(awj qoN swq sfl
pihlF mYN lfhOr ‘ivsLv pMjfbI kfnPLrMs' ‘qy igaf qF sfzf nnkfxf sfihb qoN
awgy lfielpur jfx df pRogrfm bx igaf. lfielpur pRym isMG aYzvokyt df sLihr
sI. Auh ies sLihr dy aqy ivsLysL qOr 'qyy afpxy Gr dy drsLn krnf cfhuMdf
sI. ieh ibrqFq Aus vyly df hY)
pRym isMG dy KLflsf skUl lfielpur dy aYn sfhmxf ielfkf Auho hI sI ijwQy
pRym isMG df Gr huMdf sI. mfzl tfAUn nF df Guwg vsdf ieh ielfkf BfvyN
ikMnf PYl igaf sI, ikMnf vDyry gih-gwc vws igaf sI pr pRym isMG nUM
ivsLvfs sI ik skUloN inklidaF hI QoVHI ivwQ AuWqy bixaf afpxf mkfn Auh
pl-iCx ivwc lwB lvygf. Auh sfzy awgy kfhlI-kfhlI qiuraf jf irhf sI. iksy
sQfnk vfsI nUM afpxy Gr df aqf-pqf puwCx dI Aus nUM koeI loV nhIN sI.
“aYQy KflI jgHf huMdI sI. imAUNispl kmytI dy kuaftr huMdy sn. do hI qF Gr
bxy sn AudoN. iewk sfzf Gr sI qy iewk sfzy ipCvfVy iksy hor df. sfzy Gr dy
dohIN pfsIN sVk lgdI sI. Gr dy mwQy ’qy ‘pRym kftyj’ iliKaf hoieaf sI…”
Auh vwKIaF nfl vwKIaF joVI Kloqy sMGxy mkfnF ivwc ‘pRym kftyj’ nUM qlfsLdf
quiraf jf irhf sI. lokF dI iewk BIV sfzy nfl ho qurI. srdfr vwloN afpxf
purfxf Gr lwBxf AuhnF leI idlcspI df kfrn bx igaf sI. lfhOr aqy nnkfxy dy
lok qF jiQaF nfl afey iswKF nUM aksr vyKdy rihMdy hn pr lfielpurIaF leI
iswKF nUM vyKxf vI ivlwKx anuBv sI.
pRym isMG dy mn ivwc viwsaf Auhdy Gr aqy afly-duafly df nksLf KLlq-mlq ho
igaf sI. ‘gwzI df gyar’ aV igaf sI. ies leI hux sQfnk lokF dI mdd dI loV
sI. nOjvfnF, awDKVF qy bjLurgF dI BIV Aus dI mdd leI AuWlr afeI sI. skUl
pVHdy bwcy bwcIaF sfnUM asmfnoN AuWqry lokF vFg vyK rhy sn.
“ieh kI lwBdy iPLrdy ny” GroN inkl ky huxy hI bfhr afey iewk muMzy ny
afpxy iksy sfQI nUM puwiCaf jo BIV dy nfl nfl quiraf jf irhf sI.
“qyrf Gr lwBdy ny” dUjy ny sLrfrq nfl ikhf qy dovyN hwQ ivwc hwQ pf ky BIV
dy nfl ho qury. sfhmxy drvfjLy ivwc KVoqI iewk awDKV aOrq ny puwiCaf, “vy
kI gwl ey?”
“qyrf Gr lwBdy ny” AuhnF muMizaF Aus nfl vI sLrfrq kIqI.
pRym isMG kdI ies glI qy kdI Aus glI ivwc mkfn lwBx dy cwkr ivwc PLs igaf
sI. dwsx vfly AuhdIaF insLfnIaF muqfbk mfkn dI insLfndyhI krdy. Auh afKdf,
“mYN qF afpxy mkfn df drvfjLf pCfx skdF, aOh KLflsf skUl. myry GroN, mYN
iswDf inkl ky skUl jFdf sF.”
“clo iek vfr skUl kol cwlIey. AuQoN Pyr vfps afAuNdy hF. ihsfb lfAuNdy
aF……” Auh agvfeI kr rhy sQfnk lokF nUM kih irhf sI. mYN AunHF nfloN inwKV
ky ipwCy rih ky lokF nfl gwlF bfqF krn lwgf, AunHF dIaF inwkIaF inwkIaF
puwCF df AuWqr idMdf. AunHF dIaF gwlF suxdf. AunHF ivwc koeI jlMDr df sI.
koeI Girafly df qy koeI aMbrsr df.
“myrf ipAu qF awj qwk roNdf ik mYnUM jlMDr ivKfE. sfzf Gr pwky bfgL kol
huMdf sI.”
“aflI muhwlf sI jlMDr ivwc. Aus nUM awj vI aflI muhwlf eI kihMdy ny? kdI
gey jy aflI muhwly? ikho ijhf lgdf hY sfzf aflI muhwlf!”
“srdfr jI! sfnUM vI EDr af lYx idaf kro afpxy pMjfb ’c. sfzI qF jfn qVPLdI
hY.”
koeI afpxy sLihr, koeI muhwly qy koeI Gr df pqf dws ky qy koeI iksy purfxy
bylI df ijLkr krky puwCdf, “srdfr jI! sfnUM jf ky KLbr idE ik sfzy vqn df
kI hfl ey? myrf pqf ilK lO…”
mYN iewk df pqf iliKaf, iPLr dUjy df……. qy ieMj keI pqy ilKy gey. mYN
AunHF nUM inrfsL nhIN sF krnf cfhuMdf. pqf ilKfAuNidaF AunHF dy klyjy nUM
TMZ pY rhI sI. AunHF dIaF awKF ilsLk AuWTIaF.
mYN afpsI ipafr aqy sd-Bfvnf nfl Bry lokF dI BIV ivwc Kloqf sF.
jy:sI:jYkb nF df afdmI dws irhf sI ik ikvyN rOilaF ivwc AuhnF dy hwQ guru
gRMQ sfihb af igaf. Auhdy bfby ny Aus nUM isr ’qy cuwikaf qy adb nfl Gr lY
igaf. keI sfl AuhnF ny siqkfr nfl AusnUM sFB Cwizaf qy iPr mOkf imlx ’qy
AuNj hI adb nfl isr AuWqy cuwk ky jQy nfl afey isMGF kol jf ky AuhnF nUM
sONp idwqf.
“asIN Coty Coty huMdy sF. bfby vFg isr ‘qy kwpVf rwK ky gurU bfby koloN
duaf mMigaf krnI.”
Aus dy hwQ hux vI ‘duaf’ leI asmfn vwl AuWTy aqy awKF sLrDf ivwc muMdIaF
geIaF.
“ikwQoN afey ho vIrf?” sfzIaF gwlF sux rhI iewk cflI pMqflI sfl dI cMgI
idwK vflI bIbI ny puwiCaf qF iewk sLrfrqI muMzf kihMdf, “kI gwl qUM rotI
vrjxI eyN?”
“vy kI gwl! rotI iehnF qoN cMgI ey. mYN qF huxy irsLqydfrI kwZ lYxI eyN
ienHF nfl. ieh vI pMjfb dy, mYN vI pMjfb dI. myry qF afpxy nfnky sMDU ny
qy Bfa virafm vI sMDU ey. irsLqydfrI qF bx geI nf afpy eI.”
“hF BfeI irsLqydfrI qF bx geI”, iksy bjLurg ny gMBIrqf nfl ikhf.
“sfzI irsLqydfrI qF mOsIkI dI vI hY.”
iewk pl qF ies dUjI irsLqydfrI bfry sux ky mYN hYrfn hoieaf pr CyqI hI gwl
sfPL ho geI.
“myrf BqIjf nusrq PLqih alI nfl bMsrI vjfAuNdf irhf. qusIN pI:tI:vI: qoN
‘myrI psMd’ ‘c Aus nUM vyiKaf hoAU. afibd husYn. KF sfihb nwQU KF sfihb
luiDafxy vfly sfzy vwzy sn…….mOsIkfr. qy mOsIkI qF joVdI hY….bMidaF
nUM……ies qoN vwzf irsLqydfr kOx huMdf hY. lqf mMgysLkr sfnUM mlkf-ey-qrMnm
nUr jhF qoN koeI Gwt ipafrI nhIN. mukysL qy rPLI sfihb nUM kOx nhIN afpxf
smJdf.’ aKLqr bIbI sfzy nfl nfl qur peI. sfnUM vyKx leI afpxy mkfn dy
drvfjLy ivwc iewk KULbsUrq aOrq KVoqI sI.
“Bf virafm! ieh bMsrI vfly muMzy dI mF ey . myrI BrjfeI.”
mYNN Aus muMzy dy cMgf bMsrI vfdk hox dI AusnUM mubfrk idwqI qF Aus ny
muskrf ky myrI mubfrk kbUl kIqI.
“KLYr mubfrk!”
Aus dIaF motIaF awKF dy cIr KusLI BrI muskrfht nfl iKwcy gey.
“lwB igaf!lwB igaf! srdfr jI df Gr lwB igaf.” iewk muMzy ny KLjLfnf lwBx
vrgI KLusLI nfl sfnUM dwisaf.
ijnHF GrF koloN asIN ds vfr lMG cuwky sF, AuhnF ivwcoN iewk dy drvfjLy
awgy pRym isMG Kloqf sI.
“ieh sfzy Gr dy ipCvfVy vflI sVk df Cotf drvfjLf hY. mYN iehdI lwkV pCfx
leI hY.” Auh drvfjLy nUM hwQ lf lf ky mihsUs kr irhf sI ijvyN drvfjLf vI
Aus vFg sfh lY irhf hovy. ijAUNdf jfgdf……lhU mfs df iensfn.
ieh mkfn, jo AuhnF simaF ivwc afDuink qrjL dI bxI hoeI koTI sI, hux iqMnF
ihwisaF ivwc qksIm ho cuwkf sI. iqMnF BrfvF ny afpxy pirvfr dIaF loVF
muqfbk ies ivwc bhuq sfrI rwdo-bdl kr idwqI hoeI sI. Gr dy ipCvfVy vfly
ies drvfjLy dy aMdrvfr bixaf kmrf Zih igaf sI jF Zfh idwqf igaf sI aqy ajy
ies dI QF nvF kmrf ies krky nhIN AuWsr sikaf sI ikAuNik ivckfrlI sFJI kMD
df JgVf KVHf ho igaf sI. pirvfr df ieh mukwdmf adflq ivwc cwl irhf sI.
BrfvF df afps ivwc bolcfl bMd sI.
Gr df sfhmxf pfsf, ijwQy muwK drvfjLy ivwc vVidaF KulHf brFzf huMdf sI,
AusnUM kmiraF ivwc qbdIl krky bfhr sVk qwk lY aFdf sI qy EQy ‘kirafnf
stor’ KulH igaf sI. Gr dy hI iewk bjLurg nUM jdoN ieh insLfnIaF pRym isMG
ny dwsIaF qF Aus ny ikhf, “Auh nksLy qF bdl gey srdfr jIy, pr vyK ky pCfx
lvo……Gr Auho hI hY…….”
“drvfjLf qF KolH idE,” pRym isMG ny qrlf ilaf.
pRym isMG dy nfl hI BIV vI aMdr dfKLl ho geI. ZwTy hoey QF nUM pRym isMG
hsrq nfl vyK ky purfxy simaF nUM icqvdf irhf.
“ieho hI hY myrf Gr,” Aus ny kMDF pCfxidaF ikhf. Aus ny Gr dy ies ihwsy
ivwc pRvysL krnf cfihaf qF pqf lwgf vMz-vMzfeI hox ipwCoN ipCly awD ivwc
kMD vwj geI hY. Gr dy agly ihwsy ivwc dfKLl hox leI AuWqoN dI vlL ky
afAuxf pYxf sI.
“ieQy vI ihMdusfn-pfiksqfn bixaf iPrdY……” mYN hws ky afiKaf qF Gr dI iewk
aOrq mYnUM kihx lwgI,
“iehnF nUM puwC ky dwso. Gr dI kMD sFJI sI ik nhIN.”
Auh Gr dy aslI vfrs qoN kfnUMnI nukqf puwCxf cfh rhI sI.
AuWprlI mMijLl qoN iewk jLnfnI ny mjLfk kIqf. “kI lwBdy iPrdy E, ikqy kuJ
mfl qF nhIN dwibaf hoieaf!”
“sfzIaF XfdF qy sfzy supny dwby hoey ny iewQy.”
hAukf lY ky pRym isMG ny jvfb idwqf qy drvfjLy nUM mwQf tyk ky sfhmxy vfly
pfsy qoN Gr nUM vyKx leI bfhr inkl afieaf. bfjLfr dy AuWqoN dI vlL ky jdoN
myn gyt awgy phuMcy qF pRym isMG ny ikhf, hF Auho hY…pr mYN qF brFzf lwBdf
sF qy nfl KuwlHf ivhVf…Auh qF sB Cwiqaf igaf hY.”
Auh kfhlI-kfhlI aMdr dfKLl hoieaf.
“ieho hY….hF eyho hI.” Aus ny QwilEN AuWpr jFdIaF pOVIaF nUM Cuh ky
vyiKaf.
“pOVIaF dy nfl hI afh swjy hwQ myrf kmrf huMdf sI. hF, ieho hI kmrf hY.”
Auh kmry aMdr dfKLl ho igaf.
“hF! hF eyho hI…afh myrI almfrI sI ikqfbF vflI…ieho hI……eyQy hI nfnk isMG
qy gurbKLsL isMG dIaF ikqfbF huMdIaF sn……aMimRqf pRIqm dIaF.”
almfrI vflI kMD nfl soPLf zwTf hoieaf sI qy Aus dy sfhmxy plMG iviCaf
hoieaf sI.
“aYQy hI plMG huMdf sI, myrf ieMj hI. eyQy hI mYN pVHdf sF…eyQy hI sONdf
sF…ieMj hI plMG AuWqy.
Auh plMG AuWqy lyt ky AuhnF simaF ivwc gvfcxf cfhuMdf sI.
lyt ky Aus ny mwQy ’qy bFh rwKI. afpxy afp nUM sMBflx dI koisLsL krn dy
bfvjUd AusdI Dfh inkl geI qy Auh Puwt Puwt ky bwicaF vFgUM rox lwg ipaf.
roNidaF Ausdf sfrf ijsm kMb irhf sI. iewk ajIb drdmMd njLfrf…idl nUM Cuh
lYx vflf. Aus nUM cuwp krfAux jF kuJ kihx dI iksy ivwc ihMmq nhIN sI. koeI
EQy hfjLr hI kdoN sI! sB afpxy aMdr zuwb cuwky sn. sB dIaF awKF ivwc zUMGf
drd sI……iewk pIV BrI KfmosLI. pRym isMG PPk PPk ky ro irhf sI. awQrU rfvI
cnfb dy tuwty hoey bMnH vFg sB nUM roVHI iljf rhy sn.
smF ruk igaf sI. CMm CMm hMJU izwg rhy sn. mUslyDfr vrKf ho rhI sI. sB drd
ivwc iBwj rhy sn.
hOlI hOlI pRym isMG dy srIr dI kMbxI bMd hoeI. ihckIaF rukIaF qy Ausny
afpxy ijsm nUM iZwlf qy inwsl hox idwqf. Auh ijsm qoN muwk geI jfn vfps
moVn dy afhr ivwc sI. plMG lfgoN soPLy ’qy bYTy rfie ajLIjL AuWlf ny poly
ijhy pRym isMG df moZf Guwitaf.
myry njLdIk KloqI aKLqr bIbI ny iBwjIaF awKF nfl myry vwl vyiKaf qy afpxy
iewk hwQ dIaF AuNglF dUjy hwQ dIaF AuNglF ivwc PLsf ky bVI hsrq nfl
PusPsfAuNdI afvfjL ivwc ikhf, “afpF iewk ikAuN nhIN ho ksdy!”
pRym isMG hOslf krky AuWiTaf aqy cONkVI mfr ky plMG ’qy bYT igaf. aYnk
Auqfr ky awQrUaF nfl Biraf ichrf sfPL kIqf qy iPLr qrlf ilaf. “mYnUM myry
afpxy nlky df pfxI qF ipaf idE.”
BIV ivwcoN iewk jxf pfxI df glfs Br ky ilafieaf. pRym isMG Guwt Guwt krky
‘afpxy Gr df pfxI’ pI irhf sI. Auhdf murJfieaf aMdr quVHk irhf sI.
Gr df sB qoN vwzf bjLurg pRym isMG nfl plMG AuWqy bYT igaf. ies Gr AuWqy
kbjLy qoN lY ky AusdI vMz vMzfeI qy BrfvF aqy AuhnF dI aOlfd dy afpsI
adflqI JgVy qwk dI khfxI suxf irhf sI. ieh vI dws irhf sI ik Auh afp vI
ies Gr dy ies ihwsy ivwc keI sflF ipwCoN dfKLl hoieaf hY. iqMnF KLfndfnF
df iewk-dUjy nfl bol cfl hI bMd hY qF Gr ivwc afAuxf jfxf kfhdf hoieaf!
mYN GrF ivwc bxy dysL qy AuhnF dIaF hwdF bfry soc irhf sF. pRym isMG Aus
bjLurg nUM AuhdI Aumr puwC irhf sI.
“hoAU ieho koeI awsI pcfnvyN sfl.”
iewk nOjvfn ny lfgoN cutkI leI.
“bfbf Aumr dwsdYN ik trwk df nMbr?”
iewk hfsf Cxikaf. mfhOl df qxfa iZwlf ho igaf. pRym isMG kdI alfmrI kol,
kdI plMG AuWqy, kdI soPLy kol XfdgfrI Poto iKcvfAux lwgf. BIV vI sfzy nfl
Poto iKcvfAux leI AuqfvlI sI. kYmrf myry hwQ ivwc sI. aKLqr bIbI kihx
lwgI, “mYN afpxy Bf virafm nfl vI Poto iKcvfAuxI hY.”
kuJ hI plF dI sFJ ny Aus dy bolF ivwc myry leI BrfvF vflI apxwq Gul geI
sI.
Gr dI suafxI cfh bxf ilafeI. sfry cfh pIx lwgy. bjLurg ny cfh pIx qoN
nFh-nuwkr kIqI qF iksy ny ikhf, “kuVwqx Qwuk qy cfh pI…”
Gr dy ies ihwsy vfilaF nfl AuhdI nrfjLgI iehnF bolF nfl Dup geI. qy Auh vI
cfh dy Guwt Brn lwgf.
sUrj lwgBwg zuwb cwilaf sI. eyQy hux ikMnf ku icr bYTf jf skdf sI.
prdysIaF ny jfxf hI jfxf hY. pRym isMG, ijhVf Gr lwBidaF glIaF ivwc
quridaF sB qoN awgy huMdf sI qy ijs dy kdmF ivwc jvfnF vflI PurqI njLr
afAuNdI sI, Auh dohvF bfhF df jLor lf ky hIa ’qy Bfr pf ky msF hI plMG qoN
AuWiTaf qy mx mx dy Bfry kdmF nfl bfhr nUM quiraf. drvfjLy ivwc Klo ky
kmry nUM iewk vfr iPLr afpxIaF awKF ivwc Br lYxf cfihaf.
Auh hOlI hOlI Gr qoN ivCV irhf sI. BfvyN huxy hI hnyrf Auqrn vflf sI pr
asIN koeI kfhlI nhIN sF krnf cfhuMdy. mYN bfhr af ky KVo igaf. myry lfgy
KVoqf awT nON sfl df lVkf mYnUM bVy iDafn nfl vyK irhf sI.
“rfq pY cwlI hY. awj qF rfq hux qyry Gr hI kwtFgy……sfnUM rfq rwK leyNgf?
rotI rftI KvfeyNgf nf!” mYN AusnUM CyiVaf.
Auh myry ies suafl nUM gMBIr smJidaF Cfbl igaf qy Boly-Bfa Auhdy mUMhoN
inkl igaf, “nhIN.”
“jfh Eey!”
BIV hws peI.
lfgy KVoqI awT ds sfl dI iewk bwcI ny myrf hwQ PV ilaf qy lfz nfl kihx
lwgI. “aMkl! qusIN bhuq cMgy E…….”
“swc!” myrf idl AuWCilaf qy mYN Aus dy isr AuWqy ipafr idMidaF afpxI not
buwk Auhdy sfhmxy kr idwqI.
“ieh gwl mYnUM ilK ky dyh.”
Auhny KLusLKLq AurdU awKrF ivwc ilK idwqf: “aMkl afp bhuq awCy hYN.”
‘aMnm’
Aus dy hyTF afpxy dsqKLq vI kr idwqy. rfie ajIjL AuWlf ny kfr lY aFdI.
pRym isMG cfr cuPLyry nUM inhfridaF sB nUM alivdf kih ky kfr dI aglI sIt
AuWqy bYT igaf. anvr qy sqnfm mfxk vI kfr ivwc bYT gey. mYN bfhr KloqI BIV
vwl hwQ ihlf ky alivdf afKI. rfq rwKx qoN nFh krn vflf lVkf myry kol
afieaf qy bVy AuqsLfh nfl jfndfr afvfjL ivwc kihx lwgf, “aMkl! kdI PLyr vI
afieE.”
mYN Aus dI gwlH ipafr nfl QpQpfeI qy asIN kfr ivwc bYT gey.
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