ipwpl
qoN mypl
jd nIlm ny aWKF KolHIaF, afpxy
afp nUM jIq dIaF bfhF ivwc lpyitaf vyiKaf; Auh GUk
suwqf ipaf sI. Aus dy ichry qy qswlI aqy sLFqI dy
icMnH njLr af rhy sn. Auh BfvyN pMjfh sfl dI Aumr df
ho cukf sI, Aus KLud hI dwisaf sI, ik ieh Aus df
ipihlf ijnsI ipafr sI.
aqy nIlm…[Aus dy byyty df
BfvyN iewk sfl df lVkf sI, aqy Aus dI lVkI vI Cy ku
mhIinaF ivwc mF bxn vflI sI; pr, Aus nUM ieMj lwg
irhf sI ijvyN Aus ny vI awj pihlI vfr apxI jq-sqf
gMvfeI hovyy.
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Auh dovyN guaFZI sn. dohF mkfnF
ivwc, BfvyN iewk pqlI ijhI iewtF dI kMD sI, pr Aus
ivwc iewk drvfjLf vI sI, ijs Auwpr kdI qflf nhIN
lwigaf. dovyN iewko hI sfl dy iewko hI mhIny ivwc kuJ
idnF dy PLrk nfl pYdf hoey sn. ijLMdgI dy pMj sfl,
dovyN iekwTy hI Kyzdy rhy. jd AunHF nUM alwg alwg
kuVIaF aqy muMizaF dy skUl ivwc jfxf ipaf qF AunHF
nUM aihsfs hoieaf ik AuhnF ‘c koeI PLrk vI hY.
bfrHvIN jmfq qwk pVHidaF Auh kdI afpxy ivcfr sFJy
krdy aqy kdI ikqfbF bfry pricaF df lYx dyx krdy. Auh
afpxy skUl ivwcoN PLst afieaf sI aqy nIlm vI PLst
izvIjLn lY ky pfs hoeI sI. dovyN bhuq KLusL sn pr kuJ
idnF ivwc hI AunHF nUM KLusLI KusdI njLr afeI. jIq dy
Gr dy cfhuMdy sn ik Auh awgy nf pVHy sgoN koeI kMm
DMdf kr ky afpxy bImfr ipqf dI afmdnI ivwc afpxf
ihwsf pfvy. dUsry pfsy, nIlm nUM ikhf jFdf sI ik hor
awgy pVHx dI koeI loV nhIN; hux Aus nUM Kfxf pkfAuxf
isWKxf cfhIdf hY aqy Gr dIaF ijLMmyvfrIaF sMBflxIaF
afAuxIaF cfhIdIaF hn, KLfs kr, Aus dy mMmI nUM sLUgr
dI ibmfrI hox kfrn mdd dI loV sI. dovyN bhuq roey aqy
afpxy eyrIey vfly ErIaYNtl kflj dy ipRMsIpl nUM imly,
ikAuNik Auh guaFZI hox dy nfl nfl dohF pirvfrF dy
kfPLI njLdIk vI sn. ipRMsIpl ny dohF bwicaF dy mF-ipE
nUM dwisaf ik dovyN bwcy sLfm vyly dIaF klfsF ivwc
afpxI pVHfeI jfrI rwK skdy hn, aqy ies nfl jo kuJ vI
AunHF dy Gr dy AunHF leI soc rhy hn, Aus ivwc vI ivGn
nhIN pvygf.
nIlm dy zYzI qF Ausy hI vyly mMn
gey pr Aus dy mMmI rfjLI nhIN hoey. ErIaYNtl kflj
gurduafrf isMG sBf dy kol hI sI, ijwQy Auh dupihr
vyly kQf suxn leI jfieaf krdI sI. bhuq vfr Aus pfisEN
lMGidaF Aus ny klfs ivwc muMzy-kuVIaF nUM iekwTy bYT
gwlF-bfqF kridaF vyiKaf sI aqy Aus nUM ieh sB cMgf
nhIN lwgf sI.
Auh bolI, “nhIN, mYnUM
iblkul nhIN cMgf lwgdf ijvyN muMzy-kuVIaF iekwTy bYT
afps ivwc Gul-iml ky gwlF krdy ny”.
pr zYzI ny Aus nUM sLFq kridaF
ikhf, “ies bfry GbrfAux dI koeI loV nhIN, jIq jo
hr vyly AuWQy hovygf nIlm df iKLafl rwKx leI”,
aqy ipRMsIpl ny vI ies gwl dI hfmI BrI.
nfnk isMG aqy krqfr isMG duwgl dy
nfvl, aqy pRo: mohn isMG aqy aimMRqf pRIqm dIaF
kivqfvF dohF nUM cMgIaF lwgdIaF sn. AunHF dIaF
Bfvnfqmk aqy cmk-dmk vflIaF khfxIaF aqy kivqfvF AunHF
dI rUh nUM CUh geIaF. hr imldy pl Auh iewk dUsry vwl
vyKdy, aqy ieh ishrn AunHF nUM isr qoN pYr qwk ihlf
jFdI. pihlF AunHF nUM iekwTy bYTx Xf alwg alwg bYTx
df koeI PLrk nhIN pYNdf sI. pr hux, Auh hr vyly ies
qfk ivwc rihMdy ik iewko hI zYsk qy bYTx; iewk dUsry
dy srIr dI hlkI ijhI Coh vI AunHF nUM cMgI ijhI lwgdI.
bcpn aqy juafnI ivclf vkq bhuq CyqI lMG vI igaf.
alHVpn afpxIaF KLusLboaF ibKyrn ivwc lwgf hoieaf sI.
AunHF dy Gr dy AunHF dy ipafr nUM BYx-Brf vflf ipafr
kihMdy sn, pr hux Auh Aus irsLqy dI pkV ivwcoN bfhr
ho irhf sI aqy mlkVy ijhy ipafr dIaF mUk BfvnfvF jgf
irhf sI. dohF ny afpsI ipafr nUM ivafh qwk phuMcidaF
vI ijvyN mihsUs kr ilaf hovy, ies kMm ivwc nIlm jLrf
ijLafdf hI agFh-vDU sI.
AunHF dy sflfnf iemiqhfnF ivwc
isrPL iewk mhInf hI rih igaf sI. iewk idn, dupihr
vylLy, kmry ivwcoN sfry bfhr jf cuwky sn. dovyN iewko
hI bYNc qy bYTy hoey sn. dohF dy hwQF dIaF AuNglIaF
iewk dUjy ivwc AulJIaF peIaF sn, nIlm ny jIq dy moZy
qy afpxf isr suwitaf hoieaf sI. dohF dIaF awKF bMd
sn, aqy Auh iksy hor hI AuVfx qy phuMcy lwgdy sn.
“byVf gLrk, ieWQy ho kI irhf
hY?” nIlm dI mMmI jo ardfs qoN bfad hfl ‘coN
bfhr afAuNidaF vYsy hI AuWDr JfkI qF bolI, “ieh
pVHfeI krfAuNdy ny quhfnUM ieWQy? qUM, cuVyl, bfhr
cwl, jLrf Gr phuMc. mYN ipRMsIpl nUM iml ky afAuNdI
hF, vwzf cirwqr bfry vwzIaF vwzIaF zINgF mfrdf ey”.
Gr ivwc, kfPLI dyr dI iKc-iKc aqy
bihsbfjLI qoN bfad mF Qwk geI qF jf ky kuJ sLFqI hoeI.
zYzI ny bytI nUM Guwt ky jwPI pfeI, aqy hfl ivwc iljf
ky puwiCaf ik Aus dy mn ivwc kI sI.
“kuJ nhIN zYzI, asIN dovyN
iewk dUsry nUM psMd krdy hF”.
“pr, qyry mMmI kihMdy sn ik
qusIN…[[”
“asIN qF vYsy hI afrfm nfl
bYTy……”
“BYx Brf vFg…[[?”
“nhIN zYzI, asIN hux Coty
bwcy nhIN rhy. hux asIN vwzy ho gey hF. iewk dUsry
nUM psMd krdy hF. asIN, vkq afAux qy ivafh krvfAux
bfry vI soc rwiKaf hY”.
“bytI, qYnUM sLfied pqf nhIN
lwg irhf ik qUM kI kih rhI aYN. ieh koeI bwicaF dI
Kyz nhIN. mYN kdI soicaf vI nhIN sI ik qUM ieho ijhI
gwl kryNgI Xf ies qrHF dI soc vI afpxy mn ivwc
ilafvyNgI. ijLMdgI EnI isWDI aqy sOKI nhIN ijMnI
qusIN ikqfbF ivwc pVHdy E”.
“pr zYz…[”
“ieh qF cMgf aY ik ieh sB
qyrI mMmI nhIN sux rhI, nhIN qF Auh qYnUM mfr idMdI
Xf KLud mr jFdI”.
“zYz, mYnUM qF kuJ vI smJ
nhIN af irhf”.
“myrI bwcI, qyrI iksmq ivwc
iksy hor nfl ivafh hoxf hI iliKaf hoieaf hY. qyrI
mMgxI qF asIN qyry mMmI dy kijLn dy byty nfl Aus
vylLy hI pwkI kr idwqI sI jd qusIN dovyN hfly pMj ku
sflF dy sI. ies vyly Auh aPLrIkf ivwc rihMdy hn.
sfnUM pihlF hI keI icwTIaF AunHF dIaF af cuwkIaF hn
pr asIN qyry iemiqhfnF dy KLqm hox qoN pihlF gwl nhIN
krnf cfhuMdy sI”.
“zYz? quhfnUM pqf hY nf ik
qusIN iks bfry gwl kr rhy ho?”
AunHF nUM DVfm krky koeI KVkf
suixaf, Auh PtfPt aMdr gey. Aus dy mMmI izwg gey sn.
Aus dy zYzI ny QoVHI ijhI KMz Aus dy mUMh ivwc pfeI
aqy nIlm nUM zfktr bulfAux vfsqy ikhf.
zfktr ny AunHF nUM dwisaf ik hflq
kuJ nfjLuk hI hY, ies leI AunHF nUM iksy vI hfl ivwc
duKI krn vflI koeI gwl nf kIqI jfvy.
jd jIq nUM ies sB df pqf lwigaf,
Auh nIlm nUM kihx lwgf, “nIlm, mYnUM hmysLF
lwgdf sI ik sfzy irsLqy nUM sfry KLusLI KLusLI mMn
lYxgy, aqy ies qrHF dy hflfq bxn dI QF sfry KLusLIaF
mnfAuxgy. jy mYnUM qyrI mMgxI bfry jLrf vI pqf huMdf,
mYN aFtI dI hF ivwc hF imlfAuNdf. mYN qyry mMmI df
idl kdI vI nhIN duKf skdf. sLfied qYnUM nhIN pqf ik
jy qyry nfnf-nfnI jI mdd nf krdy qF myry dfdf-dfdI jI
dI sfrI Aumr iriPAUjI kYNpF ivwc hI gLujLrdI.
pfiksqfn bxn vylLy jd AunHF nUM GrF ivwcoN kwiZaf
igaf, AunHF kol PuwtI kOVI vI nhIN sI. ieh qF qyry
nfnf jI dI imhrbfnI sI ijs kfrn myry pfpf kflj ivwc
pVH sky, aqy cMgI nOkrI AunHF nUM iml skI. ieh Gr ijs
ivwc asIN ies vylLy rihMdy hF, aqy ijhVf ies vyly
sfzf afpxf hY; ieh vI qyry pirvfr dI mdd nfl hI bx
sikaf. plIjL, plIjL, jo gwlF asIN kIqIaF, jo skImF
afpF afpxI ijLMdgI bfry bxfeIaF, sB Buwl jf aqy afpxy
mMmI dI gwl mMn lY”, aqy ieh kihMidaF hI Auh Bry
hoey idl nfl kmirEN bfhr ho igaf.
nIlm nUM lwgf ijvyN Auh ipwpl df
inwgr drwKq hovy, ijhVf iblkul iswDf jLmIn ivwc Ds ky
KiVaf hovy, aqy ijs dI DOx duafly hor muitafrF dIaF
pINGF dIaF rwsIaF jkVIaF hox. Auh afpxy kmry ivwc jf
ky bYT geI. jd Aus dy zYzI afey, Aus AunHF dI CfqI qy
isr jf rwiKaf aqy aWKF ivwco hMJUaF dI Dfrf vih qurI.
“plIjL zYz, mYnUM mfPL krnf.
mYN iswDV hI rhI. plIjL, qusIN mYnUM mfPL krnf”.
“mYN smJdf aF, bytI. mYN jIq
nfl vI idl KolH ky gwl kIqI hY, aqy qyry mMmI nUM vI
dws idwqf hY ik ieh qF ies Aumr df iewk BulyKf sI.
hux, Auh kfPLI TIk mihsUs kr rhI hY. qUM jf ky Aus
nfl do gwlF kr lY”.
sfrf mfhOl ieMj ho igaf ijvyN kuJ
hoieaf hI nhIN. ipRMsIpl ny vI kfPLI mdd kIqI; sgoN
sfrI gwl sLFqmeI qrIky nfl inptfAux df ishrf vI Ausy
dy isr hI lwigaf. Aus ny AunHF nUM iemiqhfnF dI
iqafrI krn leI mnf ilaf, ijhVy kuJ ku hPLiqaF ivwc hI
hox vfly sn.
mMmI koeI mOkf nhIN guafAuxf
cfhuMdy sn. AunHF dy kihx qy nYrobI iewk qfr Byj
idwqI geI ik nIlm dy iemiqhfn KLqm huMidaF hI ivafh
ho jfxf cfhIdf hY.
jIq hmysLF koisLsL krdf ik Aus
nUM nIlm dy koloN dI nf inklxf pvy, pr aKLIrly pypr
vfly idn, nIlm hfl dy bfhr KVI ho geI qF jo jIq nUM
iKskx df mOkf nf iml sky.
“jIq, mYN ijLMmyvfrIaF dy
Aus Bfr nUM smJdI hF ijhVf qUM afpxy moiZaF qy cuwkI
iPrdf eyN. hor QoVHy idnF ivwc mYN iewk ivafhI hoeI
aOrq bx jfvFgI. mYN qyry qoN dUr srIrk qOr qy bysLwk
clI jfvFgI. myry ies srIr qy myry mF-ipE df hwk hY,
AunHF hI ies nUM pfilaf poisaf vI hY aqy Auh ies nUM
ijvyN cfhux hukm dy skdy hn; pr, myrI rUh qF rwb ny
mYnUM sugfq idwqI hY. rwb dI ieh sugfq mYN qyry nfm
krdI hF, plIjL, iesdf iDafn…[[”, vihMdy
hMJUaF ny Aus nUM iPLkrf vI pUrf nhIN krn idwqf. Auh
afpxIaF awKF qy hwQ rwK AuQoN clI geI.
ivafh qoN bfad, Aus df shurf
pirvfr vfps aPLrIkf clf igaf. Aus df pqI, hrnfm Aus
nUM hnImUn qy sYr spfty leI lY igaf. qkrIbn do mhIny,
Auh AuWqr ivwc ksLmIr qoN dwKx ivwc kMinaF kumfrI
qwk, pwCm ivwc aMimRqsr qoN pUrb ivwc ptnf sfihb (ijwQy
guru goibMd isMG jI df jnm hoieaf sI) qwk df sPLr kr
afey. ijs idn AunHF nYrobI leI jhfjL qy cVHnf sI, Aus
dy mMmI nUM Cwz sfry Gr dy, sxy ipRMsIpl dy eyarport
qwk Cwzx afey sn. mMmI dI hflq ijLafdf cMgI nf hox
kfrn Auh kfr ivwc vI ieMnf sPLr nhIN kr skdI sI.
jd jIq nUM nIlm nfl kuJ pl
iekwilaF imly, kihx lwgf, “mYnUM qF Auh cMgf
bMdf lwgdf hY. pRmfqmf kry quhfzf jIvn suhxf gujLry”.
“hF, Auh dUijaF dI kfPLI
prvfh krdy ny. sPLr vylLy jd vI asIN iksy rYstorYNt
gey hF, Xf ikqy kYbry zFs vyKx gey hF, Xf iPr zFs krn
vyly aqy hor Coty moty sYr-spfty ivwc mYN vI AunHF df
pUrf sfQ idwqf hY. ies ivwc koeI sLwk nhIN ik Auh
myrf kfPLI iDafn rwKdy hn. pr, afeI aYm sOrI jIq, mYN
AunHF nUM afpxy srIr qoN ibnF kuJ nhIN dy skdI. mYN
kI kr skdI aF, Auh kihMdy ny ijEN hI rfq pYx lwgdI
hY, mYN ipwpl dy drwKq vFg afkV jFdI hF. mYN ikMnI ku
dyr ies qrHF kwZ skFgI…? hfey rwbf, plIjL myrI
mdd kr…sLfied…[aqy mMmI? jIq, swcIN mYN
bhuq zrI hoeI hF…plIjL AunHF df iDafn rwKIN…[”
“Auh isrPL qyry hI mMmI nhIN…[[
qUM iblkul iPLkr nf krIN”.
aqy Auh bfkIaF nUM imlx lwg geI.
sB qoN aKIr ivwc Auh afpxy zYzI nUM gly imlI, Aus
dIaF awKF ivwcoN hMJU ivrl ivrl vg rhy sn; Auh hrnfm
dy ipwCy ipwCy isikEirtI gyt vwl nUM qur peI.
hfly msIN iqMn mhIny hI Aus nUM
igaF hoey sn, jd Aus dy mMmI dy akfl clfxy dI KLbr
Aus nUM imlI. Auh iekwlI hI ieMzIaf vfps afeI; Aus dy
pqI afpxf ibjLins Cwz ky nhIN af skdy sn. jIq Aus nUM
eyarport qoN lYx igaf sI; Aus dy zYzI qF idl CwzI
bYTy sn.
“jIq”, Aus ny cuwp
qoVidaF ikhf, “mYnUM mMmI df aPLsos qF hY hI, pr
ijs qrHF myry aPLrIkf jfx qoN pihlF zfktr ny sB kuJ
sfPL sfPL kih idwqf sI, mYN aMdroN afpxy afp nUM ies
axhoxI leI iqafr kIqf hoieaf sI…[[jIq, mYN qYnUM
iewk swcI gwl dwsdI hF jo mYN aPLrIkf jfx qoN pihlF
hI soc cuwkI sI. mYN pwkf mn bxf ilaf sI ik jd mYN
mMmI kfrn ieMzIaf afeI, mYN Bog qoN bfad vfps nhIN
jfxf. mYnUM XkIn ijhf sI ik mYN isrPL qyry leI hI bxI
hF, pr rwb dy rMg vI inafry ny. mYN hrnfm nUM Cwz
nhIN skdI. jIq, mYN mF bxn vflI hF, mYnUM ies afAux
vfly bwcy leI hI smJo, pr vfps qy jfxf hI pvygf. qUM
mYnUM mfPL krIN. hux qF mYnUM ieh kihxf hI pvygf ik
koeI cMgI ijhI lVkI vyK ky qUM vI ivafh kr lY”.
jIq nUM iewko vylLy hI ieh sB
gwlF sihxIaF bhuq musLkl ho rhIaF sn. Auh cuwp hI
irhf, aqy tYksI vI AunHF dI mMijLl qy phuMc cuwkI sI.
cfr hPLqy bfad Auh vfps jf rhI
sI, jIq Aus nUM eyarport qwk Cwzx leI afieaf sI.
isikEirtI gyt vwl jfx qoN pihlF, Auh bolI, “jIq,
jd mYN afeI sI qF jo kuJ ikhf sI, Auh Xfd rwKIN.
plIjL, koeI cMgI ijhI kuVI lwB ky…[[”
“hF, mYN pihlF hI lwB cuwkf
hF”.
“swcIN? ieh sux ky mYnUM
KLusLI hoeI hY. vYsy Auh hY kOx?”
“ieh AuhI sOgfq hY ijhVI qUM
mYnUM afpxy ivafh qoN pihlF idwqI sI”. Auh hwkI
bwkI rih geI. pr, Aus nUM kuJ kihx df mOkf imlx qoN
pihlF hI Auh eyarport dy gyt ivwcoN bfhr clf igaf sI.
nIlm dy ipqf ny icWTIaF rfhIN aqy
kdI kdfeIN PLon rfhIN Aus nfl myl-jol rwiKaf. Aus ny
jIq nUM vI icwTI ilKI, pr Aus dy lVky dy pYdf hox qy
ijhVf kfrz afieaf, af igaf, hor koeI juafb nf afieaf.
hF, Aus dy zYzI ny iliKaf sI ik jIq kMm krn dy nfl
nfl pVHfeI ivwc mgLn rihMdf hY. Aus ny ihsfb dy ivsLy
ivwc PLst izgrI hfisl kIqI, aqy hux tIcr tryinMg kflj
ivwc dfKLly dI AuzIk ivwc sI. cfr ku sflF bfad Aus dy
zYzI nYrobI afey, AuWQy Auh cfr mhIny rhy, AunHF
dwisaf ik jIq hfeI skUl ivwc tIcr lwg igaf sI, aqy
kYnyzf jfx leI pUrI itwl lf irhf sI. jd Aus dI bytI
pYdf hoeI, Aus vyly Aus dy zYzI vI Aus kol nYrobI hI
sn. jd jIq nUM ieh KLbr imlI, Aus ny iewk kfrz Byj
idwqf ijs dI iewk nuwkr ivwc ieMnf ilK idwqf ik Auh
iqMn ku mhIinaF ivwc kYnyzf clf jfvygf.
kInIaF ivwc afjLfdI qoN bfad
aPLrIkn dysL bxfAux dI Bfvnf TfTF mfr rhI sI. eysLIan
lokF ivwcoN bhuq lok ijhVy Aus vyly dI ivdysLI srkfr
dI kTpuqlI bxy hoey sn, aPLrIkn swqf qoN prUI qrHF
zry hoey sn.AunHF lokF ny ieMglYNz aqy hor pwCmI
dysLF ivwc afpxy Gr-bfr aqy ibjLins sYWt krny sLurU
kr idwqy sn. hrnfm dy ipqf ny bhuq smF pihlF hI lMzn
ivwc afpxf iewk dPLqr sQfipq kr ilaf sI. hux, bwicaF
dI pVHfeI bfry socidaF hrnfm ny vI lMzn jfx df mn bxf
ilaf. AunHF nUM lMzn dy iewk ihwsy, ivMblzn ivwc sYWt
huMidaF iewk sfl lwg igaf.Aus eyrIey ivwc ijLafdfqr
gory lok hI rihMdy sn. sLurU ivwc nIlm bhuq iekwlfpn
mihsUs krdI, pr CyqI hI Aus nUM nInf aqy sMdIp iml
gey sn jo aglI glI ivwc hI rihMdy sn. nInf kol afpxI
kfr sI, aqy Auh bwicaF nUM skUl Cwz ky nIlm nUM vI
sLOipMg krn leI aOksPorz strIt qy lY jFdI. keI vfr
Auh ‘iltl ieMzIaf’ dy nF nfl jfxy jFdy
eyrIey sfAUQafl, aqy vYNblI vI clIaF jFdIaF.
nIlm df qfl-myl afpxy zYzI nfl
bfkfiedf kfiem sI. AunHF ny keI vfr afpxI ivgVdI ishq
bfry dwsidaF ikhf ik Auh ieMzIaf cwkr lgf jfvy,
ikAuNik Auh sPLr nhIN kr skdy sn. AunHF df afpxy
dohqry dohqrI nUM imlx df bhq idl krdf sI. jd Aus nUM
pqf lwgf ik jIq vI kYnyzf ivwcoN kirsms vyly do
hPLiqaF leI af irhf hY, Auh Jwt itktF lY jhfjL cVH
geI. Aus dy bytf ies vyly bfrF sfl df aqy bytI dws
sfl dI sI.
“mYN bhuq kmjLor ho igaf hF”,
Aus dy zYzI ny iewk idn Aus nfl gwl kIqI, “myry
qoN bfad Gr dI dyK-Bfl kOx krygf?”
“zYzI, qusIN iblkul iPLkr nf
kro, quhfnUM kuJ nhIN hox lwgf. jy quhfnUM ies nfl
KLusLI imldI hY qF mYN vI AuNj hI kr lvFgI ijvyN jIq
ny kIqf hY”, aqy Aus ny iewk pfvr aOPL atwrnI
jIq dy sB qoN Coty Brf dy nF ilK idwqI, aqy Aus nUM
afpxy zYzI dI, aqy Gr aqy jLmIn dI dyK-Bfl krn bfry
jLor pfieaf.
Aus df jIa krdf sI ik Auh sfrI
Aumr jIq kol hI ibqf dyvy, pr ieMj ho qy nhIN skdf sI
nf. jIq nvF sfl cVHx qoN cfr idn bfad vfps jfx leI
jhfjL qy cVH igaf aqy nIlm vI Ausy hI idn clI geI.
lMzn vfps afeI qF nInf Aus dy Gr
afeI, kihx lwgI, “mYnUM cMgf qF nhIN lwgdf ik
mYN khF pr kihxf pY irhf hY ik qyry hsbYNz df koeI
cwkr cwl irhf hY. ijMny idn qUM ieWQy nhIN sI, iewk
gorI aOrq qyry Gr ivwc rhI. sfzf nOkr CotU keI vfr
quhfzy Gr afieaf qF Aus nUM quhfzI sPLfeI vflI qoN
pqf lwgf ik AunHF dohF df kuJ gLlq-Plq hI ihsfb-ikqfb
hY”.
“qyrf mqlb ey ik mYNzI ieWQy
sI?”
“kI? qYnUM Aus bfry pqf hY…[”
“hF, Auh ienHF dI BrosyXog
sYktrI ey. Auh qF kInIaF qoN hI ienHF dy nfl hY, sfzy
ivafh qoN vI pihlF qoN hI…[pr Aus vyly Auh isrPL
sYktrI sI. hux ienHF ny Aus leI afpxy dPLqr dy kol hI
vYst-aYNz ivwc iewk PlYt KLrId idwqf hY”.
“aqy qYnUM burf nhIN lwgdf?”
“mYN ikAuN ies dI prvfh krF?
mYN afpxI ijLMdgI qoN KLfs kr afpxy bwicaF vwloN bhuq
KLusL hF. Auh sB duinafvI loVF joo iewk bMdf cfhuMdf
hY, mYnUM imlIaF hoeIaF ny. mYnUM nhIN lwgdf ik jy
mYNzI nf huMdI qF mYN hux qoN ijLafdf cMgI ijLMdgI jI
rhI huMdI”.
“TIk ey, jy qUM KLusL eyN,
qYnUM koeI iPLkr nhIN, qF mYnUM prysLfn hox dI kI loV
ey?”
Aus dy zYzI agly iqMn sflF ivwc
rwb nUM ipafry ho gey, aqy hor agly do sflF ivwc jIq
dy ipqf vI cwl vwsy. afpxy ipqf dy sskfr qoN bfad
ieMzIaf qoN vfps afAuNidaF Auh lMzn ivwc nIlm dy
pirvfr nfl hPLqf ku irhf; jfiedfd bfry kuJ srkfrI
kfgjLF qy Aus dy dsKLq ju krvfAuxy sn. hrnfm jIq nUM
pihlI vfr imilaf. Aus nUM jIq bfry ieMnf pqf sI ik
guaFZ ivwcoN kfPLI njLdIk, BrfvF vrgf iewk lVkf hY
ijs ny AunHF dy ivafh qy bhuq mdd kIqI sI. hrnfm
afpxy dPLqr vI nhIN igaf aqy jIq nUM lMzn GumfAux leI
sfrf pirvfr vI nfl igaf.
Aus nUM kYnyzf vfps jfx leI
hIQroa eyarport qy Cwzx nIlm KLud geI sI. trYiPk
ijLafdf hox kfrn rsqy ivwc hI bhuq tfeIm lwg igaf aqy
AunHF dohF nUM gwl–bfq krn leI ijLafdf vkq nhIN
imilaf. isikEirtI gyt kol jfx vyly, jIq kihx lwgf,
“nIlU, mYN bhuq KLusL hF ik qUM afpxI ijLMdgI
suhxI ibqf rhI eyN, aqy KLusL aYN”.
“aqy qUM afpxI ijLMdgI bfry…kuJ
dwsyNgf?”
“hF, mYN vI bhuq KLusL hF…[afpxy…afpxy
ibjLins nfl”.
“isrPL ibjLins?”
Aus ny afpxI bFh AuWpr cuwk ky
Aus dy moZy qy rwK idwqI aqy hyTF Juikaf.
nIlm ny afpxIaF awKF bMd kr leIaF
aqy afpxy bulHF AuWqy AuNglI rwK leI.
jIq ny Aus dy mwQy qy iewk hlkf
ijhf cuMbx dy idwqf.
jd qfeIN nIlm ny igwlIaF aWKF
KolHIaF aqy afpxf hwQ hyTF kIqf, Auh ibnF ipwCy vwl
muV ky vyiKaF gyt aMdr jf cuwkf sI.
aqy Auh afkiVaf hoieaf ipwpl df
drwKq agly dws sfl pl pl nrm huMdf igaf, aqy afpxy
afp nUM muV ijAuNdf krdf irhf. Aus df bytf ies vyly
iewk Pfrmfisst bx igaf sI, aqy ivafh qoN bfad afpxy
iewk byty vfly pirvfr nfl amrIkf ivwc rihMdf sI. Aus
dI bytI dI huxy ijhy sLfdI hoeI sI aqy Auh afpxy pqI
nfl hnImUn qy bhfmF geI hoeI sI; aqy hnImUn qoN vfps
af ky Aus ny afpxy zfktr pqI nfl jrmnI clf jfxf sI.
aqy mYNzI hfly vI AuWQy hI sI,
Aus dy pqI dy dPLqr dy kol hI rihMdI sI.
Auh soc rhI sI ik bysLwk AusnUM
ipwpl dI Tos lwkV df nF idwqf igaf sI, iPr vI Aus ny
do hrIaF BrIaF qkVIaF tihxIaF nUM vjUd idwqf sI.
AunHF nUM pfilaf poisaf sI, BfvyN KLud Aus nUM iskdI
Duwp ivwc sVnf hI ikAuN nf ipaf hovy. hux jd AuhI
tihxIaF awgoN afpxIaF sLfKfvF bxfAux leI iqafr sn,
Auh ipwpl df drwKq, hux afpxI DOx duafly horF dIaF
pIGF dIaF rwsIaF ikAuN bMnHIaF rihx dyvy?…Auh
afpxI bfkI dI Aumr JVy hoey pwiqaF nUM hUMJidaF, aqy
bfgL bgIcy dI sMBfl ivwc hI ikAuN lMGf dyvy……[jd
ik hrnfm aqy mYNzI hmysLF mOjF mnfeI jfx?
nhIN, nhIN…iblkul nhIN.
ieWDr ipwpl dy drwKq dI lwkV nUM
awg lwg rhI sI, aqy AuWDr, mypl df drwKq srdI nfl kMb
irhf sI, ies soc ny nIlm dy jLihn nUM KLUb tuMibaf.
Aus ny pwkf mn bxf ilaf ik hux
vkq af igaf hY, BfvyN iksy nUM cMgf lwgy Xf mfVf, sB
nUM swc dwsxf hI cfhIdf hY.
kirsms dy idn sn. Aus dy kihx qy
Aus dy dovyN bwcy afpxy pirvfrF sihq kirsms mnfAux
leI afey hoey sn. kirsms qoN pihlI sLfm nUM Auh hrnfm
aqy mYNzI nUM bVI vDIaf jgHf qy rfq dy Kfxy leI lY
geI. AunHF ny ‘kYPLy rOiel’ ivwc iqMn GMty
qoN vI vwD smF ibqfieaf. ijs qrHF dI Auh jgHf sI,
AuWQy, AunHF nUM afpxI afvfjL kfPLI mwDm rwKxI peI.
mYNzI dohF nUM sLFq krn df kMm krdI rhI. jd Auh AuQoN
bfhr inkly, hrnfm kuJ pCqfvy vflf aihsfs leI iPrdf sI
aqy mYNzI dy ichry qy qswlI sfPL Jlk rhI sI.
AunHF dy dohF bwicaF nUM vI pqf
lwg cuwkf sI ik Aus KLfs iznr qy kI kuJ hoieaf sI,
nIlm ny pihlF hI AunHF nUM lMbIaF icwTIaF ivwc ivafh
qoN lY ky hux qwk df sfrf hfl-hvfl ilK Byijaf sI.
ikAuNik hux Auh afpxI ijLMdgI ivwc pUrI qrHF sYWt ho
gey sn, Aus ny Aus smfj df, ijsny Aus nUM dunIaF ivwc
ilaFdf sI, sB rihMdf-KUMdf krjLf cuwkf idwqf sI. hux
Aus nUM afjLfdI ikAuN nhIN iml skdI sI? bwicaF nUM
Aus nfl pUrI hmdrdI sI. hux, Auh KLud sLfdI-sLudf sn
ies leI afpxy zYzI dy hflfq vI pUrI qrHF smJ skdy sn.
AunHF ny dohF nUM ies vkq vI aqy afAux vfly smyN ivwc
vI pUrf sfQ dyx df XkIn duafieaf.
eyar kYnyzf ivwc iewk sIt pihlF
hI rfKvIN peI sI. sVdI bldI lwkV vgdIaF hvfvF dy vyg
ivwc qur peI aqy CyqI hI ipwpl aqy mypl ny iewk dUjy
nUM afpxy vlyvyN ivwc ilaf aqy iewk-imwk ho gey.
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
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