‘pu`q kI ho igAw sI ? mW
sdky!’ Awpxy poqy nUM god ivc lYNdI ausdI s`s
ipAwr nwl bolI[ nvdIp kuJ nw boilAw ijvyN ausnUM smJ
nw l`gI hovy[ jsmyl dw pqI pRo&Ysr rwjdIp kwlj
qoN Aw ky KyqW v`l gyVw mwrn igAw hoieAw sI[ sunyhw
Byj ky ausnUM bulwieAw igAw[ BwvyN nvdIp hux TIk sI
pr pirvwr dy idl nUM ijvyN cYn nhIN sI[ auh ausnUM
nwl lgdy Sihr dy fwktr kol lY gey[ fwktr ny pUrI
pVqwl kIqI pr iksy rog dy l`Cx ausnUM nzr nw Awey[
fwktr ny aunWH nUM hOslw id`qw,‘frn vwlI koeI
g`l nhIN [ b`cy nUM koeI rog nhIN[ ho skdw hY bYTy
nUM nINd dI JpkI Aw geI hovy jW pVHweI kwrx kuJ plW
leI idmwg suMn ho igAw hovy[ bcpn ivc ies qrWH ho eI
jWdY[’fwktr dy bolW nwl aunWH nUM Drvws qW
imilAw pr jsmyl dI nzr bwr bwr Awpxy byty dy mwsUm
ichry v`l jWdI[do idn ho gey sn ies Gtnw vwprI nUM [
nvdIp hux iblkul TIk Twk sI[ ausdI Kurwk vI TIk sI qy
Kyfx ivc vI idlcspI sI pr jsmyl dI nzr hr vyly ausdw
ip`Cw krdI[ A`gy auh ausnUM hr vyly pVHn leI pRyrdI
pr hux do idn qoN ausny nvdIp nUM pVHn leI vI nw bYTx
id`qw[ ausdy idmwg ivc ieko g`l c`kr ktdI ik jy
iesnUM koeI ibmwrI nhIN qW ieh byhoS ikauN hoieAw?
ikqy koeI EprI ksr…? ieh soc AwauNidAW hI ijvyN
ausdw mn kMibAw[ ausdI s`s ny vI qW iehI slwh id`qI
sI ik fyry vwly swD qoN hQOlw krvw lvo[ sO EprI cIz
b`cy dw ip`Cw krdI AY[ pr ausdw pqI iek ivigAwnk soc
dw pRo&Ysr hox kwrx ienWH g`lW ivc koeI ivSvwS
nhIN sI krdw[ jdoN dw ausdw ivAwh hoieAw sI audoN dI
auh vI vihmW BrmW qoN ijvyN mukq ho geI sI[ ausnUM
Xwd AwieAw jdoN auh ivAwhI AweI sI qW ausny vI qWby
dw C`lw pwieAw hoieAw sI jo ausdy pqI ny luhw
id`qw[pqI dIAW g`lW ny ausdI soc nUM AMD ivSvwS qoN
dUr kIqw sI[ pr nvdIp dw mwsUm ichrw ausdIAW A`KW
A`gy AwauNdw qW ausdw idl ijvyN GyrnI Kw jWdw[ ausdw
idl krdw ik AwpxI s`s nUM nwl lY ky fyry vwly swD qoN
h`Q-hOlw krvw ilAwvy pr Awpxy pqI dw iKAwl AwauNidAW
hI auh ienWH socW nUM iqAwg idMdI[ ausdw mn dvMd ivc
Ps igAw sI[ ausnUM iKAwl AwieAw ik ijhVw C`lw ausdy
pqI ny luhwieAw sI auh qW Swied pytI ivc hI ipAw hY[
ausnUM b`cy dy pwaux ivc kI hrz hY? jy kuJ cMgw nw
hoaU qW burw vI kI hY ? AwKr iek Dwq hI qW hY[ ieh
soc AwauNidAW hI ausny auT ky AwpxI pytI KolH leI[
ausny dyiKAw auh qWby dI brIk muMdrI Ajy vI auvyN hI
peI sI[ ausny ghu nwl ausnUM dyiKAw[ ausnUM Xwd
AwieAw jdoN ieh C`lw iJVI vwly sMqW ny id`qw sI qy
nwl hI ikhw sI ik iesnUM cIcI nwl dI auNgl ivc pw lw,
koeI BYVI rUh qyry nyVy nIN AwaU[ qy iPr ausnUM aus
ivcoN do KUbsUrq A`KW nzr Awaux l`gIAW qy auh ijvyN
ienWH A`KW ivc fubdI jw rhI sI[ ausdw AqIq swry dw
swrw ausdIAW A`KW A`gy Aw KVHw hoieAw[do BrwvW dI
iek`lI BYx sI jsmyl[ swaU AynI ik swrI irSqydwrI ivc
isPqW huMdIAW[ bwp ausdw KyqI krdw pr zmIn QoVHI hox
kwrx guzwrw hI msW cldw sI[ jsmyl dovW BrwvW qoN CotI
sI[ pVHweI ivc huiSAwr hox kwrx auh hr jmwq cMgy
nMbrW nwl pws krdI[ ausdI mW dy goifAW ivc drd rihMdw
sI ijs kwrx Gr dw kMm vI ausnUM hI krnw pYNdw[ jsmyl
bI. ey. dy AwKrI swl ivc pVHdI sI[ ausdy dovyN Brw qW
ds ds pws krky hI skUloN ht gey qy hux bwp dy nwl hI
KyqI dy kMm ivc h`Q vtwauNdy sn[ DI jvwn hoeI dyK ky
mW-bwp nUM ausdy ivAwh dw iPkr huMdw[ aus leI keI
QwvW qoN irSqy vI Aw rhy sn pr mW bwp cwhuMdy sn ik
vfy muMfy dw ivAwh pihlW ho jwvy qW ik Gr ivc kMm krn
vwsqy koeI Aorq Aw jwvy[ pr aunWH dI QoVIH zmIn ies
kMm ivc AiV`kw bxdI[isrP pMj eykVW dy mwlk j`t leI
p`uqW dw ivAwh iek sm`isAw hI qW bx jWdI hY[ ijQoN vI
g`l qurdI b`s ik`ilAW qy Aw ky Kqm ho jWdI[jsmyl Gr
dw kMm krdI qy pVHn leI kwlj vI jWdI[ ipMfoN pVHn leI
jWdIAW kuVIAW leI lok KMBW dIAW fwrW bxwauNdy hI
rihMdy hn[pr jsmyl AYnI sMgwaU qy SrIP sI aus bwry
koeI vI mwVI g`l nw boldw[ auh hr iek dw siqkwr krdI[
ausdI bolI ivc Apx`q qy in`G huMdw[ auh GroN is`Dw
kwlj qy kwljoN is`Dw Gr AwauNdI[ BwvyN ausdIAW vI
jvwn s`DrW mcldIAW pr auh kdy vI iksy v`l A`K Br ky
nw vyKdI[Acwnk iek idn ausdw cYn ijvyN lu`itAw igAw[
auh ivhVy ivc JwVU Pyr rhI sI jdoN nMbrdwr dw cMfIgVH
pVHdw qy hostl ivc rihMdw poqw aunWH dy Gr Kwd AweI
dw sunyhw dyx AwieAw[ m`isAw dI rwq nUM ijvyN cMd
inkl AwieAw hovy[ jsmyl dI nzr aus aupr peI qW ijvyN
auh A`K Jpkxw hI Bu`l geI[ ausdIAW motIAW A`KW ijvyN
ktwr bx ky jsmyl dy kwljy Ku`B geIAW[ nMbrdwr dw poqw
qW sunyhw dy ky clw igAw pr jsmyl nUM iek AcvI dy
igAw[ausdw swrw srIr ijvyN JUTw pY igAw[ JwVU vwlw
h`Q ijQy sI auQy hI rih igAw[ srIr psIny nwl qr ho
igAw[ausnUM Gr ivc ipAw smwn DuMdlw huMdw nzr AwieAw[
swh ausdw ijvyN hONkxI ivc bdl igAw[ ausny JwVU C`f
ky auTx dI koiSS kIqI pr auh iek c`kr Kw ky if`g
peI[jd ausnUM hoS AweI qW swrw pirvwr aus duAwly
iek`Tw hoieAw KVHw sI[ ipMf dw lM|w fwktr ausnUM tIkw
lw irhw sI[ ausnUM TIk dyK ky swirAW dy iPkrmMd
ichirAW qy kuJ skUn AwieAw[ DI dI qklIP dyK ky mW
Awpxy goifAW dw drd Bu`l geI[auh AwpxIAW hMJUAW BrIAW
A`KW nwl ausdy bilhwry jw rhI sI[‘mylo! kI ho
igAw sI qYnUM ?’ ausdI mW ny icMqwqur ho ky
puiCAw[‘kuC nIN bIbI! b`s jdoN auTx l`gI qW Gyr
ijhI AweI sI[’ mylo nUM Awp smJ nhIN sI l`gI ik
ausnUM kI ho igAw ? aus dw qW kdy isr vI nhIN sI
duiKAw[‘hy vwihgurU! sv`lI nzr r`KIN[ AYs aumry
qW AWhdy AY iP`t Awauxy mwVy huMdy AY[’ ausdI mW
ny Awpxy dovyN h`Q joV ley[ AwpxI DI dI jvwnI v`l
vyKidAW ijvyN ausnUM iksy BYVI rUh dw iKAwl Aw
igAw[do idn qW TIk lMG gey pr qIjy idn jsmyl nUM iPr
dOrw pY igAw[ lM|w fwktr AwieAw qy tIkw lw ky mmUlI
ibmwrI d`s ky qur igAw[ jdoN dOirAW dw islislw hI qur
ipAw qW pirvwr dI icMqw vI vDdI geI[ ipMf dy fwktr
koloN Prk nw pYNdw dyK ky auh Sihr dy v`fy fwktr kol
lY gey[ fwktr ny pVqwl kr ky d`isAw ik iesnUM
ihstIrIAw nwmk ibmwrI hY[ nwl hI ausny jsmyl dw ivAwh
krn dI isPwrS vI kIqI[BwvyN fwktr ny bhuqw iPkr nw
krn leI ikhw sI pr ausdI mW dw iPkr qW ijvyN hor vDdw
jw irhw sI[ausny jsmyl dw pqw lYx AweI AwpxI s`s dy
QW lgdI nMdI buVHI kol Awpxw iPkr jwhr kridAW
ikhw,‘byby! fwktr qW Awhdw sI TIk ho jU pr myrw
idl nIN itkdw, AwKr mW jU hoeI[’ nMd kOr ipMf dI
sB qoN v`D aumr dI Aorq sI[ausnUM ipMf dI isAwxI
mMinAW jWdw sI[ipMf vwly ausnUM ip`T ip`Cy nMdI buVHI
kih ky hI sddy sn[‘nUMhyN myrI g`l sux kMn lw
ky[ ieh is`tx AwlI g`l nIN[ AYs aumry sO bdrUhW mgr
lgdIAYN[ AYvyN nw fwktrW dy c`kr 'c pY ky bmwrI vDw
lIN[ myrI mMn, iJVI Awly sMqW kol lY jw kuVI nUM[
hQOlw kr idaUgw[ dUroN dUroN lokIN AONdy AY sMqW kol
qy Awpxy qW Gr 'c gMgw vgdI AY[ iF`l nw kr[’
jsmyl dI mW nUM ausny slwh id`qI[
nMdI buVHI dI g`l mMn ky
AwQx vyly iek gVvI du`D dI Br ky auh jsmyl nUM nwl lY
ky iJVI v`l qur peI[ sMqW nUM m`Qw tyk ky ausny swrI
g`l d`sI[sMq ny iek qWby dw C`lw dy ky jsmyl nUM
icqwvnI id`qI,‘iesnUM AwpxI cIcI nwl dI auNglI
ivc pw lY[ dyKIN ikqy Bu`l ky vI nw lwhIN[ koeI bdrUh
qyry nyVy nIN AwaU[’ sMq dI g`l sux ky dovyN
mwvW DIAW ijvyN iksy Bwr qoN mukq ho geIAW hox[
ies qoN pihlW ik kuVI nUM
dOry pYx dI g`l PYly, mW bwp ny ausdw ivAwh kr dyx dw
PYslw kIqw[ ausdy irSqy dI g`l qW pihlW vI keIAW ny
qorI sI pr mW bwp ny AwpxI mjbUrI kr ky gOilAw nhIN
sI[ jsmyl dI BUAw ny iek muMfy dI d`s pweI sI jo
swirAW dy mn lgdw sI[ iek`lw muMfw p`cI eykVW dw mwlk
sI[ausdw bwp gujr cuik`Aw sI qy auh AwpxI mW nwl
iek`lw hI rihMdw sI[ hor koeI BYx Brw nhIN sI[ ipMf
ivc hI p`kw mkwn sI[ muMfw sohxw qy Sihr ivc pRoPYsr
l`igAw hoieAw sI[ BwvyN ausnUM hor vI qkVy GrW dy
irSqy Aw rhy sn pr Awpxy AwdrSk suBwA kwrx auh
drimAwny Gr dI pVHI ilKI kuVI cwhuMdw sI[ BUAw ny g`l
qorI qW muMfy dy kuVI psMd Aw geI ijs kwrx ivAwh dw
idn p`kw kr id`qw igAw[
folI qurn qoN pihlW nMdI
buVHI ausnUM is`iKAw dyx phuMcI sI[‘dyK DIey!
isAwxy AWhdy AY kuVI dI folI mwipAW GroN qurdI AY qy
ArQI shuirAW dy GroN[ A`j qoN mgroN pyikAW dI moh qoV
ho jIN[ AYQoN gux ijMny mrzI lY jIN pr koeI Aogx nw
lY ky jweIN[ AYQoN dI qW koeI mwVI soc vI nw lY ky
jweIN[’ ienWH g`lW qy jsmyl ny pUrw Aml kIqw sI[
auh Awp vI isAwxI sI ijs kwrx shury GroN pUrw mwx qy
ipAwr imilAw[ AYQoN q`k ik ausnUM kdy pyikAW dI Xwd
ny sqwieAw vI nhIN sI[ auh Awpxy Gr nUM pUrI qrWH
smripq sI[
pr A`j Coty ijhy C`ly ny
ausdw cYn lu`t ilAw sI[ ausnUM pqw vI nw l`igAw kdoN
auh zmIn qy FyrI ho geI[ jd ausnUM hoS AweI qW ausnUM
Awpxw srIr Bwrw Bwrw jwipAw[Awpxyy pqI dw iPkrmMd
ichrw dyK ky auh Gbrw geI[iek gunwh dw Aihsws ijvyN
aus aupr qwrI ho irhw sI[ Awpxy pqI nwl A`K imlwaux
dI ijvyN aus ivc ihMmq hI nhIN sI[ ausdI s`s ausdw
hwl pu`C rhI sI pr ausdI jubwn ijvyN hrkq krnoN bMd
ho geI hovy[ ausdI s`s prySwn sI[ pihlW poqw qy hux
nUMh[ AwKr kI ho igAw sI ies Gr nUM ? ausnUM kuJ smJ
nw lgdI[
BwvyN jsmyl dI qbIAq hux
swvIN ho geI sI pr ausdI soc keI swl ip`Cy GuMmdI[
A`j ausnUM Awpxy pyikAW dI Xwd sqw rhI sI[bIqy idn
bVy ipAwry l`g rhy sn[ausdw idl krdw sI ik auhI idn
vwps Aw jwx[ jdoN vI ausdw idl audws huMdw qW auh
qWby dw C`lw ijvyN ausnUM Drvws idMdw[ auh AwpxI pytI
KolHdI qy ausnUM ghu nwl vyKdI[ qy iPr auh C`lw ijvyN
do A`KW ivc bdl jWdw jo kdy JIl bx jWdIAW ijs ivc auh
fubdI qy kdy ktwrW jo ausdy sIny KuBdIAW[ iPr pqw vI
nw lgdw kdoN ausdI cyqnw guAwc jWdI[
ies ibmwrI qoN pirvwr icMqq
sI[ fwktrW nUM ibmwrI dI koeI smJ nhIN sI pY rhI[
ausdI s`s ausnUM smJw rhI sI,‘ jsmyl kury! myrI
g`l mMn[ Awpxy Gr qy zrUr iksy bdrUh dw vws ho igAw[
pihlW nvdIp dy mgr l`gI qy hux qyry[ A`j k`l dy
inAwxy cwr A`Kr kI pVH jWdy AY iksy isAwxy dI khI g`l
nUM kMDW nwl ml idMdy AY[ qUM isAwxI bx, myry nwl
c`lIN fyry[ sMq koeI hQOlw kr dyxgy[’
jsmyl AwpxI s`s dI g`l
suxdI pr koeI jvwb nw idMdI[ auh Awpxy idmwg qy zor
pw ky socdI qW ausnUM vI ibmwrI dw koeI kwrx nw lBdw[
ausnUM smJ nw lgdI ausdw mn ip`Cy v`l ikauN Bjdw hY?
ausny qW kdy iksy nwl koeI vwAdw nhIN sI kIqw[ iksy
nwl kdy zubwn sWJI nhIN sI kIqI[ iPr ausnUM ieh qVPxI
ikauN l`g geI ? auh qW Awpxy pqI nUM swry qIrQW qoN
aupr mMndI sI[socW socidAW ijvyN ausnUM AwpxI ibmwrI
l`B geI[ ausnUM AwpxI folI qurn qoN pihlW nMdI buVHI
v`loN id`qI isiKAw Xwd Aw geI ik ieQoN qW koeI mwVI
soc vI nw lY ky jweIN[ ies iKAwl nwl ausnUM ijvyN
Drvws imilAw[ ausnUM Awpxw vrqmwn svrg smwn jwipAw qy
AwpxIAW socW nrk v`l nUM jWdw hoieAw rwh[ ausny auT
ky AwpxI pytI KolIH qy aus ivcoN qWby dw C`lw kF ky
AwpxI mu`TI ivc Gu`t ilAw[ auh boVH vwly KUh qy geI
Aqy A`KW bMd kr ky aus C`lw KUh dI Byt kr id`qw
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