nnkfxf sfihb dy drsLnF dy bhfny
- virafm isMG sMDU
 

‘ivsLv pMjfbI kfnPLrMs’ ivc ihwsf lYx dy bhfny mYN pihlI vfr apRYl 2001 ivc pfiksqfn igaf. lfhOr dy PLlYtIjL hotl ivc hoeI iqMn idnF kfnPLrMs KLqm hoeI qF sB df jIa kry ik hux afey hF qF, hor nhIN qF, afpxy gurU df jnm asQfn nnkfxf sfihb qF vyK ky hI jfeIey. pr sfzy kol qF vIjLf isrPL lfhOr df hI sI aqy asIN lfhOroN bfhr nhIN sF jf skdy. pr bhuq sfry dosq ‘jo hoAU vyKI jfAU’ soc ky nnkfxy sfihb jfx df pRogrfm bxfAuNdy vyKy qF asIN vI iqafr ho gey. rfie ajLIjL AuWlf Kfn (ijMnHF dy vzyry rfie kwlHf nUM musLkl vyly kMm afAux krky gurU goibMd isMG jI ny ‘gMgf sfgr’ aqy hor vsqF ipafr-insLfnI vjoN bKLsLIaF sn aqy ajy vI gMgf sfgr iewk pivwqr insLfnI vjoN AuhnF ny sFB ky rwiKaf hoieaf hY.) svyry sfzy leI afpxI kfr lY ky hfjLr sn. rojLfnf ajIq dy trwst dy cyarmYn pRym isMG aqy ajIq dy shfiek sMpfdk sqnfm mfxk aqy mYN AuhnF nfl kfr ivc svfr ho gey . AuhnF ny shfieqf vfsqy vkPL borz df iewk aiDkfrI vI nfl lY ilaf.
lfhOroN inklidaF hI pVH-sux ky XfdF ivc vwsy ies ielfky nUM vyKidaF mn ivc iewk QrQrfht sI. pRym isMG dy eyjMzy AuWqy rfh ivc pYNdy sLyKLUpury sLihr ivc afpxy shuiraF df Gr lwBx dI Auqsukqf sI pr iehnF ipCly sflF ivc sLihr bdl cuwkf sI aqy bVy XqnF dy bfvjUd AusnUM afpxy shuiraF df Gr lwB nf sikaf. Auh inrfs qF hoieaf pr awj Ausny mn hI mn ieh vI imiQaf hoieaf sI ik lfielpur sLihr ivc afpxy jwdI Gr dy drsLn qF kr ky hI jfxy hn. Ausdf AuqsLfh afpxI QF swcf sI pr sfzy leI qF sB qoN vwzI pihl afpxy gurU dy Gr dy drsLn dIdfry krnf sI. muwK sVk nUM Cwz ky ‘PLIrojL bwtUaF’ qoN nnkfxy nuM jFdf moV muVy qF mIl pwQr ‘qy nnkfxf sfihb df vIh ikwlomItr PLfslf iliKaf hoieaf njLr afieaf. hux asIN nnkfxy dy rfh qury jf rhy sF. pfiksqfn bxn ipwCoN iksy gfiek df vYrfgL ivwc gfieaf gIq myry ijLhn ivwc gUMijaf:
‘nnkfxy vwl nUM jFidaf rfhIaf vy,
myry pRIqm nUM sMdysf dyvIN jf,
sMdysf dyvIN jf, myrIaF hfvF dyvIN jf,
qUM sMdysf dyvIN jf……’
iswKF dI ardfs ivwc drj ‘ivwCVy gurDfmF dy drsLn- dIdfr’ dy sLbdF ivc lukI hoeI sB qoN vzyrI qFG sLfied nnkfxf sfihb dy ‘drsLn-dIdfr’ dI hI hY.
qrnqfrn dI mwisaf ivwc ‘sYNtr mfJf dIvfn’ sQfn ‘qy sfzy ipMz df akflI mihl isMG rox-hfkI afvfjL ivwc styj qoN bol irhf sI aqy mYN pMj Cy sflF df bfl afpxy dfdy kol dIvfn ivwc bYTf Aus nUM sux irhf sF.
“pfiksqfn bxn nfl ihMdUaF df kuJ nf igaf, AuhnF dI kfsLI AuhnF kol rih geI. muslmfnF df kuJ nf igaf, AuhnF df mwkf AuhnF kol hI irhf. pr KLflsf jI! sfzf pRfxF nfloN ipafrf sfzf nnkfxf sfQoN Kuws igaf.”
Auhdy bolF df zUMGf drd aqy ivgocf mYnUM ajy qwk nhIN Buwilaf.
asIN nnkfxy dI jUh ivwc puwj gey. iehnF KyqF ivwc, iehnF jUhF ivwc bfbf nfnk GuMmdf irhf hovygf. ieho hI imwtI sI ijs ‘qy Ausdy pYrF dy insLfn lwgy hoey sn. iehnF KyqF dI igxqI imxqI df ihsfb ikqfb jdoN mihqf kflU dIvy dI loa ivwc lf irhf hovygf aqy ipwql dI kflI isafhI vflI dvfq ‘coN rijstr qy ilKx leI zobf lYx vfsqy jdoN Auh klm dI nok iBEN irhf hovygf qF bfl nfnk Ausdy nyVy hI bYTf ipqf vwloN icwty kfgLjL ‘qy ilKy jFdy kfly awKrF vwl Auqsukqf nfl nIJ lf ky vyKdf hovygf aqy Ausdf vI idl pihlI vfr kIqf hovygf kuJ ilKx leI. ieh Auho hI pl sI sLfied, ijs ny afAux vfly smyN dy mhfn Xug kvI koloN mhfn kivqf ilKx leI AuhdI cyqnf ivwc lyKk hox df pihlf bIj suwt idwqf hovygf.
iehnF glIaF ‘coN Tumk Tumk qurdf bfl nfnk afpxy Xfr mrdfny dy Gr jFdf hovygf. dovyN imwqr rl ky bfly dy KUh qy jFdy hoxgy. inwkIaF inwkIaF KyzF Kyzdy hoxgy. AuhnF dIaF njLrF ny ies afly duafly nUM afpxIaF njLrF nfl inhfiraf hovygf. mYN AuhnF njLrF nfl njLrF imlfAuxf cfh irhf sF.
sfhmxy Gfh dy hry lfan, Aus qoN awgy muwK gurduafrf, swjy hwQ srovr qy lMgr asQfn, Kwby hwQ prvfsI iswKF dI shfieqf nfl bixaf KLUbsUrq irhfiesLI kMplYks. mwQf tyk ky pRym isMG gurU gRMQ sfihb df vfk lYx leI bYT igaf. Aus dI hdfieq ‘qy vfk lYNdy dI qsvIr rfie ajLIjL AuWlf ny iKwc leI. iPLr rfie sfihb ny mYnUM vI gurU gRMQ sfihb dy sfhmxy ibTf ky pRym isMG vFg qsvIr iKwcI.
bfhr inkl ky Aus jMz nUM dyiKaf ijwQy nrYxU mhMq dy guMizaF ny lCmx isMG DfrovflI nUM bMnH ky sfV idwqf sI. pUrf ieiqhfs awKF awgoN gujLr igaf. sMgmrmrI pirkrmf dI sPLfeI ho rhI sI. asIN lMgr hfl ivwc gey. AuWQy kuJ isMDI iswK aqy bIbIaF lMgr dI syvf kr rhy sn. asIN rlf imlf ky vIh pMJI jxy ho gey sF. asIN afp hI afpxI syvf sFB leI. iBMzIaF aqy aflUaF dI qrI vflI sbjLI sI.
iewDroN ivhly hoey qF pRym isMG kihx lwgf, “CyqI kro! cwlo cwlIey! ajy lfielpur vI phuMcxf ey.”
jdoN ikqy bhuq pihlF Auh pfiksqfn afieaf sI qF AudoN nnkfxf vyK cuwkf sI. AuhdI idlcspI CyqI qoN CyqI lfielpur puwjx ivwc sI jd ik myrI iewCf nnkfxy nUM rwj ky , jIa Br ky vyKx dI sI.
pRym isMG kfhlI kfhlI sfQoN awgy qur irhf sI. mYN sqnfm mfxk nUM hOlI ijhI ikhf, “mYN dUjy gurduafry vI jLrUr vyKxy ny.”
“jLrUr vyKo jI! hux qF afey hoey aF. iPLr kI pqf kdoN mOkf bxy……….”
rfie sfihb ny gwl awD ivcfly Cwz idwqI. asIN pRym isMG dIaF kfhlIaF ‘qy muskrf pey. pRym isMG afpxI QF qy TIk sI. agly idn lfhOr dy iewCrF bfjLfr ivwc iewk bjLurg muslmfn myry kol afieaf qy mYnUM puwCx lwgf, “srdfr jI, koeI qrkIb dwso ijs nfl myrf pMjfb df vIjLf lwg jfvy. mYN aMbrsr ijLlHy ‘c afpxf ipMz vyKxf cfhuMdF.”
mYN Aus nUM kI qrkIb dws skdf sF! aYvyN kihx dI KLfqr ikhf ik jF sfzy vFg iksy kfnPLrMs ‘qy aqy jF iksy iebfdqgfh dI ijLafrq leI jfx vfly iksy gruwp ivwc Auh koisLsL kr vyKy.
“E jI! ieh koisLsL qF kr vyKI ey. Auh kihMdy ny ajmyr sLrIPL dI ijLafrq leI myrf vIjLf lwg skdf hY pr srdfr jI mYN ‘ajmyr sLrIPL’ dy vIjLy nUM kI krF? myrf ‘ajmyr sLrIPL’ qF myrf ipMz hY. qy EQy Auh jfx nhIN idMdy.”
pRym isMG dI lfielpur vfsqy ieh qFG mYnUM vfjb lwgdI sI pr ies qFG qoN mYN nnkfxy nUM vyKx dI qFG qF kurbfn nhIN sF kr skdf. Aus dy Bwjo nwsI kridaF mYN mfxk nUM nfl lY ky nvyN bxy irhfiesLI kMplYks vwl JfqI mfrn qur ipaf. vfps prqy qF ‘aOkfPL’ dy kuJ krmcfrI Kloqy sn. iewk drimafny kwd aqy sohxI idwK vflf nOjuafn puwCx lwgf, “srdfr jI! sFB-sMBfl dy nukqf njLr qoL koeI gwl qusIN kihxI cfhuMdy hovo qF sfnUM jLrUr dwso.”
hry lfan, sfPL mrmrI PLrsL, gurduafry dI klI kIqI iemfrq. sfdgI, sPLfeI aqy sLFqI df pRBfv. sfnUM lwgf gurduafry dI sFB-sMBfl TIk hI qF ho rhI hY. swcI gwl qF ieh hY ik sfzy kol hor ibhqrI leI koeI qurMq suJfE vI nhIN sI. asIN Aus afdmI nUM ikhf, “bhuq awCI sMBfl ho rhI hY. hor koisLsL kro.”
“hor dwso! jo kihMdy ho” Aus ny ikhf. asIN Aus df nfm aqy ijLMmyvfrI vflf ahudf puwiCaf, “mYN qF jI syvfdfr hF iewQoN df. myrf nfm PLrhq ajLIjL ey, izptI aYzminstrytr hF, pr quhfzf syvfdfr hF.”
AusdI ieh inmrqf aqy syvf Bfv cMgf lwgf. mn ivwc ieh vI afeI ik sfzy lIzr gurduafiraF dI sFB-sMBfl nUM lY ky aksr pfiksqfnI srkfr ivruwD dUsLxbfjLI krdy rihMdy hn. asIN qF zyrf sfhb lfhOr aqy nnkfxf sfihb dy do gurduafry hI vyKy sn aqy dohF dy pRbMD ivwc ieh nhIN sI ikhf jf skdf ik ieh asloN hI axgOly pey hn. ieh drusq vI ho skdf hY ik kuJ Auh gurduafry, ijwQy XfqrUaF df afm afAux jfx nhIN, Auicwq sFB-sMBfl qoN vFJy vI hoxgy pr asIN iewDr ikhVf sfrIaF msijdF bVf sFB-sMBfl ky rwKIaF hn. ies df Bfv ieh vI nhIN ik iehnF dUjy gurduafiraF df iDafn nhIN kIqf jfxf cfhIdf. cfhIdf hY; pr ijvyN suxn ivwc afieaf hY ik sfzI sLRomxI kmytI gurpurbF ‘qy jwQy nfl jfx smyN iekwTf hoieaf sfrf cVHfvf qF pMzF bMnH ky nfl lY afAuNdI rhI hY. aijhI sUrq ivwc qfany-imhxy bhuqf arQ nhIN rwKdy. gurduafiraF nfl EDr juVIaF jfiedfdF dI kmfeI TIk ZMg nfl gurduafiraF ‘qy nf lwgx df ieqrfjL vI ho skdf hY, pr aijhy ieqrfjL ikwQy nhIN huMdy!
ieh gwl krdy hoey mYN sLRomxI kmytI dI AuhnF gurduafiraF df pRbMD afpxy hwQ lYx dI mMg df koeI ivroD nhIN kr irhf pr iksy ibgfny mulk dI DrqI ‘qy afpxf mn cfihaf kfnUMn lfgU krvf skxf sfzy ikMny ku vws hY! sfzf ies AuWqy ikMnf ku hwk hY qy kI asIN afpxy mulk ivwc aijhf hwk agilaF nUM vI ikMnf ku dyx leI iqafr hF? ieh sfry msly zUMGy ivcfr-gocry ny.
kuJ vI sI, asIN PLrhq ajLIjL df gurduafry dI ies cMgI idwK bxfeI rwKx leI DMnvfd kIqf. gurU jI dI Xfd nfl sMbMiDq kuJ gurduafry jnm asQfn dy njLdIk hI sn. sfzy vFg hI kuJ hor dosq vI nnkfxy afx phuMcy sn. sfzf pMdrF-vIh jixaF df jwQf gwlF-bfqF mfrdf hoieaf gurduafry dy bfhrly gyt dy swjy hwQ pYNdy rsqy ‘qy qur ipaf. QoVHf ku awgy jf ky Kwby hwQ moV muV ky QoVHf ku awgy gurduafrf bfl lIlHf, gurduafrf pwtI sfhb sn. bfl-lIlHf gurduafry vflf QF kdy Auh KuwlHf mYdfn hovygf ijwQy bfl nfnk afpxy sfQIaF nfl Kyzdf irhf hovygf. gurduafrf pwtI sfihb ivwc hI pFDy koloN pihlf pfT piVHaf aqy AusnUM hkIkq df pfT pVHfieaf. ipCly ihwsy ivwc pFDy dI irhfiesLI jgHf vI sI. gurduafrf mfl sfihb Auh jgHf sI , ijwQy gurU jI zMgr cfrdy sON gey sn aqy AuhnF dy ichry qy afeI Duwp qoN bcfAux leI PLnIar nfg vwloN PMLnH PLYlf ky CF kr dyx dI imWQ kQf asIN bcpn qoN suxdy afey sF. lfgy hI vx df Auh drKLq ajy kfiem sI. BfvyN Aus bjLurg drKLq dy tfhx Juk ky jLmIn nUM af lwgy sn pr ajy vI Auhdy pwiqaF ‘qy hirafvl sI. Aus dy nyVy iewk Cotf ijhf mMdr vI bixaf hoieaf sI ijhVf Aus QF dI insLfndyhI krdf sI ijwQy kdy gurU jI afrfm krn leI lyty sn. drKLq dIaF tfhxIaF nfl rMg brMgy Coty Coty kwpiVaF dIaF lIrF bMnHIaF hoeIaF sn. ‘rwK’ jF ‘suwKxf’ dIaF insLfnIaF. sLrDflUaF dI sLrDf df pRqIk. lokF df ivsLvfs hY ik aijhI ‘rwK’ AuhnF dy pirvfr nUM KusLI dy skdI hY, bFJF nUM bwcy aqy duKIaF nUM suwK bKLsL skdI hY. DrqI nfl lwgy iewk tfhx hyTF dI zUMGf rsqf bxfieaf hoieaf hY, ijs ivwcoN pfiksqfn ivwc vwsdy sLrDflU nIvF ho ky lMGdy hn. Ausdy hyToN gujLrnf vI AuhnF isroN duwKF –pfpF df nfs krn dy quwl lgdf hY.
gurU jI dI ivigafnk socxI dy ivruwD sI ieh vihm Brm. AuhnF qF Aus smyN bfhrI ByK vflI jIvn jfc dI QF aMdrUnI suwcqf vflf jIvn ijAUx ‘qy bl idMidaF jnyAU pfAux qoN ienkfr kr idwqf sI pr Auhdy afpxy hI iswK aMdrUnI swucqf dI QF jy bfhrI idwK nUM hI swcI iswKI vjoN afdrisLafAux ‘qy quly hoey sn, qF vx ‘qy lIrF bMnHx vfly sLrDflUaF nUM kI afKIey?
kuJ vI sI! ieh klpnf krnf hI afpxy aMdr QrQrfht aqy Jrnfht CyV idMdf sI ik asIN Aus jgHf qy KVoqy hF, ijwQy gurU nfnk mwJF nUM crnf Cwz ky sON igaf sI vx dI CfvyN. aOh sI Auh jgHf. myrf jIa kIqf Aus imwtI nUM hwQF nfl CUh ky vyKF. iewQoN prq ky asIN muwK gurduafry vwl afey. pRym isMG ajy vI lfielpur jfx dI kfhlI pf irhf sI.
myry mn ivwc vI ieh Auqsukqf jfg peI ik vyKIey lfielpur ivwc pRym isMG df Gr lwBdf hY ik nhIN! jy lwBdf hY qF pRym isMG ikvyN mihsUs krdf hY. ieMj socidaF socidaF blrfj sfhnI dy afpxy Gr ivwc pfeI PLyrI qoN lY ky bhuq sfrIaF suxIaF aijhIaF khfxIaF myry mn dy icwqrpt AuWqy qyjLI nfl gujLrIaF ijnHF ivwc afpxI jnm-BoieM leI aqy afpxy ivwCVy dosq-imwqrF leI sihkdy iswkdy mnF df drd isMm irhf sI. nnkfxy nfl juVIaF kuJ XfdF myry mn ivwcoN gujLrIaF. krmcfrI afgU rhy gurmIq isMG ZWzf vwloN nnkfxy vwsdy afpxy grfeIN gulfm nbI df dwisaf sfrf vyrvf mYnUM JkJor igaf. myrf jIa kIqf stysLn qoN gurduafry vwl afAuNdy bfjLfr ivwc ipwpl dy hyTF gulfm nbI Guimafr dI kwcy-pwky BFizaF dI dukfn lwBF aqy AusnUM gurmIq isMG dI Xfd idvfvF. pr lfielpur vI qF jfxf sI.
asIN pRym isMG dI Bfvnf dI kdr kridaF dUjy do gurduafry kfr AuWqy cwldy-cwldy vyKx leI afpxy mn nUM mnf ilaf. gurduafrf qMbU sfihb qy gurduafrf ikafrf sfihb dy asIN bfhroN drsLn krky muV pey. mYN bfjLfr ivwcoN lMGidaF kfr dy sLIisLaF ivwcoN dohIN pfsIN kfhlI kfhlI bfhr vyK irhf sF qy myrIaF njLrF gulfm nbI dI dukfn nUM tol rhIaF sn. myiraF cyiqaF ivwc gurmIq Zwzf bol irhf sI.
vIh bfeI sfl pihlF gurmIq df Cotf Brf inMmf jwQy nfl nnkfxf sfihb igaf sI. nnkfxy sfihb dy gurduafry dy muwK gyt dy bfhr sdf vFg muslmfnF dI BIV iekwTI sI. iewDroN gey iswK lfAUz spIkr AuWqy afpxy afAux bfry dws rhy aqy afpxy ipMzF dy iksy bMdy dy bfhr afey hox bfry puwC rhy sn. bfhr KloqI BIV ivwcoN vI muslmfn Brf vwKo-vwKry iswK BrfvF nUM AuhnF dy ijLlHy qy ipMz df nfm puwC rhy sn. gulfm nbI ny afvfjL idwqI, “Brfvo! quhfzy ‘coN koeI jlMDr ijLlHy df hovy?”
inMmy ny hfmI BrI qF Aus ny ipMz df nF puwiCaf. ‘Zwzf’ sux ky gulfm nbI ny Auqyijq ho ky AusdI bFh Guwt ky PVH leI.
“kmfl ho igaf”, kih ky Aus ny inMmy nUM bfhoN PV ky BIV qoN pfsy kr ilaf. nfnk isMG dy nfvlF vflI mOkf-myl dI jugq hkIkq ivwc vfpr geI. ipqf qy dfdy df nF puwiCaf qF jvfb sux ky gulfm nbI ny inMmy nUM ilsLkdIaF awKF nfl ghu nfl inhfiraf. iewk cOVI qrl muskrfht Ausdy hoTF qy PLYl geI. Aus ny aMdfjLf lf ky puwiCaf.
“E qUM mIqy qoN Cotf inMmf eyN?”
inMmf hYrfn! ieh Ausdf jfxU ikwDroN inkl afieaf. Auh qF pfiksqfn bxn vyly msF zyZ do sfl df sI. inMmy ny ‘hF’ ivwc isr ihlfieaf hI sI ik gulfm nbI ny dohvF bfhvF df jwPLf mfr ky AusnUM jLmIn qoN cuwk ilaf.
“E Bilaf lokf! E Bilaf lokf! rwbf qyry rMg inafry ny!”
gulfm nbI bolI jf irhf sI. Aus nUM acncyq ijvyN koeI dwibaf KLjLfnf lwB igaf sI, ijs dI cmk vyK ky Auh cuMiDafieaf igaf. Auh AusnUM iKwc ky dukfn ‘qy lY igaf. imwtI dy BFizaF ivwc iewk sfPL QF ‘qy ibTfieaf. cfh aqy brPLI mMgvf leI. Auh iekwly iekwly jIa df hfl puwC irhf sI. dws irhf sI ik AuhnF df Gr qF inMmy hurF dy Gr dy nfl huMdf sI. aYn AuhnF dy guaFZ ivwc. AuhdI CotI BYx PLjLlF inMmy nUM kuwCV cuwk ky iKzfAuNdI rhI sI, afpxy Coty Brf KusLIey nfl.
“qYnUM qF PLjLlF ajy vI Xfd kr ky roNdI rihMdI aY.”
PLjLlF nnkfxy qoN awT ds mIl dUr ivafhI hoeI sI. gulfm nbI ny dukfn nUM qflf lfieaf aqy PLjLlF nUM dwsx Auhdy shuiraF dy ipMz qur ipaf.
gurduafry vfps prq rhy inMmy dy idl idmfgL ivwc gulfm nbI df vyrvf GuMm irhf sI.
“qUM qy KusLIaf hfxI sE. PLjLlF AudoN awTF dsF sflF dI sI. qyrI mF cMno ny KyqF nUM jfxf qF qYnUM sfzy Gr PVf jfxf. PLjLlF ny quhfnUM dohF nUM Zfky lfeI iPLrnf. jdoN rOilaF ivwc qyry vzyry sfnUM kfkI ipMz kYNp ivwc Cwz gey qF PLjLlF roieaf kry. aKy, “mYN inMmy nUM imlx jfxY….” awgoN kihx ieh hoieaf ik pfiksqfn afAuNidaF KusLIaf ibmfr ho ky rfh ivwc hI mr igaf qF PLjLlF ny duwK afpxI ihwk nfl lf ilaf. roieaf kry aqy afiKaf kry, iewk vIr myrf rwb ny Koh ilaf. dUjf mYQoN ivwCV igaf. rwb vwloN Koihaf vIr qF nhIN iml skdf. myrf ivwCiVaf vIr hI mYnUM imlf idE!”
inMmy nUM qF iehnF gwlF df pqf hI nhIN sI. muslmfnF dy guaFZI hox aqy afpsI sFJ dIaF gwlF qF Aus ny suxIaF hoeIaF sn, pr koeI Aus vfsqy ieMj vI luwCdf qVpdf hovygf, Auhdy qF supny ivwc vI icwq iKLafl nhIN sI afieaf.
gulfm nbI ny PLjLlF dy ipMz jf ky dwisaf ik Zwzy qoN qyrf vIr inMmf afieaf hY qF Auh Esy vyly AuWzdI hoeI afpxy pqI nUM lwBx leI dOVI. Ausdf pqI tFgf vfhuMdf sI. tFgf svfrIaF nfl Biraf Kloqf sI. kihx lwgI, “svfrIaF lfh dy qy tFgf huxy nnkfxy nUM moV.”
svfrIaF ijLwd krn lwgIaF qF kihMdI, “myrf puwq afieaf……myrf vIr! sdIaF dy ivCoVy ipwCoN, mYN AuhnUM imlxY.”
nnkfxy phuMc ky puils nUM afK ky inMmy nUM gurduafry qoN bfhr bulf ilaf. Cm Cm awQrU kyrdI PLjLlF ny pihlF qF inMmy nUM afpxy klyjy nfl Guwitaf aqy iPLr sVk qy hI iewk pfsy bYT ky inMmy nUM afpxI god ivwc ibTf ilaf.
iewk ajIb JfkI sI vyKx vfilaF leI. lMmF-JMmF mrd mfhxU iewk aOrq dI god ivwc bYTf hoieaf. inMmy nUM ipafr vI afieaf. sMg vI afeI. kihx lwgf, “BYx! qYnUM Bfr nhIN lwgdf?”
PLjLlF ny inMmy df mwQf cuMimaf, “nhIN vy, myry cMnf! mYnUM qF qUM ajy vI Ezf-kyzf lwgdf eyN. PuwlF vrgf. myrf inwkf ijhf iCMdf vIr.”
gulfm nbI ny AuTfieaf aqy AuhnF nUM lY ky dukfn qy af igaf. PLjLlF kol puwCx leI hjLfrF svfl sn. inMmy dy pirvfr bfry, aFZ-guaFZ bfry, ipMz bfry. afpxIaF Aus vkq dIaF shylIaF bfry. qy iPLr Auh AuhnF simaF ivwc guafc geI.
“BfbI cMno ny qYnUM PVf jfxf pr nfl pwkI krnI ik qYnUM Kfx nUM kuJ idaF nf. pr mYN KusLIey nUM Kfx nUM dyxf qF qYnUM vI dy dyxf. ipwCoN qyrf mUMh sfPL kr dyxf. iewk vfr kI hoieaf! mYN qYnUM Kuaf ky htI ik AuWqoN BfbI cMno af geI. qyrf mUMh ilwbiVaf rih igaf. cMno nUM pqf lwg igaf. ies gwl qy cMno ny mYnUM kuiwtaf,” PLjLlF AuWcI AuWcI hwsx lwgI.
inMmf ipMz afieaf qF AuhdIaF gwlF suxn leI aFZ-guaFZ kwTf ho igaf. sB nUM Auh purfxy idn Xfd af gey.
lfielpur nUM jfx vflI muwK sVk ‘qy puwjx leI kfr ipMzF ivwcoN afpxf rsqf qlfsLdI hoeI qurI jf rhI sI. asIN awpr gugyrf brFc nihr AuWqoN gujLry. ies nihr nfl sMbMiDq hI sI kulvMq isMG ivrk dI khfxI , ‘murdy dI qfkq’.
phfVI ikwkr afm sI aqy qIh cflI sfl pihlF sfzy pMjfb vFg bMjr, kwlrI aqy brfnI KLflI jLmIn vI ivwc ivwc idKfeI dy rhI sI,. ijwQy nihrI pfxI pYNdf sI, EQy kxkF insbqn cMgIaF sn. Kfl vI pwky kIqy hoey sn. XojnfbMdI dy pwKoN Kfl pwky krn vflI gwl vI mYnUM cMgI lwgI. KflF nUM pwky krn leI srkfr aqy iksfn awDo awDf KLrcf krdy hn. ies KLrcy ivwc KLfl bxfAux dI lybr df KLrcf iksfn ny adf krnf huMdf hY, ikAuNik KLfl Aus dy afpxy KyqF nUM jfxf huMdf hY, ies leI srkfrI krmcfrI aqy Auh afp iml ky KLfl dI AusfrI krvfAuNdy hn. nf hI mfVf mYtIrIal lwgx idMdy hn aqy nf hI Gwt. krmcfrIaF nfl iml ky ivwcoN ‘Kfx dI’ guMjfiesL hI nhIN rihMdI. mfVy Kfl bxvf ky qy rl ky jy Auh Kfvygf qF afpxy pYrIN afp kuhfVf mfr irhf hovygf. KyqF ivwc bMidaF dy nfl aOrqF vI kMm kr rhIaF sn.
“lE jI! afpF PLYslfbfd vflI sVk ‘qy af puwjy aF”, rfie sfihb ny muwK sVk ‘qy kfr moVidaF afiKaf qF pRym isMG afKx lwgf, “rfie sfihb! PLYslfbfd nf afKo myry lfielpur nUM. iehnUM lfielpur hI irhx idE.”
iewk pl ruk ky boilaf, “sfnUM puwiCaF bgLYr nF ikEN rwiKaf iesdf PLYslfbfd?” Bfvuk afvysL ivwc Auh Buwl cuwkf sI ik Auh kI afK irhf hY. Auh ies vyly idmfgL dI QF idl qoN bol irhf sI. sfnUM AusdI ies Bfuvkqf ‘qy lfz af irhf sI. asIN AusdI ajIb mMg AuWqy hwsy ik lfielpur df nF PLYslfbfd rwKx smyN AusnUM Blf ikAuN aqy ikvyN puwiCaf jf skdf sI! Aus ny awgoN hws ky ikhf, “bYT Eey igafnI buwD mMzly dI kYd ivwc, vlvly dy dysL sfzIaF lwg geIaF XfrIaF.”
sfzy nfl afey aOkfPL dy krmcfrI anvr ny Ausdf vlvlf smJ ilaf sI. kihx lwgf, “toBf tyk isMG df vI nF bdlx lwgy sn. nF bdlx qoN pihlF gvrnr jIlfnI ny ipMz dy nF dI qvfrIKL puwCI qF pqf lwgf ik pihlIaF ivwc ies iekwlvMjy rsqy ‘qy iewk toBf huMdf sI. tyk isMG nF df iewk bjLurg AuWQoN pfxI ilaf ky rfhgIrF nUM pfxI iplfieaf krdf sI. ieMj ies ipMz df nfm toBf tyk isMG pY igaf. gvrnr jIlfnI ny ikhf aijhy qvfrIKLI nfm nUM qbdIl nhIN kIqf jf skdf ijs nfl eynI cMgI Xfd juVI hoeI ey.”
asIN PLyr iewk zUMGI cuwp ivwc AuWqr gey. gurmIq isMG Zwzf iPLr myry cyiqaF ivwc bolx lwgf:
“inMmf afieaf, Ausny nbI aqy PLjLlF bfry dwisaf qF sfzf vI pfiksqfn jfx nUM jI kr afieaf. myrI AuhnIN idnIN sUbf kmytI dI mIitMg af geI. mYN qF nf jf sikaf pr myrI GrvflI geI jwQy nfl. Auh PLjLlF leI sLfl aqy hor cIjLF lY ky geI. Aus ny qurn lwgI myrI GrvflI nUM kVfh bxf ky idwqf. ipMz dIaF gwlF kr kr roNdI rhI. aKy myrf ipMz mYnUM supny ivwc vI nhIN Buwilaf.”
“aglI vfr myrf jI kr afieaf. mYN gulfm nbI nUM aqy afpxy hor jfxUaF nUM icwTIaF ilK idwqIaF afAux dIaF. jfx lwgf qF myry iewk sfQI mfstr ny afpxf bjLurg ipE myry nfl atYc kr idwqf. bjLurg awsI sfl dy nyVy. hwQ ivwc zFg PVI hoeI. mYN zrF ik hux mYN qF iehdy nfl gurduafiraF ’c bwJf rhUM pr gwzI cVHx-cVHfAux ivwc buwZf ihMmqI lwgf. lfhOr asIN afpxy ipMz dy krm isMG Zwzf dy jfxU pirvfr kol Tihry. ieh bhuq amIr pirvfr sI. AuhnF dI nnkfxf sfihb dy bYNk mYnyjr nfl vfkPLI sI. AusnUM AuhnF PLon vI kr idwqf aqy sfnUM icwTI vI dy idwqI.”
“nnkfxy asIN rylvy stysLn qoN AuWqr ky jdoN gurduafry vwl qury qF mYN dwsIaF insLfnIaF muqfibk gulfm nbI dI dukfn tolx lwgf. AuhdI dukfn dy awgy ipwpl hY. asIN vI qfVdy pey sF aqy Auh vI jwQy dy bMidaF vwl vyK irhf sI. surmy vflIaF awKF ‘qy njLr geI qF mYN gulfm nbI nUM pCfx ilaf. mYN ajy mfVf ijhf ruikaf hI sF ik Auhny afx ky mYnUM jwPLI pf leI. kihMdf, “mIqf lwgdf eyN?”
Auh sfQoN Aumr ivwc vwzf huMdf sI. mYN puwiCaf, “BYx ikwQy af?” kihMdf, “svyry afAUgI.”
“agly idn PLjLlF afeI. bVI AuWcI lMmI dfnfa jLnfnI. jwPLI pf ky imlI. asIN kwcy BFizaF ivwc bih gey. kihx lwgI, “qyrI sLkl qyry ipE nfl bVI imldI ey. mYN qF ivMhidaF pCfx geI sF.”
mYN Aus leI ilaFdf sUt, sLfl, cfh aqy ibMdIaF idwqIaF qF afKx lwgI, “afh vyK KF myrI BfbI mYnUM dy ky geI sI ipClI vfrI.” Aus ny AuWqy ilaf sLfl ivKfieaf. asIN rfq nUM gurduafry nhIN sF Tihrdy. bYNk mYnyjr ny sfnUM bYNk AuWprly cubfry ivwc Tihrf ilaf sI pr rotI asIN rfq nUM gulfm nbI dy Gr hI KFdy. Aus rfq rotI qoN pihlF nbI mYnUM puwCdf, “mfstr! pIxI aF?”
mYN ikhf, “quhfzy qF imldI nhIN. iml jU.”
“qUM hF kr.”
Auh aDIaf dysI sLrfb df lY afieaf. asIN Auhly ho ky bYT ky pINdy gwlF krdy rhy. rotI Kfx lwgy qF PLjLlF sfzy kol afeI. mYN ipafr nfl afiKaf, “af BYx rotI ‘kwiTaF KfeIey.”
kihx lwgI, “vIr jy rotI ‘kwTI KfxI sI qF sfnUM kfhnUM kwZxf sI AuWQoN.”

myry aMdr bol irhf gurmIq Zwzf KLfmosL ho igaf. Aus nUM AudoN vI kooeI gwl nhIN sI ahuVI ,jdoN PLjLlF ny ieh svfl pfieaf sI. ies svfl df jvfb lwBidaF hI iewk qoN do mulk bx gey sn jo ajy vI iewk dUjy vwl qopF qfxI Klqy sn. ‘ihMdU pfxI’ aqy ‘muslmfn pfxI’ iewk dUjy df KLUn pIx leI iqafr-br-iqafr rihMdy sn aqy mOkf imlidaF hI dUjy dy lhU df Guwt Br lYNdy sn. jvfb qF pMj sO sfl pihlF hI lwB ilaf sI, bfby nfnk ny: nf hm ihMdU nf muslfmn!
pr asIN AusdI suxI hI kdoN sI! Auhdy ichry dy mfnv-muhwbq dy nUr vwl Jfq hI kdoN mfrI sI! AuhdI bfxI ivcly swc nUM awKF Kol ky piVHaf hI kdoN sI! asIN qF bws sLrDf ivwc awKF muMd ky sIs Jukf Cwizaf sI.
mYN afpy qoN bfhr afieaf qF sqnfm mfxk sLrfrq nfl pRym isMG nUM puwC irhf sI, “srdfr jI! quhfzy vyly ko-aYjUkysLn huMdI sI?”
“huMdI nhIN sI, afp kr leIdI sI!” rfie ajLIjL AuWlf ny ikhf.
pRym isMG ny msqI dy aflm ivwc isr ihlfieaf. ijAuN ijAuN lfielpur vwl kfr vD rhI sI, Auh ijvyN Aus pfisEN afAuNdI jnm-BoN dI mihk suMG ky hI ltbOrf hoeI jf irhf sI. bhuq hI gMBIr, ijLMmyvfr ivakqI sfrIaF isafxpF Buwl ky juafnI dy muwZly sflF ivwc guafc igaf sI.
“qusIN sFBo afpxIaF isafxpF aqy buwDImfnIaF. afpxIaF aklF aqy aKLbfrF-ikqfbF. gMgf bhfmxI nUM kI pqf JnF dy afsLkF dy rMg-rwqy idlF df. gMgf bfhmxI kI jfxy myry Puwl JnF ivwc pfxy” , pRym isMG ny qswlI df zUMGf sfh Biraf.
pRym isMG dy jnm-BUmI vwl pRgtfey jFdy ipafr nUM vyK ky gurmIq Zwzy nfl igaf bjLurg bfbf mYnUM afK irhY, “myrI vI khfxI suxf dyh. mYN qF cflI sfl Buwjdf irhf sF, afpxy ipMz nUM vyKx leI.”

bfbf lfielpur ijLlHy dy cwk nMbr 56 df rihx vflf sI. jVHF vfly dy njLdIk. Auh vI nnkfxy dy bhfny afpxy ipMz dy purfxy bylIaF nUM imlx qy jy ikDry jugfV bx jfvy qF afpxy ipMz dy dIdfr krn afieaf sI. Aus ny iewk do imwqrF nUM nnkfxy puwjx dIaF icwTIaF pfeIaF sn, pr AuhnF ivwcoN koeI vI nnkfxy nhIN sI puwjf. jdoN Ausny gurmIq dy igrfeIaF nUM Aus nfl ieMj imlidaF vyiKaf qF qrlf lY ky afKx lwgf, “mfstr gurmIq isaHF! ijvyN vI hovy, myry ipMz nUM myrf hwQ luaf dyh. mYN iPLr vfps nhIN jFdf EQy hI mr jfAUN.”
bfbf Bfvuk ho igaf.
vIjLy muqfbk AuhnF nUM nnkfxy qoN bfhr jfx dI afigaf nhIN sI. gurmIq isMG ny jwQy nfl gey aPLsrF nUM puwiCaf pr afigaf nf imlI. pr bfbf qF igaf hI iesy kMm sI. vfr vfr afKy, “gurmIq isaHF! kr koeI cfrf! qyrf bVf puMn hoAU.”
bfbf bhuq Audfs sI. iewk pulIs aPLsr ny jwQy dy bMidaF coN afvfjL dy ky puwiCaf, “quhfzy ivwcoN nMgl srfly df hY koeI?”
gurmIq Zwzf kihx lwgf, “mYN jfxdF nMgl srfly nUM. mYN alfvlpur pVHdf irhF.”
Auh aPLsr vI Ausy ipMz dy skUl ivwc pVHdf irhf sI. Aus ny Esy vyly cfh aqy brPLI mMgvf leI. afpxy skUl, mfstr , jmfqIaF aqy ielfky dIaF gwlF krn lwgf. AusnUM ipGilaf vyK ky gurmIq ny ikhf, “bfbf vI ieMj hI hAuky lYNdf afpxf ipMz vyKx leI. jy kuJ ho skdf hovy!”
qrl hoieaf aPLsr kihx lwgf, “qusIN pRfeIvyt gwzI kr lvo. jy PLVngy qF PV ky pihlF sfzy kol hI lY ky afAuxgy, iewQy mYN bYTF.”
gurmIq aqy bfbf AuWzdy hoey bYNk mYnyjr kol gey. mYnyjr ny afp kfr ikrfey ‘qy kIqI aqy AuhnF nfl jVHF vfly nUM qur ipaf. gurmIq ny ikhf, “bfbf ipMz lwB lvyNgf?”
“BfvyN myrIaF awKF bMnH idE qd vI lwB lUM. mYN pUry cflI sfl ies DrqI qy gujLfry ny.” bfby dIaF aYnkF hyT qrl awKF cmk rhIaF sn.
BfvyN rsqy bdl cuwky sn, pr iPLr vI AuhnF ipMz lwB hI ilaf. pihly hI Gr kol kfr rok ky bfby ny afpxy iksy jfxU df nfm puwiCaf qF Gr dy kihx lwgy, “Auh qF sLudfeI ho igaf.”
hor pMjF chuMaF dy nF ley. Auh hYgy sn. bfbf Gr vyKx leI kfhlf sI pr duafly af juVI BIV ny TMZy dIaF boqlF mMgvf leIaF sn. ipwCoN AuhnF cfh vI Dr idwqI. lfgly pRfiemrI skUl df mfstr bfhr af igaf. Aus bwicaF nUM CuwtI kr idwqI.
bwcy, buwZy, inafxy iewk jlUs dI sLkl ivwc ipMz dIaF glIaF ivwc ho qury. pYlIaF qoN isr ‘qy pwiTaF dIaF pMzF cuwkI afAuMNdy keIaF ny pMzF pfsy rwK idwqIaF aqy nfl nfl cwl pey. ijAuN ijAuN pqf lwgdf igaf, bfby dy purfxy jfxU vI sfho-sfhI Bwjy afx phuMcy. bwcy aqy jLnfnIaF drvfijLaF ‘c af KVoqy.
vMz qoN pihlF bfby df lwkV df kMm huMdf sI. ijs rfhy Auh jf irhf sI, Ausdf kfrKLfnf nyVy sI. lok bfby nUM rok ky suwK sFd pwuC rhy sn, bdo-bdI TMZf ipaf rhy sn. qury jFdy bMidaF dIaF itwpxIaF ;’coN bfby df ikrdfr aqy ivhfr boldf sI.
“ieh bfbf qF ipMz df bMnH huMdf sI sfzy df.”
“iehdf lfxf qy kfrobfr eynf vwzf sI ik syr qyl bldf sI iehnF dy Gr.”
“iksy df ivafh hovy jF mrg; iehny kdy bflx df pYsf nhIN sI iklaf.”
bfby df iewk hfxI awgoN jwPLI pf ky imilaf aqy kihx lwigaf, “krm isaHF! BfvyN myry Gr nUM hwQ lf ky hI muV afvIN pr myry Gr jLrUr af.”
BIV nUM cIrdI iewk jLnfnI awgy afeI. Ausny ichry AuWqy GuMz vFg kwpVf kr ilaf aqy bfby dy pYrIN hwQ lfieaf. gurmIq ny kfrn puwiCaf, qF kihx lwgI, “sfzf qF ieh aMndfqf hY.”
vMz qoN pihlF Aus aOrq df Gr vflf bfby df sLfigrd bx ky Aus qoN qrKfxf kMm iswKdf irhf sI.
“bIbI kI nF qyry Grvfly df?”
“aqf muhMmd.”
bfby ny hwQlI zFg moZy nfl lfeI. dohF hwQF nfl aYnkF df PLrym TIk kIqf aqy ilsLkdIaF awKF nfl ikhf, “ikwQy aY Auh…myrf puwq…AuhnUM imlf myry nfl…….”
pr aqf muhMmd qF lfielpur kMm’ qy igaf hoieaf sI. Aus ny rfq nUM prqxf sI.
“qUM AuhnUM afKIN svyry mYnUM nnkfxy af ky imly. hwQ ‘c soty vflf aqy aYnkF vflf bMdf mYN hI hoAUN.:”
kfrKLfny jf ky bfbf hsrq BrIaF awKF nfl Cwq qy afpxy hwQIN pfey gfzrF vwl vyKx lwgf. afpxy hQOVy nUM pCfx ilaf. Gx Auho sI. bwicaF vFg AuhnUM kuwCV cuwk ilaf. afKy, “gurmIq isaHF, iehnUM nfl lY cwlIey.”
Gr igaf qF ivhVy ivcly ipwpl nUM jwPLI pf leI. afKI jfvy, “gurmIq isaHF! qUM hux mYnUM eyQy hI rihx dy.”
pr jfxf qF pYxf hI sI. sfrf ipMz bfhr qwk ivdf krn afieaf.
rfqIN aqf muhMmd Gr afieaf qF GrvflI ny bfby krm isMG bfry dwisaf. Auh rfqIN hI GroN qur ipaf. iksy trwk qy svfr ho ky svyry qVHky hI Auh nnkfxy puwj igaf aqy bfby krm isMG nUM lwBx lwgf. idnyN nON ku vjy jdoN bfbf krm isMG aqy gurmIq isMG Zwzf gurduafry dy gyt kol puwjy qF aqf muhMmd ny bfby nUM dUroN pCfx ilaf aqy bwicaF vFg Bwj ky Auhdy gl nUM cMbV igaf. pulIs vfilaF nUM AuhdI ieh hmlfvr qyjLI KLqrnfk lwgI qy AuhnF ny AusnUM zMzy mfrny sLurU kr idwqy. Auh bfby dy gl duafilEN AuhdI bfhvF dI kirMGVI lfhux lwgy. Auh glvkVI dI kws pwkI krI igaf aqy zMzy KfeI igaf.
afKI jfvy, “ieMj mYnUM myry ipE nUM imlx qoN rok lvogy! lf lO jLor!”
gurmIq isMG ny kol Kloqy pulIs aPLsrF nUM Bwj ky Aus bfry dwisaf. pulsIey ipwCy hty qF hI Auhny bfby dy moZy nfloN afpxf isr ipwCy kIqf. Auhdy awQrUaF nfl bfby df moZf iBwj cuwkf sI.