kmfd qoN kYNp qwk

-kuldIp isMG bfsI, amrIkf-

 

“ cfry pfsy rOlf pY igaf. imlk ipMz ivWc lokF ny muslmfnF dy GrF ƒ awg lgf idWqI. Pyr iksy ny rOlf pfieaf ik ihMdUaF dy Gr PUky jf rhy ny. sxytf ipMz KflI ho igaf hY. sfry ihMdU Bwj rhy hn. jfn mfl df bhuq nuksfn ho irhf hY. iksy ƒ kuwJ smJ nhIN af rhI ikhVf ipMz ikDr hY. Bfrq pfiksqfn dI srhwd ikwQy hY, ajy TIk pqf nhIN?”

dosqF dI ZfxI ivWc bYTf mfstr boilaf, “sfzf ksbf imwQI hoeI srhwd dy bhuq nyVy hox krky XkIn nfl nhIN ikhf jf skdf asIN ikhVy pfsy hF. sfnUM Bwjx dI pUrI iqafrI kr lYxI cfhIdI hY. ieh nF hovy ikqy qyV-kwpVIN hI Bwjxf pvy.” Ausny aKLbfr pVHky kuWJ KbrF df vyrvf pfieaf aqy isr AuWqy mMzrf rhy KLqry vfry vI jfxkfrI idWqI.

“pr mfstr bfeI, mYN suixaF ik POjF dI agvfeI Qwly donoN pfisEN afAux jfx vfly logF nUM kYNpF ivWc iekwTy krky shI iTkfixaF ’qy phuMcfieaf jf irhf hY. kYNpF ivWc pUrf pihrf hY. koeI KLqrf nhIN. afpF ƒ vI iksy kYNp ivWc hI jf itkxf cfhIdf hY.” mnjIq ny suJf idWqf.

“kYNp ikWQy hY? ikvyN pqf lwgU?” iewk ny puiCaf.

“iksy ƒ koeI pqf nF sI ik 1947 aYnF BYVf sfl cVHygf. ies GwlUGfry nflLoN qF aMgRyjLF df rfj hI TIk sI.” sLyr isMG ny sihj suBf hI mUMhoN kwZ idwqf.

“ienHF sflLy aMgRyjF df hI qF pfieaf hoieaf hY, sfrf puafVf. vMz pfky rfj krn ivWc ienHF dI inpuxqf hY.” mfstr jI QoVHf vwt Kfky boly.

“cMgf kIqf mYN do ku hPqy hoey apxy bwcy idWlI Byj idWqy. dysæ dI rfjDfnI ivWc qF jfnF df nuksfn nhIN hovygf.” bflikRsLn boilaf.

“GrvflLI dI icWTI afeI? TIk Tfk phuMc vI gey ny?” mfstr jI dy suafl ivWc sLMkf dI Bfa sI.

“Kbr qF koeI nhIN imlI. prmfqmF AuWqy hI Brosf krIN bYTf hF.”

“myrI pqnI qF bnfrs geI hoeI hY. hflfq TIk Tfk hoxgy Pyr socFgf ikWQy zyry lfAuxy aYN.” mfstr jI socF ivWc pY gey.

“cMgf hY myrf ivafh nhIN hoieaf. nhIN qF jnfnIaF df alwg iPkr pY jfxF sI. CVy hI TIk hF.” sLyr isMG ny afiKaf.

“kI ikhf? jnfnIaF? ikMnIaF ku rwKx dI slfh sI? iewk Zwg qF Psf lY pihlF!” mnjIq ny gwl moVI.

“sflLf POjI aY. pqf nhIN ikWQy ikWQy hwQ mfrky afieaf hY.”

“mYN suixaF ik POjIaF nyN vI ipMz luwtxy sLurU kr idWqy nyN.” ieWk ny ajIb gwl suxfeI.

“nhIN Eey, nhIN. puils qoN qF swc ho skdf aY pr POjI luwt mfr nhIN krdy. dysL rwiKak qy kdy aYnF nIc kMm nhIN krdy.” sLyr isMG ny POjIaF df pwK ilaf.

sUrj iCpx vflf hI sI. acfnk hI rOlLf suxfeI idwqf. “mfro kfPrF nUM. kr idE hlfl. ieh ipMz pfiksqfn ’c hY.”

“Auh vyKo lfilaF df mhwlf! awg dy BFbV! jnqf abfdI qoNN bfhr vwl Bwj rhI hY. sfry pfsy kolfhl mc igaf.” mnjIq bolky Klo igaF.

“hux aYQy rihxf mOq nUM bulfvf dyxf hY. hiQafr cuwko aqy Bwjo.” sLyr isMG ny psqOl dy rONd iDafn nfl vyKy aqy llkfrf mfiraf, “ do cfrF nUM mfrky hI sLhId hoeygf, ieh PojI.”

“Eey pfglo, mrn dI skIm pihlF hI bxf leI! jfnF bcfAux df Aupf soco. shI slfmq apxy dysL phuMcx df vsIlf lwBo.” mfstr jI ny sB nUM sMboiDq kIqf.

“aYnI CyqI ikWQy luk skdy hF? mOq qF BwjI af rhI aY, mfstr jI.”

“irafjLudIn Tfxydfr myrf cMgf Xfr hY. afpF Tfxy jf ky sLrx lY lYNdy hF. koeI dUr vI nhIN. kuWJ qF mdd krygf hI rwb df bMdf. mfstr jI boly.

kfPlf shI slfmq Tfxy qwk qF clf igaf. ksby ivWc keI QfvF ’qy awg mc rhI sI. kfnMUn bybs ho igaf lgdf sI. Tfxydfr ny hYrfnI nflL mihmfnF vwl vyiKaf aqy afiKaf, “Eey qusIN ijAuNdy aYQy ikvyN phuMc gey? hux sfzy vs df kMm nhIN irhf. afE bih jfE.” Tfxydfr boilaf.

“asIN qF jfnF bcfAux afey hF qyrI sLrn ivWc. itWcr Cwz Xfrf qUM sfnUM iksy kYNp awpVdy krdy.” mfstr ny bynqI kIqI.

“vIrf qYnUM qy pqf hI hY ik mYN inmfjLI afdmI hF. quhfzy Bly dI gwl krn lwgf hF. qusIN muV apxy Gr hI cly jfE. ksby ivWc sfzy ispfhI jnqf dI ihPfjLq leI cwkr lgf rhy ny. mYN huxy hI iqMn tolIaF ByjIaF hn. abfdI qoN bfhr afpdI jfn nUM KLqrf hY. sLihr ivWc asIN pihrf lgf idWqf hY.” Tfxydfr ny ikhf.

koeI qswlI vflf juafb nf pfky mfstr jI ny apxy sfQIaF nfl guPqgU kIqI. “ irafjLudIn dI slfh mYnUM TIk nhIN lgdI. afpF nUM iKsk hI jfxf cfhIdf hY. Tfxydfr ajyhy hflfq ivWc mjbUr ijhf lgdf sI. sfnUM afpo apxy Gr jfx leI afKdf sI. Auh kihMdf sI ik ipMz bfkrpur qoN vI bhuq BYVIaF KbrF af rhIaF hn. sfzy vs qoN bfhr ho igaf hY, mslf. imltrI hI bcf skdI hY. ”

“sfnUM qF ipMz ivWc BFbV bldy njLr af rhy ny. hux qF rwiKak vI hwQ KVHy kr gey. afpy hI kwuJ socxf peygf.” ieWk boilaf.

iksy ny sihmqI dyx ivWc koeI dyr nhIN lgfeI. swBy socF ivWc zuwb gey.

“bfeIE, jy mrnf hI hY kI Prk pYNdf hY. bcx dI koissLL qF krky vyK lweIey. vfihgurU dy hWQ zorI PVfE aqy Bwjo aYQoN.” mfstr jI ny akl dI gwl kIqI.

sfiraF ny srhwd vwl jfx vflf rsqf PVnf TIk smiJaf. bcf leI jo sMBv sI cuwk ilaf. kfPlf irafjudIn nUM alivdf afK ky dysL inkfly leI kUc kr igaf. hnyry dI afV, vfihgurU dI imhr ’qy XkIn krdf dosqF df kfPlf awgy vDdf igaf. jdoN vI ikqy Kqry df aihsfs huMdf Auh lukx dI koisLs krdy, kdy kmfd dy KyqF ivWc, iksy toey ivWc, itwibaF ipwCy jF JuMzF JfVF ipwCy. rsiqaF qoN jfxU huMdy hoey vI aslI rsqy qoN dUr hI rihMdy. iGsIaF pgzMzIaF AuWqy qurnf KLqry nUM bulfvf dyx vflI gwl sI.

afiKr iZWzF ny kurlfAuxf arMiBaf. BuwK aqy ipafs aish huMdI jf rhI sI. hnyrf vDdf jf irhf sI. mnjIq ny sfiraF nuM afiKaf, “BuwK nflL nF mry qF ipafs nfl jLrUr mr jfvFgy. sfhmxy sulqfn pur vflLy awlfdIn df KUh hY. myrf dosq vI hY. POj ivWc ieWko stysLn ’qy iekwTy rihMdy rhy aF. mYN jfky vyKdf hF. jy Auh iml igaf qF aMn-pfxI df sLfied kuwJ hIlf-vsIlf bx jfvy. Gwto Gwt pfxI qF pI hI lvFgy. qusIN kmfd ivWc Cupky bYTo. jykr ieWk GMty dy aMdr mYN vfps nf aieaf qF ieMqjLfr nF krnF. smJo KLqrf hI muwl lyY ilaf. iksy df kI Brosf? pr jy ijLMdf irhf qF jLrUr drsLn krFgf.” mnjIq clf igaf.

shI-slfmq KUh ’qy phuMcky hr pfsy ingfh GumfeI. awlfdIn nhIN sI ikqy nyVy qyVy. ieWk KflI boql, ijs ivWc kuwJ ivskI dy qupky pIx vfly nUM kos rhy sn, iml geI. Aus ny boql Do ky apxy sfQIaF leI pfxI Br ilaf. afp rwjky pIqf aqy boilaf, “ pihlf pfxI ijAu hY ijqu hiraf siB koie.”

awlfdIn nUM sLrfb pIx dI afdq imltrI ivWc hI peI sI. mnjIq dI dosqI Aus nflL POj ivWc ieko CfAunI ivWc hox krky hoeI sI. Auh lukdf iCpdf muV kmfd dy Kyq ivWc phMuc igaf. sfQI ikqy njLr nF afey. Ausny apxy sfQIaF dy cUpy gMny vyKy. ieh pihlF ikAuN nhIN swuiJaf? KUh ’qy jfx dI loV hI nhIN sI. gMinaF ’c pUrf rs nhIN, pfxI qF bQyrf hY. Ausny vI ieWk awD gMzyrI cUpI. iekwlf hI cl ipaf apxI iksmq ajLmfAux. mMjLl gfhuMdf igaf. rfq df vylLf, pr zr hnyry df nhIN sI. zr sI hnyry ivWc acfnk hox vflyy iksy Gfqk hmly df. aiKr sUrj ny vI apxf cfnx bKyrnf arMB idwqf. boql ’coN kdy ieWk Guwt aqy kdy awDf pfxI mUMh nUM lgfAuNdf irhf. POj ivWc iswKy swBy, bcfE dyy gur vrqdf irhf.

acfnk Aus dI ingfh apxy ivCVy sfQIaF ’qy peI. Coty Coty JuMzF dy bUitaF dy ipwCy sfry hI lMmy pey sn. nyVy jfx qoN pqf lwgf ik sfry ipafs nflL lg Bg byhosLI dI hflq ivWc phuMcx vfly hI sn. sLyr isMG ny hlkf ijhf hwQ ihlf ky mjbUrI dwsI. mnjIq ny apxI boql ’coN QoVHf pfxI krmjIq, bflikrsLn aqy sLyr isMG ƒ ipafieaf. mridaF nUM iqnky df shfrf qF iml igaf, pr mfstr jI ivcfry nF ihwly aqy nF boly.

sLyr isMG ny mnjIq nUM dwisaf, “bfeI mfstr jI ivdf hox qoN pihlF kih irhf sI ik jykr sfzy ’coN koeI shI slfmq Bfrq phuMc igaf qF myrI pqnI qwk myrI afiKrI jY ihMd phuMcf dyvy. ivcfrf sLUgr dI ibmfrI df mrIjL sI. lgdf sLUUgr dI Gft Gfqk isWD hoeI.”

mnjIq ny hux sPr jfrI rKx dI slfh idwqI. sfiraF ny rwb awgy hwQ joVy aqy mfstr jI vwl mMUh krky boilaf, “muafP krnf mfstr jI afp df afiKLrI sMskfr nhIN kr skdy. qyrI icqf vI nhIN jlLf skdy. afqmf qoN rihq sLrIr qF imWtI hY. imWtI ivWc apxy afp smf jfeygf. vfihguru afp dI rUh nUM sLFqI bKLsLy. jY ihMd! jY ihMd” bolky sB ny mfstr jI qoN ivdfiegI leI.

“myrf iKLafl hY hux jldI kUc krIey. apxy kol pfxI dI mfqrf bhuq Gwt hY. koeI hor ipafs dI Bytf nf cVH jfvy.” mnjIq ny ikhf.

kfPlf agfhF vD irhf sI. sUrj ny hnyrf purI qrHF KLqm kr idWqf sI. rfqo rfq srhwd pfr krn df supnf pUrf nf ho sikaf. sLfied pfr kr vI leI hovy. iksy nUM pqf hI nf irhf Auh ikWQy phuMc gey. gvfc hI gey. pfxI dI Gft kfrn akl vI mwDm pY cukI sI. awKF qoN hux DuMdlf hI idwsdf sI. acfnk bflikRsLn hfey bolky jLmIn ’qy lyt igaf. Eh bybs ho ky boilaf, “apxf sfQ aYnF hI sI. jY ihMd! jY ihMd! CfqI pIV nflL Pt rhI hY. myrI vI lgdf afKLrI GVI phuMc geI hY.” ivCVy sfQI dI ivdfiegI ’qy rox df smF jF ihMmq hux iksy ivWc nhIN sI rih geI. Ausny pRfx iqafg idWqy. kfPlf agfhF viDaf. ikWDr jf rhy sn? kdoN ikwQy phuMcxgy koeI suwD buWD nhIN sI.

“Auh sfhmxy ieWk ipMz ijhf njLr af irhf hY. kI krIey? lukIey ik cwlIey ipMz vwl?” sLyrf boilaf.

“jy ipMz muslmfnF df hoieaf? smJo jIvn KLqm! ” ieWk ny ikhf

“vYsy vI ipafs aqy BuwK nfl kuwJ GMitaF ivWc rwb kol phuMcx vfly hI aF. mfstr jI qF svrg ivWc phuMcky suKI ho gey ivcfry. bfrikRsLn kihMdf sI ijMdgI hr kImq ’qy ssqI hY. hux dI soco. kwlH dI kwlH nUM socFgy.” krmjIq boilaf.

kfPlf ipMz vwl qur ipaf. acfnk hI sLyr isMG ny JwilaF vFg bolxF surU kr idWqf. Auh qoqlI ijhI afvfjL ivWc boilaf, “CwpV! CwpV! pfxI! pfxI.” Auh Bwj ky igaf aqy CwpV ivWc jf viVaf. ipwCy ipwCy gey Ausdy sfQI. Ausny rwj ky pfxI nfl pyt Biraf. Pyr pfxI ivWc goqf mfiraf aqy pfxI ivWc hI luVHk igaf. pfxI ’c zuwbdf vyK Ausdy sfQIaF ny pfxI qoN bfhr iKwicaf aqy jLmIn ’qy iltf ky afp vI lyt gey. rwb drgfhy phuMcx dI iqafrI krn lgy.

“krmjIq, kfiem hYN?” mnjIq ny aiKaf.

“koeI Kfs nhIN. sLyry qUM.” krmjIq ny ikhf.

“koeI juafb nhIN imilaf?”

“ikqy afjLLfd qF nhIN ho igaf bfeI.” krmjIq buVbuVfieaf.

“ihMmq rwKoo.”

“afho”

Pyr acfnk hI DUVF AuVfAuNdI POjIaF dI jIp af ky AunHf dy kol Klo geI. Ptf Pt POjI inkly.

“CyqI kro. CyqI kro. ieh do qF byhosLI dI hflq ivWc phuMcy hoey ny. sLrIr df pfxI muwk igaf lgdf hY. qIjy dI vI nbjL qF cldI aY ajy, pr hflq KLrfb hYy. kYNp dy zfktr dy hvfly kro jldI.” POjIaF ny iqMny hI jIp ivWc lMmy pfey ’qy kYNp ivWc lY gey.

zfktr, ispfhI, tYNt vyK ky krmjIq boilaf, “bfeI mnjIq, kfiem hYN?”

“hF. hux iPkr nhIN. kYNp ivWc phuMc gey hF.”

“ispfhI jI, sfzf qIjf sfQI TIk hY?”

“nhIN, asIN AusnUM bcf nhIN sky. quhfnUM kuwj idnf ivWc hI afpdy dysL phuMcf idaFgy. iPkr nf kro.” zfktr boilaf.

“mnjIq, kr bFh AuWcI. afK jY ihMd, khIey alivdf apxy sLyry nUM.” krmjIq ny hlkI ijhI afvfjL ivWc ikhf aqy apxI bFh cuwkI. mnjIq ny vI bFh AuWcI krn dI koisLsL kIqI pr nf kr sikaf. Pyr POjI ny AusdI bFh PVky isWDI KVHI kIqI aqy AUcI pr pIiVq afvfjL ivWc ikhf, “ jY ihMd! jY ihMd!”

ispfhI tYNt qoN bfhr cly gey. dV, dV,dV,dV ------. jIp df ieMjn grijaf. jIp Pyr DUVF AuVfAuNdI clI geI afjLfd dysL dy iksy hor afjLfd vfsI dI jfn bcfAux. iksy hor df kmfd qoN kYNp qwk df sPr isry cVHfAux!

(8 agsq 2006)

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