“BUaf jI[[[
!" lfjo ny guaFZIaF dy koTy qoN dI, afpxI BUaf
ƒ qFgy qoN AuqridaF vyK ky vfj mfrI . Esy vyly,
dgV dgV krdI hyTF BwjI afeI qy af ky Aus nfl icMbV
geI .
"nI ƒ
koTy twpxy Cwz dyh mr jfxIey . mYN qYƒ ikwQy
mfVUey jhy qloky nfl ivwJ idwqf . qyrI rfKI rwKx
vfsqy qF koeI cobr[[[[." lfjo dI BUaf ny hsdy
hoey Ausdf isr ploisaf .
jgrfvF dy inwky
jhy sLihr ivc pMzq lfl cMd horF ƒ kOx nhIN sI
jfxdf . lfjo AuhnF dI kwlI kwlI aOlfd sI . mokly
mokly hwQ pYr . dgL dgL krdy nYx nksL . KulHf zulHf
suBf . kdy incwlI nhIN sI bYTdI . sfrf idn dVMgy
mfrdy iPrnf . kdy iksy gvFZI muMzy ƒ DwPf mfr,
kdy iksy ƒ msLkrI kr, iksy hfx dI kuVI dI cuMnI
iKwcH . ijvyN ielqF qoN isvf Aus ƒ koeI afhr hI
nf hovy .
dsF sflF dI Aumry
AuhdI mF prlok isDfr geI . pMj ku sfl BUaf kol hI
muwlFpur rihMdI rhI . BfvyN AudryvyN krky Aus dI
pVHfeI dy do sfl mfry gey, pr EhnF BqIjI dI dyK Bfl
DIaF vFg hI kIqI . pMdrF sflF dI Aumr ivc hI Auh Gr
df sfrf kMm nijwT lYNdI . cONkf culHf sMBflx ivc qy
kwZx prox ivc aYnH sicafrI . ividafk guxF ivc vI
afpxy ipqf vFg hI suGV inklI .
pMzq horF dI dmyN
dI bImfrI vD jfx dy kfrn lfjo Pyr jgrfvIN af ky rihx
lwg peI . mF isr qy nf hox krky ipE ny lfzlI hI rwKI
. kdy BfvyN vrijaf hovy . "eyhI qF iehdy KyzHx
Kfx dy idn ny ." bs eynf kih ky hws Cwzdf . qy
Aus dy vyNhidaF vyNhidaF Auh muitafr ho geI . sqfrF
sflF dI Aumr ivc hI koTy ijwzI lwgx lwg peI .
hux AuhnF dy Gr
tyvy luAwx qy jnm pwqRI bnvwx vwilAW dI sMiKAw kuJ
izAwdw hI vDx l`g peI [ lwl cMd ny dunIAW cwrI hoeI
sI [ jdoN Awey gey dI mYlI A`K, DI dy puMgrdy AMgW qy
pYNdI id`sx l`gI qW lwjo dI icMqw Acwnk v`F v`F Kwx
l`g peI [ BUAw dI slwh nwl aus ny kuVI ƒ nOvIN
jmwq ivcoN htw ilAw qy mu`lWpur hI mMg id`qI [ ausdw
mMgyqr, qlok cMd ds jmwqW pws sI [ SkloN sUrqoN
sohxw, mlUk ijhw [ ausdI BUAw dy Gr nwl auhnW dI kMD
sWJI sI .
AuNj pMzq horIN
pihlo pihl eys sfk dy hwk ivc nhIN sn qy kihMdy sn,
"muMzf bhuqf piVHaf iliKaf nhIN, kI kmfeI krky
KuafAUgf kuVI ƒ ? nfly Auh hY kihry jhy srIr df,
qy kuVI suwK nfl kwd kfT ivc Es qoN vI lMmI lMJI
." pr Pyr afpxf ivgVdf suafsQ qy Gr ivc ibnf mF
qoN jvfn DI dI ijLmyvfrI bfry soc ky, Auh kuVI dy
BfgF ƒ dosL dy ky cuwp vwt lYNdy . BUaf ƒ
vI kdy kdy ieh irsLqf anjoV qF lgdf, pr Auh jLbfn dy
cuwkI sI . Aus ny afpxy Brf ƒ ikvyN krky smJf
buJf ilaf .
"lfl cMdf !
qloky dy kMm kfr df qUM jrf iPkr nf kr . sfzy guaFZI
sUbydfrF df muMzf srdfrf, luwdyafxy ibjlI dy mihkmy
'c lwgf hoieaf . AuhdI bVI phuMc hY . qyry juafeI dI
nOkrI luafx df ijMmF myrf smJ . ajy Auhdy mF ipE dI
Gr dI hflq BfvyN pqlI hY, pr muMzf kmfeI krn lwg jfAU
qF Kf pI ky afpy jvfn inkl afAU . nfly ivafh mgroN DI
puwq afpo ivc rc imc jfxgy …."
pMzq horF kol
vwzI BYx dI gwl moVx dI ihMmq nhIN sI . qy jdoN
srdfry ny qlok cMd ƒ afpxy dPLqr ivc cpVfsI rKvf
idwqf qF mhUrq kwZ ky AuhnF ny lfjo dy hwQ pIly kr
idwqy .
ivafh mgroN qlok
cMd ƒ srkfrI kuaftr vI iml igaf qy Auh lfjo
ƒ nfl hI lY igaf . srdfry df kuaftr, qlok dy
sfhmxy hI sI . Auh mihkmy dy ieMjInIar srdfr anUp
isMG df zrfeIvr sI . jLfq df qF Auh rvdfsIaf sI, pr
Ausdf bfp PLOjI aPLsr hox krky Ausƒ Kfx pIx qy
pihnx df eynf sohxf cwj afcfr af igaf sI ik iksy
ƒ Auhdy ipCokV bfry rqf sLwk nhIN sI huMdf .
nfly jLfq pfq ikhVf bMdy dy mwQy qy ilKI huMdI hY .
sUbydfr horIN qF Auhƒ hor pVHfAuxf cfhuMdy sn,
pr Ausƒ hfkI KyzHx qy ishq bnfx qoN isvf hor
koeI sLOk nhIN sI . pitafly sLfhI pwg, boskI dI
busLwrt, gYvfzIn dI pqlUn qy ilsLkdy bUt pfeI, itcn
ho ky jdoN Auh afpxy aPLsr dI jIp lY ky inkldf qF afp
vI iksy ieMjInIar qoN Gwt nhIN sI lgdf .
lfjo dy ivafh dy
pihly do sfl sMg srPLy nfl inkl hI gey . qlok cMd dI
qnKfh nfl msF gujLfrf sldf . nvIaF ivafhIaF kuVIaF
ƒ bxn sMvrn df cfa qF huMdf hI hY . pihlF qF kdy
BUaf imlx afeI qy kuJ dy geI . kdy jgrFvIN geI ƒ
pMzq horF ny lwd pwd ky qor idwqf . pr lfjo ƒ
cfdr vyK ky pYr psfrn dI jugq nf afeI . hOlI hOlI
AuhnF ny tUm Cwlf vyc ky gujLfrf krnf sLurU kr idwqf
.
dPLqr df cpVfsI
hox krky qlok cMd aksr srdfr horF dy bMgly afdf jFdf
rihMdf . bIbI jI bVy dieafvfn sn . QoVHI bhuq mdd kr
Cwzdy . kdy kdy AuhnF dy Gr kMm krn vflI ny CuwtI qy
jfxf huMdf qF Auh lfjo ƒ bulf lYNdy . lfjo df
rMg rUp aqy kMm krn dI suGVqf dy kfrn Auh AuhnF
ƒ bhuq cMgI lgdI .
"kI gwl qyry
ivafh ƒ do sfl ho gey, ajy qwk koeI inwkf inafxf[[[?"
iek idn bIbI jI ny sihj suBf lfjo ƒ puwiCaf .
lfjo kuJ sLrmf geI qy muskrFdI hoeI ibnf kuJ boly hI
kMm krdI rhI . bIbI jI ny vI Es idn mihmfn Gr afey
hox krky bfhlI gwl nf gOlI .
agly idn lfjo,
svyry svyry, vkq qoN pihlF hI bMgly qy kMm krn phuMc
geI . Auh kuJ Audfs jhI sI . bIbI jI ny koeI Kfs
iDafn nf idwqf . ajy Auh dupihry culHy cONky qoN
vyhlI hoeI hI sI ik qlok vI bMgly af phuMcf . lfjo
Aus qoN mUMh Cupf ky, kMm dy bhfny, dUjy kmry ivc clI
geI .
"kI gwl hY,
qYƒ awj aYs vyly srdfr horF ny Gwilaf hY ?"
qlok ƒ kuJ roxhfkf vyK ky bIbI jI ny puwiCaf .
"nhIN bIbI
jI ! mYN qF afp hI Qozy nfl iek jLrUrI gwl krn afieaf
hF ."
"kI gwl hY ?"
"bIbI jI !
lfjo ƒ puwCo, ieh myry nfl ikEN nhIN rihxf
cfhuMdI …?"
bIbI jI ƒ
Aus dI gwl sux ky bVf acMBf lwgf . awgy qF dohF bfbq
AuhnF ƒ iksy gwl dI iBxk nhIN sI peI . ieh nvIN
khfxI kI ?
"kI gwl hY
lfjo …?" bIbI jI ny vfj mfrI .
lfjo kol af ky
cuwp cfp Klo geI .
"ieh kI
kihMdY …?" AuhnF lfjo qoN Pyr jfnxf cfihaf
.
"bIbI jI !
ies ƒ afKo myrf mUMh nf KulHfvy …[."
bIbI jI ƒ
lwgf ijvyN lfjo ny AuhnF dy klH kIqy svfl df AuWqr dy
idwqf hovy .
"mYN bIbI jI
ƒ dws idaF ik qUM srdfry zrYvr nfl Kyh[[[?"
qlok ny lfjo qy grjxf sLurU kr idwqf qy Aus vwl cpyV
lY ky ipaf .
"Kbrdfr jy
kuVI qy hwQ cuwikaf qF… ." bIbI jI ny Aus
ƒ hukm suxfidaF gwl jfrI rwKI . "qUM clf
jfh ! mYN lfjo ƒ afpy puwC lFgI ….”
lfjo KVI KVI
zuskx lwg peI qy cuMnI nfl awKF pUMJdI kOly nfl jf
lwgI . ijvyN Auh afpxy afp ƒ inrdosL sfbq krnf
cfhuMdI hovy .
bIbI jI ny afpxy
kol ibTf ky ipafr nfl sfrI puwC igwC kIqI qF Auhny
sfrf duwK Pol idwqf .
"qusIN myrI
mF vrgy ho . Blf mFvF qoN kI Ehlf …? myrf qy
qloky df irsLqf nf hoieaF vrgf hI hY . qusF klH mYQoN
iek svfl puwiCaf sI . socdI sI mYN quhfƒ afpxy
mn dI hflq ikvyN dwsF …? myrI BUaf ny pqf nhI kI
smJ ky myrf iehdy nfl gT joV krvfieaf . mYN qF iek
vfrI vI eys bMdy koloN pqI ipafr df suK nI mfixaF .
ho skdY ieh by-ksUr hovy, pr mYN afpxI awg vrgI jvfnI
lY ky ikwQy jfvF …?
kdy suxdI huMdI
sI beI joVIaF jg QoVHIaF,’ awj afp hI Bugq rhI
hF . jdoN dI ivafhI afeI hF, pYsy Dyly vwloN vI
hmysLF QuV vfly idn hI kwtdI rhI . nf kdy eys ny
sohxf kwpVf pf ky myry nfl bfhr jfx df cfa pUrf kIqf.
lokF dIaF jnfnIaF pihn pwcr ky afpxy bMidaF nfl
tihkdIaF hoeIaF rkisLaF 'coN AuqrdIaF vyKdI hF qF
myry kfljy ivc DU AuTdI hY . nf kdy eys ny koeI mn
psMd dI cIjL lY ky idwqI hY, sgoN myry mfipaF dI iek
iek tUm vycI bYTY ….
srdfr horF df
zrfeIvr hox krky, srdfrf kdy kdy isnmy dy pfs lY
afAuNdf hY qy sfƒ vI iPLlm vyKx lY jFdf hY . kdy
kdfeIN afty dI borI bjLfroN ilExI huMdI aY qF Auh jIp
qy Gry Cwz jFdY . mYƒ rulI-KulI ƒ vyK ky
kdy kdy Auh iehƒ smJOx vfsqy afK idMdY,
'qloikaf, jy lfjo vrgI kuVI myrI vhutI hovy qF rfxI
bxf ky rwKF ….'
keIaF idnF qoN
eys ny myry qy hwQ cuwkxf sLurU kr idwqf . myry qF
ieh GsuMn dI mfr nIN, pr mYN kdy brfbrI nhIN kIqI .
kdy kdy qMdrusqI TIk nf hox krky jy idn cVH jFdy
…qF myry qy qohmqF lONdY ik mYN srdfry nfl[[[."
qy Auh Pyr iPws peI .
"klH dI gwl
hY . srdfry dI BYx muwlFpur qoN afeI vI hY . Auhny
ikqy mYƒ vfj mfr leI . sLfm ƒ jdoN ieh
afieaf qF mYƒ Gry nf vyK ky vfjF mfrdf iPry .
mYN srdfry dy GroN inklI qF bs vrH ipaf myry qy .
hfkI lY ky Audfly ho igaf qy myry pfsy sykx lwgf .
mYN zrdI kI krdI ? Bwj ky srdfry dy Gr Pyr jf vVI
…. AuhdI BYx ny rfqIN mYƒ afpxy nfl suaf
ilaf . awj EDroN hI mYN iswDI quhfzy kol afeI hF
…[."
ies qrHF df duwK
iek iesqrI hI vDyry smJ skdI hY . BfvyN lfjo ivc vI
koeI kmjLorI hovy, pr jy afdmI sLrIrk aqy afriQk
pwKoN Aus ƒ sMqusLt nf rwK sky aqy AuWqoN
aiqafcfr krdf hovy, qF aOrq df kI dosL ?
"qUM icMqf
nf kr …." bIbI jI idlfsf idMdy hoey boly .
"aqy jy kdy bfhlI BIV pvy qF ikDry jfx dI loV
nhIN . iswDI myry kol af jfvIN …."
qlok cMd idl df
mfVf qF nhI sI . pr ijs qrHF iksy dI iksmq ivc iliKaf
huMdf hY, Auh iek BrBUr gwBrU vfly guxF qoN vFJf rih
igaf sI . iek qF sLrIrk qOr qy kmjLor, dUjf Aus dI
qor ivc kuJ aYsI lck sI ik mihkmy ivc kMm krn vfly
Aus ƒ jLnfnf hI smJdy sn . kdy kdy koeI gwl lf
ky itwcr kr jFdy, "beI isafixaF ny TIk hI ikhY
ik jy iksy mhfqV df twbr sunwKf hovy qF guaFZIaF dIaF
mOjF ho jFdIaYN ."
kdy dovyN jixaF
ƒ qury jFdy vyK ky koeI guaFZxF bolI mfr
idMdIaF, "vyK nI muMzU quiraf jFdf ."
qlok cMd kdy iksy
kol Bolypn ivc aOlfd nf hox bfry gwl kr bYTdf qF koeI
afKdf, "qUM isLlfjIq Kfieaf kr ." koeI
Cuhfry dwsdf aqy koeI kihMdf, "idwlI vfly hfjLk
hkIm PLYjL mhMmd horF ƒ nbjL vKf ky af ."
iksy jnfnI ny slfh idwqI, "ajkl sfnHyvfl ivc iek
krnI vfly inrmly sMq afey hoey aY . suixaY AuhnF dI
ikrpf nfl keIaF dI god hrI ho geI hY . pr aFhdy aY,
ijs aOrq ny murfd pUrI krOxI hovy Auh AuhnF dy afsLrm
ivc iewkI idn syvf kry, kwlI… !" koeI qloky
dI iKwlI AuVfAuNdy afKdy, "Eey EQy jfx dI kI loV
aY ? lfjo ƒ sfzy kol Byj idaf kr, EhdI syvf sgoN
asIN kr CwzFgy ."
ivcfrf qlokf,
aMdro aMdr afpxy afp ƒ eynf hIxf smJdf, iksy
ƒ koeI jvfb nf dy skdf .srdfry dy guaFZ ivc
rihMdy hox krky keIaF ƒ Aus dI bdnfmI krn leI
hor bhfnf lwB ipaf . kdy koeI kihMdf, "Xfr, mYN
qF lfjo ƒ srdfry dI jIp 'coN AuqrdI ƒ aksr
vyiKaY …." koeI Aus ƒ srdfry nfl isnmf
vyKx geI df crcf CyV idMdf . guaFZxF ivckfr ieh gwl
afm ho geI, "lfjo dI awg mwTI nhIN huMdI, qfhIEN
sfzy mrdF nfl hws hws cViglHIaF mfrdI hY …."
inwq nvF sLgUPLf
. afey idn bdnfmI dIaF gwlF sux sux ky qlok cMd
ƒ eynI nmosLI afeI ik iek idn Auh acfnk GroN rU-posL
ho igaf . Aus dy aPLsr, srdfr horF ny puils ivc vI
ieqlfh idwqI, pr Aus dI koeI AuWG suwG nf imlI .
lokIN qrHF qrHF dIaF gwlF krn lwgy . koeI kihMdf,
"sflf rMn df Gr pUrf krn jogf nhIN sI . sLrm df
mfiraf nihr ivc Cfl mfr igaf hoxY ." koeI afKy,
"Poj ivc BrqI ho igaf lgdY ." iksy ny
aPLvfh PLYlfeI, "iksy sfDF dI mMzlI ivc jf rilaf
."
koeI sfl ku Br
lfjo ƒ bIbI jI ny afpxy kol rwiKaf . Aus dy ipqf
ƒ gujLiraF awT mhIny ho gey sn . kuJ smyN leI
Auh BUaf kol clI geI . Pyr ikDry srdfry dy rsUK nfl
Aus ƒ mihkmy ivc qlok cMd vflI nOkrI hI iml geI,
qy EhI kuaftr vI . awgy qF lok Cup Cup ky gwlF krdy
sn, hux mUMh qy hI kihx lwg pey . lfjo ny vI lok lwj
dI prvfh nf kridaF afpxf idl qkVf kIqf qy srdfry nfl
hI irsLqf pIZf kr ilaf .
"qyrI vI
ikMnI mfVI iksmq hY . pMzqF dI kuVI ho ky qUM cimafrF
dy muMzy dy vws pY geI…[." iek dUsry dIaF
bfhF ivc bYTy, iek idn srdfry ny Aus ƒ mKOl kIqf
.
"aYnf kuPLr
nf qol srdfiraf… . jy swcmuc df cimafr hYN qF
lfh lY afpxI lfjo df cMm . jy sIa vI krgI qF afKdIN
…. Blf koeI jnm qoN QoVHf nIvF huMdY . ieh qF
bMdy dy krm huMdy aY . qUM qF aYnf swcf suwcf iensfn
hYN, koeI vI kuVI qyry qy afpf vfr skdI hY . qUM mYƒ
kwZ ky qF nhIN ilafieaf, qUM qF mYƒ afsrf idwqY,
rwb vFgUM . rwb ƒ ikhVf iksy ny vyiKaY . mYN qF
iek srdfr ƒ ipafr kIqY, qy qyry lV lwg ky qF mYN
srdfrnI bx ky rihxY, sUbydfrF dI noNh …."
AusdIaF awKF ivc iek AuWjly BivwsL dI cmk sI .
srdfry ny pihlI
vfrIN mihsUs kIqf, lfjo dI rulI KulI sLKsIaq ivc
ikMnI mhfn aOrq lukI hoeI sI .
"kmlIey !
mYN qF qyry nfl aYvyN hsdf sI …."
"aiVaf ! mYƒ
nhIN eyho jhy hfsy cMgy lgdy… ." qy Auh Pyr
Guwt ky Aus dy nfl lwg geI .
jdoN qoN lfjo ny surq sMBflI, Aus ƒ afpxI BUaf
qy PuwPV qoN isvf iksy vI hor irsLqydfr nfl nyVqf
nhIN sI mihsUs hoeI . 'dUK invfrn' gurduafry ivc anMd
kfrj vyly vI kyvl Auh dovyN hI sLfml hoey aqy ipafr
nfl Aus leI kwpVy qy jLyvr lY ky afey .
agly mhIny BUaf
Aus ƒ Pyr imlx afeI .
"dws lfjo,
hux qF qUM KusL hYN …?"
"puwC nf
BUaf . mYN qF rwjI peI aYN …." Aus dy ichry
qy iek ajIb loa sI . "qyrf juafeI mYƒ
kihMdY, qYƒ mYN hux nOkrI nIN krn dyxI, qUM bs
rfj kr …."
"swcIN !
srdfrf qYƒ aYnf ipafr krdY ?"
"lY, mYƒ
qF pqf hI hux lwgY ik pqI ipafr kI huMdY…. qUM
JUT nf jfxI, Auh qF mYƒ aYnf cfhuMdY ik awj vIh
idn ho cwly ivafh hoey ƒ, Ehny myrf iek rfq vI
vsfh nI KfDf …."
Ausdy Bolypn
‘qy hsdI hsdI BUaF ny lfjo ƒ Guwt ky gl nfl
lf ilaf .
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