brfdrI dy coxvyN pqvMiqaF dI
mIitMg bulfeI geI. smF sLfm dy Cy vjy df sI pr hmysLF vFg awT vjy qwk
afvfjfeI huMdI rhI. hfr ky mihMgf isMG prDfn ny ikhf : “beI hux kfrvfeI
sLurU kro vI, asIN ds igafrF vjy Gry jf ky Gr vfilaF qoN tMby nhIN Kfxy.”
imhr isMG boilaf: “afh gurduafry qoN afeIaF jlybIaF ‘qy cfh Cwk leIey,
mIitMg nUM ikhVf phIey lwgy hY ik Bwj jfAU. nfly kuC inMdf cuglI kr leIey,
vfhvf suafd afAU.”
swq vjy prDfn ny ikhf: “BfeIE, bVI bdnfmI ho rhI hY. afpF ivcfr krIey ik
afpxy vwloN qIvIaF ‘qy kIqy DOl DwPLy dIaF KLbrF pulsIaF ‘qy aKLbfrF
vfilaF nUM AuWkf hI nf phuMcx. hux vfro vfrI sfry swjx afpxy ivcfr dwsx.”
pMj Cy iewkTy hI bolx lwg pey qy kfvF rOlI pY geI. prDfn ny ikhf: “ijs ny
ivcfr dwsxy hox Auh hwQ KVHf kry qy myry nfl awK nfl awK imlf ky gwl kry,
aYNvyN nINvIN pf ky nhIN.” bicwqr isMG ny hOlI ijhI nfl bYYTy nUM huwj
ijhI mfr ky ikhf: “prDfn dy qF iewko awK aY, dUjI ‘c qF pwQr df afnf aY,
hux mYN ikhVI awK nfl awK imlfvF.”
gwjx isMG boilaf, “prDfn jI, ivcfrF dy golI mfro. ies iswDy mfmly ivwc
ivcfr dwsx dI loV vI kI aY. ivcfr dwsx dI loV qF AudoN huMdI aY jy koeI
suDfr krnf hovy qF. ieh qF iswDf qy sfPL suwQrf mfmlf aY. afpF mrd qF glqI
krdy hI nhIN. ies sfrf isafpf qIvIaF df pfieaf hoieaf hY. jdoN iehnF dI
zolI qurdI aY qF ieh bUhkdIaF qy htkory lYxoN nhIN htdIaF. pr shury Gr af
ky, smF pf ky, ieh biGafVxIaF bx jFdIaF. vkflq koeI iehnF qoN iswKy.”
prDfn boilaf, “ BfeIE, afpF hux kYnyzf ‘c rihMdy hF. eyQoN dI puls nUM pqf
nhIN kI kfhl huMdI aY, ik Gry lVfeI JgVy dy Pon dI GMtI suxdy sfr hI golI
vFgUM Tfh af vwjdI hY. jy koeI guaFZI cIk ichfVf suxy qF Auh vI puils nUM
Pon itkf idMdf hY. afpF nUM cfhIdf hY ik ijhVI iKcVI afpxy GrF ‘c irwJdI
hY, AuhdI BfPL bfhr nf inkly.”
ibsLn isMG ivwcoN hI bol ipaf, “asIN DOl DwPLf krnoN ikvyN ht ksdy hF.
myrf bfpU, afey idn myrI mF dy DOl DwPLf krdf sI. hor sux lE, myry BUqry
hoey qfey ny myrI qfeI dI bFh aYsI mroVI ik Aus nUM sfrI Aumr duwD irVkx
qy sfg Gotx ‘c aOiKafeI huMdI rhI. ies leI sfnUM qF GroN hI tRyinMg imlI
hoeI ik qIvIN nUM juwqI hyT rwKo, afKLr qIvIN pYr dI juwqI hI qF hY.”
“cfnx isaF, qUM qF isafxf bMdf aYN qy PLOj ‘c sUbydfrI vI kIqI aY, qUM ies
mfmly qy cfnx pf.” prDfn ny ikhf. “dyKo sfhb jI, hm PLOj myN rhf, bsry kI
lVfeI myN hmfrI lVfeI ny dusLmn dIaF pdIVF pf idwqIaF aOr vhF muJ ko mYzl
imlf. hm ny POj myN rih kr zispln sIKf, mgr iXh aOrq jLfq zispln ko nhIN
smJqI. ien kI akl guwq ky pICy hoqI hY. hm jb zispln qoVqy Qy qo iqwKI DUp
myN hmfry ipwTU lfd kr keI mIl dOVfieaf jfqf Qf. ab aOrqyN pryz qo kr nhIN
skqI, ies lIey ienko afny vflI QF rKny ky leIey, do-cfr hUry jVH dyny myN
koeI hrj vflI bfq nhIN.”
“cl kflI isaF, qUM mYnUM Auh gwl dws ijhVI qUM kihMdf sI, mYnUM kwlHy nUM
dwsI sI” , prDfn ny ikhf.
“Auh gwl qF mYN dohF cOhF hornF nUM vI dwsxoN rih nhIN sI sikaf. myrI
GrvflI nUM jdoN pqf lwigaf ik mYN hornF nUM vI gwl dws idwqI hY qF Auhny
mYnUM lohVy dIaF iPLtkfrF pfeIaF, kihMdI: ‘vy kflIaf qUM qF qIvIaF qoN vI
igaf gujLiraf eyN.’ dwso jI mYN kI krdf, afKLr iZwz qF iksy nfl Prolxf eI
pYNdf ey, iZwz df Bfr vI hOlf ho jFdf hY qy rUh vI qfjLf. Auh gwl ieAuN
sI: myry BqIjy ny myrI BqIj nUMh dy do-cfr aYvyN GsuMn ijhy jVH idwqy.
Auhny puils nUM PLon itkf idwqf. kYnyzIan pulsIaf jdoN myry BqIjy nUM kfr
‘c ibTf ky iljf irhf sI qF KuwlHI bfrI ‘coN mUMh kwZ ky myrf BqIjf kihMdf,
“cfcf, ieh kYynyzf ikMnf AUq mulk aY. iewQy Grvflf afpxI GrvflI qy hwQ vI
nhINM cuwk skdf.”
mYN idl ‘c ikhf, “BqIj, dys ‘c mYN vI qyrI cfcI nUM vyly kuvyly cfhtf Ckf
idMdf sI, pr kYnyzf af ky ieh cfa pUrf nhIN kr sikaf. iewQoN dy pulsIey
smJdy nhIN bMidaF dI srdfrI nUM.”
lCmx isMG ipwCy bYTf hwsI jfvy. “Eey qUM ikvyN dMd kwZI jfnYN, kusL kihxf
aY qF kih”, ibsLny ny ikhf. lCmx kihMdf, lY sux lY: “afpxy iewk hor BoNdU
nUM pulsIaf PVH ky lY igaf. ieAuN hoieaf ik qIvIN Gr vfly nfl bihs peI.
Grvfly ny qF jVHnIaF hI sI jV idwqIaF. Gr vflI ny puils bulf leI. pulsIey
ny Gr vfly nUM puiwCaf ik kI gwl hoeI. Gr vflf kihMdf, “ieh sual jvfb krdI
sI qy myry mUhry boldI sI.” pulsIaf kihMdf “ ik kI mUhry bolxf pfp aY?”
afpxf BoNdU kihMdf, “ieh qF pfp qoN vI vwD aY, pqI qF prmysLr huMdf aY,
pUjn Xog.” pulsIey ny pqI prmysLr nUM kfr ‘c ibTfieaf qy cldf bixaf. sOx
isAuN AubfsI lYNidaF kuC kihx hI lwgf sI ik cflI ku sfl dy ibwkr isMG ny
ikhf, “bfbf jI, AubfsI lYx lwigaF mUMh qy hwQ rwK ilaf kro, ies qrHF lokF
nUM lsx vfly sfh dI hvfV nhIN afAuNdI.” sOx isEN ny kYrf ijhf JfkidaF
ikhf: “mYNM AubfsI eI leI aY, mYN ikhVf iksy dI bwkrI KolH leI aY. qYnUM
myrI AubfsI dI bVI icMqf aY, afh afvdy gory pqMdrF nUM htf ky idKf ijhVy
sVkF ‘qy idn idhfVy gorIaF nUM lsUVy dIaF igtkF vFgUM icMbVy rihMdy aY,
AuWkf eI sLrm hXf nhIN, iehnF kMjrF nUM.” ivwcoN eI iksy ny ikhf, ik afpF
ikhVf iehnF goiraF qoN kVHI lYxI aY, jo krngy , so Brngy. Kfx idE iehnF
nUM Kyh. gyNdf isEN nfl dy nUM hOly dyxy kihMdf: “ieh koeI Kyh aY. sfly
surgF dy JUty lyNdy aY. asIN ikhVf rwb dy mFh mfry sI, jy QoVHI bhuqI Kyh
Auh sfzI JolI ‘c vI pf idMdff.”
smF bhuq ho cwilaf sI. prDfn boilaf: “Brfvo, smF bdl igaf aY, smyN dy nfl
cwlx ‘c hI Blf aY. hux jnfnIaF dI suxvfeI ijLafdf hox lwg peI aY. puls aqy
kcYhrIaF vI iehnF nfl hmdrdI krdIaF hn.” ivwc bYTf jYlf, hOlI ijhI boilaf,
jy kcYhrI jfx jogI nUM Cwizaf eI nf. bMq isEN ny jYly dI Gusr musr sux ky
ikhf, “mYnUM pqf aY, eyQy KfndfnI DOl DwPy vfly bYTy aY. pr afpF jUn kwtxI
aY, ro ky kwt lE jF hws ky. isafxp qoN kMm lE. myrf suJfa aY ik swp vI mr
jfvy qy lfTI vI nf tuwty. Kwjl KuafrI qoN bcx leI iehnF qIvINaF df afpxy
mrdF vFg sYNtr nf bnx idE. jy iehnF vI sYNytr bxf ilaf qF EQy bYT ky ieh
afpxy iKlfPL goNdF guMdxgIaF aqy afpxy sfiraF dy isr suafh pfAuxgIaF. ies
leI iehnF qIvIaF nUM ijMnf hnyry ‘c rwiKaf jfvy Enf eI cMgf aY.” pfKr isMG
AuWcI dyxy kihMdf, “eyQy ikhVf qUVI vflf koTf aY ik aMNdr zwk dyvFgy.”
mIitMg KLqm hox vflI sI ik JMzf isMG sfho sfhI hoieaf afAuNdf idwisaf. Aus
nUM vyK ky sfry cuwp ho gey. JMzf isEN boilaf: “ikAuN beI iewk dm cuwp
ikAuN sfD leI, kI myry afAux nfl quhfnUM swp suMG igaf.” ivwcoN iksy ny
ikhf: “ jy qUM suxnf eI aY qF sux lY, qUM jLorU df gulfm aYN.” JMzf
bVikaf, “ikhVf kMjr mYnUM jLorU df gulfm kihMdf aY. mYN jfxdF, quhfnUM
sfry KwbI Kfx jvfn mrdF nUM qy quhfzI mrdfngI nUM.” qfm qVUk hoieaf JMzf
isEN bfhr nUM jFdf AuWcI AuWcI kihMdf igaf, “qusIN iCwqr pOlf kr ky cfa
lfh lE, sfQoN nI kYnyzf ‘c ieh DMDf hoxf, asIN qF kutfpy df dys ’c eI kotf
pUrf kr ky afey sI.”
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