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mYN hfly surq vI nhIN sI sMBÜI jdoN gfiekI myry afÜy-duafÜy sfhF vFg vgx lwg peI sI. buÉfr vFg BÉdy, aprYl-meI dy idnIN, pyNzU lok kxkF vwZx, gfhux, CjlIaF lfAux qy bohÜ bxfAux dy kÈtmeI qy lmkvyN kfrj ivwc msrUÌ hox kfrn, bfpU df kvIÈrI jwQf iblkul ivhlf huMdf sI. Aus dy do jotIdfr, cMd jMzI qy rxjIq iswDvF, grmIaF dy idnIN aksr sfzy ipMz hI huMdy. svyr qoN hI sfzy ivÈfl dlfn ivwc mMijaF dI rOxk juV jFdI. svyry-svyry cuwlHy ‘qy irJdf cfh df pqIlf, sfzy Cy BYx-BrfvF dy BrvyN prvfr qy do-iqMn mihmfnF nUM afvfËF mfrn lgdf. asIN sfry, sfzy dMdF ‘qy GsdIaF dfqxF nUM alivdf afKdy, qy ipwqÜ dy glfsF ‘coN BfÌF mfrdI cfh dIaF cuskIaF ‘c gvfc jFdy. lONg-lfcIaF nfÜ iewk-imwk hoeI cfh, srIr ivwc dfÉl hox sfr hI, pyt ‘c AubfÜf GoÜx lgdI. AunHF idnF ‘c, ipMzF ivwc, pÉfny dI hfjq leI GrF aMdr koeI ieMqËfm nhIN sI huMdf; ies leI bfpU qy Aus dy sfQIaF smyq, asIN iqMny Brf ZfxI bxf ky KyqF vwl nUM ho qurdy.
Gr dy dhIN-mwKx qy lwsI-prfAuiTaF dy dOr qoN bfad, kvIÈrI df irafË krn leI, bfpU dy sfQI dlfn ‘c zwTy mMijaF AuWqy afpxy morcy sMBfÜ lYNdy. rxjIq afpxI kVkvIN afvfË ivwc iksy prsMg df pihlf CMd ÈurU krdf. Aus dy ihwsy dIaF sqrF mukidaF hI bfpU pfrs qy cMd jMzI afpxIaF afvfËF nUM iewk-imwk kr ky afpxIaF sqrF df gfien krdy. ivwc-ivwc bfpU gfien kfrj nUM rok dyNdf, aqy gfien dy Auqrfa-cVHfa qy ÈbdF dy shI Aucfrx dI iswiKaf dyNdf.
sfzy ipMz qoN cfr ku mIl dI dUrI ‘qy ipMz ciVwk hY ijwQy mDry kwd qy pYnslI-srIr vfÜf iewk srMgI-vfdk, Puwmx isMG, rihMdf sI. aMdr vwl nUM DwsIaF hoeIaF Aus dIaF jfBF AudfÜy qy iqwKy nwk hyT AuWgy igxqI ku dy icwty vfÜF AuWpr Auh vfr-vfr hwQ Pyrdf, ijvyN Auh vfÜF dy AuQy hox dI qswlI kr irhf hovy. Auh bfpU dI kvIÈrI df dIvfnf sI. sfeIkl df Auh, ijLMdgI Br, hYrq BrI dUrI qoN, isrÌ muhFdrf hI dyKdf irhf; nf sfeIkl Auh afp clfAuNdf sI qy nf hI iksy dy nfÜ sfeIkl ‘qy bYT ky Auh svfrI hI krdf sI. dsvyN-pMdrvyN roË jdoN Aus aMdr bfpU pfrs nUM imlx dI qFG asih ho AuWTdI, Auh kuVqy-cfdry vfÜf icwtf ilbfs qy tOary vfÜI icwtI dsqfr pihndf, moty kwpVy dy iglfÌ ‘c lpytI, bflVI ijhI srMgI nUM moZy ltkfAuNdf, qy cfr-pMj mIl df pYNzf pYdl hI qYa kr ky sfzy Gr df bUhf af TMgordf. afpxy hwQ ‘c PVI igwT ku AuWcI huwkI nUM mMjy dy pfvy koÜ Kilafr ky, Auh mMjy ‘qy ibrfjmfn ho jFdf.
Èfm nUM asIN Gr dI kwZI Èrfb dI boql Puwmx isEN dy sfhmxy iewk stUl ‘qy itkfa dyNdy. Èrfb Aulwd ky, Auh kwc dy glfs nUM kuwJ plF leI nIJ nfÜ dyKdf qy ibnf pfxI pfieaF motf hfVf gwt-gwt kr ky inGfr jFdf. ipafË dIaF PfVIaF cbdf-cbdf Auh isr vI GumfeI jFdf. nÈy dI Cwl ijEN hI Aus dy lhU ‘c huwJ mfrdI, Auh, afpxI huwkI dy hyTly ihwsy nfÜ juVI, ipwqÜ dI inwkI ijhI aMz-afkfr gVvI nUM plosx lgdf. Aus df ieÈfrf smJx sfr, sfzy ‘coN iewk jxf, Jtf-pwt icmty dI cuMJ ‘c iewk aMigafr Psf ky, Puwmx dI iclm ivwc itkfa dyNdf. aMz-afkfr gVvI ivwcoN swp dI DOx vFg PutdI iewk pqlI ijhI nVI ‘qy Puwmx dy kfÜy buwlH itkidaF hI huwkI guV-guVfAuNdI, qy Puwmx dIaF awKF arD-muMdx dI mudrf aÉiqafr kr lYNdIaF. aglf hfVf mukfAux sfr hI, Puwmx dIaF AuNgÜF, srMgI dy iglfÌ dy AuWprly pfsy gMZ mfrI bYTy nyPy nUM ttolx lgdIaF. GsmYÜy iglfÌ ivwcoN srMgI aihsqf-aihsqf PutdI. ivrlIaF dfhVI-muwCF vfÜy, Puwmx dy ichry ‘qy lflI iKMzrn lgdI. Auh srMgI nUM mwQy nfÜ CuhfAuNdf, qy sunwKy sfË dy isr ‘c, Kwby-swjy KuwBIaF, kIlIaF nfloN gË nUM vwKrf krdf; ijvyN koeI mF, GUk suwqy afpxy qoqly bfl nUM afpxI CfqI nfloN inKyVdI hovy. iglfÌ dI iewk inwkI jhI jyb ivwcoN broËy dI zÜI Puwmx dIaF pqlIaF AuNgÜF ‘c jf bYTdI. gË dy vfÜ broËy AuWpr mlkVy-mlkVy iGsdy. bflVy akfr dI srMgI iÌr Aus dI god ivwc lyt jFdI. Auh cmVy dIaF qfrF nUM vfro vfrI swjy hwQ dI muZlI AuNgÜ nfÜ quxkdf: quMm … quMm … quMm …, qy cyhrf hyTF vwl nUM invf ky afpxf Kwbf kMn sfrMgI nfl joV dyNdf. hux Auh ikwlIaF nUM vfr-vfr ksdf-iZÜkfAuNdf. jdoN dohF qfrF dI ‘quMm-quMm’ iewk-dUjI nfÜ iewk-jfn hox lwg jFdI qF Puwmx dy juVy hoey buwlH ‘quMm-quMm’ dy nfÜ-nfÜ hI, AuWpr-nIcy ieMJ hox lgdy ijvyN juVy hoey buwlHF dy ipwCy, mUhrly dMdF nfÜ, Auh dfKF icwQ irhf hovy. ies qoN bfad srMgI Aus dy Kwby pwt ‘qy Kloa jFdI, qy Aus dy swjy hwQ ‘c pkiVaf gË srMgI dIaF cmVeI qfrF nfÜ klol krn lgdf. srMgI dI cIN-cIN sfzIaF kMDF twp ky aFZ-guaFZ nUM dwsx lgdI peI Puwmx isEN phuMc igaf hY. plF-iCxF ‘c hI awDf ivhVf sRoiqaF nfÜ Br jFdf. Puwmx arD-mItIaF awKF nfÜ JUMmdf; Aus dy swjy hwQ ‘c pkiVaf gË, kdy Kwby qy kdy swjy pfsy nUM iKwicaf jFdf. KwbIaF AuNgÜF cmVeI qfrF nfÜ ijEN hI AuWproN Qwly vwl nUM GsV ky iqwKy sur vfÜI cIN cIN isrjdIaF, Puwmx df isr gyVf Kf ky Kwby pfsy nUM iZÜk jFdf qy Aus dy buwlH pfisaF vwl nUM iKwcy jFdy. Aus bflVI Aumr qoN awDI sdI dI ivwQ ‘qy bYTf mYN awj vI Puwmx dI srMgI nUM afpxI dyhI ‘c vwj rhI suxdf hF.
dyhVky vfÜy dIvfn qoN do ku hÌqy bfad iewk motr-sfeIkl svfr sfzy Gr af pDfiraf. kihx lwgf: mYN mogy nfnk ngrI ‘c rihMdf aF qy sfzI gwzIaF TIk krn vfÜI vrkÈfp aY … mYN quhfnUM dyhVky ipMz ‘c dIvfn ‘qy kvIÈrI kridaF nUM suixaF sI … sMgq ‘c bVI mihmf hoeI QozI kvIÈrI dI … DMn-DMn ho AuWTI … asIN agly qoN agly aYqvfr afpxI vrkÈfp ‘c aKMz pfT df Bog pfAuxY … Bog AuWqy quhfzI kvIÈrI lvfAuxI aY … ikMny pYsy lvogy?
dIvfn AuWqy lfeI kvIÈrI dI qfrIÌ sux ky qF sfzy ichiraF ‘qy KyVf AuWBr afieaf, pr ‘ikMny pYsy’ vfÜf svfl sfzy isrF ‘c acfnk izgI iewt vFg vwijaf. ikMny pYsy khIey ies BfeI nUM? sfnUM qF iÉafl vI nhIN sI ik kvIÈrI gfAux leI sfzy nfÜ koeI pYisaF df lYx-dyx vI krygf. eyDr-EDr Jfkx qy kfÌI jko-qwkI qoN bfad blvMq boilaf: pYisaF vfÜI koeI gwl nhIN, bfeI jI; bws asIN af jfvFgy qy pMdrF vIh imMt kvIÈrI gf dyvFgy.
ienHF idnF ‘c hI pfrs bfpU dIaf purfxIaF kfpIaF ProÜidaF blvMq ny ÉuÈI dy smfgmF ivwc gfAux vfly cfr pMj CMd sfzy kMT krf idwqy.
Bog vfÜy idn blvMq ny rCpfl nUM mUhrly zMzy ‘qy aqy mYnUM ipClI kfTI AuWqy lwd ilaf, qy idn cVHidaF hI mogy nUM cfly pf idwqy. dyhVikaF nUM jfx vyÜy TMz nfÜ inwkÜIaF rCpfl dIaF cIkF dy ieiqhfs nUM duhrfey jfx qoN tflx leI, byby ny sfzy AudfÜy KysIaF lpyt idwqIaF geIaF. mUhrly zMzy ‘qy bYTy rCpfl dy hwQF AudfÜy prnf vgÜ idwqf igaf. purfxy aÉbfrF dI ZyrI ‘coN iewk aÉbfr cuwikaf; rsoeI ‘coN qIlF vfÜI zwbI lwB ky aÉbfr ivwc lpytI qy JoÜy ivwc itkfa idwqI. bhony vfÜy sUey qIk awpVidaF rCpfl df dMdkVf vwjx lwgf, pr Aus dI cIk inwklx qoN pihlF hI blvMq ny JoÜy ‘coN aÉbfr nUM iKwicaf qy sUey dy iknfry AuWgy sMGxy slvfVF dIaF jVF ‘c QuMn idwqf. iswlHy aÉbfr ny qIlI dI lft nUM jkidaF-jkidaF mnËUiraf qy plF ‘c hI slvfV lwt-lwt blx lwgf. ds ku imMt awg sykx nfÜ sfizaF srIrF ‘c jMmI TfrI pUrI qrHF ipGÜ geI.
jI tI roz dy aYn iknfry ‘qy vfikaf vrkÈfp dy bfhr, knfqF lf ky bxfieaf KuwlHf pMzfl sMgqF nfÜ Biraf hoieaf sI. sfzy, pMzfl aMdr dfÉl huMidaF nUM, rfgI isMG kIrqn dIaF PuhfrF iCVk rhy sn. qbly dI zuwg-zuwg myry kMnF ‘coN guËr ky CfqI ‘c Dsx lwgI. hfrmonIam dI pIN-pIN sux ky mYnUM sfzy ipMz afAuNdy Aus jogI df iÉafl af igaf ijhVf qwkVI dy muhFdry vfÜI iewk ivÈfl vihMgI AuTfeI bIn vjfAuNdf Gr-Gr mMgx jFdf sI.
Bog dI ardfs qoN bfad iewk isMG ny ikEVy dy iCwty dyxy ÈurU kr idwqy qy styj skwqr ny sfzy ‘jwQy’ nUM styj sMBfÜ idwqI. inwky-inwky inafixaF nUM dyK ky pMzfl ivwc cuwp pwsr geI. aOrqF qy mrdF dIaF nËrF sfzy AuWpr gwzIaF hoeIaF sn. blvMq ny aKMz pfT vfly prvfr nUM vDfeI idwqI aqy ‘swcy pfqÈfh’ awgy ardfs kIqI ik ajyhy ‘BfgF-Bry’ idn muV-muV afAuNdy rihx. CMd ÈurU hoieaf: lgdy rihx ÉuÈI dy myly, imÜdIaF rihx vDfeIaF!
ieh mogf Èihr sI, qy sMgq ‘c mogy dIaF sO dy krIb vrkÈfpF dy amIr qy ‘ÈrDfvfn’ mflk ibrfjmfn sn. CMd ajy Éqm nhIN sI hoieaf ik sfzy sfhmxy Kloqy myË AuWpr ruipaF dI ZyrI AuWBrn lwgI. dyhVikaF vfly dIvfn vFg, smfgm dy Éfqmy ‘qy sfrI sMgq sfzy AudfÜy iekwTI ho geI. qfrIÌF, ÈfbfÈ qy aÈIrvfd dIaF afvfËF sfnUM BukfinaF vFg PulfAux lwgIaF.
agly do ku hÌiqaF dOrfn mogy vfly aKMz pfT qoN bxy sfzy keI pRsMsk, jIpF qy motrsfeIklF ‘qy svfr ho ky sfzy ipMz afAux lwgy, qy agly do-iqMn mhIinaF dy sfry aYqvfr mogy dy aKMz pfTF leI ‘buwk’ hoxy ÈurU ho gey. hr nvyN smfgm qoN drjxF hI hor nvyN pRsMsk inwklx lwgy: CyaF ku mhIinaF ‘c hI sfzy ‘jwQy’ dI mÈhUrI mogy dy AudfÜy dy sYNkVy ipMzF ‘c PYl geI. hÌqy dy pMj-Cy idn asIN pVHfeI ‘c KuwBy rihMdy qy ÈnIvfr-aYqvfr nUM jyb Br ky pYsy kmf ilafAuNdy. hr hÌqy afAuNdI mfieaf aqy pRogrfm buwk krn leI afAux vfiÜaF pRsMskF vwloN kIqIaF jFdIaF sfzIaF qfrIÌf ny byby dy ichry ‘qy lflI JgVn lf idwqI. bfpU keI idnF bfad ipMz prqdf qy sfzI gfiekI dIaF gwlF sux sux ky KIvf ho AuTdf.
sfnUM iqMnF BrfvF nUM hI, hr Èfm jlMDr ryzIE qoN pRsfrq huMdy iewk GMtf lMmy ‘idhfqI pRogrfm’ suxn df Trk ho igaf sI. cfcf kumydfn qy TuxIaF rfm dIaF itwcr-mÈkrIaF qy nok-Jok sfzf idl luafAuNdI. iÌr kdy koeI ZfzI pRsMg ryzIE qy grjx lwg jFdf, qy kdy algoiËaF vfly af gVHkdy: iBwj geIaF nxfny pUxIaF, nfÜy iBwj gey crÉy!
iqMnI chuM hÌqIN iewk qUMbI ies pRogrfm ivwc tuxkdI qy iewk krfrI ijhI afvfË ‘Eaaaa … ‘ kr ky idl-ivMnHvF, lMmkvF alfp lYNdI: alfp qoN bfad kdy swsI dI lokgfQf, kdy hIr rFJy dy ieÈk df koeI gIq qy kdy dyÈ-ipafr dI rcnf Aus tuxkdI afvfË ivwc qUMbI nfÜ iewk-imwk ho ky Audy ho AuTdI. sfzy nyV hI hr Cy mhInI lgdy `ciVwk dy myly’ `c mYN algoiËaF qy qUMby vfiÜaF dy anykF gfAux suxy sn, pr ryzIE `qy kdy kdy tuxkdI ies qUMbI dI qux-qux vI anoKI sI qy qux-qux dy sfQ ivwc gutkdI ieh afvfË vI. mYN ies afvfË qy qUMbI df eynf dIvfnf ho igaf ik hr Èfm mYN ryzIE mUhry iesy klfkfr dI AuzIk ivwc pUrf GMtf bYTf rihx lwgf. ryzIE vfÜy, ies klfkfr nUM ‘lfl cMd’ dy nfm nfÜ pukfrdy; qy iehI klfkfr bfad ivwc ‘Xmlf jwt’ dy nfm nfÜ pMjfbI gfiekI df DrU-qfrf bx ky iewk Xuwg-isrjk lok-gfiek dy qOr `qy cmikaf. qUMbI nfÜ mYnUM eynf ÈYdfa ho igaf ik suwiqaF-jfgidaF qUMbI dI qux-qux myry kMnF `c gUMjdI rihMdI. iewk idn mYN qIlF vflI zwbI `c kfnf guwz ky Aus AuWpr qfr dI QF Dfgf vgÜ ilaf. Dfgy ivwcoN inklx vfÜI qux-qux eynI mulfiem sI ik Aus nUM suxn leI mYnUM afpxf kMn, zwbI dy aYn nyVy iljfxf ipaf, pr afpxy hwQIN qUMbI bxf lYx dI ijwq AuWqy mYN ÉuÈI `c KIvf hoieaf iPrdf sF.
sOx dy CVfikaF dOrfn PYlr rhIaF kwdU dIaF vylF vFg vD rhI sfzI mÈhUrI nUM BFpidaF bfpU ny srvx Bgq, pUrn Bgq, qy imrËf-sfihbF dy ikwsy qoN ielfvf anykF Dfrimk pRsMg sfzy BwQy ‘c aVuMg idwqy. agr koeI sfnUM bfrfq ivwc gfiekI leI buwk krdf qF AuQy ieÈk muhwbq vfÜIaF lok-gfQfvF dI kvIÈrI kr afAuNdy, qy agr koeI Dfrimk smfgm huMdf qF gurU ieiqhfs dI kvIÈrI dIaF DUVF pwt afAuNdy. asIN afpxIaF bulMd qy iewk-sur afvfËF aqy vMn-suvMnIaF qrËF ‘c gfeI kvIÈrI nfÜ, sRoiqaF nUM do do GMty mMqr-muGD krI rKdy. gfiekI df pRogrfm Éqm huMdf qF pRsMsk sfnUM hwQF ‘qy cuwk lYNdy.
iewk vfr asIN iksy ipMz ‘c gfiekI kr rhy sF ik bfpU pfrs qy Aus dy sfQI Ausy ipMz ‘coN sfeIkl ‘qy guËr rhy sn. sfzIaF vCyiraF vFg ihxkdIaF afvfËF sux ky Auh sfzy vwl nUM muV pey, qy sfQoN corIEN, gfiekI vfÜy mukfm qoN nyV hI, iksy Gr ‘c KVH ky sfzI kvIÈrI suxdy rhy. smfgm dI smfpqI ‘qy, pRsMskF dy Gyry nUM qoV ky bfpU ny jdoN sfnUM glvkVI ‘c ilaf qF asIN psIny nfÜ gwco-gwc hoey pey sF. bfpU dy sfh ‘coN AuWBrdI sONÌIaf hmk myrI gwlH nUM iswlHI kr geI.
aglI svyr bfpU ny sfnUM afpxy sfhmxy ibTfa ilaf. –qusIN inafxy EN, Auh kihx lwgf. -kvIÈrI ‘c, sfËF dI ÊYrhfËrI kfrn quhfnUM dm nhIN imÜdf … kvIÈrI ‘c cwl-so-cwl huMdI aY … eysy leI kvIÈrI gfAux vyÜy qusIN psIno-psInI ho jFdy E … mYN hux QonUM qUMbI ilaf ky dyAUNgf … iewk pMgqI gfeI qy qUMbI KVkfa idwqI … pfiksqfn bxn qoN pihlF jgrfvF vfly tuMzy df jwQf mÈhUr huMdf sI … Auh qUMbI qy ZwzF nfÜ gfAuNdy huMdy sI … ijwDr jFdy, lok plkF nfÜ CfvF kr dyNdy … pMjfb ‘c aYs vyÜy qUMbIaF vfÜy qF bQyry iPrdy aY pr qUMbI qy ZwzF nfÜ kvIÈrI koeI gvweIaf nhIN gfAuNdf … ieh sMsfr nvIN cIË nUM tuwt ky pY jFdY … qusIN iqMny eI bVy surIly EN … dyKx-pfKx nUM sohxy EN … qy hYN vI hfly inafxy … jdoN Zwz-qUMbI qy kvIÈrI vfÜf nvF muhFdrf lY ky jfENgy, qF sRoqy quhfnUM isrF ‘qy ibTfa lYxgy …
iewk idn hlkI-hlkI Duwp nUM mfnx leI asIN sfrf twbr afpxy ivhVy ‘c mMijaF AuWqy bYTy sF. bfpU ny drvfËy ‘qy sfeIkl dI twlI af KVkfeI. Aus dy cmVIaf bYÊ ‘coN, aÉbfr ivwc ilptI hoeI iewk lMbUqrI ijhI zMzI bfhr nUM Jfk rhI sI ijs dy AuWprly isry ‘qy kfÜy rMg dIaF do ikwlIaF sfÌ idKfeI dyNdIaF sn. bfpU ny bYÊ KoilHaf. zMzI dy aMq AuWqy aÉbfr ‘c ilptI gol-afkfr cIË nUM dyK ky asIN sfry Auqsk ho AuWTy. bfpU ny mlkVy jyhy zMzI dy isirEN rwsI nUM AuDyiVaf qy zMzI AudfÜy ilpty aÉbfr nUM vwKrf kr idwqf. vwzy iZwz qy lMmIN zMzI vflI, kfÜy rMg dI do-qfrI ikMg (qUMbI) sfzy sfhmxy sI!
-ieh ÌgvfVy vfly nMd lfl dI bxfeI hoeI ikMg aY, bfpU gumfn nfÜ boilaf. -nMd lfl vrgI qUMbI ihMdosqfn ‘c ikqy nI bxdI!
qUMbI dyKidaF hI myry aMdr iqqlIaF AuWzx lwgIaF. myrIaF awKF df afkfr cOVf ho ky zyZf hox lwgf. qUMbI dI kfÜI zMzI AuWqy icwtIaF mClIaF. tfhlI dI lwkV nUM Érfd ky bxfey, qUMbI dy golfeIdfr pyt nUM hfQI-dMd dIaF iClqrF nfÜ ÉrbUËy vFg PfVIaF ‘c vMizaf hoieaf. qUMbI dy pyt dy AuWprly pfsy vfÜy golfeIdfr iknfry nUM cfry pfisEN hfQI-dMd dI iewk hor iClqr nfÜ iÈMgfiraf hoieaf. myry hwQ qUMbI vwlIN afp-muhfry hI AuWlr gey. mYN qUMbI nUM hwQF ivwc pkV qF ilaf pr mYnUM ieh smJ nf pvy ik ies nUM vjfAuxf kIkx aY. bfpU ny ikMg nUM myry hwQoN afpxy hwQF ‘c kr ilaf aqy swjy hwQ dI pihlI AuNgÜ nfÜ Aus nUM quxkfAux dI koiÈÈ krn lwgf. iPr ieh ikMg blvMq dy hvfly ho geI. Aus nUM vI ies dy jugrfÌIey dI koeI Qfh nf lwgI. byqflI quxk-quxk sux ky keI aFZI-gvFZI sfzy mMijaF AudLfÜy iekwqr ho gey sn.
“ipwlU nUM ilaFE!” iewk jxf boilaf. “AuhnUM afAuNdI aY qUMbI KVkfAuxI!”
“hF, veI!” iewk hor ny pihly dI hfmI BrI.
ipwlU nUM asIN ‘qfieaf ipwlU’ kih ky pukfrdy sF. 65-70 nUM Zuwikaf hoieaf dilq prvfr df ieh bËurg ipwlU! guwtI kr ky bMnHI hoeI arDoN-bhuqI-bwgI dfhVI, qy iksy nfmurfd bImfrI kfrn Juk ky dohrI ho cuwkI kmr. vIrvfr dI Èfm nUM Auh dilqF dI DrmÈflf `c Auh afpxf, kwdU `c zMzI gwz ky bxfieaf, qUMbf KVkfAuNdf qy mfnisk rogF `c grwsy keI aOrqF qy mrd Aus dy sfhmxy bYT ky isr GuMmfAux lwg pYNdy.
ikMg dI afmd sux ky, sotI dy sfhry afpxy kuwb nUM sMBfÜdf, qfieaf ipwlU dOiVaf afieaf. Auhny mMjy ‘qy bYTidaF hI ikMg nUM nmskfr kIqI. Aus dIaF vrfCF kMnF vwl nUM iKwcIaF geIaF qy awKF ‘c qfry AuWgx lwgy. hux Aus ny bVy hI adb nfÜ ikMg nUM afpxy hwQF ‘c kIqf. ikMg nUM eyDr-EDr GuMmfa ky cfry pfisaF qoN inhfiraf. zMzI ‘qy KuxIaF icwtIaF mClIaF AuWpr AuNgÜF ieMJ PyrIaF ijvyN mClIaF dy polI-polI mfÜÈ kr irhf hovy. afÜy-duafÜy bYTy drÈkF dIaF nËrF ipwlU qfey dIaF hrkqF ‘qy gwzIaF hoeIaF sn. hux Aus ny AuWprlI ikwlI nUM mroiVaf qy afpxI avfË nUM qUMbI dI sur nfÜ iewksur kr ky lmkvIN “hUMaaaa” df alfp ÈurU kr idwqf. sRoiqaF ‘c cuwp Cfa geI. sfrIaF nËrF qfey ipwlU dy hwQF ‘qy kyNdrq ho geIaF. hux Aus ny cwpf ku Ìfsly ‘qy TukI hyTlI ikwlI nUM mroiVaf aqy Aus dI sur itkfxy isr kIqI. iPr Aus ny afpxf Kwbf hwQ ikMg dy golfeIdfr pyt dy hyTly pfsy itkfa idwqf, qy swjy hwQ nfÜ ikMg dI zMzI nUM, golfeIdfr pyt dy nyiVEN kr ky pkV ilaf. agly hI pl ‘qux, qux, quxfa; qqux, qux, quxfa’ dI afvfË qUMbI ‘coN Audy hox lwgI. Kwby hwQ dI qIsrI AuNgÜ ‘c pfieaf Cwlf qUMbI dI ‘qux, qux, quxfa’ nfÜ qfl imlf ky ‘Tuk, Tuk, Tukfa; TTuk Tuk, Tukfa’ dI afvfË kwZx lwigaf. mYN qfey ipwlU dIaF hrkqF nUM bVy ghu nfÜ qwk irhf sF. cfr, pMj imMt ‘qux, qux, quxfa; qqux, qux, quxfa’ krn qoN bfad qfey ipwlU ny sd lfeI: hyT broty dy KVHI, Bjn kry suinafrI! rfm nfm df Bjn AuhdI pr ipMz dy muMzy nfÜ XfrI!
Pyr qfey ipwlU ny awKF KolHIaF qy qUMbI blvMq dy hwQF vwl vDfa idwqI. blvMq ny DuVDuVI ijhI leI aqy ipwCy nUM ht igaf. qfey ny smJfieaf: ZolkI boldI aY zug, zug, zugfa; zzug, zug, zugfa; zzug, zug, zugfa; zzug, zug, zugfa! eyh qUMbI vI iesy qfl ‘c bolxI cfhIdI af ‘qux, qux, quxfa; qqux, qux, quxfa; qqux, qux, quxfa’ ;’. so krnf kI aY peI swjI hwQ dI pihlI AuNgÜ nUM qfr AuWpr do vfr hyTF vfly pfsy nUM mfr ky ‘qux qux’ dI afvfË kwZxI af, qy iPr qIjI vfr AuNgÜ nUM hyTF nUM mfr ky nfÜ hI AuWprly pfsy nUM KVkfAuxf qF ik ‘quxfa’ dI afvfË afvy. lY dyKo jrf! hux qfey ny afpxI swjI AuNgÜ nfÜ qfr AuWpr hyTF vfly pfsy nUM hOlI hOlI do vfr quxkf mfiraf: qux, qux! qIsrI vfr Ausy qfl ‘c hI hyTly pfsy nUM quxkf mfr ky Jwt hI quxkf AuWprly pfsy nUM mfr idwqf. aglI vfr AuWpr nUM quxkf mfrky nfÜ hI hyTF nUM mfiraf qy ‘qqux’ dI afvfË kwZ idwqI. mYnUM jfipaf mYnUM qfey dI jugq dI smJ pY geI sI. qfieaf DImI cfly ‘qux, qux, quxfa; qqux, qux, quxfa’ dI avfË qUMbI ‘coN kwZI igaf qy Aus dI jugq myry iËhn ‘c DsdI geI.
afpxy jkidaF-jkidaF afpxf hwQ qfey vwl nUM vDfieaf, qy qfey ny qUMbI myry hwQF ‘c itkfa idwqI. mYN qfey dI nkl ‘qy hI qUMbI nUM PiVaf qy swjI hwQ dI pihlI AuNgÜ qfr AuWqy rwK idwqI. ‘mfr Qwly nUM do vfrI!’ qfieaf boilaf. mYN qfey dy hukm dI qfmIl kr idwqI. ‘hux iewk Pyr hyTF nUM qy nfÜ hI do vfrI AuWpr nUM!’ qy qUMbI ivwcoN ‘qqux, qux, quxfa’ dI lMgVI ijhI sur inwklx lwgI. keI vfr Auh lMgVI ijhI ‘qqux, qux, quxfa’ inkÜx qoN bfad AuNglI df hyTF-AuWqy krnf myrI smJ ‘c bYTx lwgf qy AuNgÜI df lMgVfpx alop hox lwgf. ijEN myrI AuNgÜI qfl ‘c hoeI jfvy qfey dy ichry ‘c rOÈnI AuWgI jfvy. ‘vfh Èyrf!’ qfieaf buVbuVfieaf. ‘af igaYN qfl ‘c!’
kuJ hI idnF ‘c myrf ‘qux, qux, quxfa!’ iblkul guxIeyN ‘c af igaf. iewk idn jdoN myry swjy hwQ dI AuNgÜ ‘qux qux quxfa’ kr rhI sI, qF myrf jIaf kIqf Kwby hwQ dI pihlI AuNgÜI dy nhuM nUM kIlI dy muwZ qfr ‘qy itkaf ky dyKF. ijEN hI nhuM, kIlI dy muwZ, qfr ‘qy ibrfjmfn hoieaf, qux qux dI sur AuWcI ho ky ‘duMm duMm’ ‘c bdl geI. qfey ipwlU dIaF vrfCF CqrI vFg KulH geIaF. ‘E vfh puwqrf!’ qfieaf ipwlU gVHikaf.
ies qoN bfad, myrI ieh qUMbI sYNkiVaF qoN lY ky keI hËfrF dy iekwT ‘c, pMjfb qoN lY ky idwlI, klkwqy, kÈmIr, XU pI aqy Bfrq dy pqf nhIN ikMny ku QfvF ‘qy KVk cuwkI hY. mYN ieh qUMbI sYNkVy vfr ryzIE jlMDr ‘qy vI KVkfeI hY. inMdr GuigafxvI duafrf pRfpq hoeI Ausqfd Xmlf jI dy hwQF dI bxI iewk qUMbI vI lMmF icr, brYNptn vfly myry Gr ‘c mihmfn rih cuwkI hY. Coty Brf rCpfl, mYN qy blvMq myry Gr jdoN vI iekwTy huMdy hF, qF kvIÈrI gfien dy nfÜ nfÜ qUMbI vI quxkdI hY, pr jdoN vI mYN qUMbI dy snmuwK huMdf hF, qfieaf ipwlU sfÉÈfq myry sfhmxy huMdf hY. Aus dI qux, qux quxfa; qqux, qux, quxf qy Aus dy Kwby hwQ ‘c pfeI Cfp df qUMbI dy pyt ‘qy Twk Twk ‘c irdmxf myry kMnF ‘c hux vI gUMjdf hY. qfieaf ipwlU, Duwp sykdy sfzy ivhVy ‘c, qUMbI PVI bYTf hux vI AuNJ df AuNJ hI gf irhf idsdf hY: hyT broty dy KVHI, Bjn kry suinafrI! rfm nfm df Bjn AuhdI pr ipMz dy muMzy nfÜ XfrI!