brqfnvI AurdU khfxI:

KUn df irsLqf

mUl lyiKkf: sRI mqI aqIaf Kfn

awT sfl dI Aumr ivc rUhI ny afpxy ipqf nUM pihlI bfr dyiKaf sI. rUhI dI pYdfiesL qoN kuJ mhIny pihlF hI Aus dy ipqf nUM, Aus dI kMpnI ny do virHaF leI lMzn Byijaf sI. rUhI pYdf hox vflI sI ies leI AusdI mF nfl nf jf skI aqy pyky Gr af geI.

do virHaF bfad sLPIk imrjLf dy Bfrq muVn dI KLbr imlI qF Cotf mfmf afpxy vlfieq qoN muVy BxoeIey nUM jI afieaF kihx leI bMbeI phuMc igaf. jdoN Ausny sLPIk imrjLf dy nfl iek aMgryj iesqrI nUM vyiKaf qF smiJaf ik sLfied ies mym df hvfeI jhfjL dy krmcfrIaF nfl koeI sbMD hovygf. pr Auh sLPIk imrjLf dy nfl ijs qrHF dI KulH lY rhI sI ies nUM vyK ky Aus df idwl DVikaf. sLPIk imrjLf nUM ies gwl dI iblkul afs nhIN sI ik Aus dy sOhiraF vloN koeI Aus nUM bMbeI lYx afvygf. Coty mfmy nUM vyK ky Ausdf rMg AuV igaf aqy Ausdf ichrf vyK ky Coty mfmy df sLwk XkIn ivc bdlx lwigaf. Aus ny sLPIk imrjLf nUM puwiCaf: “ieh kOx hY?”

sLPIk imrjLf ny afpxI aMgryj pqnI nUM Kfndfn nfl vfkPL krfAux jF nf krfAux bfry ijhVI vI Xojnf bxfeI sI Auh AuvyN dI AuvyN hI peI rih geI. bdhvfsI ivc Auh iswDy ijhy suafl df iswDf ijhf jvfb dy bYTf.

sLPIk imrjLf df jvfb sux ky Cotf mfmf, AuhnF doohF nUM AuQy hI Cwz ky, ibnF kuJ hor khy suxy vfps muV afieaf. sLPIk imrjLf dy suafgq leI Gr ivc prbMD ho rhy sn pr jdoN Cotf mfmf mUMh ltkfeI Gr ivc iekwlf hI afieaf qF sfiraF dy pYrF hyToN DrqI inkl geI. sfh-sfDI sfry hI Aus vlF dyKx lwg pey ik Auh ieMJ vfps muVn df kfrn dwsygf. pr Cotf mfmf ibnF kuJ khy suxy, nfny dy pfs jf ky cuwp-cfp bYT igaf. AusdI cuwp qoN qMg pY ky jwd nfny ny suafl kIqf qF Auh PLuwt ipaF: “Aus afdmI df nF nf lAu. Ausny, sfnUM iksy nUM mUMh ivKflx Xogf nhIN Cwizaf. Aus ny sfzy Kfndfn df nF zubo idwqf. Auh nf-lfiek afpxy nfl lMzn qoN iek PrMgx lY afieaf ey.”

“PrMgx” sLbd swuxidaF hI ijvyN Gr Auqy ibjlI izwg peI. jykr Cotf mfmf ieh Kbr ilafieaf huMdf ik sLPIk imrjLf df jhfjL zuwb igaf aqy Auh vI Ausdy nfl hI smuMdr ivc gLrk ho igaf, qF ro ipwt ky sbr kr ilaf jFdf. pr ieh sdmf qF aijhf sI iksy dy sfhmxy ro vI nhI skdy sn.

aMjumn afrf, afpxy dohF BrfvF qoN Aumr ivc bhuq CotI sI aqy bVy hI lfz ipafr nfl plI sI. Aus dI suMdrqf dy crcy suwx ky hI sLPIk imrjLf ny Aus nfl ivafh krvfieaf sI aqy ivafh ipwCo Aus Auqy ipafr-muhwbq df ijhVf mINh brsfieaf sI, Aus nUM vyhMidaF Auh soc vI nhIN skdI sI ik Ausdf pqI iksy dUjI iesqrI Auqy njLr suwtygf. ies jLbrdsq Dmfky nfl Auh iblkul buwq bxI bYTI rih geI. iPr bhuq icrF bfad kwT-puqlI vFg ibnF iksy ihwl-juwl dy Au-wT ky afpxy kmry ivc cly geI. sLfmIN jdoN Auh kmrf KolH ky bfhr inklI qF Ausny afpxf rMgdfr pihrfvf bdl ky icwty kpVy pfey hoey sn. “afieaf” dI god ivcoN KyzdI rUhI nUM afpxI god ivc lY ky bhuq ipafr kIqf aqy mF dy pfs af ky bYTdI hoeI bolI:

“aMmF! awj qoN bfad mYN Aus nflfiek afdmI df nF vI sunxf nhIN cfhuMdI. qusIN sB nUM hdfieq kr idAu ik jykr Auh iewQy afvy qF koeI vI AusnUM Gr ivc vVn nf dyvy. hux nf myry nfl aqy nf hI myrI bwcI nfl Ausdf koeI sMbMD hY. mYN mrdy dm qk afpxI bwcI Auqy Aus df mnhUs prCfvF vI nhIN pYx idaFgI.”

aqy Aus mnhUs afdmI dy prCfvyN qoN dUr “rUhI” dI pflxf nfnkIN huMdI rhI. nfnf, nfnI aqy Coty mfmf ivsLysL qOr qy Aus nfl bhuq ipafr krdy. Coty mfmy dI DI rOsLnI ijhVI ik Aumr ivc Aus qoN iek vrHf bVI sI, AusdI hr smyN dI sfQx, dosq, BYx sB kuJ hI sI. rUhI df jIvn iehnF lokF dy duafly hI GuMmdf irhf. AusnUM kdy vI ieh pqf nf lwigaf ik Ausdf ipAu, AusnUM vyKx dI cfh ivc ikMnI bfr drvfjLy qk af ky nf-murfd muiVaf hY. afpxI gLlqI dI mfPLI mMg ky Auh afpxI pqnI aqy DI nUM afrfm dI ijLMdgI dyxf cfhuMdf hY. pr Aus dI hr jodVI aqy koisLsL Auqy nfnI, nfnf aqy Cotf mfmf hor ijLafdf sKLqI nfl duwqkfr idMdy.

aMmI ijhVI ivKfvy leI lohy vFg sKLq ihMmq idKf rhI sI, Auh pqI dI byvPLfeI Auqy aMdroN hI aMdr Guuulx lwgI. Aus nUM buKLfr rihx lwigaf, KMG aAux lwgI. hOlI hOlI Auh iblkul hI plMG nfl lwg geI aqy rUhI pMj virHaF dI vI nhIN sI hoeI ik Aus pfsoN sdf sdf leI quwr geI. AusdI afKLrI vsIaq vI ieho hI sI ik myrI bwcI Auqy Aus mnhUs afdmI df prCfvF vI nf pvy.

nfnI ny mrdy dm qk afpxI DI dI vsIaq Auqy aml kIqf. DI dI mOq bfad Auh afpxy jvfeI nfl hor vI vwD nfrfjL ho geI. Aus dI njLr ivc Auh AusdI ieklOqI DI df kfql sI aqy PFsI qoN Gwt iksy hor cIjL dy lfiek nhIN sI. sLPIk imrjLf afpMU vI afpxI kIqI qy bhuq sLrimMdf sI aqy aMjm dI a-smyN dI mOq df ijLmyvfr afpxy afp nUM hI smJdf sI. iesdf asr ieh ipaf ik Auh afpxI aMgryj pqnI nfl ruwKy-pn df ivvhfr krn lwg ipaf ijs kfrn iek idn Auh qMg pY ky cuwp-cfp ieMglYNz vfps muV geI.

nfnf, nfnI aqy Cotf mfmf hr sMBv koisLsL krdy ik rUhI iksy qrHF vI afpxy afp nUM rOsLnI qoN Gwt nf smJy. dohF dy kpVy sdf hI iewko ijhy hI bxdy. dohF nfl ieko ijhf hI vrqfa huMdf. dohF dI ivwidaf aqy iswiKaf Auqy ieko ijhf iDafn idwqf jFdf. mOlvI sfihb dohF nUM hI kurfny-pfk aqy AurdU dI pVHfeI krfAux afAuNdy. pr rUhI nUM ijvyN ijvyN smJ af rhI sI iqvyN iqvyN AusdI anuBv krn dI sLkqI vI vwD rhI sI. koeI sLrfrq jF gLlq kMm krn qy CotI mfmI rOsLnI nUM zFt idMdI aksr iek awD QwpV vI mfr idMdI pr AusnUM kuJ nf kihMdI. “apIaf” aqy “aln” vIr vI ijs ipafr nfl rOsLnI nUM zFt-PLtkfr lYNdy ieMJ kdy vI Aus dy nfl pysL nhIN afAuNdy sn. ies dy nfl, AuhnF dy rvweIey ivc QoVy ijhy aMqr df aihsfs huMdf sI. Cotf mfmf, rOsLnI dy mukfbly ivc sdf hI AusdI qrPLdfrI krdy qF jo ibn mF dI bwcI df idwl nf duKy. AusnUM ies gwl df vI aihsfs ho igaf sI ik Ausdy ipqf ikqy hY aqy iksy kfrn sfry lokIN Aus nfl nfrfjL hn. ies leI kdy vI AusdI ihMmq nf hoeI ik Auh, Ausdf ijLkr vI afpxy bulHF qy ilaf skdI.

bVf mfmf afpxI nOkrI kfrn sdf hI bfhr rihMdf sI. jdoN Aus dIaF iqMnF DIaF dIaF grmI dIaF CuwtIaF huMdIaF qF Auh afpxy prvfr smyq kuJ idnF leI Gr afAuNdf. Aupr dy kmry AuhnF leI rfKvyN sn. AuhnF dy nf rihx smyN Auh kmry bMd rihMdy. Auh suBf dy ilhfjL nfl sB qoN vwKrf sI. Auh nf qF Coty mfmy vFg hr mn ipafrf sI aqy nf hI prvfrk rvfieqF df pwkI qrHF pfbMd qy DfrnI. bVIaF KrIaF aqy aksr kOVIaF gwlF krdf. vyKx ivc afAuNdf ik AusnUM Gr dy mfmilaF ivc ijLafdf idlcspI nhIN sI. pr jdoN qoN nfnI dI ishq iZwlI rihx lwgI sI qF Auh hr mhIny iek-do idnF leI Gr af jFdf sI. nfnI dy dvf aqy ielfj df bhuq iDafn rwKdf. iewk idn vwzf mfmf Coty mfmy nUM kih irhf sI:

“sLPIk ny iewk PrMgx nfl ivafh krn df aprfD jLrUr kIqf pr ies gwl qoN ibnF qF Aus ivc koeI burfeI nhIN. ieMnf piVHaf iliKaf aqy kfbl afdmI hY. cMgI hYsIaq vflf hY. iesy leI Aus ny sdf hI aMjm aqy rUhI dI ijmyvfrI lYxI cfhI. pr qusF dI ijLwd hY ik Ausdf nF vI sunxf nhIN cfhuMdy. hux qF Auh PrMgx vI jf cuwkI hY. mnuwKI kmjLorIaF nUM smJx aqy mfPL kr dyx dI jLrf ijMnI vI smJ quhfzy ivc nhIN hY. Auh sMsfr df pihlf mrd qF nhIN ijs ny dUjf ivafh krvf ilaf. sLPIk nUM aMjm dI by-vkq mOq df bhuq duwK hY. Auh rUhI nUM vyKx leI bycYn rihMdf hY pr qusIN lok afpxI hwT-DrmI nfl Aus nUM duwK phuMcfAux dy nfl nfl Aus dI bwcI Auqy vI jLulm kr rhy ho.”

rUhI ny kmry dy lfigAuN lMGx smyN ieh aMqm vfk suwx ley sn. AusnUM pihlI bfr afpxy ipqf dy nF sbMDI pqf lwigaf sI aqy ieh nF Ausdy idwl Auqy Aukiraf igaf. pr AusdI ihMmq nhIN sI ik iksy nUM kuJ kih skdI.

aqy jdoN nfnI vI Aus df sfQ Cwz ky afpxI DI nfl jf imlI qF Auh ies Gr ivc afpxy afp nUM iblkul iekwilaF mihsUs krn lwgI. AuNJ nfnf, Cotf mfmf aqy rOsLnI dy ipafr aqy iDafn ivc koeI Gft nhIN afeI sI. pr inwjI qOr qy rUhI dy rvweIey ivc qbdIlI afAux lwg peI sI. ies Gr ivc ijwQy Auh pYdf hoeI aqy plI sI, hux Auh afpxy afp nUM iek ajnbI mihsUs krdI. AusnUM rOsLnI vwz-Bfgx lwgdI sgoN Aus nUM jlx huMdI. rwb ny Aus nUM sB kuJ idwqf sI: cfhux vfly mfpy, BYx, Brf, suMdrqf, prsMnqf, hr iek df idwl moh lYx vflIaF gwlF. Auh sdf Puwl vFg iKVI rihMdI. jo vI AusnUM dyKdf Aus dI suMdrqf aqy hsmuwK suBf Auqy ltU ho jFdf. pVHn-ilKx ivc jLrUr rUhI, rOsLnI nfloN qyjL sI. AurdU nfl Ausdf ivsLysL lgfv sI. ijhVI vI kivqf pVHdI AusnUM jLbfnI Xfd ho jFdI. ibmfrI dy idnF ivc nfnI aksr dohF nUM ibTf ky mukfblf krfAuNdI aqy jdoN rUhI, rOsLnI nUM hrf idMdI qF bhuq prsMn huMdI. pr nfnI dI mOq bfad Auh cuwp-cuwp rihx lwg peI. ijvyN Ausny afpxy afp nUM aMdr bMd kr ilaf sI. ijhVI vI ikqfb, rsflf, aKLbfr AusnUM iml jFdf, bYTdI AusnUM pVHdI rihMdI jF ivhVy ivc lwgy CUeI-mUeI dy pOdy dy pfs bYTI Ausdy iek iek pwqy nUM CUMhdI aqy bMd huMidaF dyKdI rihMdI jF iPr iKaflF ivc hI afpxy ipqf dy pfs puwj jFdI.

iek idn Auh afpxy suBf anusfr CUeI-mUeI dy pOdy dy kol bYTI sI ik bVf mfmf bhuq hI qyjL kdmIN aMdr afieaf aqy Ausdf hwQ PV ky boilaf: “af DIey, afpxy awbf nUM iml.” aqy lgpg GsItidaF hoieaF AusnUM bYTk ivc lY afieaf. brfmdy ivc bYTf Cotf mfmf iqlimlf ky rih igaf.

Aus idn jdoN ik AusnUM ies sMsfr ivc afieaF awT sfl ho gey sn Auh pihlI bfr afpxy ipqf nUM imlI sI. sLPIk imrjLf nUM XkIn nhIN sI af irhf ik Aus dI DI, Aus dI ieklOqI sMqfn, ijs nUM vyKx leI Auh hux qk qVpdf irhf sI, swcmuwc hI Aus dy kol bYTI sI. AusdIaF awKF ivc sukwy hoey hMJU cuwB rhy sn. sMG suwk irhf sI. QoVf icr qF Auh kyvl Aus dy isr Auqy hwQ Pyrdf irhf. AusnUM anuBv hoieaf ijvyN AusdIaF AuNglIaF nUM kFbf iCiVaf hovy. iPr jdoN bolxf afrMiBaf qF Aus dI afvfjL sMG ivc Pws rhI sI. Auh srk ky Ausdy hor nyVy ho ky bih geI aqy afpxf isr AusdI bFh Auqy ltkf idwqf. ijvyN Ausny mihsUs kr ilaf hovy ik ies vyly Ausdy awbf nUM Ausdy shfry dI byhwd loV hovy. sLfied ies leI ik KUMn pfxI nfloN ijLafdf gfVHf huMdf hY.

“DIey! quM kuJ pVHdI ilKdI eyN?” awbf ny bVI kiTnfeI nfl bolx dI koisLsL kIqI.
“mOlvI sfihb pVHfAux afAuNdy ny. mYNnUM aqy rOsLnI nUM kurfn sLrIPL aqy AurdU pVHFdy hn. rOsLnI qF kurfn sLrIP smfpq kr cuwkI ey.”
“qUM ikMnf ku piVHaf ey?”
“mYN ijLafdf nhIN piVHaf.” iPr QoVI dyr ruwk ky bolI: “mYNnUM Xfd hI nhIN huMdf. ikAuN jo smJ ivc hI nhIN afAuNdf, ies leI.”
“AurdU ikMnI pVHI ey?”
“AurdU dIaF sfrIaF ikqfbF mYN pVH lYNdI hF. ilKxf vI afAuNdf ey. bhuq sfrIaF njLmF (kivqfvF) vI Xfd ny.”
“qF mYNnUM vI koeI njLm suxf.”
“lb py afqI hY duaf bn ky qmMnf myrI------.” aqy Ausny pUrI njLm suxf idwqI.

ipAu dy mUMhoN afpxI Aupmf suwx ky Auh KusL ho ky dwsx lwgI ik AusnUM hor ikhVIaF ikhVIaF njLmF Xfd ny. awbf idlcspI nfl DI dIaF gwlF sux irhf sI ik Aus ny vyiKaf ik nfnf vI qsbI (mflf) hwQ ivc leI njLrF JukfeI bYTk ivc dfKLl hoieaf aqy jf ky afpxI afrfm kursI Auqy bY-wT igaf. muhwly dI msjd ivc nfnf “asr” dI nmfjL pVHn jFdf qF iPr “mgLrb” dI nmfjL pVH ky hI muVdf sI. asr aqy mgLrb ivckfr vjLIPLf pVHdf rihMdf aqy iksy nfl vI gwl nf krdf. ies leI hI bVy mfmy ny sLPIk imrjLf nUM Gr bulfAux leI ieh smF cuixaf sI. ies idn nfny dI qbIaq Krfb sI ies leI afrfm krn Gr af igaf. bYTk ivc dfKLl huMidaF Aus ny nhIN sI vyiKaf ik kOx bYTf hY pr rUhI dI afvfjL sux ky Ausny vyiKaf. sLPIk imrjLf AusnUM vyK ky Gbrf igaf aqy smJ nhIN sI af rhI ik Auh kI kry. rUhI nUM ieh iPLkr sI ik ikqy Ausdf awbf cilaf nf jfvy, ies leI Auh lgfqfr bolI jf rhI sI. nfny ny Aus vlF dyK ky qurMq hI njLrF Pyr leIaF. pr Ausdy ichry df hfv-Bfv vyK ky sLPIk imrjLf nUM zr mihsUs hoieaf ik ikqy iek hor KMUn AusdI grdn qy nf pY jfey. ies leI Auh jldI nfl Au-T KVf hoieaf. drvfjLy qk puwijaf hI sI ik ipwCoN pYx vflI afvfjL ny Ausdy pYr jkV idwqy:
“awbf! hux qusIN kdoN afvogy?”

ipwCy muV ky vyiKaf. AusdI DI, ikMnI afs aqy ipafr nfl tyZI grdn krky jvfb dI AuzIk ivc Aus vlF dyK rhI sI. pr Aus nUM jvfb dyx df hwk nhIN sI. Ausny bVy mfmy vlF dyiKaf ijhVf nfny vlF dyK irhf sI. nfnf ijhVf ieMny icr qoN aMdrlI ksLmksL ivc iGiraf hoieaf sI ik AusdI DI dI vsIaq dI AulMGxf ho rhI hY. hsLr dy idn Auh AusnUM kI jvfb dyvygf. rUhI dy suafl nfl qRBk ky AusnUM dyKx lwgf. Aus dIaF awKF ivc ipAuN nUM imlx dI cfh nUM qVpidaF dyK ky, AusnUM hsLr dy idn, DI nUM dyx leI jvfb iml igaf. ijs inwkI ijhI jfn dy isr qoN mF dI inwGI CF Kuws geI hov,y Aus nUM ipAu dy ipafr qoN vFiJaF rwKxf pfp hY. Aus ny jvfeI nUM bYTx df sMkyq kIqf aqy Ausdy ichry Auqy muskfn afAuNidaF hI kmry dI iPjLf ivc vI muskrfhtF ivwKr geIaF.

(pMjfbI rUp: zf: guridafl isMG rfey)
anuvfd/sMpfdnf: “brqfnvI lyKkfvF dIaF AurdU khfxIaF”