asIN kfky df nF rwiKaf…

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asIN kfky df nF rwiKaf…isLvcrn jwgI kuwsf

sfzy dosq dy Gr rwb ny puwqr dI dfq bKLsLI. bVI KLusLI hoeI. hoxI hI sI. sfzy pRm-imwqr nUM akfl purK ny iqMn kuVIaF qoN bfad kfkf jI dI aduqI dfq idwqI sI. asIN ibnf mOijaF qoN hI hspqfl nUM Bwj qury. DrqI 'qy pYr nf lwgx. dyviqaF vFg asIN DrqI mfqf qoN cfr igwTF Aupr hI qur rhy sF. rsqy ivc pwb afieaf qF asIN lMzU ijhf pYWg aMdr suwitaf, awKF KuwlH geIaF. srUr nfl msqI vI cVH geI. koeI mfVI motI gwl qF nhIN sI, imwqr dy Gry lfl jI ny crn pfey sn! iek hor lfAux df PLYslf kIqf, iek hor aqy iPr iek hor…! nsLy nfl pihlF bMdy-buVHIaF zyVH-zyVH aqy iPr do-do idsx lwg pey. asIN afpxf purfxf PLfrmUlf vriqaf, iek awK mIt ky ihtlr dI PLOj vFg awgy vDx lwgy. iek awK bMd krn krky do-do dI QF hux iek-iek hI idsx lwigaf. rsqy ivc KojI kuwqy vFg kroly ijhy idMdy asIN afKr nUM hspqfl phuMc gey. BrjfeI jI aqy BqIj jI bfry pqf kIqf. nrs ny qIr vrgI AuNgl Aupr vwl nUM kIqI qF asIN isLkfrI kuwqy vFg pOVIaF cVHn leI imMt nf lfieaf. hspqfl dy kmry df drvfjf KolH ky asIN ieMj JfqI mfrI, ijvyN cUhf Kwz ivcoN isrI kwZ ky ibwlI mfsI df jfiejf lYNdY.

BrjfeI jI dy bYWz dy Aurly pfsy sfzy pRm-imwqr KVHy sn. juafk dy isr ivc TolHf ijhf mfrn vFg asIN drvfjy 'qy dsqk idwqI. sfzy imwqr nUM sfzy pDfrn df pqf lwg igaf. Aus ny iesLfry nfl 'huxy afieaf' df sMkyq idwqf. sfzy BrjfeI jI sfnUM aqy sfzIaF afdqF nUM sLfied bhuqf psMd nhIN krdy.

-"kOx aYN?" BrjfeI jI dI vMJlI vrgI avfjL sfnUM suxfeI idwqI.

-"afpxf lyKk bfeI aY!" imwqr ny bVy mfx Bry aMdfjL nfl BrjfeI jI nUM qswlI krvfeI.

-"iehnUM qusIN kfhqoN swd ilaf?" gwl sfzy kMn 'qy CFty vFg peI. sfzI BrjfeI sfihbF nUM vI pqf sI ik asIN mfVI-motI klm dI vhfeI kr lYNdy hF. pr sfzI BrjfeI sfihbF sfzIaF ikrqF nUM nhIN pVHdI, ies df sfnUM aQfh duwK hY, "ieh guMzf ijaf kI Kyh qy suafh ilKdf hoAUgf." sfzI BrjfeI sfihbF dy bol sn. iek vfrI df sfnUM hux qwk cyqf hY, jdoN BrjfeI jI ajy 'bfhr' afey hI sn. sfnUM sfzy imwqr-sLRI ny iek do vfr Gry bulfieaf. asIN 'rMgIly' ijhy ho ky bfhr inkly qF sfzI BrjfeI jI dy pRvcn sfzy kMnIN pey, "QonUM ikMny afrI ikhY beI iehnUM Gry nf ilafieaf kro-mYnUM qF iehdIaF BYVHIaF jIaF awKF qoN zr afAuNdY!" sfnUM afpxIaF awKF 'qy bVf mfx sI. pr ipafrI BrjfeI jI ny qF sfzIaF imrg-awKIaF dI imMt ivc imwtI pulIq kr mfrI sI!

-"Pyr vI sfzf dosq aY-ijgrI dosq!" dosq dy afKx 'qy sfzy sfry igly-isLkvy dUr ho gey.

-"iehnUM qF lok svyry svyry mwQy lfAuxoN zrdy aY-qusIN afpxy muMzy dy pihlF ieh ibwjU mwQy lfENgy?" BrjfeI jI df dUjf vfr sfzf nfs mfr igaf. nsLf grn dyxy lih igaf. AubfsI afAux lwgI qF asIN aVb mfsLUk vFg QF 'qy hI Guwt leI.

-"aYvyN Brm nHI krIdf huMdf-piVHaf iliKaf bMdY." sfzy imwqr dI pRsMLsf ny sfzf blwz-pRYsLr iPr QF isr lY aFdf. BrjfeI jLKLm krdI, dosq mwlHm lf idMdf. sfzI sMqusLtI ho jFdI. nfly aOrqF 'qy guwsf kfhdf, jdoN sfzf imwqr sfzf pwK lYNdf sI. BrjfeI iPr vI ibgfnI DI, pr imwqr qF sfzf afpxf sI nf?

-"qUM hux 'rfm krlf-mYN bfeI nUM iml lvF."

-"iml lvo pr pIxIN nHI!" BrjfeI ny krVI hdfieq kIqI, "iehnUM irwC nUM qF pIqI qoN ibnf sUrj nHI dINhdf-." BrjfeI jI ny sLbdF dI iek hor iewt sfzy vwl vgfh mfrI, tIk clf idwqf aqy asIN mwQf PV ilaf.

-"lY! mYN Auhdy argf sLrfbI kbfbI aYN? nfly ijhVy bMdy dy ivc koeI gux hovy-ieh kudrqI gwl aY-Auhdy ivc koeI nf koeI aOgx vI qF jrUr huMdY-." sfzf imwqr sfzI inKyDI kr ky vI isPLq kr igaf. khfvq Xfd afeI, afpdf mfrU-CFvyN iswtU. sfzf imwqr sfzI BrjfeI jI dI KLusLI lYx krky cfhy sfzIaF KlpfVF kr igaf sI, pr nfl dI nfl sfzI Ausqq vI qF kr hI igaf sI. sdky jfvF sfzy imwqr dy!

-"iehny ikqy afpdy msLtMzy dosqF nUM qF nHI dwsqf? Auh qF aYQy af ky GVHmws pwt dyxgy-QozI vI XfrI aYho ijaF dy nfl-aKy bfby dy Xfr igwdV qy biGafVH!" BrjfeI jI ny koky vflf sohxf sunwKf nwk skoV ky, incoV ky rwKI swuQx vrgf kr ilaf.
sfzf idl DVHikaf. asIN pYWg-sLYWg lfAuNidaF ny afpxy juMzI dy XfrF nUM mobfiel 'qy imwqr dy Gr muMzf hox dI KLbr jMgI pwDr 'qy suxf idwqI sI. mwQy qoN qrylI PuwtI. Xfr JUTf pYNdf lwigaf. sfzy imwqrF ny qF ijMn vFg af vwjxf sI. cfhy iksy dy muMzf hovy aqy BfvyN iksy df ivafh hovy, Auh boql dy nF nUM mry pey vI AuT KVn. iek vfrI sfzy iksy imwqr df bfpU mr igaf. imwqr roxoN nf hty. roxf hI sI, Pyr vI bfpU sI! sfzy hmdrd imwqr afKx lwgy; buVHf qF mrn aflf mr igaf, iehnUM pYWg-sLYWg luaf ky kYm kro-idl DrlU. Aus nUM pYWg luaf ky hI sfh ilaf.

-"lY! Auh aYnf vI pfgl hYnHI-ijMnf AuhnUM qUM smJdI aYN."

-"mYnUM qF iehdy 'qy jmF 'qbfr nHI-ieh qF bfzIgfrzF mFgUM cfr pMj guMzy jy nfl eI rwKdY."

-"iksy nfl qF bxf ky rwKxI pYNdI eI aY-pRdys df mfmlY."

imwqr bfhr af igaf. ajy asIN jwPLIaF pf ky 'vDfeIaF-vDfeIaF' hI kIqIaF sn ik sfzy juMzI dy XfrF dI pltx sfhx vFg Kurgo pwtdI aMdr af vwjI. Auh myry vFg 'rMgIly' nhIN 'nIly' ho ky afey sn. PV lE pUC! AuhnF ny afAuxsfr hI kibwqF gfAuxIaF sLurU kr idwqIaF, "BfbI qYnUM puwq jMimaF-Coty idAur nUM pMjIrI nf KuafeI…!" dUjf afKx lwigaf, "sfilaf bwgy kFvF vyly df qUM jMimaF ivaYN-ajy qUM Cotf idAur eI aYN?" qIjy ny hor hyk kwZI, "hfkF mfrdy bwkrIaF vfly-nI duwD pI ky jfeIN jY kury!" pihly nUM kivqf myc nhIN afeI sI, "lE jI kr lE iGAu nUM BFzf-iehdI XUrp 'c af ky vI bwkrIaF cfrn dI bfx nf geI!" Auh kvIsLrI kr rhy sn aqy myry hOl peI jf rhy sn. idl iZwlI ZolkI vFg 'GVHwbcUM-GVHwbcUM' krI jf irhf sI. imwqr dI aqy sfzI, BrjfeI qoN hox vflI durgqI bfry soc-soc ky asIN byhy pfxI ivc bYTdy jf rhy sF. idl qF asIN AudoN Diraf, jdoN sfzy suihrd bylIaF ny boql df nF ilaf. asIN qF suxdy sfr hI igwdVoN sLyr bx gey. qlIaF mldy, kmFzo-PLors vfilaF vFg kfr nUM Gyrf Gwq ilaf.

do-do krVy pYWg lfey. sfrf iPLkr lih igaf. idl llkfry mfrn lwg ipaf. BrjfeI dy KONsVy Buwl gey. idl ivc afpxI KVmsq dunIaF af vsI.

-"kI nF rwiKaY muMzy df?" BfeIbMd ny puwiCaf. Aus dI motI jLubfn mUMh ivc 'zwk-zwk' vwj rhI sI.

-"QoqoN ibnf ikmyN rwKlUM Xfr-afpxI XfrI aY CoilaF df vwZ nHI!"

-"kI rwKxYN iPr nF?"

-"gwzI kro Gry KVHI qy nvIN boql KolH ky nF rwKFgy-aFeyN qF njfrf ijaf nHI afAuxf."

gwzI Gry af geI. nvIN boql KuwlH geI. boql brUd bxdI Qwly jf lwgI. sfry alk vihVky vFg JUlx ijhy lwg pey. ijvyN sfiraF nUM AuWcf suxn lwg ipaf sI. sfry spIkr vFg bol rhy sn. pihlF bfeI, Pyr Bfa jI aqy hux sfry 'Auey' 'qy af gey sn.

-"nF vI Xfr mUMh dyK ky rwKFgy." pihlf BfeIbMd boilaf.

-"mUMh qoN mYnUM Xfd af igaf bfeI isaF." dUjy ny ikhf.

-"kI?"

-"jdoN mYN aYQy afieaf sI-AudoN myrf mUMh qyry mUMh nfloN vI BYVHf sI."

-"qy qUM sfilaf ikRsLn Bgvfn aYN?" BfeIbMd BUsr igaf.

-"nf beI lVo nf."

-"nf qUM myry mUMh nUM BYVHf afiKaY-mYN iksy dI…." asIN Aus dy mUMh 'qy hwQ rwK idwqf.

-"qyrI BYx dI…inkl myry GroN!"

-"mYN myiraf sfilaf qyry Gr 'qy Dfr nHI mfrdf."

-"qUM iehnUM gflH kwZdYN Auey-BYx idaf Xfrf?" pihlf ryl dy kMn vFg AuT ky KVHf ho igaf.

-"kwZUMgf! qUM Auhdf sflYN?" BfeIbMd ny Aus df gl PV ilaf qF pihly ny Aus dy do hUry jV idwqy. asIN ijMnI ku jokry sI, hIl-huwjq kr ky Aus nUM Cuzfieaf. sfzy qF afpdy pYr nhIN KVH rhy sn!

-"qUM rfq nUM kMm 'qy afeIN-Pyr kwZFgy qyrI cODr."

-"qUM ijhVf…!" Auh korVf CMd pVHn hI lwigaf sI ik asIN iPr Aus df mUMh Guwt ilaf.

-"lY hux kwZFgy qyrI DOx df ikwlf-kYm ho ky afeIN!" qy Auh Dwkm-DwkI huMdy, BUsry AUT vFg qVfPLy ijhy mfrdy Bwj gey. lE, rwK lE kfkf jI df nF! kfky dI KLusLI iksy hor hI rfh qur peI sI. asIN kdy boql vwl aqy kdy muMzy dy ipAu vwl ipafsy kF vFg Jfk rhy sF. kfky df nF kuwkV-lVfeI ivc hI AulJ ky rih igaf sI. kfky dy nF df mslf agly idn 'qy pf ky asIN bld mUqxIaF pfAuNdy Gr nUM qur pey.

(8 PrvrI 2006)