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(svrn cMdn pMjfbI sfihq df Auh cricq nfm hY ijsny pMjfbI sfihq dy ieiqhfs ivc pihlI vfr prvfs, prvfsI pMjfbI sfihq, prvfsI cyqnf ijhy sMklpF nUM pirBfisLq kIqf aqy prvfsI sfihq df mulFkx aqy ivsLlysLx krn dI gMBIr iprq pfeI. iek KojI aqy aflock qoN ielfvf Ausny BfvyN sLfierI AuWqy vI cMgf hwQ ajLmfieaf hY pr iewk glpkfr vjoN Auh pMjfbI prvfsI sfihq ivc iewk mIl-pwQr bx ky Kloqf hY. dysL dI duKFqk vMz nfl sMbMiDq AusdI nfvl qRY-lVI aqy kMjkF ijhy mhF-kfivk nfvlF dI bdOlq Auh sfry prvfsI lyKkF nfloN vwKrf aqy AuWcf Kloqf qF idsdf hI hY blik muwK-Dfrf dy glpkfrF ivc vI pihlI kqfr dy lyKkF ivc Ausdf sLumfr hY. hQly aMk ivc ipCly aMk dI khfxI nUM awgy qordf ibrqFq ijwQy Ausdy inwjI duKFq dI pysLkfrI krdf hY EQy Aus smuwcy dOr dI iBafnk qRfsdI nUM vI njLr gocry ilafAuNdf hY-sMpfdk)

apRYl 1947 ivwc skUl bMd ho gey sn, ‘qy Pyr kdy nf KuwlHy. hr roË nvIaF ‘qy BYVIaF ÉbrF afAuNdIaF, ‘qy lok dV vwt ky rih jFdy. pqf nhIN kI hox vflf sI? pqf nhIN kI ho irhf sI? pqf nhIN kIhny jIxf sI ‘qy kIhny mrnf sI. Èihr ivwc jlsy jlUs inkldy ‘qy Auh nvIN sVk ivwcoN dI vI ho ky jFdy. ajIb ajIb zrfAuxy lok iehnF jlisaF jlUsF ivwc Èfiml huMdy ‘qy idlF nUM dihlf dyNdy.
jUn/julfeI ivwc hflfq bd qoN bdqr ho gey. iewk idn cfcf jdoN KUh qoN Gr afieaf qF AuhdI swjI awzI burI qrHF suwjI hoeI sI. iksy ny ipwCoN dI zFg mfrI sI. Auh bMdy bhuqy sn ies leI cfcy nUM AuWQoN Bwjxf ipaf sI. mYnUM Xfd hY cfcI ny awg ivwc roVy grm kr kr ky ‘qy iksy kwpVy ivwc lpyt ky cfcy nUM PVfey sn ijhnF nfl cfcf ikMnHF hI icr awzI nUM syk dyNdf irhf sI.
myry qfey df ‘qy sfzf bolcfl ajy vI bMd sI. pqf nhIN iesdf myry qfey-qfeI AuWqy koeI asr sI jF nhIN pr myry mF-ipAu AuWqy qF bhuq sI. Kfs kr ky hux jdoN hflfq mfVy ho rhy sn. Èfied AuhnF nUM pMj puwqF df mfn sI ijhnF ‘coN sB qoN vwzf bolf muKqfr pMJIaF sflF df sI, Cotf muihMdr vIhF df, juigMdr sqHfrF df, hrbMs pMdrF df ‘qy blbIr dsF sflF df. ‘qy eyDr mYN ajy sqMbr ivwc CyaF sflF df hoxf sI.
Auh mhInf ËrUr julfeI jF agsq df hovygf ikAuNik mINh vI vrHdf sI huwsV vI ho jFdf sI. myry qfey dI vfhI do KUhF AuWqy sI: iewk BfeI vfly KUh ‘qy ijsnUM ipMz BrfVIvfl lgdf sI ‘qy dUjI hvylI vfly KUh ‘qy ijsnUM ipMz mUlf cwk lgdf sI. bolf muKqfr ijsnUM afm qOr ‘qy bolf hI ikhf jFdf, hvylI vfly KUh dI pYlI ‘qy igaf hoieaf sI ‘qy bfkI dy cfr BrfVIvfl ivwc sn. cfcy df awDvirqf KUh vI BfeI vfly KUh dy lfgy hI sI.
hux krIb iewk hÌqy qoN hflfq eyzy Érfb ho gey sn ik ijs QF koeI bYTf sI EQy hI bYTf sI. cfcy df sfrf mfl zMgr KUh AuWqy hI bwDf ipaf sI. Èfied bwDf irhf vI hovy ik nf. Èfied lok hI Kohl ky lY gey hox, cfcy nUM iesdf koeI ielm nhIN sI. sfzy Gr ivwc mYN sF, cfcf sI ‘qy cfcI. qfey dy Gr ivwc qfieaf sI, qfeI ‘qy do kuVIaF - dIpo iewk sfl dI ‘qy vwzI ibaMqI iqMn sfl dI. Auh afpxy Gr sn ‘qy asIN afpxy, afhmo sfhmxy, pr bolcfl koeI nhIN sI.
kriÌAU lgdy sn, glIaF ‘qy bfËfr bMd sn ‘qy lok GrF ivwc dV vwt ky bYTy sn. zry ‘qy Gbrfey hoey. pqf nhIN kdoN kI vfpr jfey. aÌvfhF afm gÈq krdIaF. suixaF igaf ik nMiZaF vfly ivhVy (myry nfnikaF dI glI) vfly ivhVf KflI kr ky cly gey sn. Pyr suixaF igaf ik kOiVaF vfly ivhVy (nvIN sVk dy nfl df ivhVf) vfly vI jf cuwky sn. hux isrÌ asIN hI rih gey sF inklx vfly. pr iPkr ieh sI ikwQy jfvFgy? Pyr slfh vI kIhdy nfl kIqI jfey? sky Brf hI iewk dUjy nfl nhIN sn boldy. dHovyN iDrF afpo afpxy bUihaF nUM aMdroN kuMzy lf ky aMdrIN drVIaF peIaF sn. cfcy ‘qy qfey dy sFJy muslmfn Xfr glI ivwc Pyry mfrdy ‘qy Drvfs dyNdy ik AuhnF dy huMidaF koeI AuhnF dI hvf vwl nhIN vyK skdf. jy AuhnF nUM iksy ÈY dI loV sI qF dwsx, Auh huxy ilaf ky dy dyxgy. rfÈx dI dukfn muslmfnF dI sI, nvIN sVk ‘coN inkldy pIipaF vfly bfËfr ivc. Auh bfhroN glI ivwcoN hI kihMdy: ‘dyvf ishF afsf ishF, DfnUM ikqy jfx dI loV neIN, iewk do idnF dI Kwp ey Pyr sB kuÈ pihlF vFg hI ho jfxf eyN. so qusIN ‘rfm nf’ bYTy rho. aftf, lUx, qyl, jo vI cfhIdf jy dwso asIN zIpU qoN ilaf ky huxy dy jFdy hF’. ‘qy eyDr sfzy mUhF ivcoN hF jF nFh dI afvfË vI nhIN sI inkldI.
mYnUM prqwK Xfd hY Auh Èfm df vkq jdoN cfcI ny cfcy nUM ikhf sI qUM hI jf ky vwzy Brf dy pYrIN pY jf, Auhny qF qYnUM mnfAux afAuxf nhIN. jy nsIbF ivwc mrnf hI iliKaf hY qF Gwto Gwt ‘kwTy qF mrFgy. `qy Pyr cfcf Coply ijhy bUhf Kohl ky `qy ieh vyK ky bfhr inkilaf sI ik bfhr koeI ibwj qF nhIN sI. Auhny afpxf bUhf AuvyN hI bfhroN bMd kr idwqf ijhnUM cfcI ny aMdroN kuMzf lf ilaf. Pyr dUjy hI pl cfcf myry qfey dy bUhy `qy dsqk dy irhf sI. ziraf hoieaf qy BYBIq. ieh vI vyK irhf ik koeI muslmfn AuWqoN hI nf af jfey. muslmfn qF sfzy ielfky ivwc afdm bo, afdm bo krdy iPrdy sn. huxy kuwJ dyr pihlF af ky Drvfs dyx vfly dInf, lwKf `qy mHfjf guwjr muslmfn sn `qy sfzy qoN afm hI pwTy KRIddy sn. ieh nvIN sVk `qy hI rihMdy sn ijwQy iehnF dIaF zyrIaF sn. sfzf sfrf ielfkf hI muslmfnF df sI.
vfqfvrx ivwc ÉfmoÈI eyzI zUMGI ‘qy zrfAuxI sI ik sUeI izwgI df KVfk vI sux skdf sI. jdoN cfcf, qfey dy bUhy ‘qy hOlI hOlI zrI hoeI dsqk dy irhf sI qF Auh sfnUM bMd bUhy dy bfvjUd sux rhI sI. Pyr sfnUM aMdroN BfeIXy (myry cfcy qoN ibnF qfey nUM sfry BfeIXf kihMdy sn, Auhdy afpxf bwcy vI, qy qfeI nUM BfbI. ies qoN bfad mYN vI ieho hI sMboDn vrqFgf) dI afvfË vI suxI - burI qrHF dihlI qy zrI hoeI.
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‘BfAU mYN aF, afsf soNh’
‘qy cfcy df bol pCfx ky BfeIXy ny hOlI ijhI Ërf ku bUhf Kohl ky cfcy nUM aMdr vfV ilaf. bUhf bMd hox dI `qy aMdroN kuMzf lwgx dI afvfË vI pihlF vFg hI afeI, qy bs. cfcy ny BfeIXy nfl kI gwlF kIqIaF Auh Auhny pMdrF vIh imMtF ipwCoN vfps af ky cfcI nUM dwsIaF. sfrI gwlbfq df isrf ieh sI ik iewk QF iekwTy ho jfeIey. jy jIvFgy qF iekwTy jIvFgy `qy jy mr gey qF vI iekwTy mrFgy.
Pyr dUjy hI pl cfcI inwky moty ËrUrI sfmfn dI iewk potlI bMnH rhI sI ‘qy cfcf AuhnUM puwC irhf sI ies vfrI dIaF goBIaF dI Cy hËfr vtk ikwQy sI. cfcI ny Auh vtk aMdroN ilaf ky cfcy nUM PVf idwqI. cfcy ny iqMn hËfr igx ky cfcI nUM PVf idwqf aqy bfkI df iqMn afpxI cfdr dI zwb ‘c bMnH ilaf. ‘sfzy ‘coN ijhVf bc igaf AuhnUM iksy awgy qrly qF neIN kwZxy pYx gy’ - cfcy ny ikhf sI.
‘qy iewk vfr Pyr cfcf BfeIXy dy bUhy ‘qy zrI hoeI dsqk dy irhf sI jdoNik cfcI qy mYN afpxy Gr dy bUhy ipwCy BYBIq KVy BfeIXy df bUhf KulHx dI AuzIk kr rhy sF. ijAuN hI bUhf KuilHaf cfcI myrI AuNgl PV ky EDr nUM BwjI. asIN BfeIXy dy Gr df bUhf hI twpy sF ik cfcI sfho sfh ho geI. Auh pUry idnF AuWqy sI. myrf Cotf BYx-BfeI iksy vyly vI bfhr af skdf sI.
sfnUM dohF blik iqMnHF nUM aMdr vfV ky cfcf AuhnIN pYrIN vfps Gr nUM igaf ‘qy bUhy nUM jMdrf lf ky vfps af igaf. hux asIN iewk hI Gr ivwc iekwTy sF. pqf nhIN mrnf sI ik jIxf sI.
pr iksy pfsy koeI afvfË nhIN sI ho rhI. BfbI suMn sI, BfeIXf suMn sI, ‘qy myry cfcf cfcI vI. sfl dI dIpo ny mF df iewk mMmf mUMh ivwc pfieaf hoieaf sI ‘qy iqMn sflF dI bMqI ny dUsrf. grmI ‘qy hwsV bhuq sI. mYN ziraf hoieaF AuhnF dy lfgy bYTf sF. cuwp cfp, afny twzI. myry leI ieh sB kuwJ bVf ajIb, alokfr ‘qy zrfAuxf sI. mYnUM iehnF sB dy AuWcI bolx df, gflF kwZx df, lVn df, iewk dUjy nUM PwtV kr dyx df qjrbf qF sI pr ieAuN cuwp cfp qy suMn, zry qy dubky hoey hox df koeI ielm nhIN sI. ieh afm gwl nhIN sI. iewQy kuwJ Êlq ËrUr sI. koeI vwzI afÌq afAux vflI sI ijsdf ichrf ajy pUrI qrHF spÈt nhIN sI.
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cfcI df ichrf pIlf BUk ho igaf sI, qy Auh hÌI hoeI AuQy hI lMmI pY geI sI. cfcf ‘qy BfeIXf eyQoN bc inklx dIaf ivAuNqF bxf rhy sn. Auh iewk dUjy nUM Gr ivwc iksy hiQafr dy hox bfry puwC rhy sn. lyikn iewk do ikrpfnF ijhVIaF dohF GrF ivwc sn Auh qF hux KUhF ‘qy sn. pfxI dIaF vfrIaF smyN iljfeIaF geIaf EQy hI rih geIaF sn. pqf QHoVf hI sI iksy nUM beI ieh idn vI vyKxy pYxy sn. mfVI motI zFg sotI qF sI pr bfhr qF qlvfrF, tkUey ‘qy briCaF vfly iPrdy sn. Pyr cfcf sI swTF sflF df ‘qy BfeIXf qryTF df.
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cfcy ny srkfrI nlkf jo BfeIXy dy Gr ivwc lwgf hoieaf sI, KHoilaf qF bVf GsmYlf ijhf pfxI inkilaf ijvyN ËMgfilaf hoieaf hovy.
‘lgdf ey musilaF ny pfxI ivwc Ëihr imlf idwqf ey’ cfcy ny ikhf. ieho ijhIaF aÌvHfvF Auh pihlF vI sux cuwky sn. muslmfnI ielfkf hox kr ky srkfrI rfÈn df zIpU `qy pfxI dI splfeI dy sRoqF `qy AuhnF df hI kbËf sI. pfxI cfcy nUM hfjq leI cfhIdf sI. so Auh Ausy pfxI dI BFzf Br ky koTy `qy jf ciVHaf ijwQy hfjqKfnf sI. pr kuwJ icr ipwCoN jdoN Auh Qwly afieaf qF hor vI ziraf hoieaf sI: `cfry pfsy awgF lwgIaF hoeIaF ny’ - Auhny Gbrfey hoey ny ikhf. Pyr iewk dm BfeIXf koTy `qy igaf `qy Qwly af ky cfcy dI gwl dI puÈtI krn lwgf.
hnyrf ho cuwkf sI. inwkf inwkf mINh pY irhf sI. vfqfvrx ivwc grmI ‘qy huwsV sI. pr bhuqf huwsV idlF dy aMdr sI. Pyr BfeIXf hOlI ijhI iewk alfxf mMjf zfh ky lMmf pY igaf ‘qy QHoVy icr ipwCoN cfcf vI iewk dUsry mMjy’ qy. qy Auhdy nfl hI mYN vI, AuhdI dfhVI ivwc mUMh isr lukf ky. rfq bIqx lwgI pr jfgI hoeI ‘qy cOkMnI. ibVHkF lY rhI. koeI awDI ku rfq nfl glI ‘coN BfrI Brkm bUtF dy qurn dI afvfË afeI qF sfry vwzy AuWT ky bYT gey. suMn msfn awKF nfl.
‘dyvf ishF qy afsf ishF! hux sfzI koeI pyÈ nhIN jy jFdI. muMzIr bVI BUqr geI aY. quhIN svyry eyQoN inkl jfAu. bUhy KuwlHy Cwz idAu. afpxIaF jfnF bcfAu. asIN DfnUM Kbrdfr hI krn afey aF. Pyr nf kihxF asIN vyly isr nhIN dwisaf. …’ BfeIXy `qy cfcy ny afvfËF pCfxIaF, ieh AuhnF dy purfxy XfrF dIaF hI sn; dIny, lwKy `qy mHfjy dIaF. Pyr ieh afvfËF cuwp kr geIaF `qy iehnF dy pYr sfzIaF CfqIaF `qy bUtF sxy qurdy glIAuN bfhr inkl gey.
cfcy ny mYnUM jwPI ivwc Guwitaf ‘qy ikhf, ‘puwq, jy mYN mr igaf qF qUM rotI ikwQoN KfeyNgf?’ myrf hwQ cfcy dIaF awKF nUM Coh igaf. awKF igwlIaF sn. Pyr kuwJ icr bfad jdoN Auhny smiJaf ik mYN sON igaf hF, AuWT ky pOVIaF cVH igaf. jdoN hI myrI kwcI nINd KuwlHI qF cfcy nUM nfl nf vyK ky mYN Buwb mfr idwqI, ‘cfcf!’ myrI ies cIk ny vfqvrx ivwc keI Cyk kr idwqy. ‘cuwp kr mF XHfivaf’ - BfeIXy dI iJVk ny mYnUM iewk dm XÉ kr idwqf. mYN dihl igaf, zr igaf, suMn ho igaf. jdoN cfcf hyTF afieaf qF Auhny BfeIXy dy kMnF ivwc koeI Gusr musr kIqI. Pyr Auh dovyN awgV ipwCV pOVIaF cVH gey pr ibnF Ërf ijMny vI KVfk dy. Èfied awg dIaf lftF hor AuWcIaF ho geIaF sn.
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dihly hoey idlF nUM msldI, AuhnF dy ruwg BrdI, keI joVy awKF ‘c dihÈq bIjdI rfq, rINGdI rhI. ‘qy Pyr phuÌutflf ho igaf. iKwqIaF lop hox lwg peIaF, ‘qy kflf cfnx cVH ipaf. ‘qy asIN lok eyQoN inklx df rfh lwBx lwgy. jdoN idn kuwJ ku hor cVH igaf qF glI ivcoN afAuNdIaF anykF pYrF dIaF cfpF sux ky cfcy ny Auho hI mkfn dI vwKI vflf bUhf Kohilaf ‘qy bfhr inkilaf. Auh glI dy dUjy pfsy vwl igaf, mMgl isMG dy Gr vwl. sfzI ieh glI sI qF pRfeIvyt pr donF pfisAuN KuwlHI hox kr ky ies ivwc pRfeIvysI vflI koeI gwl nhIN sI. ies ivwc hr koeI dgV dgV kr skdf sI. isry vflf mkfn sI mMgl isMG df. cfcy ny vyiKaf Ausdf vwzf sfrf Pftk Xfin gyt cOV cpwt KuwlHf sI ‘qy muslmfnF dIaF vfhrF ny mMgl isMG dI hvylI df pUrf GyrfAu kIqf hoieaf sI. nvIN sVk AuWqy mMgl isMG df tFgf iqafr br iqafr KVf sI. cfcy ny mMgl isMG df qrlf kIqf sI ik Auh afpxy privfr nfl isrÌ Auhdy svrn nUM kwZ ky lY jfvy, bs. ‘qy Èfied Auh mMn igaf sI ik iewk Coty ijhy bwcy ny ikMnI ku QF mwl lYxI sI. Èfied Auhny kuwJ vI nf ikhf hovy ‘qy cfcy ny AuhdI cuwp ‘qy Gbrfht nUM hF smJ ilaf hovy. Èfied AuhnUM qF afpxI pqnI sursqI, pwqr BolU ‘qy do jvfn DIaF nUM vI ies afdm Kfxy jMgl ‘coN kwZxf vI muÈikl jfp irhf hovy.
cfcf dvf dv Gr afieaf, mYnUM GnfVy cuwikaf, bfkIaF nUM qurn leI ikhf, ‘qy Pyr plF ivwc hI asIN muslmfn vfhrF dI BIV cIr ky awgy vDx lwgy. vfhrF awKF pfV pfV sfnUM vyK rhIaF sn. cfcf ‘qy mYN awgy sF ‘qy bfkI sB ipwCy af rhy sn Xfin awgV ipwCV. isrÌ iqMn twbr iswKF dy ‘qy bfkI sB muslmfn vfhrF - qlvfrF, briCaF, kuhfVIaF, lohy dy srIaF, nyiËaF, BfilaF nfl lYWs. AuhnF dy isrF ‘qy lohy dy top. AuhnF dIaF awKF lfl surÉ ijvyN lfl imrcF. mMgl isMG dI iqMn mMËlI hvylI nUM dovyN pfisAuN pOVIaF cVHdIaF sn, tFgy dy afAux jfx leI drvfËf hfQI lMGfAux ijwzf sI. pr aYs vyly pUrI hvylI ivwc mslmfn DfVF hI gÈq kr rhIaF sn. tFgf bfhr KVf sI. awgy GoVI jupI hoeI. pr Aus ivwc ajy koeI bYTf nhIN sI. cfcy ny ajy mYnUM ipwClI sIt ‘qy ibTfieaf hI sI ik iksy ny ipwCoN dI Auhdy isr ivwc kuhfVI mfr idwqI. Auh tFgy AuWqy hI AuWlr ipaf. Auhdy Bfr nfl tFgy df ipwClf pfsf pfs pY igaf, GoVI dy qMg nUM kws peI, Auh zr geI jF iesnUM qurn leI mflk df ieÈfrf smJ geI qy Ausy vyly qur peI. isrÌ qur peI BwjI nhIN. iewk dm BfjV pY geI. ipwClI sIt ‘qy hox kr ky Ëfihr hY myrIaF awKF vI ipwCy vwl hI vyK rhIaF sn. cfcf ijAuN hI sMBilaf ‘qy BON ky vfr krn vfly vwl mUMh kIqf qF qlvfr df iewk vfr AuhdI DOx dy swjy pfsy hoieaf. lhU dI DqIrI vg AuWTI. Auh BuaFtxI Kf ky izwgx hI lwgf sI ik iPr sMBilaf ‘qy AuhnF pMj Cy bMidaF dy cMgl ‘coN Bwjx leI pfsf hI ilaf sI ik qlvfr df iewk hor vfr Auhdy Kwby kMn ‘qy hoieaf. lhU dI DqIrI AuDroN vI Puhfry vFg Puwt peI ‘qy pwg lwQ ky gl ‘c pY geI. hux qk tFgf msHF pMjfh ku gË hI awgy igaf sI. myrIaF awKF twzIaF dIaF twzIaF rih geIaf sn. myrf mUMh suwk igaf sI. myrIaf awKF ÉuÈk ‘qy BYBIq sn. eyny icr ivwc mYN vyiKaf iewk afdmI tFgy dy bMbU nfl lmk irhf sI. ieh mMgl isMG sI. AuhdI iewk lwq zFgF mfr ky qoV idwqI geI sI. Auh bVf aOiKaF ho ky tFgy ‘qy ciVHaf ‘q GoVI dIaF vfgF sMBfl leIaF.
cfcf tFgy dy ipwCy Bwjf af irhf sI - ËÉmI ‘qy lhU luhfx. awDI pwg pYrF ‘c rul rhI. Auhdy ipwCy hI AuhnUM mfrn vfly vI Bwjy af rhy sn. pr Pyr vwiZaf hoieaf cfcf nvIN sVk ivwc hI izwg ipaf - cOPfl, mUDy mUMh. qy myrI lyr inkl geI, ‘cfcf! myrf cfcf! ! bfAU jI myry cfcy nUM…’ mMgl isMG nUM sfry bfAU jI hI kihMdy sn.
‘cuwp kr mF XHfivaf1’ mMgl isMG df dbkf myry cuwp krn ‘qy busk busk ky rox leI kfÌI sI.
tFgf nvIN sVk dy moV ‘qy af igaf ijwQoN iehny swjy hwQ muVnf sI. mYN vyiKaf BfbI, bMqI dI AuNgl PVI vfho dfh Bwjx vFg qurI jf rhI sI. ‘qy sfhmixAuN mHfjf nMgy ipMzy, qyV cfdr ‘qy hwQ ‘c lhU ilbVI qlvfr lY ky quiraf af irhf sI. BfbI ny AuhnUM vyK ky afpxf mUMh, isr vfly icwty dupwty ivwc Zwk ilaf sI. pr mHfjy ny AuhnUM kuwJ nhIN sI ikhf blik mUMh pfsy kr ky pihlF vFg hI inDVk quiraf igaf sI. Auh EDr nUM jf irhf sI ijwDroN asIN afey sF.
myrf sB kuwJ nvIN sVk ‘qy rih igaf sI - myrf cfcf ‘qy myrI cfcI. cfcI df qF mYnUM kuwJ vI nhIN sI pqf. ieh sB kuwJ imMtF sikMtF ivwc hI vfpr igaf sI. buwlH icwQ ky roNidaF myrI iGwgI bwJ geI sI ‘qy ro ro ky awKF lfl ‘qy DuMdlIaF ho geIaF sn. tFgf agly moV qoN Kwby hwQ muV ipaf, lUx mMzI vfly pfsy. ieh ÈqIrIaF vflf bfËfr sI jo iblkul AujiVaf ipaf sI. awgy lUx mMzI sI, ihMdUaF ‘qy iswKF nfl nwko nwk BrI hoeI. tFgf eyQy af ky ruk igaf jF mMgl isMG ny rok idwqf. Auh keIaF bMidaf dy shfry nfl tFgy ‘coN msHF hI Auqiraf. mYN ipwCly pfisAuN hOlI hOlI Auqr ky Aus rwb ijwzI BIV ivwc guafc igaf. mYN isrÌ BuwbF mfr ky ro irhf sF ‘qy BIV ivcoN koeI jfxUM ichrf qlfÈ irhf sF. pr Aus BIV ivwc koeI vI ichrf mYnUM nhIN sI jfxdf ‘qy nf hI AuhnF ‘coN mYN iksy nUM.
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keI GMty lMG gey. kdI mYN iewk QF bYT ky busk busk ky roNdf ‘qy kdy iksy dUjy QF ‘qy. afsy pfsy sB lok mYQoN bhuq vwzy ‘qy AuWcy sn, ‘qy mYN isrÌ AuhnF dy goizaF qk afAuNdf sF. Auh sB AuWpr vwl vyKdy sn ‘qy mYN AuhnF dy ichiraF vwl ik Èfied koeI ichrf myrf jfixaf hoieaf hovy. keI vfrI AuhnF dy pYrF ivwc af ky mYN imwiDaf vI igaf. AuWpr afkfÈ ivwc bwdlotIaF qurIaF iPrdIaF sn. kdy vrH pYNdIaF myry vFG ‘qy kdy cuwp ho jFdIaF. Èfied myry vFg hI awKF suwj jFdIaF hox ro ro ky. ‘qy Pyr hfr ky cuwp kr jFdIaF hox. keIaF XuwgF ipwCoN mYN acfnk iewk KuwlHI hoeI dukfn awigAuN lMiGaf qF vyiKaf aMdr cfcI bYTI sI, ‘qy Auhdy nfl hI BfbI, dIpo ‘qy bMqI. cfcI hI dIpo nUM cuwk ky lY afeI sI nhIN qF AuhnUM qF sfry suwqI hoeI nUM hI Cwz afey sn, ivhVy ivc.
cfcI BfbI nUM dws rhI sI ik ikvyN mMgl isMG dI pqnI, puwqr ‘qy DIaF ‘qy Auh afp mOkf pf ky sfhmxy Gr vfly pRoPYsr ÌYË ‘qy rËIaf dy Gr ivwc vV gey sn. ikvyN AuhnF dHovF jIaF ny iehnF sB dI iewËq dI rfKI kIqI sI. hjUm dIaF sB DmkIaF dy sfhmxy vI Auh zty rhy sn. hjUm AuhnF nUM zrf irhf sI ik sfrIaF iswK aOrqF AyuhnF dy hvfly kr idwqIaF jfx nhIN qF Auh Gr nUM awg lf dyx gy. pr AuhnF ny vI ÌsfdIaF nUM vMgfr ky kih idwqf sI ik Auh AuhnF dIaF lfÈF qoN lMG ky hI AuhnF iswK aOrqF nUM hfisl kr skdy sn. Pyr hjUm Gr nUM awg lfAux dI iqafrI ivwc hI sI ik eyDroN mMgl isMG dy Gwly hoey bMdUkF vfly ispfhI phuMc gey ‘qy AuhnF nUM Cuzf ilafey. ies dOrfn cfcf jI iBafxf ‘qy lhU luhfx nvIN sVk ‘coN AuWiTaf ‘qy vfps Gr nUM qur ipaf ‘qy BfeIXy df AuhI vwKI vflf bUhf twpx dI koiÈÈ ivwc awDf aMdr ‘qy awDf bfhr izwg ipaf. cfcI ny ieh sB kuwJ rËIaf dy bfhrly rONs dIaF JIqF ‘coN vyiKaf sI. rËIaf hurIN mMgl isMG dy sfhmxy vfly cubfry ivwc afpxIaF do DIaF smyq rihMdy sn. AuhnF df iehnF sB pirvfrF nfl keIaF sflF df qyh sI. Pyr jdoN pulIs phuMc geI qF cfcI iewk dm cfcy df pqf krn Gr nUM geI. cfcy df lhU bhuq vg cuwkf sI. cfcI dy hlfAux ‘qy Ausny msHF hI awKF KohlIaF ‘qy isrÌ ieho puwiCaf, ‘nHfm kory, svrn ikwQy af?’ cfcf Pyr hfey hfey kr ky kurHfAux. Ausy vyly cfcI nUM kuwJ afvfËF suxfeI idwqIaF. cfcI bUhy dy Ehly ivwc ho geI, zrI ‘qy dihlI hoeI. iZwz ivwc nON mhIinaF dI ijMd sI. Auhny vyiKaf do muslmfn muMzy luwt df mfl isrF ‘qy cuwkI dUjy pfsy jf rhy sn. cfcI cfcy nUM bcfAuxf cfhuMdI sI. Auhny jf ky pulIs nUM vI Ìirafd kIqI pr AuhnF iJVk ky ikhf ik Auhny afpxI jfn bcfAuxI hY qF bcfvy, mrn vfilaF bfry nf socy. cfcI iewk vfrI Pyr vfps geI, afKrI vfr afpxy mr rhy afdmI nUM vyKx. glI ivcoN kuwJ afvfËF Pyr suxIaF qF roNdI kurlfAuNdI cfcI qurn hI lwgI sI ik mMjy ‘qy suwqI rih geI sfl ku dI dIpo ny cFgr mfr idwqI. cfcI ny iewk dm dIpo nUM cuwikaf ‘qy vfho dfh bfhr nUM Bwj peI. jdoN Auh glI pfr kr ky sVk ‘qy phuMcI qF vyiKaf pulIs ‘qy mMgl isMG df pirvfr sVk dy moV ‘qy phuMc cuwky sn. ‘qy Auh, iewk moZy nfl dIpo nUM lfeI, dUjy ivwc potlI PVI ‘qy iZwz ivwc bwcf leI AuhnF nUM imlx leI vfho dfhI hÌI hoeI Bwjx lwgI. cfcI ny hI dwisaf ik BfeIXf vI PwtV ho igaf sI pr bfhr sVk dy iknfry ‘qy izwgf ipaf hox kr ky pulIs ny Auhdy hspqfl phuMcx df pRbMD kr idwqf sI.
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ieh sI Auh nfkfibly brdfÈq Gtnf jF qbfhI ijsny ies iewk pihr ivwc mYnUM Cy sflF df nhIN sI rihx idwqf blik iewk dm hI swTF sflF df kr idwqf sI. myrf cfcf myrf sB kuwJ sI: myrf afsrf, myrf rwb, myrf mihbUb, mYnUM byieMqhf muhwbq krn vflf, mr irhf vI mYnUM hI Xfd krn vflf. (nHfm kory svrn ikwQy af?) myry hwsx dy idn, ipAu df ÈwkrqOlf hox dy idn, cfcy dI kFto hox dy idn muk gey sn. myry cfcy dy nfl hI sMqf isMG hlvfeI dI hwtI, pYnislF slytIaF ‘qy cfkF vfly igafn dI hwtI, myrIaf iËdF dI dfsqfn, tos pf ky duwD pIx dI BYVI vfdI, bIby kbUqrF dI klpnf - sB kuwJ muwk igaf sI. ies sB kuwJ ivwc asIm ieËfÌf iewk do mhIinaF dy ivwc hI ho igaf jdoN cfcI myry Coty Brf nUM jnm dy ky mr geI ‘qy Pyr hÌqy ipwCoN hI myrf nfm-rihq Brf vI myry nfl hI suwqf BuwKf Bfxf BfbI (qfeI) dI asIm ikrpf nfl mr igaf, ‘qy mYN iblkul iekwlf rih igaf afpxI iesy qfeI dy Ëulmo isqm sihx leI.
iewk lyKk vwjoN, iewk Èfier vwjoN, iewk khfxIkfr ‘qy nfvlkfr vwjoN ieh hfdsy myry jnm dy sRoq sn.