ies suwcy ivÈyy dI gwl kridaF
swc dy vwD qoN vwD nyVy rihx dI rIJ kfrn mY inrol afpxI ijMdgI dy qjrby dI
gwl krnI hI TIk smJI hY.
myrI mF hurIN cfr BYxF sn qy Brf koeI nhIN. myrI BfbI hurIN swq BYxF qy
Brf koeI nhIN. myrI mF aksr afKxf,“puwq ieh kuVvfDf jIhdy mgr pY jy lwQdf
nhIN huMdf. myrf BfvyN kuVIaF nfl koeI Kfs vfh nhIN sI. AuNj mYN kuVIaF ƒ
jfnx leIN awjIN pwjI puwCxF,“PlfxIeyN, qYƒ lgdf ik jy qUM muMzf huMdI qF
qYƒ iËafdf cMgf lgdf?” awgoN mYƒ hmyÈF ies qrF df hI jvfb imlxf ik “mYN
afpxy ies rUp ‘c sB qoN vwD KuÈ aF.``
mYN aMiqm swc dI Bfl ivc hmyÈF irhF.
pr jo smyN df swc mYƒ afpxI nËr QfxIN idwisaf Auh ieh hY ik ieh muMizaF
kuVIaF vflf iBMn Byd lokF ny afpxØy nÌy nuksfn muqfbk bxfieaf. muMizaF ƒ
PLfiedymMd smJdy ny lok qy kuVIaF bfry kihMdy,“iehnF qF agly Gr cly jfxf,
nfly ivafvHF df Krcf bVf. nfly agly Gr pqf nhIN ikho ijhy BUqinaF nfl vfh
pYxf.”
so gwl qF kuwl imlf ky PLfiedy nuksfn dI hI hoeI.
pr mYN ijMdgI dy keI pwKF bfry nÌy nuksfn qoN AuWpr AuT ky socx ivc ivÈvfs
rwKdF qy Kfs krky iensfnI irÈiqaF dy mfmly ivc Ërf jËbfqI vI hYgF.
AuqoN do kMm hor ho gy. iek qF mYN gurbfxI ƒ QoVf bhuq vficaf ivcfiraf qF
pqf lwgf beI iensfnf ivc ilMg, jfq, Drm, ielfky dI myr qyr krn vfly lok qF
Buwly Btky ny. dUjf mfrksvfd df AUVf aYVf jfixaf qF iehnf sOVIaF socF qoN
AuWpr AuTx aqy afpf vfrU iKaflF dI guVHqI imlI. pr mYƒ afpxy ihsfb nfl
socx dI afdq bhuqI af.
myrf bfp bVf eI imhnqI, dlyr qy axKI sI. pr jd Ausny roË rfq ƒ pYr Dox leI
myrI mF dy sfhmxy lwqF lmkfAuxIaF qy bIbI ny Auhdy pYr Doxy qF mYN
kihMxf,“BfjI, qUhfƒ afpxy pYr afp Doxy cfhIdy ny. bIbI vI sfry idn dI KpI
huMdI, iehdy ‘c vI quhfzy vrgI jfn aF.`` BfjI afKxf,“mYN afhnf eyh nvF eI
AuWT ipaf ivc.`` keI vfr pYr mYN Do dyxy.
pr mYN smJdF ik aOrq ƒ jfnx ‘c mYN ajy pihlI jmfq ‘c hI sF. myry leI aOrq
sMsfr mF hI sI. BYx qF hY koeI nhIN sI. iPr myrf ivafh hoieaf, gurcrn nfl,
ijsƒ asIN ‘lflI` kihMny. bVy muwlvfn aihsfs hoey. pr sbk ajy vI aDUrf sI.
iPr myry Gr pihlI bytI pYdf hoeI, milkf.
pwtI koml dy hspqfl mYN pihlI vfr milkf ƒ vyiKaf. mwQf cuMimaf. ipE hox dy
aihsfs df cfnx hoieaf. myrI mF afeI. Ausdy hwQ ivc iek ilÌfÌf sI.
kihMdI,“puwq, koeI qyrI icwTI afeI af. mY afiKaf nfly kuVI vyK afAunIN qy
nfly icwTI dy afAunIN.`` icwTI myrf pMjfb pbilk srivs kimÈn vwloN srkfrI
kfljF leI pMjfbI lYkcrfr cuxy jfx df inXukqI pwqr sI. mYƒ qlvfVf kflj
imilaf sI. bIbI bVI KuÈ.
“bIbI, hux ieMj kr ik ipMz jf ky afZIaF guaFZIaF df imwTf mUMh krf dy.
kihxf ik myry puwq dy Gr DI pYdf hoeI qy Auhdy lwzU ny`` jd do iqMn idnf
bfad mYN puwiCaf ik bIbI krf idwqf sI mUMh imwTf qF kihMdy,“hF krf idwqf
sI. pr mYN bhuqI kuVI vflI gwl nhIN dwsI. mYN nOkrI bfry dwisaf. puwq,
lokF afKxf kuVI dy lwzU vMzx zeHI af.`` AudoN mYƒ mF dI gwl df Jtkf ijhf
lwgf pr jd mYN iesƒ mF dy nËrIey qoN vyKx dI koiÈÈ krdf qF mF vI mYƒ swcI
jfpdI.
myrf nfnf jwQydfr AUDm isMG iBKIivMz jYqo aqy gurU ky bfg dy moricaF df
GulftIaf sI. pUrn nymI, guriswK. Aus kol 1947 qoN pihlF dIaF jlMDr dukfnf
sn qy aMimRqsroN lhOr ƒ cldIaF koly vflIaf bwsF. Ausny pihlI sMsfr jMg lVI
sI. cfr DIaF df ipE sI. iek DI dy puwqr ƒ Aus ny puwq bxf ilaf. sfrI ËmIn
jfiedfd Ausdy nF lvf idwqI ik myry mgroN myrIaF DIaF df Gr bixaf rvHy.
Aus hmyÈF cVHdIaF klF ivc rihx vfly afpxy nfny ƒ vI isrÌ iek idn inMmoJUxf
ijaHf ho ky qrly vflI sur ivc gwl kridaF mYN Edx vyiKaf sI jd Auh afpxI DI
(myrI mF) ƒ afK irhf sI,“ik puwq, mYN sfrI ËmIn jiedfd god ley dohqry dy
nF lvfAux lwgF. qYƒ koeI ieqrfË qF neHIN. qUM kichrI jf ky dsÉq krdy.``
Auh pihlI sMsfr jMg qy jYqo, gurU ky bfg moricaF dIaF jyqU khfxIaF suxfAux
vflf hfiraF vfgUM bYTf sI.
iek pfsy ies qrF bfp df isr nIvF hoieaf ipaf sI qy Auhdf isr nIvF hoxf
myrI mF qoN brdfÈq nhIN sI ho irhf. Auh aMdroN hF krU sI qy AuqoN iJjkdI
ijhI hYrfn hoeI. mYN koloN afiKaf,“ bIbI bfpU dI jfiedfd af. ijMnU mrËI
dyvy afpF ƒ neHI kuC cfhIdf. qUM kihdy bfpU ƒ ik mYN qyry nfl aF.`` mY mF
df hOslf vDfieaf.
pr mgroN vkq dy sÌy AuWqy jo iliKaf igaf , Auh ieh sI ik iPr vI myrI mF ƒ
bfpU dIaF hmyÈF pryÈfnIaF hI vyKxIaF nsIb hoeIaF. bfpU afpxy PYsilaF df
gulfm ho igaf. mjbUr bybs ho igaf. Auh bygfinaF ƒ afpxy bxfAuNdf bxfAuNdf
afpixaF qoN vI dUr hoeI jFdf jfipaf.
pr myrf ajy vI bVf sfP mwq hY ik myry nfny ƒ afpxIaF eynIaf sfAU qy
afigafkfr DIaF ƒ afpxy puwqrF vrgIaF hI smJxF cfhIdf sI. jdik Auh gurbfxI
dy gUVH igafnI vI sn. KYr.
jd myrI bytI milkf pYdf hoeI. asIN dovyN bVy KuÈ sF. afvdI soc krky. milkf
dI nfnI dIaF do DIaF sn. dovF dy GrIN iqMn DIaF sn. pr Auh qF sfzI KuÈI c
KuÈ sn. jd swq sfl bfad myry Gr dUjI bytI pYdf hoeI qF asIN Ausdf nF mMnq
rwiKaf. keIaF afiKaf,“lE ajy vI kuVIaF dI mMnqF mMgx zeHy ny.``
pr jd nfnI dfdI dI hlfÈyrI nfl qIjI bytI dI vfrI afeI qF mYƒ qF Ërf vI
aMdfËf nhIN sI DIaF ƒ jMmx qoN pihlF eoho ijhy idn vyKxy pY skdy ny. mYN
qy myrI jIvn sfQx gurcrn hspqfl dI lyzI zfktr dy kmry dy bfhr bYTy sF.
gurcrn aMdr geI rYgUlr cYkawp leI. dyrI ny mYƒ QoVf ku pRyÈfn kIqf, koeI
AlJx nf hovy. mn ‘c svfl AuWTx lwgy.
ijhVy bYNc Auqy mY bYTf sF Aus dy sfhmxy iliKaf sI ‘EpryÈn QIeytr`. Auh
zfktr nrsF iek mF ipE dI slfh nfl iek jnfnI abfrÈn krn leI aMdr lY vVy sn
ijƒ huxy pqf lgf sI ik Aus dy grB ivc DI hY. mF aMdr kI socdI sI pqf nhIN
pr bfhr ipE kfPI qswlI ivc sI. mYN mn hI mn DIaF dI hoxI
bfry socdf socdf
iKaflF dy vihx ivc vih igaf. ienF plF dy aihsfs Èbd bx ky ieMj myry iËhn
`c Auqry.
“bwcf ajy mF dy grB ivc hY. Ausny afkfr lYxf ÈurU kr idqf hY. iËMdgI DVk
peI hY. aKy iensfnI jUn sB qoN Auqm hY. Auh ies Auqm jUn ivc DrqI Auqy
afAux leI afpxf sihj sPr ÈurU kr cuwkf hY. rfhI Bolf hY. mfsUm hY. ajy
afpxf bcfa krn jogf vI nhIN. pr Ausdf ies DrqI dy sB qoN Kqrnfk duÈmxF nfl
vfh pY igaf hY. ieh zrfAUxy duÈmx Aus dy mfpy hI hn. afpxy mfpy. afpxy
jnmdfqf qy pflxhfry.
ieh pflxhfry bYtrIaF lY ky afpxy jMmx vfly bfl df ilMg ZUMz rhy hn. muMzf
idisaf qF nwcxgy. kuVI nËr afeI qF zfktr ƒ pwilEN pYsy dy ky afKxgy ik Aus
df aMg aMg kwt suwty. ieh iensfn nhIN hn. iensfn aKvfAux df hwk ieh gvf
cuwky hn. ieh jfnvr vI nhIN hn. jfnvr vI ies pwKoN iehnF nfloN ikqy ibhqr
hn. ieh qF pqf nhIN kI hn? ÈklF qF iensfnF vrgIaF hn. jmdUqF bfry suixaf
hY, pqf nhIN koeI huMdf vI hY ik nhIN. ieh sfhmxy idsdy ijAUNdy jfgdy
jmdUq hn. rfÉÈs afpxI aOlfd df vpfr qF nhIN krdy. ieh qF Aus qoN vI agFh
dI koeI bVI nihÈ cIË hn.
CurI PVky Kloqf zfktr ienHF dI nsl ‘coN qF nhIN sI pr Ausƒ pYsy dI hvs aqy
afpxy DMdy dI iÌlfsÌI dI nfsmJI ny ienHF vrgf kr idwqf hY. ieh dovyN DIaF
dy duÈmx hn.DIaF leI mfipaF aqy zfktrF duafrf jMmx qoN vI pihlF eynf
Kqrnfk mfhOl. qobf rwb dI. grIb amIr mfpy sB ieko ijhy duÈmx. ieQy afx ky
sB rfjnIiqk isDFq Pyl. E sfzI ies DrqI qy afAux leI byqfb DrqI vrgIE
bflVIE, quhfzy nfl hmdrdI krn leI mY Èbd ikwQoN lwBF? Auh bol ijhVy quhfzI
cIs dy hfx dy hox. quhfƒ DI hox dI eynI vwzI sËf. quhfzI kI glqI hY ik
quhfzf aMg aMg kwitaf jf irhf hY? E BfeI mnI isMG dIE DIE BØYxo, quhfzI
ijbfh huMdIaF dI ikhVf soBf isMG Poto bxfeygf qy kOx quhfzf ieiqhfs
ilKygf.“
“afjo BfjI qusIN vI aMdr eI`` nrs ny avfj mfr ky kqlgfh vwloN myrI surqI
moVI pr dUjy pl Auh mYƒ vI Ausy kqlgfh ivc lY vVI.
asl c zfktr ny myrI sfQx ƒ afny bhfny skYinMg leI mnf ilaf sI ik bwcy dI
siQqI ishq vyKxI huMdI vgYrf vgYrf.
qy iPr Auh asl gwl vwl muVI,
“quhfzy ikMny bwcy ny?``
“do bytIaF``. gurcrn ny afiKaf.
sfzy hox vfly bwcy dy BrUx dI Poto kMipAUtr skrIn AuWqy sI. mYN vI AuDr ƒ
vyKx lwgf, ijDr ƒ sfry vyK rhy sn. zfktr bolI “vyKo BfeI sfbH, qusIN pVHy
ilKy jy. quhfzy Bly dI gwl dwsxf mYN afpxf ÌrË smJdI hF. iemoÈnl hox dI
loV nhIN. quhfzIaF pihlF vI kuVIaF ny. Pyr nf afiKE dwisaf nhIN. hux vI
PImyl eI jy. QoVy ku cfrj lwgxgy. jy afKo qF sPfeI kr idaF. GMtf ku lwgxf
kuwl. bfad `c bs iek idn rYst krnI. pryÈfnI koeI nhIN.
Auh pqf nhIN hor vI kI kuwC boldI jFdI pr mYƒ ivcoN tokxf ipaf,“zfktr sfzI
bwcI lfgy ieho ijhy Kqrnfk Èbd nf bolo, AuhdI ishq Auqy mfVf asr pY
skdf.``
“cwl inklIey eyQoN`` mYN gurcrn ƒ AuWTx leI ieÈfrf kIqf. gurcrn dy ichry
Auqy dihÈq aqy hor pqf nhIN kI kI kuC sI.
mYN Gr af ky dyr rfq qk kuC iliKaf jo Èfied kivqf vrgf sI. myry aMdroN
jËby afp muhfry ieAuN vg qury:
myrIey hox vflIey bwcIey
sfry jwg qoN sohxIey swcIey
qyry duafly hux qoN qIr
sky vI afAuxy Gwq vhIr
qUM qF pYdf hoeI vI nf
qyrf ajy gunfh koeI nf
qyrI subh ikAuN bxIN qkflF
af qYƒ godI ivc pf lF
Guwt ky ihkVI nfl lgf lF
imwTI lorI nfl sulf lF
qYƒ hr iek nËr ibgfnI qoN
mYN buwkl ivc CupflFgf
DIey qYƒ mY pflFgf
qUM qF ajy kuK ivc pÜdI
dunIaf qYQoN ikAuN hY zrdI
mfro, mfro, mfro krdI
asl ‘c sfzI imwqrqf df
AuqoN AuqoN dMB hY krdI
mUloN eIN ivc BulyKy iPrdI
pr ies swc ƒ kihxoN zrdI
ik ‘afp bwcy df jo gÜ kwtdy
dUijaF dy Auh kuJ nhIN lgdy‘
swjx vI iks pfsy jfvxØ
Auh qF rsmI PrË inBfvx
afpxf smF lgf ky sfƒ
sfzy eI mn dI bfq suxfvx
eyho ijhy swjxF bylIaF ƒ
mYN afpy hI smJflFgf
DIey qYƒ mYN pfÜFgf
qyrI afBf hovy akfsI
mUl nf Cfey kdy AudfsI
mY qYƒ afpxI bFh qy pf ky
bVI ipafrI gwl suxfAUN
cIN cIN pUMJF siVaf vflI
nfly sohxI bfq vI pfAUN
qyrI iek muskfn vyK ky
DUr aMdr qk iKVdf jfAU
KIvf ho ho mF qyrI ƒ
‘vfj mfr ky kol bulfAUN
kudrq df lwK Èukr mnfAUN
qUM afpxI ‘krnI` nfl dwsIN
mY kQnI nfl dsdf jfAUN
DIaF Gr dI suK ÈFqI ny
rwb df rUp hY mF, smJfAUN.
sUrq qyrI rwb bxfeI
mYN sIrq ƒ ZflFgf
DIey qYƒ mYN pflFgf.
Ausdy jnm vfly idn bVf idl ƒ DUh pfAux vflf qËrbf aqy aihsfs hoieaf.
asIN mukyrIaF cODrI dy hspqfl ‘c qVky jf dfKl hoey. do kys hor vI sn. aMdr
iewkTy do bfl hoey. dUjI bIbI bfr bfr puwCy ik ‘zfktr muMzf eI af nf‘ kuVI
hoeI qF myrf qF Gr ‘c jIxf muÈkl ho jfxf, pihlF vI iek kuVI af.‘ hoeI qF
kuVI pr zfktr ny Ausdf idl rwKx leI kih idqf ik ‘hF muMzf hoieaf‘ lE jI
vDfeIaF vDfeIaF ho gI.
muVky af gI sfzI vfrI. sfƒ qF pihlF hI pqf sI ik bytI af. jd Ahnf bytI
ilaf ky sfzI JolI pfeI qF asIN sohxI qMdrusq bytI vyK ky Ausƒ gl nfl
lfieaf. cuMimaf qy iek dUjy ƒ mubfrkF idwqIaF. bytI ny awDy GMty dy aMdr
aMdr hI iek spwÈt muskfn ibKyrI aYn vrfCF ivMgIaF krky qy asIN sfry bfgo
bfg ho gey.
lE jI pY igaf pMgf. dUjy bwcy vfilaF ƒ jdoN aYNvy pihlF bytf afK ky qy
mgroN bytI ilaf ky JolI ivc pfeI qF AuhnF dy rMg Pwk ho gey. AuhnF zfktr ƒ
afiKaf ik qUM sfzf bwcf bdl idqf hY. dUijaF dI qF kuVI sI. Auh vDfeIaF dyx
zeHy ny. KuÈ ny bhuq iËafdf. qy sfzf qUM muMzf afK ky hux kihMnf beI kuVI
af. qUM sfzf inafxf bdl idqf jfx buwJ ky. zfktr bQyrf smJfieaf ik BfeI
AhnF dI qF kuVI af. pr Auh ikwQy mMnx.
Auh qF iek ÈUkr ijhI jnfnI BwjI BwjI afeI qy af ky sfzI bytI dI pVqfl krn
lg peI ik ieh ikqy muMzf qF nI. jf ky kihMdI ‘nI cuwp kro Auh qy XwbHl
kuVI vyK ky KuÈ hox zeHy ny.``
asIN Èfm ƒ hnyry ijhy hspqfloN CuwtI lY ky Gr phuMcy qF hor qmfÈf hoieaf.
asIN Gr dy bfhr grfAUNz ‘c kfr ‘coN Auqry qF myrIaF dovyN bytIaF milkf qy
mMnq BØwjIaF BwjIaF afeIaF qy CotI BYx ƒ gl nfl lf ilaf. bhuq hI KuÈ KuÈ
asIN kfr ‘coN inkl ky Gr aMdr gey. nvyN jI nfl sfzf Gr KuÈIaF nfl Br igaf
jfipaf. sfzy Auqly kvftr vfly ieh nËfrf vyK rhy sn. AuhnF sfƒ AuqoN hI
mubfrkF idwqIaF asIN kbUl kIqIaF.
kuC imMtF bfad sfƒ vDfeIaF dy Pon afAuxy ÈurU ho gey. asl ivc sfzy Auqly
kvftr vfilaF ƒ sfzy ijhVy ijhVy jfxU df AunF ƒ Pon nMbr Xfd sI; AuhnF Ausy
vyly KVkf idqf sI ik ‘mMz sfhb dy Gr bytf hoieaf hY. bVy KuÈ ny qy af gey
ny Gr suwKIN sFdI.’
iPr Auh iqafr qXUr ho ky awDy ku GMty bfd Qwly afey qy bytI sux ky iek dm
rMg Pwk ho gey. kihMdy ‘mfPI dy idE mYN qF keIaF ƒ Pon krqy.`` mYN bQYrf
afiKaf ik qusIN cMgf kIqf. pr Auh brPI Kf ky AuhnI pYrIN vfps gey. Auhnf
iPr pihilaF ƒ asl siQqI qoN jfxU krfieaf. iPr sfƒ vDfeIaF dyx vfilaf vwloN
mfPIaF mMgx dy Pon afAuxy ÈurU ho gey. mYN afiKaf,“E Brfvo cMgf hoieaf,
EdF qusIN vDfeIaF nhIN sI dyxIaF.`` sfzI nËr `c bytI byty c koeI Prk
nhIN.``
bwcy qF sfry mfipaF ƒ ipafry ny.
pr sfzI ieh bwcI kuC inafrI hI sI.
ijvyN mY dws cuwkF ik myrf qF Aus nfl sbMD pihly idno hI mF vrgf ËjbfqI bx
igaf sI qy mYN bVI bysbrI nfl Ausdf ieMqËfr kr irhf sF. asIN Ausdf pihly
idn pihloN hI soicaf hoieaf nfm rwK idwqf ‘sIrq`.
sIrq pihlI rfq vI myry nfl hI suwqI.
Ausny iek idn vI afpxI mF ƒ rfq nf jgfieaf. Ausdf sOx df vkq sI qkrIbn rfq
11 vjy qoN svyry 5 vjy qk. aYvyN iek do vfr ihwlxf ivc duwD pIx leI.
Auh inq myry nfl hI soNdI.
sIrq ny kdI vI inwky bwicaF dI qrF cMigafVF mfr mfr ky rox vflI afvfË nhIN
kwZI. iek vfr vI nhIN.
Ausny kdI vI rfq ƒ sOx lwigaF pryÈfn nhIN kIqf. aqy svyry AuTwx lwigaF kdI
ro ky nhIN AuWTI. hwsdI hwsdI AuWTU.
Auh bwcI huMidaF vI isafxI jfpdI hY hmyÈF. afpxI AumroN vwzI. mY Ausƒ
vyhidaF sfr sB kuwJ Buwl jFdf hF. qy Aus df qkIaf klfm hY.
pfpf ƒ qy bs ieko kMm af. mYƒ pfrIaf krnIaF.
sIrq iqMn sfl dI ho geI.
iek idn mYƒ hwQ AuWqy blyz dy kwt nfl KUn inkl afieaf. sIrq ny ies qrF
mUMh bxf ilaf ijvyN ikqy Auhƒ myry nfloN vI ijafdf drd ho rhI hovy.
“pfpf brI pIr huMdI``?
‘nhIN byty”, mYN awgoN Auhdf mn rwKx leI afiKaf.
iPr kihMdI,“ ilafE mYN PUk mfldF`` qy PUkF mfrn lg peI. iPr pqf nhIN kI
soc ky rox lg peI qy myry gl ƒ icMbV geI.
iek idn roxf ijhf mUMh bxf ky myry kol af ky kihMdI,“ pfpf, mYƒ mMmI ny
Dwkf mfiraf.``
“ikAuN mfiraf myry puwq ƒ Dwkf? ilaf mYN kuwt kuwt ky mMmI ƒ mEH krF.``
mYN idlfsy vjoN afiKaf.
“pfpf mEH kI huMdf?`` Ausdy ijigafsU mn `coN svfl AuiTwaf.
“mqlb peI kuwt kuwt ky aYn imwJ jeHI kwZdUM mMmI dI.`` mYN iek hwQ Auqy
dUjy nfl aYkÈn krky vKfieaf.
“nf pfpf KUn nf kwiZE, mMmI ƒ pIr hoAUgI.`` Auhdf bfl mn boilaf.
pqf nhIN ikhVy vyly mYN Ausƒ cuwk ky gl nfl lf ilaf. myry aMdroN afvfË
afeI, “E DIE! kfÈ quhfƒ vwZx tuwkx lwigaF mfpy vI eynI hI pIV mihsUs kiraf
krn.``
qy iPr jdoN milkf ny bI[ey[ (ieMgilÈ mIzIam) ivcoN 76 pRqIÈq nMbr lY ky
kfilj df 22 sfl purfxf irkfrz qoV idwqf qF AusdI dfdI Ausƒ Guwt Guwt
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