iewk swcI khfxI-iek vIrFgxf

- sMqoK isMG DIr
 

(ieskhfxI dI nfiekf pRiswD lyKk gurmuK isMG musfPLr dI DI sI, jQydfrF bfry qusIN jfxdy hI ho)
ieiqhfs ivc ieho ijhIaF vIrFgxF ‘c vI hoeIaF hn jo GoiVaF Auqy cVHIaF qy jMg dy mYdfn ivwc qlvfrF PVky lVIaF hn. pr Auh iek ieho ijhI sUrbIr vIrFgxf sI jo XuwD dy mYdfn ivwc qlvfrF PVky nhIN sI lVI, kyvl afpxI nYiqkqf dy sLsqr nfl hI lVI sI. lVI iksdy nfl sI? gLuMizaF-musLtMizaF dI briCaF-gMzfisaF vflI Aus bymuhfr BIV nfl jo Drm dy jnUMn ivwc aMnHI hoeI peI sI qy Drm qy kukrm ivwc koeI PLrk nhIN sI smJdI. lokI vI hYrfn sn-’kOx hY ieh dYv-kuVI? bVI dlyr lVkI hY-ijvyN JFsI dI rfxI hovy!’ gLuMzy aqy musLtMzy afid vI AuhdI ies dlyrI nUM dyK, cuwp ijhy ho gey sn. ijvyN ieh koeI bVI anoKI qy AuWkf hI gLYr-kudrqI ijhI Gtnf vfpr geI hovy. ikAuNik ieh kuJ jF qF sfzIaF iPLlmF ivwc ho skdf sI, jF jfsUsI nfvlF ivc. jIvn ivwc ieAuN vfpr jfxf alokfr ijhI gwl hI sI.
Ausdf nF jsvMq kOr sI. vIh ku vrHy dI Aumr sI AuhdI. mYtirk pfs krky Auh awjklH kflj dIaF jmfqF ivwc pVH rhI sI. Ausdf ipqf akflI sI jo iksy smyN akfl qKLq df jQydfr vI irhf sI qy Pyr mgroN nihrU-gFDI dI kFgrs ivwc sLfiml ho ky dysL dI afjLfdI leI sMgrfm krn lwg ipaf sI. awj ijhf akflI nhIN sI, nf hI awj ijhf kFgrsI. Auh Auho ijhf akflI sI ijho-ijhy akflI AudoN, akflI lihr dy idnF ivwc, isrF Auqy kwPLx bMnHky hws golIaF KFdy qy ‘sI’ nhIN sn Aucrdy. Auh kuTflI ivwc pey hoey sony ijhf akflI sI qy nihrU-gFDI dI kFgrs vrgf kuMdn bixaf kFgrsI. BuwKf miraf, jylHF kwtIaF, nf Auhny akflI lihr dI pwg nUM dfgL lwgx idwqf, nf kFgrs dy duwD-Doqy qy cMn-icwty Kwdr nUM. Auh hMs vFg pivwqr irhf.
sLkl vI bhuq suhxI sI jsvMq kOr dy ipqf dI. gorf rMg, nYx suMdr. poTohfr sI Auhdf vqn. poTohfr dy mrd-aOrqF huMdy hI bhuq suhxy hn. hvf-pfxI qy Pl-PrUt AuhnF nUM suhxy rwKdy hn. buZfpy vyly jdoN ipqf dy vfl sPLYd ho gey sn qF KuwlHI qy icwtI dfVHI nfl Auh ieAuN jfpdf huMdf sI ijvyN Auh koeI PirsLqf hovy. inrsMdyh, Auh soBf isMG dI gurU nfnk dI Aus qsvIr vrgf sI ijhVI Auhny bhuq mgroN, lgBg afpxy aMqm smyN, ibnF eyk-ENkfr afid jF mflf ibnF bxfeI hY. afm klfkfrF vFg, soBf isMG vI jIvn ivcoN hI gurU nfnk nUM klpdf sI? klf, BfvyN koeI vI hovy, Drfql Ausdf sdf hI XQfrQk jIvn huMdf hY.
kvI vI sI Ausdf ipqf. akflI lihr vyly vI kivqfvF ilKdf huMdf sI qy dysL dI afjLfdI leI sMgrfm krn vyly vI. AusdIaF kivqfvF ivwc aMgryjLI sfmrfj dI inKyDI kIqI huMdI sI qy ihMdUaF aqy muslmfnF nUM iewk ho ky rihx df sunyhf idwqf jFdf sI. AudoN ivsLf hI ieh sI. ihMdU-muslmfn vflf ivsLf qF sgoN pwkf hI sI. ieh hux vI hY, AudoN vI sI. ieh gurU nfnk vyly vI sI qy sMq kbIr vyly vI. kbIr sfihb rfm-rhIm nUM ieko kihMdy Qwk gey. gurU nfnk ny iesy kfrn afpxy afp nUM “nf mYN ihMdU, nf muslmfn” ikhf hY, pr Bfrq mMn hI nhIN irhf. ies gwloN Bfrq df prnflf AuQy df AuQy hI hY.
bulfrf vI bhuq hI cMgf sI Auh. AuWcf, lMmf, suhxf kwd. sfd-murfdI bolI ivc jdoN boldf, hr, iksy nUM afpxy nfl joV lYNdf. bolI poTohfrI nhIN, rlI-imlI, lfhOr-aMimRqsr dI, kyNdrI huMdI sI. akflI lihr dy idnF qoN hI Auh eyDr rihx lwg ipaf sI. akflI lihr df kyNdr ikAuNik aMimRqsr huMdf sI qy rfjDfnI hox kfrn, rfjnIqk lihr df gVH, pMjfb df, lfhOr sI. so, AusdI bolI bVI hI suhxI kyNdrI pMjfbI sI. ilKx dI vI qy bolx dI vI. ikqy-ikqy poTohfrI dy lPLjL vI Auh vrqdf, pr Auh bVy hI suhxy lgdy qy ikqy-ikqy hI hox kfrn, kyNdrI pMjfbI ivwc, Auh hIiraF vFgUM dmkdy.
kyvl ipqf hI nhIN sI, mfqf vI jsvMq kOr dI bVy hI AuWc-afcrx dI qy bVf hI isdkI jIv sI. ijvyN pqI inwq-idhfVI jylHIN quiraf rihMdf sI, isdkvfn nf huMdI qF gujLr ikvyN ho skdI sI? pr, puwqrI nUM pRBfivq bhuqf ipqf ny hI kIqf sI. jdoN kdy Gr huMdf, ipqf, afpxI puwqrI nUM, gurUaF dy hvfly dy-dy cMgI iswiKaf idMdf rihMdf:
“gurU arjn dyv qwqI qvI Auqy bYTy hn, qvI nUM sLFq krn leI. ieh qvI jLulm aqy jbr nfl qp rhI hY. gurU ny kurbfnI idwqI. qwqI qvI sLFq hoeI. iesy qrHF sRI gurU qygL bhfdur sfihb hn. dInF aqy duKIaF leI isr ktvf idMdy hn. jbr nUM TlH pY jFdI hY. BfvyN QoVHIN bhuqI hI.
“sRI gurU goibMd isMG srbMs nUM vfr idMdy hn, dysL leI, kOm leI, kucilaF-lqfiVaF leI. qy Pyr hukm krdy hn,’mfns kI jfq sbY eykY pihcfnbo.’ ies leI, bytf, mfns kI jfq sfnUM ieko smJxI cfhIdI hY. ihMdU hovy, muslmfn, sB nUM iek jfnxf hY. AUc-nIc vI koeI nhIN. gurU jI ny BfeI jYqy nUM afpxy gl nfl lfieaf hY . rMg ryty, gur ky byty. BfvyN Auh aKfAuqI ijhI nIvIN jfqI ivcoN sI. ieh AuWcIaF aqy nIvIaF jfqIaF sfrIaF hI aKfAuqI hn. sfzIaF hI bxfeIaF hoeIaF. nf iehnF nUM gurU nfnk dyv mfnqf idMdy hn, nf gurU goibMd isMG. so asIN, bytI gurUaF dI hI iswiKaf Auqy cwlxf hY. BfvyN lokI kuJ pey kihx. Auh qF ‘aMnHI reIaq’ hn. mUrK! gMvfr.”
“bfpU jI, iswKF ivwc vI jfq-pfq bhuq hY. koeI jwt, koeI cmfr. koeI pihly pOVy vflf, koeI cOQy pOVy vflf[[[[“
“bRfhmxvfd dI GuspYT hY iswKI ivwc ieh DI rfxI. bVf BYVf hY bRfhmxvfd. iehny qF mhfqmf buwD nUM Ault-pult kr idwqf hY. mhfqmf buwD vI jLfq-pfq dI sMsQf dy ivruwD sI. pr awj Auhdf vwKrfpx iksy pfsy irhf hI nhIN. clo, BfvyN kuJ vI hovy, asIN afpxy gurUaF dy hI hukm dI pflxf krnI hY. AuhnF dy bol sony ivwc mVHf ky rwKx vfly hn.”
skUlI-kfljI ivwidaf vI Auh BfvyN pVH hI rhI sI, pr aslI ivwidaf ieh sI jo Ausdy mfqf-ipqf vloN AuhnUM idwqI jf rhI sI. ies, aslI ivwidaf ny hI, bhuqf, Auhdy cirwqr dy inrmfx ivwc ihwsf pfieaf sI.
iesqoN ibnF kudrq vloN bKLisLaf Ausdf afpf vI sI jo AuhnUM AuWcIaF socF aqy krnIaF vwl lY igaf sI. nhIN qF Auh vI lok hn ijnHF nUM cMgIaF jF AuWcIaF gwlF poNhdIaF hI nhIN hn. pwQr AuWqy pfxI ipaf arQ hI kI rwKdf hY? gMny aqy awk dy suBf dI imsfl hY. DrqI AuhIE huMdI hY, pr gMnf Ausy DrqI qoN imTfs pRfpq krdf hY, awk kuiVwqx. so Ausdy afpxy afpy dI vI ies ivwc vizafeI sI-Ausdy afpxy bVy hI cMgy gMgf dy nIr ijhy ihrdy dI.
pfiksqfn bxn vyly dy kfly idnF dI gwl hY ieh. aMimRqsr sLihr ivwc, muslmfn nOjvfn kuVIaF aqy aOrqF nUM, alPL nMgIaF krky, iek jlUs dI sLkl ivwc, glIaF aqy bfjLfrF ivcoN qoiraf jf irhf sI. do akflI jQydfr ies jlUs dy muKI sn jo ies jlUs dy dovyN pfsy nflo-nfl cwl rhy sn qy dohF dy hI hwQF ivwc brCy PVy hoey sn. ieh akflI jQydfr iksy smyN jsvMq kOr dy ipqf dy sfQI huMdy sn jdoN Auh sB akflI dl ivwc kMm krdy huMdy sn. bMdy kfPLI cMgy sn, pr awj kuJ hvfvF hI aijhIaF Juwl peIaF sn ik Auh cMgy rih nf sky qy mfxs qoN dyvqy bxn dI QF mfxs qoN rfKsL bx gey. AuhnF nUM nhIN sI pqf, Auh ikMny gLlq ho cuwky hn. Auh qF afpxy afp nUM sgoN bVy hI TIk rsqy Auqy qurdf smJ rhy sn, aqy ies jlUs dy Auh ieAuN nfl jf rhy sn ijvyN Auh koeI bVf hI cMgf qy nyk kMm kr rhy hox. AuhnF dI smJ ieh sI ik ijhVy jbr, gurUaF AuWqy, mugLl bfdsLfhF vloN Zfhy jFdy rhy hn, AuhnF df, sB df, bdlf Auh awj ieAuN lY rhy hn. aqy, Auh hwk-bjfnb hn.
ieh kihx dI loV nhIN ik afpxy inwq dy jIvn ivwc ieh jQydfr pUrI-pUrI mirafdf pflx vfly sn. akflI dl dy afgUaF leI pUrI-pUrI rihq-mirafdf df pflx bVf jLrUrI hY. rojL pfT krdy qy ismrnf vI Pyrdy. pfTF dy kuJ smyN hn. kdy jpujI, kdy rihrfs, kdy kIrqn soihlf afid. pr ieh ibnF smyN dy vI pfT krdy rihMdy sn. ivhl hY qF ieh smF ajfeIN ikAuN ibqfieaf jfvy? akfl purK vfihgurU df nfm hI ikAuN nf jipaf jfvy,ijsnUM nfnUM sfs-gRfs cyqy rwKxf cfhIdf hY? so Auh ibnF smyN dy vI pfT krn lwg jFdy qy afpxf jIvn sPl krdy. pYrokfrF Auwqy vI iesdf bVf hI cMgf pRBfv pYNdf. AuhnF leI Auh iek nmUny dy afgU iswD ho jFdy sn.
dovyN, afpxI pfrtI ivwc DVwlydfr afgU sn. iek df nF Ausdy ipMz dy nF nfl ilaf jFdf sI, dUjy df ielfky nfl. ielfky df nF mfJf sI. dohF dy ipMz aMimRqsr dy lfgy-cfgy hI pYNdy sn.
dovyN, afpxI pfrtI ivwc cMgy ruqby vfly vI sn. sLRomxI kmytI dI pRDfngI dy ahudy qwk vI kry nf kdy phuMcy sn. nhIN qF dovyN ies ahudy qk phuMc skx dy Xog sn.
awgy jf ky ieh dovyN afgU vI kFgrs ivwc iml gey sn. iewk, ijsdy nF nfl ielfky df nF lgdf sI, kFgrs srkfr vyly, kuJ ku smF, pMjfb dy mMqrI-mMzl ivwc vI irhf sI. purfxf dsvIN pfs sI. purfxI dsvIN awjklH dIaF vIhF vrgI huMdI sI. sgoN cflIaF vrgI hI.
jlUs ivwc cwl rhIaF kuVIaF aqy aOrqF nUM DrqI ivhl nhIN idMdI sI. AuhnF dy nMgy ijsmF vwl mrd-BIV dIaF lflcI awKF iek twk qwk rhIaF sn qy Aus pfisEN iek iCn vI htxf nhIN sn cfhuMdIaF. nOjvfn kuVIaF aqy aOrqF dy nMgy aqy gory-gory nsUVIaF ijsm AuhnF awKF nUM dyK-dyKky rwj nhIN af irhf sI. Auh dyKdy qy cFBldy qy “hfey-hfey” vI afKdy. kuVIaF afpxy hwQF nfl kdy sLrmF ZwkdIaF qy kdy CfqIaF ZwkdIaF. pr briCaF dIaF nokF nfl AuhnF dy hwQ htfey jFdy, “hF, hux sLrm afAuNdI aY. pfiksqfn mMigaf sI, dyKo hux QoVf ijhf suafd pfiksqfn df!”
jQydfr, BIV nUM, jlUs nfl cwlx dI qy rwj-rwj ky dyKx dI hI afigaf dy rhy sn, jF mjLfk krn dI vI, pr CyV-CfV krn dI jF iksy nUM hwQ lfAux dI iejfjLq nhIN sn dy rhy. ieAuN qF BgdV mc jFdI. BIV tuwt pYNdI qy botI-botI noc lYNdI. hF, dyKxf TIk sI. lokF dy dyKx leI hI qF, qy AuhnF nUM sLrmfAux leI, AuhnF nUM nMgIaF krky jlUs kiZaf igaf sI.
cfr mhfn gurUaF dI ieh vrosfeI DrqI sI qy cfrF dI hI crn-Cuh ies DrqI nUM pRfpq sI. sRI gurU rfmdfs, sRI gurU arjn dyv, sRI gurU hirgoibMd qy sRI gurU qygL bhfdr. pr, ies gurU dI ngrI ivwc[[[[
eyQy, aMimRqsr ivwc, jilHaFvflf bfgL vI sI ijQy ihMdU qy muslmfn df sFJf KLUn zuilHaf sI. jilHaFvflf bfgL df hIro zf[ sqXpfl vI sI qy sYPL-Au-dIn ikclU vI. jilHaFvflf bfgL df lhU ajy suwikaf nhIN sI.
muslmfn kuVIaF aqy aOrqF dy ies jlUs df sfry sLihr nUM pqf sI. bhuq lok iehnUM bhuq mfVf vI kih rhy sn, pr Auh sfry byvs sn. BUqry hoey lokF awgy koeI vI boldf nhIN sI. puils- PLOj vI iehnF lokF nUM kuJ nhIN sI afKdI. Auh vI sgoN iehnF lokF dy nfl hI imlI hoeI sI qy iehnF nUM TIk smJdI. AuDr, pfiksqfn ivwc vI, ieho kuJ ho irhf sI. dovyN pfsy ieko qrHF dI Kyz KyzI jf rhI sI.
jsvMq kOr ies smyN Gr ivwc bYTI hoeI sI. AuhnUM pqf lwgf qF AuhnUM bhuq duwK hoieaf. ies smyN jlUs hfl bfjLfr ivwc af igaf sI. Auh sLIhxI vFgMU AuwTI qy lpkdI, ClFgF mfrdI, hfl bfjLfr vwl cwl peI,ijvyN kdy mfeI Bfgo guwsf Kf ky AuWTI qy sLIhxI vFgMU grjdI mYdfn vwl cwl peI sI qy kfierF aqy bujLidlF nUM lfaxqF pf rhI sI. lgBg Ausy qrHF hI jsvMq kOr afeI sI jo awj dI mfeI Bfgo vI sI qy awj vI rfxI JFsI vI. jsvMq kOr df cln AuhnF qoN ikvyN vI Gwt nhIN sI.
jsvMq kOr alPL nMgIaF kuVIaF aqy aOrqF dy jlUs dy awgy jf KloeI qy mwQy ivwc vwt pf ky dovyN jQydfrF nUM bolI:
“cfcf jI! gwl suxo!! Xf qF iehnF sfrIaF nUM kwpVy pihnf idE, nhIN qF mYN afp afpxy kwpVy AuqfrFgI qy iehnF vFg hI, nMgI hoky, iehnF dy nfl cwlFgI. qusIN myrf nMg dyKxf. afpxI DI df nMg dyKxf.”
jQydfrF nUM ies gwl df KLfb-iKLafl vI nhIN sI ik koeI AuhnF nUM ieAuN af ky rok jF tok vI skdf sI. Auh QoVf ijhf hYrfn hoey. koeI hor huMdf, BfvyN Auh koeI vI ikAuN nf huMdf, AuhnF awgy ieAuN Kloky ibsk vI nhIN skdf sI. mulk ivwc nihrU vI sI, gFDI vI, ijnwfh vI. lfrz mfANUt bYtn vI ajy idwlI ivwc hI bYTf sI. PLsfdIaF nUM koeI vI pr rok nhIN skdf sI. amn-kfnUMn sfrf hI PLsfdIaF ny afp afpxy hwQF ivwc ilaf hoieaf sI. pr ies kuVI jsvMq kOr dI gwl hI kuJ hor sI. ieh AuhnF dI BqIjI sI,AuhnF dy sfQI qy imwqr dI DI, jo AuhnF dI vI DI hI sI. pr Auh Pyr vI awgoN boly:
“kfkI, qUM prHy rih. qyrf nhIN koeI kMm eyQy. qUM eyQy afeI hI ikAuN? cwl prHy, qUM Gr nUM jfh.”
“cfcf jI, qusIN rojL gurU dI bfxI pVHdy ho. gurU sfihb qF kihMdy hn, nf koeI ihMdU, nf muslmfn?”
“kuVIey! qUM gwl sux! pqf hY pfiksqfn ivc kI kuJ ho irhf hY? AuDr sfzIaF ihMdUaF aqy iswKF dIaF kuVIaF dy, sfQoN pihlF dy, nMgIaF dy jlUs kwZy jf rhy hn,rfvlipMzI, ijhlm, mulqfn qy lfhOr ivc. asIN jvfb dy rhy hF ik jy iekwqI pfEgy qF asIN iekvMjf pfvFgy. asIN cUVIaF pihn leIey?”
“cfcf jI, Auh nIc hn. pr AunHF nUM nMgIaF ienHF bygunfhF ny qF nhIN kIqf? ienHF df ksUr kI? AuhnF nfl lVo, mYN quhfzy nfl ho ky AuhnF nfl lVn jfvFgI.”
bfjLfr ivc BIV df jmGwtf ijhf ho igaf sI. glIaF, cubfiraF, dukfnF idaF QiVHaF AuqoN vI lokI dyKx lwg pey sn. sLurU qoN hI, nflo-nfl, qurI afAuNdI cFBlI qy lfcVI hoeI BIV, ipwCy KVI, AuV-AuV ky eyDr vwl qwk rhI sI. ies smyN Auh aOrqF nUM nMgy aqy asLlIl iPLkry bolxo rukI hoeI sI.
DrqI ivwc lih jfx vrgI aMqF dI bypqI nfl zOr-BOr hoeIaF qy nMgIaF KVIaF muslmfn kuVIaF aqy aOrqF nUM QoVI ijhI qswlI hoeI. bVI bhfdur kuVI sI jo jfbrF, dirMidaF dy sfhmxy ztI KVI sI. jfpdf sI ijvyN awlf, ies kuVI dy rUp ivwc, afp hI bhuV ipaf sI. keIaF dIaF awKF ivwc, hmdrdI dy AuCfly nfl, pfxI vI Br afieaf sI.
jsvMq kOr Pyr bolI:
“cfcf jI, pihnfE kwpVy! nhIN qF mYN afpxy Auqfrn lwg jfvFgI.”
jQydfr cuwp sn.
“cfcf jI, mYN Pyr kihnIaF[[[[[“
jQydfr ajy vI KLfmosL hoey KVy sn.
“cMgf cfcf jI, TIk hY[[[“
aqy, Auhny cfkF vwl nUM afpxI kmIjL nUM Auqfrn leI hwQ pfey.
“bIbI! bIbI!! iek imMt ,ieMk imMt[[[[“
jQydfr AuWcI boly. ikAuNik jy jsvMq kOr kwpVy Auqfr idMdI, iehnF jQydfrF df AuQy kuJ vI nhIN rihxf sI. AuhnF nUM ieh pqf sI, jsvMq kOr kwpVy Auqfrn leI hI afeI sI, PokIaF gwlF krn leI nhIN.
jQydfrF nUM afpxI gwl qoN ipwCy htxf pY igaf ‘qy aOrqF nUM kwpVy pihnx dI afigaf dy idwqI geI. “puaf idE kwpVy.” Auh iZwlf ijhf boly ‘qy iewk pfsy nUM cly gey.
jsvMq kOr iek jlfl ivwc sUhI hoeI KVI sI.