mfstr Guwg sYn ny af ky hfËrI
rijstr PiVaf qy pYWn Dr ky hfËrI lgfAux hI lwgf sI ik cpVfsI dy sunyhy nfl
Aus dI klm iQVk geI.
‘ipRMsIpl sfihb ny bulfieaf hY jI.`
‘suwK aY [[[?`
Guwg sYn df mUMh awizaf rih igaf. Auh zr igaf. ipRMsIpl mfhxf isMG AuWprlI
idwK qy ÈKsIaq qoN ijMnf ÈrIÌ qy sfAU lgdf sI, aMdroN Auqnf hI sÉq, gusYl
qy kOV-quMmy ijhf ksYlf sI qy Guwg sYn qF Aus dy mUhry jfxoN hmyÈf
kqrfAuNdf sI [[[ zrdf sI ijvyN kF gulyl koloN.
‘sfihb dy agfVI qy GoVy dI ipCfVI kdy nhIN jfxf cfhIdf.` Ausny GbrfeIaF
hoeIaF awKF AuWpr cuwkIaF.
‘pr awj qF jfxf hI pvygf.` mYN Aus dIaF KfmoÈ nËrF df juafb idwqf.
‘quhfƒ vI bulfieaf hY jI.`
cpVfsI ny mYƒ vI pYrF qoN AuKfV idwqf. GVI vyKI, TIk tfeIm hI qF sI. mYN
qF pUry awT vjy skUl dfKl ho igaf sI qy Auh pMj imMt bfad. ieh lyt afAux
dI Èkfieq qF nhIN ho skdI. mYƒ mn hI mn ivc qswlI ijhI ho geI pr pI tI ey
PMz ivwcoN Auzfey gulCry Xfd afAuNdy hI myry gly `c hwzI vFg cuBx lwgy.
bwicaF qoN AugrfhIaF cuafnIaF aiTafnIaF rupY iekwTy krky Tyky qoN pIqy
pAUey aDIey bdhËmI pYdf krn lwgy. PtfPt klfs kmry ivwc jf ky drfË `c ipaf
aDIaf ibly lgfAuNdf hF. ajy ipCly hPqy hI ipRMsIpl ny ikhf sI ik ies rkm ƒ
Pst-eyz bksy aqy dvfeIaF qy Krc kr ky dÌqr ƒ sUicq kIqf jfvy pr ieh kMm vI
aDUrf hI irhf. Kory ies df vI awj lyKf joKf dyxf pvy gf[[[ iPr gbn df
ielËfm qy doÈ-pwqr! iek dm myry iËhn ivcoN gujr gey.
mfstr Guwg sYn myrf kulIg sI qy sInIar hox dy nfqy vyly-kuvyly myry pVdy
vI Zwkdf sI, dy ichry qy CfeI bwdlvfeI ny mYƒ hor icMqf dy clHy `c Dkyl
idwqf. Auh byhwd ÈrIÌ, vÌfdfr qy imhnqI aiDafpk sI qy bwicaF dy iZwzIN A,
a, iewk do, pfAux leI Auh axQwk imhnq krdf sI. Gr dI gurbq df BMinaf
hoieaf ivcfrf keI vyrF bwicaF nfl isr KpfAuNdf mUMh ipwCy krky ro pYNdf.
‘E sUr idAu puwqo! pVH lE jy cMgI iksmq hY quhfzI. ieh awKr quhfzy kMm
afAuxgy [[[ nhIN qF myiraF vFgU nfly afp imwtI ivc rulogy nfly mfipaF ƒ
rulfEgy [[[.`
Cy DIaF qy cfr puwqrF df bfp, ijs df koeI vI bwcf dsvIN nf twp sikaf,
afpxy afp ivc bVI hIxqf mMndf sI. iËMdgI dy ibhqrIn supny isrjxy hux Aus
leI aphuMc qy nf-mumikn ho gey sn. Aus dI inpuMnqf inpuMskqf bx geI sI.
kbIldfrI dIaF ËrUrqF qoN afqur Ausny ipCy ijhy KudkuÈI krn dI vI koiÈÈ
kIqI sI pr iehI mfhxf isMG sI ijs ny Aus zuwbdy ƒ shfrf idwqf sI. Aus idn
svyry qVk-sfr Auh lfhOr vflI rylvy lfeIn vwl ho quiraf sI qy smJOqf
aYkspRYWs dI ieMqËfr kr irhf sI. Aus dy qnfE Bry ichry qy ÈwkI hrkqF qoN
ipRMsIpl mfhxf isMG jo sYr krdf acfnk AuWDr af inkilaf sI, dI idwb-idRÈtI
ny Aus dIaF KfmoÈ nËrF coN kfly mnsUby pVH ley sn qy zFt-zpt krky Ausdf
PYslf bdl idwqf sI.
‘iËMdgI KudkuÈI vfsqy nhIN, ieh jIAUx leI hY, kuJ krn leI hY. qusIN afpxI
vKqF BrI dyh dI ÉlfsI qF kr lEgy ies qrF, pr quhfzI afqmf ieh ipClIaF ds
bfrF jfnF ƒ qrsidaF qVPidaF rulidaF vyK ky BtkdI rhygI, hmyÈf vfsqy BtkdI
rhygI[[[quhfƒ agy vI ZoeI nIN imlnI, kuJ hoÈ kro.`
ies qrF kYVf lgdf mfhxf isMG Aus ƒ iek drvyÈ rihbr mhFpurÈ bx ky twkiraf
sI. Aus idn qoN bfd Aus dI nsIaq anusfr hr mhIny qnKfh vflf bwJf ilÌfÌf
Auh pqnI ƒ PVHf idMdf qy svyry aÉbfr dI PyrI lgf ky afpxy Auprly Ércy leI
afpxf jyb Érc bxf lYNdf sI.
ies Gtnf ny Aus dI pqnI ƒ DMnvfd krn leI sfihb dy Gr phuMcf idwqf qy iPr
kdy idn idafr vyly ipRMsIpl dI pqnI df hwQ vtfAuNdI qy Gr dy duwK suwK Aus
nfl sFJy kr afAuNdI. kMm dy ievË ivwc hYzmfstrnI Aus ƒ keI pdfrQF nfl
invfjdI.
‘KOry Pyr GrvflI ny koeI Èkfieq lgf idwqI hovygI [[[.` .
‘BivwK-inDI ivwcoN ley agfAUN krËy dIaF vI iqMn ikÈqF tuwt geIaF. jrUr
iesy bfry hI jvfb qlbI krU.[[[ mYN kI smJdF! pYsy vI myry qy krËf vI myrf.
ieh mYƒ kihx vflf kOx hoieaf? mYN qF ivafj dyxf hY, ies dy kI iZwz pIV
hoeI? aYvy rohb JfVn df koeI nf koeI bhfnf Bfldf rihMdf.`
keI qrHF dy iKafl Aus dy mn qy BfrU huMdy gey. keI AuWcIaF nIvINaF socF
icwQdf myrI agvfeI krdf Auh sfihb dy kmry dy sfhmxy phuMicaf. Aus ny iPr
myry vwl ipwCf BON ky vyiKaf.
‘clo[[[ clo [[[.` mYN zrdy ijhy Aus dI hF ivc hF imlfeI.
‘mya afeI km ien sr [[[.` Aus ny zrdy zrdy bolF ƒ agy lfieaf.
‘hF [[[ hF afAu [[[ jI afieaF ƒ [[[.` mfstr Guwg sYn nfl AuWT ky hwQ
imlfAuNdy qy iPr myry nfl dsq-pMjf kridaF, mfiKAuN imwTI bolI bol ky sfzy
sfry Èwk ÈuBf nivrq kr idwqy.
‘bYTo! ÈukrIaf [[[.` Aus dy slIky ivc ikMnf imwTf inwG qy ipafr siqkfr sI,
jo sfzy sfry kurydy hoey jËbfqF `qy lyp kr igaf.
‘qusIN kwlH nhIN afey ?` Aus dy Pyr AuhI purfxI iksm dy svfl ny sfƒ dohF ƒ
hwQF pYrF dI pf idwqI, pr Aus df lihËf pihlF vfly jwt-puxy qoN swKxf
moh-iBwjf sI.`
‘jI [[[ jI [[[.`
‘koeI nhIN! quhfƒ pqf! kwlH stfP dI pfrtI sI [[[ ? asIN soicaf sfry stfÌ
vfly rl ky iznr krFgy, zFs BMgVf pfvFgy, kuJ suxFgy-suxfvFgy [[[ iek dUjy
ƒ jfxFgy [[[ pr qusIN kwlH donoN nhIN imly, quhfzI gYr-hfËrI sfƒ bhuq
rVkdI rhI.`
‘sOrI sr! mYƒ pqf nhIN lwgf.` mYN afpxf KihVf CzfAuNdy ikhf. Èukr kIqf
JfV-JMb qoN ibnF hI ÉlfsI ho geI.
‘myrI qF kwlH iksy irÈqydfr ny lVkI dy irÈqy leI afAuxf sI, Auh vI nhIN
afey pr mYƒ AuzIkxf ipaf.`
iek iznr imws ho jfxf mfstr Guwg sYn leI nf-pUrn Xog Gftf sI qy myry leI
eyny sfry swjxF imwqrF ƒ nf iml skx qy suxn df ivgocf ies qoN vI vwzf
nuksfn!
‘bfbU jI[[[!`
Aus ny GMtI mfrI. awj Aus dI GMtI vI bVI imwTI qy mDur tuxkfr dy rhI sI.
‘Auh kwlH iehnF leI jo kUpn bcy af ?`
‘hF jI [[[ jI [[[ hF [[[.` bfbU ny awgy ƒ isr ihlfieaf.
‘dy idAu, clo cMgf hoieaf [[[, vyK lE [[[, asIN quhfzI gYrhfËrI ivc vI
quhfzf ikMnf iKafl rwKdy hF.`
ipRMsIpl sfihb dI Ëbfn awj aiqaMq imwTf rfg alfp rhI sI.
‘jfAu [[[ pMnf rYstorYNt ivc! quhfzy leI do QfÜIaF quhfzI ieMqËfr kr rhIaF
ny. ieh do kUpn AuQy mYnyjr ƒ dy idAu.`
DrqI `qy pYr nhIN sn lwg rhy Aus dy qy myry vI ikhVy Gwt sn.
‘awCf jI ÈukrIaf bhuq-bhuq DMnvfd!`
Aus ny AuWT ky iPr dobfrf hwQ imlfey qy dohF dy moiZaF qy QfpVf idMdy
drvfËy qwk Cwzdy bfbU jI vwl muskrfey.
awDI CuwtI qy lMc df ieko hI tfeIm! lMc tfeIm qwk df virHaF ijwzf lMmf smF
bVI bysbrI nfl guËiraf.
mfstr Guwg sYn dy KVKV krdy purfxy sfeIkl dy ipwCy bYTf mYN bhuq Èrmsfr ho
irhf sF. kwlH dy smfgm ivc nf jfx dI icqvnI qy ies df smfijk Gftf mYƒ
bfr-bfr qMg pryÈfn kr irhf sI pr hux pCqfey kI hovy jd icVIaF cug geI Kyq.
mfstr Guwg sYn dy pYzlF dI cUM-cUM[[[ cIN-cIN vI Aus dy iehnF sfry axpcy
jËbfqF dI qrjmfnI kr rhI sI. aprYl mhIny dI pihlI Duwp, BfvyN eynI sfVU
grmI nhIN sI dy rhI pr myry vrgI iek BfrI svfrI ibTf ky Cy mIl df sÌr,
aFdrF ƒ iKwc ËrUr dy irhf sI.ies nfl Aus dy vgdy psIny ny Aus dy pqly ijhy
mfVkU kmIË ƒ gVuwc krky Aus dy ipMzy dy nfl cMbyV idwqf sI.
puwCdy-puCfAuNdy, lwBdy-lBfAuNdy[[[ borz vyKdy-vyKdy, brykF dIaF cIkF
inklIaF. sfeIkl dI rÌqfr kuJ mwDm hoeI. mYN Cfl mfr ky AuWqiraf. Aus ny
hONkdy hoey AuWqr ky mwQy coN vgdIaF psIny dIaF GrfÜF swjy hwQ dI pihlI
AuNgl tyZI krky sfÌ kIqIaF. afsy pfsy dyiKaf, sfƒ suK df sfh afieaf, TIk
itkfxy `qy phuMc gey sI. ikMnf vwzf qkVf hotl! vMn-suvMny pkvfnF dI
afAuNdI sugMD nfl mUMh pfxI Br igaf.
‘asIN ieQy Kfxf nhIN KfvFgy, pYk krvf lvFgy. asIN qF Kf ky kI krny, bwicaF
dy mUMh pY jfAU Borf cMgf Kfxf.` iek kbIldfr bfp dI qFG Aus dy jËbfqF
ivcoN vih qurI.
‘clo TIk hY, ijvyN TIk smJo.iewk ny khI dUjy ny mfnI dono bRhm igafnI.`
mYN hws ky Aus dI hfmI Br idwqI.
‘aMdr vVy, bVf ÈFq vfqfvrn ! imMnHIN-isMnHIN mwDm roÈnI! nfl sfrf hfl lgBg
Biraf ipaf sI. pry dUr iek nuwkry iek joVI awD-hnyry df lfB AuTf ky afpxI
iËMdgI dy supny husIn kr rhI sI jF isrj rhI sI.
mfstr Guwg sYn ny moZy AuWcy cuwk ky afpxy zUMGy afqm-ivÈvfs nfl mYnyjr dy
sfhmxy silwp jf rwKI.
‘jI ieh sfzy do Kfxy ny.`
‘Kfxy ? kfhdy Kfxy ? ikhVy Kfxy ?` mYnyjr acMiBq ijhf ho igaf.
‘kwlH pfrtI sI nf ieQy! sfzy iznr bfkI ny, asIN kwlH Èfiml nhIN ho sky.`
mYN awgy ho ky gwl spwÈt kIqI. mYnyjr dy nfl kfAUNtr `qy bYTI iek suMdr
lgr ijhI muitafr ny afpxy mwQy dI ilt AuWpr suwt ky mYnyjr vwl hlkI ijhI
rmË BrI muskrfht suwtI.
‘hF jI [[[, ieh asIN ieQy nhIN Kfxy, sfƒ pYk hI krf idAu.` mfstr Guwg sYn
pwg dy pyc sMvfrdf nyVy hoieaf.
mYnyjr qy lVkI dIaF nËrF Pyr imlIaF, Auh donoN hwsx lwgy.
mYnyjr ny iek dm pYWn kwiZaf. sfhmxy peI not buwk cuwkI qy kuJ iliKaf.
‘lE.` mfstr Guwg sYn vwl vDf idwqf.
‘Pst eypirl PUl.`
silwp lY ky mfstr Guwg sYn iCwQf ijhf ho igaf. Aus ny mwQy qy acncyq
AuBrIaF psIny dIaF bUMdF Jwgf AuWpr cuwk ky Jwgy nfl sfP kIqIaF.
‘kI qrIk aY awj?` Aus df avfikaf mUMh mYƒ sMboiDq sI.
‘awj pihlI apRYl.` mYN GVI ivc nIJ lgfAuNdy ikhf.
‘hF pihlI apRYl! XfnI ik Pst apRYl!` mYnyjr ny ieh gwl jor dy ky duhrfeI.
mfstr ny Auh silwp myry vwl vDf idwqI.
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