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mYˆ Aw KiVAwˆ hwˆ jYnI[

qyrI aus TMFI ryq ’qy

ij`Qy qyry ilKy Sbd DrqI ivc smw jwˆdy ny[

ij`Qy Swˆq smuMdr dIAwˆ lihrwˆ swgr dy aus pwroˆ Aw ky

myry pYrwˆ dIAwˆ auNglIAW cuMmdIAwˆ nyˆ[

A`j mYˆ pihlI vwr AslI izMdgI dw ie`k idn fu`bdw vyKdwˆ[

kwly pirMdy Awpxy grwˆ nUM jwˆdy mYnUM sMkyq kr rhy nyˆ[

Sihr lYpr trYpo, ij`Qy Asmwn dI ih`k nUM CUMhdIAwˆ iblifMgwˆ qy jvwnI dIAwˆ rMg rMgInIAwˆ nyˆ[ ij`Qy jdoˆ kudrq idl krdw auh vrKw krdI, br& dIAwˆ p`qIAwˆ igrwˆaudI ey qy grmI vrwauNdI ey[ie`Qy aunHW lokwˆ dI koeI AihmIAq nhIˆ ijMnwˆ kol ivhly smyˆ dw ^zwnw Amu`k hY[ hr koeI Awpxy Awpxy kMm ivc msrU& rihMdw hY[ Sihr dy ivcoN ivc jwˆdI rof ij`Qy lokwˆ dI gihmw gihmI hr pl mOjUd rihMdI[ keI bu`Fy mMgqy ie`Qy ATKylIAwˆ krdy[ rof qy ie`k kloiQMg stor ijs dy Q`ly ie`k AMfrgrwaNUf lwiebyRrI mOjUd hY[ mYˆ Awpxy lyKk im`qrW nwl mYˆ ie`Qy AwauNdw qy ilK ilK vrky Brdw[ kloiQMg stor dy swhmxy hI pwrk ivc ie`k byruzgwr nOjvwn ipAwno vjw ky idhwVI kmwauNdw[ keI vwr aus kol BIV Aw juVdI ijs nwl auh cMgI idhwVI kmwauNdw[ auh dy ipAwno dIAwˆ DunW myry kMnwˆ q`k phuMcx qoˆ pihlwˆ hI vwhnwˆ dy Sor ivc dm qoV idMdIAwˆ[ mYˆ jdoˆ vI auh dy v`l vyKdw auh hmySw ipAwno dIAwˆ Dunwˆ ivc gVMUd rihMdw[ qkrIbn myrw A`Dw idn ies lwiebyRrI ivc pVdy ilKdy guzrdw[ hor Anykwˆ lyKk ie`Qy AwauNdy[ jo myry vwˆg lyKkwˆ dI dOV ivc l`gy hoey sn[ nvyˆ i&kry , nvIAwˆ ilKqwˆ  iksy nwˆ iksy koloˆ au`fdIAwˆ- 2 iml jwˆdIAwˆ, ijMnwˆ ivc aunHW dI hI vifAweI GulI huMdI[ mYˆ A`k cu`ikAw sI ey sB qoˆ[ A`j myrw nwvl pUrw ho igAw so ieh mYˆ im. kYryivn nUM dyxw sI[ jo bhuq mShUr ‘dI sn Swien’ pbilSr dw mYnyjr sI[ jo hmySw cMgIAwˆ ikqwbwˆ hI Cwpdy qy ijMnwˆ dy lyKkwˆ nUM Qwˆ Qwˆ qy snmwinq kIqw jwˆdw[ lwiebyRrI ’c auhI ikqwbwˆ BirAw vwqwvrn[ k`uJ qbdIlI sI qwˆ ie`k! myrI roj vwlI jgHw , ij`Qy mYˆ bYTdw swˆ au`Qy ie`k in`kI kuVI bYTI sI[ ijhny gulwbI rMg dI Prwk pihnI sI[ auh qkrIbn 8-9 swl dI hoxI[ aus dIAW A`Kwˆ qy kwlI AYnk l`gI sI[ aus dy lwgy peI in`kI jI CVI ny pihlwˆ hI myrw aus nwl myrI pCwx krvw id`qI[ aus dy kol bYTw lwiebyRrIAn bu`Fw jOn, jo k`uJ ilK irhw sI[ auh bwˆhwˆ Klwr ky boldI[ mYˆ QoVw nzdIk igAw qwˆ jOn ny d`isAw auh in`kI b`cI jOn qoˆ Awp bol ky k`uJ ilKvw rhI sI[ KYr aus nMU AweI nUM kwPI smwˆ ho igAw so jOn ny mYnMU aus dy Gr C`f Awaux leI ikhw jo ausy dI bsqI ivc sI[ jo smuMdr iknwry sI[

“E jOn ! ieh kI nvwˆ pMgw shyV qw ? mYN Awpxy mn hI mn AwiKAw[”

AsIˆ qurdy gey[ sVk dy ie`k pwsV[

ies cu`p nUM qoVn leI AwiKr mYˆ aus b`cI nUM aus bwry pu`iCAw! aus ny Awpxw nwˆ jYnI d`isAw[ auh aus ipAwno vwly lVky dI in`kI BYx sI[ aunHW dw Gr jOn dI bsqI ivc hI sI[ ipCly h&qy aus dI mwˆ kYˆsr dI ibmwrI nwl ibsqry ivc hI dm qoV geI[ aus qoˆ bwAd AYln (jOn dI pqnI) auhdw iDAwn r`KdI[ A`j AYln AwˆtI vI l`kVwˆ lYx geI sI[ so AMkl jOn aus nMU Awpxy nwl lY Awey[ mYnMU aus dI nwzuk hwlq qy qrs AwieAw[ k`uJ hI pl jo bol myry mn c Awey sI mYˆ  aunHW qoˆ SrimMdw hoieAw [

myrw h`Q jYnI ny Gu`t ky PiVAw hoieAw sI[ ijhdw ivSvws isr& myry ies h`Q nwl v`Jw sI[ ip`CoN jdoˆ koeI vwhn koloˆ dI hwrn vjw ky ie`k dm lMGdw qwˆ aus dI G`utx dw dbwA v`D jwˆdw qy aus ny myry l`k duAwly AwpxI in`kI ijhI bwˆh vl leI[ mYˆ Awpxw h`Q aus dy moFy qy r`K ilAw, ijs nwl aus nMU qurn dy ivc QoVI byprvwhI iml jwvy[ qurdy-qurdy AsI smuMdr dy iknwry ’qy Aw phuMcy [ iknwry qoˆ QoVI hI dUr jOn AMkl dI bsqI sI[ ij`Qy mCyirAW dy in`ky in`ky Gr idsdy pey sI

mYˆ cu`p qoVI

“jYnI ! qUM lyKk bxnw cwhuMdI eyN?”

“hwˆ”!

“bhuq suMdr[ qUM jOn AMkl qoˆ kI ilKvw rhI sI?”

“mYˆ ? gIq!”

“gIq?”

“hW[”

“qYnUM Xwd Aw? qwˆ mYnUM vI suxw dy[”

“hwˆ[”

“Asmwn !

ipAwry Asmwn!!”

aus ny dovyˆ h`Q PYlw ky gwauxw SurU kIqw[ auhdI Awvwz gIq dy hr Sbd nwl iensw& krdI jwpdI[

“Asmwn! ipAwry Asmwn!

qUM ro, qUM ro

qyry b`dlwˆ dIAwˆ A`Kwˆ coN

moqI jwvx co[

qUM ro[ qMU ro[

qwˆ jo myry A`QrUAwˆ dI

nW hovy iksy nMU knsoA[

Asmwn E ipAwry Asmwn!”

jYnI dw ieh gIq lihrwˆ dy Sor nwl myl Kwˆdw myry idl ivc lih igAw[ myrI hYrwngI dI koeI sImw nhI sI[ mYnUM mihsUs hoieAw jYnI dw ey gIq ie`k qVwkydwr cpyV sI[ aunHW lyKkwˆ dIAwˆ ilKqwˆ ’qy jo cMd smyˆ ivc hI lyKk bxnw cwhMudy ny[ jo ilK idMdy ny JUT qy su`ky Gwh vrgy K`Kr-p`Kr Sbd qy ilKq ivc f`k idMdy nyˆ inrw JUTw[ auh! jo cwˆdI dIAwˆ iC`lVwˆ qy Suhrq dy nSy ’c k`uJ vI ilKx nUM iqAwr ho jwˆdy nyˆ Awpxw zmIr mwr ky[ AwpxI Bwvnw mwr ky[

“jdoˆ mINh vrHdw ey qwˆ mYˆ ieh gIq guxguxwauNdI hwˆ[ myrw mIˆh nUM vyKx dw bVw idl krdw[”  jYnI dy bol ny mYnUM hlUixAw[

“A`Cw?”

“myrI mwˆ mYnUM roj rwq khwxIAwˆ suxwauNdI[ cMn dIAwˆ qwirAwˆ dIAwˆ[ auh gIq suxwauNdI [ smuMdrwˆ dy[ mCyirAwˆ dy[ kwimAwˆ dy [ myry pwpw mYnUM AwzwdI dy gIq suxwauNdy[”

“qyry pwpw?”

myrI mMmw kihMdy Aw dyS dI vMf dOrwn ie`k jMgI hmly ’c auh ShId ho gey[ mMmw kihMdy sI mYnUM aunHW nUM Xwd kr ky roxw nhIˆ cwhIdw[ ikauNik ho skdw aus jMg c myry pwpw ijhy hor ikMny pwpw ShId hoey hoxgy[ mMmw kihMdy sI n&rq hmySw jMg krdI Aw[ qy jMg hmySw v`K krdI Aw swQoˆ k`uJ nwˆ k`uJ Koh ky lY jwˆdI Aw[ jd ik ipAwr hmySw joVdw[ ipAwr ivc hI ienswnIAq dI piv`qrw mOjUd huMdI Aw[

mYˆ lgwqwr tktkI lgw ky jYnI v`l vyKdw irhw[ socdw irhw jYnI dI mwˆ bwry ikMnI ^UbsUrq AOrq sI auh ^UbsUrq ivcwrwˆ vwlI[ mYˆ jYnI nwl hor g`lwˆ krnw cwhMudw sI[ mYˆ jYnI dw iDAwn auh dy iek`lypx qoˆ iDAwn htwauxw cwihAw[

jYnI! qYnUM pRmwqmw nwl nwrwzgI qwˆ nhI? ik auhny qYnUM dyKx SkqI nhIˆ id`qI?

“nhIˆ! iblkul nhIˆ[ myrI mMmw kihMdy sI BwvyN pRmwqmw ny mYnMU dyKx dI SkqI nhIˆ id`qI[ pr mYnUM mihsUs krn SkqI qwˆ id`qI[ mihkwˆ nUM suMGx leI qwjI hvw lYx leI suMdr n`k id`qw[ qurn iPrn, tihlx leI l`qwˆ id`qIAwˆ[ sohxy pYr id`qy[ cMgw bolx leI Awvwz id`qI[ pRmwqmw sdw sB nUM  soc ivcwr ky hI idMdw hY [ swnUM hmySw aus dw DMnvwdI hoxw cwhIdw hY[ ho skdw jo myrw kol mOjUd hY auh iksy hor kol nwˆ hovy[ jykr swnUM auh k`uJ nhIˆ vI idMdw qwˆ Swied Ajy AsIˆ aus dy hwx dy nhIˆ hoey[ jdoˆ pRmwqmw mYnMU dyKx dI SkqI dy dyvygw qwˆ mYˆ vrHdy mIˆh c Asmwn v`l mu`K kr ky aunHW bUMdwˆ nUM vyKwˆgI ky auh ik`Qoˆ AwauNdIAW ny[ aunHW nUM Awpxy h`Qwˆ c PV lvwˆgI[ smuMdr ivc ifgdIAW bUMdwˆ dw auh nzwrw dyKwˆgI[ ijhnUM mMmw kihMdy sI jdoˆ mIˆh vrHdw qwˆ smuMdr ivc BMbIrIAwˆ n`cdIAwˆ nyˆ[ mYˆ vyKwˆgI ky ikvyˆ ie`k bUMd c smwieAw smuMdr DrqI au`pr ikvyˆ DrqI qy Aw ivSdw[”

“zrUr jYnI[ AYdwˆ zrUr hoaU myrI ipAwrI lyiKkw[ iPr qUM iliKAw krIˆ[”

“mYˆ hux vI ilKdI Awˆ[”

ikvyˆ?

“mYnUM ilKx leI ie`k v`fw vrkw cwhIdw [ieh smuMdr dI ig`lI TMFI ryq vrgw[ieh ryq ij`Qy iek pgfMfI vrgI mYˆ lMmI sqr ilKdI jwvW[ ieh TMFI ryq hI myrI slyt ey [ kwZz dy Gyry c ilKx qoˆ mYˆ AsmrQ hwˆ [so mYˆ ivhly smyˆ ie`Qy Aw ky ig`lI ryq qy ilKdI Awˆ[ ig`lI ryq qy ilKxw mYnUM mMmw ny sKwieAw[ ies qy ilKy A`Krwˆ nUM CUh ky mYˆ aunHW dI suMdrqw dyKdI Awˆ[”

qurdy qurdy AsIˆ jYnI dI bsqI phuMc gey[ AwˆtI AYln jYnI nUM vyK ky swfy v`l vDI[ aus dw in`kw ijhw h`Q myrIAwˆ v`fIAwˆ auglwˆ nUM in`G dy irhw sI[mYˆ jYnI dw h`Q AwˆtI dy h`Q ivc dy id`qw[ qy mYˆ jYnI v`l Juk jYnI dI g`l nUM cuMimAw[ aus ny muskrw ky in`kIAwˆ bwˆhwˆ nwl mYnUM glv`kVI pw leI [

aus mlUk ijMdVI dIAwˆ koml g`lwˆ nwl myrw idl iKV au`iTAw[ mYˆ vwps muVdw auh nMU jwˆdI nUM vyKdw irhw[ auh dy qwˆby rMgy vwl lihrwˆ v`loˆ AwauNdI hvw nwl myldy[ qy auhdI pqlI in`kI ijhI n`k ijs au`qy v`fI kwlI AYnk itkI sI ny mYnUM cuMmx leI mjbUr kr id`qw [

auh vwps muVI “Alivdw im. Axjwx[ DMnvwd mYnUM ie`Qy q`k C`fx leI[”

“qyrw svwgq[ myry idl ivc myrI ipAwrI jYnI[”

mYˆ vwps AwieAw jOn dI aus lwiebyRrI ivc ij`Qy[ auhI pVHwkU vwqwvrn qy lyKkwˆ dIAwˆ byqukIAW ilKqwˆ dI sVHWd sI[

mYˆ nMgI klm qy Awpxy Bry vrky cu`ky[ ijMnwˆ ’c Suhrq K`tx dI bo AwauNdI sI[ mYˆ qurdw hwˆ aus rof qy ij`Qy jYnI nwl qurdw igAw sI aus dy Gr q`k[ ipAwno dIAwˆ DunW myry kMnwˆ co myldIAwˆ myry idl q`k jWdIAW[ A`j iehnwˆ ny Awpxw dm nhIˆ qoiVAw[ myrI cwl hvw dy myc dI ho geI[ mYˆ mihsUs krdwˆ pOxwˆ dI SUkx[ ie`k ipAwr dI lrj jo myry idl coˆ inkldI myry b`ulHW duAwly PYl geI[ ijs nwl ^uSI dw jvwrBwtw au`iTAw[ ie`k pl smwˆ ruk igAw smyˆ qoˆ pihlwˆ mYˆ qurdw jw irhwˆ[ myrI klm mYˆ iek mMgqy nUM PVw id`qI[ h`Q c PVy vrky mYˆ Asmwn v`l vgwh mwrdw hwˆ[ ieh jwx ky ik ilKx leI isr& klm , kwZzW qy is&wirSW dI loV nhIˆ pYˆdI[ loV pYˆdI Aw ie`k idl dI [ ijs dw KyqrPl smuMdr vwˆg byAMq hovy[ loV pYˆdI Aw aus qIjI A`K dI ijs dI idRStI dw Gyrw ivSwl hovy[ jo isr& jYnI kol jI[

mYˆ Aw KiVAwˆ hwˆ jYnI[ qyrI aus TMFI ryq qy ij`Qy qyry ilKy Sbd DrqI ivc smw jwˆdy ny[

ij`Qy Swˆq smuMdr dIAwˆ lihrwˆ swgr dy aus pwroˆ Aw ky myry pYrwˆ dIAwˆ auNglIAW cuMmdIAwˆ nyˆ[

A`j mYˆ pihlI vwr AslI izMdgI dw ie`k idn fu`bdw vyKdwˆ[

kwly pirMdy Awpxy grwˆ nUM jwˆdy mYnUM sMkyq kr rhy nyˆ[ k`lH ie`k nvwˆ idn Awvygw[ jo swnUM isKweygw nvwˆ k`uJ[