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                                krnYl isMG igafnI - iPLlfzYlPLIaf

 

          “eys nfl dy mkfn ivc sLfied iek pfiksqfnI PLYmlI rihMdI hY .” mkfn vyKx afey iekbfl isMG cImf ƒ rIal-aYstyt eyjMt ny dwisaf, qy puwCx lwgI, “quhfzI ikwzI vwzI PLYmlI hY ?”

          “bws mYN iekwlf hI hF .”

          “sLfdI nhIN kIqI ?”

          “kdI kIqI sI, inB nhIN swkI .”

          “myrI vI iehI khfxI hY . lfeIPL ivc keI vfrI eysy qrHF hI huMdf hY .”

          gRih pRvysL dy agly hPLqy cfr julfeI df idn sI, amrIkf df afjLfdI idvs . ksby dy muwK rsiqaF qy kOmI JMzy lihrf rhy sn . sQfnk skUlF dy ividafrQIaF qy srkfrI adfiraF vwloN jlUs dI iqafrI ho rhI sI . iekbfl dI glI dy keI pirvfr, koloN lMGdI myn-roz qy jlUs df njLfrf lYx leI PLutpfQ qy iekwqr ho rhy sn . bYNz dI DunI sux ky Auh vI GroN bfhr inkl afieaf qy turdf turdf glI dy moV qy jf Kloqf .

          “siq sRI akfl jI .” ipCly pfisAuN aFidaF Aus dy pVosI ny jfx pihcfn leI pihl kIqI .

          “siq sRI akfl . afeI aYm iekbfl cImf .” Aus ny bVy adb nfl hwQ vDf ky ikhf .

          “afeI aYm bsLIr cImf .” dovyN hws pey .

          “mYƒ nhIN sI pqf eys goq vfly quhfzy vwl vI huMdy hn .”

          “jwtF dy keI goq sfzy ivc vI msLrkI pMjfb vFg ny . ieh qF sfzy ipCokV dI pCfx hY, mjLHbF krky QoVHf bdl jfxI sI . ho skdY sfzy dfdy-pVdfdy vI srdfrF ivcoN

hox . pqf nhIN ieh sFJ ikMnI purfxI hY .‘bfeI df vy’, ieh myrI vfeIPL, muswrq .”

          “aslfmf lykm .” iekbfl ny afdfb kIqf .

          Aus ny kyvl muskrf ky hI jvfb idwqf .

          “quhfzy bwcy vI jlUs ivc sLfml ny awj ?”

          “nhIN, sLOkq ajy Cotf hY . hor do sflF ƒ[[[[. quhfzI PLYmlI ?”

          “bs quhfzy sfhmxy hfjLr hY .” qy iqMny hws pey .

          “mkfn sYt ho igaY ?”

          “kuJ icr lwgygf . mYƒ kfhdI kfhlI ey .”

          “koeI cIjL dI jLrUrq pvy, asIN hfjLr hF .”

          “sLukrIaf . mYƒ KusLI hY afpxy vqnIaF df pVos qF imilaf.” Aus ny irvfjn ijhy ikhf .

          “ieMzIaf ivc ipwCy afpxf ikhVf ipMz hY ?”

          “mYN pYdf qF jlMDr ivc hoieaf sI, pr keI sflF qoN zYzI ajmyr-sLrIPL sYtl ho cuwky ny . quhfzf ?”

          “mYN hsn-abdfl df rihx vflf hF .”

          “EhI ijwQy pMjf sfihb gurduafrf hY ?”

          “iblkul ! kdI ijLafrq leI gey ho ?”

          “aYnI iksmq ikwQy . quhfƒ kdy ajmyr drgfh sLrIPL jfx df PLYjL hfsl hoieaf ?”

          “ajy qwk qF nhIN, albwqf mwky mdIny df hwj jLrUr kr afieaF hF .”

          “iksmq vfly ho . bygLm sfihbf vI ho afey ny ?”

          “ieh afp cly jfx QoVHY ?” muswrq dI afvfjL ivc iek qfhnf ijhf sI . bsLIr iek iPLwkI ijhI muskrfht ichry qy lY afieaf . qy sfry jlUs vyKx ivc ruwJ gey .

          kuJ mhIny bfad iek sLfm bsLIr dy iqMny bwcy pMjfb dI lohVI dy iqAuhfr vFgUM ‘hfloeIn’ dy ‘mfsk’ pf ky Gro GrI imTfeIaF KzOxy iekwqr krdy hoey iekbfl dy Gr af phuMcy . Aus ny bVy ipafr nfl AuhnF ƒ cfklyt qy kuJ nkdI dy ky ivdf kIqf . AuhnF dI mF pry zrfeIv-vy ivc KloqI AuhnF df ieMqjLfr kr rhI sI . iekbfl ny aMdr ienvfeIt krnf cfihaf pr Auh jldI ivc bwicaF ƒ nfl lY ky clI geI .

          keI vfrI jdoN Auh afpxf ‘svYWt-sUt’ pfeI sYr krky afAuNdf qF muswrq iKVkI df prdf cuwk ky Aus vwl qwkdI rihMdI . kdI kdI brsfq kfrn Auh Gr dy ipCly porc ivc Klo ky aYksrsfeIjL krn lwg pYNdf . Aus ­ƒ lgdf ijvyN koeI ikMnf ikMnf icr plfsitk dy ‘imMnI-blfeINzjL’ ipwCy Kloqf Aus vwl vyNhdf rihMdf hovy .

          iekbfl dI mMmI jdoN ieMzIaf qoN iqMn mhIinaF leI afeI qF dohF pirvfrF df afps ivc afxf jfxf sLurU ho igaf . jdoN Auh dPLqr igaf huMdf qF muswrq sfrf sfrf idn Aus dy Gr hI vVI rihMdI . hr vyly aFtI jI, aFtI jI krdI df mUMh nf Qkdf . aFtI koloN Aus ny ikcn dy ikMny hI gux iswK ley . dhIN jmfxf, GIey dy koPLqy, gfjr-pfk, rs-mlfeI qy ikMnIaF hor cIjLF .

          iekbfl ƒ lwgf ik Aus df inrf sLwk hI nhIN, muswrq swcmuc hI Aus ivc rucI lYx lwg peI sI . Aus ny Aus ƒ ikMnI vfrI corI corI nIJ lf ky qwkidaF mihsUs kIqf .

          “aFtI jI ! qusIN iekbfl horF dI dUsrI sLfdI ikAuN nhIN kr dyNdy ?” iek idn muswrq ny iekbfl ƒ suxf ky ikhf .

          “koeI afpxy vrgI hsIn kuVI dI dws pfvyN qF Auh vI kr idaF .” aFtI ny gMBIr ho ky huMgfrf Biraf .

          “iehnF vrgI hsIn qF bws eyho hI ho skdI hY .” iekbfl ny pRsMsf kIqI . muswrq ny afpxI qfrIPL df suafd lYNidaF Aus vwl lfj BrIaF awKF nfl qwikaf qy muskrf peI .

          hux qwk Auh bfhr inklx lwigaF, burky dI sLkl df cogf pf lYNdI qy isr ƒ pUrI qrHF rumfl nfl Zk lYNdI . iekbfl ƒ icrF ipwCoN, afpxI mMmI dy afx qy, pihlI vfr Aus dI KLUbsUrqI df aMdfjLf hoieaf . AusdIaF ksLmIrnF vrgIaF surK glHF . zulHdf zulHdf bypnfh jobn . gUVHIaF kflIaF GxIaF GxIaF BvF, AusdIaF topIdfr awKF ƒ hor vI idlksL bxFdIaF . qy jdoN Auh aD-mIcIaF awKF ivcoN hsdI qF bs jfn hI kwZ lYNdI .

          Aus ƒ bsLIr qy rsLk af irhf sI . ikMnf KusL iksmq hY ieh afdmI . bYTf bYTf kdy AuhnF dohF bfry socdf qF Aus ƒ jLmIn asmfn df PLrk mihsUs huMdf. muswrq ƒ kpVy pfx df slIkf sI . hmysLF zrfeI klIn kIqf sUt pFdI . Aus dy vsqr sfry sLoKL rMgF dy sn, ijnHF ivcoN Aus df hsUM hsUM krdf ichrf inwKr inwKr pYNdf . gwl bfq krn dI njLfkq . tor ivc kudrqI cMclqf . iqMn bwicaF dI mF qF Auh lgdI hI nhIN sI . Gr ivc sfrf idn mihMdI hsn qy jgjIq-icwqRf df imMnHF imMnHF sMgIq vjdf rihMdf . ies qoN ielfvf Auh afp vI cMgy cMgy lyKkF dy sLyar aFtI jI ƒ suxFdI rihMdI .

          Aus dy ivprIq bsLIr bs qsvIr df iblkul dUjf pfsf sI . nf Aus ƒ koeI sMgIq jF iltrycr df sLok, nf hI kpVf lwqf pfx df cfa . ieko gwl afAuNdI sI Aus ƒ, pYsf kmfxf . Gr afAuNdf qF vI tYlIPLon qy ibjLnYs bfry lwgf rihMdf .

          muswrq ijMnI imlxsfr, bsLIr Enf hI mqlb-pRsq . bs Kfx pIx df sLukIn jLrUr sI . Kf Kf ky Aus dI gogV eynI vDI hoeI sI ik iblkul byzOl lgdf sI . kol Kloqy jxf-jnfnI iek dUjy dy jLrf vI anukUl nhIN sn lgdy .

          bsLIr dI Kfs kmjLorI sI qMdUrI ickn qy sLrfb . mMmI dy huMidaF iekbfl ny vI keI vfrI AuhnF dI dfvq kIqI. qlI mwCI qy muPLq dI skfc vyK ky qF Auh pfgl hI ho jFdf sI .

          “qUM kYsf muslmfn hYN Xfr, sLrfbI kbfbI ?” iekbfl ny iek idn hws ky ikhf .

          “jYsf qUM iswK hYN . Blf dfhVI tirm krn df lfeIsYNs qYƒ iks ny dy idwqf beI ?” qy sfry hws pey .

          “iekbfl jI ! jLrf zirMk ihsfb nfl hI pfxf .” iek idn muswrq ny iznr kridaF suJfv idwqf .

          “mYN ‘zirMk srv’ krn lwigaF kdy hwQ nhIN iKwicaf.” Ausny afpxI diraf idlI jLfhr kIqI .

          “jdoN bsLIr ivwqoN vD pI lYNdY qF myrI sLfmq af jFdI hY .”

          “kI gwl, lVfeI krn lwg jFdY ?” aFtI jI ny hOlI ijhI puwiCaf .

          “lVfeI qF nhIN, aYNvyN …[hor bQyrf prysLfn krdY…[.” qy sLrm BrI muskrfht nfl AusdIaF glHF hor vI lfl ho geIaF .

          iek vfr iekbfl dI BYx sqvMq isLkfgo qoN mMmI ƒ imlx afeI . muswrq ny qF Aus ƒ hwQF qy cuwk ilaf . ieko hfx dIaF hox krky dohF ivckfr bVf gUVH ho igaf . hr dUsry idn iekbfl ƒ sLfipMg iljfx leI iqafr kr lYNdIaF . iekbfl ƒ pihlI vfr aihsfs hoieaf ik Auh ijMnI sohxI sI, Aus qoN vD ijLMdf idl vI sI .

          iek idn ikcn ivc bYTIaF dovyN shylIaF gwlF kr rhIaF sn .

          “qYƒ bsLIr qy nfjL hoxf cfhIdf hY, eynI kmfeI kr ky ilaFdY .”

          “aVIey qUM myrI duKdI rg nf CyV .”

          “kI gwl ?”

          “inrf pYsf hI qF ijLMdgI ivc sB kuJ nhIN huMdf? aOrq ƒ afdmI df sfQ cfhIdY, Brosf cfhIdY, vkq cfhIdY . eyho myrI iksmq ivc nhIN . kdy socdI hF qyry Brf vrgf sohxf idldfr koeI myrI ijLMdgI ivc huMdf[[[[ . jdoN dI qyrI mMmI afeI ey, mYƒ Aus ƒ nyiVAuN vyKx df mOkf imilaf hY .”

          “pr qUM Aus ƒ kdI jLfhr vI hox idwqf ik nhIN ?”

          “hOslf nhIN pYNdf . sLfied iekbfl socy ik iewk bwicaF vflI aOrq[[[[ . sqvMq ! kI ipafr krnf koeI gunfh hY ?”

          “eynI sIrIas hYN qF Aus ƒ ds ikAuN nhIN dyNdI ? nf khyNgI qF Aus ƒ pqf ikvyN lwgygf ?”

          “ijnhoN kf iesLk sfdk hY, voh kb PLirafd krqy hYN .

            lboN py mohry KLfmosLI, idloN myN Xfd krqy hYN.”

          “E…ho…. nI qYƒ qF swcmuc df iesLk ho igaY . ‘Xk qrPLf iesLk .” sqvMq ny hws ky afiKaf .

          AuhnF ƒ pqf vI nhIN lwgf, iekbfl ny zfeIinMg rUm ivc bYiTaF sfrI gwl sux leI sI .

          iekbfl dI mMmI qoN Kfxf bnfx dy guxF dy ielfvf, muswrq ny iek hor gwl vI gRihx kr

leI sI. AuhnF ivc iek eynF ipafrf gux sI ik jdoN vI koeI gwl jF cIjL AuhnF ƒ zfZI cMgI lgdI qF afp muhfry mUMh ivcoN “hfey mYN mr jfvF” dy ipafr drsFdy sLbd PLuwlF vFg adf ho jFdy . muswrq ny AuhnF qoN ieh ‘qkIaf-klfm’ vI iswK ilaf .

          jdoN Aus dI mMmI ieMzIaf vfps clI geI qF iek snIcr vfr iekbfl iksy dy nfl iznr qy jfx leI afpxf kflf sUt, mrUn pwg qy kflI ’bo-tfeI’ pihn ky bfhr inwkilaf . ikDry ‘myl-mYn’ bsLIr horF dI zfk glqI nfl Aus dy Gr suwt igaf sI . hwQ ivc zfk PVI Aus ny bsLIr df bUhf jf KVkfieaf . muswrq ny drvfjLf KoilLHaf qy vyNhidaF sfr hI bol AuTI .

          “hfey mYN mr jfvF ! awj ieh ibjlI iks AuWpr izwgygI ?”

          Auh hws ipaf qy zfk PVf ky jldI jldI clf igaf . muswrq Aus ƒ Aus dI kfr ivc bYTx qwk sDrfeIaf awKF nfl qkdI rhI, qy hlkf ijhf hwQ ihlf ky bUhf ByV idwqf . Auh sfry rsqy AusdIaF sLoK awKF bfry socdf irhf .

          iek idn muswrq ny iekbfl dy dPLqr kfl kIqf .

          “quhfƒ myry dPLqr df nMbr ikwQoN lLwB igaf ?”

          “ZUMzny vfly ikafmq kI njLr rKqy hYN .” qy dovyN hws pey .

          “ibjLI qF nhIN ?” Auh Pyr bolI .

          “quhfzy vfsqy iblkul nhIN .”

          “mYN eys krky kfl kIqY ik awj sLfm ƒ iznr sfzy vwl Kfxf .”

          “awgy vI quhfzf hI KfeIdY hjLUr .”

          “nhIN, swcINN ! awj myry iemiqafjL BfeI jfn af rhy ny, qy bsLIr vI bfhr igaY .”

          “iemiqafjL qF zirMk vI nhIN pINdf, Pyr iznr df kI svfd afeygf ?”

          “qumhyN aYsI iplf dyNgy qum afE qo shI . hosL kf nfm Bulf dyNgy qum afE qo shI .”

          “vfh, vfh ! kmfl df sLyar hY .”

          “sLyar dI dfd df svfd qF qd afAuNdY jy ies df jvfb vI sLyar ivc imly .”

          “qF iPr lgy hwQ Auh vI sux lvo .”

          “iersLfd !”

          “nfrfjL nf ho jfxf .”

          “qusIN sLyar qF kho…[ .” Auh iek aMdfjL ivc bolI.

 

          “jfmy-lb sy agr ipafs nf buJI sfkI.

 ikaf iejfjLq hogI ik surfhIEN sy pI lyN bfkI ?”

 

          Auh bVI hwsI .

          “hwsx df kI kMm ?” Auh hYrfn ho ky boilaf .

          “qusIN ‘zbl-mIinMg’ vfly sLyar kdoN qoN kihx lwg pey, junfb?”

          “zbl mIinMg ? kI mqlb ? ieh ‘gLYr-sLfiesqf qF nhIN .”

          “nhIN aYsI qF koeI gwl nhIN, pr[[[[ . quhfƒ ‘ihMt’ idaF ? ies sLyar ivc jy ‘surfhI’ df lPLjL vrqdy , ijhVf ‘isMgUlr’ hY, qF ieh bVf sMjIdf sLyar hY, pr ‘surfhIEN’ kihx nfl ieh ‘nOn-vYjItyrIan’ bx jFdY .”

          “E-mfeI-gfz !’ mYƒ eynIaF brIkIaF nhIN aFdIaF gLfilb sfihbf !”

          “vYsy bVf ctptf sLyar hY . awCf iPr sLfmIN Buwl nf jfxf .”

          Auh afpxy sLyar ƒ gun-gunf ky afp hI ikMnf icr svfd lYNdf irhf .

          ijvyN ijvyN muswrq bfry iekbfl dy idl ivc QF bxdI geI, iqvyN iqvyN bsLIr bfry Aus ƒ iGrxf hoxI sLurU ho geI . Kfs krky Aus df mqlb-pRsq rvweIaf Aus ƒ jLrf cMgf nhIN sI lgdf . Auh hr dUjy-qIjy idn iekbfl jI, iekbfl jI krdf af bUhf KVkFdf . iekbfl dI ivskI pI jFdf qy muPLq ivc kMm bfry ‘knsltysLn’ lY jFdf . jdoN koeI ibjLnYs dI zIl krnI huMdI qF kimsLn iksy hor ƒ dy dyNdf .

          pqf nhIN iekbfl ƒ kI suwJI, iek idn Aus ny bsLIr ƒ sfPL sfPL kih idwqf, “Xfr, mfeINz nf krIN, mYN aYm[ bI[ ey[ krn qy keI vrHy lfey ny qy Zyr sfrf Krcf kIqf hY, myry kol

‘PLrI-knsltysLn’ dyx leI PLursq nhIN .”

          Aus idn qoN dohF ivckfr aYsf iKcf pYdf hoieaf ik bsLIr ny duaf-slfm hI bMd kr idwqI. ies krky bwicaF df afxf jfxf bMd ho igaf aqy muswrq ƒ vI iek qrHF dI pfbMdI lwg geI . cfhux qy vI bsLIr dI hfjLrI ivc Auh mUMh dUjy pfsy krn qy mjLbUr ho jFdI .

          eys byruKI dI hflq ivc do ku sflF dy aMdr dohF GrF ivc sFJ ijvyN KLqm hI ho geI . kdy kdy Auh afpxy by-aYlfny iesLk df mrsIaf pVHx dI cysLtf ivc iksy dy ilKy ieh sLbd duhrfky apxf idl msos lYNdf .

“voh hm sy cup hYN, hm Aun sy cup hYN .

mnfny vfly mnf rhy hYN .”

          iek idn svyry svyry, iekbfl ajy sLfvr lYx cwilaf hI sI, ik PLon dI GMtI vwjI . mwQy qy iqAUVI pfeI Auh bYzrUm vwl igaf . Aus ƒ qVksfr ‘kfl’ krn vfilaF qy bVI iKwJ aFdI sI .

          “hYlo !”

          “sOrI iekbfl jI, jgf qF nhIN idwqf?” mudwqF bfad awj muswrq dI afvfjL suxfeI idwqI .

          “nhIN, sLfvr lYx lwgf sF, dwso?” Auh hYrfnI ivc boilaf.

          “kI qusIN CyqI qoN CyqI eyDr af skdy ho? ‘iet iejL lfeIk aYn aYmrjYNsI .”

          “suwK qF hY ?”

          “afEgy qF dwsFgI, bVI sIrIas gwl hY . huxy plIjL .” Auh GbrfeI hoeI lwg rhI sI .

          “awCf, mYN huxy afieaf .” qy Auh ‘zrYisMg-gfAUn’ ivc hI Gr dy ipCvfVy dy ‘lfn’ ivcoN lMG ky muswrq horF dy ipCly bUhy vwl clf igaf . drvfjLf KulHf hI sI . bsLIr ‘ilivMg-rUm’ dy soPLy qy bYTf sI . Auh nf qF AuWiTaf qy nf hI Aus ny koeI irvfjn svfgq dy do sLbd boly . iqMny bwcy sihmy-sihmy pOVIaF qy bYTy ibtr-ibtr qwk rhy sn .

          “iekbfl jI, qusIN dwso mYN kI krF ?” muswrq afpxy sLOhr vwl iesLfrf krdI bolI, “ieh quhfzf dosq iek aOrq ivafh ky lY afieaf hY .”

          “hYN ?” iekbfl dy mUMhoN hYrfnI ivc inkilaf .

          “puwC lvo eys ƒ, sfhmxy bYTY.”

          “kI gwl hY bsLIr sfihb ?” Aus ƒ puwCxf ipaf .

          bsLIr kuJ nf boilaf .

          “ieh kI bolygf ?”

          “ieh kdoN hoieaf ?” Aus ny muswrq ƒ puwiCaf .

          “afh jdoN hFgkFg dy tirwp qy igaf sI, sYr dy bhfny . kuJ hPLqy iPLlypIn rih ky ieh gwul iKVf afieaf hY .”

          “quhfƒ ikvyN pqf lwgf ?”

          “iekbfl jI ! kdy iesLk qy musLk vI guwJy rihMdy ny ? ies ny EQy corI corI msijd ivc inkfh kIqf qy koeI cfr sO vIh krky Aus ƒ nfl lY afieaf . aj kl Aus nUM ‘jYksn-strIt’ dy ‘apfrtmYNt’ ivc rwiKaf hoieaf hY . lokF ny ies ƒ sLryafm gulsLwry AuzFidaF vyiKaf hY . Aus ƒ kfrF ivc GumFdY qy ‘sLfipMg’ krFdY .”

          “iekbfl ! mYN qYƒ kI dwsF ?” hux bsLIr dy bolx dI vfrI sI . “eys aOrq ny myrI ijLMdgI qlKL kIqI hoeI ey . jdoN dI ieh ipwCy rfvlipMzI qoN afeI ey, ies dy qOr qrIky hI bdl gey ny .”

          “jyhVy qOr qrIky qUM ieKLiqafr kIqy ny nf, koeI vI iejLqdfr aOrq nhIN brdfsLq kr

skdI . vwzf amrIkx bixaF iPrdYN .”

          “cuwp kr bdjLfqy .” Auh muswrq ƒ Gurk ky ipaf .

          “beI qusF mYƒ bulfieaf hY qF jLrf qhwml nfl gwl kro . mYƒ gwl dI qih qwk qF phuMcx idE qF ik mYN koeI mdd kr skF .” iekbfl ny dohF ƒ sMboDn kridaF ikhf .

          “mYƒ kih lYx idE .” bsLIr ny Pyr gwl sLurU kIqI, “jdoN dI ieh eyQy afeI ey, iqMnF BrfvF nfl iml ky eys ny myrf nwk `c dm kIqf hoieaf hY . ieh sfry sfly mYƒ cUMzx qy quly hoey ny . mYN imhnq nfl PLfrmysI ivc pYsf kmfieaf, ieh sflI AuhnF nfl rl ky sfrI kmfeI pfiksqfn ByjI jFdI hY . nf kdy cwj nfl irwDI-pwkI rotI juVdI hY . Cy mhIny qoN eys ny bYzrUm vI vwKrf kr ilaf hY . kI mYN iekwlf dIvfrF df mUMh vyKF ?”

          “qyrf lMgVy df qy mYN hux kdy vI mUMh nhIN vyKxf .” Auh sLyrnI vFg grj rhI sI . ijvyN Auh pihly vflI muswrq nf rih geI hovy .

          “vyK lvo! awj eys ƒ myrIaF ijsmfnI kmjLorIaF njLr afx lg peIaF ny . iekbfl, mYN ieh byiejLqI nhIN shfr skdf . mjLHbI qOr qy mYN cfr sLfdIaF kr skdf hF .”

          “clf jfh Esy kmjLfq koly . hux qUM Esy dIaF pwkIaF KfeIN . mYN huxy hI pulIs bulf ky qyrf Psqf vZdI hF .” qy Auh PLon vwl vDI .

          “muswrq ! ‘stfp-iet’ . qusIN lok koeI jld bfjLI nf kro . eys qrHF Gr ‘nysqo-nfbUd’ ho jFdy ny .” iekbfl ny Aus df hwQ rokidaF ikhf .

          “qy hux kI ksr rih geI hY ?”

          “dr-asl Xfr mYN Es aOrq ƒ ‘ibjLnYs-kfntrYkt’ qy ilafieaf hF . eys byPLkUPL ƒ mYN ikvyN smJfvF ? PLfrmysI dy kMm vfsqy Gwt qoN Gwt Aujrq dy ky pYsf bnfx df myrf plfn sI .” bsLIr ny sPLfeI pysL kIqI .

          “qyry lwCx mYN ikMny icrF qoN vyK ky jrdI rhI hF . mYƒ eys qrHF dy kMjrKfny df pYsf nhIN cfhIdf . mYN KMnI Kf ky gujLfrf kr lvFgI . pr jF Auh aOrq qyrI ijLMdgI `coN jfeygI jF qUM eys GroN inklyNgf .”

          “Gr mYN bxfieaf hY, qUM kOx huMdI hYN mYƒ kwZx vflI ?”

          “bsLIr ! qUM gLlqI qy hYN .” iekbfl boilaf, “eys mulk ivc srkfr bwicaF vflI aOrq ƒ KfvMd qy qrjIh idMdI hY . qUM muswrq ƒ bydKLl nhIN kr skyNgf .”

          “Xfr, qUM vI Esy df pWK pUrnf sLurU kr idwqf .”

          “mYN qF quhfzy dohF dy ihq ivc hF, bsLIr. quhfzy bwicaF dy ‘iPLAUcr’ bfry soc irhf hF dosq. iehnF dy sihmy ichiraF vwl vyKdf hF . iehnF dy idl qy kI gujLrdI hovygI ? ieh iks dI qrPLdfrI krnf cfhuxgy ?”

          “iekbfl sfihb ! awT sfl ho gey ny, mYN iehnF dy kMjr kbIly ivc jdoN dI ivafhI afeI hF, EdoN dI pCqFdI hF .”

          “qF inkfh krfx leI rfjLI ikEN hoeI sI ? koeI imMnqF qF nhIN sI krdf ?”

          “Eey jfh pryH . quhfzy lfxy ny qrly kr kr ky myry awbU dIaF dihlIjLF Gsf CwzIaF sn . mF myrI qF duhfjU ƒ irsLqf dyx ivc rfjLI hI nhIN sI . qyrI pihlI rMn dy puwqr dy poqVy DoNidaF myry poty vI Gws gey .”

          “vyKo beI, qfhinaF-imhixaF nfl Gr nhIN vsdy huMdy . bsLIr Xfr, eys mfmly ƒ hwdoN vDx qoN rokxf pvygf, nhIN qF Gr Krfb ho jfvygf qy qUM vI Kwjl hovyNgf .”

          “qusIN swc df inaF krn afey ho qF myrI vI suxo . eys ƒ kI pqf sI ik mYN ivafh krfx igaf sF . mYN ‘vYkysLn’ qy igaf qy eys ny BrfvF nfl rl ky myry mgroN myry bYNk dy lfkr ivc rwiKaf sfrf pYsf, jyvr qy sony dIaF iewtF kZf ky gLfieb kr idwqIaF ny . mYƒ kwKoN hOlf kr Cwizaf hY .”

          “muswrq ! kI ieh swc hY ?” iekbfl ny sIrIas ho ky puwiCaf . pr ijvyN Auh jvfbI hmly leI iqafr hI bYTI sI .

          “Eey sLukr kr, mYN qYƒ bcf idwqY . nhIN qF ijvyN ‘aYPL[ bI[ afeI[’ df Cfpf ipaf sI, qUM hux rMn dI kuwCV dI QF jyhl ivc hoxf sI,  qy gLYr-kfnUMnI ‘zrwgjL’ vycx dI qyrI kmfeI, sfrI dI sfrI clI jfxI sI .”

          iekbfl kursI qy bYTf bYTf kMb igaf . AuhnF df JgVf inptfx dI QF Aus ƒ iksy hor hI iKafl ny Gyr ilaf .

          “qusIN dovyN TMZy idmfgL nfl soco . qoV-ivCoVf eys muafmly df hwl nhIN hoxf .”

          eynI gwl kih ky Auh prq afieaf, qy afpxy ilivMg-rUm ivc bYTf ikMnf icr hI socdf

 irhf . hux Ausƒ smJ afeI ik bsLIr dI gLYr-hfjLrI ivc muswrq Aus dy nfl Pyr ikEN KulH lYx lwg peI sI .

          Aus ƒ Xfd af irhf sI ik ikvyN eId vfly idn muswrq ny syvIaF df kOl qy keI hor pkvfn, tRy ivc sjf ky afpxy mqrey puwqr sLOkq dy hwQ Byjy sn . Pyr jdoN iek idn Aus dI qbIaq Krfb sI qF Auh Aus dy Gr Aucycf bImfr-pursI leI afeI . tYNprycr lYx leI afpxy GroN QrmfmItr ilafeI qy Aus dy mwQy qy bfm mlI . bfhr aMdr aFdy jFdy isr Zk ky jfx vflI muswrq, cuMnI ley ibnf hI Aus dI nbjL PV ky plMG dI bfhI qy bYTI rhI sI .

          Pyr iek idn kihx lwgI, “iekbfl jI,  myrI gwzI Krfb hY. qusIN myry nfl bYNk qwk cl skogy ?”

          iekbfl dI kfr ivc Aus dy nfl bYTI muswrq ny Aus idn ‘lo-kwt’ gly vfly ‘pystl-sLyz’ dy islk sUt ƒ burky nfl vI nf Zwikaf . zfrk glfisjL, ilpsitk, nyl-pfilsL, pUry tOhr nfl Auh KulHIaF zulHIaF gwlF vI krdI rhI .

          “eys pgVI df rMg quhfzI tfeI nfl bhuq sUt krdY .”

          “QYNks. aj klH qusIN ikhVI pRiPLAUm vrqdy ho?” Ausny vI vfrI df vwtf lfhux dI kIqI .

          “sLflImfr . iet iejL PLrYNc, afeI lv iet .’ quhfƒ cMgI lwgI ?” qy Aus ny cUVIaF BrI muawqr vIxI iekbfl dy mUMh kol kr idwqI . ikMny icr ipwCoN dohF df iekwlf sfQ . iekbfl df jI kIqf iek hsIn gusqfKLI kr lvy . pr iPr kuJ soc ky AusdIaF awKF ivc iek BfvpUrq qwkxI nfl Jfkdf hoieaf muskrFdf irhf .

          bYNk jf ky muswrq ny klrk kol bYT ky iek PLfrm Biraf aqy afpxy nfm df iek nvF lfkr lY ilaf . Pyr prs ivcoN iek cfbI kwZ ky ieklvMjy tybl vwl lY geI qy Aus ivcoN ikMny sfry ‘golz-bfrjL’, jyvr aqy notF dIaF QhIaF kwZ ky nvyN lfkr dy drfjL ivc rwK idwqy . sfrI AuQl-puQl ipwCoN klrk ny qfly lgfx ivc Aus dI shfieqf kIqI qy Auh Aus ƒ ‘QYNk-XU’ qy ‘bfey-bfey’ krdI bfhr af geI .

          iekbfl ny ieh sfrf kuJ vyiKaf sI pr Aus ƒ EdoN jLrf vI smJ nhIN sI afieaf . nf hI Aus ny vfps aFidaF sfry rsqy kuJ puwiCaf .

          hux bsLIr dy dUsLx lgfx qy iekbfl ƒ muswrq dI Es idn vflI sfrI kfr-gujLfrI smJ af geI . Aus ny rwb df sLukr kIqf ik muswrq dy rMgIn pRBfv Qwly Auhny iksy qrHF vI afpxy afp ƒ nhIN AulJx idwqf .

          ‘kI bsLIr scmuc aYXfsL hY jF shuiraF dI iksy sfijsL df isLkfr ?’ Ausdy kuJ pwly nhIN sI pY irhf . pr ieh gwl Aus dy Gr kr rhI sI ik ieh dovyN qIvIN-KLsm inry qoqf-csLm ny . AuhnF dI dosqI dy idnF ivc bsLIr aksr slfm-duaf EdoN hI krdf jdoN Auhdf koeI gON huMdf sI . muswrq vI EdoN qwk pycy pFdI rhI ijMnF icr lfkr df mfl awgy ipwCy nhIN kr ilaf . sLfied Auh BrfvF ƒ vI eys gwl ivc sLrIk nhIN sI krnf cfhuMdI . kI kfrn ? kI pqf ? qy kMm kwZx qoN bfad nf koeI Aus df kfl afieaf, nf koeI pkvfn dI tRy muV ky afeI .

          agly hPLqy iekbfl afiPLs qoN afieaf qF vyiKaf pulIs dIaF do kfrF bsLIr dy Gr awgy KloqIaF sn . Auh kuJ soc hI irhf sI ik do aPLsr Aus dy GroN inkly . ipwCy ipwCy bsLIr sI, sfdy jhy kwpiVaF ivc, rMg AuWizaf hoieaf . iekbfl smJ igaf ik muswrq ny GrogI JgVy ƒ vDf cVHf ky bsLIr AuWpr ‘zomYsitk-aYibAUjL’ df afrop lgf idwqf hoxf hY, qy ivcfrf bsLIr awj iqMnI kwpVIN pulIs kfr ivc GroN inkl ky jf irhf hY . bsLIr ny iekbfl vwl iek by-pCfx jhI njLr mfrI qy clf igaf . bwcy iKVkIaF ivcoN jFdy awbU vwl KflI KflI njLrF nfl qwk rhy sn .

          Es sLfm iekbfl ikMnI rfq gey qwk koeI qhrIr ivc ruwiJaf irhf . rfqIN do vjy PLon dI GMtI vwjI .

          “hYlo !”

          “iekbfl jI !” muswrq PLon qy sI .

          “qusIN ajy suwqy nhIN?” Aus ny klfk vwl vyK ky puwiCaf .

          “ijs dy krm hI sON gey hox Aus ƒ kI nINd afAuxI eyN ?”

          Auh kuJ nf boilaf .

          “iekbfl !” Auh issk rhI sI . ijvyN koeI sPLfeI pysL krnf cfhuMdI hovy . ijvyN iek vihx ivc ruVHdI Aus df hwQ PVx leI byqfb hovy .

          ‘acfnk iekwlI muswrq, byshfrf,’ iekbfl soc irhf sI, ‘iekwl vI ikMnf asih rog hY, ijs dI pIVf sfhmxy blvfn ivakqI vI bybs ho jFdy hn . awj Pyr muswrq ƒ myrI loV mihsUs hox lwg peI hY . pr Auh ikEN nhIN smJdI ik ies nf hox vfly irsLqy ivc ikMnIaF musLklF ny, ikMnIaF hwdF ny . Drm dIaF, qihjLIb dIaF, aOlfd dIaF aqy sLfdI-sLudf hox dIaF hwdF . asIN kol rih ky vI ikMny durfzy hF[[[[.’  · · ·

 

 

 

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          “byby, byby mYnUM vI mKml dI juwqI lY ky dyh.”  iewk idn jsvMq svyry svyry hI apxI mF dy mgr pY igaf.

          “kIhdy pfeI vyK lI qUM?” AuhdI mF ny hwsidaF puwiCaf. Auh duwD irVk rhI sI.

          “Auh nCwqr hY nf kfrIgrF df muMzf. nfly  gl ivc sony dI jMjIrI vI. byby mYN vI…[.”

          “Auh qF qYQoN ikMnF vwzf hY. nfly qYnUM ajy jwuqI sFBx dI jfc nhI afAuNdI. Eh Kwl DOVI dy nvyN mOjy qUM cONh idnF ivc iTwby kr ley sI.”

          “mYQoN nI Auh pfey jFdy. pYrF nUM vwZdy aY. mYnUM qF bws Ehdy vrgI nfHbI mKml dI iqwly vflI, nokF vflI…[.” Auh lfz nfl mF dy GnyVy ciVHaf bolI jf irhf sI.

          “awCf, awCf hux Qwly AuWqr. aYqkIN jdoN idwqU mfmf afeygf, qF AuhnUM mycf dy dyeIN.”

          jsvMq bfgo bfg. nON sflF dI CotI jhI Aumr dy bwcy leI eynI ku inwkI jhI KusLI vI kfPI vwzI sI.

          idwqU df aslI nF awlf idwqf sI. Auh jsvMq dy nfnikaF qoN mocIaF df muMzf sI. jsvMq dy nfny horF dy bfhrly Gr nfl AuhnF dI kMD sFJI sI. Aus df awbf eIdU sLfh sfry ipMz dIaF juwqIaF isENdf sI. cMgf kfrIgr hox krky nfl dy ipMzF dy lok vI Auhdy kol afAuNdy.

jsvMq dI mF, nMd kOr idwqU qoN dws ku sfl vwzI sI. Auh Aus nUM ‘afpf’ kih ky bulFdf sI. dohF GrF df eynf moh sI, ik eIdU sLfh ny sfry Gr dIaF jwuqIaF sIxIaF, pr kdy pYsy nhI sI mMgy. nfnf jI

ny vI kdy eIdU sLfh nfl dfxy Pwky df Prk nI sI rwiKaf.

eIdU sLfh nhI sI cfhuMdy ik awlf idwqf apxf jwdI kMm apxfvy. so jdoN Auh Cy sflF df hoieaf qF AuhnF ny apxy dosq, ptvfrI sMqrfm horF nfl slfh krky AusnUM Kflsf skUl ivwc pVHny pf idwqf. qy ds jmfqF pfs hox mgroNy, jsvMq dy nfnf jI dI isPLfirsL nfl AuhnUM puils ivc nOkr krvf idwqf.

          “idqU puwqrf! iewk gwl cyqy rwKIN. kdy iksy qoN irsLvq nf lvIN, ieh bVf gunfh huMdY.” eIdU sLfh ny BrqI hox vyly AusnUM nsIhq idwqI sI.

srkfrI mulfjLmq kridaF AusnUM awT sfl ho gey sn. pr Ausny kdy vwZI nhI sI leI. Ausdy nfl dyy iqMn iqMn PLIqIaF lfeI iPrdy sn. pr ivcfrf idwqU ispfhI df ispfhI hI irhf. Tfxy lfgy hI Aus ny apxy iek dosq nfl rl ky iewk kmrf lY rwiKaf sI. ivcfry kdy dovyN, rmjLfn dy qMdUr qoN rotI Kf lYNdy. kdy afp hI aMgITI qy rVIH sVI syk ky zMg tpf lYNdy.

iek do vfrIN AuhdI mF AuhnUM imlx afeI. AusqoN AuhdI aOiKafeI vyK ky JwlLI nf geI. AuhnF Esy sfl hI apxI BfxjI brkqy df sfk lY ilaf.

Eh kuVI Gr sFBx ivc aYsI sicafrI inwklI. Ausny afAuNdy sfr hI vwKrf kmrf lY ky sLIsLy vFg cmkf idwqf. sfrIaF cIjLF krIny isr sjIaF hoeIaF. idwqU dI qF dunIaf hI bdl geI. Gr dI rotI Kf ky idnF ivc hI Aus dI sLkl inwkl afeI. rojL iesqrI kIqI vrdI pf ky Auh izAUtI qy jFdf. dUjy qIjy hPLqy dovyN isnmf vyKx cly jFdy.

brkqy dy sfQ krky Auh kuJ dunIaf dfrI vI iswK igaf. aPLsr vI Aus nfl KusL. gwl kI sfl dy aMdr aMdr hI Aus dI pulIs tryinMg skUl PLlOr jfx dI isPLfirsL ho geI. qy pfs hox qy Auh hOldfr awlf idwqf bx ky ksUr qfeInfq ho igaf.

Eh jdoN vI brkqy nfl ipMz jFdf qF afpxI mUMHh bolI BYx nMd kOr nUM imlx, mogy jLrUr jFdf. qy Gr dy iksy nf iksy jIa leI juwqI df mycf vI iljf ky awbf kol pucf idMdf. nMd kOr vI brkqy nUM apxI CotI BfbI smJdI, qy vfr iqhfr, eId bkrId qy kuJ nf kuJ dy ky qordI.

 aYs vfrIN jdoN Auh afey qF jsvMq keI idnF qoN apxI juwqI df mycf dyx leI AuzIk irhf sI. nMd kOr nUM brkqy dy pYr BfrI lwgy. Aus vwl gOh nfl vyK ky Auh muskrfeI, qy Aus dy kMn kol jfky pwuCx lwgI.

“ikMnvF mhInf jf irhf hY?”

“swqvF.” brkqy ny sLrmfky jvfb idwqf.

“hux qUM kuVI nUM AuhdI mF koly hI Cwz jfvIN. pihlf bwcf mF bfp dy Gr hI hovy qF dyK Bfl cMgI ho skdI hY.” AuhnF idwqU nUM qfkId kIqI.

CwutI Kqm hox qy Auh brkqy nUM apxI KLflf kol bfGy purfxy Cwz igaf. pr ijvyN rwb nUM kuJ hor hI mnjLUr sI. prsUq vyly AuhnF dI purfxI qjrby-kfr jMqy dfeI zfZI bImfr pY geI. qy AuhnF nUM nfl dy ipMz dI iksy axjfx dfeI nUM bulfxf pY igaf, ijs koloN kuVI df jxypf nf sFiBaf jf sikaf. kihMdy sI ik brkqy dy aMdr jLihr cVH geI, ijs krky nf Auh bc skI qy nf hI bwcf.

jdoN idwqU nUM vhutI dI mOq dI qfr imlI, Aus nUM qF hwQF pYrF dI pY geI. Aus ny CwutI dI prvfh kIqy ibnf hI pihlI bs PVI qy sOhrIN afx viVaf. Auh ikMny idn jLfr jLfr roNdf irhf. kdy afKy ‘mYN kfhnUM Aus nUM Qozy kol Byijaf. mYN qF Aus nUM  lfhOr lY jFdf. Auhdf jxypf ‘imE-hspqfl’ ivwc krvFdf.’

‘Eey qusIN kfhnUM pYsy df srPf kIqf. mQrfdfs hspqfl mogy hI lY jFdy. Eey mYN pwitaf igaf. hux mYN kI krnY ijAuNky. hfey nI iksmqy.’

nMd kOr ivcfrI brkqy nUM Aus dy mfipaF kol Byjx df suJfv dy ky apxy afp nUM dosLI smJ rhI sI. pr jsvMq dy bfpU jI df kihxf sI.

“nOd kury! qUM qF afpxy vwloN iewk nyk slfh hI idwqI sI. Es kuVI dI ilKI hI eynI sI. nhI qF brkqy dI mF ny qF AuhnUM PuwlF vFgUM rwiKaf sI.”

awlf idwqf BfvyN hOldfr ho igaf sI. pr irsLvq qoN Auh hmysLf pry hI irhf. nf Auh apxy mfqihqF nUM lYx idMdf. hux BfvyN Gr ivwc mOq df vfikaf iksy dy vws dI gwl nhI sI. pr ibnF drKfsq idwiqaF nOkrI Cwz ky afAux kr ky Auhdf aPLsr Aus nfl KPLf sI. ies mOky df keI cfplUsF ny PLfiedf AuTf ky Auhdy aPLsr dy kMn Br idwqy. ivcfry AuWpr gYr-ijLmydfr hox dI qohmq lf ky Aus dI qrwkI mnsUK kr idwqI geI. qy Aus df mogf qihsIl dy Tfxy qbfdlf ho igaf.

idlfsf idMidaF, jsvMq dy bfpU jI ny AusnUM afpxI iewk bYTk ibnf ikrfey qoN rihx nUM dy idwqI. kdy kdfeIN BYx nMd kOr horIN jsvMq dy hwQ Aus leI rotI pros ky Byj dyNdyy. Kfx vyly idwqU jsvMq nUM vI nfl ibTf lYNdf. qy ies qrF mfmf Bfxjf iek dUsry dy hor nyVy ho gey. Gr ivwc do mwJF lvyrIaF sn. svyry nhfAux leI jdoN idwqU AuhnF dI KUhI qoN pfxI dI bfltI kwZ ky iljFdf qF nMd kOr gVvI duD dI vI AusnUM PVf idMdI.

brkqy nUM pUrI hoeI nUM do vryH ho gey. pr idwqU ajy vI Aus dy ivCoVy nUM Bulf nhI sI sikaf. Ausny corI corI sLrfb pIxI sLurU kr idwqI. qy kwlf bYTf bhfny bhfny iPws pYNdf.

‘qUM mYnUM kfhqoN Cwz ky clI geI brkqy. qyry ibnf qF mYN kwKF qoN vI hOlf hoieaf ipaYN.ieh ijExf hux kfhdf ijENxf aY?. qUM mYnUM afpxy kol ikEN nhI swd lYNdI? sOhrIey qYnUM judfeI dy swlF df kI pqf?’

iek idn jsvMq dy bfpU jI ny idwqU nUM Tyky qoN sLrfb df aDIaf lYNdy nUM vyK ilaf. AuhnF Gr af kyy gwl kIqI. nMd kOr ny AuhdI mF qy sws nUM afpxy kol bulf ilaf. ikDry jvfn puwq nsLy ivwc koeI kfrf hI nf kr bYTy, AuhnF brkqy dI CotI BYx rysLmf bfry AuhnF nUM suJfv idwqf. rysLmf suwK nfl sqfrHvy sfl nUM awpV geI sI. qy sfry ipMz `c Auhdy husn qy jobn dy crcy ho rhy sn.

nvyN isry inkfh dy msLvry bfry pihlF qF idwqU ny hIl huwjq kIqI. pr jdoN jsvMq dI mF ny jLor pfieaf, qF Auh rfjLI ho igaf.

rysLmf qy ijMnf rUp sI, EnI mfsUm vI lgdI sI. Cmk vrgI mlUk. gwlFH qy pYNdy toey, subk jhI tor. surmeI rMg dI cMunI hyT Auhdf gorf gorf rMg inwKr inWKr pYNdf. AusdI lwk qoN vI lMmI gwuq dI prFdI kdy vI iewk QF nf itkdI. apxy guxF krky Ausny idnF `c hI mhwly dIaF kuVIaF ivc apxI srdfrI kfiem kr leI. idwqU sfrf sfrf idn AusdIaF muskfxF hI bocdf rihMdf. ivcfry nUM nOkrI nfloN AuhdI rfKI dI vDyry icMqf lwgI rihMdI. nvIN QF qy bdlI hoeI kfrn Aus df drjf nIvF ho igaf sI. ijs krky Aus nUM rfq dI izAUtI hI imlI. Auh nMd kOr afpf nUM rysLmf dI ingrfnI krn leI qrly imMnqF krdf rihMdf.

rysLmf, nMd kOr nUM apxI mF vFg hI afdr mfx idMdI. EhI qF smJo AusnUM ivafh ky ilafeI sI. jdoN idwqU Gr nf huMdf qF afpf nfl Gr dy kMm `c hwQ vzFdI. jsvMq nfl Aus nUM bVf qyh sI. Ausdf jIa hmysLf Aus nfl gwlF krn nUM, Kyzx nUM krdf. hux Auh igafrF sflF df ho igaf sI. Pyr vI mfmI qoN kuJ sMgdf hI rihMdf.

rysLmf ny lokF qoN suixaf hoieaf sI. ‘ijs ny lhOr nhI vyiKaf, Auh jMimaf hI nhI.’ ivsfKI qy Aus ny lhOr jfx dI iewCf jLfhr kIqI. idwqU ny isLsLtfcfr dy nfqy jsvMq dy bfpU jI nUM puwiCaf.

“BfeIaf jI qusIN qy afpf vI cwly cwlo sfzy nfl.”

“Eey idwiqaf, sfrI Aumr bVIaF ivsfKIaF vyKIaF ny. bfhlI gwl hY qF jsvMq nUM nfl lY jIN. keI idnF qoN ajfieb Gr vyKx dI ijLd kr irhY.”

iqMny jxy svyry awT vjy dI mflvf-bs qy lfhOr nUM rvfnf ho gey. EQy phuMc ky AuhnF tFgy qy anfrklI bjLfr, guwmtI bjLfr, zwbI bjLfr, sYdimwTf, guafl mMzI, lhOrI drvwjf, sLfhlmI gyt, mfl roz, insbq roz, zyhrf sfihb, rxjIq isMG dI smfD qy hor keI QFvF vyKIaF. [

imAUjLIam dy bfhr iewk nuwkr qy KloqI iewk purfxI qop kol jFidaF jFidaF jsvMq ruk igaf.

“mfmf, ies qy BMgIaF dI qop iliKaf hY. ieh cUiVHaF dI aY?” Aus ny Auqsukqf nfl puwiCaf. idwqU hws ipaf, qy kihx lwgf.

“nhIN jsvMq, mhfrfjf rxjIq isMG dy jLmfny `c bVy bhfdr srdfrF dI iewk imsl huMdI sI. ijs df nfm BMgI imsl sI. ieh EhnF dy qopKfny dI iewk nsLfnI hY.”

jsvMq bVy gOh nfl Ausqy hwQ Pyrdf hoieaf AuhnF nfl imAUjLIam ivwc jf viVaf. aMdr jf ky Ausny bVIaF ajIbo-gLrIb cIjLF vyKIaF. hfQI dMd dI kfrIgrI. purfxy iswK sUrbIrF dy jLrHf-bkqr qy keI qrf dy sLsqr. awz awz mulkF dIaF pusLfkF pfeI KloqIaF gujrIaF. dIaf-slfeI dI zwbI dy afkfr df iewk kurfn sLrIPL, ijs dI ilKfeI KurdbIn nfl sfPL idsdI sI.

iewk kmry ivwc, jsvMq iek afdm kwd ‘inAUz’ iesqrI dy buwq vwl acMBy nfl qwkx lwgf.  AusnUM ruicq vyKky, idwqU ny rysLmf nUM sYnq mfrI.

“mfmf ieh kI hY?”

“jsvMq, ieh sMg mrmr df bfvf hY.” kol KloqI rysLmf ny dwisaf. Auh Aus mUrqI nUM kdy iewk pfisEN vyKy kdy dUjy pfisEN.

“ieh bfvf hY ik bfvI?” Aus dy mn ivwc Aus klf dy puilMg, iesqRI ilMg hox bfry pRsLn AWuT rhy sn. Pyr Aus ny bwuq dy sIny nUM mfsUmIaq nfl toihaf, ijvyN Ausdy aMdr mmqf jfg peI hovy.

“hF bfvI hI hoxI aYN.” idwqU ny hws ky jvfb idwqf.

“iPr ies ny kpVy ikEN nhI pfey hoey?” Auh AuhnF dy AuWqrF qoN sMqusLt nhI sI lwg irhf.

“afpF nUM kI? sLfied Auh nhf ky inwklI hoxI hY.” qy rysLmF ny Aus dI AuNglI PV ky hsdI hoeI ny awgy cwlx df iesLfrf kIqf, qfik hor svfl nf puwCy.

sfrI QF vyKx ipwCoN jd Auh bfhr inkly, qF jsvMq iewk vfrIN Pyr rysLmf dI AuNgl CuVf ky Ausy kmry ivwc, mUrqI nUM nIJ nfl qwkdf qwkdf lMiGaf. idwqU ny rysLmF df hwQ Guwt ilaf..

iewk idn jsvMq dI mF, svfq `c bxI pVCwqI qy pey sMdUk ivwcoN kuJ kpVy kwZx leI pOVI lf ky AuWpr cVHI. jsvMq vI Es dy ipwCy ipWCy. sLfied Auh apxI Aumr `c pihlI vfr ciVHaf hovy. pVCwqI dy iewk pfsy iek rosLndfn sI, ijs QfxI ikDry jsvMq dI njLr clI geI. AusnUM idwqU horF df pUry df pUrf kmrf sfPL idKfeI dy irhf sI. apxI mF dI njLr bcf ky Ausny nIJ lf ky vyiKaf. idwqU plMG qy bYTf aKbfr pVH irhf sI. prly pfisEN rysLmf apxf nvF sUt pf ky, bx sMvr ky Ausdy koloN lMGx lwgI qF Aus ny AusdI pRsMsf krn leI, bfhoN PV ky kol ibTfx dI cysLtf kIqI.

“beI vfh awj qF dMdfsf milaf aY?”

“hor kI krF, ilwp-sitwk qF qyrIaF mwuCF nfl cfr idn nIN kZdI.” Auh isr ihlf ky hwsI.

“cwl awj kwTIaF awDI drjn ilaf dUM.”

“bws qYQoN gwlF krvf lo. qUM afh muwCF hI ikEN nIN sfPL krf idMdf.”

“BolIey! muwCF nfl qF afdmI dI sLfn huMdI aY. Blf muwCF ibnf bMdy qy jLnfnI `c kI PLrk hoieaf? mYN qF hux dfhVI vI rwK lYxI aYN. jsvMq dy bfpU nUM vyiKaY, ikMnF rohb hY?”

“dfhVI rwK lI qF qyrI puls dI nOkrI vwloN CwutI ho jfxI aYN.”

“KsmF nUM KFdI puls dI nOkrI. bws qUM nf sfzI CwutI kr dyeINN.”

“ieh kI afiKaf idwiqaf. swc dwsF, brkqy afpf dy cly jfx ipwCoN mYN hmysLf qyry hI suPLny lYNdI huMdI sI.. sLukr hY awlf df, Auhny tuwtI gMZ idwqI.” qy ijvyN Auh apxI mrjLI nfl AuhdI bwukl ivwc jf bYTI qy apxIaF ANuglF nfl AusdIaF muwCF  svfrn lwg peI.

“cwl hux hyTF AuWqr.” jsvMq dI byby sMdUk bMd krky bolI. AuhnF nUM Ausdy aMdr acfnk pYdf hoeI rucI bfry jLrf vI sLwk nf ipaf.

jsvMq dy idl ivwc, Es sLfm df romFs Biraf idRsL kuJ eynf Gr kr igaf sI ik Auh hux hmysLf qfk ivwc rihMdf, ik kdoNN AuhdI byby GroN bfhr jfvy, qy Auh pOVI lf ky Pyr…[.

aYqvfr vfly idn byby qy bfpU jI jdoN gurdvfry cly gey qF jsvMq Pyr pVCwqI qy cVH igaf. rysLmf Gr ivwc iekwlI hI sI. sLfied idwqU dy rfq dI izAUtI qoN afx df smf ho igaf sI. Aus ny aMgITI qoN grm pfxI df pqIlf lfh ky bfltI ivwc smo ilaf. qy ajy kuJ hI kpVy Auqfry sI ik bUhf KVikaf. CyqI nfl Ausny iewk pqlI jhI cMunI moZy qy ltkf leI, ijs ivc kuJ vI Zkx dI smrwQf nhI sI.

jsvMq qF ijvyN sMun hI ho igaf. Aus ny ajy qwk kdy iksy suMdrI nUM aYsI dsLf ivwc nhI sI vyiKaf. Aus nUM lwgf ijvyN Auh imAUjLIam vflI Esy sMg mrmr dI bfvI nUM vyK irhf hovy ijs ny ajy nhfx jfxf sI.

“kOx?” Auh awDVvMjy hI bUhy vwl vDI.

“jIhdy moZy AuWqy DOx.” idwqU nUM hmysLf mKOl krn dI afdq sI.

“hor qF nhI koeI nfl?”

“hor ikqy PLOjF ny nfl hoxY?”

        Auh kMuzf KolH ky muVn lwgI .

“mfsLf awlf…[!” idwqU ny llcfeIaF njLrF nfl qwikaf.

“nIaq nf Krfb hovy, mYN qF nhOx lwgI sI.” Auh muskrf ky bolI.

“iewko vfrIN nhf lIN…. kdy sfzI vI Kbr lY ilaf kr….”  Auhny sLrfrq nfl AusdI cuMnI Koh leI. rysLmf ny sMgdI hoeI ny dovyN bfhvF kwTIaF kr ky apxf afp kwjx dI nfkfm koisLsL kIqI.

“vylf afAU qF Kbr vI lY lMU.” Auh awK mtkf ky bolI. “ kdy rwb df nF vI lY ilaf kr.”

“Eey sohxIeyN! sfzy vfsqy qF qUMhIEN rwb df rUp aYN.” qy Aus ny rysLmF nUM afpxy vwl iKcH ilaf.

“qYnUM jwt jwPy ibnf kusL hor vI aONdY?”

“hux jwtF dy guaFZ jMmy ply hYN qF AuhnF dI mwq hI aOxI aYN.”

“sfrI sfrI rfq afky kdy bfq nIN pwuCI. qYnUM pqY, ikMnI aOKI lMGdI hY kwlI jLnfnI dI rfq?”

“rysLmf! qYnUM mYN apxf aMdr ikvyN cIr ky ivKfvF? ikvyN dwsF hr pl qyry vjUd dI mihk nUM, qyrI pfk qwkxI nUM, mYN ikMnF sihkdf rihMdf hF? myrI ijLMdgI `c, brkqy dy afx qy jo irsLqf kfiem hoieaf qy qUM af ky brkrfr rwiKaf, AuhnF imlfp dy plF dI myry leI iewk Kfs aihmIaq hY.

hr rfq kMm qy jfx df iek afhr jo mYnUM qYQoN dUr lY jFdf hY. svyr hox qwk eynf byhbl kr idMdf hY ik izAUtI Kqm huMidaF, iek rwsf-quVFdy vwCy vFg mihsUs krdf hF. swc jfxI, ieh nPLsfnI iKwcH nhI. ieh qF rUhfnI BuwK hY, jyhVI pqf nhI ikMny jnmF `c pUrI hoxI hY.”

rysLmf Aus vwl iewk twk, aYNj vyK rhI sI ijvyN iksy ny kIl swuitaf hovy. apxy vsqrF dI axhoNd qoN iblkul byKbr. idwqU ny ipafr nfl AuhdIaF iKlrIaF jLulPLF QfxI, Ausdf mwQf cMum ilaf.      

lLohVI vflI sLfm bwdl-vfeI hoeI vI sI. pr muMzy kuVIaF ivc AuqsLfh jLrf vI Gwt nhI sI hoieaf. sLfm nUM izAUtI qy jfx qoN pihlF idwqU, rysLmf nUMM lohVI qy Cwzx afieaf. Aus ny nMd kOr afpf nUM irEVIaF dI QflI PVf ky AuhnF dy pYrIN hwQ lfey.

“jug jug jI vIrf! vfihgurU QozI joVI slfmq rwKy.” rysLmf nUM kol ibTFidaF AuhnF asIs idwqI. kuVIaF df Jurmt vyKx vflf sI. rysLmf ny TMZ dy kfrn PulkfrI dI buwkl mfrI hoeI sI. qy afpxIaF hfnxF ivc bYTI ilsL-ilsL krdI peI sI. ikMnf icr muMzy KrUd krdy rhy. Pyr kuVIaF ny ipV sFB ilaf, qy bolIaF pOx lwgIaF ny DUVF pwt istIaF. rysLmf pihlF qF ikMnf icr sMgdI rhI. pr nMd kOr dy hwlf sLyrI dyx qy afiKr AuWT bYTI. Auhny bolI pONdI ny jdoN hyk lfeI

 

          ‘Kwt ky ilaFdI QflI,

kYd krf dUMgI, mYN izptI dI sflI.’

 

qF Auh hfsV peI, sfry lot pot huMdy iPrn.

iksy afiKaf ‘sflI vI qF awDy Gr vflI huMdI hY.’

          “pihlLF qF myrI sflI hI sI, vOhtI qF mgroN bxI hY.”  idwqU hws ky kihx lwgf.

          “vyK lY bwcU! CpfhI qoN izptI bxf qf qYnUM.” Aus df guaFZI, idwqU nUM QfpI dy ky boilaf.

“aYnf ipafrf sfQ iksmq nfl imldY.”

“hF bfeI. myry vrgI iksmq awlf sB nUM dyvy. pr kdy kdy mYnUM zr ijhf lwgx lwg jFdY.”qy ijvyN brkqy dI Xfd ivwc Aus df jI Br afieaf.

jdoN idwqU kMm qy jfx nUM AuWiTaf qF kxIaF pYx lwg geIaF. QoVy icr mgroN vfCV qyjL ho geI, qy lokF df svfd ivwcy rih igaf. koeI afKx, eys qrF lohVI df buJxf mfVf sgn hMudY.

Es rfq TMZ kuJ vDyry hI sI. Pyr gVy pYx lwgy. TMZ qoN bcx leI rysLmf ny aMgITI BKfxI cfhI. lwkV dy koly mwuuky hox krky Auh pwQr dy koilaF nfl hI mGf ky pY geI.

svyry idwqU ny nOkrI qoN afky bUhf KVkfieaf qF bUhf hI nf KulHy. jsvMq dI byby jI ny Gr dy aMdr lgdf bUhf KoilHaf. sfrf kmrf DUMeyN nfl Biraf hoieaf sI. qy AuhnF nUM idl vI Gtdf mihsUs hoieaf. aMdr lMGy qF sB dy hosL hvfs AuWz gey. rysLmf bysurq plMG qy ivCI peI sI. nbjL vyKI qF gLfieb. sfh vI nhI sI af irhf. jsvMq dy bfpU jI Bwj ky zfktr nUM swd ilafey.. Aus ny af ky muafienf kIqf qy bws isr ihlf idwqf. nMd kOr ny Auqsukqf nfl puwiCaf.

“kI hoieaf zfktr jI sfzI rysLmf nUM?”

“bMd kmry ivwc pwQr dy koilaF dI jLihrIlI, ‘kfrbn mOnOksfeIz gYs’ dy kfrn iesdf sfh bMd ho igaf. hux kuJ nhI ho skdf.”

idwqU zizaf ky rysLmf dI lfsL qy izwg ipaf.

keI idnF qwk kMDF nfl twkrF mfr mfr ky Aus df mfnisk sMquln Kuws igaf. hr vyly awKF AuqFh vwl krky afpxy afp hI bolI jFdf.

“Eey zfiZaf rwbf! pYgI qyry kfljy nUM TMZ rysLmf nUM Koh ky…? Br igaf hux qyrf jIa…? aYNvyN kfhdIaF KyzHF KyzHdYN qUM myry nfl? kdy brkqy nUM dy ky lY igaf, kdy rysLmf nUM…. eyh kI qyrf iensfPL hoieaf awlf…? kdy koeI idwqI hoeI cIjL vI vfps lYNdY…?”

 

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  krnYl isMG igafnI - iPLlfzYlPLIaf

 

nYrobI eyar-port dy ‘ibRitsL-eyar-vyjL trmInl’ qy, sLfm dy awT vjy lMzn jfx vflI PLlfeIt iqafr KloqI sI . ieMdrf Aus qy cVHx vflI afKrI XfqrI sI . Aus ƒ ‘borizMg-pfs’ dy ky ‘eyar-lfeInjL’ krmcfrI ny ‘gyt’ bMd kr idwqf . pRvysL duafr qy ‘eyar-hostYs’ ny bVy qpfk nfl Aus df svfgq kIqf .

          hvfeI jhfjL eynf Biraf Biraf nhIN sI lwg irhf . Pyr vI pqf nhIN ikAuN, ‘itkitMg-eyjYNt’ ny Aus dy nf cfhux qy vI ‘ivMzo sIt’ hI alft kIqI . Auh vI sB qoN ipwCy . Auprly ‘lgyj-rYk’ ivc afpxf ‘kYrI-afl’ aqy eyar-bYg itkf ky Auh afpxI sIt vwl vDI . nfl dI sIt qy koeI bYTf nf vyK ky Aus ny ijvyN suK df sfh ilaf . "sLukr hY . rwb kry ieh sIt ivhlI hI rhy, qFik myrf awj df sPLr cMgf inkl jfvy ." afpxI sIt qy Zo lf ky Aus ny awKF mIt leIaF . BjidaF BjidaF ciVHaf sfh kuJ sMBilaf . kYibn df ‘eyar-kMzIsLnz’ vfqfvrn Aus ƒ bVf suKdfeI lwg irhf sI . Auh soc rhI sI ik plyn dy ‘tyk-afPL’ kridaF hI Auh lwqF insfl ky lyt lgf lvygI . Aus ny sLIsLy dI iKVkI df ‘sLyz’ iKwc ky hnyrf kr ilaf

          "QoVHy plF ivc asIN AuVfx sLurU krn vfly hF . sfry XfqRIaF ƒ invydn hY ik Auh afpxIaF sIt-bYltF kws lYx, Dumrpfn bMd kr dyx aqy afpxIaF sItF dy Zo awgy kr lYx . DMnvfd ." ieMtrkfm qy eyar-hostYs ny ‘anfAuNs’ kIqf . sfry pfsy bYlt bklF dI kiVwc kiVwc dI afvfjL sLurU ho geI . QoVHy icr ivc jhfjL ptVI qy hOlI hOlI gqI nfl AuWzx leI vDx lwg ipaf .

          "aYksikAUjL mI ." Aus dy nfl vfly pYsYNjr ny af ky Aus dI ibrqI AuKyV idwqI . sLfied Auh ‘rYst-rUm’ qoN ho ky muiVaf sI . ieMdrf ny iek bnfAutI muskfx nfl Aus vwl qwikaf qy iPr inwT ky bYTx, ‘sIt-bYlt’ bMnHx aqy sfhmxI tRy dI sLYlPL AuWcI krn ivc ruwJ geI .

          nfl df musfPLr koeI ihMdosqfnI lgdf sI . vyKx cfKx ivc mUMh mwQy lwgx vflf . drimafnf kd, gorf rMg, iqwKI TozI, inwkI inwkI muwC, isr dy vflF ivckfr cIr kwiZaf hoieaf, icwtI pYNt, mrUn-slYk sLrt, kuJ sLukIn ijhf .

          Ausdy ‘afPLtrsLyv-losLn’ dI hlkI jhI sugMD ny ijvyN afpxf asr kIqf hovy, ieMdrf ny Aus vwl njLr curf ky vyiKaf . Auh vI afpxI ‘sIt-bYlt’ kwsdf hoieaf Ausy vwl vyK irhf sI .

          "qwml iqrmF ?" Xuvk ny acfnk puwiCaf .

          "iewly ." ieMdrf ny muskrf ky AuWqr idwqf .

          Auh afpxI gLlqI qy psLymfn lgdf sI . sLfied ieMdrf dy ichry df rMg vyK ky Aus ƒ iek ‘sfAUQ-ieMzIan’ suMdrI smJ bYTf sI . pr hux sLrimMdgI imtfx leI sOrI kih ky Auh afpxy bYg ivcoN 'nfgmxI' mYgjLIn kwZ ky pVHx lwgf .

          "afeI kFt bIlIv iet," ieMdrf df hfsf inkl igaf . "qusIN iek pMjfbI ho ky eynI sohxI qfiml bol lYNdy ho ." Aus ny Xuvk dy idl dI bycYnI GtfAux leI gwl qorI, "mYƒ pUrI smJ qF nhIN afeI, sLfied qusIN puwC rhy sI ik kI mYƒ qfiml bolxI aFdI hY ."

          "hF, pr qusIN vI qF nFh ivc AuWqr dy ky mYƒ cwkr ivc pf idwqf . beI hwd ho geI . ‘bfeI df vy,’ myrf nF ajIq ivrk hY ."

          "afeI aYm ieMdrf, ieMdrjIq igwl ."

          "qusIN nYrobI rihMdy ho ?"

          "hF, klH qwk qF rihMdI sF[[[[." Aus ny hOkf Br ky ikhf .

          "kI gwl, awj qoN qusIN sdf leI[[[[?" Auh AusdI aDUrI gwl smJx qoN asmrQ sI .

          ieMdrf ibnf koeI AuWqr idwqy AuWT KloqI . "mYN jLrf rYst-rUm ho afvF ."

          Ausdy jfx mgroN ajIq Aus bfry socx lwg ipaf . rwb ny iesdy kxk vMny rUp ivc kyhI sMDUrI loa BrI hY, jo ies ƒ muV muV qwkx ƒ jI krdY . gdrfey hoey aMg, rysLm vrgy lMmy vfl, glmy ivcoN Jfkdf jobn, zlI vFgUM guMidaf srIr . awKF BfvyN motIaF nhIN pr AuhnF dI mfdkqf df AusdI mustrfht nfl jLrUr koeI quawlk lgdY, aYn ijvyN sur df qfl nfl sMbMD huMdY . mnmohk . pr AusdI hOky BrI gwl, 'hF, klH qwk rihMdI sF,' ivc qF swcmuc koeI khfxI lukI hoeI jfpdI hY . jF Kvry ikMnIaF khfxIaF !

          "sOrI, myry kfrn quhfnUM AuWTx dI ‘tRbl’ ho rhI hY." ieMdrf ny rYst-rUm qoN af ky ikhf .

          "afKo qF sItF bdl lYNdy hF ." ajIq ny AuTidaF ikhf .

          "vYl,’ nykI aor pUC pUC." ieMdrf ny muskrf ky Jwt mMn ilaf . Auh qF pihlF vI eyho hI cfhuMdI sI .

          eyny ivc eyar-hostYs ‘bYvryj’ dI trflI ryVH ilafeI .

          "vt vuz XU lfeIk tU zirMk ?" Ausny ajIq ƒ puwiCaf .

          "aOrYNj jUs ."

          "XU mYm ?"

          "lYt mI hYv skfc aYNz sozf ." ieMdrf ny mMg kIqI .

          ajIq dy ichry qy iek acMBy BrI muskrfht sI . ieh kuVI swcmuc iek khfxI hovygI . iek idlcsp khfxI .

          "kI qusIN vI nYrobI rihMdy ho ?" ieMdrf ny ‘zirMk imks’ kridaF puwiCaf .

          "nhIN, mYN inAUXfrk rihMdf hF . eyQy ‘ibjLnYs itRwp’ qy afieaf sF ."

          "kfhdf ibjLnYs krdy ho ?"

          "kMipAUtrjL df ."

          "hfE vfjL Xuar itRp ?"

          "TIk hI irhf . kfPLI afrzr imly ."

          "amYirkf ivc ikMny sflF qoN rih rhy ho ?"

          "koeI pMdrF sfl ho gey . pihlF mYN isLkfgo pVHdf irhf . Pyr jdoN istIjLnisLp leI qF inAUXfrk isLPLt ho igaf."

          "hfE zU XU lfeIk iet dyar ?"

"iet iejL E[ky .’ kihMdy ny ijwQy vyKF qvf prfq, EQy gfvF sfrI rfq ." qy dovyN hws pey .

          "qusIN eyny sfl bfhr rih ky vI TyT pMjfbI bol lYNdy ho ."

          "afpxI mF bolI vI kdy BuldI hY ? amrIkf ivc rih ky vI pMjfbI iltrycr ivc myrI Kfs rucI rhI hY ."

          "Auh qF mYN quhfzy hwQ ivc nfgmxI df prcf vyKidaF hI smJ geI ."

          "mYN qF ilKdf vI pMjfbI ivc hF . eys aMk ivc myrI iek khfxI Cp ky afeI hY ."

          "ieMntrYsitMg . kI quhfzI sLfdI ho geI ?"

          "kdI hoeI sI ."

          "Pyr ?"

          "bs Auh iek suPLnf hI ho ky rih geI . myrI pqnI cMzIgVH dy iek rItfierz bRIgyzIar dI lVkI sI . sLfdI qoN iek sfl bfad hI Aus ny rwt lgfeI, 'myry mMmI zYzI ƒ bulfxf hY .' hOlI hOlI Auh sfry af gey qy myrI CuwtI ho geI ."

          "kI gwl, qlfk ho igaf ?"

          "qlfk kI, myrf qF sB kuJ hI clf igaf. iek bytf hY , awj AusdI sLkl vyKx ƒ vI qrsdf hF."

          "pr aYsf ikAuN hoieaf ?"

          "mYN iek sDfrn prvfr `coN AuWiTaf hF . cfdr vyK ky pYr psfrn dI myrI sLurU qoN afdq hY . myrf irsLqf myrI cfcI ny krvfieaf sI . ieh imltrI aPLsrF dy prvfrF ivc bVI PokI PUM-PF huMdI hY . afAuNdI hI kihx lwgI, 'mYƒ nOkr cfhIdf hY . mYN qF kdy Gr df kMm nhIN kIqf .' bwcf hoieaf qF kihMdI, 'mYƒ ‘myz srvYNt’ rwK idE . sfzy Gr ivc qF ‘afrzrlI’ huMdy sn.' rojL iKt iKt rihxI . Ausdy mF-bfp qy BYx-Brf dy afAux nfl qF smwisafvF eynIaF ijLafdf gMBIr ho geIaF ik sfh lYxf hI musLkl ho igaf . afKLr mYN Biraf Brfieaf Gr Aus ƒ sMBfl ky lFBy ho igaf ."

          "afeI aYm sOrI ." ieMdrf ny aPLsos jLfhr kIqf .

          ajIq eynf Bfvuk ho igaf ik Aus ny vI gLm gLlq krn leI ‘PLlfeIt-atYNzYNt’ koloN skfc qy sozf qlb kr ilaf .

          "ikMnf icr hoieaf eys gwl ƒ ?" ieMdrf ny Pyr gwl sLurU kIqI .

          "koeI iqMn sfl ho gey . hux qF bs mYN iek apfrtmYNt ivc rihMdf hF qy KflI KflI ijLMdgI jI irhf hF . idny kMm krdf hF . Gr jf ky kdy tI[vI[ iznr mMgvf ilaf, kdy iksy rYstorYNt ivcoN Kf afieaf. vyhl vyly pVHdf ilKdf rihMdf hF. myrf koeI dosq nhIN, ikqfbF qoN isvf. sOrI…[, mYN ikwQy afpxI rfm khfxI CyV bYTf ."

          "nhIN ajIq jI, mYN socdI sF mYN hI ies dunIaF ivc iekwlI duKI hF . pr 'nfnk duKIaf sB sMsfr' vflI gwl solF afny swc hY . jy mYN quhfƒ afpxy bfry dwsx lwgI qF rfq ho jfxI hY ."

          "clo afpF ikhVf ikqy jfxf hY . lMzn qwk phuMcidaf ‘awj dI rfq’ qF afpxI hI hY ." ajIq ny ‘skfc’ df Guwt Br ky ikhf .

          "myry mfqf ipqf lMzn ivc rihMdy hn . koeI awT ku sfl pihlF myrI sLfdI nYrobI dy iek rwjy puwjy Gr ivc hoeI . myrf pqI bVf hI sunwKf ivakqI sI . Auh rys-kfrF df mkYink sI qy mYN iek skUl ivc sfieMs dI tIcr sF . sfzy ivafh dy pihly iqMn cfr sfl bVy sohxy lMGy . asIN keI mulkF, sLihrF dI sYr kIqI . jrmnI, hflYNz, QfeIlYNz, hvfeI, lOs-aYNjls, inafgrf PLfljL, KfjUrfho, nnkfxf sfihb . lgdf sI ijvyN rwb ny sfrIaF brkqF nfl sfzf jIvn BrpUr kr idwqf hovy .

          Pyr myrI ijLMdgI ivc iek aYsf moV afieaf, myry pqI ƒ ‘kfr-ryisMg’ ivc rucI pYdf ho geI qy do sflF ivc hI Ausny bVI msLhUrI hfsl kr leI ."

          "kI nF ey AuhnF df ?"

          "jgjIq igwl ."

          "lE ! jgjIq igwl ƒ kOx nhIN jfxdf ? Auh qF ‘ieMtrnYsLnl-PLym’ df ‘kfr-rysr’ hY ."

          "hF, pr AusdI msLhUrI myry ivafhuqf jIvn leI Gfqk sfbq hoeI. sohxf qF Auh hY eI sI. AusdI sLohrq aqy dOlq krky keI aPLrIkn kbIilaF dIaF rfj kumfrIaF, amIr gorIaF kuVIaF aqy ihMdosqfn dIaF aYktrYsF nfl Ausdf sMprk ho igaf, qy Auh iek hor hI dunIaf ivc rihx lwg ipaf . rumFs dI dunIaf, aYXfsLI dI dunIaf .

          mYN bVf klpI, ipCly ipafr dy vfsqy pfey . pr Auh mYQoN bVf dUr jf cuwkf sI . sfzI keI eykV ivc PYlI ‘mYnsLn’ ivc afey idn zFs-pfrtIaF huMdIaF . myrf qF ijvyN vjUd hI KLqm ho igaf . Ausdy nvyN sjfey bYzrUm ivc jfx leI mYƒ vI bUhf KVkfxf pYNdf . keI vfrI Auh afpxIaF nvIaF sfQxF sxy vsqr-hIx dsLf ivc idsdf qF mYƒ awg lwg AuWTdI . jdoN vI mYN ros prgt krdI, Auh mYƒ mfr-kutfeI qy AuWqr afAuNdf .

          hux Auh pihlF vflf ipafrf jgjIq mkYink nhIN sI irhf . Auh iek ‘vI-afeI-pI’ bx cuwkf sI . mYN do vfrI ruws ky lMzn clI geI, pr Aus ivc koeI qbdIlI nf afeI ."

          ieMdrf dIaF awKF igwlIaF ho geIaF . Ausny ‘eyar-hostYs’ koloN iek hor zirMk mMgf leI .

          "kI Ausdy mF-bfp jF sky sMbMDIaF dy afKy df vI Aus qy koeI asr nf hoieaf ?" ajIq ny hmdrdI jLfhr kIqI .

          "jdoN iksy afdmI qy vfsLnf aqy hMkfr df BUq svfr ho jfvy, Auh iksy dlIl jF isLsLtfcfr dI gwl suxn leI iqafr nhIN huMdf . mYN keI vfrI ‘mYirj-kfAUNslr’ qoN vI ‘apuafieMtmYNt’ leI, pr Auh iek vfrI vI myry nfl nhIN igaf . mYƒ kwlI ƒ Cwz ky keI keI hPLqy, kdI pYirs, kdI rom, kdI bYNkfk clf jFdf . afKr mYN Es hvylI ivc rihxf Cwz idwqf .

          BfvyN mYN pwCmI siBaqf ivc plI sF, pr hmysLF iehI socdI rhI ik ipafr ijhy irsLqy kdI nhIN

tuwtdy . ieh qF jnmF-jnmFqrF dy bMDn huMdy ny . pr sLfied ieh myrf vihm sI . inrf suPLnf, jo mYN PLoky vfhidaF dIaF AuDfrIaF qMdF nfl buxdI rhI . jdoN ijLMdgI dy kOVy swc sfhmxy afey qF sB kuJ Zih ZyrI ho igaf . do sflF dI ‘sYprysLn’ qoN bfad, afKr ipCly mhIny sfzf ‘zfeIvors’ ho igaf . mYƒ ligaf ijvyN adflq ny sfzy ipafr df mrsIaf pVH idwqf . myry ihwsy iek purfxf mkfn afieaf . EhI mkfn ijs ivc awT vrHy pihlF mYN sLgnF dy klIry bMnH ky dulhn dy rUp ivc pYr Diraf sI . ijs dy cwpy cwpy ivc myrI jvfnI dIaF XfdF ivwCIaF hoeIaF sn . soicaf jy ipafr hI Kuws igaf qF mkfn df kI krnY . ipCly hPLqy Auh mkfn ivk igaf, qy jdoN mflkF dy hwQ awj cfbIaF PVfeIaF qF mYN Ausdy koinaF nfl lwg lwg ky DfhF mfrIaF . qy awj ikMny virHaF dy ihtkoiraF bfad mYN afpxy sOhiraf dy sLihr ƒ sdf leI alivdf kih idwqf ."

          pr sLfied ajy vI Aus dI ihwk ivcoN ikMny hI htkory, iksy swjry hmsPLr dI hmdrdI dI njLr hoxy bfkI sn . Auh issk AuWTI qy AusdIaF awKF Cm Cm vrH peIaF . ajIq ny Aus ƒ TrMmf dyx leI afpxf rumfl pysL kIqf, ijs ƒ svIkfr krn dI cysLtf ivc ieMdrf ny axjfxy hI Aus df hwQ boc

ilaf . ijvyN Auh iksy vihx ivc ruVHdI jFdI, awkIN plfhIN hwQ mfrdI hoeI, iksy iqxky df shfrf lwBdI hovy .

          "nhIN ieMdrf jI, qusIN eynI CyqI idl nhIN Cwz skdy . qusIN eyny suMdr ho, ajy quhfzI Aumr hI kI

 hY . quhfzy jhI suihrd sfQx leI qF ikMny Xuvk hwQ[[[[." Ausny dUsry hwQ ivc rumfl PVky AusdIaF glHF qoN ruVHdy awQrU jjLb kr ley . ieMdrf ny Aus vwl iek mfsUm qwkxI nfl vyiKaf, qy pqf nhIN kI socdI ny afpxf isr Aus dy moZy nfl joV ky awKF mIt leIaF .

          koloN lMGdI eyar-hostYs ny Aus dy sfhmxy vflI ‘sLYlPL’ qoN ‘skfc’ df KflI iglfs PV ilaf qy muskrFdI hoeI clI geI .

 

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khfxI   -iek hor swsI      -krnYl isMG igafnI-iPLlfzYlPLIaf

 

“qUM eys kuVI dy kMn KolH dyh. jykr iehny Es muMzy nfl sLryafm gwl krn dI Pyr juwrq kIqI qF mYQoN burf koeI nhI hoxf.” durlwB dy zYzI krm isMG ny afpxI pqnI nUM spsLt sLbdF ivc zFt ky ikhf.

“qusIN qF aYNvyN hI BKy pey AuN. ikDry Auh skUloN af rhI sI. Auhdy hwQ `c kVf pfieaf vyK ky Ausny mfsUmIaq nfl iek iswK prvfr dI kuVI smJ ky iksy df pqf puwC ilaf, qF kI afKLr af geI? quhfnUM qF sgoN KusL hoxf cfhIdY, ik quhfzy mihkmy ivc iek iswK aPLsr afieaY.”

“iekbfl, Auh koeI aPLsr AuPLsr nhI hY. 23 sflF df Cokrf, ajy tryinMg lY irhY, akfAUNts aPLsr dI. afpxI tIm nfl stysLn dy sfry adfiraF dI ‘stfk-vyrIPLIkysLn’ dy islisly ivc afieaf hY, ik ikMnI ku hyrf PyrI huMdI hY, srkfrI mYtIrIal dI. stysLn mfstr cODrI dws irhf sI, bVf sKLq hY. jLrf vI vwZI nhI KFdf. sfry stysLn stfPL df nwk `c dm kIqf hoieaf hY. agly hPLqy sfzy stor dI vfrI hY.”

“quhfnUM qF sgoN Auhdy nfl jfx pCfx vDfAuxI cfhIdI hY. sLfied eysy bhfny hI nyVqf ho jfvy.”

“mYN sB pqf lgf ilaY. jwtF df muMzf hY. ie