igMdr qy cMd do Brf sn. igMdr vwzf sI qy cMd Cotf. ËmIn AunHF kol sfrI hI ds GumF sI. AunHF df ipE iewklf sI qy jvfnI-pihry vI AusqoN vfhI df kMm cMgf nhIN sI quiraf. afpxIaF do BYxF dy ivafh, ijhVy Ausny afp hI kIqy sn, iksy bfxIey qy krËf lY kyN kIqy sn. krËf idnoN idn itwby dy ryq vFg vDI jFdf sI. Ausny AunHF simaF ivc do GumF ËmIn ipMz dy iek nroey iËmINdfr surqf isMG kol gihxy Drky, Aus bfxIey dy sfry krËy df jUV vwZ idwqf sI.

kihMdy, jy jwt qkVf hovy qF ËmIn ƒ sfrI Aumr KFdf rihMdf hY qy jwt mfVf hovy, qF ËmIn AultI jwt ƒ Kf jFdI hY. hl-vfhI dy kMm ivc 'cAu` df kMm DrqI ƒ polf krnf huMdf hY. DrqI ƒ poolf ijMnf koeI jwt bhuqf kry, AunHF Aus ivcoN bhuqf aMn-pdfrQ inkldf hY jy jwt cAu ƒ DrqI ivc bhuqf nf vrqy, qF Auh-cAu DrqI ƒ polf krn dI QF jwt ƒ polf kr idMdI hY. aMn-pdfrQ dI QF iPr jwt ivcoN inkldf hY-'Èfh df krËf` 'zUZIaF-svfeIaF` 'kuVIaF dy pYsy vwtxy` qy 'muMizaF ƒ pYsy dy ky ivafhuxf`.

do GumF ËmIn qF AunF dy ipE-ny surqf isMG kol gihxy DrI hoeI sI, pr kdy sO kdy do sO krky hor do hËfr rupeIaF ivafËU vI sUrqf isMG ny Ausdy isr kr ilaf sI. hfVHI sfAuxI moV-moVky vI rkm EnI-dI-EnI KVI rihMdI, kdy gF df rwsf ÌVf idwqf, kdy bwCy df rwsf PVf idwqf qy kdy koeI JotI dy idwqI aqy ijMnF icr AunHF df ipE ijAuNdf irhf, Aus qoN surqf isMG koloN kdy vI KihVf nf Cuzfieaf igaf. sfl ivc ijMnf rupeIaf Auh Auqfrdf sI, EdUM dugxf hor lY lYNdf sI. igMdr df jdoN ivafh kIqf, EdoN vI cfr hËfr surqf isMG ny hI idwqf sI qy jdy cMd df ivafh kIqf, EdoN do hËfr ivafjUU ilaf sI qy do hËfr dI do GumF ËmIn hor gihxy Dr idwqI sI. jdoN AunHF df ipE miraf, AunHF dI cfr GumF ËmIn gihxy sI qy cfr hËfr rupeIaf dyxf rihMdf sI.

dovyN Brf pUry ijwc sn ik Auh surqf isMG df cfr hËfr ikvyN Auqfrn. AunHF ƒ gihxy DrI ËmIn df aYnf iÌkr nhIN sI ijMnf Jorf AunHF ƒ ivafjU rupeIaF df sI.

surqf isMG suBfa df bVf imwTf sI. dyKx ivc ieAuN lgdf ijvyN Auhdy nfl df ipMz ivc Drmfqmf bMdf hor koeI nhIN. awD ku df ho ky gwl krdf, ipMz dy hryk bfhmx ƒ 'mhfrfj` bulfAuNdf, sVy qoN sVy bfxIey ƒ vI 'rfm-rfm` kihMdf. iJAUr, nfeI, CINby, qKfx, Guimafr, mËHbI qy rmdfsIey, sB ƒ Auh afdr nfl bulfAuNdf. aYnf imwTf bMdf ipMz ivc hor koeI nhIN sI. aYnf sfdf bMdf ipMz ivc hor koeI nhIN sI. pYrIN Kwl-DOVI dI juwqI. juwqI Ausdy cldI bhuq sI. pMj-pMj CI-CI vFrI gMZf ky vI Auh juwqI ƒ hMZfeI jFdf. qyV, Kwdr dI DoqI. gl Kwdr dI boÈkI df kuVqf. isr Auqy motI vYl df icwtf sfPf. bfrF mhIny qIh idn Es dy iehI pihrfvf huMdf. isaflF ivc doVy vrgy moty Kwdr dI jfkt qy zwbIaF vfly Kys dI buwkl ËrUr vD jFdI, nhIN qF bws Ausdf ieko pihrfvf rihMdf. Auhdy kol afpxI ËmIn vI bhuq sI. Ausny bhuq sfrI ËmIn lokF dI bYa vI lY rwKI sI. gihxy dIaF ËmInF qF Aus kol keI GrF dIaf sn. do Auhdy muMzy sn. dovyN idn rfq vfhI df kMm hI krdy rihMdy. dovyN ipE nfloN cVHdy sn, aYny kMjUs ik kIVI dy rfh dfxf nhIN sI jfx idMdy. idhfVIey, ijhVy AunHF dy kdy-kdy kMm krn jFdy, dsdy huMdy ik jdoN vI asIN kdy ienHF dy jFdy hF, kdy vI sfƒ dfl jF sbËI nfl rotI nhIN imlI-hmyÈF hI gMiZaf dI ctxI jF pcrMgy afcfr nfl rotI KfDI aY.

nfmf-pwqf surqf isMG df ipMz ivc bhuq cldf sI. ies kMm ivc Auh aYnf cVH igaf sI ik koeI bfxIaf vI Auhdy mukfbly ivwc nhIN sI. sgoN keI bfxIey vI AuhdI eIn mMndy sn. surqf isMG pYsy dy qF hr iek ƒ idMdf sI, pr nfmf Augrfhux ivc Auh bVf krVf sI. jy iksy nfl JgVf hY jFdf, qF t Es JgVy ƒ kcihrI ivc lY jFdf. zrdf AuhdI rkm koeI dbdf nhIN. Ausny keI GrF dI kurkI krvfeI sI. ijs bMdy df Aus nfl vfh pY jFdf, Ausƒ qF Aus pUrI qrHF muMn ky Cwzdf. sO rupeIaf jy iksy sO rupeIaf dyxf huMdf qF nwby dy ky sO ilKdf qy ivafj vwKrf. ivafj vI Auhdf dUijaF nfloN krVf sI.

ivafjU rpeIaf qF kihMdy Kwbl vFg sUeI jFdf hY. igMdr Jorf krdf ik surqf isMG df cfr hËfr ikvyN Auqfiraf jfvy. ieko sfl ivc Auh aYnf rupeIaf lfh nhIN sI skdf. do Brf sn. do bMidaf df kmfeI ikMnI ku ho skdI hY. AunHF kol CI GumF ËmIn hI qF hl hyT sI. kuJ ËmIn Auh ihwsy Auqy lY lYNdy qy kuJ Tyky Auqy. vfhI cMgI krdy sn. jfn `qoV ky kMm krdy. Érc bhuq Gwt krdy. ivafhF-ivc nf jfx krky do iqMn irÈqydfr vI AunHF nfloN tuwt gey sn. ivAuNq anusfr Auh kMm krdy sn. sxy ivafj iek-iek hËfr hr sfl dy ky, AunHF ny cfr-pMj sflF ivc lfh idwqf.

hux cfr GumF ËmIn rihMdI sI. do GumF ËmIn pihlF ijhVI AunHF dy ipE ny DrI sI, Auh vI AunHF ny do ku sflF ivc Cuzf leI. AunHF ƒ ieh pqf nhIN sI ik idn kdoN cVdf hY qy kdoN iCpdf hY. Auh imwtI nfl imwtI hoey rihMdy. hux bws do GumF AunHF dI gihxy rihMdI sI. AunHF dIaF ËnfnIaF vI bhuq kMm krdIaF : KyqI-pwqI dy kMm qy ibnF Auh hor kMm vI krdIaF rihMdIaF. drIaF buxdIaF. qfxI buxn leI AunHF ny Gr KwzI vI lfeI hoeI sI. CotI bhU Gr dy kpVy mÈIn AuWqy afp hI isAuN lYNdI sI. dovyN bhUaF ny nf kdy rwj ky KfDf sI qy nF kdy jIa Br ky hMZfieaf sI. Auh vI afpxy afdmIaF vFg hI dyh vyldIaF rihMdIaF. suBfa dIaF puwj ky rMgIaF. kdy koeI bhU iksy nfl lVdI nhIN sI. ivhVkI dIaF sfrIaF buVIaF AunHF bhUaF ƒ srfh nhIN sn rjdIaF. kMm dI DuMm pf rwKI sI, AuunHF ny. vwzI bhU qF aMdr kMm ivc nVy vFg AuDVdI iPrdI. nf igMdr muMizaf vrgf muMzf sI qy nf cMd muMizaF vrgf muMzf sI. dovyN BrfvF ny Èrfb kdy mUMh Auuqy Dr ky nhIN sI dyKI. Èrfb pIx AulwQ muMizaF dI tfhxI ivwc bYTx qy Auh bhuq sMgdy. iksy kol KVHn bYTx dI AunHF kol ivhl vI kdoN sI. AunHF ny kdy mfs-imwtI ƒ mUMh vI nhIN sI lfieaf. agvfV dy keI CurCry muMzy bwkrf vwZ ky irMnH-irMnH KFdy. Gr dI kwZI Èrfb pINdy. pr igMdr qy cMd horF df, jy kdI bhuqf jIa llcfAuNdf, qF mwkI jF CoilaF dy dfxy BuMnF ky guV nfl cwb lYNdy. kxk dy mrINzy, GfT, iqlf dy iqloey qy mwky dy BUq-ipMny AunHF leI CwqI-pdfrQ sn. lvyrI mwJ hmyÈf hI AunHF dy ikwly Auqy rihMdI sI. sfrf twbr KwtI lwsI pIx df bhuq ÈOkIn sI. afQx vyly rotI qy bfad sfrf twbr kiVHaf duwD pINdf-zwkvF. agvfV dy cwkvyN muMzy dovyN BrfvF ƒ iksy gwl ivc pqIjdy nhIN sn. koeI vI gwl iCVdI qy jy gwl igMdr dy Gr Auqy af jFdI, qF mKOl ivc Auh AunHF ƒ kihMdy-'Eey, Auh kI krngy, KwtI lwsI pIx vfly?`

dIvflI dI rfq sI. cfr pMj muMzy iek muMzy dy bfhrly Gr, Gr dI Èrfb pI rhy sn qy bwkrf vI AuQyy hI irwJ irhf sI. igMdr ƒ Aus rfq moGy df pfxI imlxf sI. Ausƒ iek khI dI loV sI. Auh Aus muMzy dy bfhrly Gr khI mMgx igaf, qF Aus ZfxI ny Ausƒ EQy hI bFhoN PV ilaf-'bfeI igMdrf, iek hfVf lf lY. ` igMZr kihMdf-ZFzI aflI afx aY jy kdy mUMh qy DrI hovo.` iek ÈrfbI, ijsny sB qy vD pIqI hoeI sI, kihMdf-'aYDr, afÈkF ƒ dyh, ieh KwtI lwsI pIx aflF kI krU ?` qy glfs PVky gwt-gwt cfVH igaf.

iek vfrI coly vfly bfby dy zyry, BVIN pfAux sfrf agvfV igaf. jd afQx ijhf ho igaf, muMzy ijd pey, aky sB qy vwD imwtI df Biraf tokrf ikhVf muMzf cuwk ky bfby dI smfD vfly cONqry Auqy iljf skdf hY. ijQoN imwtI pwt ky tokrf Brnf sI, EQoN bfby dI smfD koeI sO krm dUr sI. AunHF kol iek aYsf qkVf nroaf qy cOzf tokrf sI, ijs ivc pMj-mx qo vD vI imwtI pY skdI sI. iek muMzy ny tokrf Éfsf hI Br idwqf. tokrf Auh iksy qoN nf ihilaf. sfry KVy dyKIN jfx. cMd ny chuM muMizaF qoN tokrf cukvf ky afpxy isr Auqy Diraf qy bfby dy cONqry Auqy aOh jf ky mUDf mfiraf. sfrf iewkT hYrfn rih igaf-'sfilE, KwtI lwsI pIx aflF eI inwqr igaf.`

dovyN Brf kmfeI krdy sn, byQfh. nf iksy df kuJ zolHdy, nf ivgfVdy. iksy nfl kdy lVy nhIN sn. iksy nfl koeI JgVf nhIN sI pfieaf. sfrf agvfV AunHF ƒ smJdf sI ik ieh muMzy qF dyvqf hn. dovyN Brf hux eysy iÌkr ivc rihMdy ik ikvyN do GumF ËmIn surqf isMG koloN CuzvfeI jfvy. do hËfr dI sfrI gwl sI. ijQy AunHF ny cfr hËfr lfh idwqf sI qo mgroN do GumF Cuzvf vI leI sI, qF hux AunHF ƒ hux do hËfr dyxf kI bfhlf sI. AunHF ny hOlI-hOlI dy hËfr iekwTf kIqf `qy surqf isMG ƒ ikhf ik Auh afpxI rkm ÉrI kry qy ËmIn Cwzy.

surqf isMG pr lwq nhIN sI lfAuNdf. Auhdf vqIrf sI ik jy koeI Auhdf ivafj nf moVdf jF asl rkm ivcoN iblkul hI nf JVdf, qF Auh Aus ƒ iTwT krIN rwKdf. pr jy koeI afpxf sfrf ihsfb-ikqfb Aus nfl mukdf krnf cfhuMdf, qF Aus ƒ swqy kpVIN awg lwg jFdI. Aus ƒ afpxI sfmI hwQF ivcoN inwkl geI lgdI.

igMdr ny surqf isMG ƒ bhuq vfrI ikhf ik Auh afpxf do hËfr Érf duwD vrgf lY lvy qy ËmIn df kbËf Cwz dyvy, pr hr vfrI surqf isMG tfl-mtol krdf sI.

kuJ idn pf ky surqf isMG afpxI bhI kwZ ilafieaf. DIrU ml syT dI dukfn Auqy Aus ny igMdr ƒ bulvf ilaf. kihMdf-'igMdr isaF, dy sfl ho gy, afpF ƒ, nfmf kry ƒ. iek hËfr qyry kMnIN ajy KVY, pihlF ieh inbyV lY-inbyVnY, inbyV lY jF nfmf krnY, nfmf kr lY.`

surqf isMG dy bol suxky igMdr dIaF pfqlIaF BKx lwg peIaF. ieh gwl ijvyN Aus ƒ smJ nhIN sI afeI. lflf vI bhI ƒ pVHky iehI gwl kih irhf sI. surqf isMG ieAuN bol irhf sI, ijvyN swcmuK hI iek hËfr ivafjU rupeIaf ajy rihMdf hovo. igMdr dy mwQy ivc Twk-Twk hox lwg peI. Aus ƒ iksy vI gwl qy XkIn nhIN sI af irhf. ivafjU rupeIaF df sfrf ihsfb-ikqfb hQnI vrgI mihM dy ky Aus ny mukf qF idwqf sI. ieh iek hËfr ikQoN inkl afieaf. nfmy-pwqy dI sfrI ilKq-pVHq DIrU mwl hI-sfry agvfV dI-krky idMdf. igMdr df mwQf Txikaf ik ieh sfrI TwgI surqf isMG ny DIrU mwl nfl rl ky kIqI aY. DIrU mwl ikhVf duwD-Doqf sI? igMdr isAuNqy mUMh AuWT ky Gr ƒ af iga.

do hËfr rupeIaF gihxy vflf Aus ny srpMc kol 'mfnq rwK idwqf. do GumF gihxy vflI ËmIn ivc surqf isMG ny vhf ky suhfgI mrvfeI peI sI. ËmIn Psl bIjx dy vwq sI. pihr dy qVky AuWT ky igMdr qy cMd ny jf ky, Aus ivc moty-moty nwk vflI mwwkI bIj idwqI.

mwkI bIj ky dovyN Brf Gr ƒ jd af rhy sn, qF Auh AuWcIN AuWcIN boldy sn, ijvyN AunHF ƒ iksy pryq dI ksr ho geI hovy. igMdr bol irhf sI-hwk dI gwl qy sIs dy idaFgy` cMd kUk irhf sI-qlf mUl pwt idaFgy surqy df. smJdf kIh aY?

sfry ipMz ivc crcf iCV geI-'KwtI lwsI pIx vfilaF ny hwd krqI beI. `