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“eys nwl dy mkwn ivc Swied iek pwiksqwnI &YmlI rihMdI hY [” mkwn vyKx Awey iekbwl isMG cImw ƒ rIAl-AYstyt eyjMt ny d`isAw, qy pu`Cx l`gI, “quhwfI ik`fI v`fI &YmlI hY ?”

“b`s mYN iek`lw hI hW [”

“SwdI nhIN kIqI ?”

“kdI kIqI sI, inB nhIN s`kI [”

“myrI vI iehI khwxI hY [ lweI& ivc keI vwrI eysy qrHW hI huMdw hY [”

gRih pRvyS dy Agly h&qy cwr julweI dw idn sI, AmrIkw dw AwzwdI idvs [ ksby dy mu`K rsiqAW qy kOmI JMfy lihrw rhy sn [ sQwnk skUlW dy ividAwrQIAW qy srkwrI AdwirAW v`loN jlUs dI iqAwrI ho rhI sI [ iekbwl dI glI dy keI pirvwr, koloN lMGdI myn-rof qy jlUs dw nzwrw lYx leI &utpwQ qy iek`qr ho rhy sn [ bYNf dI DunI sux ky auh vI GroN bwhr inkl AwieAw qy turdw turdw glI dy moV qy jw Kloqw [

“siq sRI Akwl jI [” ipCly pwisauN AWidAW aus dy pVosI ny jwx pihcwn leI pihl kIqI [

“siq sRI Akwl [ AweI AYm iekbwl cImw [” aus ny bVy Adb nwl h`Q vDw ky ikhw [

“AweI AYm bSIr cImw [” dovyN h`s pey [

“mYƒ nhIN sI pqw eys goq vwly quhwfy v`l vI huMdy hn [”

“j`tW dy keI goq swfy ivc vI mSrkI pMjwb vWg ny [ ieh qW swfy ipCokV dI pCwx hY, mzHbW krky QoVHw bdl jwxI sI [ ho skdY swfy dwdy-pVdwdy vI srdwrW ivcoN hox [ pqw nhIN ieh sWJ ikMnI purwxI hY [‘bweI dw vy’, ieh myrI vweI&, mus`rq [”

“Aslwmw lykm [” iekbwl ny Awdwb kIqw [

aus ny kyvl muskrw ky hI jvwb id`qw [

“quhwfy b`cy vI jlUs ivc Swml ny A`j ?”

“nhIN, SOkq Ajy Cotw hY [ hor do swlW ƒ....[ quhwfI &YmlI?

“bs quhwfy swhmxy hwzr hY [” qy iqMny h`s pey [

“mkwn sYt ho igAY ?”

“kuJ icr l`gygw [ mYƒ kwhdI kwhlI ey [”

“koeI cIz dI zrUrq pvy, AsIN hwzr hW [”

“SukrIAw [ mYƒ KuSI hY Awpxy vqnIAW dw pVos qW imilAw[” aus ny irvwjn ijhy ikhw [

“ieMfIAw ivc ip`Cy Awpxw ikhVw ipMf hY ?”

“mYN pYdw qW jlMDr ivc hoieAw sI, pr keI swlW qoN fYfI Ajmyr-SrI& sYtl ho cu`ky ny [ quhwfw ?”

“mYN hsn-Abdwl dw rihx vwlw hW [”

“EhI ij`Qy pMjw swihb gurduAwrw hY ?"

“iblkul ! kdI izAwrq leI gey ho ?”

“AYnI iksmq ik`Qy [ quhwƒ kdy Ajmyr drgwh SrI& jwx dw &Yz hwsl hoieAw ?”

“Ajy q`k qW nhIN, Alb`qw m`ky mdIny dw h`j zrUr kr AwieAW hW [”

“iksmq vwly ho [ byZm swihbw vI ho Awey ny ?”

“ieh Awp cly jwx QoVHY ?” mus`rq dI Awvwz ivc iek qwhnw ijhw sI [ bSIr iek i&`kI ijhI muskrwht ichry qy lY AwieAw [ qy swry jlUs vyKx ivc ru`J gey[

kuJ mhIny bwAd iek Swm bSIr dy iqMny b`cy pMjwb dI lohVI dy iqauhwr vWgUM ‘hwloeIn’ dy ‘mwsk’ pw ky Gro GrI imTweIAW KfOxy iek`qr krdy hoey iekbwl dy Gr Aw phuMcy [ aus ny bVy ipAwr nwl auhnW ƒ cwklyt qy kuJ nkdI dy ky ivdw kIqw [ auhnW dI mW pry frweIv-vy ivc KloqI auhnW dw ieMqzwr kr rhI sI [ iekbwl ny AMdr ienvweIt krnw cwihAw pr auh jldI ivc b`icAW ƒ nwl lY ky clI geI [

keI vwrI jdoN auh Awpxw ‘svY~t-sUt’ pweI sYr krky AwauNdw qW mus`rq iKVkI dw prdw cu`k ky aus v`l q`kdI rihMdI [ kdI kdI brswq kwrn auh Gr dy ipCly porc ivc Klo ky AYksrsweIz krn l`g pYNdw [ aus ­ƒ lgdw ijvyN koeI ikMnw ikMnw icr plwsitk dy ‘imMnI-blweINfz’ ip`Cy Kloqw aus v`l vyNhdw rihMdw hovy [

iekbwl dI mMmI jdoN ieMfIAw qoN iqMn mhIinAW leI AweI qW dohW pirvwrW dw Awps ivc Awxw jwxw SurU ho igAw [ jdoN auh d&qr igAw huMdw qW mus`rq swrw swrw idn aus dy Gr hI vVI rihMdI [ hr vyly AWtI jI, AWtI jI krdI dw mUMh nw Qkdw [ AWtI koloN aus ny ikcn dy ikMny hI gux is`K ley [ dhIN jmwxw, GIey dy ko&qy, gwjr-pwk, rs-mlweI qy ikMnIAW hor cIzW [

iekbwl ƒ l`gw ik aus dw inrw S`k hI nhIN, mus`rq s`cmuc hI aus ivc rucI lYx l`g peI sI [ aus ny aus ƒ ikMnI vwrI corI corI nIJ lw ky q`kidAW mihsUs kIqw [

“AWtI jI ! qusIN iekbwl horW dI dUsrI SwdI ikauN nhIN kr dyNdy ?” iek idn mus`rq ny iekbwl ƒ suxw ky ikhw [

“koeI Awpxy vrgI hsIn kuVI dI d`s pwvyN qW auh vI kr idAW [” AWtI ny gMBIr ho ky huMgwrw BirAw [

“iehnW vrgI hsIn qW b`s eyho hI ho skdI hY [” iekbwl ny pRsMsw kIqI [ mus`rq ny AwpxI qwrI& dw suAwd lYNidAW aus v`l lwj BrIAW A`KW nwl q`ikAw qy muskrw peI [

hux q`k auh bwhr inklx l`igAW, burky dI Skl dw cogw pw lYNdI qy isr ƒ pUrI qrHW rumwl nwl Fk lYNdI [ iekbwl ƒ icrW ip`CoN, AwpxI mMmI dy Awx qy, pihlI vwr aus dI ^UbsUrqI dw AMdwzw hoieAw [ ausdIAW kSmIrnW vrgIAW surK glHW [ fulHdw fulHdw bypnwh jobn [ gUVHIAW kwlIAW GxIAW GxIAW BvW, ausdIAW topIdwr A`KW ƒ hor vI idlkS bxWdIAW [ qy jdoN auh AD-mIcIAW A`KW ivcoN hsdI qW bs jwn hI k`F lYNdI [

aus ƒ bSIr qy rSk Aw irhw sI [ ikMnw KuS iksmq hY ieh AwdmI [ bYTw bYTw kdy auhnW dohW bwry socdw qW aus ƒ zmIn Asmwn dw &rk mihsUs huMdw[ mus`rq ƒ kpVy pwx dw slIkw sI [ hmySW frweI klIn kIqw sUt pWdI [ aus dy vsqr swry So^ rMgW dy sn, ijnHW ivcoN aus dw hsUM hsUM krdw ichrw in`Kr in`Kr pYNdw [ g`l bwq krn dI nzwkq [ tor ivc kudrqI cMclqw [ iqMn b`icAW dI mW qW auh lgdI hI nhIN sI [ Gr ivc swrw idn mihMdI hsn qy jgjIq-ic`qRw dw imMnHW imMnHW sMgIq vjdw rihMdw [ ies qoN ielwvw auh Awp vI cMgy cMgy lyKkW dy SyAr AWtI jI ƒ suxWdI rihMdI [

aus dy ivprIq bSIr bs qsvIr dw iblkul dUjw pwsw sI [ nw aus ƒ koeI sMgIq jW iltrycr dw Sok, nw hI kpVw l`qw pwx dw cwA [ ieko g`l AwauNdI sI aus ƒ, pYsw kmwxw [ Gr AwauNdw qW vI tYlI&on qy ibznYs bwry l`gw rihMdw [

mus`rq ijMnI imlxswr, bSIr Enw hI mqlb-pRsq [ bs Kwx pIx dw SukIn zrUr sI [ Kw Kw ky aus dI gogV eynI vDI hoeI sI ik iblkul byfOl lgdw sI [ kol Kloqy jxw-jnwnI iek dUjy dy zrw vI AnukUl nhIN sn lgdy [

bSIr dI Kws kmzorI sI qMdUrI ickn qy Srwb [ mMmI dy huMidAW iekbwl ny vI keI vwrI auhnW dI dwvq kIqI[ qlI m`CI qy mu&q dI skwc vyK ky qW auh pwgl hI ho jWdw sI [

“qUM kYsw muslmwn hYN Xwr, SrwbI kbwbI ?” iekbwl ny iek idn h`s ky ikhw [

“jYsw qUM is`K hYN [ Blw dwhVI tirm krn dw lweIsYNs qYƒ iks ny dy id`qw beI ?” qy swry h`s pey [

“iekbwl jI ! zrw firMk ihswb nwl hI pwxw [” iek idn mus`rq ny ifnr kridAW suJwv id`qw [

“mYN ‘firMk srv’ krn l`igAW kdy h`Q nhIN iK`icAw[” ausny AwpxI dirAw idlI zwhr kIqI [

“jdoN bSIr iv`qoN vD pI lYNdY qW myrI Swmq Aw jWdI hY [”

“kI g`l, lVweI krn l`g jWdY ?” AWtI jI ny hOlI ijhI pu`iCAw [

“lVweI qW nhIN, AYNvyN ….hor bQyrw prySwn krdY….[” qy Srm BrI muskrwht nwl ausdIAW glHW hor vI lwl ho geIAW [

iek vwr iekbwl dI BYx sqvMq iSkwgo qoN mMmI ƒ imlx AweI [ mus`rq ny qW aus ƒ h`QW qy cu`k ilAw [ ieko hwx dIAW hox krky dohW ivckwr bVw gUVH ho igAw [ hr dUsry idn iekbwl ƒ SwipMg iljwx leI iqAwr kr lYNdIAW [ iekbwl ƒ pihlI vwr Aihsws hoieAw ik auh ijMnI sohxI sI, aus qoN vD izMdw idl vI sI [

iek idn ikcn ivc bYTIAW dovyN shylIAW g`lW kr rhIAW sn [

“qYƒ bSIr qy nwz hoxw cwhIdw hY, eynI kmweI kr ky ilAWdY [”

“AVIey qUM myrI duKdI rg nw CyV [”

“kI g`l ?”

“inrw pYsw hI qW izMdgI ivc sB kuJ nhIN huMdw? AOrq ƒ AwdmI dw swQ cwhIdY, Brosw cwhIdY, vkq cwhIdY [ eyho myrI iksmq ivc nhIN [ kdy socdI hW qyry Brw vrgw sohxw idldwr koeI myrI izMdgI ivc huMdw.... [ jdoN dI qyrI mMmI AweI ey, mYƒ aus ƒ nyiVauN vyKx dw mOkw imilAw hY [”

“pr qUM aus ƒ kdI zwhr vI hox id`qw ik nhIN ?”

“hOslw nhIN pYNdw [ Swied iekbwl socy ik ie`k b`icAW vwlI AOrq.... [ sqvMq ! kI ipAwr krnw koeI gunwh hY ?”

“eynI sIrIAs hYN qW aus ƒ ds ikauN nhIN dyNdI ? nw khyNgI qW aus ƒ pqw ikvyN l`gygw ?”

“ijnhoN kw ieSk swdk hY, voh kb &irAwd krqy hYN [

lboN py mohry ^wmoSI, idloN myN Xwd krqy hYN[”

“E…ho…[ nI qYƒ qW s`cmuc dw ieSk ho igAY [ ‘Xk qr&w ieSk [” sqvMq ny h`s ky AwiKAw [

auhnW ƒ pqw vI nhIN l`gw, iekbwl ny fweIinMg rUm ivc bYiTAW swrI g`l sux leI sI [iekbwl dI mMmI qoN Kwxw bnwx dy guxW dy ielwvw, mus`rq ny iek hor g`l vI gRihx kr leI sI[ auhnW ivc iek eynW ipAwrw gux sI ik jdoN vI koeI g`l jW cIz auhnW ƒ fwFI cMgI lgdI qW Awp muhwry mUMh ivcoN “hwey mYN mr jwvW” dy ipAwr drsWdy Sbd &u`lW vWg Adw ho jWdy [ mus`rq ny auhnW qoN ieh ‘qkIAw-klwm’ vI is`K ilAw [

jdoN aus dI mMmI ieMfIAw vwps clI geI qW iek snIcr vwr iekbwl iksy dy nwl ifnr qy jwx leI Awpxw kwlw sUt, mrUn p`g qy kwlI ’bo-tweI’ pihn ky bwhr in`kilAw [ ikDry ‘myl-mYn’ bSIr horW dI fwk glqI nwl aus dy Gr su`t igAw sI [ h`Q ivc fwk PVI aus ny bSIr dw bUhw jw KVkwieAw [ mus`rq ny drvwzw KoiLHAw qy vyNhidAW swr hI bol auTI [

“hwey mYN mr jwvW ! A`j ieh ibjlI iks au~pr if`gygI ?”

auh h`s ipAw qy fwk PVw ky jldI jldI clw igAw [ mus`rq aus ƒ aus dI kwr ivc bYTx q`k sDrweIAw A`KW nwl qkdI rhI, qy hlkw ijhw h`Q ihlw ky bUhw ByV id`qw [ auh swry rsqy ausdIAW SoK A`KW bwry socdw irhw [

iek idn mus`rq ny iekbwl dy d&qr kwl kIqw [

“quhwƒ myry d&qr dw nMbr ik`QoN L`B igAw ?”

“FUMfny vwly ikAwmq kI nzr rKqy hYN [” qy dovyN h`s pey [

“ibzI qW nhIN ?” auh Pyr bolI [

“quhwfy vwsqy iblkul nhIN [”

“mYN eys krky kwl kIqY ik A`j Swm ƒ ifnr swfy v`l Kwxw [”

“A`gy vI quhwfw hI KweIdY hzUr [”

“nhIN, s`cINN ! A`j myry iemiqAwz BweI jwn Aw rhy ny, qy bSIr vI bwhr igAY [”

“iemiqAwz qW firMk vI nhIN pINdw, Pyr ifnr dw kI svwd Aweygw ?”

“qumhyN AYsI iplw dyNgy qum AwE qo shI [ hoS kw nwm Bulw dyNgy qum AwE qo shI [”

“vwh, vwh ! kmwl dw SyAr hY [”

“SyAr dw svwd qW qd AwauNdY jy ies dw jvwb vI SyAr ivc imly [”

“qW iPr lgy h`Q auh vI sux lvo [”

“ierSwd !”

“nwrwz nw ho jwxw [”

“qusIN SyAr qW kho…. [” auh iek AMdwz ivc bolI[

“jwmy-lb sy Agr ipAws nw buJI swkI[

ikAw iejwzq hogI ik surwhIEN sy pI lyN bwkI ?”

auh bVI h`sI [

“h`sx dw kI kMm ?” auh hYrwn ho ky boilAw [

“qusIN ‘fbl-mIinMg’ vwly SyAr kdoN qoN kihx l`g pey, junwb?”

“fbl mIinMg ? kI mqlb ? ieh ‘ZYr-Swiesqw qW nhIN [”

“nhIN AYsI qW koeI g`l nhIN, pr.... [ quhwƒ ‘ihMt’ idAW ? ies SyAr ivc jy ‘surwhI’ dw l&z vrqdy , ijhVw ‘isMgUlr’ hY, qW ieh bVw sMjIdw SyAr hY, pr ‘surwhIEN’ kihx nwl ieh ‘nOn-vYjItyrIAn’ bx jWdY [”

“E-mweI-gwf !’ mYƒ eynIAW brIkIAW nhIN AWdIAW Zwilb swihbw !”

“vYsy bVw ctptw SyAr hY [ A`Cw iPr SwmIN Bu`l nw jwxw [”

auh Awpxy SyAr ƒ gun-gunw ky Awp hI ikMnw icr svwd lYNdw irhw [

ijvyN ijvyN mus`rq bwry iekbwl dy idl ivc QW bxdI geI, iqvyN iqvyN bSIr bwry aus ƒ iGrxw hoxI SurU ho geI [ Kws krky aus dw mqlb-pRsq rv`eIAw aus ƒ zrw cMgw nhIN sI lgdw [ auh hr dUjy-qIjy idn iekbwl jI, iekbwl jI krdw Aw bUhw KVkWdw [ iekbwl dI ivskI pI jWdw qy mu&q ivc kMm bwry ‘knsltySn’ lY jWdw [ jdoN koeI ibznYs dI fIl krnI huMdI qW kimSn iksy hor ƒ dy dyNdw [

pqw nhIN iekbwl ƒ kI su`JI, iek idn aus ny bSIr ƒ sw& sw& kih id`qw, “Xwr, mweINf nw krIN, mYN AYm. bI. ey. krn qy keI vrHy lwey ny qy Fyr swrw Krcw kIqw hY, myry kol ‘&rI-knsltySn’ dyx leI &ursq nhIN [”

aus idn qoN dohW ivckwr AYsw iKcw pYdw hoieAw ik bSIr ny duAw-slwm hI bMd kr id`qI[ ies krky b`icAW dw Awxw jwxw bMd ho igAw Aqy mus`rq ƒ vI iek qrHW dI pwbMdI l`g geI [ cwhux qy vI bSIr dI hwzrI ivc auh mUMh dUjy pwsy krn qy mzbUr ho jWdI [

eys byruKI dI hwlq ivc do ku swlW dy AMdr dohW GrW ivc sWJ ijvyN ^qm hI ho geI [ kdy kdy auh Awpxy by-AYlwny ieSk dw mrsIAw pVHx dI cyStw ivc iksy dy ilKy ieh Sbd duhrwky Apxw idl msos lYNdw [

“voh hm sy cup hYN, hm aun sy cup hYN[ mnwny vwly mnw rhy hYN [”

iek idn svyry svyry, iekbwl Ajy Swvr lYx c`ilAw hI sI, ik &on dI GMtI v`jI [ m`Qy qy iqaUVI pweI auh bYfrUm v`l igAw [ aus ƒ qVkswr ‘kwl’ krn vwilAW qy bVI iK`J AWdI sI [

“hYlo !”

“sOrI iekbwl jI, jgw qW nhIN id`qw?” mud`qW bwAd A`j mus`rq dI Awvwz suxweI id`qI [

“nhIN, Swvr lYx l`gw sW, d`so?” auh hYrwnI ivc boilAw[

“kI qusIN CyqI qoN CyqI eyDr Aw skdy ho? ‘iet iez lweIk AYn AYmrjYNsI [”

“su`K qW hY ?”

“AwEgy qW d`sWgI, bVI sIrIAs g`l hY [ huxy plIz [” auh GbrweI hoeI l`g rhI sI [

“A`Cw, mYN huxy AwieAw [” qy auh ‘frYisMg-gwaUn’ ivc hI Gr dy ipCvwVy dy ‘lwn’ ivcoN lMG ky mus`rq horW dy ipCly bUhy v`l clw igAw [ drvwzw KulHw hI sI [ bSIr ‘ilivMg-rUm’ dy so&y qy bYTw sI [ auh nw qW au~iTAw qy nw hI aus ny koeI irvwjn svwgq dy do Sbd boly [ iqMny b`cy sihmy-sihmy pOVIAW qy bYTy ibtr-ibtr q`k rhy sn [

“iekbwl jI, qusIN d`so mYN kI krW ?” mus`rq Awpxy SOhr v`l ieSwrw krdI bolI, “ieh quhwfw dosq iek AOrq ivAwh ky lY AwieAw hY [”

“hYN ?” iekbwl dy mUMhoN hYrwnI ivc inkilAw [

“pu`C lvo eys ƒ, swhmxy bYTY[”

“kI g`l hY bSIr swihb ?” aus ƒ pu`Cxw ipAw [ bSIr kuJ nw boilAw [

“ieh kI bolygw ?”

“ieh kdoN hoieAw ?” aus ny mus`rq ƒ pu`iCAw [

“Awh jdoN hWgkWg dy tir`p qy igAw sI, sYr dy bhwny [ kuJ h&qy i&lypIn rih ky ieh g`ul iKVw AwieAw hY [”

“quhwƒ ikvyN pqw l`gw ?”

“iekbwl jI ! kdy ieSk qy muSk vI gu`Jy rihMdy ny ? ies ny EQy corI corI msijd ivc inkwh kIqw qy koeI cwr sO vIh krky aus ƒ nwl lY AwieAw [ Aj kl aus nUM ‘jYksn-strIt’ dy ‘ApwrtmYNt’ ivc r`iKAw hoieAw hY [ lokW ny ies ƒ SryAwm gulS`ry aufWidAW vyiKAw hY [ aus ƒ kwrW ivc GumWdY qy ‘SwipMg’ krWdY [”

“iekbwl ! mYN qYƒ kI d`sW ?” hux bSIr dy bolx dI vwrI sI [ “eys AOrq ny myrI izMdgI ql^ kIqI hoeI ey [ jdoN dI ieh ip`Cy rwvlipMfI qoN AweI ey, ies dy qOr qrIky hI bdl gey ny [”

“jyhVy qOr qrIky qUM ie^iqAwr kIqy ny nw, koeI vI iezqdwr AOrq nhIN brdwSq kr skdI [ v`fw AmrIkx bixAW iPrdYN [”

“cu`p kr bdzwqy [” auh mus`rq ƒ Gurk ky ipAw [

“beI qusW mYƒ bulwieAw hY qW zrw qh`ml nwl g`l kro [ mYƒ g`l dI qih q`k qW phuMcx idE qW ik mYN koeI mdd kr skW [” iekbwl ny dohW ƒ sMboDn kridAW ikhw [

“mYƒ kih lYx idE [” bSIr ny Pyr g`l SurU kIqI, “jdoN dI ieh eyQy AweI ey, iqMnW BrwvW nwl iml ky eys ny myrw n`k ’c dm kIqw hoieAw hY [ ieh swry swly mYƒ cUMfx qy quly hoey ny [ mYN imhnq nwl &wrmysI ivc pYsw kmwieAw, ieh swlI auhnW nwl rl ky swrI kmweI pwiksqwn ByjI jWdI hY [ nw kdy c`j nwl ir`DI-p`kI rotI juVdI hY [ Cy mhIny qoN eys ny bYfrUm vI v`Krw kr ilAw hY [ kI mYN iek`lw dIvwrW dw mUMh vyKW ?”

“qyrw lMgVy dw qy mYN hux kdy vI mUMh nhIN vyKxw [” auh SyrnI vWg grj rhI sI [ ijvyN auh pihly vwlI mus`rq nw rih geI hovy [

“vyK lvo! A`j eys ƒ myrIAW ijsmwnI kmzorIAW nzr Awx lg peIAW ny [ iekbwl, mYN ieh byiezqI nhIN shwr skdw [ mzHbI qOr qy mYN cwr SwdIAW kr skdw hW [”

“clw jwh Esy kmzwq koly [ hux qUM Esy dIAW p`kIAW KweIN [ mYN huxy hI pulIs bulw ky qyrw Psqw vFdI hW [” qy auh &on v`l vDI [

“mus`rq ! ‘stwp-iet’ [ qusIN lok koeI jld bwzI nw kro [ eys qrHW Gr ‘nysqo-nwbUd’ ho jWdy ny [” iekbwl ny aus dw h`Q rokidAW ikhw [

“qy hux kI ksr rih geI hY ?”

“dr-Asl Xwr mYN Es AOrq ƒ ‘ibznYs-kwntrYkt’ qy ilAwieAw hW [ eys by&kU& ƒ mYN ikvyN smJwvW ? &wrmysI dy kMm vwsqy G`t qoN G`t aujrq dy ky pYsw bnwx dw myrw plwn sI [” bSIr ny s&weI pyS kIqI [

“qyry l`Cx mYN ikMny icrW qoN vyK ky jrdI rhI hW [ mYƒ eys qrHW dy kMjrKwny dw pYsw nhIN cwhIdw [ mYN KMnI Kw ky guzwrw kr lvWgI [ pr jW auh AOrq qyrI izMdgI ’coN jweygI jW qUM eys GroN inklyNgw [”

“Gr mYN bxwieAw hY, qUM kOx huMdI hYN mYƒ k`Fx vwlI ?”

“bSIr ! qUM ZlqI qy hYN [” iekbwl boilAw, “eys mulk ivc srkwr b`icAW vwlI AOrq ƒ KwvMd qy qrjIh idMdI hY [ qUM mus`rq ƒ byd^l nhIN kr skyNgw [”

“Xwr, qUM vI Esy dw p~K pUrnw SurU kr id`qw [”

“mYN qW quhwfy dohW dy ihq ivc hW, bSIr[ quhwfy b`icAW dy ‘i&aUcr’ bwry soc irhw hW dosq[ iehnW dy sihmy ichirAW v`l vyKdw hW [ iehnW dy idl qy kI guzrdI hovygI ? ieh iks dI qr&dwrI krnw cwhuxgy ?”

“iekbwl swihb ! A`T swl ho gey ny, mYN iehnW dy kMjr kbIly ivc jdoN dI ivAwhI AweI hW, EdoN dI pCqWdI hW [”

“qW inkwh krwx leI rwzI ikEN hoeI sI ? koeI imMnqW qW nhIN sI krdw ?”

“Eey jwh pryH [ quhwfy lwxy ny qrly kr kr ky myry A`bU dIAW dihlIzW Gsw C`fIAW sn [ mW myrI qW duhwjU ƒ irSqw dyx ivc rwzI hI nhIN sI [ qyrI pihlI rMn dy pu`qr dy poqVy DoNidAW myry poty vI G`s gey [”

“vyKo beI, qwhinAW-imhixAW nwl Gr nhIN vsdy huMdy [ bSIr Xwr, eys mwmly ƒ h`doN vDx qoN rokxw pvygw, nhIN qW Gr Krwb ho jwvygw qy qUM vI K`jl hovyNgw ["

“qusIN s`c dw inAW krn Awey ho qW myrI vI suxo [ eys ƒ kI pqw sI ik mYN ivAwh krwx igAw sW [ mYN ‘vYkySn’ qy igAw qy eys ny BrwvW nwl rl ky myry mgroN myry bYNk dy lwkr ivc r`iKAw swrw pYsw, jyvr qy sony dIAW ie`tW kFw ky Zwieb kr id`qIAW ny [ mYƒ k`KoN hOlw kr C`ifAw hY [”

“mus`rq ! kI ieh s`c hY ?” iekbwl ny sIrIAs ho ky pu`iCAw [ pr ijvyN auh jvwbI hmly leI iqAwr hI bYTI sI [

“Eey Sukr kr, mYN qYƒ bcw id`qY [ nhIN qW ijvyN ‘AY&. bI. AweI.’ dw Cwpw ipAw sI, qUM hux rMn dI ku`CV dI QW jyhl ivc hoxw sI, qy ZYr-kwnUMnI ‘fr`gz’ vycx dI qyrI kmweI, swrI dI swrI clI jwxI sI [”

iekbwl kursI qy bYTw bYTw kMb igAw [ auhnW dw JgVw inptwx dI QW aus ƒ iksy hor hI iKAwl ny Gyr ilAw [

“qusIN dovyN TMFy idmwZ nwl soco [ qoV-ivCoVw eys muAwmly dw h`l nhIN hoxw [”

eynI g`l kih ky auh prq AwieAw, qy Awpxy ilivMg-rUm ivc bYTw ikMnw icr hI socdw irhw [ hux ausƒ smJ AweI ik bSIr dI ZYr-hwzrI ivc mus`rq aus dy nwl Pyr ikEN KulH lYx l`g peI sI [

aus ƒ Xwd Aw irhw sI ik ikvyN eId vwly idn mus`rq ny syvIAW dw kOl qy keI hor pkvwn, tRy ivc sjw ky Awpxy mqrey pu`qr Sokq dy h`Q Byjy sn [ Pyr jdoN iek idn aus dI qbIAq Krwb sI qW auh aus dy Gr aucycw bImwr-pursI leI AweI [ tYNprycr lYx leI Awpxy GroN QrmwmItr ilAweI qy aus dy m`Qy qy bwm mlI [ bwhr AMdr AWdy jWdy isr Fk ky jwx vwlI mus`rq, cuMnI ley ibnw hI aus dI nbz PV ky plMG dI bwhI qy bYTI rhI sI [

Pyr iek idn kihx l`gI, “iekbwl jI, myrI g`fI Krwb hY[ qusIN myry nwl bYNk q`k cl skogy ?”

iekbwl dI kwr ivc aus dy nwl bYTI mus`rq ny aus idn ‘lo-k`t’ gly vwly ‘pystl-Syf’ dy islk sUt ƒ burky nwl vI nw F`ikAw [ fwrk glwisz, ilpsitk, nyl-pwilS, pUry tOhr nwl auh KulHIAW fulHIAW g`lW vI krdI rhI [

“eys pgVI dw rMg quhwfI tweI nwl bhuq sUt krdY [”

“QYNks[ Aj klH qusIN ikhVI pRi&aUm vrqdy ho?” ausny vI vwrI dw v`tw lwhux dI kIqI [

“SwlImwr [ iet iez &rYNc, AweI lv iet [’ quhwƒ cMgI l`gI ?” qy aus ny cUVIAW BrI muA`qr vIxI iekbwl dy mUMh kol kr id`qI [ ikMny icr ip`CoN dohW dw iek`lw swQ [ iekbwl dw jI kIqw iek hsIn gusqw^I kr lvy [ pr iPr kuJ soc ky ausdIAW A`KW ivc iek BwvpUrq q`kxI nwl Jwkdw hoieAw muskrWdw irhw [

bYNk jw ky mus`rq ny klrk kol bYT ky iek &wrm BirAw Aqy Awpxy nwm dw iek nvW lwkr lY ilAw [ Pyr prs ivcoN iek cwbI k`F ky ieklvMjy tybl v`l lY geI qy aus ivcoN ikMny swry ‘golf-bwrz’, jyvr Aqy notW dIAW QhIAW k`F ky nvyN lwkr dy drwz ivc r`K id`qy [ swrI auQl-puQl ip`CoN klrk ny qwly lgwx ivc aus dI shwieqw kIqI qy auh aus ƒ ‘QYNk-XU’ qy ‘bwey-bwey’ krdI bwhr Aw geI [

iekbwl ny ieh swrw kuJ vyiKAw sI pr aus ƒ EdoN zrw vI smJ nhIN sI AwieAw [ nw hI aus ny vwps AWidAW swry rsqy kuJ pu`iCAw [

hux bSIr dy dUSx lgwx qy iekbwl ƒ mus`rq dI Es idn vwlI swrI kwr-guzwrI smJ Aw geI [ aus ny r`b dw Sukr kIqw ik mus`rq dy rMgIn pRBwv Q`ly auhny iksy qrHW vI Awpxy Awp ƒ nhIN aulJx id`qw [

‘kI bSIr scmuc AYXwS hY jW shuirAW dI iksy swijS dw iSkwr ?’ ausdy kuJ p`ly nhIN sI pY irhw [ pr ieh g`l aus dy Gr kr rhI sI ik ieh dovyN qIvIN-^sm inry qoqw-cSm ny [ auhnW dI dosqI dy idnW ivc bSIr Aksr slwm-duAw EdoN hI krdw jdoN auhdw koeI gON huMdw sI [ mus`rq vI EdoN q`k pycy pWdI rhI ijMnW icr lwkr dw mwl A`gy ip`Cy nhIN kr ilAw [ Swied auh BrwvW ƒ vI eys g`l ivc SrIk nhIN sI krnw cwhuMdI [ kI kwrn ? kI pqw ? qy kMm k`Fx qoN bwAd nw koeI aus dw kwl AwieAw, nw koeI pkvwn dI tRy muV ky AweI [

Agly h&qy iekbwl Awi&s qoN AwieAw qW vyiKAw pulIs dIAW do kwrW bSIr dy Gr A`gy KloqIAW sn [ auh kuJ soc hI irhw sI ik do A&sr aus dy GroN inkly [ ip`Cy ip`Cy bSIr sI, swdy jhy k`piVAW ivc, rMg au~ifAw hoieAw [ iekbwl smJ igAw ik mus`rq ny GrogI JgVy ƒ vDw cVHw ky bSIr au~pr ‘fomYsitk-AYibaUz’ dw Awrop lgw id`qw hoxw hY, qy ivcwrw bSIr A`j iqMnI k`pVIN pulIs kwr ivc GroN inkl ky jw irhw hY [ bSIr ny iekbwl v`l iek by-pCwx jhI nzr mwrI qy clw igAw [ b`cy iKVkIAW ivcoN jWdy A`bU v`l KwlI KwlI nzrW nwl q`k rhy sn [

Es Swm iekbwl ikMnI rwq gey, koeI qhrIr ivc ru`iJAw irhw [ rwqIN do vjy &on dI GMtI v`jI [

“hYlo !”

“iekbwl jI….!” mus`rq &on qy sI [

“qusIN Ajy su`qy nhIN?” aus ny klwk v`l vyK ky pu`iCAw [

“ijs dy krm hI sON jwx, aus ƒ kI nINd AwxI eyN ?”

auh kuJ nw boilAw [

“iekbwl…. !” auh issk rhI sI [ ijvyN koeI s&weI pyS krnw cwhuMdI hovy [ ijvyN iek vihx ivc ruVHdI aus dw h`Q PVx leI byqwb hovy [

‘Acwnk iek`lI mus`rq, byshwrw,’ iekbwl soc irhw sI, ‘iek`l vI ikMnw Asih rog hY, ijs dI pIVw swhmxy blvwn ivAkqI vI bybs ho jWdy hn [ A`j Pyr mus`rq ƒ myrI loV mihsUs hox l`g peI hY [ pr auh ikEN nhIN smJdI ik ies nw hox vwly irSqy ivc ikMnIAW muSklW ny, ikMnIAW h`dW ny [ Drm dIAW, qihzIb dIAW, AOlwd dIAW Aqy SwdI-Sudw hox dIAW h`dW [ AsIN kol rih ky vI ikMny durwfy hW[’

“mus`rq….! mYnUM qW Ajy q`k vI smJ nhI AweI Apxy ies irSqy nUM kI khW….?”

“quhwnUM pqw nhI….?” ausny roxhwkI ho ky ikhw[

socx l`gw ‘sw& jvwb ikEN nw dy idAW?’ iPr mn ivc AweI[ ‘kI mYN aus nUM nhI cwhuNdw?

aus ny vI Swied Apxw smJ ky hI Xwd kIqY[ jy auh smwjk bMDnW qoN mukq nhI ho skI hux q`k, qW aus dw kI doS? kI koeI Srn pieAW nUM vI ieMj TukrWdY? jy mYN ies dw idl qoV id`qW qW kI ieh ienswnIAq hovy gI? kI mYN au`prly mnoN vI idlwsw nhI dy skdw?’

“A`Cw hOslw r`Ko….[” aus ny DIrj dyNidAW ikhw[

“mYN kI krW? mYnUM kuJ smJ nhI AwauNdw, iekbwl AweI nIf XU[”

auh soc irhw sI, ies g`l dw kI au~qr dyvy[

“kI qusI myrI ‘kwl’ qy hYrwn ho gey?” auh Pyr bolI[

“hYrwn qW EdoN huMdw sW, jdoN quhwfw ‘kwl’ nhI sI AwauNdw[”

“quhwnUM pqY, mYN ikMnI mjbUr sW?”

“KYr ….quhwfy qy kwhdw iglw? pr swnUM koeI jld bwzI…[” auh kuJ hor kihx qoN Asmr`Q jwpdw sI[

“kI qusIN sc muc vwhdw….?” ijvyN aus dI Awvwz ivc jwn Aw geI hovy[

“ie`k vwr h`Q PiVAw, qW mMJDwr ivc nhI C`fWgw, myrI dosq[”

“iekbwl jI,….AweI lv XU….[”

“mI tU! svIt hwrt[ Sb-bKYr….”

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