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muKLqfr isMG qfey dlIp isMG df muMzf sI. amrIk isMG qy dlIp isMG dovyN Brf
sn. dovyN hI AuWcy lMby aqy juafn. dlIp isMG sMqflI qoN pihlF hI PLOj ivc
BrqI ho igaf sI aqy amrIk isMG ipMz hI vfhI KyqI krdf sI. dlIp isMG pihlF
aMgryjLF vwloN jfpfnIaF nfl lVdf irhf sI. ajLfdI qoN bfad Aus dI izAUtI
ksLmIr ivc lwgI sI, irtfier hox qwk Auh AuWQy hI irhf. sMn CpMjf ivc Auh
irtfier ho ky ipMz af igaf sI. Aus df muMzf muKLqfr AudoN imzl skUl ivc hI
pVHdf sI ijhVf bicwqr df jmfqI sI. AunHF dy Gr vI nyVy nyVy sn, bicwqr
jdoN df ipMzoN igaf sI.
bcpn ivc bicwqr vI qfey dlIp
isMG dIaF gwlF DUxy AuWpr bVy sLOk nfl suxdf sI. qfieaf vI bVy sLOk nfl
afpxI PLOjI ijLMdgI dIaF khfxIaF bVy suafdly ZMg nfl suxfAuNdf sI. Auh
dwsdf ik ikvyN Auh jfpfnIaF nfl, afpxy aMgryjL sfihb sMg inDVk ho ky lVdf
irhf sI. iek vfr jd Auh afpxy sfihb nfl jfpfnIaF dy moricaF vwl jf irhf
sI, sfihb kol tOmI gMn sI aqy Auhdy kol QRI-nft-QRI dI bMdUk sI. awgy gey
qF AunHF ny vyiKaf ik iqMn jpfnI ies ihsfb nfl bMdUkF leI lMmy pey hoey sn
ik AunHF iqMnF dy mUMh iqMn pfisaF nMU sn. sfihb ny jldI nfl do jfpfnIaF
dI DOxF qy pYr rwK ley qy AunHF nMU AuWQy hI nwp ilaf. jd qIjf Auhdy vwl
bMdUk krn lwigaf qF mYN iek pYr nfl AuhdI DOx nwp leI aqy dUjy nfl Aus dI
bMdUk. ieh vyK ky sfhb nfly hwsI jfvy qy nfly khI jfvy, ‘zlIp isMG sLUt,
sLUt.’ mYN bMdUk nfl iek nMU mfr idqf. dUjy dohF nMU sfihb ny tOmI gMn nfl
mfr idwqf. myry AuWpr sfihb bVf KLusL hoieaf qy Aus ny Ausy vyly ikhf,
‘zlIp isMG afp ko hm ienfm zygf.’
myry qoN hI gLlqI ho geI, mYN sfihb qoN kuJ ilKvf nhIN sF sikaf, kI pqf sI
ik ieh kuJ ho jfxf hY. mYN vI soicaf ik clo ienfm ikhVf ikqy Bwj cwilaf
hY. pr iksmq nMU kuJ hor hI mnjLUr sI. lAu jI, ies gwl nMU ajy kuJ idn hI
hoey sn ik sfzf tYNk Ault igaf. sfihb qF igaf QF qy hI mr, aqy afh vyKo
tYNk dI cyn dy insLfn ajy vI myrI CfqI AuWpr[[[Auh afpxf Jwgf cuwk ky
afpxI CfqI qoN insLfn ivKfAuNdf.
muKLqfr ny ikvyN nf ikvyN dsvIN pfs kr leI sI. kfPLI dyr avfrf Btkx qoN
bfad Aus ny afpxy dosq bldyv isMG nfl rl ky iek rylvy stysLn qy ryl ivc
anfj dIaF borIaF lwdx df Tykf lY ilaf sI. Auh iqMn iBafl sn, bldyv isMG qy
Aus nfl hI mihkmy ivcoN sspYNz hoieaf sI, iek AunHF ny nfl afVHqI rlf ilaf
sI, mdn lfl, Auh awj qrIk Bugqx sLihr gey sn. AJ vfps afAuNidaF nMU
AunHF nMU kuJ hnyrf ho igaf sI. ajy Auh mn hI mn zr rhy sn ik smF cMgf
nhIN qy Auh hnyry ivc hI qur pey hn. AunHF ny vyiKaf ik rohI dy pul ivc
muMizaF ny trYktr trflI KVf krky sfrI tRYiPk rokI hoeI sI qy sVk dy doeIN
pfsIN bhuq sfry tRYktr trflIaF, bwsF, trwk qy kfrF dIaF lMmIaF lMmIaF
lfeInF lwgIaF hoeIaF sn. muMzy iksy motI sfmI dI Bfl ivc sn. jdoN Auh
ienHF dI kfr kol afey qy ienHF nMU kfr ivcoN bfhr kwZ ky kfr dI qlfsLI leI
qF kfr ivcoN do iqMn ihsfb-ikqfb vfly rijstr inkly, ijhnF ivc lwKF dIaF
rkmF drj sn, iksy nMU dyxIaF iksy qoN lYxIaF. rijstr nMU ivMhidaF sfr hI
AunHF dy lIzr ny AuWcI afvfjL ivc ikhf, “Kohl idAu Auey nfkf, bVy vwzy
murgy Ps gey ny.” iek asflt vflf muMzf kfr dI aglI sIt qy bYT igaf qy
muKLqfr nMU afKx lwigaf, “cwl peI kfr nMU sVk qoN hyTF lfh lY.” muKLqfr ny
bgLYr hIl-huwjq kIiqaF kfr sVk qoN hyTF lfh leI. nfkf KulHx dI hI dyr sI
sfrI tRYiPLk iekdm cl peI. hnyry ivc iksy nMU ieh pqf nhIN sI lwg irhf ik
gwzIaF rukIaF ikAuN ny pr hr iek dy mn ivc qOKLlf sI ik ikDry koeI gVbV
jLrUr hY. muMizaF bfry isrPL kfrF vfilaF nMU hI pqf sI. ikAuNik Auh kfrF
vfilaF ivcoN hI mfldfr sfmI lwB rhy sn. jdoN AunHF ny muKLqfr horF dy
rijstr vyKy qF AunHF nMU KLusLIaF cVH geIaF. ieh nfkf vI AunHF ny bKLsLI
dy ielfky ivc hI lgfieaf sI. AunHF nMU pMjfb puils vwloN qF koeI zr hI
nhIN sI. Auh qF sI[afr[pI[ qoN zrdy sn ik ikqy AunHF nfl mukfblf nf ho
jfvy. iesy leI AunHF ny ieko kfr hI kfbU kIqI qy jldI jldI bfkIaF nMU jfx
idwqf sI.
AunHF ivcoN iek jxf kfr ivc bYT ky kfr nMU jI[tI[ roz qoN sfeIz vflI sVk
qy lY igaf qy bfkI bldyv qy mdn lfl nMU awgy lf ky kfr dy kol phuMc gey qy
AunHF nMU kfr ivc KilHafr ilaf.
AunHF ivcoN kflf awgy viDaf aqy rohb nfl kihx lwigaf, “clo qusIN hoey nf
iswK Brf qy ies lfly nMU nhIN asIN Cwzxf.”
muKLqfr ny QoVHI ijhI dlyrI PVI qy AunHF nMU kihx lwigaf, “jy qusIN iehnMU
mfr idwqf qF asIN ikvyN bc skdy hF ?”
“nf quhfnMU kIh hox lwigaf ey ?”
“asIN BfeI sfihb jI, iehnMU iehdy GroN lY ky afey hF, jy qusIN iehnMU golI
mfr idwqI qF GridaF ny qF ieho hI kihxf eyN ik GroN swd ky mrvf idwqf ey.
sfnMU qF iPr sI[afr[pI[ vfly hI golLIaF mfrngy.”
Auh kuJ dyr socIN pY igaf, iPr kihx lwigaf, “cMgf iPr, iehdI jfn df muwl
quhfnMU qfrnf pYxf, koeI gwl nhIN iqMny rl ky ds lwK dy idAu qy iehdI jfn
bKLsLI kr dyNdy hF.”
“sfzI eynI pwslI nhIN jnfb.”
“pwslI ikAuN nhIN, afh rijstr qF lwKF dy ihsfb dy cuwkI iPrdy ho.”
“ieh qF mhfrfj awj sfzI qrIk sI kcihrI ivc. asIN dovyN sspYNz hoey hF
mihkmy ivcoN. ieh ihsfb ikqfb qF sfrf srkfrI ey. ieho rijstr hI qF pysL
krn gey sF AuWQy. sfzy kol pYsy ikwQoN ? asIN qF keI sflF qoN AuNÖ hI
ivhly Dwky KFdy iPrdy hF.” hux bldyv vI bol ipaf sI ijhVf pihlF TTMbiraf
ipaf sI.
“srkfr df vfhvf pYsf KfDf hoxf qusF, aYvyN qF nhIN sspYNz hoey. cwlo gwl
mukfAu, sfzf vkq nf KLrfb kro, AuNÖ vI asIN qF jfn qlI qy rwKI hoeI af,
isMGF dy bol bfly kfiem krny ny. KLflsy df nfm AuWcf krnf hY sfrI dunIaf
ivc, gurU sfihb ny jLulm df nfsL krn df AupdysL idwqf sI qy asIN AunHF dy
hukm qy zty hoey hF. asIN quhfzy vrgy mfieaf dy pujfrI nhIN ik Aus dI pUjf
krI jfeIey. asIN qF ijhVf pYsf sMgq qoN lYNdy hF Aus dy hwiQafr lYNdy hF
qy jLflmF nMU soDx qy hI lfAuNdy hF, hux vI jldI gwl mukfAu, jy AunHF
ivcoN ijhVy nfky qy roky hoey sn iksy ny sLihr jf ky dws idwqf ik AuWQy
isMGF ny nfkf lfieaf hoieaf sI qF huxy hI mukfblf sLurU ho jfxf hY, qy
qusIN vI nfl hI rgVy jfxf hY.
“asIN aOKy sOKy hoky iek lwK rupeIaf dy dyvFgy jI, bfl bwcy vfly hF, pYsf
qF ikDry lwBdf nhIN, quhfnMU pqf hI hY ik kMm DMdf AuNÖ nhIN koeI cwldf”,
muKLqfr ny iPr dlIl idwqI.
Boly ny kfly nMU iesLfrf kIqf qy Auh kfr clf ky agFh lY igaf hux hnyrf
bhuq ho cukf sI, qy kfr jldI hI AunHF nMU idwsxoN ht geI sI.
iek dUjy nfl dlIlbfjLI kridaF afiKLr sOdf iqMnF df iqMn lwK muwikaf.
“TIk hY, ies lfly nMU sfzy kol rihx idAu qy qusIN dovyN jf ky pYisaF df
pRbMD kr ky ilafAu, jdoN pYsy af jfxgy, asIN iehnMU Cwz dyvFgy.”
“qusIN mYnMU rwK lAu jI ! ieh ivcfrf qF AuNÖ hI zr zr ky mr jfAU, nfly
iehdy Gr idaF ny mYnMU pwuCxf ik AuhnMU ikwQy Cwz afieaF eyN ? qy pYsy vI
ieho hI iekwTy kr ky ilaf skdf hY, ieh qF ikqoN PV PVf vI lAU, sfnMU qF
iksy hjLfr vI nhIN dyxf.”
“clo TIk hY. iPr ienHF dohF nMU jfx dyNdy hF qy qMU EnI dyr sfzy kol
rhyNgf, ijMnI dyr ieh pYsy lY ky nhIN afAuNdy.”
“TIk hY jI !”
AunHF myrIaF awKF AuWpr pwtI bMnH leI aqy iek Bfrf ijhf qoVf mYnMU aslHy
df cukf idwqf qy iek sfPLf mYnMU PVf ky kihx lwgy, “sfzy mgr mgr quiraf af
.” lAu jI, mYN AunHF dy mgr mgr qur ipaf. do iqMn GMty qurn qoN bfad Auh
iek bihk AuWpr phuMc gey. awKF myrIaF ajy vI bMnHIaF hoeIaF sn. pr mYN
mihsUs kIqf ik ieh bihk koeI ipMz qoN bfhr hY. Gr vfly nMU Auh PLOjI PLOjI
kih ky bulfAuNdy sn. aKy PLOjIaf, afh kr, aOh kr !
iPr Aus nMU kihx lwgy ik qyry muMzy dI pihlI gLlqI qF ieh hY ik Aus ny
bfhmxF dI kuVI nfl ivafh krvfieaf hY. dUjI gLlqI ieh hY ik Auh DrmI bMidaF
dy iKLlfPL aKLbfrF ivc ilKdf hY. asIN Aus nMU soD dyxf hY.
PLOjI ny AunHF nMU bVf ikhf, “isMG sfihb jI, mYN Aus nMU smJf dyvFgf,
qusIN ieh kMm nf kirE, myrf ieko iek hI lVkf hY, mYN afp vI sfrI Aumr PLOj
ivc kwtI hY, dys dI KLfqr jfn lVfeI hY.”
iPr Auh kihx lwgy, “qMU ikhVy dys dI KLfqr jfn lVfeI hY, qUM qF dys df
gLwdfr hYN, qUM aMgryjLF leI lVdf irhf hYN.” Aus ny AunHF nMU bVIaF dlIlF
idwqIaF pr AunHF ny iek vI dlIl nhIN suxI. Aus idn Aus df lVkf sIrq isMG
iksy sfihqk mIitMg ivc igaf hoieaf sI. iesy krky hI Aus df Aus idn qF bcfa
ho igaf sI.
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krqfr jdoN df bfibaf dI sMgq ivc afieaf sI hr vfr bfbf jI nMU bynqI krdf
rihMdf sI ik bfbf jI myry ipAu df myry isr AuWpr bVf BfrI krjLf hY, mYnMU
Auh Auqfr lYx idAu, nhIN qF myry ipAu ny mYnMU agly jhfn lfhnqF pfAuxIaF
ny.
bfbf jI kihx lwgy, “krqfr isMGf jy asIN iek vfr inwjI bdly lYx dI KuwlH dy
idwqI qF iPr ieh Kyz ikDry vI KLqm nhIN hoxI. hr iek df ikwDry nf ikwDry
JgVf hY. ieMÖ asIN afpxy mfrg qoN Btk jfvFgy. sfzf insLfnf kuJ hor hY,
asIN afpxy Gol nMU Dfrimk iPLrkfpRwsqI qoN awgy iljf ky ies nMU afriQkqf
dI jMg bnfAuxf hY. iesy leI asIN ies Gol ivc sLfml hoey hF qf ik ies
Dfrimk jMg ivcoN afpxy Auh nfiek AuBfr skIey ijnHF df lok siqkfr krdy hn,
ijnHF leI jfnF vfr skdy hn. sfnMU afpxy ipCly qjwrby ny dws idwqf hY ik
bfhroN ilaFdy nfiek sfzI DrqI dy nfiek nhIN. ieho kfrn hY ik lok sfzy nfl
nhIN qury.
“sfzy nfiek sfzy lokF dy nfiek hoxy cfhIdy hn. sfzI prMprf aqy Drm ivc Auh
sfry isDFq hn ijhVy asIN bfhroN lYx df Xqn kr rhy hF. sfnMU sfiraF nMU pqf
hY ik asIN Aus ivc kfmXfb nhIN hoey. iesy leI mYN afpxI prMprf aqy afpxy
Drm df mfrg cuixaf hY, ijs ivc afpxf iek isDFq hY, afpxI BfsLf hY. ieh Gol
ijwq ky asIN ies nMU jnqk Gol bnfAuxf hY. ies leI inwjI rMjsLF Cwzo aqy
vwzy Gol dI iqafrI kro !”
“bfbf jI AuhnF lokF ny nkslvfdI muMzy vI qF mrvfey sn. ies leI ieh kyvl
myrf inwjI kMm nhIN, jy asIN ieho ijhy lokF nMU sjLf nf idwqI qF lok sfzy
nfl nhIN juVn lwgy.”
“cMgf Bilaf lokf, bicwqr isMG ies vyly ieQy nhIN, Aus nMU af lYx dy, sfry
iml bYT ky koeI PLYslf krFgy.”
“quhfzI gwl TIk hY, bfbf jI ! pr sfnMU iqMn bMdy qF soDxy hI cfhIdy hn.”
“Auh ikhVy ?”
“bfbf jI iek Auh kfrKLfnydfr, dUjf bKLsLI Tfxydfr, qIjf pMzq mukysL cMd.”
“ieMÖ bMidaF nMU mfiraF qF koeI gwl nhIN bxnI.”
“bfbf jI ieh sfry srkfrI purjLy hn, jykr srkfrI purjLy nkfrf nf kIqy qF
ieh sfrI msLInrI cwldI rihxI hY.”
“cMgf BeI ies pwK qoN vI ivcfrFgy.”
jdoN qoN Aus dy vwzy Brf dI lVkI ny afpxI mnmrjLI dI sLfdI, iek aijhy
sLfier nfl krvf leI sI, ijhVf afpxy hI gIq bVI lY ivc gfAuNdf sI qF Aus
nMU ieMÖ lwgx lwg ipaf sI ijvyN AunHF dI AuWcI kul nMU Aus kuVI ny dfgL
lgf idwqf hovy. lokF nfl rl ky do nkslbfVIey muMzy Gyr ky PVy sn, AunHF
dIaF musLkF bMnH ky afpxI hvylI ibTfieaf sI. sfry ipMz dI BIV AunHF bMnHy
hoey muMizaF nMU hvylI ivc vyKx afeI sI. puils nMU sunyhy Byjy hoey sn pr
ajy qwk puils phuMcI nhIN sI. ipMz dy lokF ivc AunHF nMU vyKx dI bVI
Auqsukqf sI. bwicaF dy ivc rlI imlI mukysL dI BqIjI prvIn nMU vI AunHF
nkslbfVIaF nMU vyKx df bVf cfa sI. Auh vI AunHF bwDy hoey muMizaF nMU vyK
rhI sI pqf nhIN Aus nMU AunHF muMizaF dIaF cmkdIaF awKF ivcoN kI njLr
afieaf ? bws Auh qF AunHF nMU iek twk vyKdI hI rhI sI. ies qoN pihlF qF
Aus ny Gr ivc jo kuJ sux ky nkslbfVIaF dI jo qsvIr bxfeI sI. Aus ihsfb nfl
qF Auh socdI sI ik nkslbfVIey qF pqf nhIN ikho ijhy koJy krUp, iBaMkr aqy
dirMdy iksm dy hoxgy. pr awj qF Auh hor hI kuJ dyK rhI hY. do bVy hI
mfsUm, alMUeIN dfVHI vflLy Boly ijhy muMzy rwisaF ivc bwJy hoey sn qy
AunHF dIaF njLrF ivcoN ajIb iksm dIaF ikrnF inkl rhIaF sn aqy AunHF dy
ichiraF AuWpr sfihbjLfidaF vrgf jlfl sI. Aus nMU Auh muMzy iksy hor hI jgq
dy vfsI lgy pr lok AunHF nMU PV ky mfrn dIaF slfhF kr rhy sn iesy gwl dI
Aus nMU smJ nhIN sI af rhI iesy leI Aus dI Auqsukqf bVI vDI hoeI sI ik
vyKo awgy kI huMdf hY !
ajy Auh hYrfn ho hI rhI sI ik BIV ivc rOlf pY igaf, ‘pry ht jfE ! pry hwt
jfE !! puils af geI hY.’ aqy puils bVy bulMd hOsly nfl dndnfAuNdI afeI
ikAuNik Aus nMU bMinHaf bMnHfieaf isLkfr hwQ lwg igaf sI, puils ny muMizaF
nMU afpxy kbjLy ivc lY ilaf qy AunHF nMU pYlIaF vwl qor ilaf. hwQ AunHF dy
ajy vI ipCy bMnHy hoey sn. ipMz qoN QoVHI dUr bfhr puils ny ipMz dI BIV
nMU rok idwqf, inwky inafxy vI zry hoey qy sihmy hoey rUVIaF AuWpr cVHky
Kloqy hoey sn ik dUr jf ky puils ny muMizaF nfl koeI gwlbfq kIqI. Aus
gwlbfq bfry iksy nMU vI koeI pqf nhIN sI, iek do vfr iPr puils aPLsr ny
muMizaF nMU kuJ smJfAux df Xqn kIqf. iPr lokF ny vyiKaf ik puils aPLsr
AunHF nMU cpyVF mfrn qy TuwizaF nfl kuwtx lwg ipaf hY Aus qoN bfad puils
vflLy AunHF qoN kuJ dUr ho gey, muMzy iek QF AuNÖ hI Kloqy rhy. iPr ieko
vfr ikMnIaf sfrIaF golLIaF cwlIaF qy muMzy AuWQy hI Zih ZyrI ho gey. puils
vfilaF ny AunHF dy hwQ Kohly qy AunHF dIaF lfsLF nMU jIp ivc suwt ky sLihr
vwl nMU cly gey.
Aus qoN bfad ipMz ivc jlsf hoieaf ielfky df mMqrI swidaf igaf. mukysL
sLrmy nMU hfr pfey gey. mfn snmfn kIqy gey. iek qfmr pwqr idwqf igaf. Aus
dI srkfry drbfry hor cwVH mwc geI. hux Aus dy afly duafly do cfr bMdUkF
vflLy hr vyly rihx lwg pey. Auh ijDr vI jFdf Aus dy mgr lokF dI BIV huMdI.
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