(sLfhkfr khfxIaF)
Byq vflI gwl
- sMqoK isMG DIr
 

(1920)
sMqoK isMG DIr df jnm bwsI pTfxF, iËlf luiDafxf ivKy srdfr eIÈr isMG drd dy Gr hoieaf. DIr df ipqf afp vI kvI sI aqy Auh afpxy puwq nUM vI vwzf kvI bixaF vyKxf cfhuMdf sI. afpxy ipqf df supnf sfrQk ZMg nfl pUrf krn vfly DIr ny dsvIN aqy igafnI qwk dI ivwidaf pRfpq krn AuprMq kuJ smF kwpVy sIx df ipqf purKI DMdf vI kIqf. iPr kuJ icr skUl aiDafpk vjoN vI syvf inBfeI. pr Ausny afpxy jIvn df bhuqf smF suqMqr lyKx nUM hI smripq kIqf. Ausdf sLumfr pMjfbI dy cfr-pMj kul-vkqI lyKkF ivc kIqf jf skdf hY. sMqoK isMG DIr ny nfvl vI ilKy aqy kivqf-khfxI vI. kvI aqy khfxIkfr vjoN AusnUM pMjfbI sfihq dy ieiqhfs ivwc iewko ijMnf snmfn hfsl hY. jIvn dy muZly sflF ivc gurbKLsL isMG pRIq-lVI dI agFhvDU soc qoN pRBfvq aqy pRyirq sMqoK isMG DIr sfrI Aumr kimAUinst pfrtI nfl juiVaf irhf. sfihq dy pRgqIvfdI idRsLtIkon ivc AusdI sdf hI zUMGI afsQf rhI hY. pMjfb df mlveI iKwqf AusdIaF khfxIaF ivc afpxI pUrI rVk aqy mVk nfl pysL hoieaf hY. AusdIaF khfxIaF ivc hflfq dy dbfE aqy afrQk qMgIaF-qursLIaF dy mfry pfqr ijLMdgI dI lVfeI lVdy hoey afpxy mfnvI gOrv nUM izwgxoN bcfeI rwKdy hn. AusdIaF rcnfvF ivwc pRgqIvfdI-XQfrQvfdI idRÈtIkox bVy hI sMquilq ZMg nfl pyÈ hoieaf hY. ies bhu pwKI lyKk ny ijwQy afpxy jIvn ivwc mnuwK ivroDI qfkqF ivruwD inrMqr sMgrfm liVaf hY, EQy AusdIaF rcnfvF vI mnuwK ivroDI qfkqF dy iÉlfÌ lVx dI sihj pRyrnf idMdIaF hn. Auh khfxI ivc jIvMq idRsL isrjx dI klf df vI mfihr hY. Ausdy pfqrF dI AucfrxI-BfsLf ivc mlveI AupBfsLf df jlOa afpxy pUry vyg ivc jlvfgr huMdf hY. kyvl ilKq ivc hI nhIN sgoN jIvn ivc vI kuJ sfrQk krn dy aiBlfsLI DIr ny pMjfbI lyKkF nUM jQybMd krn aqy pMjfbI BfsLf nUM bxdf hwkI sQfn idvfAux leI vI srgrm rol adf kIqf hY. ies mksd dI pUrqI leI Ausny ‘kyNdrI pMjfbI lyKk sBf’ dy pRDfn vjoN vI syvf inBfeI hY.
AusdIaF kQf-rcnfvF df vyrvf ies pRkfr hY:
iswitaF dI CF-1950, svyr hox qwk -1955, sFJI kMD-1958, Èrfb df glfs- 1970, AUÈf BYx jI cuwp hn-1991, pwKI-1991[ Ausdy ‘pwKI’ khfxI sMigRh AuWqy 1996 ivwc AusnUM sfihq akfdmI df purskfr pRfpq hoieaf. AusdIaF khfxIaF dy bhuqy pfqr ipMz dy inmn vrgF nfl sMbMiDq hn. ‘sFJI kMD’, ‘svyr hox qwk’, ‘koeI iewk svfr’, ‘myrf AuWjiVaf gvFZI’ ‘mMgo’ afid AusdIaF Èfhkfr khfxIaF hn.

khfxI bfry:
‘Byq vflI gwl’ khfxI ivwc sMqoK isMG DIr ny kuJ dhfky pihlF vfly pMjfb dy sMgiTq pyNzU BfeIcfry df bVf hI sijMd ibrqFq isrijaf hY. smuwcf BfeIcfrf afps ivwc sFJy duK-suK aqy sFJI nyknfmI qy bdnfmI dIaF qMdF nfl juiVaf hoieaf sI. sfrf ipMz afps ivcly JgiVaF aqy mn-mutfvF dy huMidaF vI iewk iekfeI ivwc bwJf hoieaf sI aqy iksy iewk dI bdnfmI jF nyknfmI sfry ipMz dI sFJI bdnfmI jF nyknfmI smJI jFdI sI. iewk kuVI vwloN iewk muMzy vwl vyK ky muskrfAux dI CotI ijhI Gtnf duafly buxI khfxI ivwc ieh mnoivigafnk scfeI vI pyÈ huMdI hY ik hr bMdy dy mn ivwc ijvyN koeI nvF lwiBaf ‘Byq’ iksy dUjy nfl sFJf krn dI llHk huMdI hY ieMJ hI Aus ‘Byq’ nUM CyqI jfx lYx dI qIbr juigafsf vI mnuwKI suBf df ihwsf hY. sfzy smfj ivwc aOrq-mrd jF kuVI-muMzy dy ipafr jF ilMg-sMbMD vrjnf df ivÈf hox krky mnuwKI mn, sgoN, iehnF sMbMDF bfry jfnx vwl vDyry afkriÈq huMdf hY. ieho gwl hY ik jvfn joVy dy ipafr-sMbMDF dI ‘lukvIN gwl’ df Byq pqf cwl jfx nfl hryk pfqr Auqyijq aqy aMdoilq mihsUs krdf hY. AusdI mnuwKI iPqrq ies ‘Byq’ nUM iksy dUjy nfl sFJf krn leI AusnUM qrlo-mwCI vI krI rwKdI hY pr nfl hI ‘ipMz dI DI BYx dI sFJI iewËq’ df smfijk sMklp AusnUM agly nUM ieh gwl iksy hor nfl sFJI nf krn qoN sfvDfn vI krdf hY. mnuwKI suBf dI mjbUrI aqy smfijk iËMmyvfrI df aihsfs nfl nfl qurdf hY. BfvyN sfry ipMz nUM ies ‘Byq’ df pqf hY pr iPr vI sfrf ipMz ies ‘Byq’ nUM sFB ky rwK irhf hY.
mnuwK df aMdrlf sMsfr bVf hI bhurMg hY. mnuwK inrHf nfiek jF ÉÜnfiek nhIN huMdf sgoN hflfq dy dbfE aDIn ivcrdf aqy iËMdgI dy vyg nfl izwgdf, AuWTdf, sMBldf iewk sfDfrn afdmI huMdf hY. iksy pÜ burf aqy rfÉÈ vI ho skdf hY aqy iksy hor pl ivwc cMgf aqy dyvqf srUp vI ho skdf hY. AusdI ies sfDfrnqf ivclI ivÈyÈqf nUM qlfÈxf aqy ibafn krnf hI swcy khfxIkfr df suwcf krqwv hY. ies khfxI ivwc DIr ny ieho krqwv inBfieaf hY. iesdy pfqr sfDfrn mnuwKI iPLqrq anusfr ivcrdy qy ivhfr krdy hn. Auh iewko vyly bury vI lwgdy hn aqy cMgy vI. Bjno, cfcI ikrpflo jF nMdI smrflo df Kulfsfpn ijwQy AuhnF nUM iewk pl leI smfijk mirafdf nUM BMg krn vflIaF aOrqF dy rUp ivwc pyÈ krdf jfpdf hY qF dUjy pl hI Bjno df afqm-anuÈfsn aqy cfcI ikrpflo qy nMdI smrflo df ivafhuqf axjoV AuhnF dy Kulfsypn nUM vfjb TihrfAuNdf vI jfpdf hY. jy Auh inrol cMgIaF nhIN qF Auh inrol burIaF vI nhIN. ieho hI kfrn hY ik iehnF aOrq pfqrF df ikrdfr vDyry bhurMgf aqy jIvMq hY. ieho hI gwl mrd pfqrF dy sMbMD ivwc afKI jf skdI hY. BfvyN rfm isMG POjI hovy, BfvyN bMqU aqy BfvyN ibrjU bfhmx; sfiraF dI ÈÉsIaq tkrfAuNdy rMgF df imÈrx hY. ieh sMbMiDq Gtnf df iËkr kr-sux ky svfd vI lYNdy hn pr ‘DI iDafxI dI iewËq’ nÈr nf krn df iÉafl vI AuhnF dy nfl nfl qurdf hY. khfxI ivwc smfijk aqy mfnvI pwK iewk dUjy nfl juVy hoey hn. iesy krky sfry pfqr mnuwK df nf koeI afdrÈk ibMb isrjdy hn aqy nf hI inrol Élnfiek vFg ivcrdy nËr afAuNdy hn. mnuwKI mn dy aijhy qrl aqy qrMgq jËibaF dI bfrIkI nUM smJxf aqy klfqmk sMgTn ivwc bMnH ky pyÈ krnf ies khfxI df hfisl hY.
‘Byq vflI gwl’ dI nMdI smrflo dy hwQ afpxI kIqI jFdI df bdnfmI df bdlf lYx leI bVf ‘sunihrI mOkf’ hY aqy Auh ËYldfrnI kol jFdI vI iesy mksd leI hY. pr ËYldfrnI dy qrilaF dy pRBfv aDIn Auh jdoN ieh klpnf krdI hY ik bdnfmI dI ijhVI pIV ivcoN AusnUM sdf guËrnf ipaf hY hux ËYldfrnI aqy Ausdy pirvfr nUM vI iesy pIVf ivcoN guËrnf pvygf qF Auh pl dI pl ËYldfrnI dI QF vI afpxy afp nUM hI rwK ky vyKdI hY qF AusnUM mihsUs huMdf hY ik bdnfmI dI pIV ikMnI qklIÌ dyh huMdI hY. ieh soc ky AusdI afpxI pIV awQrU bx ky vih qurdI hY. ieh awQrU Ausdy mYly afpy nUM vI Do idMdy hn aqy ies gwl dy bfvjUd ik BfvyN ‘Byq’ sfry ipMz ivwc nÈr ho cuwkf hY Ausny kdI ies Byq nUM iksy nfl sFJf nhIN kIqf. Auh ‘bdnfm’ aOrq lyKk leI ‘nfm’ vflI aOrq bx ky pyÈ huMdI hY.
sMqoK isMG DIr jfndfr nftkI idRÈ isrjx dI klf df mfihr hY. Auh pfTk nUM khfxI ‘suxfAuNdf’ nhIN sgoN khfxI ‘ivKfAuNdf’ hY. pfqr kMm krdy, gwlF krdy, srIrk BfÈf aqy AucfrxI BfÈf rfhIN afpxy BfvF aqy jËibaF df pRgtfvf krdy aYn ijAUNdy jfgdy bMidaF vFg ivcrdy idKfeI idMdy hn. iqlkU bfrIey dy suwcy luhfr nfl; rfm isMG POjI dy afpxI pqnI hrBjno nfl, hrBjno dy bMqU nfl, bMqU dy cfcI ikrpflo nfl aqy nMdI smrflo dy ibrjU bfhmx qy hr kOr ËYldfrnI nfl afpsI gwl-bwq dy idRÈ eynI klfqmk muhfrq nfl icqr gey hn ik hr idRÈ cldI iÌlm vFg quhfzIaF awKF sfhvyN sjIv ho AuWTdf hY. iehnF sjIv idRÈF ivwc vMn-suvMny rMg Bry hn TyT mlveI BfÈfeI muhfvry ivwc guMdy Coty, iqwKy aqy BfvpUrq vfrqflfpF ny.
iesqrHF sMqoK isMG DIr ies khfxI df sfrQk qy suhjfqmk ibMb isrjx dy smrwQ huMdf hY.

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ivhVy dI vlgx AuqoN AuV ky, mOkf bcFidaF, ËYldfrF dI hirpRkfÈ, glI ivwcoN lMGy jFdy ivrkF dy primMdr vwl qwkdI ikqy hlkf ijhf muskrf peI ik acxcyq, moV AuqoN af Dmky, bfrIaF dy iqlkU ny tyZIN awKIN vyK ilaf. iewk qF ieÈk muÈk, lukfieaF, shury lukdy vI qF nhIN hn.
bfrIaF dy iqlkU nUM ijvyN kuwJ lwB ipaf hovy, QoVf QoVf KMGdf aqy muskrFdf Auh afiern hflI afieaf. suwcf luhfr Auhdf ijgrI Xfr sI. pr afiern hflI Auqy tuwt-murMmq krfAux aqy Pfly afid zMgfAux vfly iksfnF df iekwT ijhf sI. Auh pYr ijhy mldf Klo igaf. BKdy lohy Auqy Gx dIaF swtF QMmidaF suwcy luhfr ny aYvyN Ërf sfh lYx dy bhfny puwiCaf, “suxf, ikwDr afieaf vYlIaf, awj qF bVy dMd inkldy ny, koeI ÉuÈKbrI iml geI?”
“Eey afpF qF sdf ÉuÈ rihny aF imsqrI, sdf ÉuÈ, qyry mFgx DMd nHIN ipwtdy sfrf idn.”
BKdy, sUhy lohy Auqy hlkI jyhI CfeI idsx lwgI, “nf mKF gwl aY koeI?” suwcy ny qfE jFdf dyK, hfsI nUM CzidaF, mqlb dI gwl puwCI.
“qUM kMm kr hfly, Pyr krn vflI aY gwl, ivhl smyN, afho……….” qy iqlkU sYnq ijhI sutdf AuQoN qur igaf.
iqlkU bfrIey ny suwcy luhfr nUM BfvyN qkVfeI nfl afiKaf sI ik gwl Aus qoN bfhr nhIN jfxI cfhIdI; pr suwcy luhfr leI rfm isMG POjI qF koeI Eprf nhIN sI. bcpn dy afVI, iewk dUjy dy ByqI, Kfx pIx dy sFJI. ajyhy imwqr nUM dws dyx nfl kI Ìrk pY cwilaf hY? jyhI gwl Auhdy kol, qyhI afpxy kol. qy suwcy luhfr ny eynf kihMidaF ik ‘dyKIN, qyry kol rhy……”, rfm isMG POjI dy kMn ivwc PUk mfr hI idwqI.
rfm isMG POjI nUM jfxoN msIN idn lMiGaf. BfvyN Auh suBf df zUMGf aqy gMBIr sI, pr ieh mnuwK df mn hY; iewk phfV df Bfr BfvyN ieh sOKI qrHF Jwl lvy, pr iewk gwl df Bfr Jwlxf iehdy leI, keI vfr aOKf ho jFdf hY. rfqIN sOx lwigaF rfm isMG POjI ny afpxI vhutI, hrBjno, kol eynI gwl kr hI idwqI ik Auhny AuzdI AuzdI kuwJ eyho ijhI soa suxI hY. qy nfl hI qfkId kr idwqI ik awgy iksy nUM vI kMn vlyl nhIN pYxI cfhIdI. vhutI kol qF eyho ijhI gwl krn df koeI hrj nhIN sI. vhutI qy gwBrU vI jy afpo ivwc ies qrHF dI gwl nf kr skx, qF hor kOx kry? vhutI qy gwBrU nfloN vD ky hor kOx iewk dUjy df mihrm ho skdf hY?
sux ky, QoVHf ivaMg nfl muskrFidaF, hrBjno bolI, “dyK lY srdfr jI, qyry ipMz dIaF kuVIaF……qy jy iksy nUMh koloN mfVI ijMnI KunfmI ho jfvy qF Auhdy pyikaF qwk jf ky KfKF puwt afE sfry.”
pr POjI ny iewk inwkI ijhI iqAUVI pf ky imwTf ijhf GUiraf, “dyK Bjno, mYQoN burf koeI nHIN, jy awgy gwl geI aY!”
“sfnUM kI jI……”, vhutI ny nhorf kIqf, “koeI awg Kfvy, aMigafr……”
“bws, mYN qYnUM kih idwqf, Ébrdfr……!” POjI QoVf ijhf hor qx igaf.
“nf bIr dI shuM, mYN qF hsdI aF, mYnUM kI loV.” Bjno ny swcoN hI afK idwqf.
pr, sfrI rfq Bjno dy idl ivwc iewk lUhx jyhI lwgI rhI. ieho jyhI gwl krn ivwc iewk qrHF df afnMd vI qF imldf hY. dUjy idn, pwTy lYx cwly cubfry vfilaF dy bMqU nUM, guqfvf krdI Bjno ny vfj mfr ky ivhVy ivwc swd ilaf. KuwlHy suBf dI hox kfrn idErF jyTF nfl ieho ijhIaF gwlF Auh KuwlHIaF kr lYNdI sI. pqly pqly bulHF `coN muskRFdI Bjno awKF ivwc iewlq Br ky qwkx lwgI.
“hF, kI kihnI aYN BfbI………?” aMdr vVidaF, mn ivwc gudgudFdf bMqU boilaf. AuhnUM jfipaf ijvyN awj qF BfbI idafl hoeI peI hY. KurlI kol, Auh, ikwly Auqy pYr Drdf Bjno Auqy nUM QoVHf Aulr ky Klo igaf.
“vy…bwkiraf……QoVf prHF ho ky Klo, huxy BfvyN qyrf bfeI af jfvy AuWqoN.” JUT mUT dy guwsy nfl Bjno bolI. pr bMqU ny ies gwl nUM gOilaf hI nf, qy sgoN polf ijhf hwQ Bjno dy moZy Auqy rwKdf boilaf, “awj qF dINhdf BfbI jfxo mUMh imwTf krfieMgI……”
Bjno pfry vFg Qrk AuWTI, “cl vy, lwigaY lfÜF Cwzx, dyK lY, jfxdf irhYN jy awgy viDaYN, myry kol vI sMnHI df ilwbiVaf hwQ aY- iehnF gwlF Éfqr qF nHIN swidaf mYN qYnUM……!”
bMqU kMb ky QoVf ipwCy ht igaf qy isroN pYrF qwk kwcf hoieaf kMn Auqy Kfj jyhI krn lwgf. DrqI Auhdy pYrF hyT qyË qyË GuMm rhI sI.
Bjno nUM AuhdI hflq Auqy qrs af igaf, “mYN qF soicaf, lY bMqy nUM iewk gwl ie dwsUMgI……!”
DrqI, hOlI hOlI huMdI, bMqU dy pYrF ivwc azol itk ky KVo geI. BfbI pUrI qrHF guwsy nf sI hoeI. “qUM BfbI gwl dws, hux qF mfÌI dyh, awgy nUM nHIN krdf aYkx!”
“jfh vy jfh luwicaf, hux nHIN bolxf qyry nfl.”
“beI imMnq nfl BfbI, lY, hwQ bMnH idMnF!”
“nf, hux nHIN dwsxI qYnUM.”
“nf BfbI, hfVHy hfVHy…….”
“qyrf kI aY vy hoCy df, BfvyN sfry ipMz ivwc iKMzfAuNdf iPryN.”
bMqU dy idl ivwc awcvI lwg geI, “beI BfbI, hux mYN qYnUM ikvyN jkIn duafmF……?”
Bjno JUTy nhory nUM bhuqf icr nf rwK skI; msq ho ky isr ihlfAuNdI bolI, “pihlF shuM Kf vy myrI, iksy kol gfhF qF nHIN kryNgf?” Auhdy kMnF dIaF vflIaF inwkf inwkf ihlx lwgIaF.
Auqsukqf nfl bMqU df idl Dwk Dwk krn lwgf, “beI BfbI, qyrIE shuM, mYN aYzf eI mr jF jy iksy kol sfh vI kwZF!”
“hfey hfey vy cMdiraf, dPy hoxf, ikho ijhIaF gflHF KFdY……!” ipafr dI Jlk nfl Bjno bolI, qy Pyr muskxIaF ivwc mihkdI qy bulH mroVdI BfbI ny suxI suxfeI gwl idEr dy kMn ivwc coa idwqI.
Gr nIry dI BrotI sut ky cfElf cfElf qurdf bMqU cfcI ikrpflo dy Gr puwijaf. cfcI ikrpflo aYvyN iewk QMm vwzf hox krky sfiraF dI cfcI lgdI sI, pr cfcI bx ky Auh iksy dI vI nhIN sI rihMdI. Auhdf bVf jIa krdf, pr AuhdI vfh nhIN sI cldI; ies leI Auh sfry muMizaF KuMizaF nfl hr qrHF dIaF gwlF inJwk krdI qy hws qus lYNdI sI. pwcIaF virHaF dI bulbul vrgI jwtI pMjfhF virHaF dy Zozr kF nfl ipMjry ivwc bMd kIqI peI sI. cfcf virafmf buwZf hox qoN ibnF isry df aÌImI posqI vI sI. hor qF hor, aÌIm dI pInk ivcoN jfgdf sO GorIaF df GorI cfcf jd nwk ivwc bol ky afpxI ikrpflo nUM vfj mfrdf qF cfcI ivcfrI nUM DuVDuVI af jFdI. iËMdgI dy Ëihr nfl idloN BfvyN cfcI Puk ky rih geI sI, pr Puky idl nfl vI qF keI vfr jIAUxf hI pYNdf hY. sfhmxy, Pftk dI bUl cIkI qF ivhVy ivwc iekwlI kpfh vyldI cfcI ny vyiKaf, ikÈny bilafxy df bMqU kflI gfnI dI qvIqI AuWqy inMmHf inMmHf muskRFdf af irhf hY, “af vy bMiqaf, qUM qF eId df eI cMd bx igaf dojkIaf, awK `c pfAux nUM nHIN imldf ikqy, awj qF zulH zulH jfnY vy, kus lwQ igaf ikqoN?”
“beI cfcI, beI gwl aY iek, pr gfhF krn vflI nhIN.”
Jwt vylxf QMm ky cfcI bolI, “awgy qyrIaF ikhVIaF kIqIaF vy gfhF?” qy Pyr Auh asl nfloN hOlI afvfË bxfAuNdI bolI, “bVIaF bVIaF gwlF pcfeIaF asIN sohixaF! myry vrgf hfjmf kIhdf hoxY? brUd mFgx BrI peI aY ihwk myrI…….” kihMidaF, TMzf ijhf sfh Br ky cfcI cuwp ho geI.
iek pl ruk ky bMqf boilaf, “swc, cfcf ikwQy aY?”
“huxy igaY bfhr nUM, zozy pI ky.”
“beI cfcI, beI hor qF kus nHIN, beI khI gwl dUr qwk clI jFdI aY…….”
“lY qUM nf dws vy, rwK afpdy eI kol……!” qy hrK nfl kfhlI kfhlI cfcI df vylxf cIkUM cIkUM krn lwgf.
“nhIN cfcI……”, bMqU ny cfcI df hwQ rokidaF ikhf, “mYN qF eyhI kihnf, beI ijMnf iksy df pVdf bixaf rhy, Enf cMgf.”
“dyK……”, cfcI ny grdn Auqy AuNglI PyridaF afiKaf, “afh isr BfvyN cilaf jfvy, pr isdk nf jfvy, asIN qF bs ieh jfxdy aF. sfzy isr `qy mwlf, BfvyN KUh puwt, mjfl aY dUjy kMn Ébr vI hovy.” cfcI ny idlF dI mihrm bx ky afiKaf. kfÈxI dupwty hyT AuhdIaF awKF dy ÈrbqI zory hor gUhVy ho gey qy bdfmI TozI Auqy KuixaF gUhVf nIlf iql hor ipafrf idwsx lwgf.
“nhIN cfcI, jo qUM smJI aYN, Auh gwl nhIN.”
“qF Pyr ikhVI aY vy? dwsdf ikAuN nhIN? gwz hoxf, iCwklI dyeI bYTYN mUMh nUM.”
“lY KolH idMnF iCwklI……….”
qy Pyr ijhVI vI gwl sI, bMqU ny QoVf QoVf hwsidaF qy rs lYNidaF sfrI dI sfrI cfcI nUM dws idwqI.
cfcI BfvyN sfrI gwl ivwc imwTf imwTf huMgfrf BrdI rhI sI, pr jd bMqU jfx lwigaf qF eIrKf dy acyq Bfv nfl QoVHf cwb ky kihx lwgI, “dyK lY, bVy GrF dIaF gwlF, bfp jYldfr khfAuNdY, DI aYh cwj krdI aY!”
“bws bws, dyK cfcI, gwl aYQy eI rwKIN, gfhF nHIN bolxf afpF.” bUhy Auqy muV ky qwkidaF bMqU ny AuNglI mfrI.
“nf aYN qF by-icMq rhu, aYN nHIN mYN kwcI.” cfcI ny hfmI EtI.
bMqU cilaf igaf, pr cfcI dy idl ivwc DuKDuKI lg geI. ikMnI vfr Auh iÉafl ivwc afpxy afp nfl muskrfeI.
cfcI df Gr kI sI, kbUqrÉfnf sI. cfcf qF zoizaF dI cfh nfl aÌIm df mfvf cfVH ky bfhr cONqry Auqy jf ky AUNGx lg jFdf, qy ipCy koeI nf koeI kbUqr Auz ky cfcI kol ivhVy ivwc af jFdf. do pl gutkdf, idl dIaF gwlF krdf qy Pyr hOlf Puwl ho ky AuzfrI mfr jFdf. pqf nhIN cfcI ivwc ikhVI iKwc sI ik dmVI df swk ml ky ipMz dy sfry qvIqIaF vfly Ausny moh ley sn. dIvy dI lft Auqy ijvyN BMbt izg izg pYNdy hn, sfry gBrIt mr jFdy. jdoN boldI, jfn kwZ lYNdI.
cfcI ny lwK jqn kIqf ik gwl nUM iZwzoN bfhr nf kwZy, pr AuhnUM jfpdf ijvyN potlI `c bMnHI hoeI vfÈnf guwTF, koinaF ivcoN afpy bfhr inkl jFdI hY. ieÈk husn dy Byq iewk imwTI ijhI vfÈnf hI qF huMdy hn. qy ieh vfÈnf cfcI koloN iKwlr hI geI qy iKwlrI vI eykx ijvyN dIvy nfl dIvf lgdf hovy.
aMdry aMdr, ipMz dy hr qrHF dy lokF ivwc iKcVI pwkx lwgI:
muÈky hoey gBrIt kMnF vwloN zulHdy hfisaF nUM rok rok iewk dUjy nUM imlidaF rmËF suwtdy, “nvyN cMn dI rfm beI……!” qy Pyr inwkI jyhI Gusr musr kr ky isr mfrdy qur jFdy.
pwky hoey bINbV kihMdy, "Eey afpF ny rOlf kfhnUM pfAuxYN, BylI PuwtU qF guV dI roVI sfnUM vI imlU.”
buwZy Tyry iewk dUjy qoN sux ky hAukf Brdy, “kljug af igaf kljug, asIN vIh vIh sfl dy kuVIaF muMzy nMgy hI Kyzdy rihMdy sI rlky, koeI jfxdf vI nhIN sI huMdf ieh gwlF.”
qy buwZIaF mfeIaF isr joV joV burf ijhf mUMh bxf ky hwQ iPtkfrdIaF Gur Gur krdIaF, “nf BfeI, KlfAux df lfz, pnHfAux df lfz, ieho jyhI DI df qF jMmdI df hI gl Guwt dyvy. aYh nqIjy ny do do guwqF dy. hor pVHfAux dsmIaF. ajy qF bweIaf pfs krfAuxY!”
BfvyN ieh gwlF kridaF lokIN, afpo ivwc keI qrHF dIaF gwlF hor bxfAuNdy sn, pr iewk gwl Auqy, afpxy afp hI, Auh sfry iewk sn ik ipMz ivwc iewk dI iewËq sfiraF dI iewËq hY. ies leI hr koeI, gwl nUM isrÌ afpxy kol hI rwKx leI, hr iksy nUM Ëor dy ky afpxf afpxf ÌrË smJdf sI.
qF vI, rUM vFg poly poly pYr DrdI ieh gwl iksy qrHF nMdI smrflo qwk jf phuMcI. nMdI smrflo ËYldfrF dI ÈrIkxI sI, jo pihlF iksy hor QF ivafhI hoeI sI, pr iksy gwloN CuwtV ho ky, bfrF vrHy pyikaF dy Gr bYTx mgroN aÉIr buwZy pYnÈnIey, ËYldfr dy cfcy dy puwq, cyq isMG jmfdfr nfl kryvf kr ky af geI sI. hux qF afeI nUM vI vIh vrHy ho cuwky sn. pr ajy vI ÈrIky vfly, jmfdfr dy Gr nMdI dy afAux nfl, nMdI nUM afpxy vrgf AuWcf hoieaf smJx dI QF Auh jmFdfr nUM hI nMdI vrgf nIvF hoieaf igxdy sn: "Kbry ikQoN ikQoN AuWDl ky afeI aY, cUhVI aY ik cmfrI, koeI ishiraF dI bMnH qF nhIN…!” vIh virHaF dI KuafrI qy vIh virHaF dIaF coBF nfl nMdI df idl aMibaf ipaf sI. jd kdy koeI CyV iCV jFdf qy nMdI idl df gubfr kwZx leI bfhF Aulfr Aulfr, icxgF CyVn vfilaF df awgf ipwCf puxdI qF sfrf ÈrIkf Qr Qr kMbx lg jFdf. BfvyN ÈrIkxIaF ny BMz BMz AuhnUM ‘CwtI hoeI’ Dumf Cwizaf sI, pr nMdI eynI burI nhIN sI, ijMnI AuhnUM bxfieaf igaf sI. aqy ies kMm ivwc ËYldfrF df Gr sfry ÈrIky nfloN awgy sI.
iek vfr qF nMdI nUM jfipaf ijvyN Auhdy hwQ koeI cMgf hiQafr af igaf hY, ijs nfl Auh bVy nwk vfilaF df hux nwk BMn skygI. pr Pyr Auhny soicaf, hwQ ivwc msIN afey hiQafr nUM aYvyN qwq BVwq ivwc vrq ky hI KuMZf nhIN kr lYxf cfhIdf. qyl dyKo, qyl dI Dfr dyKo.
agly idn Auh koeI sOdf lYx dy bhfny ibrjU bfhmx dI hwtI Auqy afeI. ibrjU bfhmx jmfdfr cyq isMG df hI nhIN, nMdI smrflo df vI mulfhËydfr sI. qÉqy dy Ehly KVo ky Auh ikMnf ikMnf icr gwlF kr lYNdy sn. ibrjU bfhmx ijQy mhFbIr nUM pUjdf aqy gIqf gfieqrI df pfT krdf sI, AuQy vfirs Èfh dI hIr aqy afÈkF dy hor ikwsy vI bVI ltk nfl gfAuNdf sI. nMdo dI gwl suxI qF sMGxIaF slytI muwCF ivcoN muskRf ky bVy pRym nfl boilaf, “dyK nMd kury, kcIrf nf krIN, DI BYx sB dI sFJI, dunIaF eI mulfhËy pUrdI aY, kI hoieaf jy aYvyN ikqy inafxy hws ky bol pey.”
“iek vfrI qF dfdI df cUMzf hlUx ky CwzxY……!” nMdo aMgUTf idKfAuNdI muwkI nUM hvf ivwc ihlfAuNdI bolI, “bxI iPrdI aY rkfn, dfnI duafrkF, lokF dIaF gwlF bxfAuNdI aY, jxI KxI nUM bulH kwZdI aY, nwk hyT ie nHIN afAuNdf koeI, hux Pyry qF afpxy mMjy hyT sotI……!” nMdo, ËYldfr dy GrvflI, afpxI ÈrIkxI, hr kOr byby Auqy GurI hoeI sI.
“nf beI srdfrnI, qwq nf kr bhuqf, dyK isafxy kI kihMdy ny: aKy, vfry Èfh nf Byq sMdUK KulHy, BfvyN jfn df ijMdrf tuwt jfey………bws, aYnIEN arj hY sfzI.” ibrjU bfhmx ivwc vwsdf afÈk imMnqdfr ho ky boilaf.
“qyrI qF inwq koeI nf koeI arj rihMdI aY, ikhVI ikhVI mMnF?”
“hux qF aYnIEN mMn lY, nMd kury, kuVI dI bdnfmI ho jU!”
“iek vfrI hr kur nfl gwlF do jrUr krnIaF!”
“Auhdy nfl ijwkx mrjI afV rwK, pr gfhF vfj nf kwZIN!”
“cl nhIN kwZdI,” nMdI awDy ku idl nfl bolI, qy “aYnf vI qyry mUMh nUM aY pr “kihMidaF clI geI.
nMdo smrflo nUM llHk qF keI vfr AuWTI ik KsmF nUM Kfvy ibrjU bfhmx, aYn curfhy ivwc BFzf BMn ky iewk vfrI qF ËYldfrI df Bfr hlkf kr dyvy. pr Pyr Auhdf aMdrlf hI AuhnUM ikvyN nf ikvyN moV idMdf, ‘kfhnUM awgf mfrnY isafxI DI df.’ pr nMdI, afpxI jyTfxI, hr kOr ËYldfrnI nfl do gwlF ËrUr krnIaF cfhuMdI sI. so iewk idn Ggrf pf ky Auh ËYldfrnI vl clI hI geI, “pYrIN pYnIaF byby.”
“sfeIN jIvy, bIr jIvy, dyh nroeI, buZ suhfgx…….” hr kOr ny buwlHF ivwc asIs buVbuVfeI, “pIVHI lY lY nMd kury!”
pIhVI AuWqy bihMidaF, aflf duaflf dyK ky, nMd kOr hOlI vfj ivwc bolI, “iek gwl krn afeI aF mYN qF……qYN nHIN kus suixaf byby?”
“nf bhU……!” hr kOr byby dIaF awKF awzIaF rih geIaF.
“dyK byby, guwsf qF nf krIN, jy duwK mMnIdY qFhI afh inkldI aY, afpF BfvyN ikvyN rhIey, pr DI jyhI qyrI, jyhI myrI…….”
hr kOr df kfljf Dwk Dwk krn lwgf, “lY ikqy do qF nHIN kmlIey.” Auhny ÉuÈk huMdy sMG ivcoN msIN afiKaf.
nMdI BfvyN ies gwl leI iqafr ho ky vI afeI sI ik jy suxky ËYldfrnI Aultf awgoN isr nUM afeI qF awj Auh vI cMgI qrHF AuhdI Coq JfV ky hI CwzygI. pr qF vI Auhny hOlI hOlI bol ky, apxwq Bry ZMg nfl, Byq vflI sfrI gwl, ijvyN Auhny suxI sI, sfrI, AuhnUM kih suxfeI.
hr kOr byby ny, suxidaF hI, isr df dupwtf lfh ky nMd kOr dy pYrF ivwc rwK idwqf, “myrI iewËq qyry pYrF ivc, dyKIN nMd kury, ipMz ivwc kUr kUr nf ho jfvy.”
nMdI smrflo dIaF awKF Br afeIaF, Auh iQVkI avfË ivwc bolI, ‘myry isr pfp nf cVHf byby, mYN kfhnUM kihxY iksy kol, myrf Gr qyry nfl nHIN mwcU. iewk qyry qfeIN cwl ky jrUr af geI.”
“myry kol cwl ky qUM jMm jMm af, afh qyry sfhmxy myrf DOlf Jftf, mnuwKF dy kMnIN gwl nf cVHy, qUM aMdr vV ky myry BfmyN sO iCwqr mfr lY.”
“aYN nf khu byby, aYN nf khu, mYN qF sfrI Aumr sIKF Auqy BuwjdI rhI aF, myrf idl jfxdY, ikMnf swl huMdY bdnfmI dy jIAUx df.”
“nMd kury, qUM bVI mYN CotI….” hr kOr dy buwlH kMbx lwgy.
“mfhF moTF `c kOx bVf Cotf byby.”
“nMd kury, asIN qyry nfl bVIaF kIqIaF!” hr kOr vrgf inmfxf awj koeI nhIN sI.
“qUM myrf ivsfh kr byby- qUM mYnUM afpxI jfx- bws, qUM mYnUM afpxI jfx…….” Bry gly nfl kihMidaF, nMdI, mUMh Auqy vg qurIaF pfxI dIaF GrflF pUMJx lwgI.
lwK rMjIaF dy huMidaF vI apxfey jfx leI qrsdI nMdo ny kdy ivsfhGfq nf kIqf. ivwco ivwc sulGdI gwl BfvyN sfry ipMz ivwc PYl cuwkI sI; pr aÈky ipMz dy, jo iksy ny vI DuKdI nUM hvf dyx df jqn kIqf hovy. hr iksy ny, vfh lgdI, ieh Byq afpxy kol sFiBaf hoieaf sI.