surjIq pfqr (sÍY-kQn)

iewk sLfier isLv kumfr ny afpxf hfl cfl dwsidaF ieh ikhf sI-
“kI puwCdy E hfl PLkIrF df,
sfzf ndIEN ivCVy nIrF df.”
afpxy hfl cfl bfry mYN ieh kihxf cfhvFgf-
“duwK mulqvI quhfzy jfx qIk ho igaf,
qusIN puwiCaf qy hfl sfzf TIk ho igaf.”
myry koloN myry idl df hfl cfl vI puwiCaf igaf hY, ijhVf kuJ sfl pihlF aKLbfrF dI KLbr bx igaf sI. (idl df afpRysLn hox krky) AudoN mYN hfsy nfl ikhf sI,
“Kol idMdf idl jy qUM sLbdF dy ivwc XfrF dy nfl,
awj ieAuN nf KolHxf pYNdf ieh aOjLfrF dy nfl.”
bysLwk mYN idl KolHdf hI irhF, ijhVIaF kuJ gwlF rih geIaF, jo mYN sLfied nhIN KolHIaF sn, Auh sLfied iPLr aOjLfrF nfl KolHxIaF peIaF. sLfier df hfl, AuhdI suwK-sFd, asl ‘c AuhdI kivqf ivwc hI lukI huMdI hY. myrI sB qoN vwzI rfjLdfn myrI kivqf hI hY. iewk vfr tYlIivjLn vfly Gr afey hoey sI qF AuhnF nUM mYN jdoN ikhf ik myrI sB qoN vwzI rfjLdfn myrI kivqf hY qF ieMtrivAU krn vfly sLfier jsvMq dId ny myrI pqnI nUM puwiCaf, “kI qusIN ienHF dy rfjLdfn nhIN?” qF Auhny ikhf, “mYN vI iehnF df rfjL buwJx leI ienHF dI kivqf hI pVHdI huMdI hF.”
myrf ipMz pwqV klF hY, ijhVf afpxf Bys bdl ky myry nfm ivwc vI Cuipaf hoieaf hY. mYN dUsrI jmfq ivwc pVHdf sI, jdoN myry ipqf pihlI vfr prdys gey. mYN bcpn ‘c AuhnF nUM GroN prdys quridaF vyiKaf. ieh Xfd myry mn ivwc vwsI rhI. Auh pihlI musfiPLrI qy aPLrIkf nUM gey sn. aYm[ ey[ ivwc pVHidaF mYN ieh koisLsL kIqI ik mYN afpxI jIvn kQf iewk gIq ivwc hI ilKF. Aus gIq dIaF pihlIaF sqrF sn,
“sMuny-suMny rfhF ivwc koeI-koeI pYV ey,
idl hI Audfs ey jI bfkI sB KLYr ey.
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ikwQoN idaF pMCIaF nUM ikwQy cogf lwiBaf,
DIaF dy vsyby leI bfpU dys Cwizaf.
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mYlI ijhI isafl dI Auh DuMdlI svyr sI,
sUrj dy cVHx ivwc hfly bVI dyr sI
ipqf prdys igaf jdoN pihlI vyr sI,
myrI mF dy nYxF ivwc hMJU qy hnyr sI,
hfly qIk nYxF ivwc mfVI mfVI gihr ey.
idl hI Audfs ey jI bfkI sB KYr ey.”
bcpn ivwc myry mn ivwc do ieCfvF sn jF mYN sLfier bxF jF sMgIqkfr bxF. sMgIqkfr mYN nhIN bx sikaf ikAuNik sMgIq iswKx leI aiDafpk jF sfDn cfhIdy hn, jo myry leI pRfpq krny sMBv nhIN sn. skUl kflj ‘c vI ividafrQxF vfsqy qF sMgIq df ivsLf huMdf sI pr ividafrQIaF vfsqy nhIN. AuWQy vI mYN sMgIq qoN twuitaf irhf. sfjLF aqy gfAuNdI afvfjL nfl mYnUM sLurU qoN hI iesLk irhf hY. mYN lfhOr qoN iewk lok gIq suixaf sI ‘myrI do igwTF dI vMJlI qy iehdI koh-koh kUk suxy.’ sfjL hmysLF mYnUM bhuq iKwc pfAuNdy. myry qfieaf jI aqy sfzy Gr dIaF CwqF afps ‘c juVIaF hoeIaF sn. AuhnF dy cubfry ivwc iewk hrmonIam sI. mYN corI-corI jf ky pOVIaF cVH ky Aus hfrmonIam nUM KolHxf qy vjfAux dI koisLsL krnI. mYN GridaF nUM vI kihxf ik mYnUM hfrmonIam lY idE. myrI ieh rIJ qF pUrI nf hoeI pr sfjL myrI kivqf ivwc ikqy pRqIk bxky, ikqy icMnH bx ky pRgt hoey. ikqy mYN kihMdf hF,
“kUhU-kUhU dy smJy arQ ary,
bMsrI nfl bihs kOx kry.”
“kuJ lok bws smJdy ny eynf ku rfg nUM,
sony dI jy hY bMsrI qF bysurI nhIN.”
so, sfjL aqy sMgIq hmysLF myry nfl rhy ny.
sfihr luiDafxvI bhuq vwzy sLfier sn, ijnHF ny ikhf sI “dunIaF ny qjrbfq-E-hvfds kI sLkl myN jo kuC muJy dIaf Qf, lOtf rhf hUM mYN.” pr mYN QoVf ijhf AuhnF nfl asihmq hF. kvI jF sLfier Auho kuJ vfps nhIN moVdf, jo kuJ dunIaF qoN lYNdf hY. kvI jF klfkfr qF iewk ibrKL vFg huMdf hY jo lYNdf qF kfrbn zfeIafksfeIz hY, pr idMdf afksIjn hY. Auh duwK lY ky vI duwK nhIN prqfAuNdf, Aus duwK nUM vI bVI iksy KLUbsUrq ipafrI cIjL ivwc bdl dyvygf, jo duwK ‘coN pYdf huMdI hY. ijvyN Puwl imwtI ivcoN pYdf huMdy hn pr imwtI rMgy nhIN huMdy AuhnF dy hor vI bhuq rMg huMdy hn. ibrKL myry bfr-bfr kMm afAuNdf hY. iksy ny mYnUM ikhf ik dunIaF ‘c af ky eyny pYgMbr cly gey, eyny nyk bMdy afey, pr kI PLrk ipaf? dunIaF EnI hI burI hY, Eny hI cor, Eny hI Twg qy Eny hI byeImfn ny. dunIaF ‘c ikMnf pRdUsLx vD igaf, pr ibrKL afpxy kMm lwgy hoey ny. Auh jLihr nUM aMimRq ivwc bdlI jFdy ny. klpnf kro jy drKLq afpxf kMm krnf Cwz dyx qF dunIaF df kI hfl hovy. so, vwzy lokF jF mhfn lokF df afAuxf ajfeIN nhIN jFdf, ibrKF vFgUM. so, ibrKL pqf nhIN afieaf ikwQoN myry ivwc. pr mYN smJdF ik sfzy lok gIqF ivwc vI afAuNdf hY-
“ruwK bol nf skdy BfvyN,
bMidaF df dwuK jfxdy.”
sfzy pRQm kvI ‘sLyK PrId’ ny vI ikhf,
“drvysLF nUM loVIaY,
ruwKF dI jIrFd.”
so, myrf iKLafl hY ieh ruwK jF ibrK myrI kivqf ivwc ies pUrI pRMprf ivwcoN hI afieaf hY. sfzI pRMprf ‘c vI ibrKL dI bhuq AuWcI jgHf hY. blik mYN ieh vI suixaf sI ik ipMz ‘c jy iksy joiqsLI ny ieh kihxf ik ies kuVI dy pqI ny ijAUNdf nhIN rihxf qF Ausdf pihlf ivafh ibrKL nfl kr idwqf jFdf. ibrKL dy afly duafly sUq lpyt ky Aus nUM PLyry dy dyxy. ivsLvfs sI ik Auh ibrKL suwkxf sLurU ho jFdf sI. ruwK nUM mnuwK nfl aByd krn dI gwl sfzI kivqf ivwc vI aqy sfzI lokDfrf ivwc vI peI hoeI hY. afpxIaF gLjLlF ivwc mYN bfr-bfr ibrKL bxdf hF. ijvyN,
“bldf ibrKL hF, KLqm hF, bws sLfm qIk hF.
iPLr vI iksy bhfr dI krdf AuzIk hF.
ijs nfloN mYnUM cIr ky vMJlI bxf ilaf,
vMJlI dy rUp ivwc Aus jMgl dI cIk hF.”
jdoN myry dosq myrI byEVk pRsMsf krdy hn, qF myrf kihx nUM jI krdf hY ik dosqF df PLrjL huMdf hY, dosqF dy vihm ijLMdf rwKxy. sLfier iewk aYsI cIjL hY ijhVf kdI qF bkOl mIr qkI mIr kihMdf hY-”sfry aflm py mYN hUM CfXf hUaf, musqind hY myrf PLrmfXf hUaf.” dUjI QF mIr qkI mIr sfhb kihMdy hn,”muJko sLfier n kho mIr ik sfihb mYny drdo gLm ikqny kIey jmHF, sojL-ey-dIvfn kIaf.” sLfier ienHF dohF awq dy iknfiraF ivwc ijAUNdf hY. kdI ryq vFg pYrF ivwc iviCaf huMdf qy kdI qfiraF vFg asmfn AuWqy Cfieaf huMdf. iesy leI Auh afpxf aslI nfm dwsx qoN hmysLF zrdf rihMdf. afpxI jLfq dwsidaF Auhdy hoNT hmysLF iQrk jFdy hn.
iewk vfr mYN gurUsr sDfr kflj ‘c jfxf sI qy koeI igwiDaF BMgiVaF df smfgm sI. mYN Aus pRogrfm dI sdfrq krnI sI. mYN soicaf ik mYN pRDfngI BfsLn dyxf hY qy mYN kuJ nukqy not kr lvF ik mYN AuQy kI kihxf hY. jdoN ies qrHF jfeIdf hY qF ieh soc ky ik mYN ijwQy jf irhf hF AuWQy ikho ijhf idRsL hovygf, kOx lok hoxgy jo mYnUM suxngy? ikAuNik Auh lok-gIqF, igwDy qy BMgVy df mukfblf sI qy pqf nhIN ikAuN myry mn ivwc iewk kuVIaF df Jurmt afAuNdf hY, Auh bolI pf rhIaF ny,
“kflI pwg nf bMn vy,
ikqy njLrF nf lwg jfx myrIaF.”
awgoN muMzf kihMdf hY,
“kflI pwg bMn lYx dy,
sfzy KLyqF ivwc imrcF bQyrIaF.”
eynf iKLafl afAux qy myrf iDafn hor pfsy clf igaf. Auh pMjfb AuWqy bVy sMqfp dy idn sn. myry mn ‘c afieaf ik awj njLr iksy gwBrU nUM nhIN lwgI, sgoN pUry dy pUry pMjfb nUM lwg cuwkI hY. qy mYN pRDfngI BfsLn Buwl igaf, kflj vI Buwl igaf, Auh gwBrU qy muitafrF vI Buwl gey qy myry mn ivwc Auh njLm afAux lwgI,
“lwgI njLr pMjfb nUM,
iehdI njLr Auqfro.
lY ky imrcF kOVIaF,
iehdy isr qoN vfro.”
ieMj hI iewk vfr mYN luiDafxy dIaF purfxIaF kcihrIaF dy ahfqy ivwcoN dI gujLr irhf sF. sLfm df vylf sI, kcihrIaF bMd ho cuwkIaF sn, jwj qy vkIl GrIN jf cuwky sn, muakl GrF nUM jf cuwky sn. isrPL Aus ahfqy ivwc vkIlF dy bMd KoKy sn qy kuJ AuWcy lMmy drKLq, kuJ tflHIaF, kuJ inMmF, kuJ ruwK hry qy kuJ ivwcoN suwky hoey. AuhnF suwky drwKLqF vwl vyK ky mYnUM lwgf acfnk lwgf ik ieh drKLq nhIN, ieh qF Auh lok ny jo iewQy iensfPL lYx afey sI pr iensfPL dI AuzIk krdy-krdy, krdy-krdy iewQy ibrKL bx gey qy eyydF hI ieh isLar myry mn ‘c afAuNdf hY,
“ies adflq ‘c bMdy ibrKL ho gey,
PLYsly suxidaF-suxidaF swuk gey.
afKo ienHF nUM AuWjVy GrIN jfx hux,
ieh kdoN qIk eyQy KVHy rihxgy.”
ieh gjLl iPLr awgy cwldI hY,
“kI ieh iensfPL hAumY dy puwq krngy.
kI ieh KLfmosL pwQr dy buwq krngy?
jo slIbF qy tMgy ny lwQxy nhIN,
rfj bdlxgy, sUrj cVHn lihxgy.”
ieMj hI myrI iewk hor gLjLl hY. mYN AudoN aYm[ ey[ kr cuwkf sI, irsrc kr irhf sI. pMjfbI XUnIvristI dI kYntIn sI. AuWQy asIN bYTy sF. sfhmxy pfplr dy drwKLq sn, jdoN hvf cwldI qF AuhnF dy pwiqaF ‘c bhuq QrQrfht huMdI. iewdF dI QrQrfht jF ipwpl qy jF pfplr ‘c huMdI hY. pfplr vI sLfied Ausy hI pirvfr coN hoxf. pfplr dy drwKLqF dy pwiqaF coN hvf lMG rhI sI qy Aus smyN hI ijvyN isLv kumfr ny iliKaf,”JuMz lMG igaf ieMj hIrF df.” ies qrHF df iewk JuMz AuWQoN dI lMiGaf. mYnUM lwgf ik drwKLq mYN hF qy hvf Auh JuMz hY qy mYN kihnF,
“koeI zflIaF ‘coN lMiGaf hvf bxky,
asIN rih gey ibrKL vflI hfa bxky.”
iehnF dohF gLjLlF dy ilKy jfx qoN do pl pihlF mYnUM koeI pqf nhIN sI ik mYN koeI kivqf ilKxI hY. gwlF quhfzy idl ivwc hI huMdIaF ny pr pqf nhIN ikhVy vyly koeI zor jF sUeI Dfgf quhfnUM iml jfey, ieh quhfnUM pqf nhIN hMudf. ieh nhIN ik koeI gwl gfieb ‘coN imldI hY, sfrf kuJ quhfzy aMdr hI huMdf hY. ijvyN ipMz ‘c KUh ivwc koeI kuMzf pfeIdf sI, koeI zol, koeI bfltI izwgI purfxI, hor keI kuJ inklI afAuNdf.
n afpxy iqwKy inMdkF nfl koeI lVfeI lVn dI QF mYN ies gwl ‘c XkIn rwKdf hF,
“horF nfl qUM inwq-inwq lVdYN,
kdI afpxy afp nfl liVaf kr.”
myrI bhuqI poietrI afpxy afp nfl lVfeI hY. ijvyN,
“dUr jykr ajy svyrf hY,
ies ‘c kfPLI ksUr myrf hY.”
iewk vfr mYN kolMbIaf ‘vrlz poietrI PYstIvl’ ivwc igaf. Auh spYinsL bolI vflf dysL hY. AuQy mYN afpxI kivqf afpxI jLbfn ‘c pVHdf sF qy anuvfdk AusnUM spYinsL ivwc anuvfd krky suxfAuNdf sI. mYN Aus mfhOl dy pRBfv hyTF nisLafieaf hoieaf sI. mYN jdoN imafmI hvfeI awzy AuWqy bYTf sF, mYN Aus sLihr nUM Xfd kr irhf sF qy ro irhf sF. ijMnf ipafr mYnUM imafmI qoN imilaf, Aus qoN mYnUM lwg irhf sI ik imafmI mYnUM myry luiDafxy qoN vwD jfxdf hY. pr mYN jd XU[ ky[ ‘c puwjf qF iksy bMdy ny mYnUM dwisaf ik awj qyry bfry pMjfbI dy iewk aKLbfr ‘c afrtIkl Cipaf hY. mYnUM nisLafey hoey nUM Auh afrtIkl qIr vFg myry klyjy ivwc af ky lwgf. mYN kdI iliKaf sI,
“swjx nf Xfr afAuNdy,
BYxF nf vIr afAuNdy.
hux qF klyjy lwgx nUM isrPL qIr afAuNdy.”
qy Auh afrtIkl qIr vFg myry kfljy ‘c lwgf. Aus qIr dy jLKm aqy pIV dy sdmy qoN sMBlx leI mYnUM kuJ vkq lwgf, pr sMBl igaf.
keI vfr mYnUM ieho ijhy mOikaF df sfhmxf krnf ipaf hY jdoN mYN jLKmI jF afhq mihsUs kIqf, ijvyN pUrn nUM twuk ky KUh ivwc suwt idwqf sI qy iPr gorK afieaf, Auhny AuhnUM kwiZaf. ieMj hI mYnUM koeI nf koeI sLbd, koeI vfr muVky KUh ivwcoN sfbq bfhr kwZ lYNdf hY. mYN ikqy ikhf sI,
“jo qUM mYnUM pwQr mfry sI,
jo qUM mYnUM kMZy coBy sI,
mYN qF Auh hjLm vI kr ley,
Auh qF hux rhy hI nhIN,
mYN qF Auh njLm vI kr ley.”
ieMj mYN pwQrF aqy kMizaF nUM vI njLmF ‘c bdl ilaf. so AuhnF bMidaF ny, AuhnF dI inMidaf ny vI myrI iksy nf iksy rUp ‘c mdd hI kIqI. nhIN qF mYN sON jFdf jF ZYlf pY jFdf. so, mYN AuhnF lokF df vI DMnvfdI hF ijMnF ik afpxy AuhnF dosqF df, ijnHF ny myry duafly iewk qrHF dI rfmkfr rwKI qy mYnUM qwqI vf qwk nhIN lwgx idwqI. jd ik dUijaF ny mYnUM dwisaf ik bfhr qwqI hvf vg rhI hY. ieMj Auh lok jo dUijaF dy pRCfvyN vwZx ‘c XkIn rwKdy ny, ijnHF bfry mYN kdI iliKaf sI,
“ijwQy vI do bMdy rl ky bihMdy ny,
qIjy df pRCfvF vwZdy rihMdy ny.”
ieh vwZx qy tuwkx vfly vI iewk rol inBfAuNdy hn qy vwZy-tuwikaF nUM joVn vfly vI iewk rol inBfAuNdy hn. ienHF dohF dy kMm aqy pRBfv bMdy dI sLKsLIaq dI AusfrI ‘c afpxf Xogdfn pfAuNdy hn. so, myrf njLrIaf hY,
“hoieaf kI jy afeI,
qUM aglI ruwq ‘c XkIn rwKIN.
mYN lwB ky ikqoN ilafAuNdf klmF,
qUM PuwlF jogI jLmIn rwKIN.”
n myrI ijLMdgI dIaF idlcsp aqy aBuwl XfdF ivwc kolMbIaF ‘c hoey kivqf Auqsv dIaF XfdF mhwqvpUrn hn. mYN AuQy afpxIaF kivqfvF suxfAux qoN bfad iewk pfrk ‘c bYTf sF. iewk bMdf qy AuhdI Drm pqnI myry kol dI gujLry. AuhnF df iewk Cotf ijhf bwcf sI, ijsny myrI pwg-dfVHI vyKky kuJ ikhf. Auh dovyN hws pey. mYN AuhnF nUM puwiCaf ik ieh bwcf kI kihMdf hY? qF AuhnF ny ikhf ik ieh puwCdf hY ik kI ieh BfeI koeI jfdUgr hY? mYN ies anuBv bfry bfad ‘c iewk CotI ijhI njLm ilKI,
“abryrU pfrk ‘c kivqf Auqsv dy idnIN iewk
Cotf ijhf bwcf sfeIkl clfAuNdf myry kol afieaf,
qy af ky puwCx lwgf,” qUM jfdUgr eyN?”
mYN pihlF kihx lwgf sF,nhIN.
iPLr mYN ikhf,”hF mYN aMbr qoN qfry qoV ky kuVIaF leI hfr bxf skdf hF
hF, mYN drKLqF dy pwiqaF nUM sfjLF ‘c bdl skdf hF,
hF, mYN hvf nUM sfijLMdf bxf skdf hF,
hF mYN jfnvr hF.
qF iPLr bwcy ny ikhf, “myry sfeIkl nUM GoVf eI bxf dy.”
qF mYN AusnUM ikhf, ,”asl ‘c mYN bwicaF df jfdUgr nhIN.”
“mYN vwizaF df jfdUgr hF.”
qF Auh kihx lwgf-
“awCfN qF iPr myry mF-bfp dy Gr nUM mihl bxf dy.”
mYN aKLIr iCwQf ijhf pY ky afiKaf-
“mYN asl ‘c cIjLF df jfdUgr nhIN,”
“mYN sLbdF df jfdUgr aF.”
qF Auh bwcf kihx lwgf,
“awCf! qF qUM poietf eyN poietf!”
qF ieh kihMdf Auh bwcf sfeIkl clfAuNdf,
hwQ ihlfAuNdf, muskrfAuNdf pfrk coN bfhr clf igaf
qy dfKLl ho igaf myrI kivqf ‘c.”
n keI vfr mYN socdF ik myrI kivqf qy myry pirvfr df kI sMbMD hY? qF mYN keI vfr bhuq KusL huMnF ik sLukr hY myrI kivqf myry pirvfr nUM smJ nhIN afeI. mYN ieh soc ky ik myrI mF jy kivqf suxdI qF Auh ikMj mihsUs krdI ieh kivqf ilKI:
“ myrI mF nUM myrI kivqf smJ nf afeI,
BfvyN myrI mF bolI ‘c ilKI hoeI sI.
Auh qF kyvl eynf smJI,
puwq dI rUh nUM duwK hY koeI.
pr iesdf duwK myry huMidaF afieaf ikwQoN?
nIJ lgf ky dyKI myrI anpVH mF ny myrI kivqf,
dyKo loko, kuwKoN jfey mF nUM Cwz ky duwK kfgqF nUM dwsdy ny.
myrI mF ny kfgjL cuwk sIny nUM lfieaf,
eydF hI kuJ myry nyVy hovy myrf jfieaf.
myrI mF nUM myrI kivqf smJ nf afeI.