YY

 

“mYN Pyr AWhdI hW, qusIN cly jwE[ ip`CoN dw i&kr myry qy C`f idE[ mYN sB sMBwl lvWgI[”

“surjIq! myrw mn nhI mMndw, eys aumry pRdysW dI Kwk Cwnx nUM[ iek mhW swgr qrn vWgUM lgdY[”

“lY qusIN qW AYNvyN hI idl C`fI bYTy E[ Blw ibAwlI swlW dI vI koeI aumr huMdI AY?”

“dr Asl v`fw iPkr mYnUM ApxI kmr dI pIV dw hY[ ijs bMdy ny swrI aumr srdwrI kIqI hovy, auhdy koloN eyho jhI srIrk hwlq ivc koeI in`kI motI nOkrI kI ho skxI hY[ AmRIkw iv`c jWdy swr ikhVw mYnUM koeI ieMjnIAr dI nOkrI leI bYTw hY[ ieh vI suixAY ik A`j klH EQy vI rozgwr leI eynI muSikl ho rhI hY ik EhnW dy Awpxy ‘ifgrI-holfr’, tYksI clwx qy mjbUr hoey pey ny[ swfy mihkmy dw ie`k ieMjnIAr rmyS vrmw, Cy mhIny t`krW mwr ky vwps muV AwieAw hY[”

“mYQoN puCo qW eyho jhy cuxOqI vwly kMm, vrmy Argy sohl muMifAW dy v`s dw rog nhI hY[ nwly mYN qW quhwnUM lweI& dy AOKy qoN AOKy hwlwq iv`coN jyqU ho ky lMGidAW vyiKAw hY[ l`k pIV dw kI AY? ho skdY EQy quhwfI bImwrI dw ielwj vI ho sky[ nwly Es mulk iv`c ibnw imlwvt dy Kwx pIx nwl quhwfI syhq hor vI cMgI in`kl AwvygI[”

“Kwx dw qW pqw nI, pr pIx dIAW mOjW zrUr ho jwx gIAW[ ‘iSvws rIgl qy jwnI vwkr rY~f….[”

“quhwfy bwpU jI dw KUMfw Xwd hY ik nhI? nwly pIx dw SOk lwauNdy lwauNdy ikDryy gorIAW dy AiV`ky nw Aw jwxw[” aus ny muskrWdI hoeI ny tok mwrI[

“surjIq, jy qyry idl iv`c hux qoN hI eyho jhy iKAwl Aw rhy ny qW mYN kwhqoN jwxY[”

“mYN qW AYNvyN hI hwsy iv`c kih id`qw[ drSn! mYnUM eynw Brosw Apxy Awp qy nhI ijMnW Qofy qy hY[ quhwfy bwry qW mYN dwhvy nwl AwK skdI hW:

‘hwQI GUmy gwm gwm,
ijs kw hwQI auskw nwm[’

qy dovyN iKV iKVw ky h`s pey[ drSn ny aus nUM lwf nwl bwhW ivc Gu`t ky….[

“C`fo, C`fo[ C`fo vI ….[ lgdY inmrq skUloN Aw geI AY[ AwKygI iehnW nUM bu`Fy vwry koeI l`QI nw cVIH[” surjIq iksy qrMg iv`c bolI[

“s`cI g`l in`kl gI nw mUMh ‘coN[ hux eys bu`Fy dy h`f gofy rgVwx leI qUM mYnUM GroN….[”

“bhwny nw lwE[ Asl iv`c Gr bYiTAW nUM vIzy dI mnzUrI iml geI hox kr ky, quhwnUM iehdI eynI kdr nhI hY[ qusIN auhnW qoN pu`Co ijhVy AmRIkw jwx vwsqy keI keI l`K rupeIAw Krc ky, zmInW gihxy pw ky, eyjMtW dIAW imMnqW krdy iPrdy AY[ myrw mn kihMdY, qusIN EQy jw ky zrUr kwmXwb ho jwxY[ nwly eys bhwny quhwfI Awh in`kI in`kI pnIrI nUM vI au~cI is`iKAw dw cwns iml jwvygw[”

“au~cI is`iKAw ikqy Awpxy mulk ‘c nhI iml skdI? hor Cy mhIinAW qweIN hrjIq vI ieMjnIAr bixAw lY[ cwhy qW mwstrz dI ifgrI ‘c dwKlw lY skdw hY[ vYsy qyrI khI kwmXwbI vwlI g`l qoN mYnUM ie`k hor icMqw hox l`gI AY[”

“kwhdI icMqw?”

“isAwxy kihMdy ny ‘KrbUzy nUM dyK ky KrbUzw rMg PVdw hY[’ jy ikDry ieh inAwxy EDr dy mwhOl iv`c jwky bdl gey, qW?”

“lY qusIN vI qW ieMglYNf pVHn gey hI sI[ qusIN qW Ajy q`k mwipAW dw siqkwr krdy ho[”

“myrI g`l hor sI surjIq[ mYN ‘jYnrySn-gYp’ dI g`l kr irhw hW[ jdoN eyh b`cy EQoN dI siBXqw iv`c AByd ho gey, qW iehnW dy c`j Acwr, qOr qrIky, iehnW dI socxI ‘c pirvrqn AWidAW dyr nI l`gxI[”

“drSn ! swry hI bdl jwx ieh vI qW zrUrI nhI[ nwly bMdy ny krm qW Awpxy hI Kwxy huMdy AY[ jo hovygw vyKI jwvygI[ mYN qW hux dI AwriQk dSw bwry socdI hW[ qusIN BwvyN sInIAr ieMjnIAr ho, pr cwr b`icAW dy t`br nwl eynI qnKwh iv`c jyhVI pUrI pYNdI hY, auh quhwnUM pqw hI hY[”

drSn inru`qr ho igAw[ keI idn duic`qI ‘c rihx ip`CoN ausnUM surjIq dIAW g`lW iv`c kw&I vzn l`gw, qy ausny inaUXwrk jwx leI eyAr ieMfIAw dI sIt bu`k krw id`qI[

jdoN ienswn dy isr qy pYNdI hY qW ausnUM h`Q pYr mwrny hI pYNdy ny[ inaUXwrk iv`c drSn dy Awx vyly rIsYSn zorW qy sI[ nwly nslI ivqkry, bolcwl dy nvyN qOr qrIky, h`QIN kMm nw krn dI Awdq Awid keI sm`isAwvW aus dy rwh iv`c roVw bxIAW[ pr ausny zrw ihMmq nw hwrI[ Aqy jdoN ausnUM pihlI nOkrI, i&aUnrl- hom leI imRiqk SrIrW dy ‘kOi&n-bOks’ bnwx dI kMpnI iv`c imlI qW aus ny zrw vI burw nw mnwieAw[ AwiKr Eh vI qW ie`k kwrIgrI dw kMm sI[ do mhIinAW AMdr aus nUM ie`k ieMjnIAirMg &rm iv`c AYstImytr dI QW iml geI[ Cy ku mhIinAW iv`c jdoN ausnUM kMpnI dw ibznYs smJ iv`c Aw igAw, qW jnrl mYnyjr ny auhnUM mkYnIkl ieMjnIAr dI izMmydwrI dy id`qI[

swl dy AMdr AMdr, jdoN surjIq b`icAW smyq inaUXwrk pu`jI qW hrjIq nUM vI do h&iqAW iv`c hI ie`k ibjlI auqpwdn kMpnI dI ‘Aw&r’ iml geI[ qy auh tryinMg leI fyF ku sO mIl dUr ‘briln’ Sihr iv`c iS&t ho igAw[ iqMn b`icAW dw skUl dw Krcw, inaUXwrk vrgy Sihr dw ApwrtmYNt dw ikrwieAw, Fyr swry ib`l AWdy vyK surjIq nUM iPkr l`g igAw[ qy aus ny ApxI soSl swieMs dI ifgrI dw &wiedw auTWidAW, hspqwl iv`c iek soSl vrkr dI ‘jwb’ l`B leI[

ausdy hI mihkmy iv`c kMm krdI ie`k bMgwlI lVkI, jY-iSrI ausdI cMgI dosq bx geI[ auhnW dy prvwr dI siQqI nUM vyK ky ausny Apxw &lYt lYx leI suJwv id`qw[ jY-iSrI dw pqI rIAl AYstyt iv`c kMm krdw hox krky ausny keI QWvW ivKweIAW[ pr pYsy v`loN Ajy ihMmq nw hox kr ky g`l iv`cy rih geI[ hrjIq dI tryinMg pUrI hox qy auhnW aus nUM hr h&qy tYlI&on qy mwiek shwieqw leI zor dyxw SurU kIqw[ pr ausdw ie`ko hI jvwb huMdw[

“mMmI! nvIN QW hY nw[ zrw sYtl ho lYx idE[ pYsy vI Byj idAWgw[ nwly Qofy kol inmrq jo hY[ aus nUM pwrt tweIm kMm qy ikEN nhI lgWdy[”

“ bytw inmrq dw qW Ajy skUl vI nhI Kqm hoieAw[ nwly kuVIAW dI kmweI nwl QoVw pUrI pYxI hY? qYnUM eysy leI qW AsW ieMjnIAr bxwieAw sI ik qUM ipE dy moFy nwl moFw lw ky prvwr dw Bwr cu~kx iv`c mdd kryNgw[”

i&lhwl auhnW jvwn b`cy nUM eynw ieSwrw kr dyxw hI kw&I smiJAw[ pr jdoN Cy mhIny lMG gey qy auhny Ajy vI lV nw PVwieAw qW ie`k ‘vIk-AYNf’ dovyN mW bwp ‘srprweIz-ivizt’ qy kwr lY ky aus kol ‘briln’ jw phuMcy[ ApwrtmYNt dI GMtI KVkweI qW kuJ icr ip`CoN iek lMmy k`d vwlI, hlky rMg dI A&rIkx kuVI AMdroN in`klI[

“XY…s?” auh hYrwnI nwl Apxy fwrk glwisz auqwr ky bolI[ aus ny ApxIy nwBI Aqy hyTly bulH qoN ltkdI ie`k ie`k sony dI murkI pweI hoeI sI[ qy s`jy p`t qy KuxI hoeI mornI, aus dy SokIn qbIAq hox dw sMkyq dy rhI sI[ drSn ny surjIq v`l iek Bwv pUrq nzr nwl vyK ky ausdw h`Q Gu`itAw[ qy ‘sOrI’ kih ky  vwps muVn hI l`gy sn ik AMdroN hrjIq bwhr in`kilAw[ aus nUM ibnw dwhVI qy ibnw pgVI qoN vyK ky dohW dy pYrW hyToN zmIn in`kl geI[

“hYN!…. so ieh kwrn sI qyry hux q`k ‘sYtl’ nw ho skx dw?” surjIq dy mUMhoN in`kilAw[

‘kI soicAw sI qy kI ho igAw[ ijs lVky nUM iek ‘rol-mwfl’ bnwx leI au~cI qwlIm id`qI[ ijs dy Aglyry jIvn nUM vDyry au~jlw krn Kwqr aus dy ipE nUM, ipClI aumry prdysW iv`c K`jl hox qy mjbUr kIqw, aus ny kI ….?’ auh pur pur duKI mihsUs kr rhI sI[

ies qoN pihlW ik hrjIq ApxI s&weI iv`c kuJ kihMdw, dovyN mW bwp aus nUM hor kuJ khy ibnw EhnI pYrIN vwps prq Awey[ dovyN eyny ZmgIn sn, ik auhnW dy sMG coN Awvwz nhI sI in`kl rhI[

‘myry d`uD iv`c kI Kot sI jo eys lVky ny ausdw ieh mu`l qwirAw[’ surjIq socdI hoeI, ig`lIAW A`KW nwl drSn v`l Avwk q`k rhI sI[

‘Eey p`uqRw! qyrI prvirS iv`c AsIN ik`Qy KuMJ gey, jyhVw swnUM A`j ieh idn vyKx nUM imilAw[’ drSn dy mn iv`c GVI GVI eyhI ivcwr au~T rhy sn[

vwps Awx qy, drSn ny idl qkVw krky ie`k idn hrjIq nUM tYlI&on kIqw[

“hrjIq bytw!….smJ nhI AwauNdI iks qrW SurU krW[….swfy vwsqy bVI hI Srm vwlI g`l hY[ kI qYnUM AsIN eysy vwsqy pYdw kIqw, pwilAw, pVwHieAw? eyny jPr jwl ky eyQy ilAWdw ik qUM….?” qy A`goN &on k`itAw igAw[

jW qW auh bwhlw hI Srmswr sI ik auhnW dw swhmxw nhI sI krnw cwhuMdw[ qy jW iPr eynw FIT ho igAw sI ik mW bwp dIAW g`lW aus leI bkvws l`gdIAW sn[ pr Agly h&qy aus v`loN AweI ic`TI pVH ky hYrwnI dI koeI g`l nw rhI[

“pwpw jI!

‘sOrI’ qusIN KwhmKwh duKI ho rhy ho, ieh vyK ky ik mYN Apxw jIvn aus qrW ikEN jI irhw hW ijs qrW mYN cwhuMdw hW[ quhwfy Es idn dy tYlIPon rwhIN khy Axkhy SbdW dy jvwb iv`c mYN quhwnUM ApxI soc qoN jwxUM krvw dyxw TIk smJdw hW[

qusW ikhw sI ik qusW mYnUM pYdw kIqw, pwilAw, pVHwieAw vgYrw[ pqw nhI myrw ieh ilKxw quhwnUM iks qrW l`gy[ hr koeI mW bwp, AOlwd dw bUtw soc smJ ky nhI lgWdy[ s`c p`uCo qW AOlwd do jIAW dy mOj myly dI aupj hI huMdI hY[ jy muMfw pYdw ho jwvy qW KuSIAW mnw lvo[ jy kuVI hovy qW mjbUrI smJ ky jr lvo[ pYdw krn ipCoN b`icAW dI pwlxw ie`k AxcwhI izMmydwrI qW ho hI jWdI hY[ qy pVHwxw BwvyN ‘pRYsitIj-ieSU’ smJ lvo BwvyN ie`k ‘ienvYstmYNt’[ AYnI swrI qwlIm gRihx krn iv`c myrI AwpxI kwblIAq vI lwzmI hoxI hY[ qy jykr qusIN mYnUM AmRIkw nw ilAWdy qW ieMjnIAr dI ifgrI lY ky mYN Awp vI Aw skxw sI[ ies iv`c kwhdw iehswn?

rhI g`l p`g lwhux dI[ jy qusW pr id`qy hn qW mYN au~fxw vI qW hoieAw[ jy iehnW mulkW iv`c rihxw hY qW iek AjIb ijhw hulIAw bxw ky qury iPrn nwloN mYN sMswr dy swDwrx lokW vWg jIxw cwhuMdw hW[ r`b dI Xwd dw p`g bMnHx jW lwhux nwl kI sMbMD? mYN gurbwxI dw siqkwr iksy vI sUrq jW ilbws iv`c kr skdw hW[bwxI dw ie`k kQn mYN kdI suixAw sI[

‘cwhy lWby kys r`K, cwhy GrV muMfw,
ie`k su hir ky nwm ibn, b`Dy jm pur jw[’

so bwhrI id`K vjoN mYN BwvyN is`K nw vI idsW, Apxy sMskwr qW Es qrW Fwl hI skdw hW[

ij`QoN q`k, iksy dUsrI jwqI dI lVkI nUM Apxw hms&r bnwx dw &Yslw hY[ so, jy ‘eyk ipqw eyks ky hm bwrk’ vwlI g`l s`cI hY[ qW ieMj krn nwl mYN sgoN is`KI AsUlW dI pwlxw hI kIqI hY[ iKmw krnw, jy quhwnUM ieh Sbd quhwfI aumId Anuswr nw l`gx[ pr kI ieh izMdgI dI At`l scweI nhI?”

ic`TI pVH ky drSn nUM l`gw ijvyN auh izMdgI dI bwzI ivc pihlI vwrI hwr igAw hY[ auh iksy nwl koeI g`l nhI sI krnw cwhuMdw[ surjIq Apxy pqI dI ies mwnisk hwlq leI kw&I h`d q`k Apxy Awp nUM doSI smJ rhI sI[ auh dovyN kI kI AwsW lweI bYTy sn[ pRdys iv`c k`Ty kmweIAW krWgy[ hor b`icAW nUM vI vDIAw qwlIm idAWgy[ Swndwr Gr bxwvWgy[ swrw pRvwr ie`k au~cy p`Dr dw jIvn jI skygw[ pr swry su&ny, su&ny hI rih gey[

v`fy lVky v`loN inrwS hox ip`CoN EhnW Coty b`icAW v`l ivSyS iDAwn dyxw auicq smiJAw qwik ikDry EhI khwxI nw dohrweI jwvy[ dovyN mW bwp kw&I isiKAq hox krky auhnW dw ‘&rYNfiSp-srkl’ vI EhnW vrgw hI sI[ v`fI lVkI inmrq hweI skUl iv`c sI[ Cotw lVkw rvI s`qvI iv`c, qy sB qoN CotI pRIqI pMjvIN ‘c[ Aksr hr swl b`cy, grmIAW dIAW Cu`tIAW iv`c ‘hymkuMt-&waUNfySn’ v`loN AwXojq gurmiq kYNpW ivc ih`sw lYNdy[ EhnW dy mh`ly ‘c rihMdy, AwhlUvwlIAw prvwr dy fwktr cmn lwl EhnW dy bVy cMgy im`qr sn[ auhnW dI AmRIkn pqnI kdy XogI hrBjn horW dI SrDwlU huMdI sI[ auhnW dI lVkI mOinkw, inrI mW vWgUM hI in`klI[ hrIAW hrIAW A`KW, sUrj vWgUM ilSkdy vwl[ lwf nwl pMjwbI boldI qW bVI ipAwrI lgdI[ qy Apxy prvwr nwl hmySw bVy cwA nwl gurdvwry jWdI[ ipCly swl rvI qy inmrq nwl mOinkw vI EhnW nwl kYNp qy geI sI[ ausnUM ‘pyNitMgz’ bnwx iv`c Kws mhwrq sI[ ijs nUM vyK ky rvI nUM vI ‘&weIn Awrts’ iv`c idlcspI pYdw ho geI[

ie`k sUKm klw pRqI pYdw hoeI rucI nUM vDyry pRPu`ilq hoieAw vyKx leI, rvI dy mW bwp ny ausnUM AwpxI ‘i&inSf bysmYNt’ vrqx leI AwigAw dy id`qI[ keI vwrIN mOinkw vI Apxw eIzl qy kYnvs cu`k ilAWdI[ ie`ko ‘Awrt tIcr’ kol pVHdy hox krky aus ny auhnW nUM ‘ieMfIAn Awrt-&Orm’ Apnwx dI pRyrxw id`qI[ dohW b`icAW ny ApxI lgn sdkw eynI CyqI pRbIxqw hwsl kr leI ik swl dy AMdr AMdr hI skUl dw myn-hwl auhnW dIAW pyNitMgz nwl tihk au~iTAw[

dovyN pRvwr b`icAW dI pRwpqI qy eys krky vI bVy sMquSt sn ik auhnW dI ivhl dy smyN auh iksy AXog pwsy ruicq nhI sn ho rhy[ guAWF rihx krky auhnW dI Awvw jweI Awps iv`c hI sImq sI[ kdy rvI qy pRIqI, mOinkw horW dy sivimMg pUl ivc qYrn dI pRYkits leI cly jWdy[ kdy auh inmrq nwl iehnW dy Gr ‘zI.tI.vI.’ vwc krn Aw jWdI[

ie`k sMfy surjIq drSn nwl SwipMg krky vwps AweI[ qy grosrI bYg Q`ly ljwx leI au~qrI[ bysmYNt dI roSnI kuJ m`Dm jhI sI[ auh keI vwr drSn nUM ‘ifmr-siv`c’ bdlx leI kih c`ukI sI[ hyTlw tI.vI qW ‘AOn’ nhI sI, pr aus nUM ‘hwey…, aUeI…. qy imMnyH imMnyH hwsy dIAW kuJ AjIb jhIAW AwvwzW suxweI id`qIAW[ ‘Swied stYrIE AOn rih igAw hovygw[’ Acwnk ausdI nzr ikDry so&y qy bYTy rvI qy peI[ ausdy mUhry &rS qy bYTI mOinkw dw isr ausdI JolI iv`c ipAw jwipAw[ auh qIsrI pOVI qy hI ruk geI[ m`Dm roSnI iv`c vI moinkw dy ‘blONf’ vwlW dI ‘ponI-tyl’, TUMgw mwrdy ku`kV dI pUCl vWg, au~pr Q`ly ih`l rhI sw& idKweI dy rhI sI[ aus dw AMdr kMb igAw[ ‘ieh kI….? kI ieh siQqI vwSnw pyRrq sI? dohW dI mwsUmIAq sI? jW auhnW dy srIrk AMgW pRiq Koj dI jigAwsw….? jo vI hovy ieh TIk nhI ho irhw l`gdw[’ ie`k pl iv`c hI aus ny au~pr jw ky drSn nUM sYnq mwrI[

drSn ny Q`ly au~qridAW hI jdoN ‘ifmr -siv`c’ nUM ‘hweI’ qy kIqw qW dovyN b`cy sihm gey[ mOinkw CyqI nwl au~T ky, vwl suAwrdI so&y qy jw bYTI[ auh kw&I BY-BIq hoeI l`gdI sI[

“kI ho irhw hY?” drSn ny kRoD iv`c grj ky pu`iCAw[

“kuS nI fYfI….[kuS nI…[ AsIN qW AYNvyN ‘ply’ kr rhy sI[” rvI ny hklWdy hoey ny ApxI jIn dw ielwsitk dw nyPw au~pr iKcHidAW ikhw[

“kI ‘ply’ kr rhy sI ?” drSn, hor jwnx leI vDyry kVikAw[

“AsIN koeI pwp QoVHI krdy sI….[ AsIN qW ‘vwHeIt-hwaUs’, ‘vwHeIt-hwaUs’ KyfHdy sI gy[ AYNvyN b`s, mUMh zbwnI….[” surjIq ny msW Awpxw hwsw roikAw[

“Tihr jw! huxy bxwaunY qYnUM mYN ib`l-kilM….[ jyhVw qUM kuVIAW Krwb krn l`gYN[….‘AYNf XU XMg lyfI….[” drSn g`usy iv`c ApxI bWh aulwr ky A`gy viDAw[

“stwp iet’ drSn[” ies qoN pihlW ik auh iksy b`cy dy buQwV qy ie`k A`D cpyV jV idMdw, surjIq ny ausnUM bwhoN PV ky vrj id`qw[

“jy g`l vD geI qW AYNvyN bdnwmI hovygI[nwly ieh kuVI qW iehdy nwloN do swl v`fI hY[rvI dw kI ksUr ….?”

mOinkw ny jldI nwl Apxw prs cu`ikAw qy dgV dgV krdI pOVIAW cVH geI[ dovyN mW bwp, ie`k dUsry v`l bybsI nwl vyKdy hoey ikMnHw icr socdy rhy[ ‘ies sB kwsy leI AwiKr iksdw ksUr hY?…. auhnW dI pwlxw dw?…. A`j klH dI iv`idAw dw? tYlIivXn dw?….jW smwj dw?’ auhnW nUM vylw h`Q nhI sI Aw irhw, ik ‘kyvl AwriQk iesQqI suDwrn dI pRikirAw iv`c hor sB kuJ ikMnw ivgV cu`kY[’

ikDry hor b`cy vI Zlq rsqy nw pY jwx, surjIq ny ApxI ‘soSl vrkr’ dI ‘&u`l-tweIm’ nOkrI C`f ky ie`k ‘pwrt-tweIm jwb’ lY leI[ qWik b`icAW dy skUloN Awx q`k auh Gr hovy[

kuVIAW vyl vWg vDdIAW ny, ieh qW suixAw sI[ pr ijMnI CyqI inmrq muitAwr hoeI, surjIq nUM Awp vI AcMBw ho irhw sI[ r`j ky sohxI qy aus koloN vI au~cI lMmI in`klI[ l`k qo vI nINvyN rySmI vwl[ hsUM hsUM krdy bulH[ BUrIAW BUrIAW mwdkqw BrIAW A`KW[ qy lohVy dw jobn, jo hux ausdy vsqrW ‘c nhI sI imENdw ids irhw[ surjIq nUM Acwnk iksy i&kr ny Gyr ilAw[

“iehdw hweI skUl Kqm ho jwvy[ mYN qW ieMfIAw qoN koeI fwktr muMfw l`B ky CyqI hI iehdI izMmydwrI nbyV dyxI hY[” auh keI vwrI drSn nwl slwhIN pY jWdI[

skUl dI grYjUeySn nyVy Aw rhI sI[ mW dI ivENq dy ivprIq, inmrq Swied kwilj jwx bwry soc rhI sI[ auh jIvn dI auh srdl t`p rhI sI jdoN kuVIAW Acwnk Apny Awp nUM iksy ‘&YntysI-AweIlYNf’ v`l aufwrI mwrn dw supnw lYx lgdIAW ny[ jdoN Apxy hwxI lVikAW v`loN pws kIqy rImwrks bwry keI keI idn q`k socdIAW, ihswb qy kYimstrI dy iviSAW dI QW ApxI srIrk ijEmYtrI v`l vDyry ruicq hox l`gdIAW[ auhnW dy bYf-rUm dIAW kMDW qy bObI idEl qy slmwn Kwn vrgy XuvkW dy postr idKweI dyx l`gdy[ kuVqI dw glmW hyTW v`l iKcH ky Apxy Awp qy AwiSk hox nUM jI krdw[

surjIq dI byby jI Aksr ieMfIAw qoN Kq ilKdy[ ‘kuVIAW nUM isMnH ky r`KIN[ jdoN ieh ikMnWH ikMNnWH icr SISy mUhry Klox l`g jwx qW iehnW AMdroN keI qrW dy auqSwh au~Txy SurUH ho jWdy ny[ AOKI hovyNgI jy h`QoN in`kl….[’ pr auh ikMnWH kuJ soc ky vI iek mUk drSk bx ky rih jWdI[

hweI skUl grYjueySn dy smwgm ip`CoN, inmrq dI klws v`loN ‘pROm’ dI eIvinMg pwrtI AwXoijq hoxI sI[ ausny bVw mihMgw ‘lONg-frYs’ KrIdx leI izd kIqI[ mW bwp kuJ ihckcw rhy sn[ ik frYs vwlI g`l qW BwvyN vwjb sI pr Es rwq dI pwrtI iv`c qrW qrW dy muMifAW dIAW bwhW iv`c n`cx dw iKAwl auhnW nUM hzm nUM sI ho irhw[ ‘AwiKr hor vI iMeMfIAn kuVIAW hoxgIAW hI pwrtI iv`c[’ surjIq ny dUsry mwipAW nUM pu`C puCw ky ijvyN hwlwq nwl smJOqw kr ilAw[ kihMdy sI, ‘pROm’ swFy igAwrW vjy Kqm ho jwvygI[ pr bwrW v`j gey qy inmrq dw Ajy vI koeI QOh pqw nhI sI[ skUl &on kIqw, pr EQy koeI &on nhI sI cu`k irhw[ drSn ny ApxI kwr lY ky jwxw cwihAw[

“pr jy auh iksy dy nwl dUsry rsqy QwxI Aw geI?” surjIq ny aus nUM QoVHw hor ieMqzwr krn leI ikhw[ auh Awp GVI muVI au~prlI mMizl dI iKVkI iv`coN ingwH mwr jWdI[ drSn hr pMj imMt bwd bUhw KolH ky glI dy moV q`k nzr dOVWdw inrwS ho jWdw[ Pyr aus ny puils nUM &on krky pu`iCAw, qW jvwb imilAw ik swry b`cy ‘pROm-hwl’ KwlI krky jw c`ukyy hn[ hux auh hor vDyry i&kr krn l`gy[

Acwnk rwq dy koeI ie`k vjy surjIq ny Apxy bY~f-rUm dI iKVkI ‘coN inmrq nUM ie`k kwr iv`coN au~qridAW vyiKAw[ ‘ieMfo-pwk grosrI Swp’ vwly mhMmd XUs& dw lVkw hwiSm aus dI kmr iv`c bWh pweI ausnUM shwrw dy ky bUhy q`k C`fx AwieAw[ auh Apxy nvyN boskI rMgy ‘lONg frYs’ iv`c ie`k dulhn vWg sjI hoeI l`g rhI sI[ h`Q iv`c ie`k Pu`lW dw guldsqw PVI, kw&I Q`kI qy inFwl hoeI jwpdI sI[ hwiSm aus dI g`lH nwl g`lH lwky ie`k inhwieq nzdIkI irSqy vWg tur irhw sI[ bUhy kol Awky dohW ny iek dUsry nUM bwhW iv`c k`s ky bulWH qoN kmr q`k dI dUrI imtw id`qI[ GMtI v`jI suxky drSn ny gu`sy nwl drvwzw KoilHAw[ ies qoN pihLW ik aus dy mUMhoN kuJ in`kldw[

“sOrI AMkl! inmrq ny QoVI jhI firMk….[ Adr-vweIz SI iez &weIn….[” kih ky hwiSm ny aus dI ip`T qy h`Q PyirAw qy clw igAw[

Swied drSn aus koloN Fyr swry suAwl pu`Cxw cwhuMdw sI[ ‘kI hoieAw? auh hux q`k ik`Qy sI? iks ny aus nUM firMk ipAweI? aus muMfy nUM auh iks qrW imlI? ikDry aus dI ie`zq….?’ pr bytI nUM nIm byhoSI dI hwlq iv`c vyK ky auh sB kuC Bu`l igAw[ qy auhnW kuVI nUM CyqI nwl shwrw dy ky ilivMg rUm dy so&y qy hI iltw id`qw[ dovyN rox hwky hoey ie`k dUsry dIAW A`KW iv`c ikMnWH icr q`kdy rhy[

“ikho jhI klcr iv`c Aw Psy AsIN?” surjIq c`up qoV ky bolI[

“klcr jW dldl?” drSn ny Esy qrW icMqwqur hoey ny huMgwrw BirAw[

“drSn! myyrw nhI hux jI krdw ie`k ibMd vI eyQy rihx nUM[ ikEN nw Apxy vqn muV c`lIey?”

“ikhVy vqn surjIq? EQy, ijQy swfy leI n&rq qoN ibnw kuJ vI nhI? ij`QoN dy ‘iehswn-&rwmoS lok’ swfy svwgq vwsqy, bldy twierW dy hwr leI bYTy hoxy AYN?” qy ie`k byvqn hox dw Aihsws auhdIAW A`KW iv`coN Clk ipAw[

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