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bicwqr isMG ieh socF socdf iek iqMn-mMjLlf mkfn agy jf phuMicaf sI. ies mkfn dIaF AuWprlIaF mMjLlF nMU pOVIaF bfhr vfroN cVHdIaF sn, hyTlI mMjLl dy bfhrly pfsy kuJ dukfnF sn, Aus dy ipwCy hjLfr zyZ hjLfr gjL ivc iek lohy df kfrKLfnf sI. bicwqr isMG ny pOVIaF vflf drvfjLf KVkfieaf. QoVHI dyr bfad jd drvfjLf KuwilHaf qF kfrKLfny df mflk afp awgy KVf sI. Auh bfhr KVy ajnbI nMU vyK ky hYrfn rih igaf qy pwuCx lwigaf ik kI gwl hY?
“AuWpr cwl ky dwsdy hF sfrI gwl.” bicwqr isMG ny Aus nMU hukmfnf lihjy ivc ikhf aqy afp vI AuWpr vwl nMU ho quiraf, mflk vI Aus dy nfl nfl AuWpr nMU hoieaf, ijvyN Gr Auhdf nf hovy sgoN Aus ajnbI df hoey, AuWprlI mMjLl qy phuMc ky jd bicwqr isMG loeI dI bwukl lfh ky soPLy AuWpr bYiTaf qF pihlI Jlk aqy hwiQafrF dI Cxkfr ny mflk df rMg pIlf BUk kr idwqf. zry hoey mflk nMU vyK ky, bicwqr isMG ny ikhf, “srdfrf ! gfqrf qF bVf vwzf pfieaf hoieaf eI, pr ieko isMG nMU vyK ky hI zr igaf eyN ?”
“nhIN, mhfrfj ! zrn vflI ikhVI gwl ey ? qusIN hukm kro, sfnMU jo mrjLI syvf lgfAu, asIN hfjLr hF.”
“cMgf iPr pihlF jl pfxI CkfAu iPr syvf dI gwl krdy hF, isMG sfrI rfq df sPLr krkyy afey hn, hF isMG cfh nhIN Ckdy, cMgf hovy jy cOl Dr lvo, duwD nfl Cwk lvFgy. AunI dyr nMU mYN iesLnfn pfxI kr lYNdf hF.”
“bhuq awCf jI !” kih ky mflk aMdr vwl nMU hoieaf pr Auh aMdroN pUrf ihwilaf ipaf sI, Auh iksy iksm dI nFh vI nhIN sI kr skdf jy huxy puils nMU pqf lwg jfvy qF mYN qF mfiraf jfANU ! hovy nf qF ikvyN nf ikvyN ies blLf nMU tflF. iPLr vI Auh zrdf mfrf Aus dI syvf ivc lwigaf irhf.
iesLnfn vgLYrf kr ky bicwqr isMG ny bVI sMqusLtI nfl lMgLr pfxI Cwikaf, ardfsf soiDaf qy ieh kfmnf kIqI ik ijs BMzfry ivcoN Bojn Cikaf hY; Auh BMzfry hmysL Bry rihx, afpxy sfPLy nfl hwQ pUMJ ky Auh kMm dI gwl vwl afieaf.
“iPr srdfr jI ! DrmXuD morcy ivc kI ihwsf pfAuxY qusIN?”
“jo hukm hovy isMGF df ! jI asIN hr vyly iqafr hF, qusIN jo XQfsLkq hukm lgfAu asIN isr mwQy mMnx nMU iqafr hF jI, AuNÖ awjkwl dy hflfq krky sfrf kfrobfr ruikaf ipaf hY. vpfrI AuNÖ koeI pMjfb vwl mUMh nhIN krdf [[[ asIN qF afp msF idn-ktI kr rhy hF jI. iPLr vI jo quhfzf hukm hY asIN jLrUr mMnFgy.”
“svf lwK dI syvf lgfeI hY, isMGf ! qYnMU KLflsy ny.” bicwqr isMG ny Aus nMU do twuk gwl suxf idqI bgLYr iksy BUimkf dy.
hwQ joVI KVf kfrKLfnydfr ijvyN bONdl ijhf igaf sI, Auh illkVIaF kwZx lwgf, “aYnI syvf nhIN Jwl skdy jI asIN, kuJ ihsfb isr syvf lfE jI, aYvyN lfhOrI vwtf nf pfE !”
“ieh koeI ijLafdf hY?” iehdIaF qF isrPL iqMn asfltF hI afAuxIaF ny, qYnMU pqf ey ik iqMnF nfl kI bxdf ey ? ikwzy vwzy dusLmx nfl lVfeI eyy KLflsy dI ? jykr quhfzy vrgy kfrKLfnydfr hI isMGF dI mdd nhIN krngy qF hor ikMnHF ny krnI hY ? gLrIbF qoN qF asIN muMzy hI mMgdy hF quhfQoN muMzy nhIN, mfieaf hI mMgI ey ! jF qMU vI afpxf muMzf Byj dyh sfzy nfl, asIN qF sgoN qyry pfsoN mfieaf hI mMgI hY. sfnMU pqY qusIN mfieaf hI dy skdy ho.’’
muMzy df nF sux ky kfrKLfnydfr dy pYrF hyToN jLmIn inkl geI. AuhnMU zlhOjLI pVHdf ibwtU Xfd af igaf, iPLr vI Auh kuJ hOslf krky boilaf, “aYnI qOPLIk nhIN rwKdy jI asIN, quhfnMU BulyKf hY, kfrobfr sfrf Twp ipaf hY, qy mfieaf ikwQoN afAuxI hY jI.”
“cMgf iPr ieMÖ krdy hF, aOh sfhmxy gurU sfihb jI dI PLoto ipwCy ijhVI iqjOrI qMU kMD ivc bxfeI hoeI hY, Auh Kohl dyh, ijMnI vI mfieaf Auhdy ivc nkd hoAU, qyrI AunI hI syvf mMnjLUr kr lvFgy.”
bicwqr isMG ny bVy ivsLvfs nfl hukm suxfieaf, qF kfrKLfnydfr nMU qRylIaF afAuxIaF sLurU ho geIaF. AuhnMU lwigaf ijvyN Auh huxy hI gsL Kf ky izwg pvygf nfl hI Aus nMU iehsfs hoieaf ik isMG pwky-pYrIN afieaf ey, jIhnMU sfzI rg rg df pqf ey, ies qjorI df qF myrI Gr vflI nMU vI nhIN pqf, iehnMU ikvyN pqf lwg igaf ?
“mhfrfj, asIN quhfzy qoN koeI ienkfrI hF ? asIN afp aMimRqDfrI isMG hF aqy pMQ dy kfjL leI hr vkq iqafr rihMdy hF, pr iPr vI qusIN ikrpf kro, eynf Bfrf vwtf nf pfE, qusIN sfzI hflq qF vyKo ?” Aus ny pYNqVf bdilaf.
“cwl iek Cot qYnMU hor dy dyNdy hF, qjOrI ivc ijMnf vI sonf cFdI jF gihxy hoxgy, AunHF nMU asIN hwQ nhIN lgfAuNdy. Auh sfzy iksy kMm nhIN, nkdI nkdI cwuk lYNdy hF. dws mMnjLUr eI ?”
“isMG jI ! mYN iek asflt dI syvf kr idaFgf.”
Aus ny KihVf CuzfAuxf cfihaf.
“pYNqI hjLfr qF kuJ vI nhIN, isMGF dy qF iek iek aYksLn qy lwKF KLrc huMdy ny, puils vfilaF nMU vwK vwZI cIry dyxy pYNdy ny[[[ keI nfky lYxy pYNdy ny[[[ asIN qF kOm leI jfnF vfr rhy hF. mfieaf qF qyry vrgy srmfeydfrF ny hI dyxI hY. soc lY, jykr asIN aYnf aYnf tfeIm ieko afdmI nfl lgfAux lwgy qF, pY geIaF pUrIaF. CyqI kr gwl mukf, nhIN qF iswDf juafb dyh, mYN jfky aYksLn kmytI nMU KLbr vI krnI hY. mYN qF ivcoN kuJ lYxf dyxf nhIN, Auh afpy PLYslf kr lYxgy ik agoN kI krnf hY.” bicwqr isMG ieko sfhy hI sfrf kuJ kih igaf.
“cwlo iPr do asfltF sfzy vwloN syvf ivc kbUl kro qy mukfAu gwl ! swqr hjLfr rupY mYN quhfnMU ijwQy kho phuMcf dyvFgf.”
“cMgf qyrI mrjLI ! isMGF vwloN iqMnF df hukm sI, AunHF nMU mYN afpy dws dyvFgf, pYisaF nMU mYN hwQ nhIN lgfAuxf, ieh qMU afpy JMgI vfly puwl AuWpr lY ky afvIN, ijs idn qYnMU sunyhf imilaf, AuWQy qYnMU sfzf iek bMdf imlygf, Auh qYnMU nfl lY ky Aus bMdy nMU imlf dyvygf, jIhnMU pYsy dyxy hn qy sfzf sfmfn afpxy afp sfzy kol phuMc jfvygf,” Aus ny do tuwk gwl mukfeI.
“jo hukm isMGF df !” kfrKLfnydfr ny ijvyN jfn CuwtdI jfxI.
“qy qMU myrf mMjf ikDry ieklvFJy ijhy zfh dyh, mYN GVI ku afrfm kr lvF, rfq pYx qy mYN ieQoN clf jfvFgf, sfrI rfq df sPLr vI kIqf hY aqy AuNÖ vI idny qurnf sfzy leI TIk nhIN.”
rfq dy sfzy ku ds vwjy hoxgy jdoN bicwqr isMG afpxI mMjLl vwl quiraf. kfrKLfnydfr ny iek qrHF nfl Aus dy jfx qoN bfad swuK df sfh ilaf qy nfl hI Auh doicwqI ivc doPfV ho igaf sI. iek pfsy KfVkUaF df zr, dUjy pfsy puils df qsLwdd, jykr gwl puils dy kMnIN phuMc geI ik Aus ny pYisaF nfl KfVkUaF dI mdd kIqI hY, qF Auhdf kuJ vI nhIN bcxf. kwut mfr qoN ielfvf ijhl vI ho skdI hY, pr dUjy pfsy qF iswDI golLI hI sI. Auh kry qF kI kry ? iks dI rfie lvy ? Aus nMU cfr cuPLyryy hnyrf hI hnyrf njLr af irhf sI. Aus nMU qF hux pwqy pwqy qoN zr afAux lwg ipaf sI. Auh afpxy idwl dI gwl iksy nMU dws vI nhIN sI skdf, Gr bYiTaF bYiTaF hI Aus nMU musIbq ny afx Gyiraf sI. Auh qF cMgf Blf suKI jIvx jIAu irhf sI, afpxy kfrobfr ivc ruwwiJaf, bIvI, bwicaF nfl KLusL KLusL, XfrF dosqF nfl gwpF mfrdf, mihPLlF sjfAuNdf, qy klwbF ivc afpxy sfQIaF nfl rfjnIqI qy bihsF krdf, Auh hmysL srkfr dIaF nIqIaF dI nukqfcInI krdf, qy jUJ rhy muMizaF dI hmysLf hI hmfieq krdf, jUJ rhy muMzy Aus nMU cMgy lwgdy sn, ijhVy kOm leI afpxIaF jfnF vfr rhy sn.
Aus df qF ieh iek idn vI kYd vFÕ lMiGaf sI. jdoN sfrI idhfVI Aus isMG ny Aus nMU bfhr jfxoN rok idwqf sI. pr awj ieko idn ivc hI Aus nMU kI ho igaf sI ? zMUGI sLfm peI ikDry Auh isMG Auhdy GroN igaf sI. hux Aus nMU lwgdf ik Aus nMU ies Bvsfgr ivcoN kwZx vflf koeI vI nhIN, nf koeI pfrtI, nf srkfr aqy nf hI koeI irsLqydfr, Auh socdf ik bMdf ikMnf iekwlf hY ? ies gwl df Aus nMU Aus idn hI iehsfs hoieaf sI, Auh ajy vI mn hI mn ziraf hoieaf sI, geI rfq qwk Auh qfiraF vwl vyKdf irhf, ikMnf ivsLfl sI bRihmMz aqy Auh ikMnf iekwlf, Aus ny qF kdI ies ivsLfl bRihmMz nMU anuBv hI nhIN sI kIqf, Aus ny qF kdy ieMÖ asmfn vwl qwikaf hI nhIN sI, Aus ny qF sfrI Aumr afpxy kMm nfl hI gLrjL rwKI sI. hux Aus df mn Bfrf Bfrf ho igaf sI, idwl Aus df bYT bYT jFdf sI, awKF dy Cwpr Bfry ho gey sn, iPr pqf nhIN kdoN Aus nMU nINd afeI qF Aus nMU lwigaf ijvyN Aus nMU koeI ipCwly pfisAuN golLIaF nfl BMun irhf hY aqy Auh pUrI qfkq nfl Bwjx dI koisLsL kr irhf hY, golLIaF Aus nMU CfnxI CfnxI krI jf rhIaF hn. Auh hYrfn vI huMdf hY ik golLIaF Aus dy srIr nMU vwj rhIaF hn pr Auh golLIaF TMzIaF Tfr lwg rhIaF hn. sfrf srIr suMn ho jFdf hY aqy TMz nfl Aus nMU kMbxI iCV jFdI hY. Auh qRylIE qRylI ho qRwBk ky AuT bYTdf hY. sfrI rfq Aus ny awKF ivc hI kwtI sI. jykr Aus dI ikDry awK vI lgdI sI qF Aus nMU lwgdf ik Aus nMU puils ny puwiTaF tMigaf hoieaf hY aqy Aus nMU ibjlI dy Jtky idwqy jf rhy hox[[[Auh iPr qRwBk ky AuTdf aqy socdf ikMnI imhnq nfl mYN hOlI hOlI krky sfrf kfrobfr sYWt kIqf sI. ies kfrobfr nMU sYWt krn leI mYN ikMny pfpV vyly sn. kdy Kwdr pihn JMzy PV nfhry lgfey sn, kfmryzI vI kIqI, hflfq nMU vyK aMimRq vI Cwk ilaf, pr hux ibpqf smyN koeI rUp vI sfQ nhIN sI dy irhf. Aus nMU lwgdf ijvyN Aus dy idmfgL ivc koeI PoVf AuWT Kloqf hovy. ijhVf tws tws krdf Aus nMU cYn nhIN sI lYx dy irhf, Auh koeI PLYslf krnf cfhuMdf sI pr ikhVf PLYslf ? iek pfsy KUh sI, dUjy pfsy Kzwl sI, Auh kry qF kI kry ? awj ijvyN ieh rfq bIqx ivc hI nhIN sI af rhI, Auh vkq qoN pihlF hI AuWT KVf hoieaf. ryzIE AuWpr Aus ny sLbd kIrqn lgfAux df Xqn kIqf, ikMnI dyr Auh sUeI GumfAuNdf irhf, pr awj ryzIAu sRI hirmMdr sfihb qoN irlya ho irhf sLbd kIrqn nhIN sI PV irhf, ryzIAu bMd krky Aus ny typirkfrz df sivwc nwp idwqf, jIhdy ivc peI purfxI typ bol peI:
“jf qU myry vl hY qf ikaf muhCMdf”. pr aMdroN ihwilaf hox krky Auhdf mn itkfAu ivc nhIN sI af irhf. iqafrI krky Auh qVky hI bRykPLfst krn bYT igaf, TfhTf Kohl ky Aus ny kursI dI bfhI AuWpr rwK idwqf, cuwpcfp qy sLFq Auh nfsLqf krI igaf. ijvyN mn hI mn Aus ny koeI PLYslf kr ilaf hovy.
pUry awT vjy hI Aus ny kfr PVI aqy sdr Tfxy nMU qur ipaf. jdoN Tfxy ivcoN bfhr inkilaf qF cfr cuPLyry vfierlYsF KVk geIaF. pUrI iehiqafq nfl vwzy aPLsrF dI mIitMg sLurU ho geI, myjL AuWpr nÙsLy ivCf ky bfby JMgI vflI KUhI dI cMgI qrHF insLfndyhI kIqI geI. jykr AunHF df iek bMdf ieDr pYsy lYx afieaf qF dUjy vI ieQy ikDry nyVy hI hoxgy, ies iKLafl nfl Gyrf vwzf pfieaf jfvygf, AuNÖ vI vwzf Gyrf pfAux nfl PLors nMU PLfiedf rhygf ikAuNik AunHF dIaF rfeIPLlF lONg ryNj vflIaF hn, Auh dUroN hI AunHF AuWpr vfr kr skdy sn. dUroN AunHF nMU Gyr ky AunHF nMU isr hI nf cwukx dyvFgy, nyVy mfr krn vfly hwiQafr AunHF kol bhuq hn. sfiraF dI sihmqI nfl Xojnf bxf ky surwiKaf dsiqaF ny insLcq idn dI AuzIk krnI sLurU kr idwqI.

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bVI musLkl nfl do isMG ksLmIr isMG nMU bfhF qoN PV ky nfl nfl qor rhy sn. ksLmIr isMG nMU puils GroN cuwk ky lY geI sI ik Aus dy Gr KfVkU afx ky rotIaF KFdy hn. iesy krky hI Aus dIaF awKF bMnH ky pqf nhIN Aus nMU ikQy iljf suwitaf sI. AuWQy Auh sI jF iPr puils df qsLwdd sI. jdoN Aus dy koloN kuJ vI nf inkilaf qF afKLrkfr hnyry ivc puils Aus nMU sLihr dy iek gurduafry dy bfhr suwt geI sI, ijwQy Auh ikMnI dyr inZfl hI ipaf irhf sI, jd Aus nMU hosL afeI qF Aus ny vyiKaf ik Auh qF afpxy hI muhwly dy iek ieiqhfsk gurdvfry dy bfhr lMmf ipaf hoieaf sI. Auh gurdvfrf ijs AuWpr Aus nMU bcpn qoN hI bVI sLrDf sI, ijwQy Auh afpxy ipAu dI AuNgl PV ky jFdf huMdf sI. Auh bfpU vFÕ hI Aus QF qoN crnfimwRq lYNdf sI, ijwQoN sfry lok pYr Do ky lMGdy sn. Auh vI bfpU vFÕ hI cUlI Brdf, afpxy bulHF nMU CuhfAuNdf qy iPr afpxy bfpU vFÕ hI bfkI df jl afpxy isr AuWproN dI ipCFh nMU suwtdf. ies sfry kfrj dI kdI vI smJ nhIN sI afeI pr Auh hux qwk vI acyq mn nfl ieh kfrj inBfAuNdf af irhf sI. awj vI Auh lMÕfAuNdf lMÕfAuNdf Aus crn gMgf dy kol afieaf, crnfimRwq leI aqy mwQf tykx leI gurdvfry dy aMdr dfKLl hoieaf qF awgy kIrqn dy sLbd Aus dy kMnF ivc gUMjy ‘ijs df sfihb zfhZf hoie…Aus nMU mfr nf sfky koie] Aus nMU mfr nf sfky koie]…mfr nf sfky koie]’
Aus nMU lwgf ik ijvyN ieh sLbd Aus nMU hI sMboiDq hovy, jd Aus ny ies nMU afpxy afp AuWpr Zukfieaf qF Aus nMU ieMÖ lwgf ijvyN ieh swc hI sI.
mwQf tyk ky Aus ny pRsLfid ilaf qy bfhr afx ky Auh insLfn sfihb dy kol afx bYTf ijwQy kdI Auh afpxy bfpU nfl bcpn ivc bYiTaf krdf sI. QoVyH ijhy pRsLfid nfl hI ijvyN Aus dy iZwz nMU kuJ Drvfs af igaf sI.
QoVHI dyr kIrqn suxn qoN bfad Auh AuWiTaf, socx lwigaf ik hux Auh ikDr nMU jfvy ? Gr bfry socidaF hI Aus dIaF awKF sfhmxy puils dy BUq nwcxy sLurU ho gey. Aus nMU afpxy hI Gr qoN zr afAux lwg ipaf lwgdf sI, ijvyN jdoN vI Auh Gr igaf qF Ausy vyly hI puils Aus nMU iPr PV ky lY jfvygI. socF socdf Auh gurU ky lMgr vwl cwl ipaf. pMgq ivc bYT ky Aus ny bVI musLkl nfl do pRsLfdy KfDy aqy iPr cfh df lMgr Cikaf, ajy Auh kOly ivcoN cfh df afKLrI Guwt Br hI irhf sI ik nyVy bYTy iek muMzy ny Aus nMU pCfx ilaf.
“ksLmIr ! kdoN Cwizaf qYnMU puils ny”, Aus muMzyy ny Aus nMU iswDf hI puwC ilaf. sux ky Auh iek vfr qF sfrf hI kMb igaf, ieh koeI hor ibpqf afx peI hY Aus ny mn hI mn soicaf. pr jdoN Aus ny Aus muMzy vwl iDafn nfl vyiKaf qF Aus nMU lwigaf ijvyN Aus muMzy nMU Aus ny ikDry vyiKaf hovy pr Auh Aus nMU cMgI qrHF pCfx nf sikaf. puils qsLwdd nfl ijvyN Aus dI hosL hI mfrI geI sI. Auh iPr zr igaf ik ikDry ieh vI puils df muKLbr hI nf hovy qy koeI hor hI sUh lgfAux dI koisLsL hI nf kr irhf hoey ! Aus nMU qF hux hr ichry ivcoN puilsIaf hI njLr afAux lwg ipaf sI.
Aus muMzy iPr duhrfieaf, “Xfr ! zrn vflI koeI gwl nhIN, mYN qyry hI muhwly df hF. qMU mYnMU pCfixaF nhIN ! afpF ieko hI skUl ivc qF pVHdy sI. mYN qyry qoN iek jmfq ipwCy sI.”
hux ksLmIr nMU Aus dI kuJ DuMdlI ijhI Xfd afeI. Aus ny Aus nMU afpxy Gr bfry pWuiCaf. Aus muMzy ny dwisaf ik Aus dI mF Aus dy mfimaF kol clI geI hY qy Gr nMU jMdrf vwjf hoieaf hY.
ksLmIr qF pihlF hI Gr nhIN sI jfxf cfhuMdf hux Auh socx lwgf ik afiKLr Auh jfvy ikDr nMU ?
Aus nMU socIN pey nMU vyK Aus muMzy ny ikhf ik GbrfAux vflI koeI gwl nhIN ! qMU sfzy nfl cwl, asIN qYnMU ieho ijhI QF lY jfvFgy ijwQy qYnMU mOq qF BfvyN lwB lvy puils nhIN lwB skdI. ksLmIr duicwqI ivc pY igaf.
eynI dyr nMU iek hor muMzy ny Aus nMU af ky pWuiCaf ik ieh muMzf kOx hY ?
“dwsdy hF qYnMU, afpxf hI bMdf hY. pr pihlF iksy itkfxy lwgIey.”
iPr Auh gurduafry qoN bfhr bxy bws awzy vwl cwl pey ijwQy vwK vwK sLihrF nMU jFdIaF sfrIaF bwsF ruk ky jFdIaF sn. ajy Auh QoVHI dyr hI Kloqy sn ik bws af geI qy Auh iqMny bws ivc bYT gey. rsqy ivc iek hor ieiqhfsk ngr afieaf. ijs dy bfhr vfr sI[afr[pI[ vfly pihrf dy rhy sn. AunHF ny bws dI cYikMg kIqI. jdoN AunHF nMU pWuiCaf ik ikDroN afey ho aqy ikDr jfxf hY qF ienHF ny ikhf ik afh sfzf Brf ibmfr hY, ies nMU vwzy sLihroN duafeI dvf ky ilafey hF qy agwly ipMz jfxf hY. sI[afr[pI[ vfilaF ny suafrIaF dy sfmfn nMU mfVf motf hwQ mfiraf qy bws awgy nMU cwl peI. ieiqhfsk ipMz qoN awgy lMG ky cfr pMj vwzy vwzy ipMz afey qy iPr iek ivrfn ijhI jgHf ijwQy sVk dy kMZy AuWpr ipMz vfilaF ny iek XfdgfrI gyt bxfieaf hoieaf sI Auh Auqr pey.
awgy AuWQy iqMn cfr tFgy KVy sn. iek tFgy ivc bihMidaF hI AunHF ny ikhf, “cwl peI Zfhy vfly pfsy vfly ipMz nMU.”
“Bf jI ! koeI hor suafrI vI lY leIey ik sflm hI jfxf jy ?”
“sflm hI.” AunHF muMizaF ivcoN vwzy ny ikhf.
qy tFgy vfly ny GoVy nMU CFtf mfiraf qy qur ipaf.
koeI pMj koh df pYNzf hoxf eyN ijs nMU qYa krky Auh iek ipMz phuMc gey.
tFgy qoN Auqr ky AunHF ny soicaf ik hux kI kIqf jfvy ? ksLmIr isMG qoN quiraf nhIN sI jfxf, ies leI musLkl bx geI. sUrq nMU iek dm srpMc df cyqf af igaf. Aus ny afpxy sfQIaF nMU ikhf ik qusIN hOlI hOlI qury cwlo, mYN srpMc koloN GoVI mMg ky lY ky afAuNdf hF. Auh Aus dI ies skIm nfl sihmq ho gey aqy kwcy rsqy AuWpr cwl pey QoVHI dyr bfad hI sUrq isMG GoVI lY ky af igaf. ksLmIr nMU AunHF ny GoVI AuWpr ibTfieaf aqy afpxy sPLr AuWqy cwl pey.
iqMn GMitaF dy sPLr qoN bfad Auh diraf dy kMZy AuWpr phuMc gey. bVI musLkl nfl AunHF ny ksLmIr isMG nMU qulHy dy AuWpr ibTfieaf qy iPr lMimaF pf idwqf. qulHf iqMn jixaF df Bfr cuwk hI nhIN sI skdf ies leI iek jxf ieDrly pfsy hI KVf irhf qy do jxy qulyH nMU lY ky dUjy pfsy cwly gey. sUrq ksLmIr nMU dUjy bMny Auqfr kyy qulHf lY ky ieDrly pfsy af igaf qF ik afpxy dUjy sfQI nMU nfl iljf sky. iPr Auh dovyN vI qulHy rfhIN diraf dy dUjy pfsy cwly gey qy hnyrf hox qoN pihlF pihlF Auh zyry ivc puhMc gey.
sfry isMG ijhVy zyry ivc sn do dI QF iqMn jixaF nMU vyK ky hYrfn ho gey, ksLmIr ieMÖ cwl irhf sI ijvyN keI mhIinaF qoN ibmfr hovy.
AunHF ny bfbf jI bfry pWuiCaf qF pqf lwgf ik bfbf jI qF sOx cly gey hn. ieh sux ky Auh vI koTVI numf Gurny ivc cly gey ijs dy hyT kfhI dIaF isrkIaF bxf ky ivCfeIaF hoeIaF sn. Aus Gurny dI iek kMD ivc dIvfKf ijhf bxf ky Aus ivc iek dIvf rwiKaf hoieaf sI ijs dI rosLnI bVI hI mDm sI.
Auh Gurny dI kMD nfl Zoa lf ky bYT gey. ksLmIr ny vyiKaf ik Gurny dI iek nuwkr ivc ikMnIaF sfrIaF asfltF peIaF hoeIaF hn qy Aus dy lfgy golLIaF nfl Bry pty aqy qoVy pey hoey hn ijnHF qoN Aus ny ieh aMdfjLf lgfieaf ik AunHF qoiVaF ivc vI golLIaF hI BrIaF hoxgIaF. ajy QoVHI dyr hI hoeI hovygI ik kuJ nOjuafn AunHF leI hwQ DuafAux leI pfxI df jwg qy icwlmcI lY afey. iek isMG jwg nfl pfxI pfeI jFdf qy dUjf icwlmcI cuwk ky agly isMG dy awgy krI jFdf qy nfl hI ijs isMG ny hwQ Do ley hox Aus dy sfhmxy prnf krI jFdf ijhVf ik Aus ny afpxy moZy AuWqy ltkfieaf hoieaf sI.
ajy Auh hwQ Duaf ky gey hI sn ik do jxy hor QflIaF ivc dflL qy pRsLfdy rwKI af gey qy AuWQy bYTy isMGF dy awgy sjf idwqy. bgLYr bhuqI gwlbfq kIiqaF AunHF ny pRsLfdy Cky aqy pYNzy nfl BMny hox kfrn Auh jldI hI tyZy ho gey qy gUVHI nINd sON gey.
agly idn sfry isMG aqy bfbf jI iesLnfn krky qy pMjF bfxIaF df pfT krky iek QF AuWpr iekwqr ho gey. ksLmIr isMG aqy Aus dy sfQI vI bfbf jI kol afx hfjLr hoey. ksLmIr isMG ny vI bfkIaF vFÕ hI bfbf jI dy gozIN hwQ lgfieaf aqy nyVy hI cONkVf mfr ky bYT igaf.
bfbf jI ny afpxf Kwbf hwQ afpxy BrvwitaF `qy rwiKaf qy bVI nIJ nfl ksLmIr vwl vyKidaF pWuiCaf, “afh isMG kOx eyN?”
“bfbf jI ! ieh ksLmIr isMG ey.” ksLmIr isMG dy nfl afey muMizaF ivcoN iek ny ikhf.
“ikhVf ? ksLmIr isMG,” bfbf jI ny suBfvk hI pWuiCaf .
“bfbf jI ieh iksy jQybMdI df bMdf nhIN sgoN ieh qF puils dy awiqafcfr df isLkfr hoieaf duKI bMdf hY.” Ausy hI muMzy ny juafb idwqf aqy nfl ieh vI dwisaf ik “ieh myry nfl Cotf huMdf pVHdf irhf hY, mYN ies nMU bwcpn qoN hI jfxdf hF. sfnMU ieh iek gurduafry ivc iml ipaf sI bVf lfcfr ijhf sI ies nMU pqf nhIN sI lwg irhf ik ieh ikDr nMU jfvy ? ies AuWqy qsLwdd bhuq hoieaf hY.”
“ikAuN kI gwl hoeI ?” bfbf jI ny pWuiCaf.
“bfbf jI gwl kI hoxI sI ! quhfnMU qF sfrf pqf hI hY, ieQy iksy dI dfd PLirafd qF cldI nhIN. ijhnMU mrjLI hY PV ky lY jFdy ny. mYnMU af ky kihx lwgy ik qMU awqvfdIaF dy nfl imilaf hoieaf hYN. aKy qMU AunHF nMU rotIaF KuafAuNdf hYN.”
“iPr kI hoieaf ?”
“bfbf jI hoxf kI sI mYnMU rfq nMU iek puils dI gwzI ivc suwitaf aqy awKF myrIaF AunHF ny bMnHH leIaF aqy mYnMU mfl mMzI lY gey. keI idn AuWQy myry koloN puwC-igwC krdy rhy. keI iksm dy qsIhy dyNdy rhy. myrf qF iksy nfl koeI vfsqf hI nhIN sI. nf hI koeI lYx dyx sI.
“keI idn pwuC-igwC krn qoN bfd, iek idn vwzy aPLsrF dI mIitMg hoeI, mYnMU iPr AunHF dy sfhmxy swidaf igaf, vwzf aPLsr mYnMU kihx lwigaf, ‘sfnMU sfrf pqf ey qy qYnMU vI pqf sI ik qUM ijhVf sLihr ivc mkfn ilaf hoieaf ey, Auh qYnMU pqf sI ik JgVy vflf sI qy bKLsLI sfihb jI Aus mkfn ivc ikrfeydfr sn. mflk mkfn df afps ivc JgVf sI, lYx dyx df jF ikrfey df; qy qUM Auho hI mkfn ssqf KLrId ilaf aqy iPr qMU awqvfdIaF df bKLsLI sfihb nMU zrfvf dy ky mkfn AunHF qoN KLflI krvfAuxf cfhuMdf eyN. hux qUM ikvyN kihMdf hYN ik qyry awqvfdIaF dy nfl sMbMD nhIN ?”
“mYN ikhf, ‘jnfb mYnMU AunHF dy JgVy df qF bhuqf pqf nhIN pr mYN mkfn KLrIdx qoN pihlF bKLsLI sfihb jI qoN puwC vI ilaf sI. AunHF ny hI ikhf sI sfnMU koeI ieqrfjL nhIN, jy qusIN KLrIdxf cfhuMdy ho qF quhfzI mrjLI.’ mYN iPr ikhf, ‘vyKo bKLsLI sfihb jI pihl quhfzI hY, qusIN ivc rihMdy ho jy qusIN KLrIdxf cfhuMdy ho qF KLrId lAu, asIN koeI hor vyK lYNdy hF.’ qF bKLsLI sfihb jI df juafb sI, ‘srdfr sfihb, ihMdU qF afpxy mkfn ieQoN vyc vyc ky jf rhy hn, sfzf isr BivaF ik asIN ieQy pYsy KLrcIey ?’
“ieho gwl hoeI sI qy mYN Auh mkfn lY ilaf. asIN ikhVy ipMzF ivc sOKy sF.
‘qyrI sfrI gwl TIk nhIN, qYnMU pqf sI ik bKLsLI sfihb jI puils ivc hn.
‘qusIN AunHF dy Gr awqvfdIaF nMU ilaf ky zrfieaf Dmkfieaf hY qy mkfn KLflI krn leI ikhf hY qy mkfn nf KLflI krn dI sUrq ivc AunHF nMU jfnoN mfrn dI DmkI vI idwqI sI.
‘asl gwl ieh nhIN jnfb, gwl qF ieh hoeI sI ik asIN iqMn cfr bMdy pMcfieqI qOr qy bKLsLI jI horF kol gey sI ik bKLsLI sfihb jI, asIN quhfzI rjLfmMdI nfl hI ieh mkfn KLrIidaf sI. asIN ipMzF ivc surwiKaq nhIN, asIN hux sLihr af ky rihxf cfhuMdy hF. ies leI qusIN ikDry hor mkfn lY lAu imhrbfnI krky ieh mkfn KLflI kr idAu.
‘awgoN sgoN sfnMU bKLsLI jI kihx lwgy ik mkfn KLflI krn vflf qF qusIN vrkf hI pfV idAu, ikrfieaf hI hY nf, hux Auh ikrfieaf asIN quhfnMU dy idaf krFgy . jy cfr iCwlV ikrfieaf vDfAuxY qF Auh vI dws idAu.’
‘asIN bVf ikhf ik bKLsLI sfihb jI, asIN qF afp bVy duwK dy mfry hF, sfnMU ipMz ivc muMizaF vwloN DmkIaF iml rhIaF ny, asIN afp sLihr afAuxf cfhuMdy hF, asIN quhfnMU pihlF vI puwC ky hI mkfn dI rijstrI krvfeI hY. hux qusIN hor bolI bolx lwg pey ho.’
“bKsLI kihx lwgf, ik ‘bolIaF bflIaF mYN nhIN jfxdf. jfAu, ijhVI knMUnI kfrvfeI krnI hY kr lAu.’
“jdoN pMcfieqI qOr qy bKLsLI sfihb jI iksy qrHF vI rfjLI nf hoey qF myry nfl afey ipMz dy iksy bMdy ny kih idwqf ik ‘bKLsLI jI mkfn sfzf, pYsy asIN qfry af, qusIN rohb nfl qF nhIN ies ivc rih skdy, ivhfr dI gwl af, ieh qF asIN KLflI krvfAuxf hI krvfAuxf hY, BfvyN ikvyN krvfeIey.’
“qF asIN bKLsLI sfihb jI nMU awqvfdI njLr afAux lwg pey, aYvyN inwjI ijhy mfmUlI JgVy nMU gLlq rMg dy idwqf igaf hY.
“TIk hY ! puils aPLsr ny ikhf, `cwl qUM sfnMU ieh dws ik ikhVy bMdy ny bKLsLI sfihb jI nMU dbkf mfiraf sI ? awgy asIN afpy vyK lvFgy ik Auh awqvfdI hY jF ik nhIN ?’
“mYN ikhf, ‘jnfb ! ijs bMdy nMU bVy Brwpx nfl mYN nfl lY ky igaf sI Aus nMU mYN awqvfdI ikvyN bxf idaF. nfly jdoN qusIN myry vFÕ Auhdy AuWpr vI awiqafcfr kIqf qF iPr Auh BgOVf ho ky mYnMU qy myry bwicaF nMU ikvyN Cwzygf ?’
“myrI gwl df, bfbf jI, AunHF ny bVf gwusf kIqf. AunHF ny afps ivc kuJ slfh msLvrf kIqf qy pqf nhIN PLfeIl AuWpr kI ilwK idwqf. agly hI idn myrIaF awKF bMnH ky iek bMd-gwzI ivc suwt ilaf. koeI pMj GMitaF dy sPLr qoN bfad jf ky gwzI rukI. mYnMU ieMÖ lwigaf ijvyN bVf vwzf bUhf cINa krky KuilHaf hovy qy AunHF ny mYnMU bMnHIaF awKF nfl hI agilaF dy hvfly kr idwqf.
“mYnMU bfad ivc pqf lwigaf ik ieh QF sYNtr dIaF eyjMsIaF dy hvfly sI. ies ivc pMjfb puils dy aYs[pI[ rYNk dy puils aPLsr qoN Gwt rYNk dy iksy vI aPLsr df dfKLlf hI mnHf sI. iesy leI mYnMU lY ky afAux vflI gwzI dy bMdy mYnMU AunHF hvfly krky bfhroN hI cly gey sn.
“mYnMU ies QF dy aiDkfrIaF ny iek Gurny numf Kwuzy ijhy ivc jf iltfieaf. mYnMU iswDf lMmf pf ky swjy igwty qy swjy guwt nMU sMgl mfr ky hyTF gwzy hoey kMuzy nfl bMn idwqf.
“hux AunHF myrIaF awKF Kohl idwqIaF sn. mYN vyiKaf ik mYN sfZy ku cfr Puwt AuWcI qy sfZy ku Cy Puwt lMbI iek guPLf ijhI koTVI dI KwzI AuWpr ipaf hoieaf hF aqy Ausy KwzI ivc hI lwgy kuMizaF nfl myry hwQ aqy pYr bMnHy hoey hn.
“sLfm qwk vI mYnMU iksy ny kuJ pwuiCaf qwk nf, nf pfxI, nf rotI aqy nf hI jMgl pfxI dI hfjq bfry iksy ny kuJ ikhf. grmI ivc mYN zfhZf avfjLfr sI, mYnMU smJ nhIN sI af rhI ik mYN ikQy ku hF, pr mYN motr dy sPLr qoN ihwsfb lgfieaf ieh jgHf ikDry luiDafxy aqy pitafly dy ivckfr dwKx vflI bfhI vwl hI ho skdI hY. mYN hYrfn hoieaf ik eynf kuJ pVHn aqy iPrn qurn qoN bfad vI mYnMU awj pqf nhIN sI lwigaf sI ik pMjfb ivc ajy vI ieho ijhy qsIhy kyNdr hn ijhVy aMgryjLF ny bxfey sn, jo ihtlr dy tfrcr kYNpF nMU vI mfq pfAuNdy sn.
“bfbf jI, sfrI rfq vI Ausy qrHF bwiDaF hI inkl geI, nINd qF mYnMU kI afAuxI sI bfr bfr ieho hI socdf ik kI mkfn df pMgf lY ilaf hY. afpxy afp qF ieh afpxy bcfa leI ilaf sI pr ieh hoxI hor hI awgy afx KVI hoeI sI. sfrf kuJ ipCly jnm df hI lihxf dyxf lwgdf hY.”
“vfihgurU BlI krygf, isMGf !” bfbf jI ny Aus nMU hONslf dyNidaf ikhf.
“Auh qF quhfzI gwl TIk hY bfbf jI pr mYN qF kdI iksy nfl cMgI mfVI nhIN sI kIqI, afh mfVI motI nOkrI krdf sF. hux qF Auh vI myrI eynI gLYrhfjLrI ivc jFdI rhI, clo mYN vI hux ieho ijhIaF nOkrIaF df kI krnf hY ?”
“qyry nfl awgoN kI vfpiraf ? Auh qy qUM dwisaf hI nhIN.” bicwqr isMG ny ijvyN Aus df Byq lYx leI puwiCaf.
“hoxf kI sI, Bf jI ! Auh agly idn afey suvwKqy hI AunHF ny myry hwQF pYrF nfloN sMgl Kohly qy iPr awKF AuWqy pwtI bMnH idwqI, AunHF kol moty moty zMzy sn, KuMGIaF vfly, Auh AunHF ny myry goizaF qy igwitaF AuWqy mfrny sLurU kr idwqy aqy nfly ieho ijhIaF motIaF motIaF gflHF kwZx lwgy, ik bMdf KVf Kloqf hI DrqI ivc gLrk ho jfey ! hwQkVI lgf ky Auh mYnMU lYtrIn vwl leI jfx. nfly zMzy mfrdy jfx aqy nfly gflHF kwZdy jfx, ‘aKy afp ko dyqy hYN KLfilsqfn ! sfly ikaf smJqy hYN apny afp ko ! sfry dys myN gLdr mcf rwKf hY. sfloN ky idmfg sy aBI qwk nhIN gXf mfrsLl kOm kf BUq, Xh BUq BI inkfl dyNgy ! gLwdfr khIN ky !’ kihMidaF AunHF ny mYnMU bdbU mfrdIaF twtIaF ivc Dwk idwqf, ijwQy hwQ Dox leI pfxI vI mfVf mfVf hI afAuNdf sI. AunHF twtIaF ivc do GVIaF bYTxf vI nrk lwgdf sI, bfhroN Auh bfr bfr zMzy nfl bUhf KVkfAuNdy rhy aqy jldI bfhr afAux leI kihMdy rhyy. nrk ivc vI bMdf eynf aOKf nhIN huMdf hoxf ijMnf AWuQy do GVIaF ivc hI ho jFdf sI.
“bfhr afAux qy AunHF Pyr myrIaF awKF AuWqy pwtI bMnH leI aqy myry Gurny vwl lY gey. agly idnF ivc mYN GurinaF dy jMdry KulHidaF hwQkVIaF dIaF afvfjLF aqy zMizaF dI mfr qoN, qy gfhlF qoN, ihsfb lgfieaf ik AuWQy koeI swqr-awsI bMdy kYd hoxgy.
“iek idn jdoN Auh iksy pwky KfVkU nMU bfhr twtIaF vwl iljfx lwgy qF, Aus nMU vI gflHF kwZx lwgy. Aus ny vI awgoN AunHF dI DI dI BYx dI iek kr idwqI aqy AWucI AWucI ‘boly so inhfl’ dy nfhry mfrn lwgf. pr GurinaF ivc bMd kuJ ku bMidaF ny hI awgoN ‘siq sRI afkfl’ ikhf, qF ijhl vfilaF nMU BfjV ijhI pY geI. AunHF Aus nMU AWuQy hI Zfh ilaf qy cMgI kuwt mfr kIqI, pr Auh nfhry hI mfrdf irhf, ijMnI dyr Auh byhosL nf ho igaf. iPr AunHF kYdIaF dI vfrI afeI, ijnHF ny siq sRI afkfl ikhf sI. vfrI vfrI AunHF nMU kuwtx qoN mYnMU pqf lwigaf ik swqrF-awsIaF ivcoN kyvl vIh ku ny hI boly so inhfl df juafb idwqf sI. mYN qF afp zrdf mfrf kusikaf hI nhIN sF.
“kuJ idnF bfad AunHF ny iPr adflq lgfeI. mYnMU vI awKF bMnH ky aPLsrF dy sfhmxy pysL kIqf igaf. adflq dy sfhmxy myrIaF awKF qoN pwtI KolH idwqI geI. myry sfhmxy cfr cuPLyry keI eyjMsIaF dy aPLsr hwQF ivc kfgLjL PVI bYTy sn. sfiraF ny vfrI vfrI myry qoN keI suafl puwCy. jo kuJ vI vfpiraf sI mYN swco swc dws idwqf, Auh sfrf kuJ not krdy rhy.
“mYnMU iPr Gurny ivc bMd kr idwqf igaf qy pihlF vFÕ hI hwQF pYrF nMU sMgl mfr idwqy. qIjy idn AunHF ny myry Gurny df lohy df Pftk KoilHaf. myrIaF awKF bMnHIaF qy iek gwzI ivc ibTf idwqf, ijs ivc iqMn cfr muMzy hor vI bYTy lwgdy sn. iPr diraf dy kol afx ky vfrI vfrI sfzIaF awKF qoN pwtIaF KolHdy gey aqy gwzI hOlI krky sfiraF nMU vfrI vfrI sVk dy kMZy Auqfrdy gey, mYnMU pqf nhIN ikvyN mYN bfbf sLhIdF phuMc igaf, ijwQy quhfzy bMidaF nfl myrI mulfkfq ho geI aqy mYN quhfzy kol phuMc igaf hF, bws eynI hI myrI khfxI hY.”
bfbf jI ny aqy AuWQy bYiTaF hoieaF ny Aus nMU hOslf rwKx leI ikhf aqy ieh vI ikhf, “KLflsy df kMm GbrfAuxf nhIN, qUM hux TIk itkfxy qy phuMc igaf hYN. hux asIN rlL ky afpxy insLfny leI Gol krFgy.”
ksLmIr isMG ny ikhf, “bfbf jI mYnMU qF ieko hI hukm lfAu ik mYN bKLsLI nMU jLrUr soDxf hY.”
bfbf jI ny ikhf, “koeI gwl nhIN pihlF qyrI ishq TIk ho jfvy, iPr iehdy bfry socFgy.”