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hMizafieaf bfËfr ‘c Auh mYnUM acfnk ids peI sI. vyK ky hYrfnI hoeI sI ik ieh eyQy ikvyN? kI ieh brnfly ivafhI hoeI hY jF iksy nyVly ipMz ‘c?
pihlI vfr vyiKaF BulyKf ipaf sI ik Èfied ieh Auh kuVI nhIN hY. koeI hor hY. mYnUM Auhdy mUMh df iewk pfsf idisaf sI. pr jdoN Auhny sbËI vflI ryhVI qoN iewk vfr sVk vwl vyiKaf sI qF myry BulyKy dy pYr AuKV gey sn qy Auh Pyr ryhVI ‘qy lwgI BirMzIaF dI ZyrI ‘coN kwcIaF BirMzIaF CFtx lwg peI sI. ryhVI dy ipCly pfsy KVHf kfly rMg df BeIaf AuhdI ingHf qoN iqlk-iqlk izgdIaF pwkIaF BirMzIaF dI iksmq ‘qy Jurdf hoieaf AuhnUM nIvIN pfeI KVHI nUM kOV awK nfl vyK irhf sI.
kuJ icr pihlF mYnUM Gry Pon afieaf sI. iewk kFgrsI dy Gry iewk kFgrsI mMqrI ny afAuxf sI pr jdoN mYN sbËI mMzI kol afieaf sI qF drÈn isMG gurU ny mYnUM afvfË mfr leI. Auh sbËI lY ky jfx hI lwigaf sI ik mYN af igaf sI.
gurU sfzI sfihq sBf df mYNbr sI. Auh koeI afpxI aÉbfr ivwc CpI khfxI bfry dwsx lwigaf. pr myrf iDafn Bry BFzy ‘coN vfr-vfr pfxI vFg bfhr Clkdf. mYN gurU vwl mUMh krky AuhnUM sux vI irhf sI. myrI ingHf Aus kuVI vwl jFdI. huMgfrf aDrMigaf jFdf.
kuVI ny BirMzIaF dI AUxI tokrI BeIey nUM PVfeI qy pYsy dy ky jdoN Auh iewk skUtr vwl afeI qF mYN vyiKaf, skUtr kol iewk bMdf KVHf sI, ijsdf ichrf qixaf hoieaf sI. AuhdI pYNt df rMg hor, buÈrt qy pwg df rMg hor sI. dfhVI ‘coN koeI-koeI DOlf Jfk irhf sI.
sbËI mMzI ivwc afly-duafly hor vI ryhVIaF lwgIaF hoeIaF sn. hr ryhVI ‘qy aOrqF mrd sbËI CFt rhy sn. mYnUM hYrfnI ho rhI sI ik Auhdy vwl koeI vI nhIN sI vyK irhf.
kuVI ny afp hI ibnF kuwJ khy skUtr dI huwk ‘c BirMzIaF vflf ilÌfPf tuMigaf qy skUtr dy mgrlI sIt ‘qy bYTy cfr ku sfl dy muMzy nUM godI cuwikaf qy skUtr dI mgrlI sIt ‘qy bYT geI.
Auh pihlF nfloN kfÌI pqlI ho geI sI. qor ivwc lck nhIN sI rhI. awKF dy CwprF df ksfa iZwlf ho igaf sI aqy koieaF dy Aupr-Qwly suafh rMgy Gyry pqf nhIN ikDroN af gey sn pr sUt qy cuMnI df imlvF rMg ajy vI aMdrly ÈAUr dI hfmI Br irhf sI. Auhdy kMnF ‘c hlky tOps pfey hoey sn. swjy hwQ dI qIjI AuNgl ‘c inwkI ijhI sony dI Cfp sI.
Auhdy pqI ny skUtr qoiraf. sVk ‘qy inwky-inwky toey sn. skUtr buVHikaf qF nfl Auhdy vflF ‘qy lfeIaF hoeIaF sUeIaF vI ihwl rhIaF sn. mYN soicaf, ikwQy gey Auh vfl? ijhVy iek-dUjy dI jVH ‘c kdy ijd-ijd ky Augy ivKfeI idMdy huMdy sn aqy cuMnI dy hyTF ivCy hoey vI AuÌx-AuÌx pYNdy aqy cuMnI vfr-vfr iqlHkdI sI. qurn vyly pMj-swq pulFGF puwtx ipwCoN cuMnI TIk krnI pYNdI.
sbËI mMzI ivwc ryhVI vfilaF dIaF afvfËF AucIaF ho rhIaF sn. sUrj GsmYÜf ho irhf sI. gurU nfl hwQ imlf ky mYN mMqrI duafly bYTy pwqrkfrF ‘c jf bYTf. gwlbfq Éqm hoeI qF mYN PYks rfhIN Ébr Byj idwqI. afAux vyly myry mn dy icqrpt qoN Aus kuVI dy dovyN vjUd iek-dUjy nUM moZf mfrdy vfr-vfr awgy-ipwCy ho rhy sn. Gry afAux qwk mYN socdf irhf ik smF afpxy nfl drÉqF dy pwqy, DUV, idn dI Duwp-CF aqy lokF dIaF ÊmIaF-KuÈIaF hI Auzf ky nhIN iljFdf, nfl-nfl rMg-rUp vI Auzf ky lY jFdf hY qy iËMdgI dy iPwty rMgF aqy vkq dI mfr hyTF afey DuMdly nkÈF kol bIqy smyN dI Audfs gvfhI dyx qoN ibnF koeI cfrf nhIN rihMdf.
koeI smF sI. ieh kuVI qpy kuVIaF vfly skUl ‘c pVHdI huMdI. skUl roz dy sfry Coty-vwzy dukfndfr AuhnUM afAuNdI-jFdI nUM hsrq nfl vyKdy. awTvIN ‘c pVHdI Auh horF kuVIaF ‘coN isr kwZdI sI.
Auh hr roË qpy ipMz vfly pfisEN afAuNdI. myrI dukfn dy sfhmxy qy pvny ibskutF vfly dI dukfn dy Aurly pfsy iewk lwkV df vwzf stUl zfihaf huMdf. pvny dI BwTI ajy qp rhI huMdI. ibskut bxvfAux vfly ipMzF dy gfhk ajy rfhF ‘c huMdy. Aus qoN pihlF KflI pey stUl ‘qy afly-duafly dIaF glIaF dy ivhlV jF ivafjVIey af bihMdy. AunHF ‘coN keI pvny dI hwt qoN cuwk ky aÉbfr pVHI jFdy. bhuqy gwlF mfrdy aqy bws awzy ‘qy jfx vflIaF aOrqF qy kuVIaF nUM qfVdy. AunHF dy ryÈmI sUt qy sfVHIaF pfeIaF huMdIaF. AunHF dI ingHf dUr qwk rMgF df ipwCf krdI. jdoN rfh KflI huMdf, Auh afly-duafly dIaF glIaF ‘c vfprI iksy gwl dI jugflI krdy.
jdoN Auh acfnk cuwp krdy. AunHF dI ingHf trwk XUnIan vfly pfsy jFdI. mYN smJ jFdf sI ik Auh af rhI hovygI. mYN kfrIgrF dy afAux qoN pihlF AunHF leI kwpVy ktdf-ktdf sfhmxy kMD ‘qy lwgy tfeIm-pIs vwl vyKdf. nON vwjx ivwc pMj-swq imMt rihMdy huMdy. mYN socdf, kdy qF ieh pCV ky afvy. lgdf ijvyN Gr qoN skUl qwk dI dUrI nfp rwKI hovy.
Auhdy nfl bfxIaF dI iewk kuVI huMdI. mDrI, BfrI qy kflI. Auh Auhdy nfl kfhly kdmIN qurdI qF awKF bfhr inkl-inkl pYNdIaF aqy Auh vfr-vfr awKF nUM JpkdI-JpkdI qurI afAuNdI. do-cfr kdm ipwCy rihMdI qF afpxI pftvIN afvfË ‘c AuhqoN koeI gwl puCdI. Auh mUMh BMvf ky hOlI ijhI jvfb idMdI aqy mgr afAuNdI kuVI nfl rÜ jFdI.
skUl dIaF bhuqIaF kuVIaF CuwtI hox ipwCoN bfËfr gyVy mfrdIaF. hwtF ‘qy sfmfn lYx afAuNdIaF qy vfr-vfr leIaF hoeIaF cIËF moVn dy bhfny Gr dI cfr-dIvfrI ‘coN bfhr af ky vyKdIaF ik AunHF vwl kOx-kOx vyKdf hY. Auh iek-dUjI nfl gwlF vI krI jFdIaF qy iqrCIaF awKF nfl afly-duafly df Jukfa vI jËb krdIaF. AunHF dy bYlbftmF pfeIaF huMdIaF qy PYÈn dI isÉr qy pYr lfeI KVHy pqly qy ryÈmI sUt vI pfey huMdy. AuWcI awzI dy sYNzl vI pfAuNdIaF. hlkf-hlkf mykawp vI kIqf huMdf. hr mMglvfr vfly idn bfbf mwT mwQf tykx jfx vyly AunHF df inÉfr hor vI jrb KFdf. … pr Auh kuVI kdy bhuqf bfËfr nhIN sI afAuNdI. kdy-kdy afpxI mF nfl afAuNdI. sfDfrn PuwlF vfly sUqI kwpVy vI Auhdy Ìbdy. pqf nhIN sI ieh sUt iksdy isAuNqy huMdy. iksy pfsy vI kwpVf ltkdf idKfeI nf idMdf. AuhdI idwK aqy kwpVy ‘c idsdI ieksurqf vyKx vfly df iDafn iKcdI. keI vfr mgr qurdy afAuNdy muMzy jF aDKVH kfhly kdmIN ho ky kol dI lMGdy. agFh jf ky iewk vfr ipwCy muV ky vyKdy. koeI sfeIkl ‘qy lMGdf. pihlF iksy dukfn vwl ingHf mfrdf aqy iPr mUMh BMvf ky hwQ ‘c zoilaf hoieaf hYNzl iswDf krdf.
smyN nfl AuhdIaF klfsF vD rhIaF sn. awKF df qyË, rMg rUp aqy afly-duafly df Jukfa vI. sVk ‘qy quridaF-quridaF Auh bhuqI nIvIN nhIN sI pfAuNdI aqy nf hI bhuqIaF KuwlHIaF awKF nfl afly-duafly dyKdI. qurdI-qurdI kdy-kdy lMbI ingHf mfrdI. sfzy bfËfr dy isry qwk rfh ivwc mMdr qy gurduafrf vI afAuNdy sn. lgdf ijvyN Auh dovF qoN agFh qwk vI vyKdI hovy.
AuhnUM pVHn afAuNdI aqy kdy-kdfeIN bfËfr afeI nUM hwtF ‘c sOdf qol rhy jF gfhkF nUM AuzIkdy dukfndfr cor-awK nfl vyKdy aqy iswDf vI. dukfndfrF df ies qrHF vyKxf afpxy-afpxy gfhkF dI pCfx krky afvfË mfrn dI afV ‘c luk jFdf pr AunHF ny jdoN sfzy bfËfr ‘coN sfmfn lYxf huMdf, Auh ieko bsfqI vflI dukfn ‘qy afAuNdI. aflf-duaflf vyKdf qF Auhdy ‘qy asr hI nf hovy. pwQr ‘qy pfxI peI jFdf. iqlHkI jFdf. suwkI jFdf.
skUloN CuwtI huMdI. kuVIaF df rOlf iekdm Aucf huMdf, ijvyN Auh idn Br dI jylH kwt ky afeIaF hox. iksy jylH df ijMdrf KuwilHaf hovy qy ijs iksy ny mfstr nUM AulU bxf ky nf kMm krn df bhfnf lfieaf huMdf, iksy dy kuwt peI huMdI, AuhnUM vyK ky hor kuVIaF AucI-AucI hsdIaF. awgoN iKJI kuVI iKJfAux vflI kuVI dy DOl-DwÌf vI krdI. bcx leI kuVIaF iek-dUjI ivwc vI vjdIaF. glI KuwlHI ho ky vI suMgVI lgdI. AunHF nUM iÉafl nf rihMdf ik AunHF dy bol-kubol ikwQoN qwk sux rhy ny. skUl dy bfr qoN lY ky hry rMg dy jMprF aqy icwtIaF slvfrF dy rly rMgF df pRvfh cOk qwk afAuNdf. hrI rfm dI dukfn kol af ky Auh kuwJ sMBldIaF pr inafx-mwq Ausy qrHF KihbVdI afAuNdI.
iek idn CuwtI hoeI qF myrI dukfn df rvI kfnHpurIaf kfrIgr rvI myry kol kMm krdy bËurg kfrIgr ivvyk nUM kihMdf, ‘qfAU! skUl myN CuwtI ho geI hY. aOr icVIaF icr-icr krqI af rhI hYN.’ Pyr Auhny myry vwl ingHf krky cONqiraF `qy KVHy kuVIaF qkfAux afey muMizaF vwl mUMh kridaF ikhf, ‘Xy sfly icVIEN ko dfnf zflny afey hYN. dfnf aYsy QoVHf zlqf hY?’
‘aOr kYsy zlqf hY?’ ivvyk ny guwsy ho ky ikhf. ivvyk dy afpxy do lVkIaF sn. AuhnUM kdy vI iksy kuVI bfry kwcI-ipwlI gwl suxnI jF krnI cMgI nhIN sI lgdI. pr rvI AuhdI rmË nhIN sI smiJaf, sgoN afpxy GsmYÜy dMd kwZdf hoieaf boilaf, ‘qfAU, Xy kBI afp ko iPr bqfeyNgy ik dfnf kYsy zlqf hY. aBI qum bwcy ho. ivgV jfEgy. hmfrI qfeI ko pqf cl igaf qo hmfrf jInf hrfm kr dygI.’
aÉIrlIaF kuVIaF dy pUr ‘c Auh afAuNdIaF. AudoN qwk rOly-rwpy df lgBg sfh Gut cuwikaf huMdf iesy qrHF iewk idn Auh af rhIaF sn qF vyK ky rvI kihMdf, ‘qfAU! sVk py dyKo! pOxy bfrF vj gey hYN. eyk sUeI bfrF py hY aqy eyk nON py.’
bfxIaF dI kuVI Auhdy moZy qwk msF afAuNdI sI. ivvyk nUM Pyr guwsf afieaf qF Auhny iqwKI ingHf nfl Auhdy vwl vyiKaf. rvI pYNt pRYs krdf-krdf nIvIN pf igaf.
brsfqF dy idn afAuNdy. cOk qoN lY ky skUl qwk pfxI KVHdf. keI vfr cONqiraF ‘qy vI pfxI iPr jFdf. Èihr df sIvryj purfxf sI. hOlI-hOlI pfxI sVfkdf. pfxI kfrn gfhk ieDr afAuNdf hI nf. dukfndfr QiVHaF ‘qy stUl zfh-zfh ky bYTy rihMdy qy ngr kONsl vfilaF nUM gfl-duwpV krI jFdy. BfÈf pMizq, jIhdI dukfn nIvIN sI qy jdoN koeI trwk jF trYktr lMGdf qF AuhdI dukfn ‘c pfxI dI Cwl afAuNdI. BfvyN Ausny aMdrly ÌrÈ nfloN ikrfey ‘qy leI dukfn dI dyhlI ‘qy pfxI dI mfr qoN bcfa kIqf hoieaf sI pr iPr vI iKJ ky kihMdf, ‘sflf mINh GVYly pYNdY. pfxI eyQy af KVHdY. hr sfl ieh kuwqKfnf huMdY. kmytI afilaF nUM Èrm nI afAuNdI. BYx dy kuÈ lgidaF nUM. srkfr jy rupeIaf ByjdI aY, cuafnI ikhVf lfAuNdy aY. sOlty myry.’
mINh ‘c kuVIaF nUM bVI aOK huMdI. skUl afAux-jfx vyly AunHF df iewk hwQ moZy pfey Joly dIaF qxIaF nUM pfieaf huMdf. dUjy hwQ nfl gozy joV ky slvfrF AuqFh cuwkIaF huMdIaF. Auh hOlI-hOlI qurdIaF. sVk ivcly pwky toieaF dI AunHF nUM pCfx huMdI. AunHF dI nIvIN pfeI huMdI. ivMgy-tyZy pYr DrdIaF. Ausy qrHF iek-dUjI nfl gwlF krdIaF afAuNdIaF-jFdIaF. dukfndfr AunHF dI byvsI vyK ky kmytI vfilaF nUM gfÜF vI kZdy. hQly kMm krdy-krdy AunHF dIaF by-prd lwqF vI qfVI jFdy.
Auh dovyN sB qoN ipwCoN afAuNdIaF. pfxI jy ipMjxI qoN Aucf huMdf. Auh dovyN slvfrF AuqFh nf cuwkdIaF. pfxI pvny ibskutF vfly dI dukfn dy QVHy qoN nIvF huMdf, Auh QVHy ‘qy cVHdIaF aqy jugrfj drjI dI dukfn qwk dukfndfrF dy QVHy bdldIaF agFh qurIaF jFdIaF. awgy Aucfx sI qy ipMz vflf pfsf hOlI-hOlI Aucf huMdf jFdf.
iek vfr grmIaF ‘c mINh ipaf. Auh dovyN pvny dy QVHy ‘qy cVH ky lMGx lwgIaF qF iewk qpy nyVly ipMz dy dukfndfr muMzy ny sfhmxI dukfn vfly suinafrF dy muMzy nfl ÈYnq imlf ky ikhf, ‘gurmuKf! aYqkIN mINh bVy pey aY. lgdY hor vI pYxgy. aYqkIN mINhF ipwCoN qUM sÌYdy vDdy vyKIN.’
Auh BfvyN awgy lMG geI sI pr jFdI-jFdI kih geI, ‘sÌYdy qF mINhF `c sB dy GrIN vDdy aY. pr afvdy Gry dINhdy nIN. Gry vyK ilaf kro. kfhnUM bfhr Jfkxf pvy.’
muMzf dukfn awgy stUl zfhI bYTf sI. AuhdI afvfË afly-duafly dy do-do iqMn-iqMn dukfndfrF nUM sux geI sI aqy kwpVy ktdy-ktdy mYnUM vI. pr kudrqI bfËfr dy idafnqdfr bMdy prly pfsy QVHy ‘qy qfÈ Kyz rhy sn qy nf hI Auhny KVH ky bhuqf kuwJ ikhf sI. muMzy dI BfvyN bwcq rih geI sI pr iPr vI Èihxy vflf islfeI mÈInF sMvfrn vflf jrnYl CyVn vfly muMzy nUM kihMdf, ‘ikAuN? af geI pqMdrnI dI pfeI Cfp myc? jy BIVI aY, dws dy. mYN qyl lf ky pf idMnF.’
pr Auhny Èrm nhIN mMnI, sgoN afpxy brIk-brIk dMd kwZdf irhf.
jrnYl Pyr boilaf, ‘sfilaf Pwkf mfrn qoN pihlF vyK qF ilaf kr. KMz aY ik ryqf? sfilaF qoN hwtF dy ikrfey nIN pUry huMdy. afÈkIaF nUM mUMh mfrdy aY. ipMzy `qy kF nI rjdf. zfrF nUM swdy dyeI jFdy aY. vwzy rFJy.’
asIN socdy sI Auh Gry jf ky gwl krygI. Ausdy BfeI aqy bfp, ijnHF dy kwd lMby sn. CyVn vfly dI iCqrOl krngy. pr nhIN, Auh nhIN afey. kuVI agly idn pVHn afeI sI aqy Ausy qrHF muMzy dI dukfn vwl Jfky ibnF afpxI shylI nfl lMG geI sI. skUl ‘c CuwtI hox vyly muMzf ieDr-AuDr ho igaf sI. iek-do idnF bfad Auhdf sfh itkfxy afAux lwigaf.
kuVI dy GridaF dy mrdfvyN kwpVy myrI dukfn qoN bxdy sn. kdy-kdy CuwtI hox ipwCoN Auh kwpiVaF bfry puwCx afAuNdI. pr QVHy ‘qy cVHn vyly Auhdy pYrF df KVfk vI nf huMdf. lgdf, ijvyN asmfn qoN Auqr ky afeI hovy. Auh kihMdI, ‘sfzy kwpVy bxgy jF nhIN jI?’ AuhdI afvfË ‘c iewk Knk sI aqy BurBrfpx vI, ijhVf dukfn ‘c mwkI dy afty vFg iKwlr jFdf.
mYN kwpVy ktdf-ktdf iekdm AuqFh Jfkdf. ivvyk myry kihx qoN pihlF hI afpxy mgrly pfsy almfrI dy ivckfrly Pwty ‘qy cldf ryzIE bMd krdf. Auhdy afAux nfl dukfn ‘c cuwp psr jFdI. lMGdy smyN nUM moc afAuNdI. dukfn ‘c kMm kr rhy kfrIgr Auhdy vwl iewk vfr vyKdy. Pyr CyqI-CyqI Jfkx df hINaF nf pYNdf. Auh nIvIaF pfeI hQlf kwpVf isAuNeIN jFdy. hwQ AuKVy-AuKVy cldy.
mYN mflk hox krky by-iJjk sI. myrf vfh sB nfl pYNdf. sfzI dukfn ‘qy mrdfvyN kwpVy lYx lVkIaF aqy aOrqF vI afAuNdIaF. pr bhuqf smF gwl krn vyly myry awKF ‘qy vI Bfr pYx lgdf. mn dy iKMzf nUM sFBdf mYN jvfb idMdf. jykr kwpVy bxy huMdy. mYN iksy kfrIgr nUM ilÌfPy ivwc pfAux leI kihMdf. kwpVy nf bxy huMdy. agly idn bfry dsdf.
dukfn ‘c af ky Auh KVHdI nhIN sI. sfhmxy zhy stUl ‘qy bYT jFdI. bfxIaF dI kuVI gÜ ‘c JoÜf pfeI QVHy ‘qy KVHI rihMdI. Auh dukfn ivwc bYTI nf hI bhuqf bfhr JfkdI sI aqy nf hI dukfn ‘c bxy hoey hYNgrF nfl BiraF kwpiVaF vwl. Auh iswDf JfkdI. Auhdy nwk dy isry qoN dovyN pfsIN kfÌI zUMG sI. afly-duafly AuWcy sn. lgdf jy kdy awK ‘coN iewk hMJU vI izwgy, iswDf buwlH dI jVH ‘c af ky iKwlr jfvygf.
Auhdy buwlHF dIaF nuwkrF iswDIaF nhIN sn, sgoN isiraF qoN hyTF nUM hlkIaF-hlkIaF JukIaF hoeIaF, ijhVIaF Auprly buwlH ivckfr hlkI ijhI dUrI bxfeI rKdIaF. cuwp bYTx vyly Auprlf buwlH ieAuN pRqIq huMdf, ijvyN hyTly buwlH ‘qy Bfr dyx qoN iJjkdf hovy.
Auh QVHy qoN Auqr ky jFdI pr Pyr vI Auhdy afAux df pRBfv lMGdy smyN dy pYr jkVI rKdf qy Pyr jdoN ivvyk ryzIE df btn GumfAuNdf qF ËÉmI hoey pl hOlI-hOlI qfVy af ky cfl PVdy.
ivvyk AuhnUM bfp dI awK nfl vyKdf. iewk idn Auhdy jfx ipwCoN Auh cfh pIx leI AuiTaf. jfx qoN pihlF myry kol af ky nIvIN pf ky kihx lwigaf, ‘mUMh mwQy qF eynHF df sfrf twbr eI lgdY. pr ies bwcI nUM rMg rUp dyx dI rwb ny koeI ksr nIN CwzI. awKF `c vyKo ikMnI Èrm aY. mYN kdy awK pwt ky nI JfkdI vyKI iksy bMnHI.’
mYN AuhdI gwl suxI qy ikhf, ‘POjIaf, isafxy bMidaF dy sfry kMm eI isafxy huMdy aY.’
ivvyk nUM Èfied myrI gwl smJ nhIN sI afeI. sfzy kol qpy ipMz ‘coN vI muMzy pYNtF-kmIËF islfAux afAuNdy. Èihr dy aDKV qy muMzy vI. kMm dI hr ruwq ‘c BIV rihMdI. mYN gfhk dy srIr qy suBfa nUM mn ‘c jËb krky ktfeI krdf qy bxfAux vyly kfrIgr ‘qy vI awK rKdf. iesy leI asIN iewk gfhk dy kwpVy bxf ky htdy, dUjf isr af kZdf. myry leI gfhk dI nfrfËgI sB qoN vwzf Gftf huMdI. ijs kfrn QoVHf-bhuqf lfrf-lwpf vI cldf. kMm bhuqf Ëor PVdf. asIN vwzy bMidaF dy kwpVy idny isAuNdy aqy muMizaF nUM dyr rfq qwk kol ibTfeI rKdy. Auh vI sfzf Byq pf gey sn. sUrj iCpdf. do-do iqMn-iqMn iekwTy ho ky afAuNdy. rfq nUM sfry kfrIgr nhIN sI rihMdy. bfhrly kfrIgrF qoN mYN do Guwt iplf ky kMm vI lY lYNdf. AunHF nUM pwilEN pYsy nhIN sI lfAuxy pYNdy. dukfn df gfhk Bugq jFdf sI.
asIN rl ky kwpVy bxfAuNdy. iewk jxf mÈIn ‘qy kwpVy isAuNdf. dUjf hyTF awzy ‘qy pRYs krI jFdf. muMzy sfzf kMm ÈurU hox qwk gwlF krdy. asIN kwpiVaF ‘c KuBdy jFdy. Auh afpxIaF gwlF krn lwg pYNdy. sfzf iDafn vI AunHF vwl bhuqf nhIN sI jFdf pr jdoN Auh kwcIaF-ipwlIaF gwlF krdy, ijnHF ‘c kuVIaF df iËkr huMdf, AunHF dy mF-bfp aqy BfeIaF df vI. sfzy kMn AunHF vwl iKwcy jFdy pr hYrfnI huMdI ik qpy ipMz vfly pfisAuN sfzy kol bih ky kwpVy islfAux afey muMizaF dIaF gwlF ‘c Auhdf kdy iËkr nhIN sI afieaf.
iËafdfqr Ausdf bfp hI sfzy kol kwpVy lYx-dyx afAuNdf. muMizaF dy nfp asIN pwky ilKy hoey sn. Ausdy bfp df rMg gorf sI. kwd lMbf. hws ky gwl krdf pr jdoN Auh Audfs afAuNdf, mYnUM pqf lwg jFdf sI ik awj Auh afpxy Gr dI koeI nf koeI mËbUrI dwsygf. AuDfr kwpVy lYx afey gfhk jdoN Gr dI gwl CyVdy qF mYN pihlF hI BFp jFdf sI.
iek idn Auh afieaf. mYN kuVI dy BfeI dIaF do kmIËF-pYNtF bxfeIaF sn. mYN kfrIgr qoN hYNgrF ‘coN kwpVy luhfey aqy jdoN ilÌfPy ‘c pf ky PVfey qF Auh kihMdf, ‘mYN jI pYsy kuÈ idn Tihr ky dy ky jfAUN. afpxI kuVI dsvIN pfs kr geI. nMbr vI vDIaf afey aY. asIN kflj ‘c pVHn lfAuxY. Èfied tukVy eI pY jy.’
qpy nvF-nvF kflj KuwilHaf sI. iewk zyry dy mhMq ny cfr ikwly ËmIn dfn krky afpxy nFa ‘qy ijAuNdy jIa kflj KuwlHvf ilaf sI. qpf mMzI pCVI hox krky lok brnfly jF rfmpury kuVIaF pVHn Byjx qoN iJjkdy jF ieko glI ‘c keI-keI mfpy kuVIaF iekwTIaF pVHn lfAuNdy. pr qpy bxy kflj ny grIb qoN grIb GrF dy mfipaF nUM horF pwKF qoN kbIldfrI sMkoc ky kuVIaF nUM agFh pVHfAux dy rfh pf idwqf sI.
kflj nUM rsqf bws awzy qoN jFdf sI. myrI dukfn Èihr dy aMdr sI. Auh kdy-kdy hI afpxI mF nfl bfËfr afAuNdI. Auhdf kwd ajy vI vD irhf sI. rMg rUp qy Jfkx df slIkf vI. qurn vyly AuhdI swjI lwq hlkI ijhI bfhr nUM inkldI. ijhVI vyKx vfly df iDafn iKcdI.
myry kol kwpiVaF dI BIV vDx lwgI. kfrIgr bfhrly bhuqy nhIN sn afAuNdy. vwizaF ÈihrF dy hox krky iPlmF dyKx dy ÈOkIn huMdy. qpy qoN brnfly jf ky vyKxI BfrI lgdI qF do-cfr hÌiqaF bfad brnfly iksy hor dukfn ‘c jVH lf lYNdy.
kwpiVaF dy iekrfr lMmy krky aqy rfqF Jfgx dy zroN mYN islfeI vDf idwqI. kmËor gfhk JV gey pr Auh pirvfr klf df kdrdfn sI. myrI mihMgI islfeI dI mfr Jwlx dy zroN iksy hor dukfn ‘qy nhIN sI jfx lwigaf.
myry kol kdy mMdf nhIN sI pYNdf. nf hI mYN iksy vfDU kMm ‘c AulJ ky kMm dI gqI qoN pfsy huMdf. kMm ‘c ruwJy rihxf. islfeI-ktfeI vyly KuB ky kMm krn nfl pqf hI nf lwigaf, ihrnF vFg cuMGIaF Brdy do sfl ikvyN lMG gey.
iek idn kuVI df ipAu myrI dukfn ‘qy afieaf. Auhny kfAUNtr ‘qy af ky kwpiVaF df Biraf hoieaf JoÜf Aultf idwqf. kwpiVaF dI ZyrI AucI vyK ky mYN ikhf, ‘suwK qF aY. dukfn eI KflI kr afey ieh qF iksy dI.’
‘dukfn kfhdI KflI krnI sI jI. kuVI df ivafh aY.’
‘ikhVI kuVI df?’
‘ijhVI afpF AudoN kflj `c pVHn lfeI sI.’
‘Pyr ajy Auhdf ivafh krn dI kI loV sI. pVHn nUM cMgI dsdy sI qusIN.’
‘cMgI qF sI jI. pr AuhdI BUaf mMnI eI nI. do idn bYTI rhI, aKy qIho kfÜ sfk lY ky jfxY. vwzI BYx sI, aÉIr ikvyN KflI pwly moVdy AuhnUM.’
qy Pyr Auh ijvyN shI gwl ‘qy af igaf hovy. kihMdf, ‘QonUM pqY jI! pVHfeIaF ikMnIaF mihMgIaF ho gIaF ny. awzlI df pYsf lgdY. soicaf isroN Bfr lfhIey. afpy shury Gry bYTI pVH jfAU.’
Auh kwpVy dy ky clf igaf. mYnUM lwigaf ijvyN pfxI ‘coN mwCI kwZ ky itwby ‘qy rwK idwqI hovy.
mYN AunHF dy kfAUNtr ‘qy nfp ky rwKy kwpiVaF dIaF qYhF mfr irhf sI ik ivvyk AuT ky myry kol afieaf qy nyVy ho ky kihx lwigaf, ‘ivafh dI bVI kfhl kIqI eynHF ny?’
‘mfipaF nUM sO gwlF socxIaF pYNdIaF ny. afpF nUM puwC ky QoVHf krnf sI ivafh.’
‘ieh qF TIk aY. pr pVHfeI df ËmfnY. Pyr vI. nhIN qF cuwlHf Kf jFdY kuVIaF nUM.’
mYN cuwp irhf.
iPr Auh QoVHf ijhf hor nyVy hoieaf qy dbvIN afvfË ‘c kihx lwigaf, ‘ikqy koeI hor gwl qF nI ho geI?’
‘hor gwl kI hoxI sI. muwTI Br qF mMzI aY. afdmI mrdf-mrdf Èihr duafly gyVf dy dy. hux nUM Zol vwj jfxy sI.’
myrI gwl sux ky ijvyN AuhdI qswlI nf hoeI hovy. mYN hsidaF ikhf, ‘koeI gwl hoeI huMdI, BfÈy pMizq ny sB qoN pihlF bfËfr dy kMn `c PUk mfrnI sI. jy Auhny ajy ‘vfj nI kwZI. iÌkr nf kr POjIaf, sB suwK-sFd aY.’
ivafh ipwCoN mYN AuhnUM iewk vfr vyiKaf sI. Auh afpxI mF nfl afeI sI, ijhVI nfl qurI jFdI AuhdI vwzI BYx vrgI lgdI sI. Auh bsfqI dI dukfn ‘qy kuwJ lYx afeIaF sn.
mYN vyiKaf Auhdy ipMzy ‘qy ivafh df pfxI iPr igaf sI. sUhf sUt pfieaf sI qy sunihrI iknfrI vflI lfl cuMnI leI hoeI sI, ijhVI gl ‘c pfeI hoeI sI qy vflF df jUVf kIqf hoieaf sI. Auhdy hwQF, kMnF aqy gl ‘c gihxy sn. Auhdy rUp dI isÉr kMbdy hwQ ‘qy pfxI dI BrI QflI vFg Clk rhI sI. pr qurn vyly JFjr dI Cx-Cx ivcoN qyj hvf ‘c KVkdy suwky pwiqaF df Audfs sMgIq vI Jrdf lgdf sI.
bfËfr awj vI AusnUM hsrq nfl vyK irhf sI. bfËfr df kMm hI afAuNidaF-jFidaF nUM vyKxf aqy jybF nUM hfVnf huMdf hY. bfËfr ivwc afey zulHdy rMg ikwQy gey? AunHF df ipwCoN jf ky kI bixaf? rUp dIaF BrIaF zulHdIaF itMzF bfËfr dI awK nUM iKcdIaF rihMdIaF hn. bfËfr kdy ipwCy nhIN vyKdf. Pyr Auh smF vI afieaf, myry hwQ kwpVy dI QF klm af geI. bfËfrI dunIaF nfl myrf irÈqf hI nf irhf. qpy qoN ‘ajIq’ dI pwqrkfrI krdf-krdf brnfly af itikaf. sfrf idn ieDroN-AuDroN ÉbrF iekwTIaF krnIaF. Éfs ÉbrF PYks rfhIN ByjxIaF qy bfkI zfk mYN brnflf kcihrI cOk ivwc svyry svf nON vjy afAux vflI rUp bws dy zrfeIvr nUM PVf idMdf. Auh jlMDr bws awzy `qy ‘ajIq’ dy lwgy bksy `c pf idMdf sI.
kcihrI cOk myry qy qpy dy lokF ‘c pul df kMm vI krdf sI. qpy qoN svfrIaF AuqrdIaF. koeI nf koeI imwqr-ipafrf iml jFdf. AuQoN dI suwK-sFd df pqf lgdf rihMdf. mYN Pyr vI AuQy sqfrF sfl guËfry sn. jVHF zUMGIaF lwg jfx kfrn bhuq sfry mn myry Gyry ‘c af gey sn. qpy ipMz dy GrF ‘c vI myrI afAuxI-jfxI sI. iewk idn Aus kuVI dy GrF nyVlf iewk mulfËm bwsoN Auqiraf. Auh vI myrf gfhk irhf sI.
mYN Auhdy nfl hwQ imlfieaf. cfh iplfAux leI hotl vwl iKwcx lwigaf qF Auhdy ‘coN dÌqr jfx dI kfhÜ nËr afAux lwgI pr jdoN mYN Aus kuVI bfry puwiCaf qF Auh dwsx lwigaf, ‘hF Auh brnfly ivafhI hoeI aY.’ pr Auhdy ichry df ksfa vDx lwigaf. dÌqr jfx dI kfhÜ pqf nhIN ikwDr clI geI. awKF ‘c zr dy Bfv idKfeI dyx lwgy qy iPr Auhny puwiCaf, ‘ikAuN suwK qF hY?’
mYN hlkf ijhf muskrfieaf. Auhdf zr Gitaf.
‘hF, suwK eI aY. pr qusIN Gbrfey bVy?’ mYN ikhf.
mYnUM hsdy nUM vyK ky AuhdI hfsI pl-iCx sFJI hoeI. pr iPr Auhdf aMdrlf zr bfhr afAux lwigaf. ‘mYN qF zr eI igaf sI. soicaf, qusIN pwqrkfr EN. sB qoN pihlF mfVI Ébr Auz ky quhfzy kol eI phuMcdI aY.’
‘nhIN nhIN. ieho jI koeI gwl nIN. mYN qF AUeIN puwiCaf sI quhfzy koloN. keI idn pihlF bfËfr `c dyiKaf sI mYN Aus kuVI nUM.’
‘awCf! awCf! qF hI puCdy EN.’
myrI gwl sux ky Auh dwsx lwigaf, ‘dyK lE jI! bVI CYl sI kuVI. pVHn `c vI bVI huiÈafr sI. ivafh qoN bfad vI pVHnf cfhuMdI sI pr shury mMny eI nf. Kfsf icr Auh qpy bYTI rhI. Pyr irÈqydfrF ny ivwc pY ky qurvfeI.’
Auh gwlF krdf-krdf myry vwl Jfikaf. afpxI gwl ‘c myrI idlcspI vDI vyK ky Auh Pyr kihx lwigaf, ‘asl ‘c jI shury Gr ‘c sws dI pugdI aY. ivafh ipwCoN lYx-dyx df rOlf ipaf sI. muMzf mF dy mgr lgdY. shurf AUN eI Bgq dsdy aY.’
Auh gwlF krdf-krdf Audfs ho igaf sI. Pyr jdoN AuhnUM afpxy dÌqr df aihsfs hox lwigaf qF afpxI gwl inbyVdf kihx lwigaf, ‘bfhlIaF gwlF kI krnIaF ny jI, pfxI `c mDfxI ijMnI mrËI pf lAu pr inkldf kuC nIN ivcoN. sB iksmqF dIaF gwlF ny. aYvyN qF nI iksy ny ikhf aÉy! iksmqF dy kVCy, iksy nUM KflI, iksy nUM Br ky.’ ieh kih ky Auhny myry vwl vyiKaf, ijvyN afpxI gwl dI hfmI BrvfAuxf cfhuMdf hovy pr mYQoN AuhdI hFa ‘c hFa nhIN imlfeI geI.
ÈhId Bgq isMG ngr, brnflf.