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myrI pihlI igRÌqfrI

- virafm isMG sMDU
 

dyÈ dy afËfd hox ipwCoN hoey iksy smfgm ivwc- ijwQy Aus vyly df pRDfn mMqrI pMzq jvfhr lfl nihrU afieaf hoieaf sI-iewk sQfnk afgU ny pMzq jvfhr lfl nihrU nfl afpxI purfxI jfx-pCfx df hvflf dy ky bolx leI smF lY hI ilaf. jdoN Auh BfÈx dyx lwgf qF vfr-vfr ies gwl ‘qy Ëor dyx lwgf:
‘jdoN sMn bqflI ivwc mYN qy pMzq jI iewko jylH ivwc iekwTy sF…………jdoN sMn bqflI ivwc mYN qy pMzq jI jylH ivwc iekwTy huMdy sF………”
jdoN Aus ny iqMn-cfr vfr ieh hvflf idwqf qF styj ‘qy nyVy hI bYTf pMzq nihrU AuWT ky Klo igaf qy Aus nUM mfeIk qoN QoVHf pfsy krky muskrf ky afiKaf, “ieh TIk hY ik asIN sMn bqflI ivwc dovyN iewko jylH ivwc iekwTy sF, pr sfzy jylH jfx dy kfrn vwKo vwKry sn!”
myrf jylH jfx df kfrn pMzq nihrU aqy Aus swjx; dohF nfloN hI vwKrI iksm df sI. Aus swjx vflf ‘kfrn’ qF inscy hI nhIN sI, pr pMzq nihrU vFg ‘Bfrq-mfqf’ leI kurbfnI krn aqy jylH jfx dI Bfvnf iksy vI sUrq ivwc myry aMdr `c AumldI AuCldI nhIN sI, pr iÌr vI pMj ku vfr mYnUM hvflfqF, jylHF qy ieMtYrogyÈn sYNtr df svfd vyKxf hI ipaf.
myrI pihlI igRÌqfrI akqUbr 1972 ivwc hoeI. ies smyN qwk myrf pihlf khfxI sMgRih ‘lohy dy hwQ’ Cp cuwkf sI. iewk kvI vjoN myrf nF ‘ienklfbI’ kvIaF ivwc Èfiml sI. myrIaF kivqfvF aqy khfxIaF ivwc hiQafrbMd kRFqI df sunyhf huMdf. mYN qwqy lhU vfly lyKkF dy sYmInfrF, sBfvF aqy kvI drbfrF ivwc Èfiml huMdf. kvI aqy kivqf iehnIN idnIN Éqrnfk ho gey sn. srkfr df ÉuÌIaf qMqr cOks ho igaf sI. lyKkF dy hryk smfgm ivwc sI afeI zI dy bMdy huMdy. 1971 ivwc jlMDr dy lfielpur Éflsf kflj ivwc iewk ‘kRFqIkfrI kvI drbfr’ hoieaf. mYN afpxI kivqf pVHI:

iks nUM AuzIkdy ho,
goibMd ny hux ptny ‘coN nhIN afAuxf
msqk qoN hwQ qwk
ieho hI rsqf
kysgVH dy mYdfn nUM jFdf hY.
kivqf suxf ky styj qoN AuWqiraf qF iewk sfAU idwsdy afdmI ny awgy vD ky grmjoÈI nfl hwQ imlf ky myrI kivqf dI pRÈMsf kIqI qy awgy qoN vI myry nfl sMprk rwKx leI aqf-pqf puwiCaf. mYN ÉuÈI-ÉuÈI dws idwqf. afÉr Auh myrI kivqf df ‘eyzf vwzf pRÈMsk’ sI!
Auh hwQ imlf ky quiraf qF iksy jlMDr dy kvI ny dwisaf, “ieh qF sI afeI zI df bMdf sI.”
myry afpxy hI ipMz dy myry do jmfqI ikrpfl aqy hrpfl sI afeI zI ivwc sn. iehnF ivwcoN jdoN vI mYnUM koeI imldf qF bVf hOlI ijhy aqy rhwsmeI aMdfË ivwc afKdf:
“bVf vwzf bMdf bxdY jFdY beI!”
“QoVHf bc ky cwlH…bhuqf qyË nf Bwj. swt lvf bhyNgf.”
“awj afpxy ipMz vflf ajIq isMG zI aYs pI qyrIaF gwlF krdf sI…….”
“afihsqf! QoVHf afihsqf! iÉafl rwK afpxf”
Auh bhuqf KuwlH ky kuwJ nf afKdy. hmyÈF ieÈfiraF ivwc gwl krdy; pr iehnF ieÈfiraF ivwcoN spwÈt sI ik myrf ‘nuksfn’ ho skdf sI. mYN igRÌqfr vI ho skdf sF. myrI nOkrI vI jf skdI sI jF kuwJ hor vI mfVf vfpr skdf sI. kI nhIN sI ho skdf Blf! ………pr KuwlH ky mYnUM myry rfhoN htkx vrjx dI Auh ihMmq nhIN sn krdy. AuhnF nUM loV vI kI sI! afpxf Blf-burf mYN afp socxf sI. Auh qF srkfr vwloN myrIaF gqIivDIaF df iDafn rwKx leI lwgy sn. ies dy bfvjUd myry nfl hmdrdI rwKdy sn. ieh koeI CotI gwl sI! qy mfipaF myiraF nUM qF lwgdf sI mYN ‘Bgq isMG’ dy rfh `qy qur irhf sF. awj mYnUM hYrfnI huMdI hY ik hornF dy mfipaF vFg myry mF-ipE ny mYnUM ‘ies rfho’ htkx leI kdy ikAuN nhIN sI afiKaf.
mYnUM Éud nUM lwgdf sI ik mYN Blf kI ‘gunfh’ kr irhF? afpxy dly-mly lokF dy hwk-swc dI afvfË hI qF bulMd kr irhF. ilK ky jF bol ky, aqy Auh vI bVy hI sImq rUp ivwc. myry qoN srkfr nUM eyzf kI ‘Éqrf’ ho skdf hY! AuNj Aus Aumr ivwc kuwJ krn leI qqpr aqy Auqyijq mn nUM AudoN qF ieMj hI lwgdf sI ik kr lvy puils jo krnf hY! ivgfV lvy srkfr; jo ivgfVnf hY!
myrI ies ‘lfpRvfhI’ jF ‘bypRvfhI’ krky myrf nfm ‘srkfrI kfÊËF’ ivwc iewk ‘Éqrnfk ivakqI’ vjoN drj ho cuwkf sI.
1972 ivwc jdoN mogy dy iewk isnymy ivwc puls dI golI nfl kuwJ ividafrQI mfry gey qF pMjfb ivwc iewk qUÌfnI ros dI lihr AuWT KVI hoeI. QF-QF jlsy, muËfhry qy puls-ividafrQI JVpF hox lwgIaF. mYN AunHIN idnIN pRfiemrI aiDafpk vjoN nOkrI qoN CuwtI lY ky aMimRqsr dy ‘Éflsf kflj afÌ aYjUkyÈn’ ivwc bI aYz kr irhf sF. inwq idn PYl rhy ividafrQI aMdoln nfl vD rhy qxfE nUM muwK rwKidaF srkfr ny ÈkqI pRdrÈn aqy ividafrQIaF AuWqy mfnisk dbfE vDfAux leI BfrqI sYnf nUM sVkF AuWqy, PlYg mfrc krn leI, bulf ilaf. kfljF ivwc pVHfeI bMd ho geI. mYN aqy myry jmfqI imwqr amr isMG ny soicaf ik ies siQqI ivwc kflj dy hostl ivwc bYTy rihx df koeI lfB nhIN. afpo afpxy ipMzF nUM cwldy hF. jdoN TMZ-TMZOVf hoieaf, pVHfeI ÈurU hoeI qF prq afvFgy. pRoÌYÈnl kors hox krky sfzy kflj dy ividafrQI ies aMdoln ivwc iswDy qOr `qy Èfml nhIN sn.
mYN aqy amr isMG Éflsf kflj dy pwCmI drvfËy ‘coN bfhr inkly aqy sVk dy iknfry- iknfry swjy hwQ qurn lwgy. ies afs nfl ik koeI afAuNdf jFdf irkÈf iml jfvygf. Éflsf kflj dy pUrbI gyt qy puls aqy ividafrQI afhmo-sfhmxy zty Kloqy sn. do-ZfeI sO ividafrQI jlUs kwZx leI drvfËy dy aMdr-bfhr KVoqy roh ivwc AuWbl-AuWCl rhy sn. sVk dy pfr hiQafrbMd puls bYNq dIaF ZflF PVI AunHF nUM bfhr afAuxoN rokx leI pUrI musqYdI nfl ztI KVoqI sI. sVk AuqoN imltrI dy trwk huxy hI gÈq krky lMGy sn. ividafrQI srkfr aqy puls ivruwD nfhry lf rhy sn.
jdoN asIN hOlI hOlI qurdy puls aqy ividafrQIaF dI sVk dy afr-pfr PYlI BIV dy aYn ivckfr Éflsf kflj dy pUrbI drvfËy awgy phuMcy qF ividafrQIaF vfly pfisEN BIV ivwcoN AuWcI llkfrvIN afvfË afeI. koeI myrf nFa lY ky bulf irhf sI:
“sMDU sfhb! rx-qwqy `c jUJx leI kivqfvF khfxIaF qF bVIaF grmf-grm ilKdy ho, pr jdoN aYQy XuwD df mYdfn BiKaf ipaf hY qF awK bcf ky Bwjy jFdy ho…………”
mYN vyiKaf ividafrQIaF dI BIV ivwc nOjvfn akflI nyqf drÈn isMG eIsfpur KVoqf hws irhf sI. Auhdy swjy hwQ KVoqf sI igafnI ajIq isMG ‘mOlvI’ ; eIsfpur df dosq. ‘mOlvI’ ny vI vMgfiraf.
“XuwD ivwcoN kMz ivKf ky Bwjxf mrdF df kMm nhIN. af jfE……af jfE……aYDr……sfzy vwl…….”
ieh dovyN akflI afgU myry jfxU sn. akflIaF ivwc huMdy hoey vI mfrksvfdI ivcfrDfrf df dm Brn df dfavf krn vfly. (iehnF ivwcoN drÈn isMG eIsfpur bfad ivwc ÈRomxI gurduafrf pRbMDk kmytI df jnrl skwqr vI bixaf. ajIq isMG mOlvI qF kuwJ sfl ipwCoN mUMh-isr munf ky iksy nkslbfVI gruwp ivwc Èfml ho igaf. kuwJ sfl pihlF Aus dI mOq dI Ébr ‘pMjfbI itRibAUn’ ivwc pVHI sI.)

asl ivwc ieh dovyN afgU qy kuwJ hor sfQI ipCly idnF qoN afpo-afpxy QF, vwK -vwK kfljF ivwc ividafrQIaF nUM srkfr ivruwD Auqyijq qy jQybMd krn aqy jlsy-muËfhry krn leI Auksf rhy sn. srkfr ivroDI pfrtIaF aijhf krdIaF hI huMdIaF ny. hryk CotI vwzI pfrtI Aus mfhOl df loVINdf lfB lY ky ividafrQIaF ivwc Gusxf cfhuMdI sI. AuNj iehnF idnF ivwc nkslIaF nfl juVI ‘pMjfb stUzYNts XUnIan’ df hI bolbflf sI.
AuhnF dI bolI mYnUM qIr vFg lwgI. AuhnF nUM dUroN hI Ìiqh bulf ky qur jfxf mYnUM cMgf nf lwgf. mYN amr isMG nUM ikhf, “af jfh! GVI pl iehnF nUM iml-igl ky, gwp-Èwp mfr ky cly cwlFgy….”
myry mn ivwc asl gwl hY vI ieMnI ku hI sI. hor asIN AuQy jf ky ikhVIaF qopF bIV dyxIaF sn. amr isMG nUM koeI ieqrfË nhIN sI. asIN sVk pfr krky ividafrQIaF dI BIV cIrdy AunHF nUM jf imly. ‘mOlvI’ ny hfsy-hfsy ivwc jYkfrf Cwizaf, “boly so inhfl!”
“siq sRI akfl” muMizaF ny asmfn cIrvIN afvfË ivwc jvfb idwqf. mYN hws irhf sN. ieh jYkfrf Blf kfhdf sI! mYN ikhVf jwsf isMG rfmgVHIaf sF ijhVf ‘rfm rOxI’ dy ikÜHy ivwc ivwCVy Éflsf pMQ nfl AusdI iDr bx ky jf imilaf hovy!
ividafrQI aqy puls dovyN iDrF afhmo-sfhmxy ztIaF KloqIaF sn. koeI iDr vI awgy nhIN sI vD rhI. nf muMzy sVk vwl vD rhy sn aqy nf hI puls prly pfisEN sVk pfr krky Aurly pfsy afAux df koeI cfrf kr rhI sI. ieh siQqI lMmy smyN qoN ijEN dI iqEN hI bxI hoeI sI. aijhI siQqI ivwc nf hI kuwJ Éfs vyKx vflf sI qy nf hI kuwJ krn vflf. asIN ividafrQIaF dI BIV qoN ipwCy ht ky gwp-igafn ivwc ruwJ gey. myrf ies sfry kuwJ nfl lYxf dyxf nhIN sI. mYN qF isrÌ kuwJ plF leI AuhnF imwqrF nUM imlx afieaf sF. hux mYN AuhnF koloN afigaf lYx dI hI soc irhf sF. pr ies qoN pihlF ik asIN vfps prqdy, muMizaF aqy puls ivwckfr JVp ÈurU ho geI. muMzy puls ‘qy iewtF roVy vrHfAux lwgy qy puls ividafrQIaF dI BIV ‘qy awQrU gYs dy goly Cwzx lwgI. DUMaF Cwzdy goilaF nUM pfxI qy igwly kwpiVaF nfl buJfAuNdy muMzy lfl awKF pUMJdy qy iÌr guwsf Kf ky puls vwl AuWlrdy. dovyN iDrF vfr krn leI QoVHf ku awgy afAuNdIaF qy vfr krky afpo-afpxI surwiKaf CqrI hyT prq jFdIaF.
“Ìsf idwqf…beI qusF qF.” mYN hwisaf.
“dyK bfilaf! rMg krqfr dy hux qF!” eIsfpur ny afiKaf.
asIN BIV qoN dUr ipwCy KVHoqy hoey sF. kdI-kdI afpxy nyVy izwgdy awQrU gYs dy goilaF nUM vI buJfAuNdy. DuKdy hoey goilaF nUM vfps puils vwl vI suwtdy. ‘ÌOjF’ df AuqÈfh bxfeI rwKx leI ‘jrnYlF’ df ‘XuwD’ ivwc srgrm ihwsf lYxf ËrUrI vI qF sI! JVp ruk-ruk ky ho rhI sI. dohF iDrF ny morcy mwly hoey sn. ieh sfrf kuwJ vyK, kr ky mYN awk Qwk igaf. mYN ikhVf swcIN-muwcIN df ‘jrnYl’ sF. mYN eIsfpur nUM afiKaf, “ieh kMm qF pqf nhIN kdoN muwkU! clo ikiqEN cfh-Èfh hI ipafE.”
“cwldy aF. pihlF afpxy iksfn ivMg dy knvInr sfihb dI izAUtI lf deIey drbfr sfihb qoN muMizaF leI lMgr lY afAux. ieh XuwD qF pqf nhIN ikMny GMty cwlxf hY.” eIsfpur ny ikhf aqy nyVy hI Kloqy iewk qkVy juwsy nfly BfrI Brkm afdmI nUM ijsdy moty ÈIiÈaF vflI aYnk lwgI hoeI sI, ipCly pfsy dI KyqF ivcoN inkl ky drbfr sfihb jfx dI izAUtI lfeI. iksfn ivMg df knvInr kuwJ sfQI nfl lY ky afpxI izAUtI inBfAux qur ipaf.
Éflsf kflj df iewk pRoÌYsr eIsfpur hurF df jfxU sI. akflI iÉaflF df (ieh pRoPYsr ipwCoN do vfr ivDfiek vI cuixaf igaf qy bfdl srkfr ivwc pfrlImnI skwqr vI bixaf) Auh vI myry nfl sihmq ho gey ik cwlo! pRoÌYsr dy kuafrtr ivwc cwldy hF. ijhVf kMm jF ijhVf rol AuhnF ny adf krnf sI, Auh qF Auh pUrf kr hI cuwky sn. ‘krqfr’ dy rMg ‘bfly’ vyK rhy sn.
asIN pRoPYsr dy Gr bYTy ajy muwZlI aqy srsrI gwlbfq hI krdy pey sF. cfh vI ajy bx ky nhIN sI afeI. eyny icr ivwc bfhr puls ny muMizaF ‘qy Ëor pf ilaf. muMzy bfrF hwQF dIaF CflF mfr ky ijwDr mUMh afieaf AuWDr nUM hrn ho gey sn. puls sYNkiVaF dI igxqI ivwc dgV-dgV krdI kflj kYNps ivwc afx vVI. Gr-Gr dI qlfÈI hox lwgI. Lluky hoey ividafrQIaF nUM PVH ky, AuhnF dIaF pwgF nfl hI AuhnF dIaF bfhvF bMnH ky piuls dIaF gwzIaF ivwc ibTfieaf jfx lwgf. piuls dI iewk pUrI dI pUrI DfV aÌsrF qy ispfhIaF smyq pRoÌYsr dy Gr afx vVI aqy sfnUM KVy ho jfx df hukm idwqf.
drÈn isMG eIsfpur ny afiKaf, “asIN qF jI pRoPYsr sfhb dy gYst hF. iehnF nUM imlx afey sF. sfzf bfhr dI ividafrQI kfrvfeI nfl kI lfgf-dygf.”
puls nUM AuhnF bfry koeI BulyKf qF nhIN sI. roh ivwc afieaf zI aYs pI boilaf, “sfnUM cMgI qrHF pqY. qusIN ijhVy gYst ho………!”
AuhnF nUM sfrf pqf sI ik ieh afgU ipCly idnF qoN ‘gVbV’ ÌYlfAux ivwc ruwJy hoey sn, qd vI Aus ny pRoPYsr nUM puwC ilaf, “ikAuN jI, pRoPYsr sfhb, ieh quhfzy gYst hI hn?” Aus dy bolF ivwc iqwKf ivaMg sI.
pRoPYsr Gbrfieaf hoieaf sI. Ausny drÈn isMG eIsfpur qy ajIq isMG mOlvI vwl AuNgl krky ikhf, “ieh dovyN qF myry gYst hn, pr iehnF dovF df mYnUM koeI pqf nhIN……….” Aus ny sfzy dovF vwl ieÈfrf kIqf.
mYN afpxy afp nUM zfZf ÈrimMdf aqy Pisaf hoieaf vI mihsUs kIqf.
afpxy afp nUM afiKaf, ‘ieh dovyN ‘lIzr’ qF pRoÌYsr dy ‘gYst’ hox krky Èfied bc hI jfx. pr asIN qF dovyN Ps gey nf muÌq ivc! lY hux ‘bhfdr’ bxn df svfd!”
iesy smyN hI ajIq isMG mOlvI ny iqwKf ho ky afiKaf, “pRoÌYsr sfihb! jy ieh dovyN quhfzy gYst nhIN hn qF iÌr smJo asIN vI quhfzy gYst nhIN!”
Auh AuWT ky Klo igaf aqy ieh kihMdf qurn leI drvfËy vwl viDaf, “cwlo jI, lY cwlo sfnUM ijwQy iljfxf hY.”
lY qF sfnUM puls ny jfxf hI sI, pr pRoÌYsr aqy ajIq isMG mOlvI dovF dy bol awj vI myry cyqy ivwc vwsy hoey hn.
puls dI gwzI ivwc ibTf ky sfnUM Qfxf sdr ivwc lY gey. izptI kimÈnr qy aYs: aYs: pI vI sfnUM vyKx afey. asl ivwc Auh AuhnF dohF nUM ‘vyKx’ afey sn qy aMdroN ‘puafVy dI jVH’ kfbU af jfx `qy ÉuÈ vI sn aqy AuhnF dI kIqI AuWqy rMj aqy guwsy nfl vI Bry hoey sn.
jdoN AuhnF sfzy nFa aqy pqy puwCy qF mYN aqy amr isMG ny afpxy bcfa leI TIk aqy hwk-bjfn-b pYNqVf ilaf ik asIN dovyN bqOr jy bI tI aiDafpk srkfrI skUlF ivwc pVHf rhy sF qy ‘ibnF qnÉfh qoN’ CuwtI lY ky bI aYz krn afey hoey sF. sfnUM qF piuls aYNvyN hI vÜ ilafeI hY.
kol KVoqy zI: aYs: pI ny ikhf, “sfihb bhfdr, ieh cfry iekwTy iewko QF qoN hI igRÌqfr kIqy hn.”
“hUMa!” aYs aYs pI ny sfzy vwl Byd Bry ZMg nfl vyiKaf, “koeI nhIN……sB kuwJ vyK lvFgy….”
Auh ‘twp! twp! !’ bUt KVkfAuNdy qur gey. sfnUM qy kuwJ hor ividafrQIaF nUM hvflfq ivwc dyx leI iewk lfeIn ivwc KVHf kr ilaf qy hr iewk nUM vfrI-vfrI juwqI aqy pwg lfh ky hvflfq ivwc vVn leI afiKaf igaf. mYN afpxy awgy KVHoqy drÈn isMG eIsfpur nUM ikhf, “qusIN qF aMimRqDfrI iswK ho! hvflfq ivwc vVHn qoN pihlF pwg lfhuxI qF iblkul hI vfjb nhIN. afpF nUM aVnf cfhIdY.. aOh vyKo pwgF rwKdy vI juwqIaF `qy ny.”
vfrI afeI qF eIsfpur ny ikhf, “asIN pwg nhIN lfhuxI…….”
Üfgy hI zI aYs pI aqy ieMspYktr KVoqy sn. zI aYs pI guwsy ivwc grijaf.
“jdoN sfzIaF pwgF lfhuMdy jy. AudoN…….” qy mYN vyiKaf, dUjy pl eIsfpur dI pwg AuWzdI hoeI ËmIn `qy jf izwgI. mYN ajy Aus dI pwg vwl vyKdf hI ipaf sF ik myrI pwg vI AuhdI pwg AuWqy jf izwgI.
GMty ku ipwCoN sfnUM cOhF nUM trwk ivwc ibTf ky Qfxf isvl lfeInË ivwc lY gey. hvflfq ivwc pMj-Cy ieÉlfkI mujrm sn. AuhnF ny sfnUM ‘jI afieaF’ afiKaf. hvflfq ivwc sMGxI iswlH aqy bdbU sI. hvlfq dI iewk nuwkry inwkI ijhI bxI kMD dy aVqly ivwc kIqy ipÈfb dI Dfr kmry dy awD qwk afeI hoeI sI. asIN QVHy AuWqy bYT gey.
“qusIN qF Xfr aYNvyN jFdy-jFdy sfzy krky hI Ìs gey.” eIsfpur ny hmdrdI kIqI.
asIN hux kI afKxf sI! mYnUM amr isMG ‘qy qrs af irhf sI. myry krky Auh ivcfrf aYvyN bldI dy buwQy af igaf sI.
“koeI nhIN! myrf iÉafl ey iehnF nUM Cwz dyxgy. srkfrI nOkr ny….” mOlvI ny hOslf idwqf.
swcI gwl qF ieh hY ik sfnUM vI aMdro-aMdr ieh afs sI ik Auh ËrUr sfzf aqf-pqf puÈt krky sfnUM Cwz dyxgy.
jdoN sfzy kfgË pwqr iqafr hox lwgy qF asIN munÈI nUM afpxy aiDafpk hox bfry qy ies lihr nfl koeI sMbMD nf hox bfry afiKaf, qF kol afAuNidaF Qfxf muKI muwCF ‘coN Écrf ijhf hfsf hwsidaF boilaf, “virafm isMaHF! srkfrI kfgËF ‘c eyzf vwzf nFAu ey qyrf. qy hux bc ky ikwDr jfxf cfhuMdf eyN!” Ëfhr hY ik ‘srkfrI kfÊË’ vyKy jf cuwky sn.
eIsfpur qy mOlvI ny koloN Thfkf mfiraf.
hux mYnUM vI hwsxf pYxf sI! mYN agly hflfq df sfhmxf krn leI mn nUM krVf kr ilaf. amr isMG bfry mYN doÈI mihsUs kr irhf sF. Aus vwl vyiKaf. Auh vI ‘kfiem’ sI. Ausdy ichry `qy Gbrfht nhIN sI. mYN suK df sfh ilaf. Qfxy dI ilKq pVHq dI kfvfeI mukMml huMidaF Èfm pY geI. asIN rly sfQ hwsdy hsfAuNdy Èfm nUM kyNdrI jylH aMimRqsr ivwc phuMc gey. sfzy AuWqy amn-kfnUMn BMg krn, awg lfAux, srkfrI jfiedfd df nuksfn krn, dÌf cuqflI qoVx qoN lY ky ierfdf kql qwk dIaF awT dÌfvF lfeIaF geIaF.
rfq qwk iËlHy dy vwK-vwK BfgF ‘coN vwK-vwK kfljF ‘coN ividafrQI, ies aMdoln nUM ipwCy rih ky mdd kr rhy akflI, kimAUinst, nkslIey aqy ‘sQfpqI ivroDI’ lok igRÌqfr krky aMimRqsr dI sYNtrl jylH ivwc phuMcf idwqy gey. sfry aMimRqsr iËlHy df srkfr ivroDI ‘Éqrnfk smiJaf jfx vflf ansr’! bfrk nMbr iewk ivwc ieh sB lok iewk QF iekwTy kr idwqy gey.
rfq nUM bfrk ivwc igRPqfr isafsI lokF qy ividafrQIaF df iekwT hoieaf, ijs ivwc bVIaF qyË qy iqwKIaF qkrIrF hoeIaF. mfsUm ividafrQIaF dIaF ihwkF ivwc golI mfrn vflI BYVI srkfr nUM inMidaf igaf. iensfÌ leI mMg krdy lokF nUM zFgF nfl kuwtx qy jylHF ivwc quMn ky hwk-swc dI afvfË nUM bMd krn dy koJy srkfrI XqnF dI BrpUr inMdf kIqI geI. aijhI ‘Ëflm srkfr’ nfl jQybMdk pwDr `qy, smUihk afDfr bxf ky vwzI lVfeI lVn df pRx ilaf igaf. jylH ivwc afAux vflIaF muÈiklF aqy smwisafvF nfl lVnf ies vwzI lVfeI df hI iewk ihwsf sI. ies mksd leI iewk ‘jylH kmytI’ dI sQfpnf kIqI geI. srb-sMmqI nfl mYnUM jylH kmytI df pRDfn cux ilaf igaf. BfvyN vwK-vwK pfrtIaF dy keI sInIar afgU sfzy nfl Èfml sn, pr ikAuNik mUl qOr `qy ieh ‘ividafrQI aMdoln’ sI, ies leI ies kmytI dy ahudydfr ividafrQI hI cfhIdy sn! Auh qF ies aMdoln dy ‘shfiek’ jF ‘smrQk’ sn. jylH ivwc vI Auh sfzI agvfeI ivwc cwlx leI iqafr sn.
sI pI afeI vfilaF df mihMgfeI ivroDI aMdoln cwl irhf sI qy Auh igRÌqfr hoky keI idnF qoN jylH ivwc sn. pr AuhnF dI bYrk sfzy koloN vwQ ‘qy sI.. sfzy nfl sI pI aYm dy kfrkuMn qy ividafrQI afgU, akflI dl dy myjr isMG Auboky (jo ipwCoN brnflf srkfr ivwc mfl mMqrI qy Aus ipwCoN lok sBf df mYNbr vI bixaf), ÈRomxI kmytI mYNbr jgbIr isMG srhflI, mnjIq isMG qrnqfrnI afid aqy nkslI soc vfly lokF ivwcoN ‘pMjfbI kOm’ dy sMpfdk bËurg icMqk pfl isMG afid iewko bYrk ivwc sn. bIV bfbf buwZf sfhb kflj ivwcoN PVH ky ilaFdf myry guaFZIaF df lVkf rfm mYnUM EQy vyK ky hOslf PVH igaf. Auhdf aMdoln jF iksy pRkfr dI rfjsI soc nfl koeI sMbMD nhIN sI. Auh qF bws ividafrQIaF AuWqy puls df dbfa vD jfx krky kfbU af igaf sI. kfbU qF keI ieho ijhy lok vI afey sn, ijnHF df ies aMdoln nfl dUr df vI vfsqf nhIN sI. iewk irkÈf cflk muMzf ies leI Dr ilaf igaf sI, ikAuNik Aus ny pty svfr ky vfhy hoey sn qy kwpVy vI Doqy hoey pihny sn. Aus dy qrly imMnqF kridaF vI Aus nUM ividafrQI ‘qswvr’ krky igRÌqfr kr ilaf igaf sI. jsvMq isMG KflVf jo ipwCoN ‘axpCfqIaF lfÈF’ dy muwdy ‘qy bolx krky afp hI ‘axpCfqI lfÈ’ bxf idwqf igaf, AudoN bIV bfbf buwZf sfhb kflj ivwc bI ey df ividafrQI sI. myry ielfky df hox krky Auh myrf siqkfr krdf qy myry lfgy-lfgy rihMdf. vwK-vwK isafsI ivcfrDfrf vfly lok mOkf imlx ‘qy afpo afpxy pRBfv vfly ividafrQIaF nfl alwg-alwg bYTdy, ivcfr vtFdrf krdy. hryk dI dOV sI ik Auh vwD qoN vwD ividafrQIaF nUM afpxy pRBfv hyTF kr lvy. ‘sfzy ivcfrF vflf’ gruwp sB qoN vwzf aqy BfrU sI. jsvMq isMG KflVf nUM muwZlI ivcfrDfrk ‘pfhul’ sfzy gruwp dy aMg-sMg rih ky hI pRfpq hoeI.
asIN iewk-dUjy isafsI ivcfrF vfly lokF nfl BfeIcfrk bihsF vI krdy qy afpxI ivcfrDfrf nUM sRyÈT aqy vDyry lok-ihqYÈI sfbq krn dI koiÈÈ vI krdy, pr ies dy bfvjUd sfzI afps ivwc cMgI sdBfvnf bxI hoeI sI. iewk dUjy dI ivcfrDfrf aqy aml ivcly Ìrk AuWqy asIN iqwKy ivaMg bfx vI Cwzdy; pr iewk dUjy df vfr sih ky vI asIN KuwlH ky hwsx dI jfc iswK leI sI. bhuqf tkrfE sfzf aqy akflIaF df huMdf. Auh sfnUM kimAUinstF dy afpo ivwc vMzy hox, nfsiqk hox qy cIn aqy rUs dy eyjMt hox df imhxf mfrdy. asIN ‘swcI iswKI’ aqy ajoky afgUaF dI ‘dMBI aqy ivKfvy vflI iswKI’ AuWqy cot krdy. drÈn isMG eIsfpur aqy ajIq isMG mOlvI sfzy nfl rl ky dMBI iswKI df ivroD vI krdy, pr nfl hI ies gwl AuWqy vI Ëor idMdy ik mfrksvfd nUM Bfrq dIaF Tos hflqF nUM smJ ky hI lfgU kIqf jfxf cfhIdf hY. afpxy ieiqhfs dy ienklfbI aMÈF nfl ies nUM joVn dI koiÈÈ krnI cfhIdI hY qy pMjfb ivwc iswKI qoN vwD ienklfbI soc hor ikhVI ho skdI hY! sfzy kol hor ikhVf kMm sI, jfbHF dy ByV iBVx qoN isvfey! ! iehnF bihsF qoN ielfvf hr roË dupihry aqy rfq nUM do-ZfeI GMty leI vwKry dIvfn lwgdy. gIq qy kivqfvF suxfeIaF jFdIaF. ividafrQIaF df mnobl bxfeI rwKx leI Bfvuk qkrIrF kIqIaF jFdIaF. bfhr cwl rhy aMdoln dI jylH krmcfrIaF qoN imlI AuWzdI-AuWzdI jfxkfrI ividafrQIaF nfl sFJI kIqI jFdI qy ‘aMiqm ijwq’ qwk rl ky sMGrÈ krn df pRx hr roË duhrfieaf jFdf.
iehnF dIvfnF dI styj myry kol huMdI. iewk rfq nUM mYN afpxI QVHI dy afs-pfs bYTy sfQI hvflfqIaF dy iekwT nUM sMboiDq krn qoN ipwCoN ajIq isMG mOlvI nUM afpxy ivcfr pyÈ krn leI afiKaf. gwl nUM qF sfry hI vDf-cVHf ky pyÈ krdy sn, pr ajIq isMG mOlvI ny qF kmfl hI kr idwqI. ‘Ëflm srkfr’ df pfj KolHidaF Aus ny bVy hI Bfvuk aMdfË ivwc afiKaf, “ipafry sfQIE! ieh Ëflm kFgrs srkfr muglF aqy aMgryËF dy vI ËulmF nUM pfr kr geI hY. inhwiQaF, bydoiÈaF nUM koh- koh ky mfr rhI hY, zFgF nfl kuwt rhI hY, jylHF ivwc quMn rhI hY. pr awj qF Ëulm dI hwd hI ho geI. huxy kuwJ dyr pihlF lfhOr ryzIE ny Ébr idwqI hY ik Bfrq vwloN sqluj diraf ivwc ruVHdIaF afAuNdIaF Gwto-Gwt sO nOjvfnF dIaF lfÈF pfiksqfnI POj ny bfhr kwZIaF hn. sfQIE! ieh jfbr srkfr nOjvfnF df Kurf-Koj imtfAux `qy qulI hoeI hY. ies srkfr df Ëulm df Biraf byVf zuwbx df vkq af cuwkf hY. idlF `c awg, awKF `c roh aqy hwQF `c hiQafr lY ky jUJx df mOkf af cuwkf hY……….”
“boly so inhfl”
“siq sRI akfl”
dy jYkfry gUMjy. ‘Ëflm srkfr murdfbfd’ dIaF roh BrIaF afvfËF AuWTIaF. muwky qx gey. mYN ijhVf hux qwk afpxf hfsf rokx df BrpUr Xqn kr irhf sF, nfhiraF dy Èor aqy AuWTIaF bfhvF df lfB AuTfAuNidaF CyqI nfl AuWiTaf qy afpxy ‘kuJ TIk nf hox’ df ieÈfrf krky dUr prHF iewk KwzI dy Ehly jf ky lyt igaf qy sB dIaF awKF bcf ky vwKIaF `coN bfhr inkldy hfsy nUM ÈFq kIqf. ajIq isMG mOlvI mYnUM qfV igaf sI. afpxy qoN ipwCoN iksy hor nUM bolx df mOkf dy ky Auh aqy iewk do jxy hor myrI Ébr-surq lYx leI myry kol afey. mYN lMmf ipaf hwsI jf irhf sI. Auh vI smJ gey. asIN sfry hwsx lwgy. mYN mOlvI nUM ikhf, “ikAuN eynf kuÌr qoldf eyN! sfrI idhfVI qF myry nfl irhf eyN. ‘lfhOr ryzIE’ ikwQoN sux afieaYN! qy sO lfÈF kuwJ iËafdf nhIN ho geIaF?”
hws ky aqy afpxIaF brIk awKF nUM hor suMgyV ky mOlvI kihMdf, “muMizaF’ c qyl pfeI rwKxf ËrUrI aY, nhIN qF blxoN buJ jfxgy….”
“pr awj qF qyl ieMnf iËafdf sI ik lYNp qoN bfhr AuWCl-AuWCl ky zuwlHI jFdf sI……!”
afpxy BfÈnF ivwc mYN iswKI dy ienklfbI aMÈ dI gwl vI krdf. iewk idn mYN afpxf gIq suxfieaf.
“lfloaF df Xfr dy ky Bfgo nUM vMgfr gwl swc dI khy.
pUVIaF ‘c ÉUn hY grIbF df, ijnHF ny qyry Ëulm shy.
asIN jwg ivwc bflxI swcfeI vflI awg.
qF ik ‘nyrHy `c pCfxy jfx qyry ijhy Twg.
ÜYxI hwk dI bMdUk pYNdI hwQ ‘c nf gwl jdoN vws dI rhy.
pUVIaF ‘c ÉUn hY grIbF df ijnHF ny qyry Ëulm shy.”
gIq sux ky myjr isMG Auboky hws ky kihx lwgf, “sfzy gurU nUM kfmryz bxf Diraf sU.”
“jy gurU awj huMdf qF Auhny kfmryz hI hoxf sI.”
mYN ikhf qF dUroN akflI dl dy iksfn ivMg df knvInr afpxI KwzI qoN isr cuwk ky AuWcI afvfË ivwc boilaf, “E nfsqko! E nfsqko! sfzy gurU nUM kfmryz nf afKo Auey!”
“qUM guru dI swjI vwKI `coN inkilaYN, guru sfzf nhIN kuwJ lwgdf!” mOlvI ny ikhf.
hfsV mwc geI. knvInr iCwQf ijhf pY ky ‘ÈFq’ ho igaf.
jsvMq KflVf aqy sfzy pRBfv hyTly muMizaF ny bYrk dIaF aMdrlIaF kMDF ‘qy koly nfl ienklfbI nfary aqy Èyar ilKy hoey sn:
asIN mIl pwQr bx ky
gwzy rihx ivwc ivÈvfs nhIN rwKdy
asIN iewk sÌr bx ky jIx ivwc ivÈvfs rwKdy hF.
(jgqfr)

Èbd qF khy jf cuwky hn
sfQoN vI bhuq pihlF dy,
sfzI hr Ëubfn jy ho sky qF
kwt lYxf
(lfl isMG idl)

jdoN isr, isr qoN qur ky,
qlI ‘qy afx itkdf hY,
AudoN koeI idny itkdf hY,
nf rfq itkdf hY,
AudoN koeI iÈvf vr dey nf dey,
ÈuB krmn qoN koeI,
kdoN zrdf hY.
(sMq sMDU)
eynf hI bhuq hY ik
myry ÉUn ny ruwK isMijaf,
kI hoieaf jy pwiqaF’ qy
myrf nfm nhIN hY.
(pfqr)
iewk ny kMD AuWqy bMdUk dI qsvIr bxf ky ieh vI ilK idwqf:
‘rfj swqf bMdUk dI nflI ivwcoN inkldI hY.’
iËafdf grm iÉaflI nOjvfnF aqy sI pI aYm vfilaF nUM qF sI pI afeI dy kfmryz soDvfdI lwgdy sn aqy AuhnF df mihMgfeI ivroDI aMdoln ienklfb leI qFGdy lokF leI iewk mËfk jfpdf sI. asIN ijhl vwloN AuhnF nUM imldIaF ‘shUlqF’ df iDafn rwKdy. pqf lwgf ik sI pI afeI vfly isafl nyVy afAuNdf jfx ky rjfeIaF dI mMg kr rhy sn. rfq nUM mfVI mfVI TMZ lwgdI vI sI. asIN soicaf ik jy Auh sfzy nfloN pihlF rjfeIaF lY gey qF asIN kfhdy ‘ienklfbI’ hoey!
“rjfeIaF leI eyny kfhly ikAuN jy! AuhnF ivwc vI ipwsU aqy jUMaF eI hoxIaF ny. AuhnF ikhVf ngMdy kZf ky quhfzy jvfeiaF vfsqy nvIaF rjfeIaF rwKIaF ny.” iksy ny suBfAukI hI ikhf.
AuhdI gwl sux ky iksy ny afK AuWcI sfrI afiKaf, “asIN nvIaF rjfeIaF hI lvFgy. purfxIaF nhIN.”
“nvIaF rjfeIaF! nvIaF rjfeIaF!” muMizaF Èor cuwk idwqf aqy sfzI jylH kmytI vwloN insicq idn qwk nvIaF rjfeIaF Brvf ky dyx df altImytm jylH aiDkfrIaF nUM dy idwqf igaf. pMjfb ivwc jylHoN bfhr ajy rOlf ÈFq nhIN sI hoieaf aqy Aus rOly isr `qy vI asIN jylH ivwc afkVdy sF. jylH aiDkfrI jylH aMdr ÈFqI bxfeI rwKxf cfhuMdy sn. Auh iksy gVbVI dI Ébr bfhr nhIN sn jfx dyxf cfhuMdy. AuhnF sfnUM insicq idn qoN iewk idn pihlf nvIaF rjfeIaF bxvf ky dy idwqIaF. asIN nfary aqy jYkfry lf ky afpxI ÉuÈI df pRgtfvf kIqf. ijvyN jmrOd df iklHf Ìqih kr ilaf hovy!
asIN afpxI ies ijwq nfl niÈafey gey. sfnUM afpxI ‘qfkq `qy mfx ho igaf. jylH aiDkfrI, ijMnHF dy kYdIaF AuWqy Ëulm dIaF khfxIaF pVHdy suxdy afey sF, sfzy nfl bVI hlImI nfl gwl krdy. asIN afpxIaF mMgF dI sUcI vDfAuxI ÈurU kr idwqI.
kuJ idnF qoN asIN soc rhy sF ik sfzy ivwcoN kuwJ bMidaF nUM ibmfr mMn ky zfktr AuhnF leI duwD mnËUr kr dyvy jF jylH aiDkfrI afp hI sfnUM duwD dyxf mMn jfx, qF ik asIN lOZy vyly dI afpxI cfh afp iqafr kr ilaf krIey. ÜOZy vyly sfnUM guV dI ZylI qy lwp ku Buwjy Coly hI imldy sn. cfh nhIN sI imldI. jylH aiDkfrI duwD dI mMg nhIN sn mMn rhy. agly idn jdoN jylH dy krmcfrI duwD dIaF bfltIaF BrI vwK-vwK bYrkF ivwc ‘mnËUr hoieaf’ duwD kYdIaF nUM vMzx jf rhy sn, qF mYN awT-ds ividafrQIaF nfl EQy KVoqf sF. ividafrQI puwCx lwgy, “Bf jI! iehnF qoN duwD Koh leIey?”
mYN awK df ieÈfrf krky pfsy ho igaf, qF ik jylH aiDkfrI ‘jylH kmytI dy iËMmyvfr pRDfn’ nUM nym qoVn df AulHfmf nf dyx.
muMzy jYkfry Cwzdy duwD dIaF do bfltIaF Koh ky bYrk aMdr lY afey. ieh jylH dy kfnUMn nUM hwQ ivwc lYx vflI gwl sI. qurMq AuWc jylH aiDkfrI gfrd smyq puwj gey. AuhnF ny doÈI ividafrQIaF nUM pyÈ krn leI ikhf. AuhnF df afgU hox dy nfqy mYN afiKaf, “iewk qF sfzI vfr-vfr dI bynqI nUM axgOilaF krky qusIN sfzy leI duwD mnËUr nhIN kr rhy. dUjf quhfzy duwD vMzx vfly krmcfrI svyry duwD vMzdy sfzy muMizaF df mËfk Auzf rhy sn, aKy: ‘afE quhfnUM deIey smuMdr dy gwPy!’ muMizaF ny ros ivwc af ky hI ieh kfrvfeI kIqI hY…….”
izptI ny vfadf kIqf ik Auh AuWc aiDkfrIaF nfl gwl krky iewk do idnF qwk duwD luaf dyxgy. hoey smJOqy anusfr jylH aiDkfrI ‘luwitaf duwD’ vfps lY ky cly gey.
asIN bfad ivwc bYT ky awj dI Gtnf bfry socx lwgy. ieh sfzI awDI ijwq qy awDI hfr sI. srb-sMmqI nfl ÌYslf hoieaf ik afpxf dbfa hor vDfAuxf cfhIdf hY.
“BuwK hVqfl kr deIey, ijMnf icr duwD nhIN mnËUr krdy”, iksy ny suJfa idwqf.
“TIk hY! TIk hY!” muMizaF ny rOlf cuwk idwqf. ‘afvfm dI rfie’ nUM lIzriÈwp ikvyN awKoN Ehly kr skdI sI! svyr dI rotI afeI qF asIN Kfx qoN nFh kr idwqI. ieMny jixaF dI BuwK hVqfl jylH ivwc iewk vwzI Gtnf sI. srkfr dI qF awgy hI bVI bdnfmI ho rhI sI. ies BuwK hVqfl df iËkr bfhr jfx nfl jylH aiDkfrIaF leI pryÈfnI KVHI ho jfxI sI. izptI suprzYNt dOVf afieaf. awgy sMgq dIvfn sjf ky bYTI sI. jylH aiDkfrIaF dy sÉq rvweIey dI inKyDI kIqI jf rhI sI. grmf-grm BfÈx ho rhy sn. eyny icr ivwc izEVHI ivwcoN sunyhf afieaf ik ÈRomxI akflI dl df afgU jQydfr mohn isMG quV izAuVHI ivwc suprzYNt dy dÌqr ivwc akflI qy ividafrQI afgUaF nfl mulfkfq krn leI bYTf AuzIk irhf hY. awgy vI asIN rotI qoN ipwCoN roË dIvfn lf ky bYTdy sF. ijs dI mulfkfq afAuNdI, Auh AuWT ky mulfkfq krn leI qur jFdf, pr awj qF Éfs idn sI. jylH aiDkfrIaF dI ‘qfnfÈfhI’ pRqI ‘ivroD idvs!’ asIN BuwK hVqfl aqy Drny AuWqy bYTy sF! jylH aiDkfrIaF nUM zr vI sI ik jy asIN gwl nf mMny qF jQydfr quV rfhIN gwl bfhr vI jf skdI sI; pr nfl AuhnF nUM afs vI sI ik vwKry qOr `qy jylH afgUaF nfl gwl krky jQydfr quV dI hfËrI ivwc sfnUM smJOqy leI mnvfieaf vI jf skdf sI. mYN ies gwl df anumfn lf ky mMc qoN aYlfn kr idwqf, “bqOr jylH kmytI df pRDfn mYN ieh dwsxf cfhuMdf hF ik asIN jQydfr quV horF nUM izAuVHI ivwc imlx nhIN jfvFgy. asIN ros Drny aqy BuwK hVqfl `qy bYTy hF. jQydfr quV horF nUM afiKaf jfvy ik Auh afp eyQy cwl ky afAux qy sfzI dfd-Pirafd vI suxn.”
jylH aiDkfrI ies leI iqafr nhIN sn. ies nUM inXmF dy Ault afK rhy sn. mYnUM acncyq iÉafl afieaf. mYN afiKaf, “sI pI afeI dy kfmryzF nUM AuhnF dI bYrk ivwc af ky kfmryz qyjf isMG suqMqr iml ky mulfkfq kr ky gey hn, qF jQydfr quV ikAuN nhIN jylH aMdr af skdy?”
jylH aiDkfrI iewk qrHF inruwqr ho gey. AuhnF myjr isMG Auboky aqy iewk do hor akflI afgUaF nUM vwKry AuTf ky slfh idwqI ik jy ividafrQI afgU jQydfr quV nUM imlx nhIN jfxf cfhuMdy, qF qusIN qF afpxy afgU nUM imlx jf skdy ho. myjr isMG Auboky ny Tok vjf ky jvfb idwqf, “eyQy asIN jylH kmytI dy pRDfn df hukm mMnx leI pfbMd hF. jQydfr quV horF nUM iewQy hI bulfieaf jfey.”
jylH aiDkfrI mjbUr ho gey qy kuwJ plF ipwCoN mohn isMG quV sfzy ivckfr sI. sfzy ‘DUMaFDfr’ BfÈx sn qy jQydfr quV dy hmdrdI dy Phy rwKx vfly bol. hr qrHF dI sMBv mdd krn df akflI dl df Brosf.
ajIq isMG mOlvI ny ikhf, “sB iPwtxIaF df Pyt aOh sfhmxy Kloqf izptI suprzYNt hY. ieh vfady krdf hY, pr isry nhIN cVHfAuNdf. asIN iehdy ËulmF df hokf sfry pMjfb ivwc idaFgy.” izptI df rMg Ërd ho irhf sI. Aus ny qF ajy GMtf ku pihlF hI vfadf kIqf sI. eyzI CyqI isry cfVHnf Aus dy iekwly dy vws ivwc qF nhIN sI!
asIN mohn isMG quV nfl izEVHI ivwc gey. jylH suprzYNt nUM imly. svyr qoN duwD lwg jfx df ÌYslf ho igaf. jQydfr quV izEVHI ‘coN bfhr inkly qF izptI suprzYNt mOlvI nfl igÜf krn lwgf ik Auh Aus df Gfx krn leI ikAuN quilaf hoieaf hY! mOlvI ny hws ky ivKf idwqf, “CyqI mMn ilaf kro nf iPr sfzI gwl.”
asIN EQy hI sF ik kFgrsI afgU rGUnMdn lfl BftIaf sfnUM imlx phuMc igaf. myry aMdr df ‘ienklfbI joÈ’ huMgfr ipaf, “BftIaf sfhb! quhfnUM awj sfnUM imlx df cyqf afieaY? eyQy aMbrsr ivwc bYiTaF hoieaF vI? huMdf quhfzf afpxf puwqr jylH aMdr qF dyKdy quhfzI rUh nUM ikvyN cYn afAuNdf!”
Auh spwÈtIkrn dyx lwgf ik Auh qF idwlI qoN awj hI aMimRqsr puwjf hY qy afAuNdy sfr hI iswDf sfnUM imlx leI af igaf hY. eynf iÌkrmMd hY Auh sfzy leI!
mYN afpxy ros Drny aqy BuwK hVqfl df iËkr kIqf qy huxy hoieaf smJOqf afpy hI qoV idwqf
“jF qF sfnUM huxy hI duwD mMgvf ky idwqf jfvy, nhIN qF kwlH qwk ijMnf icr duwD nhIN imldf, asIN hVqfl `qy rhFgy.”
jylH suprzYNt myry mUMh vwl vyKI igaf. kYsf afdmI sF mYN! pr mYN BKy lohy ‘qy swt mfrnoN KuMJxf nhIN sI cfhuMdf. kFgrs dI srkfr sI aqy kFgrsI hox krky BftIaf dI gwl qurq vI mMnIN jf skdI sI.
BftIaf ny jylH aiDkfrIaF nUM ikhf, “svyry vI dyxf hI hY, jy huxy dy deIey qF kI Ìrk pYx lwgf hY. afKo qF mYN koloN pYsy dy idMdf hF.”
jylH suprzYNt kol koeI cfrf nhIN sI. Aus ny krmcfrIaF nUM duwD df pRbMD krky CyqI qoN CyqI izEVHI ivwc ilafAux leI ikhf. mYN aqy myry sfQI hux sdBfvnf vfly mfhOl ivwc kih rhy sF, “sfnUM ivroD krn df ÈOk qF nhIN jI! jy sfzIaF jfieË mMgF mMn leIaF jfieaf krn qF asIN ikAuN jylH dy kfiedy-kfnUMn qoVFgy!”
duwD nfl nwko-nwk BrIaF Üohy dIaF do vwzIaF bfltIaF puwj geIaF. asIN bfltIaF cuwkIaF qy ijwq dy jYkfry guMjfAuNdy afpxI bYrk ivwc jf vVy. muMzy BMgVf pfAux lwgy. asIN ijvyN idwlI Ìiqh krky muVy sF!
asIN kuwJ iËafdf hI AuqÈfh ivwc af gey sF. iehnF idnF ivwc hI gurU nfnk dyv jI df jnm idhfVf af igaf. asI akflI afgUaF nUM kih ky ies idn ÈRomxI kmytI vwloN sfrI jylH leI kVfh prÈfd mMgvfieaf. dysI iGE nfl qr b qr kVfh dy Bry pIpy cuwkI asIN hryk bfrk ivwc jf ky pMgqF ivwc ibTf ky sB kYdIaF nUM bftI bftI kVfh dI vrqfeI qF kYdI afKdy, “ijAUNdy rho Auey Èyro! sflF bfd prÈfd Ckx nUM imilaf quhfzy krky! rUh iqRpq ho geI!”
sfrI jylH ivwc sfzf cMgf vwj bx igaf sI. AuWqoN-AwqoN qF jylH aiDkfrI sfzy nfl idKfvy dI apxwq jqfAuNdy sn, pr aMdroN-aMdr sfzy ‘qy mwcy hoey sn.
iewk idn svyry drÈn isMG eIsfpur aqy ajIq isMG mOlvI jylH df ‘sYr-spftf’ krn leI inkly. vfps afey qF mYnUM kihMdy, “asIN ‘bI klfs’ vfilaF dy ahfqy ivwc jQydfr jIvn isMG AumrfnMgl nUM iml ky afey hF. Auh qYnUM imlxf cfhuMdf ey.”
jQydfr AumrfnMgl nfl myrI koeI inwjI jfx-pCfx nhIN sI. AuNj mYnUM Ausdf AuWcf lMmf kwd-kfT aqy KuwlHf drÈnI dfVHf aTfrvIN sdI dy iksy iswK jrnYl df BulyKf pfAuNdf hox krky cMgf lwgdf sI. AusdI jtky aMdfË ivwc pyNzU lokF nUM pRBfivq krn vflI qkrIr vI mYnUM cMgI lwgdI sI; BfvyN bhuqI vfr AusdIaF dlIlF ‘eykI mykI ZykI’ vrgIaF vI huMdIaF. mYN AusnUM pMjfbI sUby dy morcy smyN drÈnI izEVHI qoN vI aqy mMjI sfihb dy dIvfnF ivwc vI hËfrF lokF nUM sMboDn kridaF aqy pRBfivq kridaF suixaF sI. pMjfbI sUbf imlx AuprMq mMjI sfihb, aMimRqsr ivwc ho rhy iewk smfgm ivwc sMgqF nUM sMboDn kridaF Auh kih irhf sI, “Éflsf jI! kOm df vkIl mfVf hovy ‘ÈRI mfn mfstr qfrf isMG’ vrgf qF swcy mukwdmy vI hr jFdy ny. kOm df vkIl hovy qgVf; ‘sMq Ìqih isMG jI mrdy -mujfihd’ vrgf qF JUTy mukwdmy vI ijwqy jFdy ny.”
‘JUTf mukwdmf’ kih ky Auh pMjfbI sUby dI mMg nUM qF ‘Êlq’ hI Tihrf irhf lwgdf sI! Ausdf mksd qF sMq Ìqih isMG dI ‘vkflq’ dI ÉUbI drsfAuxf sI!
“pr Éflsf jI! pMjfbI sUbf sfnUM pUrf nhIN imilaf. cMzIgVH aqy pMjfbI boldy ielfky jfx-buwJ ky pMjfboN bfhr rwK ley. bIbI ieMdrf ny ÉIr dI QflI sfzy awgy rwK ky AuWqy svfh DUV idwqI hY. asIN ieh svfh-DUVI ÉIr nhIN KfxI. ieh ijhVy pMjfbI aqy pMjfbI sUby dy ivroDI ny mYN iehnF nUM dws idaF, ik iehnF nUM hux cuwp kr jfxf cfhIdf ey. hux asIN jfxIeyN jF iehnF dI BUaf ieMdrf jfxy! sUbf pUrf bxfAuxf hI bxfAuxf hY.” pMjfbI sUbf qF ‘pUrf’ nhIN sI bixaf. jQydfr AumrfnMgl dy ivcfrF ivwc qbdIlI af geI sI. kuwJ icr pihlF Ausny Éfilsqfn dI mMg AuTf leI sI aqy aMimRqsr dIaF iËlHf kcihrIaF ivwc smyN aqy qrIk df aYlfn krky, Éfilsqfn df JMzf lihrfAux dI muihMm `qy ciVHaf Auh igRÌqfr kr ilaf igaf sI. ‘JMzf cVHfAux’ dI muihMm AuWqy phuMcx leI Ausny vwK vwK lokF nUM icwTIaF pfeIaF sn. iewk icwTI mYnUM vI afeI sI. mYnUM hYrfnI vI hoeI sI. nf koeI jfx nf pCfx! nf hI ivcfrF dI koeI sFJ. AusnUM iksny myrf pqf dy ky ikhf hovygf ik mYN Ausdy kMm df bMdf ho skdf hF! agly idn asIN jQydfr nUM imlx leI ‘bI klfs’ dy ahfqy ivwc gey. Auh kysIN ieÈnfn krky Duwpy kursI AuWqy bYTf hieaf sI. drÈnI dfVHy dy ryÈmI vfl mwDm cwldI hvf nfl ihwl rhy sn. sfnUM vyK ky Auh AuWiTaf aqy awglvFZI af ky sfnUM ‘Ìqih’ bulfeI. eIsfpur aqy mOlvI vwloN myrI jfx-pCfx krfAux qoN pihlF hI Auh mYnUM ‘pCfx’ igaf sI.
“sfnUM quhfzy vrgy isafxy aqy ihMmqI nOjvfnF dI bhuq loV hY. mYN quhfnUM imlxf cfhuMdf sI. cwlo eyQy sbwbIN myl ho igaf. kOm dI vfg-zor hux nOjvfnF dy hwQ eI hoxI hY. qusIN awgy afE!”
Ausny iswK kOm nfl huMdIaF ‘iËafdqIaF’ df iËkr kridaF ikhf ik idnoN idn Éfilsqfn dI lihr mËbUq hovygI aqy Ausdf pUrf ivÈvfs hY ik CyqI hI iswKF df iewk vwKrf rfj bxygf!
“afeI ivwl bI df Ìst prfeIm minstr afÌ Éfilsqfn!” Ausny pUry Brosy nfl ikhf.
bMdy dy ivcfrF ivwc ikvyN qbdIlI afAuNdI rihMdI hY! ieho jQydfr AumrfnMgl hI sfry purfxy akflIaF ivcoN iekwlf afgU sI jo awqvfd dy dOr ivwc qQf-kiQq ‘ÉfilsqfnIaF’ df sB qoN AuWgr ivroDI irhf. AuhnF ny Ausdy lVky df kqÜ vI kr idwqf pr Auh iPr vI afpxy ivcfrF `qy aizwg aqy azol irhf. AuhnF idnF ivwc jdoN sfry akflI afgU sMq jrnYl isMG iBMzrF vfly awgy ByzF bwkrIaF bx ky imx imx kr rhy sn, jQydfr AumrfnMgl ny Aus ivruwD afpxI ‘isMG grjxf’ jfrI rwKI sI.
do ku hÌiqaF ipwCoN srkfr ny sfry ividafrQIaF nUM irhfa krn df ÌYslf kr ilaf, pr irhfa hox vfly ividafrQIaF ivwc myrf nF nhIN sI. srkfrI kfgËF aqy jylH aiDkfrIaF dIaF irportF muqfibk mYN ‘inrf ividafrQI’ nhIN sI. ijhVy isafsI kfrkuMn ‘amn-kfnUMn leI Éqrf’ smJ ky PVHy gey sn, Auh vI irhfa kr idwqy gey sn. ipwCy rih gey sF asIN; mYN, mOlvI qy eIsfpur, ijnHF `qy vwzIaF-vwzIaF awT dÌf lwgIaF sn. sfzy qoN aOKy jylH aiDkfrI sfzy nfl do hwQ krn aqy bdlf lYx leI Auqfvly nËr afAuNdy sn. izptI suprzYNt dMd ikrcdf afKdf, “hux nhIN koeI mMg mnvfAuxI?”
“loV peI qF mMg rwKFgy vI qy mMnvfvFgy vI……” asIN isrV nhIN sF Cwzxf cfhuMdy. hux qF lMmy dfeIey sn. ZyrI ZfihaF kI bxnf sI!
“koeI nhIN iewk awD idn Tihr jfE.” izptI DmkI dy ky qur igaf.
Èfm nUM iksy hmdrd ny af ky dwisaf ik agly idn sfnUM sfiraF nUM awzo-awz cwkIaF ivwc zwkx aqy iekwly-iekwly ‘qy qÈwdd krn df ÌYslf ho igaf hY. agly idn bfad dupihr mYnUM izEVHI ivwcoN swdf af igaf. aYn iesy vyly sfnUM afpxf ‘borIaf ibsqrf’ sFB ky cwkIaF ivwc jfx df hukm suxf idwqf igaf sI.
jylH ivwcoN Cuwt jfx ipwCoN myrf jmfqI amr isMG afrfm nfl nhIN sI bYTf. Aus ny kflj dy ipRMsIpl qoN myry ividafrQI hox df srtIiÌkyt bxfieaf. ipRMsIpl ny aYs aYs pI nUM Pon ‘qy myry bfry dws ky mYnUM irhfa krn leI bynqI kIqI; ikAuNik ividafrQIaF nUM irhfa krn df srkfr ÌYslf kr cuwkI sI. amr isMG aYs aYs pI dy dÌqr puwjf. srtIiÌkyt idwqf qy Aus dI bdOlq myrI irhfeI dy hukm izEVHI ivwc phuMc cuwky sn.
mYN KuÈI-KuÈI vfps igaf. afpxI itMz-PhuVI cuwkI qy sfQIaF nUM glvkVI ivwc lYx ipwCoN izEVHI vwl quiraf qF myry sfQI afpxf sfmfn cuwkI jylH aiDkfrI nfl cwkIaF vwl jfx leI qur pey.
(jdoN ieh XfdF ipCly hPLqy ‘sIrq’ ivc Cpx leI jf rhIaF sn qF ajIb ieqPLfk hoieaf ik ieh KLbr pVHx nUM imlI ik drsLn isMG eIsfpur nUM AuprlI ilKq ivcly ‘KLflsf kflj aMimRqsr’ vfly kys ivc AudoN qoN BgOVf krfr idwqf hoieaf sI(Aus kys ivc eIsfpur aqy mOlvI kuJ icr bfad sLfied jLmfnq ‘qy bfhr af gey sn.) aqy hux AuhnF nUM 35 sfl bfad igRPLqfr kIqf igaf hY. puils df eyny sfl suwqf rihxf aqy hux iewk dm jfgxf! kI afKogy, ies ipClI isafsq nUM? ‘CohlI’ nUM !vfh! iensfPL!!)