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-kuldIp isMG bfsI, amrIkf-

 

“ akfsLdIp myrf idl qF hor gwlF krn nUM krdf hY. BYVI bws vI lgdf afAux vflI hI hY. qyry ipMz qF mYN pVHn leI hI afieaf sI. sfzy ipMz dy nyVy koeI skUl kflj hY nhIN. myry irsLqydfr myrI bhuwq mdd krdy hn. kI pqf sI myrf aYQy idl hI corI ho jfxF aY. bfrHvIN df irjLwlt qF lgdf TIk hI afvygf. jy cMgy nMbr afey qF sLfied mYzIkl ivwc dfKLlf iml jfey.” inrBY ny afiKaf.

“ mYN qF bIey krky tIcr bxnF hY. prcy qF myry vI cMgy ho gey hn.” dIp bolI.

“ hux qF mYN iewk mhIny qoN bfd hI afvFgf. jy mYzIkl ivwc dfKLlf nF imilaf qF bI aYsI vI quhfzy ipMz rihky hI krFgf. ieQoN bws ’qy cMzIgVH jfxF sOKf hY. sLihr ivwc rihxF bhuwq mihMgf pYNdf hY. afpF Pyr bws ivwc iekwTy hI jfieaf krFgy.”

“ kI pqf hY?” dIp Audfs ijhI ho ky bolI.

“ kI gwl qUM bI ey qF krnI hI aY nF.”

“ GridaF dI mrjLI kwuJ hor hI jfpdI hY. myrf vIr afKdf sI ik myrf ivafh krnF bhuwq jLrUrI hY. qusIN qy myry nflL ivafh krvfAuxF hI nhIN. zfktr iksy zfktrnI nUM hI qF lwBygf.”

“ myry ’qy CwzyN qF mYN awj hI iqafr hF. hOlI hOlI dyK afpF iewk dUjy dy ikMny nyVy af gey hF. qYnUM Xfd hY, iewk idn mYN bws ivwc qyry nyVy bYT igaf sF. pr qUM AuWTky iksy hor sIt ’qy jf bYTI sI.”

“ jy cuwp cfp TIk Tfk bYTf rihMdf qF qy TIk sI. pr QohVI ijhI CyV CfV vI qF kIqI sI. myrI bFh AuWqy apxF hwQ ikAuN rwiKaf sI. nflLy bfr bfr kuVI vwl dyKxF koeI cMgI gwl hY?”

“ qUM hwQ dI gwl krdI eyN. jy myry kolL koeI CU mMqr huMdf qF mYN jyb ’c pf lYxF sI, qYnUM. bws idl ’qy kMntrol hI nF irhf.”

“ myry Brf ny hwzIaF qoV dyxIaF sI quhfzIaF vI aqy myrIaF vI. sLukr kro rwb df Auh Aus idn kflj nhIN igaf.”

“ hux qF myrf pwkf dosq bx igaf hY, nvjIvn. qyrf Brf bhuwq ipafrf hY, qyry vFgUM hI. cwkr ieh hY ik iehnF CuwtIaF ivwc qyrf ikqy irsLqf pwkf nf kr dyx. myrf pwqf nf kwitaf jfvy. aMbF dy idn ny, ikqy igwtkF igxdf hI nF rih jfvF. mY qF jfky pihlF apxy GridaF nfl gwl krFgf. jy qUM afKyN qF qyry Brf nfl gwl krky dyKF?”

“ nhIN. pqf nIN kI socUgf. mYN hI apxI byjI nfl krFgI gwl.” dIp QoVHf sLrmfeI.

“ myry vwloN qF hF aY. ivafh qF mYN qyry nflL hI krvfvFgf, BfvyN kuwJ vI hovy. qUM dws qyrf ivafh krfAux df kdoN ivcfr hY?”

“agly jnm ’c!” akfsLdIp ny mjLfk kIqf.

bws af geI. inrBY ny bws ivwc bYTky bfeI bfeI kIqI aqy afiKaf. “ apxF iKLafl rwKIN. qUM pihlF nfloN bhuwq kmjLor ho geI eyN. zfieitMg qF nhIN kr rhI? QoVf iGE rlLf ky ByjF. mYnUM lgdf mYQoN apxy ipMz bhuwqI dyr ruikaf nhIN jfxF.”

dIp muskfeI. bws qur peI. dovyN kfPI dyr iewk dUjy vwl vyKdy rhy. dIp, cMzIgVH qoN, apxI bws PVky ipMz af geI. Auh soc rhI sI ik ikqy mYN swcI mucI hI kmjLor qF nhIN ho geI. Bfr qF ipCly keI mhIinaF qoN Gt irhf hY. inrBY ny qF iPkr vflI gwl kr idwqI. mYnUM anighlI nhIN krnI cfhIdI.

iewk idn dIp dI byjI ny vI Aus nUM ikhf. “ DIey qyry ’qy hux pVHfeI df boJ vI nhIN. pqlI ikAuN hoeI jFdI eyN. QoVf zfktr dI slfh hI lY lY.”

“ hF, byjI mYN kwlH hspqflL jf hI afAuNdI hF.”

“ hF, apxy pfpf jI nflL jfeIN.”

“ lY qyrf pfpf vI af igaf. awj kMMm qoN jldI af gey.”

“hF mYN apxI ipwT vyKfAux jfxF hY, sLihr. drd qoN qMg af igaf hF hux qF.”

“ kuVI vI suwkdI jFdI aY. iehnUM vI nflL lY jfE.”

hspqflL ivwc iewk do idn TihrnF ipaf. dovyN Audfs ho ky Gr muV afey. dIp dI byjI vyK ky Gbrf geI. pihlF qF QoVI dyr kuJ nhIN puiCaf pr cfh PVfky pihlf suafl ieh kIqf. “ kI ikhf myrI DI bfry zfktr ny?”

“ dIp qoN hI puwC lY.”

“ byjI zfktr ny hspqflL BrqI kr ilaf sI . do idn tYstF afid qy lgfey. kihMdf hY ik KUun dI ibmfrI hY.” dIp ny pUrI gwl apxI byjI nUM nF dwsI.

“ kYNsr!” dIp dy pfpf ny, duiKq afvfj nfl, gwl purI kIqI.

“ qUM zr nF byjI. AuhnF nUM sfrIaF gwlF QoVf pqf hY. dvf lY afeI hF. TIk ho jfvFgI.” dIp dws ky clI geI.

“ bhfdr DI hY myrI! vfihgurU TIk krdy dIp nUM.” Aus dy ipAu ny mn hI mn ikhf.

idn inkldy gey. dvf dfrU cldf irhf. mfipaF nUM iPkr nflL nINd vI Gwt hI afAuNdI.

“ jI kuVI nUM ikqy hor idKfE. kuVI qF pIlLI huMdI jf rhI hY. zfktr ny kI ikhf, swcI dwso. myrI bwcI TIk qF ho jfeygI nF.” dIp dy byjI ny apxy pqI qoN puiCaf. Auh rox lwg peI.

“ kI dwsF. zfktr ny dIp nUM qF nhIN ikhf pr mYnUM jLrUr dwisaf hY ik kuVI sfl Cy mhIny dI hI mihmfn hY. DI nUM nF dwsIN. bws rwb ’qy Brosf rwK.” ipAu dIaF awKF Br afeIaF.

Gr ivwc AudfsI CfeI rihMdI. iewk idn dIp nUM AusdI byjI ny afiKaf.“ puwqr qyrf pMizq cfcf, Auh mflLf vflLf bfhmx kihMdf sI ik jy DI ipMz dy qlfa Auwqy ipwplL df pyV lgf dvy, syvf kry qF TIk ho jfeygI. hr rojL Kfd pfxI df iKafl rwKy qF TIk nF hox df suafl pYdf nhIN huMdf. lok ies dI CF hyT bYiTaf krngy. mYnUM pqf hY qUM iehnF gwlF ivwc ivsLvfsL qF nhIN krdI pr DIey keI vyr suafh dI cutkI hI kMm af jFdI hY.”

“ cMgf byjI ijvyN qUM khyN.”

kuwJ idnF ivwc hI ipAu DI ny imlky ipwplL df bUtf lgf idwqf. dIp hr rojL af ky pfxIN pf jFdI. pyV dI pRkrmF krdI. vfihgurU df ismrn krdI. iewk idn pfxI dyx qoN bfad jdoN jfx lwgI qF inrByY ny afvfjL mfrI. sux ky Auh Klo geI.

“ ipwpl dI syvf kdoN sLurU kIqI hY? bVf lok BlfeI df kMm hY. hr rojL aYYs vylLy hI afAuNdI aYN?

“ hF aYsy tfiem afAuNdI hF. qUM kdoN afieaf eyN?”

“ ipCly hPqy.”

“ CuwtIaF ivwc kI krdf irhf?” dIp ny muskf ky gwl cflU rwKI.

“ qYnUM Xfd krdf irhf. bs iesy kMm qoN ivhl nhIN imlI, idn dy cObI GMty. mYN bI aYysI ivwc dfKlf lY ilaf hY. agly hPqy kflj KulH jfxF aYN afpF iewko bws qy cwilaf krFgy.”

“ mYN kflj nhIN jf rhI.”

“ qyry ivafh dI iqafrI qF nhIN ho geI?’

“ nhIN.”

“ dyKIN ikqy DoKf nF dy jfeIN. mNY apxy GridaF nUM qF mnf ilaf hY. dws kdoN ku qwk ierfdf hY ivafh df.”

“ kfhlLI ikAuN krdy ho? sbr df PlL imwTf huMdf hY.”

qlfa dy kMZy Klo ky inrBY hr rojL afkfsLdIp df ieMqjLfr krdf. bws afAux qwk AuQy hI Kloqf rihMdf. dIp vI tfiem dI pwkI sI. dovyN keI vyr do cfr gwlF kr lYNdy. keI vfr iek dUjy nUM siq sLRI akfl hI kr skdy.hOlI hOlLI ipwpl vwzf huMdf igaf. inrBY dIp dI ishq bfry puwCdf pr Auh hr vfr kuwJ kih ky tflL jFdI. inrBY kflj clf jFdf, dIp Gr. keI mhIny mulfkfqF ipwpl kolL hI huMdIaF rhIaF. aWj inrBY ieMqjLfr kridaF bws KuMJf bYTf. soc irhf sI ik awj ivcfrf ipwplL vI myry vFgUM ieMqjLfr kr irhf hoxF hY. Aus ny nfl dy GroN bfltI mMgI aqy ipwpl dI jVF ivwc pfxIN pfieaf. pyV dy aflLy dualy vfihgurU df jfp kIqf ’qy aglI bws PVky kflj clf igaf. keI idn iesy qrHF krdf irhf. awj jdoN kflj qoN vfps afieaf qF nvjIvn nUM dyK ky Aus kol clf igaf.

“jIvn, awj qyrI vfrI aY ipwplL dI syvf krn dI?” donf ny iewk dUjy nUM siq sLRI akfl bulfeI.

“ Xfrf kI dwsF! BYx bhuwq ibmfr hY. Kbry bcygI vI ik nhIN. EhnUM blwz kYNsr ho igaf hY. zfktr afKdy nyN ibmfrI ielfj qoN pry jf cuwkI hY.”

“ sB qoN vwzf vYd qF guru goibMdf hI hY. pRfrQnF df shfrf qF asIN lY skdy hF. mYN qyry nflL Gr cl skdf hF?” inrBY dy idlL df roxF awKF df nIr bxky tpk ipaf.

“ hF cl. jLrUr cl. akfsLdIp ny qyry nflL ivafh krfAux dI gwl kIqI sI. sfnUM sihmq hox ivwc Blf kI musLikl sI. pfpf qF afpy gwl clfAux dI soc rhy sn. jy ByYx bc geI qF gwl pwkI hY. jy rwb ny Koh leI qF asIN bybs hF.” inrBY dIaF awKF

Aus df duwK ibafn krn lwgIaF.

“ dIp dyK kOx afieaf hY.” nvjIvn ny apxI BYx dy mwQy ’qy hwQ rwiKaf aqy inrBY vwl iesLfrf kIqf.

akfsLdIp ny awKF GumfeIaF aqy muskurfeI. Auh kuwJ bolx dI koisLsL krn lwgI pr inrBY ny AusdI bFh PV leI aqy hONslf dyx dI koisLsL kIqI.“qUM CyqI TIk ho jf. sfzf ivafh bhuwq CyqI hovygf, iesy sfl.”

akfsLdIp Pyr muskurfeI. Aus ny qr awKF nfl pihlF apxy Brf vwl vyiKaf Pyr inrBY vwl. aYdF Aus ny keI vfr kIqf.

“ sLukr hY vfihgurU df. puwqr inrBY, cMgf kIqf qUM af igaf. myrI DI ikMny hI idnF bfad muskrfeI hyY, awj. mYnUM hux XkIn hYy, CyqI qMdrusq ho ky kflj jfeygI.” dIp dI byjI ny apxIN aMdrlI pIV bfhr ilaFdI.

inrBY AuWT ky jfx lwgf. bfeI bfeI kridaF Aus ny afiKaf. “ apxy ipwplL df iPkr nF kr. svyry mYN pfxIN dyNdf hF ’qy sLfmIN nvjIvn.”

idn inwkldy rhy. awj inrBY idwlI dy iksy zfktr df pqf lY ky afieaf. Auh dws irhf sI ik Auh kYNsr df mfhr zfktr hY. amrIkf qoN pVHky afieaf hY.myrf amrIkf vflf PuwPV ielfj leI pYsy dI mdd krygf. sfry bhuwq iDafn nflL sux rhy sn. pr akfsLdIp nF muskrfeI aqy nF Ausny awKF KohlIaF.

“ dIp, dIp.” Aus dI byjI nyN DI dy idl dI DVkx mihsUs kIqI aqy DfhF mfrn lg peI. sfrf kmrf hMJUaF nflL Br igaf. ipMz iekwTf ho igaf. hr iewk prvfr nUM BfxF mMnx dI qfkq dy irhf sI. afKLrI Xfqrf dI iqafrI ho geI.arQI dy awgy inrBY aqy nvjIvn ny moZf lfieaf. nvjIvn ny dfg idwqf. inrByY dUr Kloqf bfr bfr vfihgurU nUM suafl puwC irhf sI.

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akfsdIp, dws kdoN krvfeyNgI ivafh? mYN ieMqjLfr krFgf. Pyr AusnUM lgdf ijvyN icqf ivwcoN inkl rhI hr cMigafVI juafb dy rhI hY. “ agly jnm ’c! agly jnm ’c! agly jnm ’c.”

(26 sqMbr 2006)

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