DuMdlI ijhI Xfd rOilLaF dI
- igafnI sMqoK isMG
 

AunI sO sMqflLI ivc, pfiksqfn bxn dy smy vfprIaF iBafnk GtnfvF nUM, myry ipMz dy lok ‘rOlLy’ hI afiKaf krdy sn.
mhInf agwsq ijQy ihMdusqfn dy muwTI Br lokF leI afjLfdI dy nF qy, rfjqMqr Aupr kbjLf krky nvyN jLmfny dy rfjy bxn df mOkf lY ky afieaf EQy afm jnqf leI ieiqhfs df sB qoN vwzf qy iBafnk kihr ilafieaf. ies bfry hux qwk bhuq kuJ ikhf, suixaf, suxfieaf, iliKaf, ilKfieaf, piVHaf qy pVHfieaf igaf hY. mY eyQy isrP afpxI iek DuMdlI ijhI Xfd hI duhrfAux lwgf hF. iek dysL dI vMz ny nf qF muslmfnF dIaF smwisafvF df hwl kIqf hY qy nf hI bfkI bcy ihMdusqfn dy vsnIkF nUM koeI Kfs amn cYn imlL sikaf hY. kfgjL qy vfhI nklI lIk, vfhgy qoN pfroN ihMdU iswK ikvyN eyDr afey qy eyDroN muslmfn ikvyN EDr gey, ieh, hux qwk hoeI duKdfeI mnuKI tRYjzI, iksy qoN BuwlI hoeI nhI. Cy dhfky qoN vD smf bIq jfx qy vI, Aus smy ibhfr qoN pUrbI pfiksqfn gey muslmfn, awj vI dr bdr rulL rhy hn. jfnF joKm ivc pf ky bMglf dysoN ihMdusqfn qy iPr ihMdusqfno pfiksqfn ivc, corIN dfKLl hox leI jo jo pfpV vylL rhy hn, jfxkfr swjx jfxdy hn. Auh jLflm TwgF hwQoN sLosLx df isLkfr hox dy nflL nflL golLIaF df vI isLkfr bxdy hn. koeI ivrly hI KLusiksmq hoxgy jo pfiksqfn ivc dfKLl ho skdy hoxgy! awgy pfiksqfn ivc jyhVI mfsI pRfAuNTy pkf ky AuhnF dI AuzIk kr rhI hY, ies qoN vI Auh jfxU hI hn.
bhuqf qy nhI Xfd pr JOlLf ijhf pYNdf hY ik aMimRqsroN sRI hir goibMdpur nUM jfx vflLI sVk dy bfeIvyN mIlL qy mOjUd, sfzy inky ijhy ‘sUro pwzf’ nfmI ipMz ivc iqMn Gr muslmfnF dy sn. iek qylIaF df, dUjf mrfsIaF df qy qIjf luhfrF df. mrfsI prvfr dy muKI df nF mOlU dwsdy sn. afKdy ny ik EdoN koeI soc vI nhI sI skdf ik lokF nUM ies qrHF BfjVF pYxgIaF. rfj qF bdldy af rhy lokF ny suxy sn pr prjf bdlUgI ieh qF jn sfDfrx dI socoN bfhrI bfq hox krky iksy dy icq cyqy ivc vI nhI sI.
aMimRqsroN af rhI sVk jo ik awgy mihqy cONk qoN cfr iklo mItr pihlF, aYn sVk dy Aupr sfzf KUh huMdf sI. ies sVk Aupr iqMn KUh huMdy sn. nfQ dI KUhI vwloN iek mIl qy, pihlf KUh Kwby hwQ vflf sfzf huMdf sI ijsnUM ‘sVk vflLf KUh’ afKdy sn ijQy ik hux skUl bx cuwikaf hY qy iesdy nflLoN hI ipMz ivc pRvys krn vflLf rfh hY. ies qoN awgy sVk dy swjy pfsy vfro vfrI do KUh afAuNdy sn. pihly nUM ‘ivckfrlf’ qy eysy qrHF dUjy df vI koeI nf hovygf pr myrI bcgfnf soc ivc Ausdf nF ‘boqlF vflLf KUh’ bYTf hoieaf sI. sfzy cfcf jI KUh dI jog ihwk rhy sn qy asIN iqMny: mY, myrf Cotf Brf BIro (hux sUbydfr dlbIr isMG) qy cfcf jI df puwqr mnohr (hux s[ mnohr isMG) aOlLU ivc nhf rhy sF qy afpxy Jwgy asF pfxI ivc ByN ky, Dwupy suwkxy pfey hoyey sn. grmIaF dI dupihr df smf sI. kI vyKdy hF ik aMimRqsr vflLy pfisAuN sVky sVk koeI bMdf ‘af gey, af gey’ krdf nTf af irhf sI. Aus ny gfqry CotI ikRpfn pfeI hoeI sI qy Ausdf muhFdrf kuJ kuJ sfzy Coty cfcf jI nflL imlLdf julLdf sI. ‘af gey, af gey’ df mqlb sI ik muslmfnF df hjUm luwtx kuwtx leI af irhf hY; bc jfE.
cfcf jI ny sfnUM afiKaf, “Jwgy pf lE; Gr nUM cwlIey.” mY afiKaf, “Jwgy qy igwly ny.” AuhnF ny afiKaf, “igwly sgoN cMgy ny.” iesdy mqlb df nhI pqf ik AuhnF ny ieh ikAuN afiKaf. Jwgy sfzy glLF ivc cfcf jI ny pf idqy qy sfnUM dohF nUM dohF moiZaF Auqy qy iek jxy nUM Zfky cwuk ky Gr lY afey. ipMz dIaF buZIaF bwcy koiTaF Aupr cVH ky myry vwzI cfcI jI dy ipMz vwl vyK rhy sn. EDroN DUMaF inklLdf ids irhf sI. ieh sfzy ipMz qoN do mIl dI dUrI Auqy, ijLlf gurdfspur dI hwd aMdr afAuNdf sI. ies ipMz df nF hY vYro nMglL. ieky nF dy do ipMz lfgo lfgI hn. purfxf vYro nMglL qy nvF vYro nMglL. dohvF ipMzF dy ivckfr sRI gurU hir goibMd sfihb jI dI Xfd ivc ieiqhfsk gurduafrf, gurUafxf hY. bMdy isrF qy mVfsy mfr ky, lwkF nUM prinaF dy kmrkwsy bMnH ky, brCy qy ikRpfnF lY ky aqy guV df sLrbq pI ky, GrF qoN bfhr jf rhy sn qF ik vYro nMglL nUM jfieaf jfvy. ipCoN pqf lwgf ik EQy bloc imltrI ny kuJ bMdy mfr idqy sn qy musilm bhusMmqI dy sLihr btflLy ivc, igrd invfhI df iekwTf hoieaf musilm mulKeIaf vI eyDr nUM ciVHaf af irhf hY qy rsqy ivc afAux vfly ipMzF nUM qbfh krdf af irhf hY. koiTaF qy cVIHaF bIbIaF afps ivc mUMh afeIaF gwlF kr rhIaF sn. koeI kuJ boldI sI qy koeI kuJ. mYnUM aMdr suPy ivc vfV ky myrI bIbI jI ny KMz iGE nflL rotI Kfx nUM idqI sI ijsnUM ik ies rfm rOlLy ijhy ivc myrf Kfx nUM jI nf kry. ‘kI ho irhf’ dI qF smJ nhI sI pr afBfs ijhf sI ik jo vI ho irhf hY, kuJ cMgf ijhf nhI ho irhf.
bMdy ipMzoN bfhr jfeI jf rhy sn. bMidaF df Aus pfsy vwl Aulfr sI ijDr mjLhbIaF qy luhfrF dy Gr sn. Aus pfsy hI vYro nMglL ipMz pYNdf sI. ipMz dIaF iesqrIaF koiTaF qy Klo ky Aus pfsy vwl vyK rhIaF sn. AuhnF ivcoN iek ny dUjI nUM pwuiCaf, “bMdy jfxgy?” dUjI ny afiKaf, “GoVIaF vflLy jfxgy, sfry nhI.” iqafr ho ky qy sLrbq pI ky GroN bfhr jfx vfilLaF ivc myry BfeIaf jI qy cfcf jI vI sn. myrI Xfd anusfr BfeIaf jI pfs ikRpfn qy cfcf jI dy hwQ ivc brCf PiVaf hoieaf sI qy lwk dohF dy prinaF nflL bDy hoey sn qy isrF qy mVfsy kIqy vI hoey sn. Coty cfcf jI Aus smy ipMz ivc nhI sn qy sLfied dfdI mF jI vI afpxy pykIN, irafsq kpUrQlf dy ipMz, sMgojly gey hoey hoxgy qF hI qF ies smy Auh myrI Xfd ivc nhI af rhy. vYsy EhnIN idnIN bfhroN koeI imsqrI swd ky JIrF dI BwTI vflLy QF ikRpfnF qy brCy vI bxvfey gey sn. myry bfbf jI dy sB qoN Coty Brf, bfpU eIsLr isMG jI, kolL gMzfsf huMdf sI jo Auh hvylI ivc qUVI vflLy aMdr, qUVI ivc lukf ky rwKdy sI. sfzy KUh dy lfgoN sVk qoN ipMz nUM afAux vflLy rfh arQfq phy ivc toaf vI puwitaf hoieaf huMdf sI qF ik koeI dusLmx iksy gwzy/gwzI Aupr cVH ky ipMz ivc nf af vVy. gvFZI vwzy ipMz nMglL dy kuJ lok GoVIaF qy cVH ky, iek qoN vD vfrIN sfzy ipMz afey. Auh afKdy sn ik sfzyy ipMz vflLy muslmfn AuhnF dy hvfly kr idqy jfx qF ik Auh AuhnF nMU mfr skx. aijhf Auh ies leI krnf cfhuMdy sn ik sfzy ipMz dy luhfr dy muMzy vfhvf mfr Kory sn qy AuhnF ny ikqy dUr bfhr Aus ipMz df iek bMdf mfr idqf hoieaf sI qy Auh iehnF nUM mfr ky Aus kql df bdlf lYxf cfhuMdy sn. Auh ipMz bhuq vwzf qy bMdy qkVy hox krky, sfzy ipMz vflLy jor nflL qF AuhnF nUM rok nhI sn skdy pr imMnqF-qrly, lolo-popo qy iekrfrF nflL AuhnF nUM moV idMdy rhy. afKxf ik asIN pMcfieq nflL slfh krky iehnF nUM quhfzy hvfly kr idaFgy. aMq nUM vfh nf cwldI vyK ky iek rfq nUM ipMz vflLy cup cupIqy hI AuhnF nUM kfPLly ivc Cwz afey qy ies qrHF afpxy ipMz ivc awwKF dy sfhmxy KLUn KLrfbf ho jfx qoN bcf ilaf.
iehnF idnF ivc hI iek rfq sfzy prvfr dy bwcy qy bIbIaF muslmfnF dy iksy sMBfvI hmly qoN zridaF, Esy ipMz arQfq nMglL afpxy iksy irsLqydfr dy Gr rfq nUM cly gey. mYnUM Xfd hY rfq asIN koTy Auqy suwqy sF. vwzy qfry iJlimlL iJliml krdy qy Coty itm itmFdy mYnUM bVy sohxy lwg rhy sn. svyry jdoN jfg afeI qF asIN sfry Gr dy aMdr sF qy bfhr mIh pY irhf sI. rfq iksy vylLy mIh afieaf hovygf qy sfnUM Qwly Auqfr ilaf igaf hovygf. Auh sfrf idn asIN sfry bwcy qy Aus Gr dy bwcy rlL ky Gr dy aMdr hI Kyzdy rhy. kdoN qy ikvyN afpxy ipMz vfps muVy, kuJ vI Xfd nhI.
ieh sI myry bfl mn dy iksy KUMjy ivc peI Aus smy dI Xfd. myrIaF aijhIaF Jwl-vlwlIaF ijhIaF gwlF sux sux ky iek idn myrI bIbI (mF) jI ny afiKaf sI, “ieh qy bfby afdm vylLy dIaF gwlF krdf!“ (ikqfb ‘XfdF BrI cMgyr’ ivcoN)