pqf nhIN ikAuN Aus nMU afpxy bcpn dIaF XfdF af geIaF, ik ikvyN vMz qoN bfad BfvyNN Aus dy vwz vwzyry QF QF Btkdy rotI-twuk df afhr krdy sn, pr Auh hfxIaF nfl rl ky sfrI sfrI rfq lukx-mItI Kyzdf rihMdf sI . sfrI sfrI rfq DUxyN AuWpr hfxIaF nfl bYTf bfqF pfAuNdf rihMdf sI, keI keI vfr Auh qy Aus dy Xfr bylI sfrI rfq Gr hI nf afAuNdy qy bfhr DUxyN AuWpr hI gwpF mfrdy bYTy rihMdy . iek vfr Auh sfry slfh krky iek twuty ijhy gwzy AuWpr hI sON gey sn. jdoN svyry qfieaf sohx ishMu, afpxf tFgf joV ky sLihr jfx lwigaf qF Auhny vyiKaf ik sfry ipMz dy muMzy qF gwzy AuWqy hI swuqy pey hn qF Aus ny sfiraF dy icwqVF qy iek iek CFtf mfiraf qy GrF nMU Bjfieaf sI. imwtI Gwtyy nfl lwQpwQ, CwpVF toiBaF ivc nhfAuNidaF, dirafvF ivc pwuTIaF qfrIaF lfAuNidaF qy sfrI sfrI idhfVI zMgrF mgr KuwcF kZfAuNidaF vI Auh idn cMgy lwgdy sn, jd nf koeI iPLkr sI, nf hI koeI icMqf. bicwqr nMU Xfd afieaf ik ikvyN jdoN Aus df ipAu pMjfbI sUby dy morcy ivc kYd ho igaf sI qF Auh do mhIinaF ivc hI afvfrf ho igaf sI, AunHF idnF ivc hI Auh rosLnI nMU imwTf imwTf cfhux lwg ipaf sI Auh mn hI mn Aus nMU iDafAuNdf rihMdf sI. sfrI idhfVI Auh Aus dI iek Jfq pfAux leI hI qrs jFdf sI jdoN rosLnI Aus nMU ids jFdI qF Auh gwd gwd ho jFdf sI. rosLnI nfl njLr imlfAuNidaF hI Aus dy bdn ivc JrnftF pYxIaF sLurU ho jFdIaF sn. pr rosLnI nMU bulfAux df Aus nMU hIaf nhIN sI pYNdf. Auh kdI vI Aus nfl koeI bol sFJf nhIN sI kr sikaf. pqf nhIN Aus nMU rosLnI koloN ikAuN eynI sMg lwgdI sI. pihlF pihlF qF Aus nMU afpxy bfpU df bhuq zr rihMdf sI pr bfpU dy ijhl jfx qy vI Aus df ieh Jfkf kfiem sI. Aus nMU Xfd afieaf ik ikvyN jdoN iek vfr cfcy hjLfry df muMzf mMgl ijhVf pihlF ienHF nfl hI ipMz dy nyVly skUl ivc pVHdf huMdf sI iPr sLihr jf ky pVHny pY igaf sI aqy jdoN iek vfr mMgl grmIaF dIaF CuwtIaF ivc ipMz afieaf sI qF Aus ny mMgl isMG df bVf qrlf mfiraf sI ik Auh Aus nMU ipafr-BrI icwTI ilKx dI jfc isKf dyvy. …qf ik Auh rosLnI nfl afpxy ipafr df iejLhfr kr sky.
mMgl ny sLihr dy irvfj muqfbk Aus nMU keI iksm dIaF lwv lYtrjL df pqf dwisaf sI. iek Auh ijs nMU aijhI isafhI nfl iliKaf jFdf sI, ijs nMU hor koeI nhIN sI pVH skdf Aus nMU kyvl Auh hI pVH skdf sI ijs nMU Auh pwqr iliKaf igaf hovy. Auh vI dIvy dI loa nfl ijs nfl awKr AuGVny sLurU ho jFdy hn. iPr Aus ny bicwqr isMG nMU smJfieaf sI ik imwqrf qMU ipafr-BrI icwTI kdI vI nhIN ilK skdf ikAuNik ieh kMm bhuq hI aOKf huMdf hY. iek vI awKr vD Gt iliKaf jfvy qF aglI rwus jFdI hY. ieh bVf iDafn qy hOsly vflf kMm hY. iPr mihMgy ny dwisaf sI ik icwTI ivc do bfgL bnfAuxy pYNdy ny. iek bfgL ivc murJfey hoey Puwl aqy suwky bUty bnfAuxy pYNdy hn, cfr cuPyry AudfsIaF hI AudfsIaF ivKfAuxIaF pYNdIaF hn aqy dUjy ivc iKVy hoey Puwl, hry Bry ruwK aqy pYlF pfAuNdy mor aqy kUkdIaF koielF bnfAuxIaF pYNdIaF hn. nfl hI ieh iliKaf jFdf hY ik qyry imlx qoN pihlF myrI hflq Aus AuWjVy bfgL vrgI sI. jy qUM mYnMU iml jfvyN qF myrI hflq Aus hry Bry bfgL vrgI ho jfvygI. TIk hI kihMdf sI mMgl isMG mYnMU awj qwk muhwbq dI icwTI hI ilKxI nhIN afeI.bfr ivwcoN afx ky ijs ipMz ivwc AunFH nMU jmIn alft hoeI sI. pr ipMz gurDfmF vwl jFdI sVk qoN Kwby hwQ sI, sfhmxy ilsLkdIaF iqMn msIqF Aus dI vwzI insLfnI sI. iek inwky ijhy ipMz ivc iqMn msIqF df hoxf hYrfnI vflI gwl sI. sMn sMnqflI dI vMz qoN bfad do msIqF ivc iswKF ny gurduafry bxf ley sn. iek msIq ivc iesfeI pirvfr ny zyrf jmfieaf hoieaf sI. dUjy pfsy iswKF dI vMz vI do ihwisaF ivc hoeI hoeI sI. Auh iswK jo diraf rfvI qoN pfrly kMZy qoN AuT ky ieDr afx vsy sn. AunHF dIaF rfvIAuN pfr jLmInF kfgLjLF ivc qF ihMdosqfnI sn. pr BUgoilk qOr `qy Auh pfiksqfn ivc sn. Auh rOilaF vyly afpxy bfl bwicaF nMU bcfAux leI afpxIaF jLmInF Cwz ky ieDr afx vwsy sn aqy sLfmlft peIaF jLmInF AuWpr vfhI KyqI krn lg pey sn. AunHF ny afpxy KUhF AuWpr kfPLI hirafvl kr leI sI. Aus ielfky dI sfrI DrqI diraf dy pfxI dI mfr krky kwlr vflI sI. BfvyNN AunHF dI imhnq AunHF dy jIaF dI AupjIvwkf leI kfPLI nhIN sI, iPr vI Auh vfhI KyqI dy afhr ivc lwgy hoey sn. dUjy Auh iswK sn ijhVy pwCmI pMjfb dy dUr durfzy ielfikaF qoN AuWjV ky afey sn, ieh lok pihlF afpxy ipAu dfidaF dy jwdI ipMzF ivc jf ky vwsy sn, ijwQoN kdI AunHF dy dfdy pVdfdy aMgryjLF dy idwqy murwibaF qy bfr ivc jf vsy sn. ies ipMz ivc pihlF ikAuNik muslmfn vwsdy sn. AuQy AunHF dIaF rhu rIqF hI bfkI lokF vwloN apnfeIaF jFdIaF sn. ieh lok ijLafdf qr eIsfeI sn. aqy ienHF df Kfx pIx aqy rsmoN-irvfj ijLafdf krky muslmfnF nfl rldy imldy sn. iesy leI Auh pihlF pihl AWjV ky gey muslmfnF nMU Xfd krdy rihMdy sn aqy AuDroN AujV ky afey lokF nMU psMd nhIN sn krdy. ikAuNik nvyN afey lok, AunHF dy huwky pfxI nMU psMd nhIN sn krdy. pihlF AunHF dIaF lVfeIaF gAU hwiqaf qoN sLurU hoeIaF. AunHF dIaF keI vfr qlvfrF qy brCIaF inkl afAuNdIaF, pr kdI nObq iksy vwzI Gtnf qwk nf afANudI. kfrn sLfied ieh sI ik dovyN iDrF iek dUjy dI qfkq qoN anjfx sn jF Auh ajy pihly jLKLmF nMU hI nhIN sn Bwuly. keI vfr gwl puils qk phuMc jFdI, AunHF nMU PsfAux df ieko iek bhfnf gAu hwiqaf df hI bxfieaf jFdf, iPr puils vwloN afpxy nvyN iPLrkU jnMUn aDIn AunHF dI KlVI AuDyVI jFdI. aqy ieMÖ bfkI lokF nMU kMn ho jFdy. ieMÖ gAU hwiqaf jLfhrI qOr qy qkrIbn bMd ho geI sI. muslmfnF dI sfrI jLmIn AuWjV ky afey iswKF nMU alft ho geI sI qy sfry iesfeI qkrIbn byjLmIny ho gey sn, rotI dI KLfqr kuJ ijLmIdfrF dy KyqF ivc kMmIN jf lwgy sn. kuJ iek ny hwzIaF qy cmVy df ivAupfr sLurU kr ilaf sI. afriQk qOr qy BfvyN iesfeI brfdrI ny afpxy afp nMU kmjLor mMn ilaf sI pr Dfrimk qOr qy AunHF df afZf sdf iswKF nfl lwgf rihMdf ikAuNik Auh afpxy afp nMU sLfhI kOm aMgryjLF nfl joV ky sMqusLtI hfsl krdy sn. hr aYqvfr Auh pRwBU XsU msIh dI Xfd ivc drbfr lgfAuNdy, ZolkIaF CYixaF nfl gONdy:
“jMumyN dy idhfVy moieaf, aYqvfr ijLMdf hoieaf,
kOl awj pUrf hoieaf XsU dI jLbfn df.
mr ky qy ijLMdf hoxf kMm nhIN iensfn df.
iPr vwzy sLihr qoN pfdrI afAuNdy qy Auh AurdU-nmf ihMdI boldy qy XsU msIh dy jivn qy iswiKafvF bfry BfsLn dyNdy ijnHF nMU iswKF dy inafxy vI mUhrlIaF kqfrF ivc bYT ky suxdy. iehdf AunHF nMU ieh PLfiedf huMdf ik jd ikDry vI AunHF dI iesfeI muMizaF nfl lVfeI huMdI qF Auh XwsU msIh dy ieiqhfs ivcoN AudfhrxF lY ky hI AunHF nfl JgVdy. AunHF dI ies gwl df iesfeI muMizaF kol koeI juafb nf huMdf ik XsU msIh kuafrI nMU jMimaf sI. iesfeI muMizaF nMU guwsf afAuNdf qy nObq GsuMn mwukI qwk phuMc jFdI.
bfrIey iswKF ivc Tfkr, mrIk qy mwGr ieko ipMz dy jotIdfr sn. iqMny kbwzI qy Gulx dy sLOkIn sn qy AunHF qoN vwzf BfAU sohx ishMu, afpxIaF msqIaF ivc hI msq rihMdf sI. Auhny iewDr afx ky tFgf bxf ilaf sI. pihlF pihl AunHF df pMjf iesfeI muMizaF nfl ipaf, iesfeI muMzy BfvyN srIrk qOr qy inwgr qy Bfry huMdy sn prMqU AunHF ny kusLqI ivc iksy dI AusqfdI sLigrdI nf kIqI hox kfrn, dfa lfAux qoN mfr Kf jFdy sn. AuWDr bfr vfly muMizaF df qF ieh iek ikwqf hI sI. AunHF dy mF bfp qy BrfvF ny AunHF nMU Cwizaf hI pihlvfnI leI huMdf sI. bfr ivc AunHF df kMm isrPL mwJF cfrnf qy moZy AuWqy lMgotf rwKxf, jyb ivc qyl vflI sLIsLI. sLfm nMU jLor krnf, dupihry dwuD ivc iGE pf ky pIxf, rfq nMU mwJF dI Dfr kwZx lwigaF DfrF lYxIaF. BfvyN sMn sMqflI dy ipCwly virHaF ivc afeIaF kmjLorIaF ny AunHF AuWpr vI asr kIqf sI pr afpxy kmfey srIrF krky AunHF ny afpxf lohf dUjI brfdrI nMU mMnvf hI ilaf sI. Gol ivc vfrI vfrI sfry eIsfeI muMizaF nMU Zfh ky afKLr AunHF gwl iek bMny lf hI idwqI. qmfsLbInF ny hux gwl hor bMny nMU hI qor idqI. ieh gwl sLurU krvf idwqI ik cwlo Gol ivc qF mMinaf ieh ijwq gey, pr pwkf PLYslf kbwzI ivc hovygf, iPr kI sI sfivaF qy dohF pfisaF dIaF tImF bx jFdIaF.
’kwly nfl ’kwlf, Aus df afpxf cfcf mwGr Gulx ivc BfvNy sfiraF nfloN qkVf sI pr kbwzI ivc kwdoN mDrf hox krky mfr Kf jFdf sI. Tfkr qy mrIk kwdoN bVy lMby sn. AunHF ny kbwzI ivc iksy nMU hwQ vI nf lgfAux idwqf aqy rihMdI ksr vDfeI cImy vfly kMmU ny kZ idwqI. Auh kYNcI mfrn df bVf mfihr sI, gwl kI bfr vfly muMizaF ny afpxy jOhr idKf ky afpxI qfkq df pRBfv dUjy muMizaF qy pf ilaf. hux ieko KLyqr bfkI rih igaf sI, jd aYqvfr Auh muMzy msIhI gIq gfAuNdy qF sfrf sfrf hPLqf AunHF dI vfh vfh huMdI rihMdI sI.
Tfkr aqy mrIk dI avfjL bVI cMgI sI Auh iekwlf iekwlf gfAuNdy vI bVf cMgf sn. jd Auh dupihr vyly ruwKF hyT bYTy ikwsy pVHdy qF iksy df AuWTx nMU jI nhIN sI krdf. bfr ivc Tfkr, mrIk, qyjU aqy iJMmU dI pfrtI hMudI sI. ieh sfry rl ky gurdvfry sLbd pVHdy hMudy sn, ieh dUjy ipMzF vfilaF nfl mukfbly krdy sn, ienHF mukfbilaF ivc qyjU ZolkI vjfAuNdf huMdf sI, iJMmU hrmonIaF, ieh sfry aijhIaF DfrnF kwZdy sn ik koeI vI iksy hor ipMz vflf ienHF dy mgr Dfrnf nhIN sI kwZ skdf. jd vI mukfblf sLurU huMdf, iek pfrtI vwloN kwZI Dfrn dy mgr mgr hI dUijaF nMU Dfrn kwZxI pYNdI sI. aijhy mukfbilaF ivc Tfkr ny Dfrnf kwZxI[[[bx ky bxy cilqR, cfqry cilqR imwqr, awj mory afey mhfrfj, awKIaF AuGV geIaF, AuGV gIaF, AuGV gIaF .
ieh Dfrnf sux ky ivroDI pfrtIaF AuNÖ hI bONdl jFdIaF. qyjU qF ivcfrf rOilaF ivc mfiraf igaf sI aqy iJMmU nMU jd Auh kfPLly ivc afKLrI vfr imly sn qF Aus nMU hYjLf hoieaf hoieaf sI qy Aus dy bcx dI koeI afs nhIN sI. hkIm ny Aus nMU pfxI pIx qoN mnHy kIqf hoieaf sI. jd Tfkr gwizaF dy kfPLly ivc Aus df pqf lYx igaf qF iJMmU Aus nMU vyK ky keI idnF dy swuky bulFH qy jIB Pyrdf Aus dy vfsqy pfAux lwgf, “Tfkrf ! qMU myrf Drm df Brf eyN, mYnMU iek cUlI pfxI ipaf dyh, jd Tfkr pfxI dyx leI afhul ky GVy vwl hoieaf qF cfcy bMqy ny Aus nMU vrj idwqf, “Tfkr ishF ! hkIm ny pfxI qoN vrijaf hoieaf ey jy qMU iehnMU mfrnf cfhMudf eyN Pyr BfvyN pfxI dy dyh, iehdy leI ieh pfxI nhIN sgoN jLihr eI.”
iJMmU dy qrly Tfkr qoN jry nhIN sn jFdy, Auh cfhMudf sI ik pfxI df kOlf Br ky iJMmU nMU dy dyvy, kuJ dyr Auh socdf irhf, iJMmU ny iPr iek vfr qrlf mfiraf, “ienHF mYnMU iqhfey eI mfr dyxf eI, kuJ nhIN hox lwgf, jy myry bulH igwly ho jfx.” Tfkr ny qrs Kf ky pfxI df kOlf Biraf, qF dyK ky iJMmU dy ichry qy KLusLI dI lihr af geI.
pr pqf nhIN cfcy bMqy ivc ikDroN eynf josL af igaf, Aus ny kOly sxy Dwkf mfr ky Tfkr nMU prHF swut idwqf, qy DfhIN mfrky roNidaF ikhf, “Tfkrf ikhVy jnm df bdlf lYxf eI Auey ! myrf ieko iek puwq !” iPr Auh ikMnI dyr mUMh agy hwQ rwK ky roNdf irhf. Tfkr qoN iJMmU dI hflq jrI nhIN sI jFdI, Ah hor AuWQy Tihr hI nf sikaf qy vgdy hMJUaF nfl Auh afpxy gwizaF vwl af igaf. Aus qoN bfad Aus nMU keI rfqF nINd nhIN sI afeI. iJMmU qy cfcy bMqy df kI bixaF ? iehdy bfry iksy nMU kuJ pqf nf lwg sikaf.

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bicwqr nMU Xfd afieaf ik ikvyN Auh iek vfr cfcy mwGr nfl sLihr igaf sI aqy afpxy Xfr mihMgy nMU iml ky ikMnf KLusL hoieaf sI. Aus nMU hux vI Auh sfrf kuJ Xfd sI, cfcf Gulx ivc BfvyN bhuqf kfmXfb nf ho sikaf, ikAuNik Aus df kwd mDrf sI, AuNÖ vI Auh mihMdr vFÕ cIhVf nhIN sI, pihlvfnI ivc srIrk qfkq nfloN pihlvfn df cIhVf hoxf bVf mihny rKdf hY.
Aus ny pihlvfnI kIqI qy iPr hOlI hOlI Cwz idwqI, kuJ dyr sLihr duwD pfAux df DMdf kIqf pr ieh kMm vI Aus nMU rfs nf afieaf. bVI dyr Auh trwk pfAux bfry socdf irhf pr sfrI Aumr Auhdy kolL trwk pfAux jogy pYsy nf ho sky. iPr Aus ny lwkV df vpfr krn bfry soicaf, Aus nMU ipMz afieaf DIrf isMG bVf cMgf lwgdf, ijs ny icwty duwD kpVy pfey huMdy, nvIN nkor Aus dI juwqI, jdoN qurdf qF cIkUM cIkUM krdI. jdoN lok Aus nMU puwCdy ik DIrf isMhF sfzIaF juqIaF ieMÖ cIkF nhIN mfrdIaF qF qyrI jwuqI ikho ijhI hY ? iehdy ivcoN kI afvfjLF afAuNdIaF ny? DIrf isMG bVy mfx nfl dwsdf ik mYN juwqI ivc cIkU puafey ny. quhfnMU dunIaf df kI pqf hY ? sLihr ivc qF jLnfnIaF vyKo, AunHF dy jlybI jUiVaF ivc inwky inwky bwlb jgdy bwuJdy ny. sfry sLihr nMU pqf lwg jFdf hY ik kMpnI bfgL ivc PLlfxI jLnfnI sYr krn afeI hY, lok vyK vyK hYrfn huMdy hn ik blb jUVy ivc jwgdy buwJdy ikvyN hn?
“ikAuN DIiraf AunHF vI jUVy ivc cIkU puafey hMdy ny?” mrIk ny puwiCaf.
“Auey hr QF QoVy cIkU pYNdy ny?” DIrf pyNzUaF dI akl qy muskrfAuNdf.
iPr iek vfr jdoN mwGr isMhu ny lwkVF df vpfr sLurU kIqf qF Auh vI trwk qy cVH ky sLihr igaf. Aus ny lwkV mMzI ivc hjLfrf isMhu nMU hor hI hflq ivc vyiKaf, nfl Aus dy iek hor bMdf sI, kol AunHF dy Joty vflf gwzf sI. ijs nMU dovyN jLor lgf lgf ky ihwkdy sn aqy Bfry gwzy nMU iKwcidaF Joty dI jLbfn bfhr lmkdI sI. pr Auh doNvyN dohF pfisaF qoN Joty nMU prfxIaF nfl kuwt rhy sn aqy nflLy afp vI jLor lgf lgf Joty nMU ghlLF kwZ rhy sn. gwzy df iek phIaf tuwtI hoeI sVk dy iek toey ivc Pisaf hoieaf sI. pihlF qF mwGr isMhu df idl kIqf ik Auh DIrf isMG nMU nf hI bulfvy, ho skdf hY ik DIrf Aus nMU vyKky kwcf ijhf nf ho jfvy pr Aus qoN irhf nf igaf, Aus ny vI gwzy dI ipMjxI nMU jLor nfl DwkidaF ikhf : lAu peI, heI sLfvf sLy ! mwGr dy jLor lgfAux nfl gwzf Kwzy ivcoN qF lMG igaf pr DIry horF ipCFh BAuN ky mwGr nMU vyiKaf qF gwzf KilHafr ilaf. Jotf vI qrs BrIaF awKF nfl mwGr isMhu vwl vyKx lwgf, DIry ny afx ky mwGr nMU jwPI pf leI qy dUjf bMdf ijs nMU DIrf dUlf kihMdf sI, ny vI afx mwGr nMU PLiqh bulfeI. aqy Aus dy isr AuWpr hwQ PyridaF puiCaf sI : ‘BfeI df muMzf ?’
qF cfcy mwGr ny ‘hF’ ivc juafb idwqf sI .
“hor BfAU mwGr isMhF, kIh hfl cfl ey bfkI sfry mhYx df aqy ipMz pIVH df.” DIry ny hwQ vflI prfxI gwzy qy vgfh mfridaF ikhf.
“myhrF peI ipMz ivc aqy sfrf mhYx vI rfjLI bfjLI af !” mwGr ny juafb idwqf.
“iPr ikvyN afAuxf hoieaf ieWDr ?” DIry ny muV pwiCaf.
“afh lwkVF mMzI lY ky afieaF, aOh trwk KVf ! kuJ ikwkrF, do tfhlIaF qy aMb dy moCy af cfr pMj.” mwGr ny ivsQfr nfl dwisaf.
“TIk af, peI TIk af, cMgf kIqf koeI nf koeI afhr qF cfhIdY.”
“hor BfAU vfhI qF huMdI nhIN mYQoN. pihlF sfrI Aumr ivhlIaF KfDIaF ! qyl mlL Cwizaf qy jLor kr Cizaf. pihlF bfpU dy ijAUNidaF qF isMg qy sI hux BrfvF awz krqf qF isr qy afx peI ey. mYN vI pYlLI Tyky AuWqy dy ky soicaf lwkV df vpfr hI krIey.”
“cMgf peI cMgf ! hux gwl ieh af peI, asIN afh gwzy vflIaF lwkVF lfhuxIaF afry qy, iPr afpF ivhly.” DIry ny Aus nMU ikhf.
aqy nfl hI dUly nMU iesLfrf kIqf qUM peI dUl isMhF aOh mMjI cuwk ilaf qy CfvyN zfh dyh, iehnF dy afrfm kridaF nMU afpF lwkVF afry qy lfh afAuxIaF ny.
dUly ny awDKwV ijhI iZwlkI hoeI mMjI CfvyN zfh idqI gwzy dI sMdUKVI ivcoN glfs kwZ ky mwGr horF nMU pfxI vI iplfieaf. DIry ny ikhf, “qMU bYT, asIN huxy afey, cfh afx ky pINdy aF iekwTy, ivhly ho ky.”
eynf kih AunHF iPr jf gwzy df jUlf PiVaf. hux Joty ny vI kuJ sfh lY ilaf sI, Aus ny qRIx mfr ky gwzy nMU ryVH ilaf, DIry horIN vI hux Aus nMU gflHF nhIN sn dy rhy, sgoN `cwl peI ijAux joigaf, sLfvf sLy ! sLfvf sLy !’ kih rhy sn. mwGr ny DIry df awj hor hI rUp vyiKaf sI. ikwQy KwV KwV krdf icwtf cfdr-kuVqf, mfieaf lwgI afkVI pwg, cIkUM cIkMU krdI juwqI aqy ikwQy ieh mYlLy kucYlLy Gsy lIVy aqy iTwbI juwqI pfeI, DIrf gwzy awgy juwpy Joty nMU kuwt irhf sI. pr mwGr nMU Aus dy moh ny hor bhuq kuJ socx qoN rok ilaf sI. koeI GMty ku bfad DIry horIN afey, eynI dyr nMU cfcy mwGr ny afpxI lwkV trwk AuWproN luhf leI sI qy trwk vflLy nMU pYsy dy ky qor idwqf sI. hux sfry ivhly ho gey sn. sUrj ZlL igaf sI, DIry horIN vI gwzf joV ky Gr vwl nMU qur pey aqy Auh vI AunHF dy nfl nfl ho quiraf. pihlF qF cfcy ny ipMz vfps jfx dI ijLwd kIqI, prMqU DIry aqy dUly dy moh ny Aus nMU rfq AunHF kol rihx leI mjbUr kr idwqf, nfly AuNÖ vI Auh AunHF koloN sLihr dIaF hor gwlF suxnf cfhuMdf sI.
DIry ny rfh ivcoN hI sMgqry dI boql lY leI aqy sLihr dy dwKx vflI bfhI ijQy ajy nvIN hI afbfdI bxI hoeI sI, AuWDr nMU hI ho qury. keI BIVIaF glLIaF, ijhnF ivc gMdIaF nflIaF sn, ivcoN dI lMGdy hoey, iek Coty ijhy Gr mUhry awpV gey, kuMzf KVkfieaf qF awgoN DIry dI Gr vflI ny bUhf KoilHaf.
Aus ny mwGr nMU pCfixaf nhIN sI. iesy leI DIry ny Aus nMU dwsidaF ikhf, “Bfgvfny ! afpxy ipMzoN ny srdfr mwGr isMG horIN, nvIN jLmIn alft hoeI hY ienHF nMU afpxy ipMz. mYN qy jdoN vI jfnF ipMz, qy ienHF dy moh krky hI keI keI idn lf afAuNdF AuWQy. afh nfl BqIjf eI iehdf.”
mwGr nMU bfad ivc pqf lwigaf ik dUlf DIry df skf sflf hY aqy kMm dI Bfl ivc sLihr afieaf, DIry nfl hI gwzf vfhux lwg ipaf sI. pyNzU hox krky pihlF pihl qF Aus ny ies kMm ivc nmosLI ijhI mihsUs kIqI, pr jdoN DIry ny Aus nMU smJfieaf ik vyK imwqrf, sLihr ivc lok ikho ikho ijhf kMm krky rojLI rotI kmfAuNdy ny, afpF qF Pyr cMgy hF, afpF ieQy vI vfhI joqI vflf kMm hI krdy hF. bMdy nMU iksy vI kMm qoN nhIN iJjkxf cfhIdf. DIry dIaF smJfAuxIaF qoN dUlf hOlI hOlI itk igaf sI.
DIry df afpxf muMzf aTvIN ivc pVHdf sI. DIry ny afpxy muMzy nMU mwGr nfl imlfAuNidaF pVHfeI ivc Aus dIaF isPLqF dy pul bMnH idwqy ik bVf qfk af pVHfeI ivc.
muMzy ny jldI nfl ivhVy ivc mMjy zfh idwqy qy DIry dy iesLfry nfl stUl qy TMzf pfxI qy glfs rwK idwqy.
DIry dI Gr vflI ny gLuslKLfny ivc pfxI qy qOlIaf rwK idwqf. mwGr qy DIry ny mMUh hwQ Doqf qy mMijaF qy afx bYTy.
jdoN DIrf sMgqrI df pYWg bnfAux lwgf qF Aus dI srdfrnI ny Kfry sozy dI boql stUl qy ilaf itkfeI qF Auh mihMgy nfl Kyqy lg igaf sI.
DIry ny pihlf pihlf pYg vfhvf hI pf ilaf qy jLrf ku srUr `c ho ky kihx lwgf, “mwGr isMhF, afh qyrI BfbI krky eI mYN ijAuNidaF ivc hF, mFeIN, asIN ipMz jfeIey qy awgoN jLnfnIaF iqMn iqMn gj GuMz eI kwZI iPrngIaF. ieh qyrI BrjfeI nMU dunIaFdfrI df sfrf pqf ey.”
jdoN DIry ny sLbd dunIaFdfrI vriqaf qF mwGr QoVHf ijhf JyNp igaf. Aus nMU lwgf ijvyN DIrf kuJ ihwl igaf hY qy Auh TIk sLbd nhIN bol irhf. ipMzF ivc qF kdI ieho ijhy sLbd boly hI nhIN sn jFdy.
pr DIrf bolI igaf, “mYN qy gurU dI shuM, AuNÖ hI ltMk ho igaf hF qy qUM vyK hI ilaY, asIN qy JoitaF vFÕ imhnq krdy hF, awgy rwb dI mrjLI.”
jdoN DIry ny ieh gwl khI qF Aus nMU afpxy Joty df iKLafl af igaf. Auh afpxy iCwqr aVfAuNdf hoieaf AuWiTaf qy KurlI qy bwDy Joty nMU QfpIaF dyx lwgf.
Jotf vI ijvyN hux pwTy Kf ky vsm igaf sI, Aus ny DIry nMU imwTI ijhI Zuwz mfrI qy pUCl nfl mwKIaF nMU htfAuNidaF mUqrI iKwc ky ipsLfb krn lwigaf, ijvyN kih irhf hovy : DIiraf sfzI mUqrI `qy TMz, asIN ijLMdgI dy ieho ijhy Bfr nMU kI smJdy hF[[[
DIrf isMG kuJ dyr Joty nfl ipafr krky aqy Aus dI KurlI ivc pwiTaF df iek tokrf hor sut ky vfps mwGr isMG kol af igaf.
“mYnMU qy Brfvf afh puwq mihMgy krky hI BwT Jokxf pY irhf ey, mYN afhnf ieh pVH ilwK ky kuJ bx jfvy asIN qF iPr vI sfrI Aumr Joty hI kuwtxy ny. myrf iek Xfr lwigaf hoieaf ey sLihr dI kmytI ivc. Auh aFhdf DIrf ishF mMgl jdoN vI dsvIN kr lAU iehnMU kmytI ivc lgfAuxf myrf kMm. Auh dwsdf sI ik kmytI sLihr ivc hux awg buJfAux vflIaF koeI nvIaF msLInF mMgvfAux lwgI hY, mYN sfihb nfl gwl kIqI hY iek awDf bMdf qF afpF AunHF msLInf qy luaf hI skdy hF. iesy krky hI mYN kOVf Gut Brky iehnMU pVHfeI jf irhf hF. iehdy krky hI qYnMU pqY mYN ipMz vflI jLmIn vI ipCly sfl pVHny pf idwqI sI.”
“clo QoVyH pYisaF ivc hI af gihxy ! rwb ny suwK rwKI qy mMgl nOkrI lwg igaf qF CyqI hI Cuzf lvFgy.”
DIrf isMG dIaF afsF AumYdF dIaF gwlF hor pqf nhIN ikMnI dyr cldIaF rihMdIaF jy mMgl ieh nf afx ky kihMdf ik ‘Bfa ! bIbI kihMdI af rotI bx geI af, ilafieey ?’
DIry dy bolx qoN pihlF hI mwGr bol ipaf, “ilafAu puq ilafAu, ilafAuxI ikAuN nhIN ?”
“Auey Klo jfh QoVHI dyr ! rotI ikhVI BwjI jFdI ey ! msF Brf afieaf ipMzoN, cfr idl dIaF gwlF kr leIey,” DIry ny boql ivcoN afKLrI pYWg pfAuNidaF ikhf.
dohF nMU cMgf srUr ho igaf sI qy DIry nMU ieh Buwl hI igaf sI ik Auh kI gwlF kr irhf sI. Auh bfr bfr puwCx lwgf, ‘hor BfAU mwGr ishF, hor ipMz df kI hfl af ? qy BfAU POjf isMG df qy BfAU mrIk isMG df, dlIp isMG df, kMmU qy Tfkr df, Xfr ! bVy Xfd afAuNdy ny sfry, pr kI krIey rojLI rotI df mslf ey ! iesy sihm ny hI mfr ilaf[[[” DIrf hor pqf nhIN ikMnI dyr gwlbfq krdf rihMdf jy mMgl AunHF dohF dy awgy rotIaF vfly Qfl nf ilaf rwKdf.
ieh soc ky bicwqr isMG muskrfAux lwigaf. ikMnIaF bwcgfnIaF sn, ieh bcpn dIaF gwlF.mihMgy qoN lv lYtr ilKxf iswKx vflIaF qy hor iPr Aus nMU afpxf skUl Xfd afieaf,ijQy Auh kuJ dyr mihMgf isMG nfl piVHaf sI.BfvyN mihMgf Aus qoN do jmfqF awgy sI .Aus nMU Auh Gtnf sfrI Aumr nhIN sI BulI ijs ny Aus dI sfrI ijLMdgI hI bdl idwqI sI.

jykr Auh bhuqf pVH nhIN sI sikaf qF ies ivc gFDI df nhIN Aus dy mfstr df ksUr sI. ijhVf afpxy afp nMU hr vyly gFDI df vwzf pwuqr smJdf rihMdf sI.
pqf nhIN ikvyN jdoN Aus ny bcpn ivc suixaf sI ik gFDI ny dsvyN gurU sfihb bfry kuJ sLbd khy hn qF AudoN qoN hI gFDI Aus nMU cMgf nhIN sI lwgdf sI. Aus dI ikqfb ivc gFDI bfry iek lyK sI ijs dy nfl Aus dI PLoto vI sI. pihlI gwwwl Aus ny ieh kIqI ik Aus ny prkfr nfl gFDI dI Poto ivclIaF dovyN awKF kwZ idwqIaF sn.
iek idn igafnI mfstr AunHF dI jmfq ivc afieaf qy AunHF nMU sbk pVHfAux lwgf, ikqfb vI Aus ny Ausy dI hI PV leI qy sbk vI gFDI vflf hI pVHfAux lwgf. jdoN mfstr ny Aus dI ikqfb ivcoN gFDI vflf sbk kwiZaf qF gFDI dIaF dovyN awKF kwZIaF vyK ky Aus ny Ausy vyly hI Aus nMU KVf kr ilaf qy cMgI iCwqr pryz kIqI.
Aus nMU kuwtx mfrn qoN bfad Aus ny gFDI AuWpr iek pUrf BfsLn idwqf. pr Auh mn hI mn gFDI qy mfstr nMU gflHF kwZdf irhf.
eynI dyr nMU bfhr skUl dy muMizaF ny rOlf pf idwqf sfry asmfn vwl vyK rhy sn qy AuNglF kr ky iek dUjy nMU dws rhy sn. Aus ny vI bfhr afky vyiKaf iek bhuq hI CotI ijhI cIjL ijhVI ik cmk vI rhI sI Auh pfiksqfn dI srhwd vfly pfsy awgy awgy jf rhI sI qy Aus dy mgr mgr DMUeyN dI iek lMmI lkIr PYldI jf rhI sI iksy nMU vI nhIN sI pqf ik ieh adBuwq cIjL kIh hY.
AudoN qf lokF ny eynf hI suixaf sI ik rUs vfilaF ny cMdrmF cVHfAuxf hY Auh rfq nMU vI cfnx kiraf krygf. pr ieh cMdrmF qy nhIN sI lwgdf. ieh qF koeI CotI ijhI ilsLkvIN cIjL sI. iPr Auh cIjL srhwd qoN ihMdosqfn vwl muV peI qy iek qrHF Auh DUMeyN dI KUMzI ijhI bx geI.
igafnI mfstr bfhr afieaf qy Aus ny bVy mfx nfl aYlfn kIqf ik mUrKo ieh qF bfpU gFDI dI KUMzI hY. sfry muMzy qy bfkI mfstr Aus dI ieh kfZ sux ky cuwp ho gey. eynI dyr nMU Auh cIjL alop ho geI qy ipwCy isrPL iek DMUeyN dI lkIr ijhI rih geI.
gFDI dIaF awKF vflI Gtnf qy mfr vflI gwl nMU Auh Buwl hI igaf sI BfvyN muMizaF ny Aus nMU bVf hI qMg kIqf sI pr Auh afpxy qrIky nfl AunHF df mukfblf krdf irhf sI. mMuzy BfvyN ijMnF mrjLI Aus nMU qMg krn pr Auh iksy mfstr awgy koeI vI sLkfieq nhIN sI lgf skdf. ikAuNik igafnI mfstr purfxf bMdf sI qy sfry skUl ivc Ausy dI hI cwldI sI sfry bfkI mfstr Aus qoN BY KFdy sn.
mfstr juigMdrpfl hI sI ijhVf ies nMU psMd krdf sI qy iehdy nfl bVf hmdrdI vflf vrqfE krdf sI. juigMdrpfl zrfieMg df tIcr sI qy Rph rg zrfieMg ivc bVI hI rucI rwKdf sI. zrfieMg dI klfs ivcoN RRRAuh hmysLf hI pihly nMbr qy rihMdf sI. Aus ny sfrIaF kfpIaF hI vylF bUitaF nfl BrIaF hoeIaF sn ieQoN qwk ik Aus ny afpxy Gr df koTf vI vyl bUty pf pf ky ilbyiVaf hoieaf sI. Auh mn hI mn hwisaf Aus kol kdI vI rMg nhIN sn huMdy, Aus ny qF afpxf iek vKrf hI rMg bxfieaf hoieaf sI. Auh skUloN afAuNidaf sVk AuWproN luwk lY afAuNdf qy iPr Aus nMU imwtI dy qyl ivc Gol ky kflf rMg iqafr kr lYNdf. bws iesy kfly rMg nfl hI Auh vK-vK sLyzF ivc Pul-pwqIaF qy vyl bUty bxfAuNdf sI. jykr Aus nMU kuJ cMgf lwgdf sI qF Auh zrfieMg hI sI ijs nfl Aus nMU moh sI. pr sB kuJ ijvyN mr igaf sI. Aus dI ijLMdgI df rsqf hI bdl igaf sI.
mfr vflI Gtnf nMU ajy hPLqf vI nhIN sI hoieaf ik iek hor Gtnf vfpr geI, hoieaf ieMÖ ik igafnI mfstr AunHF dI jmfq ivc afieaf qy AunHF nMU iemlf ilKfAux lwg ipaf. iemlf vI Auh gFDI bfry hI ilKf irhf sI. Auh bVf suafr suafr ky qy bVy iDafn nfl KLusLKLq ilK irhf sI Aus nMU afs sI ik awj Aus nMU igafnI koloN sLfbfsLy imlxI sI.
Aus ny bVy cfa nfl afpxI kfpI vI igafnI nMU jf PVfeI. igafnI sfiraF muMizaf dIaF kfpIaF iekwTIaF krky vyKx lwg ipaf. jdoN sfiraF muMizaF dIaF kfpIaF Aus ny vyK ky AunHF nMU vfps kr idwqIaF qF AuhdI kfpI ajy vI igafnI dy hwQ ivc sI. Auh socx lwgf ik sLfied Auh Aus dI KLusLKLq kfpI dUjy muMizaf nMU ivKfAuxf cfhuMdf hY. pr igafnI ny Aus dI kfpI nMU Kwby hwQ ivc PV ilaf qy swjy hwQ nfl myjL AuWpr pey zMzy nMU cuwk ilaf, Auhdy kol afAuNidaF hI igafnI ny af vyiKaf nf qf, Aus nMU isr qoN pYrF qwk zMzy vrHfAuxy sLurU kr idwqy.
Aus nMU smJ nhIN sI af rhI ik afiKLr Aus nMU awj mfr kfhdy qoN pY rhI hY. Aus nMU AudoN pqf lwgf, jdoN sfry skUl dI bfl sBf iekwTI kIqI geI. igafnI ny iksy muMzy koloN kflI isafhI dI duafq lY ky, Aus dy sUPL nfl Aus df mUMh kflf kr idwqf aqy sfry skUl dy sfhmxy Aus nMU myjL AuWpr KVf kr idwqf.
hYwz mfstr ijhVf ajy nvF nvF bI[tI[krky aieaf sI, ijs ny bhuq hI vDIaf busLrt aqy pYNt pfeI huMdI sI. Auh AunHF nMU aMgryjLI pVHfAuNdf huMdf sI, ijhVf hr rojL iqMn vjy afpxI pYNt lfh ky kursI AuWpr tMg dyNdf sI aqy dUr KyqF vwl jMgl pfxI clf jFdf, AudoN Aus dI ieh vicwqR afdq AunHF nMU bVI ajIb lwgdI sI.
Auh igafnI mfstr nMU mUMh kflf krn qoN rokdf irhf aqy afpxy nvyN pVyH bfl-mnoivigafn bfry gwlF krdf irhf, pr igafnI purfxf qy Gfg mfstr sI, Auh nvyN afey qy afpxy AuWpr lwgy hYz mfstr nMU aYvyN muMzf ijhf hI smJdf sI. igafnI Aus dy afKy nf ligaf aqy Aus dI kfpI kwZ ky Aus nMU lfl GyiraF vfly sLbd ivKflL ivKflL ky Aus nMU dysL-DrohI iswD krn dI koisLsL krdf irhf.
hux Aus nMU afpxI gLlqI dI smJ lwgI sI ik Auh afpxI iemlf ivc gFDI dy gwgy nfl kMnf ibMdI pfAuxf hI Buwl igaf sI, ieMÖ ijwQy vI sLbd gFDI afieaf sI, Aus ny gDI, gDI hI ilwK idwqf sI. Aus qoN bfad igafnI mfstr ny hI rijstr ivcoN Aus df nfm kwt, Aus nMU sdf leI skUloN kwZ idwqf sI. ajy Aus df nfm rijstr ivcoN kwitaf hI sI ik awDI CuwtI dI GMtI vwj geI, sfry muMizaF ivc rOlf pY igaf. Auh vI zOr-BOrf vFg AuWQy KVf sI ik Aus df kflf hoieaf mMUh sfry skUl dy muMizaF leI iek CyV bx geI sI.
sfry muMzy Auh nMU CyVdy AuWcI AuWcI rOlf pfAuNdy, Auhdy mgr mgr Bwj pey, gDI Auey, gDI Auey!
zrdf mfrf Auh muMizaF dy awgy awgy Bwjdf jf irhf sI. ijvyN lok hlky kwuqy nMU BjfeI iPrdy hn, sfrf skUl hI Aus dy mgr ipaf hoieaf sI. pihlF Auh skUl dy kmiraF ivc luikaf, muMizaF ny Aus nMU AuQoN vI kwZ ilaf aqy awgy lf ilaf. hux Aus df koeI vI mddgfr nhIN sI, Auh ijwQy vI lukdf, muMzy Aus nMU kwZ ky awgy lf lYNdy, iPr Auh skUl ivcoN bfhr nMU Bwj quiraf, muMzy ajy vI Aus dy mgr sn, hux AunHF dy hwQF ivc slytF qy PwtIaF sn.
ies ny vI hux agoN muMizaF nMU iewtF vwty mfrny sLurU kr idqy. guwsy nfl Auh pfgLl hox qwk igaf sI pr muMZIr Aus df KihVf nhIN sI Cwz rhI, AunHF nMU msF msF Kyz hwQ afeI sI. hiPLaf hoieaf Auh ipMz vwl jFdI sVk vwl dOiVaf qy kuwty hoey pwQrF dy Zyr AuWpr jf ky Klo igaf. Aus ny do cfr pwQr cuwky qy muMizaF dI BIV AuWqy mfry, iek do muMizaF dy isrF ivc pwQr vwjy aqy AunHF dy isrF ivcoN lhU dIaF qqIrIaF vgxIaF sLurU ho geIaF, cfry cuPyry hPLVf dPLVI mwc geI qy muMzy AuhdI sLkfieq lgfAux leI skUl vwl nMU Bwj gey qy Auh ijwDr mUMh afieaf AuDr nMU hI dOV igaf.
ziraf, hMiBaf, Qwikaf aqy twutf-Kuwsf Auh rfh ivcly KUh qy phuMicaf, KUh AuWpr koeI vI nhIN sI. cubwcf pfxI nfl Biraf ipaf sI, cubwcy ivcoN Aus ny mUMh AuWpr mlLI hoeI kflLI isLafhI lfhux dI koisLsL kIqI kflLI isafhI pqf nhIN bdfmF dy iswkV sfV ky bxfeI hoeI sI, Auh lwQx df nfm hI nhIN sI lY rhI. igafnI mfstr aqy muMizaF dy hI nhIN sgoN sfrI dunIaf dy iKLlfPL Aus dy mn ivc sO swpF df jLihr Br igaf sI. ijLMdgI rhI qF ienHF qoN bdlf jLrUr lvFgf. Aus ny mn hI mn soicaf sI pr Auh awj qwk ieh bdlf nhIN sI lY sikaf. Aus ny AunHF sfiraF nMU muafPL kr idwqf sI. hux Aus ny eyzy vwzy vwzy dusLmx shyV ley sn ik bfkI sfrIaF dusLmxIaF Aus nMU Bwul hI geIaF sn. igafnI df qF Aus nMU icwq cyqf vI Bwul igaf sI. Aus nMU Xfd afieaf, Aus idn Auh ijAuN hI skUloN inkilaf, Auhdy mgr muMzy hrl hrl krdy pY gey sn, Auh afpxy ipMz nMU nhIN sI igaf. Auh aYvyN hI AujfVF qy bIafbfnF ivc qurdf iPrdf diraf vfly pfsy nMU clf igaf sI.
Aus dy rsqy ivc iek AWjiVaf hoieaf ipMz afieaf sI ijs df iek vI Gr sfbq nhIN sI bicaf. ieh ipMz sLfied sMqflI dy dMigaF dI mfr nf Jwldf hoieaf qbfh ho igaf sI. ipMz dI sfrI afbfdI muslmfnF dI hox krky jF mfr idwqI geI sI jF iPr pfiksqfn clI geI sI. ieDrly lokF ny pihlF Aus ipMz dy lokF nMU cMgI qrHF luitaf hovygf qy iPr sfry GrF nMU awgF lgf idwqIaF hoxgIaF. PLslF nMU qbfh kIqf hovygf.
Aus nMU Xfd afieaf ik jdoN Auh ies ielfky ivc afey sn ies ipMz dIaF KLflI kMDF qy kOly hI KVy sn. iPr mINh qy diraf dy hVF kfrn Auh vI Zih gey sn. sfrIaF kMDF DrqI nfl iml cuwkIaF sn qy ipMz DrqI nfl iml igaf sI. ikDry ikDry kuJ QFvF AuWpr JfVIaF qy Gfh bUt AuWg afieaf sI, jykr hux qfeIN Aus ipMz ivc kuJ bicaf sI qF kyvl iek ZwTI hoeI msIq hI bcI sI. ijs dI KUhI AuWpr ajy vI awD-ZwTIaF tUtIaF KloqIaF sn. Aus ny sfry ipMz df gyVf kwiZaf. ies ZwTy hoey ipMz ivc ijvyN Aus nMU iek iksm df skUn iml irhf sI; Aus nMU koeI vI vyKx vflf nhIN sI. ieQy koeI vI nhIN sI ijs nMU pqf hovy ik Aus nfl awj kI vfpiraf hY. Aus nMU qF sfiraF nfl nPLrq hI ho geI sI, ipMz dy qy skUl dy muMizaF nfl, sfry mfstrF nfl aqy sfry lokF nfl vI.
ipMz dy lihMdy pfsy iek bohV sI jIhdy hyT nOgjLIey dI kbr sI, Auh AuDr nMU ho quiraf. Aus nMU pqf nhIN sI lwg irhf ik Auh jfvy qF ikDr jfvy. kflI isafhI dIaF GrflF Auh dy mUMh AuWpr ajy vI njLr af rhIaF sn.
ipMz dy pYrF ivc iek bhuq hI vwzI Zfb sI ijs nMU diraf dy hVF ny kdI swukx nhIN sI idwqf. ieh Zfb ikMnI zUMGI sI ies df ajy vI iksy nMU pqf nhIN sI. Aus ny afpxy Gr vfilaF qoN suixaf sI ik ies df diraf dy hVHF nfl pV pftf hY. Zfb dI dwKx vflI bfhI AuWpr bVf sMGxf nVf Auigaf hoieaf sI qy cVHdy pfsy bVI AuWcI AuWcI gulfbfsI sI, ijs dy gulfbI rMg dy Puwl hjLfrF dI igxqI ivc iKVy hoey sn. ijnHF dI suMdrqf nMU kdI iksy ny gOilaf hI nhIN sI.
lihMdy vfly pfsy Auh Zfb dy kMZy jf bYTf qy kuJ buwk pfxI dy pIqy, qy iek vfr iPr Aus ny afpxf mUMh rgV rgV ky sfPL krn dI koisLsL kIqI . isafhI dIaF GrflF pihlF nfloN kuJ Gwt ho geIaF sn. Auh AuT KVf hoieaf, Aus nMU pqf nhIN sI lwg irhf ik hux Auh ikDr nMU jfvy.
iPr Auh aYvyN hI CoilaF dy vwZ aqy dwB ivcoN dI huMdf hoieaf sLbfjLpur vfly KUh nMU ho quiraf. Aus nMU pqf sI ik KUh AuWpr qF lokF dI BIV hoxI hY. ies leI Auh kfinaF dy JuMzF dy Auhly Auhly zMzI ipaf diraf vwl inkl igaf. DuwsI qoN kuJ murwby AurHF hI rfeIaF vfly KUh dy aMbF AuWpr ipMz dy vfgI muMzy jMz pRFbl Kyz, Kyz rhy sn. Auh vI AunHF nfl jf sLfml hoieaf. hux Aus dy mUMh vwl iksy ny vI iDafn nhIN sI idwqf. AunHF nfl KyzidaF Aus nMU sfrf kuJ hI Buwl igaf jo awj Aus nfl vfpiraf sI.
iqrkflF vyly Auh vI vfgIaF dy nfl diraf vwl clf igaf. sfry muMizaF ny afpxIaF afpxIaF mwJF diraf ivc vfV idwqIaF. diraf ivc pfxI bhuq hI Gwt sI qy sfry muMzy diraf ivc CflF mfr mfr ky iek dUjy nMU CUhx CUhx Kyzx lwgy. eynI dyr nMU kuJ mwJF diraf dy dUjy pfsy clIaF geIaF, muMizaF ny vI dUjIaF mwJF dIaF pUCF PV ky AunHF nMU sotIaF mfrIaF qy agly kMZy phuMc gey.
ienHF nMU pqf hI nhIN sI ik diraf dy dUjy pfsy jfxf koeI jurm hY. vfgI muMzy ijhVy ies qoN vwzy sn pihlF vI keI vfr diraf dy pfr cly jFdy sn. pr awj qF gwl hI hor ho geI sI. prly pfisAuN pfiksqfn dy kuJ ispfhI afey qy AunHF ny ienHF sfiraF nMU PV ilaf aqy ienHF df mfl Gyr ky afpxy pfsy lY gey.
AunHF ispfhIaF ny vwzy muMizaF dy do do cfr cfr mfrIaF vI pr ieh Cotf hox krky bc igaf sI. iPr Auh ienHF nMU afpxI cOkI lY gey. qy hnyrf hox qy AunHF ny sfry muMizaF nMU BfrqI ispfhIaF dy hvfly kr idwqf ijhnF ny ienHF nMU nyVly Qfxy Byj idwqf, sfrI kfrvfeI kridaF nMU rfq zUMGI jf cwukI sI. ies leI Qfxy vfilaF ny AunHF nMU rfq vyly Cwzxf TIk nf smiJaf aqy svyry Cwzx df PLYslf kIqf.
Aus nMU Xfd afieaf ik Tfxy qoN Cuwtx qoN bfad Auh ipMz nf igaf. sgoN Auh Aus sLihr dy Tfxy qoN bfhr inklidaF hI Auh AuQoN dy ieiqhfsk gurduafry vwl clf igaf, sB qoN pihlF Aus ny gurdvfry qoN lMgr Cikaf qy iPr Auh gurduafry dy aMdr ijwQy aKMz pfT rwKy hoey sn, clf igaf qy pfT suxn leI bYT igaf. ajy Auh QoVHI dyr hI bYTf sI ik pRsLfd vrqfAux vfly muMzy ny ijhVf ik Aus qoN kuJ vwzI Aumr df sI, Aus nMU bulf ky ikhf, afAux vflI sMgq nMU pRsLfd vrqfeIN, mYN jLrf bfhroN ho afvF.
Auh pRsLfd vrqfAux bYT igaf, pRsLfd vrqfAux vflf muMzf kfPLI dyr nf afieaf. jdoN Auh afieaf qF Aus dI aqy pfTI dI izAUtI bdl cuwkI sI. jd pfTI aqy Auh pRsLfd vrqfAux vflf muMzf bfhr jfx lwgy qF Auh Aus nMU vI nfl lY gey Aus nMU cfh iplfeI aqy Aus nMU Aus dy bfry pwuiCaf. Aus ny bgLYr iksy lwg ilbyV dy sfrf kuJ jo vfpiraf sI, AunHF nMU dws idwqf. Aus pfTI ny Aus nMU ikhf ik hux qYnMU koeI iPLkr krn dI loV nhIN, qUM TIk jgHf af igaf eyN.
Aus nMU bfad ivc pqf lwgf ik ieho pfTI hI asl ivc bfbf jI sn. bfbf jI ny Aus nMU puwqrF vFÕ afpxy nfl lf ilaf aqy bVI imhnq nfl Aus nMU sLuwD pfT aqy gurbfxI dI ivafiKaf krnI isKfeI sI.
keI sflF bfad bicwqr isMG nMU pqf lwgf ik bfbf jI df sMbMD asl ivc ‘lfl pfrtI’ nfl sI. ies leI Auh afpxf gupq vfs df smF gurdvfry ivc pfTI bx ky ibqf rhy sn. keI dyr bfad jd Auh bfbf jI dy aslI jIvn qoN jfxU ho igaf qF Aus nMU hux bfbf jI dy kmry ivc jfx dI afigaf iml geI sI.
Aus ny vyiKaf ik bfbf jI dy kmry ivc bhuq sfrIaF ikqfbF hn. ijnHF nMU bfbf jI ivhly smyN pVHdy rihMdy sn. AunHF ikqfbF ivc `cMgy kOminst ikvyN bxIeyN ?’, ‘AuWjrq kImq aqy munfPf’, ‘ivroD-ivkfsI BOiqkvfd’, ‘jMg aqy amn’, mYkism gorkI df nfvl ‘mF’ afid, vyK ky Aus nMU bVI hYrfnI hoeI, Auh ies gwl qy vI hYrfn hoieaf ik jd dI pRIqlVI sLurU hoeI sI, Aus dIaF sfrIaF kfpIaF bfbf jI kol peIaF sn, pihlF pihl Aus ny pRIqlVI hI pVHnI sLurU kIqI, Aus ivclIaF kivqfvF, khfxIaF ivclf afpxf nvF sMsfr sI. kivqfvF, khfxIaF pVHn qoN bfad Auh dfr jI df kflm ‘myry JroKy ivcoN’ jLrUr pVHdf.
pRIqlVI dy rsfly pVHn qoN bfad Aus ny gorkI df nfvl ‘mF’ sLurU kr idwqf. Aus nfvl ivclI dunIaf nMU vyK ky Auh bhuq hI hYrfn hoieaf, ieh ikho ijhI dunIaf sI ijhVI Aus ny pysL kIqI sI . bws Aus qoN bfad qF Auh jd vI afpxI rOl qoN ivhlf huMdf ienHF ikqfbF ivc jf vVdf.
jd Aus ny ivroD-ivkfs BOiqkvfd piVHaf qF Aus nMU ieMÖ lwgf ijvyN Aus dy sfhmxy ijLMdgI dy bhuq sfry nvyN JroKy KuwlH gey ny.
hOlI hOlI Aus nMU ies gwl bfry mfx ho irhf sI ik hux Auh bfbf jI nfl ijLMdgI dy bhuq sfry pwKF AuWpr ivcfr ivtFdrf kr skdf sI.
BfvyN Auh bfbf jI nfloN Aumr ivc bhuq hI Cotf sI, pr mfnisk qOr qy Auh bfbf jI dy hfx df bxn dI koisLsL kr irhf sI. hr sLfm Auh afpxy Dfrimk kMmF qoN ivhly ho ky kdI ndI vwl aqy kdI ryl dI pwtVI vwl inkl jFdy aqy bhuq hI gihr gMBIr ivcfr vtFdrf krdy. bfbf jI Aus dI ivkfs kr rhI buwDI AuWpr hYrfn vI huMdy aqy PLKLr vI mihsUs krdy, jdoN AunHF dI bihs mfrksvfd aqy gurUbfxI AuWpr huMdI qF Auh ienHF ivclIaF smfnqfvF aqy ivroDqfeIaF bfry crcf krdy.
pqf nhIN kdoN Aus dy ivcfrF dI lVI tuwtI, Aus ny afpxI qRyl-iBwjI jwuqI nMU JfVn dI socI . prMqU, iPr Aus ny ieh ivcfr Cwz hI idwqf. jwuqI nfl cMbVy qIlHy aqy kwcI imwtI ies gwl df pqf dyNdy sn ik Auh lMmIaF vftF mfr ky zFzy mINzy hI sPLr krky afieaf sI.
sLihr ivclf DUxI vflf bohV hux kfPLI ipwCy rih igaf sI qy Auh hux rohI vfly pwulL kol puhMcx hI vflLf sI, rohI vflLy pwulL df iDafn afAuNidaF hI Auh kuJ sucyq ho igaf sI. ikAuNik Aus nMU pqf sI ik sfrf pMjfb hI PLOj dy hvfly hY. ies leI hr QF KLqrf hI KLqrf hY.
Aus nMU iek vfr muV afpxf bcpn Xfd afieaf, jd pihlI vfr jMg iCVI sI qF, Aus ny afpxy hfxIaF nfl rwl ky ipMz ivcoN Coly iekwTy krky dIpo mihrI qoN Buwnvf ilaf, pUrf iek qoVf Buwjy dfixaF aqy guV df afpxy PLOjIaF leI lY ky igaf sI aqy kfPLI dyr qIkr sVk dy kMZy Auh afpxy hfxIaF nfl bYTf, afpxy PLOjIaF dIaF gwzIaF dI AuzIk krdf irhf sI, pr Aus idn sLfm qwk PLOj dIaF gwzIaF nhIN sn afeIaF. sLfm ZlLI nMU iek pulIs dI gwzI hI afeI, jo AunHF dy nyVy afx ky rwuk geI sI, ijMnHF ny AunHF nMU bVI rohbdfr avfjL ivc puwiCaf sI ik Auh iewQy kI kr rhy hn ? jd AunHF ny guV aqy Coly PLOjIaF nMU dyx bfry dwisaf qF Tfxydfr ny do ispfhIaF nMU CoilaF qy guV vflf qoVf afpxI gwzI ivc rwKx leI ikhf, BfvyN ienHF nMU pqf sI ik ieh sfmfn itkfxy nhIN phMucxf, iPLr vI ieh dysL syvf krky pUry KLusL sn.
Aus nUM afpxy cfcy mwGr qy amrIk dI Xfd afeI, ijnHF nMU keI vfr rl ky aPLsos kridaf suixaf sI ik afKLr iJMmU df kI bixaF ? ikvyN rOilaF ivc sfry afpxy vI prfey ho gey sn. ieDr afx ky ijvyN AunHF df idwl hI nf lwigaf. pihlF pihl AunHF nMU huisLafrpur ijLly ivc iKwcIaF muwkyrIaF vwl kwcI alftmYNt hoeI sI. Auh bfr ivc swB kuJ guaf ky af gey sn. AunHF df gujLfrf hux zMgrF dI corI AuWpr hI sI. duafby ivcoN bld GoVIaF KolHxIaF qF mfJy ivc afx vycxIaF. mfJy ivcoN mwJF AUT Kohlxy qF hrgoibMdpur vflf pwqx lMGf dyxy. keI sfl ieho hI kfrj cwldf irhf. iPr jdoN diraf rfvI dy kMZy pfiksqfn dI srhwd AuWpr pwkI alftmYNt hoeI qF iek vfr krnYl isMG qy gurf af gey. afKx lwgy BfAU ! afh qF itkfxf hI bVf vDIaf hY. sfzy vwl hux ho geI ey bVI sKLqI, asIN awj pfr jfxf eyN, vyK lAu jy quhfzy ivcoN vI iksy jfxf hovy ? jy pwly pYsf Dylf nhIN qF vI koeI gwl nhIN. bMdy AuDr afpxy jfxU ny AuDroN mfl ilaf ky ieDr vyc ky Pyr pYsy dy idaFgy. awDI rfq qwk slfhF hMudIaF rhIaF, krnYl isMG juafn bVf sI. lor `c afieaf Auh dws irhf sI. “BfAU PLOjf ishF afh vI koeI ijLMdgI hY. kdI ieho ijhy idn nhIN sn vyKy. ipCly isafl ivc myry kol AuWpr lYx nMU koeI vI kpVf nf. mYN aMbrsr igaf qy iek hnyrI ijhI glLI ivc Klo igaf, mYN vyiKaf iek lflf loeI dI buwkl mfrI afvy, mYN jfky Auhdy nyVy qy loeI Auhdy AuWproN lfh leI qy ikhf Auey qMU hor lY lvIN. jy pIx nMU idl krnf qF Tyky qoN prHF ho ky Klo jfxf ijhny vI boql lY ky afAuxI Auhdy hwQoN boql PV lYxI qy AuhnMU afKxf BfAU qMU hor lY af, koeI hwj sI ! iek idn mn ivc pqf nhIN kI afeI, mYN drbfr sYHb clf igaf, AuWQy iesLnfn kIqf mwQf tyikaf mn ivc afiKaf, “mhfrfj ! qyry mihl qF sony dy ny sfzy iewtF dy hI bxf dyh.”
ipMz igaf qF awgy kMudU bYTf Gr afx ky, pfr lMGx leI. aFhdf : mYN qy pfr cwilaf hF. mYN AuhnMU ikhf : mYnUM vI leI cwl nfl. bws jI Aus idn qoN bfd cwl so cwl. jy afKIey golLI df zr qy PLOj ivc vI qF afpF qrly mfr ky hI BrqI huMdy hF. nfly jy rfh ivc hI mr jFdy ikMn puwCxf sI. pr PLOjf isMG nMU mrn lwgy bfpU dIaF afKLrI iswiKafvF Xfd af geIaF, “QoVHI Kf ilAu pr mfVf kMm nf kirE. ipwCy jo ho igaf so ho igaf .” ieh soc ky PLOjf isMG ny gurf isMG horF nUM juafb dy idwqf.
pihr dy qVky krnYl qy gurf rfvI lMG gey aqy afAuNdI vfr Auh afpxy ipMz dy nyiVAuN hI srhwd twp afey. iPr pqf lwgf ik Auh idnF ivc hI keI trwkF dy mflk ho gey hn.
Ausy hI ipMz AunHF dy bfr vfly ipMz dy lMbVdfr cMd isAuN nMU jLmIn alft ho geI sI qy Auh vI afpxy chuM muMizaF, Gr vflI qy iek kuVI nfl afpxf zyrf zMzf cuwk ky Ausy ipMz hI af igaf. BfvyNN mwGr ikaF nfl muwZ qoN hI ies lMbVdfr dI bVI KihbfjLI rhI sI aqy KflLF qy vwtF bMinaF qoN zFg sotf vI cwilaf sI. pr ienHF nvyN hflfq ny iek dUjy nMU kuJ hwd qwk nyVy nyVy lY aFdf sI. sfiraF ny cMd isMG dy afAux qy KLusLI mnfeI sI, cwlo iswKF df iek hor Gr qF viDaf. swB qoN vwD KLusLI AunHF nMU AudoN hoeI jd Aus ny dwisaf ik iJMmU jIAuNdf hY qy Aus nMU vI duafby dy Ausy ipMz hI jLmIn alft hoeI hY, ijwQy AunHF dI kwcI alftmYNt hoeI sI. iJMmU df kMm TIk Tfk hY pr cfcf bMqf ipCwly sfl mlyrIey nfl mr igaf hY. iJMmU df ivafh Auh afpxy hwQIN kr igaf sI.
ieh sfrf kuJ sux ky mwGr, mrIk qy Tfkr nMU KLusLIaF cVH geIaF. agwly idn hI Auh lMbVdfr qoN iJMmU df pqf lY ky sfieklF qy cwVH pey qy duafby nMU cwl pey AunHF nMU ieh vI KLusLI sI ik hux AunHF df gfixaF vflf pwK vI pUrf ho jfeygf. sfry idn df sPLr krky Auh iJMmU dy ipMz dI jUh ivc jf vVy. iJMmU dy ipMz dy nyVy phuMc ky Tfkr dy idwl ivc iek iksm df BY ijhf afAux lwg ipaf, Aus nMU Aus idn vflI Gtnf Xfd af geI sI jdoN iJMmU Auhdy qoN qrilaF nfl pfxI df Guwt mMgdf mMgdf mrn iknfry phMuc igaf sI. hux Auh soc irhf sI ik Auh iJMmU nMU ikvyN mUMh idKfvygf. pr Aus nMU hYrfnI qy KLusLI vI ho rhI sI ik iJMmU bc igaf hY pr Auh bwicaf ikvyN ies gwl dI Aus nMU smJ nhIN sI af rhI.
zMUGI sLfm geI Auh iJMmU dy ipMz phMc gey. swQ ivcoN lMGidaF AunHF sfPLy nfl pYr JfVy qy iksy qoN iJMmU df Gr puwC ky Auhdy bUhy awgy jf KVy hoey. kMbdy hwQF nfl AunHF bUhf KVkfieaf, iJMmu ny kOx ey peI? kihMdaF bUhf KoilHaf, KLusLI nfl Tfkr nMU jwPI ivc lYidaF ikhf, “aweI sLfvfsLy ! aweI sLfvfsLy ! qy Auh Auh nMU DMUhdf cOky ivc lY igaf. ‘lY peI Bfgvfny, qyrf jyT afieaf eI qMU qy smJdI sYN ik myrf awgf ipwCf eI koeI nhIN, kI hoieaf jy AuWjV gey sF, BrfvF nfloN vwK ho gey sF, lY af gey nf afpy lwB ky.’ mYnMU qy Drm nfl Qhu pqf eI nhIN sI ieh qF peI quhfzI hI ihMmq hY afx imly ho !” iJMmU ieko sfhy hI bolI jf irhf sI.
iJMmU dI vhutI ny awgy ho ky Tfkr dy pYrIN hwQ lgfAuxf cfihaf qF Tfkr BuVk ky ipCFh huMidaF ikhf, “mYN qF BfbI Cotf vF iehdy qoN, ikAuN Bfr cVHfAux zhI eyN.”
ieh sux ky sfry hwsx lwg pey, qF mwGr ny qoVf JfiVaf, “qy mYN BfbI Tfkr qoN vI Cotf eI.”
“Auey bih jfE vwzy irsLqydfrIaF dy, pMj sfl ho gey ny kdI vwqf nhIN vfihaf, hux BfbI df hyj mfrI jFdf ey ienHf nMU .” iJMmU ny ivhVy ivc alfxI mMjI zfhuMidaF ikhf. qy iPr cONky ivcoN sxy mlfeI duwD dI gVvI Br ilafieaf. guV dI ZylI nfl dwuD pINidaF Tfkr nMU iek vfr iPr bfr dy jmfny Xfd af gey. QoVHI dyr bfad iJMmU dI vhutI gLrm pfxI df bftf Br ky AunHF dy nyVy rwK geI. dovF ny vfrI vfrI hwQ pYr Doqy, prny nfl pYr pUMJ ky dovyN svfhry ho ky mMjI AuWpr bYT gey. ivhVy ivc bYiTaF Auh afpxy afp nMU Eprf Eprf nhIN sn mihsUs kr rhy sgoN AunHF nMU ieMÖ mihsUs ho irhf sI ijvyN Auh keI dyr bfad afpxy Gr afey hox. ijvyN Auh dIpo qy ies Gr nUM sdIaF qoN hI jfxdy hox. iJMmU AuWiTaf qy prF bwJy bldF nMU pwiTaF dI tokrI suwt afieaf qy iPr qUVI vfly koTy ivcoN kpUr vFÕ inwKrI dfrU dI boql kwZ ilafieaf. boql AunHF kol mMjy AuWpr rwK iPr pfxI dI gVvI qy iek iqMn-tMgIaf stUl ijhf cuwk ilafieaf sfrf kuJ ilaf ky Auhny Tfkr qy mwGr nMU iek iek hfVf pf ky idwqf. QoVf bhuqf rihMdf kMm mukf ky iJMmU iek mMjf hor nyVy cwuk ilafieaf qy sfhmxy zfh ky kihx lwgf hux suxfE hfl hvfl, iek iek hor pYwg lY ky ky Auh lor ivc ho gey, qF Tfkr kihx lwigaf : pihlF qMU ieh dws peI qMU bc ikvyN igaf hYN ? mYnMU qF AudoN qyry bcx dI koeI AmId nhIN sI rih geI.
“lY PV, pYWg pI pihlF, qYnMU Auh vI kQf suxfAuNdF,” iJMmU ny vfhvf vwzf pYWg Aus nMU PVfAuNidaF ikhf.
cONky ivc bYTI dIpo vI idwlcspI nfl AunHF dIaF gwlF suxdI rhI qy socdI rhI ik iJMmU pihlF qF kdI eyny rMg `c nhIN sI afieaf , hornf nfl vI pI lYNdf hY kdI kdI, AunHF dIaF gwlF bfqF qNo hI dIpo nMU pqf lwgf ik Auhdf afdmI vI vDIaF gf lYNdf hY. pr awj kl qF Auhdy ichry AuWpr hr vyly AudfsI hI CfeI rihMdI sI. Aus nMU ieh vyK ky bVI hYrfnI hoeI ik nsLy dy lor ivc Tfkr BwubIN ro irhf sI, qy iJMmU Aus nMU idlfsf dy irhf sI. dIpo nMU iksy vI gwl dI smJ nhIN sI af rhI ik Tfkr kI gwl kr irhf hY. bfr bfr Auh gwl krdf krdf pfxI dI gwl qy af ky ruk jFdf hY. awgy Auhdy qoN koeI gwl hI nhIN sI ho rhI. [[[[
iPr iJMmU ny Aus nMU hONslf dyNidaF ikhf, “cwl Cwz BfAU ipCwlIaF gwlF[[[ mYN qYnMU dwsdf hF ik mYN bicaf ikvy?” Tfkr hux hMJU pUMJdf pUMJdf hOikaF qy af igaf sI. qy Auh iJMmU dI gwl nMU iDafn nfl suxn lwgf.
“jdoN cfcy ny qYnMU kOly sxy Dwkf mfr ky prHF sut idwqf sI, qy qMU inrfsL ho ky vfps clf igaf sYN qF mYN soicaf ik hux nhIN mYN bcdf ! hYjLy nfl BfvyN mYN bc hI jFdf pr mYN iqRhfey hI mr jfxf hY. ajy vI mYnMU hYrfnI huMdI hY afpxy lokF AuWpr ik ijhVI gwl dy mgr pY jfxgy Ausy mgr hI pey rihxgy, ieh nhIN peI vkq ivcfr ky PLYslf bdl lYx, cfcy ivcfry df vI ieho hI hfl sI. jy hkIm ny iek vfr kih idwqf ik ibmfr nMU pfxI nhIN ipafAuxf qF ieh nf soicaf ik peI ikMnI dyr nhIN ipafAuxf, hkIm ny ieh qF nhIN sI ikhf ik hPLqf Br hI pfxI nMU mMUh nhIN lgfAux dyxf. puwq dy moh ivc hI Auh mYnMU iqRhfieaf mfr dyx lwgf sI. ieMÖ lwgdf sI, ijvyN Auh myrI afKLrI rfq sI. cfcf hr vyly myry srhfxy hI bYTf rihMdf sI. jdoN mYN afp AuWTx lwgdf qF Auh mYnMU jwPf mfr lYNdf, qy kdI ipafr nfl kdI iJVkF dy ky mYnUM lMmF pYx leI mjbUr kr dyNdf sI. myry ivc qF sfh swq hI mwuk igaf sI. myrI iksmq cMgI sI ik keI rfqF dy AunINdry qoN bfad Aus idn cfcy nMU nINd af geI sI. mYN mlkVy ijhy AuWiTaf, myry ivc sfh swq hY eI nhIN sI. afpxy afp nMU DMUhdf, mYN pfxI vfly GVy kol clf igaf, mYN zrdf sF ik jy cfcf jfg ipaf qF mYN awj jLrUr hI mr jfvFgf, pr cfcf nf jfigaf, mYN do iqMn kOly pfxI dy Br ky pIqy. myrIaF awKF ivc rosLnI af geI, myry srIr ivc muV ky jfn pY geI. iPr vI kmjLorI krky mYN ikMnIN dyr GVy nMU hwQ pf ky jLmIn qy hI bYTf irhf, ieMÖ lwgdf sI, ijvyN iek vfr pfxI hwQ afieaf Cwz ky nf hI jfvF, iPr pqf nhIN ikMnIaF sdIaF, ieh pfxI imly jF nf imly. iPr mYnMU lMbVdfr dI DI jIqo df iKLafl afieaf, jo ipCwly gwzy AuWqy myry vFÕ hI hr rfq pfxI pfxI kurlfAuNdI rihMdI sI. myrIaF avfjLF Auh nMU suxdIaF rihMdIaF sn qy AuhdIaF mYnMU, hmysL ieMÖ hI lwgdf rihMdf ijvyN asIN dovyN hI hF ies jhfn ivc, ijnHF dI koeI afpsI sFJ hY. Auh vI mrn iknfry sI `qy mYN vI, myry vFÕ Aus nMU vI hYjLy dI sLkfieq sI, Auhdy Gr vfly vI Auh nMU pfxI ipafAux leI iqafr nhIN sn. qYnMU pqf hI hY. kihMdy hn, ik pihlF pihl lMbV ny afpxIaF keI kuVIaF afp mrvfeIaF sn. pr cONh BrfvF bfad jMmI ies kuVI nfl Auhdf zfhZf hI moh sI. Auh nMU vI Gr vfly hkIm dI slfh qy pfxI dyx leI iqafr nhIN sn.
“afp rwj ky pfxI pI ky mYN pfxI df kOlf Biraf qy lMbV dy gwzy vwl qur ipaf. hUMgx dI afvfjL qoN mYnMU jIqo dy ibsqry df pqf lwg igaf. Aus dy vI sfry Gr vfly sON gey sn, mYN cuwpcfp pfxI vflf kOlf jIqo dy mUMh nMU jf lgfieaf, Auhdy leI qF ijvyN koeI PLirsLqf bhuV ipaf hovy, Auhdy ivc vI ijvyN jfn pY geI hovy, Auhny kfhlI kfhlI pfxI pIqf qy iPr myrf guwt PV ilaf, hnyry ivc hI Auh myry ichry nMU inhfrn lwgI, jd Aus nMU pCfx nf afeI qF hOlI ijhI puwCx lwgI, ‘kOx ?’
“mYN Aus nMU cuwp rihx df iesLfrf kIqf, ieMnI dyr nMU Aus ny mY nMU pCfx ilaf. mYN cuwpcfp vfps afpxy gwzy vl af igaf. idn cVHdy nMU mYN aqy dIpo nO br nO sF qy ijhVy hor hYjLy nfl dUjy gwizaF `qy ibmfr sn, AunHF ivcoN kuJ qF mr gey sn qy kuJ mrn vfly sn. so imwqrf ieMÖ myrI jfn bcI sI.”
Aus rfq Auh hor inwkIaF inwkIaF gwlF krdy rhy, iJMmU KLusL hoky AunHF nMU purfxIaF gwlF dwsx lwgf, “Tfkrf, Xfd eI jdoN qMU Cotf ijhf huMdf sI, afpF qyry bfpU nfl gojry gey sI, rfh ivc afpF nMU BwuK lwg geI sI, afpF vfr vfr bfpU nMU kih rhy sF ik bfpU BwuK lwgI ey, qF bfpU ny sLihr vVn qoN pihlF hI bfhrvfr ijwQy iek JMgI ijhI sI AuWQy afpF nMU ruKF hyT rotI KuafeI sI. qMU AudoN Cotf sYN, qyry leI bfpU ny GroN cUrI kutvf ky ilaFdI sI. mYN qy bfpU rotI Kf ky nyiVANu pfxI pIx cwly gey, qyry awgy cUrI vflI kOlI rwK gey qF jo qMU cUrI KFdf rhyN qy asIN pfxI pI afeIey. jdoN asIN awgy inkl gey qF ipwCoN asIN qyrI cIk suxI, asIN nwTy afey qF kI vyiKaf ik ruKF qoN iqMn cfr bFdr Auqr ky qyrI cUrI KfeI jfx, jdoN qMU rox lwgyN qF iek bFdrI qyry mUMh awgy hwQ rwK ky qY nMU cuwp krfAux dI koisLsL kry qy bfkI bFdr cUrI KfeI jfx. qMU roeI jfvyN qy mYN qy bfpU hwsI jfeIey. sfnUM vyK ky bFdr kOlI sxy hI rwuKF AuWpr jf cVHy. mYN qy bfpU kOlI leI ikMnI dyr bFdrF nMU ZImF mfrdy rhy.[[[”
iPr mwGr kihx lwigaf, “Xfd eI Auh idn, jdoN afpxy sfry bMdy tfhlIaF hyT mMjy zfh ky sfrI duiphr qfsL dIaF bfjLIaF lgfAuNdy rihMdy sn qy ikwsy pVHdy rihMdy sn. vfh ! vfh ! ikMnI TMzI CF huMdI sI, AunHF rwuKF dI, qy mMjy vgdy KflL AuWpr zfhy hoxy, jLrf ku qpsL lwgxI qF sfiraF ny nihr vwl dOVnf, nihr dy pul AuWproN CflF mfrnIaF, KulHy kysIN cwuBIaF mfrnIaF qy iek dUjy nMU PVn PVn Kyzxf, Xfd eI bMzflIaF df qyjU iksy qoN vI PiVaf nhIN sI jFdf huMdf. Auh cwuBI mfr ky pul dy QwmHilaF dy nfl nfl dUjy dr ivc cwly jFdf sI aqy iPr hOlI ijhI mUMh bfhr kwZ ky pulL dI Cwq nfl bFhF AuWcIaF krky pulL dI Cwq nfl hwQ aVf ky Kloqf rihMdf sI, qy sfh lY ky Auh iPr cuwBI mfr jFdf sI, qy ijMnI dyr nMU bfkI muMzy Aus dr ivc jFdy sn, Auh iksy hor dr ivc jf KVdf sI.”
Tfkr ny hOkf Br ky ikhf, “Xfr ikwDr cwly gey Auh idn ? eyDr qF inrI BwuK nMg eI ey, pihloN AuDroN AuWjV puwjV ky afAuxf ipaf, ieDr AuNÖ kuJ nf imilaf, pihlF huisLafrpur vwl kwcI jLmIn alft hoeI sI, vwzy BfAU horIN mfr-Kory sI, mfJy vwloN zMgr vwCf Kohldy qy duafby afx vycdy sn qy duafibAuN Kohldy qF mfJy jf vycdy. hux qF Brfvf-Cwz qf sfrf kuJ ! jy ieh kuJ vI nf krdy qF sfrf twbr BwuKf mr jfxf sI.”
ieh kih ky iPr Tfkr ny afpxI hwz bIqI Coh leI : iek vfr asIN iek Tfxydfr dI vCyrI Kohl leI, Tfxydfr vI Auh bVf iqwiVaf hoieaf sI. Kohl ky vCyrI qy jf vycI qrn qfrn dI mwisaf qy. Auh Tfxydfr ikqy PwuPV afqmf isMG df Xfr sI, iek vfr Auh PwuPV nfl Gr af igaf qy gwlF gwlF c kihx lwgf, ‘srdfr afqmf isMhF mYnUM eynf vCyrI jfx df ihrKL nhIN, pr mYnMU ieho dwuK KfeI jFdf hY ik AunHF mUrKLF nMU vCyrI dy asly df nhIN pqf, vCyrI af QfrobrYz qy AunHF mUrKLF aYvyN tYrF dy Bf hI vyc dyxI eyN.’
“asIN nfly gwlF suxI jfeIey qy nfly hwsI jfeIey, ik Auh qy geI hux ibafsoN pfr, AuhdIaF qy hux hwzIaF vI nhIN lwBxIaF. pr Aus vyly sfzf mn bVf KLrfb hoieaf jdoN do ku Gwut hor pI ky Tfxydfr GoVI dy hyrvy ivc rox lwg ipaf. sfzy qoN irhf nf igaf asIN PuwPV qoN pWuiCaf, ‘PwuPVf, kI gwl hoeI srdfr sfihb horF nMU?’
“PuwPV aFhdf, “ienHF dI vCyrI bVI asly dI sI, DIaF vFÕ pflLI sI, corI ho geI, ipwCly idnIN. Auhdf ihrKL krdy af, Auhdf zfhZf duwK hY ienHF nMU .
“qYnMU pqf eI ey ik BfAU sohx isAuN bVf qVfqU huMdf sI, afKx lwigaf, ‘PuPVf ! srdfr horI hukm krn hPLqy qoN pihlF nf vCyrI lwB ilafeIey qF asIN vI ipAu dy puwq nhIN.’
“ieh gwl sux ky qF Tfxydfr dIaF awKF cmk peIaF, kihx lwgf, “puqro ! jy vCyrI lB ilafAu qF pMj sO rupY ienfm myry vwloN Ausy vyly qy hor ijhVI syvf kho Auh vI.’
‘BfAU sohx isAuN kihMdf, ‘lAu jI vfadf hoieaf, sfnMU mohlq idAu dwsF idnF dI.’
‘‘Tfxydfr kihx ligaf, ‘BfvyN mhInf lwg jfvy, vCyrI jLrUr br jLrUr lBf idAu.’
mYN BfAU sohx isAuN nMU ikhf, “BfAU ikAuN mwq mfrI geI qyrI, ijnHF nMU vycI af Auh hux kdoN vfps dyxgy.”
‘BfAU kihx lwgf, ‘hyKF kmlIaF mfrdf, asIN koeI AunHF qoN mMg ky ilafAuxI aF, ijvyN ieDroN KolHI sI AuvyN AuDroN KolH ilafvFgy.’
“BfAU dy suBf df qF qYnMU pqf hI hY. afpF nMU inwky huMidaF lVfeI dy ZMg dwsdf huMdf sI, Auhny afiKaf krnf, ‘Auey muMizE ! moZy qy rwiKaf kro prnf qy swjI vwKI vflI jyb ivc rwiKaf kro kfcU, bws jdoN koeI lVy, prnf mfiraf agly dIaF awKF qy kfcU mfiraf vwKI ivc.’ afpF hI cMgy inkly jy BfAU dI iswiKaf leI huMdI qF hux nMU ijhlF ivc huMdy.”
sfry jxy ieh gwl sux ky hws pey.
“hor sux !” Tfkr pUrf srUr ivc afieaf hoieaf sI. “jdoN afey bfr ivcoN, qF hwiQafr ijhVy sI sfry suwt sutf idwqy KUhF toiBaF ivc, iek aMgryjLI psqOl sI bVf cMgf qy Auh rwK ilaf, iek vfr qF Auh vI Psf dyx lwigaf sI. drbMdI ho geI, bfpU dy mrn qoN QoVHI dyr bfad eI, BfbI bcno isafxI inklI Auhny crKLf zfh ky qy psqOl pUxIaF vfly iCwkU ivc lukf ilaf, puls ny sfry Gr dI qlfsLI leI pr ikDroN vI kuJ nf inkilaf. bcfa ho igaf Brfvf ! Auh psqOl vI bVf lukfa lukfa ky rwiKaf krnf BfAU sohx isMG qoN, sfiraF soicaf jy BfAU nMU pqf lwg igaf, Auhny koeI nf koeI pMgf KVf kr dyxf hY. iek idn BfAU dybf qy mrIkf aMbF vfly KUh qy ikqy pIx zhy, psqOl AunHF dy kol sI. AuDroN ikqy BfAU sohx isAuN vI af igaf. AunHF ny hfVf BfAU nMU vI pf idwqf, nsLy dy lor ivc AunHF psqOl ieh nMU ivwKf idwqf, Pyr kI sI Auh qF jI KihVy hI pY igaf, eynI ijLd PV leI ik aKy mYnMU awDy GMty leI hI dy idAu, hfr ky AunHF nMU dyxf ipaf. BfAU lYky psqOl qy jf ky sLyKLcwkIaF dy bUhy awgy mfrn lwg ipaf bulbulIaF, ‘aKy inklo Auey bfhr awj jwt dy sfmHxy,kwZ dyAuN quhfzIaF icrV BUMzIaF,vjf dyAuN Dux Duxy jwtF dy afpxI AuhnF nfl lwgdI sI, afpxy bMidaF df jLor sI, Auh qF ivcfry bfhr nf inkly. BfAU ny psqOl ’qFh krky PLfier kr idwqf. jdoN hoieaf PLfier, BfAU df sI ikqy hwQ iZwlf, psqOl Tfh krky ipCwly bMinAuN BfAU dy mwQy ivc afx vwijaf, qy Auh lhU luhfx hoieaf vfps quiraf afvy. afx ky afKx lwigaf, ‘mrIk isMhF afpF sLyKLcwkIaF qy CwbI df prcf ktfAuxf’, mrIk qy dybf vI sLrfbI sI, Auh vI zFgF soty cwukx leI iqafr hoey iPrn ik sLyKcwkIaF sfzy bMdy nMU swtF mfrIaF asIN bdlf jLrUr lYxf. iPr ienHF slfh bxf leI ik bdlf qF iPr vI ilaf jfAU, pihlF CwbI df prcf dyeIey. ieMÖ Auh Tfxy ’qlfh dyx dIaF iqafrIaF krI iPrn, agoN AunHF nMU bfpU sMqf isMG jwQydfr iml ipaf, Auh afKx lwgf, ‘kmilAu ! sLyKLcwkIey qF aMdroN eIN nhIN inkly[[[mYN afp dyiKaf gurduafirAuN GVI dyK ky vfps afAuNidaF, swt qy sohx isAuN ny afp luafeI ey.’
“swt qF BfvyN bfpU jI afp eI lwgI ey pr ieh swt qF hux AunHF isr pfeIey’, BfAu sohx isMG df suJf sI. bfbf sMqf isMG kihx lwgf, ‘kmilAu ikAuN afpxy isr psqOl df prcf afp hI krvfAux lwgy jy.’
‘iPr ikqy BfAU nMU gwl dI smJ lwgI qy afKx lwgf, `cwlo pfAu imwtI, ieh ikhVI eyzI vwzI swt ey. ieh vI pqf lwgU jdoN sfzy jwtF dy vI Dux Duxy vwjy, kwZ idaFgy asIN vI ienHF vflIaF icrV BMUZIaF iksy idn nUM.’
“qy qYnMU pqf ey BfAU dI Auh gwl, jdoN BfAU iek vfr iqwqr mfrn igaf sI.” ieh gwl krky mwGr qy Tfkr AuWcI AuWcI hwsI jfx, AunHF nMU qF gwl df pqf sI pr iJMmU qy dIpo nMU pqf nhIN sI, Auh kihx lwgy, afpy hI hwsI jfny EN sfnUM vI dwso kuJ ?
Tfkr kihx lwigaf ik iek vfr BfAU iksy qoN bfrF bor df rONd mMg ky lY igaf. ikAuNik srHoN gfhI hoeI sI aqy AuWQy ipVF ivc iqwqr bVy afAuNdy sI, dfxy cugx, BfAU ny Prlft nMU awg lwgf idwqI qy AuWpr rONd rwK idwqy, qy afp nyVy hI Prlft ivc luk ky bYT igaf, peI iqwqr afAuxgy, rONd cwl jfAUgf qy iqwqr mr jfxgy. jdoN rONd cwilaf qF Cry BfAU dIaF lwqF ivc afx vwjy, lwqF jLKLmI ho geIaF. AuhdI iksmq cMgI sI ik rONd Cy nMbr df sI nhIN qF BfAU ny AuNÖ eI pfr ho jfxf sI. jdoN lok BfAU df pqf lYx afAux qF BfAU afKy, ‘hyKF ! mYN afiKaf, lY myrf rONd ey qy Blf mYnUM hI vwj jfvygf !’ lok bVy hwsx. ‘vfh ! Auey BfAU ! qyrIaF nhIN rIsF.’ iek vfr ciVHaf gwzI qy ipMz afAux leI, nfl dI suafrI nfl gwlIN lwg ipaf, gwlF gwlF ivc eI Auh nMU afpxf sfrf ipMz pIhV qF pihlF hI dws bYYTf, jdoN gwzIAuN AuWqiraf qF Aus suafrI df iGAu df zwbf cuwk ilaFdf, mgry hI Auh bMdf ipMz af igaf, ipMz qF pihlF Aus nMU dwisaf hoieaf sI. Auh bMdf afx ky Gr aFhdf, ‘BfAU jI ! iGAu df zwbf qF dy idAu.’
“BfAU afKx lwgf, ‘lY ieh zwbf qyrf ey ? hwd ho geI peI, lY iPr myry vflf rih igaf eI gwzI dy zwby ivc eI.’ BfAU ny Ausy vyly eI gwl bxf leI.”
dIpo ny cONky ivcoN eI tkor kIqI, “Bf jI qusIN qy iPr cMgy KLfndfnI bMdy ho jI.”
iJMmU qy mwGr vI jLor jLor dI hwsx lwgy. “eys KLfndfn dIaF BfbI qMU ajy AurlIaF hI suxIaF ny bVy mfhrky mfry hn, sfzy vwz vwzyiraF ny.” Tfkr df moVvF juafb sI.
“nf, iPr GoVI ilaf idwqI Tfxydfr nMU, BfAU ny ?” iJMmU nMU ivwsr geI gwl iPr cyqy af geI sI.
“ilafAuxI kI sI, iek idn pwuCdf puCfAuNdf BfAU jf viVaf agilaF dy Gr qy jf ky kihMdf : srdfro ! sfzy qF inafxy hI Edr gey ny GoVI Kuxo, cMgf ieh jy peI qusIN sfzy qoN vwD pYsy lY lAu qy sfzI GoVI vfps kr idAu. pr Auh mMny. AunHF nMU pqf nhIN ikMnyH dws idwqf, peI GoVI cMgI nsl dI ey.
“BfAU afx ky aFhdf, ‘Tfkrf, Auh qF sfly mMny hI nhIN hux qMU myry afKy lwgyN qF mYN qF vjf dUM AunHF dy DuxDxy qy kwZ dMU sfilaF dIaF icrV BMUzIaF, smJdy kI ny afpxy afp nMU ! hyKF aKy sfzI cIjL qy sfnMU hI dyx qoN nFh kr gey ny, nfly vCyrI qF vycI sI ZfeI sO dI qy hux imlxf ienfm pMj sO, Cwz ikvyN dyeIey ?’
“mYN bVf smJfieaf, ‘BfAU Cwz hux jy vyc hI idwqI af qy kfhnUM KihVf krdf eyN ?” pr BfAU ikwQoN mMnx vflf sI. kihx lwgf, ‘AuNÖ qF mYN iekwlf hI bVF, pr do bMdy iPr vI cMgy huMdy ny, qMU myry nfl cwlIN. qy afpF GoVI Kohl ilafAuxI eyN.’ lAu jI ! BfAU ny cfr idn nhIN pYx idwqy, mYN nfl igaf, Aus ipMz jf vVy, ijwQy GoVI vycI sI. BfAU ny qy Ausy idn hI sfrf kuJ qfV ilaf sI ijs idn Auh GoVI nMU moVn dI gwl krn igaf sI ik hvylI df bUhf ikDr hY qy jwt GoVI ikQy bMnHdy ny. BfAU rfh ivc mYnMU sfrIaF skImF smJfAuNdf igaf ik jy vfhr mgr pY geI qF Bwj ky iPr ikwQy imlxf hY. AunHF idnF ivc lok corIaF qoN zrdy afm qOr qy hvylIaF ivc toaf pwut ky ivc DMUxf lgf Cwzdy sn, peI cwlo rfq nMU koeI AuWTy qF do GVIaF awg syk lvy, nfly psLUaF dI rfKI ho jfvy, nfly afpxf srIr inwGf kr lvy. BfAU mYnMU hvylI qoN bfhr KilHafr igaf qy afp aMdr clf igaf. mYN dyiKaf ik BfAU Aus koTy dy aMdr jf viVaf, ijhdy ivc GoVI bwJI hoeI sI. Aus koTy dy bUhy ivc iek mMjI zwTI hoeI sI qy Auhdy AuWpr iek bMdf suwqf hoieaf sI. BfAU mMjI dy hyToN dI lMG ky koTy dy aMdr clf igaf. aMdr zMgrF ny jdoN Eprf bMdf vyiKaf qF AunHF ny kuJ ihwl-jul kIqI, pqf nhIN vCyrI vI sLfied BfAU nMU vyK ky ihxk peI hovy, iesy leI sLfied mMjy AuWpr suwqf ipaf bMdf jfg ipaf. Auhny Kys df JuMb mfiraf qy AuT KVf hoieaf. ijwQy mYN Kloqf sF, mYN AuhnUM dyK skdf sI pr Auh mYnMU nhIN sI vyK skdf aqy nf hI AuhnMU ieh pqf sI ik BfAU koTy dy aMdr viVaf hY. Auh bMdf ipsLfb krky DUxy dy nyVy bih ky hwQ sykx lwg ipaf. eynI dyr nMU BfAU aMdroN inkl afieaf. Auhny smiJaf ik sLfied DMUeyN AuWpr bYTf mYN hI aWg syk irhf hF. myry BulyKy BfAU vI Aus bMdy dy sfhmxy jf bYTf qy kihx lwigaf, ‘lY peI Tfkrf, GoVI qy bwDI AU Kurl `qy, iek bldF dI joVI vI bwDI AU aMdr. pr mMjF rfh ivc zfihaf eI agilaF ny.’
“BfAU dy eynf kihx dI dyr sI ik Aus bMdy ny buVHk ky BfAU dy glL nMU jwPf mfr ilaf qy rOlf pf idwqf. mYN Bwj kyy Auhdf aMnHy vflf jwPLf BfAU dy gwloN Cuzfieaf qy vfhr dy AWuTidaF nMU asIN ijAuN Bwjy qy nihr df pul lMG gey qy sVk Cwz ky nihry nihr ho gey. Bwjdy Bwjdy asIN hPL gey, Aunf sfh sfnUM dOVn nfl nhIN sI ciVHaf ijMnf BfAU dI gwl qoN hwsidaF hwsidaF ciVHaf. BfAU afKI jfvy, Tfkrf ! mYN smiJaf sI qMU bYTf eyN DUxy qy[[[mYN qF qYnUM dwsx lwgf sI ik mMjI AunHF rfh ivc zfhI hoeI ey qy zMgr ikvyN kwZxy ny[[[’’
BfAU dI vfrqf sux ky iek vfr iPr sfry hws hws ky dUhry ho gey.
(cldf)