“bblI, qyrI
vwzI DI hux pwcIaF virHaF dI ho geI hY. qUM AudoN hI awKF KolHyNgf,
jdoN Auh iksy nfl [[[?” icwTI dy ies qoN agly Èbd rqn isMG dIaF awKF
awgy cMigafiVaF vFg BuVkx lwg pey. Auh BONcwkf ijhf ho igaf.
pMdrF ku vrHy
pihlF jdoN rqn isMG knyzf afieaf sI, AudoN Auhdy bwcy ajy Coty Coty
hI sn. Ausdy vwzy Brf ny Aus nUM ivËtr swd ky, iek gorI nfl ivafh df
jugfV bxf ky pwkf krvf ilaf. Brf dI aYksIzYNt ivc hoeI acfnk mOq
mgroN BrjfeI bfl bwcy lY ky rqn isMG kol af geI. kuJ lokF ny ies
gwloN rqn isMG dI bhuq bdKoeI kIqI. pr bhuiqaF ny Ausqq; ikAuNik Aus
ny afpxy Brf dy pirvfr nUM ZoeI dy ky rulx qoN bcf ilaf sI.
gorI nfl kfgËI
ivafh krvfAux vyly rqn isMG ny afpxy afp nUM ‘isMgl’ ilKfieaf sI.
ieho gwl pirvfr nUM afpxy pfs swdx dy rfh ivc Auhdy leI aiVwkf bx
geI. vkIlF dy boJy pYisaF nfl Bry, pr gwl iPr vI nf bxI. awkIN
plfhIN hwQ mfrdf Auh aKIr afpxy puwqr ryÈm nUM muqbMnf bxf ky afpxy
pfs swdx ivc sPl ho igaf.
smyN dy bIqx
nfl ijMnf rqn isMG afpxy Brf dy pirvfr dy nyVy huMdf igaf, afpxy
pirvfr qoN AuSnf hI dUr. dovyN DIaF muitafrF ho geIaF sn, ies gwl df
Aus nUM Borf aihsfs nhIN sI. Gr dIaF loVF QoVF bfry jdoN kdy pRisMnI
dI icwTI afAuNdI, Auh pYsy Byj Cwzdf. ies vfr afeI icwTI ny rqn isMG
nUM JMjoV ky rwK idwqf. agFh icwTI ivc pRisMnI ny iliKaf sI, “… lfgy
dy iek ipMzoN irsLqy dI dws peI aY bblI leI, jy af jfeyN qF dws puwC
ky gwl pwkI kr leIey.”
guwzIaF
ptoilaF nfl KyzdI KyzdI bblI muitafr kdoN ho geI; rqn isMG nUM koeI
pqf nhIN lwigaf. hux bblI cwqy pihr AuhdIaF awKF awgy rihx lwgI.
Auhny Jtpt ieMzIaf jfx dI iqafrI ivwZ leI. nfl jfx leI Auhny rysLm
nUM vI iqafr kr ilaf.
kuJ idnF bfad
rqn isMG afpxy ipMz Gr df drvfjf KVkf irhf sI. sLfm dy prCfvyN Zl
rhy sn. sfAux dI pihlI bfrsL QMmH cuwkI sI aqy sfry pfsy inKLfr sI.
ivhVy ivc KVoqI tfhlI dy pwqy Doqy gey sn. pRisMnI ny kfr dI `vfjL
suxI qF Auhdf idl jLor dI DVikaf. virHaF bfad AusdI afs nUM bUr ipaf
sI. Auhny drvfËf KoilHaf qF dyiKaf, sUtF bUtF vfly do bMdy awgy KVHy
sn. zOrBOr hoeI Auh mUMhoN kuJ vI nf bol skI. kuJ pl skqy ijhy dI
hflq ivc KVHI rhI. iPr Jtpt Auhny afpxy lMm-slMmy puwqr nUM jwPI ivc
Guwt ilaf. awKF qrl ho geIaF. nvIN nvIN suinhrI mws, surKL ichrf,
cmkdIaF blOrI awKF, qyjsvI cOVf mwQf, pRisMnI nUM afpxy Cy Puwt qoN
vwD AuWcy puwqr dy ichry vl muMh AuqFh cuwk ky dyKx df hIaf nf pYNdf
dyK ky kuJ QQlf ky bolI, “bih jf puwq mMjy `qy qYnUM ipafr idaF.”
Aus dy bYTx qy mF ny puwq df mwQf cuMimaf. rysLm nUM vI mF dI bhuq
Xfd afAuNdI huMdI sI, Auhdf vI idl moh nfl Br igaf. Aus AuWcI sfrI
mf[[[a[[[m kih ky mF nUM Guwt ky jwPI pf ky pMj Puwt dI iekihry bdn
dI pRisMnI nUM jLmIn qoN AuqFh cuwk idwqf. [[[ vy[[[h, vyh krdI
pRisMnI AuhdI jwPI `coN Cuwt geI [[[ qy Bry bolF ivc mUMh ivc hI
buVbuVfeI “Èukr hY qyrf rwbf, suwK sFd nfl Gr af gey ny [[[” iPr Aus
BrIaF awKF nfl hI pqI df hfl puwiCaf [[[. KumfrI ijhI dI hflq ivc
Auh afpxIaF DIaF nUM avfËF mfrn lwg peI, “nI bblI [[[ nI rfxI [[[
Bwj ky afE nI [[[ nI quhfzf zYzI afieaY … quhfzf vIr afieaY.”
bblI aqy rfxI
Dfh ky afpxy zYzI aqy vIr nUM icMbV geIaF.
“kuVy, [[[
qusIN koTy ijwzIaF ikhVy vyly ho geIaF? [[[ hYN?” - DIaF vwl dyK ky
rqn isMG dy mUMhoN suqyiswD inkl igaf.
“cMdiraf! kdy
jogIaF vflI PyrI eI pf lYNdf … DIaF nUM DrykF vFg vDdIaF dyK lYNdf …
qYN qF muV ky bwqI eI neIN vfhI.” pRisMnI ny nhorf mfiraf.
rqn isMG nUM
bhuq Jorf hoieaf ik Ausny afpxIaF DIaF nUM vwzIaF huMdIaF dyKx df
vylf ivhf ilaf sI.
aFZI guaFZI Ébrsfr leI af gey. Gr ivc ivafh vrgf mfhOl bx igaf.
kuJ idn
irÈqydfrF df qFqf lwgf irhf. iek idn kuJ ivhl imlI qF pRisMnI ny rqn
isMG nUM ryÈm dy ivafh bfry afpxI rIJ dwsI, “bblI dy zYzI! awgy qUM
kIqI afvdI mnmfnI. hux mYN ijhVI kuVI nfl cfhUM, afpxy puwq df ivafh
krUM.”
“puwq qyrf …
ijvyN qyrI mrËI krIN.” afK ky rqn isMG pRisMnI dy ichry vwl dyKx lwg
ipaf. pRisMnI dI KuÈI dUx svfeI ho geI. Auh DrqI qoN igwT igwT AuWcI
ho ky qurn lwgI. kfhlI kfhlI sB kuJ krdI dOVI iPrdI. iPr pRisMnI ny
bblI dy ivafh dI gwl qor leI, “bblI leI muMzf dyiKaf aY, rfijafxy.
nF Auhdf srbMs aY, pr swddy sfry AuhnUM ‘srbI’ aY. Auhdf vwzf Brf
svrnf, knyzf qoN dUjf ivafh krvfAux leI afieaf hoieaf aY. Auhdy leI
kuVI dyKdy iPrdy aY. … kihMdy aY peI donoN ivafh `kwTy eI krny aYN.
eynI CyqI AunHF nUM koeI kuVI lwB jfAU bblI dy zYzI?”
“kuVI lwBU
idnF ivc. cMgI pVHI ilKI, Aumr ivc Aus qoN ikqy CotI. AuWQy jf ky
iPr ienHF dI afps ivc bxnI nhIN. jF ieh AuhnUM GroN kwZU jF Auh afp
iehnUM Cwz jfAU. nrVF vrgy irÈiqaF df ieho hfl eI huMdf aY AuWQy.”
rqn isMG ny AuWqr idwqf.
“Auh kihMdy aY
peI jy svrny leI koeI kuVI nf lwBI qF asIN srbI df ivafh awgy pf
dyxf …” pRisMnI ny afpxI icMqf dwsI.
“ikwdF pf
dyxgy ivafh awgy? mYN msF doNh mhIinaF dI CuwtI lY ky afieaF imwl
qoN. mYN qF hux bblI df ivafh kr ky hI muVUM. … awj Blk mfrdF mYN
rfijafxy gyVf.” ieh gwl sux ky pRisMnI dy mn qoN mxF mUMhIN Bfr lwQ
igaf.
pRisMnI nUM
ijvyN bblI dy ivafh dI sfrI icMqf muwk geI hovy [[[ ijvyN iksy ny
AuhdI zuwbdI jFdI iksLqI nUM hwQ dy ky iknfry phuMcf idwqf hovy,
ijvyN Aus nUM lftrI lwg geI hovy. Aus nUM smJ nhIN sI afAuNdI, ieh
ikhoo ijhf aihsfs sI. kI swcmuwc Auhdy duwKF df aMq ho cwilaf sI?
Aus nUM nf XkIn afAuNidaf hoieaF vI iek skUn af igaf sI, ijvyN iek
drd BrI ibmfrI qoN afrfm af igaf hovy. awj jy pRisMnI dy vws huMdf
qF Auh DI dy ivafh dIaF iqafrIaF huxy ÈurU kr idMdI pr ajy muMzy
vfilaF nfl gwl pwkI krn jfxf sI.
aglI svyr rqn
isMG bblI df irÈqf pwkf krn jfx dIaF iqafrIaF krn lwg ipaf. rysLm
nUM nfl lY ky Auh dupihr Zly ipMzoN qur ipaf.
jdoN Auh
rfijafxy phuMcy, bblI df hox vflf pRfhuxf srbI aqy Auhdf knyzf vflf
Brf svrnf, ikDry jfx dIaF iqafrIaF kr rhy sn. nvyN bxn vfly sMbMDIaF
nUM dyK ky Auh atk gey. srbI AuhnF leI mMjy zfh ky aMdr cfh pfxI leI
kihx clf igaf. rqn isMG svrny nfl AusdIaF kYlgrI ivclIaF
irsLqydfrIaF bfry gwlF krn lwg ipaf. eyny nUM sotI dy shfry qurdf
iek bËurg AuWQy af igaf. ieh srbI df ipqf krnYl isMG sI. mgry hI iek
hor ivakqI, ijs nUM srbI ny ‘mfmf jI’ kih ky bulfieaf sI, vI kol af
ky bYT igaf. puwCx qy pqf lwigaf ik Auh sfry lfgly iksy ipMz svrny
leI koeI kuVI dyKx cwly sn.
svrnf knyzf
ivc iksy gorI nfl ivafh krvf ky pwkf hoieaf sI aqy keI sfl Aus nfl
rihMdf irhf sI. hux BfvyN Auh doNh bwicaF df bfp sI pr Ausdy idl ivc
hmyÈf iehI ÉfihÈ rihMdI sI ik kfsL Auh vI iksy dysI kuVI nfl ivafh
krvf sky. jdoN AusdI gorI nfl axbx ho geI qF mfmlf kortF ivc clf
igaf. alwg alwg ho jfx ipwCoN svrny dI ÉfihÈ pUrI hox dI afs bwJ
geI. iesy afs nUM pUrI krn leI Auh dys afieaf sI. ienHF idnF ivc Auh
keI kuVIaF dyK cuwkf sI. iek qoN iek vwD pVHIaF qy kMm kfr iswKIaF.
BfvyN AusdI afpxI pVHfeI msF ds jmfqF hI sI pr knyzf irtrn dI mohr
lwgI hoeI sI. Aus nUM pqf sI ik dys lok kuVIaF nUM pVHfAuNdy hI ies
leI aY ik koeI bfhrlf irsLqf iml jfvy.
ieMny nUM iek
mDrI ijhI, GsmYly ijhy rMg dI, cOvIaF pwcIaF virHaF dI kuVI cfh lY
ky af geI. ijs dI njLr afAuNidaF sfr hI rysLm `qy peI qy Aus dy kxk
vMny ichry qy gulfbI Jfl iPr geI. kuJ dyr leI kmry ivc Cf geI cuwp
nUM qoVidaF srbI dy mfmy ny Aus kuVI nUM ikhf, “hf aYQy rwK dy
puwq!” srbI ny AuhdI jfx pCfx krfeI, “ieh sfzy mfmf jI dI lVkI jsmIq
aY. sfzy ipMz hI plI qy pVHI aY. sfzI BYx jo nhIN sI koeI.”
jsmIq ny tRy
kol pey myjL AuWqy rwK idwqI. tRy ivc cfh dI kytlI aqy miTafeI dI
iek plyt sI. cfh pINidaF rqn isMG ny afpxf qOKlf jLfhr kIqf, “CwutI
mYnUM bhuq QoVHI imlI hY. iehI koeI zyZ ku mhIny dI. afpF irÈqy dI
gwl pwkI kr leIey.”
krnYl isMG ny
koeI huMgfrf nf Biraf. rqn isMG ny iPr kihxf ÈurU kIqf, “asIN awj
rfq hI muVnf hY, ikAuNik svyry sfzy pRfhuixaF ny afAuxf hY. cMgf aY
hnyrf pYx qoN pihlF pihlF muV jfeIey.”
srbI df mfmf
boilaf, “dyKo rqn isMG jI, kfhlI nf kro. asF ajy vwzy byty leI kuVI
dyKxI aY. asIN ienHF dohF BrfvF dy ivafh `kwTy eI krny cfhuMny aF,
ies leI ajy kuC kihxf aOKf aY.”
“asIN kbIldfr
bMdy aF [[[ DIaF BYxF vfly [[[ rqn isMG jI, qusIN icMqf ikAuN krdy
E?” krnYl isMG boilaf.
rqn isMG
sLsLopMj ivc pY igaf. socx lwgf ik TrHwmy qoN kMm lYxf cfhIdf hY.
‘asIN prsoN nUM Pyr af jfvFgy.’ kih ky Auh AuWT KVHf hoieaf.
srbI df mfmf
ryÈm AuWqy nËr pYNidaF sfr QoVHy ijhy smyN ivc bhuq kuJ soc igaf sI.
Auhny rqn isMG nUM bFhoN PV ky ibTfAuNidaF ikhf, “hux qF rotI df vkq
ho igaY. Kfxf KfDy bgYr qF asIN quhfnUM jfx eI neIN dyxf.”
rqn isMG iPr
bYT igaf. kridaF krfAuNidaF knyzf dIaF gwlF cwl peIaF. Kfxf iqafr
hox lwg ipaf. srbI dy mfmy ny afpxy BfxijaF dy kMnF ivc pqf nhIN kI
PUk mfrI, Auh Jtpt dysI, aMgRyjLI aqy Gr dI kwZI sLrfb dIaF boqlF
kwZ ilafey. rqn isMG aqy ryÈm dI ÉfqrdfrI hox lwg peI. zUMGI rfq geI
qwk Kfx aqy pIx df dOr cwldf irhf.
bxn vfly kuVmF
dy aiVwky afieaf rqn isMG kuJ iËafdf hI pI igaf. vfps muVn vflI gwl
ivwsr geI. ryÈm isKFdrU hox krky Gr dI kwZI Èrfb dy iqMnF cONh
hfiVaF nfl lot pot ho igaf.
ivhVy ivc mMjy
lf idwqy gey. sfry afpo afpxy mMijaF AuWqy jf pey. jldI hI rqn isMG
aqy ryÈm dy GurfVy suxfeI dyx lwgy. jfgx vfly jfgdy rhy.
rsoeI ivcly
sfry BFzy sFBy jfx mgroN qyjo jsmIq nUM afKx lwgI, “awj qUM AuWpr jf
pY puwq, cubfry ivc; ies ÈrfbI lfxy qoN dUr. mYN vI afeI bws huxy
eI, afh duwD nUM jfg lf ky.”
jsmIq AuWTI qy
pOVIaF cVH geI.
QoVHI dyr
ipwCoN sB cuwp cF ho geI.
ivhVy ivc jgdI
bwqI buJf ky qyjo AuWpr nhIN geI, sgoN nfl lgdy kmry ivc jf bYTI.
kMn Ausdy bfhr dIaF ibVkF lY rhy sn.
afpxI BUaf dI
AuzIk kr rhI jsmIq nUM AUNG ijhI afAux lwg peI. nINd df Ëor pYx lwgf
qF Aus nUM lwigaf ijvyN koeI pOVIaF cVHdf af irhf hovy. eyny nMU Aus
nUM hnyry ivc do afdmI iksy nUM cuwk ky AuWpr ilafAuNdy idKfeI
idwqy. Aus nUM lwgf ijvyN Auh koeI zrfAuxf supnf dyK rhI hovy. Auh
donoN bMdy qF dwbvyN pYrIN pOVIaF AuWqr gey pr ijhnUM Auh cuwk ky
ilafey sn, AuhnUM Auh jsmIq dy nfl dy mMjy `qy pf gey. jsmIq iek dm
qRbk ky AuWT bYTI. Aus nUM hnyry ivc koeI pqf nhIN sI lwgf ik ieh
kOx sI. Auh ieMnf zr geI ik Bwj ky kmirEN bfhr inklx lwgI df pYr aVk
igaf. mwQf pfvy ivc jf vwjf. lhU isMmx lwg ipaf. cIkF mfrdI hoeI Auh
cubfry ivcoN bfhr BwjI.
eyny nUM nfl
dy mMjy vfly bMdy ny AuWT ky afsy pfsy dyiKaf. awKF mldf Auh vI
cubfry ivcoN bfhr inkl afieaf. ivhVy ivc jgdI rosLnI ivc sB ny
dyiKaf, Auh rysLm sI; jo jsmIq dy mgr mgr hyTF Auqrn lwgf sI. rysLm
vwl dyK ky qyjo cIkI, “hfey! hfey!! vy rwbf kI Ëulm af igaY. knyzy
dI muMzIr iksy dI DI BYx dI iewjLq nUM kuC smJdI eI nhIN.”
jsmIq CyqI
dyxI pOVIaF AuWqr ky roNdI roNdI aMdr clI geI. rysLm dI pIqI hux qwk
lwQ cuwkI sI. Auh pOVIaF dy AuWprly isry qy zOr BOr hoieaf KVHf
ivhVy ivc KVoqy bMidaF nUM dyK ky TTMbr igaf. rqn isMG ny kVk ky
ikhf, “AuWqr af Qwly hux pqMdrf, qYN myrI iewjLq imwtI `c rol ky
rwK`qI.”
lfgly pMjF
swqF GrF ivc bwqIaF jg peIaF. keI guaFZI kMDF AuWqoN dI ibVkF lYx
lwg pey. iek ny af kuMzf KVkfieaf, “ikAuN BfeI [[[ koeI hrj mrj qF
neIN ho geI?”
qOVI AuWqoN
cwpx cuwky jfx dy zroN srbI df mfmf drvfËy vwl nUM ahuilaf. cwpf ku
bUhf KolH ky DImI ijhI sur ivc afKx lwgf, “iek pRfhuxf dfrU vwD Gwt
pI igaY [[[ koeI neIN, TMzy pfxI nfl sB TIk ho jfAU.”
“bfhgurU BlI
kry!” afKdf hoieaf Auh gvFZI muV igaf.
rysLm ajy vI
zYNbiraf hoieaf QF dI QF KVHf sI. rqn isMG ny hwQ dy ieÈfry nfl
AuhnUM Qwly swd ilaf. sfry ies vyly bhuq guwsy ivc sn. krnYl isMG ny
rqn isMG nUM iPtkfr pfeI, “qyry muMzy ny ieh kMm cMgf nhIN kIqf. mYN
ipMz ivc hux kI mUMh idKfvFgf?”
rqn isMG
boilaf, “qusIN BfeI kuVI nUM puwCo qF shI ik hoieaf kI aY?” rqn isMG
kuJ hor kihx hI lwgf sI ik srbI df mfmf guwsy ivc boilaf, “jy qyrI
bblI nfl ieMJ huMdf, Pyr qUM kI krdf rqn ishF?”
rysLm eynf zr
igaf sI ik Auhdy mUMhoN koeI gwl vI nhIN sI inkl rhI. iPr vI Aus ny
hOslf kr ky eynf ku afK idwqf, “zYz myry qy XkIn kr. mYN kuC nhIN
kIqf. mYnUM qF ieh vI nhIN pqf ik mYN AuWpr ikvyN cilaf igaf?”
AuhdI gwl ajy
ivcfly hI sI ik srbI qy svrnf Auhdy vwl AuWlry, “mfr mfr ky lMmf
pfAuny aF qYnUM. ikvyN clfkIaF krn izhY.”
rqn isMG DImI
avfjL ivc boilaf, “krnYl ishF, mYN donoN hwQ bMnH ky mfPLI mMgdF.
muMzy myry qoN glqI ho geI. jy qusIN srbMs df irsLqf nhIN vI krnf
cfhuMdy qF clo quhfzI mrjLI, asIN svyry svKqy hI cly jfvFgy.”
krnYl isMG
kVikaf, “cly hux ikwQy jfAugy srdfr jI? ies glqI df Kimafjf qF
Bugqxf eI pYxf aY. … sfnUM kuVI df irsLqf krnf aOKf ho jfxY. qusIN
qF jf vVogy knyzy, asIN ies ipMz ivc ikvyN vsFgy?”
iPr ZuwkvF
mOkf jfx ky srbI dy mfmy ny krnYl isMG nfl pihlF hI miVwkI hoeI gwl
PYslf suxfAux vFg rqn isMG nUM afK idwqI, “hux qF srdfr jI asIN bblI
df irsLqf qF hI lvFgy, jy qusIN rysLm df irsLqf jsmIq nfl kroNgy.”
QoVHI dyr leI
sfry cuwp ho gey. qyj kOr, jo ies qoN pihlF rox df ZkvMj krdI hoeI
suVsuV ijhI krdI rhI sI, iek dm sfh rok ky suxn lwgI ik kI jvfb
afAuNdf hY. rqn isMG dy srIr ivcoN iek dm ies qrHF syk inkilaf ijvyN
iksy ny Aus nUM aMigafrF AuWqy ibTf idwqf hovy. Auhny qrlf kIqf,
“myrf rysLm qF ajy aTfrHF df … nfly iehdI mF ny …”
“no no zYz,
imMnqF nf kro. mYN kuJ nhIN kIqf,” rysLm ny awgy vD ky kuJ sKqI nfl
ikhf, “zYz! XU no mI. afeI zONt zU dojL iQMgj. dy afr jst myikMg awp
[[[ afeI zONt vFt tU stya eIvn vn imnt hyar [[[” AuhdI gwl hI pUrI
nhIN hox idwqI krnYl isMG ny, “bws bws, hux aMgRyjLI ivc bhuqI igwt
imwt nf kr. kuJ nhIN ho skdf hux, quhfnUM ieh irsLqf krnf eI pYxf
ey, sfzI koeI iewjLq eI neIN?” rysLm vI QoVHf qYsL ivc af igaf, “vwt
iewjLq afr XU tfikMg abfAUt?” rqn isMG ny awgy ho ky rysLm nUM cuwp
rihx leI ikhf. eyny nUM srbI dy mfmy ny Jwt rqn isMG dI gwl tok
idwqI, “bws bws, hux kuC nhIN ho skdf. ieh irsLqf quhfnUM krnf eI
pYxf, cfhy ieh nUM vwty df ivafh smJ lvo. sfzI iewËq df svfl aY.”
rqn isMG nUM
koeI AuWqr nf aOhiVaf.
cfry pfsy cuwp
psr geI.
hOlI hOlI sfry
afpo afpxy mMijaF AuWqy muV jf pey. rqn isMG dI nINd pr lf ky AuWz
geI. iek qUPfn Auhdy aMdr sfrI rfq ÈUkdf irhf. pRisMnI nUM kI mUMh
idKfvygf Gr jf ky? kI socUgI Auh – DI vloN surKurU huMdf huMdf puwq
nUM blI cfVH afieaf? zflrF dy dys phuMcx dI Kfqr BYxF-BrfvF,
mfsIaF-BfxijaF, cfcy-BqIjIaF aqy hor irsLiqaF dI vrqoN krdy qF rqn
isMG ny keI suxy sn pr vwty-swty dI PfhI ivc Auhdy vFg Pfihaf igaf
Auhny koeI nhIN sI suixaf. Auhny afpxy afp nUM kuiVwkI ivc Pisaf
mihsUs kIqf. ies afPq qoN Cutkfrf pfAux leI Auh jugqF lVfAux lwg
ipaf.
ikqoN dUroN
kuwkV dI bFg suxfeI idwqI. sLfied CyqI hI svyr hox vflI sI.
srbI dy mfmy
nUM acvI lwgI hoeI sI. Auhny AuWTidaF sfr rfq vflI gwl qor leI, “rqn
isMG jI, kI soicaf Pyr?”
“ijvyN qusIN
afKo …” sfiraF dy ichry tihk pey.
“kuVmfeI dI
ikhVI qrIk pwkI krIey?” srbI dy mfmy ny puwiCaf.
“ieh qF mYN
ryÈm dI mF nfl gwl kr ky hI dws skdF.” rqn isMG ny AuWqr idwqf.
“kwlH svyry
asIN pqf krIey?”
“nhIN, nhIN. …
quhfnUM aOKy hox dI kI loV aY? asIN afp af ky dws ky jfvFgy.”
ryÈm nUM
lwigaf, ijvyN Auh iksy sfiËÈ df iÈkfr ho igaf hovy. Auh bycYn ijhf
ho igaf. rqn isMG ny AuhnUM iek pfsy iljf ky ikhf, “puwq! isr mUMh
bcf ky afpF iewQoN iKskx dI krIey … bblI df ivafh afpF knyzf ivc kr
lvFgy.”
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(2 sqMbr 2006)
