awj holI df idn hY. muhwilaF
ivwc bwcy svyr qoN hI rOlf pfAux lwgy hn. rfq dI ijLafdf pIqI hox krky
tYksI zrfeIvr qoqI kfmryt dyr nfl AuWiTaf qy afpxy srIr dy iKwlry aMgF nUM
smytdf afpxI Gr vflI bsMqI kol jf KVHf- “ipCly sfl dI holI vflf myrf kmIjL
hYgf?”
“gwzI sfPL krnI eyN Auhdy nfl?” bsMqI ny Aultf svfl kIqf.
“Auey, akl dIey aMnHIey, mUrKLy, zMgry, awj Auh kmIjL pihn lYNdf qF afh
kmIjL rMg lwgxoN bc jFdI. qUM jfxdI qF hYN; tYksI XUnIan dy qKLqposL ‘qy
bMdy QoVHf eI bYTy huMdy ny, BUqF huMdIaYN.”
“qUM jI iehnUM GroN eI rMg lf ky lY jf. af jf pihlF afpF Gry eI holI Kyz
lIey. PLyr qyrI kmIjL nUM ikvyN rMg lf dyxgy Auh?”
“hfey Auey rwbf.” qoqI ny afpxy mwQy AuWpr hwQ mfiraf. iPLr Jwt Xfd af
igaf, boilaf- “rwb nUM qF asIN mMndy eI nhIN. pr qUM mUrKL dI mUrKL eI
rhI. jy qyry vrgI nfl ivafh nf krvfieaf huMdf, hux nUM mYN ienklfb lY
afAuxf sI.”
“af qF igaY ienklfb, suwK nfl iqMnF sflF df ho igaY. holI vfly idn eI
jMimaf sI.” bsMqI ny rMg nfl mUMh-isr lbyVI iPLrdy afpxy puwqr vwl iesLfrf
kridaF ikhf. qoqI kfmryt ny bVy cfa nfl puwqr df nfm ienklfb isMG rwiKaf
sI.
“E byakly…….” igLlf krdf qoqI afpxI gwzI lY ky XUnIan ivwc af igaf. qoqI
nUM dyKidaF hI sBnF ny jYkfrf Cwizaf, ‘qoqI kfmryt ijLMdfbfd’ jYkfry df
jvfb afAux qoN pihlF hI qoqI vwl rMgF dIaF imjLfeIlF CwzIaF geIaF. Auh
mUMhoN…… ‘kMjro……kMjro…’ krdf rih igaf. plF ‘c hI qoqI, rMg dy mwt ivwc
izwgy igwdV vFg rMigaf igaf. zrfeIvrF ny cIkF mfrIaF, llkfry suxy, jYkfry
Cwzy. Jwt ivwc hI, iblkul lfgy dy puils stysLn qoN ispfhI dOiVaf afieaf.
“sfhb ny ikhY, holI KyzxI aYN qF bMidaF vFgUM Kyzo, nhIN qF XUnIan df Pwtf
cuMgI qoN bfhr kwZ dAUN.”
ispfhI dI DmkI sux ky sfry cuwp ho gey.
“kfmrytf, qYnUM sfhb ny bulfieaY.” ispfhI ny qoqI vwl dyKidaF ikhf.
“mYnUM sLgn dyxYN?” rMg nfl iBwjI kmIjL incoVdf qoqI boilaf.
“sBnF nUM pqY, sfhb df lwCx, iksy vgfr qy jfxf huMdf hY. kI pqf sLgn dyxf
hovy. sfhb df nvF nvF ivafh hoieaY.” ispfhI hwisaf.
qoqI qurn lwgf qF iewk zrfeIvr ny ikhf- “sfhb ny holI KyzxI hoeI qF…suwky,
igwly donoN rMg hYgy af. qKLqposL hyTF bfltIaF Br ky rwKIaYN. kfmrytf
aYvyN ilwd jIh nf krIN…….”
sfry iKV iKVf ky hws pey.
sVkF qy, cONk ivwc muMzy-kuVIaF dy gruwp rMg Kyzdy, cIk-ichfVf pfeI iPLrdy
sn. kfrF, skUtrF nUM rMgF nfl gVuwc kIqf hoieaf sI. PLukry muMizaF ny QF
QF skUtrF dy slMzr KolHy hoey sn qy Auh sVkF qy iBafnk sLor kr rhy sn.
“iehnF juafeIaF nUM kusL nIN afKdy.” iewk zrfeIvr ny BVfs kwZI.
eyny ivwc qoqI kfmryt mUMh ltkfeI muV afieaf.
“kI hoieaf?” sfry iewko sfh boly.
“Tfxydfr aFhdf, kfmrytf, qyrI gwzI qy asIN hnImUn qy jfxY. mYN
ikhf……pYtrol Qozf jnfb jI qy kfr myrI, ijwQy mrjLI leI iPLirE….” PLyr
aFhdf, awj holI krky sLihr ivwc amn-amfn vI rwKxY. qusIN vI bfhr bVHf rOlf
pfeI jfny EN……kI krIey” mYN ikhf, jnfb jI, qusIN amn-amfn rwKI jfE…qy mYN
qusF dI GrvflI nUM hnImUn ivKf ilafAunYN.” zrfeIvrF df tolf hws ipaf.
“hwsx vflI gwl nIN Brfvo, Auh qF afpxI cyar qoN AuWT Kloqf bfhr KVHy iewk
ispfhI nUM boilaf, “pf Auey iehnUM lMmf, kI bkvfs krn izhYN.” mYN hwQ
joVy…… “jnfb, mfeI bfp kI gLlqI ho geI. mYN qF qusF dI smwisaf hwl kIqI
ey. Brfvo PLyr vI mYnUM ispfhI Duwky-Duwky mfr hI igaf. mYnUM kI pqf sI,
hnImUn kI huMdY, mYN qF smiJaf sI, zyhrfdUn vFg, hnImUn vI koeI ihwl
stysLn hoxY.”
“Auey sdky sLyr dy, jfh Eey PLnIar , eysy KLusLI ivwc BMg dy pkOVy ilaf.
KLusL krqf kfmryt ny.” iewk zrfeIvr ny bFh AuWpr cuwk ky aYlfn kIqf.
PLnIar, sFJy PMz ivwcoN pYsy lY ky qur igaf.
“Xfro, mYnUM dws qF dyE, ieh hnImUn kI huMdY. prsoN ijhVy Bfpy joVy nUM
luiDafxf rylvy stysLn qy Cwzx igaf sI, Auhny vI ‘hnImUn, hnImUn’ kridaF
mYnUM styirMg qoN AuTf ky ipwCy bYTx leI ikhf sI.” qoqI ny prysLfn huMidaF
ikhf.
“gwl kI hoeI sI.” Ausdy mUMh qy rMg mlidaF huxy huxy afx KVHy iewk zrfeIvr
ny puiwCaf. “awgy QoVHI hoeI aY Xfr. holI qF mYN Tfxydfr nfl pihlF hI Kyz
afieaF.” qoqI ny mUMh pUMJidaF ikhf.” hF Bfpy vflI quhfnUM suxfAunYN.
qKLqposL qy bYTy zrfeIvr pwbF Bfr ho gey. sfiraF nUM pqf hY, qoqI koeI nf
koeI swp kwZdf huMdY.”
“prsoN mYN lY ky igaf sI luiDafxy, nvyN nvyN ivafhy iewk Bfpy nUM. nfl sI
AuhdI bhU. Bfpx kfhdI sI-bws puwCo hI nf. mYN kdy kdy AusnUM sLIsLy ivwcoN
dI qfV lYNdf sF. Bfpy nUM pqf lwg igaf. mYnUM kihMdf, “ey brf jI sfhmxy
vyKo nf.” do iqMn imMt lMGx, iPLr afK dyvy-“ ey brf jI sfhmxy vyKo nf.”
mYN ikhf- “sfhmxy hI qF vyKdF qF hI gwzI cwldI hY.” pMj ku imMtF bfad
aFhdf- “brf jI gfVI roko.” mYN gwzI rok leI. soicaf……psLfb vgYrf krnf
hoeygf. Bfpf AuWqr ky myry kol afieaf. mYnUM kihMdf- “jLrf bfhr afxf brf
jI.” mYN gwzI bMd krky bfhr inkilaf qF aFhdf- “qUM myrI grvflI nUM sLIsLy
ivwcoN dI qfVnf ipaYN.” mYN afiKaf- “qYnUM eydF eI vihm ho igaf, sLIsLy
ivwcoN dI ipwCy qF asIN qF vyKdy hF beI koeI awgy jfx leI rfh qF nhIN
mMgdf.” Auh kihMdf, “mYN eynf mUrKL nhIN aF qUM bfr bfr vyKnf ipaf sYN.
eydF kr brf qUM ipwCy bYT, gfVI mYN clfvFgf.”
“PLyr?” hYrfnI nfl iewk zrfeIvr df mUMh awizaf rih igaf.
“PLyr kI, qoqI kfmryt AuhdI grvflI nfl ipwCy jf bYTf qy Bfpf jI gfVI clfvn
lwgy.” qoqI ny Bfpy dy lihjLy ivwc ikhf qF iewk zrfeIvr ny qKLqposL AuWpr
ilt ky lwqF asmfn vwl kr ky, sfeIkl dy pYzl mfrn vFg GumfeIaF qy cIkF
mfrIaF. sfiraF ny cfmHl ky iewk dUsry AuWpr rMg suwty qy qoqI nUM moiZaF
AuWpr cuwk ky jYkfrf Cwizaf.AudoN hI iewk zrfeIvr ny af ky dwisaf, “kwlH
afpxf jMtf igaf sI nf idwlI dI svfrI lY ky, AusdI gwzI pfxIpq kol
aYksIzYNt hogI. jMtf hspqfl ‘c aY. huxy PLon afieaY.” BMg dy pkOVy af gey
sn. iksy df vI Kfx nUM idl nhIN kIqf. bfltIaF ivwc Goilaf rMg, AuvyN df
AuvyN qKLqposL dy hyTF ipaf irhf.
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