“qusIN awj dy sYsLn dI pRDfngI
krnI hY.”
zf: mhIp isMG ny ikhf. mYN hYrfn hoieaf. kfnPLrMs qy puwjIaF vwzIaF isafsI
qy Dfrimk ‘qopF’ dy huMidaF hoieaF iewk inmfxy lyKk nUM mfx dyx vflI gwl
hI qF sI. pr awj sLfied lyKkF dI hI vfrI sI. myry nfl pRDfngI mMzl ‘c
prvfsI lyKk rivMdr rvI aqy pwqrkfr qy lyiKkf Aurimlf afnMd vI sLfiml sn.
ies sYsLn ivwc hornF qoN ibnF do prcy ‘iswK smfj ivwc aOrq dI siQqI’ bfry
sn- iewk sI hrBjn isMG XogI dI pqnI bIbI ieMdrjIq kOr df aqy dUjf iksy
prvfsI ivdvfn gurmIq isMG df iliKaf hoieaf. iehnF pricaF ivwc iswK smfj
vwloN aOrq nUM imlI vizafeI dI crcf sI. pihly donF idnF vFg awj vI sfrI
crcf pMjfb nfloN ‘iswKI’ AuWpr vDyry kyNdirq sI. pricaF ‘qy itwpxI krn
vfly bulfry vI iswK smfj ivwc aOrq dI ‘bwly! bwly!’ df rfg alfpx lwgy.
mYnUM ieh ‘afpxy mUMh mIaF imwTU’ bxn vflI gwl lwgdI sI.
mYN pRDfngI sLbd bolidaF sB qoN pihlF aOrq nUM BfrqI jnqf dI siQqI nfl
qulnf ky ihMdI dy ivaMg-kvI suirMdr sLrmf dI kivqf dIaF kuJ sqrF df pMjfbI
ivwc KulHf anuvfd pysL kIqf.
rfjf rfm hovy jF rfvx
koeI PLrk nhIN pYNdf
jnqf qF ivcfrI sIqf hY.
rfjf rfvx hovygf qF
jbrdsqI AuTf leI jfvygI
rfjf rfm hovygf qF jbrdsqI
GroN kwZ idwqI jfvygI
jnqf qF ivcfrI sIqf hY.
rfjf duXoDn hovy jF XuiDsLtr
koeI PLrk nhIN pYNdf,
jnqf qF ivcfrI dropqI hY.
rfjf durXoDn hovygf qF
rfj sBf ivwc ngn kIqI jfvygI
rfjf XuiDsLtr hovygf qF
BrI sBf ‘c dfa ‘qy lf idwqI jfvygI
jnqf qF ivcfrI dropqI hY
sfdf ijhIaF sqrF ivcly swc ‘c eynI jfn sI ik hfl qfVIaF dI gVgVfht nfl
gUMj AuWiTaf. afpxI gwl nUM jfrI rwKidaF mYN gurU sfhb dI vizafeI kIqI
ijnHF ny pihlI vfr iswDFq dI pwDr ‘qy aOrq nUM mfx bKLisLaf. pr sfzy mnF
ivwcoN sdIaF qoN bYTy hoey sMskfr iewkdm hUMJ ky bfhr nhIN kwZy jf skdy.
iswKI-smfj ivwc vI aml dy pwDr AuWpr ‘aOrq dI siQqI’ ivwc bhuqf pirvrqn
nhIN afieaf. ijwQy-ijwQy, ijs smfj ivwc vI aOrq ny afriQk qOr ‘qy mrd
AuWpr inrBr hoxf Cwz ky afpxy pYrF ‘qy KVHy hox df ijMnf Xqn kIqf hY, EQy
EQy Enf hI Auh afpxf siqkfrXog sQfn bxfAux dy smrwQ hoeI hY. sdIaF dy
sMskfr sfzy avcyqn ivwc ieMj jVHF jmfeI bYTy hoey hn ik sfzy sfry aiDafqmk
sfihq ivwc afqmf qy pRmfqmf dy afpsI sMbMDF nUM pRgtfAux leI aOrq-mrd jF
Ksm qy pqnI dy rUpk dI vrqoN kIqI geI hY, pr ies ivwcoN vI aOrq dI gOx aqy
hIx-siQqI df pRgtfvf sihjy hI ho jFdf hY. iewQy aOrq (afqmf) df hI PLrjL
hY ik Ausny afpxy kMq (pRmfqmf) nUM ikvyN irJfAuxf aqy pfAuxf hY. Aus nUM
ikvyN KLusL krnf hY. Auhny hI iswKxf hY- ikhVf bol, ikhVf mMqr, ikhVf gux
hY- ijs nfl Auh afpxy Ksm nUM vws ivc kr sky. jy Auh ‘dfj ivhUxI’ jfvygI
qF ‘sLhu’ nUM psMd nhIN afvygI. aiDafqmk pwDr ‘qy qF iesdI vwKrI ivafiKaf
huMdI hY, pr ieh ivafiKaf kridaF vI acyq hI qqkflIn smfj ivwc aOrq df hIx
siQqI vflf icwqr sfzy sfhmxy pRgt ho jFdf hY.
ieh gwlF kridaF mYN iswK smfj ivwc aml dy pwDr ‘qy awj vI aOrq nfl ho rhy
ivqkry nUM aflocnf df insLfnf bxfieaf. bhuq sfry ivdvfnF ny qfVIaF mfr ky
myrf hONslf vDfieaf. myry ipwCoN ‘iswKI soc’ nfl juVy mMc-sMcflk ny ieh
ikhf ik myrf gurmiq df sImq aiDaYn hox krky mYN iswK smfj ivwc aOrq nUM
imly mfx nUM Gtf ky vyiKaf hY qF kuJ hlikaF vwloN Aus nUM dfd vI imlI.
mYnUM ieMJ pysL kIqf igaf ijvyN myrf iswKI nfl koeI vfsqf nhIN. iswKI qF
bs ‘AuhnF kuJ lokF’ kol hY qy ies dI TIk ivafiKaf vI Auho kr skdy hn!
AuhnF nUM ieh dwsxf kI arQ rwKdf sI ik pRfpq aMkiVaF muqfbk pMjfb ivc sB
qoN vwD iswK hI lVkIaF dI ‘BrUx- hwiqaf’ dy dosLI hn!
mYnUM zf: jsvMq isMG nykI dI kwlH mMc AuWpr kIqI itwpxI Xfd afeI. ‘iswKI!
iswKI!’ kUkdy iehnF ivdvfnF bfry gwl kridaF Aus ny afiKaf sI ik asIN
dUijaF bfry qF afKdy hF ik Auh swcf iswK nhIN, pr kdI afqm–cInx kridaF ieh
vI soicaf hY ik ‘asIN ikMny ku iswK hF!’
iehnF ivcfrF dI rOsLnI ’c mYN kfnPLrMs AuWpr geIaF aOrqF dI ‘siQqI’ bfry
socxf sLurU kIqf. kuJ ivafhIaF, ax-ivafhIaF lyiKkfvF bqOr zYlIgyt kfnPLrMs
‘c sLfiml sn. jLfihr hY ik AuhnF dy pqIaF/mfipaF ny AuhnF ‘qy ivsLvfs krky
hI AuhnF nUM ‘iekwilaF’ kfnPLrMs ‘qy jfx dI afigaf idwqI hovygI. aksr Auh,
pMjfbI dIaF (ijvyN dIaF vI hox) lyiKkfvF sn jo sucyq aqy afjLfd ho rhI
aOrq dIaF pRqIinD sn ijhVIaF afpxI ilKq rfhIN dunIaF nUM koeI pYgLfm dyx
jF afpxy anuBv ivwc afeI ijLMdgI nUM dyKx idKfAux df kfrj krn dI Xogqf
rwKdIaF sn: nhIN qF kdy koeI smF sI jdoN ‘aOrq dI siQqI’ bfry kfmryz
nOinhfl dI suxfeI ivaMg-kQf ivc vI scfeI lwgdI huMdI sI. kfmryz ny afpxy
iewk dosq dI gwl suxfeI- Aus df Auh dosq ikqy rylvy stysLn ‘qy afpxy iksy
hor imwqr nUM imilaf ijhVf afpxI pqnI smyq gwzI AuzIk irhf sI. pihly dosq
ny hOlI ijhI dUjy dosq nUM puwiCaf, ‘iehnUM afpxI Gr vflI nUM ikwQy nfl lY
ky cwilaYN?’ Ausny jvfb idwqf, ‘ ivafh ‘qy nfl lY ky cwilaF.’ pihlf dosq
hYrfn ho ky kihMdf, ‘ivafh AuWqy!… Eey ieh qF afpF mukfxy jfx nUM rwKIaF
huMdIaF sn………qUM iehnUM ivafh ‘qy leI jfnYN!’
pr ieh qF kfnPLrMs ‘qy phuMc geIaF sn. jy Auh kfnPLrMs ‘qy afeIaF hI sn qF
ieh vI AuhnF dI mrjLI sI ik iksy nfl vwD bolx jF Gwt bolx; iksy nfl vwD
nyV rwKx qy iksy nfl Gwt. kuJ lokF dIaF sfihqk dosqIaF vI ho skdIaF ny! ho
skdf hY ik AuhnF dy Gr vfilaF ny hI AuhnF nUM KLfs bMidaF df sfQ qy nyV
rwKx leI ikhf hovy.
pr smfj ivwc aOrq df mfxXog sQfn dIaF zINgF mfrn vfly bhuq sfry lyKk vIrF
nUM ieho hI icMqf lwgI rihMdI sI ik PLlF ‘joVf’ ikwQy bYTf hY! ikDr igaf
hY! hotl ivwc AuhnF dy kmry ikwQy-ikwQy hn! AuhnF sfiraF dI icMqf qoN
lwgdf sI ik ijvyN AuhnF nUM lyiKkfvF dI rfKI leI hI kfnPLrMs ‘qy Byijaf
igaf hovy!
mYnUM iehnF lokF dI ‘iPLkrmMdI’ AuWqy qrs afAuNdf sI. ijMnI ku Gwt Aumr dI
mUMh mwQy lwgdI aOrq huMdI Enf hI vDyrf iPLkr krdy ieh lok!
iewk idn dupihr vyly hotl dI lfbI ivwc kuJ lyKk dosq bYTy sn. kuJ imwqrF
ny kvIaF dI hoNd df lfB lYNidaF kfiv-mihiPLl df afgLfjL krn leI mYnUM
hulfiraf. mihiPLl dI kmFz sMBflidaF mYN vwK-vwK sLfierF nUM afpo-afpxf
klfm sLurU krn leI swdf dyx lwgf. cMgy sLyar ‘qy hryk df dfd dyx nUM idl
krdf hY. pr kuJ dUjy drjy dy sLfier PLirafd kr ky dfd lYxf cfhuMdy sn.
hryk kvI dI pVHI geI kivqf ‘qy ZuwkvIN itwpxI kridaF mYN cMgy isLar dI
bxdI-srdI pRsLMsf krdf. iewk sLfierf ny cMgI kivqf pVHI. jdoN Ausny iblkul
nvyN ibMb nUM kivqf ivwc pysL kridaF bol Aucfry:
“icVIaF PrymF ivwcoN inkl
AuWz jfxgIaF KuwlHy asmfn ivwc’
qF mYN ‘vfh!’ kihxoN nf rih sikaf. gwl dUjy sroiqaF dy aMdr vI KuB geI qy
sfry asL!asL! kr AuWTy.
Ausy sLfm amrIkf ivwc rihMdf iewk quwkbMd kvI mYnUM kihx lwgf, ‘sMDU
sfaHb! jy hux ikqy kvI-drbfr hovy qF ‘imhr dIaF njLrF’ sfzy vwl vI
kirE……Aus sohxI bIbI ‘qy hI nf sfry dy sfry zuwlHI jfieE…!’
iewk idn imlvfkI rihMdf myrf jfxkfr hrBjn isMG mYnUM imlvfkI sLihr dI sYr
krvfAux lY igaf. kfnPLrMs cwl rhI sI, prcy pVHy jf rhy sn. Aus ny mYnUM
ikhf ik jy iksy hor imwqr nUM nfl iljfxf hovy qF bysLwk lY lvF; ikAuNik
gwzI ivwc QF vI bQyrI hY qy hor sfQI hox nfl gwlF-bfqF kr ky myrf idl vI
lwgf rhygf. mYnUM hfl ivwcoN bYTy lokF ivwcoN iksy nUM AuTfAuxf isLsLtqf
dy Ault lwgf. asIN dovyN hI bfhr inklx lwgy qF hfl dy bfhr mYnUM bfhr myrf
iewk jfxU iewk lyKk iml ipaf. mMYN Aus nUM sulHf mfrI qF Auhny afpxy nfl
KVoqI stfl ‘qy lwgIaF ikqfbF vyK rhI iewk lyiKkf nUM vI afpxy nfl qor
ilaf. sLfm nUM rotI Kfx smyN mYnUM kuJ imwqrF ny vwKry ho ky bVy rhwsmeI,
pr sLrfrqI aMdfjL ivwc puwiCaf:
“Bf jI! awj ikwDr cuwBI mfr gey?”
iewk pwqrkfr ny afiKaf, “sLukr ey qusIN ids pey ho, nhIN qF mYN ieMzIaf
awj izspYc ivwc ieh KLbr Byj irhf sI ik – “iewk sInIar kQfkfr iewk nfjo
nfr nUM agvf kr ky lY igaf.”
rotI KFidaF hI Auh lyiKkf myry kol afeI aqy myry kMn kol mUMh kr ky hOlI
ijhI kihx lwgI, “Bf jI! …… EuQy bYTf pYWg qy pYWg zIkI jFdf jy……qy pIxoN
htdf eI nhIN. iPLr eyQy izwg ipaf qF bdnfmI hoAU……qusIN jf ky AuhnUM
iJVko…….”
mYN AuWT ky Aus nfl igaf. vfps muiVaf qF iewk imwqr kihMdf, “hux qF kMnF
ivwc vI gwlF hox lwg peIaF ny…….”
asl ivwc mnoivigafnk pwDr ‘qy qF sfrI qklIPL ies gwl dI huMdI hY ik jo sfQ
asIN KLud cfh rhy huMdy hF, Auh sfnUM nsIb nhIN huMdf pr iksy hor nUM Ausy
sfQ ivwc dyK ky sfzy aMdr eIrKf dy Bfv Aumz afAuNdy hn.
AuNj ies gwl qoN ieh qF sfPL hI sI ik aOrq dI eynI ku afjLfdI vI sfzy
‘eyzy vwzy pVHy ilKy’ vrg nUM pRvfn nhIN sI.
ies hvfly nfl jdoN mYN afpxy afp nUM ‘sihj’ pfieaf qF mYnUM hYrfnI aqy
KLusLI hoeI. aksr mYN vI qF AuhnF mrd lyKkF ivwcoN hI iewk sF? iewk pl leI
mYnUM afpxy aMdr pYdf huMdI jf rhI ‘bjLurgI’ qoN zr vI lwgf. mYN aMdroN
sLFq ikAuN sF? mYN eynf eIrKf-mukq ikAuN ho igaf sF? aOrqF nfl gwlF krnf
qF mYnUM vI cMgf lwgdf sI pr mYnUM hornF vFg sfVf ikAuN nhIN sI ho irhf!
aOrq dI sImq ijhI afjLfdI bfry mrd dy ies idRsLtIkox dy nfl hI mYN iewk
aOrq vwloN aOrq dI afjLfdI nUM afpxy hI ZMg nfl smJx qy pysL krn ‘qy vI
hYrfn hoieaf.
drsLn isMG DflIvfl dy Gr hr rojL rfq nUM Kfxy qoN pihlF KulHI qy
vMn-suvMnI sLrfb df dOr cwldf. iewk myjL AuWpr do lyiKkfvF bYTIaF hoeIaF
sn. iewk sI ivdysL ‘c rihMdI BfrqI pMjfb dI prvfsI pMjfbI kivwqrI aqy dUjI
pfiksqfn ‘coN afeI srvq mhweIAudIn. prvfsI sLfierf dy hwQ ivwc dfrU df
glfs sI. Auh srvq nUM vI ‘pI lYx’ leI jLor dy rhI sI. srvq dy ienkfr krn
‘qy Ausny ikhf:
“kI qUM pqI qoN zrdI eyN? pirvfr jF smfj df KOPL hY qyry aMdr? asl ivwc
qUM sMskfrF dI gLulfm hYN. qYnUM iehnF dikafnUsI sMskfrF qoN mukq hoxf
cfhIdf hY. afpxI soc nUM iehnF sMskfrF dI jkV qoN mukq krky hI aOrq afjLfd
hovygI…….”
srvq zIPLYNs ‘qy ho ky inmrqf nfl bol rhI sI, “nhIN…………asl ivwc nf………mYnUM
nf… pIx dI ‘arj’ (urge) hI nhIN huMdI……. jy hovy qF jLrUr pI lvF….”
“nhIN, qUM zrdI nhIN pINdI.”
“mYnUM koeI zr nhIN…… mYN pI skdI hF, pr myrf idl eI nhIN mMndf jdoN pIx
nUM qF…!”
ieh bihs iKwcI geI. BfvyN bfhrly smfj ‘c aOrq df sLrfb pIxf koeI aYb nhIN
igixaf jFdf qd vI mYnUM iewk sLrfb pI lYx vflI aOrq df sLrfb pIx nUM aOrq
dI afjLfdI nfl joVnf ajIb ijhf lwgf.
mYnUM lwgdf sI ik smfjk aqy swiBafcfrk bMDyj aqy mn ivwc bYTy sMskfr hI sn
ijhVy srvq nUM pIx qoN vrj rhy sn. srvq ny ibnF-sLwk eynI ku mfx-Xog
afjLfdI qF hfsl kr hI leI sI ik Auh iekwlI-kfrI pfiksqfn qoN cwl ky
kfnPLrMs ivwc Bfg lYx amrIkf puwjI sI aqy iesqoN vI vwD afpxI kivqf dI
KLUbsUrqI nfl sroiqaF nUM kIlx qoN ielfvf BrI sBf ivwc afpxI gwl bVy DVwly
nfl kih skdI sI BfvyN Auh gwl iksy dy igwty gozy vI ikAuN nf lwgdI hovy!
dUjI sLfierf vwloN bfr bfr ijLwd krn ‘qy vI srvq do-tuk nFh nhIN sI kr rhI
mqy AusnUM ‘gLulfm aOrq’ nf qswvr kr ilaf jfvy! mYN srvq nUM hwlfsLyrI
idwqI.
“qusIN iswDf aqy KuwlH ky kho ik mYN vfikaf hI sMskfrF aDIn hI pIx dI
KuwlH nhIN lY rhI, ieh kihxf koeI mfVI gwl nhIN, qy nf hI inrI sLrfb pIx
nfl hI aOrq dI ilbrysLn juVI hoeI hY.…qusIN ieMnNy izPLYNisv ho ky ikAuN
spsLtIkrn idMdy iPLrdy ho………?
ajy gwl cwl hI rhI sI ik kol af bYTf joigMdr kYroN afKx lwgf, “pIE jI!
pIE!! jLrUr pIxI cfhIdI hY…….”
kYroN ny iewk afpxf hI qrk Ausfr ilaf.
“kudrq ny jo kuJ vI Kfx-pIx leI bxfieaY sB Kfxf-pIxf cfhIdf hY. asIN
ihMdusqfnI qF punr-jnm ‘c ivsLvfs rwKdy hF. hux PLrjL kro koeI bRfhmx aY
qy aYs jnm ‘c Auh mIt nhIN KFdf jF sLrfb nhIN pINdf qF ho skdf hY ik Auho
bRfhmx agly jnm ‘c koeI KrFt jwt bx jfvy qF AudoN Auh mIt sLrfb Kf-pI ky
ipCly jnm dI ksr kwZ lvygf!……….iesy leI mYN qF kihMdF ik jy agly jnm ‘c
koeI cIjL KfxI-pIxI pY skdI hY qF iPLr aYs jnm ‘c hI ikAuN nf Ck-Ckf
leIey……….”
Ausny srvq nfl hmdrdI jqfeI, “vyKo jI! muslmfn kol qF koeI aglf jnm vI
nhIN ik aYs jnm dI Buwl dUjy jnm ivwc soDI jf sky……!”
srvq inruwqr hoeI kdy kYroN vwl qy kdy myry vwl vyK rhI sI. asIN kYroN dI
‘jtkI qrk’ ‘qy muskrf pey.
kihxf qF mYN kuJ hor cfhuMdf sF pr myry mUMhoN vI acncyq ‘jtkf ijhf’ svfl
puwiCaf igaf, “kYroN! jLihr vI iPLr Kf lYxf cfhIdf?”
kYroN ny cuwp ho ky kursI nfl ipwT joV leI. ‘PYslf’ dyx ipwCoN Auh iksy
bihs ivwc nhIN sI AulJxf cfhuMdf.
rfq nUM ies bihs bfry dobfrf socidaF mYN afpxy ‘jtky’ suafl ‘qy afp hI
hwisaf. kI aOrq dI afjLfdI bfry myry ivcfr vI iewk hwd qk jf ky pCVy hoey
bx gey sn! mYN nhIN pINdf; ieh vwKrI gwl hY; pr sLrfb koeI jLihr qF hY
nhIN. iPLr mYN hor zUMGf soicaf qF mYnUM lwgf ik asl ivwc ies suafl ipwCy
myrI aMdrlI kVvfht bol rhI sI ijsnUM prvfsI sLfierf dI ieh dlIl prvfn nhIN
sI; ijs dlIl dy jLor sdkf Auh aOrq dI afjLfdI dy hvfly nfl iksy dUjI aOrq
nUM sLrfb pIx leI Auksf rhI sI.
ieMj qF aOrq nUM hor vI keI gwlF krn leI ‘Auksfieaf’ jf skdf sI! qy swcI
gwl hY ik ‘aOrq dI afjLfdI’ dy nF ‘qy AusnUM ieMj Auksfieaf vI jFdf hY.
msln:jy mrd iewk aOrq dI QF vwD aOrqF nfl ilMg-sMbMD bxf skdf hY qF aOrq
nUM vI ‘afjLfdI’ hY ik Auh vI iesqrHF hI kry! jF jy mrd ny aOrq ‘qy sdIaF
qoN jLulm kIqy hn qF hux aOrq vI mrd nUM AuNj hI nPLrq kry aqy afpxy AuWqy
hoey ‘jLulmF df bdlf lvy! Ausdy ivruwD zty.’ jF aOrq sfry hI Auh kMm krygI
aqy AusqrHF hI krygI , ijvyN ik mrd krdy hn!
kuJ idnF bfad jdoN mYN afpxy igrfeIN jgdIsL dy stor AuWqy kMm krdI kuVI
bfry suixaF qF aOrq dI ieho ijhI afjLfdI df iewk hor rUp vI njLr afieaf.
jgdIsL kih irhf sI, “kfAUNtr ‘qy KloqI sunihry vflF vflI kuVI jo qYnUM
imlfeI sI, Auhdy kuafrI dy eI do inafxy ny! inafixaF dy ipAu df pqf nhIN
kOx eI qy ikwQy aY? ivcfrI afpxf aqy inafixaF df iZwz Brn leI eyQyy nOkrI
krdI ey.”
Auh hsUM hsUM krdI mlUkVI ijhI kuVI qF ajy mYnUM ivafh dI Aumr qoN vI CotI
lwgdI sI qy huxy hI Auhdy qn-mn ‘qy eynf boJ pY igaf sI! kI Auh afpxI ies
iksm dI afjLfdI AuWqy KLusL sI! ipAu qF ‘nHfqf Doqf GoVf’ ikDry itB igaf
sI qy ‘aOrq hox df srfp’ Aus kuVI dy pwly pY igaf sI. ieh Bfr cuwkx dI ajy
AusdI Aumr hI ikwQy sI!
TIk hY; mYN ‘iswK smfj’ dI aOrq leI iesqrHF dI kuVI vrgI afjLfdI dI mMg qF
nhIN krdf pr AuhnUM afpxI iewCf muqfbk ‘qurn-iPrn’ ‘jfx-afAux’ aqy ‘sfh
lYx dI KwulH’ qF imlxI hI cfhIdI hY.
‘icVIaF’ stor AuWqy kMm krn vflI kuVI dy ‘afkfsL ivc qF nf AuWzx’ pr AuhnF
nUM ‘PLrymF’dI kYd ivcoN qF bfhr inklx dI afigaf hoxI hI cfhIdI hY! afigaf
nhIN imlygI qF ipMjry tuwtxgy aqy irsLqy vI. ik nhIN?
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