coxF
dy zMky nfl hI ipafkVF dI mOj lg geI,cFdI cFdI ho geI
sBnF dI. hr pfsy hr glI nuwkry vwK-vwK AumIdvfrF dy
eyjMt boqlF kYnIaF qy BuwkI dIaF QYlIaF PVI Gr Gr jf
ky puVIaF vMzdy,prcIaF vMzdy, jfm vMzdy, iksy nUM
pYWg, iksy nUM boql qy iksy nUM pytI dy ky boql qy
hwQ Drf ky vot pfAux df iekrfr lYNdy sONh KuafAuNdy.
votr sB nUM hF krdy sB dI JolI muMzy pfeI jFdy.
‘rwb
kry ieh coxF hr mhIny afAuNdIaF rihx. ieh lIzr vI qF
sOx BfdoN dy zwzUaF vFg coxF dy idnF ivwc hI idKfeI
idMdy nyqy votF btorn ipCoN grV Bgvfn bx ky alop ho
jFdy ny qy idwlI jf bYTdy ny iCp ky sony dy aflHixaF
ivwc, sony dy aMizaF AuWqy.’ qÉqpoÈ ’qy
guPLqgU cwl rhI sI.
JMzIaF
vflIaF kfrF df kfPLlf glI dy cONk ivc af ky ruikaf.
do jixaF ny moZy qoN PV ky kfr `coN bfhr kwiZaf
AumIdvfr kursI qy ibTf idwqf.
‘iehdIaF qF lwqF kbr ivwc ny, ieh kI krU?’
kuJ cfkHVhwQy muMizaF ny Pwus Pwus kIqI. amlI ny
srsrI suafgq nfl hwQ joV ky AuhnF nUM jI afieaf ikhf.
swq slfm qoN bfad gwl iekdm afny vflI QF phuMc geI
AumIdvfr
kuJ kfhl ivc sI, Aus ny keI QfeIN hor jlisaF nUM vI
sMboDn krnf sI. Aus dI sYnq nfl ardlI ny iliKaf
hoieaf BfsLn pVHnf sLurU kIqf.
‘prm
ipafry BrfAu! rwb vrgy dosqo, quhfnUM pqf hI hY ik
asIN quhfzy ipqf purKI KfndfnI syvfdfr hF qy jwdI
puÈqI isafsq sfzy puriKaF koloN sfzy qwk phuMcI hY.
asIN Bfrq dy hr nfgirk nUM amrIkf ijhy AuWnq dysL vFg
hr iksm dI loVINdI shUlq dyx dy pfbMd hF. kwulI,
gwulI, jwulI hr iek df mOilk aiDkfr rhygf. KpqkfrF
nUM ibjlI pfxI muPLq hI nhIN sgoN sfzI pfrtI ny motrF
qy hor hr iksm dI iPitMg vI ÌRI krfAux df qhweIaf
kIqf hoieaf hY. hr nvIN jMmI bwcI dy nfm ds hËfr
rupY jmHF, hr lVkI dy ivafh qy pMj hjLfr sLgn, hr
bwuZI bwuZy bËurg dy shfry-guËfry vfsqy pMj hËfr
rupY mhInf pYnsLn lgfAux df sfzf eyjMzf hY. asIN
quhfzy ipMz dI hI nhIN, sfry dysL dI kfieaF-klp kr
idaFgy. koeI aMgUTf-sLfp anpVH nhIN rhygf. koeI BwuKf
nhIN rhygf, koeI sVkF AWuqy nhIN sONeyNgf, koeI bykfr
glIaF ivc nhIN Btkygf.’
‘jylHF
’c bMd kr idAugy AuhnF nUM! jF golI mfr idAugy?’
qÉqpoÈ qoN Zym vFg tkor afeI.
‘nhIN!
nhIN jylHF ’c nhIN, AuhnF nUM nOkrI idaFgy, kMm
idaFgy svY-rujLgfr pYdf kr ky idaFgy. sfnUM votF pf
ky iekyrF ijqfAu qy prKo! asIN quhfzI hr mdd krFgy.’
AumIdvfr ny gwl pUrI kIqI. pI ey hwQ joVdf prcI jyb
’c pf ky Qwly bYT igaf.
‘qy
sfihb jI, aYh jo rwb dy mfry iksfn ivcfry! kurkIaF
qoN zrdy slPfs Kf rhy ny, gl rwsy pf rhy ny, afpxI
jIvn lIlHf Kqm krI jf rhy ny, AuhnF df kI bMdobsq
krogy? AuhnF bfry quhfzI prcI cwup hY?’
‘bVf
aOKf svfl pf idwqf qUM amlIaf! ijhVy log axcfihaf
byloVf krËf lY ky glq iesqymfl krdy hn qy iPr srkfr
dy isr cVH ky afp mrnf cfhuMdy ny AuhnF df rwb hI
rfKf! pr Xfd rwKo ik koeI vI iksfn gMnf jF kxk Jonf
jF koeI hor Psl vycx leI Aus nUM cfr GMty qoN vwD
mMzI ivwc AuzIk nhIN krnI pvygI, ieh myrf ihwk Tok ky
vfiedf irhf BfvyN cox mnorQ-pwqr ivwc asIN ajyhI iksy
Dfrf dI ivvsQf nhIN kr skdy.’ sfihb ny isafsq
qoN AuWpr nsIhq vrgI PlfhuxIN dy idwqI.
‘bfbU
jI! puwuq ikwQy KVHfieaf jy? nUMh ikwQy? Gr vflI
ikwQy? asIN AuhnF nUM vI sLfndfr ijwq idvfvFgy.’
amlI cfr kdm awgy ho quiraf.
‘nhIN
ikqy nhIN! mYN iekwlf hI KiVHaf hF ies vfrIN.’
AumIdvfr ny spÈtIkrn idwqf.
‘qy
qusIN ikhVy isafsqdfn hoey iPr! qusIN qF awj vI gey
qy kwlH vI gey. jy afpxI ieh rfm-qorI jfrI rwKxI jy
qF myry vrgf zrOxf nËrvwtU hI KVHf kr Cwzo, cMgy
rhogy [[[ quhfzf bUtf lwgf rhygf[[[ vDdf Pwuldf rhygf.
isafsq ivc hux isDFq dI nhIN, lok BlfeI dI vI nhIN,
lfhy dI nIqI cldI hY. lokF df kI hY, Auh qF ivcfry
CyqI Bwul jFdy ny myry vrgy. AuhnF dI Xfd sLkqI bVI
kmËor hY.’ amlI dy mUMhoN aÌIm dI golI vrgI
avwlI kft AuhnF nUM pYrF `qoN ihlf geI.
‘qUM
kr lY mÈkrIaF amlIaf [[[ afpxy hI qF krdy ny.’
kotI DfrI ny hws ky idKfieaf.
‘hfeI
sLfvf sLy, BfeI jI mYN qF quhfnUM pCfixaf eI nhIN sI.
qusIN ipClI vyrF mYnUM vI afpxy vrgf nklI jbfVf lgf
ky dyx df lfrf lfieaf sI? qusIN ipClI cox smyN kflIaF
dIaF JMzIaF lgf ky afey sI, kflIaF vwloN KVHy sI! nf
Buwl igaf … Auho hI ho nf ?’
‘hF
jI hF[[[[pCfx ilaf qUM amlIaf.’ AumIdvfr dy aMg-rwiKak
ny amlI df Gr pUrf kr idwqf.
‘aYqkIN
AuhnF ny itkt nhIN idwqI, aKy iksy AuWprly vjLIr dy
muMzy nUM KVHfAuxf, mYN Kbfr pVHI sI [[[ eynI qF soJI
rwKI dI aY [[[ jQydfr sfihb! cMgf kIqf qusF [[[ bVf
cMgf kIqf. Bys df kI ey, jyhf dys qyhf Bys, mKOty
bdlI jfAu. ikMnf ssqf sOdf! sfnUM qF svfrI cfhIdI hY,
kfr nhIN qF bws, bws nhIN qF gwzf hI shI.’ amlI
itckrbfjLI ’qy AuWqr afieaf.
‘jINdf
rhu amlIaf! rwb qYnUM do do vhutIaF dyvy [[[.’
‘sfnUM
vhutI imly jF nf imly, qYnUM vot jLrUr imlU, Drvfs
rwKo [[[. asIN pfrtI nUM nhIN, asIN qF qYnUM vot
pfAuxI aY, isrÌ qYnUM[[.’
‘pfE
BeI pYWg idAu lMbVdfr nUM.’ kotI DfrI dI afvfjL
sux ky amlI mwuCF nUM vtxf cfVH ky iqafr br iqafr ho
igaf.
‘asIN
qF aYqkIN afpxIaF glIaF pwkIaF krfAuxIaf hn [[[jo
krvfeygf [[[Aus nUM vot pfvFgy. aYh iekwlI dfrU ijhI
nfl kMm nhIN bxnf aYkrF jQydfrf [[.’
bUJf
amlI hYgf qF BfvyN bUJV ijhf hI sI pr iswiKaF
isKfieaF Aus ny gwl pqy dI kih mfrI. srpMc keI ajyhy
by-sLukry kMm fboly amlI dy mUMh pf ky afpxF AulU
iswDf krdf sI.
agly
idn iewtF dIaF lwdIaF trflIaF af geIaF, sIimMt af
igaf [[[ imsqrI af gey qy glIaF pwkIaF hox lwgIaF.
‘lY
beI amlIaf [[[ qyry mUMh dI kwZI asF pUrI kr idwqI af
[[[qy aYh lY boql ! qy Kfh sONh.’ syvfdfr amlI
dy nyVy ho igaf.
iqkoxI
ijhI iewl vrgI boql vyK ky sfrI mMZIr cFmHl AuWTI.
sfry lfrF swutx lwgy.
‘mYN
ies dfrU dI boql dI sONh KFdf hF, myrIaF sfrIaF votF
qyrIaF, asIN sfry qyrI pfrtI nUM votF pfvFgy.’
jQydfr nCwqr isMG dI qswlI ho geI.
‘jINdf
rhu amlIaf [[[afpF Pyr vI kMm afAux vfly bMdy hF.’
eysy
qrHF ‘pfrlI’ pfrtI ny DrmsLflf leI iewtF
sutvf ky kMm jldI sLurU kr dyx df iekrfr kIqf qy nINh
pwQr vI amlI dy hwQoN luaf ky amlI df qurHlf AuWcf kr
idwqf.
aglI
rfq nUM qIsrI pfrtI af DmkI [[[ lfltYxF sn, AuhnF dy
kfPLly ivwc.
amlI vwKIaF ivc hwisaf.
‘afAu
jI jnfb! lfltYx sfihb! jI afieaF nUM! afAu bYTo.’
Aus ny iek lIzr lgdy Bwdr pursL nUM mMjy dI cqweI
pwDrI krdy bYTx df iesLfrf kIqf.
‘lMbVdfrf
! qyrI Èrn afey hF, qUM ipMz df muhqbr afdmI hYN,
sfnUM votF puaf. myrf cox insLfn lfltYx hY. asIN ies
lfltYx nfl quhfzI hr glI, hr konf iewQoN qwk ik
quhfzy idlF dy aMdr dy sfry koxy qwk ruÈnf idaFgy.
quhfzf skUl vwzf krf idaFgy. aYh lE lfltYxF qy rwK
idAu hnyrIaF guPfvF ivwc.' bVI inmrqf qy aDIngI Bry
bolF nfl Aus ny iewk lfltYx amlI dy hwQ PVf idwqI qy
pMj ds hor KVHy lokF vwl vDf idwqIaF.
‘DMnBfg
BfAU jI! lfltYx sfzy isr mwQy! pr swcI gwl dwsF? sfzy
ipwCy qF vwzIaF vwzIaF hfkmI pfrtIaF iPrdIaF ny, Auh
pihlF hI krfr-nfmf lY gy ny. koeI AumIdvfr glIaF bxf
irhf [[[ koeI DrmsLflf bxf irhf qy qusIN afey ho
DMnBfg, sfnUM cfnx vI vMzo nfl pfxI vI.’ skUl
vwzf kro jMm- jMm pr mfstr jrUr Byj idAu iewQy bwicaF
nUM sFBx pVHfAux vfsqy. iewk aYs cONk ivwc qy iewk
DrmsLflf vfly cONk ivwc nlky luaf idAu. bVf ssqf kMm
jy. lok pfxI pIxgy [[[ qyry gux gfAuxgy, qYnUM sIsF
dyxgy. bfkI votF qF pihlF hI qyrIaF [[[ asIN vI qyry
qy votF vI qyrIaF [[[ ijs KUh Kfqy mrjLI puaf lY.’
amlI ny iswD-pwDrI BfsLf ivc Aus nUM inhfl inhfl kr
idwqf.
‘TIk
af, ijwdF kho kr idaFgy, nlky qF kI asIN kUlr lvf
idaFgy pr votF dI pwkI kro, oeI vot bfhr nf jfey.’
‘hY
kmlf! asF qF pihlF hI soicaf sI peI asIN qYnUM hI
ijqfvFgy [[[ pwQr qy lIk [[[.’ amlI ny DrqI
’qy lkIr iKwcdy lfltYx sfihb nUM bfgo bfg kr
idwqf.
‘amlIaf!
qyry mUMh iGAu sLwkr! nlky iek do idnF ’c lwg
jfxgy. pr dfrU dI musLkl bxygI. mYN soicaf sI peI iek
do pytIaF qyry kol suwt jFdy, afpxy votrF dI pfrtI-pUrtI
kr idMdf. pr Tyky bMd ho gey ny, srkfr ny bVI sKLqI
kr idwqI hY. pihlF qF eynI ku buwqI Qfxy aMdroN pUrI
ho jFdI sI pr hux cOksI vfilaF ny iehnF dIaF bhuq
lgfmF kws idwqIaF ny. cox kimsLn ny ingrfn numfieMdy
Byj ky inrpwK coxF krfAux df pwkf PYslf kr rwiKaf hY.
aYqkIN duwD df duwD qy pfxI df pfxI inqfrf hoxf hY.
ieh cor-morIaF bMd kr idwqIaF hn.’ lfltYx sfihb
ny afpxI bybsI qy asmrwQf pRgtfeI.
‘qUM
vI kmlYN! dfrU dI ikwlq! af myry nfl! khyN qF nihrF
vgf idaF, nhf lY BfvyN cwuBIaF mfr ky.’ amlI ny
cfdr tMg ky AuWpr nUM kIqI, prnf moZy qy Diraf `qy
iek CkVf numf jIp ivc AuhnF nfl jf ciVHaf.
Tyky
lfgy phuMc ky vyiKaf [[[ swcmwuc hI bMd sI. qflf hI
bMd nhIN sI sgoN Aus AuWpr lfK dIaF muhrF vI lwgIaF
hoeIaF sn qy lfgy KVHy do ispfhI iehnF sIlF dI
ingrfnI kr rhy sn.
votF
vflI gwzI vyK ky ispfhI AuWT ky sfvDfn ho gey. AuhnF
dUroN hI slUt mfiraf. bUJf amlI mfVf ijhf lMg mfrdf
AuhnF kol phuMcf.
‘ikAuN
BfeI sFZUaf. dfrU df kI bxUM hux?’
‘dws
sFZUaf? kI hukm aY? Tyky qF bMd ny.’
‘Tyky
bMd qF sfnUM pqYy, idsdy! pr qyrf kI PLfiedf [[[? kr
dy kuJ jugfV [[[ ieh pfrtI vI afpxI qy Krcf vI afpxf
[[[ quhfnUM vI inhfl kr idaFgy.’ amlI ny dfxf
suwuitaf.
‘ikMnI
cfhIdI?’ iewk ispfhI ny rmjL ijhI mfrI.
‘dy
dy Xfr! kr dy amlI df icwq KusL [[[ rwb vrgy huMdy ny
amlI inrCl.’ dUjy ispfhI ny hwlfsLyrI dy ky hF
ivwc isr ihlfieaf.
qUVI
dy kuwp vwl nUM qurdf ispfhI ipwCy amlI nUM lf ky
notF dI QwbI igxdf kmfd dI iek nwukry jf KVHf hoieaf.
‘iewko
vyrF lY lf ijMnIaF cfhIdIaF, sfnUM qF iek sO rupY
pytI df Krcf cfhIdY.’ ispfhI ny afpxf lfg mMigaf.
‘bws
awT hI kfÌI ny asIN ikhVI CbIl lgfAuxI! Blf hovy
qyrf, qyry bwcy jIAUx.’ amlI ny Aus dI ipwT qy
QfpI idwqI. jIp ivcoN zrfeIvr ny bMd mwuTI bfhr kwZ
ky hOldfr nfl dsq-pMjf krky DMnvfd kIqf.
pytIaF
gwzI ivc svfr ho ky amlI dy muhwly phuMc geIaF. lok
AumIdvfrF df Gwt qy amlI dy gux ijLafdf gf rhy sn.
svyry
cOkF ivc nlikaF df smfn qy pMcfieq Gr ivwc vwzf sfrf
pfxI TMzf krn vflf kUlr ipaf vyK ky lok amlI dI
cqurfeI qy hYrfn rih gey.
‘vyiKaf
eydF kMm hMudy [[[ ieh hPLqf ds idn iehnF qoN jo
mrjLI krvf lE. iPr icVI KMB Cuzf geI Dyly df guV Kf
geI.’
amlI
dy Cwzy qIr itkfxy jf izwgy vyK ky Aus dy grFeIN Aus
df DMnvfd krn lwgy.
ivafh
dy jsLnF vFg ieh idn lMGy. glIaF ivwc rozy sLfh dy
myly vFg amlI dy chyqy lotxIaF lYNdy rhy, kwuqy
ibwlIaF sLrfbIaF dy mUMh suMGdy cwtdy afnMd mfxdy rhy.
votF df idn af igaf, prcIaF peIaF. horF bUQF qoN
ijLafdf votrF dI rOxk amlI dy qMbU Qwly vyK ky
dUsrIaF iDrF kMnIN iKskf geIaF. amlI dy khy anusfr sB
ny sfry iKlfVIaF nUM mflf mfl kr idwqf. cox aiDkfrI
vI amlI dI BMg qy nfgxI zMug ky lotxIaF lYNdy bfgo-bfg
ho gey.
agly
idn svyry lok hYrfn rih gey, nlikaF df smfn gfieb sI
cOkF ivcoN aqy iewtF qy sIimMt gLfieb sI DrmsLflf
ivcoN. ieh sfrf pfrtI dy insLkfm isr-kwZ vrkrF dIaF
hvylIaF ivwc phuMc cwukf sI.
‘clo
koeI nf, ieh vI mfVf sOdf nhIN, sfzI glI qF bx geI
ies vyrF. bfkI agly mhIny iPr votF afeIaF KVHIaF, iPr
pUrIaF krvf lvFgy pqMdrF koloN. sfnUM DoKf dyx vfly
asYNblI ivwc kdy vI bhumq iswD nhIN kr skxgy. ieh vI
kI Xfd krngy amlI df srfPL!’
amlI
hwQF qy hwQ mfrdf dUhrf cOhrf hoeI jf irhf sI.
votF
dI igxqI vfly idn cox krmcfrI qy aiDkfrI bVy icMqq
aqy acMiBq ho rhy sn. bhuqy votrF ny iqMnF hI
AumIdvfrF dy nFvF ’qy Twpy lgf ky afpxy iekrfr
dI puÈtI kr idwqI sI aqy zwibaF ivwcoN sfry ipMz
dIaF kwul votF nflNo zyZ sO vot vwD inklI sI.
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