pTfx dI DI
- sujfn isMG
(1909-1983)
 

gLPLUr pTfx jd vI sLfm nUM afpxI lFZI ivc afAuNdf, AunHF lFZIaF ivc rihx vfly bwcy “kfblI vflf”, “kfblI vflf” krdy afpo afpxI lFZI ivc jf lukdy. iewk inwkf ijhf iswK muMzf byKLOPL AuQy KVoqf rihMdf qy Aus dy QYly, KwulHy-zuwlHy kwpVy, Aus dy isr dy pty qy AuGV-duGVI pwg vwl dyKdf rihMdf. gLPLUr nUM Auh bwcf bVf ipafrf lwgdf sI. iewk idn Aus ny Aus muMzy koloN pTfxI lihjy dI ihMdusqfnI ivc puwiCaf, “kI qYnUM myry koloN zr nhIN afAuNdf, bwcf?”
bwcy ny muskrf ky isr ihlf idwqf. gLPLUr dy ichry qy hor lflI dOV geI. Aus bwcy vwl dovyN bfhF bVI komlqf qy ipafr Bry jjLby nfl vDfeIaF. bwcf pTfx dI lwq nfl cMbV igaf, pr gLPLUr ny AusnUM kwCF ivwc hwQ dy ky afpxy isr qoN AuWpr cuwk ilaf qy pfisEN pfsy ihlf julf ky lfz krn lwg ipaf. sfhmxy lFZI ivwcoN bwcy dI BYx inklI, jo msIN aTF ku virHaF dI sI. vIr nfl pTfx nUM ipafr krdf dyK ky Auh vI kol afx KVoqI. pTfx bVI jLor dI iKV iKVf ky hws irhf sI qy vIro df vIr, ajmyr, pYr dy TuwzF nfl pTfx dI pwg AuzfAuxI cfhuMdf sI. afKLr iewk Tuwzy nfl Aus dI pwg Qwly jf peI. gLPLUr jLor dI hwisaf qy ajmyr nUM Qwly Auqfr ky kihx lwgf, ‘bfbf qum jIqf.’
jd pTfx ny vIro nUM afpxy lfgy KiVaF dyiKaf qF Aus ajmyr koloN puwiCaf, “kI ieh qyrI BYx hY?”
ajmyr ny buwlH mIt ky muskrfAuNidaF ikhf, “hUM………AUN.”
gLPLUr ny iewk hwQ nfl vIro qy dUjy hwQ nfl ajmyr nUM lwk dvfilEN PV ilaf qy lgf jLor dI cwkr lfAux. bwcy iKV iKV hwsdy sn gLPLUr AuWcI AuWcI "hUM……AuN……hUM………AuN" krI jFdf sI.
ies 'hUM………AuN' nUM sux ky inwkI kuVI nUM kuwCV cuwkI qyjo bfhr inklI qy afpxy bwicaF nUM gLPUr koloN BF BF ibwlIaF dy hUty lYNdy dyK ky zr ijhI geI, pr pMjfbxF vflf hOslf krky bolI, “vy ajmyr! nI vIro!”
gLPLUr EQy df EQy KVo igaf qy bwicaF dI mF dI cVHI hoeI iqAUVI qy iKwcIaF hoeIaF awKF dyK ky Aus dohF nUM Auqfr idwqf qy afp msIN msIN izwgxoN bicaf.
qyjo ny bwicaF nUM zFtidaF ikhf, “af lYx idE awj afpxy bfpU nUM.”
vIro qy Jwt aMdr jf vVI, pr ajmyr zt ky Klo igaf qy ispfhIaF vFg kmr Auqy dovyN hwQ rwK ky kihx lwgf, “af lYx dy Pyr.”
qyjo ny agFh vD ky ajmyr nUM bfhoN PV ilaf qy AusnUM DRIkdI DRIkdI afpxI lFZI ivc lY geI. gLPLUr ikMnf icr ajmyr df roxf Doxf suxdf irhf. afKLr Auh afpxy aMdr viVaf qy afpxy Joly ivcoN iewk inwkf ijhf tuwtf sLIsLf kwZ ky mUMh dyKx lwg ipaf. Aus idn Aus rotI nf pkfeI qy aYvyN hI sON igaf.
iksy nUM pqf nhIN ik gLPLUr kI kMm krdf hY. koeI kihMdf sI ik ihMg, jLIrf, qy sLlfjIq vycdf hY. koeI kihMdf sI sUdI rupY idMdf hY qy bVf bVf ivafj lYNdf hY aqy koeI kihMdf sI ik ies koloN bc ky rihxf, ieh inafixaF nUM cuwk ky lY jFdy huMdy jy. lFZI dIaF kqfrF ivc sfry AuVIey, bMgflI qy ibhfrI mjLdUr rihMdy sn. iksy iksy df hI bfl bwcf nfl sI. AunHF dy bwcy qF ikqy rhy, Auh afp hI pTfxF koloN bVf zrdy sn. lFZIaF dIaF afhmo-sfhmxIaF kqfrF dy isry AuWqy ajmyr qy gLPLUr pTfx df Gr sI. ajmyr df ipE irjLrv ivc afieaf hoieaf PLOjI sI. lfglI imwl ivwc cOkIdfrI df kMm krdf sI. qyjo ny afAuNidaF hI mflk dy KLUb kMn Bry.
idn cVHidaF hI ajmyr dy bfpU ny gLPLUr dI lFZI dI cfdr df bUhf jf KVkfieaf. kuJ icr mgroN gLPLUr isroN nMgf awKF mldf bfhr inkilaf qy Aus nUM sfhmxy dyK ky kihx lwgf, “ikaf gwl aY jmfdfrf, srdfrf?”
vIro dy ipE ny tuwtI BwjI ihMdusqfnI ivwc ikhf, “dyK beI qUM muslmfn hYN KLfn, qy asIN iswK log. qUM sfzy bwicaF nfl nf…….”
“iswK hY ik muslmfn, bwcf qo sB kf eyk hY, srdfr! KLudf qo sB kf eyk hY.”
jmfdfr ny grm huMidaF ikhf, “eyk vyk koeI nhIN! qUM sfizaF bwicaF nfl nf Kyl. nhIN qy jy qUM pTfx hYN qF mYN vI iswK hF.”
pTfx ny afpxy kOmI suBfa qoN Ault hor nrmfeI nfl ikhf, “sB bwcy myry koloN zrdy hn, qyry bwcy myry koloN nhIN zrdy. mYnUM Auh cMgy lwgy sn. qUM afpxy bwicaF nUM htf lY ik myry kol nf afAux. mYN iksy nUM swddf nhIN. mYN qy kwlHf rihx ho irhf hF.”
“bs, bs” jmfdfr ny ikhf, “PYslf ho igaf hY.”
bwcy aksr dfa bcf ky gLPLUr dy sfhmxy afAuNdy sn, gLPLUr AuhnF nUM GUrI vwt ky qy ieh kih ky nsf idMdf sI ik quhfzf bfp mfrygf. Pyr vI keI vfrI gLPLUr df jIa psIj jFdf sI qy Auh corI corI AunHF nUM kfbl df srDf jF kfbl df anfr dy idMdf sI qy kihMdf sI ik corI corI Kf ky Gr jfxf. bwcy ievyN hI krdy sn.
vIro qy ajmyr koloN CotI aqy kuCVlI kuVI koloN vwzI qyjo dI iek hor DI sI. Auh bhuq Gwt GroN bfhr inkldI sI. inwkI kuVI dy jMmx qoN pihlF Auh bVI iCMdI sI. hux mF df ipafr nvyN bfl vwl hox krky Auh ipafr dI QuVH aMdroN aMdr mihsUs krdI sI qy pUrf iKLafl afpxy vwl nf dyK ky aksr mfmUlI gwl 'qy ro pYNdI sI qy ijLwdF krdI sI. qyjo Aus nUM guwsy huMdI sI. Auh roNdI sI qy AusnUM hor mfr pYNdI sI. qyjo vwloN huMdI kuVI dI ieh hflq vyK ky vIro qy ajmyr vI AusnUM dfa lgdy kuwt lYNdy sn qy jd Auh roNdI sI qF, “aYvyN roNdI” kih ky qyjo koloN hor mfr puaf idMdy sn. kuVI rul ijhI geI qy afpxy bcfa vfsqy lFZIEN bfhr iPrnf qurnf sLurU kIqf. vwzy bfl iPr vI Aus df ipwCf nhIN sn Cwzdy. gLPLUr rojL sB dyKdf sI. pr kuJ kih nhIN sI skdf. vwizaF bwicaF dI cfh Ausdy idl ivcoN GtdI geI qy jLflmF nUM Cwz ky mjLlUm nfl AusdI hmdrdI vDI. bhuqf icr pMjfbIaF dy sfhmxy rihx krky Auh pMjfbIaF dI bolI kfPLI smJ lYNdf sI qy qyjo dI inwkI kuVI nUM idwqIaF gflHF sux ky bVHf duKI huMdf sI.
ienHF idnF ivc KLunfmI krky do mhIinaF leI jmfdfr dI nOkrI tuwt geI. Pyr qy kuVI dI sLfmq af geI, ijhVf afvy Aus nUM kuwty. qyjo khy, “ieh roNdI rihMdI sI qF sfzI nOkrI geI.” mhIny dy mhIny qnKLfh imlx nfl rotI df gujLfrf qurdf sI. bVI aOkV bxI.
mjLlUm dy rihm ny gLPLUr dy idl ivwc jLflm 'qy rihm krn df jjLbf Biraf. Aus iek idn jmfdfr nUM swidaf qy ikhf, “srdfr, qUM myrf BfeI hYN. mMYnUM pqf hY qYnUM qMgI hY. mYN qyrI mdd krnI cfhuMdf hF qy nFh nf krIN.”
srdfr cuwp sI qy gLPLUr ny pMdrF dy not Ausdy hwQ ivc idwqy. Gr ivc loV sI; idl pTfx koloN mdd lYx nUM nhIN sI krdf, pr Pyr vI Aus pMdrF rupey rwK ley. soicaf myrI nOkrI lwg jfvygI qF sxy sUd moV dyvFgf.
jfx ligaF jmfdfr nUM Pyr bulf ky qy afpixaF vFg moZy qy hwQ rwKky gLPLUr ny ikhf, “srdfr, qyrI aOrq qy dovyN vwzy bwcy CotI lVkI nUM mfrdy rihMdy hn. nfdfn; byksUr hY. Aus nUM mq mfro. mMYnUM qklIPL huMdI hY. mq mfro. dyKo, Auh bhuq kmjLor hY, mr jfeygI.”
ikMnf icr pTfx dIaF qrilaF BrIaF awKF jmfdfr nUM Xfd rhIaF. Aus qyjo nUM afiKaf ik Auh kuVI nUM nf mfiraf kry, pr qyjo qy bwicaF dI afdq pk cuwkI sI.
jd srdfr nUM nvIN QF qoN pihlI qnKLfh imlI qF Auh pihlF gLPLUr dI lFZI ivc viVaf. pMdrF rupey dy nfl, pTfx df krVy qoN krVf sUdf igx ky, Aus pMjF rupieaF df not hor jV idwqf. gLPUr not dyK ky hYrfn hoieaf qy afKx lwgf, “srdfrf ieh ikaY?”
srdfr ny ikhf, “quhfzf rupeIaf qy sUd.” “hm muslmfn pTfx hY, srdfr” pTfx ny roh ivc afx ky ikhf, “hm sUd nUM hrfm smJdf hY.”
gLPLUr dI qmqmfeI hoeI sLkl dyK ky jmfdfr ny ikhf, “mYnUM pqf nhIN sI ik koeI pTfx sUd nhIN vI lYNdf, hwCf lg igaf pqf, pr ieh lE afpxy rupey.”
“ieh qF mdd sI” gLPLUr ny Jt hI sfhvIN sLkl bxfAuNidaF ikhf, “bwcf sB kf eyk hY, srdfr.”
jmFdfr ny AusdI iek nf suxI, qy rupey bdo bdI Aus nUM dy ky Gr viVaf. bUhy ivc inwkI kuVI ro rhI sI, vIro qy ajmyr AusnUM qMg kr rhy sn qy qyjo cONky ivcoN ibnF dyiKaF AusnUM gflHF kwZ rhI sI. jmfdfr ny ajmyr nUM iJVikaf, vIro nUM iek lfeI qy kuVI nUM kuwCV cuwk ky mUMh pUMJdf cONky kol puwjf. kuJ kihxf hI cfhuMdf sI ik qyjo ny Aus nUM dyK ilaf qy kihx lwgI, “vwzI lfzlI! KLsm KfxI nUM cuwk ilaf. sfrI sfrI idhfVI roNdI hI rihMdI aY, nihsL!”
jmfdfr ny Aus nUM KLUb JfV pfeI qy Auh mUMh sujf ky iek nuwkry bih geI.
qyjo cyVH nfl kuVI nUM hor mfrn lwg peI. kuVI ijLwdl aqy ZIT bx geI. gLPLUr kuVI dI sLfmq afAuNdI rojL dyKdf sI. AusnUM iekwlI Duwp ivc izwgdI ZihMdI dyK ky Aus df idl pMGr jFdf sI.
iek idn ieho ijhI mfnisk hflq ivc CotI kuVI nUM gLPLUr ny sYnq nfl swidaf. Auh kol clI geI. Auh AusnUM cuwk ky aMdr lY igaf. Joly ivc hwQ mfiraf, Aus ivc kuJ nhIN sI.
pTfx dIaF awKF ivc do aQrU af gey. Auh dwby pYrIN bfhr inkl ky PlF dI hwtI vwl viDaf. Aus EQoN do iqMn iksm dy PLl lY ky kuVI nUM PVfey. kuVI hfbVI hoeI kdy iek qy kdy dUsry nUM pvy. gLPLUr df hAukf inkl igaf. Aus soicaf, ‘ies dI mF, vwzy bwcy qy srdfr, ies nUM mfr ky Cwzxgy. ies nUM bcfAuxf cfhIdf hY.” Aus boJy vflI guQlI ivc hwQ mfiraf, do ruipaF df kirafnf KVikaf. soicaf, nws ky lFZI ivwcoN kuJ lY afvF. EQy qF myry kol hjLfr qoN Aupr ruipaf hY, pr iPr iKafl afieaf ik kuVI nUM CuzfAux df mOkf KuMJ jfvygf, ies dI mF rOlf pf dyvygI, ho skdf hY srdfr nfl bKyVf ho jfvy.
Auh Gr nf muiVaf. Aus iek muslmfn dI GoVf-gwzI pkVI qy stysLn Auqy phuMc ky ikqoN dI itkt ktfeI.
ipCoN rOlf pY igaf, “kfblI vflf lVkI AuTf ky lY igaf.”
koeI khy, “dyKf, isK zrqf nhIN Qf.” koeI khy, “pTfx dfa qy sI, lY Auizaf.”
BFqo BFq gwlF ny srdfr df idl gLPLUr vwloN KWtf kr idwqf. Tfxy irpot ilKfeI geI. qyjo ro ro ky PfvI huMdI jFdI sI qy pTfx dy bwcy kwcy ipwtdI sI. puls hYrfn sI ik pTfx ienF ruipaf qy bUhf KulHf Cwz ky ikAuN clf igaf.
pUry mhIny mgroN jmfdfr nUM sLnfKq vfsqy Qfxy swidaf igaf. kuVI hwQkVIaF ivc jkVy hoey gLPLUr dy kuwCV sI. ipE dI vfj sux ky kuVI ny iek vfrI ipE vl mUMh krky moV ilaf. qyjo df vI EQy koeI cfrf nf cwilaf. kuVI bVI qkVI hoeI hoeI sI qy pTfx kmjLor.
jmfdfr, qyjo qy hor hmsfieaF ny sLnfKLq kIqI. pTfx ibt ibt AunHF vl qwkI jFdf sI. afKLr jd plus kuVI Aus qoN lY ky jmfdfr nUM dyx lwgI qF kuVI dIaF cIkF qy pTfx dy bkVvfh ny kmry nUM guMjf idwqf.
pTfx kihMdf sI, “nf idE, kuVI jLflmF nUM! bcfE! bcfE! ieh mfr dyxgy. myrI DI nUM ieh jLflm………ksfeI.”
Tfxydfr kVk ky boilaf, “qo qum ies ko bcfny ky lIey AuTf ky ly igaf Qf!”
cfry pfsy hfsy df hVH af igaf. koeI kihMdf sI, “mclf hY.” pr gLPLUr roeI jf irhf sI.