pfgl mOsm, Twg njLfm

poR: hrBjn isMG
(kYlIPornIaf, amrIkf)

srGI dI afmd dI imwTI imwTI knsoa myry kMnIN pY rhI hY. mYnUM afpxy vwl af rhI iek mwDm ijhI loa idKfeI dy rhI hY qy iek KusLbU myry rom rom ivc psrdI jFdI mihsUs ho rhI hY.

srGI swc-muwc af geI hY.
mYnUM cuwk ky Gr lY afeI hY.

myry jLKLmF ’qy mlHm lfAux, afpxy hwQIN bxfieaf ljLIjL Kfxf KvfAux qoN bfad, hux mYnUM slfAux dI pUrI vfh lf rhI hY. rfq kdoN dI awD twp cuwkI hY, pr mYnUM nINd nhIN af rhI hY. mYnUM slfAux dI koisLsL krdI, srGI Kud sON geI hY qy myrI ihwk AuWqy hwQ rwKI GurfVy mfr rhI hY. Auhdy GurfiVaF dI lYa AuWcI nIvIN huMdI PUM, PUM, PF PF, aHf aHf [[[ df bysurf irdm bx ky sLUk rhI hY aqy sItIaF AuWcIaF kdy nIvIaF iek vwKrI sur alfp rhIaF hn. mYN nINd leI qrsdf, inafixaF vFg Auhdy nfl icpkdf jf irhf hF.

bfhr qUPfn Prfty mfrdf sLUk irhf aqy kMn pfVdf jf irhf. drasl, ies smyN iek nhIN, do qUPfn Juwl rhy hn. iek PuMkfry mfrdf bfhr aqy dUjf KOrU pfAuNdf myry aMdr. bfhrlf qUPfn, aMdrly nUM ieMnIaF jrbF dyeI jf irhf ik mYN buVbVf irhf hF. myrI buVbuV sux ky srGI dI vI awK KulH geI ey. Auh iek inhorf ijhf mfr ky, ‘hux sON vI jfE Xfr!’ qy iek idlfsf ijhf dy ky, “svyry awT vwjdy eI zfktr kol cwl pvFgy!”, muV sON geI hY.

pr myrf mn pqf nhIN, iks-iks vrqfry dI ikhVI-ikhVI prq ProlI bYTf! aqIq ivcoN inkldf hY qF vrqmfn ivc vVdy sfr hI iek klfbfjLI ijhI Kf ky iPr ipClKurIN Bwj qurdf. idl dy afr-pfr nfcIjL hox df drdnfk aihsfs idl nUM vlUMdr vlUMdr qrQwlI mcf irhf aqy kihr kmf irhf. nvyN-nvyN jLKLmF dI qfjLf-qfjLf cIs qy tIs vwKrI jfn lY rhI hY. iesy krky awK lwgxI qF driknfr, Jwpk vI nhIN rhI hY.

ipCvfVy vfly ruwK ilPL ilPL sfzy sOx kmry dI iKVkI ivc vwj rhy hn aqy iksy rwuK AuWqy koeI pMCI vI jfg irhf hY. qUPfn dy QpyiVaF nfl zwky-zoly KFdI AusdI iKJI-iKJI afvfjL kMnF ivc vwj-vwj nINd ivc hor vI ivGn pf rhI hY. Auh pMCI kI kihxf cfh irhf, kuC pqf nhIN lwg irhf. socdF, ‘kI pqf Auhdf aflHxf qIlo qIl ho igaf hovy jF Auhdy bot Qwly jf izwgy hox jF sLfied AuhdI jIvn-sfQx ies qUPfn ivc ikqy guMm-guafc geI hovy!’

Auh pMCI hux hor vI AuWcI AuWcI kurlfa irhf aqy AuhdI afvfjL ivc iek hor afvfjL vI af imlI hY. ieh dUjI afvfjL QwilAuN jLmIn qoN af rhI pRqIq huMdI hY. Auhdy nfloN vwD brIk, vwD iqwKI qy vDyry guwsy BrI. lwgdf hY AusdI jIvn-sfQx Qwly izwg ky, afpxy pr quVvf bYTI hY, qy hux irVdI-irVdI aflHxy ivc prqx dI koisLsL krdI qUPfn pRqIroD ivc kurlfa rhI hY.

Auh pMCI ijhVy svyry-svyry cihchf ky svyr hox df jsLn mnfieaf krdy hn, awj qVpdy roNdy kurlfa rhy hn. mYN bVy moh nfl pMCIaF nUM puwCdf hF, “aY ipafry pMCIAu! qusIN ikqy hor ikAuN nhIN AuWz jFdy, iksy surwiKaq jgHf?” pr pMCI koeI jvfb nhIN idMdy.

myrf svfl bfAUNs ho ky, prq ky myrIaF awKF awgy afx Kloieaf hY.
qy bfhr qUPfn hor qyjL ho igaf hY.
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Aus rfq vI ieho ijhf hI qUPfn sI qy myrI rfq dI izAUtI. qUPfn ny ieMnI mwq mfrI ik iek BfrI Brkm gfrbyjL zMmpstr nUM Dwk ky gfrbyjL-rUm ivc vfVx dI koisLsL krdf mYN afpxI DOx quVvf bYTf. DOx df ieMnI jLor nfl ptfkf ipaf ik rIV dI hwzI dy keI kVfky krV-krV krky inkl gey. mYnUM BMbUqfry idKx lwgy qy myrI bolqI bMd ho geI. hwQ pYr lwqF bfhF kmr puwTy iswDy kr krky dyKy qF ieh soc bxI ik aYvyN koeI nfV-nUV cVH geI hoxI af. vwD qoN vwD cuwk pY geI hoAU. svyr qwk afpy TIk ho jfAU. qwqy qwqy Gfh jLKLmF dI aslI gihrfeI pqf hI nhIN lwgI.

ies leI nf ‘nfeIn vn vn’ nUM kfl kIqf, nf ‘iensIizMt irport’ hI ilKI. kMpnI dPqr aYmrijMsI Pon vI nhIN kIqf, nf durGtnf dI irport mYnyjr dI vfies-myl AuWpr hI kIqI. iewQoN qwk ik afpxI ‘rojLfnf kfrvfeI irport’ ivc vI iehdy bfry iek awKr nhIN iliKaf.

pr swt ieMnI gMBIr lwgI sI ik mYN pUrf ihwl igaf. afpxy vjUd dy poty poty qwk. agly idn jdoN AuWiTaf hI nf igaf qF kMpnI dPqr Pon krky, CuwtI leI aplfeI kridaF, KfhmKfh ieh ibafn dy mfiraf, “mYN ieh dwsxf cfhuMnF ik myry ieh jLKLm bVy purfxy hn qy ienHF nfl mYN jIxf iswK ilaf hY [[[ mYnUM pqf, ieh bVI jldI TIk ho jfxgy qy hPqy ku Br ivc mYN kMm qy prq skdF [[[ bws iek hPqy dI CuwtI cfhIdI hY!

drasl, ies ibafn ipwCy acyq kfrn ieh sI ik myry ies qrHF dy kVfky pihlF vI keI vfr pY cuwky sn. Kfs krky AudoN, jdoN asIN mgrmwCF df isLkfr krn leI awg df diraf qYiraf krdy sF. pr ies bIq cuwky swc nUM iewQy kOx jfxdf hY! glqI vI bws iehI ho geI ik mYN donF df sumyl kr idwqf. bIq cuwky swc df, awj dy swc nfl. ieh soc ky ik ieh nvyN jLKLm vI purfixaF vrgy hI hoxy aF, afpy TIk ho jfxgy.

ies krky vI, ikAuNik, mYnUM ies gwl df koeI ielm nhIN sI ik ieh nvyN jLKLm ikMny jrKyjL ho skdy hn! ies gwl df pqf qF AudoN hI lwgf jdoN myrf Cotf Brf myrI Kbr lYx afieaf aqy Auhny ieh gwl cMgI qrHF myry Kfny pfeI ik iewQy ies qrHF dy jLKLmF df mqlb hY, “Aumr Br leI kMm qoN CuwtI, iek motI rkm, bYTy ibTfey hr hPqy Gr cYWk qy Aumr Br leI muPq zfktrI ielfj.”

pr Ausdf ieh pwkf ivcfr sI ik mYnUM ieh kihx dI koeI loV nhIN sI ik myry ieh jLKLm purfxy hn. Auh qF ieQoN qwk kih igaf, “Bf jI, iewQy, afpxy jLKLmF df ieiqhfs koeI nhIN dwsdf. nf koeI puwC hI skdf hY. iewQy qF koeI lUlf lMgVf vI ieh nhIN kihMdf ik mYN pihlF qoN hI lMgVf hF. Auh vI iehI khygf ik lwq huxy huxy tuwtI aY, kMm kridaF [[[ EdF ieMnf swc bolx dI loV vI kI sI?”

qy Ausny ies gwl nUM ivcfrDfrk qOr ’qy vI shI iswD kr ky rwK idwqf, Auh vI isrP iek sLyar kih ky:

“eynf swc nf bol ik kwlf rih jfvyN

cfr ku bMdy Cwz lY moZf dyx leI [[[”

mYnUM pqf, ieh sLyar myry imwqr sLfier ny mYnUM sMboDn krky hI iliKaf sI. pr iliKaf Aus smyN sI jdoN asIN hr nkfb lIro lIr krky sLrHy bfjLfr tMg idaf krdy sF. jdoN asIN imwqrF dy mKOty vI hvf ivc AuCfl idaf krdy sF. AudoN, swc dy sMgrfm dIaF lihrF afsmfn CUihaf krdIaF sn. awK ivc hr vyly sUrj mGdf rihMdf sI qy idl ivc AumIdF df diraf vgdf sI. pYr ijDr nUM vI AuWTdy, nvyN nksL Aukrdy jFdy sn qy bfjI, svMbr ivc GuMmdI iksy mClI dI awK dI nhIN sI; ieiqhfs dy sLbdkosL ivcoN hAuikaF, hfivaF, sdimaF, qRfsdIaF vrgy sLbd imtf ky - afqm-snmfn, cMd dI cFdnI qy ijLMdgI vrgy sLbdF dy nvyN arQ isrjn dI sI.

mYnUM pqf sI ik Cotf Brf sLyar df durAupXog kr irhf. glq mOky ’qy glq pirpyK ivc vrq irhf. sLyar dI lwq GsIt ky glq arQ kwZ irhf pr mYN cuwp irhf ikAuNik Aus smyN myrf idl vI iehI kih irhf sI ik keI mOikaF qy Cotf ijhf swc bolxf vI vwzI sfrI mUrKqf huMdI hY. ies krky vI ik mYN ikhVf swc-puwqr hrIsL cMdr hF ijsny kdy JUT nf boilaf hovy. mYN qF afpxI ijLMdgI ivc axigxq JUT boly hoxgy. aYvyN tucy ijhy JUTF qoN lY ky kihMdy khfAuNdy JUTF qwk. dfapyck qoN lY ky rxnIqk qwk. Auh JUT ijnHF nUM bolx dI koeI loV hI nhIN sI, qy Auh JUT vI ijnHF dI nf isrP loV hI sI, sgoN bVf mhwqv vI.

myrI cuwp nUM sihmqI smJ ky Cotf Brf bVf KusL hoieaf aqy jfx lwgf pUrI hwlfsLyrI dy ky igaf, “Bf jI! qusIN vrkr muafvjLy leI kys qF kr hI idAu! qy iksy vkIl dI mdd jLrUr lY lE [[[ iewQy vkIl ihwsy ’qy vI mMn jFdy af [[[ qy sbUq qF Auh afp hI lwB lYNdy af.”

Coty Brf dIaF gwlF aqy hwlfsLyrI nfl idmfgL nUM kfPI rfhq imlI qy idl nUM skUn.

qy ieh vI mihjL ieqPfk hI smJo ik Ausdy GroN inkldy hI kuJ sfihqkfr imwqr myrI Kbr-sfr lYx af gey. imwqrF nUM jIa afieaF kihMidaF qF mYnUM hor vI vwD KusLI hoeI ik clo, ‘cfr ku bMdy qF ho hI jfxgy moZf dyx leI’. sfihqkfr imwqr vI AuhI gwl kih rhy sn, jo Cotf Brf kih ky igaf sI, “ieh amrIkf hY ipafry! iewQy qF hr mOky df pUrf Pfiedf AuTfAuxf cfhIdf [[[ iewdF df mOkf vfr-vfr ikwQy hwQ afAuNdf!”

khfxIkfr imwqr df qF ieh pwkf ivcfr sI ik hfly vI zuwilHaF byrF df kuJ nhIN ivgiVaf, ikAuNik Auhdy anusfr, “sLbdF dy joV qoV rfhIN swc df JUT aqy JUT df swc bxfieaf jf skdf. swc qy JUT, donF nUM loV anusfr Aultfieaf vI jf skdf!” gwl krdf-krdf khfxIkfr imwqr, pqf hI nhIN lwgf kdoN glp dI dunIaf ivc jf viVaf aqy Ausny bVy vwzmuwly ivcfr pysL kIqy, “ipafry imwqr! glp klf Auh jfdU hY, ijs rfhIN hr duKFq df aMq suKFiqk kIqf jf skdf. inrMqr glp-sfDnf rfhIN jrKyjL mYtfPr qy ZuwkvyN ibMb-pRqIibMb isrj ky, vwzy qoN vwzy duKFq nUM vI suKFiqk moV idwqf jf skdf [[[.”

qy ieMj glp klf bfry aCoply ijhy sLurU hoeI gwl, cwldI-cwldI ieMny rOick dOr ivc dfiKl ho geI ik iek kvI imwqr ny afpxIaF nv-pRkfisLq kivqfvF pUry qrwxm ivc suxf ky ieh pRqwK pRmfixq kr idwqf ik hr jLKLm dy idl-tuMBvyN kfiv-ibMb isrj ky, Ausdy drd qoN mukqI pfeI jf skdI hY. Ausny qF iewQoN qwk kih idwqf, “kOx nhIN jfxdf ik gLm dy vI gIq bxfey qy gfey gey hn [[[ qy ieh gIq KusLI dy gIqF nfloN ikqy vwD mnorMjk qy mnmohk huMdy hn.”

ieko iek ivaMgkfr imwqr ny isrP ieMnf hI ikhf, “dosq! jLKLm ijMnf vwD gihrf hoeygf, Auhdf pRqIPl vI Enf hI bhu-DfrI, bhu-pwKI, bhu-prqI qy sfrQk hoeygf. asl ivc, awj, sfnUM sfiraF nUM afpxy afpxy jLKLmF df drd jgfAux dI bVI hI loV hY [[[ qy drd nUM sLbdF ivc pro ky, sLbd rcnf ivc afpxf bxdf ihwsf pfAux dI loV hY.”

aflock imwqr ny qF gwl isry hI lf idwqI. Ausny sLykspIar qoN lY ky cYKv qwk, qy ierinst ihimMgvy qoN lY ky tonI mOrIsn qwk keI aduwqIaF glp AudfhrxF pysL kridaF pUry afqm-ivsLvfs nfl ikhf, “jLKLmF qoN kOx bc skdf ipafry! svfl qF iesdy drd nUM jLubfn dyx df hY [[[ qy Auh drd hI kI, jo isr cVH ky nf boly! AuNj hr jLKLm, afpxf glp ibMb afpxy aMdr smoeI bYTf huMdf [[[ qy hr mhfn glpkfr df jnm sdimaF, hfdisaF qy qRfsdIaF dI ieMqhf ivcoN ivcridaF hI huMdf [[[ iesdy sucyq jF acyq pRqIkrm ivcoN.”

ienHF ivcfrF nUM sLRvx krky myry aMdr AuqsLfh qy AumId dI nvIN ikrn jfg peI. myry ijLhn ivc glp cyqnf df iek bjr-nfd ijhf vwijaf aqy aMdrlf duKFq ikqy duMm dbf ky jf bYTf. drd alop huMdf idKfeI idwqf qy idl ivc KusLI dy Dmfky sLurU ho gey.

mYnUM KusL dyK ky srGI myry qoN vI vwD KusL sI. AuNj, srGI dI mhfnqf dI mYN ijMnI qrIP krF QoVHI hY. Ausny hmysLf myry jLKLmF dI sfrI jLihr pI-pI myrI ijLMdgI ivc husno-hulfs Brn dI koisLsL kIqI hY. AusdI iek iek ipafr Coh ny myry idl ivc hjLfr gudgudfeIaF qy sYNkVy supn-AuzfrIaF nUM jnm idwqf hY. pr srGI ny Kud mYnUM kdy koeI jLKLm nhIN idwqf. Auh hmysLf myry jLKLmF dI mlHm hI bxI hY. ipafr mlHm.

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qy imwqr imlxI vflI Aus rfq vI, srGI ny myry Auh ipafr-mlHmF lfeIaF ik rfq-Br zUMGI suPnmeI nINd afeI. Auh vI ibnf koeI pyn-ikwlr ilaF. svyry awK KulHI qF sUrj dIaF nv-ikrnF iKVkI ivc dI awK mtwkf kr rhIaF sn aqy sUrj AuWcf ho-ho aMdr JfqIaF mfr irhf sI. ipCvfVy vfly ruwKF AuWqy pMCI Pudk-Pudk cihchfAuNdy sLuB-svyr dy gIq gf rhy sn aqy asIN Gysl mfr ky lMmy pey imwTI imwTI svyr df pUrf afnMd mfx rhy sF. ieMnI suhfvxI svyr bVI muwdq bfad hfsl hoeI sI.

pr acfnk Pon dI GMtI vwjI qy rMg ivc BMg pf geI.

Pon srGI ny cuwikaf qy qRBk ky mYnUM PVf idwqf. Pon myry kMpnI mYnyjr df sI.

“kI mYN rYjvYNt nfl gwl kr skdF?” afvfjL bVI rwuKI ijhI lwgI.

“guwz mfrinMg, sr! mYN rfjvMq bol irhF! rfjvMq isMG rfey!!” mYN bVy adb nfl ikhf.

“mYN ieh Pon ies leI kr irhF ik qYnUM ies qoN vwD CuwtIaF nhIN iml skdIaF. awj sLfm nUM qyrf kMm qy irport krnf jLrUrI hY. sLfm do qoN ds vjy. sivMg isLPt. do vjy qoN pihlF iksy vyly vI dPqr af ky, nvIN QF df nvF skYjUal lY jfeIN.” mYnyjr dI ton ivcoN kMmkfrI imTfs vI gfieb sI.

pr mYN hOslf krky pUry slIky nfl ikhf, “sr, mYN vrkr muafvjLy leI aplfeI krnf cfhuMnF. kMm krdy smyN, gfrbyjL zMmpstr puwsL kridaF, myry swt vwjI qy mYN hfly vI bImfr hF. kmr drd qy grdn drd nfl mr irhF [[[ sr! mYN hfly kMm qy nhIN af skdf.”

“imstr, gfrbyjL zMmpstr nUM puwC jF puwl krnf qyry vrk pfszfAUn ivc sLfiml nhIN sI. qYnUM vrk pfszfAUn pVHnf cfhIdf sI. ieh kMm qUM afpxy kMm qoN bfhrf kIqf [[[ iehdy leI koeI muafvjLf nhIN imldf, nf iehdy kfrn hor CuwtI hI.” mYnyjr iksy hor hI stysLn qoN bol irhf sI.

iPr vI mYN pUrI inmrqf nfl siQqI dI hor ivafiKaf krnI cfhI, “sr! Auh gfrbyjL zMmpstr qF mYN ipCly Cy mhIny qoN hr rojL Dwk ky gfrbyjL rUm ivc vfVdf irhF. jdoN qoN mYN Aus QF kMm qy lwgF. iehdy bfry ‘rojLfnf kfrvfeI irport’ ivc vI ilKdf irhF. pr Aus idn qUPfn krky, zMmpstr dy phIey jfm ho gey aqy myry Dwkdy dy swt lwg geI [[[ myrI grdn tuwt geI, sr!”

mYnyjr df lihjLf hor swKq ho igaf, “qUM cfhyN qF, jdoN mrjLI, kort dy drvfjLy KVkf skdF. pr jy qUM awj kMm qy nf afieaf qF qYnUM awj hI trmInyt kr idwqf jfeygf.” Auh bhuq aOKf ijhf boilaf qy Pon kwt idwqf.

ies jLor-jbr nfl myrf pfrf iekdm cVH igaf, “vfh! kho kuJ, ilKo kuJ qy krvfAu kuJ hor! iehI hY quhfzI zYmokrysI! hux pqf lwgf ik ieh swc-JUT df mslf nhIN [[[ bMDUaf mjLdUrI df mslf hY [[[ myrI jfn inkldI jf rhI hY qy quhfnUM kMm dI peI hY.”

myry aMdr roh kihr kmf irhf sI aqy isr nUM cVH-cVH, ‘rohly bfx’ bx-bx bfhr af irhf sI, “drasl, quhfzf ieh isstm kihx nUM hI zYmokrYitk qy inaFsLIlL hY. ikwQy geI quhfzI vYWlPyar styt, ijsnUM qusIN mjdUr jmfq df svrg ikhf krdy sI? [[[ ikwQy geI quhfzI zrIm-lYNz!”

guwsy nfl Aubldf, afpxI bybsI AuWqy kuVHdf, mYN ies isstm nUM gflH qy gflH kwZ irhf sF, qy srGI idlfsy qy idlfsf dyeI jf rhI sI, “clo, koeI nhIN! aOKy sOKy cly jfieE, awj df idn. kwlH CuwtI kr ilAu BfvyN, iswk lIv! kwlH svyry zfktr nfl apfieMtmYNt qF hY hI! zfktr qoN ilKf lvFgy ik hfly kMm nhIN kr skdy!”

“mYN hfly zrfeIv vI qF nhIN kr skdf! pihlF dPqr vI jfxF pYxF! qy iPr pqf nhIN ikwQy tMg dyxf sfilaF ny, nvIN QF!”

“clo, koeI gwl nhIN! myrf awj aOP hI hY, mYN Cwz dAUN! [[[ cuwk vI ilafAUN ds vjy!”

srGI idlfisaF dI BrI potlI myrI JolI Dr ky, qy mYnUM kMm ’qy Cwz ky jf cuwkI hY.

mYN mjLbUrI-vs iqMn bfeI awT Puwt dy sYWlnumf kYibn ivc izAUtI qy KVHf afpxy afp nUM ieMnf Cotf mihsUs kr irhF ik ibafn nhIN kr skdf. lUMbVI dI cfl ivc af ky ipMjry ivc jf vVy sLyr vrgf. iksy pr-kwty irVdy pirMdy vrgf. KlIlL ijbrfn dy svY-iewCq gulfm vrgf. lU-suMn dy “afh ikAu” nfloN vI inwkf ijhf [[[ qy myry soc-kyNdr ivc ‘guafntfnYmo bya’ dy sYWlF ivc ibnf mukwdmf clfey bMd jMgI-kYdIaF dI siQqI df ikafs AuBr irhf hY.

pr mYN qF jMgI-kYdI nhIN hF. myry pYrF ivc byVIaF vI nhIN hn. myry qy Aus qrHF dI koeI bMidsL jF pfbMdI vI nhIN. kYibn ivc bYT ky mYN ijMnf cfhF pfxI pI skdF. srGI df pYk krky idwqf Kfxf Kf skdF. ryizAu sux skdF. aKbfr pVH skdF. bws, iek hI sLrq hY ik ies kYibn nUM Cwz ky ikqy bfhr nhIN jf skdf (isvfie Aus portybl bfQrUm dy jo iek vwzy sfry ruwK dy Qwly rwiKaf hoieaf hY).

qy mYN qF, amrIkf dI sB qoN vwzI sIimMt kMpnI dy aiq-afDuink Auqpfdn XUint dy muwK gyt AuWqy KVHf afAuNdy jFdy vfhnF nUM cYWk kr irhF. afAux vfilaF nUM ‘sfeIn ien’ aqy jfx vfilaF nUM ‘sfeIn afAUt’. kMm vI koeI Bfrf nhIN, nf aYnf mfVf hI. pr sYWl ivc aMqF dI grmI krky qn mn bycYn ho irhf. Duwp ieMnI qyjL hY ik sYWl ivcoN bfhr Jfikaf vI nhIN jf irhf. sYWl awg dI BwTI vFg qp irhf. iek pfsy dy sLIsLy ivc dI aslI sUrj aMdr Jfk irhf qy dUjy pfsy dI Auhdf nklI rUp. AuhdI irPlYksLn nfl bixaf sUrj. dovyN iKVkIaF dy sLIisLaF ivc dI sfmfnMqr aMdr Jfkdy, awg vrHf rhy hn. Duwp puV-pVIaF ivc surfK krdI, klyjf cIrdI jf rhI hY. mn ivcoN isrP BVfs bfhr inkl rhI hY.

“iewzI vwzI kMpnI, jy gyt-kIpr nUM vI mnuwK smJ ky, afh kYibn QoVHf bihx-Klox lfiek bxf idMdI qF ikhVI dIvflIaf ho cwlI sI.” aMdrlI buVbuV nUM dbfAux leI mYN ryizAu df btn dwibaf ey qF sLfm Cy vjy vfly smfcfr suxfeI dy rhy hn - “pUrvI qwt qy smuMdrI qUPfn nfl qIh mry, hjLfrF byGr [[[ iek iBaMkr qUPfn pwCmI qwt vwl agrsr. ierfk dI jMg ivc hux qwk iek hjLfr qoN vwD amrIkI POjI mry, vIh hjLfr qoN vwD ierfkI lok [[[ mhF-ivnfsLkfrI hiQafr lwBx dI hux koeI AumId nhIN [[[ PlUjf qy hmly dI nvIN iqafrI sLurU.”

smfcfrF nfl sYWl hor vI qp igaf lwgdf hY.

njLr sLfrt srkt tI[ vI[ AuWqy peI aY qF stIvn krIk bulyvrz vwloN iek trwk, trylr smyq af irhf idKfeI dy irhf hY. trwk, sYWl dI iKVkI dy aYn nfl af ky ruikaf qy mYN zrfeIvr nUM kilwp-borz ivc lwgf ‘sfeIn ien’ Pfrm PVfAuNidaF ikhf, “kYn XU plIjL sfeIn ieMn hIar!”

“hfE XU zUieMg!” Ausny srsrI jyhy myrf hfl cfl puwiCaf.

“bhuq burf!” myry mwQy dIaF iqAUVIaF hor vI zUMGIaF ho geIaF.

“ikAuN?” Auh muskrf irhf hY.

“ieh kYibn bVf grm hY.” mYN afpxI lfcfr hoNd jqfAuNidaF iPr ikhf, “BwTI vFg qp irhf [[[ vYrI bYz, rIalI bYz!” mYN grm hvfV bfhr kwZI qF Auh gorf zrfeIvr ieMnI jLor nfl hwisaf ik kYibn sfry df sfrf ihwl igaf. pr mYnUM iekdm hor cuwp ijhf ho igaf dyK ky, qurMq sur bdl ky boilaf, “stUipz! qUM bfhr ikAuN nhIN GuMmdf, bfhr dyK ikMnI vDIaf TMzI-TMzI hvf cwl rhI ey. sLfm vyly iewQy bfhr bVf cMgf lwgdf!”

mYN AuhdI nyk-slfh mMn ky (Auhdy lihjLy nUM axgOilaF krky) KuwlHI hvf ivc ivcr irhf hF. GuMm-GuMm lwqF iswDIaF krdf, lMmy lMmy zg Brdf, hrn-tpUsIaF mfrn dI koisLsL kr irhF.

AuNj ieh hY qF iek qrHF nfl pUrI qilsmI jgHf. cfr cuPyry phfVIaF hI phfVIaF qy hry Bry ruwK hI ruwK. iek lMmI cOVI husIn phfVI vfdI, arbI rfqF dIaF qilsmI QfvF vrgI. amrIkI imstrI mUvIaF dy qilsmI sInF vrgI. iek pfsy kwcy mfl dIaF KfnF aqy dUjy pfsy rOsLnIaF dI ckfcOND nfl idny cmk rhy PYktrI dy gol mtol idlksL guMbd. do sO qoN vI vwD Puwt gihrI jgHf idKfeI dy irhf kMpnI df inwjI tryn stysLn qF izjLnIlYNz dy iksy ajUby df Brm pfldf lwgdf hY.

sLfm hux vfikaf hI husIn lwg rhI ey. hlky hlky bwdl phfVIaF dy ipwiCAuN inkl inkl afsmfn ivc Cf rhy hn. Duwp qy grmI iekdm alop ho geI hY. ieMj mihsUs ho irhf ik mYN bwdlF AuWqy svfr ho ky pUrI dunIaf dy Brmn leI inkln hI vflf hF. bwdlF sMg sMvfd rcfAuNdf mYN KusLI dIaF iklkfrIaF mfr irhf hF.

mYnUM kflIdfs dI Xfd af rhI hY, qy Ausdy mhF-kfiv ‘myGdUq’ dI vI. mn Aus klpnf df, ies swc nfl sumyl krn dI koisLsL kr irhf aqy myry mn aMdr isrjnf dy pl AuzfrIaF mfr rhy hn. afs pfs pMCI cihchf rhy aqy bfl ktfry afsmfn ivc AuzfrIaF mfr rhy hn. ruwKF dI hiraflI hor vI gUVHI ho-ho myrI rUh ivc AuqrdI jf rhI hY aqy kUMjF dI iek lMmI zfr myry isr dy AuWpr dI inkl ky AuWqr vwl dI sB qoN AuWcI phfVI dy prly pfr lMG geI hY.

bwdl myry hor njLdIk afAuNdy jf rhy hn aqy ijLhn ivc ‘myGdUq’ hor qyjL-qyjL GMum irhf ey. mn ivcoN Puwt Puwt iek pYgfm awKF ivc qYr irhf aqy sfrI dunIaf Buwl ky mYN AuWcI AuWcI gf irhF: krF ieh pYgfm, iks iks dy nfm! [[[

aY ipafry bwdl,
aY kflIdfs dy myGdUq, jfh!
myry dysL dy soky mfry KyqF AuWqy vrs
ivCVy pyRmIaF dy pRym-sMdysL phuMcf af [[[
qy jFdf-jFdf myrI srGI nUM dwsdf jfeIN
ik mYN iewQy TIk Tfk hF [[[

ies slok-rcnf nfl myrI KusLI dI koeI sImf nhIN rhI. DOx df drd vI pqf nhIN kdoN CUh-mMqr ho igaf aqy bwdl mYnUM plos plos, myrf isr CUh CUh lMG irhf. myry isr AuWqy rwKI topI nUM pRym QwpkIaF nfl AuzfAux dI koisLsL krdf hoieaf. hlkI hlkI bfirsL sLurU ho geI hY aqy qfpmfn iekdm ieMnf Qwly jf izwgf hY ik vfqfvrn brP vFg TMzf qy suMn huMdf jf irhf. bwdlF df rMg vI sFvly slytI qoN kfly sLfh nfg vrgf ho igaf hY.

iekdm qfbVqoV lwQI bfirsL dy PuhfiraF nfl mYN pUrf iBwj igaf hF. KUMKfr qyjL hvf myrI topI AuDfl ky lY geI hY qy mYN Bwj ky sYWl ivc af viVaf hF. iBaMkr kflf bwdl sLIisLaF ivc dI ilsLkorF mfr mfr mYnUM zrf irhf hY. ieh ilsLkorF sUrj dI Duwp nfloN hjLfr guxf iqwKIaF, mYnUM aMnHF kr kr jf rhIaF hn.

hux brP pYxI vI sLurU ho geI ey. brP dy Coty Coty goly, vwtIaF vFg, cfry pfisAuN Tfh-Tfh sYWl dIaF iKVkIaF dy sLIisLaF ivc vwj rhy hn. ies qUPfn dI idsLf kI hY, smJ nhIN af rhI. soc irhF, sYWl Cwz ky ikqy surwiKaq QF clf jfvF. pr jfvF ikwQy? ieh brPIlf qUPfn mYnUM ikwQoN ku qwk jfx deygf? PYktrI iblizMg df qF JAulf ijhf hI pY irhf. jLor jLor nfl ihwl rhIaF iKVkIaF nUM bMd rwKx dI mYN pUrI koisLsL kr irhF. pr hr pl qUPfn hor KUMKfr hoeI jf irhf aqy bwdl iksy inAUklIar nHyrI df rUp Dfrn kr gey lwgdy hn.

hux mYnUM pwkf XkIn ho igaf ik ieh kflIdfs df myGdUq nhIN, koeI pfgLl jmdUq hY. myry cyqn-avcyqn ivcoN ‘myGdUq’ df glp ibMb kdoN df Auzx-CUh ho cuwkf aqy myrI nv-jnmI glp-cyqnf nvyN glp-ibMb isrj rhI hY:

“pfgl mOsm, Twg njLfm - kI rwKIey, ies vrqfry df nfm? [[[[ ”

myrf mn ieh rFgnI vfr-vfr duhrf irhf aqy mOsm df kihr vwDdf hI jf irhf. BUqrI brPIlI hvf, JIQF QfxIN aMdr vV-vV myrf sfh lYxf vI muhfl kr rhI hY. asmfnI ibjlI cmk cmk, mYnUM zrf zrf, ies dI ipwT QfpV rhI hY. ibjlI kVkI aY qF keI ruwK jVHF DrqI qoN AuWpr krI, muwDy mUMh pey njLr afey hn. pMCI-pirMdy qF pqf nhIN ikhVI guPf ivc jf vVy hn.

BUqiraf qUPfn sYWl sihq mYnUM Auzf lY jfx df CVXMqr rc irhf hY. iek pfsy vflI sLIsLy dI iKVkI ies pfgLl qUPfn awgy hiQafr suwt ky myrI igwcI ivc af vwjI hY. dUjI dUr AuWzI jFdI idKI hY. qy hux qUPfn roiVaF-vwitaF vFg iswDf myry isr-mUMh ivc Tfh Tfh vwj irhf hY. sYWl ivcly kfgjL-pwqr qF pqf nhIN kdoN dy ikDr AuWz gey hn. ryizAu, tI[ vI[ qy hor inwk suwk Qwly izwg izwg myry igwitaF goizaF ivc lwg irhf hY. acfnk tIn df iek sKq top, sYlP qoN AuWz ky, hYNz-grnyz vFg myry vwKI ivc vwjf hY. iehI tIn df top cuwk ky mYN afpxy isr Auqy rwK ky, iehdf PIqf Guwt ky TozI Qwly bMnH ilaf hY.

mYN ‘nfeIn vMn vMn’ nUM kfl krn leI nHyry ivc hwQ mfrdf Pon lwB irhf hF. pr kuJ idKfeI nhIN dy irhf. Pon vI ikDry AuWz igaf lwgdf hY aqy pfgLl qUPfn ipwiCAuN vfr krky, sYWl df ieko iek drvfjLf qoV ky, pUry df pUrf aMdr afx viVaf hY.

qy mYN sYWl nUM alivdf kih, rVy mYdfn Guwp hnyry ivc KVHf, pfgl qUPfn nfl do hwQ kr irhf hF.

awj dy ies lhU luhfx swc dy anyk glp-ibMb, myry ijLhn ivc AuBr AuBr, afps ivc guwQm-guwQf ho rhy hn aqy ienHF glp-ibMbF dy iqwKIaF jIBF AuWg afeIaF hn, jo kuqr kuqr myry qy hI cwl rhIaF hn, “ikMny ku mhfn lwg rhy hn, ijLMdgI dy ieh pl? [[[ qy ikMny ku jLrKyjL awj dy ieh nvyN jLKLm?”

iek jLKLm qFzv nfc nwcdf, mYnUM puwC irhf hY, “qyry vrk pfszfAUn ivc ies qUPfn, qUPfn pRqIroD bfry kI iliKaf hY? qy AuWcI AuWcI hwsdf, ivaMg-bfx kws irhf hY, “cwl sbUq qF ho hI igaf, qyry kol, qyry jLKLmF df!” pr mYnUM kuJ suxfeI nhIN dy irhf.

myrIaF awKF awgy nHyrf hI nHyrf CfAuNdf jf irhf aqy BMbUqfry idK rhy hn.

ijLMdf rihx leI myrf afpxy aMdr qy bfhr Gmfsfn XuwD cwl irhf.
qy mYN srGI df ieMqjLfr kr irhf hF.

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