svyr
dy dws vj cuwky sn. awK KolHidaF KulHdI nhIN sI. jd
vI sulyKf aKF KolHx dI koisLsL krdI qF isr df drd
cIsF bx sfry srIr ivwc GuuMm jFdf. kMbl isr qy lpyt
Auh ibsqry dy inwG ivwc guwCf muwCf peI rihMxf
cfhuMdI sI. bws awDf GMtf hor Aus afpxy idl nflL
vfadf kIqf.
isr
qoN kMbl htf, hr pMjF imtF ipCoN Auh srHfxy pey
ryzIAu dI GVI ƒ vyKdI rhI. jd pUrf awDf GMtf bIq
igaf qd hMMMBlf mfr Auh ibsqry ivcoN AuWT bYTI. mMjy
dy kol pey nfeIt-tybl AuWqy peI tfielfnOl dI sLIsLI
ivcoN kwZ ky do golIaF Aus pfxI nflL leIaF. sfhmxy
pey sLIsLy ivwc apxf Qwikaf hoieaf cyhrf vyiKaf.
afpxy afp qy guwsf kIqf. apxy afp ƒ burf Blf
ikhf. iPr afpxy idl nflL pwkf vfadf kIqf ik awgy qoN
Auh pfrtIaF qy nhIN jfieaf krygI. jfxf hI pY jfvy qF
awDI rfq nhIN twpx dyvygI. pfrtIaF ivwc vwjdy AuWcy
iPlmI gfxy, sMgIq dI hwd twp, kFvF-rOlI hI bx jFdy hn.
nflL bYTy bMdy nflL jy koeI gwl-bfq krnI hovy qF
cIKxF pYNdf hY. cIK-cIK isr KoKlf ho jFdf hY. awDI
rfq gey rotI prosI jFdI hY. ieMnI dyr nflL idqI rotI
nf Cwz huMdI hY qy nf hI Kf huMdI hY. rmysL ny
aijhIaF pfrtIaF qy jfxf hY qF bysLk iewklf hI cilaf
jfieaf kry.
sulyKf
ny iKVkI df motf pVdf htf ky bfhr vyiKaf qF mINh vrgI
brPL pY rhI sI. asmfn vI gwDly slytI rMg dy ipCy
ikDry luuwk igaf sI. kwlH mOsm ivwc QoVI grmI afeI sI
qF sVkF dy iknfiraF qy peI icwtI brPL ipGwl geI sI,
kfrF dy iCwitaF nflL gMdI ho geI sI, qy hux AuqoN ieh
mINh vrgI brPL. ‘pqf nhIN aijhf gMdf mOsm ikMnF
icr hor sihxf pvygf.’ Aus soicaf. grmIaF
AuzIkidaF-AuzIkidaF bMdy dI awDI Aumr lMG jFdI hY ies
mulk ivwc. bhfr, KulIaF hvfvF, rMgIn PuulF dIaF
AuzdIaF KusLboaF, KuwlHy kwpVIN, nMgy pYrIN Gfh AuWqy
GuMmxf, iehnF mfsUm KfihsLF aqy AumIdF dI iewk lMmI
amuwk lVI. ies dysL dy mOsm AuWqy AuhnUM guwsf afAux
lwgf. Auh socdI ik ikho ijhI QF Auhdy mfipaF AuhnUM
qoor idwqf. jy ivafh krky dysoLN ieMnI dUr qorxf hI
sI qF ikAuN nf vYnkUvr, kYlyPornIaF jF iPr mYksIko hI
koeI bMdf lwiBaf huuMdf. Bfrq dI DrqI qy bYT bdysLI
mYgjLInF ivwc CpIaF kfrF, GrF, rsoeI ivwc rwKIaF vwK-vwK
msLInF dIaF sohxIaF rMgIn cmkIlIaF qsvIrF vyK, hjLfrF
mIl twp ieDrly mulkF ivwc afAux df lflc bMdy dy idl
ivwc bdo-bdI af hI jFdf hY. nhIN qF afpxy mulk ivwc
iks cIjL df Gftf hY.
sulyKf
ny apxy iKaflF ivcoN iehnF isLkfieqF dy jflLy iewk
pfsy kIqy. apxf ibsqrf AuvyyN hI Cwz, kmry dy iewk
kony ivwc peI tIvI ƒ KwbrF dy cYnl qy lgf afp
iqafr hox, guslKfny clI geI.
sLinwcrvfr
df idn sI. AuhnUM qF PYktrI qoN CuwtI sI pr Ausdf Gr
vflf rmysL, svyry swq vjy hI apxI grosrI dI dukfn
Kolx clf igaf sI.
“sLinwcrvfr
qy aYqvfr qF pYsf kmfAux dy Kfs idn huMdy hn.”
rmysL dy kihx anusfr, aqy ieh do idn Auh sulyKf qy vI
stor afAux dI pfbMdI lgf dyNdf. rmysL df vws cldf qF
Auh apxy iqMnF inafixaF koloN vI pVHfeI dI QF stor
ivwc hI kMm krvfAuNdf. hPqy dy pMjoN idnF dIaF sLfmF
ƒ stor qy bYTxoN sulyKf ny nFh kr idqI sI.
kihMdI sI, “mYQoN nhIN hldI imrcF ivwc hwQ pfey
jFdy, mYnUM myrI PYktrI dI nOkrI cMgI hYY.”
ies
ivwc sLWk vI koeI nhIN sI ik PYktrI dI pwkI nOkrI hox
krky AuhnF ƒ bYNk qoN lon vI asfnI nflL iml jFdy,
Gr dI mfrtgYjL dI vI aOiKafeI nf huMdI. qy mhIny dI
bwDI rkm Gr ivwc afAux krky KLrcf vI KuWlHf zuWlHf
huMdf. grosrI stor dI afmdn cMgI huMdI sI, pr bwJI
hoeI nhIN sI aqy awDI afmdn qF iblF aqy KLricaF ivwc
hI pUrI ho jFdI. rmysL dI afdq hI ho geI sI ik zflr-zflr
ipwCy gwusy huMdf, jvfn ho rhy inafixaF nflL bihsI
jFdf. igafrF virHaF dI kuVI aqy qyrF qy cOdF viraF dy
dovyN muMizaF ƒ idwqy hoey hPLqy dy jyb KLrc df
ihsfb mMgdf rihMdf. sulyKf socdI ijMnI dyr rmysLL
PYktrI ivwc kMm krdf irhf AuWnI dyr qF iPLr vI ieMnf
mfVf nhIN sI. AudoN iewnF kMjUs vI nhIN sI huMdf, pr
jd dI dukfn pf leI hY qd df Auh pYisaF ƒ icwcV
bx ky icMmV igaf sI.
iqafr
ho, sulyKf ny apxI shylI mflqI ƒ Pon kIqf.
“qUM awj rmysL nflL stor qy nhIN sI jfxf? ”
Pon AuWqy sulyKf dI afvfjL sux mflqI ny hYrfnI nflL
puwiCaf.
“nhIN awj nhIN, awj qF mYN afpxI kfr srivs leI
gYrfjL lYky jfxI hYy. Auhdy bfry hI mYN qYnUM puwCxf
sI.” sulyKf ny ikhf.
“ikhVI kfr ilafieMgI? mrsyzIjL jF nvIN GzfeI bI[
aYWm[ zbilAU?” mflqI ny KusLI nflL pwuiCaf,
“jy mrsyzIjL ilafieMgI qF mjLf rhygf. gYrfjL jfx
qoN pihloN kuJ sYr swpfty hI kr lvFgy. AuNj qF mYnUM
bI[ aYWm[ zbilAU[ vI psMd hY.” mflqI kih rhI sI.
“mrsyzIjL qF rmysL lY igaf hY. awj qF kfr ƒ
Auh dukfn dy bfhr aYnH drvfjLy sfhmxy KVI krUgf.
ibMmr ilafvFgI mYN. jy qUM gYrfjL qoN mYnUM cuwk lvyN
qF afpF duiphr dy Kfxy leI ikDry clFgy. Kfxf myry
vloN irhf.” sulyKf ny ikhf.
sulyKf
qy mflqI kihx ƒ purfxIaF shylIaF hn, pr iml bYTx
dI AunHF nUM vyhl hI nhIN imlLdI. pMdrF ku vrHy lMG
gey jd rmysL dy iewk dosq dy Gr AuhnF dI pihlI
mulfkfq hoeI sI. dosq df jnm-idn sI. sfry afdmI
iekwTy ho, iewk vKry kmry ivwc bYTy skfc ivskI, bIar
aqy gwpF df suafd lY rhy sn. AuWcI-AuWcI hws rhy sn,
afpxy hI dfiery ivwc msq sn. nflL vfly kmry dI KmosLI
ivwc iewk soPLy qy bYTIaF ienHF do ajnbI kuVIaF
ivckfr dosqI df bIjL puMGr ipaf. sfl Cy mhInyy ipwCoN
kdy dovyN iml bYTdIaF jF kdy kdfeIN tYlIPon rfhIN gwl
kr lYYdIaF. ieMj dosqI df lwgf ieh nfjLuk bUUtf hux
qwk ijAUNdf irhf.
“hF
ibMmr dy gYrfjL jfxf hY. AuhI kUUeIn stRIt vflf. qyry
GroN bhuqI dUr nhIN hY. qYnUM QF df pqf ey, pihloN vI
qUM mYnUM AuWQoN hI cuwikaf sI.” iewk imMt ruk
ky Auh iPr bolI, “smJ ivwc afieaf ikhVy gYrfjL
dI gwl kr rhIN hF mYN, mflqI BYx jI? ” sulyKf ny
puwiCaf.
“hF
smJ geI mYN, kUeIn stRIt AuWqy ibMmr dI zIlrisLp dy
ipCy hY ijhVf. ikMny vwjy? ” mflqI ny jvfb dy
nflL svfl vI kr idwqf.
“hux
do vwj cwuky hn. QoVI dyr qFeI mYN GroN qurFgI. iehI
koeI ZfeI ku vwjy. kI qYYƒ TIk rhUgf?”
sulyKf puwC rhI sI.
“hF
TIk hyYY, mYN ZfeI vjyL phuMc jfvFgI. zIlrisLp dy
ipCy gYrfjL dy sfmHxy ikDry apxI kfr pfrk kr lfvFgI,
qUM AuWQy hI mYnUM lwB lvIN. hF afp qUM lyt nf hoeIN.
sLfmI sfZy Cy vwjy mYL suBfsL ƒ cuwkxf hY.”
mflqI ny ikhf.
kfr
dI zIlrisLwp qoN koeI lwgpwg pMj ku mIl dUr iewk
ietflIan rYsqorF hY. ies gYrfjL ivwc jd vI sulyKf
apxI kfr lYky afAuNdI qd Auh qy mflqI iewQy hI Kfxf
KFdIaF, duiphr sLfm ibqfAuNdIaF. ies rYsqorF df vwK-vwK
iksm df pfsqf, vMn suvMny pnIrF nflL bxfey sbjLIaF qy
mIt dy sOs aqy vwK-vwK pRkfr df bxfieaf lwjLLfnIXf
suafd hI bhuq huMdf hY. dUjf ienHF dI KfqrdfrI vI
AuWc drjy dI sI. vytr bVy ipafry aqy sucwjy qrIky
nflL iKdmq krdy. awj vI AuhnF ieho rYsqorF cuixaf.
brPL
hfly vI pY rhI sI. pr hux TIk mINh dI sLkl aKiqafr kr
cuwkI sI. sVkF dy dohIN pfsIN pfxI vhI jf irhf sI.
hyTF nflIaF ivwc izwgx dI AusdI avfjL af rhI sI.
asmfn df rMg zUMGf slytI ho igaf sI. sLihr dI gihmf
gihmI aqy pYr-pYr AuWqy trYiPk dIaF bwqIaF krky pMj
ku mIl df rsqf awDy GMty ivwc pfr hoieaf.
“gYrfjL
vflf BfeI qYnUM vyKky bhuq hws irhf sI, kI gwl sulyKf?
bVf hmko qumko qYnUM kih irhf sI?” afpxy tybl dI
kursI iKwcky bYTidaF mflqI ny ivaMg nflL sulyKf
ƒ puwiCaf.
“qyry
kMn bVy qyjL ny mflqI! mMn geI mYN. ieMnI dUroN qYnUM
ikvyN sux igaf?” sulyKf bolI. “afpF Kfx pIx
df afrzr dy leIey iPr dsdI hF.”
iPr
sulyKf ny kihxf sLurU kIqf, “Auh BfeI myry vwl
vyK ky hws irhf sI, iPr nflL kMm kr rhy dUjy bMMdy
ƒ afvfjL mfr ky Aus ny ikhf, “gurU, Auuh
hmkf qumkf af geI ey gwzI lYky, …afky sFB
lY….” myrf iKafl hY AuhnUUM pqf nhIN ik mYN
vI pMjfbx hF…zrYs pfeI vyK mYnUM vYst ieMMzIan
hI bxf Cwizaf. vwzf afieaf hMmkf quMmkf krn
vflf…” sulyKf dwws vI rhI sI aqy hws vI rhI
sI.
“nf
iehdy ivwc hwsx vflI ikhVI gwl ey? ienHF lokF ƒ
bolx dI qmIjL hoxI cfhIdI ey. qyrI QF jy mYN hovF qF
huxy jfky Auhdy mYnyjLr ƒ isLkfieq krF.”
mflqI nfrfjL sI.
“afpF
vI qF Auhoo lok hF. Ausy DrqI qoN afey hF. hux qF
ipMzF dy ipMz qury af rhy hn. kIhƒ-kIhƒ
bolx dI qmIjL isKfieNgI? kIhdI-kIhdI jf ky isLkfieq
kryNgI…, hux qF sBnF df rwwb eI rfKf.”
sulyyKf ny gwl muukfeI.
vytr
ny ilaf ky kirstl dy vfeIn glfsF ivwc lfl vfeIn pfeI.
vfeIn dI boql myjL AuWqy rwK muskrf ky tybl AuWqy pey
nYpikn TIk kr ky qur igaf. duhF shylIaF ny vfeIn dy
Guuwt Bry, glfs vfps myjL AuWqy rwK apxIaF khfxIaF
awgy qorIaF.
“rmysL
df kI hfl hYY?”
“kI
hfl hoxf ey. Auho purfxI byZMgI cfl. pYisaF ipwCy,
KricaF ipwCy icV-icV krI jfxf. afp BfvyN pMMj hjfLr
dI tIvI jF skfc ivskI dI pytI bgYr puwCy lY afvy, Auh
mnjULr hY. sfzy ivwcoN bgYr puwCy koeI pMj zflr qwk
nhIN KLrc kr skdf.”
“qUM
awj rmysLL nflL grosrI stor AuWqy nf jfx df kfrx nhIN
mYnUM dwisaf. hr sLnIcr, aYqvfr qUM AuWQy jFdI hYN.”
mflqI ijvyN kuwJ GoK rhI sI.
“nhIN
geI awj mYYN. rfqIN pfrtI qoN lyt afey. AuWQoN dy
rOly aqy isgrtF dy DUMey krky myrf isr drd nflL Pwtdf
irhf. svyry mYQoN AuWiTaf nhIN igaf. lgdf sI myry
idmfg ivwc ijvyN koeI hQOVIaF mfr irhf hovy. cfr
golIaF tfielfnOl dIaF Kf cuwkI hF. hux jf ky isr kuJ
Tihiraf hYY.”
“rmysL
aOKf huMdf hovygf …?” mflqI ny hor jfnxf
cfihaf.
“aOKf
huMdf ey qF huMdf rvy, mYN kI krF. alfrm awjy vijaf
vI nhIN sI ik hwQ mfr-mfr mYnUM jgfx lwg ipaf, khy-AuWT
cfh bxf ilaf, iqafr ho jf. jd mYN koeI jvfb nf idqf
qF ipaf-ipaf bV-bV krx lwg ipaf. lfl pIlf huMdf mMjy
qoN AuuwT KVoqf. mYN qF kMn vlyt ky peI rhI. myrf kMm
qF koeI Auh krky rfjLI nhIN, Auhdf hukm mYN hr vyly
mMnI jfvF …ikQoN df iensfP hY…?”
kuJ
icr ruk ky sulyKf iPr bolI, “eys gloN qF qyrI
ijMdgI sOKI hY mflqI. suBfsL ƒ vyK ky mYN socdI
hF ik jy rmysL vI trwk zrfievrI krdf qF ikMnf cMgf
huMdf. sfzI ijMdgI vI sOKI lMGdI. hPqy ivwcoN Gwt qoN
Gwt pMj idn GroN bfhr rihMdf. pMj idn AuhdI bwk-bwk
nf suxnI pYNdI.”
“cl
Cwz mrdF dIaF gwlF! af inafixaF dIaF gwlF krIey.”
mflqI ny gwlF df ruKL bdlidaF ikhf. “bwicaF
ƒ imilaF bVI dyr hoo geI ey. ipClI vyr hymMq dy
jnm idn qy imly sn.” sulyKf ny nYpikn nflL mUMh
pUMJidaF plyt prHF ƒ iKskf idqI. vytr Jwt hI af
igaf. Kfxy dIaF plytF cuwk ky lY igaf. KflI ho cuwky
vfeIn dy glfs hor Br igaf.
vDIaf
Kfxf Kf dovyN shylIaF KusL sn. vfeIn df asr vI kuJ
mihsUs ho irhf sI. isLkvy aqy sLkfieqF mrdF dIaF bhuq
ho geIaF. inafixaF df ijLkr suxidaF hI sulyKf dy mUMh
Aupr KusLI Cf geI.
bVy
PLKr nflL sulyKf bolI, “myrf afkfsL qF apxI klfs
ivwc PLst afAuNdf ey. aYdF smJ AuhnUM bs Kfm-Kuafh hr
pfisAuN srtIiPkyt imlI jFdy hn.” gwl jfrI rKidaF
Aus ny ikhf, “PrYNc ivwc vI pihly jF dUjy nMbr
qy afAuNdf ey. sLurU-sLurU ivwc aOKf sI. iewk sfl mYN
PrYNc dI itXUsLn rKvf idwqI iPr puwC nf. hux qF skUl
df ipRMsIpl vI hYrfn huMdf hY. itXUsLn vyly vI rmysL
ny bhuq rOlf pfieaf sI, pYisaF ipwCy, pr mYN aVI rhI.
mYN ikhf muMzy dy BivwK df suafl hY, pYisaF dI mYN
prvfh nhIN krdI ….
“vwzy
Brf akfsL ƒ vyK, Cotf sfgr vI pVHx ivwc huisLafr
ho igaf ey. skUloN af ky pihloN Auh afpxI pVHfeI
ilKfeI Kqm krdy hn, Pyr hI mYN AuhnF ƒ Kyzx jfx
idMdI hF jF tIvI vyKx dI iejLfjq dyydIN hF. myrI kuVI
nyhf vIN BrfvF vrgI pVHx ivwc huisLafr inkl rhI hY
….” bolidaF-bolidaF acfnk sulyKf cup ho geI.
“mflqI mYN qF apxI rfmkhfxI suxf idqI, qyrf hfl
qwk nhIN puwiCaf. qUM vI hymMq aqy lqf bfry kuJ dws.
ikvyN hn dovyN?” sulyKf ny puiCaf.
“hymMq
aqy lqf qyry inaFixaF ijMny huisLafr qF nhIN hn, pr
Prwst klfs hn, pVfHeI ivwcoN aqy syhq vloN. rwb df
suLkr hY, sfzf kihxf vI mMndy hn, agoN kdy jvfb nhIN
dyNdy ….”
mflqI
dI gwl mukI nhIN sI jd sulyyKf ny kihxf sLurU kIqf,
“jvfb ikvyN dyxgy jy asIN AuhnF df ieqbfr qy
ipafr ijwq leIey. hux myry inafixaF ƒ hI vyK,
kdy vI sLfipMg jfx, jFdy hI myry nflL ny, ipAu nflL
jfky qF rfjLI hI nhIN. mYN iksy cIjL qoN nFh nhIN
krdI. jo Auh lYxf cfhMudy hn, lY idMdI hF. jo myrf
idl krdf hY, mYN lY lYNdI hF. afiKr myhnq kfhdy leI
krdy hF jy cIjLF ƒ hI qrsdy hI rhIey ….”
“aYdF
KuwlyH zuwlyH pYsy Krc krdIN hYN qF rmysL ivcfrf bhuq
guwsy huMdf hovygf.” mflqI ny tFc lf ky puiCaf.
“guwsf
krn leI vI vkq cfhIdf hY mflqI. rmysL kolL qF iewnF
smF hY hI nhIN ik Auh bwicaF nflL do gwlF kry, AunHF
dIaF cIjLF vyKy jF iPr AunHF dIaF loVF pUrIaF kry.
svyry sfjry Auh GroN clf jFdf hY qy rfq peI muVdf hY.
svyry inafxy suwqy pey huMdy hn qy rfq nUM Auh afp hI
Qwikaf tuwitaf Gr muVdf hY. aqy mYN hr cIjL df crcf
nhIN krdI, nf hI ZMzorf dyNdI hF.”
mflqI
vfeIn dIaF inwkIaF-inwkIaF GuwtF pINdI sulyKf dIaF
gwlF bVy iDafn nflL sux rhI sI. sulyKf ny vI glfs
ivwc bcI peI vfeIn iekoo sfh pI, mukf leI aqy nvF
glfs Brky iPr bolI, “myry bwicaF nUM myry qy
XkIn hY, AuhnF nUM pqf hY ik mF qoN kuwJ vI mMgIey,
kdy vI mMgIey mF ny nFh nhIN krnI. skUl dy pRfjYkt
leI awDI rfqIN vI kuwJ cfhIdf hovy Ausy vyly ilaf ky
idMdI hF.”
rYsqorF
ivwc peI tIvI qy KbrF af rhIaF sn. mflqI df iDafn
sulyKf qoN hwt KLbrF vl clf igaf.
“mYnUM
qF pihloN hI pqf sI jfrj zbilXU busL ny pRYjLIzYNt
bxky koeI cMgf kMm nhIN krnf.” mflqI ny ikhf.
“ikAuN
kI hoieaf? ”sulyKf ny tIvI vwl iDafn kridaF
puwiCaf.
“hor
kI krnf sI pRYjLIzYNt busL ny. ierfk AuWqy hmlf kr
idqf. bMb suwtxy suLrU kr idwqy. afpxy ipAu dI lVfeI
lV irhf ey.” mflqI bolI.
“iehnF
df kI jFdf ey. iZwz BrI afpo afpxy GrIN bYYTy ny mOjF
mfxdy. mrUgI qF Auh grIb ierfkI jnqf.”
sulyKf
df iDafn ierfk vloN ht ky muV apxy qy af igaf.
“mflqI, kI mYN qYnUM dwisaf sI ik jd rmysL ipClI
vyr ipMz igaf sI qF afpxI mF dy Gr tYlIPon lgvf
afieaf sI. hux qF sws myrI afey hPLqy Pon krdI ey.
ipMz bYTI hukm clfAuNdI ey. qy ieh mF df lfzlf
AuhdIaF hI gwlF suxdf ey…”
“cwl
mF vI AuWQy iekwlI ey, qyry kol qF nhIN rihMdI afky.
tYlIPon rfhIN idl dI BVfs kwZ lYdIN hY.”
kihMidaF mflqI ny apxI GVI vl vyiKaf.
tIvI
Aupr KwbrF hfly vI jfrI sn. burky pfeI muslmfn aOrqF
mujLfhrf kr rhIaF sn, jlUs ivwc sLfml sn, hwQ AuWcy
kr-kr nfary lf rhIaF sn. krIb-krIb sBnf dy burky pfey
hoey sn jF iPr isr qy ihjfb bMnI hoeI sI.
“vyK
lY iensfn dy idl dI ihMmq. ijMnf icr DVkdf hY, iewk
afs Aus ivwc ijAuNdI rihMdI hY. afpxy hwkF nUM pf lYx
dI afs.” mflqI kih rhI sI. “kuwJ idn pihloN
‘trFto stfr’ aKbfr ivwc Kbr CpI sI ik imsr
dI iewk aOrq pwqrkfr burkf pf hr QF phuMc jFdI hY,
vwzy-vwzy lIzrF dy ieMtrivAU kr afAuNdI hY. mYN socdI
hF sulyKf ijnHF aOrqF ny kuwJ krnf huMdf hY, AuhnF dy
rsqy ivwc koeI rukfvt nhIN afAuNdI. jy afAuNdI vI hY
qF ieh hwkF dI msLfl jgfeI aOrqF AusnUM aOkV hI nhIN
rihx dyNdIaF.”
sulyKf
bolI, “asIN vI qF iksy nUM apxI ijMdgI dI rukfvt
nhIN bxn dyNdy. mYN qF nyhF nUM vkIl bixaf vyKxf
cfhuMdI hF, Auh vkIl bx jfvy qF smJFgI myrI ijMdgI df
supnf pUrf ho igaf. ipwCoN BfvyN mYN aYm[ ey[ krky
afeI sI, pr Dwky qF PYktrI dy hI Kfxy pey.”
“pYsf
qUM cMgf kmf lYNdI ey, PYktrI ey qF kI hoieaf.”
“ieMny
sfl Dwky Kfx ipCoN jy pYsy vI cwjdy nf kmfey qF lfhnq
hY. iewQy afky jy mYN agy pVH lYNdI, koeI izgrI
zplomf kr lYYNdI qF sLfied kuwJ bx inkldI. pVHx nUM
koeI nhIN kihMdf. pYsy kmfx leI, bldI dy bUQy Dwk
idMdy hn. afpxy cfry pfsy vyK apxIaF BYxF bIbIaF nUM.
lY dy ky PYLktrIaF, jF eyarport dIaF kfPI sLfpF jF
iPr sikAurtI dIaF nOkrIaF hI krdIaF hn. mfVI motI
aMgryjLI nUM mUMh mfr lYx qF dukfnF ivwc syljL dI
nOkrI iml jFdI hY. iewQy jMmy bwicaF leI, qyry bwicaF
leI mflqI, aqy myry bwicaF leI BivwK AuWjl hovygf.
qyrIaF myrIaF kurbfnIaF AuhnF dy kMm afAuxgIaF….”
gwlF
kr-kr sulyKf ijvyN hMB geI sI. vfeIn df glfs iewko
Guwt pI geI. vytr nUM hor vfeIn ilafAux df afrzr dy
idqf.
“sulyKf
sfZy pMj vwj gey ny, hux jfxf cfhIdf hY. sfZy Cy vjy
gYs stysLn qoN mYN suuBfsL nUM vI cuwkxf hY. afh hor
vfeIn qUM kfhdy leI mMgvf leI.” mflqI ny ieqrfjL
BrI afvfjL ivwc ikhf.
“koeI
nf cldy hF, hfly GMtf ipaf ey. bws mYYƒ zIlrisLp
dy mUhry hI qUM lfh dyeIN.”
sulyKf
ny do glfsF ivwc vfeIn pfeI. iewk glfs mflqI vwl srkf
idqf aqy apxf awDy qoN ijLafdf, iewk Guwt ivwc hI pI
ilaf. dono cuwup ho geIaF.
rYsqorF
dIaF bwqIaF pihlooN hI jg rhIaF sn. hux myjLF Aupr
rKy Coty-Coty lYpF ivwc mom bwqIaF vI jl peIaF sn.
bfhr sLfm df hnyrf kuwJ-kuwJ psr irhf sI. rYsqorF
ivwc KfmosLI sI. do joVy vwK-vwK tyblF qy bYTy hOOlI-hOlI
glF kr rhy sn. rfq dy Kfxy df vkq ho irhf sI. vytr vI
ijvyN sLfm dI BIV df ieMqjfr kr rhy sn.
sulyKf
ny iesLLfrf kr ky afpxy vytr ƒ ibl ilafAux leI
ikhf.
“qUM
TIk Tfk qF hYN sulyKf?” mflqI ny puwiCaf.
“mYN
TIk hF, kfr qUM clfAuxI ey.” sulyKf ny ikhf.
“sfrI
dupihr ivwc kuwl imlfky mYN iqMn glfs vfeIn pIqI ey.
myrf iPkr nf kr. kfr qUM vI clfAuxI ey.” mflqI
bolI.
sulyKf
ny vytr ƒ kOPI ilafAux leI ikhf. kOPI CyqI
ilafAux dI qfkId vI kIqI. grm-grm aYsprYso kOPI af
geI. vfqfvrx ivwc KfmosLI ijhI psr cuwkI sI. mUMh
sfVdI, idl jlfAuNudI kOPI, shylIaF ny CyqI-CyqI pI
leI. ibl dy pYsy cukf prs sFBdIaF aqy kot pfAuNdIaF
dovyN AuWTIaF. irsYpsLn zYsk AuWqy peI kYNzI dI plyt
ivcoN kNYzIaF cuwk mUMh ivwc pfAuuNdIaF dovyN shylIaF
rYsqorF qoN bfhr af geIaF.
brPL
pYxI bMd ho cukI sI. DrqI aqy sVkF iglIaF sn. asmfn
dy pwCm pfisAuN bdlF dIaF tukVIaF ivcoN ikr rhI sUrj
dI lflI hlkI-hlkI cmk rhI sI. ajIb vfqfvrx sI. idn
sLurU hoieaf sI mINh vrgI brPL qoN, slytI rMg ipwCy
luky asmfn qoN aqy Auho idn hux Kqm ho irhf sI igwlI
DrqI qoN, bwdlF ivwcoN ikrdIaF sUrj dIaF lfl ikrnF
qoN.
mflqI
ny kfr stfrt kIqI. sulyKf vI Auhdy nflL bYTI sI.
donoN shylIaF kuJ dyr cup cfp bYTIaF Aus vfqfvrx df
ihwsf bx geIaF sn. bhuq gwlF kr leIaF sn. apxI
ijLMdgI df mUMh muhFdrf kwZ ilaf sI. rojLLfnf dy kIqy
PLYsilaF ƒ prK ilaf sI. KfmosLI ivwc hI mflqI ny
apxI kfr trYiPLk ivwc pfeI.
“sulyKf,
qUM vfeIn kfPLI pI lYNdI hY. idl ƒ kI gm lfieaf
hY qUM!”
“nINd
nhIN afAuNdI rfq ƒ, idnyN vwkq nhIN lMGdf.”
“qUM
aYm[ ey[ pfs eyN, smfrt eyN, vkIl bxn df supnf sI
qyrf, PyLr pUrf ikAuuN nhIN krdI?”
“myrI
aym[ ey[ kIqI rmysL dy hux qwk hjLm nhIN hoeI. vkIl
bx geI mYN iPLr qYYƒ pqf ey kI hovygf? rmysL
mYnUM GroN kwZ dyvygf jF apxf mMjf ibsqrf grosrI stor
lY jfvygf. apxy qoN vwD pVHI ilKI aOrq, afdmI nUM
AuhdI kmjLoorI qy Gft df aihsfs krfAuNdI rihMdI hY,
ijsnUM Auh brdfsLq nhIN kr skdf.”
mflqI
nUM cuwp vyK sulyyKf vI cuwp ho geI. mflqI df pUrf
iDafn hux kfr clfAux ivwc sI. Cy vwj cuwky sn, mflqI
dIaF hrkqF ivwc kfhlI af cuwkI sI. sulyKf nUM vI
mflqI dI kfhlI mihsUs hox lwgI.
afAux
vflIaF trYiPLk dIaF lfeItF qoN Kwby muuVky pMj ku
imMtF qy zIlrisLp sI qy swjy muVky dws ku mIl prHF
gYs-stysLn sI ijQy mflqI ny suBfsL nUM imlxf sI.
sulyKf
ny afpxI GVI vyKI. Cy vwj ky vIh imMt ho cuwky sn.
“mflqI
mYnUM ieQy lfeItF qoN pihlF hI Auqr jfx dy, bwqI vI
lfl hY iewk imMt lgygf. qyrf cwkr bc jfAU.”
sulyKf bolI.
“pwkf
sulyKf ! qUM TIk phuMc jfieMgI? cMgf Gr jfky mYnUM
PLon krIN.”
“cMgf
PoLn krFgI mYN.” kih sIt bYlt Auqfr CyqI dyxI
sulyKf kfr ivwcoN Auqr geI aqy CyqI-CyqI sVk pfr kr
geI.
sVk
qy vih rhy gMdy pfxI qoN pyYr bcFAudI Auh zIlrisLp
phuMcI. sLo rUm dy nyVy phuMcI qF AuhnUM kuwJ ajIb
ijhf mihsUs hoieaf. sLo rUm KflI-KflI lwgf. bwqIaF
BfvyN jg rhIaF sn, pr aMdr koeI bMdf njLr nhIN sI af
irhf.
nyVy
phuMcI qF Auhdf sLwk scfeI ivwc bdl igaf. sLo rUm bMd
ho cukf sI. iblizMg df cwkr mfr ipCly pfsy gYrfjL dy
drvfjLy qy phuMcI qF Auh vI bMd ho cukf sI. iKVkI
ivwc ‘bMd’ hox df Pwtf ltk irhf sI. kfrF dI
zIlrisLp df pUrf lft GuMm ky vyiKaf AuhdI kfr ikDry
njLr nhIN afeI. sulyKf dy idmfg ivwc iKafl GuMm rhy
sn ik qurx qoN pihlF rYsqorF qoN PLon krky gYrfjL dy
bMd hox df vkq puwC lYNdI qF cMgI rihMdI. awj
sLinwcrvfr hY, ijs krky gYrfjL CyqI bMd ho igaf. iPr
soicaf ik tYksI vI kfhdy leI lYxI hY, bws hI lY lYNdI
hF. bws ivwc ciVHaF vrHy hI ho gey hn. jd Auh pihlF-pihlF
trFto afeI sI qd grIbI dy idnF ivwc bws lYky nOkrI
jfieaf krdI sI. ieh iKafl hfly Auhdy idmfg aMdr GuMm
hI rhy sn jd tI[tI[sI[ dI bws afky kuJ kdmF qy rukI.
drvfjLf Kuilaf qy sulyKf apxf prs moZy qy ltkfeI hwQ
ivwc do zflrF dI Bfx PVI bws dIaF pOVIaF cVH geI.
zrfievr
nUM puwC ky TIk pYsy msLIn ivwc pfey aqy zrfievr dy
aYn ipwCy iqMn bMidaF dy bYTx vflI KflI peI sIt AuWqy
jf bYTI. do stfp Cwz qIjy stfp AuWqy bws rukI. do
bMdy ipCly drvfjLy qoN Auqr gey. ipClf drvfjLf bMd ho
igaf. pr mUhrlf drvfjLLf hflI vI Kulf ipaf sI. sulyKf
ny awgy ipwCy vyKx dI koisLsL kIqI, pr bws PVn leI
AusnUM koeI Bwijaf afAuNdf njLr n afieaf. Aus grdn
Jukf agy zrfievr vwl njLr mfrI. Auh afrfm nflL
stIairMg-vIlH AuWqy aKbfr ivCf ky Aus dy vrky Prol
irhf sI. zrfievr nUM ijvyN qurn dI koeI kfhlI nhIN sI.
sulyKf nUM lwigaf ijvyN bws ivwc bYTy bMdy vI iksy
mMjLl AuWqy phuMcx dy cfhvfn nhIN sn. cuwp cfp bYTy
ieDr AuDr dyK rhy sn, sON rhy sn. zrfievr dy nflL-nflL
iksy hoxI nUM AuzIk rhy sn.
msF
do iqMn imMt hI bws AuWQy rukI hovygI, jd sulyKf ny
vyiKaf ik nflL vflI gwlI ivwcoN srdIaF dy Bfry kot qy
bUtF ivwc lukI iewk ds bfrF sfl dI kuVI bws vl BwjI
af rhI sI. bws zrfievr ny vI AusnUM vyK ilaf sI.
afpxy aKbfr dI qih mfr AusnUM sIt Qwly rwK idwqf sI.
kuVI bws dy drvfjLy qwk phuMcI qF zrfievr ny bVI
KusLI BrI afvfjL nflL aMgryjLI ivwc ikhf, “kI
hfl hY qyrf mrIaf? qyrI mF ikvyN hY?”
bws
ivwc bYTy sfry musfPLr apxI nINd qoN ijvyN jfg pey sn.
sB muskrf rhy sn aqy mrIaf dy jvfb df ieMqjLfr kr rhy
sn.
“myrI
mF awgy nfloN bhuq TIk hY. puwCx leI ircrz qyrf QYNk-XU.
hux qF myrI mF qur iPr vI skdI hY.” mrIaf dI
afvfjL KLusLI nflL BrI peI sI.
“swc-muc!
ieh qF bhuq cMgI gwl ey.” ircrz ny ikhf.
“hor
pqf ey ircrz…?”
“kI”
“sfzI
guaFZx nYnsI, ijhVI rojL sfzy inafixaF leI rotI pkf
ky ilaFAudI huMdI sI. Xfd ey, mYN qYnUM pihlF vI
dwisaf sI.”
“hF,
hF Xfd ey mYnUM, awgy dws kI hoieaf …”
“awj
nYNnsI afeI. myrI mF nUM iqafr hox ivwc Aus mwdd kIqI.
iPLr afpxI kfr ivwc ibTf bYNk lY geI….”
“awCf,
mhIny df aMq hYY. qyry zYzI dI kMpnI vloN pYnsLn df
cYk afieaf hoxf ey …”
“hF
awj svyry zfk ivwc cYk af igaf. mF nYnsI nUM AuzIkx
lwgI. iPLr Auh dovyN bYNk geIaF. ikMnyN hPiqaF bfad
sfzy Gr swc-muwc hI pUrI grosrI afeI, ircrz.”
“awCf…”
“bhuq
kuJ lYky afeI myrI mF. Bfry-Bfry QYly qF nYnsI ny
cuwky pr smfn cuwkx ivwc mYN vI mwdd kIqI….”
“qyrf
Brf ibwl ikwQy sI?”ircrz ny puwiCaf.
“ibwl
lfiebRyrI igaf hoieaf sI, skUl df pRfjYkt krx.”
lgdf
sI mrIaf dIaF KusLKLbrIaF hfly muukIaF nhIN sn.
“myrI
mF awj swcmuc dI qfjLI mwCI lYky afeI, myrI mn psMd.”
ircrz nUM phylI pfAuNidaF mrIaf ny ikhf. “qYnUM
pqf ey ircrz asIN awj sLfm dy Kfxy leI kI KfDf?”
“nhIN.
kI KfDf?”
bws
ivwc bYTy bMidaF dIaF awKF mrIaf dy mUMh vl vyK Ausdy
jvfb df ieMqjfr kr rhIaF sn.
“qfjLI
qlI hoeI mwCI, qly hoey aflU, tmftr qy kwkVIaF df
slfd, mwKx lfky zbl rotI, aKIr ivwc ieMnF motf cfklyt
kyk df tukVf …” kuJ icr pihloN KfDy Kfxy df
suafd mrIaf hfly vI lY rhI sI.
“ircrz
awj Kfxy dy myjL duafly asIN cfry, myrI mF, nYnsI ibl
qy mYN bYTy sI. myrI mF ny nYnsI nUM vI sfzy nflL
rotI Kfx qy mjbUr kr ilaf sI. Kfx qoN pihloN isr invf
ky myrI mF ny rwb df sLukr kIqf. PLyr mF ny sfnUM
smJfieaf ik rwb dIaF myhrbfnIaF nUM asIN hmysLf Xfd
rwKIey-kdy nf BulfeIey …”
sfhmxI
sIt qy bYTI mrIaf df KusLI nflL cwmkdf cyhrf vyK,
AusdIaF gwlF sux sulyKf dy sIny ivwc iewk anoBV ijhI
pIV AuTI.
bws
df drvfjLf bMd sI. bws dIaF gMdIaF iKVkIaF dy
sLIisLaF ivcoN hfly vI zub rhy sUrj dIaF afKrI ikrnF
ivKfeI dy rhIaF sn. bws apxI rPqfry qurI jf rhI sI.
iewk qoN bfd iewk-iewk krky sfry hI bws stfp lMG,
AuhnF nUM ipCy CwzI jf rhI sI.
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