mihk PuwlF dI

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khfxI ‘rfm gAU’ ilKx vyly myry qoN acyq hI muK-pfqr dy sfhmxy iewk afdrsL pfqr pysL ho igaf. ies afdrsL pfqr dI BUuimkf bhuq sMKyp ijhI hY. bs iewk Jlk mfqr hI. Auh Puwl-bUitaF dI dyK-Bfl kr ky afpxf smF bqIq krdf hY. muK -pfqr knyzf ivwc nvF afieaf hY. Aus nMU ies nvyN mfhOl ivwc Zlx leI idwkq pysL afAuNdI hY. dohF pfqrF dI hoxI df AudoN mYnMU koeI aBfs nhIN sI. kI pqf sI ik iewk idn dony pfqr iewk-dUjy dy snmuK hoxgy. iewk pfqr kYligrI bYTf sI qy dUjf myry guaFZ srI ivwc.
guaFZ vfly aMkl qy aFtI nMU vyK ky mYnMU kYligrI vfly mfsI jI qy mfsV jI dI Xfd af jFdI. dohyN hI joVIaF ‘eyk rUp doey mUrqI’. mfsI-mfsV jI nMU mYN kdy alwg-alwg nhIN sI dyiKaf. ivafhF, jF iksy irsLqydfrI ivwc hmysLf nfl-nfl. Gr vI jy mfsI jI kwpVy Do rhy huMdy qF mfsV hI suwkxy pf rhy huMdy. mfsI jI jd BFzy sfPL kr rhy huMdy qF mfsV jI aMgITI AuWqy icx rhy huMdy. iekwTy skUl pVHfAux jFdy; BfvyN hfeI qy pRfiemrI skUl dy smyN df PLrk sI. mfsV jI dwsdy ik AunHF dy sfQI aiDafpk AunHF dy afpsI ipafr `qy rsLk krdy.
qy ievyN hI guaFZ vfly aMkl-aFtI. Gr dy agly ihwsy ivwc PuwlF dy bUitaF dI dyK-Bfl krdy jF ipCly ihwsy ivwc sbjLIaF dIaF ikafrIaF ivwc nfl-nfl iPrdy. iekwTy hI ikqy kMm krn jFdy. iksy stor ivwc vI brfbr qurdy idKfeI idMdy. aFtI dy ichry ‘qy mfsI jI vrgI sdf-bhfr muskfn huMdI. asIN eys guaFZ ivwc AudoN nvyN hI afey sI. mYN grosrI stor ‘qy tmftr KRIdx leI cux irhf sI. mYnMU iewk afvfjL suxI, “cMd, tmftr nf leIN. afpxy bQyry lwgy E af.” mYN ingHf cuwk ky dyiKaf. aFtI df muskrfAuNdf cyhrf sfhmxy sI. ijs ipafr nfl AunHF ny ikhf sI, nFh-nuwkr dI koeI guMjfiesL hI nhIN sI. lwgf ijvyN mfsI jI ny ikhf hovy. mfsI jI ipafr nfl ‘rfxy’ afK ky sMboDn krdy. aFtI ny ‘cMd’ ikhf sI. sLfm nMU guaFZ ivwc lwgy tmftrF dy bUitaF nfloN lwQy lfl sUhy tmftr sfzI snzYWk ‘qy pey sn. Pyr pqf nhIN ikMny ku vfr qfjLIaF sbjLIaF, CwlIaF qy KLIry sfzI snzYWk ‘qy pey huMdy. aFtI cuwp-cfp AuWQy rwK ky muV jFdy. mYN GridaF nMU mKLOl nfl afKdf ik jy aFtI bUhf KVkf ky sbjLIaF PVfAuxgy qF AunHF nMU cfr imMt KVHnf pAU qy aMkl horIN Edr jfxgy.
ieh mfKOl mYN mfsV jI nMU vI kIqf sI. AudoN AunHF nMU kYligrI afieaF swq sfl ho gey sn. AunHF df QoVHf-bhuqf idl lwg igaf sI. asIN sfrf pirvfr AunHF nMU imlx gey hoey sI. mfsI jI Kfx-pIx df afhr krdy ikqy iewDr-AuWDr ho gey sn. mfsV jI boly, “bwilaf, qyrI mfsI nIN dINhdI ikqy?”
“kI gwl, Edr gey?” mYN ikhf.
“jdoN do ku imMt awKF qoN Ehly ho jFdI aY qF icwq horMU horMU hox lwg jFdY. QozI mfsI eykf aY qy mYN jLIro. jdoN jLIro dy mUhroN eykf pfsy ho jFdY qF lwKF-kroVF vI jLIro bx jFdy af.” mfsV jI ny afpxy mjLfkIaf lihjLy ivwc ikhf.
mYnMU Xfd afieaf ik myrI iewk hor mfsI dy puwq Brf ny ies mfsI jI df nF ‘eykf mfsI’ rwiKaf hoieaf sI.
“mfsV jI, qusIN mfsI jI nMU ‘eykf’ ikEN kihny aF?” mYN puwiCaf.
“eyh hY hI eykf, jIhdy kr ky myrI kImq vI bx geI. jy eyhdI QF koeI hor huMdI , mYN jLIro df jLIro hI rihxf sI.” imMt ku cuwp rih ky iPr boly, “bwilaf, qyrI mMmI qy qyrIaF dUjIaF mfsIaF vI ivcfrIaF bhuq cMgIaF. pr qyrI eys mfsI ny Gr dy nfl nfl lokF dy vI bhuq kMm kIqy af. skUl `c qy ipMz ivwc vI mUhry ho ky kMm krvfAuNdI sI lokF dy. Gry vI myry Coty BYx-BrfvF nMU mF bx ky pfilaf. qyry nfny nfnI dI vI eyhny syvf-sMBfl bhuq kIqI. cfry pfsy eyhdy kr ky myrI vI iewjLq ho jFdI aY.”
“ lY aYvyN krn lwg jFdy af. myry krmf `c sI mYN krdI rhI,” mfsI jI kol afAuNdy boly.
“dUijaF dI syvf krn lwgI nMU qF cfa cVH jFdY. keI vfrI mYN aYvyN hI iksy bfhr qury jFdy buVy nMU Ehdf hfl-cfl puwCx lwg pvF qF ieh pihlF cfh bnfAux BwjU. mYN kihnF huMnY beI nf aYnI afE-Bgq kiraf kr. eyh sVkF `qy ijhVy qury iPrdy af, Gry eyhnF dI koeI puwC pRqIq nI huMdI. aYvyN koeI kMjr df njLr lfAU,” mfsV jI boly.
“lY, suxI cwilE eyhnF dIaF,” afK ky mfsI jI hws pey.
qy njLr vflI gwl mfsV jI ny do ku mhIinaF bfad iPr khI. myrf msyr aqy mfsV jI mfsI jI dI mYzIkl rIport lYx gey hoey sn. mYN afpxy msyr dy sYWl PLon ‘qy kfl kr ky jd rIport bfry puwiCaf qF mfsV jI boly, “ EhI gwl hoeI jIhdf zr sI. iksy kMjr dy dI njLr lwg gI. qyrI mfsI nMU——aqy AunHF qoN gwl pUrI nf hoeI. AunHF df gl Br afieaf. AunHF ny PLon myry msyr nMU PVf idwqf. Aus ny dwisaf ik mfsI jI dI jIB ‘qy kYNsr sI. iPr mfsV jI Aus qoN PoLn lY ky kihMdy, “ bwilaf, qyrI mfsI nMU nIN EhdI ibmfrI bfry dwsxf. nhIN qF Auh idl Cwz jUgI.”
jdoN vI Auh iksy cYWk ap leI kYNsr hspqfl jFdy qF hspqfl dy ipCly pfsy vwloN dfKLl huMdy qF ik hspqfl dy mUhry lwgy ‘kYNsr hOspItl’ dy borz `qy mfsI jI dI ingHf nf pvy.
do mhIny pihlF jdoN asIN AuWQy imlx gey sI, AudoN mfsI jI ny myrI mF nMU ikhf sI, “ BYx, afh myrI jIB `qy iewk icwtf ijhf Cflf hY.”
“cYWk krvfieaY?” myrI mF ny puwiCaf.
“nhIN?”
“ikE?”
“QoVHf icr pihlF hfly mYN hwQ df EprysLn krf ky htI aF. socdIaF ikEN bwicaF nMU qMg krnY. afpy TIk hojU.”
“jy vD igaf Pyr? bwcy hor duwK Bogxgy. qMU CyqI cYWk krvf.”
qy jd mfsI jI ny myry msyr nMU dwisaf qF Auh AudoN hI zfktr dy lY igaf. iPr bhuq sfry tYstF qoN bfad zfktrF ny dwisaf ik kYNsr hY. jIB df EprysLn krnf pvygf.
mfsI jI ‘qoN Cupf ky rwKI AunHF dI bImfrI bfry AunHF nMU EprysLn qoN kuJ ku idn pihlF dws idwqf. sux ky Auh boly, “QonMU hor duwK dyANU. ———kI kihMdy af zfktr beI ikMny ku icr bfad kMm-DMdf krn jogI hojUM?”
cOdF GMty df EprysLn sI. gl ‘qy cIrf dy ky zfktrF ny jIB kwt idwqI. bFh ivwcoN mfs kwZ ky nvIN jIB bxf idwqI. ieh smF mfsV jI ny EprysLn vfly kmry dy bfhr qury-iPridaF kwiZaf. pMdrF idnF bfad mfsI jI hspqfl qoN vfps muVy. kuJ bol nhIN sI skdy. nf kuJ Kf-pI skdy sn. Kfxf nflI rfhIN aMdr jFdf. boql gl nfl ltkdI rihMdI. mfsV jI kfgjL ipMn lY ky AunHF dy kol bYTy rihMdy. AunHF idnF dIaF mfsI jI vwloN ilKIaF keI prcIaF mYN dyKIaF, ijnHF AuWpr iliKaf hoieaf sI, ‘aYnF ikEN aYvyN iPkr krdy aF. mYNnMU kuJ nhIN huMdf.” jF ‘ bfhr qur iPr afE.’ myrf msyr dwsdf ik prcI pVH ky mfsV jI afKdy, “bfhr kI aY? qUM qF aYQy aF.” jd mfsI jI QoVHf cwlx jogy hoey qF mfsV jI AunHF nMU nfl lY ky bfhr sVk AuWpr gyVf kwZx cly jFdy. pr mfsI jI dy nf bolx dI icMqf AunHF nMU hmysLf lwgI rihMdI.
mfsI jI hOlI-hOlI bolx vI lwg pey. pihlF-pihlF AunHF dI gwl dI smJ nf pYNdI pr idnF ivwc hI smJ afAux lwg peI. jd vI PLon rfhIN gwl huMdI, Auh afKdy, “aYqkIN isaflF `c iqafr irho. afpF ieMzIaf jf ky hYrI( mfsI jI df Cotf poqf) df brQzya mnfAuxY.”
“qusIN bs TIk ho jfE, afpF sfry cwlFgy,” mYN afKdf.
mfsI jI dI suDrdI hflq vyK ky asIN ieMzIaf jfx dIaF slfhF krn lwgdy. kuJ idnF bfad mfsI jI dy kMn ipwCy iewk guMmf ijhf inkl afieaf. zfktrF ny dwisaf ik kYNsr hfly aMdr rih igaf hY. pr AunHF idl Drvfieaf ik ryzIeysLn sLurU krngy ijs nfl kYNsr Kqm ho jfvygf. jy Aus nfl vI TIk nf hoieaf qF kYmoQrpI krngy. ryzIeysLn QyrpI sLurU ho geI. mYN AunHF df pqf lYx igaf qF Auh Gr, ijWQy mfsI jI df hwsMU hwsMU krdf cyhrf KusLIaF bKyrdf huMdf qy mfsV jI dy mjLfk nfl hfsy dy Puhfry Puwtdy huMdy AuWQy mfsI jI df bImfrI nfl BMinaf srIr, AunHF dy isrfhxy dvfeIaF nfl BrI peI almfrI qy mfsV jI dI awDI rih geI dyh. Gr df mfqmI mfhOl dyK ky myrf mn kurlf AuWiTaf. mfsV jI ny aKbfrF dIaF keI kfqrF myry mUhry ilaf DrIaF, ijnHF AuWpr kYNsr dy mrIjF dy TIk hox dIaF KbrF sn. mYN KbrF AuWpr srsrI ijhI njLr mfr ky ikhf, “ mfsI jI ny vI hor ds-pMdrF idnF `c TIk ho jfxY.”
“qyry mfsV jI aYvyN iPLkr krn lwg jFdy af. qMU iqafr rhIN afpF hYrI df brQzya mnfAux cwlxY,” mfsI jI ny mfsV jI vwl vyKidaF mYnMU ikhf.
pr mfsV jI iPkr krno nhIN sI htdy. rfq nMU jd mYN AunHF nMU mfsI jI dy mMjy dy nfl Qwly hI glIcy ‘qy ilty dyiKaf qF mYN afKxoN ruwk nf sikaf. mYN ikhf, “ aYN qF qusIN vI bImfr pY jfAuNgy?
myrf msyr boilaf, “bfeI Xfr, qMU hI pf jLor sfzy afKy qF lwgdy nhIN. asIN afhny aF beI vfrI-vfrI sfry jxy pY ijaf krIey mMmI kol. jy aYN nIN mMndy qF Gwto-Gwt mYtrYs hI ivCf ilaf krn . Auh vI nI mMndy. aKy mYtrYWs `qy ipaF dI awK lwg skdI af.” myry afiKaF vI mfsV jI nf mMny. boly, “ myrf iPLkr nf kro. mYnMU krn idE syvf.” idny vI Auh QoVy icr bfad mfsI jI dy cyhry `qy hWQ Pyr ky puwCdy, “ikvyN aYN hux?” ies qrHF kridaF AunHF dIaF awKF ivwc nmI huMdI.
‘qF eyhdf mqlb mfsV jI nMU mfsI jI dy bcx dI AumId nhIN?’ mYN soicaf. pr ieh gwl nhIN sI. afs qF mfsV jI nMU mfsI jI dy afKrI svfs qwk rhI sI. ryzIeysLn qoN bfad kYmoQrypI vI ho geI sI. iewk irsLqydfr ny afK idwqf ik ieMzIaf vfly bYNk KfiqaF leI ijAuNdy-jIa mfsI jI dy dsqKq krvf lYx nhIN qF AuWQy Kwjl-KuafrI huMdI hY.
“qusIN EhnMU ijAuNdI nMU mfrI jfny aF. kI icwq `c jfAU Ehdy,” afK ky mfsV jI Puwt-Puwt ky ro pey sn. jd zfktrF ny afK idwqf ik hux iksy vyly vI Auh pRfx iqafg skdy hn. mfsV jI AudoN afK rhy sn, “nhIN nhIN aYN ikvyN clI jfAU Auh, hfly qF asIN rwj ky gwlF vI nhIN kIqIaF.” pihlF jdoN mfsI jI afKdy ik ipWCoN GbrfieE nf. AudoN mfsV jI afKdy, “ies qrHF ikEN kihMnI aYN , aYN qMU ikvyN clI jfvyNgI. ieEN nf afK.” pr hoxI awgy iks df jor cwldf hY? mfsI jI cly gey. sfrIaF aMiqm ikirafvF vI ho geIaF. irsLqydfr afpo-afpxy itkfixaF `qy muV gey. mfsV jI rfq nMU qury iPrdy. AuWcI-AuWcI ro ky afKdy, “hrjIq, myry nfl ieEN ikEN kIqf qMU? mYnMU jLIro bxf ky DrgI qMU.” kdy Auh rwb dI DI-BYx iewk krn lwg jFdy. “—mYnMU qF hI af idn idKfieaf nf beI mYN qYnMU itwc kr ky nI sI jfxdf. pr EhdI ijMdgI Kfiqr qF mYN iewk lwq `qy KVH ky pfT vI kIqy sI. Pyr vI qrs nI afieaf qYnMU.” AunHF nMU izprYsLn dI dvfeI vI zfktr ny idwqI. pr Auh lYNdy hI nf.
isaflF dI rwuq af geI sI. Auh rwuq jdoN mfsI jI ny hYrI df jnm idn mnfAuxf sI. pr mfsI jI qF rhy nhIN sI. hF AunHF dy Puwl sn. AunHF dI imwtI sI. slfh bxI ik nfly Puwl pfey jfxgy nfly ho skdf hY ik mfsV jI dI hflq TIk ho jfvy. asIN vI sfrf pRIvfr ieMzIaf cly gey. AuWQy mfsV jI vfr-vfr afKdy ik jy awj hrjIq huMdI qF ikMny cfvF nfl Aus ny afpxy poqry df jnm idn mnfAuxf sI.
qy afpxy poqry dy jnm dI KusLI guaFZ vfly aFtI nMU vI sI. AunHF dy ieklOqy puwqr dy Gr do DIaF bfad puwqr jnimaF sI. Auh miTafeI dy nfl sfnMU kwpVy vI dy ky gey. myry leI kmIjL aqy myry GrvflI leI sUt. afpxy poqry dI lohVI AunHF ny bYNkuiet hfl ivwc mnfeI. mYN pfrtIaF ‘qy nf jfx df, Kfskr ijwQy pqf hovy ik bhuqy jfx-pihcfx vfly nhIN hoxy bhfnf hI lwBdf huMnY. Aus idn bhfnf vI vDIaf sI. jor-sLor nfl brPL pY rhI sI pr mYN Aus idn nf jfx df bhfnf nf bxfieaf. aFtI ivwcoN mfsI jI df JfAulf pYx krky jF sLfied hux aFtI vI mfsI jI ijMny ipafry lwgx lwg pey hox krky. aFtI horIN AuWzy iPr rhy sI. iPr aMkl aqy aFtI afpxI ieh KusLI ieMzIaf rihMdy afpxy irsLqydfrF nfl sFJI krn AuWQy cly gey. kI pqf sI ik iewk bws kfl bx ky aFtI nMU afpxy hyT drV dyvygI aqy aMkl dI BrI-pUrI bgIcI AujfV ky rwK jfvygI.
Aus sfl guaFZ dy bgIcy ivwc nvyN Puwl nf iKVHy. mYN socdf ik guaFZ ivwc PuwlF dI ieh sohxI ikafrI kdy vI nhIN mihkygI. aFtI qoN ibnHF aMkl nMU bfhr iekwly kMm kridaF mYN icqv hI nhIN sI sikaf. pr agly sfl PwulF dI ikafrI pihlF qoN vI vwzI ho geI sI. iqMn sfl ho gey sn aFtI nMU pUrI hoieaF jd mfsI jI cly gey.
mfsV jI dI ieMzIaf qoN muVx bfad vI hflq bhuqI TIk nhIN sI hoeI. afpxy -afp ivwc rihMdy. iksy nfl bhuqI gwl-bfq nf krdy. afpxy poqiraF nfl vI nf prcdy. bfhr iblkul hI nf inkldy. rfq nMU qury iPrdy. hF AuWcI-AuWcI roxo aqy rwb nMU myhxy mfrno ht gey sn.
aMkl nMU Puwl-bUitaF dI dyK-Bfl kridaF dyK iewk idn mYnMU iKafl afieaf ik mfsV jI nMU srI bulf ky aMkl nMU imlfvF. mYN afpxy msyr nfl slfh kIqI qF Aus ny agly hPLqy hI mfsV jI nMU myry kol Byj idwqf.
asIN sfrf pirvfr bYTy gwlF kr rhy sI. aMkl horIN vI af gey. asIN kdy mfsI jI dIaF aqy kdy aFtI dIaF gwlF CyV lYNdy. iPr aMkl aqy mfsV jI vI AunHF dIaF gwlF krn lwgy. AunHF dohF dIaF hI awKF ivwc nmI sI. vwqr vyK mYN aMkl nMU ikhf, “ aMkl , mYnMU lgdf huMdf sI beI hux nI qusIN Puwl-bUty lfieaf krny.” mYN afpxI ingHf AunHF dy cyhry `qy itkf leI. iPr mYN mfsV jI vwl vyiKaf. Auh vI aMkl vwl hI vyK rhy sn. aMkl boly, “ cly igaf nfl ikwQy jfieaf jFdY.” Auh imMt ku bfad gl sfPL krky boly, “ jIa qF nI sI krdf huMdf. aFtI quafzI nMU bhuq sLONk sI Pwul-bUitaF df. iewk idn mYnMU lwgf ijvyN Auh aFhdI hovy bws aYnf eI moh sI. myry geI qoN bfad Kqm sB,”afK ky aMkl cuwp kr gey.
aMkl dy jfx qoN bfad mfsV jI boly, “bwilaf, Qozf guaFZI bMdf qF isafxf lwgdY. vyK ikvyN ijAux df ZMg lwB ilaf————pr aOKf aY.”
agly idn svyry AuWT ky Auh bflkonI ivwc jf KVHy. jd mYN AunHF dy kol igaf qF Auh bUitaF nMU pfxI dy rhy aMkl vwl vyK rhy sn. “hrjIq nMU lokF dy kMm af ky bhuq KusLI huMdI sI,” AunHF ny DImI avfjL ivwc ikhf. ijvyN AunHF ny afpxy-afp nMU hI ikhf hovy.
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