sMqfp
mUl lyKk: ipRqpfl isMG
ibMdrf
anuvfdkf: brijMdr gulftI
cpVfsI
ny BuipMdr dy dPLqr aMdr afAux leI drvfjLf KoilHaf.
Aus ny vyiKaf ik Auh vwzy zYsk ipwCy bYTI sI. BuipMdr
ny bhuq vfr vyiKaf sI ik afm qOr qy suprzYNtF dy myjL
PfeIlF nfl Bry hoey huMdy hn; pr ies dy myjL AuWqy
koeI PflqU kfgLjL idKfeI nhIN dy irhf sI. Aus ny
soicaf, Aus df aPLsr jLrUr kMm ivc mfihr hovygf. Aus
ny afly duafly vyiKaf, pr Aus nUM koeI vI nhIN idisaf.
Aus ny puwiCaf, “plIjL, mYN suprzYNt nUM imlxf
cfhuMdf hF.”
“kI gwl?”
“srivs islYksLn borz vwloN myrI cox bqOr izptI
suprzYNt dy hoeI hY, mYN AunHF kol izAUtI qy irport
krn afieaf hF.”
Auh muskrfAux lwgI. isrPL afdmIaF nUM awgy vyKx dy
sLOkIn lokF nUM ieh hjLm krnf aOKf lgdf hY ik koeI
aOrq dPLqr clf rhI hY. Aus df ies pujLIsLn qwk
phuMcxf vI qy sOKf nhIN sI. Aus ny hfly bI[aYs[sI[ df
iemiqhfn pfs hI kIqf sI jd Aus dy mMmI-pfpf jI kfr-aYksIzYNt
ivwc hfdsy df isLkfr ho gey sn. Aus dy pfpf jI jMglfq
mihkmy ivwc aPLsr sn. Auh drwKqF dI insLfndyhI leI
tUr ’qy gey sn. Aus tUr qy do hPLqy lwg jfxy sn,
ies leI Auh afpxI pqnI nUM vI nfl hI lY gey sn. jIp
df zrfeIvr sfhmixEN af rhI bws nUM bcfAux dI koisLsL
ivwc sI, jd jIp Kwz vwl nUM moV Kf geI. sikMtF ivwc
hI kfr hjLfrF Puwt zUMGI Kwz ivwc jf izwgI. zrfeIvr
aqy Aus dy mMmI qF Ausy hI vyly KLqm ho gey.
jd Aus dy pfpf jI nUM cMzIgVH dy pI[jI[afeI[ hspqfl
ivwc ilaFdf igaf, Auh bVI musLikl nfl sfh lY rhy sn.
sLfied Auh afpxI bytI qoN isrPL do vfady lYx leI hI
bcy sn. Aus vkq Aus dI CotI BYx isrPL igafrF sflF dI
sI, Auh cfhuMdy sn ik vwzI bytI ieh vfadf kry ik Auh
afpxI CotI BYx nUM mF-ipE vFg pflygI, aqy Aus dI
pVHfeI aqy hor jLrUrqF df iKLafl rwKygI. Aus dy hflfq
nUM hmdrdI vflI Bfvnf nfl vyK, Aus nUM cMzIgVH vfly
POrYst afiPLs ivwc klwrk dI nOkrI dy idwqI geI. Aus
ny iksy nf iksy qrIky Gr qF clfAuxf hI sI, ies leI
Auh nFh nf kr skI. Auh huisLafr lVkI sI. Auh iewk sfl
ivwc hI izpfrtmYNt dy iemiqhfn pfs kr ky awpr-izvIjLn
klwrk bx geI. Aus dI izptI-suprzYNt dy qOr ’qy
aglI qrwkI sOKI nhIN sI. Aus df nF isnIafrtI ilst
ivwc sB qoN AuWpr sI, jd suprzYNt irtfier hox vflf sI.
ijwQy ijLafdf afdmI hI kMm krdy hox, Aus dPLqr dy lok
kdI vI nhIN cfhuMdy ik koeI aOrq AunHF qoN AuWpr
aPLsr hovy. sB dI imlIBugq kfrn jd Aus nUM ieh ikhf
igaf ik Aus dI qrwkI df koeI cFs hI nhIN hY, Auh
hYrfn rih geI. Aus ny AuWc-aiDkfrIaF nUM keI icwTIaF
ilKIaF, pr koeI PLfiedf nhIN hoieaf. bws, iksmq ny hI
Aus df sfQ idwqf. minstrI bdl geI aqy hux jMglfq
mihkmy dI minstr iewk aOrq bx geI. hOsly vflI qF Auh
pihlF hI sI, Auh iswDI minstr dy Gr geI aqy afpxI
sfrI khfxI jf suxfeI. Aus dI qrwkI qF ho hI geI, sgoN
Auh minstr dI njLdIkI dosq vI bx geI. irtfier hox
vfly suprzYNt ny ieh kih ky iqMn kmiraF vflI srkfrI
koTI KLflI krn qoN nFh kr idwqI sI ik Aus dy lVky
AuWQy hI XUnIvristI ivwc pVHdy hn; pr, minstr dy iewk
PLon dI gwl sI aqy koTI KLflI vI ho geI.
zYsk dy ipWCy bYTI aOrq ny puwiCaf, “quhfzf kI
mqlb hY ik koeI aOrq suprzYNt nhIN ho …”
Aus nUM CyqI hI afpxI gLlqI df pqf lwg igaf sI.
“afeI aYm sOrI mYzm … mYN … mYN …
mYnUM iksy ny dwisaf hI nhIN … bfhr drvfjLy
’qy vI nym-plyt AuWqy ‘afr[ky[isMG’ hI
iliKaf sI.” aqy Aus ny hwQ ivwc afpxI inXukqI
vflI icwTI vflf ilPLfPLf PVfAux leI awgy nUM kIqf.
“mYN hF afr[ ky[ isMG, XfnI rUipMdr kOr isMG.
myry pqI ny afpxI mrjLI nfl afpxI jfq ilKxI TIk nhIN
smJI aqy AunHF dy hI jLor dyx qy mYN vI afpxy nF nfl
isMG ilKxf sLurU kr idwqf; isMG, XfnI sLyr, ijvyN
quhfnUM pqf hI hY ik sB iswK afdmIaF dy nF ies qrHF
hI ilKy jFdy hn.”
Aus ny ilPLfPLf pry kr idwqf aqy trya ivwcoN iewk
PfeIl cuwkI aqy kihx lwgI, “GbrfAyux dI loV nhIN,
myry kol pihlF hI ies dI iewk kfpI hY. bYT jfE.”
Aus ny hukm mMn ilaf.
Auh svyry hI Aus dI PLfeIl pVH cuwkI sI. Auh bhuq
huisLafr bMdf sI. kfmrs ivwc bI[ey[ krn qoN bfad jldI
hI Aus ny tYst pfs kr ky awpr izvIjLn klrk dI nOkrI
hfisl kr leI sI. agly Cy mhIinaF ivwc hI Aus ny
izpfrtmYNt dy hor do iemiqhfn vI pfs kr ley sn, aqy
ies vyly Auh izptI suprzYNt bx Aus dy sfhmxy KVHf sI.
rUp ny afpxy myjL ’qy peI hoeI afpxy pirvfr dI
Poto vwl njLr mfrI. ‘Poto ivwc Auh CotI ijhI
kuVI, rfxI, myrI CotI, ipafrI BYx hY.’ Aus
soicaf, ‘Auh vI qy Gwt huisLafr nhIN; bI[aYs[sI[
ivwc Pst afeI sI Auh. JwlI kuVI, mYN cfhuMdI sI ik
Auh XUnIvristI qwk pVHy, pI[aYc[zI[ kry. pr, Auh
afpxI vwzI BYx ’qy ijLafdf dyr qwk boJ nhIN sI
bxnf cfhuMdI … Auh jo mrjLI ey kihMdI rhy, mYN
Aus dI tIcr tryinMg KLqm huMidaF hI, Aus leI koeI
muMzf lwB dyxf hY.’
rfxI iswDvF tIcr tryinMg kflj ivwc bI[aYz[ kr rhI sI.
afm qOr ’qy iksy vI pRoPYsLnl kflj ivwc dfKLlf
lYx leI mF-ipE nUM hjLfrF rupey dI
‘zonysLn’ dyxI pYNdI hY, pr jMglfq mihkmy
dy minstr dy iewk Pon nfl hI, rUp dI BYx df dfKLlf
ibnF iksy pYsy dy ho igaf sI.
iPr Auh PLfeIl dy hor pMny pVHn lwg geI. ‘pMj
Puwt igafrF ieMc, lMbfeI koeI Gwt qy nhIN’, Auh
iPr afpxy iKLaflF ivwc guMm geI. ‘pr myrI BYx vI
Gwt lMmI qF nhIN, Auh vI pMj Puwt awT ieMc qF hY hI
hY. dohF dI joVI suhxI lwgygI.’
BuipMdr awKF jLmIn ’c gwzI bYTf sI; Auh afpxy
gLlq aMdfjLy ’qy sLrimMdgI mihsUs kr irhf sI.
‘Aus df rMg QoVHf
pkyrf ey, iPr kI hoieaf, rfxI vI qF myry ijMnI gorI
nhIN.’
BuipMdr ny AuWpr nUM mUMh kIqf aqy Aus nUM afpxy vwl
iDafn nfl vyKidaF dyK, Gbrf igaf. Aus nUM lwgf, jLrUr
Aus ny koeI svfl kIqf hovygf ijs df jvfb mYN nhIN
idwqf, iewk dm boilaf, “jI, mYzm.”
“nhIN, nhIN kuJ nhIN … mYN qF ikqy iKLaflF
ivwc hI guMm ho geI sI.” Auh afpxI BYx leI vr dI
qlfsL ivwc sI. cfhuMdI sI Aus dI tryinMg pUrI huMidaF
hI Aus df ivafh pwkf ho sky, nhIN qF cwlo, mMgxI hI
ho jfvy qF vI TIk hY. jd vI Aus nUM iksy kfiblL muMzy
nfl vfh pYNdf, Auh socx lwg pYNdI sLfied iehI muMzf
myrI BYx leI TIk rhygf.
Aus ny cpVfsI nUM bulfAux leI GMtI vjfeI, “mYN
quhfnUM sInIar klwrk nfl imlvf idMdI hF. Auh quhfnUM
dPLqr dy kMm qoN jfxUM krvf dyvygf, quhfzf dPLqr idKf
dyvygf, aqy sfry kMm dIaF PLfeIlF quhfnUM dy dyvygf.”
cpVfsI dy afAux qy Aus ny rfm lfl, sInIar klwrk nUM
bulfAux leI kih idwqf. iPr Auh BuipMdr nUM kihx lwgI,
“iewk gwl suxo, ies bMdy dy asr hyT nhIN rihxf.
ieh hMiZaf hoieaf bMdf hY, sLfied quhfzy ’qy
roab pfAux dI koisLsL kry. ieh Xfd rwKxf ik qusIN Aus
dy sInIar E.” iPr aglLy sPLy nUM pVHidaF kihx
lwgI, “ijhVy nvyN ivcfr aqy nvyN qrIky qusIN
afpxy rYjLumy ivwc ilKy hn, AunHF nUM lfgU krn qoN
iJjkxf iblkul nhIN.”
cfr hPLiqaF ivwc hI sfry
BuipMdr nMU ‘imstr afeIzIaf’ kihx lwg pey,
sInIar qF sLfbfsLI nfl kihMdy sn pr hyTlf stfPL qfany
vFg kihMdf sI.
rUp ny Aus nUM kipl hotl ivwc afAuNidaF jFidaF vyiKaf
sI. Auh socdI, kI ieh ieWQy rihMdf hY jF ies nUM hotl
df Kfxf bhuq psMd hY? iewk idn Aus ny puwiCaf ik Auh
cMzIgVH ivwc ikwQy rihMdf hY?
“kipl hotl ivwc hI rihMdf hF, hfly mYnUM koeI
jgHf rihx leI jcI nhIN. ijhVI vI jgHf vyKI hY, isrPL
iewk kmrf hI huMdf hY, aqy bfkI dIaF shUlqF vI nhIN
huMdIaF.” Aus ny afpxI aPLsr nUM dwisaf.
Aus dIaF awKF ivwc cmk af geI, PtfPt bolI,
“mYnUM vI sux ky cMgf nhIN lwgf. sLfied mYN ies
ivwc koeI mdd kr skF. sLfm nUM CuwtI qoN bfad mYnUM
iml ky jfxf.”
ijhVI srkfrI koTI ’c Auh ikrfey qy rihMdI sI,
kfPLI vwzI sI. iqMn kmiraF ivwcoN iewk Aus dI BYx df
sI, pr ies vyly Auh iswDvF hostl ivwc rihMdI sI, ies
leI Auh KLflI hI ipaf sI. afpxy pqI qoN alwg hox qoN
bfad, rUp ny vwzy tI[vI[ vfly hfl ivwc hI afpxf bYWz,
iewk zrYWsr, soPLf aqy iewk kMm krn leI myjL lgvf
ilaf sI. ieh ikcn dy iblkul nfl hox kfrn, Aus nUM
suKflf lgdf sI.
“jy qusIN cfho, mfstr bYWzrUm ivwc rih skdy E.”
Aus ny BuipMdr nUM sLfm vyly afpxf Gr ivKfAuNidaF
ikhf.
“quhfzf ieMj kihxf hI bhuq cMgf lwgf hY, pr mYN
muPLq nhIN rih skdf.” Auh jfxdf sI ik Auh awgoN
ikrfey qy nhIN cVHf skdI.
Auh kuJ pl soc ky bolI, “clo, TIk hY, qusIN sfry
ibwl df awDf ihwsf dy idaf kro, aqy nOkrfxI aqy Dobx
dy vI awDy pYsy.” nOkrfxI somvfr qoN sLnIvfr qwk
rotI bxfAuNdI aqy sPLfeI krdI, jd ik Dobx isrPL
aYqvfr nUM hI afAuNdI sI.
BuipMdr df bhfnf kMm nhIN kr sikaf. Aus kol afpxy
aslI zr df kihx qoN ibnF koeI cfrf nhIN sI, “pr
mYzm …”
Auh ivwcoN hI guwsy nfl tokidaF kihx lwgI, “ieh
myrf dPLqr nhIN hY. ieh ‘mYzm’ kihxf bMd
kro.”
“E[ky[, iPr dIdI …”
“nhIN beI dIdI vI nhIN. mYN isrPL iewk jxy dI
dIdI hF aqy Auh hY myrI BYx, rfxI. qusIN mYnUM isrPL
rUp kih skdy E.”
“rUp jI [[[”
“hF, ‘jI’ TIk hY”
“rUp jI, mYnUM qF zr lgdf hY. do hm-Aumr aOrq-afdmI,
ibnF iksy irsLqydfrI dy iewko Cwq hyT rihx, quhfzy
guaFZI lok gwlF krngy.”
lokF dIaF gwlF mYN bhuq
sux cuwkI hF. jy mYN ienHF gwlF qy iDafn idMdI, mYN
ies vyly sVk qy huMdI, aqy myrI BYx, iksy qMg krn
vfly sws-shury dy Gr sV rhI huMdI.”
Ausy hI sLfm nUM BUuipMdr, rUp jI dI koTI ivwc afpxf
bYWzrUm sYWt kr irhf sI. do GMty lgfqfr kmry dI
sPLfeI krn, smfn rwKx aqy sjfAux ivwc lwg gey. Aus
nUM kuJ grmI mihsUs hoeI aqy Aus ny afpxI kmIjL Auqfr
idwqI. ijAuN hI ibsqry qy lyitaf, Aus nUM nINd af geI.
bfhr drvfjLy dI GMtI sux ky rUp ny drvfjLf KoilHaf,
nOkrfxI qMdUr qy rotIaF pkfAux afeI sI. mfstr bYWzrUm
df drvfjLf pUrf KuwlHf sI, rUp ny sihj-suBfa hI kmry
aMdr Jfikaf. Auh isrPL kwCf pfeI bfjL vFg bfhF PYlf
ky sON irhf sI. Aus nUM sLrm ijhI af geI aqy Auh
nOkrfxI dy aMdr afAux qy Jwt afpxy kmry ivwc clI geI.
Aus ny kdI afpxy pqI nUM vI ies qrHF dI hflq ivwc
nhIN vyiKaf sI.
Aus dy pqI ny mhIny ivwc iewk sLincrvfr afpxI pqnI
nfl sOx leI rwiKaf sI. Aus idn vI Auh kdy vI afpxf
kuVqf nhIN sI Auqfrdf. iewk vfr srdIaF dI gwl hY,
AunHF dy ivafh hoey nUM hfly QoVHI dyr hI hoeI sI,
rfq bVI hI TMZ sI. BfvyN idn sLincrvfr nhIN sI, pr
Auh afpxy pqI dy ibsqry ivwc hI rjfeI lY sON geI.
sLfied idny bhuq Qwk igaf hox kfrn Auh nINd dy ivwc
ivcfly hI sI. Aus ny pqf nhIN ikAuN rUp nUM afpxy
ibsqry ivwc afAux qoN mnHF nhIN kIqf. Auh Aus dI
dfVHI ivwc AuNglIaF Pyrn lwg peI. Aus ny awgoN hUM
… hUM kIqI pr koeI ihwljuwl nhIN hoeI. bVI hOlI
ijhI Auh Aus dy kuVqy dy btn KolHx lwg geI, aqy Aus
dI CfqI dy sMGxy vflF ’c AusdIaF AuNglIaF phuMc
geIaF.
“rUp, plIjL nhIN.” Aus krfh ky nFh kIqI.
kuJ dyr ruk ky Aus dIaF AuNglIaF hyTF Aus dI DuMnI
vwloN huMdIaF Ausdy pjfmy qwk jf phuMcIaF. Auh iewk
dm ies qrHF AuWCl ipaf ijvyN TUuhyN ny zMg mfr idwqf
hovy.
“rUp, afpxy qy kfbU rwK. hfly cfr hPLqy nhIN
hoey,” Auh grj ipaf, aqy pivwqrqf qy afpxy lYkcr
dyx lwg ipaf; afdmI ijLafdf sYks kfrn bhuq dwuK Bogdf
hY, sYks nfl keI qrHF dIaF ibmfrIaF af cMbVdIaF hn,
Auh drd ijhVI ies sYks krky huMdI hY, Aus qoN kdy vI
Cutkfrf nhIN pfieaf jf skdf.
Aus nUM bhuq pCqfvf
mihsUs hoieaf aqy Auh afpxy ibsqry qy clI geI.
nOkrfxI dI afvfjL ny Aus nUM jgfieaf, “bIbI jI,
Kfxf iqafr hY.”
rUp mfstr bYWzrUm kol jfx dI juraq nhIN kr skdI sI,
ies leI AuWcI afvfjL ivwc Aus ny afvfjL idwqI,
“BuipMdr isMG, tybl qy af jfE, Kfxf iqafr hY.”
aYqvfr svyry hfly Auh
afpxy ibsqry ivwc hI sI jd Dobx Aus dy kmry ivwc vV
afeI, Auh hws hws ky pfgl hoeI jf rhI sI.
rUp ny Aus nUM moiZaF qoN PV ky jLor dI ihlfieaf, aqy
puwCx lwgI, “mYnUM dws, qYnUM ikhVI gwl qy aYnf
hfsf afeI jf irhf hY.”
“Auh afdmI… " Auh afpxf pyt PV ky bYT
geI; ijLafdf hwsx krky Aus dy pyt ivwc drd hox lwg
geI sI, “Auh afdmI, Auh…bfQrUm ivwc nhf
irhf hY.”
“pr qUM ikAuN hws rhI hYN?”
“Auh … Auh iblkul nMgf hY.”
“qF kI hoieaf. qUM AuWQy kI krn geI sI? jfh,
pihlF ivhVy vflf kMm KLqm kr lY.”
Auh TIk sI. rUp ny soicaf, ieh qF vfikaf eI ajIb gwl
sI. Aus ny kdI afpxy pqI nUM vI nhfAuNidaF nhIN
vyiKaf sI. Auh Dfrimk rvfieqF nUM bhuq hI ijLafdf
mMndf sI; nhfAux qoN bfad, Auh duafly qOlIaF bMnH
lYNdf, iPr iewk lwq igwly kiChry ivwcoN kwZ ky suwky
kiChry ’c pfAuNdf, bfad ivwc dUsrI lwq vI ieAuN
hI pfAuNdf. Auh ies gwl qy jLor idMdf sI ik kiChry
qoN ibnF hoxf Drm-ivroDI hY.
Auh Aus rfq aqy Aus qoN bfad vflIaF rfqF agly keI
mhIinaF qwk socIN peI rhI ik ho kI irhf hY. Aus df
nfl vfly kmry ivwc aDnMgy sOxf, aqy ibnF kuJ pihny hI
nhfAuxf, Aus nUM prysLfn krI jf irhf sI. kdI Auh soc
soc ky afpxy afp nfl hI hws pYNdI, aqy kdI iKJx lwg
jFdI. dPLqr ivwc vI jd Auh Aus kol afAuNdf, pqf nhIN
ikAuN Aus dIaF njLrF ijvyN kpiVaF dy pfr clIaF jFdIaF.
agly sLincr nUM nvF sfl cVHnf sI. Aus ny afpxy dPLqr
dy kuJ sfQIaF nUM AunHF dIaF pqnIaF sihq, dupihr dy
Kfxy qy bulfieaf hoieaf sI. Aus dy ies dPLqr ivwc
afAux qoN pihlF qoN hI ieh irvfj cwl irhf sI, aqy Auh
inBfeI af rhI sI. Aus qoN pihlF vfly aPLsrF ny sugfqF
lYx dy ierfdy nfl ieh islislf sLurU kIqf sI, pr rUp
ny sugfqF dI pRQf bMd kr idwqI sI. jy koeI sugfq lY
afAuNdf, Auh Ausy vyly Aus nUM GroN jfx vfsqy kih
idMdI.
Aus dI
BYx hI ies mOky df sfrf ieMqjLfm krdI huMdI sI, pr
ies sfl Aus dy kol nf hox nUM Aus ny ijLafdf mihsUs
nhIN kIqf; BuipMdr ny jo sfrI ijLMmyvfrI lY leI sI.
Aus ny hor vI KwulHy qrIky nfl sfrf ieMqjLfm kIqf sI;
ickn itwkf, mtn, mwCI, aqy dfl, do sbjLIaF, nfn,
aKLIr ivwc do qrHF dIaF imwTIaF cIjLF, bfad ivwc
afeIskrIm aqy kYpUcIno. rUp KLud vI ieh vyK bhuq
KLusL hoeI sI. Auh Aus dI nFh qF sux hI nhIN rhI sI,
aqy BuipMdr nUM sfry KLrc kIqy pysy df, ihsfb nfl
iewk iewk pYsf lYxf ipaf.
nOkrfxI sLfm nUM Cy vjy hI clI geI sI, Auh kirscIan
sI aqy Aus ny afpxy pirvfr nfl crc jfxf sI. rUp aqy
BuipMdr nUM hI sfrf myjL KflI krnf ipaf. sfry brqn vI
sfPL krny pey. sfrf kMm KLqm krn ivwc hI AunHF nUM
awT vwj gey hoxgy. BuipMdr awDy ku GMty leI jf ky lyt
igaf, iPr AuWT ky iqafr ho igaf.
Aus nUM jfx leI iqafr hoieaf vyK rUp ny puwiCaf,
“ikqy jfxf hY?”
“myrf awj ikqy bfhr
jfx df jIa kr irhf hY.”
“mYnUM lgdf ey hux cMzIgVH ivwc koeI aYsf hY,
ijs kol qusIN jf skdy E?”
“nhIN, ieh gwl nhIN. mYN qF isrPL kipl hotl ivwc
jf ky QoVHI dyr ibqfAuxf cfhuMdf hF. mYN … mYN
… myrf jIa kr …” Aus nUM kuJ iJjk
mihsUs hoeI.
“jIa kr irhf ey? iks cIjL leI?”
“rUp jI, myrf iKLafl hY ik qusIN burf nhIN
mnfEgy. mYN nf qF rojL sLrfb pIx vflf hF aqy nf hI
sLrfbI hF. myrf qF idl iewk do bIar pIx nUM kr irhf
hY.’
Auh AuWcI AuWcI hwsx lwg peI, “mYN ikAuN burf
mnfvFgI? myry pfpf pINdy huMdy sn. sfzy Gr ivwc hr
qrHF dI zirMk peI huMdI sI; AunHF dy imlx vfly AunHF
qoN iewk do drwKq ktvfAux dI iejfjLq lYx leI sOgfqF
dyx leI iqafr rihMdy sn. pfpf ny KLud qF sLfm nUM
isrPL iewk-do pYWg hI lYxy huMdy sn, pr Auh afpxy
stfPL aqy njLdIkI irsLqydfrF ivwc boqlF vMz idMdy
huMdy sn. jfE, qusIN jfE. mYnUM ies dI koeI prvfh
nhIN … qusIN jy Gr ilafAuxf cfhuMdy hovo qF vI
lY afAuxf, mYN burf nhIN mnfvFgI.”
“swc? asl ivwc gwl ieh hY ik mYN rYstorYNt ivwc
ijLafdf KuwlHf ijhf mihsUs nhIN krdf, bs iewk kursI
qy iekwly hI bYTy rho.”
“mYN quhfnUM pihlF hI kih cuwkI hF ik mYN burf
nhIN mnfvFgI. qusIN kuJ KLrId ky, jy idl kry qF
bysLwk Gr lY afE.”
Aus ny afpxI GVI vwl
vyiKaf. Aus nUM lwgf, hfly bIar stor KuwlHf hI hovygf,
aqy Auh bfhr clf igaf.
bfad
ivwc, Aus ny skUtr dI afvfjL suxI. Auh cuwp-cfp aMdr
afieaf, iewk iglfs ikcn ivwcoN myjL qoN cuwikaf, aqy
pwbF Bfr afpxy kmry ivwc clf igaf.
“BuipMdr,” Aus ny afpxf isr Aus pfsy nUM kr,
afvfjL idwqI, “qusIN ieWQy ikAuN nhIN af jFdy,
myry nfl hI bYT ky tI[vI[ vyK lE. awj suhxf pRogRfm
af irhf hY.”
“pr …”
“mYN pihlF hI kih idwqf sI ik mYnUM burf nhIN
lwgygf. qusIN bIar aqy iglfs lY ky bysLwk iewQy hI af
jfE.”
Auh hfl ivwc afpxf iglfs aqy bIar dI boql myjL qy rwK
afp kursI qy bYT igaf. Auh qkrIbn awDf ku GMtf tI[vI[
vyKdy rhy. ivwc hI Auh afpxy kmry ivwc jf ky bIar
dIaF bfkI dIaF do boqlF vI cuwk ilafieaf.
rUp ny cuwp qoVI, “bIar dI boa qF ieMnI burI
nhIN. Gr ivwc keI qrHF dIaF ivskI dIaF boqlF peIaF
hox dy bfvjUd, myry pfpf nUM Gr dI kwZI hoeI rUVI
mfrkf bhuq psMd sI. Auh KLUb KLusL ho ky pINdy pr Aus
dI boa siprt vrgI lwgdI sI.”
“sLrfb dI boa df ipafjL aqy lsx dI boa vflf
ihsfb hY. jy sB ny KfDf hovy qF iksy nUM vI boa df
pqf nhIN lgdf. pr jy isrPL iewk ny hI KfDf hoieaf
hovy, iPr bfkIaF nUM burf lwgdf hY.”
“quhfzf mqlb hY jy mYN vI bIar pI lvF qF mYnUM
boa nhIN afvygI?”
Auh vI sLrfrq aqy clfkI nfl boilaf, “ieh qF
quhfnUM pIx qoN bfad hI pqf lwg skdf hY.”
“mYnUM qF cVH jfeygI. kI pqf, mYN mUrKF vflIaF
hrkqF krn lwg jfvF jF iPr afpxy pfpf vFg ruwKf ijhf
vrqfa krn lwg pvF.”
“nhIN, nhIN, bIar nfl ieMj nhIN huMdf. sLrfb pIx
nfl koeI sLrfbI nhIN huMdf, ieh qF aMdr dwbIaF
BfvnfvF aqy bury ivcfr hn ijhVy bfhr inkl afAuNdy hn.”
Aus ny iPr hws ky qfanf mfiraf, “ikAuN, qusIN
QoVHI pI ky vyKxI hY?”
Aus nUM lwgf ik Auh cunOqI dy irhf hY, Aus ny afpxy
bYWz dy nfl vfly myjL qoN iglfs cuwikaf aqy Aus nUM
PVfAuNidaF bolI, “cwlo, vyKdy hF ieh mYnUM kI
krdI hY.”
Aus ny pOxf ku iglfs Br idwqf, aqy puwiCaf, “afr
XU isLEr?” aqy iglfs Aus nUM PVf idwqf.
Auh do ku Guwt pIx qoN
bfad bolI, “suafd mfVf qy nhIN.” Aus ny
iglfs mUMh nUM lfieaf aqy gwt gwt pI geI.
Auh boilaf, “ieMnI
CyqI nhIN.” pr Aus dI gwl KLqm krn qwk Auh iglfs
KLflI kr cuwkI sI.
“jo koeI mrd kr skdf hY, Auh aOrq vI kr skdI hY;
mYN sfrI ijLMdgI iehI qF sfibq krdI af rhI hF.”
Auh kuJ vI nf boilaf.
Aus ny vyiKaf ik Auh afpxf srIr Kwby swjy kr ky,
kursI nfl rgV irhf sI.
“BuipMdr, kI gwl ey? ipWT qy kuJ ho igaf ey? mYN
awgy vI iewk idn vyiKaf sI ik qUM afpxf kot Auqfr ky
kMD dy kony nfl afpxI ipwT rgV irhf sI.”
Auh JyNp ijhf igaf, “mYN kflj dy hostl ivwc cfr
sfl qoN vI ijLafdf smF irhf hovFgf. AuWQy asIN sfry
ividafrQI KyzF ivwc kfPLI cMgy sI, aqy hr aYqvfr nUM
svyry kusLqI leI jfieaf krdy sI. Blvfn afpxy srIr qy
kuJ ijLafdf hI sroHN dy qyl dI mfilsL krdy hn. asIN
iewk dUsry dI ipWT qy qyl mldy sI. BfKVy, ijwQy mYN
pihlF rihMdf sI, sfzf cpVfsI keI vfr myrf ieh kMm kr
idMdf sI.”
Auh AuWTidaF bolI, “hux koeI mdd cfhIdI hY qYnUM?”
“nhIN jI, [[[ nhIN.” pr Auh kmIjL dy
AuWproN hI Aus dI ipWT qy KfirsL krn lwg geI. Aus ny
vI koeI ieqrfjL nhIN kIqf, blik Aus nUM cMgf lwg irhf
sI.
“myrI sikn ijLafdf hI KLusLk hY, jy mYN qyl nf
lgfvF, KfirsL sLurU ho jFdI hY. iesy leI mYN bfkfiedf
bybI afiel vrqdf hF, pr bdiksmqI nfl mYN afpxI ipWT
qy nhIN lgf skdf.”
rUp ny Aus nUM pqf vI nhIN lwgx idwqf aqy afpxy ipWCy,
zrYisMg tybl ’coN bybI afiel kwZ ilafeI aqy
QoVHf afpxI qlI qy pf ilaf. Aus dI pYNt ’coN
Xkdm kmIjL kwZI, aqy Aus dI ipWT qy afpxIaF qlIaF nfl
mlxf sLurU kr idwqf.
Aus ny afpxf isr Gumf ky vyiKaf aqy kihx lwgf,
“ieh kI kr rhy E?”
“qUM afpxy srIr qy qyl nhIN lgvfAuxf sI?”
“plIjL rUp jI, quhfnUM ieh nhIN krnf cfhIdf.”
“ikAuN? ikAuNik mYN dPLqr ivwc qyrI bOs hF? cwl,
Auh Buwl jfh aqy itk ky KVf rih.”
afpxy bcpn ivwc Aus ny afpxy mMmI nUM afpxy pfpf jI
nfl ies qrHF hI krdy vyiKaf sI. Auh aksr bfQrUm ivwc
jf ky sfbx AunHF dI ipwT qy mldI. keI vfr Aus ny
vyiKaf sI ikvyN Aus dy mMmI dy hwQ pfpf jI dIaF kwCF
hyT cly jFdy, Auh Aus dI CfqI nUM pkV lYNdI, aqy
QoVHf ijhf mroV idMdI. lwgdf sI ijvyN Aus dy pfpf jI
vI ies qrHF KLusL huMdy sn.
iewk vfr rUp ny vI afpxy pqI nfl ieMj dI koisLsL kIqI
sI. ivafh qoN kuJ idnF bfad hI Auh Aus dy ipWCy hI
bfQrUm ivwc clI geI, pr Aus nUM KLUb JfVF peIaF sn.
rUp nUM pqf hI nf lwgf aqy Aus dy hwQ Ausy hI qrHF
hux vI BuipMdr dI CfqI qy iPrn lwgy. Auh Jtk ky
boilaf, “rUp … rUp … rUp jI, plIjL ieh
bMd kro.”
“Eh, afeI aYm sOrI. myry hwQ iPsl gey sn.”
Aus dy hwQ Aus dI ipwT qy AuWproN hyTF qwk ml rhy sn.
nfjLuk jgHf qy iPrdy Auh iewk nIm byhosLI vflf mfhOl
pYdf kr rhy sn. Aus nUM vI kuJ hoxf sLurU ho igaf.
Aus dIaF awKF bMd sn. Aus ny kursI dIaF bfhvF Guwt ky
PV leIaF, aqy afpxf hyTlf buwlH dMdF Qwly dbf ilaf.
kuJ imMtF bfad Aus dy hwQ iPr cwlxy sLurU ho gey aqy
iswDy DuMnI qwk phuMc gey.
Auh iewk dm AuWCilaf. dohF ny iewk dUjy nUM PV ilaf
aqy ibsqry qy izwg pey. AunHF nUM josL ny kIl ilaf
aqy Auh iewk dUjy dy kwpVy aqy srIr vI pfVn lwg pey.
Auh dyr nfl suwqf pr Auh jldI hI AuWT geI. ‘hfey
rwbf, ikMnf iKlfrf ipaf hY,’ Auh kmry dI hflq
aqy bIar dIaF KLflI boqlF vyK soc rhI sI, ‘cMgf
hoieaf, awj Dobx ny nhIN afAuxf sI.’ Dobx afm
qOr qy aYqvfr nUM CyqI hI af jFdI sI, pr nvF sfl hox
kfrn, Aus ny CuwtI leI hoeI sI. rUp AuWTI, rfq dIaF
hrkqF nUM Xfd krn ’c guMm hoeI ny, kmrf sfPL
kIqf. jd qwk Aus df kMm KLqm hoieaf, sfry hflfq bfry
Auh smJOqf kr cuwkI sI.
jd Aus ny BuipMdr dy kmry ivwcoN ihwljul suxI, Aus
cfh bxf idwqI. dovyN kwp hwQ ivwc PV, Ayus ny afvfjL
idwqI, “BuipMdr afpF dohF vfsqy mYN cfh bxf leI
hY, qyry leI iewQy ilafvF?”
“nhIN, nhIN, plIjL nhIN. mYN bfhr af irhf hF.
qusIN myrI cfh myjL qy hI rihx idE.”
Aus ny cfh myjL ’qy rwK idwqI aqy ieh soc ky ik
Auh ikvyN Gbrfht ijhI mihsUs kr irhf hY, Auh muskrf
peI.
Auh Aus dy ichry vwl nf
vyK sikaf. awKF cfh dy kwp qy itkf Auh kursI qy bYT
igaf, “mYN … mYN … kwlH rfq leI bhuq
sLrimMdf hF. ieh myrI hI gLlqI sI … mYnUM ies
qrHF nhIN krnf ….”
“kI nhIN sI krnf cfhIdf? hoieaf kI sI kwlH rfq?”
“plIjL, plIjL rUp jI, ieMj nf kro ijvyN kuJ
hoieaf hI nhIN.” iPr Aus dIaF awKF ivwc awKF pf
ky boilaf, “ijvyN quhfnUM kuJ pqf hI nhIN?”
“pqf hY mYnUM, pr mYN prvfh nhIN krdI. jd do
jvfn idl iewk Cwq hyTF ieMnI nyVy af jFdy hn, ies
qrHF ho hI jFdf hY. jo hoxf sI ho igaf … awj
ikhVf idn hY, Xfd vI hY ik nhIN?” Auh AuWTI,
ikcn dy drvfjLy vwl lpkI, iewk Cotf ijhf igPLt-pYk
cuwk ky kihx lwgI, “hYpI inAU XIar!” aqy
pYkt Aus dy hwQ PVf idwqf.
Aus df rMg Pwk hoieaf lwgdf sI, Aus pYkt PVidaF kMbdI
ijhI afvfjL ivwc ikhf, “pr … pr … sOrI,
hYpI inAU XIar.” Aus ny ieMny sLbd vI bVI
musLikl nfl khy. Auh AuWT ky afpxy kmry ivwc clf igaf.
rUp hfly vI prysLfn sI jd Auh vI iewk igPt lY vfps
afieaf.
“hYpI inAU XIar, quhfnUM vI.” aqy afpxI
igPt PVf idwqI.
Aus ny PtfPt igPt KolHI, iewk rMgdfr islk df skfrPL
sI. Aus ny qih KolH ky afpxy gly duafly lY ilaf,
“QYNk XU vYrI mfc … kI qUM nhIN KolHxf?”
“Eh, afeI aYm sOrI”, Aus ny AuWproN kfgjL
pfV idwqf, “vfh, ikMnI suhxI tfeI hY? QYNk XU,
QYNk XU vYrI mwc.”
“hor cfh pIxI hY?”
“hF jI, pI lvFgf … rUp jI …”
“beI ieh ‘jI jI’ kihxf bMd kr, ijLafdf
hI Eprf ijhf lwgdf hY.”
“rUp, gwl kI hY? qusIN ies qrHF gwlF kr rhy E
ijvyN klH rfq kuJ hoieaf hI nhIN. afpF dovyN bhuq
alwg hF. sfnUM ieMj nhIN krnf cfhIdf.”
“hF, mYN smJdI hF ik bhuq alwg qoN qyrf kI mqlb
hY. mYN qyry nfloN nON sfl vwzI hF. mYnUM zfeIvorsI
vI kih skdy E, jd ik qUM KLud hfly axivafihaf eyN.
mYN jfxdI hF ik koeI smJOqf nhIN ho skdf, swc, mYN
jfxdI hF.”
“myrf … myrf ieh mqlb nhIN …”
“ieh sB isrPL srIrk qOr ’qy acncyq hI ho
igaf, qyrI afqmf aqy srIr iksy hor dI amfnq hY. mYN
qYnUM lMmy smyN leI, myrf mqlb sfrI Aumr leI jkV ky
nhIN rwKxf cfhuMdI … kwlH rfq, afpxI ijLMdgI
ivwc pihlI vfr ieMj mihsUs hoieaf ijvyN mYN, BfvyN
srIrk qOr qy nf shI, kuafrIaF kuVIaF vFg hI jIvn
ibqfieaf hY. pihlI vfr mYN Aus muMzy, suwKI nMU
vyiKaf aqy Auh mYnUM cMgf lwgf. myry mMmI-pfpf jI
idwlI sfnUM Aus dy pirvfr nUM imlfAux vfsqy lY gey sn.
mYN hfly dsvIN hI pfs kIqI sI, aqy Auh bI[kOm[ PfeInl
ivwc pVH irhf sI. Auh lMmf, pqlf sI aqy kpiVaF
ivwc jc irhf sI. Aus ny dfVHI vI aYn iPksr lgf ky
qrIky nfl bMnHI hoeI sI, aqy suhxI pwg, Auh iksy
rfjkumfr qoN Gwt nhIN lwg irhf sI. jd myry GridaF ny
mYnUM Aus bfry puwiCaf, mYnUM sLrm af geI aqy afpxf
isr mYN hF ivwc ihlf idwqf. sfzy mF-ipE afpxy jvfnI
vyly qoN hI cMgy dosq sn. ijAuN hI XUnIvristI qoN
mYnUM izgrI imlI, myry pfpf jI ny myrf ivafh pwkf kr
idwqf; afpxy aKLIrly vkq vI AunHF ny iehI gwl mYnUM
khI ik mYN pwkI kIqI qfrIK qy hI Aus nfl ivafh krF.”
asIN soc rwiKaf sI ik ivafh gurduafry ivwc bVy hI
sfdy ZMg nfl kIqf jfvy. jd Auh afpxy mF-ipE kol
cMzIgVH ivafh leI afieaf, qF Auh vyKx nUM iblkul kwtV
KfVkU lwg irhf sI; Aus dI KwulHI dfVHI Aus dI CfqI qy
ibKrI hoeI sI, Aus dy isr qoN ikqy AuWcI pIlI pwg,
aqy Aus ny kuVqf aqy cUVIdfr pjfmf pfieaf hoieaf sI.
mYnUM Aus dy rfjnIiqk Jukfa dI iPkr nhIN sI. rfjnIiqk,
afriQk aqy smfijk pwDr qy pMjfb ivwc keI Auqfr cVHfa
afey sn, kyNdr srkfr vwloN keI gLlqIaF mfPLI dy vI
kfiblL nhIN sn, pr kwtVpuxf aqy KfVkUpuxf ies dy jvfb
nhIN hoxy cfhIdy sn.
myrf jIa krdf sI ik mYN ikqy Bwj jfvF, pr mYN kuJ
nhIN kr skdI sI; myry pfpf jI dy afiKLrI bol myry
kMnF ivwc gUMj rhy sn. suwKI dI idwlI vflI nOkrI jf
cuwkI sI. Aus ny iewQy cMzIgVH ivwc keI CotIaF motIaF
nOkrIaF kIqIaF, pr ikqy vI itikaf nhIN. Aus ny mYnUM
aqy myrI BYx nUM afpxIaF rUVHIvfdI rvfieqF mnvfAux dI
koisLsL kIqI; ik asIN KLfs qrHF dy kpVy nhIN pihn
skdIaF, aqy keI smfijk rsmF vI bMd kr idwqIaF. iqMn
sfl mYN Aus nfl nrk Boigaf hY. ijhVy srkfrI kuaftr
ivwc asIN rihMdy sI, Auh myry hI nF qy alft hoieaf sI.
iewk idn mYN soicaf, bhuq ho igaf. mYN Aus nUM afpxy
Gr ivwcoN, afpxI ijLMdgI ivwcoN cly jfx leI kih idwqf.
Aus ny afpxI nOkrI Cwz idwqI aqy ikqy gLfieb ho igaf;
ipWCy ijhy pqf lwgf sI ik Auh amrIkf ivwc ikqy rihMdf
hY. iPr qUM afieaf, myry bYWzrUm dI pivwqrqf BMg kIqI
aqy myry bfQrUm dy kuafrypx ivwc KllL pfieaf
…”
“kI mqlb hY quhfzf?”
Auh kmrf ijhVf pihlF myrf bYWzrUm sI, Aus ivwc qyrf
aDnMgy sOxf, myry bfQrUm ivwc nMgy nhfAuxf, hux qyrI
ipWT KujlfAuxf, ies sfry kuJ ny myrIaF suwqIaF hoeIaF
kfmnfvF nUM jgf idwqf aqy mYN bybs ho geI.”
“kI qusIN cfhuMdy E ik mYN iewQoN clf jfvF?”
“nhIN, nhIN plIjL. kI asIN afm iensfnF vFg, ibnF
iksy bMDn dy iewk dUjy dIaF loVF pUrIaF krdy, iekwTy
nhIN rih skdy?’
“mOrwlI … myrf
mqlb … nIqI anusfr …”
“Eh, Cwz pry ies nUM … cwl hux Buwl jfeIey,”
Auh afpxf hwQ ihlfAuNidaF bolI, “iewk gwl, afeI
aYm sOrI … mYN kwlH rfq iewkdm ….” Aus
vyly Auh BfvyN nsLy ivwc sI, iPr vI Auh bfad ivwc kI
vfpr skdf hY – ies zr qoN BlI pRkfr nfl jfxUM sI;
iesy leI qF pUry jLor vfly mOky ’qy, Aus nUM pry
Dkyl idwqf sI.
Aus nUM kuJ suwJ nhIN irhf sI, “mYN nhfAux jf
irhf hF.” kih Auh AuWT igaf. qOlIaf aqy hor
nhfAux dy smfn vflf bYg leI Auh bfQrUm ivwc vV igaf.
Auh vI PtfPt Aus dy ipwCy qur peI, “kwlH rfq mYN
vyiKaf sI qyrI bYk qy qyl ijLafdf hI lwgf hoieaf sI,
mYN sfbx nfl Auqfr idaF?” ibnF jvfb AuzIky, Aus
ny afpxf gfAUn bfhr hI Auqfr idwqf ijs hyTF Aus ny
kuJ vI nhIN pihinaf hoieaf sI, aqy bfQrUm ivwc vV geI;
Auh bhuq dyr qwk aMdr hI rhy.
nvyN sfl qoN pihlI sLfm qwk AunHF df jIvn Ausy hI
qrHF gujLrdf irhf, isrPL, hr aYqvfr, rfq nUM Auh
soPLy Xf bYWz qy bYT ky ihMdI iPLlmF vyKdy.
awgy vFg, styt irpwbilk zya dI pryz cMzIgVH kirwikt
grfAUNz ivwc hoxI imwQI geI sI. styj KVHI krn, aqy
ikhVy ihwsy ivwc iksnUM ibTfieaf jfxf hY, ies sB dI
ijLMmyvfrI ies vfr jMglfq mihkmy nUM sONpI geI sI.
PLMksLn qoN iewk idn pihlF minstr KLud sfrf ieMqjLfm
cYWk krn afeI. rUp vI Aus vyly AuWQy hI sI. BuipMdr
sfrf kMm smJf irhf sI.
“ieh AuhI afdmI nhIN hY?”, minstr ny rUp
nUM puwiCaf.
“AuhI? ieh BuipMdr hY, myrf izptI.”
“iPr, ikvyN cwl irhf hY? qUM Aus nfl gwl kIqI vI
hY ik nhIN?”
“gwl! ikhVI gwl BYx jI?” sfry minstr nUM
‘mYzm’ kihMdy sn, pr Aus dy hI kihx qy rUp
‘myrI ipafrI BYx’ kihMdI sI.
“kI? qYnUM pqf vI nhIN hY?”
“kI pqf nhIN …?” rUp bOKlf geI sI.
“mYnUM lwgdf hY, sfzf purfxf sYktrI, pUrn isMG
qYnUM dwsxf hI Buwl igaf. Auh afpxI qrwkI kfrn nvIN
jgHf qy idwlI jfx dI CyqI ivwc hI clf igaf.”
“plIjL mYnUM dwso qy shI, kI gwl hY?”
“qYnUM Xfd aY, jd qUM rfxI dI iswDvF kflj ivwc
dfKLly bfry myry kol afeI sI, aqy qUM rfxI leI kfiblL
muMzf lwBx bfry gwl kIqI sI?”
“jI, Xfd hY.”
‘pUrn isMG vI Aus vyly AuWQy hI sI. Aus nUM qyry
GrylU hflfq bfry pihlF hI pqf sI. jd izptI suprzYNt
dI nOkrI imlx vfilaF dI PfeInl sUcI afeI, Auh myry
dPLqr ivwc mnjLUrI lYx afieaf; ieh muMzf, BuipMdr Aus
nUM bhuq cMgf lwgf, Aus ny ies bfry myry nfl gwlbfq
kIqI, aqy mYN ies muMzy nUM qyry dPLqr Byj idwqf.
asIN soicaf ik sLfied qUM ies nUM afpxI BYx vfsqy
psMd kr lvyNgI.”
hfey E rwbf, iksmq vI ikaf cIjL hY, kuJ imMt Auh sfrI
gwl dy nfp-qol ivwc peI rhI, iPr bolI, “ieh qF
bhuq hI hYrfnI vflI gwl hY. BYx jI, QYNk XU vYrI mwc.
asl ivwc, Auh myry hI Gr ivwc rihMdf hY. iekwly
bMidaF nUM srkfrI kuaftr nhIN imldy, aqy Aus nUM
sLihr ivwc rihx leI cMgI jgHf vI nhIN iml rhI sI.”
“swc? ies qoN cMgf hor kI ho skdf hY? pr qYnUUM
iblkul nhIN pqf ik Aus nUM qyry kol kMm krn leI ikAuN
Byijaf igaf sI? ies df mqlb hY ik hfly qUM Aus nfl
gwl hI nhIN kIqI, koeI iesLfrf vI nhIN suwitaf?”
“afeI aYm sOrI, mYzm.”
“cwl, koeI gwl nhIN. hux Aus nUM dwsIN vI nf,
ikqy Auh ieh nf soc lvy ik asIN sB kuJ jfx-buwJ ky
kIqf hY. rfxI nUM Gr af lYx dy, AunHF nUM imlx dy kuJ
mOky imlx, aqy afps ivwc jfx-pihcfx kr lYx.”
rUp ny KLud vI ies qrHF hI soicaf hoieaf sI.
minstr awgy gwl qoridaF kihx lwgI, “cwl, mYN Aus
vylLy socFgI ik kI krnf hY. qUM sfrf myry ’qy
Cwz dy. qYnUM sLfied Aus nfl gwl krn qy sLrm af jfvy.”
‘sLrm mYnUM, aqy Auh vI Aus nfl, nhIN nhIN
…,’ Aus ny afpxy aMdr Jfq mfrI, “cwl,
jy ieh gwl minstr sLurU kry qF hor vI cMgf rhygf.”
rfxI apRYl ivwc Gr vfps af geI. rUp ny Aus nUM dws
idwqf sI ik BuuipMdr AuWQy hI rihMdf hY, aqy Aus dI
srfhnf vI suhxI kr idwqI sI. Aus nUM iml ky rfxI nUM
vI cMgf lwgf, Aus dy nrm suBfa, aqy susLIl vrqfa nUM
vyK Auh bhuq KLusL hoeI. Auh Gr ivwc bhuq bor huMdI
sI. Aus dIaF bhuqIaF shylIaF jF cMzIgVH Cwz ikqy hor
clIaF geIaF sn jF ivafhIaF geIaF sn. Aus nUM BuipMdr
nfl imlxf iglxf cMgf lwgf aqy Aus nfl bfhr GuMmx-iPrn
ivwc vI Auh iJjkI nhIN. rUp jfx buwJ ky BuipMdr qoN
dUr rihx lwg peI sI, Auh dohF dI vD rhI dosqI vyK ky
bhuq KLusL sI.
mhInf ku ievyN hI gujLr igaf. rfxI df irjLlt afieaf,
Aus dy iQAUrI aqy tIicMg pRYkits, dohF ivwc cMgy nMbr
afey sn. Auh pihlF kihMdI huMdI sI ik Auh izgrI qoN
bfad jldI hI nOkrI leI aplfeI kr dyvygI pr hux Aus ny
nOkrI leI aplfeI krn jF minstr qoN khfAux vfsqy kuJ
vI nhIN ikhf. rUp nUM Aus dI qnKLfh dI koeI loV nhIN
sI pr Auh bdly hoey suBfa nUM vyK hYrfn jLrUr hoeI sI.
Aus nUM lgdf, ‘BuipMdr aqy rfxI ivwc jLrUr koeI
iKcVI pwk rhI hY’, Aus df jIa krdf sI ik Aus nUM
pqf lwgy pr Aus jldI kuJ vI nhIN kIqf.
asl ivwc swcmuc hI kuJ ho irhf sI. jd rUp rfq dy Kfxy
leI zfeIinMg tybl qy phuMcI, dovyN iewk-dUjy df hwQ
PVI bYTy sn.
BuipMdr boilaf, “rUp jI, asIN quhfzy nfl iewk
gwl krnI hY.”
Auh dohF dy hWQF vwl vyKidaF bolI, “lwgdY koeI
cMgI gwl hY?”
rfxI ny dwsx leI mUMh KoilHaf, “asIN cfhuMdy hF
…”
pr ivwcoN hI rUp ny gwl kwtidaF ikhf, “ik sfzI
mMgxI ho jfvy. ieh suxn leI mYN ikMnI dyr qoN AuzIk
rhI hF.”
“nhIN,” BuipMdr ny ikhf.
“nhIN?” rUp nUM lwgf Auh byhosL ho jfvygI.
“mMgxI nhIN, asIN ivafh kr rhy hF.”
“hy …hy … qusIN sLrfrqI bMidE! myrf qF
qusIN hfrt-atYk krvfAux lwgy sI. mqlb ik qusIN dovyN
mMgxI qy Krc hox vflf pYsf bcfAuxf cfhuMdy E?”
“nhIN, ieh gwl nhIN. asIN agly somvfr dI qfrIKL
rijstrfr aOPL mYirjjL nfl buwk kr leI hY.”
“rijstrfr? … somvfr? mYnUM kMniPAUjL nf kro.”
aqy Aus afpxf isr PV ilaf.
rfxI AuWTI aqy Aus nUM kursI qy ibTf idwqf,
“dIdI jI, DIr Dro. asIN kdI vI quhfnUM Tys nhIN
phuMcfAux lwgy. jo asIN quhfnUM dwsx afey hF, qusIN
sux ky KLusL hovogy.”
“rUp jI, myry Gr vfly XfnI myry mMmI-zYzI aqy
myrf vwzf Brf brmf ivwc rihMdy hn.” BuipMdr ny
kihxf sLurU kIqf.
“brmf! pr qUM mYnUM pihlF ikAuN nhIN dwisaf?
qyry rYjLumy ivwc vI ies bfry kuJ nhIN sI iliKaf
hoieaf.”
“mYN quhfnUM huxy dwsdf hF. hF, mYN kih irhf sI
ik myry Gr vfly brmf ivwc rihMdy hn aqy sfzf cMgf
KFdf pINdf Gr hY.”
“KFdy pINdy?” rfxI tokx lwgI, “beI ieh
lukf iCpI vflf kMm bhuq ho igaf.”
iPr Aus afpxI BYx vwl mUMh kIqf jo kih rhI sI,
“dIdI, brmf dy bqrf’jL ivwcoN hY.”
“qyrf mqlb aY, dunIaF ’c msLhUr kroVpqI
‘bqrf ielYktrOinks kONglOmIryt aOPL lYsLIE?’
qUM afpxI aslIaq ikAuN CupfeI? ieh CotI ijhI nOkrI
ikAuN kIqI? qUM sfnUM hI nhIN ieMzIaf ivwc sfiraF nUM
DoKy ivwc ikAuN rwiKaf?”
“nhIN dIdI, plIjL pihlF AunHF dI pUrI gwl qF sux
lvo. Auh iksy nfl vI DoKf nhIN krnf cfhuMdy sI.”
rfxI pihlF hI sfrI gwl sux cuwkI sI.
BuipMdr ny ivsQfr nfl dwsxf sLurU kIqf, “Cy sfl
pihlF myrf vwzf Brf ivafh dy islisly ivwc ieMzIaf
afieaf sI. Aus ny ieWQoN dIaF msLhUr aKLbfrF ivwc
mYtrImonIal iesLiqhfr dy idwqy. Auh ivafh jldI krnf
cfhuMdf sI aqy Aus afpxy bfry sfrf kuJ KolH ky ilK
idwqf. Aus nUM bhuq icwTIaF jvfb ivwc afeIaF, aqy Aus
nUM iewk bhuq hI suhxI aqy huisLafr kuVI, sIqf psMd
af geI. Aus dy mF-ipE vI ielYktrOinks vfly ibjLins
ivwc hI sn. ivafh CyqI ivwc hI ho igaf, aqy Auh cfr
hPLqy ivwc afpxI pqnI nfl Gr vI phuMc igaf. Cy
mhIinaF ivwc hI Aus ny afpxy aslI rMg ivKfAuxy sLurU
kr idwqy. sIqf nUM myry Brf nfl kdy vI ipafr nhIN sI,
aqy nf hI Auh myry mMmI-zYzI dI iewjLq krdI sI. hor
qy hor, Aus dy mMmI-pfpf aqy Aus dy Brf vI brmf afAux
lwgy. AunHF dI sfzy ibjLins ivc ihwsf pfAux dI nIaq
sI. Aus ny myry Brf leI vkq kwZxf vI bhuq aOKf kr
idwqf. Aus kol isvf pYsf dy ky Cutkfrf krvfAux dy hor
koeI cfrf nhIN rih igaf sI. mYN nhIN cfhuMdf sI ik
AuhI kuJ myry nfl vI hovy. mYnUM Aus kuVI dI qlfsL sI
ijhVI mYnUM aqy myry pirvfr nUM ipafr kry nf ik sfzy
pYsy nUM. aMkl dI slfh qy hI mYN AunHF dy khy anusfr
krdf igaf.”
rfxI ivwcoN hI bolI, “clfkI dI hwd vyKo, pUry
cfr mhIny asIN GuMmdy iPrdy rhy hF, rYstorYNt, isnymf,
aqy keI vfr skUtr dy pYtrol leI vI myry hI pYsy Krc
krvfey ny. ies ny iehI rwt lgfeI hoeI sI ik ienHF dy
GridaF vwloN bhuq dbfa hY, aqy do CotIaF BYxF vI
ivafhuxIaF hn. ijMnF ijLafdf ieh ies qrHF dIaF gwlF
krdy, mYnUM hor vI cMgf lwgdf … vwzf gpOVI!”
rUp nUM lwgf ik AuhnF nUM cwkr ’c pfieaf hoieaf
hY, “nf, mYnUM dws, qUM ieh ikvyN XkIn nfl kih
skdf hYN ik asIN qYnUM DoKy ivwc nhIN rwK rhy?”
Auh rUp dI njLr ivwc njLr imlf ky boilaf, “ikAuN,
ho skdf sI ieMj?” afpxyy bolF dI Qfh smJidaF nfl
hI kihx lwgf, “keI vfr XkIn vI krnf pYNdf hY.”
rUp hor vI gwlF sfPL jfxnf cfhuMdI sI,
“XUnIvristI qoN bfad qUM ieMnIaF ieMtrivAU vI
idwqIaF, ieMny izpfrtmYNt dy pypr idwqy. ikvyN, iksy
nUM vI sLwk nhIN hoieaf ik qyry kfgLjL jfalI ny?”
“ieh sB myry aMkl df kIqf krfieaf sI. pihlF,
AunHF ny mYnUM BfKVy klwrk rKvfieaf. iPr AunHF nUM
lwgf ik klwrkI kridaF mYnUM bhuqI pVHI ilKI kuVI nhIN
imlx lwgI. AunHF myry izpfrtmYNt dy iemiqhfn df
ieMqjLfm kIqf. AunHF dI sB qoN vwzI huisLafrI vflI
gwl qF Auh sI jd iewk rfq nUM Auh mYnUM iksy vwzy
aPLsr dy Gr lY ky gey, ijnHF df mYN nF vI nhIN jfxdf.
AuWQy mYnUM tYst pypr idwqf igaf aqy nfl hI kfgLjL vI,
nfl bYT ky AunHF myrf tYst duafieaf. iPr AunHF ny
nMbr lfey, mYnUM iewk rol nMbr idwqf aqy myrf pypr
bfkI idaF pyprF ivwc hI GusyV idwqf. myry sfry kfgLjL
–rYjLumy, srtIiPkyt vgYrf sB aMkl dy idmfgL dI
hI kfZ sI. jd mYN AunHF dy idwlI jfx qoN pihlF dwisaf
ik mYnUM quhfzy Gr rihx leI jgHf iml geI hY, Auh bhuq
hI KLusL hoey sn. cfr hPLqy pihlF Auh cMzIgVH iksy
srkfrI kMm qy afey sn, AunHF mYnUM puwiCaf ik sB
ikvyN cwl irhf hY; kuVI nUM imilaf vI hF, aqy mYnUM
vI psMd afeI hY jF nhIN. mYnUM AunHF dI gwl dI smJ
nhIN af rhI sI. mYN AunHF nUM puwiCaf ik Auh buJfrq
ikAuN pfeI jf rhy hn. iPr AunHF mYnUM dwisaf ik AunHF
ny mYnUM quhfzy hI hyTF kMm krn leI ikAuN Byijaf sI.
Auh quhfnUM dohF nUM POrYst minstr dy dPLqr ivwc iml
cuwky sn. qusIN AuWQy rfxI dy dfKLly dy islisly ivwc
gey sI. myry aMkl cfhuMdy sn ik mYN quhfzy kol jfvFgf
aqy qusIN mYnUM afpxI BYx leI psMd kr lvogy.”
“qUM ikqy pUrn isMG bfry qy nhIN gwl kr irhf? kI
AuhI qyry aMkl hn?” rUp ny iswDf hI puwiCaf.
“hF, qusIN iblkul TIk kih rhy E, POrYst
izpfrtmYNt dy cIPL sYktrI.”
“qUM sfzy nfl DoKf ikAuN kIqf?” rUp bhuq
sLrimMdgI mihsUs kr rhI sI.
BuipMdr arjL krn lwgf, “pr, rUp jI, jy iDafn nfl
soco, qF sB bhuq mjLydfr hI irhf hY, rfxI KLusL hY.
Aus ny mYnUM, iewk srkfrI dPLqr ’c kMm krn vfly
nUMU, cMgf iensfn hox dy nfqy hI psMd kIqf hY, qy Auh
hfly vI iesy qrHF hI soc rhI hY”, Aus ny rfxI dI
hfmI vflI njLr vyKx leI AuWDr njLr GuMmfeI,
“ipCly hPLqy qwk vI ies nUM pqf nhIN sI ik mYN
kOx hF.”
“pr mYN hfly vI minstr nfl gwl krnI hY. qyry
aMkl nUM koeI hwk nhIN sI ik Auh sfzf mKLOl AuzfAux.”
rUp hfly vI aMdroN duKI lwg rhI sI.
rfxI iewk dm bolI, “Eh, dIdI, qusIN iPLkr nf kro,
asIN pihlF hI minstr BYx jI nUM iml cuwky hF. Auh
bhuq hI hwsy. Auh kort ivwc afAux leI vI mMn gey hn.
asl ivwc asIN AunHF nUM kihx gey sI ik Auh quhfzy nfl
gwl krn. sfnUM iswDy quhfzy kol afAux qy zr lwg irhf
sI. AunHF ikhf nhIN, pihlF asIN quhfzy nfl KLud hI
gwl krIey. mYnUM qF hfly vI zr lwg irhf hY.”
“afpxy qrIky nfl ivafh ikAuN nhIN? sfzy sB dosq,
irsLqydfr kI socxgy? qUM koeI pfp qy nhIN kr rhI iPr
ies qrHF dOV jfx vfilaF vFg ivafh ikAuN?”
“nhIN, aYsf koeI kfrn nhIN hY. asIN bfad ivwc
sLfno-sLOkq vflf ivafh krFgy. sLfied Cy ku mhIinaF
ivwc, myry Gr dy vI brmf qoN phuMc jfxgy. mYnUM ies
dy vIjLy vfsqy mYirj srtIiPkyt cfhIdf hY. brmf df
rYjLIzYNt bxn leI sfl ku lwg jFdf hY.”
“AudoN qwk …” rUp kuJ puwCxf cfhuMdI
sI.
pr BuipMdr bol ipaf, “afeI aYm sOrI, rUp jI, hux
mYnUM lwgdf aY ik quhfzf dPLqr Cwzxf hI pvygf. brmf
ivwc rfjnIqk hflfq bdl rhy ny, ies leI myry zYzI
ieMzIaf ivwc pYsf lgfAuxf cfhuMdy ny. kI pqf kdoN
sfnUM brmf Cwzxf pvy. mYN idwlI ivwc afpxf dPLqr sYWt
krnf hY, pr ijLafdf vkq mYN cMzIgVH hI irhf krFgf;
idwlI ivwc mYnUM ijLafdf hI BIV lwgdI hY.”
“pr …” rUp BuipMdr qoN kuJ hor gwlF
jfxnIaF cfhuMdI sI.
BuipMdr ny AuWTidaF hoieaF ikhf, “hux koeI pr-pur
nhIN, rUp jI. XkIn rwKo, sB TIk ho jfvygf.” aqy
Aus ny rUp vwl nIJ nfl vyiKaf, “cMgf mYzm, mYN
klH quhfzy dPLqr ’c asqIPLf dyx afvFgf, iPr
imlFgy.”
BuipMdr ny cpVfsI qoN pihlF hI pqf kr ilaf sI ik aMdr
dPLqr ivwc hor koeI vI nhIN hY. Aus ny drvfjLy qy
dsqk idwqI, aMdroN afvfjL afeI, “af jfE”.
Auh aMdr viVaf aqy bVI hlkI ijhI muskrfht ibKyridaF,
myjL qy asqIPLy vflI arjLI rwK idwqI, “mYzm, Gr
dy hflfq hI kuJ ies qrHF ho gey ny, mYnUM nOkrI CwzxI
pY rhI hY, ieh asqIPLf dyx afieaf hF.”
Auh hwsx lwg peI, “jy mYN kih idaF, asqIPLf
mnjLUr nhIN ho skdf, iPr?”
Aus jvfb idwqf, “iPr mYzm, kI mYnUM AuhI kMm
krdy rihx dI iejfjLq imlygI?” nfl hI
‘AuhI’ sLbd bolidaF Auh awK mfr igaf.
“qUM … qUM …” pr Auus aglf sLbd
bolx qoN pihlF afpxy buwlH Guwt ley, Aus soicaf ik
Auh cMgf bMdf hY aqy ‘bfstrz’ sLbd Aus leI
nhIN jcdf. Aus ny GMtI vjf ky cpVfsI nUM kfgjL
PVfAuNidaF ikhf, “ieh rfm lfl nUM dy dyh.”
“mYN jfx qoN pihlF …cfhuMdf hF …”
“iewk imMt,” Aus ny iPr GMtI vjf ky cpVfsI
nUM ikhf, “mYnUM koeI izstrb nf kry.”
“rUp, quhfnUM Xfd ey, jd rfxI apRYl ivwc Gr afeI
sI. Aus sLincrvfr nUM sLfm vyly, qusIN Gr phuMcx qoN
bfad, nOkrfxI nUM ieh kih ky CuwtI dy idwqI sI ik
qusIN afpxI BYx dy Gr afAux dI KLusLI ivwc KLud Kfxf
bxfAuxf cfhuMdy E. pr, qusIN Kfxf nhIN bxfieaf. qusIN
hfl ivwc soPLy qy hI lyty rhy, ijvyN quhfzf isr bhuq
hI duK irhf hovy.”
“qF kI hoieaf? mYN
jLrf afrfm krnf cfhuMdI sI.”
“pr, qusIN sfnUM ieh ikhf sI ik nOkrfxI CuwtI kr
geI hY aqy quhfzI qbIaq TIk nhIN hY. ies leI asIN
dovyN bfhr hI Kfxf Kf afeIey, aqy quhfzy leI lY
afeIey. mYnUM qF bfad ivwc iKLafl afieaf ik qusIN
cfhuMdy kI sI. Aus vyly hI mYN smJ sikaf Auh ijhVI
khfxI sflI-jIjy vflI qusI pihlF suxfeI sI. kI sI Auh?
–sflI, awDy Gr vflI.”
“qyrI sLrfPLq bfry afpxy ivcfr mYN vfps lYNdI hF,
qUM qF swcIN ‘bfstrz’ eyN; dUsry lokF dIaF
gwlF aqy ivcfrF ivwc dKLl idMdf eyN.”
“pr mYzm, quhfnUM qF myrI sLrfPLq dI dfd dyxI
cfhIdI ey ik apRYl dy Aus hPLqy qoN bfad mYN quhfnUM
hwQ vI nhIN lfieaf.”
“qUM …,” aqy Aus ny iewk ikqfb Aus dy
dy mfrI.
Auh hwsdf hwsdf AuWT igaf, “mYN sLfm nUM quhfnUM
Gr hI imlFgf,” drvfjLy vwl jFidaF kihx lwgf,
“quhfzI CotI BYx myrI AuzIk kr rhI hY. mYN Aus
nUM sYktr-17 ivwc sLOipMg leI Cwz ky afieaf sI.”
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Pritpal Singh Bindra : [pritpalbindra@rpgers.com]
Barjinder Gulati : [brajinderg@hotmail.com]
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Pritpal Singh Bindra : [www.bindra.net]
Winner: '98 Akali Phoola Singh Book Award
Published Books in English:
1. Kalaam-e-Goya:All poetical works of
Bhai Nand Lal Goya.
2. Thus Sayeth Gurbani, Conceptual
Reference Dictionary of SGGS
3. Chritro Pakhyaan of Dasam Granth (I&II)
4. Hikayaat from Dasam Granth
5. Guru Kian Sakhian.(Under Print)
6. Kabit Bhai Gurdas (Under Process)
7. Muklawa and Other Stories: Fictions
