“bfibE aYh kfrF-motrF jIaF
df KihVf Cwzo, golI mfro prHy afrfm-psMdI nUM jy aslI lfhOr vyKxf ey qF,
kI eyh mfeIN ahIN ielItF vflIaF sYrF krn zhy aF? clo KF Ërf myry nfl,
mYN ivKfAuxf ieaF DfnUM iewk hor lfhOr. aslI qy Eho vyKx aflf ey.” iKJ
dyv drd dy mwQy qy AukrI nËr afeI. Ausdf qfanf swcf sI. pfiksqfn afey
asIN awTy jxyN jpfnI ey[ sI[ kostr nF dI gwzI ivwc cVHy vwzy GrF aqy
sMsQfvF dIaF dfavqF ivwc AulJy pey sF. igxqI dy idn AuØwzy jf rhy sn aqy
asIN ajy sYr vflI syr `coN pUxI nhIN kwqI sI. hux qlivMdr, sqIÈ vrmf,
ijMdr, hrBjn huMdl horIN cfr jxy vfps BfrqI pMjfb prq gey sn. pRym pRkfÈ
afpxy imwqr khfxIkfr nfdr alI dy Gr jf itikaf sI. bldyv isMG sVknfmf
duwly BwtI df ipMz vyK ky muV sfzy nfl af rilaf. kihMdy ny qIjf rilaf qy
kMm gilaf, pr nhIN sfzf qF sgoN sMvr igaf sI. trwkF dy DMdy `c pY ky
idwlI-dwKx gfihaf hox krky Auh afp sYr-spfty df cfsVU bMdf hY aqy ihMmqI
vI pUrf.
“E DflIvfl afpxy vMnI BfAU gflH nHIN kZdy huMdy aKy qYnUM …[ [ QfxIN
lfhOr idsdY, dyv drd ny ikqy EhI lfhOr qF nHIN ivKfExF? cl BfeI awj Es
pfisAuN aslI lfhOr vI vyK lYny aF.” bldyv isMG ny afpxI tRFsportrF vflI
ÈYlI `c toxF lfieaf.
“clo jI awj sfry aiDkfr afpxy muwK mMqrI dyv isAuN ‘bfdl` nUM idwqy.”
mYN iekmwq hox df aYlfn kIqf qF dyv drd dy mwQy Auqy iKJ dI QF muskfn
Kyzx lwgI.
“kmfl ho-gI ey bfibE awj qF vfh *” Auh ivsmfdI ho igaf.
afpxy itkfxy qoN inkl ky asIN pYdl hI vwzI sVk qwk gey. dyv drd ny hwQ
krky afto rok ilaf. Auh mUhry ho ky afgU dy PrË inBfAux lwgf.
“ikDr jfxYN srdfr jI?” afto vfly ny mony dyv drd nUM vI sfzy Kfqy pf
idwqf ijvyN cVHdy pMjfboN afieaf bMdf hor kuwJ ho hI nhIN skdf sI.
“eys srdfr jI dy iZwz `c pwg aY.” bldyv isMG pUry rON `c sI.
“purfxy lfhOr lY cwl puwqr.” dyv drd ny atsty nfl mMiËl dwsI.
“afhf, aKy Ggry dI mOj bVI iswDI vfa … … nUM afvy.” bldyv isMG ny
kfrF-gwzIaF dI QF afto dI cox df ‘jÈn` mnfAuNidaF hyk lf ky ikhf, “Eey
pqMdrf hOlI cwl ikAuN Drn pfAuxY.” qyj-spIz afto purfVy lfhOr nUM jFdI
sVk `c pey Kwzy ivcoN buVikaf.
“lE sozf qF bx igaf sVknfmf, awj dyv drd dI pRolqfrIaF vflI sYr keI nvyN
rMg ivKfAU afpF nUM, afgy afgy dyKIey hoqf hY ikaf.” bldyv isMG sVknfmf
dy mukfbly mYN PusPusI ÈurlI CwzI.
“ikAuN prvfh krdy E Bfa jI, dfnf Kfk myN iml kr gulo-gulËfr hoqf hY,
vyiKE KF awj mËf afAuNdf Éfksfr lokF nUM iml ky. ,” dyv drd afpxI kulMbs
vflI Koj Auqy bfgo-bfg sI. afto dy huJky aqy vfhvf AuØwcf ho afey sUrj
dI qpÈ Aus dy cfa ivwc ivGn pfAux dy smrwQ nhIN sn.
afto vfly ny sfnUM idwlI drvfËy kol Auqfr ky sfhmxy bFh lMmI krky
dwisaf, “eyDroN agFh nUM lgy jfE srdfr jI, eyh pUrf ielfkf purfxf lfhOr
ey jI.” Aus ny sO df not PVHidaF guwJf ijhf hsidaF ieAuN ikhf ijvyN PMzr
gF df rwsf lfh ky prHy rohI-bIafbfn vwl hwk idwqf hovy.
“clo beI Bv-sfgr qrIey qy aslI lfhOr vyKIey.” tFgy vfly GoiVaF dI ilwd
aqy muqrfl dI CpVI ijhI qoN CVwpf mfr ky lMGidaF bldyv isMG ny hvHfV
rokx leI nwk dI koTI nUM ploisaf.
dyv drd sfzI agvfeI kridaF rihbrF vflI cfl awgy qur irhf sI. mn afeI
puwg jfx nfl Aus dy ichry Auqy koeI KyVf AuBr afieaf sI. purfxIaF durlwB
vsqF (aYNtIk) dIaF qlbgfr AusdIaF nËrF rfzfr vFgUM afly-duafly GuMm
rhIaF sn. bfËfr dy donoN pfsy dIaF dukfnF qMbfkU dIaF byVF bMnH ky bxfey
moty suwBVF nfl QuMnIaF peIaF sn. vycx vfly dukfndfr vI rvfieqI iksm dy
pwgVDfrI muslmfn sn. bfxIeyN dukfndfrF nUM vyKx ihlIaF awKF nUM qF ieh
dukfndfr hI nhIN lgdy sn. ieAuN lgdf sI ijvyN ikrpfl isMG dy
iswK-ieiqhfs nUM icqrn vfly icqrF ivcoN kwZ ky mugl-ispfhI ieQy ilaf
ibTfey sn. pkrot ichry, bfË awKF, buwlHF duafilEN muwCF-dfVHI sÌf-cwt,
Éq kwZ ky iqwKI kIqI cwpf ku dfhVI, gl aqy qyV Bfry pTfxI sUt-slvfrF. jy
iksy df isr nMgf huMdf qF sroN dy qyl nfl copVIaF icpkIaF bodIaF dUr qwk
ilÈkdIaF. iksy iksy dy isr qy jflIdfr icwtI topI vI totx dI tIsI nUM ZkI
bYTI idsdI.
qMbfkU dI iqwKI boa nfl nwk ivwc jlUx ijhI iCV peI. iCwk afAux afAux
krdI pr ikqy mgË ivwc hI Ps geI lgdI. dukfnF ivwc Biraf mfl dwsdf sI ik
pfiksqfn ivwc iesdy KrIddfr ikMnI vwzI igxqI ivwc hoxgy. afAux smyN
smJOqf aYkspRYs ivcoN vI vyiKaf sI, Èfm nUM ipMzF ivwc huwky duafly
bjurgF dIaF ZfxIaF juVIaF hoeIaF sn.
“dsmy gurU df GoVf qMbfkU dy Kyq `c vVno ienkfrI ho igaf suxdy afey aF,
pr pqMdrf qUM qF awj qMbfkU dy gudfm `c eI lY vfiVaYN, hux eyh nf afKdIN
guV-guV vI kr ky vyK lIey mfVI jI.” nwk dI kUMblI msldf bldyv isMG rMg
`c sI.
“afE srdfr jI lwsI pINdy jfE.” iewk mokly hwzF-pYrF vfly dukfndfr ny
afvfË mfrI.
“Eey Brfvf sfzI qF aglI pIqI bfhr afAux nUM iPrdI aY.” bldyv isMG ny
myry vwl kunwKf vyKidaF ikhf. pr dyv drd dy pYr qF pihlF hI dukfn vwl
muV pey sn.
“bfibE vyKo ikaf kMgnI vflf iglfs aY, vfh.” dyv drd df aYNtIkvfdI mn
ipwql dy iglfs Auqy AukrIaF vyl-bUtIaF vyK ky rIJ igaf.
“lY hux lwgy aY iglfs nUM cfr cMn.” gozy ijwzy lwsI-Bry iglfs ivwc mwKx
df pyVf iswtdy dukfndfr vwl vyKidaF mYnUM DurqVI afeI.
“afh jy aslI lwsI qF, vfh * suafd af igaf bfibE” dyv drd ny pRsMn-icwq
ho ky pYsy idMidaF vwzf zkfr mfiraf. gfhk aqy Auh vI cVHdy pMjfboN afey
gfhk dy ichry qy rwj vyK ky dukfndfr vI mfx nfl Br igaf pr Aus ny pYsy
nf lYx dI koeI sulh nhIN mfrI ijvyN suxdy sF ik aijhf aksr huMdf hY.
“mMdr vyKx cwly E srdfr jI?” Aus ny apxwq nfl puwiCaf.
“iewQy ikwQy vy mMdr?” gUVH muslmfnI ielfky ivwc mMdr bfry sux ky dyv dy
kMn KVHy ho gey.
“aOh vy.” dukfndfr ny iewk Ksqf iemfrq dy DUV-Bry drvfËy vwl ieÈfrf
kIqf. nwkfÈIdfr bUhy qoN qF Auh koeI purfxf irafsqI Gr hI lgdf sI. asI
bUhf KVkfieaf. aMdroN iksy nf gOilaf. asIN vI KihVy hI pY gey. vfhvf icr
ipwCoN iewk mYly-kucYly kwpiVaF vfly nOjvfn ny byidlI ijhI nfl drvfËf
Kohilaf. pwgF vyK ky kuwJ puCxf munfisb nf smJidaF sfnUM aMdr lMGf ilaf.
mMdr qF ikqy vI nhIN sI idsdf grIb-gurby dy Gr vrgf Gr sI. Aus ny iewk
kmry df ijMdf Kohilaf. Gusmusy ijhy kmry ivcfly kbr-numf QVHf sI jo
gotydfr hrI cfdr nfl Zikaf hoieaf sI. sfhmxI kMD Auqy ‘nfnk pIr` dI vwzI
Prym kIqI qsvIr tMgI hoeI sI. pqf lwigaf ieh mMdr nhIN sgoN gurduafrf sI
ijhVf pihlI pfqÈfhI nfl sbMiDq sI pr Ausdy ieiqhfs bfry nOjvfn nUM koeI
ielm nhIN sI. ies anoKy gurUGr df iËkr iekbfl kYsr dI Koj afDfirq pusqk
‘pfiksqfn ivwc iswKF dy ieiqhfsk pivqr asQfn` ivwc ies qrHF kIqf igaf hY
ik ieQy sRI gurU nfnk dyv jI 1570 eI[ afpxy iewk pRymI dunI cMd dy Gr
afey sn. ieh cuhtf muPqI bfkr ielfky ivwc hY.
jy dukfndfr nUM mMdr qy gurduafry ivwc Prk krn dI loV nhIN sI peI qF ies
muslmfn lVky nUM iswKF dy ieiqhfs ivwc Blf kI idlcspI ho skdI sI?
“myrf vfild eyhdI sMBfl krdf ey jI.” muMzy ny icVI-pUMJf CuzfAux dy
lihËy ivwc ikhf. Ausdf rfiÈd nF df bfp ikDry bfhr igaf hoieaf sI.
“quhfzy kol pRkfÈ krn leI gurU grMQ sfihb dI bIV hY?” myry qoN nf
cfhuMidaF vI ieh mUrKfnf suafl puwiCaf igaf. Èfied gurduafry dI Ksqf
hflq vyK ky myry aMdroN suwqf iswK jfg ipaf sI.
“neHIN jI afh kfpI pVH ky vfild horIN gfAuNdy aY kdy kdy” muMzy ny prHy
cONkI qy kwpVy hyToN iewk PtI-purfxI ibn ijldI kfpI kwZ ky ivKfeI.
“pVH KF Blf, kI iliKaf ey eyNhdy ivc?” isÌqI df Gr khy jFdy Èihr dy vfsI
dyv drd dI jigafsf hor BVk AuØwTI. asIN jwt dy pYr hyT btyrf afAux vfgUM
suqyiswD iewk durlwB KËfnf Koj ilaf sI.
muMzy ny awKr joV-joV pVHnf ÈurU kIqf. kfpI ivwc XsU msIh dI mihMmf ivwc
ilKy sfd-murfdy gIq sn. pqf lwigaf rfiÈd qF msIh sI.
“pfiksqfnI vkÌ borz vfly sFB-sMBfl nI krdy ies ieiqhfsk asQfn dI?” puwC
ky mYN ijvyN muMzy dI duKdI rg CyV bYTf.
“kwK nIN idMdy jI, koeI nIN isafxdf ipaf asF nUM, bws vwizaF gurduafiraF
qoN sot krI jFdy ny.” hrK ivwc isr JtkidaF nOjvfn df ichrf qmqmf
AuØwiTaf, “quhIN kro kuÈ” hrK CyqI hI bybsI ivwc bdl igaf aqy Aus ny
iksy vwzI afs nfl sfzIaF dsqfrF vwl vyiKaf.
sfzy vrgy iswK Blf kI krdy? AuNj vI kwKoN hOly prdysI bMdy df kI Aujr
huMdf hY? inrfÈf dy aflm ivwc bfhr vwl quridaF ipwCy BAuN ky hsrq ijhI
nfl iPr bfby dI qsvIr vwl vyiKaf. ikMnIaF mËbUq pYVF sn bfby dIaF, anykF
cMdrIaF kflIaF bolIaF hnyrIaF nfl vI nhIN imtIaF sn. pr bws inÈfn hI bcy
sn, pYVF krn vfly nfl juiVaf ikMnf kuwJ qF guafc igaf sI. afKrI icMnH vI
afpxI ihPfËq leI
pirvfr dy vsyby dI grË nfl juVy jfpdy sn.
bfhr af ky Èrbq vflI dukfn qoN glI df nF puwiCaf qF Ausny Jotf bfËfr
dwisaf. sfhmxy gurduafry bfry Aus nUM koeI vfkÌI nhIN sI. KYr afm lok
ieAuN hI huMdy hn. sfnUM piVHaF-iliKaF nUM vI musilm ieiqhfs bfry Blf
ikMnI ku jfxkfrI hY? afpxy aMdr JfqI mfridaF Èrm dI iËwlq hI hwQ lwgI.
“vfh * ikaf Èrbq aY bfibE **” dyv drd ny rMg-ibrMgIaF boqlF dI kqfr vwl
vyKidaF mUMh `c Br afieaf pfxI sMGoN lMGfieaf. mYN aqy bldyv isMG
sVknfmf iekwTy hI boqlF vwl ieAuN Jfky ijvyN AunHF ivwc hYpytfeIts ey,
bI, sI dy iktfxUM mwCIaF vFg qrdy iPrdy ids gey hox. sfzf vihm sfzy
suafd Auqy BfrU ho igaf aqy sfnUM sbr dy Èrbq nfl hI klyjf Tfrnf ipaf.
“mËf af igaf ky.” kwc df vwzf iglfs zIk lf ky pIx ipwCoN zkfr lYNidaF
dyv drd inhfl ho ky boilaf. suafd df vrnx kridaF Auh pYpsI, kok, ilmkf
qoN pihlF dy AunHF bwiqaF nUM Xfd krn lwigaf ijnHF ivwc gulfb df rs
huMdf sI. sfnUM vI Auh dysI bwqy pf ky bxfey jFdy duwD-soZy dI Xfd af
geI ijhVf Bly vyilaF ivwc kdy jvfeI-BfeI afey qoN nsIb huMdf sI. hux
sfhmxy inafmq peI sI pr Éud hI nf cwKx dI lkIr hQylI ivwc vfh leI sI.
“srdfr jI qfzHy kMm dI ÈYa aODr vfly bfËfr vwly vI hY jy.” Èrbq vfly ny
pwgF vyK ky sfnUM awgy dI dws pf idwqI. Aus dI AuNgl dI syD ivwc dyv drd
vfho-dfhI vg ipaf.
awgy bjfjI dy Qok df BIVf ijhf bfËfr sI. isrP pYdlF df lFGf sI. dupihrf
hox nUM sI pr ies ivwc ajy dukfnF huxy hI KulHIaF sn aqy cwl rhI
sfÌ-sPfeI nfl grdo-Êubfr sI. aMdr-bfhr KVHy dukfndfr sfnUM kuwJ kuwJ
hYrfnI ijhI nfl qF qwkdy rhy pr boilaf koeI nf. mn locdf sI ik Auh koeI
duaf-slfm krn pr ….
“bicE srdfr jI, mqy moZf mfr jfey bVI aONqrI huMdI ey eyhf nsl,” sfzy
ipwCoN afAuNdy KwcrF vfly ny mÈkrI kIqI qy hsdf hsdf koloN smfn BrIaF
KurjIaF vflIaF KwcrF lMGf ky lY igaf. asIN awgoN koeI moVf nf idwqf.
sMGxI muslmfnI afbfdI vfly ielfky df Cwpf sfzy mnF Auqy vfhvf pY igaf
sI.
bfËfr ivwc dukfnF dy ivwc luikaf ijhf iewk lohy df KflsfeI rMg df gyt sI
ijs Auqy gUVHy nIly rMg nfl KMzy dy icMnH bxy hoey sn. asIN afpxy Gr vFg
inJwk aMdr lMG gey. awgy AuØwcy QF iewk aflIÈfn gurduafrf sI. ‘jnm asQfn
sRI gurU rfm dfs jI` dI iebfrq muwK iemfrq dy muwK qy ÈoB rhI sI. nfl dI
iemfrq ivwc kfr syvf cwl rhI sI. ieh sQfn cUnf mMzI bfËfr ivwc hY. muwK
syvfdfr sR[ jsbIr isMG pUry iswKI-joÈ nfl imilaf. cfh dy lMgr leI Auh
sfnUM hyTF qihKfny ivwc lY igaf.
“hor kI hfl cfl aY jI.” gwlbfq ÈurU krn dy lihËy ivwc dyv drd ny
puwiCaf.
“iswK df hfl qF gurUGr nfl hI huMdY, awj kwlH syvf inrivGx cwl rhI ey
gurU dI ikrpf nfl qy smJo sfzf hfl vI TIk ey.” pihlI gwl qoN eI jfipaf
ik syvfdfr nUM vlf pf ky gwl krn dI jfc hY. jy iswKI dy lV nf lwigaf
huMdf qF pMjfbI df khfxIkfr hoxf sI. ies leI Aus ny sihj hI ‘sfKI` awgy
qor leI, “eys gurUGr `c kfr-syvf dI vI bVI lMmI khfxI ey, srdfr sYhb,
pihlF qy dovF dyÈF ivwc AuNj iewt-KVwkf huMdf irhY, ipCly mhIinaF qoN
rqf TMz-TMZolf hoieaY qF sfzf kMm cwilaY, afh jyhVf sfrf mfrbl lwg irhY,
afpxy EDroN eI afAuNdf jy. izAUtI PRI lMGdf ey eyDr bfzr qoN, sfrf kuwJ
pfiksqfnI srkfr dy sihXog Auqy eI inrBr huMdf ey.”
“afh afly-duafly vfilaF df sihXog ikMnf ku imldY?” bldyv isMG ny puwiCaf
qF jsbIr isMG guwJf ijhf hwisaf ijvyN puwC irhf hovy, ‘iswKF dy muhwly
koeI msIq bxn lwg pey qF Auh ikho ijhf sihXog dyxgy Blf? ` pr Aus ny
hOlI ijhy Byq sFJf kIqf, “eyh muslmfnF dI sMGxI afbfdI vflf eyrIaf ey,
aOK qF bVI mndy ny pr ajy kUMdy ko-nI, KYr AuNj qy asIN mOkf eI nI idMdy
kUx df, rfq nUM bfrF-iek vjy bfËfr bMd huMdf ey qy sfzf kMm ÈurU, asIN
KwcrF nfl pwQr, iewtF, sIimMt qy bwjrI vgYrf Zox zih pYNdy aF. svyrF nUM
dukfnF KuwlHx qwk glI dI sfÌ-sÌfeI krvf Czdy aF. bws boc boc cwlx vflI
gwl ey BfeI sYhb. agilaF qy soicaf hovygf ik ieMc ieMc awgy vDdy vDdy,
aMq nUM sfrI jgHF hVwp lvFgy, pr asIN eyh mnsUbf isry neHIN cVHn idwqf.”
afpxI dMdF ivcfly jIB vFg rihx dI klf Auqy KuÈ huMidaF jsbIr isMG ny
qihKfny dI iewk nuwkr vwl ieÈfrf kIqf. iewk dukfn df ipwCf Kfsf agFh vD
ky gurduafry dI QF mwlI bYTf sI.
“eyDr qF asIN PrÈ vwloN iljf ky kMDF `c vI moty srIaF df jfl pfieaf
hoieaf ey, eyh qy jfxo bMkr hI bxf Cwizaf ey, agFh nUM Éqrf nf hovy
koeI.” jsbIr isMG ny dUr-idRÈtI dI gwl kIqI.
“mrdfny qy mIaF mIr horF dI qfsIr vflf koeI ivrlf qF hovygf eI eyQy vI.”
bldyv isMG ny ivrsy qy Jfq pfAuNidaF afs dI ikrn BflxI cfhI.
“KYr ieAuN hiraf bUt qy huMdf eI ey, hnIÌ nF df muslmfn ey iek, eyQy
bfËfr ivwc ryhVI lfAuNdf huMdf sU, nyVlIaF dukfnF vfilaF Aus ivcfry grIb
nUM Gurk Cwizaf, Aus dI QF Koh leI. iPr asIN aYDr gurUGr awgy ryVHI luaf
idwqI, quhF vyiKaf hoxf eyN hnIÌ KVHf, ivcfrf bfl-bwcydfr ey. bws Aus
idn qoN Auh gurU Gr df pwkf syvk bx igaf ey.” jsbIr isMG ny qoVf JfiVaf
qF asIN cwlx leI AuØwT KVHy hoey.
‘iswKI dI syvf vI KMzy dI Dfr qy qurn vrgf kMm hI aY` vfpsI qy ieh iÉafl
mYnUM vfr vfr afAuNdf irhf. iswKI dy jgq ivwc mYN qF kdy ieAuN Jfq hI
nhIN pfeI sI. cVHdy pMjfb ivwc qF iswKI iksy sFJy pirvfr dy pyNzU bwcy
vFg afpxy afp hI plI jFdI hY pr ibgfny mulk ivwc qF iswKI dy bUty nUM
pYx vflIaF sYaF blfeIN sn..
glI dy aMq Auqy nfnbfeI dI iewk vwzI dukfn sI. DVf DV nfn pwk rhy sn.
lfhOr ivwc bhuqy GrF ivwc rotI dI ieh bfËfrU nfn hI pRDfn hn. Kf qF
ipCly keI idnF dy rhy sF pr ieAuN klfkfrI nfl bxdy awj pihlI vfrI vyKy
sn. mYN Poto iKcidaF AunHF dI klf nUM nyiVAuN vyKx leI EDr nUM hoieaf.
“dyv hux eyQy nfn Kfx nf bihjIN, hr QF tuwt ky pY jfnYN.” bldyv isMG ny
afr lfeI.
“bfibE vfh * ikaf klf hY ** myrI qy vyK ky swcIN BuwK cmk afeI ey, lY
leIey do cfr?” dyv drd nfn bxdy vyKidaF mMqr-mugD ho ky boilaf.
“cfrF nUM Kfx leI qF afpxy vrgy solF bMdy cfhIdy aY iPr.” mYN afpxf
ipCly idnF df qËrbf sFJf kIqf. cwpf nfn hI inÈf krf idMdf sI myrI qF.
dyv drd nUM nfn KrIdxoN msF hI roikaf. Duwp pUrI iqwKI ho geI sI. sUrj
aYn isr qy af KVHf sI. AuqoN BIVy bfËfr df huMms. mn AuQoN inklx leI
kfhlf sI. pr inkldy ikvyN? dyv drd dy pYr msflf bfËfr vwl vD gey. dovyN
pfsy dIaF dukfnF ivwc BFq-suBFqy msfilaF dy aMbfr lwgy vyKy. dukfndfr
sfnUM gfhkF dI QF qory-Pyry vfilaF vFg hI vyK rhy sn. ienHF leI srdfr
vyKxf koeI acMBf nhIN jfpdf sI. Èfied gurU GrF dy drÈn-dIdfr dy bhfny
jQy nfl afAux vfly pRcUn dy vpfrI ieQoN msfly KrIdx afm afAuNdy hoxgy.
asIN lfhOr dI inÈfnI vjoN pfeIaf pfeIaf kfhvf KrIidaf qF dukfndfr sfzy
vwl ieAuN Jfikaf ijvyN kih irhf hovy, ‘eyhdy `coN kI kmfAuNgy Boly
pfqÈfho? ` icwty rMg dy moty moty swlry sn, lgdf hI nhIN sI ieh Aubfl ky
vI afpdf jfiekf dyxgy. dukfndfr ny kfhvy df suafd vDfAux leI keI hor
msfly vI pyÈ kIqy pr asIN nvfbF vflI brIkI ivwc nf pey.
Auh vI smJ igaf ik asIN ‘Aus iksm` dy gfhk nhIN idwlI mfrky vfly. purfxy
lfhOr ivwc bfËfrF dI qF atuwt lVI sI. acfr bfËfr, vfx bfËfr, guV mMzI qy
hor keI kuJ, pr sfzI bFa bol geI sI. aYNtIk df KojI dyv drd koeI purfxy
BFizaF vflI jF kbfVI dI Kfs dukfn dI qlfÈ ivwc sI pr asIN Aus dI pyÈ nf
jfx idwqI. hux mOjUdf hflfq dy mwdy-nËr Qwky-tuwty do bldyvF df eykf ho
igaf. asIN dyv drd df drdy-ey-idl vDfAuNidaF nUM idwlI drvfjy vwl iKwc
ilaFdf.
“hux neIN jy DfzHI mMnxI mYN koeI, awD-ivcfilAuN moV KiVaf jy.” dyv
inwky inafixaF vFg ruws ky prHy iewk ryVHI vfly dy Cqr hyT jf KVHf. Aus
dy ipwCy asIN vI mnfAux leI gey.
“hfey * mYN mrjF ** kFjI ***” kFjI dy GVy vyK ky Auh sfrf rosf Buwl
igaf. Aus ny GVy dy mUMh koly nwk krky kFjI dI mihk df suafd ilaf.
ieÈfrf imlidaF ryhVI vfly muMzy ny do glfs bxf idwqy. asIN nmUnf vyKx
Kfqr zridaF zridaF iewk iewk Guwt BrI. dyv ny pOxy do iglfs pI ky
afpxIaF dfhVI rlIaF kqrIaF muwCF nUM qfa idwqf.
“kmfl aY bfibE, aslI kFjI qF awj pIqI AU, vfh *” Aus ny zkfr mfiraf.
“awj qF sfrf aslI lfhOr iZwz `c pf ilaY dyv ny, AudoN pqf lwgU jdoN
KuÌIaf puils ny zfktrI muafienf krf ky qÌqIÈ kIqI.” bldyv isMG ny hsidaF
iewk hor toxF lfieaf.
“mKF KYr hovy sohxy srdfrF dI, slfmf-lykm.” iewk kwtI lwq vfly bjurg dI
dUroN hI iswtHI slfm ny sfzf iDafn iKwicaf. kwC hyT POhVI dy ky qurdf
Auh pihlI nËry iBKfrI jfipaf. nyVy af ky Aus ny afpxI pCfx “myrf nF Kfn
muhMmd ey jI” kih ky gVHky nfl krfeI qF Auh koeI jbHy vflf GYNt bMdf
mflUm hoieaf. sfzy ‘grF` puwC ky Aus ny huwb ky dwisaf, “srdfr jI ahIN
vI sulqfnpurIey aF ipwCoN, kpUrQly lfgy huMdf sU eyh, vMz vyly eyDr
ÈyKUpury vwly af bYTy vF. BwtI rfjpUq sdINdy aF, EDr DfzHy vwzy srdfr
lokF nfl ilhfËdfrIaF huMdIaF sU sfzIaF, bVf eykf sU awlf dI myhr nfl, rl
ky iÈkfr Kyzdy sF, iewk vyrF mYN qyrF iqwqr PVH ley, vwzy srdfr horIN
afKx lwgy iqMn ku sfnUM dy-jf, mYN hfsy-Kyly `c Èrq lfAux nUM afiKaf peI
Bwj ky PVH lY, sfry iqwqr qyry. ikQoN PVH sknf sU, mYN cUMgIaF Brdf aOh
durfzy inkl igaf, bVI jfn huMdI sU AudoN eynHF jMGIaF `c.” Aus ny vwZI
lwq df tuMz plosidaF ikhf, “iPr rËfmMdI nfl awDy PVf afieaf srdfr horF
nUM, hf— hf— hf.” hsidaF Aus ny POhVI Auqy Bfr Augfs ky QwkI lwq nUM
afrfm duafieaf. vfhvf rOxkI bMdf sI.
AusnUM afpxy ipwCy df dryg qF sI pr Auh roNdU bMdf nhIN sI. kulvMq isMG
ivrk dI khfxI ‘Kwbl` dI pfqr vFg hryk QF jVHF lf skx vflf isrVI bMdf sI
Kfn muhMmd. purfxy pMjfb dI rUh DVkdI sI Aus ivc. ÈihrI pMjfb qoN vIh ku
vrHy ipCFh KVHf sI Auh.
“eyDr vI afpxf cMgf vsyb ey, aTfrF ku ikwly pYlI alft ho geI sU, iPr vI
ijqrF aFhdy ny, prdys igaF nUM imly BfvyN pfqÈfhI pr idl vqnF nUM
cfhuMdf ey. hux qy eyh afpxf dys ho igaf, AudoN qF prdys eI dINhdf sU
eyh. mYN qy jfx Kfqr tFgy `c cVH bYTf sU, iPr quhIN nËrIN pY gey, mYN
afiKaf BrfvF nUM imldf jfvF.” Auh apxwq dI mUrq bixaF KVHf sI.
“bfpU kdy Pyr cwkr nHIN lwigaf sulqfnpur df?” dyv drd ny iksy purfxI
durlwB vsq vFg inhfridaF bjurg nUM puwiCaf.
“neHIN sbwb bixaF puwqrf, aYvyN JUT afKF, hux qy rihMdI hXfqI eyQy eI
cog cugxIN ey, ijqrF afKdy ny:
mor kUMjF nUM dyx qfhny dys bgfny iqafrI
jF qy DfzHf dys kucwjf jF iksy nf XfrI
awgoN kUMjF aFhdIaF ny:
nf eI sfzf dys kucwjf nf iksy nf XfrI
cug cugx leI afeIaF eyQy sfzI mOlf cog iKlfrI”
afpxy mn dI gwl kfiv-bolF rfhIN kih ky Auh jfx leI afhuilaf, “cMgf srdfr
jI jug jug jIE, vsyb qy hux afpo-afpxf eI rihxf eyN bs imldy-igldy rho.”
kihMidaF Auh qur ipaf. do ku kdm jf ky ipwCf BAuN ky vyKx lwigaf ijvyN
kuwJ hor Xfd af igaf hovy.
“hF swc, bVI koqfhI ho geI ey, pRfhuixaF nUM swdf dyxoN qy AuØwk eI igaf
sU, bZypy ny mwq mfr CwzI AU. srdfr jI lfhOr qy awlf dy ÌËl nfl quhF ÉUb
vyK Cwizaf hoxYN, hux kdy EDr sfzy vI Pyrf pfE, ahIN DfnUM iewk hor
lfhOr ivKflFgy, Dfzy leI mYN pihly qoV dI ÈIÈI kwZ ky rwK CwzxI eyN,
vwzy srdfrF nf rih ky bQyrI jfc iswK leI hoeI ey, mOkf idE iÉdmq df,
aslI lfhOr qF sfzy aYQy vy … aYQy … iemfn dI gwl ey … aYQy eI ey aslI
lfhOr ….” afp-muhfrf bolidaF swjy hwQ nfl afpxI CfqI df Kwbf pfsf Ëor
nfl QfpVdf Auh sVk lMG igaf. asIN Bucwky KVHy Aus nUM dUr qwk vyKdy rhy.
“bfibE kmfl aY, eyh vy aslI …[ vfh *” dyv drd ny ivsmfdI ingfhF nfl sfzy
vwl vyiKaf. asIN mUk ÈbdF nfl Aus dI hF `c hF imlfeI. jy awj nf afAuNdy
qF swcIN lfhOr af ky vI aslI lfhOr vyKx qoN KuMJ jfxf sI.
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