Auh pMjfb qoN quiraf,
Dwky-DOly KFdf, aOKf-sOKf XUrp ivwc dfKl ho hI igaf. pYirs phuMc ky Ausny
PLon kIqf, “hYlo! mfmf jI! mYN pYirs qoN bol irhf hF, Aus pYirs qoN ijsnUM
qusIN iewk rUsI lyKk pfsqovskI dy hvfly nfl dunIaF df svrg kihMdy huMdy
sI. mYN sfrf pYirs dyK ilaf hY……iewQoN dIaF kuVIaF dy ichiraF ivwcoN mYN
pfsqovskI dI pusqk ‘sunihrf gulfb’ vflI sujLfny aqy muMizaF ivwcoN jIn
cfsyq nUM qlfsLdf rihMdf hF. swc-muwc mfmf jI, jIhny pYirs nIN dyiKaf, Auh
jMimaf hI nhIN. ieh sLihr qF prIaF df dysL aY, ieh sLihr KLLUbsUrq srIrF
df pRdrsLn aY, PLYsLn df mwkf hY…pqf nhIN kI-kI hY ieh sLihr!”
byhqr kMm kfr dI qlfsL ivwc Auh afpxy sky mfmy divMdr kol ietlI dy sLihr,
dunIaF dy dUjy mwky, PLYsLn dI dunIaF dy sLihr imlfno, phuMc igaf. sonI
myrI mfsI dI kuVI df muMzf hY. myrI ieh BYx myry ipMz myry guaFZ ivwc
ivafhI hoeI hY. mYN sonI df mfmf vI hF, guaFZI vI qy dosq vI. mYN AusnUM
bcpn ‘coN bfhr inkl rhI jvfnI ivwc dfKLl huMdy vyiKaf
hY. Gr dIaF qMgIaF ‘qy JUrdy dyiKaf hY. Gr dI iksmq bdlx dy supny buxdf
dyiKaf hY. kuVIaF qoN bc-bc pVHn vwl iDafn DridaF dyiKaf hY.
iewk vfr Gr dy bfhr KVy asIN gwlF kr rhy sI. acfnk ipMz dy dUjy pfsy do
kuVIaF sfhmxy qoN afAuNdIaF idwsIaF. AuhnF dy Gr ipMz dy cVHdy vfly pfsy
iewk glI ivwc sn. mYN AudoN ajy pVHfeI pUrI kr ky hitaf hI sF. ipMz dI
nvIN pnIrI nUM pCfxdf sF. sfnUM KVy dyK ky iewk kuVI ny dUjI kuVI nUM kuJ
ikhf.
“mfmf, ieh kuVIaF mYnUM bhuq qMg krdIaF ny, jdoN mYN iehnF dy skUl koloN
lMGdF qF ieh myry sfeIkl dy awgy KVH ky myrf sfeIkl rok lYNdIaF ny. mYnUM
dosqI krn leI kihMdIaF ny…”, sonI ny ikhf.
“qUM krlY iPLr”, mYN kuVIaF dI, qfjLy coey kwcy duwD vrgI suMdrqf nUM
dyKidaF ikhf.
“qusIN vI mfmf jI, kmfl krdy EN, mYN ajy pVHnYN, kuJ bxnYN, qusIN iehnF
nUM iJVko, mYnUM qMg nf kiraf krn. BUqnIaF jIaHF myry ipwCy peIaF ny…….”
kuVIaF ny pfsf vwt ky lMGx df Xqn kIqf pr sonI ny AuhnF nUM rok ilaf.
AuhnF nUM nyiVEN dyKidaF mYnUM vlfdImIr novfkov df nobl purskfr jyqU nfvl
‘lolIqf’ Xfd af igaf. ‘lolIqf’ dy nfiek dy mn ivwc ies cVHdI Aumr dI
KLUbsUrqI atk jFdI hY. Auh mfnisk rogI bx jFdf hY.
“kuVIE gwl suxoN, sfzy ies muMzy nUM qMg nf kiraf kro”, mYN afpxy vwloN
bhuq hI kUly qrIky nfl ikhf, pr kuVIaF nUM sLfied ies qrHF dI AumId hI
nhIN sI. sLrm dy mfry AuhnF df gorf rMg BK ky lfl ho igaf.
“jI! vIr jI, asIN qF iehnUM kdy kuC nIN ikhf”, kuVIaF nIvIN pf ky pYrIN
pfeIaF cwplF nfl imwtI pwtx lwg peIaF.
“ikAuN JUT boldI aYN, Aus idn kihMdI nIN qI beI sMnI idEl vrgf lgdF, nfly
myry sfeIkl df hYNzl PVH ilaf sI qUM…qy ieh myry sfeIkl dy kYrIar nUM PVHI
KVHI sI……”, sonI qmk ky boilaf.
“cuwp sonI”, mYN AusnUM ipwCy iKwcidaF ikhf, “jfE rfjy piVHaf kro.” kuVIaF
clIaF geIaF. sonI nUM iglf sI ik mYN kuVIaF nUM cMgI qrHF nhIN zFitaf sI.
“kuVIaF nUM zFitaf nhIN krdy. Auh qYnUM psMd krdIaF ny. iewk smF afAUgf
jdoN qUM iehnF gwlF nUM qrisaf kryNgf. kuVIaF dI pfk muhwbq, hryk nUM nhIN
imldI huMdI.”
ietlI ivwc sYtl ho jfx dy kuJ virHaF bfad sonI ny ieh gwl Xfd kridaF ikhf,
“mfmf jI, myrI nOkrI bVI vDIaY. pYsy dI koeI smwisaf nhIN rhI. krjLf vI
lfh idwqY pr PLyr vI iewk Gft ijhI Koh bx ky AuWTdI aY. eyQy ietYlIan
kuVIaF bhuq sohxIaF ny pr AuhnF nfl sfzf zfielfg bhuq Gwt huMdY. mYN iewk
kfly vflF vflI kuVI nUM pMjfbI kuVI smJ ky bulf bYTf, pr Auh vI ietYlIan
inklI. Ausdy pfpf kihMdy pMjfbI muMzy myrI kuVI nUM pMjfbx smJ ky ipwCf
krdy ny ikAuNik iehdf rMg BUrY. PLyr mfmf iewk poilsL (polYNz) kuVI myrI
dosq bxI. Auh srks ivwc kMm krdI sI. ietlI ivwc srks bhuq pOpUlr mnorMjn
aY. Ausdf nfm sI nfqIaf. nfqIaf nUM dosq bxfAux leI mYnUM keI JUT bolxy
pey. ieh lok Boly ny, XkIn kr lYNdy ny. afpxy lok iesy kfrn TwgIaF bhuq
mfrdy aY. nfqIaf myry nfl qF af geI pr mYnUM pfp df aihsfs hoeI jfvy. mYN
Gry af ky AuhnUM sfrf kuJ swc dws idwqf. Auh eynf roeI ik myrIaF vI awKF
Br afeIaF. mYN AusnUM pYsy dy ky AusdI srks vfly sLihr gwzI cVHf idwqf.
mfmf, pMjfbI kuVIaF bhuq Xfd afAuNdIaF ny……pqf nhIN kdoN pwkf hovFgf.”
Auh kdy PLon krdf, kdy icwTI pfAuNdf. PLyr Ausny kMipAUtr lY ilaf. CuwtI
vfly idn Auh cYitMg krdf rihMdf. iewk idn Ausdf vfh iewk pMjfbI kuVI nfl
pY igaf. Auh cMzIgVH dy nyVy iksy ipMz dI sI. AuhnF dI cYitMg keI idn cldI
rhI. iPLr AuhnF ny PLon rfhIN gwlF krnIaF sLurU kr idwqIaF. kuVI ny dwisaf
ik Auh eynI sohxI hY ik jdoN cMzIgVH dI iksy mfrkIt ‘coN lMGdI hY qF lok
sLfipMg Buwl ky AusnUM dyKx lwgdy hn. Ausny afpxI Poto imlfno dy pqy ‘qy
Byj idwqI.
Poto imlx ‘qy Ausny mYnUM PLon kIqf, “qusIN iewk vfr iewk sLyar suxfieaf
sI- TIk hY ieh qlvfr df nhIN njLr df vfr sI, pr mOq afKr mOq hY, Aus ivwc
koeI aMqr nhIN. myrf qF PLoto dyK ky hI ieh hfl hoieaf ipaY.”
pwkf huMdI sfr hI Auh pMjfb CuwtI afAux leI rwsy quVfAux lwgf. divMdr,
Ausdf skf mfmf, Ausdy nfl rihMdf sI. Auh AusnUM rokdf. cfr pYsy hor kmf
lY. PLyr clf jfvIN. kuVI ikqy nhIN Bwj jFdI. nhIN mfmf, kuVIaF swcmuwc Bwj
vI jFdIaF huMdIaF ny. kuVI qy kbUqrI df nI pqf huMdf ik kIhdI CqrI qy jf
bYTx. pYsy afpF bQyry kmfeI jfny aYN. hor kI afpF hux lMkf KrIdxI aYN!
srdIaF dy iewk DupIly idn Auh idwlI eyarport ‘qy AuWqiraf. Ausny vIh ku
idn rihxf sI. CuwtI eynI hI msF imlI sI. mYN soicaf ikwQy ikrfey dIaF kfrF
qy pYsy KLrc krdf iPLrU. afpxI kfr dy idMdf hF. mYN afpy sfr lvFgf. mYN
PLIeyt dIaF cfbIaF nfrmlI jf ky AusnUM PVf idwqIaF. Ausny lY qF leIaF pr
QoVHf icr bfad hI myrI jyb ivwc pfAuNdf hoieaf kihx lwgf, “mfmf kfr mYN
afpxI KLrIdxI aY, qusIN vI myry afpxy EN pr mYN……myrf jIa krdY mYN kfr
KLrIdF….”
agly hI idn Auh zIlr qoN lFsr imqsUibsLI lY afieaf. mMmI aOKI hoeI pr icrF
bfad prdysoN muVy puwq nUM kuJ kih vI nhIN skdI sI. mYnUM vI Ausny cuwp
rihx df iesLfrf kIqf.
agly idn afpxI izMpl nUM imlx jfx leI Ausny mYnUM nfl lY ilaf. mYN kflj
qoN CuwtI lY leI. iewk afpxy bcpn dy Xfr hrdIp nUM Ausny, KyqoN kxk nUM
pfxI idMdy nUM lY ilaf.
“Xfr mYnUM tOar qF bxf lYx dy Gry jf ky”, hrdIp afpxy kMm vfly kwpVy bdlxf
cfhuMdf sI.
“tOar sfzI bQyrI aY, qUM kfr ‘coN nF AuWqrIN”, sonI kfhlf sI.
ietlI aqy pMjfb drimafn psiraf dunIaF df JnF Auh pihlF hI pfr kr afieaf
sI. hux lFsr kfr AusdI bwkI sI.
“mfmf jI, mYN quhfzI kfr ikAuN nhIN leI?” Ausny puwiCaf.
“qUM nf, ijnHF rsiqaF ‘qy Tyzy KFdf iPLrdf irhYN, qyrf jIa krdY ik qUM
AuhnF rsiqaF ‘qy jyqU bx ky gujLryN”, mYN ikhf qF Auh muskrfAuNdf hoieaf
myry vwl Jfikaf. PLyr sLIsLy qoN bfhr hrIaF kcUr kxkF AuWproN dyKdf hoieaf
boilaf, “ sfly BuwK nMg dy Auh idn……gwl qF qyrI mfmf, TIk aY.”
sqfrF sYktr dy nIlm isnymy kol Auh ies qrHF imly ijvyN icrF dy ivCVy pMj
bfrIaF pcfsI bUhy twp ky imly hox. kuVI ieho ijhI ijvyN Auh isnymy dI
skrIn qoN AuWqr ky huxy huxy bfhr afeI hovy. ieMzIaf kOPLI hfAUs ivwc
bYTidaF sonI ny puwiCaf, “izMpl kI lEgy?”
“TMzI kOPLI”, Auh hwQ mlidaF bolI.
“eynI TMZ ivwc vI TMZI kOPLI?” sonI hwisaf.
grm kOPLI dIaF GuwtF Brdf mYN kuVI dIaF hrkqF nUM qfVdf irhf. Auh gwlF kr
rhy sn. sonI nUM smJ nhIN sI af rhI ik ikhVI gwl ikwQoN sLurU kry. kuVI
ibMdy Jwty Qwly srk afAuNdI cuMnI nUM AuWpr grdn duafly smytdI.
awDy GMty bfad kOPLI hfAUs ivwcoN bfhr inkly. sonI ny QoVHf ipwCy ho ky
mYnUM kUhxI mfrI, “ikAuN mMndYN mfmf? ikvyN aY?”
mYN ikhf, “mYnUM ieh kuVI cMgI nhIN lwgI, afpxy myc dI nhIN aY.”
“mfmf kmfl krdy E qusIN vI! Auh pVHI ilKI aY. aMgryjLI boldI aY”, Auh pYr
jmf ky Klo igaf. izMpl iewk sLoarUm dy sLIsLy rfhIN aMdr sjfeIaF skrtF dyK
rhI sI.
“hF bws ieh ieho ijhIaF hI huMdIaF ny…” mYN idRVqf nfl ikhf.
mYN cfhuMdf sF ik Auh Aus kuVI nfl dosqI awgy nf vDfey pr sonI ipafr dy
ijs mukfm ‘qy phuMc igaf sI AuWQoN Auh myrI gwl nhIN smJ skdf sI. Auh
‘mMdf nF bolIN myry Xfr nUM, myrI BfvyN ijMd kwZ lY’ dI avsQf ivwc ivrdf
hoieaf myrIaF gwlF ‘qy hwsdf irhf.
ipMz Ausny afpxy mrhUm cfcy dI Xfd ivwc kuJ lY ky dyxf sI. mYN AusnUM
srkfrI skUl dy bwicaF vfsqy vftr kUlr lY ky dyx leI pRyiraf. Ausny lY
idwqf. ipMz dI nOjvfn sBf nUM Ausdy nftkF vfsqy iewk hjLfr rupey idwqy.
jfx qoN pihlF lfiebryrI vfsqy ikqfbF lY ky dyx vfsqy vI ikhf.
izMpl nUM imlx qoN ibnF ijMnf ku smF bcdf Auh ipMz dy lokF dy GrF ivwc
jFdf. lokF dI pqlI pYNdI jFdI hflq dyK ky Jorf vI krdf. mYN Ausdy ies duwK
nUM afpxy 2004 ivwc Cpy nfvl ‘vIhvIN sdI dI afKrI kQf’ dI BUimkf ivwc
‘muhwbq dI gwl’ isrlyK hyT Cfipaf.
izMpl sMbMDI AusnUM BfvyN myrI gwl qy XkIn nhIN sI pr Auh AusnUM imlx smyN
kdy kdy myrI njLr nfl vyKx df Xqn vI krdf. AusnUM inwky-inwky sMkyq imly
vI pr Ausdf ipafr ijLafdf blvfn sI. ijLMdgI ivwc aOrq AusnUM cwj nfl pihlI
vfr hI imlI sI. aOrq dI suwcI muhwbq Ausny kdy mfxI hI nhIN sI. srIr qoN
pfr AusnUM bhuqf kuJ idwsdf vI nhIN sI qy ies pwKoN Auh swcmuwc kmfl sI.
AusnUM afs sI ik izMpl eyar-port qwk AusnUM Cwzx jfx dI ijLwd krygI. ijhVf
ik mMmI-zYzI sfhmxy sonI leI sMBv nhIN sI. pr izMpl ny afKrI idn vIh hjLfr
rupey dI mMg bVy afrfm nfl rwK idwqI. pYsy prs ivwc pf ky Auh muskrfAuNdI
hoeI AusnUM bfey kr geI. plF ivwc hI Auh sqfrF sYktr dI BIV ivwc alop ho
geI. Ausny sonI dIaF awKF ivwc Br afey awQrUaF nUM pUMJx df Xqn vI nhIN sI
kIqf.
kfr ivwc ipMz nUM vfps afAuNidaF AusnUM PLon lfieaf, “qUM kOx aYN?”
pr Ausny jvfb dyx qoN ibnF hI PLon kwt idwqf.
“mfmf qyrI gwl swc inklI…”, Auh roNdf hoieaf myry gl nfl af lwgf. asIN
ipMz nyVly afpxy KUh dy aOlU qy bYTy pI rhy sF. afly duafly hlkI-hlkI DuMd
AuWz rhI sI. asIN AusnUM Buwl ky hor gwlF krn df Xqn vI krdy pr Auh cuVyl
bx ky iPLr sfzIaF gwlF ivwc af AuWBrdI.
TMZ vDdI jf rhI sI. DuMd df dfierf vI qMg huMdf jf irhf sI. AusdI AudfsI
hOlI-hOlI myry aMdr AuWqrdI jf rhI sI.
“sfly lfiebryrI vfly pYsy vI gey…”, Auh buVbuVfieaf.
asIN GrF dy nyVy phuMc gey. agly idn AuhdI PLlfeIt sI. ivdfiegI dyx afey
irsLqydfr AusnUM AuzIk rhy sn.
“mfmf jI, awj mYN Aus QF qy jf ky afieaF ijwQy Auh kuVIaF mYnUM Gyr ky KVH
jfieaf krdIaF sn. ieh AuhI QF hY ijwQy afpF AuhnF nUM rok ky zFitaf sI”,
Auh myry Gr dy kOaly kol ruk ky boilaf, “myrf hux ies QF nUM cuMmx nUM jIa
krdY. mfmf! Auh dovyN mYnUM ipafr krdIaF sI? suixaY hux qF dovF df ivafh
ho igaY. mfmf Auh idn vfps nhIN af skdy?”
idn kdy vfps nhIN afAuNdy huMdy. pr mYN AusnUM Drvfsf idMidaF ikhf, “mYnUM
iewk gIq Xfd af irhY ‘suMny aMbrIN ijAuN kUMjF dIaF zfrF af gIaF, afh lY
vyK lY bhfrF af-gIaF’ bMdy dI ijLMdgI ivwc cMgy idnF dI afs hmysLF hI
huMdI aY.”
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