nYrobI eyAr-port dy ‘ibRitS-eyAr-vyz trmInl’ qy, Swm dy A`T vjy lMfn jwx vwlI &lweIt iqAwr KloqI sI [ ieMdrw aus qy cVHx vwlI AwKrI XwqrI sI [ aus nMU ‘borifMg-pws’ dy ky ‘eyAr-lweInz’ krmcwrI ny ‘gyt’ bMd kr id`qw [ pRvyS duAwr qy ‘eyAr-hostYs’ ny bVy qpwk nwl aus dw svwgq kIqw [

hvweI jhwz eynw BirAw BirAw nhIN sI l`g irhw [ Pyr vI pqw nhIN ikauN, ‘itkitMg-eyjYNt’ ny aus dy nw cwhux qy vI ‘ivMfo sIt’ hI Alwt kIqI [ auh vI sB qoN ip`Cy [ auprly ‘lgyj-rYk’ ivc Awpxw ‘kYrI-Awl’ Aqy eyAr-bYg itkw ky auh AwpxI sIt v`l vDI [ nwl dI sIt qy koeI bYTw nw vyK ky aus ny ijvyN suK dw swh ilAw [ "Sukr hY [ r`b kry ieh sIt ivhlI hI rhy, qWik myrw A`j dw s&r cMgw inkl jwvy [" AwpxI sIt qy Fo lw ky aus ny A`KW mIt leIAW [ BjidAW BjidAW ciVHAw swh kuJ sMBilAw [ kYibn dw ‘eyAr-kMfISnf’ vwqwvrn aus nMU  bVw suKdweI l`g irhw sI [ auh soc rhI sI ik plyn dy ‘tyk-Aw&’ kridAW hI auh l`qW inswl ky lyt lgw lvygI [ aus ny SISy dI iKVkI dw ‘Syf’ iK`c ky hnyrw kr ilAw

"QoVHy plW ivc AsIN auVwx SurU krn vwly hW [ swry XwqRIAW nMU  invydn hY ik auh AwpxIAW sIt-bYltW k`s lYx, Dumrpwn bMd kr dyx Aqy AwpxIAW sItW dy Fo A`gy kr lYx [ DMnvwd [" ieMtrkwm qy eyAr-hostYs ny ‘AnwauNs’ kIqw [ swry pwsy bYlt bklW dI kiV`c kiV`c dI Awvwz SurU ho geI [ QoVHy icr ivc jhwz ptVI qy hOlI hOlI gqI nwl au~fx leI vDx l`g ipAw [

"AYksikaUz mI [" aus dy nwl vwly pYsYNjr ny Aw ky aus dI ibrqI auKyV id`qI [ Swied auh ‘rYst-rUm’ qoN ho ky muiVAw sI [ ieMdrw ny iek bnwautI muskwx nwl aus v`l q`ikAw qy iPr in`T ky bYTx, ‘sIt-bYlt’ bMnHx Aqy swhmxI tRy dI SYl& au~cI krn ivc ru`J geI[

nwl dw musw&r koeI ihMdosqwnI lgdw sI [ vyKx cwKx ivc mUMh m`Qy l`gx vwlw [ drimAwnw kd, gorw rMg, iq`KI TofI, in`kI in`kI mu`C, isr dy vwlW ivckwr cIr k`iFAw hoieAw, ic`tI pYNt, mrUn-slYk Srt, kuJ SukIn ijhw [

ausdy ‘Aw&trSyv-loSn’ dI hlkI jhI sugMD ny ijvyN Awpxw Asr kIqw hovy, ieMdrw ny aus v`l nzr curw ky vyiKAw [ auh vI AwpxI ‘sIt-bYlt’ k`sdw hoieAw ausy v`l vyK irhw sI [

"q`ml iqrmW ?" Xuvk ny Acwnk pu`iCAw [

"ie`ly [" ieMdrw ny muskrw ky au~qr id`qw [

auh AwpxI ZlqI qy pSymwn lgdw sI [ Swied ieMdrw dy ichry dw rMg vyK ky aus nMU  iek ‘swaUQ-ieMfIAn’ suMdrI smJ bYTw sI [ pr hux SrimMdgI imtwx leI sOrI kih ky auh Awpxy bYg ivcoN 'nwgmxI' mYgzIn k`F ky pVHx l`gw [

"AweI kWt bIlIv iet," ieMdrw dw hwsw inkl igAw [ "qusIN iek pMjwbI ho ky eynI sohxI qwiml bol lYNdy ho [" aus ny Xuvk dy idl dI bycYnI Gtwaux leI g`l qorI, "mYnMU  pUrI smJ qW nhIN AweI, Swied qusIN pu`C rhy sI ik kI mYnMU  qwiml bolxI AWdI hY ["

"hW, pr qusIN vI qW nWh ivc au~qr dy ky mYnMU  c`kr ivc pw id`qw [ beI h`d ho geI [ ‘bweI dw vy,’ myrw nW AjIq ivrk hY ["

"AweI AYm ieMdrw, ieMdrjIq ig`l ["

"qusIN nYrobI rihMdy ho ?"

"hW, klH q`k qW rihMdI sW....[" aus ny hOkw Br ky ikhw [

"kI g`l, A`j qoN qusIN sdw leI....?" auh ausdI ADUrI g`l smJx qoN AsmrQ sI [

ieMdrw ibnw koeI au~qr id`qy au~T KloqI [ "mYN zrw rYst-rUm ho AwvW ["

ausdy jwx mgroN AjIq aus bwry socx l`g ipAw [ r`b ny iesdy kxk vMny rUp ivc kyhI sMDUrI loA BrI hY, jo ies nMU  muV muV q`kx nMU  jI krdY [ gdrwey hoey AMg, rySm vrgy lMmy vwl, glmy ivcoN Jwkdw jobn, flI vWgUM guMidAw srIr [ A`KW BwvyN motIAW nhIN pr auhnW dI mwdkqw dw ausdI mustrwht nwl zrUr koeI quA`lk lgdY, AYn ijvyN sur dw qwl nwl sMbMD huMdY [ mnmohk [ pr ausdI hOky BrI g`l, 'hW, klH q`k rihMdI sW,' ivc qW s`cmuc koeI khwxI lukI hoeI jwpdI hY [ jW Kvry ikMnIAW khwxIAW !

"sOrI, myry kwrn quhwnUM au~Tx dI ‘tRbl’ ho rhI hY[" ieMdrw ny rYst-rUm qoN Aw ky ikhw [

"AwKo qW sItW bdl lYNdy hW [" AjIq ny auTidAW ikhw [

"vYl,’ nykI Aor pUC pUC[" ieMdrw ny muskrw ky J`t mMn ilAw [ auh qW pihlW vI eyho hI cwhuMdI sI [

eyny ivc eyAr-hostYs ‘bYvryj’ dI trwlI ryVH ilAweI [

"vt vuf XU lweIk tU firMk ?" ausny AjIq nMU  pu`iCAw [

"AOrYNj jUs ["

"XU mYm ?"

"lYt mI hYv skwc AYNf sofw [" ieMdrw ny mMg kIqI [

AjIq dy ichry qy iek AcMBy BrI muskrwht sI [ ieh kuVI s`cmuc iek khwxI hovygI [ iek idlcsp khwxI [

"kI qusIN vI nYrobI rihMdy ho ?" ieMdrw ny ‘firMk imks’ kridAW pu`iCAw [

"nhIN, mYN inaUXwrk rihMdw hW [ eyQy ‘ibznYs itR`p’ qy AwieAw sW ["

"kwhdw ibznYs krdy ho ?"

"kMipaUtrz dw ["

"hwE vwz XuAr itRp ?"

"TIk hI irhw [ kw&I Awrfr imly ["

"AmYirkw ivc ikMny swlW qoN rih rhy ho ?"

"koeI pMdrW swl ho gey [ pihlW mYN iSkwgo pVHdw irhw [ Pyr jdoN istIzniSp leI qW inaUXwrk iS&t ho igAw["

"hwE fU XU lweIk iet dyAr ?"

"iet iez E.ky [’ kihMdy ny ij`Qy vyKW qvw prwq, EQy gwvW swrI rwq [" qy dovyN h`s pey [

"qusIN eyny swl bwhr rih ky vI TyT pMjwbI bol lYNdy ho ["

"AwpxI mW bolI vI kdy BuldI hY ? AmrIkw ivc rih ky vI pMjwbI iltrycr ivc myrI Kws rucI rhI hY ["

"auh qW mYN quhwfy h`Q ivc nwgmxI dw prcw vyKidAW hI smJ geI ["

"mYN qW ilKdw vI pMjwbI ivc hW [ eys AMk ivc myrI iek khwxI Cp ky AweI hY ["

"ieMntrYsitMg [ kI quhwfI SwdI ho geI ?"

"kdI hoeI sI ["

"Pyr ?"

"bs auh iek su&nw hI ho ky rih geI [ myrI pqnI cMfIgVH dy iek rItwierf bRIgyfIAr dI lVkI sI [ SwdI qoN iek swl bwAd hI aus ny r`t lgweI, 'myry mMmI fYfI nMU  bulwxw hY [' hOlI hOlI auh swry Aw gey qy myrI Cu`tI ho geI ["

"kI g`l, qlwk ho igAw ?"

"qlwk kI, myrw qW sB kuJ hI clw igAw[ iek bytw hY , A`j ausdI Skl vyKx nMU  vI qrsdw hW["

"pr AYsw ikauN hoieAw ?"

"mYN iek sDwrn prvwr 'coN au~iTAw hW [ cwdr vyK ky pYr pswrn dI myrI SurU qoN Awdq hY [ myrw irSqw myrI cwcI ny krvwieAw sI [ ieh imltrI A&srW dy prvwrW ivc bVI PokI PUM-PW huMdI hY [ AwauNdI hI kihx l`gI, 'mYnMU  nOkr cwhIdw hY [ mYN qW kdy Gr dw kMm nhIN kIqw [' b`cw hoieAw qW kihMdI, 'mYnMU  ‘myf srvYNt’ r`K idE [ swfy Gr ivc qW ‘AwrfrlI’ huMdy sn[' roz iKt iKt rihxI [ ausdy mW-bwp qy BYx-Brw dy Awaux nwl qW sm`isAwvW eynIAW izAwdw gMBIr ho geIAW ik swh lYxw hI muSkl ho igAw [ Aw^r mYN BirAw BrwieAw Gr aus nMU  sMBwl ky lWBy ho igAw ["

"AweI AYm sOrI [" ieMdrw ny A&sos zwhr kIqw [

AjIq eynw Bwvuk ho igAw ik aus ny vI Zm Zlq krn leI ‘&lweIt-AtYNfYNt’ koloN skwc qy sofw qlb kr ilAw [

"ikMnw icr hoieAw eys g`l nMU  ?" ieMdrw ny Pyr g`l SurU kIqI [

"koeI iqMn swl ho gey [ hux qW bs mYN iek ApwrtmYNt ivc rihMdw hW qy KwlI KwlI izMdgI jI irhw hW [ idny kMm krdw hW [ Gr jw ky kdy tI.vI. ifnr mMgvw ilAw, kdy iksy rYstorYNt ivcoN Kw AwieAw[ vyhl vyly pVHdw ilKdw rihMdw hW[ myrw koeI dosq nhIN, ikqwbW qoN isvw[ sOrI…., mYN ik`Qy AwpxI rwm khwxI CyV bYTw ["

"nhIN AjIq jI, mYN socdI sW mYN hI ies dunIAW ivc iek`lI duKI hW [ pr 'nwnk duKIAw sB sMswr' vwlI g`l solW Awny s`c hY [ jy mYN quhwnMU  Awpxy bwry d`sx l`gI qW rwq ho jwxI hY ["

"clo AwpW ikhVw ikqy jwxw hY [ lMfn q`k phuMcidAw ‘A`j dI rwq’ qW AwpxI hI hY [" AjIq ny ‘skwc’ dw Gu`t Br ky ikhw [

"myry mwqw ipqw lMfn ivc rihMdy hn [ koeI A`T ku swl pihlW myrI SwdI nYrobI dy iek r`jy pu`jy Gr ivc hoeI [ myrw pqI bVw hI sun`Kw ivAkqI sI [ auh rys-kwrW dw mkYink sI qy mYN iek skUl ivc swieMs dI tIcr sW [ swfy ivAwh dy pihly iqMn cwr swl bVy sohxy lMGy [ AsIN keI mulkW, SihrW dI sYr kIqI [ jrmnI, hwlYNf, QweIlYNf, hvweI, lOs-AYNjls, inAwgrw &wlz, KwjUrwho, nnkwxw swihb [ lgdw sI ijvyN r`b ny swrIAW brkqW nwl swfw jIvn BrpUr kr id`qw hovy [

Pyr myrI izMdgI ivc iek AYsw moV AwieAw, myry pqI nMU  ‘kwr-ryisMg’ ivc rucI pYdw ho geI qy do swlW ivc hI ausny bVI mShUrI hwsl kr leI ["

"kI nW ey auhnW dw ?"

"jgjIq ig`l ["

"lE ! jgjIq ig`l nMU  kOx nhIN jwxdw ? auh qW ‘ieMtrnYSnl-&ym’ dw ‘kwr-rysr’ hY ["

"hW, pr ausdI mShUrI myry ivAwhuqw jIvn leI Gwqk swbq hoeI[ sohxw qW auh hY eI sI[ ausdI Sohrq Aqy dOlq krky keI A&rIkn kbIilAW dIAW rwj kumwrIAW, AmIr gorIAW kuVIAW Aqy ihMdosqwn dIAW AYktrYsW nwl ausdw sMprk ho igAw, qy auh iek hor hI dunIAw ivc rihx l`g ipAw [ rumWs dI dunIAw, AYXwSI dI dunIAw [

mYN bVw klpI, ipCly ipAwr dy vwsqy pwey [ pr auh mYQoN bVw dUr jw cu`kw sI [ swfI keI eykV ivc PYlI ‘mYnSn’ ivc Awey idn fWs-pwrtIAW huMdIAW [ myrw qW ijvyN vjUd hI ^qm ho igAw [ ausdy nvyN sjwey bYfrUm ivc jwx leI mYnMU  vI bUhw KVkwxw pYNdw [ keI vwrI auh AwpxIAW nvIAW swQxW sxy vsqr-hIx dSw ivc idsdw qW mYnMU  A`g l`g au~TdI [ jdoN vI mYN ros prgt krdI, auh mYnMU  mwr-kutweI qy au~qr AwauNdw [

hux auh pihlW vwlw ipAwrw jgjIq mkYink nhIN sI irhw [ auh iek ‘vI-AweI-pI’ bx cu`kw sI [ mYN do vwrI ru`s ky lMfn clI geI, pr aus ivc koeI qbdIlI nw AweI ["

ieMdrw dIAW A`KW ig`lIAW ho geIAW [ ausny ‘eyAr-hostYs’ koloN iek hor firMk mMgw leI [

"kI ausdy mW-bwp jW sky sMbMDIAW dy AwKy dw vI aus qy koeI Asr nw hoieAw ?" AjIq ny hmdrdI zwhr kIqI [

"jdoN iksy AwdmI qy vwSnw Aqy hMkwr dw BUq svwr ho jwvy, auh iksy dlIl jW iSStwcwr dI g`l suxn leI iqAwr nhIN huMdw [ mYN keI vwrI ‘mYirj-kwaUNslr’ qoN vI ‘ApuAwieMtmYNt’ leI, pr auh iek vwrI vI myry nwl nhIN igAw [ mYnMU  k`lI nMU  C`f ky keI keI h&qy, kdI pYirs, kdI rom, kdI bYNkwk clw jWdw [ AwKr mYN Es hvylI ivc rihxw C`f id`qw [

BwvyN mYN p`CmI siBAqw ivc plI sW, pr hmySW iehI socdI rhI ik ipAwr ijhy irSqy kdI nhIN tu`tdy [ ieh qW jnmW-jnmWqrW dy bMDn huMdy ny [ pr Swied ieh myrw vihm sI [ inrw su&nw, jo mYN &oky vwhidAW dIAW auDwrIAW qMdW nwl buxdI rhI [ jdoN izMdgI dy kOVy s`c swhmxy Awey qW sB kuJ Fih FyrI ho igAw [ do swlW dI ‘sYprySn’ qoN bwAd, AwKr ipCly mhIny swfw ‘fweIvors’ ho igAw [ mYnMU  ligAw ijvyN Adwlq ny swfy ipAwr dw mrsIAw pVH id`qw [ myry ih`sy iek purwxw mkwn AwieAw [ EhI mkwn ijs ivc A`T vrHy pihlW mYN SgnW dy klIry bMnH ky dulhn dy rUp ivc pYr DirAw sI [ ijs dy c`py c`py ivc myrI jvwnI dIAW XwdW iv`CIAW hoeIAW sn [ soicAw jy ipAwr hI Ku`s igAw qW mkwn dw kI krnY [ ipCly h&qy auh mkwn ivk igAw, qy jdoN mwlkW dy h`Q A`j cwbIAW PVweIAW qW mYN ausdy koinAW nwl l`g l`g ky DwhW mwrIAW [ qy A`j ikMny virHAW dy ihtkoirAW bwAd mYN Awpxy sOhirAw dy Sihr nMU  sdw leI Alivdw kih id`qw ["

pr Swied Ajy vI aus dI ih`k ivcoN ikMny hI htkory, iksy s`jry hms&r dI hmdrdI dI nzr hoxy bwkI sn [ auh issk au~TI qy ausdIAW A`KW Cm Cm vrH peIAW [ AjIq ny aus nMU  TrMmw dyx leI Awpxw rumwl pyS kIqw, ijs nMU  svIkwr krn dI cyStw ivc ieMdrw ny Axjwxy hI aus dw h`Q boc ilAw [ ijvyN auh iksy vihx ivc ruVHdI jWdI, A`kIN plwhIN h`Q mwrdI hoeI, iksy iqxky dw shwrw l`BdI hovy [

"nhIN ieMdrw jI, qusIN eynI CyqI idl nhIN C`f skdy [ qusIN eyny suMdr ho, Ajy quhwfI aumr hI kI hY [ quhwfy jhI suihrd swQx leI qW ikMny Xuvk h`Q....[" ausny dUsry h`Q ivc rumwl PVky ausdIAW glHW qoN ruVHdy A`QrU jzb kr ley [ ieMdrw ny aus v`l iek mwsUm q`kxI nwl vyiKAw, qy pqw nhIN kI socdI ny Awpxw isr aus dy moFy nwl joV ky A`KW mIt leIAW [

koloN lMGdI eyAr-hostYs ny aus dy swhmxy vwlI ‘SYl&’ qoN ‘skwc’ dw KwlI iglws PV ilAw qy muskrWdI hoeI clI geI [

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