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Auh mYƒ acfnk imilaf hY. mwlo
mwlI mYkzonlz ivwc lY viVaf hY. kfPI df kwp kwp lY ky asIN bYT gey hF.
ivrlf ivrlf gfhk Kfxf Kfx ivwc msq hY. Auh myry sfhmxy bYTf hY. AusdI
AuNgl ‘c pfeI muµdrI ivclf ng mYƒ Jtkf idµdf hY. ‘kmfl ho geI Xfr’ Auh
muskrfAuNdf hY, ‘ikµny sflF bfad imly aF?’
‘swq sflF bfad’ mYN dsdf hF.
‘kI krdYN?’
‘tFgf vfhuµnf.’ mYN dsdf hF.
‘cµgY. zflr vfhvf bx jFdy aY. mYN vI pihlF vfhuµdf irhF.’ Ausdy ichry
`qy hlkI ijhI inrfÈf dI lihr AuWT ky hvf ho jFdI hY.
‘awj kwlH …?’
‘gYs styÈn …[ .’ Auh kfPI df Gwt Brdf hY. bfhr bwdl lfl huµdy jf rhy hn.
snoa pYx vflf mOsm bxdf jf irhf hY. awj snoa dwsI vI hY. Auh myry sfhmxy
bYTf hY. AusdIaF awKF ivwc zUµGI AudfsI spwÈt nËr af rhI hY, pr Ausdy
buwlHF ‘qy muskfn PYlI hoeI hY.
dws bfrF sfl pihlF Aus nfl hoeI pihlI mulfkfq mYƒ kwlH vFg Xfd hY.
mYN jlµDr mfeI hIrF gyt ‘qy ikqfbF dI dukfn ‘qy igaf sF. myry qoN pihlF
AuWQy iewk do gRfhk KVHy sn. mYN dukfndfr qoN iÈv kumfr btflvI dIaF
ikqfbF mµgIaF sn.
‘pVHn df ÈOk lgdY ….’ pihlF KVHy gRfhkF `coN iewk nOjvfn srdfr ny mYƒ
BrvIN nËry dyKdy hoey ikhf sI.
‘hF ….’
‘iPr iÈv kumfr nf pVH. iÈv dI kivqf hfry hoey afÈk dI kivqf aY. jy pVHnY
qF pfÈ pVH. sµq rfm AudfsI pVH. jYml pwzf pVH. sµq sµDU pVH. iehnF dI
kivqf pVH ky qyry aµdr syk pYdf hoeygf. Ausy syk ivwc afpF ieh burËUaf,
iBRÈt, jrjr ho cuwkf smfijk qy rfjnIiqk ZFcf sfV ky suafh krnY. iPr Aus
suafh ivcoN kuknus vFg nvF-nroaf qy ishqmµd smfj pYdf hovygf.’
swcmuc Ausdy bolF ivcoN syk inkl irhf sI. AusdI afvfË ivwc bhuq AuqÈfh,
Aumfh qy afs sI. AusdIaF awKF ivcoN suinhrI BivwK spwÈt nËr af irhf sI.
Ausny qohÌy vjoN mYƒ sµq rfm AudfsI, pfÈ aqy qrkÈIlF dI iewk iek ikqfb
KrId ky idwqI sI. gwlF gwlF ivwc hI pqf lwg igaf sI, Auh myry kflj ivwc
myrf sInIar sI. ‘jy imlxf hovy?’
‘kflj ivwc ijhVy mrËI ividafrQI, ijhVy mrËI tIcr, ijhVy mrËI klrk ƒ puwC
leIN lfl slfm vflf guridafl. AuNJ mYN qkflF ƒ afzItorIam ivwc nftk dI
irhYsl krdf huµnF. imlIN ËrUr. qyry vrgy pVHn vfly nOjvfnF dI sfƒ bhuq
loV hY.’
Ausny grmjoÈI nfl hwQ imlfieaf sI. Ausdy hwQ ivwc eynf syk sI ik myrf
jIvn idRÈtIkox hI bdl igaf sI.
hux Auh myry sfhmxy bYTf hY. AusdIaF awKF ivwc zµUGI AudfsI spwÈt nËr af
rhI hY. bfhr hvf cwlx lwg peI hY. lokF ny moty moty kot pfey hoey hn.
snoa vrHI ik vrHI.
‘qUµ kdoN afieaf sI?’ Auh puwCdf hY.
‘Cy sfl ho gey ….’ mYN dsdf hF.
‘cµgf rih igaYN.’ Auh dsdf hY, ‘mYN AudoN gurÈrn BfjI nfl nftk krn lwg
ipaf sI. sumIq ƒ mfr idwqf sI. pfÈ ƒ vI. jYml pwzy ƒ vI. iewk do vfrI
muµizaF dy DmkIaF Bry Kq mYƒ vI afey sI. iewk vfrI qF Gusmusy ijhy ipµz
ƒ jFdy ƒ do muµizaF ny mYƒ Gyr vI ilaf sI. iewk muµzf mYN pihcfx ilaf.
myry nfl hI pfrtI `c kµm krdf sI. pqf nhIN muµizaF nfl ikvyN rl igaf sI.
Auhny mYƒ ikhf sI beI qyrf nF vI ihwt ilst `qy aY. QoVHf iKafl nfl irhf
kr. AuhnIN idnIN gfAux vfilaF dy trup afAuNdy sI. GridaF ny mYƒ vI kwZ
idwqf ….’ Auh hfAukf lYNdf hY, ‘smJ lY mYN BgOVf ienklfbI hF …[ .’
mYƒ Xfd hY! kflj ivwc Ausdf ikµnF nF huµdf sI. Ausdf Kyizaf nftk hr vfr
XUnIvristI ivcoN Pst afAuNdf sI. bYst aYktr dIaF trfPIaF nfl Ausdf kmrf
Biraf hoieaf sI. pVHn ƒ Auh bhuq huiÈafr sI. pRoPYsr Ausƒ ikhf krdy sn,
pVHfeI Kqm krky CyqI af qYƒ ieQy hI rwK lYxYN.’
pihlI vfr pfrtI dPqr Auh hI mYƒ lY ky igaf sI. nfmI kfmryzF nfl myrI
vfkPIaq krvfeI sI. myry bfry Auh afKdf, ‘dyKo beI hIrf lwB ky mYN pfrtI
`c lY afieaF. iehƒ qrfÈ ky kImqI qusIN bxfAuxYN. pfrtI dI muµdrI ivwc
iehƒ ng vFg jVH lE.’
Auh myry sfhmxy bYTf hY. AusdI muµdrI ivclf ng mYƒ pryÈfn kr irhf hY.
Auh qrkÈIlF nfl keI vfr kys hwl krn vI jFdf. jdoN mYƒ imldf qF afKdf,
‘qyry ipµz vI bhuq sfD puwCF idµdy aY, iksy idn tIm lY ky afAuxf hI
pYxY.’
Auh lVI joVdf hY, ‘mYN asfeIlm df kys kIqf sI. dyK lY vkq ikwdF dy gyVy
idµdY. ijhnF qfkqF dy iKlfP afpF Jµzf cuwkI qury iPrdy rhy, muV ky AuhI
bx ky kys krnf ipaf. kys kort ivwc clf igaf sI. AuhnIN idnIN myrf ivafh
istIËn kuVI nfl ho igaf. mYƒ bVf hOslf sI. clo pypr bx jfxgy. pµjfb dy
hflfq TIk ho gey sI. bµdf Cy mhIny pµjfb rhy pfrtI leI kµm kry. Cy mhIny
eyDr lf lvy. pr rwb ƒ kuwJ hor hI mnËUr sI ….’
afpxI lµbI vfkÌIaq dOrfn mYN pihlI vfr Ausdy mUµhoN ‘rwb’ Èbd suixaf sI.
Aus ny gwl jfrI rwKI, ‘asl ivwc ivcoly ny dwisaf sI ik muµzf pwkf hY.
ivafh qoN bfad pqf lwgf ik myrf qF kys adflq ivwc ltkdY. kuVI qy Auhdy
GridaF dy qOr hI bdl gey. iksy ny AuhnF ƒ cuwk idwqf, qusIN istIËn kuVI
kwcy muµzy nfl ikAu ivafh ‘qI. Cwzo iehƒ. ieµzIaf qoN asIN zfktr df
irÈqf krvf idµdy aF. myrf qlfk ho igaf. kuVI ny ieµmIgRyÈn ivcoN myrf
kys vfps lY ilaf. asfeIlm vflf myrf kys znfeI ho igaf. lfeIsYNs
aYkspfier ho igaf. XYlokYb Cuwt geI. hor koeI kµm krn ƒ idl nf kry. qYƒ
qF pqf XYlo vflf bµdf hor kµm krn jogf rihµdf hI nhIN. nfly XYlo ivwc
zflrF dy Qwby dyKy hoey sI. swT swqr zflr dI idhfVI koeI idhfVI aY. kdy
kµstRkÈn df kµm kIqf. kdy koeI kdy koeI. bVf duKI hoieaf mYN qF. pr mn
mfrnf ipaf. hOlI hOlI duK shfrn dI jfc af jFdI aY. iÈv kumfr vI kihµdY
nf ‘jfc mYƒ af geI Êm Kfx dI ….’ iPr bIbI ny pµizq qoN lY ky afh ng
muµdrI ivwc puaf ky Gwilaf. AudoN df kµm kuwJ TIk aY. gYs styÈn `qy awsI
ku zflr idhfVI aY, kuµzI cµgI lwg jFdI aY … ….’
myrIaF awKF PYl rhIaF hn. myrIaF awKF ivwc pfÈ …[ sµq rfm AudfsI …[ [
qrkÈIl …[ [ syk mfrdy bol …[ suafh huµdf iBRÈt smfijk qy rfjnIiqk ZFcf
jgUµ buJUµ jgUµ buJUµ krdy hn. bfhr snoa pYx lwg peI hY. Ausdy bol mYƒ
snoa nfloN vI vwD Tfr rhy hn.
asIN AuWTdy hF. hwQ imlfAuNdy hF. Ausdf hwQ ikµnf TµZf hY … ikµnf XÉ …[
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