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- zf[ blijMdr nsrflI

(sMn sMqflI qoN bfad pMjfb aMdr ijhVIaF hF pwKI qbdIlIaF vfprIaF AunHF ƒ aMjfm dyx ivwc iksfnF, idhfqI mËdUrF, kfrIgrF qy aiDafpkF df ivÈyÈ Xogdfn irhf hY. ieh pIVHI hux buwZI ho cuwkI hY. myrf ieh khfxI-numf lyK pMjfb dy AunHF iemfndfr aiDafpkF ƒ smripq hY ijnHF ny ngUxIaF srkfrI qnKfrF ‘qy nOkrI kridaF AunHF ipMzF ivwc cfnx df iCwtf idwqf ijnHF ipMzF ivwc koeI icwTI pVHn vflf vI msIN lwBdf sI. – lyKk)
skUl dy idnF ivwc sfzI iqMn cfr jixaF dI juMzlI eynI ivgVI huMdI sI ik AunHF ivcoN mYN ikvyN pVHky pihlF kflj aiDafpk qy hux XUnIvristI aiDafpk lwg igaf, ies gwl dI hYrfnI huMdI hY. hux jdoN kdy iksy muMzy kuVI dI iksy glqI kfrn sfzI izispiln kmytI ivwc pyÈI pYNdI hY qF myrf afpxy sfQI pRoPYsrF dy Ault eyhI Xqn huMdY ik ikvyN nf ikvyN Ausƒ mfÌI dy idwqI jfvy. nfm kwty jfx df qF mYN sÉq ivroD krdf hF. kI pqY BivwK Aus ividafrQI leI kI sFBI bYTf hY!
swqvIN-awTvIN ivwc pVHidaF asIN dfrU aqy kuVIaF dy ÈOkIn bx cuwky sF. AuNJ afm pyNzU muMizaF vFg afpxy-afpxy bfpUaF dI godI ivwc bYTky ies kOVy pfxI df svfd asIN pihlF hI cwK cuwky sF. ipMz nsrflI dy gOrimMt hfeI skUl ivcoN CuwtI ho jfx qoN bfad bfhr inkly hI sF ik myry dosq gFDI qy ibwtU mYƒ iewk pfsy iljfky puwCx lwgy, “qyry ko ikMny pYsy ny? ``
“zUZ rupeIaf``, mYN jyb ivwc hwQ mfrky Bfn KVkfeI.
“PVf Aury, afpF awj dfrU pIaFgy, do-do rupeIey sfzy ko hYgy ny, TIk aY? `` gFDI ny skIm dwsI. myrIaF awKF ivwc cmk af geI. gFDI sfzf irMg lIzr sI. rivMdr nfQ tYgor dI khfxI ‘d hom kimMg` dy muwK pfqr cwkrvrqI vrgf. gFDI sfzy hfxIaF ivcoN sfiraF nfloN qkVf sI. ipMz dI jUnIar kwbzI tIm df kYptn. Auh cflI aqy pMqflI iklo vrg dIaF tImF ivwc Kyzdf. ‘iek ipMz Epn` tIm vfly Ausƒ iKzfrI pUry krn leI nfl lY jFdy.
“TIk aY``, mYN pYsy kwZky gFDI dI qlI qy rwK idwqy. sfƒ gFDI nfl rihky surwiKaq hox df aihsfs bixaf rihMdf. Ausdf koeI vI kdm sfƒ glq nf lwgdf.
“qUM cwl, asIN eIsVHU vfly Tyky qoN lYky afAuNny aF …[ ``, Auh cly gey.
ienHF ƒ lYxI afAuNdI aY? eIsVU BlF Tykf ikwQy ku hoieaf! mYN lwKx lfAux lwgf. skUl ivcoN nIlIaF-icwtIaF vrdIaF vfly muMzy-kuVIaF ies qrHF inkl rhy sn ijvyN Kuwzy ivcoN murgI dy cUcy inkl-inkl Bwjdy hn. skUl vwloN ipMzF vwl jFdIaF sVkF pYdl aqy sfeIkl svfr ividafrQIaF nfl Br geIaF. sfzy ipMz dy skUl ivwc ds-bfrF ipMzF dy muMzy-kuVIaF pVHdy sn. sfzf skUl ielfky dy sfry skUlF nfloN vwzf qy purfxf skUl sI. iksy smyN iÌlm aYktr ‘DrimMdr` dy ipqf jI ies skUl ivwc pVHfAuNdy rhy sn. Auh rihMdy vI sfzy ipMz hI sn. DrimMdr df jnm vI nsrflI dI iewk BIVI glI dy Coty ijhy Gr ivwc hoieaf sI. asIN jdoN Aus glI ivwc iksy dy vI[ sI[ afr[ qy iÌlm dyKx jFdy qF koeI buwZI tI[ vI[ dy nyVy jFdI kihMdI, “pry hojo vy juafko, mYƒ muxÈI df muMzf dyK lYx do``, tI[ vI[ nyVy KVky Auh DrimMdr ƒ inhfrdI hoeI afKdI, “ikwzf bVf ho igaf, aYhnF hwQF ivwc Kyzdf irhf``.
sfƒ swc nf afAuNdf. sfƒ buwZI PrOtIaF mfrdI lwgdI.
mYN afpxy Gr bsqf rwKky, qOVI dy duwD df glfs Èwkr Gol ky pIqf qy ies qoN pihlF ik Grdy iksy kMm ƒ kihx mYN GroN bfhr ho igaf. broty Qwly cONkVI vflI swQ ivwc bYTidaF mYN afpxI nËr eIsVU vwloN afAuNdI sVk qy itkf leI.
pMzqF dy muMzy df ivafh sI. AunHF dy koTy qy lwgy spIkr ivcoN acfnk ihMdI gIq dI afvfË suxn lwgI. mfxk dIaF klIaF suxdy-suxdy buwiZaF dI ijvyN lVI tuwt geI. iksy ÈihrI mihmfn ny ihMdI qvf lgvfieaf hoxY.
“dlIp isaF! afh qF hory qrHF dy gOx cwlpy …[ ! `` sfzf guaFZI bfbf hIrf ishuM boilaf.
dlIp ishuM bfbf pihlF qF kuwJ pl socdf irhf iPr sihjqf nfl boilaf, “hIrf isaF! dunIaF dI ijhVI mrËI Ëubfn ivwc dyK lY, gwl qF ieko eI aY. bMdf qImIN ƒ roeI jFdY qImIN bMdy ƒ roeI jFdI aY. ``
mYN bfby dI gwl bVy iDafn nfl suxI. Aus smyN qF pqf nhIN ikMnI ku smJ afeI pr ieh myry ijhn ivwc atk geI. bfad ivwc ieh myry nfvl ‘hfry dI awg` ivwc vrqI geI.
mYN isr Augfs ky sVk ƒ ipwCy qwk GoiKaf. Auh af rhy sn. mYN AunHF ƒ aglvFZI imlx leI swQ ivcoN iKsk quiraf. myrI jyb ivwc mF qoN Cupfky puVI ivwc pfieaf hoieaf nUx sI.
“afpxy ko sIgy kuwl sfZy pMj rupeIey, cfr rupeIey df pAUaf imilaf, zUZ rupeIey dIaF pkOVIaF ilaFdIaF``, gFDI ny mYƒ ihsfb smJf idwqf. gFDI jmFdrU iemfndfr hY. hux qwk vI Ausny kdy myry qoN koeI lko nhIN rwiKaf. mYN Ausƒ kdy JUT bolidaF nhIN suixaf.
asIN sfzI inaFeI vflI motr dy kmry ivwc mMjy qy bYTky pIx lwgy. ikafrI ivcoN ipafË dIaF cfr gwTIaF mYN puwt ilaFdIaF. AunHF ƒ nmk nfl Kfx df afpxf suafd sI.
“ieh glfs qF Qozy sIrI dY, Auh qF cmfr aY, jfh Bwjky GroN glfs cuwk ilaf, asIN dyKlY ikwzI dUr jfky afey aF``, ibwtU ny ikhf.
“mYN qF ieh `cy Doky pfxI pI lYNdf huMnF``, mYN ikhf.
“kuÈ huMdf nI? ``
“lY hoxf kI aY, Auh vI afpxy vrgy bMdy eI ny …[ ``, mYN PlsPf Goitaf.
myry qy mfstr ÈmÈyr, kfmryz hrbMs ÌOjI qy nOjvfn sBf dy pRDfn nfhr isMG aOjlf (dovyN awj-kwlH kYnyzf vfsI) dIaF gwlF df asr sI. nOjvfn sBf dy nftk dyKky myrI mwq GridaF qy afpxy hfxIaF nfloN vwKrI huMdI jf rhI sI.
GMty ku bfad dfrU ƒ ‘KrI` krn leI asIN ipMz vwl qur pey.
ibwtU qy gFDI ny afpxy bsqy pihlF hI iksy muMzy hwQ Gry Byj idwqy sn. vrdIaF Auh Gwt hI pfAuNdy. pI[ tI[ mfstr inwkf isMG dy cfr-cfr zMizaF df AunHF qy koeI asr nhIN sI. AuNJ kbwzI Kyzdf hox kfrn, mfstr inwkf isMG, gFDI ƒ ipafr bhuq krdf. Auh CyvIN klfs qoN hI qkVy muMizaF qy nËr itkf lYNdf.
“Auie! lmZINg ijaf, grfAUNz `c afieaf kr, nf afieaf sfly dIaF lwqF BMndUM``, Auh zMzy ƒ hvf ivwc lihrfAuFdf. inwkf isMG sdkf sfzI nsrflI skUl dI kbwzI tIm liDafxy iËlHy ivcoN keI sfl Pst afAuNdI rhI. Auh qkVy muMizaF ƒ hornF skUlF ivcoN, pfs krfAux df lflc dyky pwt ilafAuFdf. jdoN sfzI tIm ijwqdI qF mfstr inwkf isMG df kflf Èfh rMg cmk AuWTdf.
mYN ds sfl smfxy kflj ivwc pVHfAuNdf irhf hF. pitaflf Ëon dy vwzy kfljF dIaF nftk tImF ƒ myrI nftk tIm ny iknI vfr hrfieaf hY.
mYN sYÈn dy ÈurU ivwc hI muMzy-kuVIaF ivcoN ‘aYktr` qlfÈxy ÈurU kr idMdf sI. pqf nhIN kdoN myry aMdr inwkf isMG prvyÈ kr jFdf.
“ikDr jfxY? `` iPrnI qy phuMcky gFDI ny awKF GumfeIaF.
“ÈflU ky Gr vwl gyVI lfeIey? `` mYN ÈrbqI bol kwZy.
“qyƒ vI cMgI lwgdI aY? `` gFDI dy sunwKy ichry qy muskrfht PYl geI.
ÈflU sfzy ipMz dI iewk mfVI ËnfnI dI cMgI kuVI sI. Aus iekwlI kol lfl rMg df Cotf lyzI sfeIkl sI. hor kuVIaF mrdF vfly sfeIklF qy hI afAuNdIaF.
asIN iQVkdy kdmF nfl quridaF ÈflU dy Gr awigAuN iqMn gyVy lfey. mUMh hnyrf ho cuwkf sI. hlkI hlkI DuMd Auqr afeI sI. sfƒ isrÌ iewk vfr AusdI Prfk idsI.
“cwlo cwlIey idsdI nIN bfsqf nIN, ikwDroN kwZI aY ÈflU-GVflU, myƒ nIN cMgI lwgdI``, ibwtU ny cOQy gyVy vyly pYr ml ilaf. mYN AudoN mUMh ivwc mfxk dy gfey ieh bol gux-guxf irhf sI, “myrI pihlI pUxI vy, Xfr df cOQf gyVf. ``
“qyƒ Auhny iewk vfrI nlI -co-co ikhf hI …[ , `` gFDI hwisaf.
“sflI gwlVH jI … afAu cwlIey``, ibwtU dUjy pfsy ƒ qur ipaf. TMz vD geI sI. swQ ivwc hux koeI nhIN sI.
Aus idn aMgryËI vfly mfstr prgt isMG df idwqf ‘hom vrk` nhIN kr hoieaf. agly idn skUl gey. pihlf pIrz mfstr prgt isMG df hI sI. Ausny zMzy mfr-mfr sfzy hwQ sujf idwqy.
“qUM Auie! qUM qF pVHn vflYN, qUM vI ienHF dy ipwCy lwgdYN``, Ausny mYƒ kMnF qoN PVky hlUixaF, “bol ikAuN nIN Xfd krky afieaf? ``
myry qoN swc dwisaf igaf. sfrI jmfq hws peI. prgt isMG cuwp kr igaf. agly pIrz ivwc kmry qoN bfhr iljfky ipafr nfl smJfieaf. asIN nIvIN pfeI KVy sF.
Aus idn qoN bfad asIN mfstr prgt isMG df idwqf kMm hmyÈF Xfd krky jFdy. prgt isMG sfzy guaFZI ipMz alUxf pwlHf df rihx vflf sI. sFvlf rMg, lMmf kwd qy rohbdfr idwK. Ausdf afpxI pqnI nfl klyÈ rihMdf sI. qnfa ivwc Auh dfrU vI roË pINdf. keI vfr Ausdy mUMh ivcoN rfq dI pIqI dI boa afAuNdI huMdI sI. pr Ausny afpxI dfrU aqy Gr dy klyÈ df prCfvF afpxy aiDafpn qy kdy nhIN pYx idwqf sI.
“ijwdx koeI mINh-hnyrI af jfvy, skUl CuwtI ho jfvy, mYN pVHf nf skF, mYƒ lwgdY mYN hrfm dI rotI Kf irhF. bMdy ƒ ikrq qF krnI hI cfhIdI aY``, Auh kdy-kdy kihMdf.
hux jdoN mYN, mINh pYNdf hox dy bfvjUd klfs ivwc af gey bwicaF ƒ ÈfbfÈ idMdf hF qF mYƒ lwgdf prgt isMG miraf nhIN, Auh qF myry aMdr bol irhf. qF iPr bMdf mrdf nhIN iehdf mqlb. afpxy afly duafly dy lokF ivwc hI smf jFdf hY.
nOvIN jmfq ivwc pVHdy sI. sqMbr jF akqUbr df mhInf sI. ds idnF dIaF CuwtIaF hoeIaF. mfstr somnfQ ny CuwtIaF ivwc iewk GMtf, nON qoN ds, EvrtfeIm lfAux df aYlfn kr idwqf. asIN bQyry vfsqy pfey beI asIN CuwtIaF ivwc KyzxY pr mfstr jI ipafr nfl smJfAuNdy rhy, “bytf jI, quhfzI aMgryËI vflI grfmr aOKI aY. qusIN pyNzU bwcy AuN, mYN cfhuMnf qusIN sfry pVH jfvoN, mYN quhfzy qoN koeI pYsf vI nI lYxf, qusIN iewk GMtf pVH jfieaf kro, Pyr KyzI jfieAu``.
Auh bMdf afpxf ikrfieaf Krc ky, afpxIaF CuwtIaF Krfb krky sfƒ pVHfAuNdf irhf.
awj jdoN mYN koeI aMgryËI nfvl pVHdf hF qF mfstr somnfQ aksr Xfd afAuNdf hY. AusdI isKfeI aMgryËI sdkf hI aMgryËI sfihq dIaF glIaF ivwc dfÉl hox dI juraq kr leIdI hY.
ipwCy ijhy mYƒ pqf lwgf ik mfstr somnfQ jI KMny kcihrIaF ivwc PotostYt dI mÈIn clfAuNdy hn qF mYƒ icMqf hoeI ik Èfied mfstr jI sMkt ivwc hn. mYN vIh sflF dy vkÌy bfad imlx igaf. dUroN dyiKaf- AuhI muskrfht. AuhI ihMmq pr srIr JON igaf sI qy buZfpf afpxf rMg cVHf cuwkf sI.
mYN gozI hwQ lfey. jdoN AunHF ƒ afpxf nfm pqf dwisaf qF AunHF dy Xfd af igaf. jwPI pfky imly.
“bwcy cMgIaF nOkrIaF qy hn. mYN tfeIm pfs krn leI ieh kMm lwB ilaf, hor koeI smwisaf nhIN``, Auh cfh pINidaF dwsdy hn.
“mfstr jI, afh blijMdr BUqF pRyqF ƒ nIN mMndf, kihMdf ieh qF huMdy eI nIN …[ ``, gFDI ny iewk idn mfstr inwkf isMG ƒ dws idwqf.
“Aury af Auie! `` inwkf isMG ny mYƒ do iqMn ksvyN zMizaF nfl invfjidaF ikhf, “ijwdx pY igaf nf vfh, puwq, nfnI cyqy krf dyxgy, ikqy ÈmÈyr isMG kol qF nIN bihx lwg ipaf? ``
mfstr ÈmÈyr sfƒ pVHfAuNdf qF nhIN sI pr asIN gwlF krn dy mfry Aus kol bYTdy sF. Auh sfƒ vihmF-BrmF qoN bcx leI smJfAuFdf. BUqF-pRyqF dI hoNd qoN ienkfr krdf. quhfzf bfp quhfzf ipClf jnm hY quhfzI aOlfd quhfzf aglf jnm hovygI. Auh punr jnm dy isDFq dI ivigafnk ivafiKaf krdf.
ipwCy ijhy myry iewk aiDafpk mfstr kyvl isMG dI irtfiermYNt pfrtI sI. AunHF ny mYƒ vI bulfieaf. koTI ivwc ivafh vrgf mfhOl sI. mfstrF dIaF tolIaF dfrU pIx qy murigaF dIaF lwqF cUMzx ivwc msrUÌ sn.
“mfstr ÈmÈyr ikwQy ny? `` mYN puwCaf.
“aOh bYTy ny, iml lY jldI, Pyr AunHF ny ÈrfbI ho jfxY``, mfstr rfmdfs ny ikhf.
mYN mfstr ÈmÈyr dy gozIN hwQ lFdy, siqkfr pRgt kIqf, hfl-cfl puwiCaf. Auh bVy KuÈ hoey. jdoN mYN AunHF ƒ dwisaf ik myrI qrkÈIl soc quhfzI dyx hY qF AunHF ny nIvIN pf leI.
“kI gwl mfstr jI? `` mYN puwiCaf.
“Xfr, blijMdr, dunIaF qF smJdIE nIN, asIN AumrF glqIaF juafkF ƒ smJfAuFidaF, hux afh dyKlY isrsy aflf, ZwzrIaF aflf …[ mulK tuwt tuwt pYNdy, mYN qF Pyr duKI hoky Autl cwl ipaf. mYN qF Kfsf icr vflIaF cfr-cfr muMdrIaF AuNglIaF ivwc pfeI iPrdy.
“jy afpxy kol sohxf ijhf rumfl hovy qF gwl bx skdI aY, ÈflU ƒ rumfl rwKx df ÈOk aY, `` mYN gFDI dy kMn ivwc ikhf. ÈflU pRqI sfzf Jukfa Gtx df nfm nhIN sI lY irhf.
“gwl qF qyrI TIk aY, afpF pYsy joVky rumfl ilafvFgy, `` gFDI ƒ gwl jwc geI.
mfstr ÈmÈyr ny ijhVf kMm myry qy kIqf sI Auh kMm mYN gFDI qy krnf ÈurU kIqf hoieaf sI. mYN Aus ƒ nfhr isMG aOjlf dy kIqy lYkcrF dy arQ smJfAuFdf. myry nfhr isMG vflI golI bVI kMm afeI. gFDI afpxy qoN vwzy iKzfrIaF dI bhuq iewËq krdf sI. nfhr isMG kfmryz hox dy nfl-nfl ielfky df sB qoN qyË dOVfk vI sI. Auh rOxI dIaF KyzF ivwc hryk sfl Pst afAuFdf. gFDI ny AunHF dy nftkF ivwc vI rucI lYxI ÈurU kr idwqI.
hux jmfq ivwc mYN qy gFDI do sF. pihlF vFg hux iksy dI juraq nhIN sI ik myrf mËfk Auzfvy. asIN vihmF-BrmF dy iKlfÌ bihsF krdy. iekwly huMdy qF asIN ieÈk-muhwbq dIaF gwlF vI krdy.
ÈflU ƒ asIN dovyN ipafr krdy sF. asIN ÈflU dI tOhr aqy Ausdy nÉiraF dy ieko ijMny pRsMÈk sF. ÈflU ijMnI tOhr kwZx vflf rohxoN ipMz df iewk muMzf vI sfzI jmfq ivwc pVHdf sI pr Auh sohxf eynf sI ik qkVy muMzy AusdIaF bugIaF lY-lY-ky Ausdf burf hfl krI rwKdy.
eyDr ÈflU kfrn myrf burf hfl hoieaf rihMdf. mYN ipMz dy iewk muMzy qoN ‘kuwqaF vfly srdfr` qy `cskf dUjI df` vrgy nfvl lYky pVHny ÈurU kr idwqy. mYN ivhly pIrz ivwc bYTf ikqfb pVHI jFdf.
iek idn mYN Kyzx igaf hoieaf sI. vfps kmry ivwc afieaf qF kuVIaF Jurmt bxfky kuwJ pVHn ivwc msq sn. jdoN mYN afpxy bsqy ivwc JfqI mfrI qF Auh bolIaF, “sfzy koly aY nfvl, pVHky idaFgIaF``.
AunHF ivwc ÈflU vI sI.
so ÈflU qy vI kMm kIqf jf skdf hY. mYN soicaf.
sfzo kol rumfl jogy pYsy juV gey. iewk idn mYN qy gFDI sfeIkl lYky jrg ipMz dy bfËfr ivcoN pMj rupY df ËfmnI PuwlF vflf rumfl ÉrId ilafey. AunHF idnF ivwc afm muMzy-kuVIaF ivwc rumfl rwKx df irvfË nhIN sI. sfzy leI ieh rumFitk cIË sI.
agly idl asIN vfrI-vfrI rumfl sMkyqk qrIky nfl ÈflU ƒ idKONdy rhy pr ÈflU dy qF PirÈiqaF dy vI Xfd nhIN sI. iewk idn mfstr inwkf isMG ny, sfƒ ÈflU ƒ ieÈfry kridaF PV ilaf. cfr-cfr zMzy mfrky AunHF ny rumfl sfzy qoN Koh ilaf.
“jy puwq muVky kdy kuVIaF ipwCy iPrdy dyKly, kuwt-kuwt ky moCy pf dUM …[ dsMbr vfly kwcy pyprF `coN nMbr mYN afp cYk krUM``, ieh DmkI nhIN swc sI. Auh ievyN krdf sI. iKzfrIaF ƒ pVHn leI vI pRyirq krdf sI. hux inwkf isMG qoN zrdy asIN ÈflU vwl luk-luk dyKdy. `qyry ibnF lwgdf nf jIa nIN cMdrIey` vrgy bol buwlHF dy aMdr-aMdr hI dm qoV idMdy.
nvyN afey pMjfbI mfstr kysr isMG ny mYƒ bUtf isMG Èfd pVHidaF dyK hor cMgIaF ikqfbF pVHn leI pRyiraf. AunHF ny skUl dI iewk bMd peI iewk almfrI vflI lfiebryrI Kulvf leI. mYƒ gujrfqI nfvlkfr pMnf lfl ptyl df nfvl ‘jIvI` pVHn seI idwqf.
bfad ivwc iewk lyKk vjoN mYN BfrqI sfihq akYzmI vwloN gujrfq dy tur qy igaf. bVOdf XUnIvristI myrf lYkcr sI. mYƒ smJ nhIN sI af rhI ik Epry bwicaF nfl mYN ikvyN gwl ÈurU krF. mYN AunHF dy hwQF ivwc ‘jIvI` nfvl dyK ilaf. Auh islybs ivwc pVHdy hoxgy. mYN ‘jIvI` dy hvfly nfl afpxf lYkcr ÈurU kIqf qF ies nfvl ny myry aqy gujrfqI ividafrQIaF ivwc pul df kMm kIqf.
mfstr kysr isMG BVI ny mYƒ iewk qoN bfad iewk ikqfb dyxI ÈurU kr idwqI. myry leI iewk nvyN sMsfr df drvfËf KuwlH igaf. Aus sMsfr ivwc ÈflU nfloN vI sohxIaF qy rOick kuVIaF sn. hux myrI ÈflU ivwc koeI rucI nhIN pr kdy kdy mfstr inwkf isMG dI jyb ivcoN inkldf qy vVdf rumfl bVf qMg krdf.

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