ijQy kdy dIp jgdf sI
- jsvIr isMG rfxf
 

Auh, ijsdf nF qF gurdIp isMG sI, pr AuNJ Auh dIp sI.
Auh, ijsƒ Gr dI qlfÈ sI, pr Aus dy afAux nfl Gr Qr-Qr kMbx lwgdf.
qy Auh, ijs aMdr lVn dI smrwQf qy jbHf qF hY sI, pr jo afpxI lVfeI df Kyqr inÈicq nf kr sikaf.
Auh koeI bygfnf nhIN myrf afpxf sI. myrf Cotf sflf. Aumr ivc Auh myrI pqnI rfjU qy vwzy sfly gurmIq dy ivckfr afAuNdf sI. Èfied ivckfr af jfxf hI Auhdy duKFq dI jVH sI. Auh iek pfsf krky ijAux vflf bMdf sI pr ijAUNdy jIa koeI AuhdI ieh pRivrqI nf smJ sikaf. hr ÈKs Aus ƒ doÈI insicq krdf irhf. jd ik Auh doÈI nhIN sI qF iPr iks df doÈ sI ijs ivc Auh miVHaf igaf ? ieh Auh qF kI AuhdI jMmx vflI vI nhIN sI jfxdI. jykr jfxdI huMdI qF koeI mukwdmf nhIN sI JgVnf pYxf. iksy jwj dI kichrI ivc ardlI dI afvfË nhIN sI AuzIkxI pYxI qy nf hI shI ÌYsly dI AuzIk qoN awk ky dIp ny rwb dI kichrI vwl ƒ qur jfxf sI.
ijs idn df Auh ‘ies jhfn` qoN ‘Aus jhfn` ivc igaf, amloh Èihr vwZ Kfx ƒ afAuNdf hY. mYN jdoN vI amloh jFdf hF. nfBy vfly bs-awzy `qy KVHdIaF bwsF dI zrfievr sIt `qy dIp bYTf nËr afAuNdf hY. cMgI qrHF jfxdf hF ik hux dIp ny kdy vI bws nhIN clfAuxI ikAuNik iËMdgI Auhƒ clf geI sI.
mYN bcpn qoN suxdf afAuNdf hF ik pqI-pqnI iËMdgI rUpI gwzI dy do phIey huMdy ny. iËMdgI dI gwzI TIk cwldI rwKx leI dovF df qfl imlf ky cwlxf lfËmI hY. dIp Èfied ieh lfËmI Èrq hI hfr igaf. AuNJ Auh vI smF sI ijs idn Auh iËMdgI df jyqU bxn leI bIjI horF nfl PqihgVH sfihb igaf. AuQy gurduafrf sfihb ivc Aus leI kuVI vyKx df smF qYa sI. Èfied Dfrimk sQfn dI ÈrDf df svfl sI jF iPr iewDrlI qy AuWDrlI iDr df koeI aidwK pRBfv. afpxI mMg bxn afeI kuVI ƒ vyK ky dIp nFh vrgI nIvIN pf igaf. pr AuhdI nIvIN df arQ hF nfl juV ky agFh iewËq nfl vI juV igaf. srbjIq dI JolI Ègn pf bIjI dIaF awKF ivc Coty muMzy ƒ ivafh lYx df supnf AuWg ipaf sI. pr dIp dIaF buJIaF awKF vwl iksy df iDafn nhIN sI. “mYN nI krfAuxf AuQy ivafh![[[[ lMbI dyKI aY ikMnI ZFgy vrgI aY[[[[!!`` AuQy ivafh nf krvfAux leI dIp ny pUrf Ëor lfieaf sI. pr Auhdf Ëor irÈqydfrF qy Gr dy Ëor awgy kfPI kmËor sI. srIr df vI Auh mfVf sI. pMj Puwt cfr ieMc kwd. kFgVI pihlvfn. pr aMqF df cusq aqy PurqIlf. dIp koeI KuÈk qbIaq df mflk nhIN sI. Aus aMdr bVf mËfhIaf rMg sI. iek vfrI Èfm df vkq sI. mYN qy rfjU amloh qoN amrgVH ƒ qurn lwgy sF. mYN motr sfiekl bfhr bIhI ivc kwZx lwg ipaf. ies qoN pihlF ik sfrf pirvfr sfƒ ivdf afKdf. rfjU dI godI cVHI ÈflU ny skUl bYg lYx dI iËwd PV leI. Auh rox lwg peI. siQqI BFp bIjI horF ny myry bVy sfly dy muMzy suKI ƒ nfl dI dukfn qoN bYg ilafAux leI Byj idwqf. ÈflU cuwp kr geI. sfzIaF gwlF qur peIaF. suKI bYg lY afieaf. ÈflU KuÈ ho geI. Auh PtfPt bYg ƒ hwQF ivc PV lYxf cfhuMdI sI pr suKI vI afiKr bwcf sI. Auh vI ijwpF KolH-KolH bYg dIaF jybF ivc hwQ pf-pf vyKx lwg ipaf. jdoN nf hI hitaf. kol KVHf dIp bol ipaf, “Eey PVf dy kuVI ƒ bYg.[[[[ jybF `coN dws kI lohVI bMpr df itkt lwBdYN[[[[!!``
AuhdI gwl sux sfzf hfsf roikaf nhIN sI ruikaf.
pr dIp cuwp sI. Auhdy hsfs bolF ipwCy aksr iek drd luikaf huMdf sI. Èfied AuhdI iËMdgI df bMpr zrfa nhIN sI inkilaf. Auh kroVpqI bxn qoN pihlF hI kMgfl ho igaf sI. ieh kMgflI Auhdy idl ‘qy afrI bx iPr geI sI. Auh hr roË Èrfb pI ky Gr afAuNdf. Auhdy afAux df vI koeI vkq nhIN sI. kdy dupihr huMdI. kdy Èfm huMdI. pr Auhdy afAux leI ZuwkvIN aksr rfq huMdI sI. bIhI vwloN aMdr vVidaF ƒ pihlI bYTk hI Auhdf ‘Auh Gr‘ sI, jo ivafh dI pihlI rfq ƒ hI iqVk igaf. ies iqVkf df KVkf bVf AuWcf sI. rfq itk cuwkI sI. bhuqy irÈqydfr jf cuwky sn. bfkI ivafh df iKlfrf smyt mMijaF ‘qy pey hwz iswDy kr rhy sn ik[[[.
acfnk nhIN[[[[!
iek lMby smyN qoN bwJI gwT sI. jo dIp aMdroN pihlI rfq hI iptfrI vFg KuwlH geI. dIp dy bolF ny rwqy cUVy qy lfl sUt ƒ zMg ilaf. srbjIq rox lwg peI. ÈrfbI hoieaf dIp avf-qvf bolx lwg ipaf, “aYQy kI krdI aYN![[[ jfh sflI kuwqI qImIN[[[[!!``
qy iPr Auh srbjIq ƒ nfpsMd krn dIaF gwlF krn lwg ipaf. Gr XuwD-Kyqr bx igaf. bIjI dIaF AumIdF dPLn ho geIaF. pihlF qoN hI tuwtI hoeI Auh hor vI tuwt geI. afpxy jvfnI pihry qur gey hmsPLr suwcf isMG dI ijhVI qsvIr bIjI dy idl ivc AuWkrI hoeI hY. Auh qsvIr Aus vkq sfzy Gr dI kfns ‘qy af itkI sI, ijs vkq rfjU myrI hmsPr bxky amrgVH afeI. afpxy nfl Auh amloh pirvfr dIaF XfdF vI ilafeI sI. AunHF XfdF ivc iek blYk aYNz vfeIt Poto vI hY. Poto ivc amloh, mMzIaF qy gONsgVH vfly pirvfrF df iekwT hY. vwizaF dy mUhry Coty-Coty juafk KVHy ny. AunHF juafkF ivc iek pYNt-Èrt qy do guwqF krIN iek CotI ijhI kuVI KVHI hY. Aus ƒ AuNgl lfAuNdI hoeI rfjU kihMdI huMdI hY, “ieh mYN hF[[[!!“
“ieh dIp aY[[[!!`` nIkr-kmIË pfeIN qy jUVy qy rumfl bMnIN KVHy iek Coty ijhy muMzy ƒ AuNgl lf ky dwsdI hoeI rfjU ikqy dUr guafc jFdI hY.
vkq dI guafcI pYV lwBdI hoeI Auh aksr dwsdI huMdI hY. ijs idn AunHF dy pfpf suwcf isMG dI zYWQ hoeI. Auh CotI ijhI sI. dIp qy gurmIq vI Coty-Coty sn. sfrf pirvfr zyrf bwsI rihMdf sI. pfpf jI pI[zbilAu[zI[ mihkmy ivc zrfievr sn. POj ivc afAux qoN bfad AunHF ieh mihkmf juafien kIqf sI. Auh jMgI-eyrIey ivcoN qF vfps af gey sn, pr isvl-eyrIey qoN nf bc sky. iek Èfm iek trwk AunHF dy sfiekl ƒ Pyt mfr igaf. rfjU ƒ awj vI Auh sVk DuMdlI ijhI Xfd hY. ijQy pfpf df KUn zuwilHaf sI. rox dIaF afvfËF. lokF df iekwT qy pfpf dI lfÈ. Aus vkq CotI ijhI rfjU dy cyiqaF ivc awj vI sB kuJ kfiem hY. TIk Aus qrHF ijs qrHF bIjI dy idl ‘qy Auh hfdsf nfsUr vFg Kuixaf ipaf hY.
mYN jd vI amloh jFdf hF. bIjI KuÈ ho jFdI hY. Aus ƒ myrf khfxIaF ilKxf bVf psMd hY. mYƒ jdoN vI koeI ienfm imldf; AuhdI KuÈI duwgxI ho jFdI hY. mYƒ jwPI ivc lY Auh duafvF dyx lwgdI hY, “ÈfbfÈy! beI ÈfbfÈy[[[![[[ clo myrf afh puwq qF KuÈIaF idMdf![[[ afh doeyN qF iksy kMm dy nI inwkly[[[!!`` kMm lwBdf-lwBdf myrf vwzf sflf cflI sfl ƒ Zuk igaf sI. pr koeI kMm Auhdy iPwt nf afieaf. Auh hmyÈf kmfeI krn df koeI nyk qrIkf socdf rihMdf. ijhVf Auhdf kMm bx sky. Auhny keI kMm ÈurU kIqy. pr koeI vI kMm Auhdf kMm nf suafr sikaf. pihlF Auh POj ivc igaf. pr awD ivckfr Bwj afieaf. iPr ikrfieaf lfAux leI kfrF leIaF. bfad ivc trwk lY igaf. pr kuJ vI cwl nf sikaf. pRfeIvyt bwsF dI zrfievrI kfPI smF cwlI sI. pr Auh vI inrfÈf qoN ielfvf kuJ nf dy skI. ipCy ijhy jdoN Auhny ‘Epn skUl` rfhIN dsvIN krvfAux leI ‘mfrÈl akYzmI` KolHI, pr koeI vI ividafrQI pfs nf ho skx kfrn Auh vI Pyl ho geI. gurmIq Audfs rihx lwg ipaf. Auh hr vkq inrfÈ rihMdf. Èrfb pINdf qy pY jFdf. TIk AuhI vkq huMdf sI jdoN mYN bIjI aMdr PYlI AudfsI pVH skdf sF. keI vfrI Auhdf bI[pI[ vD jFdf. tYnÈn ho jFdI. mMjy dy isrhfxy bYTI Auh drd dIaF hwdF pfr kr jFdI. Auhdf duwK isr cVH bolx lwgdf. jdoN Auh afKdI, “Eey mIq![[[ lY PV pfxI pI lY![[[ lY afh jUs pI lY![[[ Eey AuWT KVH sfnHF ijaf![[[ nf AuWT jfh mr prHy qUM vI![[[ eyhdy nfloN qF qUM vI mrjf![[[ Eey qUM vI mrjf ijQy aYny mrgy[[[!!`` ies qoN bfad Auh ies qrHF cuwp ho jFdI, ijs qrHF mYN dIp dI mOq dI Kbr sux ky cuwp ho igaf sI. Auh 9 meI 2004 df idn sI. Aus idn myrI coxF ivc izAUtI sI. mYN sfQI aiDafpkF nfl moZy bYg tMgIN bws-stYNz ‘qy KVHf sI. ijAuN hI bws afeI. myrf mobfiel vwjx lwg ipaf. AuWDr svfrIaF AuWqrn-cVHn df GVmws mwc igaf. aYDr gurmIq df Pon sI. pr mYƒ kuJ vI suxfeI nf idwqf. mYN kfl kwt idwqI. PtfPt bs cVH igaf. bws ajy iek iklomItr vI nhIN sI cwlI. mobfiel iPr vwj ipaf. mYN afn kr hYlo ikhf. AuDroN gurmIq ijvyN KUh ivcoN bol irhf sI, “rfxy![[[ dIpI[[[ pUrf ho[[[ igaf[[[!!“
“hYNa[[ a[[[![[[ kI ikhf[[[??`` mYƒ suxI gwl AuWpr XkIn nf afieaf pr gurmIq ro irhf sI, “dIpI df[[[ aYksIzYNt ho igaf![[[ AuhdI lfÈ[[[ myrI godI `c [[[ peI aY![[[ mYN durfhy qoN[[[ amloh ƒ af irhF![[[ qusIN vI[[[!!``
ies qoN agFh nf Auh bol sikaf nf mYN sux sikaf. pqf nhIN AuDroN Pon kwt igaf. pqf nhIN mYN kwt idwqf. bws ivc KVHnf aOKf ho igaf. mlyrkotlf XfnI phfV bx igaf. msF sPLr muwikaf. mYN suMn avsQf ivc sI. pqf nhIN kdoN iek sfQI aiDafpk ƒ sfrI gwl dws idwqI. kdoN bws ivcoN AuWqiraf. qy kdoN cox izAUtI Bugqx afey mulfËmF awgy styj ‘qy KVI aYs[zI[aYm[ kol jf pyÈ hoieaf. Auh zf[ ieMdU mlhoqrf sI. bVI hI sMvydnÈIl qy isafxI aOrq. myrf drd mihsUs kr Auhny myrI izAUtI kwt idwqI. puwTy pYrIN mYN vfps amrgVH af igaf. sfzy Gr mUhry jrnYl qfey kI jIp KVHI sI. keI bMdy-aOrqF KVHy mMmI-bIjI nfl gwlF kr rhy sn. mYƒ vyK sfry cuwp ho gey. rfjU iks hflq ivc hovygI? klpnf krky myrI jfn inkl geI. “rfjU ƒ kuÈ dwsIN nf![[[ asIN ikhY beI swtF eI lwgIaF ny[[[..`` gyt qoN aMdr lMGidaF bfhr KVHy lokF dI smJOqI mYƒ dvMd ivc pf geI.
aYsy mOky afpxI hmsPr nfl JUT bolxf mYƒ gvfrf nhIN sI Kf irhf. pr swc bolx qoN bfad inklx vflIaF cIkF suxn dI myry ivc ihMmq nhIN sI. rfjU vrFzy ivc mMjy ‘qy dunIaf nfloN tuwtI bYTI sI. afpxf roxf rokI mYN Aus kol jf bYiTaf. awKF BrIN Auh myly vwl JfkI. mYN AuhdI JfkxI df sfhmxf nf kr sikaf. Auhdy moZy ‘qy hwQ rwK ky bYTk vwl ƒ Bwj ilaf. aMdr soPy AuWpr bYT huwbkIN rox lwigaf. bfhr ihljuwl ijhI hox lwgI. ikMny hI hwQ rfjU ƒ PVIN jIp vwl ƒ leI jf rhy sn. bYTx lwgI Auh vfr-vfr ÈflU ƒ kih rhI sI, “ÈflU bwcy![[[ qyrf Cotf mfmf mr igaf![[[ af jf[[[ Auhdf mUMh dyK af[[[! [[[ Auhny Pyr nI idsxf[[[ kdy bwcy[[[ af[[[ jf[[[!!“
qy iPr jIp cwl peI. jdoN asIN cubfry afilaF dy Gr koloN moV muV rhy sI. sfry lok afpxy drF mUhry KVHy vyK rhy sI. rfjU AuWcI-AuWcI ro rhI sI. mYN pqf nhIN ikQy ikQy guafc irhf sI.
amloh Gr ivc swQr ‘qy bYTf vI mYN ikqy guaficaf irhf. dIp dI bYTk ivc AuhdI lfÈ brP dIaF islF AuWpr rwKI hoeI sI. mYQoN idRÈ vyiKaf nf igaf. afsmfn pfVvIaF cIkF mfrdI hoeI rfjU byhoÈI vwl ƒ vD rhI sI. zfktr dy lfey ieMjYkÈnF df vI koeI asr nhIN sI ho irhf. bIjI Aus idn kuJ aOrqF nfl koeI Dfrimk sQfn vyKx ‘gVHKl‘ geI hoeI sI. gwzI ivcoN AuWqr ky ajy Auh Aus sQfn dIaF pOVIaF hI cVHn lwgI sI ik Auhdf pYr aVHk igaf. nfl dI nfl mobfiel AuWpr Kbr af geI. pYr puwtxf aOKf ho igaf. jdoN Auh Gr prqI. kuwl aflm byasr ho igaf sI. aOrqF dIaF bfhF ivc jkVI Auh hfkF mfr rhI sI, “dIp![[[ vy dIp![[[ cwl AuWT![[[ dyK mYN afgI[[[!!“
pr dIp AuWpr duinafvI asr, byasr ho igaf sI. Auh AuQy cilaf igaf sI ijQy iksy dI afvfË nhIN jFdI. rudx dIaF afvfËF ivc suMn hoieaf bYTf mYN awKF pfV-pfV Jfk irhf sI. jdoN dIp dI lfÈ ƒ aMiqm ieÈnfn krvfAux leI tUtI hyTF iljfieaf igaf. mYN vI bMidaF ivc KVHf sI. hr hwQ rsm pUrI kr irhf sI. pr myrI nËr dIp dI AuqfrI jf rhI Èrt AuWpr itkI hoeI sI. AuhI awDIaF bfhF dI nIlI cYWkdfr Èrt. Aus ƒ mYN idwqI sI. nvIN pYNt-Èrt dI QF myrI idwqI purfxI pYNt-Èrt pf ky Aus ƒ koeI skUn imldf sI. pqf nhIN sfzy ipafr df ieh ikhVf rUp sI. mYƒ iek Èfm AuWpr awj qwk pCqfvf ho irhf hY. Aus Èfm mYN amloh sI. dIp vI Gr sI. gwlF cwl rhIaF sn. jdoN kwpiVaF dI gwl afeI. dIp dy mn ivc pqf nhIN kI afeI. Auh iek dukfn qoN keI ÈrtF lY afieaf. rYzImyz ÈrtF sn. pr mYƒ koeI vI psMd nf afeI. mYN moV idwqIaF. Auh pqf nhIN ikvyN moV ky afieaf hoxf. hux mYN aksr socdf hF ik dIp ƒ afKF, “dIp![[[ mYƒ iek Èrt eI ilaf dy Xfr[[[!``
lyikn nhIN. hux Auh tuwtI XfrI gMZx kdy nhIN afvygf. hux Aus ƒ adflqF dy PYsly nfl koeI srokfr nhIN. qy nf hI hux Auh kdy lohfr mfjry dI Aus sVk ‘qy qurygf, ijQy Auh kdy ishry bMnH ky quiraf sI.
mYN afpxI brfq cVHn lwigaF ishrf nhIN sI bMinHaf. AunHIN idnIN myrI soc AuWpr iek Kfs iksm df afdrÈvfd BfrU sI. mYN iksy dy pYr nf lwgx idwqy. sB df ivroD kIqf. pr amloh jFidaF hI myrf ivroD kmËor pYx lwg ipaf. afnMd kfrj qoN pihlF. iek gulfbI rMg dI icwty moqIaF vflI klgI. myrI pwg dI cuMJ AuWpr tMg idwqI geI. nMdF qoN bfad mYN Auh iPr Auqfr idwqI. qy iPr myrI AuqfrI Auh klgI dIp ny afpxI bYTk ivc kMD ‘qy Poto AuWpr tMg leI sI. AuhdI ies hrkq ivc pqf nhIN ikhVI adf sI. mYN ikMny hI sfl Aus klgI ƒ vyK-vyK iek skUn ijhf mihsUs krdf irhf.
pr iek dIp sI ijs dy ihwsy iek idn vI skUn df nf afieaf. Auh sdf hI iek Btkx df iÈkfr irhf. ijhVI srbjIq nfl Auhdf ivafh hoieaf. Auh AuhdI psMd nf bx skI. Auh lMmI qy gorI qF sI pr nKrf nf afAux kfrn dIp df idl ijwqx qoN asmrQ rhI. Gr dy ivhVy ivc AuWgy klyÈ nfl AunHF dy sbMDF ivc aYsI qpÈ Br geI sI ik syk AunHF ƒ dUr qwk Dwk ky lY igaf. ijs QF ‘qy Auh jf KVHy sn. AuQoN isrP qy isrP tuwitaf hI jf skdf sI.
qy iPr Auh tuwt vI gey sn.
tuwtI hoeI srbjIq byty kml ƒ lY ky pykIN jf bYTI. pr jfx qoN pihlF Auhny nf jfx leI bVI vfh lfeI sI. bIjI dI imMnq kIqI. rfjU qy mYƒ bVf afiKaf. qy koeI vI irÈqydfrI mdd lYx qoN nhIN CwzI. pr sfzy ivcoN koeI vI dIp ƒ smJf nf sikaf. Auh aVb iksm df bMdf sI. bcpn qoN hI iËwdI. iek vfrI Cotf huMdf Auh vwzy BfeI gurmIq ƒ gflHf kwZx lwg ipaf. gurmIq sfAU suBfa df sI. Auh cuwp kr jFdf. pr bIjI ƒ dIp dI ieh afdq mfVI lwgdI sI. Auh ƒ hor qF kuJ suiJaf nf. Auh ny dIp ƒ zrfvf dyx leI bFh qoN PV ilaf. kihMdI, “hux kwZIN qUM gflHF![[[ cwl qYƒ dymF bs hyTF[[[!!``
“cwl[[[ dyh[[[!!`` dIp ny ieMJ ikhf qF nf.
pr Auh cuwpcfp bIjI nfl qur ipaf[ Auhdy kdmF ivc guwsf sI. sfhmxy sVk sI. bwsF-kfrF dI afvfjfeI. puwq ƒ zrfAux cwlI mF Kud zr geI. gwl puwTI pY geI. bIjI iPr ipCFh ƒ iKwcy. pr guwsyKor dIp agFh ƒ iKwcy qy nfly afKIN jfvy, “cwl hux[[[ dyh bws hyTF[[[!!``
pr ieh ikMJ sMBv sI. bIjI ny qF Aus ƒ suDfrn leI jugq vrqI sI. lyikn Auh ikQy suDrn vflf sI. Auhdf mMuzf kml Aus dIaF bfhvF vwl vyKdf rihMdf. pr Auh gurmIq dy muMizaF nfl Kyzdf rihMdf. Aus vwl vyK-vyK srbjIq zr dI mUrq bx geI sI. dIp df ivvhfr idn-pRqIidn KLqrnfk huMdf jf irhf sI. mYN ijMnI vfrI vI amloh igaf. idn ivc dIp ƒ bhuq Gwt Gr vyiKaf. svyry cfr-pMj vjy hI Gr dIaF lfeItF jg pYNdIaF. Gusr-musr sux myrI awK KuwlH jFdI. mYN ipaf-ipaf hI cor awK nfl vyKdf. drvfËy nfl kMD ‘qy tMgy ÈIÈy mUhry KVHf dIp pwg bMnH irhf huMdf. pqf nhIN kI-kI socdI srbjIq prlI bYTk bYTI huMdI. pr dIp ƒ AuhdI prvfh ikQy sI. Auh bwsF dI zrfievrI krn leI pihlI bws hI Gr dI dihlIË twp jFdf sI.
Èfied koeI AulJx sI ijs ƒ sulJfAux dy cwkr ivc dIp Kud AulJ ky rih igaf sI. Auh sihj bYTf vI asihj idKfeI idMdf. qIjf idn nhIN twpdf sI. Aus aMdrlI asihjqf ihMsk rUp Dfr lYNdI. Auh gflHF kwZx lwgdf. ijhVI cIjL hwQ ivc afAuNdI vgfh ky mfrdf. AunHF plF ivc hr ÈYa AuhdI rËf ivc cwldI sI. sivwc-borz ‘qy muwkIaF mfr-mfr sivwcF aMdr vfV dyxIaF. qfrF qoV dyxIaF. tI[vI[ BMn dyxf qy Pirwj Aultf dyxf. ieQoN Aus dI ihMsf ÈurU huMdI sI. drvfiËaF dy kuMzy-iËMdy qoVn qoN bfad Auh hP jFdf. nÈy ivc bysurq ho jFdf. mMjy dy isrhfxy bYTI bIjI Auhdy mUMh ivc pfxI pfAuNdI.bËfroN ilaf ky jUs iplfAuNdI.qy Auhdy qpdy mwQy ‘qy pfxI dIaF pwtIaF rwKdI. Auh ijMnf vI Psfd krdf. bIjI AuWnI hI qVpdI jFdI. ipGldI jFdI qy Aus aMdrlI mF ÈrfbI hoey puwq ƒ kosdI hoeI mfP vI krdI jFdI. Auh DMn ijgry vflI aOrq hY. iek byarfm rUh. afpxy hmsPLr suwcf isMG nfl iml ky ijs Gr dI sjfvt df supnf Auhny vyiKaf sI. mYN Aus ƒ Auh Gr bcfAux leI anykF vfr qVpdy vyiKaf hY. sfl 1997 ivc myrI bytI ÈflU df pihlf jnm idn sI. aFZ-guaFZ qoN ielfvf amloh vflf pirvfr vI Aus ivc Èfiml hoieaf. pr dIp nhIN sI afieaf. jdoN asIN kyk kwtx leI vrFzy ƒ bulbuly-pqMgIaF nfl sjf rhy sF. acfnk hI dIp df Pon af igaf, “PtfPt aYQy afjo sfry![[[ nhIN qF mYN Gr ƒ awg lf dyxI aY awj[[[!!``
AuhdI DmkI sux bIjI horF ƒ hwQF-pYrF dI pY geI. Auh ikrfey dI ijs kfr ivc afey sn. Ausy ivc puwTy pYrIN vfps prq gey. aYsI gwl nhIN ik dIp ƒ ipafr nhIN sI. afÈImf qy ÈflU nfl Auhdf sB qoN vD ipafr sI. pr pqf nhIN kI sI ijhVf Aus qoN alokfrI hrkqF krvf idMdf. gwl AuhdI vI smJ qoN bfhr sI. iksy ƒ icwq-cyqf vI nhIN sI ik Auh aYnI CyqI hfÈIey qoN bfhr ho jfvygf. kdy soicaf qwk nhIN sI ik Auhdy ihwsy AuhI mOq afvygI ijs ƒ Auh mKOlF krdf irhf.
ijs vkq Auh dsvIN ivc pVHdf sI. Auh pwky pypr dyx qwk nf phuMc sikaf. ivcfly hI pVHfeI Cwz vVYcF vfly pfl cfcy nfl klkwqy ƒ cilaf igaf. pfl AuQy trwk clfAuNdf sI. dIp Aus nfl trwk iswKx lwg ipaf. jdoN iswK igaf qF iekwlf vI iljfx lwg ipaf. iek vfrI Auhdf trwk phfVI qoN Kwz ivc jf izwigaf. Auh trwk ivc hI lot-potxIaF KFdf irhf. srIr df hOlf hox kfrn Auhdy JrIt qwk nf lwgI. Auh qfkI KolH ky jdoN trwk ivcoN bfhr inkilaf. lok vI hYrfn sn ik bc ikvyN igaf.
ijnHF idnF ivc sfzf ivafh hoieaf. AunHF idnF ivc vI dIp phfVF vwl ƒ jFdf huMdf sI. ijs idn bs mnIkrn dI Xfqrf ‘qy geI. dIp ny sfƒ dws idwqf. Auh myrf qy rfjU df pihlf tUr sI. asIN hF kr idwqI. kIrqpur qoN agFh jdoN bws phfVIaF dIaF cwkrdfr sVkF AuWpr GuMmx lwgI. mYƒ sfh cVHn lwg ipaf. idl bYTx lwg ipaf. ijAuN hI bws phfVI dI vwKI nfl bxI sVk qoN moV kwtdI. mYN mUhrlI sIt dy pfeIp ƒ Guwt ky PV lYNdf. srIr qx jFdf. mwQf grmI nfl qr ho jFdf. myrI hflq vyK nfl bYTI rfjU hwsx lwgdI, “kmfl aY![[[ mYƒ qF koeI zr nI lwgdf[[[!!“
AuWcIaF QfvF qoN izwg pYx dy zr df iÈkfr qF mYN hI sI. Auh ikAuN zrdI! Auh qF dIp dI BYx sI. ijQy hËfrF Puwt zUMGIaF KwzF vyK ky hI qrfh inkldf sI. AuQy srpt dOVdI jFdI bws mOq ƒ mfsI afKdI jFdI sI. qy dIp[[[! bVI Kqrnfk Kyz, Kyz irhf sI. Auh cwldI bws ivc hI ipClI qfkI KolHdf. ipCFh pfeIpF ƒ PV lmk jFdf. qfkI bMd huMdI. Auh pfeIpF ƒ pOVI bxf AuqFh cVHn lwgdf. ijs vkq Auh ÈUkdI jFdI bws dI Cwq ‘qy bYTdf. myry isr ƒ cwkr cVHn lwg pYNdf. Aus vkq qF jIB dMdF ivc af jFdI. AuNJ BfvyN Auh iek byarfm rUh sI. pr myrf Auh bVf iKafl rwKdf. mnIkrn phuMc bfkI sMgq ny qF gurduafry dy hfl ivc hI zyrf lfieaf sI. lyikn sfzy leI Auh iek rYstorYNt ivc kmrf buwk krvf afieaf. AuQy hI sfƒ pRÈfd lY ky dy afieaf. sfzI suwK-shUlq df iKafl rwKdf Auh Bwijaf iPrdf sI. pr Aus idn nhIN Bwj sikaf[[[! mOq Aus qoN awgy inkl geI sI. Auh bws dy ipCly tfierF hyTF af igaf. Gtnf-sQl Gr qoN bhuqf dUr nhIN sI. amloh dy aYn ivckfr. iblkul sVk AuWpr hfdsf vfpiraf. awKIN vyKx vfilaF ny pUrf sIn vyiKaf. ikvyN Auh svyry Cy vjy vflI bws cVHn leI nfBy vfly bws-awzy af KiVHaf. ikvyN cfh vfly KoKy qoN cfh pIqI. qy ikvyN jdoN bws afeI Auh KVHf hI irhf. AuhdI zrfievrF vflI afdq sI. jdoN kMzktr ny sItI mfrI. bws cwl peI. dIp ny Bwj ky mUhrlI tfkI ƒ hwQ pf ley. svfrIaF Aus vwl vyKx lwgIaF. Bwjy jFdy dIp dI awK zrfeIvr nfl tkrfeI. Auhny rys dwb idwqI. bws qyË ho geI. dIp dy pYr AuWKV gey. Aus dIaF lwqF GVIsIaF geIaF. svfrIaF rOlf pfAux lwgIaF. pqf nhIN kI mn ivc afeI. zrfeIvr sI ik rys dwbdf hI cilaf igaf. qfkI nfloN hwQ Cuwt gey. dIp sVk ‘qy jf ipaf. jdoN ipCly tfier srIr qoN dI lMGy. Auh lfÈ bx igaf sI. Èfied Aus ny bcxf nhIN sI. jykr bcxf huMdf qF hfdsf sVk iknfry bxy ‘ihMmigrI hspqfl‘ sfhmxy vfpiraf sI. pr zrfeIvr Aus ƒ sIt AuWpr pfeI sVk nfl bws clfAuNdf gaf. KMny qwk svfrIaF lfhuMdf-cVHfAuNdf gaf. jdoN bws-stYNz afieaf. Auh kMzktr nfl rl ky dIp ƒ iek afr[aYm[pI[ zfktr dy lY igaf. AuQoN tIkf lvfieaf. pwtIaF krvfeIaF qy muV bws-stYNz ilaFdf. sunyhf sux myrf bVf sflf gurmIq vI phuMc igaf. ies qoN pihlF ik ikrfey dI kfr dovF BfeIaF ƒ lY dorfhy dy mÈhUr hspqfl ivc phuMcdI. dIp ikqy df ikqy phuMc igaf sI.
ijs idn asIN Auhdy Puwl pfAux kIrqpur gey. myrI nËr Aus pfrk ivc jMm geI sI, ijs ivc mnIkrn ƒ jFidaF dIp ny myry nfl Poto iKcvfeI sI. Aus vkq kI pqf sI ik Poto ivclf iek bMdf, dUjy bMdy dy Puwl pfAux leI afvygf! “Puwl![[[ kIhdy Puwl![[[ qusIN iks dIaF gwlF krdy E![[[ mYN qF afh sI[[[!!`` ijs idn dIp dI pihlI brsI mnfeI jf rhI sI.
mYƒ mhfrfj dI hjUrI vwl vyK XkIn sI af irhf. mn ivc iek BulyKaf ijhf AuWT irhf sI. lwgdf sI ik huxy ikDroN dIp afvygf. AuhdI afvfË nfl cwl irhf vrqfrf iekdm ruk jfvygf. pr nhIN[[[!
cMgI qrHF jfxdf hF ik ieh BulyKf hux sdf BulyKf hI rihxf hY. mYN jdoN vI amloh jFdf hF. mn ivc Aus bYTk ƒ vyKx dI rIJ AuWTdI hY. ijQy kdy dIp jgdf sI. pr aglf hI pl mYƒ bYTk awgoN dI lMGf idMdf hY. mYN bfkI twbr ivc jf bYTdf hF. mnjIq pfxI ilaf idMdI hY. mYN pfxI df iglfs pINdf hoieaf socIN pY jFdf hF ijs vkq dIp AuWprdI bws dy tfier lMGy hoxgy. Aus dIaF socF ivc kI-kI dOV irhf hovygf[[[?