mF

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inwky huMidaF hI
myrI mF mr geI sI.
myrI mF qy myry nfl sbMD rwKx vflf myrf ipE
dsdf huMdf sI----
‘Auh bImfr rihMdI sI
cMdrI bImfrI sI AusnUM
ijsdf ielfj hI nhIN sI AunHF vyilaF `c
qpidwk sI---.
qYnUM qF Ausny
afpxf duwD vI nhIN sI cuMGfieaf.
bwkrI lY afeI sy byby
Ausny afpxI mF dI gwl kIqI.
ikwQy sI duwD Ausdy QxF `c
cUs ilaf sI nfmurfd bImfrI ny.’

hux keI vfr socdF---
ik mYN ikvyN bc igaf sF.
ikAuN nf Ausdy nfl hI
mr igaf mYN.
myrf ipE Pyr kihMdf—
‘qYnUM qF afpxI guaFZx ny pfilaf---
Auhny hI afpxf duwD cuMGfieaf
pqf nhIN ikho ijhf moh sI
ikvyN AuWqr afieaf sI Auhdy duwD
Ausdy qF ajy koeI bwcf vI nhI sI?’
kih ky sMg ijhf igaf sI myrf ipE.
Èfied AusnUM cyqf af igaf sI
ik Ausdf Grvflf qF POjI bMdf hY.
sfl bfad hI msF CuwtI afAuNdf hY.’
myrf ipAu afp keI vfr
guaFZx dy Gr hI rotI Kf afAuNdf sI.
‘qyrI mF ny hI krfieaf sI
afpxy qfey dI kuVI df
Aus POjI nfl irÈqf.’
kih ky nIvIN pf igaf sI.

1927 dI dsvIN pfs bMdf
myrf ipE afpxy ikwiqaF `c ruiJaf
jd vI afpxy kMmF qoN vyhl kwZ ky afAuNdf
iewk lPfPf mKfixaf nfl quwinaf
qy iewk awD iKlOxf
lY ky afAuNdf
myry vwzy hox leI.

myrf ipAu hI dsdf sI
ik mYN keI sfl
glI dI hr aorq `coN
mF tolHdf rihMdf sF.
hr aorq dIaF CfqIaF nUM jf cMbVdf
toNhdf
Jwgf cuwk lYNdf
qy duwD cuMGxf cfhuMdf.

‘jfh ---mr jfxI df
kihMdIaF Auh afpxf Jwgf iKc ky nIvF kr lYNdIaF
muskVIeyN hsdIaF
mF—mÈohr ivcfrf---
ikMnIaF suwKF suwK ky ilaf sI bMqI ny---
kih ky qur jFdIaF---.
iewk vfr Pyr
myrI mF mr jFdI.

hux jdoN afpxy bicaF dI mF nUM
mF moh `c iBijaF qwkdf hF
Gr `c EhI dfl bxygI
jo bwicaF nUM psMd hY.
kMDF qy EhI rMg cVHy gf
jo awjklH PYÈn `c hY.
Gr dI nvIN zYkoryÈn ho rhI hY
ijs `c myrI mF dI qsvIr lfh ky
ijhVI mYN vwzI krfky lfeI sI
AusdI QF
vYn gOP dI iewk pyNitMg lf idwqI geI hY.
‘zYzI qusIN Elz PYÈn ho---
zrfieMg rUmF `c ieho jhIaF PotoaF
koeI cMgIaF lgdIaF?
ikAuN----?
kihx dI myrI juarq Kus geI hY.
myry kMbdy hwQF `coN
myrI mF dI qsvIr
izg pYNdI hY.
Gr dy lONj `c kfript qy izgI peI
hYrfn hoeI byvsI `c
myrI vwl JfkdI hY
qy mYnUM qfanf ijhf mfr ky puwCdI hY---
kI hoieaf---?
mYN hOlI hOlI qsvIr Pyr cuwkdf hF
guwsy jhy `c BVk AuWTdf hF---
zfeIinMg tybl qy itkf idMdf hF
qy AuWcI sfrI kihMdf hF--
‘qUM ikhVf mYnUM afpxf duwD cuMGfieaf sI.