awDI ku sdI pihlF myry ipMz dy
lokF dI jIvn ÈYlI awj nfloN iblkul vwKrI BFq dI sI. iswDry ijhy,
sfd-murfdy, byprvfh, Boly-Bfly, rwb dI rËf rihx vfly anykF ichry jdoN XfdF
dI ptfrI ‘coN isr cuwkdy hn, qF idl ivwc gudgudI vI huMdI hY,cIs vI AuWTdI
hY qy buwlHF qy muskrfht vI PYl jFdI hY. ielfkf sym-mfiraf sI, lokF kol
bhuq Gwt ËmInF sn, sImq lokF dI pUrqI leI sfDn vI sImq hI sn. Psl cuwkx
mgroN lok ipMz dy broty hyT bxy cONqry AuWqy bTy gwpF mfrdy rihMdy, bfrF
gItI Kyzdy jF sIp dIaF bfjLIaF lfAuNdy. muMzy-KuMzy broty hyT ipwTUUU,
aKrot, bMty qy guwlI-zMzf Kyzdy. ipMz ivwc KyqIbfVI nfl sbMDq lok vI grIb
hI sn, pr jdoN Auh afpxy nfloN vI geIaF guËrIaF nIvINaF jfqF dy lokF ƒ
afpxy GrF ivwc gohf-kUVf krdy, KyqF ivwc idhfVIaF-joqy lfAuNdy aqy KyqF
dIaF zOlF qy kwK-kMzy leI mfry-mfry iPrdy dyKdy qF afpxy amIr hox df Brm
pfldy. juafn qF hr Gr ivwc suwK nfl keI-keI ho jFdy sn. mfVI afriQkqf qy
awgy jf ky ËmIn dIaF hor vMzIaF pYx dI icMqf krky sfiraF df ivafihaf jfxf
sMBv nhIN sI huMdf. pFzoNaF vFg ijs Gr ivwc sFJf cuwlHf bldf rih jFdf Auh
sfry hI ivafhy hoey smJy jFdy, pr ijs Gr ivwc sFJf smJOqf isry
nf cVHdf
AuWQy zFg-sotf cldf, GrF ivwcoN kMDF iKwcIaF jFdIaF, isafV vMzy jFdy qy
iekwly rih gey kuafry CiVaF dI jUn Bogdy.
ipMz dy CiVaF ivwc sB qoN sInIar dro CVf sI. ijs df nF Auhdy jMmx mgroN
AuhdI mF krmIN ny bVI swDr nfl diraf isMG Diraf hovygf, pr Auh hONlI-hOlI
siVaFd mfrdf toBf bx igaf. kihMdy hn, jvfnI ivwc Auh vI Doqy, sfPR-suQry
kwpVy pf ky bVI TfT-bfT nfl irhf krdf sI. mocnf aqy ÈIÈf sdf hI Auhdy KIsy
ivwc rihMdy. Auh awKF ivc surmf pfeI rwKdf qy Auhdy gly ivc sony dI qbIqI
cmkdI. Auhdy do Coty Brf sn irKI qy bwtU. AunHF df ipAu AunHF dy mfsV nfl
ivsfKI dyKx ropV igaf muV nhIN sI priqaf. mfsV dy kihx muqfbk Auh ieÈnfn
krn lwgf sqluj diraf dy vihx ivc vih igaf sI. Aus mgroN AunHF kol Aus dy
mfsV dy gyVy vD gey sn. iek Pyry dOrfn jdoN Auh Gr ivc suwqf ipaf sI, dro
ny gMzfsy nfl AuhdI grdx vwZ lfÈ srhMd nihr ivc roVH idwqI. dro kql kys
ivc PiVaf igaf qy vIh-sflI ‘c aMdr ho igaf. jylH kwt ky ipMz priqaf qF
Audf Cotf Brf irKI ivafihaf igaf sI qy bwtU Auhdy nfl hI azjst ho igaf sI.
irKI dI Gr vflI iek KUnI ƒ nfl rwKx leI nf mMnI. dro ny hfVHy kwZy, hwQ
joVy pr Auh Bfgvfn tws qoN ms nf hoeI. dro cuwp-cfp zMgrF vfly koTy ivc
rihx lwg ipaf. Aus ny ËmIn nhIN sI vMzfeI. GroN Aus dI rotI zMgrF vfly
koTy ivc hI phuMcx lwg peI. hux dro ivc Auh kx bfkI nhIN sI irhf. Auh Kf
pI ky inwq ipMz dy broty hyT af bihMdf qy afpxf ipMzf Kurcdf rihMdf. Auh
nf hI nhfAuNdf qy nf hI kdI sfbx qyl dI vrqoN krdf. Auhdy kwpVy mYl nfl
afkVy rihMdy. pgVI dI QF Auh isr qy gË ku lMbI lIr lpytI rwKdf. lok Aus ƒ
puwCdy ik koeI jylH dI gwl suxfvy qF Auh kihMdf, “ieho ijhI hI qI jylH
vI.“
AuQy Kyzdf koeI nf koeI muMzf dro ƒ kihMdf, “E bfby, qyrIaF lwqF qy suafl
kwZxy aF.``
“kwZ lY puwq[[[ pihlF bfpU kih.`` dro hws ky kihMdf.
muMzf Aus ƒ bfpU kih idMdf qF dro afpxI gMdI ijhI DoqI AuWqy ƒ cuwk KVf ho
jFdf. muMzf iksy zwky nfl Aus dIaF KuÈk lwqF AuWqy ilKx lgdf. KuÈkI mfrIaF
kflIaF lwqF AuWqy icwty-icwty awKr ieMJ cmkdy ijvyN blYk-borz AuWqy ilKy
hox. dro hwsdf qF AuhdI imwDy myiQaF vrgI dfVHI dy vfl KVHy ho jFdy. dro
ny iek bwkrI pfl rwKI sI ijs ƒ Auh guro kih ky bulfAuNdf. bwkrI AuhdI avfË
sux ky mYN-mYN krn lgdI. Auh inwq Aus ƒ itwibaF dIaF PlfhIaF aqy ikwkrF
ivc cfr ilafAuNdf. lok bwkrI ƒ dro CVy dI guro kih ky itwcrF krdy, dro kdI
vI iksy df guwsf nf krdf.
ËmIn Gwt hox dy bfvjUd Coty BfeI imMdr df ivafh sMGol ho igaf qy Auhdf
vwzf BfeI lflU ibafV rih igaf. vhutI ivc ieko-iek nuks sI ik Auh pMj-Cy
sflF df iek juafk nfl ilafeI sI. ivafh qoN pihlF rÜ iml ky guËfrf krn dI
gwl imMdr ny vwzy Brf lflU ƒ smJfeI sI, pr vhutI aijhy iqwKy suBfa dI twkr
geI ik sB guV gobr ho igaf. Gr ƒ tuwtxo bcfAux leI AunHF dI mF pfro ny vI
vfh jhfn dI lfeI, afp iqMn BrfvF dy Gr vsx dI gwl dwsI pr sMGolo ny pYrF
qy pfxI nf pYx idwqf. lflU ny iek idn Dfn vwZdI nfÜ Dwkf krnf cfihaf qF
sMGolo ny Auhdy hwQ df hI cwk vwZ ky Aus ƒ lhU-luhfx kr idwqf qy Kwby pfsy
dI dfVHI dI DÜI kwZ mfrI. Auhdf mUMh iCwly hoey bUty vrgf inkl afieaf. Gr
afeI qF imMdr aqy pfro ny Aus ƒ PV ilaf qy cMgI ipafeI kIqI. Auh bybs aqy
inZfl ho ky bYT geI. lflU lwqF PYlf ky KVHf ho igaf qy sMGoÜo ƒ kihx lwgf,
“lMG sfÜIey Xfr dIaF lwqF hyToN.``
pr sMGolo ny ieh kMjrKfnf brdfÈq nf kIqf qy GroN Bwj ky dUly srpMc dy Gr
jf vVI. agly idn pMcfieq juVI qF lflU ƒ awz kr ky hI sMGolo ny sfh ilaf.
lokF df iKafl sI ik jy lflU dI KwbI awK ivc Polf nf huMdf qF sB Zikaf
irwJI jfxf sI. lflU ny awz ho ky afpxy irÈqy leI vfh jhfn dI lfeI pr ikDry
vI nhuM nf aV sikaf. iqMn ku sfl AuvyN bIq gey.iek idn Auh iksy dy trwk
nfl hYdrfbfd ƒ clf igaf jdoN vfps afieaf qF Auhdy nfl iek pwky rMg dI lMby
vfÜF qy sfVHI vfÜI aOrq sI.Aus dI BfÈf lflU smyq ipMz dy iksy bMdy ƒ smJ
nf afeI. pr lflU bhuq KuÈ sI. Aus dy afAux mgroN pUry qyrF idn iksy ny
lflU ƒ nf dyiKaf. Auh dovyN gRMQI bolx sfr qVky hI jMgl-pfxI jf afAuNdy.
cODvyN idn ipMz ‘c rOÜf pY igaf ik ivcfry lflU dI vhutI rfq vyly sB kuJ
hUMJky GroN Prfr ho geI sI. lflU koÜ ibnF nf vflI qIvIN dIaF XfdF hI rih
geIaF sn. lflU ny rwb df Bfxf mMn ky sB kuJ sih ilaf. koeI Aus bfry gwl
krdf qF lflU kih idMdf, “afpxy lok qF afpxy lok hI huMdy ny. muV ky nHI
ieh awk cwbdf. mYN qF CVf hI TIk hF.“
kuJ icr qF lok Aus dIaF qy Aus dI BwjI vhutI dIaF gwlF imrc-msfly lf ky
krdy rhy pr iPr hOlI-hOlI sB kuJ Buwl-Bulf gey. lflU ny idl nf Cwizaf.
CyqI hI Auh sfbx-qyl lf ky nhfAux lwg ipaf. Auh icwty Doqy kwpVy pfAuNdf,
cfdrf bMnHdf qy pYrIN DOVI dI juwqI pf ky Groxy hyT af bihMdf. rotIaF Auh
afp hI Qwpdf sI qy afpxy ihwsy dI ËmIn vtfeI qy dy rwKI sI. iek idn broty
hyT pYNht dI lVfeI bfry bihs cwl rhI sI qF lflU boilaf, “sfly aYvyN dwbI
jFdy af afpxy POjI qF. mYƒ qusIN slMbf idAu jy kwly-kwly pfiksqfnI ƒ pruMn
ky nf rwK idaF.``
“hYdrfbfd aflI qF pruMnI nHI geI, vwzy lftIkIn qoN. hux kIly qy qINGVI
jFdY.” iksy ny lflU ƒ cot mfrI qF Auh cuwp-cfp AuWT ky Gr ƒ vg ipaf.
iek idn iJAUrF dI pRisMno iksy dy ivafh dy lwzU vMzdI lflU dy Gr vI clI
geI. lflU ny Aus ƒ pqf nhIN kI ikhf. lokF ny qF pRisMno dIaF gflHF hI
suxIaF, “ZY jfixaF cOiraf, qyry pYx kIVy[[[ ruVH jfixaF mYN qyry sIrmyN
pIjUM[[[ qyrf hovy byVf grk.``
awigAuN lflU hIN-hIN kr ky boilaf, “byVf hux ikwQy af myry kol pRisMnIeyN
?[[[ jy hwQ nfl hwQ CUh igaf qF qyrf ikhVf tuwk lih igaf.``
lmZINgF dy bcny ny vwzy BfeI sfbU ny vI sfrI Aumr ivafh nf krvfieaf. AunHF
dI ËmIn Zfhy aqy byt donF pfsy hox krky Aus ƒ keI irÈqy afey pr sfbU ny
isr Pyr idwqf. aKy, ivafh nfl qF bMdf bMDnF ‘c Ps jFdY. Brf qoN awz hox kr
ky Auh iekwlf hI gurduafry mgr afpxy pYky mkfn ivc rihMdf sI. Auh bVf
sfÌ-suQrf, qkVy juwsy vflf qy bx-Tx ky rihx vflf CVf sI. dUr dUr qoN Auhdy
vYlI Xfr Aus kol afey hI rihMdy. keI-keI rfqF mihÌlF jMmdIaF rihMdIaF.
murgy irwJdy, qVky-CVky lgdy, Gr dI kwZI dfrU cwldI. pr sfbU df kMtrol
aYnf ik koeI vI nf KrUd krdf nf AuWcf boldf. Auh hmyÈf icwtf cfdrf bMnH ky
rwKdf. Aus dy klIaF vfly kmIË ƒ lwgy sony dy btn cmkdy. jdoN Auh hwsdf qF
sony dy pwqry ‘c mVHfieaf Auhdf dMd sunihrI ikrxF Cwzdf. sfbU ny iek
zwb-KVwbI ibwlI pfl rwKI sI, ijs dy pYrF ivc cFdI dy Cwly pfey hoey sn.
Aus ny ibwlI df nF Dnkur rwiKaf hoieaf sI. jdoN ibwlI ikDry iÈkfr qy inklI
huMdI qy Auh bftI cuwk ky do-iqMn vfrI DrqI qy mfrdf qF CflF mfrdI ibwlI
qurMq hfËr ho jFdI qy AuhdIaF lwqF nfl iGsrn lgdI. Auh Auhdy ipMzy qy GrUt
Br Br Auhƒ ipafr krdf. sfbU ipMz dI ƒh-DI dI iewËq krn vflf bMdf sI. Aus
dy cflcwlx dI sB pfsy isÌq huMdI sI. iek vfrI ipMz dy ptvfrI ny koeI kuVI
CyV idwqI. pqf lwgx qy sfbU ny gMzfsf moZy qy Diraf qy ptvfrI dy bfr mUhry
jf ky Aus ƒ bfhr inklx leI llkfiraf. Aus ny ipCly pfisEN kMD twp ky msF
jfn bcfeI. mgroN pMcfieq ivc hfËr ho ky mfÌI vI mMgI qy zMn vI Biraf.
jYml aqy inwkU dovyN aMnHI mF dy jfey sn, jo CVy rih gey.AunHF df ipAu
bcpn ivc hI sfQ Cwz igaf sI. jYml ny ipMz dy gRMQI koloN gurmuKI iswK leI
sI pr inwkU korf anpVH rih igaf sI. AunHF dI mF afp hI cuwlHf bfl ky
rotIaF lfhuMdI. dfl-sbËI bxfAuNdI kwpVy DoNdI qy hor sfry kMm sujfiKaF vFg
krdI. Auh ipMz dy hr bMdy ƒ Auhdy bol qoN hI pCfx lYNdI. inwkU GroN bfhr
iblkul nf inkldf qy hmyÈf afpxI mF nfl KihbVdf rihMdf. iek vfrI dr
mUhirAuN lMGdy iksy bMdy ny inwkU aqy AuhdI mF df vfrqflfp sux ilaf, ijs
dI mgroN KUb crcf hoeI. buVHI kihMdI, “vy tuwt pYixaF inKwtUaf[[[ koeI kMm
kiraf kr[[[ aYQy srfÜ bixaf ipaf rihMdf eyN.``
“buVHIey, ikAuN BONkdI rihMdI eyN sfrf idn[[[ kMm kr[[[ kMm kr[[[ kI kMm
krF ? qyrI imwl lfeI hoeI af gMnyN dI ?`` inwkU boilaf.
“mr ZY jfixaf qyry lVy swp pfpI dy.``
“ey buVHIey, swp buwkl mf lkoeI bYTI eyN?``
jYml Dfrimk ikqfbF pVHn kr ky kfÌI guxI-igafnI bMdf smiJaf jFdf sI.
itwcr-mKOl krn ivc Auh ƒ pIr mMinaF jFdf sI. gurduafry ivc hr sMgrFd ƒ
svyry afsf dI vfr dI cOkI lgdI. mihmf hrmonIam, amr sUM icmtf, rx sUM
ZolkI qy jYml KVqflF vjfAuNdf. ieMdr isMG pfTI ijhƒ lok pKIiraf kihMdy sn,
cOr PVH ky mfrHfj dI qfibaf bihMdf. sMgrFd vfly idn lok nhfAuNdy vI, kwpVy
vI bdldy qy gurduafry mwQf tykx vI ËrUr afAuNdy. ieMdr isMG pfTI df
nvF-nvF ivafh hoieaf qF AuhdI Gr vflI prIqo ny pihlI pihlI vfr gurduafry
afAuxf sI. jYml hoxf ny Èugl krn leI sfrf pRogrfm AulIikaf hoieaf sI. jdoN
lMbf sfrf GuMz kwZI prIqo mwQf tykx leI gurduafry ivc vVI qF AunHF ny cwl
irhf Èbd qurMq bMd kr idwqf qy jYml ny nvF Èbd cuwk ilaf, “Èbd gfvx afeIaF
prIaF ieMdr sUM-prIqo.``
“ieMdrfpurI`` dI QF ‘ieMdrsUM-prIqo`` sux ky gurduafry ivc hfsf mc igaf.
cOr Joldf ieMdr sUM vI iKV-iKV hwisaf. jYml CVf qF aYnf joÈ ivc afieaf ik
KVqflF vjfAuNdf goizaF Bfr KVHf ho igaf.
KfAUaF dy imMdr sUM df vwzf BfeI jgIrU iswDrf hox kr ky CVf rih igaf sI.
‘ikaf cOlF dI burkI, jgIrU kwC KolHI iPryy` kih ky asIN muMzy Aus ƒ CyiVaf
krdy sF. Aus qoN lok Gr dIaF prfeIvyt gwlF puwCdy qF Auh awT-ds bMidaF `c
bYTf hox dy bfvjUd gwl dwsx qoN pihlF ieh ËrUr kihMdf, “pihlF shuM KfE
gurU mfrHfj dI ik iksy ƒ nhIN dwsogy.``
lokI shuM Kf lYNdy qF Auh AUVy qoN VfVy qwk Gr df sB kuJ nMgf kr ky Dr
idMdf. Auh imMdr sUM dy inafixaF ƒ sfrf idn moZy qy cuwkI iPrdf. koeI nf
koeI mKOl kr ky kihMdf, “beI jgIrU afh mfzl qF jmHF eI qyry vrgf ey, AuhI
nwk, AuhI buwl, AuhI[[[[.``
qF Auh bolx vfly ƒ tok ky kihMdf, “hoAU Xfr[[[ pr qUM shuM Kf ky kih[[[
muV ky iksy kol ieh gwl nI kryNgf.``
jgIrU aMdr puils df zr pqf nhIN ikAuN aYnf bYiTaf hoieaf sI. koeI JUT-mUT
hI kih idMdf ik awj puils afAuxI eyN qF Auh Ausy tfiem AuWTdf qy kwpVy
JfVdf Gr ƒ iqwqr ho jFdf. Aus ƒ vihm sI ik ispfhI lokF ƒ kyvl corI krn,
Èrfb kwZx jF nfjfieË hiQafr rwKx kr ky hI nhIN kuwtdy, jy AunHF ƒ kuwtx
leI koeI bMdf nf twkry qF iksy ƒ vI PV ky aYvyN kuwt suwtdy hn. imMdr ƒ
pqf sI ik lok Auhdy Brf df mKOl AuzfAuNdy hn. Auh jgIrU ƒ KuMz cOkVI ivc
bYTf dyK ky kihMdf, “cwl Gry, aYQy bYTf kI krdf eyN?`` jgIrU AuWT ky qur
pYNdf qy kihMdf, “Gr jf ky vI mYN kI krnf eyN ?`` lok guwJf-guwJf hwsx
lgdy.
nMjI df ivafh dIpo nfl hoieaf pr Auhdf bVf BfeI ieMdU CVf rih igaf. AunHF
dI BUaf sfhb kur ivDvf hox krky afpxy BqIijaF nfl hI rihMdI sI. sfhb kur
mrI mgroN nMjI ƒ kYNsr ho igaf. Auhdf sfrf ÈrIr gol-gtOlIaF nfl Br igaf.
dIpo ny AuhdI KUb syvf kIqI. iqMn mhIny ibmfr rih ky nMjI miraf qF dIpo qy
ieMdU iekwly rih gey. ieMdU bhuq Èrmfkl sI. Auh hyTF ƒ mUMh kr ky dIpo ƒ
koeI kMm dwisaf kry qF Auh GuMz ivcoN hI AuWqr dy idaf kry. Èfm ƒ Gry
rotI-pfxI Kf ky ieMdU zMgrF vfly koTy jf sONieaf kry. lok ieMdU ƒ dIpo qy
cfdr pfAux leI Auksfieaf krn qF Auh ikhf kry, “clo sfly mVkFdy[[[ Auh myrI
CotI BrjfeI ey, ƒhF vrgI[[[[ Èrm kro Èrm.``
pqf nhIN ikMny sflF qwk donoN iekwTy rih ky vI judf judf rhy.
pflI dI ksby ivc afty dI cwkI sI. Aus ny sfrI Aumr ies kr ky ivafh nf
krvfieaf ikAuN ik Aus dI mMgyqr iksy hor nfl hI inkl geI sI. Auhdy Coty
Brf KuMGrI df ivafh hoieaf qF Auhdf jIa gRihsQ ivc KuB nf sikaf qy Auh
GroN inkl ky sfD bx igaf. lokF dI Ëubfn qF PVI nhIN jf skdI, ijhVy kihMdy
hn ik pflI ny KuMGrI ƒ GroN Bjf ky AuhdI vhutI sFB leI. vhutI BfvyN sfrI
Aumr Ausy Gr ivc rhI pr Aus ƒ afpxy jyT pflI nfl gwl kridaF, ikDry
afAuNdy-jFidaF kdI iksy ny nhIN sI dyiKaf. ies leI inrxf krnf muÈikl hY ik
CVf pflI sI jF KuMGrI.
AuNJ ipMz ivc afqU, jUrI, sMgI, suwKf qy hor keI jxy vI CVy hI rih gey sn.
ikAuNik Auh sfzy poc dy sn. mYN ipMz Cwz idwqf. AunHF CiVaF df kI bixaf ?
mYƒ nI pqf. Auh ivcfry ijvyN jMmy sn, AuvyN rih gey hoxgy. ‘kwly afAuxf,
‘kwly rihxf qy ‘kwly hI mfrHfj kol vfps cly jfxf koeI Gwt duKdfeI nhIN.
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