khfxI:

iek hor swsI

krnYl isMG igafnI - iPlfzYlPIaf

   “qusIN qF aYNvyN hI BKy pey AuN. ikDry Auh skUloN af rhI sI. Auhdy hwQ ’c kVf pfieaf vyK ky Ausny mfsUmIaq nfl iek iswK prvfr dI kuVI smJ ky iksy df pqf puwC ilaf, qF kI afÉr af geI? quhfnUM qF sgoN KuÈ hoxf cfhIdY, ik quhfzy mihkmy ivc iek iswK aÌsr afieaY.”

   “iekbfl, Auh koeI aÌsr AuÌsr nhI hY. 23 sflF df Cokrf, ajy tryinMg lY irhY, akfAUNts aÌsr dI. afpxI tIm nfl styÈn dy sfry adfiraF dI ‘stfk-vyrIÌIkyÈn’ dy islisly ivc afieaf hY, ik ikMnI ku hyrf PyrI huMdI hY, srkfrI mYtIrIal dI. styÈn mfstr cODrI dws irhf sI, bVf sÉq hY. Ërf vI vwZI nhI KFdf. sfry styÈn stfÌ df nwk ‘c dm kIqf hoieaf hY. agly hÌqy sfzy stor dI vfrI hY.”

   “quhfnUM qF Auhdy nfl Aultf jfx pCfx vDfAuxI cfhIdI hY. Èfied eysy bhfny hI nyVqf ho jfvy.”
   “mYN sB pqf lgf ilaY. rfmgVHIaF df muMzf hY. iesdf bfp purfxI Audypur styt ivc dIvfn huMdf sI. huxy huxy klYktr dI post qoN rItfier hoieaY.”

   “aYzy vwzy Gr df muMzf, jy rfmgVHIaf hY qF kI hoieaf? iswK qF hY. quhfnUM qF AuNj vI hux qoN toh rwKxI cfhIdI hY, afpxI lfzlI vfsqy iksy sfAU muMzy dI.”

   “iekbfl, mYN sB smJdF. sfnUM jwtF nUM afpxI axÉ nhI CwzxI cfhIdI. koeI kI afKygf? jdoN vkq afieaf, jwtF dy bQyry muMzy lwB pYxgy. huxy iÌkr krn dI kI loV hY? ajy qF ieh msF solHF sflF dI hY.”

   “qy myrI Aumr ikMnI sI, jdoN qusIN sfzy muhwly dy gyVy kwZdy huMdy sI?” Auh hws ky bolI. “nfly ijvyN eys Aumry hI, muitafr kuVIaF vFg ieh hwQ pYr kwZ rhI hY, qy quhfzy mihkmy dy ÊYr iswK lVikaF nUM muV muV ky Jfkx lwgI hY, kI pqf ieh dsvIN jmfq vI pfs krdI hY ik nhIN.”

   krm isMG, vYstrn rylvy dI CotI lfeIn dy mkYnIkl zIpfrtmYNt ivc iek sInIar ‘suprvfeIËr’ sI. pihlF kdI Auh ‘kInIaf-XogYNzf’ rylvy ivc iek mkYink huMdf sI. 1947 qoN pihlF, purfxIaF irafsqF dy Ëmfny ivc iek vfr Auh afpxy irÈqydfrF nUM imlx jYpur afieaf qF rylvy vrkÈfp ivc AusnUM ‘loko-cfrj-mYn’ dI nOkrI iml geI. Bfrq afËfd hox ‘qy, rylvy mihkmy df rfÈtrIkrx hoieaf qF Auh ‘loko-ÌormYn pRomot’ ho igaf. awj klH, keI sflF qoN Auh aCnyrf ‘loko-ÈYz’ df iencfrj sI. Aus dy iqMn muMzy aqy do kuVIaF sn. muMzy pVH pVHf ky rylvy ‘c hI nOkrIaF ‘qy lwgy hoey sn. vwzI lVkI gurlfB BfvyN ivafhI sI, pr Ausdf pqI imltrI ivc sUbydfr hox krky Auh vDyry mF bfp kol hI rihMdI sI. CotI df nfm durlwB sI, aYpr afpxI mF vFg AusdIaF awKF vI ibwlIaF hox kfrn, Aus nUM sfry lfz nfl ibwlo kih ky bulFdy sn.

   ipCly awT sflF ivc, Auqr pRdys dy ies Coty jhy ksby ivc vwzI hoeI durlwB, iek rUpvMq muitafr vFg inklI sI. pMjfbI islk sUt ivc Aus df bxn sMvrn df slIkf, ichry dy idlkÈ ‘Éqo-Éfl’, Èrmfkl qwkxI. afpxI Aumr dIaF kuVIaF nfloN vDyry lMmf kwd kfT qy kihr ZfhuMdy puMgrdy aMgF kfrn AusnUM iek Br jobn suMdrI hox df aihsfs hox lwgf sI. ijs qrF sInf qfx ky, muskfxF ibKyrdI turdI dI cuMnI hvf ivc AuzdI idsdI, AusdIaF shylIaF Auhdy myc dIaF hox leI qrsdIaF.

   afpxy hm-Aumr lVikaF nfl Ausdf sMprk EdoN huMdf, jdoN kdy AuhnF df pirvfr luiDafxy iksy ivafh ÈfdI ‘qy jFdf. jF iPr kdy afgrf Èihr KrIdfrI krn gey, iksy gurduafry ivc. solHF sflF dI awlHV Aumr ivc ieh pihlf mOkf sI jdoN ibwlo df, anUp dy rUp ivc iksy sunwKy iswK Xuvk nfl sfhmxf hoieaf sI. Es idn jdoN Aus ny acfnk qurI jFdI nUM KlHfr ky, suBfvk jhy gwl kIqI.
“siq sRI akfl jI.”

   ibwlo ny kyvl hwQ joV idwqy. Aus nUM smJ nhIN af rhI sI ik ikvyN jvfb dyvy. ijvyN Èbd Aus dy gly ivc hI atk gey hox. anUp dI slIky BrI afvfË, motIaF motIaF sMjIdf awKF, qy BrvIN ÈKsIaq df pRBfv Aus ‘qy acfnk hfvI ho igaf jfpdf sI. ikMnf icr Auh afpxy pYrIN pfeIaF cwplF nfl rylvy plytÌfrm df ÌrÈ KrocdI, nIvIN pfeI KlHoqI rhI.

   “muafÌ krnf, mYN quhfnUM pMjfbI vsqrF ivc, hwQ ivc kVf pfieaf vyK ky bulfey ibnF nf rih sikaf. asl ivc mYN puwCxf sI ik ibjlI vfly mihqfb isMG horF df kuaftr ikhVf hY?”
   “awCf….” ijvyN ibwlo dI jfn ‘c jfn af geI hovy. Ausny glf sfÌ krdI ny jvfb idwqf.    “qusIN rylvy kflonI dy aOs pfsy vwl cly jfE. ‘loko-Èyz’ lfgy pihlF sfzf bMglf afeygf. agly moV dy swjy hwQ AuhnF df kuaftr hY.
   “qF qusIN srdfr krm isMG horF dI bytI ….”

   pr Auh vfk pUrf hox qoN pihlF hI plytÌfrm qoN Auqr ky rvF rvF ryl dIaF ptVIaF pfr krn lwg peI. Èfied Ausny dUroN afAuNdy afpxy ipqf nUM vyK ilaf sI.

   afpxy mihkmy dy asUlF anusfr, anUp isMG izAUtI ivc pUrI eImfndfrI vrq irhf sI.ijwQy vI koeI AUxqfeI vyKdf, krmcfrIaF nUM AuhnF dI Buwl ‘qy zFtx jF jurmfnf krn dI QF, isafxp nfl suJfAu idMNdf awgy vD jFdf. krm isMG nUM, horF qoN suxy suxfey Êlq pRBfvF dy Ault, Auh iek idafnqdfr aqy agFh vDU honhfr aÌsr jfipaf.

   ‘lLoko-ÈYz’ dI ‘vyrIÌIkyÈn’ iek hÌqf cwlxI sI. kMm ÈurU hox dy dUsry idn hI jdoN Auhny apxI pqnI kol Aus dIaF cMigafeIaF bfry dwisaf qF iekbfl ny Èfm nUM sYr krn jFdy anUp nUM afp hI bulf ilaf, aqy aglI Èfm dI rotI df swdf vI dy idwqf.

   “mF jI! quhfzy swdy leI DMnvfd. pr mihkmy dy asUlF kfrn, ijMnf icr koeI qÌqIÈ cwl rhI hovy, mYN afp vwloN idwqI ‘ienvItyÈn’ svIkfr nhIN kr skdf. AuNj mYN ajy iek mhInf hor eyQy hF. jfx qoN pihlF iek cfh dy kwp leI ËrUr hfËr ho jfvFgf.”

   gwl sux ky iekbfl nUM pqf nhI ikvyN mihsUs hoieaf, pr mihMdI dI vfV ipwCy KloqIaF AusdIaF dohF DIaF ny AuhnF dI vfrqflfp sux leI sI. AusdI vwzI bytI gurlfB nUM AusdI sfÌgoeI bVI psMd afeI. durlwB qF ijvyN Es qy inCfvr hI ho geI. iksy nUM pqf vI nf cwilaf, jdoN dovyN BYxF ‘loko-ÈYz’ dy nfl lgdy KyqF vfly pfsy sYr krn jFdIaF qF gurlfB dI hwlf ÈyrI ‘qy, ibwlo aqy anUp ivckfr pwqr ivvhfr ÈurU ho igaf. pr duiBDf ieh sI ik anUp nUM ihMdI nhI sI afAuNdI. nf ibwlo nUM pMjfbI. anUp nuM styÈn dy iek pMjfbI itkt-klYktr hrbMs lfl dy ivcol puxy dI loV pY geI, jo dohF dy pwqrF df BfÈf rUpFqr krn ivc shfieqf krdf. drasl hrbMs afp vI ibwlo ‘qy awK rKdf sI.

   kuJ idnF ivc hI dohF ivckfr irÈqf pIZf hoxf suBfivk sI. hux jdoN Auh afps ivc imldy qF gurlfB pry bYT ky AuhnF dI cOkIdfrI krdI. 1953 df ieh Auh smF sI jdoN lqf mMgyÈkr dI afvfË iÌlmI dunIaf ivc mÈhUr ho cuwkI sI. ibwlo nUM sMgIq ivc Kfs rucI sI. Auh anfrklI iÌlm dy gIq hUbhU gf ky afpxy skUl aqy Gr dy jIaF nUM moh lYNdI sI. anUp dy ipafr ny AusdI afvfË ivc iek axoKf aMdfË Br idwqf sI. pihlI vfr jdoN Aus ny anUp dI god ivc isr rwK ky, AusdIaF awKF ivc awKF pfky ies gIq dy Èbd gfey,

‘nf Xyh cFd hogf nf qfry rhyNgy,
mgr hm hmyÈf qumhfry rhyNgy.’

   anUp nUM afpxI pRymkf vwloN iek spÈt vfhdy df aihsfs hoieaf. Ausny ibhbl hoky Ausdy buwlHF ‘qy afpxy bulHF dI muhr lf idwqI. Aus ipwCoN AuhnF dI hr imlxI, ipafr dI isKr ho inwbVI sI.
   ‘pRfjYkt’ pUrf hox ‘qy iek idn anUp, ibwlo dy pirvfr nUM Aucycf imlx leI igaf. Ausdf iÉafl sI ik Èfied Auh sdIvI irÈqy leI koiÈÈ kr sky. pr krm isMG ny bMgly dy gyt qoN hI Aus nUM kyvl rsmI alivdf kih ky tfl idwqf. Èfied hrbMs dy dogly pn kfrn, AuhnF dI pRIq khfxI nUM Êlq rMgq ivc pyÈ kIqf jf cuwkf sI.

   afpxy ‘hYzkuafrtr’, vfps afAux mgroN Aus ny durlwB dy ipqf jI nUM do Kq ilKy, aqy bVI inMmrqf nfl, AuhnF dI puwqrI dy irÈqy dI mMg kIqI. pr AuhnF vwloN koeI huMgfrf nf imilaf.
‘tryinMg’ Kqm krky, anUp ny ajmyr Èihr dy ‘izvIXnl afiÌs’ ivc afpxI ‘akfAUNts aÌsr’ dI izAUtI sMBfl leI. ‘afÌIsrË kflonI’ ivc iek bMglf vI ‘alft’ ho igaf. AusnUM ibwlo nfl guËfry rMgIn pl qVÌf qVÌf jFdy. pr Auh byvws sI.

   iek vfrIN ibwlo ny mihkmy dy krmcfrIaF rfhIN Ausdf aYzrYs lwB ky AuhnUM Éq iliKaf:

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   ipafry anUp,
   ijMnI mYnUM qyry aÌsr hox dI KuÈI hY, mYN dws nhIN skdI. pr ieh vI koeI pRIq dI rIq hoeI. jfky koeI koeI vfq vI nf pwCI. aglf BfvyN sihkdf rvHy. pqf hY, qyrI afvfË nUM suixaF muwdqF ho geIaF ny.

   Èfied socdf hovyN ik sfzI pRym khfxI df iksy nUM pqf nhI lwgf hoxf. ijs qrF eyQy DuMmf peIaF hoeIaF ny, pqf nhIN dunIaf iks qrF sUhF kwZ lYNdI hY. ikRÈn dI bRj-BUmI dy ies Coty jhy ksby ivc, afpxI rfs lIlf dy crcy, hr ividafrQx dy bulHF ‘qy ny.

   sfzIaF aiDafpkfvF anusfr ieh Gtnf, inrI kflIdfs dy ÈkuMqlf nftk vFg lgdI hY. ‘Audypur qoN iek Xuvrfj afieaf, qy iek alHV XuvqI nfl ipafr dIaF pINGF JUt ky qur igaf.’ kI qyrf ipafr swc muwc iek nftk hI sI? qyry ivjog ivc buJI hoeI, kdy kdy mYN afpxIaF shylIaF ivckfr bYTI, lqf df Auh gIq CoNh lYNdI hF,

‘Xyh iËMdgI AusI kI hY,
jo iksI kf ho igaf,
ipafr hI myN Ko igaf.’

   jdoN Auh CyV ky puwCdIaF ny, ‘nI, Auh qyrf cIry vflf bFkf rfjkumfr Pyr kdoN afeygf? sfnUM vI qF imlf….’ myrI qF Dfa inwkl jFdI hY.

   mMmI zYzI myry nfl qF gwl nhI krdy, pr gurlfB dy vYrI bxy hoey ny. kihMdy ny, ‘ieh sB qyrI kfrsqfnI hY, jyhVf qUM kuVI nUM GiDwqF idMdI rhI hYN. hux sfnUM dunIaF dIaF qrf qrf dIaF gwlF suxn nUM imldIaF ny. asIN hux eys klihxI df CyqI hI Ìsqf vwZ dyxY.’
   anUp! swc jfxI. ies idl ivc hux hor koeI nhIN smf skxf. jyhVf puÈp iek dyvqf dy ByNt ho igaf, Blf Auh vI iksy hor dyy arpx hoieaY?
   swco swcI dwsIN. ikDry qUM ivafh qF nhI krvf ilaf? jy kr qyrf Auqr hF ivc hY, qF dws myrf kI bxygf?
   hux qUM mYnUM kdoN idsyNgf? pqf hY, ijwQy asIN imilaf krdy sI, AuhnF rfhF ‘qy mYN afpxI BYx dy moZy lwg ky ikMnf roeI hF. vfsqf eI qYnUM, iksy bhfny iek vfrIN qF ivKflI dy jfh…!
qyrI hI,
durlwB

   anUp df jIa krdf sI, Auh ibwlo nUM Auz ky jf imly. pr Ausdy mn ivc keI svfl AuTdy sn. aCnyry qoN turn vyly krm isMG df ruwKf ivhfr, Aus vwloN ByjIaF icwTIaF pRqI sMkoc, ibnF iksy bhfny bgfnI QF jfx df Éqrf, smfj ivc Aus dI afpxI poËIÈn.
icwTI qF Aus nUM iml geI, pr ibwlo nUM iks hIly phuMc kry? ikhVy aYzrYs ‘qy ilKy? eysy duicwqI ivc Cy mhIny lMG gey. Pyr AusnUM iek hor icwTI afeI. ies vfrI rijstrz.

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   myry jIvn afDfr!
   pqf nhI qYnUM myrI pihlI icwTI imlI ik nhI. eysy leI rijstrI krvf ky Byj rhI hF. ies nUM icwTI nf smJ ky, iek qfr smJ lvIN. myry mfqf ipqf qyrI durlwB nUM iksy hor dy lV lfx leI luiDafxy gey hoey ny, aqy 12 aprYl nUM vfps afx vfly hn. eyQy kyvl mYN qy BYx gurlfB hI hF. mYN iksy hor dI hox dI QF Ëihr Kf ky mr jfvFgI. jy qUM swc mwuc kdI mYnUM afpxI bnfAux df vfhdf kIqf sI, qF smJ lY ieh qyry vI iemiqhfn dI GVI hY. jy qUM afpxy ipafr dI lfj rwKxI cfhuMdf hYN, qF mYnUM 6 aprYl qoN pihlF af ky lY jfh. nhI qF myrI moeI dI Kbr, aKbfrF ivc pVH lvIN. ieh qyrI ibwlo dI afKrI Ìirafd hY.

nf AumIdI ivc iGrI,
qyrI durlwB

   icwTI pVH ky anUp BY BIq ho igaf. ‘kYsI inzr kuVI hY ieh? inrI iËwdI. pr jykr Aus ny swc muwc kuJ kr ilaf, mYN qF afpxy afp nUM kdy vI muafÌ nhI kr skFgf.’

   Aus ny Jwt do hÌqy dI CuwtI mnËUr krvfeI, qy aCnyry dI gwzI PV leI. Èfm df vylf sI. anUp ÉflI hwQ krm isMG dy bMgly dy bgIcy ivc dfÉl hoieaf qF kfÌI hnyrf sI. sfhmxy df bUhf KVkfAux dI QF Auh bfhr pey mUVHy ‘qy jf bYTf. kuJ icr ipwCoN ipClf bUhf KulHx dI afvfË suxfeI idwqI qF Auh cOkMnf hoky AuT Kloqf. Gusmusy jhy ivc hI Ausny ibwlo dI qor pihcfx leI. kol afAuNidaf hI ibwlo dIaF vfCF iKV geIaF, qy Auh Bwj ky Aus dy gl af lwgI.

   “qUM af igaf…? mYnUM pqf sI qUMN ËrUr afvyNgf. Èukr hY rwb ny myry ipafr dI lfj rwK leI.”
   “pr ibwlo sfnUM ies hflq ivc koeI jld bfËI nhI krnI cfhIdI.”

   ibwlo ny Ausdy bulHF ‘qy hwQ rwK ky hOlI bolx df sMkyq kIqf. qy Ausdy kMn ivc kihx lwgI, “awj mYN qyry nfl Zyr sfrIaF gwlF krnIaF ny.” qy AusnUM bfhoN iKwc ky bMgly dy ipCly pfsy df gyt KolH ky bfhr nUM lY qurI. dovyN ajy ryl dIaF ptVIaF pfr kr hI rhy sn, ik iek ÈMitMg ieMjx, bMgly dy koloN dI lMG igaf. ijs dI qyË rosnI ivc aMdr Kloqyy zrfeIvr qy klInr ny, ÌormYn sfihb dI bytI nUM pihcfx ilaf. ‘ieh rfq dy hnyry ivc iks dy nfl jldI jldI bMgly ‘coN inwkl ky jf rhI hovygI?’ Èwk pYx ‘qy AuhnF ny ieMjx rok ilaf.

   iksy hor dI nËr qoN bcx leI anUp aqy ibwlo ny afpxI cfl hor qyË kr leI aqy ipCly pfsy pYNdy KyqF ivc alop ho gey. pr AuhI gwl hoeI ijs df AuhnF suÌny ivc vI qswvr nhIN sI kIqf. plF ivc hI do rUhF df axBol imln, guMzfgrdI df iÈkfr ho igaf. awK dy Por ivc acfnk lokF dI iek DfV AuhnF vwl vDdI suxfeI idwqI. qy zrfAuxIaF afvfËF vI. “pkV lo…. Bfgny nf pfeyN…. XhI khIN hoNgy.” kdI kdI bYtrIaF dI ilÈkor vI idsdI.

   ‘kYsf smfj hY ieh, jo do ipafr BuwKIaF ijMdF nUM GVI pl imldy vI vyK nhI skdf? ieh kI ho igaf rwbf? sfzf qF koeI Êlq ierfdf nhI sI.’ socdy dovyN acfnk suMn ho gey. ajy qF AuhnF ny koeI gwl vI sFJI nhI sI kIqI aqy siQqI eynI iBafnk ho geI, ijvy Auh GroN corI nws ky jf rhy hox. hux jy Auh PVy jFdy ny qF Èfied roh ivc afeI dUsry Drm dy lokF dI DfV AuhnF nUM mfr mukfvy, jF pulIs dy hvfly kr dyvy. jy anUp ibwlo nUM Cwz ky clf jfvy qF ieh AusdI kfierqf hovygI. ho skdY acfnk bxy Auh smfj ihqYÈI, kwlI jvfn kuVI nUM vyK ky Aus nfl mUMh kflf krn ’qy AuqfrU ho jfx.

   vfps muVn dI qF hux koeI quk nhI sI. nf koeI slfh mÈvrf krn df vkq. dohF ny iek dUjy dI bFh Guwt ky PV leI aqy iswDy rsqy jfx dI QF, Kwby pfsy df moV kwt ky ksby dy bfhr nUM ho tury. ijs pfisEN rylvy lfeIn, nfl dy styÈn nUM jFdI sI. hOlI hOlI afvfËF dUr ho geIaF jfpIaF qF AuhnF ny suK df sfh ilaf.

   “durlB! kI qUM vfps jfxf cfhuMdI hYN?”
   “nhI anUp! jo pYr asF pwt ilaf, Auh vfps jfx leI nhI. Kvry sfzy sdIvI imlfp df mwuZ eysy qrF hI bwJxf sI.”
   “mYnUM Êlq nf smJIN myrI jfn! mYN iek ÈrIÌ prvfr df ho ky, qYnUM nsf ky iljfx df klMk nhI sI Kwtxf cfhuMdf.”
   “duKI nf ho anUp! mYN qF qyrI hoky jIx df ÌYslf kr cuwkI hF. Èfied rwb ny sfzy leI eyhI rsqf cuixaf hovy.”
   rfq dy hnyry ivc igwly suwky QfvF ‘qy quridaF, ibwlo dI sYNzl gfry ivc KwuB geI. anUp ny lwBx dI bVI koiÈÈ kIqI, pr sB ivarQ. kMizaF, JfVIaF, roVF AuproN nMgy pYr quridaF, Ausdy kUly kUly pYr eynI burI qrF nfl iCwly gey ik pIV nfl Auh awKF Br afeI. aqy hMB ky iek pwQr qy bYT geI.
   anUp ny AusnUM bfhF ‘c cwuk ky godI ivc ibTfieaf qF Auh Ëfr Ëfr rox lwg peI. ijvyN afpxy kIqy ÌYsly ‘qy pCqf rhI hovy. anUp ny Ausdf mwQf cuMmdy ny idlfsf idwqf aqy AusnUM afpxf ÌYslf bdlx dI sMBfvnf bfry Pyr puwiCaf.

   “anUp! mYnUM rfh ivc Cwz ky qF nhIN cilaf jfvyNgf…?”
   “qUM mYnUM eynf GtIaf iensfn ikvyN smJ ilaf durlB? kfÈ! qUM ieh svfl krky myrI afqmf nUM nf JMjoiVaf huMdf. mYN qYnUM swcy idloN ipafr kIqf hY, qy mrdy dm qwk qYnUM awKoN Auhly nhI krFgf.” anUp dy bol suxky Auh Gwut ky Aus nfl icMbV geI.

   pYdl qorn dI QF, anUp ny Aus nUM iek bwcy vFg afpxI ipwT’qy cuwk ilaf qy ruk ruk ky pMj Cy mIl df sÌr qih kIqf. Pyr cMd dI cfnxI ivc iek rVI QF vyK ky ruk gey. sÌr dI Qkfn kfrn Auh iek ryqIly itwby ‘qy hI iek dUsry dIaF bfhF ivc inZfl ho geyy. sUrj df Aujflf hox qoN pihlF hI dohF dI awK KulH geI, qy AuhnF agly sÌr leI rylvy dI ptVI Cwz ky smfnFqr lMGdI jrnYlI sVk PV leI. sVk ‘qy iekf dukf trwk, koloN dI lMG rhy sn. Èfied iksy ny dohF pRymIaF nUM ÈkI hflq ivc BtkidaF vyK ky afvfËF vI kwsIaF hox. pr Auyh eys hflq qoN avysly, afpxy ainscq pMD ’qy hOlI hOlI qury jf rhy sn.

   anUp nUM acfnk iek iKafl suwiJaf, qy jdoN iek srdfr zrfeIvr df trwk koloN dI lMiGaf qF Aus ny hwQ dy ky rukx leI ieÈfrf kIqf. zrfeIvr ny ijvyN rihm KFidaF qurMq gwzI rok leI. anUp ny ijAuN hI afpxI bycfrgI Ëfhr krnI cfhI, qF afpxy KulHy pMjfbI suBfAu ivc Ausny bVy hI idlfsy Bry ÈbdF nfl dohF df mn moh ilaf.

   “Eey Brfvf, QonUM vyK ky pRqwK idsdY ik iksy sMkt ivc PsI quhfzI axivafhI joVI, jfn qlI ‘qy rwK ky ikDry inwkl turI ho. qy eys kuVI dy pYrF ‘qy jMimaf lhU eys gwl dI gvfhI BrdYY, ik iek hor swsI afpxy ipafr sdkf, QlF dy kMzy imDdI afeI hY…. CyqI dwso ikwQy jfxY, qy bYTo myry trwk dy mgr…. ijwQy afKogy, lfh idaFgy.

   dohF ny, rwb bx ky bhuVy Aus Audfr purÈ nUM idloN asIs idwqI. mQurf phuMcx qoN pihlF zrfeIvr ny iek irkÈf cflk nUM KlHfr ky AuhnF nUM irkÈy ‘qy ibTf idwqf, qy kihx lwgf:

   “ieh rUhF dy myly vI sbwbF nfl hI huMdy ny. pqf nhI Pyr kIhny imlxY. myrI qF koeI BYx hY nhI. huMdI qF Èfied eys kuVI vrgI mlUk jhI huMdI…. lY BYxy, afh lY qyry joVy jfmy leI iql Puwl…. iek vIr vwloN Ègn smJ ky rwK lY….” Ausny sO rupey df iek not ibwlo dy hwQ PVf ky isr plos idwqf.

   “qy myrI iek gwl cyqy rwiKE….” Aus ny gwl jfrI rwKidaf Pyr afiKaf. “jy hux qusIN iËMdgI dI jwdo-jihd ivc iTwlH hI pey ho, qF iek dUjy nUM mMJDfr ‘c nf Cwz jfxf…. asIN vI kdy muhwbqF ‘c pey sI, pr ieh iksmq vfilaF dIaF hI isry cVHdIaYN…. jfE quhfzf rwb rfKf….” Aus ny afpxIaF awKf pUMJdy ny Èfied afpxy aqIq vwl ingfh mfrI.
   pMjfbIaq df aQfh jËbf mihsUs kridaF, ibwlo ny AusnUM pYsy vfps moVny cfhy, pr “cl beI jgIiraf.” kih ky Ausny trwk stfrt kr ilaf qy vyNhidaF vyNhidaF awKF qoN Auhly ho gey. ibwlo acMBq hoeI anUp vwl qwkx lwgI, ijvyN kih rhI hovy.‘Auh swcmuwc koeI ÌirÈqf hI hoxYN.’

   agly idn, tRyn lY ky dovyN afQx hox qoN pihlF ajmyr phuMc gey. anUp df nOkr ÈfmUM, Aus dI qrs Xog hflq vyK ky hYrfn rih igaf. pr Auhdy nfl afeI AusdI koml jhI sfQx nUM vyK ky bhuq KuÈ hoieaf. nhf Do ky surq lYx ipwCoN anUp ny ÈfmUM nUM bËfr qoN KrIdfrI krn leI iek ilst idwqI. ijs ivc bdfmF df qyl, ‘vYËlIn krIm’, rUM df iek pYikt, do iklo dwuD, keI qrF dI imTfeI, kuJ Pl qy KuÈk myvy ilKy hoey sn. Kfxf bnfAux df smF bcfAux leI, lwgdy hwQ Auh isrqfj hotl vfly srdfrF dy hotl qoN iqMn QflIaF df afrzr vI dy afieaf.

   sOx qoN pihlF ÈfmUM iclmcI ivc grm pfxI smo ky lY afieaf. durlwB dy nFh nFh kridaF vI anUp ny afpxy hwQF nfl Aus dy swujy hoey pYrF ‘qy, kosy pfxI ’c lUx pf ky tkor kIqI.

   “iehnF nfËuk pYrF dI cwtfn vrgI idRVHqf ny awj sfbq kr idwqY, ik mYN ikMnf KuÈ iksmq iensfn hF. qyry jhI hmsÌr dy qF, koeI pYr Do Do pIvy.” Ausny lfz nfl Ausdy pwbF nUM afpxy hoTF nfl dulfiraf. ikMnf icr QwkIaF hoeIaF AusdIaF koml ipMzlIaF nUM bdfmF dy qyl nfl Jsdf irhf. aqy pYrF dIaF ibafeIaF ‘qy ‘vYËlIn krIm’ dy Phy rwK ky Ausdy pYrF nUM azol hI iek nrm isrhfxy ‘qy itkf idwqf.

   “lE srdfrnI jI. awj quhfnUM sOx leI do do isrhfxy imlxgy. iek isr dy hyTF, iek pYrF Qwly.” ibwlo ny hws ky puwiCaf.
   “qy hux srdfr anUp isMG ikwDr nUM cwly.”
Ausny jFdy jFdy ny awKF JmkFidaF jvfb idwqf. “eys leI ik durlB jI awj pYxgy kwly.”
   ÈfmUM dohF dI hfisaF BrI nok Jok sux ky lot pot hoeI jf irhf sI.

   “ÈfmUM, bIbI jI df plMG vwzy bYzrUm ivc ivCygf aqy myrf Coty kmry ivc.” anUp dI gwl sux ky ibwlo ny gMBIr ho ky puwiCaf,
   “jy ieMj hI krnf sI qF mYnUM eyQy ilafAux dI kI loV sI?” Aus df aMg aMg afpxy mfhI dy vjUd aMdr smf jfx leI ivafkul ho irhf jfpdf sI.
   “ibwlo, smJx dI koiÈÈ kr zfrilMg! jo hflq mYN qyry pYrF dI vyKI hY, qYnUM pUry afrfm dI sÉq ËrUrq hY. klH qYnUM zfktr kol ‘cYk-awp’ leI lY ky jfxY.”
“bhfny nf bxfE. mYN cMgI BlI hF, mYnUM kI hoieaY?” Éumfr BrIaF awKF nfl Aus nUM glvwkVI ivc kws ky bolI.
   “durlwB, qYnUM mYN ikvyN dwsF? icrF qoN sDrF BrI syj nUM mfnx leI mYN afp ikMnf qrs irhf hF. awj qyrI qpwisaf kfrn, qyrf mfiKEN imwTf ipafr myrI JolI ipaf hY. rwb vwloN idwqI eynIN kImqI sOgfq nUM mYN pUry ÈgnF bfad hI svIkfr krnf cfhuMdf hF. iek vfrI qyrI ishq TIk ho jfey. qyrI jfn nfl hI myrf jhfn hY. vyKIN sfzy jIvn df iek iek pl, hnImUMn vFg XfdF Biraf hoxYN. burf nf mnfeyN qF afpF kuJ idn qyry mMmI zYzI dy aÈIrvfd df ieMqËfr kr leIey?”
   “kI quhfzy iKafl ivc, Auh eyQy afAuxgy?”

   “kmlIey, DI puwqr BfvyN ÊlqI kr jfx, kdy mfpy kumfpy nhIN huMdy. ieh iensfnI irÈqy vI kdy Cwzy jFdy ny? jy Auh mYnUM psMd nhIN krdy, afpxI lfzlI nUM vfps iljfx leI qF AuhnF df afAuxf bxdf hY. ho skdY, mYnUM sbk isKfx leI Auh pulIs vI nfl lY afAux.”
   “jy pulIs afeI qF mYN afp ibafn idaFgI, ik ies ivc qyrI koeI ÊlqI nhI hY?”
   “pr AuhnF dIaF nËrF ivc qF mYN qYnUM agvf krn df doÈI hovFgf. AuhnF nUM kI pqf, afpxI ijMd jfn dI rfKI krn leI mYnUM ieh kdm ikAuN cuwkxf ipaf sI…. bws, hux hor socxf bMd kr. do idnF qoN jÌr jfldI afeI hYN, kwcy GiVaF ‘qy qrn vFgUM.” qy lfz nfl Ausny ibwlo df mwQf cuMm ilaf. “guwz-nfeIt.”

   svyry AuT ky bRykÌfst ipwCoN, anUp ny ÈfmUM nUM tYksI ilafx leI Byj idwqf. qy durlwB nUM    ‘mdfr- gyt’ dI mfrkIt ivKy ÈfipMg krn leI iqafr hox vfsqy jdoN afiKaf, qF Auh puwCx lwgI.
   “EQy kI krn jf rhy hF, anUp?”
   “qyry leI vrI df sfmfn KrIdx.”
   “pr eynI kfhlI kfhdI ey?”
   “lE puwCo…. dulhn Gr afeI bYTI hovy. nf Ausny koeI suhfg df joVf pfieaf hovy, nf koeI tUMm nf Cwlf…. jy mF jI af gey qF kI afKxgy, vhutI bnfx df cfa sI qy myrI DI ajy vI nMgI buwcI bYTI hY…?”
   ibwlo ny Aus nUM lfz nfl Guwt ilaf.
ÈfipMg krn vyly Ausny ibwlo dy psMd dIaF pMj sfVHIaF KrIdIaF. srfÌF dI dukfn qoN jf ky iek kImqI gly dy sYt nfl lMmy lMmy jVfAU Jumky, awDI drjn cUVIaF, mwQy df itwkf, klIry, pYrF dIaF pfËybF aqy rUbI dI aMgUTI. Pyr minafrI dI dukfn qoN ‘myk-awp’ dIaF Zyr sfrIaF cIËF, nvyN sUtkys qy hor ikMnf sfrf ink suk. afpxy hI ivafh dI KrIdfrI krdI ibwlo dy idl ivc, lwzU Pwutx dI QF zr df aihsfs vDyry ho irhf sI. GVI GVI Auh ardfsF krdI.
‘hy swicaf pfqÈfh! sfzy ipafr dI lfj rwKIN. ijnHF cfvF ivc asIN awj Auzy iPrdy hF, kfÈ, Auh pUry ho skx.’

   “tYksI dI ipClI sIt qF lg Bg sfmfn nfl Br geI, hux bYTxf ikwQy hY?” ibwlo ny Auqskqf nfl anUp nUM puwiCaf, qF Auh Èrfrq nfl Auhdy kMn ‘c kihx lwgf. “qUM ipwCly pfsy, myry pwtF ‘qy….” Aus ny hwsdI ny anUp dI ipwT ‘qy ptokI mfr idwqI.
   Gr afky ieÈnfn krn AuprMq anUp ny bVI rIJ nfl, ibwlo nUM suhfg dI sfVHI puafeI. qy afpxy hwQIN sfry ÈgnF dy gihxy. pyNitMg bxf rhy iek icwqRkfr vFgUM, apxy mihbUb dy inrCl ipafr BrIaF CohF Aus nUM bycYn kr rhIaF sn. pUrI myk-awp krn ipwCoN ibwlo ‘qy Auh rUp ciVHaf, anUp GVI muVI Aus vwl pRsMsk nËrF nfl vyK irhf sI. ‘vfihgurU! myrI ibwlo nUM iksy dI nËr nf lwgy.’ Ausdy ichry qoN afpxy ipafr nUM ivvhfrk qOr qy apnfx dI qIbr iewCf Jlk rhI sI. aYpr iksy afdrÈ dI mjbUrI Ausdf rfh rok ky KVHI sI.

   ÈfmUM bgIcy ivwcoN PuwlF dI tokrI Brky aMdr ilafAuNdf, bIbI jI vwl vyK vyK muskVIaF hwsy. Auhdy Bfxy Èfied awj Ausdy sfihb, suhfg rfq mnfAux dI pUrI iqafrI kr rhy sn. pr awj dI rfq vI anUp ny gwlF gwlF ivc hI lMGf idwqI. jdoN durlwB dI awK lwgI, qF Auh afpxy sOx kmry ivc af ky lyt igaf. koeI awDI rfq gey, ÈfmUM ny anUp nUM aD nINdry ivc af hlUixaf.

   “sfihb, koeI mfqf jI afp ko imlny ky lIey pDfry hYN. Aun ky sfQ eyk lVkf BI hY. kihqy hYN khIN afgry ky pfs sy afey hYN.” anUp df mwQf Txikaf. Ausny brFzy dI rosnI hyT, KwulHy bUhy ‘c KloqI durlwB dI mF jI nUM pihcfx ilaf qy pYrIN hwQ lfAux leI awgy viDaf.
   “afE…! ÈfmUM …, mfqf jI nUM aMdr zrfieMg rUm ivc ibTf….”

   “Auh sB TIk hY…, durlwB ikwQy hY…?” aYDr EDr JfkdI iekbfl bVy kurÉq lihjy ivc bolI.

   “mF jI, Auh vwzy bYzrUm ivc sON rhI hY. bhuq QwkI hoeI hY. mYN KVkf nhIN krnf cfhuMdf. cfho qF bUhy ivwcoN hI nËr mfr afE, svyry jgf lYxf.”
   Èwk dUr krn leI, iekbfl qy AuhnF df lVkf avqfr, dby pYrIN jfky Aus nUM ‘nfeIt-lfeIt’ dI mwDm loa ivc vyK afey. ÈgnF dy vsqrF ‘c ilptI, sfry ËyvrF qy ÈMgfr nfl dulhn vFg sjI DjI AuhnF dI bytI, iekwlI plMG qy inZfl peI sI. Aus ‘qy cVHy rUp nUM vyK ky Èfied AuhnF df jIa Aus nUM buwkl ivc lYx leI vI kIqf hovy.
   “ieh kI? kuVI kwlI EQy, qy qUM…?” iekbfl nUM smJ nhI sI af rhI, ik jo ivakqI iksy kuVI nUM Ausdy mfipaF dy GroN AuhnF dI iejfËq ibnF lY ky afieaf hovy, Auh Aus nfl sMbMD joVy ibnF vwKrf….

   “qusIN hux cfho qF afrfm kro, ieh gwlF krn leI svyry bVf….”
   “asIN bQyrIaF byafrfmIaF kwt leIaF. asIN afpxI kuVI nUM lYx afey hF.”

   “mF jI, mYN quhfzI bytI nUM vfps Byjx leI nhI sI lY ky afieaf. nf hI Aus dy rUp nUM mfnx dI mYnUM eynI kfhl sI. jy mYN Êlq iensfn huMdf qF quhfzI ies gopI nfl rfs rcf ky, ies nUM mQurf dIaF rfhF ivc ivrlfp krdI nUM Cwz afieaf huMdf. pr dUsry kmry ivc aCoh lytI quhfzI bytI awj vI EnIN hI pivwqr hY, ijMnI quhfzy GroN afeI sI. ijMnHF hflfq ivwcoN asIN lMGy hF, quhfnUM XkIn nhIN afAuxf. cfho qF afpxI DI nUM puwC skdy ho.”

   AuWcI AuWcI gwlF dI afvfË sux ky durlwB dI nINd AuKV geI. Auh hfl kmry ivc af ky ibnF kuJ ikhF, iek kOlLy nfl lwg ky Klo geI. AusdIaF pfËybF dI Cxkfr iekbfl dy kMnI peI qF AuhnF ny guwsy aqy ipafr rlI mudrf ivc AuT ky bytI nUM bfhF ivc Guwt ilaf. Auh sfVHI df pwlf mUMh awgy lY ky Èrmsfr ijhI KlHoqI rhI.

   “qYnUM pqY, 17 sfl dI nfbfilg kuVI nUM kwZ ky ilafAux df kI nqIjf ho skdY?”
   “ijhVy ipafr krdy ny Auh kdy nqIjy nhIN socdy. ijhVI isrF DVF dI bfËI lfky mYN ies nUM lY ky afieaf hF, qy ijs ihMmq nfl roVF pwQrF qy qur ky ies ny myrf sfQ idwqf hY, mYN sfzy dohF dI imhnq ajfeIN nhI jfx idaFgf.”

   “Èukr kr asIN afpxy nfl pulIs nhIN lY ky afey. pr kMn KolH ky sux lY, mYN iekwlI vfps nhIN jfx vflI.” iekbfl ny AuwcI afvfË ivc Aus nUM vMgfridaF ikhf.
   “mYN iek vfr Pyr quhfzf qrlf krdf hF. cfho qF iKmf kr skdy ho. quhfzI lfzlI hux myrf jIvn sRoq hY. asIN iek dUsry bgYr jI nhI skxf. ies vyly suhfg df joVf pfky jo quhfzy kol KloqI hY, iek jnnI ho ky ies nUM sqI hox ‘qy mjbUr nf kro.

   mYN iksy gwloN vI quhfzI bytI dy aXog nhI hF. mYN iek cMgy pirvfr qoN hF. Audypur ‘c do eykV ËmIn ’qy sfzI koTI hY. Èfied quhfnUM Ëfqpfq dI smwisaf pryÈfn kr rhI hovy. pr rfmgVHIey srdfr, hmyÈf afpxI kOm df gOrv rhy hn. myry kol cMgI qflIm hY, ruqbf hY, vyKx cfKx ivc koeI mfVf vI nhI. sB qoN ËrUrI gwl ieh hY ik quhfzI bytI mYnUM ipafr krdI hY. mF jI qusIN ies durlwB hIry nUM mYQoN judf krn df anrQ nf kro. quhfnUM rwb df vfsqf eI.” qy Auh iekbfl dy pYrF ‘qy izwg ipaf.

   “mYN qyrIaF momo-TgxIaF ivc nhI afAux vflI. mYN srdfr horF nUM huxy qfr dy ky bulfAux jf rhI hF.” qy gusy ivc Auh AuT KVoqI.

   “qF Pyr myrI vI afKrI gwl suxdy jfieE. jy pMjfb qoN quhfzy afAux qoN pihlF mYN EQy nf puwjf huMdf, qF quhfzI bytI ny afh Ëihr Kf lYxI sI.” Ausny almfrI ivwcoN ‘sfieafnfeIz’ dIaF golIaF dI iek ÈIÈI kwZ ky AuhnF nUM ivKfeI.

   “pqf nhI iehnUM iks ny ilaf ky idwqI sI. pr eynI Kqrnfk vsqU, quhfzI DI ny ajy vI afpxy glmyN aMdr sFB ky rwKI hoeI hY. mF jI, asIN kfier nhIN sfbq hoxf cfhuMdy, pr jy qusIN sfzy nfl iksy qrF dI vI vDIkI krnI cfhI, jF pulIs dy Ëor nfl sfnUM vwKrf krnf cfihaf, qF sfzy dohF dIaF lfÈF qoN ibnf quhfzy hwQ kuJ vI nhIN afAuxf.”

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