kuJ ichry

- blivMdr gryvfl

pRo[ zI[ zI[ isMG mr igaf, pqf lwigaf? -zf[ Xogrfj df Pon sI. pr mOq dI gwl qF bfad, mYN afpxy afp ƒ hI puwiCaf, ikhVf zI[ zI[ isMG? -myry cyqy dI sfrI slyt ‘qy aijhf koeI nF nhIN sI. pr zf[ Xogrfj df lihËf dwsdf sI, mYN pRoPYsr ƒ jfxdf vI hoxf cfhIdf sI qy AusdI mOq KMny dy hr afm Éfs leI iewk sUcnf sI. pr …[ [ nhIN, kd?
-huxy Ébr imlI aY, mYƒ vI. kYnYzf igaf hoieaf sI, bytI koÜ-
pr myry kYnyzf vfly Kfny ivwc vI koeI zI[ zI[ isMG nhIN sI. afiÉr puwC hI ilaf-kOx zI[ zI[ ? myry nIN iÉafl afieaf-
-mflvy (mflvf kflj, bONdlI) ‘c sI! suMdr istI vflf-zf[ Xogrfj ny Éulfsf kIqf-
-Auh, idldIpk! myry cyqy ‘c Cy Puwt lMmf, cwkI dy puV ijwzI CfqI qy Ezy hI isr qy jcdI, vwzI sfrI, moty-moty gyVF vflI pwg qy swcmuwc Èyr dy ihrdy vflf idldIpk AuBr afieaf.
-mfVI gwl hoeI, myrf klfs PYlo sI-imwqr Èbd mYN kihMdf-kihMdf ruk igaf. ieko Èihr ‘c rihMdy, ivcrdy hoey asIN ipCly aTfeI sflF ‘c isrÌ iewk vfr imly sF, iksy ivafh ‘c. pr Pon rwKdy krdy, Ébr dI nHyrI ny cyqy dy vrky ipwCy vwl Aultf idwqy sn.
koeI GVI, koeI pl jF iksy bMdy df koeI bol/lihËf quhfzy aMdr ikvyN Cih lf ky bYTf rihMdf hY qy aYn mOky ‘qy afpxy hox dI Ébr idMdf hY. koeI aYvyN sfDfrx ijhI hoeI bIqI, quhfzI iËMdgI df ihwsf bxI nËr afAuNdI hY qy agly bMdy df kwd buwq quhfzy sfhmxy vwzf-vwzf ho jFdf hY.
idldIpk nfl myrI aijhI GVI, myry pRI-ieMjInIairMg vfly sfl afeI sI. Auh myrf lYb pRYktIkl df sfQI sI. sfry Aus qoN zrdy sn pr mYN qy myrf imwqr nirMdr (iCMdI) Aus df hr gwl ivwc mËfk AuzfAuNdy, Borf nf zrdy. (sfƒ vihm sI, idldIpk sfzy cfrF dy gruwp qoN kMn BMndf sI. jfxI sfƒ lgdf lok AuhqoN zrdy ny qy Auh sfQoN) jd ik kfrn asl ‘c ieh sI ik asIN afpxI dunIaF ivwc msq sF aqy sfƒ idldIpk dI ‘lVfkU‘ iËMdgI df koeI Byd hI nhIN sI.
iek idn, kfljoN vfpsI vyly mYN idldIpk dy skUtr ‘qy bYT igaf. Auhdf Gr ÈihroN bfhr, kflj dy rfh ‘c pYNdf sI, ijwQy hux AusdI kroVF rupeIaF dI ‘suMdr istI‘ nF dI irhfieÈI kflonI vsfeI hoeI aY. myry swcIN-muwcIN dI nFh kihx dy bfvjUd Auh mYƒ afpxy Gr cfh plfAux lY igaf. mYN hYrfn rih igaf jdoN Ausny afpxI mF nfl ‘aslI imwqr‘ dy qOr ‘qy myrI jfx-pCfx krvfeI. bhuq hyT rih gey myry moZy qoN afpxf mugdr vrgf hwQ vlf ky Auhny ikhf sI-
-ieh aY blivMdr, myrf ieko-iek aslI Xfr-mYƒ swcmuwc cMgf-cMgf lwigaf sI. cfh pI ky, mfqf dy gozIN hwQ lf ky jdoN asIN bfhr KVHy skUtr vwl af rhy sF qF idldIpk acfnk ruk igaf sI, myry sfhmxy-
-gwl iDafn nfl smJ lY-
idldIpk df swjf hwQ do iqMn vfr myry moZy qy vwijaf sI.
-awj pihlI vfr krky nIN mYN qYƒ toikaf. awgy qoN qUM kdy vI myry skUtr ‘qy nIN bYTxf, cfhy mYN vI khF. sfzI af lfgzft bhuqI. iksy vyly hmlf hoieaf, mYƒ qF pqY, mYN Bwj jfxY. mYƒ mfrn afieaf koeI qYƒ mfrdU. hux qUM jfh, iksy ƒ hwQ dy ky bihjIN-
hor iksy vyly zf[ Xogrfj ny dwisaf ik Ausdy hux vI 27 kys cldy sn.
-bhuqf byprvfh sI, mrn-mfrn qoN Borf nIN sI zrdf-iksy ny Auhdy swQr ‘qy bYiTaF ‘coN ikhf sI. sfry AusdI bhfdrI dIaF gwlF krdy sn. pr mYN cuwp bYTf soc irhf sI-
-mOq dI Ébr ny Xfd krvfieaY qUM myrf ikwzf imwqr sI, aslI.
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bhuq sfrIaF hrÉIaF hoeIaF afvfËF ‘coN, iqMn afvfËF ajy qwk myry kMnF ‘c gUMj rhIaF hn-
-lMmf pf ky pfqlIaF kuto sfly dIaF. jd pYrF ‘coN syk inkilaf Buwt-Buwt nf boly, mYƒ khIN
ptylF dy sohx isEN df bol, mYƒ drvfËf inkldy ƒ suixaf sI. BuwkI dy kys ‘c aMdr igaf Auh do idn pihlF Cuwt ky afieaf sI.
-mYƒ lfAux dy drUkVI goizaF hyT lY ky-
…[vIr dI afvfË dy nfl hI iewk cMiGafV dI pRqIDunI, pUrn dI hwtI qk myry kMnF ‘c gUMjdI rhI sI.
-nfly jwtF ƒ vI lgjU pqf. Tykf dyxY dyh BeIey! idhfVI iljfxf dyh BeIey-
sfzf sFJI mihmf afpxy afp nfl eI gwlF krdf dbV swt myry kol dI lMG igaf. sfhmxy ‘bfibaF` dy amr df Gr bMidaF nfl Biraf ipaf sI …[ [
Aus smyN dI aslI siQqI qy myry mn dI hflq Èfied hI ibafn kIqI jf sky. ajy qwk vI Aus dihl df myry qy aYnf asr aY ik ‘Èyrf` nfm iksy vI pRsMgvs sfhmxy afvy, myrI lUMeI kMizaf jFdI aY. ijhVf aihsfs mn dy mfrUQl ny pqf nIN kdoN df ËIr ilaf hoieaf hY, myry vfl-vfl dy cyiqaF `c ajy vI swqvIN `c pVHdy bwcy dI dihlI hoeI qor qurn lwg pYNdf hY.
vIr dy mogrI vrgy QwpVF nfl lfl hoieaf, ‘Èyry BeIey` df kflf mUMh, aYnf lhU rMgf idsdf hY ik Ausdy mUMh `qy vwj ky muVdy vIr dy hwQF `coN mYƒ lhU nuwcVdf idsdf hY.
Pyr mYƒ Èyry dy bMnHy hoey hwQ idsdy hn qy vwizaF dIaF lwqF ‘coN Jfkdf afpxf Cotf ijhf, Auizaf mUMh idsdf hY.
lfl-jfmxI zwbIaF vflI lUMgI dy hyT Èyry dIaF kflIaF ÉuÈk lwqF qy Gs ky pftx qy afeI mYlI nIkr idsdI hY. glmy qoN Dur qwk pfitaf Jwgf, ivCy pey Èyry qy kwPx vFg ipaf idsdf hY.
Xfd afAuNdI sfr, hux vI myrIaF awKF afpxy afp mIcIaF jFdIaF hn. pr AudoN vI qy hux vI mIcIaF awKF nfl zr vwD lgdf hY. Èyry dIaF lfl gyrU vrgIaF awKF iswDf myry vwl Jfkx lwg jFdIaF hn. AuhnF awKF ivclI dihÈq ny mYƒ AuQoN Bjf idwqf sI.
nhIN mYƒ lgdY, dihÈq ny nhIN, Èyry dIaF awKF ivclI pCfx ny, Aus pCfx ‘coN Èyry dy aMdr AupjI byiewËqI dI Bfvnf ny, qy mYƒ afpxy afp ‘qy aqy afly-duafly qy afeI Èrm ny Bjf idwqf sI.
-qUM qF mYƒ jfxdYN, dws iehnF ƒ-
vfho-dfhI, Gr ƒ qury afAuNdy nUM mYƒ Èyry dIaF awKF dI afvfË suxdI rhI sI.
mYN hYrfn sI, Èyry ƒ ‘igwdV kuwt` kuwtx vfly, kuwt-kuwt ‘bMb bulf` dyx vfly, mJItIaF PV ky GVIsx dI ‘llkfr` mfrn vfly, sfry hI qF Èyry ƒ jfxdy sn. iksy dI kxk Èyry ny bIjI, kwZI sI. iksy dI jIrI Èyry ny lfeI sI. iksy dy mfiKEN imwTy guV dy ipMny Èyry dy vwty hoey sn. Pyr ieh ikvyN sI beI Èyry ƒ rotI-duwD dyx vfly hwQ, AuhdI gwl suxy ibnF, koeI drd mihsUs kIqy ibnF Auhƒ mfr rhy sI!
Èyrf iksy df bwcf ikvyN cuwk skdf sI! (Èyry aqy Ausdy sfQI BeIey …[ qy doÈ sI ik AuhnF dy nfl afieaf 15-16 ku virHaF df ivjy bfhmxf df muMzf sI qy Èyry ExI Auhƒ GroN vrglf ilafey sn) ieh gwl lokF ƒ kIhny dwsI koeI nhIN jfxdf. hux vI ilKx qoN pihlF mYN ipMz dy keI bMidaF ƒ puwiCaf. ies Gtnf dy bhuqy cÈmdId ajy mOjUd hn, pr Auprokq svflF df jvfb iksy nhIN idwqf.
Gr phuMcx qwk mYN roxhfkf ho igaf sF. bfpU izEZI ivwc mMjy qy ‘poQI` KolHI bYTf sI. swcI gwl aY Auhƒ cwp mfrI bYTf dyK ky mYƒ burf vI lwigaf qy guwsf vI afieaf. bhuq virHaF bfad, jdoN mYN qy bfpU iksy gwl qy burI qrHF JgV rhy sF, mYN ies ieko imhxy nfl Auhƒ cuwp krvf idwqf sI; jfxdYN mYN qYnUM vwzy iensfÌ psMd ƒ …[ `` afK ky mYN Ausdf bxdf rol adf nf kIqy jfx df aiq cuBvF imhxf mfiraf sI-bfpU iewk vI Èbd hor boly ibnF cuwp kr igaf sI. byby ny iewk krfrf ijhf QwpV myrI gwlH qy jiVaf sI, ijvyN vIr ny Èyry dy mfiraf sI. myrIaF awKF `coN lft inklI sI, ijvyN Èyry dIaF awKF `coN-
-Jfkdf dyK ikvyN aY-
kol KVHy Bfg vIr ny ikhf sI. aYn AuvyN ijvyN Auhny Èyry ƒ ikhf sI.
Èyrf ipMz Cwz igaf sI, mYN Gr. Prk ieh sI Èyrf iPr kdy nIN muiVaf, mYN ro Do ky ÈfmIN muV afieaf sF … …
…[ [ Auprokq JgVy qoN do ku mhIny bfad, bfpU ny idl Poilaf. kxk ƒ pihlf pfxI lwg irhf sI qy mYN nwkIN sF. rfq ƒ zyZ ku vjy bfpU af igaf. hwQ ‘c duwD vflf zolU. mYN TMz qoN bcx leI vgdy KfÜ ‘c pYr zboeI bYTf sF.
-lY cfh kr ky pI lY, TMz aY-bfpU ny Auhdy afpxy pIx leI rwKy duwD vflf zolU mYƒ ilaf PVfieaf-
-kfmy dI TMz mYƒ rjfeI ‘c lgdI rihMdI aY-
bfpU myry sfhmxy KfÜ ‘c pYr zob ky bYT igaf. imMt ku cuwp rihx qoN bfad boilaf-
-qIrF dI syË qy pey BIÈm ipqfmf ƒ jdoN ikRÈn aqy pFzv afKrI vfr imly qF ikRÈn ny ipqfmf ƒ ‘nIqI bcn` dyx leI ikhf. pqf Auhny kI ikhf sI? - Èfied ieh pihlI vfr sI ik bfpU ny pRÈn qoN gwl qorI. afm qOr qy AuhdI gMBIr qoN gMBIr gwl vI iksy mËfkIaf itpxI `coN ÈurU huMdI sI-mYN KfÜ dI igwlI vwt `c zolU Dso ky rwK idwqf, gwl suxn lwg ipaf-
-Auh kihMdf beI ijhVI sBf ‘c qusIN hfËr hovoN AuQy ho rhI byiensfPI roko. jy nhIN rok skdy qF Auh sBf Cwz idE. -
-hUM-mYN afpxy iDafn huMgfrf Biraf.
-Èyry aflI gwl vI aYkxy hoeI qI. mYN igaf qI amr dy Gr. pr cfmHlI hoeI muMzHIr ny myrI koeI gwl nIN suxI. mYN Gr af igaf. -mYƒ bfpU dy ichry qy BIÈm ipqfmf dI drXojn dI sBf ‘c dropqI leI kuwJ vI nf kr skx dI pIV nËr afeI qy aMdroN aMdrIN afpxy puwq ƒ sPfeI idMdf bfp qrsXog vI lwigaf qy cMgf vI. mYN smJ igaf imhxy dy bol bfpU dI afqmf ‘c ajy qk iClwqr vFg KuwBy pey sn qy rVk rhy sn. mYN cuwp irhf. bfpU goizaF qy hwQ Dr ky AuiTaf qy lMmf hfAukf lY ky boilaf-
-Èyry df duwK qF mYƒ vI aY. pr ieh iDRqrfÈtr dI aMnHI sBf ey blivMdr isaF, hwk dI kOx suxdf-
KfÜ ‘c, pfxI dy Ault qury jFdy bfpU dy pYrF dI afvfË sux ky mYN afpxy afp ƒ ikhf sI-ajy qwk vI ies aMnHI sBf ‘coN ibdr ƒ hI jfxf pYNdY, qyjf isaF! duwK ieh aY hux iksy mËlUm leI lVn vflf koeI ikRÈn vI nhIN.
ds ku kdmF qy jf ky bfpU ruikaf qy mYƒ suxdI afvfË ‘c boilaf-
kbIrf qyrI JoNpVI gl ktIan ky pfs
krngy so Brngy, qU ikAuN BieE Audfs
-JoNpVI qF qyrI vI ‘gl-ktIan ky pfs` eI aY qyjf isaF, bs qyrI AudfsI `c kbIr vrgI ivdrohI gihrfeI nIN afeI. AudfsI df ieh pyqlfpx afpF ƒ vI ‘gl ktIan` vfilaF pfsy eI KVf krdY. -myrI buVbuV sfbq krdI sI, myrI afqmf ny bfpU dI sPfeI ƒ kbUilaf nhIN sI BfvyN AudoN qwk myry aMdr vI jwg dI ‘isafxp` Gr kr cuwkI sI.
…[ [ Èyry ny sfzy nfl keI sfl kMm kIqf sI. jIhdy ‘coN iewk gwl qF AuhdI muhfvry dI hwd qwk pRcwlq sI. cldI zrMmI qoN ptf Auqr jfxf, qF Èyrf ikqy hovy, AuQoN eI boldf-iesy projf (brojf) sf lgf do …[ [ sfrI kxk kwZI jfxI, Èyry ny ‘projf sf‘ kihxo nf htxf. ijhVy sfl Èyry dy kut peI AudoN pihlIaF hfVHIaF ‘c, mYN CyvIN pfs kIqI sI. sfzI ËmIn do pfsy hox krky, kdy kdfeIN iewk pfsy kxk df bohl, ‘vf dI AuzIk ‘c ipaf rihMdf qy asIN kZfeI vflf sMd sMdyVf lY ky dUjI motr qy cly jFdy. aijhy mOky afm qOr ‘qy myrI izEtI kxk dI rfKI dI lgdI. myry Xfd aY bhuqy ikwsy, BfeI gurdfs dIaF vfrF qy mhFBfrq, mYN iehnF idnF ivwc hI pVHy sn, AuØwcI-AuØwcI gf ky.
hfVHI ‘c jdoN iewk idn mYN kxk kol bYTf sI qy Èyry ƒ AuzIk irhf sI, rfq pY geI. Èyry ny myrI rotI, duwD vI lY ky afAuxf sI qy myry ‘kwly qoN myry kol hI sOxf vI sI. Èyrf hrf pwTf krdf lyt ho igaf. mYN pVHdf-pVHdf Qwk igaf. ikwsf ‘ibDIcMd dy doÈfly‘ jdoN bMd kIqf qF gihrI AuØwqr afeI rfq df aihsfs myry aMdr jfigaf. ijhVIaF glIaF ‘c huxy-huxy nËUmI bxy ibDI cMd dy nfl-nfl quiraf iPrdf sF, pihlF rhwsmeI qy Pyr hOlI-hOlI zrfAuxIaF lwgx lwg peIaF. bwlb dy cfnx dy Gyry qoN bfhr rih geI hr cIË acfnk zrfAuxI aqy vzrUp idsx lwg peI. cfnx dy Gyry aMdrly qUqF qoN bfhr KVHI tfhlI qoN AuØwzdy BUqF dy prCfvyN nËr afAux lwgy. rfq dI sF-sF kMnF ‘coN mn ‘c AuqrnI ÈurU ho geI. mYN suqyisD mMjy qoN AuØwT ky bohl dy isÉr qy jf bYiTaf. bohl qy bYTx df ikrn-m-ikrnI ijhf aihsfs, bohl qy bYTx vfly eI jfxdy ny. hyToN ikrdI kxk dI gudgudI, bysuwD hwQF df bohl dy Dur aMdr qwk Auqrnf afh-hf. mYN zr Buwl igaf. Èyrf qF nf afieaf, iewk bVf sfrf ibwlf af igaf. hOlI-hOlI qurdf ibwlf jdoN bwlb dy cfnx ‘c afieaf, mYN zr igaf. bohl qoN Auqiraf, awK Jpwky ‘c cubwcy qy cVHky, iKVkI dy srIaF rfhIN koTy qy jf ciVHaf. pr zr vI nfl hI cVH afieaf. ibwlf qF nIN muVky dyiKaf, pr zr nfl kMibaf myrf srIr, kMbxo nIN hitaf. pqf nIN ikhVy vyly, dUey pfsy dI iKVkI rfhIN hyT Auqiraf qy ipMz vwl ƒ Bwj ilaf. motr qoN cfr ku ikwilaF ‘qy sUey dI pulI Auqrdy ƒ mYƒU Èyrf twkiraf. Cy Puwt lMmf. iewk hwQ ‘c EzIE bFs dI sotI. dUjy hwQ ‘c duwD rotI. mYN Èyry ƒ icMbV ky rox lwg ipaf. pr Èyry ƒ myry rox qoN vwD kxk df iÌkr sI. myrf jIa krdf sI Auh mYƒ Gr Cwz afvy.
-ary sfl Br kI kmfeI vhF pVI hY, qU CoV kr Bfg lIaf. ÈudfeI khIN kf. ibwlf ikaf sflf Èyr Qf? jo Kf jfqf. cl vhIN pVyNgy. koeI eyk QYlf ly igaf qIs rupey df hY …[ [ Èyrf lMmI Dwp myry qoN mUhry ho quiraf sI-phfV ijwzf jIhƒ bfby dI kxk df iÌkr sI. Èyry ny nlkf gyV ky TMzf pfxI kwiZaf qy rotI muwkx qoN bfad qwk Auhdf BfÈx jfrI irhf sI. myrf mMjf ibsqrf koTy qy krky, Èyrf bohl svfhrf krky bohl ‘qy eI pY igaf.
mYƒ nINd nf afeI. Èyrf kdoN df sON igaf sI. sfry bohl qy Cfpl ky, ijvyN iewk dfxf vI kxk df AuhdI mfr qoN bfhr rih igaf qF igaf. Èyrf, jIhny do sfl pihlF, pihlI vfr myry bfpU ƒ kih ky sfzy KyqF ‘c jIrI lfeI sI. lwkV dy hl nfl afp ‘kwdU‘ kIqf sI, vwtF cfVHIaF sn qy sfrI iËMmyvfrI afpxy isr lY ky bUQgVH ‘c hry ienklfb df muwZ bMinHaf sI. Èyrf, jIhny isrP hor kuwJ mhIny bfad hI ies leI bMinHaf jfxf sI ik Auhny GroN Bwijaf bfhmxf df muMzf afpxy nfl rwK ilaf sI. Èyrf, jIhdy hr afAudy jFdy ny do iCwqr mfrn df Drm inBfAuxf sI. jIhdI hoxI ny sfbq krnf sI ik myry bfpU vrgy sujfiKaF aqy cMigaF dI cMigafeI ikvyN iDRqrfÈtr dI aMnHI sBf ‘coN ‘vfkafAUt‘ dI dlyrI qwk hI sImq huMdI aY. AuhI Èyrf jIhdI sfrI kmfeI puls ny Kf jfxI sI. Auh Èyrf, jIhdy bfry jIq vIr hux vI kihMdf huMdY-pqf nIN shury, dI ZUeI ‘c kI Toikaf hoieaf sI. awT-awT pihr lgfqfr QrYÈr qy rug PVfeI jFdf sI-
AuhI Èyrf jdoN jIq vIr ƒ afÉrI vfr imilaf sI qF do jxy Auhƒ PV ky qor rhy sn pr Pyr vI izMgU-izMgU krdf sUey dI Ausy pulI qy Zih ipaf sI ijQy Auhny mYƒ rok ky muV KyqF vwl moiVaf sI. jIq vIr Kyq rotI lY ky jf irhf sI. ruikaf qy Èyry ƒ rotI, lwsI iKlfeI, iplfeI.
-KflY Èyiraf, kI pqY Pyr kdoN imly-roNdy Èyry ny isrÌ iewk vfr Aupr vyiKaf qy ikhf sI-mYny Ausky nhIN ilafieaf. muJy qF ies kfrn pkVf gXf ik mYny AuskI imhnq Ausy ikAuN ly kr dI. Gr sy Bfgf Qf, srdfroN ky muÌq my kfm krqf-
Èyrf muV kdy nIN afieaf. bUQgVH dI iPËf ‘c krqfrI qfeI dy bol mYƒ ajy vI suxdy ny-
-afh ibwlI pfp bUQgVH ƒ Brnf pAU-
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mYkism gorkI dI ies gwl nfl bhuq hwd qk sihmq hoieaf jf skdf hY ik ilKx vyly lyKk afm qOr qy, Auhdy aMdr pihlF hI rcy jf cuwky ƒ Xfd krdf hY. TIk. pr ilKdy-ilKdy iksy ivÈyÈ smyN qy, iewk ivÈyÈ gwl hI ikAuN Xfd afAuNdI hY? keI vfr qF pRyrk Gtnf aqy pRyirq Xfd ivwc koeI sMbMD dUr-dUr qwk nËr nhIN afAuNdf. Audfhrx leI, Èfied koeI mnoivigafnI hI dws sky ik pRo[ zI[ zI[ isMG dI mOq dI Ébr suxdy sfr hI, myry sfhmxy Èyry BeIey dI Èkl ikAuN AuØwBr afeI sI! clo Auh vI hoieaf. mYN iehnF do ichiraF bfry ilKx df PYslf kIqf. pr idldIpk dI gwl ajy pUrI vI nhIN sI hoeI ik iewk ichrf hor sfhmxy af KiVHaf- sfD boDf nMd.
boDf nMd, myrI Xfd ‘c iewk bhuq DuMdlf pRCfvF ijhf hY. afpxI soJI dy aYn muwZly pVfa qy iewk pRCfvF ijhf mn ‘c AuBrdf hY. GroV ky muMinaf isr. nMgy ipMzy qy pIlI ‘rfm nfmI‘ dI buwkl qy KuwcF qoN AucI gyrUaf DoqI. boDf nMd, bwicaF vFg, sfzy Gr QmHly nfl lwgI cwkI qy ciVHaf bYTf hY.
boDf nMd dI iehI qsvIr myry iËhn ‘c bfkI hY. bfkI bfpU qoN suxI khfxI hY. keI khfxIaF hn:
jdoN boDf nMd dI pRBqf PYlI, sfD Auhdy zyry afAux lwg pey. iek, do, cfr …[ [ sfDF df tolf iekwTf ho igaf. ipMz ‘coN gËf krnI, sfDF ny Ck Ckf lYxI. iewk idn iewk sfD ny rosf kIqf …[ [
…[ [ dI buVHI ny Borf ku duwD pfieaY …[
-KVH qyrI BYx …[ [ boDf nMd buVHikaf …[ [
…[ [ sfilaf qVky AuØwT ky kwK pf ky afieaf qI beI qyrI icwpI BrdI …[ [ Bwjo aYQoN, sfly ivhlV …[ [ boDf nMd ny Auh KUMzf KVkfieaf, sfry sfD Bjf qy …[ [
…[ [ iksy ny ikhf, mhfqmf jI, isr bVf GroV ky munfieaY-
… hor, mYN ikhf pYsy qF dyxy eI ny hux-boDf nMd ny isr qy hwQ Pyiraf. …[ [
…[ [ iÈv duafly ‘c afey, nvyN kwpVaF afly sfD leI gjf krky muVy boDf nMd ny bynqI kIqI-mhfqmf jI pRÈfd-pfxI Cko …[ [
-ary qUM cmVy kf jUqf pihn kr gjf lfXf hY! hm qo Xh aMn gRihx nhIN kryNgy-sfD ny bwTl vrgf isr qy ielH dy pMijaF vrgy hwQ, boDf nMd sfhmxy ihkfrq nfl ihlfey.
boDf nMd ny cuwp cfp juwqI lfhI, pYr Do ky KVfvF pfeIaF, bRfhmxF dy GroN suwcm nfl bxfeI rotI lY afieaf …[ [
…[ [ dUjy idn boDf nMd hrduafr ƒ gwzI cVH igaf. iksy lMGy jFdy ny buVbuV suxI-
-sfD kI qy soDI kI! aYnI sucm ‘c qF AUN sfh Guwt hojU-
…[ [ qy boDf nMd, sfh df Gutxf hI brdfÈq nhIN sI krdf. KulHy sfhIN ijExf boDf nMd df suBfa sI. sfDF dI iËMdgI aqy KulHI-TulHI jIvn ÈYlI ny hI Ausƒ afpxy vwl iKicaf sI. amloh dy ielfky dy iksy ipMz dy bfhmxf df muMzf jdoN bUQgVH rihMdy sfD smJpurI dy sMprk ivwc afieaf qF dunIaf qoN Aucft Auhdf mn itkfa ‘c af igaf. ipMzoN bfhr vsI guÌf ‘c svfmI vDfvf-purI sMgIq dI mihiÌl sjfAuNdy. sMgIq aqy vydFq dy mfihr aqy afiÈk vDfvfpurI dI isqfr nfl KMny df iewk bfxIaf pytI qy sMgq krdf qF bUQgVH dy itibaF ‘c, dUroN nyiVEN juVI sMgq, srgmf aqy BrQrI hrI dI ‘sUkqfvlI‘ dy ÈlokF nfl kIlI jFdI. smJpurI cONh ipMzF ‘coN gËf krdf, pr afp hmyÈF bfsI rotI, KwtI lwsI ‘c iBEN ky KFdf. smJpurI dI syvf df iËkr krn leI, bfpU hmyÈf BfeI gurdfs df hvflf idMdf:
syvk hoie murId nf gwlIN hovxf
golf muwl ÉrId kfry jovxf
cwkI hoey jdId, pfxI Zovxf
nf iqs BuK nf nINd nf Kfxf sovxf.
smJpurI jwt sfD sI jIhdy boDfnMd qoN ibnF dUjy dovyN cyly, hrIpurI aqy iqRvYxI purI vI mOdigl qy Èfrdy bRfhmx sn. boDf nMd dy gurBfeI hrIpurI ƒ vwzy sMqF (vDfvfpurI jI) ny pVHfeI leI kfÈI Byijaf sI.
pihlI vfr boDf nMd ivwc myrI jigafsf Aus dI ies prMprf kfrn hI jfgI sI. …[ [
…[ [ kihMdy ijnHF idnF ivwc hrIpurI, kfÈI qoN pVH ky muiVaf, ivDfvfpurI jI KMny iqRvYxI mMdr ivwc bYTy sI. hrIpurI, vydI-vydFqI qF vDIaf ho igaf, pr iewk dMd ‘c sony dI myK lvfeI iPry. afm bolcfl ‘c ihMdI boly. ijvyN boDf nMd kihMdf huMdf sI, ‘hm ko qumko‘ kry. pRvcn krn lwigaf, dyh sMsikRq. vwzy sMq ijhVy afp kfÈI pVHy, kfÈI dy pMizq sI, boly -hrIpurI jI! gwl igafn dI kro, pr bolo pMjfbI …[
pr hrIpurI ƒ lwgy beI, pMjfbI qF boDf nMd vI bolI jFdY, Pyr Auhdy aYnf pVHn-guVn df kI mqlb hoieaf. hrIpurI, boDfnMd df khfxf, vwzy sMqF nfl vI ‘hmko-qumko` kry.
do idn, cfr idn …[ [ jdoN hrIpurI dI Ëubfn ‘ÈuwD` hoeIE nf, qF vwzy sMqF ny hukm kIqf-
-ÈRI mfn hrIpurI jI, awj Èfm-sMiDaf qoN bfad, afh dMd sfÌ krvfky mYƒ imlo-
Èfm ƒ sBf ‘c PYslf suxfieaf igaf-hrIpurI, pMjfbI ‘Xfd‘ afAux qk mOn Dfrygf. pCqfvy vjoN, Cy mhIny leI srIr qy isrÌ borI (tft) Dfrn krygf qy bYTx vyly isrÌ do QmilHaF dy ivckfr bYTygf.
hrIpurI ny cOQy idn mon-vrq qoiVaf, pMjfbI bol ky. kihMdy ny, vwzy sMq, hrIpurI jI ƒ muV ky bUQgVH kI lY ky gey. bs kdy-kdy aÌsos ‘c isr mfrdy- ‘shurf bUQgVH vfsqy pVHfieaf sI‘-
aijhI pRMprf ‘c sfDigrI ƒ phuMicaf boDf nMd jdoN iewk vfr hrduafroN gwzI Auqiraf qF mUhry iekolfhy vflf irKI KwqrI do burjIaF vflf rQ leI KVHf sI. rQ qurn qoN pihlF, boDf nMd ny pwk kIqf, bUQgVH jfxY! sunIl dy rwqy prdy sutx qoN pihlF irKI ny XkIn duafieaf-bUQgVH cwlFgy-
rQ ruikaf. boDf nMd ny prdf cuwikaf. DrqI EprI nËr afeI. Auh ipMz dy ivckfr KVHy sn pr ieh bUQgVH nhIN sI. bUQgVH dIaF glIaF dy qF cwpy-cwpy qy boDf nMd dIaF pYVF dy inÈfn sn, AuhdI vizafeI dI mihk sI. ieQy sB kuwJ Eprf-Eprf, ruwKf-ruwKf sI. irKI ikQy lY afieaf sI.
irKI hwQ joV ky KVH igaf. gusqfÉI mfÌ gurdyv, dfs dy ÊrIbÉfny pDfro!
rwQ ‘coN inkldf boDf nMd df pYr QfeyN ruk igaf. mUMh qy afeI gwl rokI qy isr Pyr qoN rQ dI burjI ‘c kr ilaf. hwQ joVI KVHy irKI ƒ isrÌ Audfs bol suxy-
-mfVI gwl kIqI irKI rfm jI! hux pihlF ipMzoN bfhr cwlo. boDf nMd hukm dy ky iekdm cuwp ho igaf. ipMzoN bfhr vwzy phy qy Auqr ky boDf nMd ny aflf-duaflf vyiKaf. bUQgVH vrgIaF byrIaF qy sMBflUaF df dUr qk ikqy koeI inÈfn nhIN sI. lihro-lihr hoey ryq dy itibaF dI QF, dUr qwk suMny Kyq aqy rsiqaF ‘c Duwdl AuWzdI sI. boDf nMd ny pihlF asmfn vwl qy iPr swjy hwQ dUr qwk PYly broty vwl vyiKaf. swjy hwQ eIsVU qy Kwby hwQ KMnyN nUM jFdy gfzI rfh sn. CF qwk dUroN GuMmky jFdI phI. boDf nMd cuwp cfp, kmMzl cuwk, phI pY igaf.
irKI dy gwl smJ ‘c afeI, Auh Gbrf igaf-mhfqmf jI Auh qF ÈmÈfn aY, mVHIaF-mYN Qoƒ Qozy grF ey Cwz afAunY-
boDf nMd ruikaf. Cohly kdmIN nfl af rly irKI dy moZy qy hwQ rwK ky boilaf-
-sfDU df ikhVf grF huMdY irKI rfm jI! -
acfnk boDf nMd dy bulHF dI iskrI qy muskrfht afeI-aMq bsyrf qF aYQy eI hoxY-boDf nMd mVHIaF vfly ipwpl hyT jf bYiTaf. bfpU ƒ boDf nMd ny dwisaf sI: Aus idn bUQgVH ngr qoN ibnF, Auhdy ieko gwl hor Xfd afeI sI …[ [ AudoN dI jdoN Auh sfD hoieaf eI hoieaf sI …[
…[ [ bUQgVH afieaf boDf nMd jdoN muiVaf hI nhIN sI qF Auhdf pirvfr Auhdy nfl guÌf ‘c af ky liVaf sI. jdoN boDf nMd tws qoN mws nf hoieaf qF Auh qoV ivCoVf kr gey sn …[ boDf nMd bfp mry qoN vI Gr nIN igaf. dsfhI nHf ky boDf nMd dy BfeI vsIaq lY ky af gey, boDf nMd ƒ Auhdy ihwsy dI ËmIn df ieMqkfl krvfAux leI lYx-
-myry nF qF bUQgVH df ieMqkfl ho igaf. afpxI ËmIn df qusIN mYQoN jo lKfAuxY ilKvf lo-boDf nMd ny do-tuwk gwl kIqI sI-
-awj irKI ny bUQgVH vI Cuzf ilaf-boDf nMd ny iksy icqf dI awg nfl rVHI hoeI ËmIn vwl vyK ky soicaf sI …[
…[ [ iekolfhy itky boDf nMd ƒ bfpU horIN ‘kwT krky lYx gey, qF boDf nMd mVHIaF ‘c mMgl lfeI bYTf sI-
-ilaf nON rupeIey dyh, mwQf tykxY-bfpU ny boDf nMd dy crn CoNhidaF ikhf- myry kol dsF df not aY. pihlF rwiKaf kI pqY, dsy rwK lvyN-
-myrI hwtI aY beI Bfn moVF. ÈrDf mUËb mwQf tykxY tyk, nhIN qyrI mrjI-
lok hws pey. pr bfpU qy boDf nMd roxhfky ho gey. dohF dy ieko purfxI gwl Xfd af geI sI …[
…[ [ guÌf qoN ipMz afey boDf nMd ƒ bfpU ny rotI KlfeI, Gr bulf ky. rotI prosx vyly mfÌI mMg leI.
-mhfqmf jI, lvyrf koeI nIN duwD aflf. imwTf QMdf nIN kr hoieaf. KIr kVfh aflf afV isr rih igaf, kdy iPr shI. -
Bojn Ckf ky, dwCxf df rupeIaf, mhfmqf jI dI JolI pf idwqf igaf.
smF lMiGaf, duwD hoieaf, boDf nMd df afV lfhux leI KIr kVfh bxfieaf igaf. iqRpq hoey mhfqmf ny suKI rho df afÈIrvfd idwqf. bfpU dwCxf dyx lwigaf, boDf nMd CVwpf mfr ky, QmHly nfl peI cwkI qy cVH igaf.
boDf nMd dy nFh-nFh ivwc ihldy hwQ qy bol myry cyqy dI guwT ‘c sFBy pey ny …[
-nf beI nf! dwCxf qF pihlF ho gI. hux qF pRÈfd pfxI sI-
bfpU ny hor Ëor idwqf, qF boDf nMd KVHf ho igaf-
-dUhrI vfr qF rupeIaf qyjf isaF, jlsy aflf vI nIN lYNdf, mYN qF Pyr sfD aYN, nEN df eI shI cfhy-boDf nMd jlsy vfilaF dy ‘poË` `c KVH igaf.
-ieko qyrf lwK vrgf, dUaf moV ky jyb ivwc pf lY-iekolfhy dIaF mVHIaF qoN zyry ‘c qbdIl ho rhy idRÈ ‘c Auprokq Gtnf Xfd afAux qy bfpU qy boDf nMd ny iewk dUjy dy hwQ PV ley. bfkI sfrf idn boDf nMd kihMdf irhf-
-myry pyikaF qoN afey ny bMdy, syvf kro-
pr jdoN iesy gwl ƒ afDfr bxf ky bfpU ny boDf nMd ƒ bUQgVH muV afAux leI bynqI kIqI qF boDf nMd dy aMdrlf sfD bol ipaf-
-qyjf isaF, sfD dy pyky kI qy shury kI-
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