pUro
sfry afriQk pwK pUrI qrHF soc
ivcfr ky aqy lfhyvMdI vflf iesLfrf smJ ky, aKLIr,
Aus dI pqnI ny Aus dI ieh slfh mMn hI leI, aqy
hrbMs isMG ny skUl dI nIvIN jfq vflI sPLfeI
krmcfrI svrnf dI kuVI nUM rwK ilaf.
hrbMs bcpn qoN hI nIvIN jfq
dy lokF leI koeI nyVqf ijhI mihsUs krdf sI. Aus
dy bI jI iewk aiDafpk sn aqy CotI jfq dI skUl 'c
kMm krn vflI afiesLf hI Aus df iDafn rwKdI sI,
kdI Aus nUM duwD iplfAuxf aqy kdI Aus nUM rotI
KuafAuxI.
jdoN Auh QoVHf vwzf hoieaf qF
vI Aus nUM Xfd sI ik afiesLf AunHF dI rsoeI dy
nyVy vI nhIN af skdI sI. aus dy Kfxy leI aqy cfh
leI brqn Gr dI iewk nuwkr 'c pey rihMdy sn, aqy
Aus nUM isrPL bicaf Kuicaf Kfxf hI Kfx leI imldf
sI. Auh Kfxf lY ky pihlF hI rsoeI qoN dUr jf
bYTdI. pr hrbMs nUM ieh sB cMgf nhIN lwgdf sI.
Auh bhuq vfr socdf," Auh pirvfr dy bfkI
mYNbrF nfl bYT ky Kfxf ikAuN nhIN Kf skdI ?"
jdoN kdy Auh Gr ivwc kdy
iekwlf huMdf qF afpxI plyt ivwc hI Aus leI Kfxf
pf Y dy idMdf. Aus dy bI jI nUM qF ies gwl df pqf
nhIN lwgx idwqf pr Aus ny dfdI jI qoN afiesLf nUM
rsoeI dy nyVy vI af lYx dyx leI keI vfr afpxI JfV
JMb vI krvfeI sI.
afpxy XunIvristI vfly idnF
ivwc Auh kflj dy hostl ivwc hI rihMdf sI. AuWQy
Auh keI vfr nIvIN jfq dy sPLfeI krmcfrI nUM
bfhroN afpxy leI bixaf bxfieaf Kfxf ilafAux leI
kih idMdf sI. hostl ivwc Aus dy nfl vfly kuJ
muMzy ies gwl df burf mnfAuNdy sn, pr Aus ny kdI
AunHF dI prvfh nhIN kIqI sI.
sLkUlF dy pI[tI[ isiKak Xf
tIcr hI kih lE, BfvyN srkfrI mfieinaF ivwc bhuq
vwzy ahudydfr nhIN sn igxy jFdy, iPr vI Auh
hYWzmfstr df swjf hwQ mMny jFdy sn. ijMnI phuMc
AunHF dI huMdI sI AuqnI qF izptI hYWz dI vI nhIN
huMdI sI. pI[ tI[ tIcr dI gwl skUl dy sfry muMzy
kuVIaF mMndy sn, iesy leI Auh AunHF ividafrQIaF
nUM jd cfhy smJf buJf ky skUl dy aiDkfrIaF vwl Xf
skUl dy ivruwD kr skdf sI. pI[tI[ tIcr afm lokF
aqy skUl dy aiDkfrIaF ivwc iewk ilMk df kMm qF
krdf hI sI; bhuq vfr Aus nUM hYWzmfstr dy Gr dy
Coty moty kMm vI krny pYNdy sn aqy skUl dy iksy
siBafcfrk PMksLn qy ijLafdf ihwsf pfAuxf pYNdf sI.
iewk sLincrvfr nUM qkrIbn
dupihr vyly hfkI df mYc KLqm hoieaf sI. hYWzmfstr
amr nfQ aqy izptI pRym sLfsqRI hfly dPLqr ivwc hI
sn jdoN pI[tI[ mfstr hrbMs isMG ny kMntIn dy
suwcy hlvfeI nUM iewk kyqlI cfh Byjx leI ikhf.
iPr Aus ny do kwpF 'c pf ky svrny nUM hYWzmfstr
aqy sLfsqRI jI leI cfh dy ky Byijaf.cfh dy kwp
AunHF kol Cwz svrnf dOiVaf hoieaf afieaf, kihx
lwgf, " sr jI, AunHF ny quhfnUM huxy hI
dPLqr 'c afAux leI ikhf hY".
jd Auh dPLqr 'c viVaf,
hYWzmfstr ny Aus nUM qfVn vFg ikhf, " pI[tI
afeI sfihb, kdI kdI qF dUijaF df IKLafl kr ilaf
kro".
Aus puwiCaf, " kI gwl sr,
myry qoN koeI gLlqI ho geI ?"
" quhfnUM cMgf Blf pqf
hY ik svrnf kOx hY, iPr vI qusIN Aus dy hwQ cfh[[[["
"Eh! mfPL krnf sr jI,
Buwl ho geI", kihMidaF hI Aus ny dovyN kwp
cuwky aqy afpxy dPLqr jf cfh vfps kyqlI 'c pf
idwqI aqy kwp Do ley. kyqlI aqy kwp cuwk ky Auh
iPr AunHF dy dPLqr prq afieaf.
Aus ny sfPL suQry kwp myjL
AuWqy rwKy aqy kyqlI ivwcoN AuhI cfh kwp ivwc pf
ky ikhf, " lE jI", dohF ny Aus vyly cfh
nUM nFh nhIN kIqI aqy cuwp cfp pI gey. skUlF df
ijLly df ieMspYktr iewk vfrI skUl dI ieMspYksLn
leI afAuxf sI. Auh KLud CotI jfq nfl sbMD rwKdf
sI. AunHF dy skUl BlfeI borz ny Aus leI rfq dy
Kfxy df ieMqjLfm kIqf hoieaf sI. hYWzmfstr aqy
AunHF df izptI bVy sLsLopMj ivwc sn ik hux Auh
iksy nIvIN jfq vfly bMdy nfl bYT ky Kfxf ikvyN
Kfxgy? hrbMs isMG hI iPr AunHF dI ies musLikl df
hwl lY ky afieaf. Aus ny bVI hI cqurqf nfl
ieMspYktr aqy ienHF dohF ivcfly kuuJ aysy
ahudydfrF nUM ibTfAux df ieMqjLfm kr idwqf jo
ienHF gwlf bfry ijLafdf nhIN sn socdy. Aus ny
AunHF dohF nUM iksy nIvIN jLfq vfly dy nfl bYT ky
Kfxf Kfx dI ijLwlq qoN bcf idwqf.
hYWzmfstr aqy izptI dovyN hI
AuWcI kul ivwcoN sn aqy keI sflF qoN dovyN hI
iesy skUl ivwc pVHfAuNuNdy rhy sn. jdoN dohF dI
qrwkI hoeI , dovyN iewk dUjy qoN kuJ mhIinaF dy
ivqkry nfl jgqjIq hfeI skUl ivwc afey sn. Auh
dovyN mMidr ivwc rojLfnf afAux vfly Bgq sn, aqy
AuQoN dI slfhkfr kmytI ivwc vI pUrf Xogdfn
pfAuNdy sn.
hrbMs jdoN ies skUlL 'c pI[tI[
mfstr dy qOr qy afieaf sI qF Aus df iewk Cotf
ijhf lVkf vI sI. Aus dI pqnI mihMdr Ausy vkq hI
Ausy skUl ivwc ErIeyNtl tIcr bx geI sI. ikAuNik
dovyN nOkrI krdy sn, ies leI afpxy mF-ipE dy GroN
hI iewk nOjvfn nOkr vI nfl hI lY ky afey sn. Aus
muMzy nUM ipMz dI ijLMdgI psMd nhIN afeI, ies leI
Auh kuJ mhIinaF ivwc hI vfps dOV igaf. iPr AnHF
ny cMgI jLfq dIaF ihMdU aqy iswK kuVIaF nUM Gr dy
kMmF leI rwK ky dyiKaf,pr koeI nf koeI musIbq hI
pysL afeI. bhuq dyr qwk ieMj hI cwldf irhf.
svrny dI pqnI hrbMs aqy
mihMdr dy Gr sPLfeIaF krn leI aksr hI afieaf krdI
sI.
jdoN Aus ny kpVy vI Doxy
huMdy qF Auh afpxy nfl afpxI lVkI, pUro nUM vI lY
afAuNdI. pUro bhuq huisLafr sI. hrbMs aqy Aus dI
pqnI Aus qoN keI vfr Gr dy hor keI kMm vI krvf
lYNdy. pUro dI hrbMs dy lVky nfl vI cMgI inBdI sI
aqy keI vfr Aus dy Kfxy vyly mihMdr dI bhuq mdd
krdI sI. pUro dI mF ny keI vfr Aus nUM JfVF
idwqIaF pr AunHF dohF ny kdI nhIN roikaf. pUro qF
ijvyN kuJ jldI hI vwzI ho rhI sI, kuJ sflF ivwc
hI Auh muitafr ho geI lwgdI sI. Auh isrPL
huisLafr hI nhIN, suhxI vI bhuq sI. Aus nUM
gihixaF df, BfvyN bxfvtI hI hox, aqy suhxy PYsLn
vfly kpiVaF df bhuq sLOk sI. ijnHF GrF ivwc Aus
dI mF kMm krdI sI, jd AuQoN dIaF aorqF afpxy
Auqfry hoey kpVy idMdIaF, pUro afpxy leI AunHF 'coN
vDIaf afp lY lYNdI. Aus dy pihnfvy vFg hI Aus
dIaF gwlF bfqF ivwc vI iewk culbulfpn sI. mihMdr
nUM Auh bhuq cMgI lwgdI sI. keI vfr mihMdr Aus dI
kMm 'c qyjLI df bVy hI qrIky nfl PLfiedf vI AuTf
lYNdI aqy aksr Aus qoN rsoeI dy kMm vI krvf lYNdI.
kdy kdfeIN jd AunHF dI rsoeI dy kMm krn vflI nf
afAuNdI qF Auh pUro qoN sbjLI rotI vI bxvf lYNdI.
AunHF dI nOkrfxI df ivafh hox
vflf sI, ies leI Aus ny QoVHy idnF ivwc hI kMm
Cwz dyxf sI. AunHF ny hor keI kuVIaF nUM rwKx df
soicaf vI, pr qswlI vflI koeI nhIN sI. iewk idn
sLfm vyly soPLy qy bYTy iesy bfry hI soc rhy sn,
ik pUro aMdr afeI aqy cfh dI trya myjL qy rwK ky
clI geI. hrbMs ny ijvyN musLikl df hwl lwB ilaf
sI, iewk dm AuWCl ky boilaf, " afpF vI bs
aYvyN hI pqf nhIN kI lwBI jf rhy hF".
mihMdr ny puwiCaf, "ikAUN,
iewk dm kI ho igaf ey?"
" ikAuN qUM nhIN dyiKaf?
Auh ikMnI huisLafr hY? afpxy muMzy nUM vI Auh
cMgI lwgdI hY".
"quhfzf mqlb pUro qoN hY
nf ? kI gwl ey , pfgLl qF nhIN ho gey? cuwp cfp
dI hor gwl ey. jy lokF nUM pqf lwgf ik sfzf rsoeI
df sfrf kMm Auh krdI ey lokF ny sfzy Gr Kfxy leI
afAuxf vI bMd kr dyxf ey., ieh vI ho skdf ey ik
Auh sfzy nfl gwl-bfq vI bMd kr dyx.
"mYnUM lokF dI koeI
prvfh nhIN. pr hF, ieh hY gLYr-kfnUMnI, koeI vI
KuwlH ky ies df ivroD nhIN kr skdf".
"pr pUro dy mF-ipE[[[kI
Auh mMn jfxgy?"
pihlF qF Aus dy mF-ipE iblkul
nhIN mMny iPr hrbMs dI gwl ies sLrq qy mMny ik
jdoN pUro dI mF hor GrF ivwc KLfs krky hYWzmfstr
aqy sLfsqrI hurF dy ielfky ivwc kMm leI jfvygI qF
pUro Aus nfl jLrUr jfvygI.
ieh KLbr ik pUro pI[tI[ mfstr
dy Gr 'c kMm krdI hY, bhuq hI jldI jMgl dI awg
vFg Pyl gei. hrbMs df QoVHf ruJfx ilKx vwl vI sI,
aqy AusdIaF kivqfvF vI kuJ mYgjLInF ivwc Cp
cuwkIaF sn. Ausdy bhuqy lyKk sfQi bVy agFh vDU
iKLaflF dy sn.
Auh bhuq KLusL sn aqy AunHF
dy Auqsfh ny dkIafnUsI ivcfrDfrf vfly lokF ivwc
iewk hlcl ijhI mcf idwqI . gurduafry dy gRMQI ny
hrbMs nUM cuwp cfp ies kMm qoN vrijaf pr gRMQI dI
pqnI ny KuwlH ky ies df ivroD kIqf. AusdIaF do
bytIaF dI skUl ivwc mihMdr aqy Aus dy lVky nfl
cMgI bxdI sI, Aus ny AunHF nUM KLUb burf Blf ikhf;
aqy afpxIaF kuVIaF nUM AunHF dy Gr Kyzx jfx qoN
mnFH kr idwqf. kuJ aiDafpkF ny vI sLfied afpxIaF
pqnIaF dy kihx qy hrbMs dy Gr cfh leI jfxf iksy
nf iksy bhfny Cwz hI idwqf.
jd hYWzmfstr qwk ieh gwl
phuMcI qF AunHF ny hrbMs nUM afpxy dPLqr ivwc
bulf Byijaf, Aus vyly sLfsqrI jI vI AuQy hI sn.
" hrbMs isMG, mYnUM pqf
hY ik ieMzIaf dy sMivDfn muqfibk jLfq pfq dy
afDfr qy ivqkrf krnf gLYr-kfnUMnI hY, pr ieh gwl
qF qusIN mMndy E ik purfxy rsmF irvfjF nUM bdlx
ivwc keI pusLqF lwg jFdIaF hn. mYnUM AunHF sB
lokF nfl pUrI hmdrdI hY. mYN AunHF nfl ivqkrf vI
nhIN krdf. quhfnUM pqf hI hY ik svrnf, Aus dI Gr
vflI aqy pUro hmysLF sfzy Gr afAuNdy rihMdy hn.
pr ies gwl qoN qusIN ienkfr nhIN kr skdy ik AunHF
nUM Kfxf bxfAux leI qF kI, afpxIaF rsoeIaF ivwc
afAux dI iejfjLq dyxf bhuq hI musLikl hY. mYN
quhfnUM jLbrdsqI qF kuJ nhIN kih skdf pr kI ieh
kuJ ijLafdf nhIN lwgdf?"
hrbMs isMG hYWzmfstr dy
ivcfrF qoN iblkul munkr qF nhIN ho skdf sI, ies
leI kihx lwgf, "mYN quhfzI icMqf df kfrn
smJdf hF, sr", nfl hI kuJ iJjk ky iPr kihx
lwgf, " mYN jldI hI Aus nUM bdlfAux dI
koisLsL krFgf".
sLfsqrI kol hI ivwc hI bolx
lwgf, " nfly swc gwl suxo, jdoN asIN quhfzy
Gr iksy vI sfihiqk mIitMg ivwc afeIey, qF quhfzy
Gr nf Kfx pIx qy qusIN burf nf mnfAuxf".
iewk aYqvfr dpihr vyly dI gwl
hY, hYWzmfstr sfihb dI Drm pqnI afpxy mfipaF nUM
imlx afpxIjvfn kuVI nUM lY ky jlMDr geI hoeI sI.
AunHF df vwzf lVkf pihlF hI zI[ey[vI[ post
gRYjUeyt kflj ivwc pVHdf sI. pI[tI[mfstr
hYWzmfstr sfihb dy Gr kol hI phuMcy sn. Auh
drvfjLf KvkfAux hI lwgy sn ik dyiKaf ik drvfjLy
nUM aMdroN kuMzI nhIN sI lwgI. Auh aMdr clf igaf.
Aus dy swjy pfsy vwl sLfsqrI jI soPy qy Pyly hoey
sn, aqy KLUb GurfVy mfr rhy sn. AunHF ny isvf
kwCy hor kuJ nhIN sI pihinaf hoieaf. hrbMs ny
AunHF nUM izstrb krnf TIk nhIN smiJaf, aqy cuwp
cfp iswDf Gr dy aMdr clf igaf. kuJ imMtF bfad hI
Auh pOVIaF PtfPt AuWqrdf vfps jf irhf sI. Aus dy
kdmF dI afht sux ky sLfsqrI hVbVf ky AuWT bYTy.
"kOx aY?", sLfsqrI
qF ijvyN cIk hI pey, " hrbMs, qUM? qUM ieQy
kI kr irhf hY? ikAuN? [[[ikAuN?[[[qy qUM aMdr
ikvyN afieaf ?" sLfsqrI qF pUrI bOKlfey hoey,
zry hoey lwgdy sn.
"drvfjLy dI kuMzI nhIN
lwgI hoeI sI".
"sB myrI hI gLlqI hY.
mYN hI Buwl igaf. qUM aMdr[[[aMdr igaf sI?"
hrbMs kuJ iJjk ky boilaf,
"hF[[hF, mYN rsoeI ivwc nvIN almfrI vfsqy
jgHf nfpx igaf sI". rsoeI hyTF hI sI, iblkul
hfl kmry dy nfl. Aus qoN hor kuJ nf koeI puwCy,
ies leI Aus pihlF hI kih idwqf, "hux mYN
cwldf hF. mYNnUM pihlF hI kfPLI dyr ho geI hY.
mYN skUl ivwc Puwt-bfl df mYc dyKx vI jfxf hY",
aqy Auh CyqIN dyxI drvfijLEN bfhr ho igaf.
hrbMs ny JUT dwisaf sI. asl
ivwc Auh pOVIaF cVH AuWpr igaf sI. Auh hYWzmfstr
dy bYWz rUm dy tuwty hoey drvfjLy df nfp lYxf csI.
Auh drvfjLy dI cugfT lMGx hI lwgf sI ik Aus ny
aMdroN zUMGy sfh lYx aqy krfhx dIaF hlkIaF hlkIaF
afvfjLF suxIaF. drvfjLf tuwtf hoieaf hox kfrn
kfPLI sfrf KulHf sI, Aus ny aMdr Jfikaf. do ijsm
iewk hoey lwgdy sn. Ausny AuWpr vfly srIr nUM qF
pCfx ilaf; ieh qF hYWzmfstr sI. bfr bfr AuWpr
nIcy huMidaF Aus dy bulH aorq dy bulHF nfl icpky
hoey sn. hYWzmfstr dy vwzy afkfr dy ichry ny Aus
aorq dy mUMh nUM Cupf idwqf sI. hrbMs ny iewk Jlk
dyKx dI koisLsL kIqI ik ikhVI aorq hY pr pqf nhIN
lwg sikaf. hrbMs ny swjy pfsy dyiKaf, mMjy dI
iewk nuwkr qy Aus aorq df sUt ibKiraf hoieaf sI.
hux Auh pCfx igaf sI, Aus ny awj svyry hI As nUM
dyiKaf sI.
Aus nUM bhuq hI nPLrq ijhI
hoeI. Auh afpxy afp hI buVbuVfieaf, "E, myry
rwbf, ieh qF pUro hY".
ipwpl qoN mypl : mUl lyKk: ipRqpfl isMG
ibMdrf anuvfd: brijMdr gulftI
