knyzIan BvjlF ‘c goqy KFdf, ruVHdf jFdf - cfcf mfnF
- ipRMsIpl blkfr isMG bfjvf

brYNptn pfrk ‘c iewk idn cfcf mfnF acfnk iml ipaf. bVf huwB ky imilaf, pr ichry ‘qy pihlF vflf nUr nhIN sI. mn nUM Jtkf ijhf lwgf. “hor hfl-cfl ikvyN aY, Ediraf ijhf lwgdYN” mYN Aus nfl gwl CyVI.
“kuJ nf puwC bfeI goqy Kfny aF pey…kI af ieh iËMdgI…cMgy Bly mOjF krdy sI AuWQy…eyQy pey zuwbkxIaF Kfny aF…” mYN ivwcoN tokidaF puwiCaf, “nf gwl qF dws ikhVI mfr vwg geI…eyQy qyrf pirvfr qF KihrIN-mihrIN suxdy aF.”
“kI dwsF, kI nf dwsF…Èyrf, mn Biraf ipaf eI…ksUqy Ps gey aF…zwky zoly KFdy iPrdy aF…kdI brPF `c qy kdI sfh GuwtvyN GrylU mfhOl `c…cMgf Blf aFhdf huMdf sI ipMz afÜf bfeI Tykydfr…AuWQy pwky rihx dI nf socIN…imÜ-igÜ afeIN…afpxf ikwlf nf CwzIN, afpxy QOV vrgI rIs ikqy neIAuN…hux AuhdIaF eI gwlF cyqy kr kr JUrdf rihMdF….”
“nf iPr koeI gwl qF dws afÉr ikhVI ÈYa df sfieaf pY igaY…muMzy qF qyry pMcfieqI huMdy sI…gwl inqrky kihx vfly…bMidaF `c bihx Klox vfly….”
“lY sux iPr…,” cfcf mfnF julfhI dy gloty vFg iswDf eI AuDVnf ÈurU ho igaf.
“rMgIN vwsdy nUM eyQy afAuxf ipaf. rfj sI AuWQy Èyrf! pUrI sPYdpoÈI. bhuqf eyQy mn nf lwgf. Coty muMzy nUM sYWt kr kyrF muV igaf sI. hux do iqMn sfl hoey ny afey nUM. asIN qF afAuNdy neIN sI. muV muV Pon KVkfeI jfx…AuWQy kI muMgI dÜdy E…af jfE eyDr. ieh vI hux pMjfb eI bixaf ipaY. Ausy qrHF dIaF eyQy mihÌlF, vyhly qfÈF Kyzdy bfby, mYplF hyT KuMz kONslF cMgIaF jMmdIaF ny…so beI af gey.”
“pr mfr ilaf eyQy dIaF brPF ny. ipClIaF grmIaF ivwc zrfieivMg lsMs lY ilaf. zrfeIivMg lsMs lYxf eyQy ikhVf sOKf eI. sflf tIsI df byr bx KloNdY. hIlF kZf qIaF…eyny sfl gwzI vfhI, pMjfb `c vI vfhuMdf afieaf sI. pr ienHF pqMdrF dy qOr eI inafry ny. iqMn/cfr vfr pltIaF KfDIaF. afiKr morcf mfr eI ilaf. iPr tOhr nfl dwsxf…Auey myry kol ‘jI’ lsMs jy….”
kuJ idnF bfad iPr imilaf.
“cfcf suxf hux qF knyzf cMgf lwgx lwg ipaf hoxY. hux qF gwzI aY qyry kol. eyQy ijhdy kol gwzI AuhnUM sUrmf smiJaf jFdY…” cfcf gwzI dy nF `qy ieAuN buVHikaf ijvyN TUhyN ny zMg mfiraf hoey.
“gwzI, bIiraf, gwzI kI lY leI, aYvyN ibpqf eI gÜ pf lI…pUrf duKI aF, lfcfrI dy dOr `coN lMG iraF. clo eyQy nfl kuwJ inBHx lwg eI pey sI. pr bwicaF dy ichn-cwkrF ny sfnUM hVH vFg zoibaf ipaf eI. ienHF dy mfpy jo mrËI krn, krI jfx. sfnUM kI! ieh vI jo mrËI krn, Kfx-pIx sfzI ikhVI lwq BwjdI aY! pr ienHF qoN tuwt ky vI neIN iraY jFdY. so ienHF dy pYiVaF nfl vfh pYxo ikvyN bicaf jf skdY. mF ipAu nfl aMgryËI `c gwlF krdy awKVdy ny. ieAuN jfpdf ieh qF dogly vwiCaF vFg 50% aMgryË bx gey. ieh vI sih ilaY. sfnUM kI! sfzy bwcy sfzI ieËq krdy ny, Kfx-pIx dI koeI tot neIN. iksy vI cIË dI QuVH neIN. sgoN Ëbfn dIaF vfgF qx ky rwKxIaF pYNdIaF ny. pr ienHF nUM skUl Cwzx qy ilafAux dy XwBF ny KUn eI pIqY ipaY…” qy Auh cuwp ho igaf.
“ieh qF cMgY, ies ivwc kI mfVY, qUM vI qurdf iPrdf rihnF…qYnUM DMgfVy cukxf pYNdf …duKI ikvyN aYN…”
gwl kwtidaF guwsy ‘c boilaf, “…vÉq nUM PiVaf aF…AunHF nfl kfr dy sPr vflIaF GVIaF shfrnIaF…bIiraf! aish ho jFdIaF nI…Auprfm ho jfeIdY…qUM kihnF qurdf iPrdf rihnF aF…vKq Bogxf pYNdf eI… sOhry kfr ivwc bihMdy eI aMgryËI sMgIq dI ikwlI dwb dyNdy ny, sfJry eI…Auh vI AuWcI sur ‘c, isr pfVHvIN afvfj…nf kuwJ ipV-pwÜy pYNdY…kMnF ‘c rUM vI neIN dy huMdY. aqy sux vI neIN huMdf. asIN ijnHF Xmlf jwt, aflm luhfr, suirMdr kOr, hrcrn gryvfl, nirMdr bIbf…dy imwTy sur, arQF Bry gIq suxy hoey hn, sfnUM ieh bysuafdf, byarQf Èor-Èrfbf lwgdY. pyNjy dy rUM vFg rUh ipMjI jFdIaY. gIq kfhdy ny pIpy ‘c roVy KVkdy ny. bVI koiÈÈ krdF…smJx leI…cwl kuwJ ipV pwly pey…idl qF krdf eI nf smJF…ieh kI hY ijs ‘qy ieh ltbOry hoey iPrdy ny…mfhtr mohn lfl dI pVHfeI aMgryËI sfrI dI sfrI Jok dynf…ikqy ikqy ‘Pwk’ ‘Pwk’, ‘zrfeI vya, PrI vya’, ‘hwso hwso’, ‘ikwso ikwso’ …ikqy eI ieho ijhf koeI bol ipV pwly pYNdf… ‘hfey hfey eI hoeI jFdY…’ suxdf suMn ho jfnY. bQyrf puwCdF sOhiraF nUM, ieh kI bol ny – mfVI motI qF aMgryËI afAuNdI af…”
“bfbf! ieh neIN qyrI smJ af skdI.” ÈrfrqI ijhf hwsdy tfl dyNdy ny.
“mn `c roh BrI cIs AuTdI aY, ikwQy af Psy…nfl eI aMdroN hOkf ijhf AuTdY… ‘afpy PfQVIey qYnUM kOx Czfvy!’ …cuwp kr jfnY.”
“kdI jdoN qyrI cfcI kol mn dI BVfs kwZdF…awgoN qIr vrgy jvfb, “nf jI, nf…afpF ienHF dy cuwlHy `qy aF…ienHF dy kMm afAuNdy rhIey…aOKy hoeIey BfvyN sOKy…myrf vI kMm ikhVf kdI iksy nUM psMd afieaY…Qwk tuwt jfnI aF krdI krdI … sfrf idn…hux sfzI koeI Aumr aY…ienF sIVI isafipaF dIy…ipMz do iqMn mfeIaF rwKdI huMdI sI…eyQy afp eI mfeI bxI hoeI aF”, Auh awgoN afpxI rfm khfxI Coh DrdI. “awCf, awCf…cuwp kr…rihx dy qUM afpxy QF eI sqI rihnIN eyN.”
“vfpsI `qy socF dy hV `c goqy KFdf afAuNdF. pCqfvy nfl gwc Br jFdY. kfhnUM lYxf sI lsMs…nf vwjdI bMsrI, nf rfDf nwcdI. iZwloN mftHr ny TIk eI slfh idwqI sI: cfcf nf leIN…lsMs…Ps jfeyNgf…ienF JmyilaF krky eI mYN awD-pcwDf lYky Cwzqf sI. hux mOj nfl srfhxy bFh dy sONdy aF…nf koeI kihMdY, qy nf ieh XwBxy pYNdy ny…Auh jfxn jF ieh jfxn, sfnUM kI! ijnHF dy isr AunHF dIaF drdF! asIN lMmIaF qfx pYny aF.”
“hF swc eyDr afAux df cwkr ikvyN bixaf”
“qYnUM pqf eI aY…vwzf muMzf eyDr ivafihaf igaf sI. sB qoN vwzI kuVI AuWQy eI ivafh qI sI. Coty muMzy nUM AuWQy eI sYWt krnf cfhuMdf sI. dohF jhfnF dy nËfry kfiem rwKx Kfqr. pr Auh vI iËd ÌV bYTf, mYN vI bfhr eI jfxY. AuWQy dws iehnUM ikhVf ibwj pYNdI sI! vwzy ny kfgË Brqy. eyQy af AuWqry. hux ipaf trwkF `qy iPrdY qy asIN brÌF imwDdy iPrdy aF, ieAuN lwgdY “pRdys sfzy aflHxy rUh vwsdI pMjfb - vflI gwl bxI peI ey.”
“vfh cfcf! vfh! Èyar ikwQoN isK igaYN”
“Auey ieh vI eyQy iewk idn mfhtr ny klwb `c suxfieaf sI…mn `c Kuwb igaY…hor mYN ikDrlf Èfier aF…”
sfzy ipMz ‘c cfcf mfnF, jgq cfcf eI bx cuwikaf sI. Coty vwzy sfry eI Aus nUM cfcf kihky bulfAuNdy. cfcy qoN vwzy Aus dy BqIjy BqIjIaF cfcf eI kihMdy. pihly simaF ‘c srdy-puwjidaF dy ivafh muwC PuwtidaF eI ho jfieaf krdy sn. awgoN bÉqfvr vI kuVIaF dy ivafh CyqI kr dyNdy sI. ‘kI krnY Gr ibTfky, ibgfnf DMn afpxy Gr jfey, asIN surÉrU hoeIey.’ cfcy df ivafh CotI Aumry eI ho igaf sI. AudoN Auh nONvIN ‘c pVHdf sI. bhuqy isafVF vfilaF dy muMzy ikhVf pVHdy sn. pihlI Aumr dy puwqr vI awgoN CyqI ivafhy jFdy. keI vfrI swsF nUMhF nfloN nfl, awgy ipwCy jvfk jMmI jFdIaF. BUaf BqIjIaF, cfcy BqIjy hfx dy huMdy. keI vfrI BqIjy vwzy huMdy. swsF nUMhF qoN JyNpdIaF afpxy Gr vfilaF qoN bQyrf pfsf vwtdIaF. GrF ivwc bKyVy KVHy ho jFdy. ies qrHF eI cfcf mfnF vI jgq cfcf bx igaf sI. vwzy mÈkrI qy snyh nfl cfcf kihMdy suafd lYNdy.
eyDroN ivafh ho igaf qy AuDroN aMgryËI mfstr mohn lfl dy zfierYkt-ienzfierYkt aqy ihsfb mfstr dIvfn isMG dy zMizaF ny cfcy mfny nUM skUloN Bjf idwqf. skUloN Bwjy nUM vwzy Brf vfhI-joqI ivwc pMjflxf cfhuMdy sI, pr Auh eyDroN tldf rihMdf. Gr eI luikaf rihMdf. inwq dy klyÈ qoN qMg afieaf kyrF Auh aYsf iKsikaf klkwqy jf phuMicaf. brfdrI ‘coN lwgdy qfey dlIp isMG dy crnIN jf lwgf. qfieaf ipCly sfl jdoN ipMz afieaf sI qF Auh cfcy mfny nUM AuWQy dIaF lihrF bihrF dy jlvy ivKf igaf sI.
mfn isMG idmfgI qOr qy iqwKf sI. chuM pMjF sflF ‘c eI tYksI DMdy dy dfa-pyc iswK igaf. dsF ku sflF ‘c cfr tYksIaF df jgfV iPwt kr igaf. cfdr/pjfmf iqafg kot pYNt pfAux lwg igaf. ipMz vI Gr-bfhr dI vfhvf Tuwk bMnH idwqI. pirvfr nfl ‘klkwqy vfly cfcy mfny ky’ awl juV geI.
hux cfcf mfnF brYNptn sInIar klwb ‘c kdI kdI iml pYNdf. Aumr dy sflF ny Aus qoN Aus dy srIr df afpxf muwl vsUl ilaf hoieaf sI. pr gwl-bfq ivwc hflI pUrf kfiem hY. asIN koeI 15 sflF bfad imlx lwgy aF. Auh bhuqf klkwqy irhf qy mYN nOkrI dy cwkrF ‘c ipMzoN bfhr.
“gwzI df jugfV bxfAux dI kI loV peI sI?” iewk idn mYN vwzI muÈkl dI jVH bfry jfnxf cfihaf.
“bfeI kuwJ qF afpxy `qy mfx sI ik ieh ikhVI gwl aY, gwzI rwKFgy qy tOhr nfl rhFgy. pr nfly muMzy vI kihx lwg pey ‘zYzI asIN cfry qF jfbF dI Bwj-BjfeI `c Psy hoey aF. bwicaF nUM skUl, Kyz mYdfn `c Cwz/lY afieaf krIN. qusIN vI eyDr AuWDr jf afieaf krogy. so bfeI ieh vI morcf mfrnf ipaf qy kfr vI lY leI.”
iewk idn muV JUrn lwg ipaf. “koeI cfrf neIAuN idsdf. isqm dI hwd ho geI lwgdI ey. ikho ijhy aflm `coN lMG rhy aF. eyQy pMjfbI BMgVf isKfieaf jFdY… pr boldy sOhry aMgryËI af…gIq sMgIq/nfc pMjfbI…kuJ qF rihm kro Aey pqMdro! awgoN BMgVf mfstr kihMdf: “aMkl, sfnUM vI pMjfbI ikhVI cwj nfl afAuNdI af…bws BMgVf eI pfAuny aF qy isKfAuny aF….” ieAuN lwgf ijvyN pMjfbI qF geI ik geI … vwzy svfl mn `c qrn lwg pYNdy.”
bwicaF nfl afeIaF AuWQy KVHIaF bIbIaF nfl gwlIN pY igaf. “pMjfbI bolI qF iehnF ny ikwQy bolxI eyN! ieh qF QoVy bhuqy sfzy ÈONk ny, ieh qF bwDy ruwDy eI afAuNdy ny, ijvyN skUl nUM jFdy ny…” ivwcoN iewk hor ny ikhf: “clo hor neIN qF Pfst PUz, cfklytF dy ÈkInF nUM QoVI bhuqI ksrq qF ho eI jFdI aY…”
… eyQy vI Auho cwkr ny, dysI GoVy KurfsfnI dulwqy. pYsf eyQy ncfeI iPrdY…ieh kfhnUM itkx dyNdf bMdy nUM, Gr suMJy Cwz afp zflrF, GrF qy vwzIaF kfrF Éfqr keI GMty GroN gfieb …pnIrI ‘c AuWgI jFdY byloVf Gfh-bUt…sUVI-slUtI…Psl iPr dwbI jFdI ey ies ivwc eI…pwly iPr kI pYxf…awKV…amoV…mnmqIey…byrVf ijhI Psl…kFgrsI Gfh dy bIaF nfl BrI hoeI…eyQy muMizaF dy rMg-ZMg eI inafry ny…awDI rfq qwk mMzIrF sVkF ‘qy iPrI jFdIaF ny…pfrkF ‘c Kyzdy iPrdy ny…dyr rfq tIvI vyKdy, vIzIE gymF Kyzdy, svyr qVky sOxgy…jdoN jfgx df vylf huMdY…duiphr nUM AuTxgy…hY nf AuWlUaF vfly qOr qrIky.”
AuhdIaF gwlF suxdf qy Aus dy duwK df aihsfs mihsUs krdf.
‘vyK bfilaf rMg krqfr dy’ kih Aus nUM ies vrqfry nfl sihj hox aqy sihx krn dI slfh dyNdf. iewk idn svyry svyry Aus dI vydnf df ikwsf Aus dy iËhn ‘c qrn lwg ipaf, “…mfinaF! Bwj cwl eyQoN…pr iPr eyDroN AuDroN suxIaF gwlF Xfd af jFdIaF…cfcf! aOKy sOKy ds sfl pUry kr lY… pYnÈn lwg jfeygI.” …eydF df pfT bhuqf AuhdI Gr vflI svyry Èfm krdI rihMdI aY…byvws ho iPr sB kuwJ Bfxf smJ cuwp kr jFdf….
“ies siQwqI ivwc Pisaf ieAuN mihsUs krdF ijvyN kdI sOx-BfdoN dy BfrI mINh ipwCoN ipMz dy gurduvfry vfly vwzy CwpV df pfxI nwko-nwk Br jFdf huMdf sI. Aus ivwc CflF mfrnIaF; qrdy, cuwBIaF mfrdy keI iksm dIaF KyzF Kyzdy huMdy sI… qy jdoN kdI koeI zUMGy zuMmH `c cly jFdf…goqy afAuNdy, huwQU afAuNdy, cIkF vwjdIaF…AuproN plmdy bohV dy dfVHy nUM AuWCl AuWCl PVn leI qrlo mwCI huMdy, kdI hyTF jFdy, AuWpr afAuNdy, rOlf pfAuNdy, pUry qrfx nfl bohV dy dfhVy vwl aOlHdy…pr Auh hwQ nf afAuNdy…AuWDr muMzy hwsdy…keI vfrI mYnUM BqIj Auh dfhVf knyzf dI pYnÈn vrgf hI jfpdY. Auey myiraf rwbf, kdoN lMGxgy ieh ds sfl, kdoN imlygI pYnÈn aqy kdoN ijMd KlfsI hoAU…ipMz jfx jogy hovFgy.”
“iPr socdF awgy dsF sflF `c pqf neIN AuWQy ikhVy rfjy dI prjf hoxI eyN. nf lwBxy ny Auh bMdy…kuJ mr Kp gey hoxgy…BqIjy, poqy bwgy kuwkV bxy bypCfx ho jfxy ny…qy nf hoxy AuWQy Auh phy, ZfxIaF, ipwpl, bohV, KUh dI mOxF…. qIjy sfl ipClI vfrI jdoN igaf sI AudoN vI bhuqf kuwJ bdl cuwikaf sI. qrwkI dy ivroilaF ny koeI brotf rihx eI neIN idwqf…aYN lwgdY itwzI dl cwt igaY…dUr dUr qwk koeI bUtf neIN idwsdf. sVkF pwkIaF cOVIaF, Gr pwky, rMgy brMgy lohy dy gyt lwg gey ny…ieAuN mihsUs huMdY BfeIcfrk sFJF CfAUN-mfAU ho geIaF ny…irÈqy pfxI bx gey ny…qfeIaF cfcIaF, qfey cficaF dIaF inwGIaF, imwTIaF gwlF, bol-cfl ikqy kMnIN neIN pYNdy…cfr cuPyry pYsf eI pYsf…sB df gur pIr bx igaY jfpdY …gur pIr kI BUq bx cMbiVaf ipaf.”
“eyQy pYnÈn AuzIkdy keI myry vrgy cwl vsy ny. BfgF vfly pYnÈn qwk phuMcdy ny. pYnÈn dy coNgy Brn leI DIaF puwqr vI bfibaF duafly igrJF vFg af juVdy ny… qy cuMjF iqwKIaF krn pYNdy ny… ieh ikwsy-khfxIaF kMnIN pYNdIaF ny.”
ieho ijhy hflfq nUM BFpdf cfcf mfnF afpxy ipMzy vfly Aus CwpV vfly zUMGy zuMmH ivwc kdI Qly qy kdI AuWpr afAuNdf mihsUs krdY…Auhdy awKF awgy qyË CwlF ‘c Auhdf awgf ipwCf, sB kuwJ ruVHI jf irhY…Auh pUrf Ëor lfAuNdY…AuhnUM PVn leI…iPr hMBlf mfrdY… Auh byvws hoeI jf iraY…pyÈ koeI nI jFdI…pfxI dIaF GuMmxGyrIaF AuhnUM Qwly lY jFdIaF…aqy…iPr iewk dwm cIk vrgf hukm kMnIN pYNdf – bfbf af jf, af jf, asIN lyt ho gey…aqy Auh Bwjky cfbI cuwk, juwqI aVfAuNdf, gwzI vwl Bwj qurdY.