mYN sqfrF sfl pihlF jdoN srvmIq
mYnUM pMjfbI XunIvristI pitafly imlx lwgf qF Ausdy ipCly jIvn dIaF vwzIaF
vwzIaF GtnfvF dI iewk pUrI BIV idsdI sI. iehnF GtnfvF bfry Ausdy msflydfr
totky suxidaF AusnUM mYWs ivwc rotI Kvf dyxI jF kdy-kdy dfrU ipaf dyxI jF
kdy-kdy dfrU ipaf dyxI myry vrgy pyNzU hostlr nUM vI mihMgI nhIN sI jfpdI.
“Xfr awj ickn Kfx nUM bVf idl krdY, pUryy pMj idn hogy ickn df mUMh dyKy
nUM………,” Auh afKdf.
“pMj idn…sfzy GrF ivwc qF lohVI, dIvflI jF iksy Kfs prfhuxy dy afey qy
murgf vwiZaf jFdf,” mYN afKdf.
“qusIN mlveI vI bws………vfhXfq!” Auh cuwp kr jFdf.
Auh afpxy bfpU nfl lV-JgVky afpxf pusLqYnI Gr Cwz cuwkf sI. pwqrkfr bxn df
kIVf Ausdy idmfg ivwc ipMz rihMidaF hI vV cuwkf sI. igafrvIN bfrvIN ivwc
pVHidaF ipMz Ausny iewk ‘kMD aKbfr’ sLurU kIqf ijsdf sMpfdk Auh afp sI.
Ausdy lPMigaF vrgy Xfr iesdy ‘sMvfddfqf’ sn. hPLqf Br Auh ipMz ivwc vfprn
vflIaF inwkIaF vwzIaF GtnfvF qy njLr rwKdy. ies ipMz pwDr dy pMj kfpIaF
vfly srkUlysLn vfly aKbfr ivwc iewk idn Ausny ipMz dy iewk buwZy dy afpxI
jvfn nUMh nfl sMbMDF df ikwsf Cfp idwqf. aKLbfr kMDF qy icpikaf hI sI ik
ipMz ivwc qF qUPLfn af igaf. pMcfieq iekwTI hoeI; bfpU ny iCwqr pryz
kIqI;aMq dysL inkflf dy idwqf igaf.
AusdI ijLMdgI afdmIaF dy jMgl ivwc Btkx BrI kQf hY. ipMz gdlI Cwz ky Ausny
pRIq ngr nUM afpxf ipMz bxf ilaf. Bfpy nUM Cwz pMjfbI lyKk muKqfr igwl nUM
afpxf bfpU bxf ilaf. bfpU nUM puwqr ny pihlf afdysL idwqf, “bfpU jI, qusIN
hux khfxIaF ilKxIaF bMd kro, khfxI ies qrHF nhIN ilKI jFdI. khfxI klf bVI
awgy lMG geI aY. khfxI hux quhfzf puwqr ilKygf.”
“‘EprI sLYa’ vrgI khfxI srvmIq qoN ibnF hor ilKdU?” AusdI mOq dI KLbr
suxky dihsLqjLdf hoieaf blivMdr gryvfl kih irhf sI.
EprI sLYa. smF 1989-90 df. KfVkUvfdI ihMsk dOr df smF. jLrf idRsL icqrn
dyKo: Zfb afilaF dy kuwkVF ny awgV-ipwCV bFgF idwqIaF qF buwZf dfrI ‘eyho
ijhIaF sugfqF rwKx vfilaF nUM’ bd-asIsF idMdf hoieaf hvylIEN AuWT Gr nUM
vg igaf. TwTI vfly pfsy ‘af-gI…Auey……af……gI……Auey’ dI Kwp pfAuNdI mjHbI
iswKF dI ‘poh mfG dI pnIrI’ mfstr cYNcl dy Gr tYlIivjLn vyKx vV geI. vwzy
gurduafry dy insLfn sfhb qy jgdy vwzy lftU ny ipMz dy Coty-vwzy lftUaF’qy
roabdfr njLr suwtI.
ies pYrHy dIaF aMqm-sqrF Aus dihsLq dI kMnsoa pRqIkfqmk qrIky nfl dy
jFdIaF hn ijhVI smuwcI khfxI ivwc CfeI rihMdI hY. gurduafry dy vwzy lftU
ny jykr moty lftUaF qy roabdfr njLr mfrI hY qF mfPL CoitaF nUM vI nhIN
kIqf. ies lihr ny jykr vwizaF vwizaF nUM zrfieaf jF mukfieaf qF mfPL hxsU
vrgy mocI nUM vI nhIN kIqf. ieh khfxI pMjfb sMkt dy idnF dOrfn hxsU dy zr
rfhIN afm afdmI dy zr nUM kmfl dI bfrIkbInI nfl icqrdI hY.
‘EprI sLYa’ aqy ‘klfx’ ny AusnUM qUeIaF kwZ rhI cOQI pIVHI dy mUhrly
khfxIkfrF ivwc ilaf KVHf kIqf. Ausny ieMjInIar bxn dI QF, afpxf izplomf
pUrf huMdI sfr, ‘nvF jLmfnf’ aKLbfr ivwc nOkrI juafien kr leI. kfmryzF dy
aKLbfr ivwc rih ky vI Auh kfmryzF nUM mMdf-cMgf boldf rihMdf. kuJ idnF
bfad iksy nfl AuWcf-nIvF bol ky nOkrI Cwz idwqI.
AuNj nOn-kfmryzF dy mUMhoN Auh kfmryzF bfry iewk vI mfVf sLbd nhIN sI sux
skdf. afpxy lMmy kUc qoN kuJ idn pihlF hI Auh muKqfr igwl nfl Pon’qy bihs
irhf sI, “Bfa jI afh quhfzf lyK pVHn izaF- nkslI smwisaf nfl ikvyN
nijwTIey-nkslI lihr smwisaf ikwdF bx geI?”
AudoN mYN pMjfbI XUnIvristI ivwc aYm:iPLl kr irhf sI. asIN- sLmIl, rfxf
rxbIr qy srvmIq aksr imldy sF. mYN afpxIaF jmfqxF nfl pMjfbI ivBfg dy
sfhmxy vfly lfan ivwc bYTf hoieaf sF. iewk klInsLyv hfxI ny mYnUM hfk
mfrI. mYN igaf.
‘myrf nF srvmIq hY. mYN blijMdr nsrflI nUM imlxY, qusIN jy……?’
agly hI pl asIN iewk dUjy dIaF bfhF ivwc sF. ijvyN icrF dy jfxU hoeIey,
ijvyN muwdqF dy ivwCVy hoeIey.
“bVf rMnF ivwc DMnF bixaf bYTYN.”
“ieh qF myrIaF jmfqxF ny…….”
“afho mYN ikhVf ikhf kuJ hor kihnYN, myrI vI jfx pCfx krfdy Xfr……iksy
nfl.”
kuJ mhIinaF bfad hI AusdI pCfx XUnIvristI dy pwqrkfrI ivBfg dI sB qoN vwD
sKLq-imjfjL dI kuVI dvI divMdr kOr nfl ho geI. iPLr Auh AusnUM PsfAux dy
supny vyKx lwgf. jdoN ieh mMijLl vI sr ho geI qF Auh ivafh dy supny vyKx
lwgf. qy iPLr jdoN Auh AusdI dulhn bx geI qF Auh AusnUM KusL rwKx dy supny
dyKx lwgf. isrPL ies afKrI Xqn ivwc Auh ltf-pING huMdf hoieaf vI mfq Kf
igaf.
iewk idn asIN dovyN myry kmry ivwc bYTy AusdI iewk nvIN khfxI pVH rhy sF.
khfxI df pfqr aMimRqsr dy iksy bfhrly awzy qy bYTf iksy nUM AuzIk irhf sI.
srvmIq ibMd ku ipwCoN iewk sqr boldf, ‘iewk GVuwkf hor lMG igaf.’
‘ieh GVuwkf kI huMdf?’ mYN tok ky puwiCaf.
‘qYnUM GVuwky df nIN pqf? hor kI svfh pqf hoAU!’ Auh aksr iesy qrHF iqwKf
boldf sI. ‘iksy tuwtI gwzI dI cYnI AuWpr iewk pItr ieMjx…….’
‘awiCaf pItr ryhVf. sfzy mflvy ivwc AusnUM mfrUqf vI afKdy ny,’ mYN smJ
igaf sI.
‘blijMdr puils af rhI ey. kmiraF dI cYikMg ho rhI aY…’ guaFZI muMzy ny
mYnUM sucyq kIqf.
AuhnF idnF ivwc KfVkU lihr dm qoV rhI sI. puils dI lwq AuWqy sI.
XUnIvristIaF AuWpr GoKvIN njLr rwKI jFdI sI. hostlF dI qlfsLI aksr huMdI
rihMdI. Cfpy vyly ibnF afigaf rihx vfly muMzy eyDr-EDr ho jFdy. srvmIq
sLmIl nfl rih igaf sI. AusnUM iKskx df vkq nf imilaf. mYN AusnUM cuwp-cfp
aMdr hI ipaf rihx leI afK ky, kmry nUM bfhroN ijMdf lgfky pOVIaF AuWqr
afieaf. myn lfiebryrI kol myrI jmfq dy muMzy kuVIaF koeI pfrtI kr rhy sn.
AuhnF ny mYnUM hfk mfr leI. mMYN iqMn GMty AuhnF ivwc aijhf ruwiJaf ik
srvmIq nUM Buwl hI igaf.
Xfd afAUNdI sfr mYN hostl vwl CUt vwt leI. puils dIaF gwzIaF jf cuwkIaF
sn. hostl hux qxfa rihq sI. mYN ijMdf KoilHaf qF Auh KLPLf KUn hoieaf bYTf
sI.
“qUM jLrUr kuVIaF dy hostl jf bYiTaf hovyNgf. qusIN mlveI hmysLF sfnUM
mJYlF nUM hrfmI iswD krn ivwc ruwJy rihMdy jy……qusIN kI jy? ieh koeI qrIkf
bMdy nUM aMdr zwk ky Bwul hI jfAu! mMYN zrdf mfiraf drvfjLf vI nhIN sI
KVkf skdf. iewk ieh BYx’co puils qIjy idn…….”
hwsdy hwsdy mYnUM KFsI af geI. mYN hfsf rokdy hoey kMD ‘qy hwQ mfiraf
ijwQy ajy mYN kwlH hI KFsI dI dvfeI ilaf ky rwKI sI.
“kI dyKx izhYN? KFsI vflI sLIsLI? aOh peI aY.” Ausny pry myjL Qwly suwtI
peI KflI sLIsLI vwl iesLfrf kIqf.
“ qUM pI igaf? sfrIE?”
“hF iblkul. koeI sLwk aY? qUM qF muiVaf eI nIN. mYN kmlf hoxf sI? iqMn
GMty qoN AuWpr hogy. hwd huMdI aY iksy cIjL dI.”
“Xfr mYN qF ajy sIl vI nhIN sI qoVI. mYnUM zfktr ny ilKI sI.”
“Auh qF mYN qoV leI sI.” Ausny lfprvfhI nfl ikhf.
“sfrIE pI igaf?”
“hF mYN do vI pI skdF. qusIN mlveI vI bws…….”
“pr qYnUM ikhVf KFsI lwgI hoeI aY?”
“mhfrfj jI PYNsI ivwc nsLf huMdY.”
“ieh PYNsI sI?” mYN sLIsLI’qy icpkI prcI vwl njLr mfrI. swc-muwc PYNsIizl
iliKaf hoieaf sI. mYN iesnUM kuJ hor hI pVHdf irhf sI. mYN mfVf-motf hI
suixaf hoieaf sI ik muMzy-kuVIaF iuesnUM nsLy vjoN vrqdy sn.
Auh ‘cVHdI klf’ aKLbfr ivwc sb-aYzItr vjoN kMm krdf sI. hrcrn bYNs, dvI
aqy sLmIl nUM vI aKLbfr vfilaF ny nOkrIaF dy idwqIaF sn. cfrF sdkf aKLbfr
inKrn vI lwg ipaf sI qy srkUlysLn vI vDx lwg peI sI. keI lok iehnF dy kflm
pVHn leI hI aKLbfr KrIddy.
asIN svyry svyry cfh dI cuskIaF lYNdy hoey aKLbfrF pVHdy. AuhnF kol keI
idwlI vfly aKLbfr vI afAuNdy sn. Auh rotI ibnF sfr lYNdy sn pr aKbfrF ibnF
nhIN.
“Cpx igxqI ikMnI aY quhfzy aKbfr dI?” mYN sLmIl nUM puwiCaf.
sLmIl ny Xfd nhIN ikMnI dwsI sI. srvmIq AusnUM Bwj ky ipaf, “ qYnUM
jrniljLm dI izgrI ikhVy BVUey ny dyqI……afpxy aKLbfr dI asl srkUlysLn nhIN
iksy nUM dwsIdI.
aYm:iPLl dy pypr idMdy sfr hI mYN zI:ey:vI kflj jlMDr lYkcrfr jf lwigaf.
iehnF hI idnF ivwc mYnUM acfnk ivafh krfAuxf pY igaf. ivafh sfdf sI ies
leI mYN AusnUM bulf nf sikaf. pitafly AusnUM imlx jfx qoN pihlF mYnUM ies
gwl df pfp vrgf aihsfs rih-rih ky ho irhf sI. AusnUM afpxy ivafh ivwc
sLfiml krn leI qy af[xf ipafr jqlfAux leI mYN afpxy shuiraF vwloN idwqIaF
pMj pusLfkF ivwcoN do sUt Aus leI qy sLmIl leI kwZ ley. myry Xfd sI ik
AuhnF dohvF kol iewk iewk pYNt kmIjL hI sI. keI vfr Auh izAUtI qy jfx qoN
pihlF kwpVy suwkx dI AuzIk krdy huMdy sn. mYnUM afs sI ik Auh afpxy KLfs
mJYl aMdfjL ivwc gflHF kwZygf qy ivafh qy nf swdx df isLkvf krygf. pr
Ausny kuJ nf ikhf qy cfeIN cfeIN sLfm dI pfrtI df pRbMD krn ivwc ruwJ
igaf.
mIt bxfAUx dy Auh anykF qrIky jfxdf sI. rfq dI pIqI dy sfeIz iePYktF qoN
KihVf ikvyN CuzfAuxf hY Ausdy sYNkVy nusKy Xfd sn.
iewk idn Auh cVHdI klf dy dPLqr izAUtI qy jf irhf sI. rsqy ivwc roz lMgr
vfilaF ny jfm lfieaf hoieaf sI. lyt ho igaf. mflk nfl qUM-qUM mYN-mYN ho
geI. guwsy ivwc roz lMgrF dy iKLlfPL Kfs krky pitafly dy vwzy dukfndfr
BfipaF dy iKlfPL kflm ilK idwqf ijhVy dukfnF ivwc rwj ky lokF dI iCwl
lfhuMdy sn iPLr jdoN pfpF dy boJ nfl AuhnF dI afqmf kohJI ho jFdI sI qF
Auh Buwl bKsLfAux leI sVkF qy lokF nUM imwTf pfxI ipafAuNdy sn. agly idn
Auh ajy dPLqr puwjf hI sI ik dukfndfrF ny dPLqr dy bfhr iekwTy ho ky
ijLMdfbfd-murdfbfd krnI sLurU kr idwqI. mflkF ny srvmIq nUM muafPLI mMgky
blf tflx leI ikhf pr Auh asqIPLf dy ky bfhr af igaf.
hux Auh hostl Cwz ky suKdrsLn nwq dy ieMjInar dosqF dI KflI peI koTI ivwc
iekwlf rih irhf sI. mYN AusnUM imlx igaf qF Auh mYnUM koTI dy vwzy ivhVy
ivwc lfeIaF sbjLIaF dIaF ikafrIaF idKfAux lwgf, “afh vyK kcrINzy………afh
kkVIaF……hfeIibRz tmftr, itMzo……GrcU. KfDf kdy GrcU? nhIN……kwlH prONiTaF
ivwc pf ky KvfAUN.”
Aus purfxI ijhI koTI ivwc Auh ies qrHF rihMdf sI ijvyN sLfhUkfrF dI bMd
peI hvylI ivwc kbUqrF ny aflHxf pfieaf hovy. kmiraF ivwc jfly ltk rhy sn
qy kMDF qoN QF QF qoN klI dy ilEV lwQy pey sn. isrPL iewk kmrf, rsoeI qy
bfQrUm Ausny vrqx leI svfry hoey sn.
sLfmIN Ausdy ieMjInIar dosq iekwTy hoxy sLurU ho gey. AuhnF ny boql ilaf
ky myjL qy itkf idwqI. srvmIq murgf irMnx lwgf. kuwkr bMd krky Auh koTI dy
ipCvfVy vfly lfan qy myjL qy glfs icx irhf sI.
“srvmIq”, blivMdr sLrmf AuNglI KVHI krky kihx lwgf, “ dyK qUM ikhf sI PIs
BrnI aY bI:ey dI, mYN ikhf afh cwk. PLIs BrnI koeI aOKf kMm nIN. pr hux
qUM rojL aYN sfzy ivwc af ky nf Pisaf kr. qyry pypr sLurU ho rhy ny. asIN
qF nOkrIaF qy lwgy hoey hF…sYtl aF……qUM ajy sYtl hoxY. pVHfeI kr.”
Ausny iewk KflI glfs cuwk ky Ausdy hwQ ivwc PVHf idwqf.
srvmIq mUMh motf kr ky aMdr cilaf igaf.
“nF PLIs qUM BrI aY iehdI? PIs qF iehdI mYN idwqI aY?” iewk ieMjInIar
boilaf.
“ cwl Cwz……hOlI bol, Pyr tYNs ho ky iehny pVHnf nIN.” blivMdr ny hwQ KVHf
kIqf.
mYN cuwp irhf BfvyN PIs Auh myry qoN vI aMimRqsroN afAuNdf hoieaf jlMDr
AuWqrky lY afieaf sI.
“ iewk idn iewk klrk kol asIN kMm gey”, blivMdr dwsx lwgf, “iehnUM nfl lY
gey. do boqlF lY ky gey. Auh klrk muwK mMqrI byaMq isMG dy nyVy aY. asIN
kMm lYxf sI koeI. Auh pYsy KFdf qy kMm krf idMdf. ieh vwzf pwqrkfr cfr
pYWg lfky AuhnUM kihx lwgf……… ‘qnKfh qF qyrI QoVHI ijhI aY, eyzI koTI
ikwQoN pfeI aY? pYsy ikwQoN afAuNdy ny?’ klrk qF jI ivgV igaf. kihMdf ieh
kOx aY? sfzf kMm Brfvf iehdy pYroN ivgV igaf.”
GMty ku bfad ivnod AusnUM aMdroN pVHdy nUM AuTf ilafieaf. pYWg Ausdy hwQ
PVHf idwqf. Auh KVHf-KVHf iewko sfhy zIk igaf.
“Qozf iPLr tOipk kI aY aYm:iPLl df?” blivMdr ny mYnUM puwiCaf.
srvmIq lYWg-pIs cuwk ky aMdr cilaf igaf. mYN tOipk dws idwqf.
“ nf qusIN srvmIq dIaF khfxIaF qy nIN kr rhy,” blivMdr hYrfn sI.
“ijnHF ny vI pMjfb sMkt bfry iliKaf sfiraF qy irsrc kr irhF,” mYN ikhf.
mMYnUM kI pqf sI ik Auh kI dwsI iPrdf sI.
“ieh qF kihMdY myry’qy kr irhY blijMdr?!”
“iPr bhuqf qF iehdIaF khfxIaF df hI ijLkr aY,” mYN gwl sMBflx dI koisLsL
kr irhf sI.
“cwl Cwz Xfr, Auh iPr aMdr Bwj igaY. koeI hor gwl kro,” ivnod ny ikhf.
srvmIq nUM bfhr ilaFdf igaf. isLkvy isLkfieqF kOVy pfxI hyT dwb geIaF. rfq
dy ds vwjy sn. dfrU muwk geI. mYN qy srvmIq ieMjInIarF df motr-sfeIkl lY
ky hor lYx cly gey. muVy af rhy sI qF moV AuWqy iewk Qfxydfr irksLy qy
bYTf af irhf sI. srvmIq ipClI sIt’qy bYTf boilaf, “ary Eey Qfxydfrf,
sfilaf kuwiqaf!”
Qfxydfr sIt qoN ies qrHF buVikaf ijvyN AusnUM TUMhyN ny dMdI vwZI hovy.
“KVHf QozI……….”
pr Qfxydfr nfloN vwD mYN buVikaf. mYN motr-sfeIkl dIaF cIkF kZf idwqIaF.
iksy glI ivwc moV ilaf. GuMm-GuMmf ky koTI phuMcy. srvmIq typ bfhr iPwt
krky nwcx df jugfV krn lwgf. pqf nhIN iks KusLI ivwc asIN awDI rfq qwk
nwcI gey.
svyry Auh mYnUM ihlf ihlf jgf irhf sI, “ gwl sux qyry prs ivwcoN mYN ds
rupey kwZy ny, myrf pypr aY, sflI awKy nIN KulHI mYN irksLf krky jf
irhF………sON jfh.”
bI:ey pfs krky Auh vfieaf ‘ihmflIaf drpx’, ‘pMjfbI vrlz cYnl’, ‘jnswqf’
huMdf hoieaf ‘dYink Bfskr’ ivwc sInIar stfPL irportr af lwgf sI. jy koeI
AusnUM AusdI kuaflIiPLkysLn puwCdf qF Auh afpxy afp nUM dsvIN pfs dwsdf.
kihMdf pwqrkfrI dIaF izgrIaF lY ky nhIN pwqrkfrI afAuNdI.
dvI divMdr nfl ivafh qy nOkrI imlx qoN bfad afriQk pwKoN Ausdy cMgy idnF
dI sLurUafq ho geI sI. Auh qIlI qIlI joV ky Gr bxf rhy sn. Gr, PrnIcr,
kMipAUtr, kfr, lYp-tfp, koTy qy JONpVI, knyzf df gyVf, Gr dI bfr ivwc
icxIaF boqlF ikMnF hI kuJ Auh cfa nfl idKfAuNdf sI. Auh dosqF dI muhwbq
dugxI kr kr moV irhf sI.
hr vfr jdoN cMzIgVH nUM qurnf qF vfr-vfr Pon afeI jfxf,
“ikwQy ku puwj igaf? awCf afjf mYN’zIkI jfnF……….”
kdy prYWs klwb qy kdy iksy vDIaf rYstorYNt ivwc Auh muhwbq df icrfg bflI
bYTf huMdf sI. mYN kihMdf- qUM mkfn dIaF iksLqF Br irhYN, Krcf bhuqf hoAU.
qF Ausny AuhI kOVy iJVkx vfly aMdfjL ivwc kihxf- qUM dyxy aY? rfm nfl bYTf
rih. qyrf vIr kmfAuNdY. lok knyzf qoN afey prfhuixaF qoN vI pIeI jFdy aY,
beI iehnF kol zflrF dI kmfeI aY. mMYN nIN pINdf. afpxy koloN ipaOnF.
“eyny pYsy ikwQoN afAuNdy aY?” mYN puwCdf.
“mYN imhnq krdF. hux mYN knyzf iewk vIklI aKLbfr sLurU krn dy cwkr ivwc
igaf sI. EQy rfmUvflIaf knyzf dIaF isPLqF krI jfvy, mYN ikhf rok gwzI qUM
knyzf dIaF pMdrF isPLqF krky idKf, nhIN qYnUM mYN luiDafxy dIaF vIh isPLqF
dwsdF. sfzf pitaflf cMzIgVH roz iksy gwloN Gwt aY.”
asIN koTy’qy bYTy sI. Ausdy Gry.
“ dvI jykr ieh ievyN pINdf irhf qF qYnUM kwlI nUM Cwz ky jfAU CyqI.”
“vy vIr iesy leI qF mYN rokdI aF.”
“ Xfr lMmF ijAUxf koeI jLrUrI huMdY? bMdy nUM vDIaf ijAUxf cfhIdf. prsoN
zfktr gurbcn myry tfeI lwgI dyKky kihMdf bx Tx ky irhf kr.”
guaFZIaF dy koTy’qy iewk bwcf afpxI mMmI nUM kih irhf sI, “ mMmI aOh dyKo
kuwqf quiraf jf irhY.”
“byty kuwqf nhIN zOgI huMdY…….”
“iPLr kuwqf ikhVf huMdY?”
“kuwqf byty mYnUM kih lY……Auh qF zOgI aY,” srvmIq boilaf.
bwcy dI mF Guwtf vwtI JfkI.
“eynIN ikAuN pINdYN srvmIq?”
“kuwqy kdy sLfkfhfrI nhIN huMdy. qUM ‘PFAUNtyn hYWz’ piVHaY? Ausdf hIro
rork myry aMdr vsdY.”
“ pihlF qUM kihMdf huMdf sI ik qurgnyv dy nfvl ipE-puwqr df vjfrov qyry
aMdr vsdY?” mYN ikhf.
“ hF Auh vI vsdY. iewk idn jnswqf dy aYzItr nfl myrf JgVf ho igaf. mYN
asqIPLf dy idwqf. sLfmIN asIN prYWs klwb pINdy hoey twkr gey. Auh kihMdf
srvmIq afj afp TIk nhIN bol rhy Qy. mYN ikhf sr Auh mYN nhIN imstr rork
bol rhf Qf. Auh puwCx lwgf- afeIn rYNz ky PfAUNtyn hYWz vflf rork? afp ny
pVHf hY Ausy? ikaf bfq hY! kwlH af kr izAUtI juafien kr lynf.”
“buwDImfn lok sLrfb icMqn krn leI pINdy huMdy ny. afpF nUM pMjfbI lyKkF
nUM pIxI nhIN afAuNdI. afpF EvyN pINdy aF ijvyN anpVH pMjfbI pINdy ny. Auh
qF anpVH ny, krjLfeI ny, qF pINdy ny. afpF iks KusLI ivwc pINdy hF? jF dws
qYnUM koeI duwK aY, kI nhIN hY qyry kol? iewk kfr hYgI dUjI lYx nUM
iPrdF.” mMYN kihMdf.
Auh vjfrov qoN bhuq pRBfivq sI. ijvyN vjfrov dI mOq huMdI hY AuvyN AusdI
mOq dosqF sMbMDIaF df qrfh kwZ idMdI hY- iblkul axikafsI, bymOkf, byvjHf.
dfrU nfl mrn vflf qF Auh bMdf hI nhIN sI- iPLr vI dfrU nfl miraf.
AusdI khfxIkfrI nUM AusdI pwqrkfrI KfgI. AusdI pwqrkfrI nUM cMzIgVH dy
isafsqdfn aqy iBRsLt aPLsr Kfgy. sLfied ies Kfx-KvfAux dy islisly nUM
Buwlx leI Auh hfqy dI sLrx ivwc jFdf sI ijwQy AusdI kfieaf dfrU KfgI.
Ausdf ijAUxf iewk jurm vrgf sI. ieh AuhI sI ijhVf awDI rfq nUM cMzIgVH dy
pulsIaF nUM sLrfbI hflq ivwc twkrdf sI qy kihMdf sI- mYN hF iewk jrfiem
pysLf afdmI. ieh AuhI sI ijhVf surjIq pfqr vrgI mfiensfjL hsqI nUM awDI
rfq AuWT ky gjLl suxfAux dI ihmfkq kr skdf sI.
sON jfvo pfqr sfhb Auh bMdf nhIN irhf.
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