sLIql jMmI qF cMzIgVH ivc sI pr Aus dy ipqf jI PLfrmysI dy ibjLnYs leI idwlI jf vwsy . EdoN Auh msF ds sfl dI sI . pVHfeI ivc bVI inpuMn . jdoN Aus ny idwlI XUnIvristI qoN ‘ieknOimks’ ivc ‘PLst-klfs PLst’ aYm[ ey[ kIqI, EdoN Auh iewkI sfl dI sI .

          afm kuVIaF nfloN kd kfT ivc vDyry lMmI. rMg qF Ausdf gorf nhIN sI pr ichry dy idlksL nksLF qy lwk qoN vI lMmy vflF kfrn Auh iek mfzl vFg lgdI sI . koeI vI iek vfrI imlx nfl Aus dI sLKsIaq qoN pRBfvq hoey ibnF nhIN rih skdf sI .

          Aus idn Auh ‘mhfrfxI kflj’ ivc lYkcrfr dI ieMtrvIAU leI jYpur jf rhI sI, jdoN tryn dy PLst klfs kMpfrtmYNt ivc acfnk Aus dI mulfkfq nvjoq nfl ho geI. nvjoq torFto qoN afpxI kjLn dI sLfdI ivc sLfml hox jYpur jf irhf sI qy ieMzIaf ivc tryn df ieh Aus df pihlf sPLr sI. gwlF gwlF ivc pqf lwgf, kYnyzf ivc ipCly sfl isKsLf smfpq krn AuprMq Auh ‘kMipAUtr-aYnfilst’ dI nOkrI kr irhf sI. ivdysLI jIvn dy pRBfv kfrn Auh kfPLI KLulfsy suBf df lgdf sI .

          sLIql nMU BfvyN idwlI ivc rihx krky ihMdI bolx dI afdq sI, pr Gr ivc sfry pMjfbI boldy sn . nvjoq aMgRyjLI ivc gwlF krdf krdf kdy kdy pMjfbI bol pYNdf. TyT pMjfbI . sLIql  nMU bVf cMgf lgdf .

          sPLr dy pihly GMty dy aMdr hI dovyN kfPLI KulH gey sn .

          “kYnyzf ivc vI qusIN tryn df sPLr aksr krdy hovogy ?”

          “kdI kdfeIN . afm qOr qy kfr qy hI‘trYvl’ krIdf hY . tryn ivc qF mYN ‘bor’

ho jFdf hF. dUr jfxf hovy qF ‘PLlfeIt’ lY leIdI hY .”

          “so awj vI qusIN ‘bor’ hI ho rhy hovogy ?”

          “pqf nhIN, awj vrgf tryn df ‘ieMtrYsitMg’ sPLr qF rwb rojL rojL krfvy .” Auh sLIql dy ichry ƒ pVH irhf sI .

          sLIql afpxy aMdr hOlI hOlI Aus dy hfv Bfv jjLb krdI hoeI dbI muskrfht nfl iKVkI ivcoN Bwjy jFdy drKqF vwl vyKx lwg peI .

          gwzI ‘bFdI kUeI’ stysLn qy rukI . dohF ny slfh kr ky zfeIinMg kfr dy bihry koloN cfh aqy snYks dI tRy mMgvfeI .

          “quhfnMU qF kOPLI pIx dI afdq hoxI ey ?”

“nhIN, mYN vI cfh df sLOkIn hF . lE mYN cfh bxfvF .”

          “jnfnIaF vflf kMm ?” sLIql ny tok mfrI .

          “jnfnIaF  nMU vI qF kdy ivhl imlxI cfhIdI hY .” dovyN hws pey . “sLUgr ikMnI ?”

          “no QYNks ! mYN cfh ivc sLUgr nhIN pINdI .”

          “mY nMU qF puwCxf hI nhIN cfhIdf sI, qusIN qF pihlF hI kfPLI svIt ho .”

          sLIql ny sLrmf ky cfh df kwp PV ilaf qy bolI, “afh pystrI vYsy qF svfdlI hY, bt idar iejL tU mwc sLUgr .”

“no vMzr ! qusIN bVy iPwgr kOnsLs lgdy ho .” Auh Aus  nMU hyToN Aupr qwk ky jfiejLf lYNdf boilaf .

          “vYsy qusIN kYnyzIan lok kuVIaF dy sLrIrk nfp qol dI jfxkfrI ivc bVy qyjL ho .” Ausny hws ky Aus dy rImfrks dI dfd idwqI qy puwCx lwgI, “jYpur qusIN ikwQy Tihrogy ?”

          “rylvy kflonI . myry aMkl vYstrn rylvy ivc ieMjInIar hn . qy qusIN ?”

          “pqf nhIN, mYN pihlI vfrI jf rhI hF . vYsy kihMdy hn gvrnmYNt tUirst hotl kfPLI cMgf hY .”

          “ikMny idn Tihrogy ?”

          “bs klH ieMtrvIAU hY . Aus qoN bfad iek do idn, sLfied sfeIt-sIieMg kr lvF . pr nvIN QF hox krky pwkf nhIN kih skdI . qusIN ?”

          “myrI kjLn dI vYizMg prsoN hY . ijLafdf qoN ijLafdf hPLqf Br rhFgf . kI qusIN myrI kjLn dI vYizMg qy afAuxf cfhogy ?”

          “dYt iejL ieMtrYsitMg . pr iks irsLqy nfl ?” sLIql ny soc ky puwiCaf .

          “iek gYst dy irsLqy nfl . jF nvjoq dy hmsPLr dy irsLqy nfl .” qy dovyN hws pey . nvjoq socdf irhf ik kI kih igaf Auh .

          “nvjoq ! iek gwl puwCF ?’

          “kI ?”

          “kI qusIN sLfier qF nhIN ?”

          “nOt rIalI, ikAuN ?”

          “hmsPLr ikMnf rock sLbd hY . ies ivc ikMnf inwG hY qy iesdy ikMny Cupy arQ hn .”

          “sLIql ! qusIN burf qF nhIN mnfieaf ? asIN ieko tryn ivc . ieko mMijLl . pqf nhIN mYN ikAuN[[[[?” iek anjfxI kuVI ƒ acfnk bymuhfry nyVqf ivKf ky Auh psLymfn hoieaf lgdf sI .

          “no, no, no . mY nMU qF aYNj lgdY ijvyN iPLlmF ivc huMdY .”

          “mY nMU qF aYnf ssqf nhIN lgdf .” nvjoq ny AusdIaF awKF dI gihrfeI ivc Jfk ky

ikhf .

          sLIql muskrfeI . ies imwTI muskrfht ivc ijvyN koeI lfj CupI hovy . tryn jYpur stysLn qy jf rukI . nvjoq dy aMkl qy aFtI Aus  nMU stysLn qy lYx afey sn . Aus ny sLIql dI jfx pihcfx krFidaF disaf, “iehnF df nfm sLIql hY . eyQy mhfrfxI kflj ivc ieMtrvIAU dyx afey ny . aMkl, kI afpF iehnF  nMU gvrnmYNt tUirst hotl Cwz skdy hF ?”

          “Auh qF njLdIk hI hY . sfzy bMgly qoN pMj imMt df pYdl rsqf hY .”

          “clo pihlF Gr clo . cfh pI ky Cwz afvFgy .” aFtI ny sLIql dy moZy qy hwQ rwK ky afdr nfl ikhf .

          sLIql kuJ khy ibnF aFtI nfl kfr dI ipClI sIt qy bYT geI .

          ivafh dy kfrn bMgly ivc kfPLI rOxk sI . hor vI keI pRfhuxy afey hoey sn . nvjoq dI kjLn sLIlU df mMgyqr Aus dy hI kflj df dosq sI . ieh hox vflI AuhnF dI lv-mYirj sI qy ies KusLI ivc Aus qy iek ajIb inKfr sI . zulHdy zulHdy hfisaF kfrn Auh hor vI sohxI lgdI sI . nvjoq  nMU Auh ikMny virHaF ipwCoN Guwt ky imlI .

          “Bf jI ! ieh quhfzI grl PLrYNz ?” sLIlU ny awgy vD ky sLIql df hwQ PV ilaf . nvjoq nfl afeI eys ipafrI ijhI kuVI  nMU vyK ky Auh hor kuJ socy ibnF hI AuqsLfh nfl bolI .

          sLiql sLrmf geI . nvjoq hYrfnI ivc kuJ kihMdf kihMdf ruk igaf .

          “hF, hF ! ieh nvjoq dI dosq hY .” aFtI ny BfvpUrq lihjy nfl sLIql dI ipwT qy hwQ PyridaF ikhf .

          “bhfdr ! cfey lfE BfeI .” aMkl ny zfeIinMg rUm ivcoN afvfjL mfrI .

          sLIlU qy aFtI ivckfr bYTI cfh pINdI sLIql  nMU nvjoq aqy sfrf pirvfr sDrfeIaF awKF nfl ieMj vyK irhf sI ijvyN Aus  nMU hI huxy huxy sgn pYx vflf hovy . qy Auh sMgdI sMgdI awKF AucIaF nhIN sI kr rhI .

          “sLIql df hotl jfxf jLrUrI qF nhIN . eyQy Gr ivc hI Tihr skdI hY .” aFtI ny slfh idwqI .

          “no QYNks’ aFtI jI . quhfzf qF ivafh df hI ikMnf kMm ipaf hY . nfly ‘XU hYv ey hfAus PLuwl’ . vYsy mYN sLfdI dy idn af skFgI .”

          “jLrUr afxf sLIql .” sLIlU ny iewCf jLfhr kIqI .

          nvjoq dy aMkl ny jLrUrI kMm jldI ikDry jfxf sI . sLIlU ny tYlIPLon krky hotl df ‘rUm rIjLrv’ krvf ilaf qy bhfdr  nMU sLIql df sUt-kys cukvf ky, nvjoq  nMU nfl lY ‘polo-grfAuNz’ lMG ky hotl jf phuMcy . `cYk-ieMn’ krvf ky jfx lwgI sLIlU ny puwiCaf, “quhfzI ieMtrvIAU ikMny vjy hY ?”

          “svyry ds vjy .”

          “ivsL XU bYst afPL lwk .’ asIN ‘lMc’ qy quhfzf ieMqjLfr krFgy .”

          “no sLIlU . pqf nhIN lMc qwk ivhlI hovFgI ik nhIN . vYsy vtxy dI rsm qoN pihlF jLrUr phuMc jfvFgI .”

          “E ky . Bf jI…[[ qusIN qF ajy rukxf hovygf…[ .” sLIlU nvjoq ƒ sLrfrq nfl awK mfr ky hwsdI hoeI ‘bfie-bfie’ krdI clI geI .

          nvjoq kuJ dyr kMpxI dyx vfsqy sLIql kol ruk igaf .

          “XU afr so lwkI .’ quhfzI aFtI dy pirvfr dy sfry mYNbr bVy hI ipafry lok hn .”

          “qy mYN …?”

          dovyN Thfkf mfr ky hws pey .

          hotl dy kmry ivc smfn rK ky dovyN kuJ dyr ‘lfn’ ivc tihldy rhy, Pyr tYksI lY ky imrjLf iesmfeIl roz huMdy mhfrfxI kflj df ‘kYNps‘ vyKx cly gey . vfpsI qy rfm invfs bfgL aMdr pRvysL krky tYksI vfly  nMU ivdf kIqf qy bfgL dI suMdrqf df njLfrf lYx leI pYdl hI tur pey . QF QF qy ‘PUl mq qoVo’ dy ‘postr’ lwgy hoey sn . pqf nhIN nvjoq qoN irhf nf igaf . eyDr EDr vyK ky Aus ny iek vwzf PLuwl qoV ilaf .

          “lgdY bcpn qoN hI ieh gunfh krn dI quhfzI afdq hoxI hY .” sLIql ny sLrfrq nfl hws ky ikhf .

          “jy mflI ny vyK ilaf qF iek zflr df ‘itwp’ njLr kr idaFgf . kI mYN ieh quhfzy vflF ivc [[[[?”

          sLfied sLIql eynI suMdr drKLfsq leI pihlF hI by-qfb sI . Aus ny ibnF AujLr, ipwT BuaF ky nvjoq  nMU PLuwl tMgx dI KusLI pRdfn kr idwqI . vflF rfhIN Aus dy nOjvfn hwQF dy sprsL ny ijvyN Aus dy aMg aMg  nMU grmf idwqf . ikMnf icr KloqI afpxIaF hwsdIaF awKF ivcoN Auh Aus dy ivjeI Aulfs  nMU pINdI geI, pINdI geI . qy Pyr dovyN iek dUsry df hwQ PVI, CotI-cOpV qwk turdy rhy qy rfjpUqI ‘afrkItYkcr’ df afnMd mfxdy rhy .

          jIvn ivc keI vfrI GtnfvF ies qrHF acfnk GtdIaf ny ik AuhnF bfry iensfn ny kdI klpnf vI nhIN kIqI huMdI . sLIql muskrFdI hoeI turdI turdI socdI rhI . jdoN qoN mYN svyry tryn ivc bYTI hF, ieh sB kI ho irhf hY . iek sunwKy nOjvfn df pRdysoN af ky imlx, iekwTf sPLr . Aus dy pirvfr dI pRsMsf, ipafr, Aus dy sfQ df inwG .

          sLfm  nMU cODrI hotl ivc iznr Kf ky Auh ‘polo-ivktrI-iQeytr’ ivc ‘sfAuNz afPL imAUijLk’ dI ‘imAUijLkl’ vyKx cly gey . jdoN ‘ieMtrvl’ ivc dovyN ‘gYlrI’ ivcoN inkly qF Auh nvjoq qy sLIql dI QF iek pRymI pRyimkf dI aiBn joVI lgdy sn . sLIql dy idl ivc klH dy ieMtrvIAU dy iPLkr dy QF awj dI pfrspYirk imlxI df srUr TfTF mfr irhf sI .

          nvjoq df jIa nhIN sI krdf sLIql  nMU hotl ivc Cwz ky jfx df . pr aMkl, aftI horIN kI kihxgy, soc ky, sfZy ds vjy hI clf igaf .           sLIql kmry dI iekwl ivc lytI lytI afpxy aMgF ivc koeI anUTf svfd mihsUs krdI hoeI eynI Guk suwqI ik svyry nvjoq ny hI bUhf KVkf ky Aus  nMU jgfieaf .

          “E mfeI gfz,’ awT vj gey ?” Auh GVI vyK ky bolI .

          “zONt vrI . qusIN iqafr ho ky hyTF lfAuNj ivc af jfE .‘ tyk Xuar tfeIm .” nvjoq ny Aus dI Auqsukqf ƒ mTfridaF ikhf .

          sfZy awT vjy sLIql lfAuNj ivc phuMcI. nvjoq Aus dI cVHq vl vfr vfr vyKy. ‘kftn’ dI boskI rMg dI sfVHI, ‘mYicMg hfeI nYk blfAujL’, kMnF ivc inwky inwky ‘prljL’, vflF df jUVf ijvyN huxy slon ivcoN afeI hovy. ‘mIzIam-hIl’ dy ‘krIm-klr sYNzl’, moZy qy ltkdf kflf prs qy hwQ ivc ‘brIPL-kys’ . Aus dy Aujly ichry dI kudrqI rOxk iksy ‘ilpsitk’ jF ‘rUj’ dI muhqfj nhIN sI .

          “guz mfrinMg mYzm !” Auh kursI qoN KVf ho igaf .

          “E stfp iet’ nvjoq !” njLfkq nfl isr Jtk ky bolI .

          “pRoPLYsr sfihb ! quhf nMU ikDry njLr nf lwg jfey .”

          “jldI clo, bRykPLfst KfeIey . ‘afeI aYm stfrivMg .”

          igafrF vjy jdoN sLIql ieMtrvIAU dy ky inklI qF Auh bVI pRsMn lgdI sI .

          “kYsI rhI ieMtrvIAU ?’ nvjoq ny puwiCaf .

          “afpxy vloN qF myrI ‘prPLormYNs’ TIk hI sI, pr keI vfrI isPLfrsLF qoN ibnF kMm nhIN vI bxdf . kihMdy sn zfk rfhIN sUicq krngy .”

          “hux kI krn df mUz hY ?”

          afpxIaF sih-pfTxF nfl iek ‘grl-tfk’ dy dOrfn suxI-suxfeI gwl Xfd krky Auh muskrfeI qy socx lwgI, “ivhlI rMn pRfhuxy jogI .” pr issLtfcfr dy plVy qy pUrI nf AuqrdI hox krky bolI, “hux awgy df PLYslf qF quhfzy hwQ ivc hY .”

          “mYƒ qF bVI BuwK lwgI hY .”

          “sOrI ! ieh BuwK nhIN ajy imtxI !” Aus ny sLrfrq nfl hsdI ny awKF Jpkf ky ikhf. nvjoq ny muskrf ky Aus df hwQ Guwt ilaf . dohF  nMU iek dUsry dIaF njLrF ivc ‘Es BuwK’ dI qIbrqf sfPL njLr af rhI sI .

          kYNps coN bfhr inkl ky koloN lMGdy ‘QrI-vIlr’  nMU roikaf qy imrjLf iesmfeIl roz jfx df afdysL idwqf .

          jgdIsL hotl ivc lMc KFidaF  nMU vytr ‘afmyr pYlys’ dy tUr df ‘bRoisLEr’ dy igaf .

          “kI ierfdf hY ?” nvjoq ny ‘bRoisLEr’ Aus vl vDFidaF puwiCaf .

          “ies qoN nyk hor ierfdf kI ho skdY ?”

          kpVy bdl ky jdoN Auh hotl dy kmry ivcoN inklI, nvjoq ny vyiKaf ik Aus ny afpxy vflF ivc klH sLfm vflf PLuwl tMigaf hoieaf hY .

          “ieh ajy murJfieaf nhIN ?” Aus ny koloN ho ky vyiKaf .

          “eyho ijhI sOgfq qF sFB sFB rKxI bxdI hY .”

          qy prs GuMmFdI Auh tpUsI mfr ky, ‘afmyr-pYlys’ jfx leI tYksI ivc jf bYTI .

          ‘pYlys-gyt’ qy phuMc ky AuhnF  nMU ijLafdf ieMqjLfr nhIN krnI peI . qy hfQI dI svfrI vI qurMq hI iml geI . hfQI dy mKLmlI gwdydfr hOdy ivc afpxy nv-lwBy ipafr dy nfl lwg ky bYTI sLIql afpxy afp  nMU iek rfjkumfrI vFgUM anuBv kr rhI sI . koeI awDy GMty ivc mhfvq dohF  nMU phfVI dy Aupr vfly mMdr sfhmxy Auqfr igaf .

          hfQI qoN Auqrx vyly iek ‘PLrI-lYNs PLoto-grfPLr’ ikDry af gwijaf qy nFh nFh kridaF vI Aus ny cfr pMj ‘polorfiez’ dIaF qsvIrF iKwc leIaF . nvjoq ny ‘pymYNt’ dy ky ‘snYps’ sLIql  nMU PVf idwqy . Auh hws hws ky lot pot hox lwg peI .

          “kfsL mYN ieh iksy  nMU ivKf skdI .”

          “sLIlU  nMU ivKf dyvIN .”

          “E XYs, sLI ivl bI aYksfeIitz !”

          “mI tU !”

          “qusIN hmysLF do-arQI gwl krdy ho . ‘vn trYk mfeINz’…. Aus dy moZy qy ptokI mfrky Auh bolI .

          “afpxIaF ielqF qy qF kfbU nhIN, mY nMU aYvyN gunfhgfr bxf idwqf .”

          mMdr ivc gey qF pujfrI ny nv-ivafhuq joVI smJ, pUjf dy pusLp dy ky invfijaf . pRsfd lY ky Auh zyZ GMty qwk sIsL mihl aqy rxvfs dI nkfsLI qy asL asL krdy rhy . Pyr pYdl hI srovr aqy phfVI sQl dI suMdrqf df suafd mfxdy hoey Qwly Auqry qy ieMqjLfr kr rhy tYksI zrfeIvr kol phuMc gey . cwlx qoN pihlF nvjoq ny igPLt-sLfp qoN rfijsQfnI lhrIey dy ‘pYtrn‘ dI iek islk dI cuMnI Aus leI KLrIdI . sLIql ny afpxy isr qy lY ky GuMz kwZ ilaf . nvjoq ny GuMz cuikaf qF dohF df hfsf inkl igaf .

          sfZy cfr vjy Auh aMkl dy bMgly qy jf puwjy . aFtI qy sLIlU vloN ieMtrvIAU bfry puwC igwC ipwCoN Auh ijvyN Aus Gr ivc ivafh df iek aMg bx geI .

          kuVIaF ny vtny dI rsm kIqI . Pyr lyzIjL sMgIq dI vfrI afeI . virHaF qoN rfijsQfnI mfhOl ivc vsx krky aiDk kuVIaF qy aOrqF pMjfbI gIqF qoN aiBwj lgdIaf sn . sLIlU dI iek shylI Zolk vjfAux ivc suGV sI . Aus nfl rl ky qF sLIql ny igwDy df cfrj sMBfl ilaf qy vyNhidaF vyNhidaF iek ajIb mnorMjk vfqfvrn pYdf kr idwqf . lgdf sI ijvyN kuVIaF ny bMgly df PLrsL pt dyxf hovy . sLIql dI jLubfn qy ikMnIaF hI bolIaF qy twpy rty hoey sn . gfAuNdI gfAuNdI ny jdoN hyk lfeI,

“nokr jFdy kI Kwt ilaFdy,

  Kwt ky ilaFdI rfeI.

  nI mY nMU qYQoN syk lgdf,

  ikhVy Xfr dI bwukl ivcoN afeI.”

  

qF sfry pfisAuN notF dy vfrny df mINh pY igaf . Auh sLIql nhIN vfvrolf lgdI sI . pUry hfl ivc kuVIaF dIaF awzIaF df KVfk, ZolkI aqy hfisaF dI afvfjL gUMj rhI sI . rfq df zyZ vwj igaf pr iksy df sOx  nMU icwq nhIN sI krdf.

          agly idn sLIlU dI zolI turn vyly sLIql Gr dy jIaF vFg hI zusk zusk ky roeI . nvjoq iek nyVy dy irsLqy vFg kol Kloqf Aus  nMU idlfsy idMdf irhf .

          sLfm  nMU iznr Kfx ipwCoN nvjoq jdoN Aus  nMU hotl Cwzx igaf qF sLIql dIaF Pyr awKF Br afeIaF .

          “sLIql !”

          “hUM .”

          “jy quhf nMU kflj ny ‘islYkt’ kr ilaf qF kI quhfzy leI ieh jOb krnI jLrUrI hY ?”

          “mYN qF afeI hI eysy vfsqy sI . mYN quhfzf svfl nhIN smJI .”

          Auh kuJ icr soc ky iPr boilaf, “kI qusIN ivdysL jfx bfry soicaY ?”

          “nhIN, kfhdy vfsqy ?”

          “lYt mI put iet stryt’, kI sfzf ieh kuJ idn df sfQ, Aumr Br df sfQ nhIN bx

skdf ?”

          “nvjoq ! awj jdoN sLIlU dI zolI turI qF pqf hY myry awQrU ikAuN inkly ? Auh awQrU sLIlU leI nhIN sn .”

          “Pyr ?”

          “pqf nhIN ieh ‘lv-aYt-PLst-sfeIt’ sI . acfnk quhfzf imlx ho jfx dy kfrn mYN afpxy afp ƒ bVI KusL iksmq smiJaf . Es jjLby aDIn hI klH mYN eynF nwcI . Pyr rfqIN afpxy kmry ivc suwqI mYN keI idl ZoxIaF gwlF socdI rhI . sfrI rfq mYN suwqI nhIN . klH asIN vwK ho jfvFgy qy qusIN vfps cly jfAugy . quhfzy kuJ icr dy sfQ ny mYƒ kI kr idwqf ? mYN afpxy afp ivc hI nf rhI . nf ho skx vflIaF gwlF bfry mYN afpxy mn df bUhf ByV bYTI .” qy Auh Pyr isskx lwg peI . soPLy qy bYTf nvjoq Aus  nMU bfhF ivc leI idlfsf dy irhf sI . pr ijvyN sLIql dy aMdroN Aus dy Bfv df somF inkl inkl vg irhf sI .

          “myry jIvn ivc ajyhI Gtnf pihlI vfr GtI hY . mYN iek sfDfrx kuVI quhfzf ipafr Es PLuwl vFg sFB sFB ky rwKxf cfhuMdI sI . ‘E nvjoq ! afeI zONt nO hfE ivl afeI hYNzl ids ?’ pCqFdI hF Es sLfm quhf nMU afpxf hwQ PVfx qoN pihlF mYN ikAuN nhIN soicaf . eys idl kMbfAU ivcfr ny myrI sfrI KusLI awj hMJUaF rfhIN vgf idwqI .”

          “kI mYN quhfzy ‘pyrYNts’  nMU iml skdf hF ?” nvjoq ny AusdIaF iBwjIaF glHF qoN vflF  nMUhtFidaF ikhf .

          “koeI PLfiedf nhIN . sLfied mYN pihlF ds cuwkI hF ik mYN mF-bfp dI kwlI kwlI aOlfd hF . Auh iksy kImq qy vI mYƒ afpxy qoN vwK[[[[ .” qy Auh Pyr ro peI .

          agly idn tryn qy cVHfx vyly, aFtI ny sLIql dI ieMtrvIAU dI sPLlqf leI Pyr sLuB kfmnfvF jLfhr kIqIaF. qy ivafh ivc sLfml ho ky smfgm  nMU cfr cMd lfAux df DMnvfd kridaF Aus dy ipqf jI df nfm pqf puwC ky Aus  nMUivdf kIqf .

          nvjoq ny Bry idl nfl jdoN dovyN hwQ joV ky siq sRI akfl bulfeI qF ijvyN sLIql dy awQrUaF df bMnH iek vfrI Pyr tuwt ipaf . cldI gwzI ivcoN Aus ny hwQ ihlf ky afpxy ivwCVdy ipafr  nMUafKrI vfrI qwikaf . aFtI ny vI eys idRsL  nMU vyK ky afpxIaF syjl awKF pUMJIaF . Aus  nMUlwgf ijvyN awj Pyr Auh iek hor sLIlU  nMU torx afeI sI . ies vfrI ibnF zolI qoN .

          agly idn dupihry nvjoq dy aMkl ny sLIql dy Gr idwlI ‘trMk-kfl’ kIqf . dovyN mfvF DIaF ‘sLfipMg’ leI geIaF hoeIaF sn . ipqf jI ny PLon cuikaf qy dohF dI koeI awDf GMtf gwl huMdI rhI .

          cfr ku vjy sLIql qy mMmI Gr prqIaF .

          “vDfeI hovy . sLIql ‘islYkt’ ho geI .” Aus dy zYzI ny mMmI nMU KusLKbrI dyNidaF ikhf .

          “kI ? lYkcrfr dI ‘pojLIsLn’ iml geI ?”

          “nhIN, Es qoN vI vwzI pojLIsLn . Aus leI irsLqy dI afPLr afeI hY .”

          “ikwQoN ?”

          “kYnyzf qoN . lVky dy aMkl df jYpur qoN huxy huxy PLon afieaf sI .”

          “pr qusIN qF kihMdy sI kwlI DI  nMU ikDry Byjxf nhIN .”

          “kmlIey ! sfzI DI dy sMjog hI eyny jLorfvr ny . nfly eyh Es muMzy  nMUipafr vI krdI hY . soc soc ky mYN eys atwl scfeI df kfiel ho igaf hF ik DIaF qF rfijaF ny vI kdy Gr nhIN rwKIaF .”

          “sLIql …!!” zYzI ny AuqsLfh Bry lihjy nfl pry KloqI DI  nMU svIikRqI dyNidaF afvfjL mfrI .

          “E zYzI ! afeI lv XU !” qy hsdy awQrUaF nfl Auh afpxy ipqf  nMU Guwt ky icMbV geI . 

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khfxI      aMdrlI pIVH      -krnYl isMG igafnI  iPLlfzYlPLIaf

 

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awj klfsLo sfzy Gr idn cVHdy hI af gwjI. myrI vhutI surjIq ny Aus df nfm ‘klysLo’ TIk hI pfieaf hoieaf hY, ikAuNik Auhny afpxIaF lfAux buJfAux dIaF hrkqF kfrn keI lokF dy GrIN klysL KVyH kIqy hoey aY. 

mYN svKqy hI grfj `coN gwzI kwZ ky ikDry cwilaf sI. qurn lwgy nUM hfk mfr ky bolI,

“svyry-svyry vIr jI, ikwDr nUM?” soicaf, ‘mnF, awj nhIN qyrf kMm bxdf idsdf.’ pr isLsLtfcfr vjoN kihxf ipaf!

“kI gwl, klfsL kur bIbI nUM awj ivhl imlgI?” mYnUM pqf sI, awj AuhdI ‘bybI-isitMg’ dI idhfVI hor ikqy nhIN lwgI hoxI, ijhVI koeI bhfnf lwB ky af phuMcI aY.

“klH BYx jI df PLUn afieaf sI. kusL iZwly boldy sI. soicaf KVI KVoqI Kbr eI lY cwlF.”

mYN hor kuJ boly ibnF cilaf igaf. pMj vjy muiVaf qF klfsLo jf cwukI sI. myrI pqnI sOx vfly kmry `coN AuWTky hyTF ilivMg rUm ivc inwqnym df pfT kr rhI sI. soicaf Es gflVo ny vfhvf icwq lfeI rwiKaf hoxYN. nhIN qF surjIq qF drdF kfrn byhfl peI huMdI hY. myry afKx `qy vI Aus dI ihMmq nhIN bwJdI. mYN vyiKaf, sfry kmiraF ivc vYikAUm mfiraf lwgdf sI. plMGF dIaF cfdrF bdlIaF hoeIaF sn. lFzrI vI qih krky  ‘afierinMg borz’ `qy rwKI hoeI sI.

“awj qF quhfzI qbIaq TIk lgdI hY.” mYN surjIq lfgy bYTdy ny puwiCaf.

kihx lwgI, ‘klfsLo ny sroNH dy qyl nfl AuhdI ipwT `qy mfilsL kr ky ‘sLfvr” lYx ivc mdd kIqI sI.’ AuNj eys gwloN Es qIvIN dI slOhq krnI bxdI hY, ik BfvyN pYsy dI lflcx jLrUr aY, pr kMm jIa lf ky krdI aY. sfzy vFgUM ieh vI ivcfrI apxy noNh puwq vwloN duKI hI rihMdI hY. Gry hor koeI kMm DMdf nhIN huMdf qF ‘bws’ df ‘PLrI-pfs’ jyb `c pfky eyDr nUM af jFdI hY. AuhnUM pqf aY, sfzI srdfrnI ny kdy Auhdy afAux `qy mwQy vwt nhIN pfieaf. afAuNdI hI, iswDI cOky `c jf ky inry duwD dI cfh Dr dyvygI. surjIq nUM bRyk-PLfst dyx dy bhfny AuhnMU afpxf iZwz Brn nUM cMgf coKf iml jFdY.

surjIq ny vI kdy drFJf nhIN  kIqf. kdy AuhnUM nOkrfxI vFg nhIN smiJaf. sLfmIN jfx lwgI dI jyb ivc pwcI qIh zflr hmysLf pf idMdI aY. nfly smJo Auhdf afpxf jIa lwgf rihMdY.

klfsLo, inAUXfrk sLihr dy ‘kUeInjL-eyrIey’ ivc cldf iPrdf aKLbfr aY. Kfs krky pMjfbI BfeIcfry dIaF gwlF ijMnIaF mrjLI sux lvo. surjIq anusfr, ies hPLqy dIaF KLbrF df sfrMsL jy nf dws ky jFdI qF Auhdy iZwz nUM vwt iPrdy rihxy sI. afKx lwgI,

“sYxIaF dI noNh krqfro, klH Pyr sws qoN corI, Esy bMglf-dysLx koly, afpxy nONh qy Brvwty sUq krvfAux geI sI. ichry dI mflsL vI krvf ky afeI qy klH qF vflF dy DOlLy vI rMgy hoey sI. Gr afeI qF sws sfrI idhfVI buV buV krdI rhI.”

      pRBfq rYstorYNt vfilaF dI rjnI dI AuWzdI AuWzdI gwl suxI aYN? aFhdy ny Auh, guaFZIaF dy kfly muMzy nfl iGE iKcVI hoeI vI aY. ipCly hPLqy Auhdy BrfvF ny AuhnUM mgrly gYryj kol, Es lVky nfl aYnH icMbV ky KVHI nUM srIND PV ilaf. AuhnF `qy vrHdI kuVI kihx lwgI, “qusIN kOx huMdy EN mYnUM tokx vfly. Auh qF myrf ‘buafie-PLrYNz’ aY. asIN qF skUl ivc vI hmysLf….”

muMzy kihMdy, “jy asIN Pyr vyK ilaf qF Auhdy igwty syk idaFgy.”  Auh mUhirEN bolI, “bfhly aOKy hox dI loV nIN. hwQ lf ky vyiKE,  puils bulfAuxI mYnUM vI afAuNdI hY…. ijhVI qusIN Kyh KFdy iPrdy ho, mYnUM vI sB pqY…. nfly mYN vI hux aTfrHF sflF dI ho cwlI hF. ijLafdf qMg krogy qF kort mYryj kr lAUNgI, qy QozI ihwk `qy mUMg….” AuhnF dy bfAU jI ny iesLfrf kIqf qF ivcfry cuwp krky bYT gey.

BYx jI eyQy qF hnyr hI afieaf ipaf hY. koeI afpxy DI puwq nUM vI kusL kihx jogf nhIN …. asIN vI kdy jvfn huMdIaF sI. swQ `coN lMGdIaF ny hmysLf dupwty svfr ky lMGxf. jfh KF kdy AuWcf Jfikaf vI hovy.”

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surjIq ny sfrI rfq pfsy mfrdI ny kwZI. jdoN vI mYN AuwT ky bfQrUm vwl igaf, Auhdy kmry dI bwqI jgdI vyKI sI. mYN kdy kdy socdf hF, dunIaF dy sfry duwK eys rwb dI ipafrI nUM hI ikEN Bogxy pY rhy ny. ipwT dI pIV, goizaf ivc gMTIey df drd, kMnF dI ‘ienPLYksLn’, ‘hfeI- blwz-pRYsLr’, dmyN vflI KMG, nf cwj nF rotI pcdI, nf cMgI qrF BuwK lgdI. koeI hPLqf vI nhIN jFdf jdoN koeI ‘aYks-ry’ nf huMdf hovy, tIkf nf lgdf hovy, ‘lbfrtrI’ df ‘tYst’ nf huMdf hovy, ‘QyrypI’ nUM nf jfxf pYNdf hovy. zfktr vI Aus nUM vyK vyK ky awk gey ny. AusdI bybsI nUM vyK ky agly jvfb vI qF nhIN dy skdy.

ieMzIaf dy irsLqydfrF nUM dsdy hF qF AuhnF nUM ivsLvfs nhI afAuNdf. kihxgy,

‘mfsI jI, qusIN qF amrIkf ivc rihMdy ho, EQy vI koeI Qozf ielfj nhIN…? lLokIN qF aYzI dUr EQy ‘tRItmYNt’ krOx jFdy aY….’

ivcfrI hr hPLqy afpxI BYx nUM PLon krky, ro Do ky idl hOlf kr lvygI. BYx ny vI eyho hI kihxf hoieaf, ‘surjIq pfT kiraf kr, Kvry gurU mhfrfj dI myhr ho jfvy.’

suMdr gutkf qF Auhdy isrhfxy hI ipaf rihMdY. hr mhIny iewkI zflr BfeI jI nUM ardfs vfsqy vI dy ky afeIdy ny. pr pqf nhIN AuhdI ardfs, eys jnm ivc kbUl hoxI vI aY ik nhIN…. myry vrgy bMdy `qy eyny sfry sMkt bxy hox qF afqm-Gfq kr lvy.

svyyry jdoN cfh lY ky igaf, qF vyiKaf AuhdIaF awKF AuxINdry kfrn lfl hoeIaF peIaF sn.

“kI gwl, awj Pyr…?”

“rfq Pyr iehnF socF ivc hI lMG gI. iksy aONqry df suK shfrf nIN hY. sfrI Aumr ho geI jPLr jflidaF nUM. ikMny vKqF nfl iehnF puwqF nUM vwzy kIqf sI. sfrI sfrI rfq, jfgdI ny pfly. afp igwly QF peI, beI iehnF nUM ikqy Borf iejF nf lwg jfvy. do do bUrIaF df duwD iehnF nfsLukiraF dy bwbrF `c pONdI rhI.

skUlF kfljF jogy hoey qF mKxI vfly prONTy, CwqI pdfrQ pfky iehnF dy itPLn iqafr kr kr dyxy. afp qMgIaF qursLIaF kwt ky iehnF dIaF pVHfeIaF krfeIaF. bQyry rwsy quVfAuNdy rhy. dohF nUM ieMjInIar bxf ky sfh ilaf sI, ikqy ieh nf kihx beI mF ipE ikrs kr gey. pVHy ilKy hoxgy qF sLfied, Borf suK dI AumYd vI kr skFgy. pwilEN KLrcy krky amrIkf qfeIN pucfieaf.

DIaF qF bgfnf Dn huMdY. pr iehnF vihVikaF ny qF afpxy rMg ivKOx lwigaF ibMd nf lfieaf. kmfeIaF krn jogy hoey qF afpy kMipAUtrF `qy rMnF lwB leIaF, qy lfvF lYx qoN pihlF hI awz ho gey. ijvyN asIN iehnF df koeI krjLf dyxf sI. ibwj pvy iehnF nUM….

kdy kdy socdI hF Auh ikMnIaF KusL-iksmq mfvF hoxgIaF…?” qy Auh Pyr awKF Br afeI.

“surjIq, smJ lY ieh dyx lYx dy srbMD sI gy. qUM qF hmysLf bfxI pVHdI hYN.

‘JUtI dyKI pRIq jgq mih,

afpxy suK isAuN hI sB lfgY….’

 

sLukr kr, rwb ny sfnUM iksy df muhqfj nhIN rihx idwqf.”

“mYN qF soc ilaY. afh bfrsLF Kqm huMidaF hI, mYN qF ieMzIaf clI jfxYN. EQy bQyry nOokr cfkr…. nfly myry Bfxjy hwQIN CfvF krdy….”

“bws hfh Brm lfh dy…. jy qyry afpxy puwq qyry nhIN bxy, qF bgfinaF dI kI afs krnIN…?”

“nhIN myry Bfxjy qy bhUaF qF myry `qy jfn idMdy aY….”

“surjIq, AuhnF nUM suPLny ivc amrIkf idsdf hoxYN. beI mfsI dI cfr ku idn muwTI cfpI krFgy qF kdy nf kdy mfsI AuhnF df vI pfr Auqfrf kr dyvygI. hor nf hor, iksy muMzy kuVI df amrIkf, kYnyzf ivc sfk hI krf dU.”

 

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svyry nhf ky bfQrUm `coN inkilaf qF sUbydfr kyhr isMG horF df PLon KVk ipaf.

“kI gwl aY, keI idnF qoN rVky eI nIN?” ieh AuhnF df hmysL df qkIaf klfm huMdY.

“Xfr, awsI sflF dI Aumr ho cwlI hY. hux ishq kuJ vDyry hI iZwlI ijhI rihMdI hY. goizaF dI duafeI Kf ky bws Gry hI…. afpxI qF hux Auh gwl aY,

   ‘bhu bIqI QoVHI rhI, QoVHI BI kt jfie. ‘

nfly vwzy gurdvfry awj klH kIrqn Gwt huMdY,  tYksIaF clfAux vfly jF Tykydfr lIzrF dIaF qkrIrF vDyry huMdIaF ny…. QozI afvfjL twut twut ky afAuNdI jfpdI hY, ikwQoN bol rhy ho…?”

“sYl PLon qoN…. awj kwlH afpF vI PLlwisLMg gurdvfry cly jfeIdY…. mfstr rfm srUp df PLon afieaf sI, aWj Auhdy Gr vI jfxYN.”

“mYN qF suixaf sI, Auhdy jYksn hfeIt dy ieMzIan bjLfr vfly Gr nUM awg….”

“gryvfl sfbH, ZwkI irwJy qy koeI nf buwJy. lokF df qF kihxf hY ik awg vI AuhnF ny ieMsLorYNs klym KLfqr afp hI…[. khfxI ieh GVI, ik AuhnF dI PLst PLlor vflI PLYnsI kpVy qy jLyvr vflI dukfn nUM awg lwgx kfrn sYkMz PLlor vflI irhfiesL nUM awg lwgI. ijMny mUMh EnIaF gwlF. lok qF ieh vI afKdy aY, beI motf motf kImqI mfl qF iehnF ny pihlF hI gFh ipCFh kr ilaf sI. iqMn imlIan df klym hY, QoVHf Gxf vI nhIN.

awj kwlH Auh afpxy jvfeI kol rihMdY. AuNj Auh mkfn vI qF Esy df hY. sLurU sLurU ivc kIqI  tYksIaF dI anfp sLnfp ienkm `coN tYks qF kdy Biraf nhIN sI. Esy do nMbr dI kmfeI nfl nkd hI lY ky, DI dy nfm kIqf ivaY.

kusL idn pihlF mYN iehdf PLfrm Biraf sI. beI myrf qF kwK nIN bicaf. myry kol qF rihx Kfx jogy vI pYsy hY nIN. juafeI vwloN JUTIaF rsIdF bxvf ky, do hjLfr mhInf krfieaf, doNh mhIinaF df izpfijLt qy hor keI kusL pfky qF iehny istI vfilaF koloN Zyr sfrI aYmrjYNsI rkm muwC lI. hux kihMdY, styt vfilaF koloN vI jo vYl-PLyar df gwPf iml skdY qF kfhnUM CwzxNY.”

“Xfr, lokF dy ieho ijhI pfp dI kmfeI ikvyN hjLm huMdI hY? nfly zr nhIN lgdf, eyzf vwzf jfhl-sfjLI vflf ‘irsk’…? cwlo QonUM kI, do kfgjL JrItx nfl Qozf dfrU iswkf qF vwt `qy ipaf hoxNY.”

“Auh qF Auhny myry jfx qoN pihlF hI ‘blYk-lybl jfnI-vfkr’ dI boql kwZ ky rwKI huMdI hY….”

  

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awj surjIq kuJ vDyry hI bYcYn rhI. KMG kfrn sfh nhIN sI inwkl irhf. zfktr kilMtn ny ‘ivtfimn bI[kMplYks’ dI sUeI vI lfeI. ‘eI[aYn[tI[ spYsLilst’ zfktr ptyl kol vI lY ky gey. dupihr mgroN AusdI CfqI df iek aYksry vI krvf ky afey.

AusdI lfcfrI nUM vyKidaF jdoN mYN zfktr kilMtn nUM puwiCaf,

“zfktr, kI myrI vfeIPL ijMnF duKI, hor vI koeI quhfzf mrIjL hovygf?” kihx lwgf,

“dr asl imstr isMG, ‘amYirkf iejL ey iswk sosfietI.’ eyQy, sLrIrk qOr `qy nf kyvl quhfzI pwqnI nfloN keI guxf lokIN bImfr ny, eyQoN dy nisLaF ivc gRsq aqy idmfgI qOr `qy bImfrF dI igxqI krnI qF hor vI musLikl hY.” ijs acMBy nfl Ausny zfktr dI gwl suxI, surjIq nUM swcmuwc kuJ Drvfs hoieaf jfpdf sI.

pMj vjy, kpVy bdl ky mYN jLrf sYr leI inkl igaf. vfps afieaf qF klfsLo bIbI afeI bYTI sI. ies vfr Ausdy nfl iek jvfn lVkf vI sI.

Gr vVidaF hI kihx lwgI. “ lvo vIr jI, grm grm cfh pIE ….”

“ieh gwBrU …?”

“ieh mnjIq hY, Qozy ipMz Drmkot dy srpMc syvf isMG df lVkf. kihMdf mYN vI aMkl horF nUM imlx jfxYN.”

“siq sRI akfl” mYN hwQ mlOx leI gFh hoieaf qF Ausny adb nfl myry gozIN hwQ lfieaf. socF, awj qwk sfzy afpxy iksy muMzy ny eynF siqkfr nhIN kIqf.

“kdoN ku df afAux hoieaf?” mYN Aus nUM Auqskqf nfl puwiCaf.

Auh inMmoJUxf hoky kihx lwgf. “mYN qF qfieaf jI iewlIgl afieaf hoieaf hF. afieaf qF sI mYN knyzy. pr eyQy iek zfktr gursyvk isMG dy keI gYs stysLn ny,  jy[ aYPL[ky[ eyarport lfgy. Auh kyrF torONto afey, qy gwlF gwlF uivc pRBfv pf ky afpxI kfr `c clfkI nfl mYnUM bfrzr tpf ilafey.

          eyQy AuhnF dy stysLnF `qy, myry vrgy keI muMzy Psy bYTy hY. iek mkfn dI bysmYNt dy ieko kmry ivc cfr pMj jfxy BuMjy hI ‘mYtrYsF’ qy pY rhIdY. kdy koeI cYk nhIN kwtdy. bfrF bfrF GMty inwq kMm krnf pYNdY. idhfVI dy msF qIh, cflI zflr dy ihsfb nfl hPLqy `c kdy zyZ sO, kdy pOxy do sO PVf dyxgy. Auhdy ivwcoN hI KfD Krc dy pYsy vI dyxy pYNdy aY. nfly eyny dbf ivc rwKdy ny, ik kdy iksy nfl afm Kfs gwl vI nIN kr skdy. dUjy qIjy hPLqy, Gr vfilaF nUM kusL pYsy Byj idMdf hF.

jy pwky krn dI gwl qordy hF qF kihxgy, `cfr pYsy vkIl jogy qF joV lvo, Pyr hI sLurU krFgy. cfr mhIny qF hoey ajy, lokIN qF keI keI sflF dy bYTy hY Qozy mUhry.’

“ieh zfktr gursyvk isMG EhI qF nhIN ijhVf Kfilsqfn bnfAux dy hwk ivc AuWcI AuWcI lYkcr idMdf huMdY, gurdvfry `c?” mYN klfsLo qoN sihj-suBfAu puwiCaf.

“EhI hY vIr jI. aKy ‘hfQI dy dMd, ivKfx dy hor, qy Kfx dy hor.’ nfm gursyvk isMG qy afpxy hI iswK muMizaF nUM gLulfm bxfky rwKx dIaF krqUqF kr irhY.

AuWcI AuWcI nfhry qF aYNj lONdf aY, ijvyN iehny amrIkf ivc hI Kfilsqfn bxf ky sfh lYxf hovy. jLrf socx vflI gwl hY, ik pMjfb ivc ijwQy lokF nUM ies gwl df aihsfs hoxf cfhIdY, EQy jf ky kry qkrIrF. EQy qF zrdf mfiraf jFdf nIN.

ivsfKI pryz vfly idn sLihr dy vwzy vwzy gory aPLsrF dI JolI cuwkx leI, styj qy ciVHaf huMdf hY. ijvyN iswK kOm df mohrI hox df eysy ny hI ptf ilKfieaf hovy. kihMdy aY jdoN ieMzIaf qoN afieaf sI qF gursyvk isAuN qy iehdf Brf, dovyN eI isroN mony huMdy sI. hux pIlIaF pwgF bMnH ky qy bIbIaF dfhVIaF pRkfsL krky ihwkF kwZI iPrdy aY ijvy ipCy pMjfb `c vI eyhI sB qoN mohqbr rhy hox.”

“BfeI klfsL kury, ieh do nMbr df pYsf hI hY, ijhVf nf iksy nUM eyQy itkx idMdY, nf pMjfb `c. iehnF muMizaf nUM vI smJ afjygI hor QoVy idnF nUM ik koeI iksy nUM hmysLf vfsqy aMdr qfV ky nhIN rwK skdf. iehnUM mfstr krm isMG qy sUbydfr kyhr isMG vrgy do cfr cldy purijLaF nUM imlf dyh. PLflqU tfeIm ivc tYksI clfAuxf iswK leygf qF afpxf kMm krn jogf hojU gf. jF Auh isPLfirsL krky, iksy sbjLI mMzI vrgy storF qy ‘stfikMg’ df kMm duaf dyxgy.”

“aMkl jI mYnUM pqf lwgY, ik ieh lok Gwt kImq dy ptrol nUM, mihMgy tYNkF `c pf ky pbilk nUM luwt rhy ny qy srkfr nUM vI cUnf lf rhy ny. kdy kdy socdYN, jy mYnUM hor ikDry kMm iml jy qF iehnF dI rIport krF.” mnjIq dy mn ivc Auhdy mflkF ivruWD vYr dI Bfvnf pRbl ho rhI jfpdI sI.

“suixaY, keI sfl pihlF inAU jrsI ivc eys qrF dy kMm krn bdly keI srdfrF nUM jylH vI hoeI sI. aYsy lok hI pRdysF ivc afpxI kOm df nfm bdnfm krdy ny. pr dPLf kr mnjIq!

 

‘ijMnHF KfdHIaF gfjrF, pyt AuhnF dy pIV.’

 

eyho ijhy cflfk afdmI, ajyhI kfrsqfnI krn lwgy aksr koeI nf koeI rfh rwK hI lYNdy ny. pr jy iehnF nUM iBxk pYgI ik rIport qUM kIqI hY, ikDry qYnUM nf ‘zIport’ krfAuNdy iPrn. eys cwkr ivc qyry nfl dy keI hor ivcfry rgVy jfxgy. aYNvyN grIb mfr krky kI lYxYN? Auh aKfx suxI hY nF, ‘dV vwt jLmfnf kwt Bly idn afAuxgy.’

AuNj ieh lok BfvyN ikMny hI mfVy hoxgy, pr qYnUM kMm `qy lgf ky iehnF qyry `qy aihsfn qF kIqf hI hY nf. bMdy nUM kdy vI aihsfn-PLrfmosL nhIN hoxf  cfhIdf….”

rotI Kfx lwgy qF klfsLo surjIq nUM Qwly swd ilafeI. pr Auh kihMdI ‘myrf qF kuJ vI Kfx nUM jIa nhIN mMndf.’ mYN ikhf,

“jy KfvyN pIvyNgI nf, qF sLrIr `c qfkq nhIN rihxI. lY aYDr zfeIinMg rUm `c hI af jf. nfly awj qF ipMzoN afpxf BqIjf afieaf ivaf hY, iehdI syvf dy bhfny sLfied sfnUM vI dfrU dI Guwt….”

kihx lwgI “QonUM qF koeI bhfnf cfhIdY kOVf Guwt Brn df. BfvyN zfktr ny sLUgr dy kfrn mnFH kIqf hoieaf hY …. boql mUhry DrI bYTy EN qF qusIN htxf QoVI hY…. mYnUM qF KMG nhIN sfh lYx idMdI….”

“lY qUM jUs dy awDy kwp `c do cmcy brFzI dy lY ky vyK, jLrUr PLfiedf krygI. nfly qyrI BuwK cyq jfeygI.”

          Ausdy kihx `qy klfsLo AuhnUM ‘PLYimlI-rUm’ ivc hI glfsI PVf afeI. awDy pOxy GMty ivc jdoN asIN rotI qoN PLfrg hoey qF vyiKaf, surjIq isrhfxy `qy isr rwK ky itkI peI sI. mYN Aus nUM jgfAuxf munfisb nf smiJaf. ikMnf icr hI Auhdy by-rOxk ichry vwl qwk ky socdf irhf. ‘vyKo, ieh vI iek mF hY, ijhVI afpxy kuwK dy jfieaF dI syvf siqkfr nUM qrsdI dunIaf qoN clI jfvygI. asIN sfry Auhdy bfhrly duwKF df anumfn qF lf skdy hF pr aMdrlI pIV qF ieh ivcfrI kwlI hI jr rhI hY.’ qy mYN iswlIHaF awKF nfl EQy hI Auhdy `qy sLfl pf idwqI.

          “cl awj df idn vI afKr ikvyN nf ikvyN lMG hI igaf. eysy qrF sfzy bfkI bcdy idn vI iek iek krky pUry ho jfxy aYN.” mYN ijLMdgI dy qwQ anuBv krdy ny kuJ gMBIr ho ky, klfsLo nUM iksy kvI df iek isLar suxfieaf. “hux qF bws vYK lY,

   suBf hoqI hY, sLfm hoqI hY,

   ijLMdgI XUMhI qmfm hoqI hY.”

 

          “eys qrF Audfs hox dI ikhVI gwl hY vIr jI? bImfrIaF sLumfrIaF qF bMdy `qy afAuNdIaF hI ny. vfihgurU kry, quhfzy dohF df hwQ sfzy isr `qy hmysLf hI bixaf rhy.”

mYN mihsUs kIqf, kYlfsL kOr dunIafdfrI dIaF gwlF krky myrf idl rwKx dI koisLsL kr rhI sI.

 

khfxI  -sMgIn jurm

-krnYl isMG igafnI-iPLlfzYlPLIaf