do sLbd lyKkf sbMDI:

brqfnIaf rihMdIaF AurdU dIaF iesqrI khfxIkfrF ivc njLmf Esmfn df afpxf iewk invyklf sQfn hY. Auh kivqf vI ilKdI hY aqy khfxIaF vI. iswDy sfdy sLbdF dI vrqoN kridaF Auh sihj-suBf hI brqfnIaf dI qyjL, iqwKI aqy aOkVF BrI jIvn qor df vrnx krdI hY. mnuwKI irsLiqaF ivc qryV ilafAux vfly kfrnF nUM lwBidaF Auh bVI KUbI nfl ikrdfrF nUM JMJoVdI hY. kuJ vI gLYr-kudrqI nhIN lwgdf sgoN Ausdy pfqr aqy pfTk dovyN hI socx leI mjLbUr ho jFdy hn. ndIm aqy slIm df puwqr adnfn brqfnIaf ivc hI jMimaf, pilaf aqy mfipaF dI inq-idhfVI dI qkrfr aqy JgiVaF qoN qMg afky mfipaF nUM AuhnF dy afpxy hI rihm Auqy Cwz idMdf hY. Auh ivcfrf hor kry vI kI? pfTk dI hmdrdI Aus pRqI hI jfgdI hY. svY-Brosy nUM jgfAuNdI aqy ijLlq qoN bcfAux df Auprflf krdI njLmf Esmfn dI ieh iewk bhuq hI sPLl khfxI khI jf skdI hY. ---zf: guridafl isMG rfey

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Aus idn, Gr ivc iewk bhuq hI sfDfrn gwl qoN hMgfmf KVf ho igaf. gwl qF kuJ vI nhIN sI---- nfdIaf dy mfmy dI DI PLrjLfnf ny huxy huxy Gr KrIidaf sI. AuhnF vloN swwdf sI. pihlF “imlfd” aqy iPr rfq df Bojn.

bs, slIm nUM qF ijvyN qkrfr leI bhfnf hI cfhIdf sI. gwl nvyN Gr qoN afrMB hoeI. AuhnF ny qF ieMny QoVy smyN ivc hI nvF Gr KrId ilaf--- ieMnf pYsf ikQoN afieaf? aqy iPr ieh PjLUl Krcy. pihlF qF pqf nhIN ikMnHF gLlq vsIilaF rfhIN pYsf btoiraf aqy hux awlf mIaF nUM ivc GsIto--- kurfn pVHfAu -- aqy ieh imlfd iewk rsm hY. kuJ iewk iesqrIaF bYT ky qrjL kwZdIaF ny aqy sunx vfilaF dy sbr df iemiqhfn lYNdIaF hn.

slIm sI ik bolI hI jf irhf sI. nfdIaf dy sbr df ipaflf Clkx hI vflf sI ik ies ny isrP ieMnf hI ikhf: “jykr qusIN nhIN jfxf cfhuMdy qF nf jfAu pr gLlq gwlF qF nf afKo.”

nfdIaf nUM cuwp rihxf cfhIdf sI ikAuNik ieh qF afrMB sI. slIm ny PLrjLfnf dy nfl nfl nfdIaf dy sfry Kfndfn nUM lpyt ivc lY ilaf. sB aglIaF ipClIaF nslF-pusLqF AuDyV ky rwK idwqIaF.

cIKF-pukfrF ijLafdf vDIaF qF bfrF virHaF df adnfn afpxy kmry qoN nwsdf hyTF afieaf. nfdIaf bybsI dy aflm ivc iesqrIaF df afKrI gur ajLmf rhI sI arQfq jLor jLor dI ro rhI sI. Auh mF nUM roNidaF dyK ky cIiKaf: “zYzI qusIN mF nUM ikAuN ruaf rhy ho?”

iewk pwl leI roxf Buwl ky nfdIaf Aus vlF vyKx lwgI. slIm vI cuwp ho igaf. “myry puwqr!” ieh kihMidaF Auh Aus vlF vwDI. “vyiKaf qusIN?” Auh pqI vlF vyKidaF bolI: “mYN nhIN kihMdI sF nf myrf puwqr vwzf ho jfvy iPr quhfQoN iewk iewk vfDy df bdlf lvygf.”

“bkvfs bMd kr,” slIm guwsy ivc cIiKaf: “ieh CtFk Br df Cokrf kI kr skdf hY--- Kbrdfr! jy qUM iesnUM myry ivruwD vrglfieaf.” ieh kih ky Auh bVbVfAuNdf bfhr cilaf igaf.

myry awlHf mYN kI krF---? nfdIaf df isr bybsI dy drd nfl pftx lwwigaf. ikMnHF CotIaF CotIaF gwlF leI iehnF dy Gr JgVf huMdf sI. koeI imlx af irhf qF lVfeI. ikqy jfxf hY qF Pfhf. pihlF qF ieMJ nhIN sI. Auh jdoN nvIN nvIN ivafhI lMzn afeI sI. dovyN ikMnf KusL sn. KUb GuMmdy iPrdy, afAuNdy jFdy. slIm nUM iewk prfeIvyt kMpnI ivc nOkrI iml geI sI. nfdIaf bI¤ey¤ pfs sI. ieQy af ky Aus ny vI iewk Cotf ijhf bIAUtIsLIan df koirs kr ilaf. sLfied awgy jfky kMm afvy. iPr pqf nhIN AuhnF dIaF KusLIaF nUM iks dI njLr lwg geI. slIm nUM kMpnI vfilaF iqMn mhIny df noits dy idwqf. nOkrIaF ikhVIaF drKqF nUM lwgIaF imldIaF ny. juwqIaF GsfAuNdf iPiraf pr kuJ nf imilaf.

iehnF idnF ivc hI nfdIaf df pYr Bfrf sI. Auh cfhuMidaF vI AusdI koeI shfieqf nf kr skI. ieh

vI rwb df sLukr sI ik do bYzw-rUm df mkfn AuhnF ny afAuNidaF hI KLrId ilaf sI. mfrgyj bhuq Gwt sI nhIN qF isr Zwkx lukfAux leI kONsl dy PlYt ivc jfxf pYNdf. ijvyN iqvyN krky sosLl sikAuirtI dy shfry gujLfrf huMdf irhf. adnfn pYdf hoieaf. Gr dy Krc vDy. bVI kiTnfeI nfl KLudf KLudf krky slIm nUM iewk srkfrI dPLqr ivc nOkrI imlI. AusnUM ieh kMm pihly idn qoN hI psMd nhIN sI. sfrf idn pfiksqfn dy klrkF vFg srkfrI PfeIlF ivc isr KpfAu aqy bs --- pr mrdf kI nf krdf. Gr dI rotI qF qornI sI. nfdIaf Aupr Gr aqy bwcy dI jLMmyvfrI sI. dovyN iewk gwzI dy do phIey hox dy bfvjLUd ikMny vwK vwK rfhF qy jf inkly sn dovyN. iehnF nUM pqf vI nf lwwigaf ik jIvn dI ies iKcoqfxI ivc kdoN Auh iewk dUjy nUM shfrf idMdy idMdy iewk dUjy df hwQ Cuzf ky dUr huMdy cly gey. nfdIaf sfrf idn Gr dI sPLfeI aqy bwcy dI sFB sMBfl dy kMmF ivc ruwJHI rihMdI. slIm sLfm nUM Gr afAuNdf qF aijhf Qwikaf hfiraf ijvyN ik sfry sMsfr df Bfr Aus dy moiZaF Auqy hI hovy.

ijwQy Auh kMm krdf sI AuQy Ausdf idwl aqy idmfg sfQ nhIN idMdy sn. idmfg boJl ho jFdf. srIr qF kMm krdf rihMdf pr aMdrlI tuwt-Bwj AusnUM inZfl kr idMdI.

iehnF dohF dy Qwky hfry srIrF aqy idmfgF leI jykr koeI prsMnqf aqy rfhq df KusLIaF Biraf bulLf sI qF Auh --- inwky adnfn dI gUM gUM aqy iklkfrIaF sn ijhnF ivc guafc ky Auh kuJ dyr leI jIvn df sfrf kusYlf-pn aqy kiTnfeIaF Buwl jFdy.

pr iPr AuhI glbfq. lVfeI dI buinafd glbfq. nfdIaf hI CyVdI: “ies vIk aYNz qy sLfihdf dy Gr jLrUr jfvFgy. bhuq swd rhI ey.”

“ikhVI sLfihdf?” slIm df lihjLf acfnk hI qlKL ho jFdf.
“AuhI, quhfzI kjLn sLfihdf.”
“iewk qF mYN qyry irsLqydfrF qoN qMg af igaf hF. afpMU Augx vflIaF vylF vFg AugI jFdy ny.”

nfdIaf cfhuMdI sI gwl nf vDy. muskf ky kihMdI: “ikhVy ds-vIh irsLqydfr ny. kyvl kuJ hI qF hn.”

“jI hF!” slIm dy bolF ivc kVvfht hor vwwD jFdI: “ijhVy hn Auh sfzy vrigaF Auqy afpxIaF iemfrqF df roab pfx qy quly hoey hn. qUM jfxf hY qF jfh. mYNnUM sLOk nhIN ik iehnF dIaF vfDU dIaF gwlF aqy kfrnfmy suxF..”

nfdIaf hYrfn rih jFdI. ikhVI iemfrq aqy iksdI DONs. sfry afpxI afpxI gwzI afpxy afpxy ZMg nfl GsItI jf rhy sn. PLrjLfnf aqy Ausdy mIaF dovyN kMm krdy sn. Gr afrfm nfl cl irhf sI. hF sLfihdf df pqI jLrUr aYkfAUNtYNt sI aqy AuhnF df Gr vI sLfndfr sI. do do gwzIaF sn aqy bwcy prfeIvyt skUl jf rhy sn. aqy iPr ieh qF afpxI afpxI iksmq hY ijhVI awlf mIaF ny idwqI hY. sLukr krnf cfhIdf hY. hjLfrF nfloN hux vI cMgy hF.

pr iPr AuhI bwk bwk. AuhI bihs aqy lVfeI JgVf. AusnUM kdy kdy anuBv huMdf ik slIm iehnF prysLfnIaF dI afV ivc jIvn qoN hfr mMnky smJOqf kr irhf hY. aqy Aus idn gwl bhuq awgy vwD geI.

slIm dPLqr qoN af ky Kfxf Kf irhf sI aqy adnfn tI¤vI¤ dyK irhf sI. sLfihdf dy lVky df jnm idn sI. vwzI pwDr qy PMksLn sI. adnfn dI vI Aus nfl dosqI sI. Auh ijLwd kr irhf sI ik jnm idn Auqy jLrUr jfvygf. nfdIaf ny smJfAuxf cfihaf: “afpxf nhIN qF Gwto Gwt bwcy dI hI KusLI df iKafl kro.”

slIm ny afE dyiKaf nf qfE, glfs cuwk ky sfhmxy vflI kMD Auqy dy mfiraf. nfdIaf hwkI bwkI rih geI. aqy iPr jo kuJ vI slIm dy hwQ afieaf Auh cuwk cuwk ky suwtx lwigaf. nfdIaf ny rokx dI koisLsL kIqI qF AusnUM Dwkf dyky prHF kr idwqf aqy afpUM dohF hwQF nfl afpxy isr Auqy muwky vrHfAux lwg ipaf. adnfn sihm igaf sI aqy ro irhf sI. nfdIaf AusnUM lY ky dUjy kmry ivc cly geI. Auh afpMU vI dihl geI sI. QoVy smyN bfad slIm df guwsf TMzf hoigaf. Auh iblkul nfrml ho igaf. nfdIaf qoN vI mfPLI mMg leI.

iPr ieMJ hoieaf ik lVfeI JgiVaF dy nfl nfl Gr df sfmfn suwtx aqy isr Auqy muwky vrHfAux df islislf vI inq idn dy jIvn df ihwsf bx igaf. nfdIaf koisLsL krdI ik gwl vDy nf. kdy kdy afpxI jIB nUM kosdI: “kMbKLq gLlq gwl mUhoN ikAuN inkl jFdI ey?” pr Auh kI krdI. dunIaF ivc rih ky dunIafdfrI qF inBfAuxI sI. iensfnF dy ies jMgl ivc iekwlypn nUM gwl lfAuxf bhuq aOKf sI.

adnfn ijvyN ijvyN vwzf ho irhf sI ies siQqI qoN bhuq hI qMg rihMdf sI. Auh sfrf qmfsLf dyKdf sI aqy KulHm KulHf kihx lwg ipaf sI ik Auh CyqIN hI mF nUM lY ky ikqy cilaf jfvygf.--- nfdIaf nUM hux ies nfl bhuq Zfrs bwJ geI sI. jdoN vI Auh mihsUs krdI ik gwl vwDx vflI hY qF Auh Jwt adnfn nUM afvfjL dyky bulf lYNdI. Auh hux solF virHaF df ho igaf sI. kwd ivc ipAu nflo vI Aucwf aqy ksrqI srIr. Auh af ky ipAu dy dovyN hwQ PV lYNdf aqy slIm QoVy smyN bfad TIk ho jFdf. mF-puwq ny slIm dIaF iehnF hrkqF nUM iewk prkfr dI mfnisk ibmfrI smJ ky prvfn kr ilaf sI. zfktr bulfAux leI nf qF slIm iqafr huMdf aqy nfdIaf vI zrdI sI ik ikqy gwl awgy nf vwD jfvy--- aqy nfly Auh BMn-qoV qoN ibnF afpxy afp nUM hI nuksfn phuMcfAuNdf sI. pqnI jF puwwqr Auqy Ausny kdy hwQ nhIN sI cuwikaf.

iehnF idnF ivc adnfn dI ‘ey¤ lYvl’ dI prIiKaf hox vflI sI. mfqf ipqf dovyN hI hr qrHF nfl iKafl rwK rhy sn. sllIm nfdIaf nUM bfr bfr kihMdf ik koeI aijhI gwl nf krIN ik hMgfmf sLurU ho jfvy. pr hoxI qF ho ky hI rihMdI hY. PLon KVikaf qF slIm ny cuwikaf. AuDroN sLfihdf bol rhI sI aqy sKLq gusy! ieh kI gwl hoeI slIm BfeI ik sfzI aYnIvrisrI qy hI nhIN afey. mYN ikMnf AuzIikaf.-- Auh sLkfieq kr rhI sI. slIm ny do iqMn rvfieqI vfk kih ky PLon bMd kr idwqf. nfdIaf AusnUM svflIaf njLrF nfl vyK rhI sI. “qyrI chyqI kjLn sLfihdf sI. AuhI pfrtI ivc nf afAux df rosf -- ieh lokIN ikMny vfDU dy kMmF ivc smF brbfd krdy ny. kdy bwcy df jnm idn kdy afpxf aqy kdy afpxy ivafh dI vrHy gMZ. lwgdf ey ik sfnUM PLon vI ktvfAuxf hI pvygf. nf ieh hovygf aqy nf hI lokIN smyN-kusmyN PLon krky bor hI krngy.”

nfdIaf ny suixaf qF ivlK AuTI. pqf nhIN kdoN df gubfr bMd sI. jo mUMh ivc afieaf kih idwqf. hux slIm smJOqy aqy myl-imlfp dy mUz ivc sI. AusnUM smJfAux lwigaf. bol hOlI hOlI Aucy huMdy gey. iPr gwl vwDidaF aqy ivgVidaF smF qF lwgdf hI nhIN. slIm ny afpxf isr ipwtxf afrMB kr idwwqf: “hF, hF, mYN hI burf hF. mYN iksy kfbl nhIN.” Auh muwikaF nfl afpxy isr nUM BMn irhf sI. nfdIaf Aus vlF vwDI qF slIm dIaF awKF ivc ijvyN lhU Auqwr afieaf: “myry lfgy nf afeIN, pqf nhIN mYN kI kr bYTF.” nfdIaf zrdI adnfn nUM bulfAuNdI dUjy kmry ivc afeI. drvfjLf bMd sI. Auh drvfjLf KolH ky aMdr vwl dOVI. Auh ikqfb leI qswlI nfl bYTf sI ijvyN Aus ny kuJ suixaf hI nf hovy.

“adnfn puwqr--- afpxy ipAu nUM sMBflIN --- Auh afpxy afp nUM jLKLmI kr lYxgy.”
“qF mYN kI krF? adnfn TMzy lihjLy ivc boilaf: “quhfzy dohF df mslf ey, qusIN dovyN hI inptfAu. klH myrf iemiqhfn ey.”

“pr puwqr!” Auh ro peI: “ieh qUM kI kih irhf eyN. mYNnUM qyrf hI qF afsrf ey. jfh kuJ kr.”

“mYN ikhf nf aMmI!” Ausdf lihjLf pihlF vFg hI srd sI. “myrf BivwK quhfzy iehnF JgiVaF nfl qF bx nhIN skdf! qusIN Kuwd hI sMBflo.” ieh kih ky Auh pOVIaF cVH ky jfx ligwaf.

jdoN Auh Cotf sI qF sihm ky nfdIaf nfl cMbV jFdf sI. vwzf hoieaf qF mF dI ipwT Tokdf mF dI rfKI krn lwgf. hux iesnUM kI ho igaf. nfdIaf ny afKrI gur vriqaf: “kuJ kr puwqr mF nUM Cwz ky Aupwr nf jfh. mYNnUM zr lwg irhf ey. ikqy rwb nf kry----” Ausny vfk aDUrf Cwz ky roxf afrMB idwqf. Auh ruwk ky pltidaF boilaf: “rwb nf kry, kI hovygf? iehI nf ik qusIN iewk dUjy nUM mfr idAugy. svyry af ky dyK lvFgf.”

ieh vfk sI ik jvflf muKI Auwbl ipaf sI. jF ijvyN bMb df Dmfkf. nfdIaf pftIaF pftIaF awKF nfl Aus vlF vyKx lwgI.

slIm dy vrHdy hwQ vI ruwk gey. iesdf isr jLKLmI ho igaf sI pr AusnUM iesdI qklIPL df jLrf ijMnf aihsfs nhIN sI. iesdy aMdr ijvyN kuJ tuwt ky rih igaf sI. iesdI coHB ijvyN sfry srIr ivc PYl geI sI.

nfdIaf roNdI hoeI af ky dohF goizaF Bfr bYT geI aqy dupwty nfl Ausdy mwQy qoN lhU sfPL krn lwgI.

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