sB
jf cuwky sn. isrP jsivMdr sI qy BFa BFa krdf KflI hfl.
jFdI jFdI Aus dI gUVHI irsLqydfr ny iPkrf kwisaf:
“mF pur DI ipqf pur GoVf bhuqf nhIN qF QoVf QoVf.
Aus
nfl zfZf ihq rwKx vflI kih geI: “ijdF dI koko
AudF dy bwcy.” hor vI qrHF qrHF dy slok sunx nUM
imly.
hfry
hoey juafrI vFg jsivMdr, a-vfk ho, suaflIaf njLrF nfl
iewDr AuwDr qwkdI rih geI. Aus dy kMnF ivc hflF vI
bolF dI Brmfr, DumflF pf rhI sI. Aus ny kMnF Auqy kws
ky hwQ Dry. bol kubol hflF vI jfrI sn. ieh sfrf sLor
Aus dy aMdr hI sI. bfhr qF sB kuJ smfpq sI.
sjy
hoey tybl Auqy brQ-zy kyk ax-kwitaf aqy ax-Coihaf
ipaf sI. kyk Auqy sjIaF aTfrF mombqIaF, rOsLn aqy
iJlmlfAux dI afs ivc by-afs peIaF rih geIaF. ieMJ
lwgdf sI ik sijaf tybl nhIN sI sgoN sjI hoeI syj sI
ijs Auqy sjI sjfeI dulHn rUpI brQ zy kyk, afpxy Bqfr
dI Coh qoN vFiJaF rih geI. CUeI-mUeI hoeI dulHn df
GuMz hI nf cuikaf igaf. ipafr Bry poitaF dI Coh vI
prfpq nf hoeI.
crnjIq
qy primMdr, Ausdy 18 virHaF dy awj hooey juVvF puwqr
jf cuwky sn. Auh puwwqr ijhnF nUM Ausny hr hnyrI qoN
bcf ky rwKx dI koisLsL kIqI. vs lwgdy, koeI vI duwK
AuhnF dy lfgy nhIN afAux idwqf. hfl ivc ltkdIaF rMg-ibrMgIaF
JMzIaF lihrfAux dI QF zwky-zoly KFdIaF Aus vlF vyK ky
kMb rhIaF sn. hYpI brQ zy dI QF sogI sMgIq ny mwl
ilaf sI. brQ zy kfrz qy qohPy KulHx dI afs ivc tybl
qy ieMJ pey sn ijvyN koeI CUq dI ibmfrI dy iktfxUaF
Bry hox. smoysy, pkOVy miTafeI aqy hlky zirMks iewDr
Au-wDr ax-cKy pey sn.
Aus
lok lwj iqafg ky iksy dI prvfh nhIN sI kIqI. afpxy
icVI dy bot dI Aumr dy juVvF puwqrF nUM afpxy KMBF dy
inwG ivc pfl-pos vwzf kIqf sI. Aus ny pUrf itwl
lfieaf sI ik Auh bcpn qoN hI iksy qrHF dI mfVI sohbq
ivc nf pYx. Ausny sB qrHF dI aihiqafq vrqI sI. BYx-BrfvF
aqy irsLqydfrF dy sB kOVy imwTy iewtF-pwQrF vrgy bol
Aus ny cuwp-cupIqy shy sn. Auh dohF puwqrF nUM Bly,
sfAU qy vwzy bMdy bnfAuxf cfhuMdI sI. iesy Kfqr hI qF
Auh awj qk aOKI-sOKI idn ktI krI jf rhI sI. Aus kI
soicaf qy kI vfpr igaf.
gwzI
nUM sfvF clx leI cONhF phIaF dI loV hY pr Aus ny qF
do phIaF dy aijhy sfeIkl vFg vI clx df hIaf kr ilaf
sI ijsdf awglf phIaf Aus nUM afpy hI lfh ky suwtxf
ipaf sI. iek phIey dy sfeIkl df awglf phIaf vI Auh
afpMU hI bxky, jIvn rUpI sfeIkl nUM ikvyN nf ikvyN
ryVHdI geI. afpUM hI sfeIkl df aglf phIaf vgfh mfrn
leI mjLbUr Aus nUM Aus vyly hoxf ipaf jd Auh phIaf
sLrfb aqy jUey df shfrf lYx lwg ipaf. ieh sB kuJ iek
idn ivc hI nhIN vfpr igaf sI. Aus ny jIvn dy sfeIkl
nUM sfvF rwKx leI bVf Xqn kIqf sI.
jdoN
pqI dljIq sLrfbI, kbfbI aqy juafrIaf ho igaf qF Gr dI
gRhsqI clfAux leI Aus ny kMm krnf afrMB kIqf. svyry
awT bjy Auh PYktrI ivc klOk lgFdI qy hfr tuwt ky
sLfmIN Cy bjy Gr puwjdI. AuzIkdy bicaF dI glvkVI Aus
nUM sB duwK Bulf idMdI. Aus dI Qkfvt lih jFdI. Ausdf
idwl krdf ik sB kMm Cwz ky Auh bwicaF dI sMBfl kry,
klyjy nfl lf ky rwKy. pr kI krdI? AuhnF dI BuwK df vI
qF pRbMD jLrUrI sI aqy iPr Gr dy bfkI sfry Krc.
AuhnF
nUM bVy ijgry nfl prHF krdI. Kfxf bxfAuNdI, KuaFdI.
dohF df isr plosdI, svyry jldI AuTx dy iPkr ivc kfhlI
kfhlI Gr dy kMm krdI. dohF nUM bYwz qy pf suaFdI.
PYktrI ivc vI pIs vrk vflI kfhlI aqy Gr vI pIs vrk.
Qwk tuwt ky svyry AuTx dI kfhl ivc mMjy qy izwgdI qF
kdy kdy izgdy sfr hI Qkfvt kfrn gUVHI nINdy sON jFdI.
pr aksr iesdy Ault hI huMdf aqy Auh sfrI sfrI rfq hI
duKF dy moqIaF dI mflf proNidaF ruwsI hoeI nINd dI
AuzIk ivc hI rfq kwt idMdI.
jIx
dy ikMny Coty supny dyKy sn Aus? bs, iek inwkf ijhf
inwGf Gr, Blf kmfAuNdf, ipafr krn vflf sfQI aqy Puwl
ijhy muskfnF iKlfrdy bwc.y ieh qF koeI bhuq vwzI
lflsf nhIN sI. Ausdf supnf sI pqI kMm kry aqy Auh
AusdI kMm qoN afAux dI bysbrI nfl AuzIk kry. Gr sjfey,
Gr bxfey. pr Ausdy supny qF ivafh qoN bhuq hI QoVy
smyN bfad hI tuwt gey, ivKr gey. jdoN Ausdf pqI kMm
qy sI qF iPr vI kuJ TIk sI pr ijAuN hI Auh bykfr ho
ky bykfrI Bwqy qy cilaf igaf qF sB kuJ cOV huMdf igaf.
kMmoN ivhlf kI hoieaf bs musIbqF df afrMB hI ho igaf.
bykfrI dy Bwwqy dy imly pYisaF ivcoN awDy pYsy Auh
ieh kih ky rwKx lwg ipaf ik kMm lwBx jfxf hY, krfieaf
afid cfhIdf hY. Auh cuwp krky sih jFdI pr drasl Ausdf
pqI dljIq sfry pYisaF dI sLrfb hI pI jFdf. kuJ pYsy
Gr dI iksLq ivc inkl jFdy aqy bfkI ibjlI, gYs afid
Krc ivc. kPLfieq qF bs Kfx ivc hI kIqI jf skdI sI.
rotI qF lMÕy zMg hI pwkdI. bwcy vI suwkI brYz dy pIs
hI KFdy jF kivk syv qoN pRfpq kIqy swq pYnI pRqI tIn
imlx vfly grm kIqy bInjL nfl. jykr Gry jYm huMdf qF
bwwicaF nUM brYz jYm nfl lf ky Kuaf idMdI. duwD dI QF
aksr cfh nfl hI sfiraf jFdf.. afpxy dohF puwqrF dy
sukdy jFdy mUMhF nUM qkdI qF Aus dy klyjy df ruwg
Biraf jFdf. hux Auh cfr sfl dy ho gey sn. ikqnf icr
ieMJ cldf. afKr Aus ny PYslf kr ilaf.
pihlF
Ausny iek zy-nrsrI ivc sfrf idn leI bwcy rwKx df
pRbMD kIqf qy iPr afp iek CotI ijhI pyc bnfAux vflI
PYktrI ivc sfry idn leI kMm lwiBaf. qnKfh bhuq Gwt sI
pr kI krdI. jo vI iml irhf sI jLrUrI sI aqy gnImq vI.
dovyN puwqr vwzy ho rhy sn pr Ausdy pqI dljIq dI
sLrfb pIx dI afdq idno idn vwDdI geI. hux Auh bykfrI
Bwqy ivc imlx vfly sfry pYisaF dI sLrfb pIx lwg ipaf.
iewQy hI bs nhIN sgoN Aus vloN imlI QoVI ijhI qnKfh
ivcoN vI pYsy mMgdf. ibnF nfgf JgVf huMdf, kuwtdf
mfrdf aqy aksr jLbrdsqI pYsy Koh ky lY jFdf. zrdy
mfry bwcy sihm ky Aus nfl cMbV jFdy. roNdy kurlFdy.
bwicaF df cIk ichfVf sux ky pqI dhfVdf: “QozI mF
qF nI mr geI, roNidaF asmfn isr qy cuwikaf hoieaf ey.”
Aus Auqy qF hwQ cuwk hI huMdf sI hux bwcy vI nf bKsLy
jFdy. bwicaF Auqy QwpVF dI brsfq huMdI. Auh bcfAux dI
koisLsL krdI qF Aus dI kI clxI sI aOrq jLfq ju TihrI.
dljIq,
pYsy lY ky bfhr jFdf jFdf drvfjLf ieMnI jLor nfl bMd
krdf ik bwicaF smyq Ausdf kfljf kMb jFdf. Auh roNdI
kurlFdI puwqrF nUM ihwk nfl lFdI hOikaF ivc jIvn
ibqFdI. Aus nUM kuJ vI suwJdf nf ik Auh kI kry?
bfhroN pI ky afAuNdf iPr Gry nfl ilaFdI boql coN
sLurU ho jFdf. boql mUMh nUM lf ky bwicaF sfhmxy
pINdf. KVf huMdf qF ieDr AuDr izwgdf iPrdf. hux qF
ieh Ausdf inq idhFVI df hI ieh kMm sI: sLrfb pIx, jF
kuwiqaF GoiVaF Auqy pYsy lf ky jUaf Kyzx qoN ibnF
Ausd hor koeI kMm nf irhf. pr iek idn qF hwd hI ho
geI.
Aus
dyiKaf ik dovyN puwqr afpxy ipqf dIaF nklF lf rhy sn.
hwQF ivc iKzOxy PVI Auh mUMh nUM lfAuNdy iPr ieDwr
AuDwr izwgdy iPrdy. ieh njLfrf dyK ky Aus df qF qrfh
hI inkl igaf. pYrF hyToN DrqI hI iKskdI jfpI. Ausny
guwsy ivc iek dy cMz mfridaF puiCaf: “ieh kI kr
rhy ho?” Auh kI kr rhy hn ieh qF Auh BlI prkfr
jfxdI sI pr iPr vI afs dI iek qMd PVI soc rhI sI
sLfied Auh, Auh nhIN kr rhy sn jo Auh socdI sI. ijsdy
cMz peI sI Auh roNidaF boilaf: “mMm, asIN qF
zYzI zYzI Kyz rhy sF.”
iPr
Aus nUM afpxI mfrI cMz df iKafl afieaf. Aus ny dohF
nUM afpxy kfljy nfl lfky isr plosidaF nIr BrIaF qy
zulHx zulHx krdIaF awKF nfl icqfvnI idwqI ik Auh muV
kdy aijhI Kyz nf Kyzx. bwcy qF afKr bwcy sn, Jwt smJy
Jwt Buwl Bulf gey.
pr
iek sLfmIN QwkI hfrI kMmoN Gr puwjI qF Aus vyiKaf ik
dljIq sYtI Auqy pYr psfrI lMmf ipaf hY aqy awj puwqr,
ipAu dI rwKI hoeI cOQfeI ku ihwsf BrI sLrfb dI boql
nUM bfrI bfrI mUMh lf ky pI rhy sn aqy nflo nfl hI
khI jFdy sn: “kOVI ey, kOVI ey.” Auh ipAu
qoN iswKI Kyz Kyz rhy sn aqy lVKVf rhy sn. ipAu
dMdIaF idKFdf muskrf irhf sI. Auh iewDr AuDwr izgdy
iPrdy sn jF sLrfbI hoey hox df nftk kr rhy sn. AuhnF
dy mUMhF qoN sLrfb dI bo af rhI sI. awj AusnUM bwicaF
Auqy qF guwsf afieaf hI pr AuhnF qoN vI vwD afpxy pqI
dljIq Auqy. AusqoN irhf nf igaf: “iehnF mfsUmF
dI ijLMdgI ikAuN ivgfV irhf hYN?” Auh nsLy ivc
Duwq pqI Auqy vrH peI. dljIq ny mUMh Aupwr nUM
cuwikaf aqy iPr boilaf: “jy iehnF df aYnf hI
iPkr ey qF iehnF afpxy ipAuaF nUM nfl hI lY jfieaf kr.”
ieh kih Auh AuiTaf aqy Ausny Ausdy mUMh Auqy aYzI
jLor df ksvF QwpV mfiraf ik Auh sMBl nf skI aqy jLor
nfl lfgy pey tybl dy KUMjy ivc lwgI. Ausdy isr ivcoN
KUMn dIaF qqIrIaF Cuwt peIaF. KUMn nfl lwQ-pwQ mUMh
leI Auh AuTwI hI sI ik dljIq ny AusnUM hor mfrnf
afrMiBaf. Auh afpxf afp sMBfldI ipCly kmry ivc jf vVI.
aMdroN drvfjLf lgf ilaf. iPr afpxy mn nfl PYslf krky
Aus ny aMdr pey PLon qoN puls nUM PLon kr idwqf. pMjF-sqwF
imMntF ivc hI puls ny afx GMtI KVkfeI. dljIq hI
AuiTaf aqy drF Auqy puls nUM dyK ky hwkf bwkf rih
igaf. puls af geI hY jfxky jsivMdr ny vI ipClf
drvfjLf KoHl idwqf. do pulsIey sn. iek mrd aqy iek
iesqrI. lyzI puls ny qurMq hI AusnUM sMBfilaf. dljIq
dy mUMhoN afAuNdI sLrfb dI bo qoN Auh sB smJ gey pr
iPr vI AuhnF Kfnf pUrI krn leI puwC pVqfl kIqI. dljIq
sLrfb kfrn QQldI afvfjL ivc boilaf: “afeI hYvMt
zn aYnI iQMg rONg. ids iejL mfeI prsnl mYtr. hU afr
ieXU tU ieMtriPar?” Ausny pulsIey Auqy vI hwQ
cuwkx dI koisLsL kIqI. AuhnF qurMq hI shfieqf leI hor
puls bulf leI. puls ny hI aYNbUlYNs nUM Pon kIqf aqy
bwicaF dI kuJ smyN leI dyKBfl aqy sMBfl leI prbMD vI.
dljIq nUM puls vfly lY gey aqy jsivMdr nUM aYNbUlYNs
vfly mrHm pwtI leI hspqfl. bs alihdgI df islislf
iewQoN hI afrMB ho igaf. puls ny kys bxfieaf, mukwdmf
cilaf aqy bwicaF aqy jsivMdr dI BlfeI leI, sLrfbI
dljIq nUM jLurmfnF, sjLf aqy adflq vloN bwicaF aqy
pqnI qoN dUr rihx leI hukm. jsivMdr nUM ies gwl df
duwK sI ik Ausny afpxy pqI dy hwwQkVIaF lgvf idwqIaF
aqy gwl iewQoN qk awgy vwD geI. pr Auh kI krdI? Asdf
mn kdy AusnUM dosLI TihrfAuNdf aqy kdy Ausdy PYsly dI
hfmI BrvfAuNdf. iPr Ausny soicaf: AusnUM hr hflq ivc
bwicaF nUM ipAu dI burI sohbq qoN bcfAuxf cfhIdf hY.
AusnUM
hux qswlI sI. ieh TIk sI ik bwicaF dy isr Auq,y hux
ipAu dy huMidaF suMidaF ipqf ipafr-vflI CF nhIN sI pr
bwcy hux Gwto Gwt ipAu dy bury kfiraF df asr qF nhIN
kbUlxgy. puwqr hux vwzy ho rhy sn. Ausny AuhnF dI
pflxf ipAu aqy mF dovyN hI bx ky kIqI. dljIq df iKafl
qF afAuNdf pr Auh, AusnUM iek BYVf supnf smJ ky ivsfr
dyxf cfhuMdI sI. bwcy pVH rhy sn. vwzy skUl jfx lwg
pey sn. jsivMdr bwicaF dI KusLI ivc hI afpxI KusLI
BfldI. AuhnF dI psMd df Kfxf bxfAuNdI, kpVy hfjLr
krdI, jyb Krc vI idMdI. Ausdf kMm qF ieqnf hI sI ik
GroN kMm qy kMm qoN Gr. AusdI afpxI hoNd bwicaF nfl
hI sI. bwcy hux ‘jI sI aYs eI’ dI prIiKaf
dy cuwky sn. agHF kflj Byjx vfry socdI. afpxy puwqrF
dy BivwK bfry socdI qF socdI hI rih jFdI. zfktr
bxfvygI afpxy puwqrF nUM jF vkIl. iksy vI hflq ivc
afpxy pqI vrgf nhIN bnx dyvygI. Ausdy jLihn ivc vwzy
vwzy mkfn, sjfey hoey kmry aqy kfrF GuMmdIaF. iPr
dohF df ivafh krygI qF hUrF vrgIaF suhxIaF aqy pVHIaF
ilKIaF nUMhF nfl Gr df aMdr bfhr KusLIaF nfl Br
jfvygf.
awj
AuhnF dohF puwqF df aTfrHvF jnm idvs sI. Ausny puwqrF
leI iewko ijhy sony dy do brysilwt bxvf ky ilaFdy sn.
“myry puwqF dy guwtF qy ikvyN sjxgy. hfl sjfieaf
igaf. hYpI brQ zy dy vwzy vwzy postr bxvf ky Aus ny
kMDF qy ltkvfey. rMg brMgy BukfinaF dI afpxI hI sLfn
sI. tybl sjfieaf igaf. vwzf sfrf kyk bxvfieaf igaf.
kyk kwtx leI afey cfkUaF dy dsiqaF nUM nIly rMg dy
irbn dy Puwl lgf ky sjfieaf igaf.
swdy
hoey mihmfn phuMc rhy sn. hr afAux vfly kfrz PVFdy,
qohiPaF dI ByNt krdy, AusnUM vDfeIaF dy rhy sn. AuhnF
vloN imldI vDfeI jsivMdr nUM afpxy puwqrF Auqy kIqI
imhnq dI sLfbfsL lwgdI. AusnUM afpxf sInf Puilaf
Puilaf Bfsdf. AusnUM afpxy afp Auqy mfx mfx mihsUs
huMdf.
Auh
kyk sjy tybl dy sfhmxy dohF hI jOVy puwqF ivckfr
pRsMnicq KVI sI. AusqoN vI igwT igwT Auwcy Ausdy
lKLqy ijgrF dy hwQF ivc kyk kwtx leI nIly irbn lwgy
cfkU kyk kwtx dI iqafrI ivc sn ik dgV dgV krdy
pulsIey hfl ivc dfKl hoey. jsivMdr smyq sfry lokIN
hwky bwky rih gey. ieh kI? pulsIey ny jsivMdr nUM
dohF puwqrF dI igRPqfrI leI vfrMt idKfly. dohF Auqy
zrg vycx aqy vrqx df dosL sI. dohF juVvF puwqrF dy
guwtF Auqy mF vloN ilaFdy sony dy 'brslYwtF' dI QF
hwQkVIaF lf ky pulsIey afpxy nfl lY gey. hux qF Ausdy
hwQF ivc axpihny 'brYsilts' sn jF awKF sfhmxy suMnf
hfl.
