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zyry ivc do cfr bMdy hI sn, bfbf jI afsf jI dI vfr df pfT krky ivhly
hoey hI sn, sfrIaF sMgqF vwK vwK moricaF qy geIaF hoeIaF sn. vwzf inhMg
aqy Cotf inhMg dovyN, qy iek nfhr isMG hI bfbf jI kol sn, ijhVy kfhI dI
BrI nfl Zoa lgf ky bfbf jI kol bYTy hoey sn, prHF iek isMG ey[ky[sMqflI
dI sPLfeI kr irhf sI. inwkU ny bfbf jI df prnf Do ky sfPL kr idwqf sI
aqy ikDry lukvIN QF qy ieklvFJy sukxy pfAux leI QF lwB irhf sI. nfhr
isMG ny hwQ qy hwQ mfr ky hwsidaF ikhf, “inhMg isMGf ! afh suxfeIN srpMc
vflI gwl bfbf jI nUM.” inhMg ny bfbf jI nUM sMboDn kridaf ikhf, “bfbf jI
! iek isMG afieaf sI zyry ivc kwl rfqIN, hY qF sI Auh kfhlI ivc, qusIN
AudoN suwqy pey sI quhfnUM jgfAuxf asIN munfisb nhIN smiJaf. Aus ny
dwisaf AuWcy ipMz dy srpMc bfry ik bMdf Auh cMgf sI qy afey gey isMGF dI
syvf sMBfl vI cMgI krdf sI. mfVf motf ielfky dy Tfxydfr nfl vI Xrfnf
rwKdf sI. bMdy mfVIaF motIaF AulJxF ivcoN Cuzvfey vI af Auhny afpxy.
bKLsLI Tfxydfr vI bVf kmInf qy cflbfjL bMdf, rfq nUM qy Auh kdI sONdf hI
nhIN, isMGF nUM do sfl ho gey sn Aus dy mgr lwigaF pr Auh kfbU hI nhIN
afieaf. mfr kuwt dI qF koeI gwl nhIN, Auh sfnUM mfrdy ny asIN AunHF nUM
mfrdy hF; pr Aus dy cfly hI bVy puwTy hn. Auh bVy vwKry vwKry ZMgF nfl
isMGF dI byiewjLqI krdf ey. bfbf jI, Auh ZMg dwsy nhIN jf skdy. sfrI rfq
gsLq qy rihMdY, bMdy Auhny keI nfl gMZy hoey hn. hr bfjLfr ivc Auhdf
koeI nf koeI tfAUt hY.”
“nf, gwl qMU srpMc dI sLurU kIqI sI. qy awgy hor hI khfxIaF pf ky bih
igaF eyN,” bfbf jI ijvyN inMidaf cugLwlI qoN awk gey sn. “bfbf jI Auho
hI gwl krn lwgf hF, iek idn cfr pMj bMdy ijnHF icwty bfxy pfey hoey,
dfVHIaF KuwlHIaF CwzIaF hoeIaF, hwQF ivc ey[ky[sMqflI PVIaF hoeIaF qy
Auh srpMc dy Gr af gey. srpMc ivcfry ny AunHF nUM bVy pRym nfl lMgr pfxI
Ckfieaf. jd Auh qurn lwgy qF srpMc nUM afKx lwgy, ‘srpMcf ! sfzy lfiek
koeI syvf hovy qF dws ?’ ‘srpMc Boly Bf eI AunHF nUM afKx lwgf, qusIN
myrI syvf kI krnI eyN quhfzy gloN qF afh cwvlL ijhf Tfxydfr bKLsLI hI
nhIN lihMdf’.
“Auh hwsdy hwsdy cwly gey. bMdy Auh Tfxydfr dy sI, Auh jf ky Tfxydfr nUM
kihx lwgy, ‘Tfxydfr sfihb, qusIN srpMc nUM afpxf bMdf kihMdy ho, afh gwl
kIqI hY awj Aus ny sfzy nfl, Auhdf ivsfh nf KfieE jy !’
“lAu jI, Tfxydfr ny Ausy vyly srpMc nUM Tfxy bulf ilaf qy ilaf ky puwTf
tMg idwqf. mhInf ho igaf ey Aus dI jLmfnq nhIN hoeI.”
“awjkwlH qF BfeI socy smJy ibnf koeI gwl vI nhIN mMUhoN kwZxI cfhIdI.”
AunHF ny ajy afpxI gwl KLqm hI kIqI sI ik keI isMG zyry afx vVy, bfbf jI
ny sfiraF nUM jI afieaF ikhf qy afpxy nyVy bYTx leI iesLfrf kIqf. jdoN
sfry bYT gey qF AunHF ny smJfAux dy aMdfjL ivc kihxf sLurU kIqf :
“AuNÖ mfiraF ieh puils nhIN muwkxI, ieh mfrn mrfAux df kMm vI TIk nhIN.
ieh qF prmfqmf hI AunHF nUM sumwq bKLsLy. hux qF koeI Ùfiedf kfnUMn hI
nhIN rih igaf. pihly vyilaF ivc vI jdoN isMGF nUM sLhId kIqf jFdf sI
bfkfiedf kfjLI dI kichrI lwgdI sI, PLqvf lgfieaf jFdf sI, vyly dI hkUmq
AunHF nUM dosLI krfr dyNdI sI, Pyr jf ky sLhId kIqf jFdf sI. ieQy qF
bMdy dI kuwqy ijMnI vI kdr nhIN, hIiraF vrgy juafnF nUM BMg dy BfVy
golLIaF nfl ivMnH idwqf jFdf hY. cwlo vyKo vfihgurU BlI krygf! awj kOm
bVy sMkt ivcoN lMG rhI hY, kOm ny bhuq kurbfnIaF kIqIaF hn sfnUM afpxy
sMGrsL dI punr-pVcol krnI cfhIdI hY—hux vyiKaf jfvy qF sfnUM dusLmn qy
eynf iglf nhIN ikAuNik Aus ny qF sfnUM KLrIdxf vI hY, pfVnf hY, pfV ky
mfrnf vI hY qy Auh eydF kr vI irhf hY. pr sfnUM qF afpxy dosqF qy iglf
hY ijhVy sfzy sMGrsL nUM hr vyly kurfhy pfAux qy quly hoey hn. sfzI
lVfeI sfzy svYmfx dI lVfeI hY. asIN gwdIaF leI nhIN lV rhy, nf hI iksy
cODr leI lV rhy hF ! sfzI lVfeI sfzI axK qy sLfn dI lVfeI hY, hux CotIaF
CotIaF gwlF dI lVfeI nhIN rih geI. peI afh bMd kr idAu, ahu bMd kr idAu,
asIN hr pwK qoN bVf blIdfn idwqf hY, sLhIdIaF pfeIaf ny, mFvF dy puwqr
mrvfey ny, pr jy vyiKaf jfey qF kurbfnIaF dy mukfbly sfzIaF prfpqIaF
bVIaF Gwt ny. jykr sMGrsL nUM insLfny aqy mMjLl qy phuMcfAuxf hY qF
sfnUM afpxIaF AUxqfeIaF nUM dUr krnf peygf, sfnUM ipafr nfl iksy ny kuJ
nhIN dyxf. qy ies ivc vI koeI sLwk nhIN ik sfzy nfl DoKy hoey hn. AunI
sO AunwHwqr qoN lYky sfzf sMGrsL sLurU hY iehdy ivc keI iksm dy pVf afey
hn. jykr qusIN ihMdosqfn dy ieiqhfs nUM ghu nfl vfco qF quhfnUM pqf
lwgygf ik bRfhmxvfd lokF nUM afps ivc joVdf nhIN sgoN Auh lokF nUM afps
ivc pfVdf hY, jfqF, goqF brfdrIaF ivc alwg alwg krdf hY, tuwkVy tuwkVy
krdf hY qy hux vI ies ny ies dysL nUM qoV ky hI dm lYxf hY. ienHF dI
ibrqI hI ajyhI hY ik ienHF ny Brf Brf nUM lVf ky mfrnf hY. ienHF ny kdI
BrfvF nUM iekwiTaF nhIN rihx idwqf. iPr ieh kOmF nUM ikvy iekwiTaF rihx
dyxgy. ieh kMm ies ny afp hI kr dyxf hY. quhfzf kMm qF afpxy afp nUM
iswKI isDFqF anusfr Zflxf hI hY. dIn dunI dy pflk bxo, kfql nhIN. KLflsy
dI srdfrI kfiem kro, ieh srdfrI jLor jbr dI nhIN, sgoN srdfrI guxF dI
hoxI cfhIdI hY. KLflsf afpxy guxF krky sB qoN Auqm hovy, sfrI dunIaF Aus
dI nkl krn ivc afpxI sLfn smJy, ijvyN: ‘rc dIno KLflsf jgq ko dYn
sMQ’[[[iswiKaf dyx leI hI KLflsy dI isrjxf kIqI geI sI. iesy insLfny aqy
pRcfr dI loV hY. zfkU aqy dirMdy nf bxo ! mYN suixaf eyN ik KLflsy dy
sMGrsL dy rUp ivc qy Aus dy nF AuWqy aOrqF qy bwicaF dy AuWpr jLulm Zfhy
jf rhy hn. ieh koeI idafnqdfrI dI gwl nhIN mYnUM pqf ey srkfrF ieho ijhy
sMGrsLF ivc afpxy bMdy vfV idMdIaF ny, jo ik sMGrsL kr rhy nOjuafnF nUM
bdnfm krky lokF qoN dUr kr idwqf jfvy. lokF dy mnF ivc AunHF pRqI nPLrq
pYdf kr idwqI jfvy. KLflsf jI ! iesy gwl qoN bcx dI loV hY. sfzI rvfieq
mIrI qy pIrI dI rvfieq hY. BfeI GnweIey dI rvfieq hY, BfeI qfrU isMG qy
BfeI mqI dfs dI rvfieq hY. ieh lok JUTy pRcfr nfl hI sfnUM cor qy zfkU
bxfeI jf rhy hn. ienHF qF bnfAuxf hI hoieaf, asIN afp vI rfhoN AuWKV ky
AunHF dIaF cflF ivc Psdy jf rhy hF. so BfeI smJx dI loV hY. afpxy mnF
aMdr JfqI mfrn dI loV hY. vfihgurU qy Brosf aqy XkIn rwKx dI loV hY.”
eynf kih ky bfbf jI kihx lwgy ik cMgf BfeI myrf qF iesLnfn df vylf ho
igaf ey, qusIN vI afpxy afpxy kMm DMdy ivc lwgo. bfbf jI ny inwkU nUM
afpxf prnf qy kwCihrf ilafx leI afvfjL mfrI. afp AuT ky KMUzI PV ky
diraf dy kMZy vwl qur gey. mgr bYTy isMG afps ivc Guwsr mwusr krn lwg
pey.
eynI dyr nUM iek hor isMG prny ivc koeI sLY pfeI isMGF vwl af igaf,
Auhny Kwby hwQ nfl prny dI iek kMnI PVI hoeI sI qy dUjI kMnI moZy AuWpr
sutI hoeI sI, ijvyN purfxy lok prny dI JlUMgI ijhI bxf ky dfxy cwbdy
huMdy sn. Ausy qrHF hI Auh prnf PVI isMGF kol af igaf sI. ijvyN Bwujy
hoey dfxy vMzx afieaf hovy, nyVy afx ky Auhny isMGF nUM ikhf ik lAu isMG
jI ! pRsLfid lY lAu ! pr ieh pRsLfid huxy nhIN Kf lYxf, ieh sFB ky kol
rwKxf hY aqy ies nUM awq musLkl vyly Kfxf hY. jdoN ieh pqf lwgy ik hux
sLhIdI df vkq af hI igaf hY. AudoN ies nUM mUMh ivc rwK ky dfVH hyT icwQ
lYxf hY. Pyr Aus ny lMmy lMmy kYpsUl isMGF nUM vrqfAuxy sLurU kr idwqy,
isMGF ny dovyN hwQ krky ieMÖ lY ley ijvyN mhfrfj df pRsLfid leIdf hY.
jdoN bhuq sfry isMGF ny kYpsUl lY ley qF ivcoN kuJ isMGF ny, ijnHF ivc
bicwqr isMG, inhMg isMG qy sqnfm isMG, ny kYpsUl lYxoN nFh kr idwqI.
vrqfAux vflf isMG kihx lwigaf ik quhfnUM ieh lYxf hI pYxf hY ikAuNik ieh
jQybMdI df hukm hY. ieh sux ky bicwqr isMG AuT ky KVf ho igaf qy PLiqh
bulf ky kihx lwigaf, “isMG jI ! sfnUM ieho ijhIaF hoCIaF gwlF qy nhIN
afAuxf cfhIdf aqy nf hI sfnUM ieho ijhy kYpsUlF dy afsry Bflxy cfhIdy
hn, kI asIN BfeI qfrU isMG dI aOlfd nhIN ? ijnHF dy isr dI KoprI lfhI
geI sI. kI asIN BfeI mnI isMG dI aOlfd nhIN ijnHF df bMd bMd kwt idwqf
igaf sI. kI AunHF kol koeI kYpsUl sI ? koeI jLihr sI ? jykr AunHF ny
jLulm df tfkrf nf krnf huMdf qF kI AunHF nUM jLihr dI zlLI nhIN sI lwB
skdI ? kI Auh sOKI mOq nhIN sn apnf skdy ? mYN ies gwl dy iblkul hwk ivc
nhIN hF ik koeI iswK afqmGfq kry, afqmGfq qF hY eI iswKI rvfieq dy
iblkul Ault, jykr asIN afp hI afqmGfq krdy krdy mrI jfvFgy qF dusLmx nUM
ies nfl kI PLrk pvygf ? asIN qF dusLmx dy jLulm sih ky Aus dI suwqI hoeI
jLmIr nUM jgfAuxf hY. sfzy AuWpr hoieaf qsLwdd AunHF dIaF jLmIrF nUM
JMjoVygf. AunHF dy aMdr qbdIlI afeygI. Auh agly Gr juafbdyh
hoxgy[[[AunHF nUM hwk qy swc dy rfh ilafAux leI sfnUM AunHF dy jLulm df
tfkrf krnf cfhIdf hY. ijhVy ieh smJdy hn ik jLulm nfl srIr nUM ksLt
huMdf hY. mYN smJdf hF AunHF dI BgqI ivc kuJ PLrk hY, AunHF nUM afpxI
BgqI vwl iDafn dyx dI loV hY nf ik kVy kYpsUlF dI. isMG df PLrjL hY ik
jLulm df tfkrf kry qy nfm ivc lIn rhy. AunHF df afsrf hI afp akfl purK
prmfqmf hY. jdoN Auh qsIhy dyx qF isMG siqnfm vfhygurU df jfp kry.
siqnfm vfhygurU df jfp hr jLulm dI Zfl hY.” iPr Aus ny afpxf colf cwuk
ky afpxy srIr AuWpr hoey jLKmF nUM ivwKfieaf, ijwQoN QF QF qoN botIaF
kwZIaF hoeIaF sn aqy keI QfvF qoN siVaf mfs kflLf hoieaf ipaf sI. srIr
nUM ivKfAuNdf, kihx lwigaf, “isMG jI ! afh vyKo AunHF ny QF QF qy srIey
qwqy kr kr ky lfey sn. qwqIaF sMnHIaF nfl mfs dIaF cUMzIaF BrIaF sn. pr
vfhygurU dy nfm dy jfp nfl quhfzy sfhmxy hF, ikDry qwqI vf nhIN lwgI.
asIN Aus AuWpr Brosf krnf hI Bwul gey hF qy afpxy bcfa dy sfDn afp lwBx
lwg pey hF. qF hI asIN nf Aus qy zorI Cwzdy hF nf hI afpxf bcfa afp krn
dy Xog hF. asIN bfhrlIaF cIjLF df afsrf Bflx lwg pey hF, jd ik sfzI tyk
Aus Awupr qy afpxy aMdr hI hoxI cfhIdI hY. so KLflsf jI qusIN BfvNy
kYpsUl lAu jF nFh, myry AuWpr imhr kro qy mYnUM bKLsL idAu. myrf rfKf qF
afp akfl purK hY ! ijvyN Aus ny pihlF hwQ dy ky rwiKaf ey Auh awgy qoN
vI rwKygf. mYN Aus dI ikrpf qoN nfbr nhIN ho skdf. mYN Aus qoN ibnf hor
afsry ikAuN BflF ? myry qF ieh ivcfr ny awgy qusIN isafxy ho.” eynf kih
ky qy PLiqh gjf ky Auh bYT igaf.
Aus dy mgroN sqnfm isMG AuT ky Klo igaf. Aus ny vI hwQ joV ky PLiqh
gjfeI qy kihx lwgf, “isMG jI ! asIN pihlF vI juJfrUaF nUM kYpsUl vMzy
hoey sI AunHF ivcoN keI ieho ijhy mfeI dy lfl vI sn. ijnHF ny mOkf afAux
qy kYpsUl KfDy hI nhIN qy Pyr puils koloN eyny cflU hoey ik sfrf kuJ dws
idwqf aqy sfzy AunHF bMidaF nUM musIbqF ivc pf idwqf, ijhVy isMGF nUM
lMgr pfxI CkfANudy sn. mYN qF smJdf hF ik ijhVy isMG kol ey[ky[sMqflI hY
Aus nUM iksy kYpsUl dI loV hI nhIN. Auh iswDf ho ky mukfblf kry qy
sLhIdI pfvy ! myrI qF ieho rfie hY, agoN ijvyN isMGF df hukm ! pr
kYpsUlF dI ies iQAUrI ny puils nUM iek hor hwiQafr dy idwqf hY. Auh
byksUr qy sLwkI bMidaF nUM PV lYNdI hY, kuJ dyr kuwt mfr krky jd AunHF
dy hwQ pwly kuJ nhIN pYNdf qF AunHF muMizaF dy nwk PV ky AunHF dy mUMh
ivc aYlzrIn jF slPLfs dIaF golLIaF pfky AunHF nUM mfr dyNdI hY. aqy
aKLbfrF ivc ieh KLbr Cpvf dyNdI hY ik kuJ KfVkUaF nUM PV ilaf igaf, jdoN
AunHF nUM hwiQafr brfmd krn leI iljfieaf jf irhf sI, AunHF ny kYpsUl Kf
ky afqmhwiqaf kr leI. sfzy Boly Bfly lok ies nUM muMizaF dI bhfdrI smJdy
ny jd ik ieh sfrf kfrf puils df huMdf hY. ieMÖ sfzI afvfjL bfhr vI koeI
suxn vflf nhIN. mYN qF ieh smJdf hF ik ies zyry ivc vI cMgy qy inwgr
isMG hI hoxy cfhIdy hn. bfkIaF nUM iewQoN dy bMidaF rfhIN bfhr inkl ky
hI sunyhf pwqf dyxf cfhIdf hY. sfzy hor itkfxy vI bfhr hoxy cfhIdy hn.
ijMnHF nUM CotIaF COxIaF dy rUp ivc vriqaf jfxf cfhIdf hY. bMidaF nUM
inrK prK ky hI ies vwzI CfAuxI ivc ilafAuxf cfhIdf hY. pihlI CfAuxI
ieQoN dws mIl cwVHdy pfsy hoxI cfhIdI hY. ijwQy isrPL pihlI sPL dy
muhrly dsqy dy isMGF nUM hI afAux dI iejfjLq hoxI cfhIdI hY. AuWQy hI
Auh afpxy jLKLmIaF dI syvf sMBfl krn, QoVf bhuqf dfrU iswkf vI AuWQy hI
hovy qF ik loV pYx qy vriqaf jf sky. Aus CfAuxI df ieMcfrj vI ies CfAuxI
df koeI hMizaf vriqaf isMG hoxf cfhIdf hY. gurU mhfrfj AuWpr Brosf rwKx
vflf ! KLfs krky ieh isMG AunHF ivcoN hox ijhVy isMG drbfr sfihb ivcoN
hmly vyly bdlf lYx dIaF shuMaF Kf ky inkly sn. qy AunHF ivcoN vI ijhVy
bicwqr isMG vFÕ puils dy qsLwdd ivcoN shI slfmq pfr Auqry hn. Ausy afgU
nUM hI dUjI aqy qIjI CfAuxI df pqf hovy. jF koeI Brosy vflf KfVkU pihlI
CfAuxI df jwQydfr hovy qy dUjI CfAuxI df jwQydfr Auh hovy ijvyN mYN
pihlF dwisaf ey. bicqr isMG vrgf qy Auhdf sMprk hI qIjI CfAuxI nfl hovy.
so isMG jI asIN afpxI jQybMdI dI aijhy qrIky nfl GyrfbMdI krIey ik
dusLmx nUM iehdy ivc sMnH lgfAux df mOkf hI nf imly. jykr dusLmx nUM iek
CfAuxI df pqf lwg jfvygf qF asIN Aus qoN pihlF hI afpxy itkfxy bdl
lvFgy, jdoN nUM Aus nUM dUjI jF qIjI df pqf lwgygf.” ‘TIk hY ! TIk hY !’
bYiTaF ivcoN kuJ avfjLF afeIaF qy sqnfm isMG PLqyh bulf ky bYT igaf.
sfry iek dUjy vwl vyKx lwgy qF inhMg isMG AuT ky Klo igaf Auh afpxy suBf
anusfr bVI inmrqf nfl boilaf: “KLflsf jI ! ienHF isMGF dIaF gwlF sux ky
dfs df mn vI kuJ kihx nUM kr afieaf ey.” ies dy nfl hI Aus ny afpxy gl
ivc ipaf icwtf sfPLf hwQF ivc ieMÖ PV ilaf, ijvyN ardfs krIdI hY, qy
kihxf sLurU kIqf ik, “afh myry vIrF ny huxy ivcfr pysL kIqy ny; pihly ny
ieh ikhf hY ik aOkV smyN kYpsUl Kf lYxf cfhIdf hY, pr mYN sfrI sMgq qoN
puCdf hF ik kI KLflsf pMQ afqmhwiqaf dI iejfjLq dyNdf hY ? gurU Gr qF
afqmhwiqaf dy hY hI bVf ivrwuD. gurbfxI ny vI afqm-hwiqaf df KMzx kIqf
hY jy asIN afqmhwiqaf dI gwl kIqI qF kI ieh bujLidwlI dI gwl nhIN hovygI
? mYN quhfnUM puwCdf hF ik jdoN dsm pfiqsLfh cmkOr dI gVHI ivc iGr gey
sn qF iksy isMG ny afqmhwiqaf dI gwl kIqI sI ? sfzI rvfieq ajIq isMG qy
juJfr isMG dI rvfieq hY. asIN dusLmx dy sfhmxy ho ky lVn ivc XkIn rwKdy
hF BfvyN dusLmx dI igxqI lwKF ivc hovy jF kroVF ivc. aYvyN hI qF nhIN
gurU sfihb ny svf lwK nfl iek nUM lVfAux df vr idwqf aqy qusIN hux sfnUM
afqmhwiqaf dIaF jugqF dws rhy ho. mYN smJdf hF ik dusLmx bVf kmInf hY
aqy TfixaF ivc isMGF nfl bVIaF koJIaF hrkqF krdf hY aqy iBafnk iksm dy
qsIhy dyNdf hY. ieho ijhy qsIhy ik bMdf Auhdy nfloN mr jfxf cMgf smJdf
hY. aYvNy qF nhIN sI iek Tfxy ivc iek isMG nUM kohV ikrlI Kfx leI mjbUr
hoxf ipaf !”
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bicwqr isMG dy awj dy ivcfr sux ky bfbf bhuq hI pRBfivq hoey AunHF nUM
Aus dy hOsly aqy bhfdrI AuWpr bVf mfx hoieaf, nfl hI bfbf jI nUM Xfd
afieaf cVHdI klf vfly isMG df sunyhf, ijs ny kuJ idn pihlF bfbf jI nUM
sunyhF Byijaf sI ik bfbf jI quhfzI rsd kVfh pRsLfid leI phuMc geI hY
jdoN vI vkq lwgy dfs pfsoN prfpq kr lYxf qf ik dfs dy isr AuWproN guru
Gr df Bfr Auqry. bfbf jI ny ivhlf smF vyK ky bicwqr isMG nUM afpxy pfs
bulfieaf aqy sfrf kuJ smJf ky hukm lgfieaf ik bicwqr isMG jf ky rsd pfxI
lY af.
bfbf jI df hukm mMn ky bicwqr isMG iqafr hoieaf aqy dwsy QF vwl cfly pf
idwqy.
jdoN bicwqr isMG Aus ipMz ivc viVaf jIhdy bfry bfbf jI ny sfrf kuJ smJf
ky Gwilaf sI qF Auh lihMdy pfsy vfly sUey dI pwtVI qoN hyTF Auqr ky ipMz
dI inafeIN ivc af igaf. iek vwzy sfry CwpV dy lfgoN dI, jIhdy ivc kuJ
bqKLF qy murgLfbIaF qrdIaF iPrdIaF sn, huMidaF ipMz dI vwzI glLI df aglf
moV muiVaf qF KuMZF AuWpr bYTy buwZy TyiraF qoN Aus ny sbMiDq afdmI df
Gr pwuiCaf, “afh aglf moV muV ky, iek KUhI afAUgI, KUhI qoN swjy hwQ
huMidaF iswDI gwlIey gwlI quiraf jfeIN qy awgy zfktr tMuzy dI dukfn
afAUgI, tuMzy zfktr dI dukfn qoN iqMn Gr Cwz ky qy awgy iek izAuVHI
afAUgI. bUhf Auhdf kuJ tuwtf hoieaf hoAUgf eI, Auho Gr eI AunHF df.”
prHy ivc bYTy ny Aus nUM sfrf kuJ smJf idwqf.
Auh swq bcn kih ky gwlIey gwlI ho ipaf. KUhI qoN agFh Auh zfktr dI dukfn
qwk clf igaf qF Aus nUM sfhmxy vwzI hvylI df bUhf idisaf. ijs dy aMdroN
loeI dI buwkl mfrI iek nOjuafn inkilaf jIhny kflI pwg bMnHIN hoeI sI,
qyV pjfmF qy lwkI juwqI pfeI hoeI sI qy dfVHI KulHI sI. Auh Aus nUM vyK
ky QoVf ijhf muskrfieaf, jd Aus ny Aus nUM ikhf ik mYN Plfxf isMG nUM
imlxf hY, qF Auh kihx lwigaf ik afAu Bf jI imlf dyNdy aF. cVHdI klf hI
af ?
qF Aus ny awgoN ikhf, “cVHdI klf hI hY. bfibaF dI syvf leI rsd pfxI
cfhIdf hY.”
dovyN sfrI gwl smJ gey, aqy biWcqr isMG Aus dy mgr mgr cubfry dIaF
pOVIaF cwVHn lwgf, cwVHdI klf vflf isMG Aus nUM cubfry dy brFzy ivc ibTf
ky kihx lwigaf, “qusIN bYTo Bf jI ! mYN quhfzy leI kuJ Kfx pIx leI lY ky
afAuNdf hF.”
bicwqr isMG ny bQyrI nFh nukr kIqI pr Auh isMG pOVIaF AuWqr igaf qF
bicwqr isMG ny cubfry dy brFzy ivcoN hI sfry ipMz nUM bVI GoKvIN njLr
nfl vyiKaf, Aus cubfry dy zftFdfr bnyry sn qy cubfry dy koTy dI iek
nwukr ivc icwty qy pIly rMg dIaF mkweI dIaF CwlIaF sukxy pfeIaF hoeIaF
sn. AunHF lfgy do tokry CwlIaF dy Bry pey sn qy iek do tokry KLflI mUDy
mfry hoey sn. cubfry dy sfhmxy vfly pfsy do mMjy KVy kIqy hoey sn qy kuJ
mMijaF AuWpr ajy vI rfq vfly ibsqry pey sn. ijMnHf qoN lwgdf sI ijvyN
kuJ lok rfq ieQy Tihr ky gey hox. ieh cVHdI klf vflf isMG bfbf jI df
vfhvf sLrDflU lwgdf sI. bicwqr isMG ny cubfry dI cVHdI bfhI vwl JfqI
mfrI qF sfhmxy koTy AuWpr iqlF dIaF pUlIaF icwx icwx ky rwKIaF hoeIaF
sn. iqlF dIaF pUlIaF vyK ky Aus nUM kuJ skUn ijhf hoieaf ijvyN Auh
purfxy pMjfb nUM vyK irhf hovy. ipMz dy iksy iksy Gr ivc koiTaF AuWpr
byV bMnHx leI prflLI rwKI hoeI sI. bicwqr ny sfrf kuJ vyK ky iek zUMGf
hfAukf Biraf, pqf nhIN awj Aus nUM pMjfb dIaF pYlIaF, PLslF, ruwK aqy
jUhF ikAuN cMgIaF cMgIaF lwgx lwg peIaF sn, sLfied Aus dy acyq-mn ivc
ikDry ienHF nfloN CyqI ivV jfx df BY Cuipaf hoieaf sI. Aus nUM ies gwl
df XkIn sI ik sLhIdI qF hux XkInI hI hY. Aus ny soicaf ik asIN ikMny
gLrÙ gey hF moh mfieaf dy lflc ivc asIN cMzflF df rUp Dfr ilaf hY. kuJ
ku srkfrI iswikaF dy bdly amuwlIaF jfnF nUM ieh lok ikvyN ajfeIN guaf
rhy hn. ienHF nUM bKLisLaf nhIN jf skdf, vfihgurU ny sLfied ieh ijLmF
myrf hI lgfieaf hoey, swcy pfqsLfh ny sfnUM KMzy bfty df aMimRq Ckf ky
sfnUM BfeI BfeI bxfieaf sI, pqf nhIN ikhVI jLihnIaq ny sfnUM lIro lIr kr
idwqf hY ? sfzy ivcoN sbr sMqoNK hI jFdf irhf hY. iek lMmf hfAukf Br ky
Aus ny cubfry dy dUjy bMny vyKxf sLurU kr idwqf. AuWproN idwsdy guaFZI
dy ivhVy ivc iek qokV ijhI gF bwDI hoeI sI jIhdy hyT bYTI iek ibmfr ijhI
aorq, Aus dI Dfr kwZ rhI sI, nyVy KVf iek amlI ijhf afdmI mYlLI ijhI
KysI dI bwukl mfrI suwkVy ijhy vwCy nUM PVI KVf sI. ieh hY sfzf sfrf
kuJ, jIhdy afsry kihMdy hn ik ieh DrqI KVI hY kOx hY jo sfnUM hOlI hOlI
incoV ky pIvI jf irhf hY ? ikDr jf rhI hY sfzI imhnq musLwkq ? sfzIaF
PLslF dy iswty kOx mruMzI jf irhf hY ? bicwqr nUM bfbf jI dIaF gwlF
DuMdlIaF DMudlIaF Xfd afAuux lwgIaF. kOx hY jo sfzy nrimaF dy guwl sfQoN
kOzIaF dy Bfa lYNdf hY ? sfzy AuWproN ByzF vFÕ AuWn lfhuMdf irhf hY ?
aqy asIN muV PLsl AugfAux leI afpxy KyqF ivc mUMh mfrdy rhy. kOx hY ?
ijhVf sfzy sfhmxy sfzy pfxIaF nUM afpxy KyqF vwl moV ky lY jFdf irhf hY.
qy asIN DrqI mF dI ihwk ivc Cyk kr kr ky Aus nUM lhU luhfn krdy rhy. kOx
sfzy swB kuJ nUM luwt luwt ky lY jFdf irhf hY. asIN hux qwk Aus nUM
pihcfx hI nf sky.
Aus dI soc dI lVI AudoN twutI jdoN Aus ny glLI qoN lihMdy pfsy vwl iDafn
mfiraf AuDr iek mrIal ijhI aOrq igwlIaF pfQIaF nUM bflx df Xqn kr rhI
sI. igwlIaF pfQIaF DuKI jf rhIaF sn pr blx df nF nhIN sn lY rhIaF; pr
Auh ivcfrI PUkF mfr mfr ky hP geI lwgdI sI. Aus ny cONqry AuWpr icwVIaF,
mor qy sLyr kwZy hoey sn, ijhVy hux mINhF dI mfr nf Jwldy hoey GrflLF bx
ky vg gey sn. ijhnf vwl jfpdf sI ik hux kdI Aus df iDafn hI nhIN sI
igaf. pry kMD nfl iek twutf ijhf sfeIkl ipaf hoieaf sI. ijs dy tfierF
ivcoN hvf pqf nhIN kdoN dI inkl cukI sI. ieh ieko Gr hI Aus nUM sfry
pMjfbI iksfnF dI mMdhflI df pqf dyeI jf irhf sI. Aus df mn BYVf ijhf ho
igaf. Aus dy idmfgL ivc iek ivroD, iek kroD ijhf AuWiTaf, Aus nUM pqf
nhIN sI lwg irhf ik Auh iks dy glL jf pvy ? iPr Aus ny cwVHdy pfsy vwl
vyiKaf, sfhmxI inMm AuWpr kF qy qoqy mwkI dIaF CwlIaF TUMg rhy sn.
ijhVIaF AunHF ny koTy AuWpr pey mwkI dy Zyr qoN cuwk ky KVIaF sn. inMm
dy AuWproN dI iek bhuq AuWcf insLfn sfihb idws irhf sI. ijs df KMzf sUrj
dI rosLnI ivc cmk irhf sI. Aus nUM vyK ky Auh jLrf hOsly ijhy ivc ho
igaf; Aus dy mUMho afp muhfry hI inkl igaf. “JUlqy insLfn rihx pMQ
mhfrfj dy !” |