LikharI: a punjabi/shahmukhi punjabi/english magazine, literature, story:banu arshad

svyry svyry Aus ny duwD dI boql cuwkI qF Aus ƒ iek gulfb df Puwl drvfËy qy bhuq hI suwGV ZMg nfl rwiKaf hoieaf imilaf. Aus ny cuwk ilaf. Ausƒ qF gulfb bcpn qoN hI bhuq psMd sn. ipwCy aMbrIn muskf rhI sI: "aMmI! ieh myrf ey, quhfzf nhIN." lfl gulfb Ausny aMbrIn vlF vDf idwqf. seIadf ny hYrfnI nfl puwiCaf: "pr ieh afAuNdf ikwQoN ey?"
"prIaf vloN." aMbrIn ny nËrF JukFidaF ikhf.
"Auh qYNƒ sdf hI gulfb idMdI ey aqy Auh vI lfl anfr dy rMgf vrgf."
"hF, Ausƒ pqf hY ik mYNƒ lfl gulfb cMgy lwgdy ny."
"ieMnI svyry svyry bfhr rwK ky cly geI."
"bs, awj jldI ivc hovygI."
"aqy jykr koeI hor cuwk lYNdf qF."
"kOx cuwkdf myrf gulfb." Aus ny iehƒ suMGidaf ikhf.
"aMbrIn mYNƒ qF ieMJ lwgdf ey ik ieh koeI muMzf rwK jFdf ey. ikqy ieMJ qF nhIN hY?" seIadf ny aMqly vfk qy Ërf Ëor lfieaf.
"nhIN, ikAuN?" aMbrIn dy ichry df rMg AuØwz igaf.
"nhIN bytI mYNƒ zr lwgdf ey." seIadf ny ipafr nfl aMbrIn dy isr Auqy hwQ rwKidaF afiKaf.
"iks gwloN? muMizaF qoN?" aMbrIn ny ichry Auqy bnfvtI hfsf ilaFidaF ikhf.
"jdoN iksy dI DI jvfn ho jFdI ey qF mF ieMJ hI zrdI ey. aqy jykr ikqy Auh suMdr hovy qF hor vI vwfDU Aus df iÌkr huMdf ey."
"hux kuVIaF zrfAux dI cIË nhIN rhIaF. quhfzy Ëmfny ivc ieMJ sI."
"kI mqlb?"
"lVkIaF hux qF muMizaF ƒ zrfAuNdIaF aqy aijhf AulU bxf ky rwK idMdIaF hn."
"swc?" mF bolI.
"hor kI" Auh bolI.
"mYN qF afpUM hYrfn hF ik hux qF Ëmfnf hI hor ey."
"bs, myry leI pryÈfn nf hoieaf kro."
"dunIaf kI khygI ieh vI qF soicaf ey nf."
"dunIaf jo jI afvy afKy, sfƒ dunIaf dI koeI prvfh nhIN."
"pr sfrf doÈ qF myry isr hI afvygf. Ëmfnf afKygf, ipAu isr qy nhIN ey qF mF ny DI ƒ ikvyN afËfd Cwz rwiKa ey."
"dunIaf sfƒ ikhVf shfrf dy rhI ey?"
"qUM jdoN iek jvfn DI dI mF bxygI qF smJyNgI ieh gwlF."
"aMmI! clo nfÈqf krIey aqy Cwzo ieh dukIaf-nUsI gwlF"
aMbrIn ny mF df hwQ PV ky afiKaf. seIadf aqy aMbrIn cuwp-cfp nfÈqf krn cly geIaF.
aMbrIn df sqfrHvF sfl cwl irhf sI. ijs vyly aMbrIn ds virHaF dI sI qF ipAu df idwl Gr afAux jfx vflI rfÈdf Auqy af igaf ijhVI ik kdy kdy afpxI DI nfl AuhnF dy Gr af jfieaf krdI sI. seIadf nrm suBf kfrn muhwly aqy irÈqydfrF ivc bhuq hr-mn ipafrI sI. sfry hI Ëmfny df iÌkr Aus ƒ hI rihMdf. rfÈdf holI hOlI rÈId mIaF Auqy zory suwt rhI sI. Auh afpxIaF drdnfk khfxIaF rÈId ƒ suxf suxf ky AusdI hmdrdI hfsl kr rhI sI. kuJ hflfq ieMJ huMdy gey ik rfÈdf, rÈId dy Gr kuJ iËafdf hI afAux jfx lwg peI. seIadf ƒ rfÈdf dI ieh by-ihafeI psMd qF nhIN sI pr Ausƒ kuJ kihxf bykfr sI. duwKI idl qIvIN Auqy doÈ lfAuNidaF seIadf idwl hI idwl ivc afpxy afp ƒ kosdI ik Auh vihm aqy Èwk df iÈkfr hY. Ausƒ afpxI byvkUÌI Auqy guwsf afAuNdf. pr hux rÈId aqy rfÈdf ny guwpq qOr qy imlxf afrMB kr idwqf sI. rÈId ies Byq ƒ afpxy CfqI ivc bhuqI dyr sFB ky nf rwK sikaf. Ausny iek idn seIadf bIbI pfs afpxf doÈ prvfn kr ilaf. seIadf ny soicaf JgVf krn df kI lfB. Aus ny cuwp cfp rÈId mIaF qoN qlfk lY ilaf aqy afpxI inwkI DI aMbrIn ƒ lY ky lMzn af geI. ieh kMm kuJ aijhI cuwpI nfl hoieaf aqy Aus ny afpxy Gr vfilaF ƒ kih idwqf ik Auh lMzn ivc afpxI shylI PihmIdf dy pfs jf rhI hY aqy AuQy hI Aus dI nOkrI df vI prbMD ho igaf hY. iPr Auh PihmIdf dy nfl rihx lwg peI. aMbrIn dI akl ivc ieh gwl sI ik AusdI mF ny BlmxsAU nfl kOVy swc ƒ prvfn kr ilaf hY. bwcI jËbfqI sI. duwK-suwK dy jIvn ivc afpxI mF dy nfl rhI.
byÈk, seIadf ny idl bihlfAux leI isqfr KrId leI sI aqy Auh afpxf iËafdf smF klfsIkl sMgIq sunx aqy isqfr vjfAux ivc ibqfAuNdI.
kdy kdfeIN Auh iekFq ivc rÈId ƒ Xfd vI krdI pr iPr socdI rwb ƒ Èfied ieho hI prvfn sI. Ausdy suBf ivc bVf sbr sI. bs Auh idwl dIaF gihrfeIaF nfl afpxy sMgIq nfl juVI rihMdI jF iPr aMbrIn Aus dI jfn aqy eImfn sI.
Auh socdI sI ik rÈId aqy Ausdf ipafr qF sMsfr dy hjUm ivc guafc igaf hY aqy Auh tuwt cuwkI hY. rÈId ƒ bhuq ipCFh Cwz afeI hY. Auh kyvl ies bwcI dy shfry hI ijAuNdI hY. ijs idn ieh kuVI afpxy Gr dI ho jfvygI qF AusdI iËMdgI df mksd pUrf ho jfvygf. Auh idwl dI ies vIrfn sVk Auqy iekwlI KVI hY. AusdI koeI mMiËl nhIN, bs jIvn iek sÌr hY. bs aMbrIn AusdI afs dI iek ikrn hY. Èfied AusdI iËMdgI ivc Ausy nfl hI cfnx hY.
"aMmI!--- aMmI!!---" aMbrIn dIaF afvfËF Aus ƒ Ausdy ivcfrF ƒ aQfh zUMGfeIaF ivcoN kwZ ilafeIaF. aMbrIn muskRfhtF df iekwT, aMbrIn Ausdy vjUd df sB qoN vwzf kImqI srmfieaf sI ijs df afpUM aMbrIn ƒ vI aihsfs nhIN sI. Auh hOlI ijhI muskFdI aqy aMbrIn df mwQf cuMm lYNdI.
"kI gwl ey bytI!"
"agly mhIny myrI aTHfrvIN vrHy-gMZ ey nf mYN pfrtI krFgI. mYN Gr hI mnfvFgI. afigaf hY nf?" aMbrIn ny gwl duafly bfhF lpytidaF puwiCaf.
"hF, hF, ikAuN nhIN." seIadf bolI.
"aMmI iek gwl khF?" aMbrIn dI afvfË imMnqF krn vflI hOlI ho clI sI.
"hF, kI DIey?" aMmI ny ipafr nfl isr Auqy hwQ rwKidaf ikhf.
"qusIN EÌq dy Gr cly jfieAu.
"mYN Gr hI rhFgI quhfzy mfmly ivc Ërf ijMnf vI dÉl nhIN idaFgI sgoN pfrtI leI kuJ bxf idaFgI."
"qusIN cly jfieAu. asIN Ëor Ëor nfl sMgIq suxFgy rfq Br rOlf pfvFgy, qusIN bor ho jfAugy." aMbrIn ny gl ivc bfhF pfeI afiKaf.
"kI ieh imilaf juilaf progrfm ey. myryf mqlb ey ik muMzy vI afAuxgy?"
"jI hF."
"DIey, mYN afpxy kmry ivc rhFgI. AuQy lMimaF peI koeI ikqfb pVH lvFgI. AuQy EÌq puCygI: ds qUM awj rfq guËfrn ikvyN af geI?

Auh kuVI ijs dI iksy gwl ƒ vI seIadf ny kdy nhIN sI toikaf. pr seIadf df Ëihn ies gwl leI iek AulJx ivc Ps igaf sI. jykr afigaf nhIN idMdI qF sbMD smfpq nf ho jfey aqy jykr hF krdI hY qF afËfdI hor nf vwD jfvy.
"soc lYx dy mYNƒ."
"klH qk ds idAu, mYN swdf-pwqr iqafr krny ny."
"mYNƒ muhwly vfilaF qoN zr lwgdf ey puwqr."
"zr kfs df. kI quhfƒ mYQoN zr lwg irhf ey. ajIb gwl ey, quhfƒ myry AuØwpr Brosf nhIN."
"nhIN DIey, mYN smfj qoN zrdI hF."
"qusIN mYNƒ byvkUÌ kuVI smJdy E. mYN quhfƒ dws idaF ik mYN iblkul vI byvkUÌ nhIN."
"kuJ nhIN hovygf mYNƒ pqf hY."
"aMmI! smyN dy qkfËy bdl gey ny."
"lokF ƒ myry dosqF ƒ pqf lwgygf qF Auh sfry kI kihxgy."
"qusIN lokF qoN zrdy ho. iks ny quhfzf sfQ idwqf ey. smfj ny, pqI ny. ijs vyly awbU ny pfiksqfn ivc ivafh df iËkr kIqf sI Auh iesqrI AuhnF ƒ psMd ey, Aus vyly quhfzf zr qy ieËq ikwQy geI sI. quhfƒ iehnF lokF ny pYsf idwqf? qusIN bYNk pfsoN krËf ilaf. mYN quhfzy jIvn qoN hI sbk iswiKaf ey. mYNƒ afpxy afp Auqy pUrf Brosf ey. jykr qusIN nhIN krn idAugy qF mYN klb ivc jf ky mMnf lvFgI. qusIN swc qoN zrdy ho. mYN koeI aijhI gwl nhIN kIqI hY ijs nfl quhfzI byieËqI hovy. awj qusIN sux lAu, myry lfgy svY-Brosf, ipafr aqy afpxI ieËq afpxy hwQ huMdI ey. quhfƒ pqf ey ik iehnF lokF dIaF DIaF luwk luwk ky bfhr rMg-rlIaF mMnfAuNdIaF ny aqy iksy ƒ kMno kMn pqf vI nhIN lwgdf. mYN quhfzy vwkfr dI, ieËq dI rfKI krdI hF. myrIaF shylIaF aqy myry dosq sfry hI bhuq cMgy ny. ieh ikhVf Ëurm ey jykr asIN sfry imlky KuÈ hoxf cfhuMdy hF." Auh jËbfqI ho rhI sI.
"kI doÈ hY ies ivc dso?"
seIadf ny AuØwT ky Aus ƒ gwl nfl lf ilaf: "cl, bulf leIN. mYN EÌq dy Gr cly jfvFgI."
"myrI ipafrI aMmIN!" ieh kih ky aMbrIn ny Aus dy gwl ivc bfhF pf leIaF. seIadf ƒ ieMJ lwigaf ik awj Aus ƒ afpxI mMiËl iml geI hY ijhVI afpMU hI Aus dI god ivc af izwgI hY. seIadf ny isqfr cuwikaf aqy Aus Auqy iek DuMn CyV idwqI.
(pMjfbI rUp: zf: guridafl isMG rfey)