cfnx ‘c gvfcf jugnUM
- suirMdr sohl

dUroN hI TWk[[TWk krdI zFg df KVfk cONkIdfr dI afmd df sunyhf lY ky afAuNdf. Pyr nsLy dI lor vFg Ausdf hokrf hvf ‘c iKµzrdf, ‘[[[jfg beI E[[[ misaf dI rfq aY[[ Kbrdfr[[.’ itkI rfq ivc AusdI afvfjL gUµjdI, ijvyN hnHyry ivc jugƒ itmitmf irhf hovy. kdy kdy jfpdf, ijvyN afvfjL Kfry KUh ‘coN af rhI hY. ijvyN ijvyN pWkI bIhI ‘qy vWjdI zFg df KVfk AuWcf huµdf jFdf, AusdI afvfjL ivc rlI lHfx df sbUq hor pWkf huµdf jFdf. bolF df lihjf aCoply ijhy dWs jFdf ik Auh pUrf kµz ‘c hY.
luhfrF dI dukfn kol ‘kuWqy nlky’ dy nyVy pey nUr muhµmd kol zFg KVkf ky Auh roab nfl boldf, ‘nUr muhµmd[[jfg beI aY[[[.’ keI vfr qF nUr muhµmd ‘aWlf BlI kry[[.’ kihky Ausdy bol df mfx rWK lYNdf, pr jdoN kdy nUr muhµmd sypI kfrn iksy jWt nfl JgV ky ipaf huµdf qF hlkI ijhI gflH kWZky tuWtky pYNdf, ‘mfeIN XF[[[ jfgdf eI ipaF[[.’
ipWCy ipWCy af irhf TIkrI pihry vfilaF df tolf ‘KIN KIN’ krky hWsdf. Auh ijvyN nUr muhµmd ƒ suxf ky afKdf, ‘asIN ipµz dy rKvfly aYN[[[ koeI aYr gYr aY[[.’ AunHI idnIN kfly kWCy vfilaF df bhuq jLor sI. jy jLor nf khIey qF bhuq sLor sI. Auh nf afAuNdy dINhdy sn nf jFdy. rfq itkI huµdI. iksy bµinE, ‘af gey Eie[[af gey Eie[[.’ df sLor cuWp rfq df ipµzf cIrdf ipµz dy dUjy pfsy jf inkldf. iPr glIaF, pYihaF `c dgV dgV df Duµdlf ijhf sLor-sLrfbf[[cIkF[[ hfsy dIaF PuhfrF[. gurduafry koeI BfeI ƒ jf jgfAuNdf. arD-suWqf ijhf BfeI cIkF mfrdy spIkr ivc aYlfn krdf, ‘sfD sµgq jI[[[vfihgur jI kf Kflsf[[vfihgurU jI kI Piqh[[bµdy ipµz `c af vVy hn. hoisLafr ho jfvo. hiQafr sFB lvo[[[.’ qy lok koiTaF AuWqy rWKy ieWtF roiVaF dy hiQafrF dy ZyrF kol jf bYTdy.
kuJ dyr dI hlf llf qoN bfd kuJ hWQ nf afAuNdf. afvfjLF[[ cIkF[[dgV dgV Qµm jFdI. sfDU puWCdf, ‘pihlF rOlf ikhny pfieaf?’ koeI afKdf, ‘gurmuK dI afvfjL sI.’
gurmuK ƒ qlb kr ilaf jFdf.
‘qUµ ikAuN rOlf pfieaf?’ rqnf puCdf.
gurmuK sPfeI pysL krdf, ‘mYN ikQoN pfieaf rOlf. hjLfry df juigµdr myrf bUhf BµnHx izhf sI afKy, gfjIpur lOz spIkr `c boly af, bµdy sµgl sohl aWl ƒ nWT gey af.’
qmfsLbInF vFgU muZIr hjLfry dy joigµdr df drvfjLf jf KVkfAuNdI. sLrfb dI hvfV Czdf apltplIaF mfrdf joigµdr bfhr afAuNdf. drvfjLf PVH ky KVf hox dI koisLsL krdf afKdf, ‘[[Xfr suixaf mYN sI[[ pr kI suixaf[[?’ qy lVKVfAuNdf Pyr zyk hyT peI iZWlI mµjI `qy jf izgdf. qy rjfeI lY ky pY jFdf.
‘durlfhnq ikhdy mgr lg gey[[.’ afpxy afp ƒ dfnf smJdf ipµz df koeI mohrI hWQ Cµzdf vfps muV pYNdf. QoVHI ijhI iKV KWp qoN bfd iPr cuWp Cf jFdI. inWq qIey idn kVI Ql jLrUr af jFdf.
ienIN idnIN cONkIdfr dI bVI puC sI. puils vloN khy jfx ‘qy TIkrI pihrf lfgU ho igaf. ipµzoN bfhr lWgI cONkIdfr dI cWkI ‘qy DUxI DuKdI rihµdI. nfl hI ipµz dIaF ivµgIaF tyZIaF gWlF aWg ivc Gfh dIaF iqVHF vFg bldIaF rihµdIaF. Auh iksy bµdy bfry iksy iksm dI vI itpxI kr skdf sI. muZIr qfVIaF mfrdI. kflI rfq ivc icWtf hfsf iKµzdf. iek idn iqrkflIN hI rOlf pY igaf. dIsLo sfzy Gr vWl ƒ dOVI qy Bfpy df nF lY ky drvfjLf BµnHx lWgI. EDroN zFg KVkfAuNdf cONkIdfr af igaf qy afpxy hI aµdfjL ivc boilaf, ‘AudyH Gr ƒ BWjI jfnI aY Auhny Gr qop bIVI hoeI af[[.’ jdoN TIkrI pihrf sLurU hoxf huµdf Auh pihlF sfzy Gr afAuNdf. bIbI afKdI, ‘BfeIaf qYƒ pihloN sfzf Gr eI dIhdY? sfhmxy afilaF dy kdy neIN igaf. AuQoN sLFdf pIx ƒ iml ijAuN jFdf.’ ‘lµbVdfrnIey, iehdf mYƒ pqf eyny qur pYxYN hor iksy dy igaf isWDI nFh hoxI aY. iPr nFh eI nFh. pONKf cµgf lYxf cfhIdf. lY hfa bµsU kf qoKf jdoN jfE bhutI khU, ajy sLYhroN neI afieaf. iek idn mYN aµdr lukdf dyK ilaf. Pyr aYmyN hWsI jfvy. mYN Blf afpxy Gr leI quiraf iPrdF. nWgr dI hPfjq sB df Prj aY[[.’ qy Pyr Auh agFh qur jFdf.
afpxy anuBv dy coxvyN totky suxfAuNdf Auh mihPLl grmfeI rWKdf,‘lE prsoN dI sux lE. jdoN shurI dy kfly kWCy afilaF ny ipµz dI mWq mfrI. dgV dgV hoeI. sfrf ipµz huisLafr ho igaf. nHyrI afeI qy inkl geI. ipWpl QWly sfry ’kWTy ho gey. kuJ hWQ pWly nf ipaf. mYN ikhf beI jfE Gro GrI. sfry GrF ƒ qur pey. bfry kf BeIaf myry mgr qur ipaf. mYN ikhf-BeIaf ’sfb quhfzf KUh qo Aus qrP hY. myry mgr ikAuN afqy ho. BeIaf kµbdf kµbdf boilaf-myry kWly ko jfqy ko zr lgdf hY. KUh pr CoV kr afE muJy. lE dWso ijWdF df zrpok bfrf, EdF df eI BeIaf. iehnF ny kI PVH lYxy aYN kfly kWiCaF afly[[[[’ cONkIdfr dI ijLµdgI ivc sB qoN vWzI Gtnf AudoN vfprI jdoN Aus df muµzf Aus ƒ amrIkf lY afieaf. asIN imlx gey, bVf KusL, ‘lY hY mWKI mWCr. AuQy shurI dy igWty eI iCly jFdy af Kfj kr krky. ikaf bfqF ny amrIkf dIaF.’
myry vl dyK ky boilaf, ‘dyK lY qyry Bfpy dy krmF `c hYnI sI. krmF qoN ibnf ikhVf kuJ dyK huµdf aYho jf mulk. qyry Bfpy qoN sWq idn pihlF nUr muhµmd vI pUrf ho igaf. dovyN dyvqy sI. nUr muhµmd dyK lY hr vyly, ‘aWlf BlI kry[[[’ jpdf rihµdf sI. bWs JWt eI[[[.’
kdy cONkIdfr afKdf, ‘ieh cIjLF sfzy mulK `c ikQy? eyQy bs btx dWbo. EQy buVIaF cuWlyH `c PUkF mfr mfr ky mr jFdIaF aWKF `coN pfxI nWk `coN pfxI.’ Pom dI plyt ivc pfky rotI PVfeI qF kihµdf, ‘lY dyK, nf Dox df pµgf hYN[[. iek vfrI sVk vflf mIqU afpxI BYx dy clf igaf. Auhny juafr dI rotI `qy sfg pfky PVfqf. mIqU kihµdf, BYxF hYQoN jrf POVf PVfeIN mYN sfg `c mWKx rlOxf.’ cONkIdfr df poqf Aus ƒ PrYsL mIzo pfrk ivc lY igaf. AuWQy vWzf sfrf glob lWigaf hoieaf sI. ijWQy ijWQy pfxI sI, KLflI QF sI. DrqI vflI QF ‘qy mulkF dy nmUny bxfey hoey sn. dUroN glob tuWikaf tuWikaf, KoKlf KoKlf lgdf sI. glob vWl dyKky boilaf, ‘iehƒ bdl dyx hux, sfrf qF jµgfl ny Kf ilaf.’
iek idn Ausdf poqf Ausƒ bIc ‘qy lY igaf. Ausdy poqy ny dWisaf,‘pqf nhIN bfbf smuµdr kµZy ikhVIaF mWCIaF dyK afieaY, rfqIN qbHk qbHk AuWTdf irhf qy rfm rfm jpdf irhf.’
pµdrF ku idn Ausny bVI mOj ivc kWty.
iPr Auh Audfs Audfs ijhf rihx lWg ipaf. Aus ƒ afpxf afp gvfc igaf lgdf. idny afpxy poqy nfl GroN bfhr inkldf. koeI Aus vl nf dyKdf. rfq ƒ bfhr dyKdf. rOsLnIaF[[cfnx[[puils dy hfrn. Ausdy hokry dI eyQy iks ƒ loV sI? Ausdy kµn qrsdy, koeI khy, ‘BfeIaf hux pihrf kdoN ƒ lfAuxf?’
‘mYN vfps muV jfxf[[’ Auh aksr afKdf ‘kI aY mulk sflf. aµdr bVy rho. nf gWl nf bfq. ijWDr dyKo gWz eI gWz aY. lohf eI lohf quiraf iPrdf. koeI iksy al dyKdf neIN. koeI iksy ƒ bulfAuNdf neIN. bµdy ƒ bµdf jfxdy neIN eyQy.’ asIN Aus ƒ hONslf idµdy, ‘BfeIaf mhInf ku atk. jI lWg jfxYN. pihlF pihlF eydF eI huµdI aY.’ pr nhIN. iPr Ausny pIxI vI CWz idqI. KusLkI nfl cWkr afAux lWg pey sn.
bIar pIx lg ipaf. poqy ny AuNJ hI ikhf, ‘bfpU bIar TµZI huµdI af. qyry hWz juV jfxy af.’ kihx lWgf, ‘Xfr myrIaF lWqF TµZIaF TµZIaF rihµdIaF.’ qy Aus ny bIar vI CWz idqI. vfps jfx ƒ Auh kfhlf pY irhf sI. ipCly poqy poqIaF dI Xfd Aus ƒ sqfAuNdI. Auh dI gWlbfq ivc Auh hfsf TWTf nf irhf. asIN Aus ƒ gWlF Xfd krfAuNdy. mIqU df sfg rlfAux leI POVf mµgxf, hjLfry ky joigµdr dI gWl, bfry ky BeIey df kFbf. bIc bfry gWl CyVdy qF aWKF mIt lYNdf,‘rfm rfm eynI bsLrmIN.’ AusdI AudfsI vDdI hI jFdI sI. AusdI hflq mYƒ mohn BµzfrI dI khfxI ‘Gotxf’ ivcly iksLny vrgI jfpdI. iksLnf ipµz ivc Gotxy bxfAux ivc msLhUr sI. Ausdf jvfeI Aus ƒ sLihr lY afieaf.
iksLnf eynf Audfs, prysLfn qy mfnisk qxfE df isLkfr ho igaf ik iek rfq dfrU dI lor ivc AuiTaf qy lWkV cuWk ky Gotxf GVn dI mudrf ivc bYT igaf.
iek idn cONkIdfr sfzy ipµz dy bµdy kol clf igaf. Aus ny iplf idWqI. Auh vfps muiVaf qF bhuq AudfsI ivc zuWibaf hoieaf sI. mµjy ‘qy lµmf ipaf pfsy mfrI jfvy. poqy ny puiCaf qF kihx lWgf, ‘nINd nhIN afAuNdI.’ sfry afpo afpxy QF sON gey.
Ausdy poqy ny dUsry idn rfq dI bIqI suxfeI.aWDI rfq df vkq sI. ilivµg rUm ivc KVkf ho irhf sI. bYWz rUm ivcoN poqf AuWT ky bfhr afieaf. Aus ny dyiKaf, cOkINdfr ny bfQrUm ivcoN JfVU cuWk ilaFdf sI qy PLrsL qy mfr irhf sI. poqf dyKdf irhf. cONkIdfr ny iek do vfr iPr PLrsL ‘qy TWk TWk kIqI qy afpxI msq adf ivc hokrf CWizaf,‘nUr muhµmd jfg beI aY[[.’ iPr Ausny JfVU rWiKaf qy mµjy ‘qy cuWp krky lµmf pY igaf[[[.