khfxIaF:

avqfr igwl

mrdF vfÜI gwl

puafVy dI jVH

krnYl isMG igafnI

vcolx
anmol hIrf
ajLlF dy irsLqy
awj dI rwq
muswrq
imksz klcr
blFeIz zyt
bygLm
by-vqn
aihsfn
krj

mfnvI irsLqy?

lyKkf: prmjIq momI

afsyb: sRI mqI sLfihdf aihmd

bujLidl: muhsnf jYlfnI

ieh vI koeI khfxI ey? jnfb mksUd ielfhI sLyK

bfbul qyrf puMn hovy: divMdr isMG syKf

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pfsLivk aqy hor khfxIaF
ig: rqn rIhl

KLUbsUrq--ig: rqn rIhl

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mya grIn-- zf: gurnfm igwl

irsLiqaF dI sImf-- dljIq isMG Aupwl

The daughter of Eve-- G. S. Rai

do sfl: surjIq klpnf

AurdU inwkI khfxI:

iemiqhfn: sPIaf sdIkI (lMzn)

nI kuVIey: bfno arsLd (lMzn)

  DUV: drsLn DIr

hwvf dI DI :
zf: guridafl isMG rfey

Elz pIpljL hom:
zf: guridafl isMG rfey

“sqvMqIey, iPwizaF dI koeI gwl suxI eyN?”
“n eIN jI.”
“suixaF AunHF dI kuVI bKqOrf isMG dy muMzy nfl [[[ ”
bfAU jI dI gwl sux ky bfAUafxI cuwp rhI.
sLfm df vylf sI. TMzI-TMzI hvf rumk rhI sI. KLrmsqIaF krdy bfAU jI aqy bfAUafxI sLihroN bhuq bfhr inkl afey sn. hr pfsy hirafvl hI hirafvl sI. hrIaF BrIaF PslF lihrf rhIaF sn. Zih-Zih pYNdIaF kxkF ivc, bfAU jI df jI krdf sI ik Auh bfAUafxI nfl bwicaF vFg lukxmItI Kyzx, tpUsIaF mfrn.
kfr sVk dy iek pfsy KVHI kr ky Auh iek bMny AuWqy ho qury.
“iPwizaF dI kuVI bKqOrf isMG dy muMzy nfl [[[ ” bfAU jI ny duhrfieaf.
bfAUafxI BuVk peI, “mQrf qIn lok sy inafrI. vIh vfr afiKaf aY ik iesLk musLk dy ikwsy Cwz ky rwb df nF ilaf kro. lUqIaF lOxoN bfjL afE. qusIN EN ik [[[ .”
bfAU jI ny mUMh slUxf krn leI ieh nmkIn lVI CohI sI. bfAUafxI dy ksYlLy ijhy AuWqr ny AunHF dy kMnF ivc kuVwqx GolL idwqI. KtimTIaF Born dy bfAU jI jmFdrU TrkI sn. jdoN vI AunHF nUM koeI ckcUMDr suwJdI, Auh ibnF vylf ivcfiraF Aucr pYNdy. iek lVI muwkdI, dUjI CyV lYNdy.
iksdI kuVI iksdy muMzy nfl, jF iksdf muMzf iksdI kuVI nfl [[[ ieho ijhIaF kfnfPUsIaF dy bfAU jI bVy GoKI sn. iPrqU KbrF suxn jF pVHn dy hI sLOkIn nhIN sn Auh, sgoN GVn dy vI mfhr sn. suxn nfloN ijLafdf luqP AunHF nUM KbrF suMGx ivc afAuNdf sI. jdoN vI koeI iksLor avsQf vflf dysI joVf AunHF dy njLrIN pYNdf, Auh itkitkI lf ky dyKdy rihMdy, dyKdy rihMdy.
keI vfr bfAU jI koeI nvF pRsMg suxfAux leI ajy BUimkf hI bMnH rhy huMdy, bfAUafxI agfAUN lwq aVf idMdI. qlKLI ivc af ky bfAU jI JfV idMdy, “cuwp rhu! qYnUM kI pqf aY knyzy ivc ikhVy guwl iKldy aY? afpxy pwly nf hovy qF bMdf iksy dI akl df lfhf lY lvy. qYnUM ieMnF vI cwj nhIN. [[[ awT vrHy ho gey aY iewQy afeI nUM, dunIaF cMdrmf qoN pfrly bRihmMzF AuWqy phuMc cwlI aY, iehnUM ajy qwk ies sLihr ivc pYNdy ptfikaF dI sfr nHIN.”
gwlF-gwlF ivc bfAU jI bfAUafxI nUM ieh vI aihsfs krf idMdy ik pMjvIN pfs df zbl aYWm[ ey[ nfl mukfblf kyhf? aYlImYNtrI skUl dy aisstYNt ipRMsIpl hox dI hYsIaq ivc Auh bfAUafxI AuWqy hor vI BfrU sn.
ipMz ivc ijvyN ikvyN bfAUafxI dI gujLr hoeI jf rhI sI. bIhI ivhVy ivwcoN kdy koeI gvFZx Auhdy kol af bihMdI, qy kdy Auh afp iksy kol jf afAuNdI. pr iewQy hux AuhdI jfn ieklfpy dI cwkI ivc ips rhI sI.
jy ipE nfl KihbV ky puwqr iksy hor sLihr nf cilaf igaf huMdf, qd vI bfAUafxI dIaF aFdrF nUM kuJ Drvfs hoxf sI.
bfAU jI aqy nInI skUl cly jFdy, Gr iekwlI Auh curfsI dy cwkr ivc peI rihMdI. nInI jdoN skUloN afAuNdI; aMgryjLI pVHdI, aMgryjLI ptfkdI. bfAUafxI dy kwK pwly nf pYNdf.

“amr isaF, awj ikwDroN?”
“hYN!” cfxcwk afpxf nF sux ky bfAU jI JuMjlf gey. bfAUafxI ny AuWqr idwqf, “sf-sRI-kfl jI, [[[ bws, aYvyN GuMmdy iPrdy [[[ .”
bfAU jI horF nUM koeI pqf nhIN lwgf ik kdoN Auh klolF krdy-krdy jOhnsn aqy aYNzrsn dy Pfrm lMG ky dlIp isMG dy Pfrm ivc af vVy sn. ipwiCAuN dlIp isMG Aus ipMzoN sI, ijs ipMz ivc bfAU jI ny ds bfrF vrHy pVHfieaf sI. iewQy rihMidaF dlIp isMG df bfAU jI nfl kfPI nyV ho igaf sI. vwzy muMzy dy ivafh AuWqy Auhny bfAU jI horF nUM Aucycf swidaf sI. iPr AudoN, jdoN poqf hoieaf sI. qy iPr ipCly mhIny, jdoN ies nvyN KrIdy Pfrm dI cwT kIqI sI.
bfAU jI ny bQyry pYr mlLy, pr jotI dy Xfr ny iek nhIN mMnI. bfhoN PV ky lY quiraf.
boql KuwlH geI. dlIp isMG aqy bfAU jI jut gey. bfAUafxI ikcn ivc dlIp isMG dI GrvflLI nfl gwlIN pY geI.
pINidaF iplLfAuNidaF aqy iewDrlIaF-AuWDrlIaF mfridaF ijvyN dlIp isMG nUM koeI bhuq jLrUrI gwl Xfd af geI hovy, afKx lwgf, “afpF irsLqf pwkf kr ilaf aY guwzI df, amr isaF. aglyry aYqvfr sgn pfAux jfxf aYN. jLrf svwKqy awpV jfieE.”
“hYN! awCf!” hYrfnI aqy pRysLfnI AuWqy kfbU pfAuNidaF bfAU jI boly, “jfxf iksdy aY?”
“afpxy bKqOrf isAuN dy [[[ zwlyvflLIey dy.” KusLI dlIp isMG qoN sFBI nhIN sI jFdI.
“lVkf kI kMm krdf aY?” jfxidaF buwJidaF vI bfAU jI ny puwC ilaf.
“XUnIvristI jFdf aY, isMmI dy nfl [[[ isMmI dy psMd aY.”
“TIk aY, TIk aY [[[ bhuq suhxf.” bxfAutI KyVf mUMh AuWqy ilaf ky bfAU jI boly, “AUN vI bKqOrf isMG cldf purjLf aY ik [[[ .”
ijvyN kwpiVaF ivc kIVIaF vV geIaF hox, BuVk ky bfAU jI AuWT KVoey. nfl dy kmry ivc gwlIN peI hoeI bfAUafxI nUM suxfAux Kfqr kuJ AuWcI sur ivc boly, “cMgf Pyr dlIp isaHF, cwldy hF hux.”
bfAUafxI sLfied pihlF hI ibVkF lY rhI sI; Jwt AuWT ky AunHF dy kol af geI. dlIp isMG afKx lwgf, “rfq iewQy hI atk lYNdy, Quafzf afpxf Gr aY.”
bfAU jI ikqy hF nf kr dyx, bfAUafxI qwqPwt bolI, “kuVI Gr `kwlI aY. hor qF koeI gwl nHIN jI.”
bfAU jI afpxI kfr bhuq dUr ipwCy KVHI kr afey sn. dlIp isMG ny AunHF nUM AuWQoN qwk apVfAux leI afpxI kfr ivc bYTx leI afiKaf. bfAU jI sYr dy lfB igxfAux lwg pey.
msF do ku Kyq hI gey hoxgy, bfAU jI ny afpxy mn dI hvfVH kwZ idwqI, “ptfkf qF pYNdf-pYNdf rih hI igaf sqvMqIey!”
“pYr puwto `gFh [[[ rfq pf idwqI aYQy.” gusYlLI avfjL ivc bfAUafxI bolI, “kuVI Gr jxidaF nUM ipwtdI hoAU, iehnUM ptfikaF dI peIE af. bMdf koeI kbIldfrI dI gwl kry ik [[[ ”
“dlIp isMG ny kbIldfrI suhxI vyly isr sFB leI. bVf KurFt inkilaf. kihMdf, jd muMzf kuVI rfjLI, qF kI krUgf kfjLI.”
“quhfzy vwt ikAuN pYNdf?”
“vwt dI gwl nhIN sqvMqIey. [[[ jy iPwzf nf mMndf qF ies kuVI ny afp Bwj jfxf sI.”
“iPr EhI AUl jlUl. aKy murdf bolU, kwPx pfVU.”
“Eey luqrIey! kdy qF pUrI gwl sux ilaf kr [[[”
“suxnf kI aY [[[ pqf eI aY [[[ siTaf gey E qusIN. akl QuafzI nUM lwg geI aY AuWlI. [[[ iewko gwl nUM muV-muV ky duhrfeI jFdy E.”
bfAU jI dI jIB TfkI geI.
kfr clfAuNidaF vI Auh koeI nvF pRsMg CyVn df jyrf nhIN kr sky.
Bry-pIqy Gr phuMcy. drvfjf KVkfAuNidaF hoieaF AunHF kVkvIN avfjL mfrI, “eyh nInI mInI, ikwQy mr geI? zor KolH!”
drvfjf nf KuwilHaf qF drvfjy ivc TuwzF mfrn lwg pey.
“kfhnUM bcfrI dI nINd Krfb krdy E? [[[ sOx idE.” bfAUafxI brVfeI, “cfbI quhfzy kol af. awDI rfqIN AUDm mcfieaf hoieaf aY [[[ gvFZI dyKxgy qF kI afKxgy?”
Gur-Gur kridaF bfAU jI ny drvfjf KoilHaf. dgV-dgV krdy iswDy nInI dy bYWzrUm ivc gey.
“kMbKLqy qYnUM aYnI nINd? asIN bfhr [[[ ” guwsy ivc AunHF rjLfeI DUh ky prHF vgfh mfrI.

nInI rjLfeI ivc huMdI qF jvfb idMdI.

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(khfxI sMgRih ‘swqIN vIhIN sO’ ivwcoN)