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“mYN, mYN suixAw hY qUM AgWh iksy pRoPYsr dy pw id`qI hY,

ies krky mYN Awpxw ivcwr kYNsl kr id`qw hY[”

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“sohxw kIqw, jo ivcwr bdl ilAw hY nhIN qW pqw nhIN

mYƒ Swied swrI aumr hI ieMqzwr krnw pYNdw[”

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“mYƒ vI, kuJ eydW hI l`gdw Aw, pr qUM ikvyN AweI sI?”



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Copyright Author

2012

author

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kwpI iv`c not krnw mYƒ bhuq cMgw l`gdw huMdw sI iek idn ieh kwgqW auqy

suxIAW suxweIAW g`lW not krnw myrI Awdq jhI bx geI sI ijs Awdq dw

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ik mYN kwpI au`qy suxIAW suxweIAW g`lW not krdw hW sgoN ies krky h`sdy

huMdy sn ik mYN hr roz jo vI KWdw pINdw sI auh vI AwpxI not bu`k iv`c not

kr lYNdw huMdw sI, byS`k myry hm-zmwqI myrI ies Awdq au`qy h`sdy jrUr sI

pr A`j myrI aus Awdq dw sdkw hI mYN kuJ ilK irhw hW[

jy kr iksy ƒ cMgy dosq iml jwx jW BwvyN iek hI dosq hovy jo cMgI

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ilKx leI hI ikEN iksy vI cMgy kMm iv`c A`gy vDx leI cMgy dosqW dw Aqy

cMgy mhOl dw Asr ienswn ƒ cMgy iÂwlW dw cMgI rihxI bihxI dw Aqy

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kwnyfw iv`c rlIz krdw irhw hY Aqy bhuq hI sulizAw hoieAw ienswn hox

dy nwl nwl bhuq hI hsmu`K suBwA dw mwlk hY ijs ny mYƒ bhuq hI auqSwh

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klw iv`c rihx dI duAw mMgdw hW, r`b kry dunIAW dy swry ienswn hI cMgy

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mYN eyQy iek hor S^SIAq dw nwm vI lYxw cwhWgw ijs ƒ mYN Awpxy

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kumwr, jo Awp vI iek lyKk ny Aqy ijMnw dIAW bhuq hI vDIAw kvIqwvW

dIAW bu`kW vI pVn leI imldIAW hn, fwktr ASok kumwr jI ny mYƒ


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bwkI hr ienswn dy Awpxy Awpxy dirStIkox huMdy hn hr cIz ƒ

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ilKygw ausƒ dunIAW dy swry ienswn hI psMd krn, ikEN ik ijs qrW pwxI

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sy km A`Dw iglws BirAw hoieAw qW hY Aqy kuJ lokI ieh A`Dw ikEN hY kih

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keIAW pihlUAW qoN jo swfy smwj iv`c, swfy DrmW dy au`cy nIvyN Aqy jwqW

pwqW dy vfIAW CotIAW dy ivqkry hyT, swfy smwj dy Aqy srkwrI mihkimAW

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zwq jW mjHb ƒ jW iksy au`cy nIvyN Drm ƒ nhIN mMndw sgoN Awpxy ipAwr dI

^wqr Awpxy duinAwvI mzHbW DrmW dI vI p®vwh nhIN krdw[ s`cw ipAwr

kdy vI iksy lwlc jW duinAwvI dOlqW ûs jwx dy froN iksy iksm dI p®vwh

krdw sgoN Awpxy ipAwr nwl bwAdy kIqy hoey invwaux leI AwpxI jwn dI

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s`c kr idKw id`qw ik hmySW s`cy ipAwr dI ij`q huMdI hY[ ijQy doN rUhW dw

AwpsI s`cw myl hovy EQy hI AslI Drm Aqy s`cw r`b huMdw hY[

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muMfw qW bhuq hI nyk bMdw sI iPr ieh aus nwl ik`dW ho skdw hY?, zYldwr

qW gurmuK bMdw Aw pr Awh Ehdy nwl bhuq lohVHw hoieAw ey, A`Cw beI r`bw

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iek tu`ty jhy sweIkl auqy bihMdy hoey r`Ky AmlI ny Awpxy Awp iv`c hI

r`b nwl g`lW krdy hoey ikhw sI jo sweIkl qy cVH ky nUrmihl dy Twxy v`l

c`ìLAw sI ieqlwh dyx leI aus hwdsy vwry jo A`j bwrdOlI ipMf iv`c vrq

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qy twkIAW l`gIAW vwly mYlHY kucYlHy jhy cwdry nUM dovW h`QW nwl &VHI srW dy

gyt iv`coN huMdw hoieAw pulIs cOkI dy gyt v`l dOVH quirAw sI[

“ kr lE iGE nUM BWfw, ieh svyry svyry swlw AmlI m`Qy l`g igAw

A`j qW r`b KYr kry [”

pihry auqy ^Vy sMqrI blrwm rwE ny Awpxy Awp nwl hI g`l krdy ny

ikhw sI[

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dIivAW vwlI rwq iehdy ipMf vI koeI cMd cVHw ky hI geI hoaU, ijhVw swlHw

svyry svyry inrxy kwlHzy mhW purSW dy drSx krn leI BMbIrI bixAw

dOiVHAw Aw irhw hY, bYltW k`s lE, Aw igAw l`wgy, swihb kho qW bUhw Kol

idAW? ”

nUrmihl dI srHW iv`c bxI hoeI cONkI dy l`gy hoey lohy dIAW sIKW dy bxy

hoey gyt iv`c dI bwhr v`l nUM Jwkdy hoey sMqrI blrwm rwE ny AMdr brwmdy

iv`c kursI au`qy bYTy AY`s, AY`c, E, v``l mUMh GumwauNdy hoey ny puiCAw sI, ipMf

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B`jw Aw irhw sI[

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vI ikqy izAwdw v^q pwieAw hoieAw ey, pihly muridAW swilHAW ny hwly

swfy h`f C`fy nhIN, au`qoN ieh swlHw iPr boqy vWgU mUMh auqwhW cu`kI quirAw

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mrn qoN bwAd vI nUrmihl dy Twxy qW kI sgoN nUrmihl dI srHW v`l nUM

Awaux qoN vI firAw krU[ ”

irSvq Aqy AwlsI dI pyNd cVHy “tU-ien-–vMn” AY`s, AY`c, E, ny

AwpxI pYNt au`qy l`gI hoeI bY`lt nUM cMgy GVHy ij`fI hoeI AwpxI gogV dy au`qy

cVwaux dI koiSs krdy hoey ny bwkI dy hvwldwrW nUM brdwr kIqw sI, ies

vyly r`Ky cONkIdwr dw ies qrW dOVy Awauxw AY`s, AY`c, E, nUM ifaUtI smyN

krdy Awrwm iv`c BMg pwauxw lìgAw sI[

“sr! drvwzw Kol dyvW jW auhnUM bwhr hI rukx leI khW?”

Twxy dy gyt iv`c AwpxI ifaUtI au`qy KVw sMqrI blrwm rwE Awpxy moFy

au`qy ltkdI srkwr vloN imlI hoeI bMdUk nUM TIk krdw hoieAw AY`s, AY`c,

E, qoN pu`C irhw sI, jo ik swhmxy brwmdy iv`c iek kursI au`qy Awp Aqy dUjI

kursI au`qy AwpxIAW tMgW r`KI AwpxIAW auNglHW iv`c &sweI hoeI bIVHI jo

iksy pwn vwly dI dukwn qoN ibnw pYsy idìqAW ilAWdI hoeI dy kS lw irhw

sI[

“ Awaux dy, Awaux dy pqMdr nUM, AwpW idvwlw vI qW mnwauxw ik

nhIN? ”

iFflH AY`s, AY`c, E, ny cONkI dw iKVHk Ku`lx qoN pihlW hI Awpxy h`Q

ivclI bIVI dy DuKdy toty ƒ Q`ly su`t ky Awpxy pYrIN pweI hoeI srkwrI ju`qI

dy qly nwl msl id`qw sI, bIVI qW ivcwrI cIz hI kI sI ies srkwrI ju`qI

dy Q`ly qW kihMdy khwauNidAW dIAW isrIAW msl ho jWdIAW hn qW iPr bIVI

kI cIz sI[ bIVI dy grm DUueyN ny AwlsI AY`s, AY`c, E, dy srIr AMdr Ûn


dw dOrw QoVw qyz kr id`qw sI[ cusq hoieAw Twxydwr Awpxy Awp ƒ sY```t PY`t

kr ky nvyN Aw rhy grwhk dw ieMqzwr krn lìgAw sI[

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AmlI ƒ puìCAw sI, jihVw sMqrI nwl A`K imlwey vgYr hI iksy AnpVH

minstr vWgU is`Dw drvwzy iv`coN dI AMdr lMG igAw sI[

“ su`K-sWd? su`K-sWd huMdI qW mYN Awpxy bylIAW kol bYT ky Du`p nw

syk irhw huMdw, mYN Qwxy kwhqoN AWaudw, g`l krqI bVHy………[ ”

r`Kw AmlI kwhlHI kwhlHI jWdw jWdw sMqrI blrwm rwE ƒ zvwb dy

igAw sI, Aqy sMqrI blrwm rwE gyt iv`c KVw r`Ky AmlI dI qor v`l dyK

ky Awpxy mUMh dy ivMgy is`Dy jhy fzwien bxwauNdw hoieAw Awpxy hI h`QW nwl

g`lW kr irhw sI[

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r`Ky AmlI ny brwmdy iv`c KVy AY`s, AY`c, E, dy kol phuMcdy hI QoVw

ijhw Q`ly ƒ Jukdy hoey brWfy dy bxy hoey iek kOlHy nwl dovyN h`Q lwauNdy hoey ny

ikhw sI[

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A`Cw d`s ikMny mry Aw? golHI c`lI jW bMb cìlAw ey ? ”

iFflH AY`s, AY`c, E, ny Awpxy iek h`Q iv`c pY`n GumwauNdy hoey r`Ky

AmlI dy cyhry au`qoN hwv Bwv pVHidAW mu`CW iv`c muskrwauNdy hoey puìCAw sI,

iFflH AYs-AYc-E nUM mihsUs hox l`g ipAw sI ijvyN ik nvIN jOb dw

kMtrYkt imlx l`gw hovy, ijvyN ky r`Kw AmlI aus leI lkSmI dy Awaux dw

sMkyq lY ky AwieAw hovy, iF`flH AY`s, AY`c, E, Swied idl hI idl iv`c ies

jOb qoN Awaux vwlI lkSmI dyvI dy hzwrW l`KW dI igxqI kr igAw sI,

Swied Eh imMtW sikMtW iv`c soc igAw sI ik jo k`Qocwhl ko`TI bnwauxI SurU

kIqI hoeI sI aus iv`c kuJ hor A`p-gryt krvw lvWgy, idl hI idl iv`c

Swied kih igAw sI ik huiSAwr purIey AY`s, AY`s, pI, nwloN vDIAw ko`TI

bx jwvygI, Eh idloN ûS sI pr auproN auproN r`Ky AmlI nUM AwpxI A&srI


dw rohb idKwauNdw pu`C irhw sI[

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swlHw koeI bMb hI PuìtAw ey[ ”

r`Kw AmlI duKI ijhw hoieAw ieqlwh dy irhw sI[

“ qW kI AmlIAw koeI tr`k mrUqI kwr au`qy cVH igAw? ”

Awpxy GVHy vrgy iF`f au`qy polw polw h`Q Pyrdy hoey AY`s, AY`c, E, ny

dubwrw puìCAw sI r`Ky AmlI qoN[

“ nhIN, nhIN hzUr, do qW AgnI dI Byty cVH gey ny, Aqy iek fMgrW

dy pYrW dI gyNd bx imitAw ey[ ”

r`Kw hwly d`s hI irhw sI ik iv`coN hI tok ky AY`s, AY`c, E, ny bVy grz

puxy nwl pu`C ilAw sI[

“ Eey bwkI dy do? ”

“ jI, jI auh l`gdw ey iek nwZ ny fMg id`qy[ ”

AY`s, AY`c, E, qoN QoVw ijhw ip`Cy ƒ iKskdy hoey r`Ky AmlI ny ikhw

sI[

“ Eey AmlIAw, qYƒ auhnw pMjW dI pihcwx hY ik auh kOx sn? ”

AY`s, AY`c, E, ny r`Ky qoN mrn vwilAW dI jwxkwrI iv`c puìCAw sI[

“ jI, jI hzUr, mYƒ pqw hY, myry Awpxy ipMf bwrdOlI dy hI qW hn swry

dy swry[ ”

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“ iskMdr, jgqwr j`gI, TrkI cwcw, muhMmd-^wn dI DI nUrW, Aqy

bwrdOlI dy zYldwr bljIq isEN dw ivckwrlw mUMfw mnpRIq isMG[ ”

r`Ky AmlI ny qrqIb bwr swry mrn vwilAW dy nwm ilKw id`qy sn

AY`s, AY`c, E, nwienswn isMG ƒ[

“ A`Cw, A`Cw, Awpxy zYldwr dw mUMfw vI mwirAw igAw ies hìqAw

kWf iv`c? ”

AY`s, AY`c, E, hux AwpxI A&srI dy lihzy iv`c kihMdw hoieAw

AwpxI kursI qoN au`T KVoieAw sI[


“hW srkwr jI, CyqIN CyqIN clo, bhuq lohVw hoieAw hY[ cMgI mrwsIAW

dI buVHI suBYdW eId vwly idn dI mrI Aw, swlHw roz hI iksy nw iksy ƒ

bulwvw Aw jWdw hY[”

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cONkI AMdr K`lW KMUiJAW coN Aw rhI mulwzmW dI Gusr musr dI Avwz ƒ suxn

dI koiSS krdw krdw kih irhw sI, jihVy mulwzm Swied idvwlI vwlI

rwq dy iek`Ty kIqy mwl dy Awps iv`c ih`sy pw rhy sn AY`s, AY`c, E, qoN corIN

corIN[

roz-nwmw mukMml kr ky Awpxy l`k duAwly bY`lt nwl lmkdy mwaUzr

qy h`Q Pyrdw hoieAw mulwzmW ƒ bulwx leI AvwzW mwrn l`g ipAw sI AY`s,

AY`c, E[

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AwieAw hY[ ”

AY`s, AY`c, E, dI BwrI Aqy frwauxI jhI Avwz srHW dy hr kmry iv`c

suxweI id`qI sI[ mulwzm Awpxy bOs dI Avwz sux ky kmirAW iv`coN ieMJ

bwhr inkly sn ijvyN Ku`f iv`c pwxI pwx krky cUhy Ku`f coN bwhr v`l ƒ B`jdy

ny[ plW iv`c hI drzn qoN v`D ispwhI rYfI ho ky hwzr ho gey sn[

“ c`l Eey swilHAw AmlIAw, qUM vI bYT g`fI iv`c[ ”

iek kpVy izAwdw Aqy srIr G`t vwly (jwxI qUq dI su`kI twhxI

vrgy ) ey, AyY`s, AweI, ny bwhr KVI mwtwfor v`l ƒ ieSwrw krky r`Ky dI

Dox au`qy D`Pw ijhw mwrdy hoey ny ikhw sI, mwtwfor vwlw ivcwrw hr roz dI

qrW iehnw swilHAW pqMdrW dI cONkI Brn AwpxI vwrI lwaux leI AwieAw

hoieAw sI[ vYsy qW srkwr ny pulIs vwilAW leI srkwrI jIpW id`qIAW

hoeIAW sn Aqy gfIAW iv`c pwaux leI qyl dw ^rcw qy g`fIAW clwaux

leI frweIvr vI r`Ky hoey huMdy hn, pr iPr vI ieh TwixAW vwly iksy pwsy

nUM vI jwx leI mwtwfor v`s stYNf qoN hI ilAwauNdy hn, mwtwfor vwilAW dI

mzbUrI ieh huMdI hY ik auh hr rUt qy ibnw prmYNt dy svwrIAW Fox dw kMm

krdy hn AwpxI rotI-rozI dw islislw zwrI r`Kx leI, ies krky auh


ijMny vI ibnw prmYNt qoN g`fIAW clwauNdy hn auh rzwmMdI nwl hI vwrI isr

nw cwhuMdy hoey vI iehnw pulIs vwly pqMdrW dI hwzrI Brn leI Aw jWdy

hn, jo pulIs vwlIAW g`fIAW leI srkwr vloN qyl dw ^rcw imldw hY aus

mwieAw nUM ieh ud hI buklH iv`c lY lYNdy hn Aqy jo frweIvr srkwr ny Twxy

dIAW g`fIAW clwaux leI r`Ky hoey huMdy hn auhnw qoN ieh Twxydwr Awpxy

GrW dw kMm krvwauNdy rihMdy hn Aqy auh srkwrI frweIvr AwpxI nOkrI

ûs jwx dy du`KoN ieh swrw kuJ krdy rihMdy hn[

“ c`l Eey, iehƒ qor vI hux AwpxI ku-l`gdI ƒ[”

mohrlI sIt au`qy bihMdy swr hI AY`s, AY`c, E, ny mwtwfor dy frweIvr

ƒ roAb ijhw JwVdy hoey ny ikhw sI, mwtwfor dIAW ijMnIAW sItW sn aus qoN

du`gxy ispwhI sxy r`Ky AmlI dy bYTy sn, r`Kw qW sItW dy ivcwly ispwhIAW

idAW bUtW au`qy hI bYT igAw sI, frweIvr ny g`fI ƒ srW iv`coN bwhr k`F ky

bweIpws qoN huMdy hoey bwrdOlI v`l jwx vwlI sVk qy cVHw ilAw sI[

“ c`l, iehƒ qorI vI c`l swlHI ƒ, d`b zrw iehdI kI`lI ƒ, ikauN

pYrW iv`c jwn nhIN? dyK ik`dW muklwvy AweI rMn vWgU ipAwr nwl pYr ƒ

d`bdw Aw ij`dW ikqy iehƒ du`K l`gdw huMdw[ ”

iek JulHsy jhy du`kI ku dy ispwhI ny mwtwfor dy frweIvr blkwr dI

iK`lI jhI auVwauNdy hoey ikhw sI Aqy blkwr mzbUrI dw mwirAw Awpxw

swrw gu`sw AMdro AMdr hI pI ky rih igAw sI[

“ kI g`l ho geI AmlIAw, A`j svyry-svyry? ”

auh su`kw ijhw, ey, AY`s, AweI, g`fI iv`c bYTw r`Ky qoN pu`C irhw sI[

“ AslI g`l dw qW phuMc ky pqw l`gUgw hzUr[ ”

r`Ky ny sItW dy ivcwly bYTy ny Awpxw mUMh auqWh ƒ krdy hoey ny ikhw

sI[

“kI qUM AmlIAw nklI g`l hI lY ky dOVw B`jw iPrdYN?”

iek mu`C-v`t ispwhI ny r`Ky v`l ƒ kOVw kOVw ijhw Jwkdy ny ikhw sI,

Aqy bwkI swry ispwhI ies g`l au`qy Thwkw lgw ky h`s pey sn[

“ mweI-bwp, mYN qW mry hoey dyKy, qy Aw ky srkwr ƒ d`s id`qw[ ”


r`Ky ny AwpxI s&weI iv`c ikhw sI[

“ qYƒ swilHAw ijaUNdy idsdy vI kdoN AW, jdoN vI Awaunw, v`s muridAW

dI ^br lY ky hI Awaunw qUM, l`gdY swry ielwky ƒ Kw`lI krvw ky swƒ Bu`Ky

mwrn dw ierwdw Aw iehdw, A`Cw hux ikMny mry ny? ”

iek cMgw nweIAW dI Jo`tI vrgw hvwdwr dlyr isMG boilAw sI[

“ jI znwb, pMj mr gey ny Aqy CyvW lw pqw hY[ ”

r`Ky ny aus moty hvwldwr v`l Awpxw mUMh Gumw ky ikhw sI[

“ E beI, Awpo AwpxI puzISn lY ky bYTo, ies dw mqlb hY ik Eho

dovyN (Avqwr isMG qwrI Aqy jgqwr isMG j`gI) ies eyrIey iv`c Aw gey

l`gdy ny, pMj mwr ky CyvyN ƒ Agvwh kr ilAw hoxw, nw s`c qusIN rwqIN Zlbw

ik`Qy krdy rhy? AYDr iehy bwrdwq ho geI[ ”

ies Twxy dw iek sB qoN purwxw ispwhI rwq dI ifaUtI vwly ispwhIAW

ƒ pu`C irhw sI[

“ bIAr Swp iv`c[ ”

iek bl`z jhy ispwhI ny bySrmI dw hw`sw h`sdy hoey ny zvwb id`qw sI,

Aqy bwkI swry ispwhI vI aus qrW dw hw`sw h`sx l`g pey sn, by i&kr

ivAwh jWdy mylH vwlw hw`sw[ r`Kw cu`p krky qW bYTw sI pr eyhy by vkqw

hw`sw sUlHW vWgU cu`B irhw sI r`Ky AmlI ƒ[

pr ivcwrw grIb kr vI qW kuJ nhIN sI skdw[

“ Eey rìKAw, qyrw vI koeI mr igAw iehnw iv`c? ”

iek hor ispwhI ny puìCAw sI r`Ky qoN[

“ jI nhIN[ ”

r`Ky ny nIvIN jhI pw ky jvwb id`qw sI[

“ iPr qUM, mUMh kwhqoN v`tI bYTYN mwmw, kuVI d`b ky AwieAW vWgU? ”

iek hor ispwhI boilAw sI[

“ Eey AmlIAw, ikhVy pwsy hoeI hY bwrdwq? ”

hux, ey, AYs, AweI ny jgHw vwry puìCAw sI r`Ky qoN[

“jI swihb, nihr dy ryl g`fI vwly pulH koly ny Eho isvy[ ”


r`Ky ny auhƒ dìsAw sI[

“ A`Cw-A`Cw, rylvy dy pulH kool? mYƒ pihlW hI S`k sI ik ies pulH qy

kdy nw kdy koeI bwrdwq zrUr hoaUgI, ies dw mqlb hY zrUr pulH lwgly

milHAW, JINifAW iv`c auh A`qvwdI luky hoey hoxgy[ ”

iek Awpxy Awp ƒ bhuq isAwxw smJx vwlw ispwhI kih irhw sI[

“ mYN ikAw, srkwr g`fI ieQy pulH dy lwgy hI rok lvo[”

r`Ky dy ies qrW kihx nwl swry ispwhI qurMq hrkq iv`c Aw gey sn,

mwtwfor ruk geI sI ryl dy pulH qoN pihlW hI nihr dI ptVHI au`qy, swry

ispwhI CwlHW mwr ky au`qry sn mwtwfor iv`coN, pulIs vwilAW dI nzr cwry

pwsy GuMmdI ryl dI ptVHI dy dUsry pwsy bxIAW mVHIAW qy jw rukI sI, r`Kw

AmlI pulIs pwrtI ƒ cVHdI v`l ƒ lY quirAw sI nihr dI ptVHI ptVHI

au`qy, Gtnw sYNsIAW dy isivAW iv`c GtI sI, yq ku Br dI QW ƒ ru`KW qy kMfy-

dwr JwVIAW ny Fk rìKAw sI F`kI vWgU, mVHIAW dy iek pwsy kuJ zgHw pD`rI

jhI peI sI aus QW qy iek Awdm k`d mVHI sI ijs dy pYrW iv`c peIAW sn

do lwSW, jmIn au`qy ivKrIAW hoeIAW rMg-brMgIAW vMgW Aqy iKlrI hoeI

miTAweI, ru`KW dIAW tihxIAW nwl ltkdy rMgIn rIbnw dy tu`kVy, iek lwS

dy h`Q iv`c mr cuìkAw lwS dy k`d brwbr lMbw nwZ, lwSW dI QoVI dUrI qy

ipAw sUhw lwl du`ptw, ieh sB kuJ dyK ky ieMJ l`gdw sI ijvyN ieQy ûSIAW

Aqy ZmIAW dy do suAMbr iek swQ hoey hox[

zYldwr ny sunyhw Byj ky nwQW dy fyry qoN mxI nwQ spyry ƒ bulw ilAw

sI, lwSW dy kol mry pey nwZ nUM dyKdy hI zYldwr ny Awpxy kwmy nUM nw`QW dy

fyry v`l duVHw id`qw sI qy kwmw Awpxy sweIkl qy hI mxI nwQ spyry nUM ibTw

ky lY AwieAw sI[ mxI nwQ ny AwauNdy swr hI auQy KVHy swry lokW nUM lwSW koloN

QoVHw QoVHw dUr ho ky KVHn leI kih id`qw sI Aqy Awp lwSW nUM BWpx l`g

ipAw sI[

“ zYldwr jI! ieh qW ikqy rwq dy hI mry l`gdy ny[ ”

mxI nwQ spyry ny dohW lwSW dIAW cMgI qrW nbzW tohx qoN bwAd iv`c

ikhw sI, mxI nwQ spyry dy mUMhoN ieh g`l sux ky auQy iek`Ty hoey lokI Awps


iv`c Gusr musr krn l`g pey sn, zYldwr muVH muVH ky Awpxy muMfy dI lwS

v`l jwx dI koiSS kr irhw sI pr aus dy Coty muMfy hrjIq Aqy kuJ hor lokW

ny ausƒ dohW bwhW qoN PVH ky sWiBAw hoieAw sI[ zYldwr dIAW A`KW A`gy aus

dI dunIAW dw iek isqwrw tu`tw ipAw sI Aqy auh kuJ vI nhIN sI kr skdw,

tu`ty hoey isqwry nUM h`Q q`k nhIN sI lgw skdw[

iek bzurg kih irhw sI[

“ zYldwrw, hONslw r`K, jo Bwxw vrqxw sI auh qW hux vrq igAw hY,

hoxI A`gy koeI zor vI qW nhI hY iksy dw, nwly lwSW qW zihr nwl nIlIAW

hoeIAW peIAW ny, iehnw ƒ CUhxw vI qW TIk nhIN hY, ieh qW kmilAw

im`tI dIAW FyrIAW hn hux, Aqy im`tI dy iv`c guAwcy lwl vI kdy iksy ƒ

vwps imly ny? iksy ny s`c hI qW ikhw hoieAw hY ik”

“ im`tI nw &rolH XogIAw,

kdy l`Bxy nw lwl guAwcy ”

“ hux r`b dw Bwxw im`Tw krky mMno[ “

“ kry krwvy Awpy Awip,

mwnus dyh dy kuJ nw hwQ ”

“ myrI mMnoN qW iehnw lwSW ƒ hux eyQoN hlwaux dI koiSS nw hI kirE

qW cMgw hovygw, ikEN ik hux iehnw nUM c`kx Q`lx dw koeI lwB nhIN, sgoN

iehnw nUM h`Q lwauxw vI qrnw^ is`D ho skdw hY, ies krky iehnw dw ieQy

hI ikirAw krm, sMskwr vgYrw kr idE [ ”

“ hy mwilk qUM hI qUM hYN[ ”

kihMdw hoieAw auQy l`gI BIVH iv`coN Awpxy iek h`Q nwl moFy au`qy

ltkdy sw&y dy lVH nwl AwpxIAW A`KW iv`coN vgdy hMJU pUMJdw hoieAw Aqy

dUjy h`Q PVHI hoeI so`tI dy shwry hOlHI hOlHI bwhr v`l ƒ qur ipAw sI qwieAw

iml^w isEN[

lwSW dw rMg hor gUVHw nIlw hoeI jw irhw sI Aqy dyKx vwilAW iv`c

kohrwm vD irhw sI lwSW ƒ dyK dyK ky, zYldwr bljIq isMG dy swry pRIvwr

dI hwlq bhuq hI qrsXog ho rhI sI, auhnw v`l dyK ky hr A`K hMJU kyrn


leI mzbUr ho ho jWdI, drdnwk, iksy iBAwnk, pr husIn supny vrgy s`c

dw nzwrw dyK ky[

“ puils Aw geI ey ipqw jI! ”

zYldwr dy dUsry lVky kuldIp isMG ny Awpxy ipqw ƒ ikhw sI[

“ iehnw dw eyQy hux koeI kMm nhIN irhw, iehnw ƒ kho vwps cly

jwx[ ”

zYldwr ny Awpxy bylI AY`s, AY`c, E, ƒ ijDr lwSW peIAW sn aus

pwsy v`l jWdy dyK ky ikhw sI, A`KW mUhry peI g`BrU pu`q dI lwS dyK ky mn

mr igAw sI zYldwr bljIq isMG dw[ auQy ie`kTI hoeI lokW dI BIV vwly

swry lokI ies hwdsy dI hkIkq dI vjw jwnx leI bhuq auqsk sn, cu`p

cwp KVy lokW dy hYrwn cyhry A`KW A`fI KVy sn iek dm Axif`Tw dirS dyK

ky, lwSW dy mu`F KVw ibt ibt Jwk irhw sI AY`s, AY`c, E, aus dI Drn vI

hlUxw Kw geI sI, pr ifaUtI vjoN auh KVw dyK irhw sI, zihr nwl Swh

nIlIAW hoeIAW lwSW iv`coN ikDry mhwqmw gWDI dy cihry vwly hry hry not

nzr nhIN Aw rhy sn, Aqy ibnw notW qoN zihr nwl m`Qw mwrnw ^qry qoN

^w`lI nhIN sI l`g irhw AY`s, AY`c, E, jskIrq isMG ƒ[

“ hW beI, ik`dW kuC ipAw nzr? ”

AY`s, AY`c, E, Awpxy lw`gy KVy ey, AY`s, AweI, qoN pu`C irhw sI[

“ sr, ieh dovyN qW XkInn ieQy lwgy mry pey swlHy s`p dw hI kwrw

l`gdw Aw, ieMJ l`gdw hY ik pihlW s`p ny iehnw nUM fMg mwirAw hoaU Aqy

iPr s`p nUM iehnw ny ”

ey, AY`s, AweI, Awpxy swihb ƒ d`s irhw sI[

“ A`Cw, iPr hux kI ivcwr hY? ”

AY`s, AY`c, E, ny Awpxy ey, AY`s, AweI, v`l A`K dw ieSwrw krdy hoey

puìCAw sI[

“ sr, mYN inptdW eyQy iehnw nwl bxwauNdw iehnw dw pMc-nwvW pr

qusIN lE r`Ky AmlI ƒ Awpxy nwl Aqy bwkI dy iqMnw nUM l`Bo, ikqy dUijAW

iqMnw dy qW s`p nhIN nw liVHAw hoxw…[ ”


ey, AY`s, AweI, pMc-nwvW bxwaux leI Awpxy h`QW iv`c &VHI klm

kwpI ƒ is`Dw pu`Tw krdy hoey AY`s, AY`c, E, ƒ kih irhw sI, Aqy AY`s, AY`c,

E, ƒ Awpxy jUnIAr A&sr dI ieh khI hoeI g`l jc geI sI Aqy Eh r`Ky

AmlI smyq A`DI ku drzn ispwhIAW ƒ Awpxy ip`Cy lweI qur ipAw sI

guzrW dy fyry v`l ƒ, ij`Qy dUsrI bwrdwq hoeI sI, ijs iv`c iqMn mry Aqy

cOQw lw pqw d`s irhw sI cONkIdwr r`Kw AmlI[

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ipCly swl dI dIvwlI vwly idn dI Swm sI qy ipMf bwrdOlI Alop

huMdw jw irhw sI dIvwlI dy dIivAW dI itm tmwauNdI roSnI iv`c, ptwiKAW

dw Sor Asmwn iv`c dUr dUr q`k gUMj irhw sI myGly b`dl vWgU Aqy AkwS

v`l aufdIAW AwqS-bwzIAW dy inkldy cMigAwiVAW dw rMgIn nzwrw AMbr

ƒ nvIN ivAwhI dulhn vWg iSMgwr irhw sI, ieMJ jwp irhw sI ijMvyN r`b ud

Asmwn iv`coN rMg-brMgy jugnUMAW dI vr^w kr irhw hovy idvwlI dI uSI iv`c

ipMf bwrdOlI au`qy, ipMf bwrdOlI dy hr Gr iv`coN KuSIAW dI uSbo Aw rhI sI

Aqy hwìsAW dIAW AwvwzW au`f rhIAW sn[

“ hy myry mwilk! qyrI ieh rMgIn rwq vwr vwr dyKx ƒ id`l krdw,

iesƒ ies kdr lMbI krdy ik ijMd mu`k jwvy pr qyrI ieh rwq kdy nw mu`ky[

”

ipMfoN qoN qkrIbn fyV ku iklomItr qy dUr zYldwr dy ^yqW iv`c l`gI

hoeI pwxI vwlI motr auqy bxwey hoey kmry dy mUhry bxy hoey pwxI vwly clHy dI

mOx au`qy KVw ipMf v`l ƒ q`kdw hoieAw r`b A`gy &irAwd kr irhw sI

mnpRIq, jo Swied r`b vI bhuq hI krIb ho ky sux igAw sI aus dI &irAwd

nUM, Aqy hor iksy ƒ pqw q`k vI nhIN sI lìgAw[

zYldwrW dw nOkr ( igMdo kwmw ) vI yqW vloN GuMmdw GuMmwauNdw motr v`l

Aw igAw sI, mnpRIq nUM auQy dyK ky mlkVHy jhy clHy dy lwgy d`bI hoeI Fyr

mwrkw Srwb dI boql pu`t ilAwieAw sI[

“ Aw beI CoitAw zYldwrw Awjw qUM vI mwVy jhy dMd iq`Ky kr lY


soixAW, idvwlI dI ûSI dugxI ho jwaUgI ”

igMdo kwmw doNh glwsIAW iv`c boql coN dwrU pwauNdw hoieAw mnpRIq ƒ

bulw irhw sI[

“ mYN qW nhIN pIxI, pr qUM pI ky c`l ipMf ƒ, mYN zrw Atk ky

AwvWgw[ ”

mnpRIq ny igMdo kwmy ƒ Gr jwx leI ikhw sI[

“ qUM hux eyQy g`Ty gùfxy AW AYs vyly jihVy Atk ky Awaux leI khI

jw irhw eyN? Awjw -Awjw aury, qy lw ly Gu`t qUM vI qy iPr c`lIey AwpW vI

ipMf ƒ, c`l ky AwpW vI cwr ptwKy ptUKy clw lvWgy[ ”

igMdo kwmy ny AwpxI bu`J û`J jhI dwVHI coN dwrU dy qupky jihVy zld

bwzI iv`c mUMhoN bwhr rih gey sn auhnw ƒ JwVdy hoey ny ikhw sI[

“ hOlHI hOlHI pI lY vìfAw nSeIAw, qyry koloN koeI ôhx qW nhIN nw

l`gw[ “

mnpRIq ny igMdo ƒ ikhw sI[

“ Xwr, kOVI bhuq hY shurI dI[ ”

igMdo kwmy ny g`l ƒ golH molH jhI krdy hoey ny ikhw sI[

“ Pyr qUM pINdw kwhqoN eyN ies ku-l`gdI nUM, jy kOVI hI l`gdI AY[ ”

mnpRIq ny hux igMdo kwmy ƒ pIx qoN vrzdy hoey ikhw sI[

“ Eh Xwr eyhI qW pqw nhIN l`gdw mYƒ, mYN kwhqoN pINdw AW eyhƒ,

pr eyhdy pIqy ibnw rUh vI qW swlHI KuS nhIN rihMdI, sUrj dyvqw dy kutIAw

c’vVn dw vylw hox dI dyr huMdI hY ik srIr nUM kuJ kuJ hox l`g jWdw hY,

swlHIAW AMg-AMg iv`c kuq-kuqwrIAW jhIAW inklx l`g pYNdIAW ny, A`gy

qUM Kud piVHAw iliKAw eyN, Awpy ihswb ikqwb bxw lY[ ”

igMdo ny kihMdy kihMdy AwpxI glwsI iPr Zlmy q`k Br leI sI[

“ vYlIAw qYƒ ieSk ho igAw l`gdw ies cMdrI Srwb dy srUr Bry

Sbwb dy nwl[ ”

mnpRIq ny igMdo dI duAwrw glHmy q`k BrI hoeI glwsI v`l dyKdy hoey

ikhw sI[


“ Eh ho igAw hoxY, pr ieh huMdw kI hY ieSk? ”

igMdo ny Anjwx ijhw bxdy hoey mnpRIq qoN puìCAw sI[

“ SrwbI ƒ Srwb nwl Aqy AwSk ƒ Sbwb nwl Aksr ho jWdY hY

ieSk, “

“ bwkI qYƒ d`sWgw AglI idvwlI ƒ, pr hux qUM c`l ky fMgrW ƒ kr

AMdr qy dIvwlI dyK[ ”

mnpRIq ny igMdo ƒ ipMf jwx leI ikhw sI, qy igMdo glwsI Kw`lI krky

ipMf v`l ƒ is`Dw ho quirAw sI, Aqy mnpRIq, ieSk vwry kuJ gux guxwauNdw

clHy dI mOx au`qy iek`lw KVw rih igAw sI, rylvy lweIn dy dUsry pwsy bxI

pIrW dI drgwh qy rozwnw dI qrW lwaUf spIkr au`qy iksy kbwl dI gweI

hoeI kbwlI dy bol mhOl dw mzwj iSMgwr rhy sn[

“ ikqy ieSk dw rog nw lw bYTIN,

izMd vKqW iv`c nw pw bYTIN ”

KUhI au`qy bxy motr vwly kmry dI kMD nwl Fwsxw lweI pwxI vwly clHy

dI mOx au`qy KVw pIrW dI drgwh v`l dyK irhw sI, sux irhw sI, ijvyN Dur

drgwhoN cyqwvnI Aw rhI hovy, ijvyN koeI dYvI-SkqI dI Avwz ieSk krn

qoN vrz rhI hovy mnpRIq ƒ[

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“ nUrW DIey! A`g nwl nhIN KyfIdw huMdw, A`g qy A`g ey, eyhdy nwl

kwhdw lwf[ ”

mu`CW qoN ibnw r`Ky hoey Kq smwn mYhMdI rMgI dwVHI vwlw muhMmd Kwn

AwpxI ieklOqI Aqy k`cy du`DW nwl pwlHI lwflI DI nUrW nUM vrz irhw sI,

ijhVI AwqSbwjI cVwaux leI Kw`lI boql PVHI C`pr AMdroN inklI sI,

ijaUNdI jwgHdI mSwl dI qrW husn dI Jlk, gorw gorw golH cyhrw, ib`lIAW

A`KW, guMdvW ijhw srIr, n`k iv`c lONg Aqy rMg brMgIAW vMgW nwl BrIAW

hoeIAW vIxIAW, jo vwr vwr koeI sMgIq ijhw CyV rhIAW sn, n`k iv`clw

lONg hnyry iv`c vI AwpxI krwmwq idKw irhw sI[


“hux v`s vI kr, ikqy C`pr ƒ A`g hI nw lw bYTIN DIey[”

muhMmd Kwn AwpxI DI nUrW ƒ smJw irhw sI[

“v`s ieh Aw^rI hI hY A`bU-jwn, hor hY vI nhIN[”

v`s Aw^rI v`s Aw^rI kihMdI hoeI nUrW ny AwiqS-bwjI nUM Kw`lI boql

iv`c KVHI krky aus dy plIqy ƒ A`g lgw id`qI sI, A`K dy Jm`ky iv`c hI

AwiqS-bwjI nzwrw v^yrdI hoeI AkwS dy Ku`ly ^lwA v`l au`fx l`gI sI,

Acwnk hI AkwS iv`c iek dVUkw ijhw ipAw Aqy cMgI BlI aupr cVHdI

AwiqS-bwjI KyrUM-KyrMU ho ky pqw nhIN ik`Qy ik`Qy jw ifgI sI[

“Kqm, Kqm, hW, hux d`s myry ipAwry A`bw-jwn kI kih irhw sI?”

dovyN h`Q JwVdI hoeI kol Aw ky FlHdI aumr dy rwhy pey muhMmd Kwn dI

bu`klH iv`c jw bVHI sI nUrW, AzIb hI AnMd huMdw hY bwbul dI bu`klH dw[

“A`bU! qMU s`c mu`c hI A`g qoN ieMnw ijAwdw frdYN, ijMnw qUM idsdW

eyN?”

nUrW Awpxy A`bU jwn qoN pu`C rhI sI[

“hW, hW DIey, mYN ies A`g qoN bhuq frdw hW, ies A`g ny hI myrI

zvwnI iv`c hI myry ijMdgI dy swQI nwloN joVHI qoV id`qI sI, AYsI hI iek

dIvwlI vwlI rwq dI A`g ny myrw h`sdw v`sdw Gr aujwVH ky r`K id`qw sI, jy

ieh A`g nw huMdI qW DIey, qyrI mW vI ijaUNdI huMdI Aqy Swied A`lHw dy &zl

nwl qyrw koeI BYx-Brw vI huMdw eys jhwn au`qy, A`g qoN bcjw jy bc huMdY,

ijs Gr iv`c A`g l`g jwvy auh Gr lu`t ho jWdw, sVH ky suAwh ho jWdw hY aus

Gr dw nwmoN-inSwn ies dunIAW qoN imt jWdw hY[”

muhMmd ^wn Awpxy izgr dy tukVHy Awpxy Aw^rI crwZ ƒ kwlHjy nwl

ieMJ Gu`t irhw sI ijvyN ik A`j A`g aus dI DI q`k phuMcx hI vwlI hovy,

AwlHxy iv`c pey botW ƒ ijvyN pMCI Awpxy KMbW Q`ly lko lYNdw hY auvyN hI muhMmd

Kwn AwpxI DI nUrW ƒ AwpxI bu`klH iv`c lko lYxw cwhuMdw sI, socdw sI

ikDry ieh nwdwn bot, bwz pMijAW dy D`ky hI nw cVH jwvy[

“jy qUM nw huMdI DIey, qW Swied A`j qyrw A`bw vI nw huMdw, Awpxy jIvn

swQI dy ivCoVy iv`c qV&-qV& ky kdoN dw mr mu`k igAw huMdw, DIey hux qW


qUM hI eyN myrw sB kuJ… sB kuJ[”

muhMmd ^wn gMBIr qW sI hI pr hux Bwvuk vI ho igAw sI, nw cwhuMdy

hoey vI aus dw mn Br AwieAw sI, A`KW iv`coN A`QrU tpk hI qury sn,

AwpxI DI qoN Awpxy A`QrU lukwx dI koiSS iv`c vwr vwr AwpxI lwflI DI

dw isr plHos irhw sI, pr nUrW cu`p cwp bwbul dI bu`klH iv`c peI sB kuJ

sux rhI sI, Swied auh smJdwr ho geI sI isAwxI ho geI sI, ieh ausnUM

jnm qoN hI jwxI zmWdrU ibrqI imlI hoeI sI jW Swied Gr dI izMmydwrI dw

Aihsws sI, jdoN qoN nUrW ny solHvyN vry iv`c pYr DirAw sI qW dunIAW dy

dsqUrW sbMDI vI jwgruk ho rhI sI, aus dI nvIN nvIN jvwnI nUM ies hMfI

hoeI dunIAW koloN ipAwr siqkwr dy in`G dI QW vihSq dI bdbU ijAwdw

AwauNdI sI[

“hy myry mOlW! myhr krIN myry au`qy Aqy myrI b`cI au`qy hr pl myhr

krIN…………myhr krIN[”

muhMmd ^wn Swied AMdro AMdrI A`lHw-qwlw A`gy &irAwd kr irhw

sI, AwpxI nwdwn b`cI nUM ies dunIAW dIAW cIl nzrW qoN bcw ky r`Kxw

cwhuMdw sI, muhMmd ^wn AwpxIAW so`cW iv`c mSrU& sI Aqy nUrW A`KW mIcI

Awpxy hI iKAwlW iv`c KoeI hoeI Awpxy bwbul dI god iv`c su`qy pey b`cy vWgU

ibnw iksy hrkq dy peI sI[

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h`Q iv`c so`tI &VHI nihr dI ptVHI qy KVHI nUrW dy kol dI lMGdw hoieAw

koeI sweIkl svwr

“qyrI ih`k qy mlHweIAW AweIAW,

nI k`cw du`D pIx vwlIey”

kih ky A`gy lMG igAw sI, pr nUrW dI qbIAq au`qy p`Qr au`qy pwxI

pwx vWg koeI Asr nhIN sI hoieAw aus rwhZIr dI iksy mSkrI dw, ikEN

ik Aijhy sVk romIEN qW pUrw pUrw idn nUrW dy A`gy ip`Cy BMUfW vWgU mMfrwauNdy

rihMdy sn, pr iehnw BUMfW iv`c mn dw mihrm-mIq koeI nhIN sI idsdw,


qy iPr iehnw BUMfW nwl kwhdI dosqI, kwhdw Xwrwnw, ijhnw dI iPqrq

iv`c isrP qy isr& by-vPweI hI Swiml huMdI hY, ies krky nUrW ny nw smJ

Awaux vwly SbdW ƒ smJx dI zrUrq vI nhIN sI smJI[

“hYlo fwrilMg, kdy kdweIN swfy nwl vI do g`lW kr ilAw kr “

iek pYr pulH dI bMnI au`qy r`K ky Awpxy sweIkl au`qy

bYTy ny hI Awpxw sweIkl rok ky pulH dy lw`gy nihr dI ptVHI au`qy KVI

nUrW nUM ikhw sI jgqwr ny[

sweIkl vwly dI g`l suxky vI AxsuxI krdI hoeI m`JW ƒ moVn leI

kuJ kihMdI kihMdI su`kI nihr dy iv`coN dI lMGdI hoeI dUjy pwsy inkl dUr qur

geI sI nUrW, Aqy jgqwr by Srm ijhw hoieAw qurI jWdI nUrW nUM dyK irhw

sI, auh qW Swied pqw nhIN ikMnw icr pulH au`qy KVHw nUrW nUM q`kdw rihMdw pr

kuJ rwhI pulH v`l ƒ AwauNdy vyK ky jgqwr vI auQoN sweIkl dI kI`lI d`b

qurdw bixAw sI[

jgqwr ny hwly juAwnI iv`c pYr rìKAw hI sI ik aus dy isr au`qoN aus

dy ipE dw swieAw au`T igAw sI, ijEN hI jgqwr dy isr qoN ipE dw swieAw

auìTAw qy jgqwr ny kuJ glq iÂ`wlW dy jo`tIdwrW nwl bYTxw au`Txw SurU

kr id`qw sI, aus dI mW qW pihlW hI GroN bwhr bhuq G`t inkldI sI, hux

qW isr dw sweIN hI nhIN irhw sI ijs krky aus ny Awpxy Awp nUM iek

iksm dw Awpxy Gr AMdr hI bMd kr ilAw sI aus nUM koeI ielm hI nhIN

sI ik aus dw ieko iek pu`q GroN bwhr kI gu`l iKlw irhw hY, iek idn

jgqwr dI mW vI ies &wnI dunIAW nUM C`f ky Awpxy ipAwry kol iksy dUsrI

dunIAW iv`c clI geI sI[ mW dy jwx ip`CoN qW jgqwr nUM iksy dw vI iblkul

fr nhIN sI irhw, bwg for iksy dy h`Q iv`c nw hox krky buirAW dI sMgq

iv`c rihx krky aus dIAW AwdqW bhuq ivgVH geIAW sn, hOlHI hOlHI aus ny

AwpxIAW burIAW AwdqW sdky Awpxy ipE dwdy dI swrI zmIn zwiedwq

AYS prsqI dI bIhI iv`coN dI lMGw C`fI sI[ Aqy isAwxy kihMdy hn ik by

zmInw j`t nhIN huMdw, pr jgqwr hux by-zmInw j`t ho igAw sI, Srwb Aqy

Sbwb vwlw ausdw SONk hwly vI nbwbW vwlw sI, ies Av`ly SOk dw krky hI


aus leI nUrW iek sun`Kw Sbwb bx geI sI, Aqy hux nUrW ƒ hwisl krnw

hI jgqwr leI iek mksd bxdw jw irhw sI, auh Awpxy mksd ƒ puirAW

krn leI hr auprwlw krn lìgAw sI, au`cI nIvIN nihr dy iknwirAW au`qy

dOVHI B`jI iPrdI nUrW dw husn hux Mzr bx ky jgqwr dy idl iv`c Dsdw jw

irhw sI[

“hwey nUrW!, qUM qy myrw r`b ho geI eyN, hux qyry qoN vgYr qW jIx dw mYN

soc vI nhIN skdw, s`c pu`CyN qW A`j qoN jIxw hY qW qyrI glHI iv`c bih ky

jIxw hY, qyry leI hI jIxw hY, qYnUM Awpxw bxw ky hI jIxw hY, jy qUM myrI ho

ky jIx dw nw soicAw qW A`g lw idAWgw qyrIAW glHIAW ƒ, iksy hor ƒ

qyrIAW glHIAW iv`coN dI lMGx nhIN dyxw, qUM myrI eyN qy isrP myrI eyN, r`b ny

qYƒ zmIn au`qy myry vwsqy hI pYdw kIqw hY, jy r`b qYnUM AsmwnoN Q`ly auqwr ky

ieQy ilAwieAw hY qW isrP myry leI hI myrIey hIrIey[”

jgqwr dy AMdr glq &ihmI Gr krn l`g peI sI, auh Awpxy Awp

hI nUrW dw mwlk bx bx bYTx l`g ipAw sI, auh bdo bdI dw AwSk bxdw

jw irhw sI nUrW dw, pr jgqwr nUM ieh g`l kihVw smJwauNdw ik muhMmd

Kwn dI DI nUrW leI qUM vI auhnw mMfrwauNdy hoey BUMfW iv`coN hI iek eyN[

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“Xwr iek g`l qW d`s mYnUM, qUM qy cMgw Blw rMgW dI dunIAW iv`c Kyfdw

huMdw sI, A`KW bMd krky vI aus kwdr dI bxweI hoeI kudrq idAW nzwirAW

nUM dIvwrW au`qy rMgW dy nUr iv`c rMg C`fdw sI, iPr hux kwhqoN m`Qw mwrn l`g

ipAW eyN kory kwgjW nwl? mYƒ qW aumId nhIN kory kwgjW iv`coN kuJ inkl

sky[”

mnpRIq ny Awpxy izgrI dosq suMdr ƒ, jo kdy pyNitMg dw kMm krdw

huMdw sI, kwpI dy pMny au`qy kuJ ilKdy nUM dyK ky ikhw sI[

“dunIAW bdl geI ey s`jxw, Aqy mYN vI bdl igAw hW, rMgW vwly

burSW ƒ C`f id`qw hY Aqy klm qy kwZd cu`k ley hn, dIvwrW au`qy lkIrW

iK`cxIAW C`f ky kwgzW kwpIAW au`qy lkIrW iK`cxIAW SurU kr id`qIAW hn,


mkbirAW, mszdW qy jwxw C`f id`qw hY qy k`KW dI ku`lI iv`c fyrw lw ilAw

hY, jwxI pYr c`kr mu`k igAw ey qy styz iml geI ey, s`jxw mihnq dw &lH

qW hr zgHw qy imldw hY, cwhy pyNitMg hovy jW rweIitMg hovy, ienswn dI

mihnq kIqI kdy bykwr nhIN jWdI, dyr svyr &lH jrUr imldw hY, nwly ieh

jo kudrq dI id`qI hoeI inAwmq hY ik iksy vI vwpry hoey jW A`gy jw ky

vwprn vwly hwdsy nUM jwxy Anjwxy koeI ilKx vwlw hI klm-bMd krdw hY,

ilKx vwlw qW isr& jwxy Axjwxy ilKdw hI hY pr keI lokI qW ies qrW

dI khwxI nUM jIA rhy huMdy hn pr auhnw nUM Awp ûd ies vwry kuJ pqw nhIN

huMdw, ies krky kudrq ny ieh sB kuJ ilKx leI iksy dUjy dy h`Q klm

kwZd &VHwey hoey huMdy hn, pr qYƒ iehnw g`lW dw kI pqw Aw BoilHAw

j`tw?”

suMdr ny Awpxy p`tW iv`c rìKAw hoieAw rizstr bMd krdy hoey mnpRIq

ƒ bYTx leI ieSwrw krdy hoey ny ikhw sI[

“qwhIN qW Xwr mYN qyry kol AwieAw hW, qYnUM pu`C irhw hW, kuJ mYƒ vI

d`s suixAw Ax suixAw, kuJ mYƒ vI qW pqw l`gy qUM kI ilKdw eyN?”

sMudr dy lwgy Gwh au`qy bYTdy hoey mnpRIq ny puìCAw sI[

“A`Cw, A`Cw! ies dw mqlb qUM vI ies pwsy v`l qurnw cwhuMdw eyN,

koeI g`l nhIN, jdoN ieh swrI khwxI ilK ho jwvygI qW qYƒ dy dyvWgw, qUM

Awpy hI pVH lvIN, qYƒ vI pqw l`g jwvygw, qUM vI jwx jwvyNgw ik mYN kI

ilKdw hW, jwxI ik kudrq ny myrI ifaUtI iks nUM hIro bnwaux dI lweI hoeI

hY ieh qW auh hI jwxy[”

suMdr ny zvwb id`qw sI[

“Xwr iek g`l d`s, qyry Grdy nhIN iKJdy qyry qoN, qUM jo swrw swrw idn

klm kwpI lY ky bYTw rihMdw eyN?”

mnpRIq pu`C irhw sI suMdr qoN[

“pihlW pihlW QoVHw bhuqw iKJdy huMdy sn, pr hux hOlHI hOlHI smJdwr

hoeI jWdy Aw, vYsy vI Ehnw nUM pqw hY ik mYN Ehnw dy khy qy ieh sB kuJ

C`fx vwlw qW nhIN hW, ies krky auh hux bhuqI d^l AMdwjI nhI krdy,


EdW qYnUM d`sW, bhuqw GridAW dy mgr vI nhIN l`gIdw, ikauN ik A`g dw

mwirAw qW bc skdw hY bMdw, pr Gr idAW dw mwirAw, Gr idAW dw

mwirAw kdy nhIN bc skdw, ies leI mYN AwpxI ijMdgI dw iek AsUl bxw

ilAw hY beI suxo sB dI, pr kro AwpxI[”

sMudr Awpxy kol bYTy mnpRIq nwl gu&q-gUh kr irhw sI, dovyN cMgy

gUVHy Xwr dosq ijEN sn, iek ipMf dy sn, auproN dohW dy imldy juldy ivcwr

hI auhnw dI gUVHI dosqI dw ADwr sn, Aqy A`j dI mulwkwq dohW dI dosqI

dw hI iek ih`sw sI[

“Xwr, ikvyN ilKdw rihnY swrw swrw idn nIvIN pweI?”

mnpRIq pu`C irhw sI Awpxy dosq suMdr qoN[

“klwkwr dI kwmXwbI, klwkwr dy ieSk qy inrBr krdI hY, ieh jo

klw hY ieh vI r`b dI hI dyx huMdI hY, ieh hr ienswn dy v`s iv`c nhIN huMdw

ik iksy vI klw nUM AwpxI mrzI nwl Apnw lvy jW klwkwr bx jwvy, hW

jy r`b ny ieh klw iksy nUM id`qI hoeI hY qW iPr jy kr auh klwkwr AwpxI

klw nwl idloN, qno, mno Aqy iemwndwrI nwl s`cw ieSk krdw hY jW

AwpxI lgn nwl aus klw dw DwrnI bxky klw dI pUjw krdw hY qW

kwmXwbI hr hwlq iv`c ausƒ imldI hY[”

klw dy ieSk vwry suMdr Awpxy dosq ƒ d`s irhw sI[

“Eh Xwr, ieh ieSk kI huMdw hY?”

mnpRIq, Anjwx ijhw bxky suMdr qoN pu`C irhw sI[

“ieh mnu`K dI AMdrUnI Bwvnw huMdI hY, mnu^ dy AMdr dw Aihsws huMdw

hY iek zjbwq huMdw hY jo aus ieSk dw pRqIk huMdw hY[ myry Xwr ieMz nhIN

smJyNgw qUM, jdoN ikqy pycw pY igAw ieSk nwl qyrw qW qUM ud hI smJ jWvyNgw

ik ieSk kI huMdw hY?[ mYN vI qyry vWgU im`tI iv`c im`tI hoey ny izMdgI dy keI

kImqI swl guAw id`qy sn pr h`Q p`ly kuJ nhIN ipAw[”

suMdr kih irhw sI[

koeI vkq sI jdoN suMdr dy dwVHI-mu`C hwly Pu`tdI hI sI ik aus dI A`K

vI iek lwgly ipMf dy pMfqW dI kuVI rMznw nwl lVH geI sI, rMznw vI suMdr


v`l nUM iK`cI geI sI, drAsl rMznw dw skUl ipMf bwrdOlI iv`c sI Aqy

auh hr roz sweIkl qy Awpxy skUl pVHn leI jwieAw krdI sI, ijs rwhy

rMznw skUly jWdI AwauNdI sI suMdr huxw dI jmIn vI ausy rwh qy sI Aqy

suMdr Aksr Awpxy KUh v`l jwx leI ausy rwh qoN hI lMiGAw krdw sI, auh

skUloN AwauNdw hI Awpxw ikqwbW vwlw QYlw Gr r`K ky AwpxI byby nUM jWdw

jWdw hI kih idMdw sI byby mYN KUh qy nUM cilAw hW kih ky auh GroN bwhr ho

jWdw sI, byby BwvyN ipiCEN auhnUM AvwzW mwrdI rihMdI sI pr suMdr qW jd

q`k GroN dUr aus rwh iv`c jw phuMcdw sI ijs rwhy rMznw ny sweIkl qy

lMGxw huMdw sI, ieh ieSk vI ikAw cIz hY? ijs iksy auqy vI Awpxy AmRq

dw iC`tw idMdw hY ausnUM ies dunIAW dIAW styzW qoN ikqy auprlI styz auqy lY

jWdw hY, AYsw hI iek iC`tw AmRq dw suMdr dI kwieAw au`qy vI pY igAw l`gdw

sI ijs krky auh vI ies dunIAW qoN dUr ApxI mihbUb rMznw dy rwhW Aqy

iÂ`wlW iv`c KoieAw rihMdw sI, Aqy auh vI rMznw dy ieSk iv`c dIvwnw

hoieAw rihMdw sI, pr ienHw BYVy dunIAW vwilAW ny suMdr Aqy rMznw ƒ iek

nhIN sI hox id`qw, iek idn suMdr dI rMznw ƒ koeI sYdw kwxw lY igAw sI[

hux suMdr bhuq hI krIb qoN dyKdw sI ies dunIAW ƒ, ieh jo j`g dI bwhrlI

AMdrUnI AslIAq hY iehƒ suMdr bhuq cMgI qrW nwl pihcwxdw sI, eysy

leI hI qW izMdgI ny suMdr ƒ iek klwkwr bxw id`qw sI Aqy aus dy Dur idl

coN jo klw auqpn huMdI sI auh ausƒ kory kwZjW dI ih`k au`qy auk`r idMdw sI[

“Xwr suMdrw! mYƒ vI kuJ d`s mYN kI krW?”

mnpRIq Awpxy dosq suMdr qoN sulwh pu`C irhw sI[

“jo mrzI kr………, myrw mqlb koeI hor kMm krnw cwhudYN? qyrw

mn vI myry vWgU KyqW dI im`tI qoN A`k igAw l`gdw hY?”

suMdr pu`C irhw sI[

“Ajy AìkAw qW nhIN, pr KyqI dw kMm………, swrw idn im`tI nwl

im`tI hoeI jwvo qy ………, eyhdy nwloN qW tr`k vgYrw dw kMm cMgw l`gdw[”

mnpRIq kih irhw sI suMdr ƒ[

“qYN kI lYxw, vYlI bwby bxky tr`kW qoN? Arwm nwl KyqI bwVI dw kMm


krI jw, vYsy KyqI nwl dI mOz vI ikqy nhIN imldI, ijQy mrzI GuMmo, kMm dw

kMm Aqy vyhly dy vyhly[”

mnpRIq ƒ smJw irhw sI suMdr[

“vyhly ik`Qy Brwvw, KyqI dy kMm iv`c nw idn nw rwq ƒ cYn, ieh

pqMdr swfy ibzlI mihkmy vwly vI kihVy ibzlI vkq nwl idMdy ny, jdoN

mrzI k`t lw C`fdy ny qy jdoN mrzI izAwdw voltz C`f ky lokW dy blv

itaUbW PUk C`fdy ny[”

kihMdw kihMdw au`T ky qur ipAw sI mnpRIq Awpxy KyqW v`l ƒ[

“Eey Xwr! imldw iglHdw irhw kr, dyK leIN mYN AwpxI ies khwxI

dw ‘jo hux ilK irhw hW’ hIro bxwvWgw qYƒ[”

kihMdy hoey rizstr iPr cu`k ky Awpxy p`tW au`qy r`K ilAw sI suMdr ny[

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sUrz fu`bdy nwl hI m`JW vwVy iv`c ilAw vwVIAW sn nUrW ny, muhMmd

Kwn ny vwVy dy iKVk kol hI so`tI jw PVI sI AwpxI DI nUrW dy h`QoN, imMtW

sikMtW iv`c swrIAW m`JW r`sy nwl n`Q C`fIAW sn nUrW ny, cVHdI zvwnI

hnyrI vWgU GuMmdI iPrdI sI swry vwVy iv`c, ieh qW hr roz dw kMm sI, suvHw

Swm hr roz dI qrW m`JW dIAW DwrW k`FxIAW Aqy du`D ƒ sMBwlxw krnw,

au`qoN cONky cu`ly dw kMm vI nUrW ƒ Kud hI qW krnw pYNdw sI, hr roz hI kwPI

rwq ho jWdI sI cu`lw-cONkw smytdI nUrW ƒ, Aqy muhMmd Kwn rwq dw Kwxw

Kwx qoN bwAd vwVy iv`c b`JIAW m`JW v`l gyVw mwr, vwps Aw ky Awpxy

ibsqry iv`c jw viVAw sI, nUrW hwly vI mihkW vKyrdI Awpxy roz dy Awhwr

ƒ smytx iv`c l`gI hoeI hOlHI hOlHI kuJ Awpxy Awp nwl g`lW kr rhI sI[

“hy r`bw! mYƒ Agly jnm iv`c gu`zrW dy Gr iv`c nw ByjIN, mYƒ kI

iksy hor kuVI ƒ vI gu`zrW dy Gr nw ByjIN[”

nUrW r`b nwl igly iSkvy krdI Awpxy ibsqry iv`c jw vVI sI, mMzy dy

lwgy pey dIvy-dwn au`qy blHdy dIvy dI roSnI iv`c mihqwb dI qrW BK irhw

sI nUrW dw zlwl BirAw mu`KVw[


“r`b nwl AYnI nrwzgI?”

Kys iv`c mMUh isr lpytI pey muhMmd Kwn ny AwpxI lwflI DI nUrW qoN

puìCAw sI[

“hor kI A`bU jwn, qVky qVky au`To Aqy A`DI rwq geI qy sONvoN, swrw

idn fMgrW nwl fMgr bxy rho, iksy idn vI pl Br dw cYn nhIN[”

nUrW Awpxy A`bw ƒ kih rhI sI[

“DIey, Awpxw guz`rW dw guzwrw vI qW m`JW qy hI inrBr huMdw hY, jy

fMgr kuJ izAwdw l`gdy ny qW kuJ m`JW byc idMdy hW, qYƒ kuJ AwswnI ho

jwvygI QoVy fMgr sWBx iv`c[”

muhMmd Kwn ny nUrW ƒ ikhw sI[

“nhIN, nhIN A`bU, myrw ieh mqlb nhI sI kihx dw[”

nUrW kih rhI sI[

“Pyr DIey, qYƒ kuJ nw kuJ qW prySwnI sihxI hI pvygI, ieh sB kuJ

qyrw hI qW hY, ijvyN qYƒ cMgw l`gdY qUM auNvyN kr lY, jy nihr dI ptVHI au`qy Aqy

KyqW iv`c Gwh nhI irhw qW fMgrW ƒ prwlHI pw idAw krIey hux?”

muhMmd Kwn pu`C irhw sI nUrW qoN[

“Ajy qW l`gdY, ik do ku h&qy hor inkl jwxgy nihr auqly Gwh

nwl[”

dIvy dI loA iv`c C`pr dI C`q v`l q`kdI nUrW kih rhI sI[

“qW vI, qyrI mrzI hY DIey, A`Cw hux sON jw rwq bhuq ho geI hY[”

muhMmd Kwn ny nUrW ƒ sOx leI ikhw sI[

“A`bU jwn!......,[

nUrW kuJ pu`Cx l`gI ruk geI sI[

“hW, hux kI hoieAw ey?”

A`bU ny puìCAw sI[

“kuC nhIN[”

nUrW ny ikhw sI[

“vyKIN, ikqy J`lI hI nw ho jwvIN blwey[”


A`bU kih irhw sI[

“A`bU jwn, J`lI kI huMdw hY?”

nUrW BolHy pn iv`c Awpxy A`bU qoN pu`C rhI sI[

“pqw nhI, mYƒ nINd AwauNdI hY Aqy qUM vI sON jw hux qy mYƒ vI sOx

dy[”

muhMmd Kwn ny AwpxI DI ƒ kihMdy hoey Awpxy mMzy auqy pey ny pwsw

bdl ky Awpxw mUMh dUjy pwsy v`l kr ilAw sI[

nUrW Awpxy mMzy qy ibsqry iv`c peI A`K lwauxw cwhuMdI sI, pr A`Ky

koeI cVHdw hI nhIN sI, sB gohy dIAW pw`QIAW hyTly BUMfW vrgy l`gdy sn,

pRvwny nhIN sn l`gdy[ hW, iek dy dUroN pRvwnw hox dw JwaulHw pYNdw sI pr

auh kdy krIb nhIN sI AwieAw, A`j nUrW dy iKAw`lW iv`c zYldwrW dy muMfy

mnpRIq dw Aks auBrn lìgAw sI, bwkIAW nwloN kuJ A`lg l`g irhw sI,

supinAW iv`c iP`t hox dy kwbl l`g irhw sI ausdw DuMdlw ijhw Aks,

iehnw iKAw`lW iv`c fu`bI nUrW ƒ pqw hI nw l`gw ik aus dI A`K kd l`g

geI sI[

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“Eey, AYQy kwìnAW iv`coN kuJ lVwauxw qYN, kI toldw iPrdYN slvwVH dy

bUìJAW iv`coN?”

mnpRIq ny Awpxy sweIkl ƒ rok ky nihr au`qy sVk vwly bxy pulH dI

bMnI au`qy iek pYr r`Kdy hoey ny pMmy qoN puìCAw sI, jo AwpxIAW m`JW cwrdw

iPrdw sI nihr dI pt`VHI qy[

“m`J vVH geI Xwr eyDr kqw`nw iv`c, pr qUM eyDr ikDr nUM AwieAW

eyN?”

pMmy ny kwìnAW iv`c ƒ Jwkdy hoey mnpRIq qoN puìCAw sI[

“v`s, EdyN hI iPrdw qurdw mYN Aw igAW ieDr ƒ[”

mnpRIq ny zvwb id`qw sI[

“l`gdY, qUM vI guzrI mgr hI AwieAw hoxY eyDr ƒ[”


pMmy ny puìCAw sI[

“Eey, jwx dy Brwvw, kihVI guzrI dI g`l krdYN qUM?”

mnpRIq ny hrwn ijhw ho ky pMmy qoN puìCAw sI[

“EhI Xwr, jihVI qYƒ aus idn idKwlHI sI gorI gorI, Ehnw dw

BeIAw kMm C`f ky clw igAw hY ies krky hux auh Awp hI m`JW cwrdI huMdI

hY[”

pMmy ny mnpRIq ƒ aus vwry jwxkwrI idMdy hoey ny ikhw sI[

“Eey, kI hoieAw ey aus guzrI ƒ?”

mnpRIq ny pMmy qoN moV ky puìCAw sI[

“Eh Xwr hoieAw qW kuC nhIN pr…………[”

pMmw kuJ kihMdw kihMdw cu`p ho igAw sI[

“Eey, jy hoieAw kuC nhIN qW g`l kI krn lìgAw sI qUM?”

mnpRIq, iPr pMmy qoN pu`C irhw sI[

“mYN qW, EdW hI kihMdw sI beI Swied qUM vI Ehdy krky hI eyDr ƒ

AwieAW hovyNgw, muMfy KuMfy vQyry iPrdy ny Ehdy mgr, Awpxy ipMf vwlw j`gI,

jdoN dyKo mIl p`Qr vWgU nihr ryl dy pu`lH qy KVw huMdY[”

pMmw kih irhw sI[

“Eho, hux qW nhIN idsdw[”

mnpRIq pu`C irhw sI[

“hwly huxy qW KVHw sI pulH qy[”

pMmw hYrwn jhIAW nzrW nwl ryl dy pulH kMnI Jwk irhw sI, pr j`gI

ikDry nzr nhIN sI pY irhw[

“Eh, Xwr EDr kuJ bIizAw qy nhI?”

m`JW dy ip`Cy qury jWdy pMmy ny mnpRIq qoN puìCAw sI[

“EDr, mUMgI bIzI hoeI Aw bYNsW dI[”

kihMdw hoieAw mnpRIq vI Awpxy sweIkl dy pYfl qy Bwr dy AgWh vD

igAw sI[


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“hwey, vyK lY ie`k vwr swfy v`l vI A`K cu`k ky, AsIN kihVy qyry gihxy

auqwr ley ny jihVw qUM swfy v`loN mu`K vìtAw hoieAw ey[”

j`gI, m`JW ip`Cy jWdI nUrW ƒ nihr dI ptVHI qy GyrI KVHw pu`C irhw

sI[

“Eey, g`l sux! mYƒ pwaux dI wqr kI kurbwn kr skdYN qUM? jwh jw

ky ikDry idhwVI d`pw kr, C`fdy myry ip`Cy vkq brbwd krnw, myry hwauky

BryNgw qW Bu`Kw mryNgw[”

nUrW smJw rhI sI m`lo m`lI bxdy jw rhy AwSk j`gI ƒ[

“Bu`Ky qW jrUr mr lYxw, pr qyrw ip`Cw mVHIAW q`k nhIN C`fxw, ieMnI

g`l lVH bMn leIN, AYvyN nw smJIN jwvIN mYƒ guzrIey, myrw nwm vI j`gI hY[”

“A`Cw, rWJw bx skyNgw myry leI?”

nUrW ny j`gI qoN puìCAw sI[

“jy qUM khyN qW, huxy hI bx jwvW hIrIey?”

j`gI, g`lIN bw`qIN rWJw bxn leI qW J`t p`t iqAwr sI[

“Awh lY, PVH so`tI qy cwr myrIAW m`JW, pihlW rWJw bx ky idKw, kMn

pVvw ky isr munvw, Aqy lokW qoN ie`tW p`Qr Kwh jy mYƒ hwisl krnw

cwhuMdYN, nhIN qW qUM kuJ vI nhIN eyN myry vwsqy[”

nUrW ny g`lIN g`lIN hI j`gI dI swrI AwSkI k`F C`fI sI[

“Awh kMnW, muMdrW dw kMm zrw AOKw ey, hor qW swry kwsy dw kMm niz`T

laUNgw[”

j`gI dy bo`lW iv`c iemiqhwn iv`coN &yl ho jwx dI sw& Jlk zwhr hox

l`g peI sI[

“AwieAw v`fw AwSk bxn[“

kihMdI hoeI nUrW AwpxIAW m`JW dw moVw krn qur geI sI Aqy qurI

jWdI dI nzr nihr dy pulH au`qy sweIkl leI KVy mnpRIq qy jw itkI sI[

“ies dw mqlb pMmw TIk hI kihMdw sI, pr AwpW kI lYxw dyxw


guzrI qoN?”

mnpRIq Awpxy Awp nwl g`lW krdw hoieAw sweIkl qy qur igAw sI,

qy j`gI iek`lw KVw rih igAw sI h`Q mlHdw nihr dI ptVHI auqy, pCqw

irhw sI, dOVH ky guzrI dy h`QoN so`tI nhIN sI PVH hoeI AwSk bx jwx leI,

id`l j`kW q`kW iv`c pY ky j`gI ƒ nw kwm AwSk bxw igAw sI, vkq j`gI dy

h`QoN KuMJ igAw sI[

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mnpRIq Awpxy Gr jw ky roz dy kwrobwr iv`c jw l`gw sI, brWfy iv`c

kI`lI au`qy tMgI hoeI sx dIAW ltW dI v`tI hoeI r`sI lY ky byhVy dy gyt v`l

ƒ quirAw hI sI ik ipiCÈN iksy ny DImI jhI Avwz iv`c ikhw sI[

“kIhdy n`Q pwaux dI iqAwrI ho rhI Aw?”

mnpRIq ny ipCy muVky qìkAw qW SwlU d`by pYrIN qurI Aw rhI sI auhdy

v`l nUMUM, SwlU guAWFI kirAwny dI dukwn vwilAW lwilAW dI kuVI sI, jo r`z

ky KubsUrq Aqy bhuq hI sohxy nYxW nkSW dI mwlk sI, jo Aksr hI Awny

bhwny mnpRIq nwl hw`sw mzwk krn leI smW tol lYNdI sI, hux kwlz iv`c

pVHdI sI[

“pwauxI qW qyry sI, pr hux……[”

kihMdw kihMdw mnpRIq cu`p ho igAw sI[

“nw, hux kI ho igAw, jy myry pwauxI sI[”

SwlU imnw ijhw hw`sw h`sdI hoeI pu`C rhI sI[

“mYN, mYN suixAw hY qUM AgWh iksy pRoPYsr dy pw id`qI hY, ies krky mYN

Awpxw ivcwr kYNsl kr id`qw hY[”

mnpRIq kih irhw sI[

“sohxw kIqw, jo ivcwr bdl ilAw hY nhIN qW pqw nhIN mYƒ Swied

swrI aumr hI ieMqzwr krnw pYNdw[”

SwlU mzwk iv`c mnpRIq ƒ kih rhI sI[

“mYƒ vI, kuJ eydW hI l`gdw Aw, pr qUM ikvyN AweI sI?”


mnpRIq pu`C irhw sI SwlU qoN[

“mYN, mYN qW isrP kwrf dyx AweI sI”[

“kwrf, kwhdw kwrf ilAweI eyN?”

mnpRIq ny puìCAw sI SwlU qoN[

“eyhdy ivAwh dw kwrf BwjI[”

mnpRIq dy pu`Cx qy SwlU nwloN pihlW hI hrjIq bol ipAw sI jo

mnpRIq dw Cotw Brw sI[

SwlU qW kwrf PVHw ky clI geI sI, pr mnpRIq ƒ A`j Acwnk hI

Awpxw kuJ Koh igAw mihsUs hox l`gw sI, idl dw iek konw Kw`lI Kw`lI

l`gx lìgAw sI, pr idl iv`c SwlU ƒ hwisl krn dI cwhq qW kdy pYdw

hoeI hI nhIN sI, pr qWvIN ausdy idl iv`c koeI h`l c`l jhI ho rhI sI, auh

A`j vkq qoN pihlW hI Awpxy bY`f rUm iv`c jw viVHAw sI, mnpRIq ƒ cYn

nhIN sI Aw irhw, kdy guzrI nUrW dy cyhry dy Awaux dw JwauLHw, kdy SwlU dw

jWdw cyhrw iKAwlW iv`c Btk irhw sI[

“nhIN, nhIN mwilkw, mYN zobn dI sUlHI nhIN cVHnw, mYN ieSk dy rwh

nhIN qurnw, nhIN mYN sUlHI nhIN cVHnw”

mnpRIq ƒ Awpxw AwdrS Xwd sI, Eh zobn dy p`ly pwaux qoN frdw

sI, pr frpok vI nhIN sI, mwilk dy A`gy qrly k`F irhw sI auh[

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qrkwlHW dw swrw kMm kwz mukw ky nUrW Awpxy A`bU dy mMzy dy lwgy pey

Awpxy mMzy qy ibsqr iv`c Aw bYTI sI,

“A`bU jwn, inkwh ikvyN huMdw hY?”

nUrW Awpxy A`bw qoN Acwnk hI inkwh vwry leI pu`Cx l`gI sI[

“qYƒ nhIN pqw?”

A`bU ny nUrW qoN puìCAw sI[

“mYnUM, pqw huMdw qW pu`CdI kwhqoN[”

nUrW kih rhI sI[


“qyrw ho cu`kw hY, qYƒ Xwd nhIN?”

A`bU ny nUrW ƒ zwd krWauNdy hoey puìCAw sI[

“nhIN, pr myrw inkwh kdoN ho igAw?”

nUrW qW iek dm qRb`k hI geI sI, Awpxy ibsqry iv`c bYTI hYrwnI

BrIAW nzrW nwl Awpxy A`bw dw cyhrw q`k rhI sI dIvy dI m`Dm jhI

roSnI iv`c[

“A`Cw, jy qYƒ Xwd hI nhIN qW d`sx dw kI lwB[”

A`bU kih irhw sI[

“iPr vI, kuJ qW pqw l`gy mYƒ vI[”

nUrW hkIkq jwnx leI auqwvlI ho rhI sI[

“qyrI AMmI, Awpxy BqIjy nwl qyry bcpn iv`c hI quhwfw dohW dw

klmw pVHw geI sI myrI gYr hwzrI iv`c[”

muhMmd Kwn dI iksy duKdI rZ au`qy h`Q rìKAw igAw sI, drd cyhry

au`qoN sw& Jlk quirAw sI[

“h`d ho geI ey A`bU-jwn, myrw inkwh ho cuìkAw Aqy mYƒ pqw vI nhIN

lìgAw, kI nwm hY ausdw?”

nUrW Awpxy A`bU qoN pu`C rhI sI[

“qUM, Bu`l jw Es ƒ, auh bhuq dUr hY, pUry bwrW swl ho gey hn aus ƒ

dyiKAW, auh hux q`k qyrI aumId au`qy QoVI bYTw hoxw[”

A`bU smJwx dI koiSS kr irhw sI DI nUrW nUM[

“Eh, myrI aumIdy nhIN bYTw hoxw?”

nUrW dy kuJ smJ nhIN sI pY irhw, idmwZ iv`c nvyN Ku`ly r`hisAW ny Kl

blI mcw id`qI sI, hwly huxy qW dIvwlI dI A`g vwlI Gtnw m`Dm hoeI sI[

“sON jw DIey hux”

muhMmd Kwn ny nUrW dy svwlW qoN KihVw Cfwaux leI AwpxI DI ƒ sONx

leI zor dyx dw Xqn kIqw sI, auh nhIN sI cwhuMdw ik su`ky hoey GwvW dy

KirMf KrUMdy jwx qy duAwrw iPr pihlW vwlIAW cIsW dI brdwSq sihxI

pvy[


“pr, A`bU qUM dìsAw nhIN ik inkwh ikvyN huMdw hY?”

nUrW ny iPr izd kIqI sI[

“jdoN qyrw hovygw, qW qUM Kud hI dyK lvIN[”

A`bU ny kih ky Awpxw mUMh KysI iv`c lko ilAw sI[

“qUM bhuq cMgw eyN A`bU-jwn[”

kih ky nUrW vI Awpxy iKA`wlW iv`c inkwh dw nkS bnwaux dI

AsPl koiSS krn l`g peI sI, inkwh dy klpink dOr iv`c SOhr dy Kw`lI

sQwn ƒ pUrw krn leI nUrW dw idl mnpRIq dw igryvwn pkVH ilAwieAw

sI[

“hW, ieh TIk hY, ieh myrw SOhr ho skdw hY[”

nUrW dy hoT Awp muhwry hI aucI dy ky bol gey sn[

“nUrW, nUrW DIey[”

kih ky A`bU iek dm mMzy auqoN au`T hI KVoqw sI[

“hW, A`bU jwn[”

kih ky nUrW Kud hI Srmw geI sI, nUrW ƒ AwpxI glqI dw Aihsws

ho igAw sI[

“DIey, kI hoieAw qYƒ? vyKIN DIey ikqy dunIAW dI iqlkx bwzI iv`c

iqlk ky gUMm hI nw ho jwvIN ikDry, jy kuC g`l hY qW d`sdy mYƒ, nhIN qy p`b

boc boc ky r`KIN, AgWh qUM Awp isAwxI eyN DIey[”

bwbul AwpxI DI ƒ nsIhq dy irhw sI[

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“qYƒ vyiKAW sbr nw Awvy,

Xwrw qyrw Gu`t Br lW[”

sweIkl qy rwhy rwhy AwauNdw mnpRIq iek gIq gux-guxw irhw sI[

“Aw hI igEN j`tw qUM vI, mYN vI eyho socdI sW ik swry ipMf dy AwSk

qW guzrI dI Adwlq iv`c pyS ho gey ny, pr qUM ik`Qy BuìlAw irhw hux q`k?”

m`JW ƒ rwhy h`kI jWdI nUrW sVkoN Q`ly lwh ky iek pYr Q`ly lw ky


sweIkl au`qy bYTy mnpRIq v`l mUMh Gumw ky swDwrn qOr qy pu`C rhI sI[

“ijMnI sohxI eyN, EnI iq`KI vI l`gdI eyN, pr mYƒ qW rwh cwhIdw hY

A`gy lMGx vwsqy, krIN zrw m`JW iek pwsy ƒ[”

mnpRIq kih irhw sI[

“Gu`t Brdw Brdw, rwh mMgx l`g ipAW eyN, qbIAq qW TIk hY

qyrI?”

nUrW ibnw iksy iJzk dy aus qoN pu`C geI sI[

“v`s, eynw ku hI SONk hY, izAwdw nhIN[”

mnpRIq ny zvwb idqw sI[

“iek vwrI, myry v`l vyK ky qW g`l kr cMdirAw, mYN qyry v`l vyK rhI

hW, qUM mYƒ myrw Awpxw ikauN l`gdw eyN?”

nUrW Bwbuk jhI ho au`TI sI, KuA`wbW dw Sihzwdw hkIkq dI dunIAW

iv`c aus dw hmrwhI ho igAw sI, Aqy mnpRIq vI sweIkl qoN auqr ky fMgrW

dy ip`Cy ip`Cy nUrW dy nwl pYdl c`l ipAw sI[

“ieSk ho igAw ey sohixAw, mYƒ qyry nwl, qUM A`K vI nhIN cu`kdw myry

v`l, kdoN q`k iehnw A`KW ƒ f`k ky r`KyNgw? jwh lMG jwh A`gy jy bhuqw

zldI iv`c eyN, mYN qYƒ iPr dyKx dI aufIk krWgI[”

nUrW kih rhI sI[

“nw, nw, ieh kMm nw krIN[”

mnpRIq ny J`t kih idqw sI[

“ikauN, ieh koeI Zunwh hY?”

nUrW ny puìCAw ilAw sI[

“nhIN, Zunwh qW nhIN, pr ies iv`coN hwisl kuC nhIN hoxw[”

mnpRIq ies ieSk SihnSwh dw gulwm nhIN sI bxnw cwhuMdw[

“qUM qW iPr, bMidAw s`c mu`c hI bu`DU eyN, kI auh swry byvkUP ny jihVy

svyr qoN Swm q`k Awny bhwny myry ip`Cy gyVHy mwrdy rihMdy ny? pr mYN qW qyrI ho

geI hW s`jxw[”

“qUM, mrvwvyNgI mYƒ ibn AweI qoN hI[”


mnpRIq kih irhw sI[

“mrnw qW, iek idn sB ny hI hY, iPr ikauN nw ieSk krky hI

mirAw jwvy[”

nUrW ibnw iksy Ô& qoN by iJzk bolI jw rhI sI[

“iPr vI, soc lY, ieh ieSk A`g dw dirAw huMdw hY, iehdy iv`c ijs

ny vI pYr DirAw hY auh ijaUNdw kdy nhIN priqAw, ikauN ûd ƒ qbwh krn

qy qulI hoeI eyN?”

nUrW ƒ ieSk dI AslIAq smJwx dI koiSS kr irhw sI mnpRIq[

“jwh vy j`tw, qUM vI Eho nhINEN l`gdYN, jo myrw pwZl id`l qyry vwry soc

irhw sI[”

nUrW ny ausƒ qwhnw ijhw mwrdI hoeI ny ikhw sI[

“mYN, mYN qW EhI hW jo qUM socdI eyN, pr qUM ies kmb^q ieSk ƒ su`qw

hI rihx dy, nhIN qy rw`qW ƒ au`T au`T nìsAw kryNgI, k`KW iv`c rulH jWvygI,

ieh cMdrw qW ivSIAr nwZ qoN vI zihrIlw huMdw hY, fMg jwaUgw, jwh Gr

muV jw, ieSk iv`c kuJ nhIN jy rìKAw, mYN hr jnm ieSk dI h`d qoN guzrnw

nhIN cwhuMdw[”

nUrW ƒ ieSk krn qoN vrz irhw sI mnpRIq[

“dsqUr qoV dyvyNgw ieSk dw?”

nUrW pu`C rhI sI[

“nhIN, dUr clw jWvWgw, ijQy iehnw A`KW ƒ qUM nzr nw Aw skyNgI[”

mnpRIq ny ikhw sI[

“iPr qW, frpok hovyNgw[”

nUrW kih rhI sI[

“nhIN, frpok nhIN, pr mYN iehnw A`KW ƒ f`k lvWgw, qyry v`l q`kx

nhIN dyvWgw[”

mnpRIq ny jvwb id`qw sI[

“d`s, A`j qweIN koeI f`k sikAw iehnw A`KW ƒ?”

nUrW ny ausqoN puìCAw sI[


“qUM vI nhIN f`k skyNgI iehnw ƒ?”

mnpRIq ny nUrW qoN puìCAw sI[

“nhIN, mYN vI nhIN f`k skWgI, ieh myry ieîqAwr qoN bwhr dI g`l

hY[”

nUrW AwpxI byvsI d`s rhI sI ausƒ[

“mYƒ l`gdY, guzrIey qUM zrUr koeI cMd cwVyNgI[”

mnpRIq ny imMnw ijhw hw`sw h`sdy hoey ny ikhw sI[

“cMd cwVnw vI, qy fobxw vI hux qyry h`Q iv`c hY s`jxw[”

nUrW ny swrw &Yslw mnpRIq auqy C`f id`qw sI[

“qUM, mYƒ vkq qoN pihlW hI iml geIN eyN guzrIey[”

mnpRIq kih irhw sI[

“jy, qUM khyN qW qur jwvW sdw leI? pr qUM ies dw jvwb nhIN dy

skyNgw, EQy isivAW iv`c iek mVHI hY, A`DI rwq pihr dy qVky ieMqzwr

krWgI mYN[”

nUrW ny Awpxw &Yslw suxw id`qw sI[

“nhIN, nhIN, mYN nhIN Aw skWgw[”

mnpRIq iek dm cONk hI qW auìTAw sI nUrW dy mUMhoN ieMqzwr dw sux ky[

“mYN, qYƒ Awaux leI nhIN kih rhI, isrP kih rhI hW[”

nUrW ieh kihMdI kihMdI m`JW ƒ moVn bhwny KyqW v`l ƒ ho qurI sI, qy

mnpRIq EQy KVw jWdI guzrI dI ip`T q`kdw rih igAw sI[ kwlI cuMnI, ic`tw

kuVqw qy kwlI slvwr pihnI auh ikMnI sohxI l`g rhI sI, iblkul vwirs-

Swh dI iksy hIr vrgI[

“mnw ikEN myry sbr ƒ lIkW lwaunw eyN? ruk jw ies rwh au`qy pYr

Drn qoN pihlW, AwSk nw ho jwvIN ies blw dy husn dw, Xwd kr kr

roieAw kryNgw, hwloN by-hwl ho jwvyNgw, jIaUxw muSkl ho jwvygw[”

mnpRIq Awpxy mn ƒ vrzdw hoieAw jogI huxw dw iliKAw hoieAw

iek gIq

“iehnw rwhW qy c`lIN nw s`jxw,


ieSk nwZ fMg jwaUgw[

qyrw ijMdgI leI h`s-h`s jIxw,

Koh hMJUAW dy sMg jwaugw[

gux guxwauNdw hoieAw Awpxy KyqW v`l ƒ ho quirAw sI[

*****

“mYN ikAw, iv`c nw viVAw kro, b`tW bMinAW qoN hI ki`FAw kro[”

Kyq dI v`t qy KVw mnpRIq kxk iv`coN p`Ty k`F rhIAW pìTAW vwlIAW

ƒ kih irhw sI[

“mYN qW idErw iv`coN hI k`Fxy AW, ihMmq hY qW bwhoN PVHky bwhr k`F

dy[”

dOly dI noONh “kmo” nYx nkS iq`Ky, nzr nSIlI nwl mnpRIq v`l

q`kdI hoeI zvwb dy rhI sI[

“quhwfw vI, Awvw aUqx l`g ipAw? c`ldy Bly AW eyQoN vI, qUM BwbI,

iv`coN k`F jW bwhroN, mYN nhIN muV ky kihMdw[”

mnpRIq, v`ty v`ty motr v`l ƒ qur ipAw sI[

“nwly BwbI kihnY, nwly mu`K moVdYN[”

kmoN ny JolHI iv`c ru`g mYny dw pwauNdI hoeI ny qury jWdy mnpRIq dI ip`T

q`kdy hoey ikhw sI[

ivAwh dI vrHy gMF mnwaux qoN pihloN hI mwhI m`ky jw bYTw sI, kmoN dw

Grvwlw Arb iv`c sI ipCly do sw`lW qoN[

“isAwxy kihMdy ny, znwnI ƒ eyDr EDr mUMh nhIN mwrnw cwhIdw

ivAwh qoN bwAd[”

mnpRIq, jWdw jWdw kmoN ƒ kih irhw sI[

“ijhdy mUhry urlI hI nw hovy, Ehnw dy vwry kI kihMdy ny qyry isAwxy?

isAwixAW ny Awp qW Kwh K`t ilAw huMdw, qy dUsry iehnw qoN zr nhIN huMdy,

vyhly mMzy qoVdy g`lW krdy rihMdy ny, jy qUM Br zvwnI iv`c isAwixAW mgr

l`g igAw qW isAwxw ho ky JUuryNgw, Awpxy Awp ƒ dyK dyK ky mor vWgU[”


kmoN hyTW nhIN sI, KyqW dI Ku`lI hvw dw kwPI Asr sI kmoN au`qy[

“muV ky Awaunw mYN[”

mnpRIq ny ijvyN pìTAW vwlIAW qoN Awpxw KihVw Cfwaux leI hI

ikhw sI[

“igAw nhIN koeI muiVAw[”

kmoN nhIN sI cwhuMdI ik j`t su`kw hI inkl jwvy[

“iPr, myrI aufIk vI nw krIN[”

kihMdw kihMdw mnpRIq Awpxw rsqw nwp igAw sI, qy kmoN nIJ lweI

ieMz q`k rhI sI, ijvyN Eh jWdy zwm ƒ ieko fIk lw ky pI jwxw cwhuMdI hovy[

“ibn mwhI ikvyN mYN A`K lwvW,

rw`qW dI myrI nINd au`f geI”

idl smJy nw ikMJ smJwvW,

rw`qW dI myrI nINd au`f geI”

pIrW dI drgwh qy v`jdy lwauf spIkr au`qy jogI horW dI ilKI hoeI

iek kbwlI dy bol iksy kbwl dI Avwz rwhIN swrI iPdw iv`c imSrI bx

GulH rhy sn[

*****

kwlI hnyrI rwq iv`c bUMdw bWdI hox l`g peI sI, TMfI Twr hvw dy JONky

rUh q`k ƒ Twrdy jWdy sn, zmIn auqy iqlkx jhI ho rhI sI[

“sMBl ky, kdm pu`t DIey, iqlkx bhuq hY, pYr nw iqlk jwvy[”

muhMmd ^wn C`pr dy drvwzy iv`c KVw bwhr bwVy iv`c m`JW ƒ rìsAW

nwl nUVdI AwpxI DI nUrW ƒ kih irhw sI[

“lY, AYvyN pYr iqlk jUgw ibnw pu`Cy d`sy…?”

kihMdI kihMdI nUrW s`cIN mu`cIN hI iqlk ky DV`m krky zmIn auqy ifg

peI sI, qy muhMmd wn iKV iKVw ky h`s ipAw sI DI v`l dyK ky, nUrW dy swry

kpVy ilbV gey sn[

“s`t qy nhIN l`gI DIey?”


nUrW dw A`bU nUrW qoN pu`C irhw sI[

“nhIN, Ajy qW bc geI hW AbU[”

nUrW ny nIvIN jhI pw ky hOlHI jhI ikhw sI[

“mYN, iesy krky hI kihMdw rihMdw hW ik ingHw Awpxy pYrW qy rìKAw

kr, aupr nw cu`kIN, nhIN qy kdy izAwdw s`t l`g geI qW mYƒ vI ibpqw

pwvyNgI[”

bwbul AwpxI DI ƒ isìKAw dy irhw sI iek mW vWgU[

“hux qy, jo hoxw sI ho igAw ey A`bU-jwn[”

nUrW au`T ky Awpxy ilbVy hoey kpVy vyKdI vyKdI nlHky v`l ƒ qur peI

sI mINh pYNdy iv`c, vr^w dIAW bUMdW nUrW dIAW zulPW qoN iqlk iqlk ky

DrqI au`qy ifg rhIAW sn Sbnm dy moqI bx bx ky[

“CyqIN kr, ig`ly kpVy lwh ky su`ky kpVy pihn ky ibsqry iv`c vVH jw,

nhIN qy TMf l`g jwvygI[”

muhMmd ^wn AwpxI DI nUrW ƒ kih irhw sI[

muhMmd wn rwq ƒ sOx qoN pihlW Aksr kurwn-SrI& coN kuJ AwieqW

Xwd &rmwauNdw huMdw sI[

“A`bU-jwn! kI rwq isr& sOx leI hI bxI hY?”

nUrW ny Awpxy A`bU qoN BolHy pn iv`c puìCAw sI[

“hW, pr qUM ikauN pu`C rhIN eyN?”

A`bU ny vwps nUrW qoN puìCAw sI[

“mYN, soc rhI hW………………[”

nUrW kuJ boldI boldI cu`p ho geI sI[

“qYƒ, kwhdI soc Awaux l`g peI?”

muhMmd ^wn AwpxI DI nUrW qoN pu`C irhw sI[

“A`bU-jwn……………[”

nUrW dy bol bhuq gMBIr jhy ho rhy sn[

“hW, hW, d`s kI g`l ey DIey?”

muhMmd ^wn pu`C irhw sI nUrW qoN[


“qUM, bhuq cMgw eyN bwbulw[”

AwKdy hoey nUrW ny dIvy dI loA m`Dm kr id`qI sI, qy muhMmd ^wn

rzweI iv`c mUMh lkoeI h`s irhw sI, hw`sw nINd iv`c bdldw jw irhw sI,

drvwzy dw kuMfw Ku`lw rih igAw sI, qy mwlk sON igAw sI Aqy cor jwg pey

sn[

*****

“su`qw nhIN Ajy BwjI?”

hrjIq ny Awpxy ibsqry iv`c lyt ky ikqwb pVHdy hoey Awpxy vVy Brw

mnpRIq ƒ puìCAw sI[

“mYN, qyry sOx dI aufIk kr irhw hW[”

mnpRIq ny ikhw sI[

“s`c BwjI, mYN ie`k g`l qW d`sxI hI Bu`l igAw, ic`TI AweI hY mwmw

jI dI knyfy qoN, qyrw vI iliKAw hY[”

“kI iliKAw hY myrw?”

mnpRIq ny ibsqry iv`c pey pw`sw bdldy hoey ny hrjIq qoN puìCAw sI[

“EhI, kMg sw`bU vwlI kuVI dI g`l, jyhdy nwl qyrw……[”

“cu`p krjw, mYƒ sOx dy Xwr[”

mnpRIq ny Awpxy Coty Brw dI g`l A`D ivcoN hI tok id`qI sI[

“hux, gu&q-gUh bMd kr, Aqy pVHn v`l iDAwn dy, pVH lY jy cwr

klwsW pVH skdYN qy, nhIN qy myry vWgU im`tI iv`c im`tI vWgU hI rulyNgw, smJ

igAW ik nhIN?”

mnpRIq ny Awpxy Coty Brw ƒ nsIhq krdy hoey ikhw sI[

“E ky, E ky BwjI jI[”

hrjIq ikqwb pVHdw pVHdw kih irhw sI[

mnpRIq Awpxy Coty Brw dy sOx dw ieMqzwr krdw soc irhw sI, iKA`wlW

dw qwz nUrW dy isr sI, guzrI id`l-ey-idmwZ dI mlkW bxdI jw rhI sI,

kdy Eh Awpxy iÂ`wlW dy ivprIq dOVHdw sI, dOVHdw dOVHdw Q`k ky ifg pYNdw


sI mUDy mUMh, pr guzrI dw iÂwl jm vWg mUhry VHw huMdw sI, mnpRIq, husn

dy c`kr ivaU iv`c &s igAw sI, aus pl ƒ kos irhw sI A`j q`k, ijs pl

aus dIAW A`KW l`g geIAW sn, qy nzrW nwl nzrW tkrwA geIAW sn aus

zobn dI blw nwl, blw A`KW rwhIN ktwr bx ky sIny iv`c au`qr geI sI, qy

hux hr pl ktwr dI cuBn jhI mihsUs hox l`gI sI, ieSk ny mnpRIq au`qy

dw`bw pw ilAw sI, Eh AwSk hox lìgAw sI, ieSk dI cwdr lkoeI jw rhI

sI ausƒ, Eh cwdr ƒ lwh lwh su`tdw sI, pr cwdr iPr vI nhIN l`QI sI,

hW, rzweI jrUr l`Q geI sI cyhry qoN, drvwzw u`lw sI, Aqy bwhr vwrS dI

JVHI l`gI hoeI sI[

*****

brswqI rwq iv`c do pYr kMD t`p ky ijaUNdy jI mswxw v`l ƒ ho qury sn,

muhMmd ^wn dy au`cy au`cy GrwVHy lw pRvwh hoey aus vkq q`k nUrW ƒ suxdy rhy

sn, jd q`k Eh m`JW vwlw vwVw t`p ky ^yqW iv`c dI ho qurI sI, hux qy nUrW

A`Dw mIl ryl dI ptVI v`l ƒ dUr inkl geI sI, Swied Swm dy ivCVy sUrj

ƒ A`DI rwqy tolx qur peI sI JìlAW dI qrW Awpxy hoS-E-hbwS guAw ky,

DuKdy-sulHgdy bdn au`qy T`FIAW kxIAW ifg ifg ky in`GIAW hoeI jw rhIAW

sn, nihr dw iknwrw, Gu`p hnyrw Aqy vwirS dI irm iJm, au`qoN TMfI hvw dy

JONky iek Azb nzwrw hI qW sI, jdoN Asmwnw qoN cmkdI ibjlI dI lSkor

pYNdI sI qW “nUrW” s&Yd kpiVAW iv`c ieMJ l`gdI sI ijvyN iksy hor hI

dunIAW dI prI hovy, ijvyN ik kudrq ny aus nUM iksy ^ws hI kMm leI

bxwieAw hovy, nUrW Awpxy pYrW nUM bhuq hI sMBl sMBl ky DrdI sI pr pYr

iPr vI ijvyN iqlkdy jw rhy sn[

“muAw& kr dyvIN, A`bU-jwn, mYnUM muAw& kr dyvIN myry ipAwry A`bU-

jwn, mYN s`c mu`c hI iqlkdI jw rhI hW, qy qUM myry bwbulw Bu`l jwvIN mYnUM A`j

vWgU hI…, ijvyN sB kuJ Bu`l ky sON igEN eyN[ myrw sWeIN qy koeI hor ho igAw

ey, pr qUM myry bwbulw, bwbul hI rhIN hux[”

nUrW Awpxy Awp iv`c hI buVH buVHw rhI sI mVHIAW v`l nUM jWdI hoeI[


“Aw geI qUM, tlHI nhIN iPr qUM?”

sMuny kbr sqwn iv`coN ie`k Avwz gUMjI sI, Aqy pl dy Jmky iv`c hI

auh nUrW dy swhmxy KVHw ids irhw sI cmkdI ibjlI dI lSkor iv`c[

“qUM vI qy Aw igEN eyN[”

nUrW ny mnpRIq nUM AwpxIAW bwhW iv`c Gu`tdy hoey ikhw sI, ibnw hrkq

qoN qW h`Q mnpRIq dy vI nhIN rhy sn, ie`k vwr iPr ibjlI cmkI sI qy

lSkor iv`c dovyN ie`k im`k hoey KVHy nzr Aw rhy sn[

“hwly vI vkq hY, hwly kuJ nhIN hoieAw jy, mYN iesy vkq qyrIAW

nzrW qoN dUr ho skdw hW sdw leI[”

mnpRIq ny ie`k vwr iPr nUrW nUM smJwx dI koiSS kIqI sI[

“bhuq kuJ ho igAw hY, s`jxw hux qy myry koloN hor sbr nhIN jy hoxw,

iPr nw khIN ik vYrny imtx l`gI qW d`s idMdI[”

jnmW jnmW qoN ivCVI hoeI koeI rUh l`gdI sI nUrW, jihVI ^bry kdoN

dI ivCVy idlvr nUM oj rhI sI ies mwq-lok iv`coN[ A`j msIN msIN qW rUhW

dw myl hoieAw sI qy mwhI iPr judweI pwaux dI g`l krn l`g ipAw sI[

“nhIN, nhIN, Blw ieh ikMJ ho skdw hY?”

nUrW qV& hI qW au`TI sI[

“qUM, Jnw iv`c fu`b skyNgI?”

j`t ny puìCAw sI[

“fu`b jwvWgI, qUM ie`k vwrI kih ky qW vyK cMnw[”

nUrW dw jvwb sI[

“jihr dw ipAwlw pIvyNgI?”

ausny iPr puìCAw sI[

“pI lvWgI, pihlW vWg hI[”

nUrW hr svwl iv`c pUrw auqr rhIN sI[

“qpdy mwrUQlW iv`c Btkxw Xwd hY qYnUM?”

auh ieSk dy iemiqhwn smJwauNdw hoieAw pu`C irhw sI nUrW qoN[

“hW, mYnUM sB Xwd hY[”


nUrW ny Afol jvwb id`qw sI[

“A`Cw, iPr myrw hSr kI hovygw?”

hux Eh Awpxy vwry nUrW qoN pu`C irhw sI[

“EhI hovygw, jo hr ju`g iv`c huMdw AwieAw hY, pr ies vwr nw sUlHI

qy nw hI p`Qr hovygw[”

nUrW ny ikhw sI[

“iPr, kI hovygw?”

ausny puìCAw sI[

“ies vwr, nwZ-ey-ieSk hovygw[”

nUrW nUM ijvyN pihlW hI pqw sI ik auhnw dy ieSk dw hSr kI hox

vwlw hY[

“ikAwmqy, ikauN eyny kihr dI ikAwmq kr id`qI ey? kuJ qy

soc………………[”

auh iek dm qRbk hI auìTAw sI[

“mwilk dIAW ilKIAW, kOx imtw skdw myry sohixAW Xwrw[”

kihMdI hoeI nUrW ny mnpRIq nUM AwpxIAW bwhW iv`c hor Gu`t ilAw sI[

ipMf vloN iksy ku`kV dI Avwz sux ky nUrW nUM mwq-lok dw Aihsws

hoieAw sI, Xwr dI bu`kl iv`c cMd pl ijvyN iksy bihSq iv`c guzry hox,

ieMJ l`gw sI nUrW nUM[

“mYN, c`lUM hux?”

nUrW ny Awpxy idlvr qoN puìCAw sI, nUrW nUM Awpxy bwbul dI dunIAW

Xwd Aw geI sI[

“iejwjq, qW qYnUM kdy nhIN imlygI jwx vwsqy, ijvyN sI ausy qrW hI

hovygw, ieh ju`g AOrq nUM by-v&w kih ky Apmwixq krdw hY, mnùK hI nhIN

rhy, mnu`K mu`kdy jw rhy hn, Aqy jIv vDdy jw rhy hn, jIvW dw ju`g hI AOrq

nUM by-v&w kihMdw hY, mnu`KW dw ju`g qW AOrq nUM j`g-jnxI hI kihMdw AwieAw

hY[”

mnpRIq dy mUhoN ieh swry Sbd Awp muhwry hI inklI jw rhy sn[


nUrW vwps Awpxy A`bU dy fyry v`l nUM c`l peI sI, rwq dy Gu`p hnyry iv`c

slyfy dI qrW A`K dy Jmky iv`c hI Alop ho geI sI, qy mnpRIq vI EQoN

vwps muV ipAw sI p`lw JwV ky hwry hoey juAwrI dI qrW, ijEN ijEN aus dy

kdm rwh au`qy vDdy jw rhy sn iqEN iqEN hI iÂw`lI mh`l, munwry, zmIn

iv`c inGrdy jw rhy sn, ivdySI supny, ryq dy mh`lW vWg ieSk dy Tyfy muhry

FihMdy jw rhy sn, imtdy jw rhy sn[

*****

“BwjI! k`Fo jrw dsW dw not, mYN Srq ij`q igAw hW, qusIN hwr gey

ho[”

mnpRIq dy mUMh qoN iK`c ky rzweI lwhuMdy hoey hrjIq ny ikhw sI, bwjI

mwrI dI KuSI inrxy kwljy cyhry au`qy cmkx l`gI sI, pihlW au`Tx dI Srq

A`j mnpRIq su`qw ipAw vyK ky Xwd Aw geI sI hrjIq nUM, kudrq ny sux leI

sI aus dI, keIAW idnw dw ie`k i&lm “sbr-isdk” rYNt qy ilAw ky

dyKx leI dsW dy not dI qWk iv`c sI[

“jrw ku qweIN idMnY[”

mnpRIq ny ikhw sI[

“pr, hY ik`Qy Aw sYhy dy kMn vrgw not?”

hrjIq ny puìCAw sI[

“myry btUey iv`c Aw[”

mnpRIq ny ikhw sI[

“ pr, Eh BwjI, qyrw btUAw ik`Qy hY?”

hrjIq kwhlw pY irhw sI dsW dw not dyKx leI[

“btUAw, myrI pYNt dI zyb iv`c hY Aqy pYNt mYN pweI hoeI hY[”

mnpRIq ny Awpxy Coty Brw qoN KihVw Cfwaux leI kih id`qw sI[

“pYNt, pYNt qW BwjI Eh iB`jI peI hY[”

swhmxy kursI dI FoA au`qy peI pYNt iv`coN pwxI incVdw dyK ky hrjIq

ny ikhw sI, auh rwqo rwq pYNt dy iB`jx dw kwrn jwnxw cwhuMdw sI[


“BwjI! rwqIN qW qusIN ieh pYNt su`kI pweI sI pr……[”

hrjIq Awpxy Brw ƒ pu`Cdw hI sI ik mnpRIq ny iv`coN hI tok id`qw

sI[

“jy hux qUM myry nwl koeI g`l kIqI qW iek g`l dw ie`k rupeIAw

ktMUgw[”

mnpRIq ny hrjIq nUM cu`p krwaux dw soc ilAw sI[ iPr kmry iv`c

ib`l-ku`l cu`p Cw geI sI[

*****

“ilKI jwnY nIvIN pweI, Dn AYN qUM Xwr, qyrI DOx nhIN duKdI?”

mnpRIq ny suMdr kol Awx ky ikhw sI jihVw nIvIN pweI AwpxI hI

msqI iv`c ilKI jw irhw sI ijvyN iksy mwlHw dy moqI bxw irhw hovy, AYnw

mZn ik iksy dy Awaux dI ibVk q`k vI nhIN sI hoeI suMdr nUM[

“Aw beI, im`qrw Aw jw, bihjw myry kol[”

suMdr ny AwpxI DOx auqwhW nUM cu`kdy hoey ikhw sI[

“hor suxw, qyrw kI hwl cwl ey?”

pu`Cdy hoey suMdr ny Awpxy rizstr nUM bMd krky ie`k pwsy Gwh au`qy r`K

id`qw sI[

“idKweIN, idKweIN zrw, ieh ieMgilS iv`c kI iliKAw hoieAw sI?”

mnpRIq ny suMdr dI kwpI iek Jtky iv`c hI cu`k leI sI Aqy &rolx

l`g ipAw sI[

“v`t iez dw lv AYNf hU iez dw gwf? ipAwr kI hY Aqy pRmwqmw kOx

hY?”

“v`t iez ids?”

ikqwb dw tweItl pVHn auprMq mnpRIq ny suMdr qoN puìCAw sI[

“dYt iez ey mweI sn, tweItl AO& mweI inaU bu`k, ijs dI oz iv`c

mYN s`c KMf jw irhw hW, dunIAW gwhux dI qmMnw r`Kdw hW[”

suMdr kih irhw sI[


mnpRIq Awpxy dosq suMdr v`l bVI hYrwnI BrI nzr nwl dyKdw

hoieAw pu`Cx l`gw sI[

“ies dw mqlb, qUM &krw igEN eyN? AYnl-h`k dy mnsUr dI qrW, kI

qYnUM vI mwilk nwl ieSk ho igAw hY?”

“hW beI Xwr, mYnUM vI mwilk nwl ieSk ho igAw, mwilk cwhy qW sB

nUM myry vWg ieSk ho jwvy[”

suMdr Swied s`c hI mwilk dw koeI Byq pw igAw sI, nhIN qW pihlW

qW kdy nhIN sI mwilk dw nwm lYNdw huMdw, pr hux ieh kwmryf vI mwilk dy

gux gwaux l`g ipAw hY, EhdIAW EhI jwxy[

“ieSk, qW ^bry mYnUM vI ho igAw l`gdw[“

suMdr vwry socdw socdw mnpRIq Acwnk hI kuJ buV buVw igAw sI jo

lwgy bYTy suMdr ny sB smJ ilAw sI, ies krky hI qW pu`C ilAw sI[

“mwilk nwl?”

suMdr ny puìCAw sI[

“nhIN, mwilk dI sOgwq nwl[”

mnpRIq kihMdw kihMdw auh cu`p ho igAw sI[

“sOgwq nwl? dohW GrW dy vYx? nw myry dosq ieh kMm nw krIN jy cMgI

cwhunY qW, hor jo mrzI kr lY[”

suMdr ^brdwr kr irhw sI ieSk rog qoN Awpxy dosq nUM[

“qUM, mwilk nUM Bu`l skdYN myry dosq?”

mnpRIq ny puìCAw sI[

“nhIN, hrigz nhIN[”

suMdr iek dm kih auìTAw sI[

“qy, iPr mYN d`s ikvyN Bu`l jwvW mwilk dI klw-ikRqI nUM, ijs nUM

mwilk dy h`QW dI Coh pRwpq hox dw mwx hY[”

mnpRIq vI suMdr ƒ zvwb dy irhw sI[

“qW, kI qUM……? nhIN nhIN Xwr, qUM ies g`fI dw bYl nhIN ho

skdw[”


suMdr ny ikhw sI[

“drAsl, mYN qyry kol AwieAw vI eysy vwsqy sI ik qyry nwl g`l kr

skW[”

mnpRIq ny id`l dI g`l d`s id`qI sI[

“sOgwq dw koeI nwm?”


“gor^-&roS[”

mnpRIq ny ie`k Cotw ijhw ihMt id`qw sI Awpxy dosq nUM[

“A`Cw, A`Cw, ies dw mqlb ey ik guzrI sOgwq ho geI ey qyrI, bwkI

swry sweIkl mznMU jWdy l`gy ny[”

suMdr muskrw irhw sI Awpxy dosq mnpRIq dI ij`q jhI smJ ky, nUrW

nUM suMdr vI bhuq vwrI krIb qoN by-jbwinAW vWgU q`k cu`kw sI, hw`sw vI

Swied iesy g`l dw sI ik ijs klI nUM rohI dI mihmwn smJdw sI, A`j EhI

klI Ehdy Awpxy hI dosq dy glHy dw hwr bx geI sI, ijs ny iPr ih`k dw

vwl bx jwxw sI[

“pr, sOgwq qW sOgwq hI rhygI, iPr vYx ik`Dr jwxgy?”

suMdr ny ikhw sI[

“eyhy qW, mYN soc irhw hW[”

mnpRIq ny ikhw sI[

“qUM, kI cwhuMnw hux?”

suMdr pu`C irhw sI id`l dI[

“hux qy, ieh vI cyqw Bu`ldw jw irhw ey s`jxw ik mYnUM kI cwhuMxw

cwhIdw sI?”

mnpRIq kih irhw sI[

“ie`k g`l cMgI qrW soc lY ies rwhy qurn qoN pihlW[”

suMdr, smJwx dI koiSS kr irhw sI mnpRIq nUM[

“mYN, qW Brwvw swrI rwq qurdw qurdw socdw hI irhw sI, Aqy socdw

socdw hI nwZW dy invws iv`c jw viVAw sI, hux EdoN dw qW socx dw vI cyqw


ijhw Bu`lI jWdw l`gdw Aw[”

mnpRIq AwpxI hwlq kih irhw sI[

“iPr, r`K forI mwilk au`qy, jo hoaUgw vyK ilAw jwvygw, ie`k g`l dw

iÂwl jrUr r`KIN, ieSk nUM l`gw dwZ AwiSkW dI joVI iv`c BMg pw idMdw hY,

imrzy vWgU[”

suMdr vrj irhw sI bdnwmI qoN[

“ieSk, kdy dw`ZI nhIN huMdw sohixAW, ijhVw dw`ZI ho jwvy Eho ieSk

nhIN huMdw, Eh qW &ryb huMdw, Aqy mYN &rybI nhIN, AwiSk ho igAw hW[”

mnpRIq Awpxy dosq suMdr nUM Awpxy p`ky ierwdy vwry jwxU krvw irhw

sI[

“auNJ, qYnUM bcxw cwhIdw sI ieSk dy rog qoN, pr hux jy qUM ieSk rogI

ho hI igAw eyN, qW ieSk dy rog dw dunIAW iv`c ielwz ikDry hY nhIN, v`s

mOq vrgI brbwdI hoaUgI, mYnUM aumId nhIN ik zYldwr swihb mMn jwxgy qyrw

ivAwh ie`k guzrI nwl krn leI, iPr Eh vI ie`k muslmwn kuVI nwl?

zYldwrnI qW vYsy vI Drm k`tVqw vwlI S^SIAq hn, bhuq muSkl l`gdY,

vYx pYxgy hI pYxgy, iPr qW hwlq iblgIey muMfy vrgI ho jwaU, sVkW Aqy

nihrW idAW pulHW qy gwauNdw iPryNgw[

“pRCwvyN ru`KW dy vI hux ieMJ l`gdy,

JOlHy ijhy pYNdy rihx Xwr dy”

“s`jxw, sOgwqW kdy vwz nhIN AwauNdIAW huMdIAW, pr hux qW EhI hoaU

jo mwilk cwhUgw[”

suMdr AwpxI Awdq muqwbk gux guxw ky hI kihx l`g ipAw sI[

“cMgw mwilkw! ij`dW qUM cwhunw EdW hI krIN, hux qyrI rzw iv`c hI

swfI BlI Aw[”

mnpRIq, aupr Asmwn v`l dyKdw hoieAw kih irhw sI[

“mwilk, Asmwn iv`c nhIN ltkdw BoilHAw j`tw, Eh qy id`l iv`c hY,

hvw iv`c hY, zmIn qy kx kx iv`c mOzUd hY, mnu`K bx ky Xwd kryNgw qW

mwilk nUM hr swh nwl mihsUs kr skyNgw[”


qury jWdy mnpRIq nUM kihMdy kihMdy ny iPr AwpxI kwpI cu`k Awpxy p`tW

au`qy r`K leI sI Aqy kory kwgz dI ih`k au`qy kuJ JrItx l`g ipAw sI

suMdr[

FlHdw sUrz qy pYNdI Swm, pMCI pirMdy Awpxy Awpxy GrONidAW v`l nUM

cwly pwaux l`gy sn, pMCIAW dI cihk iv`c guAwcw mnpRIq Awpxw sweIkl

lY pMjW pIrW dI drgwh v`l nUM ho quirAW sI, pMjW pIrW ny vwirs-Swh dI

hIr vwly rWJy nUM qW bhuq kuJ id`qw sI iehI socdw socdw pIrW dI drgwh

iv`c jw hwzr hoieAw sI auh[

*****

“jYldwrw, hYgW Gry?”

vYlI cwcw vyhVy dy gyt dy bwhr ^VHw Avwz mwr ky pu`C irhw sI[

“ikauN, qYN DwrW k`FxIAW, gVHvw cu`kI iPrdYN?”

kwmy igMdo ny gyt AMdroN inkldy ny, bwhr Kw`lI gVHvw cu`kI KVy vYlI

cwcy nUM jvwb id`qw sI lw pRvwh jhy ho ky[

“qUM, qUM nw shurI idAw kdy bMidAW vwlI g`l krIN[”

vYlI cwcw sVHy m`Qy kos irhw sI igMdo nUM, AMdro AMdrI qW bry cwcy dw

id`l igMdo kwmy nUM gwlHW qy hI au`qr AwieAw sI[

“jYldwr, Gry nhIN hY, auh qW nkodr nUM igAw hoieAw hY[”

Awpxy h`Q iv`c tu`tI hoeI bdr vwlI ie`k cpl dw pYr &VHI AmlI qoN

kMnI kqrwauNdw hoieAw motr v`l nUM ho quirAw sI, Swied AmlI dy srw& qoN

frdw hI kuJ hor nhIN sI boìlAw igMdo[

“igMdo nUM hI, Borw gor^ vwry pu`C leIey, pr iehny kizxs ny ik`Qy bu`qw

swrnw, nwly Bu`Kw, Bu`Ky nUM ikvyN rzw daU, cl mnw, iksy hor dr jw ky VHkw

TU`Tw, eyQy qW pihlW hI mwVw bMdw m`Qy l`g igAw hY, pUrI nhIN pYxI hux,

cldy hI Bly AW[”

vYlI cwcw Awpxy Awp nwl g`lW krdw krdw vwps muV ipAw sI[

“ikauN, peI nhIN TUTy ^Yr?”


mnpRIq ny vYlI cwcy nUM vwps muVdy dyK ky puìCAw sI[

“^Yr, kwhnUM Brwvw, mYN qW Borw gor^ dw toldw iPrdw sI, do Gu`tW cwh

dIAW hI ho jWdIAW qW p`qy vI kMm Aw jWdy[”

vYlI cwcw Awpxy rMfI roxy rox l`g ipAw sI mnpRIq kol[

“C`fdy p`qy pIxy vYlIAw, kI rìKAw iehnw iv`c?[”

mnpRIq kih irhw sI vrz irhw sI vYlI cwcy ƒ nSw p`qw krn qoN[

“iPr, lokW ny mYnUM vYlI kihxo ht jwxw hY, Eey kwkw! AsIN vYlIAW

ny qW vYl hI kmwauxy AW, nwly swfI kihVI ikqy mMg Cu`t jU[”

vYlI ny h`Q iv`c PVHy gVHvy dy glmyN au`qy h`QW dIAW auNglW nwl FolkI

vjwauNdy hoey qrz iv`c ikhw sI[

“hW s`c! sux, qUM nw ikqy Awpxy Awp nUM koeI vYl lw lvIN, AYs aumry

hI mYnUM vYl l`gw sI, qmwkU, bIVIAW, isgrtW dw qy Srwb dw, jdoN Srwb dw

pVH pwt igAw qW foifAW qy Aw ky stOp hoieAw, hux qUM d`s, imlU Borw gor^,

jW &`kr qurdy l`gx[”

vYlI cwcw pulH v`l ƒ q`kdw hoieAw mnpRIq qoN pu`C irhw sI[

“Aw pulH v`l nUM kI vyKI jwnY?”

vYlI cwcw cqr sI, pr cqurweI mwr geI sI aus nUM juAwnI vyly hI

niSAW c’ fob ky[

“gu`zr, Swm nUM eyDroN ik`DroN?”

mnpRIq, hwly vI pulH vloN ipMf v`l nUM Aw rhy fMgrW dy b`g v`l vyKdw

hoieAw vYlI cwcy nUM kih irhw sI, vYlI cwcw vI pulH kMnI vyKx l`g ipAw

sI[

“lY beI, ijaUx joigAw g`l bx geI, jy ieh gu`zr hoey qW iPr A`j

gVHvw BrUgw hI BrUgw, jd dw shurI dw myry h`Q iv`c AwieAw, ie`k vwrI vI

nhIN auCilHAw, pqw nhIN kIhdy girhxy lohy dw bixAw hoieAw ey, jyhdy iv`c

gor^ vVno vI frdw ey, nhIN qy AYfw ipMf aujiVAw hovy qy mYnUM koeI gor^ nw

dyvy, hYnI iksy dw koeI eyQy, A`Cw kwkw qUM c`l, mYN pihlW eyhnw dy BWfy VHkw

ky vyK lvW[”


vYlI cwcw gVHvy dy gMzy isr qy h`Q Pyrdw m`JW dy b`g mgr AwauNdy dohW

AznbI mrdW nUM inhwrn lìgAw sI, ie`k cMgw zuAwn gu`zr sI, pYrIN u`sy qy

ic`tw kuVqw cwdrw, dUsrw pwlHI hlkI aumr dw muMfU ijhw sI[

“bwpU, Awh kihVw ipMf Aw?”

g`BrU gu`zr ny vYlI dy lw`gy Aw ky puìCAw sI[

“Eey, qyrw sìqAw nwS ho jy, bwpU kwhnUM kihnY, hjy qW mYN kuAwrw hW

pu`qrw[”

vYlI AMdro AMdrI srw& dy igAw sI AznbI gu`zr nUM[

“qYnUM kihVw ipMf cwhIdw AY pu`qrw?”

vYlI ny puìCAw sI[

“AsIN bwrdOlI ipMf nUM jwxw hY[”

gu`zr nOjAwn ny ikhw sI[

“Eey, qUM bwrdOlI iv`c kihnUM imlxw eyN?”

vYlI ny iPr puìCAw sI[

“bwp,U AsIN muhMmd wn dy fyry jwxw hY, jy mihrbwnI krky qusIN swnUM

rwsqw d`s idE qW[”

gu`zr ny AmlI nUM Arz kIqI sI[

“hux, AYs vyly nhIN qyry koloN phuMc hoxw EQy[”

vYlI ny ibnw vzw hI c`kr iv`c pw ilAw sI gu`zr nUM[

“ikauN, bhuq dUr hY fyrw auhnw dw?”

gu`zr ny hYrwn ho ky puìCAw sI[

“dUr dwr qW jihVw kihVw, Ehdw rwh bhuq ^rwb hY, hnyry iv`c

nihr dI p`tVI qy c`lxw TIk nhIN puqrw, pr qUM AwieAW ik`QoN eyN sohixAW?”

AmlI ny g`l hor pwsy qor leI sI, drAsl vYlI cwcw gu`zrW nUM g`lIN

pw ky hnyrw hor vDw irhw sI[

“AsIN phwVHW qoN Awey hW bwpU[”

gu`zr ny ikhw sI[

“pu`qrw! soln iv`c kihMdy cUh bhuq vDIAw imldI Aw, ikEN, nwl


ilAWdI ik nhIN? ie`k A`DI boql[”

vYlI dy mUMhoN lHwlHW dI vwrS hox l`gI sI[

“ilAwey qW nhIN bwpU, pr kdy kdy pI jrUr leIdI Aw[”

gu`zr ny zvwb id`qw sI[

“gor^ Borw imlU ik nhIN?”

vYlI Awpxy h`Q iv`c &VHy gVHvy au`qy h`Q Pyrdw hoieAw pu`C irhw sI[

“ikqy zgHw dyK ky, co lYNdy AW m`JW rok ky[”

gu`zr kih irhw sI[

“myrI mMno qW, aus bglH iv`c f`k idE m`JW nUM pu`qrw, qy AOh myrw koTw

hY, rwq k`to eyQy AnMd nwl, svyry au`T ky jw biVE ij`Qy jwxw haU[ vYsy

muhMmd ^wn kI l`gdw qyrw?”

cwcw vYlI hux sI, AweI, fI, vwilAW vWgU swrI pu`C qwS kr lYxI

hI TIk smJ irhw sI[

“Eh, myrw sOhurw l`gdY[”

gu`zr ny zvwb id`qw sI[

“qUM, qUM muhMmd wn dw zuAweI, iknMIAW kuVIAW Blw muhMmd wn dy?”

vYlI bVI hYrwnI nwl pu`C irhw sI[

“ie`k kuVI, qy ie`k zuAweI[”

gu`zr ny ikhw sI[

“qUM, qW l`g geIAW mOzW pu`qrw qyrIAW qW, kro m`JW bglH v`l nUM, rwq

dw smw qurny vwlw nhIN irhw eyQy, hor nw EhI jwh jWdI hojy, svyry muhMmd

dI DI nUM isÀwpw krnw pY jy, vYsy bhU qyrI sun`KI hY EdW……………,

golH-mtolH jhI, m`Kx dy pyVy vrgI[”

vYlI ny g`l pUrI krdy krdy AwpxI kwlI jhI jIB Awpxy su`ky jhy

bu`lW au`qy Pyrn dI nw-kwm jhI koiSS kIqI sI[

“qUM, vyKI hY bwpU, myrI zorU?”

gu`zr ny auqwvly ho ky puìCAw sI[

“zorU qW hoieAw, qUM mYnUM bwpU kih ky nvW kMm nw kr, irSqy dwrI dw


izAwdw hI cwA AwauNdw qW cwcw kih ilAw kr pu`qrw, qUM Awpxw vI nw

pqw d`s kuJ?”

cwcw vYlI aus gu`zr nUM pu`C irhw sI[

“d`sdW, d`sdW, pihlW zrw fMgr f`k lYx dy bwglHy iv`c[”

gu`zr Awpxy kwmy nUM nwl lY ky fMgrW nUM sWBx l`g ipAw sI[

“jy, Gut lwauxI qW ilAwvW sohixAW?”

vYlI Eprw ijhw pu`C irhw sI gu`zr qoN[

“lY Aw iPr, lwh lYny AW s&r dw QkyvW[”

gu`zr ny Awpxy Îsy iv`c h`Q pwieAw qy hnyry iv`c hI ie`k not vYlI

cwcy v`l vDw id`qw sI, Aqy vYlI gVHvw gu`zr dy h`Q &VHw hnyry iv`c hI ikDry

Alop ho igAw sI[

“hW, hux d`s Awpxw nW pqw[”

vYlI cwcw dwrU qy du`D dI Îr nwl rìjAw hoieAw zmIn qy drI su`tI

dIvy dI loey ipAw sI, lw`gy ie`k pwsy gu`zr ipAw sI, pwlHI muMfw qW m`JW kol

pY igAw sI[

“myrw nW iskMdr hY cwcw[”

gu`zr ny bVy &kr nwl ikhw sI[

“iskMdr? h`d krqI Xwr qyrI buVHI ny, nW qW bVw XoiDAW vwlw

rìKAw tol ky[”

vYlI cwcw mu&q dI pI ky ^crweIAW kr irhw sI[

“buVI ny nhIN, lokW ny rìKAw myrw eyhy nW[”

iskMdr d`s irhw sI, zobn qy nSy dI lor ny hulwrw id`qw l`gdw sI

gu`zr nUM[

“mYdwny ij`q vI pweI kdy sohixAW? ik h`Qo pweI g`lW bw`qW nwl hI

“iskMdr”?”

vYlI hr pwisEN gu`zr nUM toh toh ky dyK irhw sI[

“jy khyN qW qyrI l`q bWh lwh dynw huxy[”

iskMdr ny vYlI v`l nUM mUMh Gumwaudy hoey ny ikhw sI[


“nw Eey Brwvw, ieh kMm nw krIN, mYN EdyN hI XkIn kr lYnw[ iehdw

mqlb qUM myrw pu`q bx skdYN[”

vYlI cwcy ny gu`zr dy cyhry v`l bVI gOr nwl qìkAw sI[

“bxw lY iPr pu`q, byhMdw kI eyN?”

gu`zr ny J`t zvwb iv`c ikhw sI[

“gVHvw gor^ lìgAw krU roz dw, ipE bxnw ikqy sOKw nhIN[”

vYlI cwcy ny Awpxw j`gw tYks d`s id`qw sI gu`zr nUM[

“qUM, ipE qW bx, qyrw gVHvw myry ijaUNdy jI ^`wlI nhIN hox idMdw mYN,

qYnUM pqw, ikMny swl ho gey ny mYnUM BtkidAW, A`j mMzl imlI hY jw ky, A`j

mYN bhuq ûS hW, hW A`j mYN bhuq ûS hW[”

iskMdr nUM nSy ny auTw ky bhw id`qw sI ibsqry iv`coN, Eh C`wqI cOVI

krn lìgAw sI, bwhW aulwrn l`gw sI aupr v`l nUM[

“kw&I qMg AwieAw l`gdYN Syrw[”

cwcy ny hor auNglI lw id`qI sI[

“QoVw ijhw qMg? qMgI ny qW kr id`qw myrw burw hwl, pr hux mYN qMg

nhIN rhWgw[”

gu`zr ûSI zwhr kr irhw sI[

“nw, hux qUM kwhnUM qMg rihxw pu`qrw! hux qW dohIN h`QIN l`fU qyry, nwly

fMgr nwly vCyrI qyrI[”

vYlI mu`CW jhIAW c’ h`s irhw sI[

“vCyrI, ieMJ nw kih myrI zorU nUM cwcw, EhdI wqr qW mYN pMjW sw`lW

iv`c swrw pMjwb gwh mwirAw, hux jw ky nzrIN cVHI hY[”

“nw, qyrw ivAwh kdoN ho igAw, pMj swl qW qYnUM tolidAW inkl gey,

ikqy jMmidAW dw hI ho igAw hoxY poqiVHAW iv`cy?”

cwcw vYlI g`l Q`ly nhIN pYx idMdw sI[

“poqiVHAW iv`c kwhnUM cwcw, dOVy-B`jy iPrdy sI EdoN, mYnUM ivAwh dw

pUrw cyqw Aw, jy cyqw nw huMdw qW rwhW iv`c AYh ju`qIAW qVvwaux dI kI

jrUrq peI sI mYnUM?”


“jy EhnUM nw hoieAw qW?”

cwcw iPr pu`C irhw sI[

“ieMz kih ky myrw id`l nw qoV cwcw, EhnUM qW mYN cyqw krvw daUN, v`s

qUM bd duAwvW nw dyh, hor ij`dW mrzI kr[”

gu`zr qrly jhy k`Fx l`g ipAw sI vYlI cwcy A`gy[

“A`Cw, hux sON jw pu`qrw, qUM qy jw vVnw eyN in`GI bu`klHy, qy swnUM kI

BwA ey iksy dy kYNTy dw? AsIN qW bu`Fy vwry rVHy h`f iClw iClw mrnY[”

vYlI cwcw aubwsIAW lYNdw lYNdw kih irhw sI, rwq bhuq ho cu`kI sI[

“ipE bxygw qW invwrI plMG vI imlUgy cwcw[”

iskMdr kih irhw sI[

“qUM, bMdy dw pu`q qW bx, mYN nhIN ipE puxy iv`c ksr C`fdw, hux sON jw,

bwkI svyry shI, roz kol hI rihxw hux[

*****

“zobn dIey bMd boqly,

qYnUM pIxgy nsIbW vwly[”

j`gI, mOkw qwV ky muhMmd ^wn dy fyry Awx Fu`kw sI[

“qUM, Pyr Aw igAW, qYnUM ie`k vwrI khy qy pqw nhIN lìgAw? ik ieh

boql qyry nsIbW iv`c hY nhIN tuìtAw AwSkw[”

j`gI dy FIT puxy qoN ^&w hoeI peI sI nUrW[

“qYnUM vI ie`k vwrI khy qy pqw nhIN lìgAw ik mYN qyrw mVHIAW q`k

ip`Cw krMUgw, mYN idno idn mzwk krnw C`fI jwnY, qUM ikqy myrI g`l dw mzwk

qy nhIN smJI jWdI?”

j`gI bVHI nIJ nwl inhwrdw hoieAw nUrW nUM pu`C irhw sI[

“iesy qrW myry kol rihxw cwhuMdY?”

nUrW pu`C rhI sI m`lo m`lI dy AwSk nUM[

“hW, iesy qrW qyry kol aumr Br rihxw cwhuMdw hW[”

j`gI kih irhw sI[


“A`Cw, qW iPr qYnUM r`KVHI hI bMn idMdI hW[”

nUrW ny h`sdI hoeI ikhw sI[

“iPr nw kdy vI AwpxI zbwno mMdw bolIN guzrIey…, mYN qYnUM ipAwr

krdw hW qy krdw rhWgw jdoN q`k ijaUNdw hW, jy r`b ny myry nsIbW iv`c r`KVHI

ilKI huMdI qW myrI mW dI ku`KoN myrI koeI BYx pYdw kr skdw sI, r`KVHI myry

nsIbW iv`c nhIN hY[”

j`gI pUrw zor lw ky iclwieAw sI, ijvyN r`KVI Sbd hI AY`l, jI, dw

rONd bx ky ijsm nUM CxnI kr igAw hovy, Eh lhU luhwn ho igAw sI[

“jy nsIbW iv`c nhIN qW myrw kI ksUr hY, ijs dw qUM ijaUxw hrwm

kIqw hoieAw hY?”

“mYN qW, qYnUM hwisl krnw cwhuMdw hW im`TIey[”

j`gI kih irhw sI[‘

“qYnUM koeI hor nhIN idsdI?”

nUrW pu`C rhI sI[

“qYnUM koeI hor idsdw?”

j`gI nUrW qoN pu`C irhw sI[

“hW, mYN qW koeI hor dyK cu`kI hW, qdy qW kih rhI hW, ik qUM Bu`l jw

mYnUM, mYN qyrI kuC nhIN hW[”

kih ky nUrW qur peI sI[

“qUM, myrI sB kuJ eyN, mYN dunIAW qW swrI Bulw daUN, pr qYnUM nhIN hux

hor iksy dI hox idMdw, mYN qW mirAw hI mirAw hW, bwkIAW nUM ijaUNdy nhIN

C`fUMgw, hwly vI soc lvIN, mYN iPr AwaUNgw[”

j`gI lohw lw`Kw huMdw qur ipAw sI, nihr dI ptVHI ptVHI kuJ jwx

pihcwx vwly lok Aw rhy sn, Swied auhnw dI Srm mMn igAw sI j`gI[

nUrW dI nzr j`gI au`qy iblkul nhIN jw rhI sI, Eh qW Awpxy A`bU

muhMmd ^wn dw rwh q`k rhI sI ik kd A`bU jwn Awvy qW bwVy iv`coN m`JW

bwhr k`Fy, A`bU dy Aw jwx qy m`JW nUM pwxI fwhx lY qurI sI nUrW nihr v`l

nUM, m`JW roz dIAW ig`JIAW hoeIAW jwxy pihcwxy rwhW qy qurIAW jw rhIAW


sn, ijvyN kI`lIAW hoeIAW hox gokl dIAW gaUNAW vWgU, qy m`JW dy mgr mgr

sotI &VHI,

“swkI ik`Qy hovygw ies vkq?”

socdI jw rhI sI nUrW[

*****

“kr lY, imlxI pu`qrw AwpxI zorU nwl, AOh iPrdI Aw Eho[”

vYlI cwcy ny dUroN AwauNdI nUrW nUM vyK ky iskMdr nUM ikhw sI, jihVw

pwlHI muMfy nUM nwl leI AwpxIAW m`JW nUM h`kI, ryl g`fI dy pulH v`l nUM jw

irhw sI[

“rUh ûS ho geI ey cwcw, dyvI dy drSn krky, Eh cwcw, qUM muMfU nwl

fMgr hkw ilAw qy mYN cldW hux[”

iskMdr ny h`Q &VHI hoeI so`tI vYlI cwcy v`l vDwauNdy hoey ikhw sI[

“ruk, ruk, dm qW lY, pihloN myrI g`l qW sux ^VHky[”

vYlI cwcy ny ie`k mu`TI gVHvy AMdr id`qI hoeI sI Aqy dUsry h`Q nwl

iskMdr dI bWh pkV leI sI[

“kwhlI A`gy toey huMdy ny pu`qrw, sbr kr, smJ qoN kMm lY, Eey pu`qrw

jy mYnUM so`tIAW &Vn dw SONk huMdw qW A`j gVHvw cu`kI iPrdw, h`d krI jwnY

Xwr, sbr kr, DIrz r`K, qUM vI eyQy hI rihxw qy Ehny vI, Pyr kwhlI dw

kI kMm, isAwxy kihMdy ny ik sihj p`ky so mITw hoey, myrI g`l smJdYN jW mYN

EdYN hI bolI jwnw?”

vYlI cwcy ny iskMdr nUM smJwauNdy hoey ny puìCAw sI[

“mYN, sB smJdw hW cwcw, mYN inAwxw qW nhIN hW, pMjW sw`lW iv`c

Awho kuJ qW imilAw, hux qUM sbr dw pMgw pweI jwnY[”

iskMdr iek iksm nwl ivlk hI irhw sI[

“pu`qrw, pihlW Awpdy shury nUM iml, hwl cwl pu`C d`s bMidAW vWgU,

Pyr rwq nUM imlIN eyhnUM[”

vYlI cwcw, iskMdr nUM jugqIAW d`s irhw sI[


“cwcw! mYN huxy ikauN nhIN iml skdw?”

iskMdr bhuq hI auqwvlw hoieAw ipAw sI[

“Eey, ieQy rwh iv`c? lok bhuq lMGdy Aw eyQy……, kuVI ny mwmlw

aultw kr id`qw qW rwhIAW ny cMm lwh dyxw qyrw ku`t ku`t ky, Brwvw, myhr

kr myry qy, pqw nhIN Gu`t gor^ dw dyxw pqw nI nhIN dyxw, nwly eyDr j`tW dy

KyqIN fMgr jw bVy qW auhnw ny nwl muMfU dy myrw vI gVHvw mWz ky r`K dyxw,

mu&q mu`ly myry h`f q`qy krvweyNgw, mYN muVHdw Pyr[”

cwcw vYlI ruk ky muVHn lìgAw sI[

“cwcw, nwly pu`q kihnY mYnUM nwly XkIn nhIN krdw, hux rwqy vwlw

nhIN irhw qUM[”

iskMdr ruk ky cwcy nUM kih irhw sI[

“hYgw qW mYN rwqy vwlw hI, pr qUM DIrz r`K, jy jhwn iv`coN kuJ K`txw

eI, nhIN qy ij`dW Kw`lI AwieAw EdW hI qur jwvyNgw[”

cwcw vYlI Awpxy Awp nUM vznI mihsUs kr irhw sI zmIn qy KVHw[

“qyrI kI sulwh, eyhnUM bulwey ibnw hI eyhdy kol dI lMG jwvW id`l qy

p`Qr r`K ky?”

iskMdr pu`C irhw sI cwcy qoN[

“hW pu`qrw, nwly koeI nvIN J`gI Ju`gI suvw ky pw pihloN, nhw Do ky tOr

SOr k`F zrw, lwVw ijhw bx, Pyr imlHIN EhnUM, EdyN hI auKlHW vWgU mUMh cu`kI

dOVnY, Eh vI ie`k znwnI mgr? nwm iskMdr qy kMm BVUAW vwly nhIN

krIdy, vYsy jWdw jWdw A`KW nwl hwl cwl pu`C C`fIN, A`Cw, hux Bu`K l`gI ey,

iksy bMny kMfy l`gIey[”

*****

vYlI cwcy ny gu`zr nUM mn AweI krn qoN rok id`qw sI Aqy iskMdr ny

bUrI JOtI dI ip`T au`qy fWg jVH id`qI sI, ijs krky fMgrW ny cwl qyj kr

leI sI[

“pu`qrw, eyQy phwVW vwlI koeI vI BlmwxsI nhIN c`ldI, v`s KwaU


XwrW qoN bcIN, KwaU XwrW dI swfy eyrIey iv`c koeI kmI nhIN, kwkw qUM

AwieAW eyQy hjy nvW, nvW, qYnUM nhIN pqY ie`Qy dw[”

cwcw vYlI smJw irhw sI skMdr ƒ[

“mYnUM, vQyrw pqw hY cwcw, qUM mYnUM AYvyN nw jwxI[”

iskMdr kihVw G`t sI Awpxy Awp iv`c[

“haUmy iv`c &sky qW bMdw mrdY, qYnUM hjy kuJ nhIN pqY, qYnUM hux pqw

l`gUgw jy bMidAW vWg rhyNgw qW[”

vYlI cwcw AwpxI isAwxp JwV irhw sI gu`zr qy[

“soJI qoN ibnW Gr nhIN vsdy huMdy pu`qrw, qYnUM hwly soJI dw vI nI pqw

hoxw ik kwhdy nwl KweI dI AY soJI[”

vYlI kih irhw sI[

“cwcw, qYnUM qW pqw hI hoaU, kwhdy nwl KweI dI hY soJI?”

iskMdr ny cwcy vYlI qy tkor krdy hoey ikhw sI[

“kwkw, Pyr qyrw Gr vs cuìkAw, jy eydW hI zb`lH irhw qW[”

cwcy ny iPr ikhw sI iskMdr ƒ smJwauNdy hoey[

“qyrIAW bd duAwvW ny myrw Gr ik`Qy vsx dyxw ey vYlIAw[”

iskMdr ihr^ jhy nwl bol irhw sI[

“sohixAW, bihmw Brmw iv`c nhIN peIdw huMdw, A`j k`l nhIN koeI

pu`Cdw duAwvW bd duAwvW nUM, jIhdI koTI dwxy Ehdy kmly vI isAwxy, s`c,

Awh muMfU qyrw Cotw BweI hY jW JolHI cu`k hI hY?”

hux cwcy vYlI ny iskMdr dy nwl Awey hoey mMufy vwry puìCAw sI[

“ilhwzI hY ivcwrw, bVw lyKw id`qw eyhny myrw, hux mYN itkwxy phuMc

igAw hW, eyhny vwps muV jwxw hY[”

iskMdr kih irhw sI fMgrW dy mgr quirAW jWdw[

“hux muhMmd nwl……, jwxI qyry shury nwl ikvyN py`cw lVwvWgy?”

cwcw vYlI Awpxy Awp nwl hI g`lW kr irhw sI jo iskMdr ny vI sux

leIAW sn[

“qUM, isAwxw eysy leI hI eyN, lVHw koeI nw koeI qrkIb Pyr[”


iskMdr kih irhw sI[

“shury nUM imlx iv`c qrkIbW BwldYN? jWdw hI ifg pY buVHy dy crnI,

Awpy byVy pwr ho jwaUgy, EdW qrkIb vI hY ie`k Ax sry QuVy dI[”

vYlI cwcw hOlHI-hOlHI guz`r nUM h`QW iv`c lY irhw sI[

“Eh kihVI qrkIb Aw cwcw[”

gu`zr pu`C irhw sI[

“shury nUM lw dy boql mgr Aqy Awp l`g jw………[”

cwcw ieSwry jhy kr irhw sI iskMdr ƒ[

“swfI kOm Srwb dI G`t hI SOkIn hY cwcw[”

iskMdr ny cwcy vYlI ƒ jvwb id`qw sI[

“Eey, rihx dy qUM, mu&q dI qW mu`lW kwzI nw C`fdy, qy ieh kihVy Kyq

dw goNglU hY?”

cwcy ny gu`zr nUM &Iqw lwauxw SurU kr id`qw sI[

“mYnUM, aumId nhIN hY ik myrw shurw dwrU pINdw hovygw[”

iskMdr ny AwpxI socxI muqwbk cwcy ƒ ikhw sI[

“aumId mu`l nhIN ivkdI, Awp nUM hI bnwauxI pYNdI hY pu`qrw, kihMdy

bMdw qW cMd qy vI jw ciVAw, Pyr eyhy qW kMm hI kuC nhIN[”

vYlI cwcw g`lI bw`qIN sWiesdwn bixAw ipAw sI[

“Eh cwcw, qUM nw igEN Pyr cMd qy?”

iskMdr ny aultw cwcy vYlI ƒ hI pu`C ilAw sI[

“Eey, EQy nSy p`qy hY nhI, qy AwpW nSy pìqAW qoN ibnw doN KyqW dI

bwt nhI qur skdy, Aw qW qMU p`qy lY id`qy kr ky qYnUM C`fx qur ipAw, nhIN

qW Du`p qoN ibnw Awpxy i^lry hoey h`f ikQy k`Ty hoxy sI Bw`gW vwilAw[”

cwcw vYlI AwpxI mzbUrI d`s irhw sI gu`zr ƒ[

“Eey, pu`qrw d`s zrw, qyry koly Eho ku`qy J`gI jhI vI hY ik nhI?”

vYlI cwcw, iskMdr nUM pu`C irhw sI[

“Eh cwcw qUM ikqy vMfI dI g`l qW nhI krdw?”

iskMdr ny cwcy vYlI ƒ puìCAw sI[


“Awho, Awho, EhI, hY ik nhI qyry kol?”

vYlI ny kwhlHI kwhlHI iv`c ikhw sI[

“hux, nvIN svwauny AW hor, Awh pihlI qW pwt pUt geI Aw rwhW dy

iv`c rulHidAW[”

iskMdr d`s irhw sI[

“pu`qrw, qUM ie`k g`l qW smJ hI leI hoxI hY ieQy GuMmdy iPrdy ny, jy

ikqy qyrw koeI vI pMgw lYx leI id`l kry qW mYnUM jrUr pihlW hI d`s dyvIN,

hor nw ikqy BuìlAw BtikAw mukwbly mUMh jWdw l`gIN, puils qW pwZl

kuìqAW vWgU qr`kI mgr dOVHI B`jI iPrdI Aw, qUM hI nw iksy hOldwr nUM

ieNspYktr bxw jwvIN[”

cwcw vYlI Awpxy eyrIey dy hwlwqW vwry smJw irhw sI iskMdr ƒ[

“cMgw bMdw eyN qUM cwcw, mYN muklwvw lYx quirAw jwnw AW qy qUM myrw

mukwblw bxweI jwnY[”

iskMdr ny nihr dI ptVHI qoN hyTW auqr ky pYr zmIn dI ih`k qy ptky

sn, pYrIN pwey hoey ûìsAW dy iq`ly qoN im`tI JVH geI sI Aqy iq`lw iPr qoN

cmk dyx l`g ipAw sI[

“A`Cw, hux lWbw CWbw nw dyK, bMidAW vWgU DIrz nwl ifg pY buVHy dy

pYrIN, vyK ik`dW qurlw CìfAw hoieAw ey mihMdI rMgI dwVHI dy rMg vrgI p`g

dw[”

cwcw smJw irhw sI Awpxy qwzy qwzy bxy pu`q nUM[

muhMmd ^wn Swied vwVy v`l nUM AwauNdy fMgrW v`l vyK ky soc irhw sI,

ik nUrW ieMnI jldI fMgr vwps lY AweI, hjy qW Ehdy prqx dw vkq nhIN

sI hoieAw[

“slwm-ey-lykm A`bU-jwn!”

iskMdr ny muhMmd ^wn dy swhmxy jw ky ikhw sI[

“bw-lykm slwm juAwnw[”

^wn ny ijvyN nw cwhuMdy hoieAW jvwb id`qw hovy, cyhrw AznbI l`g irhw

sI swhmxy KVHy mihmwn dw[


“pihcwixAW nhI mYnUM A`bU-jwn? mYN, mYN nUrW dw wivMd hW, A&zl-

rhIm iskMdr[”

auh KuSI iv`c Îvw hoieAw kih irhw sI, iskMdr dy mUMhoN aus dw

pirscY sux ky ie`k dm mMzI qoN auìTAw sI muhMmd Kwn[

“qUM, myrw juAweI A&zl, Eey qYnUM hjy cyqw hI hY swfw, qUM BuìlAw

nhIN? bilhwry jwvW qyry qoN pu`qrw[”

Kwn ny kulHwvy iv`c Gu`t ilAw sI iskMdr nUM, ie`k pwsy KVHw vyK irhw

sI ies swry nzwry nUM m`lo m`lI nUrW dw bixAw AwSk j`gI, hux hOlHI hOlHI

ipCWh nUM pYr iKskwauNdw muV ipAw sI Eho, cor nUM Awpxw hI pwlHw pY igAw

sI, nvW gu`zr qy nvW b`g dyK ky j`gI dw m`Qw TxikAw sI, dwl iv`c kuJ

kwlw l`gx lìgAw sI, j`gI ny Awpxy sweIkl dI kI`lI d`b id`qI sI rylvy

dI ptVHI v`l nUM ijQy nUrW AwpxIAW m`JW cwrdI iPrdI sI[

*****

“qYnUM, koeI c`j dw kMm nhIN imilAw krn leI? jhwzW iv`c s&r

krn dI vjwey zmIn iv`c grkx l`g ipAw eyN, qUM hux inAwxw qW nhIN

jihVw qYnUM hr g`l leI smJwauxw ipAw krU[”

kuldIp Awpxy Coty Brw mnpRIq ƒ kih irhw sI[

“myQoN hux kihVI glqI ho geI ey vIr jI?”

mnpRIq ny bVI inmrqw nwl Awpxy v`fy Brw kuldIp qoN puìCAw sI[

“Eey, do tky dI CokrI ip`Cy qUM bdnwm hox ifAW eyN, nwly bwpU dI

im`tI plIq krI jwnY, k`l nUM iksy ny irsqydwrW kol BwnI mwr id`qI qW

aumr Br jhwz iv`c bYTx leI qrsyNgw[”

kuldIp, kRoD iv`c sI, pr Awpy iv`c sI, Coty Brw nUM vrz irhw sI[

“kdy, mYN vI BwbI nUM kuJ mMdw cMgw boilAW hW vIr jI?”

mnpRIq pu`C irhw sI[

“Eey, AOh guzrI qyrI vhutI ho geI, mYN d`sdW mW jI nUM qyrI krqUq,

EDr kuVI knyfw iv`c cOlW dI mu`T BrI qYnUM aufIkdI ey, qy qUM …………?



qUM Eh kMm kr irhw eyN jihVw kdy supny iv`c vI ic`q cyqy nhIN AwieAw sI,

jy eyhI gMd Golxw eyN qW mwmw jI huxw nUM ic`TI ilKdy Awpxy h`QIN, jihVw qyry

ivAwh dy idn bMndw iPrdw[”

kuldIp ieko swhy keI kuJ bol igAw sI[

“cMgw! mYN ilK dyvWgw[”

kih ky mnpRIq au`T ky qur igAw sI[

kuldIp EQy hI KVw nUrW v`l nUM jw rhy mnpRIq v`l dyK irhw sI, GUr

irhw sI, qy iPr gu`sy iv`c hI kuldIp ny motr sweIkl stwrt kIqw qy qur

igAw sI nUr mihl v`l jwx vwlI sVk dI qr& nUM[

“hor, bVy vIrw kI hwl hY?”

j`gI, sweIkl qy kuldIp dy koloN dI lMGdw hoieAw pu`C irhw sI[

kuldIp ny motr sweIkl nUM bryk lgw leI sI[

“aury Aw, aury Aw[”

kuldIp ipCWh nUM mUMh Gumw ky h`Q nwl ieSwrw kr ky bulw irhw sI

j`gI nUM[

“ik`Qy nUM mUMh cu`kI dOVw jwnY? qUM vyhlw vI swilHAw swirAW qoN izAwdw

bIzI rihnw eyN[”

kuldIp ny j`gI ƒ gwlH jhI kF`dy hoey ikhw sI[

“pihloN hI, ikQy ho geI, hux ik`QoN kMm bxnw eyN, bulw ky tok KVHI kr

leI[”

j`gI ny Awpxy sweIkl nUM pYrW nwl DRqI au`qy brykW lwaux dI koiSS

kIqI sI, AslI bryk sweIkl nUM hY koeI nhI sI, ies krky Du`dlH iv`c pYr

GsIt ky sweIkl rok ilAw sI, rokxw hI pYxw sI, kuldIp, bury vkq iv`c

Aksr kMm ijEN AwauNdw rihMdw sI, bu`l kOVy vI krvw C`fdw sI kdy kdweIN

idn iqEhwr vyly jW iksy kMm vyly[

“A`g bJwaux cìlAW ikqy?”

kuldIp pu`C irhw sI[

“vìfAw vIrw, mwmlw kuJ eydW dw hI hY[”


j`gI muV muV ryl dI p`tVI v`l nUM A`fIAW cu`k cu`k dyK irhw sI[

“ik`Qy, A`g l`g geI ey?”

kuldIp ny j`gI qoN puìCAw sI[

“myry sIny iv`c[”

j`gI kih irhw sI[

“qwhIEN, psInw AwieAw hoieAw ey grmwieS nwl[”

kuldIp, T`Tw mzwk krn lìgAw sI[

“mYN, zrw kwhlHI iv`c sI[”

j`gI ny ikhw sI[

“g`l qW d`s iv`coN, kwhlHI kwhdI ey?”

kuldIp ny iPr puìCAw sI[

“EhI, vIrw, mYN zrw guzrI v`l nUM cìlAw sI[”

j`gI ny au`qr id`qw sI[

“ie`k igAw hwly huxy, qUM zrw Atk ky jwvIN[”

kuldIp ny ikhw sI[

“hYN, myrI guzrI kol koeI hor vI phuMcdw hY?”

j`gI hYrwnI nwl pu`C irhw sI[

“jwh, jw ky dyK, phuMcw ik nhIN? jy qYnUM guzrI ny nw JìlAw qW Swm

nUM motr qy Aw jwvIN, mYN SISI ilAwieAw sI A`j AMgryzI dI, nwly k`l nUM

AwpW QoVw ijhw kMm krnw Aw[”

kuldIp ny h`Q Br lMbw kwlw ijhw f`bw motr sweIkl dI if`gI iv`coN

k`F ky j`gI dIAW A`KW dy mUhry ihlwieAw sI[

“A`Cw vIrw, Swm nUM shI, hux pihlW mYnUM EQy jw Awaux dy ij`Qy nUM mYN

cìlAw sI, qUM c`l vVy vIrw, mYN SwmIN hr hwlq iv`c motr qy phuMcw smJ[”

j`gI Awpxy bu`lW au`qy jIB Pyrdw hoieAw sweIkl qy cVH igAw sI[

“hYN, myrI nUrW mnpRIq dI bu`klH iv`c, nhIN, Eey r`bw ieh nhIN ho

skdw, mYN qW pw daUNgw pMgy, A`g lw daUNgw pUry ipMf nUM, iehny hrwm zwdy ny

myrw hI iSkwr mwrnw sI? hor swry jhwn dIAW kuVIAW mu`k geIAW sI?


kwl pY igAw sI rk`wnw dw? eyhdI vI AYsI kI qYsI, mYN pw daUN BVQU, ies

qrW huMdI qW mYN kdy vI nhIN dyK skdw myry ijaUNdy jI, kmInI mYnUM n^ry kr

kr su`cI huMdI sI, hux dyK ikvyN iKV iKV dMd k`FdI ey, EQy bhuqw in`G

AwauNdw?”

j`gI do ku KyqW dy &rk qy KVw qMdUr vWgU qp irhw sI, muVHky nwl

kuVqw iB`jdw jw irhw sI, srIr Qrkx ijhw l`g ipAw sI, kwhlHI iv`c QW

qoN hI aus ny cu`k ky Awpxy sweIkl dw mUMh Gumw ilAw sI, kwhlHI nwl kI`lI

qy r`K ky dìbAw pYr iqlk igAw sI Aqy ibnw pYfl dy kI`lI dw iq`Kw isrw

ig`ty qoN ipMnI q`k JrIt dy igAw sI, hux kroD iv`c isMmdy Kun dw drd vI

Swiml ho igAw sI, Eh ibnw KUn dI prvwh kIqy hI kwhlHI kwhlHI iPr

sweIkl qy cVH ipCWh nUM muV ipAw sI, mwnisk qnwE vD igAw sI, ijEN

hI j`gI nihr dy pulH aupr phuMcw qW ingwh iskMdr qy jw peI sI jo pihlW

hI pulH qy KVw sI[

“kI nwm hY BwaU qyrw?”

iskMdr ny puìCAw sI[

“ikauN, qUM mYnUM irSqw krnw?”

j`gI pihlW hI gu`sy iv`c sI[

“AOKw bVw eyN, lVH ky AwieAw eyN GroN?”


“qUM, ik`Qy cìlAW eyN?”

j`gI pu`C irhw sI[

“ikauN, qYN kI lYxw dyxw?”

iskMdr ny jvwb id`qw sI[

“imlxw hux qYnUM vI E`QoN kuJ nhIN[”

j`gI boilAw sI[

“ik`QoN, kuJ nhI imlxw?”

iskMdr ruk ky j`gI v`l nUM muKwqb ho ky pu`Cx l`gw sI[

“ij`Qy nUM qUM dOVw jwnY eyN[”


j`gI ny ikhw sI[

“mYN, ik`Qy nUM dOVw jwnY?”

iskMdr pu`C irhw sI j`gI qoN[

“mYnUM, sB pqw hY[”

j`gI kih irhw sI[

“A`Cw! pr hux mYnUM kwhlHI hY……………[”

iskMdr kuJ kihMdw hoieAw qur ipAw sI[

“izAwdw kwhlHI hY qW myrw sweIkl lY jw[”

j`gI ny ikhw sI sweIkl qoN auqrdy hoey,

iskMdr ny ^twrw PVH ilAw sI, qy hwlq vyK irhw sI sweIkl nW dy

ipMzr dI[

“eyhdI Skl dyK ky nw AYvyN GbrwA, zrw kIlI qy Bwr dy, Pyr dyKIN

ikvyN gyVHy bMndw, cVH jw dvw s`t[”

j`gI kdy iskMdr vwry qy kdy guzrI qy mnpRIq vwry soc irhw sI pulH qy

KVHw[

“dIvwny, ku`J Xwd nhIN r`Kdy, qy j`t Bu`l nhIN skdy[”

mnpRIq dy sIny nwl l`gI nUrW kih rhI sI[

“j`t ny kI k`Fxw hux ku`J iv`coN?”

mnpRIq kih irhw sI[

“qUM, ikqy bihk qW nhIN igAw s`jxw?”

nUrW ny puìCAw sI[

“ksUr, ausdw hY ijs ny qYnUM bxwieAw ey, myrw nhIN[”

mnpRIq kih irhw sI[

“myrw, qy ieSk vI Aw&q qy myrI rusvweI vI musIbq, myrw ijaUxw qW

hux qyrI bu`klHy hY, qrs vI AwauNdw hY kdy kdy qyrIAW KuSIAW qy, hw`sw vI

AwauNdw hY qyry ieSk qy, du`K vI huMdw hY qyrI jvwnI qy[”

nUrW vyiJjk ho ky AwK geI sImnpRIq ƒ[

“qUM, isr& myry ieSk qy hI h`s, qy h`sdI hI rih, qyry hw`sy hI myrI


mih&l ho gey ny, mYN hr pl qyrI nzr dw ipA`wlw pIx leI ibAwkul rihx

lìgAW hW, aumr-iÂwm dI qrW[”

mnpRIq kuJ SyAro-SyArI kr irhw sI[

Eh mdhoS sn iksy SrwbI dI qrW[

“kuJ hor vI kih ik……………[”

nUrW kih rhI sI [

“hW, hW, khWgw, jrUr khWgw, jdoN qUM mVHIAW iv`c ieSk dI nvwz

Adw krn AwvyNgI[”

mnpRIq ny nUrW nUM ikhw sI[

*****

dsW KyqW dI bwt nwl hI l`qW Pu`lx l`gIAW sn, swh nwl swh nhI

sI rlH irhw iskMdr dw, m`Qy au`qoN psInw bih quirAw sI, sweIkl dy pYfl

dI kI`lI ny cMgy Bly cwdry iv`c lMgwr dy id`qw sI[

“dur iP`ty mUMh, qyry r`Kx vwly dy, cw`dr dw hI kMUfw kr ky r`K id`qw

ey[”

iskMdr, slvwr bxy cwdry nUM vyK vyK ky JUrdw hoieAw j`gI nUM kos

irhw sI, ausdy sweIkl nUM gwlHW k`F irhw sI, au`fky swhmxy cugdy fMgrW

kol phuMc jwxw cwhuMdw sI, pr &itAw hoieAw cwdrw byVw Zrk kr irhw sI

swrI kIqI krweI dw, pMRqU id`l dy cwvHW A`gy &itAw hoieAw cwdrw vI qu`C

huMdw jw irhw sI, Eh sweIkl nUM EQy hI su`t pwty cwdry dI kMnI &VHI hOlHI

hOlHI qurn nhIN sgoN dOV hI ipAw sI nUrW v`l nUM, jihVI mUMh GumweI hwly

q`k vI jWdy mnpRIq dI ip`T dyK rhI sI[

“mw-Sw-A`lHw! zorU qy juAwn ho geI ey[”

iskMdr ny zYbW dy kol AwauNdy hoey ikhw sI[

“qUM, cOirAw ik`QoN Aw igAw?”

nUrW aus AznbI gu`zr dw cyhrw q`kdI hoeI bolI sI[

“mYN, cOrw nhIN rkwny, qyrw ^wivMd hW iskMdr, kI qUM mYdwny Aw ky


phwVHW qy p`QrW nUM Bu`l geI eyN?”

iskMdr ny auqSwhq ho ky puìCAw sI nUrW qoN[

“hW, hux qy mYN s`c mu`c hI Bu`l geI hW phwVHW qy p`QrW nUM[”

nUrW ny bVw sDwrn ijhw jvwb dy id`qw sI[

“nhIN, qUM myry huMidAW hI mYnUM nhI Bu`l skdI, ikauN ik mYN qyry nw

huMidAW vI bwrW swl p`Qr bx ky qyrw ieMqzwr kIqw hY, qyrI cwhq leI mYN

c`pw c`pw zmIn gwh C`fI ey, A`j qyry dIdwr kIqy qy qUM kih rhI eyN mYN Bu`l

cu`kI hW p`QrW nUM, ieh ikvyN ho skdw, qUM hI d`s ieh Gor AinAwey iks qrW

ho skdw myry nwl?”

iskMdr vwsqy jhy hI qW pw irhw sI husn dI mlkw A`gy, qy mlkw

Awpxy AqIq dy mwilk nUM pihcwx geI sI[

“hux, bhuq dyr ho geI ey[”

nUrW ny ikhw sI[

“Gr Awey dI p`q lwhunI eyN qUM?”

iskMdr AwK irhw sI[

“nhIN, mYN qW s`c kih rhI hW”

nUrW ny by iJjk kih id`qw sI[

“kI iPr ieh mYƒ bwrW swl ieMqzwr krn dy isly dI szw idMdI

eyN?”

iskMdr QoVHw au`cI bolx dI koiSS krn l`gw sI[

“nhI, mYN koeI iksy ƒ szw nhI dy rhI[”

nUrW ny iskMdr ƒ smJwaux dI koiSS krdI hoeI ny ikhw sI[

“qy iPr sul`KxI GVI vyly glHvkVI dI QW audwsI ikauN?”

iskMdr ny nUrW ƒ ikhw sI[

“ikauN ik, qUM bhuq dyr nwl phuMicAw eyN iskMdrw, hux Swied Eh

cwhq qYnUM nsIb nw hovy ijs nUM cwhunY eyN qUM[”

nUrW ny gMBIrqw nwl ikhw sI, Eh iskMdr v`l q`k rhI sI, qrs

ijhw vI Aw irhw sI qy rihm vI, pRMqU, Eh ûd nUM by bs qy lwcwr mihsUs


kr rhI sI, mnpRIq nwl kIqy kOl krwr, Eh mrdy dm q`k qoV vI qW nhIN

sI skdI, auh qy Awpxy h`QIN A`g lw ky A`g iv`c ku`d geI sI s`jx dI bWh

&VH ky, hux s`jx nUM mcdw C`f ky qurnw hrigz gvwrw nhIN sI aus nUM, lokW

dy qwhny myhxy qW jIxw hrwm kr dyxgy, nUrW soc rhI sI Awpxy Awp iv`c

^wmoS jhI hoeI ^VHI[

“mYN, AwpxI cwhq qy mr imitAw hW[”

iskMdr ny ikhw sI[

“mYN vI qy ……………[”

nUrW kuJ kihMdI kihMdI cu`p kr geI sI[

“kI, qUM iksy hor dI………? nhI myry mOlW………, ieh qW kdy vI

nhIN ho skygw ies DrqI au`qy[”

iskMdr ny Awpxy dovyN h`Q Koldy hoey ny ikhw sI[

“fyry c`l………, hOlHI hOlHI Awpy hvw bdl jwvygI[”

nUrW ny ikhw sI[

“ikqy, myry aus muhMmd-pwk ny myry muk`drW iv`c ieMqzwr qy nhIN ilK

id`qw aumr Br dw?”

iskMdr hwVy hI k`Fx lìgAw sI[

“ieh qW, qUM jwxy jW Eh qyrw muhMmd-rsUl[”

“kI, qUM nhI jwxdI?”


“hW, jwxdI hW[”

nUrW ny ikhw sI[

“iPr, d`sdI ikauN nhIN? mYN qV& irhw hW qy qUM……[”

iskMdr auqwvlw huMdw jWdw sI nUrW qoN sB kuJ jwnx leI[

“qV&xw C`fdy, dunIAW iv`c AOrqW dI koeI kmI nhI hY[”

nUrW ny ikhw sI[

“kI, qUM AOrq nhI?”

iskMdr ny nUrW qoN puìCAw sI[


“nhIN, qW iPr kI eyN qUM?”

iskMdr ny iPr puìCAw sI[

“kuC vI nhIN[”

nUrW ny ikhw sI[

“ikqy, qUM J`lI qy nhI ho geI?”

iskMdr pu`C irhw sI[

“hW, mYN s`c mu`c hI J`lI ho geI hW, jwh hux koeI hor dr vyK, J`lI

dw îhVw kryNgw qW brbwd ho jwvyNgw[”

nUrW ny iskMdr ƒ smJwx dI koiSS kIqI sI[

“qUM, mYnUM brbwd kr dyvyNgI?”

iskMdr QoVHw gu`sy jhy iv`c boìlAw sI[

“koeI iksy nUM kuC nhI krdw, jy koeI kuC krdw hY qW ûd krdw hY,

qUM mYnUM Bulw dy, TIk ausI qrW ijvyN mYnUM Xwd krdw irhw eyN, nhI qy, mYnUM

AwpxI brbwdI dw nwm nw dyvIN[”

nUrW ny iskMdr ƒ nsIhq kIqI qy Awpxw mUMh Gumw ky qur peI sI

Awpxy f`grW v`l nUM[

*****

“bVI CyqIN muV AwieAW eyN[”

j`gI pu`C irhw sI Awpxy v`l Aw rhy gu`zr qoN, jihVw hwry hoey POzI

vWg isr su`tI, iek h`Q sweIkl dw hYNfl PVHI pYdl hI quirAw Aw irhw

sI[

“Awh, qyrw kvwV-Kwnw nw iljWdw qW ^bry eydMU vI pihlW muV

AwauNdw, vwh, ij`dW dw Awp EdW dw hI CkVw rìKAw hoieAw ey, Awh dyK

myry cwdry dI vI AYhI qYhI Pyr ky r`K id`qw ibnw g`loN hI[”

iskMdr AìkAw ipAw sI[

“cwdry qW qyry au`qoN dI vwr vwr ky su`t daUN gu`zrw, pr qUM mYnUM ieh d`s

ik muhMmd ^wn qyrw kI l`gdw hY?”


j`gI ny gu`zr dy hQoN Awpxy sweIkl dw hYNfl PVHdy hoey aus dI hwlq

BWp ky puìCAw sI[

“auh, myrw shurw l`gdw hY[”

gu`zr ny ikhw sI, qy gu`zr dy mUMhoN bol suxdy swr hI j`gI dy h`QoN

sweIkl dw hYNfl Cu`t ky sweIkl zmIn qy jw if`gw sI, sweIkl nhIN, ijvyN

aus dw id`l inkl ky ifg ipAw hovy, auh h`kw b`kw ijhw mUMh A`fI gu`zr v`l

q`k irhw sI[

*****

“qUM, nkrimAW, ^wn dw zuAweI eyN, kI ^wn dI koeI hor kuVI vI hY,

jW Esy dw hI……………?”

j`gI ny iskMdr qoN pu`Cx dI koiSS krnI cwhI sI pr mUMhoN kuJ bol nhIN

sI sikAw[

“eyhy gdUq nUrW dw kuJ nhIN l`g skdw myry ijaUNdy-jI, Aqy Eho

mnpRIq? aus nUM qW mYN guzrI dy swhW iv`c nhI smwaux dyvWgw, ijs idn

zYldwr nUM pqw l`g igAw qW, Eh ûd hI vrz dyvygw, pr zYldwr nUM pqw

kOx lwaU, kuldIp jW hor koeI...? dunIAW BwvyN eyDr dI EDr ho jwvy, pr

mYN guzrI qoN A`lg nhI ho skdw, guzrI qW myrI jwn hY, qy mYN guzrI dw jy`Tw

AwiSk, c`l mnw, kr koeI hI`lw bu`qw, nhI qy qyrI &`tI poc dyxgy lokI,

lok qW sky ipE nUM nhI b^Sdy, iPr myQoN iksy ny kI lYxw? ibnw roey qW mW

du`D vI nhI idMdI b`cy nUM, mYnUM cu`p cupIqy nUM kihVw moqI cUr dy l`fU dy daU?

jUq-pqwn hoey ibnw mslw nhI jy h`l hoxw[”

j`gI p`qx qy KVHw ju`qI Kolx dI socx lìgAw sI[

“jy jUq pqwn hoxw hI ipAw qW myry mgr ipMfoN kOx kOx Aw skdw hY?

koeI vI nhI, ibnw kI`ly dy qWgVnw sihq leI vI TIk nhI, kI`lw qW hY

iek...................., c`l Eey mnw kuldIp dI motr nUM is`Dw ho jw[”

j`gI, bONdilHAw ijhw Awpxy imSn dI pUrqI leI auprwly krn iv`c

ju`t igAw sI[


*****

“mW! qYnUM iek g`l pu`CW?”

kuldIp, mW dy go`fy mu`F bYTw gMBIrqw nwl pu`C irhw sI[

“koeI ^ws g`l hY pu`qw?”

mW, pu`q v`l mu^wqb hoeI sI[

“qYnUM, Agr mYN khW qW qUM mYnUM burw Blw khyNgI, jy kr nw khW qW

srdw nhIN[”

kuldIp AwpxI mW kol bYTw kih irhw sI[

“Awi^r, g`l vI qW kuC pqw l`gy[”

mW ny puìCAw sI[

“ieh Awpxw mnpRIq pqw nhIN ikEN gu`jrW dI kuVI mgr quirAw

iPrdw, k`l nUM jy bdnwmI ho geI qW, knyfw jWdw l`gxw[”

kuldIp kih irhw sI mW nUM[

“qYnUM ikvyN pqw?”

mW ny hYrwnI nwl mUMh A`fI kuldIp dy gMBIr cyhry v`l q`kdI hoeI ny

puìCAw sI[

“mYN, A`KIN dyiKAw Aw kuVI kMnI jWdw, bwpU nUM pqw l`g igAw qW Gr

iv`c klyS pY jwaUgw, kI &wiedw hoaU iPr?”

kuldIp, bolI jw irhw sI[

mW, kuldIp dy mUMhoN suxdI suxdI so`cW dy swgr iv`c fu`b ky guMm suMm jhI

ho geI sI, mW dIAW sDrW ivprIq kwrw hox lìgAw sI, Eh qy Awpxy Brw

dI mdd nwl mnpRIq dw irSqw knyfw iv`c qih kr rhI sI, Awpxy pu`q dI

Swn-ey-SOkq dyKx dI hsrq sI mW nUM, pMRqU, pu`q aus dw pu`q qW Swn nUM v`tw

lwx vwly kMmW qy auqwrU ho igAw sI[

“hux, qUM hI d`s mW? qyrw pu`q knyfw jwaUgw jW ies Gr iv`c gu`zrW

dI kuVI bhU bx ky AwvygI, muslmwnw dI kuVI qy is`KW dw Gr, ijhnw dy

h`Q dw Kwxw vI qUM pwp smJdI eyN, Kwh skyNgI mW, Ehdy h`Q dIAW p`kIAW?”


kuldIp AwpxI mW ƒ jzbwqI krn dI pUrI koiSS kr irhw sI[

“v`s kr pu`qrw, v`s kr; myry cMdry ly^, ijhdy BwgW iv`c r`b kup`qy ny

AOlwd dw su`K nhIN iliKAw[”

–mW nUM nvIN icMqw ny Gux vWg AMdro-AMdrI Kwxw SurU kr id`qw sI,

cyhry dI rOxk au`fx l`gI sI, A`j pihlI bwr mW dy cyhry qy gihrI pIV

JlkdI ivKweI dyx l`gI sI[

“Drm, BirSt krvwxw qW d`so, nhIN qW mYN bwpU dy kMnI g`l k`F idMdw

hW, Awpy sMBwlxgy[”

kuldIp kih irhw sI mW dy kol bYTw[

“nhIN pu`qw…, hwly Awpxy ipE nUM nw d`sIN, mYN Awpy hI smJwaUNgI, qUM

cu`p hI rhIN[”

mW dI mmqw jwg peI sI[

“mW, qyry lwf-ipAwr ny hI mnpRIq nUM ivgwV id`qw, mYnUM EhdI

kwmXwbI dy Aswr nhIN nzr AwauNdy, Eh vI koeI bMdw, ijhVw pYsy nMU pYsw

nw smJy, Awh aumr koeI kMm kwr krky cwr pYsy kmwaux dI hY, lokI knyfw

ip`Cy bWdrW vWgU mUMh cu`k ky dOVy-B`jy iPrdy ny, qy ieh ault pwsy nUM, dunIAW

aupr nUM, ieh Q`ly nUM, jy mYN nw dìsAw qW bwpU nUM hornw ny d`s dyxw hY, Pyr mYnUM

nw khIN ik………………[”

kuldIp AwpxI mW nUM kih irhw sI[

*****

“lY, vyK lY, mYN Aw igAW pUry twiem qy, hux d`s, kI kihMdw sI

EdoN?”

j`gI, itaUbl dy clHy lwgy KVy kuldIp nUM pu`C irhw sI[

“qUM, Awxw sI ikqy swilHAw, ies kwlI ib`lI mgr qUM Aw igEN eyN[”

kuldIp ny kwly f`by AMdr bMd AMgryzI boql dw sMKyp idMdy hoey ikhw

sI[

“AwpW qW vIrw, prym dy Bu`Ky hW, kwlIAW pIlIAW ib`lIAW mgr


kwhdw dOVnw eyN[”

j`gI, motr vwly kmry iv`c pey mMzy au`qy cVH bYTw sI[

“dupYhry bVw dOVw jWdw sI, kI………………?”

kuldIp ny j`gI nUM puìCAw sI[

“mYN EhI qW qYnUM d`sx l`gw hW, nwly qwey qweI nUM vI suxwaUNgw, EdW

ik`Qy srnw hux[”

j`gI bhuq hI ^&w hoieAw l`gdw sI[

“sr jwxw hY eydW vI[”

kuldIp ny sihj suuBwA hI kih id`qw sI[

“Eh Xwr, vIirAw eydW hI ik`dW sr jwxw?”

j`gI, bVI hYrwnI jhI nwl boldw hoieAw pu`C irhw sI[

“hW, mYN mW dy kMnI g`l k`F id`qI hY[”

kuldIp ny j`gI ƒ dìsAw sI[

“iPr, qweI kI bolI?”

j`gI auqsuk sI[

“qyry nwl muVHky g`lW krdw hW, pihlW SISI lY AwvW[”

kuldIp kihMdw hoieAw ipMf v`l nUM ho quirAw sI[

“CyqIN muV AwvIN vIrw, mYN jwxw Aw ikqy[”

j`gI nUM dUhrI qVo mrCI l`gI hoeI sI[

*****

“A`bU-jwn! kI qUM nUrW nUM dìsAw nhIN ik mYN aus dw kI l`gdw hW?”

iskMdr Awpxy Pty hoey cwdry nUM k`Tw ijhw krI h`Q iv`c &VHI KVHw h&I

jhI Avwz iv`c pu`C irhw sI muhMmd ^wn qoN,

^wn, cwr pweI qy bYTw sI vYlI cwcy dy nwl[

“kI g`l ho geI, cwdrw ikvyN pwt igAw?”

vYlI cwcw, iskMdr nUM isr qoN pYrW q`k inhwr irhw sI ^wn dI qrW,

iskMdr dy cyhry au`qoN inrwSw Jlk rhI sI[


“eyQy sInw pwtx nUM iPrdw, qy qUM cwcw cwdry dI g`l krdYN?”

iskMdr aubilAw sI[

“nUrW ny mMdw bol bol id`qw koeI?”

^wn, i&kr-mMd ijhw ho ky pu`C irhw sI iskMdr qoN[

“mMdy jhy mMdy, mYnUM kihMdI, qUM bhuq dyr kr id`qI ey, hux Bu`l jw

mYnUM[”

iskMdr Skwieq hI qW kr irhw sI ^wn A`gy[

“inAwxI Aw hjy, hOlHI-hOlHI smJ jwvygI[”

^wn kih irhw sI iskMdr nUM idlwsw idMdy hoey, pRMqU, dyr qy Bu`lx vwlI

g`l, ^wn dy idmwZ iv`c Atk geI sI[

“DIrz r`K pu`qrw, ieMnI ku g`l qy Awh hwl? do cwr idn kol rhyNgw

qW qyry iv`c moh Awpy hI pY jwxw hY, hjy qUM Eprw eyN Ehdy vwsqy, qUM inAwxw

nw bxI, kuVI ny Awpy isAwxI bx jwxw hY[”

vYlI Awpxy s`jry pu`q nUM smJwA irhw sI[

“ikvyN iPr, hux c`lIey Sihr nUM? nwly swfy bylI dI jwVH jhI duKdI

Aw, eyhdy leI qMUbw dwrU dw hI lY AwvWgy, nwly juAweI BweI dI KuSI ho

jwvygI, nwly swfy bylI dI jwVH ht jwvygI[”

vYlI cwcw, crw ijhw hw`sw h`sdw hoieAw iskMdr nUM sYnqW mwr irhw

sI[

“c`l iPr dyKdw kI eyN? idny idny muVH AwvWgy, mYN qW s`c, lIVHw l`qw

vI lYxw Aw, CyqIN kr[”

iskMdr kih irhw sI[

“c`lIey c`lIey, hor kuvylw kwhnUM krnw ey[”

mMzy qoN auTdy hoey vYlI ny Awpxy h`Q iv`c &iVHAw hoieAw gVHvw, wn dy

mMzy au`qy hI su`t id`qw sI[

“Eh cwcw,……………………[”

kuJ kihx l`gw ruk igAw sI iskMdr[

“DIrz r`K, sB Awpxy Awp hI TIk ho jwvygw, pihlW pihlW eydW hI


huMdw, qYnUM nhIN pqw hjy eydW dy kMmW dw[”

vYlI, Tumk Tumk krdw Sihr v`l nUM qur ipAw sI iskMdr dI auNglI

&VHI, r`b ny pilHAw plHwieAw pu`q id`qw sI, qy Eh, r`b dI mihrbwnI nUM

suAwd nwl dyr q`k hMFwaux dw cwhvwn huMdw jw irhw sI[

*****

“Awh lY DIey Awpxw qbIz, Awpxy mwilk dI inSwnI[”

muhMmd ^wn dy h`Q c’ kwly Dwgy iv`c proieAw hoieAw qbIz JUl irhw

sI[

“ieh, kwhdw qbIz A`bU?”

du`D vwlI gwgr dy glmyN aupr kpVHw bMndI nUrW ny svwlIAw nzrW

nwl Awpxy bwbul qoN puìCAw sI iksy mwsUm b`cy vWg[

“ikhw nw, qyry mwilk dI inSwnI[”

bwbul dIAW A`KW ijvyN Clkx hI l`gIAW hox hr bwbul dI qrW, kOx

bwbul hY ijhdy id`l iv`c kMinAW dwn vyly cIs nhIN huMdI?

“myry mwilk dI inSwnI? myrw qW mwilk A`bU jwn qUM hI eyN[”

nUrW ny sihj hI kih id`qw sI gwgr dy glHvyN au`qy kpVHy dI gMF idMdy

idMdy[

“hux, qyrw mwilk mYN nhIN irhw, hux qyrw SOhr hY qyrw mwilk[”

muhMmd ^wn nUM iskMdr dy l&z “Bu`l jw qy dyr” Xwd sn, ^wn bu`DI

mwn sI, qwhIEN qW DI nUM DI dw h`k sONp irhw sI, Eh jwxdw sI

ik UbsUrqI dy sB duSmx ny, qy uSbU nUM kdy vI kYd krky nhIN rìKAw

jw skdw[”

“myrw SOhr kOx hY?”

nUrW pu`C rhI sI Awpxy bwbul dy swhmxy KVHI, aus dI Skl, by h`d

mn mohxI, mn moh rhI sI ^wn dw[

“ijs dy glH qUM qbIz pwvyNgI[”

muhMmd ^wn ny ikhw sI[


“mYN, qbIz iks dy glH pwvWgI?”

nUrW ny AnBol jhI bxdI hoeI ny puìCAw sI A`bU qoN[

“iskMdr dy, hor kIhdy?”

kihMdy hoey bwp ny DI dy h`Q iv`c qbIz Qmw id`qw sI, pRMqU nUrW dI mu`TI

qbIz nUM Gu`tx leI iqAwr nhI sI[

“kI, myrw inkwh ho cu`kw hY?”

nUrW ny Awpxy A`bU qoN puìCAw sI[

“hW, hW ho cu`kw hY[”

muhMmd ^wn ny gu`sy jhy iv`c hI kih id`qw sI[

“nhIN A`bU jwn, qUM qy kihMdw sI qyrw inkwh hovygw hwly, iPr A`j qYnUM

kI ho igAw ey bwbulw? Awpxy hI bcnw qoN……, nhIN A`bU jwn, G`to G`t qUM

qy ies qrW nw kr, myry ipAwry A`bU[”

nUrW, bwbul dy glH l`gI bìcAW vWg iblk rhI sI, ieSk dy

AMigAwirAW au`qy ^wn ny cUlHI Br pwxI dI pw id`qI sI, Esy dw is`tw sn

nUrW dy A`QrU, iksy nUM iksy du`K dw roxw sI qy iksy nUM iksy dw, hr id`l dw

drd Awpxw Awpxw sI, hMJU Awpxy Awpxy sn, pr vkq ie`k sI, qy

smrpn A`lg A`lg[

*****

“iek bwr iPr jwvyN qW svyry muVyNgw bVy vIrw, ieMnI dyr?”

j`gI, motr vwly kmry iv`c mMzy qy bYTw A`k igAw sI kuldIp dy vwps

Awx q`k[

“kwhlw bhuq rihx l`g ipAw eyN, kuJ ijAwdw hI qklI& iv`c

lgdYN[”

kuldIp, mMzy qy glwsI qy boql r`K ky Awp clHy iv`coN pwxI dw j`g

Brn qur igAw sI, qy j`gI boql dI sIl qoVn iv`c mSrU& ho igAw sI Aqy

pwxI AwauNdy q`k auh pOxI glwsI krI bYTw sI[

“mYN kI pu`CdW?”


kuldIp ny mMzy qy bYTdy hoey j`gI qoN puìCAw sI[

“qUM, vQyrw kuC pu`Cdw rihnY, v`fy vIrw, pr swnUM kuJ nhIN d`sdw ik

AsIN kihVw Ûh-Kwqw gMdw krIey?”

j`gI, ie`ko fIky glwsI KwlI kr igAw sI, iPr SurU ho igAw sI dOr,

Srwb Aqy gu&q-gUh dw[

“eyhI, ik jdoN qUM qweI nUM dìsAw qW qweI ny A`goN kI ikhw?”

j`gI nUM nSy dI lor hox l`gI sI[

“kihVy pu`Ty c`krW iv`c peI jwnY qUM?”

kuldIp ny ikhw sI[

“pu`Ty c`kr? mYN mrny nUM QW toldw iPrdW, qy qUM pu`Ty c`kr hI d`sI

jwnw, bMdw cMgW qUM bVy vIrw, mdd qW kI krnI hY aultw myrI hI FyrI Fwhux

l`g ipAw qUM qy[”

j`gI, &w hoieAw ipAw sI kuldIp dI Akl qoN, jihVI j`gI dI smJy

by AklIAW g`lW kr rhI sI[

“A`Cw, qUM hI d`s kI cwhunY hux?”

kuldIp ny mSkrI jhI krdy hoey t`lI hoey j`gI koloN puìCAw sI[

“mYN, Awpxw Gr vswauxw cwhuMdw hW[”

j`gI ny Awpxw ierwdw kuldIp A`gy zwhr krdy hoey ny ikhw sI[

“Gr vswaux dw SOk sI qW bMidAW vwly kMm krny sI, EdoN jmIn

byc-byc kMzrIAW ncwauNdw sI qy hux qYnUM Gr……[”

kuldIp ny kVvw ijhw s`c AwK id`qw sI[

“hux vI vs skdw, qyry Awsry[”

j`gI ny kuldIp A`gy &irAwd kr id`qI sI[

“myry Awsry?”

kuldIp ny hYrwn ho ky puìCAw sI[

“hW bVy vIrw, qyry Awsry, jy qUM myrI mdd kryN[”

j`gI, SrwbI hoieAw, kuldIp dy pYrIN ifg irhw sI, izAwdw pIqI

A`KW iv`coN Clkx l`gI sI, ho skdw hY “drd-ey-nUrW” hMJU bx igAw hovy


nSy dI lor iv`c[

“mYN, ikvyN qyrI mdd kr skdW Coty BweI?”

kuldIp vI QoVHy jhy nSy iv`c sI qy aus ny vI SrwbIAW vWgU lor jhI

iv`c hI puìCAw sI j`gI qoN[

“qUM, Coty BweI dI mdd kr skdYN, v`s iek vwr mnpRIq nUM nUrW qoN

A`lg krdy, Aw^rI vwr bVy vIrw, AwpW aumr Br qyrw pwxI Brdy rhWgy,

aumr Br vIrw[”

j`gI, JUl irhw sI, ^wn dy h`Q ltkdy qwbIz dI qrW[

“ho jwaUgw qyrw kMm, qUM myry nwl do cwr idn kMm leI lvw, qy AwpW

koeI jugwV bxwauNny AW[”

kuldIp, mqlb pRsq vI sI[

“kMm kI krnw vIrw?”

j`gI, motr vwly kmry dy mUhry is`Dw KVw hox dI koiSS krdw hoieAw

pu`C irhw sI ijMdy-kuMfy lw rhy kuldIp qoN[

“Jonw cu`kxw AW, qy qYnUM mMfI bYTxw paU[”

kuldIp ƒ mu&q dw pihrydwr imldw l`gdw sI mMfI iv`c pey Jony

leI[

“qy Eh mnpRIq nhIN bYTUgw?”

j`gI ny kuldIp qoN puìCAw sI[

“EhnUM C`f qUM[”

kuldIp ny ikhw sI[

“h`d krqI bVy vIrw! Ehdw hI qW swrw mslw hY, qy qUM kihMnw EhnUM

C`f?”

j`gI, pu`C irhw sI kuldIp qoN[

“qYnUM myry khy qy XkIn nhIN AwieAw? mYN mW nUM d`s id`qw hY, ij`dx

bwpU nUM pqw c`l igAw qW Ehny Awpy kMfw iK`c dyxw, qUM svyry Aw jwvIN cyqy

nwl, mYN qYnUM aufIkdw hI nw rih jwvW[”

kuldIp, Gr v`l nUM quirAw jWdw kih irhw sI[


“qUM myrw kMm jrUr…………………, mYN lwzmI AwvWgw bVy vIrw,

mYnUM qW cyqw BulwieAW nw Bu`ldw, eyh qW kI Bu`lxw eyN, v`s qUM myrw

kMm…………………[”

j`gI vI folxy KWdw hoieAw auQoN qur ipAw sI AwpxI mMzl v`l ƒ[

*

mW, k`l Swm vWg A`j KuS nhIN sI, audwsI BrI ^wmoSI sI cyhry au`qy

vyhVy iv`c KVHI dy, hrjIq bìcAW nwl Kyf irhw sI, ijhVy aus nUM cwcw

cwcw krdy by i&krI dI mihk vMf rhy sn, pr mW dI by i&krI, i&kr iv`c

bdl cu`kI sI, Swm dw Kwxw Kw-pI Gr dy swry jIA Awpo Awpxy ibsqirAW

iv`c jw rhy sn, mnpRIq Aqy hrjIq Awpxy kmry iv`c cly gey sn, Acwnk

kmry dw drvwzw Ku`lw, mW AMdr Aw ky mnpRIq dy swhmxy jw KVHI sI, pu`q

dIAW A`KW iv`c q`kx dI koiSS kr rhI sI, hrjIq ny ikqwb vloN ingwh

htw ky mW dy ruAWsy jhy cyhry qy jw itkweI sI aus dy Awaux dw kwrn jwnx

leI, Aqy mnpRIq dw m`Qw TxikAw sI, pr ieSk dy qyNdUey ny aus nUM hor k`s

ky pkVH ilAw sI, Aihl ijhw kr id`qw sI aus nUM[

*****

“mW qUM, ik`dW AweI eyN mW?”


“qyry kol AweI hW pu`q[”

kihMdI hoeI pu`q dy mMzy qy pONdW v`l hI bYT geI sI[

“myry kol?”

mnpRIq ny mW ƒ puìCAw sI[

“hW pu`qw, kuldIp jo kih irhw hY, kI auh s`c hY?”

mW ny g`l nUM Gmwaux iPrwaux qoN ibnw hI Awpxy mn dw aubwl k`F

id`qw sI[

“jy mYN kih dyvW ky ieh s`c………[”

mnpRIq ny hwly AwpxI g`l pUrI nhIN sI kIqI ky mW iv`coN hI tok ky


bolx l`gI sI[

“nhIN nhIN duStw, jy ieh s`c hY qW ies nUM JUT krdy jy mYnUM izaUNdI

vyKxw cwhMudYN[”

mW mMzy qy bYTI hubkIN &u`t peI sI[

“mW! qUM qy AYvyN hI ^whm^wh pRySwn ho rhI eyN[”

mnpRIq dy h`Q mW nUM Cohx leI vDy sn pr mW ny iPtkwr id`qy sn[

“mW! jy koeI khy ik mYN mr igAW, qW kI qUM s`c mMn lvyNgI?”

mnpRIq ny mW qoN puìCAw sI[

hux mW dI mmqw kurlw au`TI sI,

“vy pu`qw, ieMJ nw kih, kOx mW cwhuMdI hY, ijs icrwZ iv`c nON mhIny

qyl dI QW ijgr dw Kun pw ky jgwieAw Eh jhwn iv`c nzr hI nw Awvy?”

mW, pu`q iek dUjy dy glHy l`gy moh kr rhy sn Aqy hrjIq ies rwm

lIlw dI vzw jwnx dI koiSS iv`c hYrwnI nwl pUrIAW plkW KolI q`k irhw

sI dohW v`l, soc irhw sI ik pihlW qW mW kdy vI mnpRIq dy glH l`g nhIN

sI roeI, iPr A`j ikEN?[

“C`fdy pu`q iehnw rwhW nUM, qUM iehnw DUV Bry k`cy rwhW dw rwhI nhIN,

mYN aumr Jok ky qYnUM v`fw kIqw hY, qUM hux, su`K dI QW mYnUM du`^ nw dyvIN vy pu`qw,

pwxI rùK nUM EhdI SOr lYx leI id`qw jWdw hY, iehnw rwhW dy ru`K kdy hry

nhIN jy huMdy Aqy su`ky ru`KW dI kdy SOr nhIN huMdI, vy mYN qW qYnUM lokW dy pu`qW vWgU

bwhr vlYq iv`c igAw dyKxw cwhuMdI hW, myrIAW A`KW qYnUM im`tI iv`c rulHidAW

nhIN vyK skdIAW[”

mW, id`l dI d`s rhI sI, qy pu`q sux irhw sI, mW dy mUMhoN inkldy Sbd,

kMnW dy pridAW nwl tkrwA ky ikrn ibMdU vWg vwps prq rhy sn, pr

prdy dy pwr qW isr& ieSk dw hI sn`wtw sI Aqy sn`wty iv`c guzrI dI

hsIn kwieAw pRgt huMdI sI qy DMud iv`c Alop jhI ho jWdI sI, muskrw ky

ijvyN A`KW, h`QW nwl ieSwry kr rhI hovy iksy Awpxy nUM[

“mYnUM jvwb nhIN id`qw qUM[”

mW nUM pu`q dI ieh cu`p cu`BdI sI nSqr vWg[


“mW! mYN qYnUM ijaUNdI dyKxw cwhuMdw[”

msIN zbwn Ku`lI sI mnpRIq dI[

“iPr C`fdy guzrI dw îhVw, muslmwnW dw is`KW nwl koeI myl nhIN,

iehnw dw vwDw jUT-JUT iv`c hY Aqy swfw vwhygurU dI myhr iv`c[”

“myry au`qy vwhygurU dI bhuq myhr hY mW, pr nUrW jUTI-JUTI nhIN hY Eh

myry qoN ibnW mr jwvygI qy mYN Ehdy………[”

mnpRIq g`l krdw krdw ruk igAw sI[

“koeI nhIN mrdw huMdw iksy dI ^wqr[”

mW ny pu`q ƒ smJwx dI koiSS kIqI sI[

“s`sI qpdy QlW iv`c mr geI sI myrIey mweyN[”

mnpRIq ny guzry zmwny dy ho cu`ky s`cy AwSkW dI auDwrx idMdy hoey ikhw

sI[

“vy guzrI, s`sI nhIN ho skdI[”

mW ny gu`sy iv`c ikhw sI[

“eyho qW mW qyrw bihm hY, jy iek vwr dyK leyNgI qW, qUM AwpxI zbwnoN

s`sI khyNgI aus nUM, hW mW, bhuq sohxI hY Eho[”

hrjIq ibnW puìCAW hI iv`c bol ipAw sI, Swied auh vzw jwx igAw

sI, qwhIEN qW A^wVy iv`c kuìdAw sI[

“ qUM mYnUM d`s[”

mW, mnpRIq v`l nUM Awpxw h`Q kr pu`C rhI sI[

“mYN, kI d`sW?”

mnpRIq ny ikhw sI[

“qYnUM hjy q`k pqw hI nhIN lìgAw ik mYN ikauN AweI hW qyry kol c`l

ky? jy k`l nUM qyry ipE nUM pqw c`l igAw qW, pqw iPr kI hoxw?”

mW, bUhy kol KVHI DmkI idMdI hoeI pu`C rhI sI mnpRIq qoN[

“cMgw mW, ij`dW qUM khyNgI EdW hI hoaUgw, v`s qUM r`b qoN srb`q dw Blw

mMigAw kr, EhI hoxw jo mwilk ny krnw hY, mYN qW sB nUM ijaUNdy dyKxw

cwhuMdw hW, qYnUM vI qy horW nUM …… [”


mnpRIq ny ikhw sI kmry iv`coN bwhr jWdI mW nUM[

“bUhw lw ky AMdroN kuMFI lw idAW BwjI?”

hrjIq pu`C irhw sI[

“nhIN, nhI rihx dy Ku`lw[”

mnpRIq ny hOlHI jhI ikhw sI[

“jwxw hY ikqy BwjI?”

hrjIq ny Awpxy v`fy Brw qoN puìCAw sI[

“qYN kI lYxw dyxw? qYnUM, qyrw dsW dw not iml igAw hY[”

mnpRIq ny Coty Brw hrjIq ƒ ikhw sI[

“hW, Eh qW iml igAw hY, pr………………[”

hrjIq kuJ kihMdw kihMdw ruk igAw sI[

“ikauN, hor lYx dI slwh hY?”

mnpRIq ny gu`sy jhy nwl puìCAw sI[

“hW, jy iml jwvy qW ivgwV vI hYnI[”

hrjIq ny h`sdy hoey zvwb dy id`qw sI[

“v`s iPr cu`p krky pVHI jw, Aqy mYnUM sOx dy[”

mnpRIq ny ikhw sI[

“BwjI! qusIN ikqy nrwz qW nhIN myry nwl[”

hrjIq nUM idn-b-idn BwjI dI ^moSI ijhI Gutn vWg l`gx l`gI

sI[

“nhIN, hrigz nhIN[”

mnpRIq ny ikhw sI[

“iPr mYnUM ikauN nhIN d`sdw?”

hrjIq ny kuJ pu`Cx dI koiSS kIqI sI[

“qYnUM, kI d`sW qYnUM?”


“EhI, jo mW nUM d`sdw sI s`sI vwlI g`l[”

hrjIq ny Bolypn iv`c puìCAw sI[˜


“Eh qyrw Blw ho jwey, kwkw qYnUM ij`dx s`sI vwlI g`l pqw l`g geI

Edx hI ikqwbW qoN mn cu`k ho jwxw hY, qUM hjy Awpxw mn ikqwbW iv`c lw

ky r`K, s`sI ny qYnUM kuJ nhIN dyxw[”

mnpRIq Awpxy Coty Brw nUM smJw irhw sI[

“qYnUM kI idMdI hY?”

hrjIq, frdw frdw pu`C igAw sI Awpxy v`fy Brw qoN[

“ij`dx imlUgw, qYnUM vI ids pYxw hY, pr qUM hux AwpxI ikqwb v`l

iDAwn dy, qyry ih`sy dw mYN Awpy soc lYxw hY s`sI vwry, qUM nw AYvyN s`sI dIAW

socW iv`c ipAw rhIN[”

mnpRIq, Awpxy Coty Brw hrjIq nUM kih irhw sI[

“E ky, E ky BwjI[”

hrjIq ny zvwb iv`c ikhw sI[

‘myry idl dy bwZ dw mw`lI,

Eh Xwr myrw r`b vrgw[

swrI dunIAW Xwr ibn Kw`lI,

Eh Xwr myrw r`b vrgw[’

pIrW dI drZwh qy v`jdy lwaufspIkr qy jogI huxW dI ilKI hoeI

kbw`lI dy bol iksy kbwl dI Avwz iv`c vwqwvrn dw imzwz hI bdl rhy

sn, hr pwsy hnyry iv`c ijvyN pIrW dI mih&l mOzUd hox l`gI hovy, mnpRIq

pIrW dI drZwh qy sjdw krn qoN auprMq hI Eh ieSk dI inmwz Adw

krn mswxW dy rwh pY igAw sI nihr dI ptVHI ptVHI, ieSk cMdry dw Jtkw

sI Swied, jihVw Eh mVHIAW v`l iKìcAw jw irhw sI iksy bMdI dI qrW,

TIk ausy qrW hI ijvyN mOq qoN bwAd jIv AwqmW nUM pihry hyT Xm, Drm rwj

kol iljWdy ny[

*****

“ûdw Yr kry DIey, mYnUM l`gdY, qUM myry koloN kuJ CupwieAw hoieAw ey[”

muhMmd ny nSy dI mdhoSI jhI iv`c AwpxI DI nUrW qoN puìCAw sI[


“qUM A`bU jwn kI krn lìgAW eyN hux?”

nUrW pu`C rhI sI Awpxy A`bU qoN

“nmwz Adw krn l`gW[”

A`bU ny ikhw sI[

“A`bU, ieh gunwh nw kr………, ijQy Srwb EQy nmwz nhIN A`bU

jwn, EQy qbwhI hMudI hY, qUM Srwb nhIN sI pIxI A`bU jwn, qUM Srwb nhIN sI

pIxI[”

nUrW, mMzy qy peI ^ysI iv`c Awpxw mUMh CupweI kih rhI sI,

muMhmd ^wn nmwz Adw krn qoN ruk ky Awpxy ibsqry iv`c is`Dw hox

dI iqAwrI krn lìgAw sI, ausdI A`K, nmwz Aqy DI dw moh Bu`l ky

drvwzy v`l au`fx l`gI sI pihlI mrqbw, ijs cugwT iv`coN dI Eh Ano^w

ijhw srUr mihsUs krdw hoieAw lMG ky AMdr AwieAw sI, Swied ^wn nUM

Srwb dy qyNdUey dI Coh ho geI sI, id`l nUM iskMdr vrgw zuAweI, sohxw sohxw

l`gx lìgAw sI, ijMdgI ipAwrI ipAwrI jwpx l`gI sI, pRMqU, ipAwrI DI,

ies ijMdgI dy pihly dOr qy hI ^&w ho au`TI sI[

“qUM, mYnUM dìsAw nhIN qvIz vwry?”

^wn pu`C irhw sI AwpxI DI nUrW qoN[

“inkwh vwry qW A`bU jwn qUM vI nhIN kuJ dìsAw, ho cu`kw jW hoxw hY?”

nUrW ny muVH ky puìCAw sI A`bU qoN[

“qUM qvIz pwx leI iqAwr ho iskMdr dy, huxy Avwz mwrW?”

^wn, zmIr qoN igrn lìgAw sI, nwly Srwb pIx vwilAW dIAW iksy

vI iksm dy nSy krn vwilAW dIAW zmIrW kihVw jINaudIAW hn, mr

jWdIAW ny, igr jWdIAW ny Awpxy Awp qoN;

“ipAwry pwTko! ikDry qusIN vI nSy dw iesqymwl qy nhIN krdy? jy

krdy ho qW C`f idE iehnw ielwmqW ƒ ieh isr& qy isr& brbwdI hI krdy

ny”[

“A`bU jwn, mYN ieh qvIz iskMdr dy glH pw dyvW?”

nUrW ny puìCAw sI[


“mwilk dw nW nhIN leIdw huMdw[”

muhMmd ^wn ny AwpxI DI ƒ smJwauNdy hoey ikhw sI[

“iskMdr myrw mwilk nhIN hY[”

nUrW ny iek tùk zvwb dy id`qw sI Awpxy A`bU ƒ[

“qyrw idmwZ qy shI hY?”

^wn, mMzy qoN au`T bYTw sI[

“mYN, A`bU jwn Srwb nhIN pIqI hoeI quhwfy vWgU[”

nUrW ny ikhw sI[

“h`d qoN vD rhI eyN qUM DIey, Agr iskMdr qyrw mwilk nhIN qW iPr

kOx hY?”

^wn, gu`sy iv`c pu`C irhw sI[

“myrw mwilk, qUM eyN A`bU jwn[”

nUrW ny ikhw sI[

“DIey, iskMdr mYnUM psMd hY[”

muhMmd ^wn ny AwpxI DI ƒ dìsAw sI[

“pr mYnUM nhIN psMd Eho[”

nUrW ny sw& kih id`qw sI[

“Ehny qyrI ^wqr……………, DIey AYs Xu`g iv`c kOx iksy leI

aumr Br aufIk krdw, ivcwrw……………, jy A`lHw ny qyrI sux hI leI

ey qW qUM J`lI nw bx hux[”

A`bU AwpxI DI ƒ smJw irhw sI[

“mYN qy J`lI ho cu`kI hW A`bU jwn, ijvyN qUM ho cu`kw eyN[”

nUrW, id`l dI id`l iv`c hI Cupw geI sI[

“DIey, mYN qYnUM rulHdI nhIN dyK skWgw, hor jo mrzI kr pr myrIAW

A`KW swhmxy rhIN, qUM myrw Aw^rI nUr eyN[”

^wn dI pIqI hoeI auqrdI jw rhI sI[

“A`bU jwn! mYN mrnw cwhuMdI hW, mYN jIxw nhIN cwhudI[”

nUrW, mwnisk qOr qy kmzor hox l`gI sI, Bwvuk ho geI sI Bìv^ dI


klpxw krky, koeI iksy nUM iksy dI buklH iv`coN Duh irhw sI, qy Eh kurlw

rhI sI rzweI iv`c mUMh dy ky fwroN ivCVI kUMz vWg, mUMh, rzweI coN’ bwhr

k`FdI sI qW A`bU jwn dy swhW iv`coN moh dI QW Srwb dI gMD BYVI BYVI l`gdI

sI, mn icVdw sI nUrW dw Awpxy A`bU jwn qoN, cMgy Bly A`bU jwn dw AMdwz

hI kuJ Al`g nzr Aw irhw sI kuJ prwieAw prwieAw ijhw[

“A`bU jwn, zuAwn DI dy bwp nUM ies qrW bygwinAW nwl bYT ky Srwb

nhIN pIxI cwhIdI[”

nUrW nw cwhuMdI hoeI vI Awpxy A`bU ƒ Srwb pIx qoN brz rhI sI[

“iskMdr bygwnw nhIN hY[”

^wn brUd vWg PitAw sI nUrW dy kihx qy[

“qy Eh myrw Awpxw vI nhIN hY[”

nUrW ny ikhw sI, Swied auh vI bgwvq qy auqr AweI sI[

“mYN, iskMdr nUM Awpxw zuAweI mMn bYTW hW[”

muhMmd ^wn ny Awpxw &Yslw suxw id`qw sI[

“pr, qUM qy A`bU jwn hwly inkwh krwauxw myrw[”

nUrW ny Awpxy A`bU ƒ aus dy khy hoey bol jwd krvwauNdI hoeI ny ikhw

sI[

“qyrw inkwh, ho cu`kw hY[”

^wn gu`sy iv`c boilAw sI[

“nhIN, myrw inkwh? myrw inkwh qW hwly hoxw hY[”

nUrW ny Awpxw &Yslw suxw id`qw sI[

“qUM……………, qUM myrw lhU pINvyNgI?”

^wn rox hw`kw ho igAw sI[

“nhIN, ausy qrW hI hovygw A`bU jwn, ijvyN qUM ikhw sI qy ijvyN qUM

khyNgw, pr, Srwb nUM muVky h`Q nw lwvIN[”

nUrW kih rhI sI, aus dI Avwz iv`c ijvyN iSSirq hovy bybsI dI[

“qy qUM DIey, iskMdr nUM kbUl kr, myrIAW A`KW mUhry h`sdI KyfdI rih,

myrI vI bMdgI ho jwvy[”


^wn ny qrlw kIqw sI AwpxI DI dw[

“hW, A`bU jwn, ieMz hI hovygw, pr, qUM Srwb pI ky bMdgI kr nhIN

skyNgw, ieh kMm nw krIN A`bU jwn, pqw nhIN ikauN, mYnUM ies dI vwSnw nwl

n&rq hMudI hY[”

nUrW, Awpxy bwbul nUM kuJ khI jw rhI sI, pr bwbul qW ijvyN sux hI

nw irhw hovy, aus dy kMnI qW vYlI cwcy dI Avwz pY rhI sI ik ijMnI dyr q`k

mu`kdI nhIN, sOxw nhIN pu`qrw BwvyN qVHkw ho jwvy, BwgW vwlI rwq roz roz

nhIN AwauxI……, ^wn sdkw mYN vI bu`fw Tyrw, nohW pu`qW vwlw ho igAw,

juAwkW nwl klol kIiqAW mu`dqW hI ho geIAW, vwh Eh sweIAW qYnUM vI

vDweIAW, ^wn dI nzr DI v`l au`TI sI qy iPr ijvyN insicMq ho ky drvwzy

v`l clI jw rhI hovy aus dw vzUd n`pI, ^wn ny mlkVHy ijhy msizd dw bUhw

KoilAw sI qy mihkdy dy bUhy nUM h`Q pw ilAw sI bwhr jwx leI[

*****

“Awjw, Awjw kuVmw, pw pu`qrw cwr hor so`tIAW BMn ky A`g au`qy, zrw

syk qW l`gy[”

vYlI cwcw buJdI A`g v`l ieSwrw krky iskMdr nUM kih irhw sI[

“TMf l`gdI ey qW pwvW Gu`t?”

iglws iv`c Srwb pwauNdw hoieAw vYlI cwcw pu`C irhw sI ^wn nUM,

qurlI vwlI mWfI id`qI p`g qy klZI GMum rhI sI, A`fI n`c rhI sI bYTy bYTy

AmlI cwcy dI[

“pw dy pw dy cwcw, sOhrw vI qW dUjw ipE huMdw[”

iskMdr kMifAW qoN bcdw bcdw bwlx BMndw hoieAw kih irhw sI pr

kMfy iPr vI Anjwxy iv`c cu`B hI jWdy sn[

“ipCly krmW dw qyrw lyKw joKw hY pu`qrw, ijhVy qYnUM do do ipE iml

gey hn, bwhrly mulkW iv`c qW kihMdy ny inAwixAW nUM Awpxy ipE dw hI

pqw nhIN hMudw[”

vYlI cwcw ^crw ijhw hw`sw h`sdw hoieAw sw`kI bx igAw sI muhMmd


^wn dw, iskMdr ny A`g au`qy hor bwlx pw id`qw sI Aqy A`g dy BWbV mc au`Ty

sn, mihkdy iv`c ihl jul kIqI sI A`g dI grmwieS ny[

“vyKIN, ikqy A`g hI nw lw dyvIN C`pr nUM?”

vYlI cwcw Awpxw Awsx A`g qoN ip`Cy iK`cdw hoieAw iskMdr nUM kih

irhw sI, ^wn cu`p sI, nUrW dIAW g`lW nUM Srwb FkdI jw rhI sI, kSmkS

SWq hox l`gI sI ^wn dy mn dI[

“qYnUM cwcw pMjwh vwrI ikhw ik bd duAwvW nw idAw kr[”

iskMdr iKJ ky ipAw sI cwcy vYlI nUM[

“AYvyN vihmW iv`c nhIN peIdw hMudw, Eh qW jo aupr vwly ilK id`qw

EhI hoxw hY, jy eyQy jlH ky hI mrnw iliKAw hoaU qW, jlH ky mrnw paU, pr

jy hux AwpW, Awpy hI A`g lw leIey qW r`b dw kI ksUr?”

vYlI cwcw pRcwrk bixAw kih irhw sI[

“vYlI TIk hI kihMdw hY gu`zro! jy hux AwpW Awpy A`g lw leIey qW

r`b dw kI ksUr?”

j`gI ny gu`zrW v`l AwauNdy hoey ny ikhw sI[

“Eey, qUM kihVW AYs vyly?”

vYlI cwcy dI nzr, Ku`ly drvwzy v`l au`TI sI, qy swhmxy j`gI KVHw sI

^ys dI bu`klH mwrI, A`K gihrI dyK vYlI cwcy dI uSI dy rMg iv`c BMg pY geI

sI, j`gI ny iek bwr, nweINAW dy ivAwh iv`c dwrU pI ky vYlI dy ku`b au`qy l`q

mwr id`qI sI cwmlHy hoey ny, qy ku`b, inkldw inkldw msW hI bicAw sI,

j`gI nUM vyK ky vYlI nUM purwxI Gtnw Xwd Aw geI sI, Srwb pI ky cwmlHnw

j`gI dI i&qirq sI Aqy vYlI, aus dI i&qirq qoN bcxw cwhuMdw sI[

“iek fMg mKxI ^wh ky mYnUM vI Bu`l igAW eyN vYlIAw, jwxw nhIN ipMf

nUM?”

j`gI pu`C irhw sI vYlI qoN, qy gu`zr, jwxy pihcwxy cyhry v`l q`k rhy

sn[

“qUM, qUM ik`QoN AwieAW AYs vyly?”

vYlI pu`C irhw sI[


“qYnUM pqw hI hY cwcw &`krW dy AìfAW dw, zYldwr dw bVw muMfw boql

ilAwieAw sI AMgryzI dI, nw, qusIN kihVI pINdy ho?”

j`gI, AMdr lMG AwieAw sI qy bUhw ByVH ky pu`Cdw pu`Cdw A`g kol jw

bYTw sI[

“nw…, qUM hor pIxI hY jW…………?”

vYlI ny j`gI ƒ puìCAw sI[

“jy hYgI qW pw dy, mYN Edx dw BUqrnw C`f id`qw cwcw, ijdx dw mYnUM

pqw l`gw hY ik qUM ipMf dy sky pu`q C`f ky bwhrilAW nUM pu`q bnwx l`g ipAw

eyN[”

j`gI, sMBldw hoieAw vYlI dy gofy mu`F bYT igAw sI, cwcy dw moh sI jW

cwcy dy h`Q iv`c &VHI boql dI kiSS, ijsny j`gI nUM mymxw ijhw bxw id`qw

sI[

“mYnUM pqw sI, qUM iek nw iek idn jrUr myrw dUjw pu`q bxyNgw[”

vYlI ny ikhw sI[

“A`j qoN bx igAw smJ, jy qUM myrw iek kMm kr dyvyN[”

j`gI ny zwm pkV ilAw sI vYlI dy h`QoN[

“d`s, kI kMm hY?”

vYlI cwcy ny j`gI dy mUMh kol Awpxw mUMh krdy hoey ny puìCAw sI[

“kMn kr aury[”

vYlI dy kMn iv`c ikhw sI kuJ j`gI ny[

“Eey Eho? ipMf nUM rwhy jWdw d`sUMgw[”

vYlI, pUrw CitAw hoieAw bMdw sI, Eh j`gI dy svwl dw zvwb TIk

qrW nhIN sI dy irhw, sgoN twl irhw sI[

“swnUM vI d`so kuJ, kMnW iv`c eI g`lW krI jwnY bMidAw?”

iskMdr ny A`k ky ikhw sI[

“koeI AwpxI GrylU g`l sI ipE pu`q dI[”

j`gI ny iskMdr v`l nUM mu^wqb ho ky imMnw ijhw hw`sw h`sdy hoey ikhw

sI, Aqy zwm-ey-dOr ausI qrW SurU sI[


“c`lIey cwcw?”

j`gI ny boql Kw`lI hoeI dyK ky ikhw sI[

“bih jw Xwr, pIxI hY qW boqlW bVIAW[”

iskMdr kih irhw sI[

“msIN sb`bIN cwr rUhW juVHIAW, au`qoN sgnW vwlI rwq, ikauN ^wn

mOlW……hY ky nhIN? GVI bYTo, g`lW bw`qW kro, swfy Bwxy Awpy ivAwh ho

igAw[”

vYlI cwcw boql cu`k auìTAw sI[

“ikhdw ivAwh ho igAw?”

j`gI pu`C irhw sI[

“myry pu`q dw, Awpxy ^wn mIAW dI DI nwl[”

vYlI cwcy dy iek h`Q boql qy dUjw h`Q ^wn dy moiFAW au`qy r`K ky bYTdy

hoey ny ikhw sI[

“ikMnIAW kuVIAW ny ^wn mIAW dIAW?”

cwcy v`l nUM mUMh krky pu`C irhw sI j`gI[

“qYN kI lYxw dyxw GrylU g`lW qoN? qUM pY`g mwr qy ûSI mnw ivAwh

dI[”

kihMdy kihMdy vYlI ny boql dw f`t pu`t id`qw sI[

“ûSI eyhny suAwh mnwauxI eyN, ieh qW hor hI pMgy iv`c ipAw l`gdw

mYnUM qW[”

iskMdr ny ikhw sI[

“^wn dy ieko hI kuVI hY, ijs dw bcpn iv`c hI iskMdr nwl inkwh

ho cu`kw hY, hux qW v`s muklwvw hoxw bwkI hY, hux smJ igAw eyN ky nhIN?

hux qW A`DI boql qyry AMdr vI eysy ûSI iv`c jw cu`kI hY, pr, qUM ûS ijhw

Pyr vI nhIN l`gdw, kI g`l hY?”

vYlI cwcw j`gI ƒ g`lIN bw`qI hor A`g lw irhw sI jwxy Axjwxy iv`c[

j`gI p`Qr dI mUrq bixAw iek t`k iskMdr v`l v`F wh jwx vwlIAW

nzrW nwl q`k irhw sI, swhmxy kMD nwl Fwsxw lweI bYTw iskMdr, vYrI


l`g irhw sI ivAWdVH nhIN, pr j`gI qW ijvyN byb`s hI ho igAw jwpdw sI,

kMn v`j rhy sn Ehdy, iÂwlW iv`c guzrI dw pRCwvW qy mnpRIq dw cyhrw

sI[

“mnw, sbr kr, Buqrnw nhIN, Ehdy Gr dyr hY AMDyr nhIN, imlUgw

swrw kuJ hI………, pr pihloN kMfy k`Fxy pYxgy”

j`gI dw idmwZ qwzy hwlwq qy ivcwr kr irhw sI[

“ik`dW GsuMn b`tw ijhw bxI bYTW? h`Q imlw ivAWdV nwl, vDweI dy

muklwvy dI, dwrU qW EhdI f`PI jwnY, dwrU dw mu`l vI moV, mubwrkW dy ky[”

vYlI cwcy ny j`gI ƒ kihMdy kihMdy Awpxy h`Q iv`c &iVAw hoieAw zwm

dw iglws muhMmd ^wn v`l vDw id`qw sI, Aqy ^wn ny ibnw nwh nu`kr kIqy

pkV ilAw sI, Aqy nUrW AMdr bYTI dI nzr drvwzy dy vyhl iv`coN lMG

Ehnw nUM q`k rhI sI, AkwS qy cMdrmw sI nw cWdnI, gihrw hnyrw qy fUMgI

^wmoSI vWg hI rohI cu`p sI[

*****

mnpRIq, mswxw dI h`D qy KVHw mzwrW iv`c mcdI A`g v`l q`k irhw sI

AcMBy iv`c ipAw hoieAw, DUxy kol koeI &`kr AMqr iDAwn hoieAw bYTw sI

BgqI iv`c lIn, mnpRIq, poly poly pYrIN DUxy dy kol phuMc igAw sI[

“jY ho sMqW dI!”

mnpRIq ny Juk ky &`kr nUM sjdw kIqw sI[

“qQw AsqU”

&`kr ny AsIs id`qI sI qy A`KW Kol Bgq dw cyhrw q`k irhw sI, Aqy

mnpRIq DUxy kol bYTw, swDU nUM Aqy swDU dy krIb pey kmMfl, bZlI Awid nUM

vyK irhw sI, Eh hYrwn vI sI &`kr qy[

“ikvyN Awauxy hoey Bgqw?”

&`kr ny puìCAw sI[

“eyho qW, mYN Awp jI nUM pu`Cxw cwhuMdw hW[”

mnpRIq ny ikhw sI[


“myry iv`c, myrw kuJ nhIN, ieh qn, mn sB kuJ siqgur dw hY, pr qUM

d`s, qUM ikvyN ijaUNdy jIA kbrW iv`c Btkdw iPrdw eyN?”

&`kr ny puìCAw sI[

“myry iv`c vI, myrw kuJ nhIN, qn, mn sB kuJ mwilk dy hI ieSk dw

hY[”


“qW qW qMU, qMU AwiSk eyN?”

&`kr ny puìCAw sI[

“hW bwbw jI! ieh myrw mwilk hY , qy mYN ieh dI mihbUbw hW[”

nUrW ny, &`kr nUM sjdw krdI hoeI ny ikhw sI, &`kr dI mOzUdgI aus nUM

AzIb nhIN sI l`gI, sgoN……………[

“sdw s`c rhyN qUM[”

&`kr ny SbdW rwhIN ASIrvwd id`qw sI, Aqy Agly hI pl, Eh dovyN

rUhW, aus A`D bu`Fy bsMqI colHy iv`c sjy &`kr dy swhmxy isr JukweI ieMJ

bYTIAW sn ijvyN mukqI leI &irAwd kr rhIAW hox[

“eyQy nwZ dw vw`sw hY[”

&`kr Ehnw nUM ^brdwr kr irhw sI[

“ho skdw hY, pr kdy drSx nhIN hoey[”

mnpRIq ny ikhw sI[

nUrW dw bu`q qW bYTw sI Awpxy mihbUb dy nwl aus &`kr dI hjUrI iv`c,

pr ausdI rUh hwly vI bwbul dy Gr dy AMdr Jwk rhI sI, ij`Qy, zSn dr

zSn qy auClHdy zihrIly zwm, sUlHW nwloN iq`Kw hw`sw qy AwDrm dI ADwr

islw r`K id`qI sI ^wn ny hoS guAw ky, by hoS ^wn BuAwtxI Kw ky Awpxy hI

Gr dy AMdr im`tI qy islH vWg ifg ipAw sI[

“skwl& kIqw?”

&`kr vloN ies qrW pu`Cx nwl nUrW Aqy mnpRIq nzrW auTw ky &`kr

v`l ieMJ vyKx l`gy sn ijvyN auh dunIAW qoN bwhrI koeI g`l kr irhw hovy,

jihVI, pihlW kdy suxI hI nhIN sI, dohW dy isr nWh iv`c ihly sn[


“skwl& hI qW ieSk dI mMzl hY, clo kro guru nUM skwl&[”

&`kr ny iek iksm nwl hukm id`qw sI[

“swfw guru kOx hY?”

nUrW ny puìCAw sI[

“mYN, mYN hI quhwfw guru hW, mYnUM kro Awpxw skwl&, nhIN qy XUnIAW

iv`c eysy qrW hI Btkdy iProgy, imldy rhogy, ivCVdy rhogy, pr skwl& qoN

ibnw mukqI nhIN hovygI, skwl& hI mukqI dw swDn hY[”

&`kr ny dohW nUM AwiKAw sI[

“AsIN, jnm jnm dy gyVHW iv`coN mukq hoxw cwhuMdy hW[”

mnpRIq ny ikhw sI[

“clo iPr, Bro cUlHIAW, qy kro skwl&[”

&`kr ny Awpxw pwxI vwlw kmMflH cu`k ky dohW dIAW cUlHIAW ^vwzy

nwl Br id`qIAW sn[

“kho, qn guru dw, skwl&[”

&`kr ny dohW nUM bolx leI ikhw sI[

“qn gurU dw, skwl&[”

dohW ny iek swQ ikhw sI[

“cUlHI fol idE, iPr Bro[”

&kr ny ikhw sI[

“kho, mn guru dw, skwl&”

“kho, Dn guru dw, skwl&”

&`kr dy hukm dI qwlIm dy muqwbk skwl& ho igAw sI[

“qn, mn, Dn qy qusIN Awpxy guru nUM Arpx kr id`qw hY, hux quhwfy

kol bwkI kI irhw?”

&`kr, dohW v`l muKwqb ho ky pu`C irhw sI, Aqy Eh dovyN wmoS hoey soc

rhy sn ik auhnw kol qy kuJ vI bwkI nhIN bicAw sI ijsnUM Eh dovyN Awpxw

kih skdy, Awpxw qW sB kuJ Awpy hI auh guru nUM sONp cu`ky sn, ieh bYiTAW

bYiTAW auh kI kr bYTy sn? ûd qoN hI h`Q Do bYTy sn, haUmy dI guMjwieS hI


nhIN sI rhI auhnw iv`c[

“kuJ nhIN irhw hux quhwfy kol, sB kuJ guru dw, jwxI mwilk dw ho

igAw hY, hux quhwfy kol isr&, guru dw id`qw mMqr hI rhygw, skwl& qy mMqr

nUM kdy Bulwxw nhIN, sdw Xwd r`Kxw hY[”

&`kr, auhnw dohW rUhW nUM sMboDn krky, Awp A`KW mIt iPr BgqI iv`c

lIn ho igAw sI[

*****

“mihsUs kIqw kuJ nUrW?”

nihr dI ptVHI qy nUrW dy krIb KVHw pu`C irhw sI mnpRIq[

“bhuq kuJ[”

nUrW ny auqr id`qw sI[

“qy hux?”


“hux kuC nhIN[”

nUrW ny auqr id`qw sI[

Eh dovyN Pu`lW vWg ûd nUM hlkw hlkw mihsUs kr rhy sn TMfI vgdI

pOx iv`c[

“DrmSwlw iv`c huMdy DwVvI,

Twkr duAwry iv`c T`g[

iv`c msIqW rihx kus`qIey,

qy AwSk rihx Al`g[”

iksy kbwl dy mUMhoN suxy bMd, suMny rwh dy rwhI bxy mnpRIq nUM Xwd Aw

rhy sn, koeI kmlHw kvI, ikMnI hkIkq d`s irhw sI[

*****

“ik`QoN AwieAW hux?”

mW, vyhVy iv`c KVHI, gyt iv`coN lMG ky AMdr Aw rhy mnpRIq qoN pu`C rhI


sI[

“guru Gr qoN[”

pu`q ny jvwb id`qw sI[

“gurduAwry igAw sI qUM?”

mW ny puìCAw sI[

“hW mW[”

pu`q ny ikhw sI[

“hor kOx kOx sn EQy?”

mW, purI qihkIkwq krnw cwhuMdI sI[

“iek guru, iek mYN qy iek Eh[”

pu`q ieMJ kihMdw hoieAw AgWh lMG igAw sI pr mW EQy hI KVHI, iek

Eh, dI buJwrq bu`Jx dI koiSS kr rhI sI, vyK rhI sI, pr pu`q Awpxy

kmry AMdr jw viVAw sI Aqy bUhw AMdroN bMd ho igAw sI, swrw Awlm au`T

irhw sI nINd rwxI qoN Cu`tI lY ky, pr mnpRIq, nINd rwxI nUM kulHwvw Br, jw

if`gw sI Awpxy ibsqr iv`c[

“BwjI au`To, qy cwh pI lE, nwly tr`wlI pw idE trYktr mgr[”

hrjIq, h`Q iv`c cwh vwlI glwsI &VHI mMzy kol ^VHw kih irhw sI

mnpRIq nUM[

“r`Kdy eYQy, qUM c`l qy mYN vI Awaunw………[”

nW cwhuMdy hoey vI mnpRIq ny kih id`qw sI[

“BwjI! qUM ik`Qy jgrwqw dyKdw rihMnw eyN swrI swrI rwq? hux hr roz

hI qUM mYQoN bwAd iv`c au`Tx l`g ipAw eyN[”

cwh vwlI glwsI myz au`qy r`K qurdw bixAw sI hrjIq[

“Cotw BweI ^bry TIk hI kihMdw hY[”

kihMdw kihMdw, nw cwhuMdy hoey vI au`T KVoieAw sI mnpRIq[

*****

“nUrW DIey au`T, au`T ky DwrW k`F lY qy nwly cwh Drdy cONh bMidAW


leI[”

^wn AwpxI DI nUrW dy mMzy kol ^VHw kih irhw sI[

nUrW soc rhI sI ik Eh A`bU jwn qoN pu`C hI lvy ik ieh cwr bMdy iks

dI ArQI Foh ky Awey hn? jW iPr ieh iksy folHI dy kuhwr ny? pr, nUrW cu`p

hI Dwr geI sI, mwVHI Srwb ny ^wn dy isr pIV krnI SurU kr id`qI sI,

susqI pYNdI jw rhI sI, svyry svyry inrxy kwlzy aubwsIAW Awaux l`gIAW

sn[

“hy A`lHw! guzrW dy DI nw jxIN[”

A`lHw-qwlw nwl Zu&q-gUh jhI krdI hoeI au`TI sI nUrW[

“su`K bol kuVIey, myry pu`q dIey byZmy jy gu`zrW dy Gr DI nw huMdI qW mYN

AwpxI nUMh dw mUMh ikvyN vyKdw?”

vYlI cwcw, bUhy iv`c KVHw AMdr v`l vyKdw hoieAw kih irhw sI[

“A`bU jwn! ieh bMdw qyrw kI l`gdw?”

nUrW Awpxy bwbul qoN pu`C rhI sI[

“^wn mIAW! ies nUM pu`C, swfy ipMf dy zYldwrW dw muMfw eyhdw kI

l`gdw?”

vYlI cwcw, ^wn v`l vyKdw hoieAw kih irhw sI[

“nhIN qy mYN d`sdW, Eh iehdw kI l`gdw? pUrw ipMf d`s skdw hY ik

Eh iehdw kI l`gdw, jo kuJ kuVIey Eh qyrw l`gdw hY, EhI kuJ mYN qyry bwpU

dw l`gnw hW[”

vYlI cwcw lwl pIlw ijhw ho ky roAb CWt irhw sI, pIqI hoeI hlwl

kr ky r`K id`qI sI kuVI ny svyry svyry, Aqy buVH buVH krdw AmlI bUhy qoN

bwhr Aw igAw sI[

“kI l`gdw qyrw, Eh zYldwrW dw muMfw, kI qUM ieMnI hI iZr geI eyN

kmzwqy, kI qYnUM ieslwm Drm dy AiDkwr vI Bu`l gey, by hXw lVkI?”

^wn pu`C irhw sI AwpxI DI qoN[

“mYN, iksy Drm dw Tykw nhIN ilAw hoieAw, ijvyN qUM, Srwb nhIN hux

C`f skdw qy mYN aus nUM nhIN C`f skdI[”


DI, Awpxy bwp dy brwbr KVI isr qy kwly Swl dI gMF dy rhI sI ic`ty

k&x vWg, nUrW nUM Awpxw hI bwp, SrIk jwpx l`gw sI[

“J`gw cuìkAW Awpxw hI iF`f nMgw huMdw ^wn mIAW, bMidAW vwly kMm

kro, jy vsxw eyQy, jy k`l nUM kuVI dI hoey hoey ho geI qW pqw jwxw l`g, hux

Aglw c`l ky AwieAw, kdr krdw ey, nhIN qy BlHk nUM koeI bu`Fw-Tyrw BwlHdy

iProNgy myry vrgw, iPr Eh g`l nhIN jy bxdI huMdI, beI, zYldwrnI qW, mYnUM

nhIN cONky cVHn idMdI, nwly mYN qW j`t hI hW, kih idMdI hY ik qUM AKy isgrtW

pINdw eyN; Blw myrIAW isgrtW Ehdy cMUfIAW v`FdIAW? muslmwnw dI kuVI nUM

nhIN Eh vyhVy vVn dy skdI, ijQoN kuJ imldw nw idsy, aus pwsy nhIN

jweIdw huMdw, isAwxy bxo[”

vylI cwcw kihMdw kihMdw pqIlI cu`k nlHky v`l nUM ho quirAw sI, nUrW

vI J`l coN bwhr inkl geI sI qy aus dy ip`Cy ip`Cy ^wn vI qur igAw sI ryl

dI ptVHI v`l[

‘mu`dqW bwAd Gr iv`c rOxk hoeI sI, ies kuVI ny jIxw hrwm kr

id`qw’ duKdw isr soc irhw sI ryl dI ptVHI qy KVHy ^wn dw[

*****

“vDweIAW dy ky qUM qW A`K hI nhIN pu`tI BwaU, hor dyvW iek pY`g

vDweIAW dw jy koeI kmI rih geI ey qW?”

iskMdr, su`qy pey j`gI dw moFw hlUx irhw sI, auh nUM bulw irhw sI jgw

irhw sI[

“hW, hW, vDweIAW iv`c kmI rih geI ey[”

j`gI, fYNbirAW vWg buJy DUxy dI suAwh qy aujVHI mih&l q`k irhw sI,

jUTy brqn Aqy szI mih&l dy inSwn bwkI sn[

“lY &V, rwqIN vYlI ny mYnUM pw ky id`qI sI, pr myrI A`K l`gx krky

ieh pY`g ipAw hI rih igAw[”

iskMdr ny stIl dw iglws j`gI dy h`Q PVw id`qw sI, iglws iv`coN

Srwb dI gMD au`T rhI sI, pRMqU Srwb dI pmwieS nzr nhIN sI Aw rhI[


“hux d`sdW mYN qYnUM ivAwh dI g`l, ivAwh qW qUM kihnw eyN ik qyrw

nUrW nwl ho cu`kw, qy iPr auh mnpRIq kol kI krn leI jWdI hY? nhIN, Eey

BoilHAw gu`zrw, hjy qyrw ivAwh nhIN hoieAw, qUM AYNvyN nw Srwb nwl lokW dy

iF`f BrI jwvIN, pihlW guzrI nUM mnpRIq qoN A`lg kr, qy iPr socIN vDweIAW

dI g`l, hor nw vDweIAW qUM idMdw rhyN qy qyrI bhU dy muMfy dw bwp…………[”

j`gI ny iskMdr nUM &Iqw lw id`qw sI[

“nhIN Eey cOirAw, myrI zorU eydW nhIN kr skdI, Eh myrI hY isr&

myrI, mYN hI ausdw ^sm hW[”

iskMdr, bVy grUr Bry AMdwz iv`c j`gI nUM kih irhw sI[

“mYN vI iksy vyly eyhI socdw sI cVHdI zvwnI dy idnw iv`c, ik ijs nUM

m Y N cwh u Mdw hW Eh m yrI hI mwS Uk h Y, iks y h or dI nhI N,

pr……………………[”

kihMdw kihMdw j`gI cu`p ho igAw sI[

“pr iPr kI hoieAw sI?”

iskMdr ny auqwbly ijhy huMdy hoey puìCAw sI[

“qyry vWg hI myrI mwSUkw vI iksy hor dI mihbUbw inklI sI, s`jxw

jy kuJ kr skdw eyN qy kr lY, nhIN qy myry vWg hI bwkI dI aumr AMdro AMdrI

sVH Bu`j ky hI ibqwauxI paU, kuVIAW dw ieqbwr nhIN huMdw, ieh kihMdIAW

kuJ ny qy krdIAW kuJ ny, ivAwh qyry nwl qy suhwg rwq ………[”

j`gI, jo mUMh AwieAw bkI jw irhw sI[

“v`s kr s`jxw, v`s kr, qUM qy myrIAW A`KW Kol id`qIAW, Skl momnw

vwlI qy krqUqW kw&rW vwlIAW? mYN qy CWg daUN ig`ty swlHI dy[”

iskMdr ny qihs Kwdw sI, zuAwnI dy zoS ny aubwlw mwirAw sI[

“T`rmyN qoN kMm lY pu`qrw, ieh CWg CMgweI bMd kr svyry svyry, Eey qUM

tilHAw nhIN j`gI dy b`cy? sw`nW dy ByV &sw ky hI hitAw, hux cMgw Arwm

AwauNdw ey?”

vYlI cwcw AMdr jw j`gI v`l kOVw kOVw Jwk irhw sI[

“rwm Awvy jW lCmx, mYN jo krnw EhI krnw[”


j`gI nUM Srwb dw srUr sI[

“cMgw, mYN c`ldW hux cwcw, qUM jwxw jW Atkxw hwly?”

^ys dI bu`klH mwrdw hoieAw j`gI au`T KVHw sI[

“qUM c`l, mYN hjy Atk ky AwvWgw[”

cwcy vYlI ƒ j`gI qoN îhVw Cfwaux dI jldI sI[

“cMgw, mYN A`j zYldwrW dw kMm krnw mMfI dw[”

j`gI vI bhwnw ijhw mwrdw au`T ky qur ipAw sI[

“kI mnpRIq hY nhIN eyQy?”

cwcy vYlI ny j`gI qoN puìCAw sI[

“hYgw qW eyQy hI, pr Ehdw AwSkI iv`coN vyhl nhIN[”

j`gI qur ipAw sI nzrW nwl guzrI nUM qwVdw hoieAw, m`JW dy JuMf iv`coN

DwrW cox dI Avwz qW Aw rhI sI, pr guzrI ûd nzr nhIN sI Aw rhI[

“pihloN ie`k sI, hux do ho gey duSmx, ieh swlHw myrw Ehdw s`zrw

^sm bx ky ik`QoN Aw tpikAw? koeI g`l nhIN eyhdw kMfw qW mY bweyN h`Q

nwl hI k`F daUN, pihlW mnpRIq mgroN l`Qy, koeI g`l nhIN, qUM AMbroN qwrw

lwaux vwlw bx, bMdw krn vwlw hoxw cwhIdw hY, kI nhIN ho skdw?”

j`gI, ryl dI ptVHI qy quirAw jWdw mn hI mn soc ky ûd nUM hOslw dy

dy ky ûdw bx irhw sI[

*****

“cwcw qUM vI koeI g`l nhIN d`sI?”

du`D dw gVHvw BrI KVHy vYlI nUM iskMdr pu`C irhw sI[

“myry h`Q Zor^ hY pu`qrw, mYnUM iksy g`l dw pqw huMdw qW hI d`sdw, kI

g`l hoeI?”

vYlI ny Anjwx bxdy hoey ikhw puìCAw sI[

“qYnUM hjy g`l dw hI pqw nhIN, Eey myrI zorU nwl qyry ipMf dw muMfw

zbrdsqI kry AOr qYnUM pqw hI nw hovy?”

iskMdr pUrw îpAw hoieAw pu`C irhw sI vYlI qoN[


“ibnw pwxI dy mOzy KolI iPrdYN qUM qy pu`qrw, DIrz r`K, jy myry ipMf dw

koeI muMfw qyry v`l auNgl vI krU qW mYN EhdI auNgl nw v`F ky r`K daUNgw, qUM

ik`Qy BuìlAw iPrdYN?”

AmlI ny bVHk mwrI sI[

“qUM cwcw auNglI dI g`l krdYN? mYN isr v`Fx nUM iPrdW[”

iskMdr ny gMfwsI nUM h`Q pw ilAw sI[

“kwhlHI A`gy hmySW toey huMdy ny pu`qrw, pihlW Awpxy shury nUM Byj

zYldwr dy Gry aulWHbw dyvy, jW qUM Awp jw……, joS dw kMm nhIN, hoS dw kMm

huMdw hY nwrIAW nUM hwsl krnw, dropqI dI ^wqr mhW Bwrq hoeI sI, l`KW

isr v`Fy gey sn pr dropqI dw vwl ivMgw nhIN sI hoieAw, sIqw wqr ikqy

QoVy puAwVy pey sn, lMkw Bsm ho geI sI sony dI, qy sIqw, iPr sIqw dI

sIqw, cwh pI lYx dy qy bxwauny AW koeI nw koeI skIm, qUM bìlAw, gMfwsI

r`Kdy qy mUMh m`Qw Do, svyry svyry pu`Ty hI kMm, EhI ho inkly phwVHW dy

phwVHIey[”

vYlI kihMdw hoieAw cONky v`l nUM ho quirAw sI[

mUMh qy TMfy pwxI dy iC`ty pey qW hoS Awaux l`gI sI iskMdr nUM, aubldw

zuAwnI dw joS Trn lìgAw sI srd hvw dy JONky iv`c[

cwr cuPyry DMUd jhI CweI hoeI sI, nUrW cu`ly mUhry bYTI cwh iv`c du`D pw

rhI sI, pr rUh qMg sI duKI sI[

“qUM eyQy kI krn AwaunY?”

Eh vYlI cwcy nUM pu`C rhI sI jihVw cu`ly mu`F nUM ho ho ky bYT irhw sI[

“qyry sMXog imlwx leI[”

vYlI ny ikhw sI[

“qyry Awpxy qW imly nw, qyrI aumr guzr geI ey, qy myry qUM Blw ikvyN

sMXog imlw dyvyNgw? jy cMgI cwhunY qW dUr hI rih gu`zrW dy fyry qoN[”

nUrW, cu`ly mUhry bYTI cwh nUM &YNtdI hoeI vYlI nUM ^brdwr kr rhI sI[

“mYN cwhunw qyrw Gr vs jwvy, hor mYN kI k`Fxw pwauxw gu`zrW dy gohy

iv`coN?”


vYlI cwcy ny cwh dy iglws nUM h`Q pw ilAw sI, cwh grm sI pr aus

by prvwh ny iPr vI cu`k ilAw sI iglws[

“c`l au`T, hux qurdw bx cONky iv`coN, qyrw eyQy koeI kMm nhIN[”

nUrW ny hux vYlI nUM durkwr hI qW id`qw sI[

“myrw hI qW swrw kMm hY, mYN nw hovW qW au`jVHy bwZW dy gwlVH, ptvwrI

bx bYTxgy[”

vYlI by Srm sI r`j ky[

“quMmy im`Ty huMdy qW ig`dVW hI Kwh lYxy sI by GirAw”

nUrW ny vYlI cwcy ƒ Tokr jhI mwrI sI[

“Syr KwaU hux quMmy”

iskMdr dy AMdr Aw jwx qy vYlI au`T ky bwhr v`l qur ipAw sI[

“buiVAw, Syr quMmy nhIN KWdy huMdy, sMXog qUM myry suAwh imlwauxy ny? jdoN

qYnUM hjy ienw hI nhIN pqw[”

nUrW bybsI dI iKJ k`F rhI sI vYlI auqy[

“pu`q svyry j`t dy ig`ty CWgdw sI, qy nUMh, isr suAwh pweI jWdI hY,

BlmwxsI nUM koeI pu`Cdw hI nhIN, hy r`bw! myry ijhw swaU hor nw jMmIN, iek

dw itkxw hI BwrU hoieAw ipAw[”

vYlI cwcw, gu`zrW dI cwh dIAW bVw suAwd lY lY ky cuskIAW Brdw

hoieAw kih irhw sI[

“bVw vDIAw itk ky qW qUM KVHw eyN, hor ik`dW itkxw cwcw?”

iskMdr, prny nwl h`Q sw& krdw hoieAw vYlI cwcy v`l nUM mu^wqb ho

ky kihMdw hoieAw KuS nzr Aw irhw sI, Awvy vI ikauN nw? bhU dy gofy mu`F

bYTx dI ijauN Dwr leI sI nlHky qy mUMh DoNdy ny[

“Awh itkxw vI koeI itkxw hY, jdoN itkUM iPr qYnUM dsUMgw, Ajy qW

AYvyN `zlH uAwrI Aw, AgWh ho ky &VH lY qUM vI iglws cwh dw, A`bl qW cu`ly

mUhry hI bYT ky pI lY, nwly A`g kol bYiTAW TMf TMuf auqr jwaUgI[”

vYlI cwcw, nUrW v`l dyK A`KW iv`coN h`sdw hoieAw, A`KW dy zrIey

iskMdr nUM AgWh vDx dI sYnq mwr irhw sI, qy nUrW, sihj subway bYTI mn


hI mn Swied mUrKW nUM vyK h`s peI sI, lok ikMny igr gey ny mnu`Kqw qoN[

“qUM nrwz eyN myry nwl?”

cu`ly kol Aw ky bYTdy hoey nUrW v`l vyKdy hoey puìCAw sI iskMdr ny[

“qYnUM kOx kihMdw?”

nUrW ny ibnw aus v`l qìkAW hI puìCAw sI[

“kihMdw qW koeI nhIN[”

iskMdr iTTk igAw sI, aus dw h`Q nUrW nUM CUhMdw CUhMdw cwh dy

iglws iv`c jw viVAw sI, iglws coN q`qI q`qI cwh iskMdr dy pYrW au`qy pY

geI sI ijs krky auh J`t au`T KVoqw sI Awpxy cwdry nUM JwVHdw hoieAw[

“Akl qYnUM Borw vI nhIN, hjy ivAwh qUM myry nwl krwauxw cwhuMdw

hYN[”

nUrW, au`T ky jWdI jWdI iskMdr qy ijvyN hYNf grnyf su`t geI hovy,

iskMdr dI kIqI krweI ijvyN mwrU vwly DOlHy KUh iv`c jw peI hovy[

“krwauxw nhIN rkwny, ivAwh ho cu`kw hY myry nwl qyrw, qy ivAwh iek

vwr huMdw hY, vwr vwr nhIN[”

iskMdr, grz irhw sI swaux dy b`dlH vWg ibrhoN dI sUlHI ciVAw,

ieMqzwr dI zvwlw &tx l`gI sI, auh Awpxy mUMh iv`c dI swrw lwvw auglH

dyxw cwhuMdw sI[

“ivAwh, myrw qW hwly hoxw hY, jy qyrw ho cu`kw qW mYN kI krW?”

nUrW kih rhI sI[

“qyrw inkwh ho cu`kw hY myry nwl”

iskMdr ny nUrW ƒ jwd krvwaux dI koiSS kIqI sI[

“jy ho cu`kw hY qW mYnUM Xwd ikauN nhIN?”

nUrW ny ikhw sI[

“pr mYnUM Xwd hY”

iskMdr kih irhw sI[

“qW vI, mYN kI krW?”

nUrW ny ikhw sI[


“qUM, myrI hojw”

iskMdr ny nUrW ƒ ikhw sI[

“mYN, qyrI hovW?”

nUrW h`s peI sI iskMdr qy, Aqy AMdro AMdrI kih geI sI “kmilAw,

mYN qW hux AwpxI vI nhIN rhI, qyrI ikvyN ho jwvW?”

nUrW nUM Awpxy guru nwl kIqw hoieAw skwl& Xwd sI[

“qUM myry nwl bhuqIAW bw`qW nw kr, mYnUM iek tu`k jvwb dy ik qUM ikvyN

mMnxw, ipAwr nwl jW hiQAwr nwl?”

iskMdr buVikAw sI[

“mYN qyrI Zulwm nhIN hW gu`zrw, AgWh qUM ud Akl krIN, iPr nw khIN

ik Gr Awey dI p`q lwh id`qI, ieh nUrW dw Gr hY, iksy rMfI dw nhIN, myry

rom rom qy qW hux mnpRIq dw nwm iliKAw igAw hY, qUM ikvyN imtw dyvyNgw? jy

^Yr cwhunw qW nzrW nIvINAW kr ky g`l kr, ieh phwVH nhIN, ieh pMjwb hY,

qyry kIrny pwaux vwlw vI eyQy koeI nhIN[”

nUrW, z^mI nwiZn vWg ivS Gol rhI sI, &Mn cu`kI KVHI sI, Aqy

iskMdr, vkq dI inzwkq vyK ky zrk igAw sI[

“mYN qy qyry qoN judHw nhIN rih skdw, mrnw mnzUr hY hIry, ieMqzwr dI

h`d ho geI ey, hux hor ieMqzwr nhIN hoxw myry koloN[”

iskMdr, qVH& irhw sI[

“J`lIey, nUMhW DIAW vwly kMm kr, ikauN ipE dI dwVHI…[”

vYlI cwcw dUr KVHw AwpxI m`q auCwlx lìgAw sI[

“qUM, cu`p krky qurdw bx buiVHAw, qyrw eyQy kI rìKAw hY?”

nUrW, vYlI nUM JeI lY ky peI sI[

“qyrw zYldwr dy muMfy kol kI rìKAw ey?”

vYlI vI pu`C igAw sI[

“qUM kOx huMdW pu`Cx vwlw?”

nUrW ny vYlI cwcy v`l ƒ A`KW k`FdI ny ikhw sI[

“qyrw shurw l`gdW, pu`C Awpxy ^sm qoN[”


vYlI cwcw AwsqIn dw s`p sI[

“zYldwr dw muMfw? pihlW EhdI hI AYhI qYhI cwVHdW, qYnUM Pyr hI

dyKWgw[”

iskMdr ny AMdroN gMfwsI cu`k leI sI[

^wn, rOlw r`pw sux ky Awpxw kMm ADUrw C`f ky Aw igAw sI[

“ieh kI ho irhw”

^wn, A`KW pwVH pwVH iskMdr h`Q &VHI gMfwsI nUM dyK irhw sI[

“EhI jo hoxw cwhIdw, pihlW qW bwrW swl zorU dw ieMqzwr kIqw, qy

hux mYnUM, zorU dI ^wqr jMg lVnI paU qyry huMidAW?”

iskMdr, Swsqr cu`kI Syr bixAw KVHw sI[

“jMg dw nwm nhIN lYxw eyQy, nwly eyQy gMfwsIAW dy zmwny nhIN rhy,

hux qy GoVy d`by jWdy Aw GoVy, ieh kMm nw krIN, juAweIAW BweIAW vwly kMm

kr, jw Sihr v`l gyVw k`F Aw, myry leI SihroN duAweI lY ky Aw, myrw id`l

p`t huMdw hY[”

kihMdw kihMdw ^wn, cwr pweI au`qy bYT igAw sI kuVI d`b ky AwieAW

vWg[

“shurw qyrw TIk kihMdw hY pu`qrw, gMfwsIAW nUM eyQy nhIN koeI pu`Cdw,

bMbW golHIAW dw zmwnw Aw igAw hY, jMmdy dbUkW cu`kI iPrdy Aw eyQy, qy Awh

so`tI jhI nUM c`py ku dw lohw lw ky kpqwn bxI iPrdYN? c`l, duAweI ilAweIey

kuVm leI, swrw kuJ eyQy hI rihxw hY, dOVn nhIN l`gw[”

vYlI vI iskMdr nUM smJw irhw sI[

“ieh rihx dy qUM cwcw, ipCly ipMf bMdy g`lW krdy sI ik iek

BeIAw, j`tW dI kuVI lY ky dOV igAw hY ikqy, hjy q`k nhIN pqw l`gw kuVI

dw, qUM kihnw eyN dOV nhIN cìlAw?”

iskMdr, gMfwsI su`t Sihr dy rwh pY igAw sI JolHI cu`k vYlI nUM nwl

lY[


*****

“gu`zrW dy &`ty cu`k idE im`qrw, ieh vI kI kihxgy ik nMgW nwl pMgw

pw ky su`ky bc gey? k`l, vYlI eyDroN quirAw AwauNdw sI qy A`j qUM…………,

rwq nUM kI gu`zrW dy cOl cugdy rihMdy ho?

kuldIp, rwhy AwauNdy j`gI nUM T`Tw mzwk kr irhw sI[

“cOl qW guz`rW dy cug lvW, pr kW-igAwrIAW nhIN mgroN l`QdIAW

dINhdIAW, pihlW cOl cugx l`gw sI qW qyrw bMdw cOl hI cu`k ky lY igAw,

mYnUM pqw vI nhIN l`gx id`qw, mYN auproN kW hI aufwauNdw irhw, hyTW mUsw kMm

krky rwh ipAw[”

j`gI, rosw ijhw kr irhw sI kuldIp kol[

“qwhIEN qW qUM rwhW iv`c rulHdw iPrdYN[”

kuldIp ny hor CyV id`qw sI[

“r`b lwgy huMdw qW DOxO &Vky mYN kofw kr lYxw sI, beI shurI idAw,

mYN kI ivgwV id`qw qyrw, jihVw qUM myry lyKW iv`c rwhW c’ rulxw ilK

id`qw?”

ryl Aqy nihr dy pulH qy KVHw j`gI kih irhw sI[

“mYN qW AnpVH hW bVy vIrw, pr qUM qW piVHAw iliKAw eyN, qUM hI myry

lyKW nUM bdl ky ilKdy[”

j`gI, hwVy k`F irhw sI kuldIp dy, cVHdy sUrj nUM hMJUAW dw Arg dy

irhw sI[

“kI ilKW qyry lyKW iv`c?”

kuldIp, gMBIr ijhw ho ky pu`C irhw sI[

“ilKdy, guzrI dw nW, myry lyKW dI ikqwb dy hr pny auqy, nUrW nUrW

nUrW”

j`gI, rVHy mYdwn KVHw mznU vWg lYlW lYlW dI duhweI dy irhw sI nIm

pwZl ijhw hoieAw[

“muloHN hI qrs igAw l`gdYN?”


kuldIp ny ikhw sI[

“qrsx nUM C`f bVy vIrw, iek hor hI pMgw Aw ipAw, guzrI dw in`kI

huMdI dw ivAwh ho cu`kw hY ikqy, EhnUM qW bwAd iv`c Awpy niz`T laUNgw, qUM

Awpxy bMdy nUM imMnq nwl k`Fdy, Gr vwlw guzrI dy n`k hyTW nhIN hY, vYsy vI

mYN EDr rMg iv`c BMg pw AwieAw hW, zSnw iv`c jUq-pqWg dw rOlHw pw

AwieAw hW, qUM hux kMm d`s, kI krnw hY bVy vIrw?”

j`gI, AwpxI kQw suxwauNdw hoieAw kuldIp qoN pu`C irhw sI[

“mMfI iv`c bYTxw pYxw hY[”

kuldIp ny ikhw sI[

“rwq vI mMfI iv`c?”

j`gI ny puìCAw sI[

“qyrI kihVI ip`Cy cUVy vwlI aufIkdI hY? rwq mMfI iv`c rihx qoN ikvyN

frdw swlHw, rwq dI boql imlUgI qy bwkI………[”

kuldIp ny ikhw sI[

“bwkI qW hoieAw, pr qUM rWJy dIAW BrzweIAW vwly qwhny qW nw mwr

bVy vIrw, hor jo mrzI kih lw[”

j`gI ny Arz kIqI sI[

“bwkI kMm qyrw ho jwaUgw, qUM iPkr…[”

kuldIp ny j`gI ƒ Brosw ijhw idMdy hoey ikhw sI[

“hoaU hoaU nw huMdI rih jwvy, mYN c`kI dy doNh puVHW iv`c nw ips jwvW,

bVy vIrw kuJ kr”[

j`gI qrly jhy kr irhw sI kuldIp A`gy[

*****

“zYldwrw, AwpxI AwpxI ie`zq sB nUM ipAwrI hMudI hY, qUM vrz dy

Awpxy Ûn nUM, Eh swfI ie`zq nUM h`Q nw pwvy, jW iPr j`tW dy isivAW iv`c

su`t dy do g`fy bwlx dy, pqw nhIN kdoN ArQIAW au`Tx l`g pYx AwSkW dIAW,

nUrW myrI zorU hY zYldwrw, mYN, muhMmd ^wn dw zuAweI hW iskMdr[”


iskMdr, zYldwr dI ko`TI dy gyt A`gy KVHw llkwr irhw sI[

“Eey, cu`p kr Eey, mYN qyry jhy bhuq iskMdr vyKy Aw, jwh, cilAw

jwh Eey gu`zrw, qUM myry dr AwieAW eyN ies krky qYnUM b^S id`qw mYN, iPr kdy

aulWbw lY ky myry dr AwieAw qy qyrw hSr bhuq mwVw hoaU……, mYN, dr qy

pu`q dI ArQI qW dyK skdW, pr qyry jhy gobr dy kIVy nhIN dyK skdw, jwh

d&w ho jw, dUr ho jw myrIAW nzrW qoN[”

zYldwr ny kroD iv`c pYr ptkidAW guzr nUM hdwieq kIqI sI, zYldwr

dIAW A`KW mUhry kI`lI qy tMgI dunwlI dw Aks auBrn lìgAw sI, cyhrw

lwl sur^ qy gUVHw nIlw ho irhw sI, rMg bdl rhy sn, BrvIAW mu`CW qy

vDvIN Ku`lI dwhVI, Pu`lvIN p`g qy pYrIN cIkdy mOzy, zYldwr dy AsUlW Aqy

Swn-E-SOkq dIAW DuMmW pY cukIAW sn swry ielwky iv`c, A&srW q`k

inENdy sn zYldwr dy ruqby A`gy, qy ieh iek mwmUlI gu`zr A`KW k`F ky DOx

cu`k ky DmkI nhIN ijvyN ausdI SoBw nUM ClH kih igAw hovy, Swn nUM v`tw lw

igAw hovy[

vkq dI nzwkq qy ie`kTI hMudI mufIr vyK gu`zr ny zYldwr dy bUhy

AìgEN i^skx nUM qrzIh id`qI sI[

“bVw AOKw l`gdw eyN purizAw, kI g`l ho geI qYnUM, j`tW dy muh`ly iv`c

ih`k qwxI iPrdYN?”

glHI iv`c gu`zr nUM GyrI KVHw suMdr pu`C irhw sI aus qoN[

“qYnUM hjy g`l dw nhIN pqw l`gw?”

gu`zr ny ikhw sI[

“qUM d`s dy[”

suMdr ny ikhw sI[

“qyry muh`ly dy AwSk soDxy AW hux[”

iskMdr ny ikhw sI[

“qUM Srwb pIqI hY gu`zrw?”

suMdr dw qIbr diZAw sI[

“nhIN”


iskMdr ny jvwb id`qw sI[

“qW iPr zbwn nUM lgwm dy ky inkljw ie`lW dy GrONidAW iv`coN jy h`fW

auqy mws dyKxw cwhMudw eyN, jy iPr kdy myry Xwr dy bUhy au`cI Avwz iv`c

boilAw qW krMg bxw dyxw qyrw mufIr ny[”

suMdr ny gu`zr nUM smJwieAw sI[

“qUM kI kr leyNgw mYnUM?”

iskMdr ny suMdr ƒ llkwirAw sI[

“kdy dubwrw AwieAw qW Awpy vyK lvIN, mYN qYnUM kI kr skdW[”

suMdr nhIN cwhuMdw ik mirAw hoieAw s`p ibnw g`loN hI glH pY jwvy[

“jwxdW, jwxdW mYN qYnUM bVy hmdYqIey nUM, sw`nw dy ByV iv`c nw &s,

isMgW dI mwr burI[”

gu`zr, ûr pMjy AVwauxy cwhMudw sI[

“jdoN dw mYN jMimAW roz sw`nw dy isMg hI JwVdw irhw hW, qUM hux jwvyNgw

jW mYnUM vI ihMsw bwdI bxwvyNgw, hYN, kI sulwh hY qyrI, ipAwr nwl jwxw jW

Ardwsw………?”

suMdr, k& JwVn lìgAw sI kmIz dy iek h`Q nwl[

“dyK laUNgw qYnUM vI[”

gu`zr, jWdw jWdw bybsI qy lwcwrI dI DUV JwVdw jw irhw sI kwhlyH

kdmIN[

“BwjI nUM dyKx dw ieMnw hI SONk hY qW ikqwb dyvW qYnUM? jdoN idl kIqw

Poto dyK leI[”

hrjIq dI g`l qy mhOl dw imjwz mKOlIAw ho igAw sI[

“swlHw rvydwrIAW dw, k`l dI BUqnI qy isivAW c’ A`D, muV ky Pyr

AwieAw qW DOx mroV idE ku`kV vWg swlHy dI[”

suMdr ny ikhw sI[

“huxy nhIN sI jwx dyxw EhnUM[”

hrjIq ny ikhw sI[

“pIqI hoeI sI swlHy dI, mYnUM muSk AwieAw sI Ehdy koloN Srwb dw,


EdyN hI frdw mu`kr igAw sI[“

suMdr ny hrjIq ƒ dìsAw sI[

*****

“qUM, AwpxI krnI hY jW myrI mMnxI hY?”

^wn, AwpxI DI qoN pu`C irhw sI, DI, fMgrW dy vwVy dw kvwV bMd kr

rhI sI fMgrW nUM AMdr vwV ky[

“A`bU, qUM myrI mMnI hY?”

nUrW ny Awpxy A`bU qoN puìCAw sI[

“qUM myrI mMnxI hY jW mYN qyrI?”

muhMmd ^wn AwpxI DI ƒ Awpxw ipE hox dw h`k ijqwaux l`gw sI[

“dOVidAW nUM vwx ieko ijhw hMudw hY A`bU, qUM kilhxI mgr dOVdw eyN

qy mYN Awpxy s`cy ipAwr mgr……………[”

nUrW ny hux ihMmq krky Awpxy A`bU ƒ id`l dI kih id`qI sI[

“ipAwr, ipAwr, ipAwr, qUM mr ikEN nw geI jMmdI, qUM mr jWdI qW

qyrI mW dy nwl hI qyrw vI sbr kr lYNdw, G`to G`t Awh idn qW nw dyKdw,

qUM Bu`l jw ipAwr ivAwr nUM [“

muhMmd ^wn ny nUrW ƒ ikhw sI[

“ijvyN qUM AwpxI DI nUM Bu`l igEN eyN A`bU?”

nUrW ny puìCAw sI Awpxy A`bU qoN[

“mYnUM DI Xwd hY, Eh hI mYnUM…………, mYN qYnUM kìcAW du`DW nwl

pwilHAw qy kuìqAW guAweI………[”

muhMmd ^wn gu`sy iv`c kih irhw sI[

“A`bU! myry s`jx nUM mMdw nw bolIN, auh myrw ûdw hY[”

nUrW ny Awpxy A`bU ƒ Awpxy ipAwr dy vri^lw& koeI vI g`l kihx qoN

roikAw sI[

“kI Eh qYnUM Gr vsw skdw, suMnq krvw skdw, myrw Gr juAweI bx

skdw auh?”


^wn ny AwpxI DI qoN puìCAw sI[

“nhIN[”

nUrW bolI sI[

“iPr, kI kr skdw Eho?”

muhMmd ^wn ny iPr puìCAw sI nUrW qoN[

“Eho, qyrI DI qy AwpxI jwn kurbwn kr skdw, hor qUM kI cwhunY

A`bU? qyrI DI dIAW ûSIAW jy hYn ikDry eys jhwn au`qy, qW Eh isr&

mnpRIq kol ny, ieh jo iskMdr hY, ieh qyrw juAweI nhIN hY, qyrI DI dy zobn

dI zok hY, mYN mUr^W dy h`QW dI Kyf nhIN hW A`bU, mYnUM vI A`lHw ny dunIAW qy

ijaUx ByijAw hY, mYnUM ijaUNdI vyKxw cwhuMdw eyN qW mnpRIq nUM juAweI mMn lY

myry A`bw, myrI ijMd qW, s`jx dI jwn iv`c smw cu`kI hY, AwiSk hY myrw Eho,

Eh mYnUM ieSk krdw hY qy mYN sohxy s`jx dI mihbUbw ho geI hW[”

nUrW, Bwvuk ho rhI sI, kurlw rhI sI znOr dI qrW, k`ty prHW vwlI

cInI kbUqrI jhI hwlq sI ausdI, jihVI ieSk dy Asmwn au`qy aufwrIAW

mwrn leI zmIn qy qV& rhI sI[

“m`q lY AwpxI zubwn coN myrw nW, mYN qyrw kuJ nhIN l`gdw, mr geI qUM

myry leI kmzwqy, mYN kul`CxI DI qoN ibnw cMgW ijhny AwpxI mW dy bcnw dI

lwz nw r`KI[”

^wn kih irhw sI[

“EQy Blw muridAW dI kI lwz, ij`Qy ijaUNdIAW lwSW by l`z ho jwx

A`bU[”

nUrW, blOrI nYxW iv`coN ikrdy moqIAW nUM sUhy Swl dI kMnI nwl pUMJdI

hoeI Awpxy rozwnw dy Awhwr nwl jw ju`tI sI,

^wn dI nzr vYlI cwcy dy h`Q &VHy hoey Joly v`l GuMm geI sI DI vloN ht

ky, nzr, nihr dy pulHoN auqr rhy vYlI dw Jolw toh geI sI, XogI dI ptwrI

Kw`lI nhIN sI,

“jYsI sMgq vYsI sohbq”

^wn nUM Joly AMdr peI boql iv`c hI kwienwq mihsUs ho rhI sI,


hlHk, qurMq Srwb iv`c iBjxw cwhMudw sI[

“Eh Awp ik`Qy igAw?”

muhMmd ^wn ny vYlI cwcy ƒ iek`lw AwauNdy vyK ky puìCAw sI[

“Aw jWdw huxy hI, kMm ByijAw ikqy, qUM Aw ieDr, AwpW GVI Sugl

mylw krdy hW, inAwixAW dI inAwxy jwnx, isAwixAW dI koeI bu`kq nhIN

hux inAwixAW dIAW KyfW iv`c, bu`Fy iKfwrI blHw r`qw hI TIk rihMdy ny ^wn

mIAW[”

vYlI cwcy ny C`pr AMdr vVdy ny hI iek mMzw is`Dw kr ilAw sI[

*****

“qyry cyhry py boh XwdU hY,

ibn for KIcw jwqw hMU[

muJy jwnw hoqw AOr khIN

qyrI AOr clw Awqw hMU[”

sweIkl qy svwr mnpRIq dy msqk iv`c svrgIey ikSor kumwr dy

suvr Xwd Aw rhy sn, aus dI nzr vwr vwr nihroN prly pwsy nUM jWdI sI,

hOlI hOlI ‘Xwr-ey-dIdwr’ dI qmMnw leI ryl dI ptVHI v`l nUM mihbUbw dI

ôj iv`c ho quirAw sI, pulH lMGidAW hI swhmxy KVHI sI ikAwmq, m`JW dy

mgr ptVHI au`qy, by krwr idl nUM krwr ijhw Aw igAw sI, rwq qW skwl&

hVp igAw sI, nYxW dy zwm pIx dw qy vkq hI nhIN id`qw sI AOgV pIr ny,

ipAws qy bwkI rih geI sI, Aqy hux ipAwsw, mDurw dI surwhI kol phMuc

igAw sI pRvwny dI qrW[

“Aw igAW myry sohxy Xwrw[”

nUrW, j`t nUM sIny nwl Gu`tdI hoeI mUMhoN buV buVw rhI sI kuC nIm

mdhoSI dI qrW[

“qyrIAW A`KW dI kiSS iK`c ky lY AwauNdI hY, vrnw mYN qy ^bry ikDry

hor hI jw irhw sI[”

mnpRIq vI ijvyN Awpxy nYiqk jIvn qoN ih`ldw jw irhw hovy nUrW dI


qrW hI, Avwz iv`c pihlW vwlI kVk nhIN rhI sI, by bsI Aw geI sI jW

Swied ieSk dI imTws sI[

“koeI hor vI nzr AwauNdw Awpxw?”

nUrW, bMd A`KIN su`kI nihr iv`c mYlI jhI ryq aupr Xwr dy p`t au`qy

isr DrI peI pu`C rhI sI mnpRIq qoN, qy mnpRIq nzrW JukweI nUrW dw cyhrw

q`k irhw sI, A`KW dIAW plkW aupr hI itk geIAW sn, jW mnpRIq nUM hI

A`KW Jmkx dw cyqw Bu`l igAw sI[

“A`KW KolyNgI qW vyK ky d`sWgw, A`KW qW qUM bMd kIqIAW ny, vyK ikvyN

lvW?”

A`KW Ku`lIAW sn qW itkdI dpYihr dw sUrz nUrW nUM nzr nhIN sI Aw

irhw, sgoN AkwS v`l qìkAW sUrz dI vjwey doNh nYxw dIAW joqW hI nzr

Aw rhIAW sn, ‘inrBO qy inrvYr Akwl pur^ dIAW do klw ikrqIAW, ijnHw

nUM Swied ausny

ieSk dy bjUd iv`c rUh &Ukx leI hI mwq lok ByijAw sI, auh KuS sI

Awpxy iKfwauxy Kyfdy vyK ky, mwhI KuS hoxw cwhIdw, zmwnw cwhy cu`ly dI QW

B`TI iv`c pvy, hoxw EhI hY jo aus ny krnw hY, bwkI qW sB qmw hI hY[[

*****

ipMf vloN lokW dI hyV iK`cI AwauNdI sI nihr v`l nUM, sB qoN mUhry sI

j`gI qy ipCy zYldwr bljIq isMG, auhnw dy nwl hor Awpxy prwey qy kuJ

qmwS bIn nihr dI ptVHI qy Aw phMucy sn[

“AOh bYTw qwieAw jI quhwfw roSn icrwZ, muslmwnxI nUM sIny nwl

lweI nihr iv`c[”

j`gI, ptVHI qy KVHw au`cI Avwz iv`c swry lokW nUM suxw irhw sI,

AwSkW dy ipVH v`l A`KW &wVH &wVH cugl vWg vyhMdw hoieAw, mnpRIq ny ijauN

hI j`gI v`l nzr auTweI sI qW j`gI dI cMfI lih geI sI, A`KW dI mwr nwl

hI Eh pwxI iv`c pqwsy vWgU ûr igAw sI Dur AMdroN, itk nhIN sI sikAw

swhmxy, AwauNdI lokW dI hyV iv`c hI Alop ho igAw sI, A`g lweI qy f`bU



inAweIN, lokW dy hjUm dIAW A`KW swhmxy su`kI nihr iv`c KVHy sn do bu`q

ivrwn jhy, mgr by nUr nhIN sn[

“Jonw ^yqW iv`c rulHdw ipAw qy qUM ^smW guzrI dI buklH iv`c viVAw

bYTW eyQy, nwly ieh qyrI l`gdI kuAwrI nhIN, ivAwhI hoeI hY, C`f dy iehdw

KihVw jy cMgI cwhunY, nhIN qy bwpU ny qYnUM GroN by d^l kr dyxw hY, iPr rotI

dy do tu`kW nUM vI zbkdw iPryNgw, ijMnw qYnUM vzw vzw nwl smJwieAw ey, qUM,

Enw hI isr qy Aw bYTW[”

kuldIp, bwpU dy brwbr au`cI QW qy KVHw cyqwvnI qy nsIhq kr irhw

sI mnpRIq nUM[

“v`s, eynI ku g`l dI wqr AYnI ycl kIqI qusIN bwpU jI? mYnUM sunyhw

Byj id`qw hMudw qW mYN ûd hI Aw ky kih dyxw sI, ik mYN bwpU dI zmIn

zwiedwd dw vwirs nhIN irhw[”

mnpRIq ny bVI inmrqw Aqy sihz nwl ikhw sI, suxn vwilAW dy

rONgty KVHy hox l`gy sn sux ky, sBnw dy idmwZ kSmkS iv`c sn AxhoxI vyK

ky[

“kI QuiVAw sI eys jhwn iv`c qyry ibnw?”

zYldwr bljIq isMG dIAW rgW iv`c Drm dI byqukI mirXwdw dw Ûn

dOVn l`gw sI, BweI GnèIAw jI dw ieqhws aus nUM Xwd nhIN sI irhw,

jihVw hr z^mI ienswn dy mlHm p`tI krdw sI, ijs nUM sB “mwins kI

jwiq eyk pihcwn vo” l`gdI sI, ies krky hI qW zYldwr mnu`Kqw qoN igry

hoey bMdy vWg g`lW krdw sI by quky bol kih irhw sI[

“myry ibnw, ieSk dw pl`VHw QuiVAw sI eys jhwn iv`c[”

mnpRIq ny ikhw sI[

“hjy pUrw hoieAw ky nhIN?”

kuldIp ny gu`sy nwl puìCAw sI mnpRIq v`l A`KW gihrIAW krdy hoey

ny[

“keI ju`g lMG gey ny, qy keI hor Awauxgy, mYN ik`QoN pUrw kr dyxw

quhwfy hMuidAW, myrw iksy nwl koeI irSqw nhIN, mYN Ajwd hW pMCI dI qrW,


jwh sweINAW, mYN qyry kihx qoN pihlW hI qyrw Gr iqAwg id`qw ies jnm

iv`c vI[”

mnpRIq ny sw& l&jW iv`c kih id`qw sI[

“Gr C`f ky bhuq dyr ijaUNdw nhIN rih skyNgw pu`qrw, kihxw sOKw hY,

kr nhIN skyNgw[”

zYldwr ny Awpxy pu`q mnpRIq ƒ ikhw sI[

“ieSk qoN AOKw vI koeI kwrz nhIN hY bwpU jI[”

mnpRIq ny bu`lW iv`c muskrwauNdy hoey ikhw sI[

“qyry koloN ieSk vI nhIN hoxw qy qUM swQoN vI jWdw l`gxw, tlHjw hjy vI

vkq hY, qUM hI kuJ soc kuVIey Awpxy ipE dI lwz vwry, ikauN eyhdy mgr l`g

geI eyN J`lIAW vWg, mW ny pu`q jMm ky qyrw kI ivgwV id`qw, ijhnUM qUM vkqW

iv`c pw id`qw hY?”

zYldwr ny hux nUrW v`l muKwiqb ho ky ikhw sI, jvwb aufIkx aprMq

vI nhIN sI AwieAw, bry guzrI ny iskVI nwl isEN ley sn Awpxy gulwbI

hoT[

“eyhny ik`Qy mMnxw eydW, mYnUM pqw, m`CI p`Qr c`t ky hI muVU[”

kuldIp kih irhw sI, mslw pMjwb dy msly vWg ltkdw jwp irhw sI

ausnUM[

“m`CI p`Qr c`t ky muVI qW kI muVI, Ehdy nwloN qW by S`k nw hI muVy[”

zYldwr ieMJ kih ky vwips ipMf v`l nUM muV ipAw sI, ijMnw auh BirAw

pIiqAw auQy AwieAw sI aus qoN vI ikqy ijAwdw KwlI KwlI muV irhw sI

glHw BrI, pu`qr dI mOq qy ivXog sdkw, iPr isr dI p`g nUM hMudIAW slwmW

Xwd Awaux l`gIAW sn, ijhnw nUM Eh brkrwr r`Kxw cwhMudw sI, cwhy pu`q

dI blI hI ikauN nw dyxI pY jwvy, auh qy iek idn mYNbr pwrlImYNt dI DwrI

bYTw sI idl iv`c, qy isAwsqdwn dw isAwsq qoN ibnw hor iksy nwl irSqw

nhIN hMudw, ijvyN SrwbI dw Srwb qoN ibnw kuJ nhIN hMudw, qy AwiSk dw mihbUb

qoN ibnw hor koeI nhIN hMudw ckorI dy cMd vWg[

“nOhW nwloN mws nhIN tu`tdw hMudw myry mhwn ipqw, qy iPr qUM ikvyN


mwilk dy hukm dI AdUlI kr skdYN?”

mnpRIq, nihr dI ptVHI qy KVHw ipMf v`l jWdI BIV nUM hsrq BrIAW

A`KW nwl vyK irhw sI guzrI nUM AwpxI buklH iv`c smytI[

“mwr igAw morcw, j`gI ik`QoN jgx dy kwbl inkilAw, buJ igAw

qyrw dIvw qW ibnw hvw hI[”

koeI SbdW dy zrIey j`gI nUM hMuJW mwr irhw sI BIV iv`coN[

“mYnUM qW pihlW hI pqw sI[”

iksy iek ny dUsry dI g`l dw jvwb idMdy hoey ikhw sI[

“kwhdw pqw sI qYnUM?”

dUsry bMdy ny puìCAw sI[

“iehI ky j`gI dw dIvw guzrI dy bnyry jgx jogw nhIN, ijs dIvy iv`c

ibrhoN dI GwxI dw qyl nw hovy, Dur rUhoN inkly hauikAW dI b`qI nw hovy, aus

ny AwSkW dy fyry dy bnyry qy kI jg lYxw? Lwltx

vrgI guzrI dy swhmxy dIvy nhIN, BWbV hI dm skdy ny[”

koeI BIV iv`coN hI kih irhw sI, j`gI nUM suxw ky g`l kr irhw sI[

*****

“qUM ik`QoN AwieAW BVUAw, AsIN dyK so dyK?”

^wn, nSy dI lor iv`c msq hoieAw bYTw sI vYlI cwcy nwl juVHky mMzI

au`qy, AwauNdy iskMdr qoN pu`C irhw sI[

kwlw cwdrw qy kpwhI rMg dw kuVqw, hrI rMg dI vMfI qy kwlw m&rl,

qwzw q bxvwieAw hoieAw dwVHI dw, u`sy dI nok pUrI ku`qy dI pUC vWg muVI

hoeI, jwxI iblkul pUrw hulIAw bdl ky AwieAw iskMdr, mMzI qy AmlI dy

brwbr bYTdy hoey ikhw sI,

“mYN, zYldwr dy kMnIN kFx igAw sI kw&r puq dIAW kwlIAW krqUqW[”

“qUM, zYldwr dy Gr igAw sI?”

^wn pu`C irhw sI iskMdr v`l nUM q`kdw hoieAw Aqy vYlI boql nUM DOxoN

PVHI KwlI iglwsI dy au`qy nUM kofI krI jw irhw sI[


“hW shuirAw, mYN qy zYldwr dy m`Qy l`g AwieAW, qy hux qyrI vwrI hY,

jy qyry v`s qoN vI bwhr hoieAw qW mYnUM gMfwsI cu`kx qoN nw rokIN[”

iskMdr kih irhw sI ^wn v`l dyKdw hoieAw[

“kuJ kryNgw vI ky juAweI dI dwrU pI pI mUqI jWvyNgw, qyry koloN iek

kuVHI nhIN sWB hoeI, hor qUM kI kr lYxw, iek vwrI myry r`sy Kol dy, jy kMn

iv`c pwieAW vI rVHk geI qW myrw nW bdl dyvIN, iPr jy j`t dw nW vI lY

jwvy qW myrI mu`C muMn dyvIN, qUM kI smJdW ik mYN mrd nhIN? mYN nr hW nr[”

iskMdr, AMnw kukVH Ku`fy dw mohrI bixAw bYTw sI, &UkrW mwr irhw sI

h`Q iv`c dwrU dw BirAw iglws PVHI bYTw[

“nw qUM nr eyN, qy nw ieh muhMmd ^wn hI ey, Eey kmilE, quhwfy koloN

kukVHI ij`fI kuVHI nhIN hu`bV hMudI, hor qusIN kI kr lYxw? vMgW pw lE kuVHI

qoN lY ky[”

vYlI cwcw blHdI qy qyl iCVk irhw sI[

“iPr qUM vI cwcw BuìlAw iPrdYN, qUM qW hjy iskMdr dw nW hI suixAW,

pr iskMdr dy hwly Dwvy nhIN dyKy[”

iskMdr Aw&irAw ipAw sI[

“Pyr mYN qyry Dwvy dyK ky kI krny AW jdoN koeI hor hI Dwvw bol

igAw[”

vYlI cwcy ny DuKdI iv`c hor &Uk mwr id`qI sI[

“c`l shuirAw zYldwr kol huxy hI[”

iskMdr ny muhMmd ^wn ƒ ikhw sI[

“mYnUM pihlW DI nwl g`l kr lYx dy iek vwr[”

muhMmd ^wn ny AwpxI DI nwl ie`k vwrI hor g`l krnI TIk smJI

sI[

“qyry koloN hjy q`k g`l hI nhIN………? mYN g`l krky vI Aw igAW[”

iskMdr BVikAw sI[

“pihlW qUM kuVI dy pSU cwrny bMd krvw pu`qrw, nOhW DIAW cwr idvwrI

dy AMdr nw itkdIAW,


bwhr lvrW vWg GMumx vwlI ikvyN itk jwaU?”

“cwcw TIk hI kihMdw hY iskMdrw, jwh jw ky AwpxIAW A`KW nwl vyK

lY mulwkwq hMudI, vDweIAW idMdw nhIN sI Q`kdw qUM, EDr mnpRIq ny BrI

pMcwieq mUhry Grbwr iqAwg ky qyrI bhU dw h`Q PVH ilAw hY[ hux ik`Qy

jwxgIAW qyrIAW vDweIAW, hux d`s, mYN qYnUM vDweIAW dyvW jW aus nUM?

jihVw SryAwm j`&IAW pwauNdw iPrdw nihr qy qyrI guzrI nUM, mYN AwpxIAW

A`KW nwl vyK ky AwieAw hW, qyrI sONh pqMdrw, mr jw tu`t ky, nhIN qy myry

vWg hI kMDW nwl t`krW mwr mwr ky mr jwvyNgw jIaUNdy jI[”

j`gI ieko swhy kQw kr igAw sI, swirAW dy mUMh A`fy hI rih gey

sn[

“sux ilAw shuirAw, AwpxI lwflI dw kwrnwvW? mYN huxy jw ky dyKdW

kOx hY mweI dw lwl jihVw myrw Gr lu`tdw[”

iskMdr au`T quirAw sI[

“kuVHI qy h`Q nw cu`kIN iskMdrw, nhIN qy mYN vI qyry i^lw& hW, ipAwr

nwl smJwvIN, mYN A`j q`k kdy cpyV q`k nhIN mwrI[”

^wn, jWdy iskMdr nUM nsIhq dy irhw sI[

“ieh mOkw hI d`sUgw, h`Q cu`k hMudw jW gMfwsI[”

dUr jWdy iskMdr dI Avwz AweI sI[

“nw, qYnUM kI A`g l`gI hoeI hY? AYvyN dOVw B`jw iPrdw rihnw lokW dy

mwmilAW iv`c tMg AVwauNdYN[”

vYlI cwcw Awpxy lwgy bYTy j`gI nUM GUr irhw sI[

“ieh mwmlw lokW dw nhIN hY cwcw, qYnUM vI pqw cMgw Blw[”

j`gI ny boql nUM h`Q pwauNdy hoey ikhw sI[

*****

“hux ikvyN hovygI myry sohixAw Xwrw? dunIAW dy kMfy qW loQW JrIt

dyxgy[”

guzrI ny mnpRIq ƒ puìCAw sI[


“kuJ nhIN hMudw hIry[”

mnpRIq ny nUrW ƒ idlwsw ijhw idqw sI[

“kuJ nw kuJ qW jrUr hovygw[”

nUrW dw idl QoVHw qyzI nwl DVkx l`gw sI[

“nhIN, qUM idl iv`coN fr k`F dy, qYnUM skwl& Xwd nhIN irhw?”

mnpRIq ny nUrW ƒ kuJ jwd krwx dI koiSS kIqI sI[

“hW, skwl& Xwd hY[”

kihMdI hoeI nUrW m`JW dw moVw krn qur geI sI[

“Eey, Eh qy m`JW cwrdI ey, qy qUM m`JW dIAW pUCW iKcdW eyQy?”

iskMdr, mnpRIq qoN pu`C irhw sI grmI KWdw hoieAw[

“qUM kihVw eyN BYiVAw?”

mnpRIq ny ault ky puìCAw sI[

“mYN kihVW……? d`s dy rkwny mYN qyrw kI l`gdw AW[”

iskMdr, nihr dI dUsrI ptVHI qy KVHI guzrI nUM muKwqb ho ky kih irhw

sI[

“s`jxw, ieh myry mwmy dw pu`q, Brw l`gdw ey myrw[”

nUrW ny muskrw ky mÔl aufw id`qw sI iskMdr dw[

“nhIN, nhIN, mYN qyrw ^sm hW[”

iskMdr icrlw irhw sI[

“myrw ^sm? myrw ^sm qW Awh qyry kol KVHw hY[”

nUrW ny h`Q nwl j`t v`l ieSwrw kr ky iskMdr nUM vwk& krvwieAw

sI[

“qUM myrI zorU eyN, qyrw klmw pVH ho cu`kw myry nwl[”

“mYN qy qyrI BYx hW, qy klmw mYnUM Xwd nhIN[”

nUrW ny sihjy hI kih idqw sI[

“qyrI mW ny klmw pVHwieAw sI[”

iskMdr ny jvwb idqw sI[

“klmw pVHwaux vwly kdoN dy kbrW iv`c cly gey[”


nUrW ny ikhw sI[

“pr mYN qy nhIN igAw, mYN qW ijaUNdw hW[”

iskMdr hwly vI bwzI ij`qx dI soc irhw sI[

“qUM vI ijvyN AwieAW eyN, cly jwvyNgw[”

nUrW ny ikhw sI[

“qYnUM nwl lY ky jwvWgw[”

iskMdr ny Awpxw &Yslw ijhw suxwauNdy hoey ikhw sI[

“myry s`jx qoN pu`C lY, jy Byjdw hY qyry nwl qW[”

nUrW ny mnpRIq v`l h`Q krjy ikhw sI[

“mYN iksy hor nUM nhIN jwxdw, mYN isrP qYnUM jwxdw hW, qy qUM myrI zorU

eyN, qyry qy isr& myrw h`k hY, iksy hor dw nhIN[”

iskMdr, SWq KVHy mnpRIq kol pUrw ^&w ho irhw sI[

“jwh cilAw jwh, eyQy ieSky dw Awrw c`ldw hY, ikqy lhU luhwn nw

ho jwvIN, mYnUM CUhyNgw qW myrw mwilk qyry h`Q vI k`t skdw, dIdy iv`c ieh OP

vI r`KIN, jy h`QIN burkI mUMh iv`c pwauxI cwhMudw eyN qW, jwh qYnUM r`b dw vwsqw

eI[”

nUrW ny iskMdr mUhry h`Q joV ky qobw kr id`qI sI[

“qYnUM, myry koloN koeI Al`g nhIN kr skdw[”

pr iskMdr sI ky mMnx leI iqAwr hI nhIN sI[

“qy mYnUM myry mwhI koloN koeI Al`g nhIN kr skdw[”

nUrW ny Awpxw &Yslw suxw idqw sI iskMdr ƒ[

“mYN krWgw, qyrw mwhI mYN hW[”

iskMdr, nUrW v`l viDAw sI[

^wmoS KVHw mnpRIq aufdy kIVy nUM vyK irhw sI, jihVw ibn prW pRvwnw

bxn dI koiSS kr irhw sI, isAwxy kihMdy hn ik jdoN kIVy dI mOq AwauNdI

hY qW aus nUM pr inkl AwauNdy hn, iskMdr nUM bry ies vwry ielm nhIN sI,

ijs krky mhOl bVI grmo grmI vwlw bx igAw sI[

“shurI idE tws pw lE lVH lVH mrn nwloN. kho qW mYN pw idAW?”


suMdr ny sweIkl iek pwsy su`t id`qI sI, Isy iv`coN is`ky vwlw gol gol

rupeIAw k`F ky Awpxy h`Q dI hQylI qy r`K ilAw sI[

“bol gu`zrw, rupeIey vwlw pwsw lYxw jW………?”

suMdr ny auhnw dohW dy ivckwr Aw ky iskMdr qoN puìCAw sI[

“rupeIey vwlw”

iskMdr ny auqwbly pY ky ikhw sI[

“qy iPr qyrw Bgqw Bwrq irhw”

suMdr ny mnpRIq nUM muKwqb ho ky ikhw sI, is`kw auNglHW dy poìtAW qy r`K

ky AMgUTy dI qV mwr id`qI sI, is`kw aupr hvw iv`c GMum irhw sI, Aqy A`T

A`KW GMumdy is`ky nUM &irSqy vWg vyK rhIAW sn, iPr is`kw vwips DrqI au`qy

Aw ifigAw sI PuMfy hoey znOr dI qrW[

“vyK qW guzrIey, qyry BwgIN kI iliKAw hY r`b ny?”

suMdr ny ikhw sI, zmIn qy pey is`ky nUM GUr rhy sn swry, iskMdr,

zmIn qy pYr ptkidAW aulty pYrIN ho quirAw sI, qy guzrI, j`t dy glHy

icMbVI hoeI sI swrI udweI Bu`l ky, Aqy suMdr, AwpxIAW A`KW qy h`Q r`K mUMh

GMumw igAw sI qy is`kw EQy hI ipAw rih igAw sI[

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“ikDroN qurI AwauNdI ey joVI?”

gurduAwry dw gRMQI sVky jWdw ruk igAw sI, nihr dI ptVHI ptVHI

sweIklW qy Aw rhy suMdr qy mnpRIq v`l muKwiqb ho ky h`sdw hoieAw pu`C

irhw sI AwpxI Awdq dy muqwbk[

“ijDroN qUM dyK leI[”

suMdr ny ikhw sI[

“g`l qW suxo Xwr! mYN suixAw AYhdw pMgw pY igAw gu`zrW nwl, kI

ieh…………………shI hY?”

BweI, kih vI qy pu`C vI irhw sI suMdr qoN[

“qYnUM pqw……………?”


aultw BweI koloN suMdr ny hI pu`C ilAw sI[

“nhIN”

BweI ny auqr idqw sI[

“iPr qYN pqw lw ky vI kI k`Fxw pwauxw? pwT krdYN, qy krI jw[”

suMdr ny h`sdy hoey mzwk iv`c ikhw sI, pr BweI iPr vI JUTw ijhw

hw`sw h`s igAw sI mnpRIq dy cyhry au`qy nzr itkweI KVHw[

“iPr vI Xwr, kuJ quhwfy qoN vI pqw l`gy, swry ipMf iv`c duhweI mcI

peI hY[”

pwTI BweI izd kr irhw sI[

“mhwrwj dI bwxI pVHdw eyN, qy iPr vI pu`C irhw eyN?”

mnpRIq ny ikhw sI[

“ieh bwxI iv`c qy nhIN iliKAw ikqy?”

BweI, hYrwn ho ky pu`C irhw sI[

“hW, iliKAw hY, pr qyrI hI suqw mwieAw iv`c hMudI hY, jy ibrqI lw

ky pVHdw hMudw qW qYnUM Xwd hMudw, “ijn pRym kIE iqn hI pRB pwieE” l`gw

kuJ pqw jW hor d`sW kuJ?”

mnpRIq ny BweI dIAW A`KW iv`c q`kidAW ikhw sI, vDy hoey vwlHW iv`c

BweI dIAW A`KW qy n`k hI nzr Aw rhy sn cyhry qoN, jW rqw ku bu`l[

“v`s, ieMnw hI bhuq hY, pr isr Juk jwxgy[”

BweI, EQy KVHw pqw nhIN kI buVH buVHweI jw irhw sI[

“isr, sdw aupr nhIN rihMdy hMudy BweI swihb, koeI cwr idn pihloN

Aqy koeI cwr idn mgroN Juk jWdY, pr qUM iPkr iv`c AYvyN du`blw nw ho

jwvIN[”

mnpRIq jWdw jWdw fbl sihq dy mwilk BweI nUM muskrw ky mSvrw dy

igAw sI[

“hux kI pRsIzr hY?”

suMdr pu`C irhw sI mnpRIq qoN[

“koeI pRsIzr nhIN[”


mnpRIq ny ikhw sI[

“Epn storI?”


“myrI C`f qUM Xwr, Awpxw suxw, ikqwb ikMnI ku rihMdI ey Ajy?”


“klweI-mYks iqAwr kr irhw hW[”

suMdr ny dìsAw sI[

“kdoN ku q`k iqAwr ho ky mwrkIt iv`c AwaU?”

“pUrI hoaU qdy AwaU nw, Ajy qW klweI-mYks hI nhIN sY`t ho irhw,

sY`t bx jwvy qW huxy bx jwvy, nw bxy qW BwvyN swl lMG jwx[”

suMdr AwpxI ikqwb vwry d`s irhw sI[

“eyhy vI pMgw hMudw?”


“hW, soc ky g`l bnwxI, iPr r& ilKxI, iPr grw& qy qrqIb,

tweItl AweIfIAw, pwqr, GtnwvW, auswrI, bhuq kuJ krnw pYNdw Xwr,

ieh vI iek ieSk hI hY qyry vWg, s`c Xwd AwieAw, qUM myry nwl hzUr

swihb nUM c`l, mYN iek`lw jw irhw hW, jy qUM nwl c`lyN qW bVw AnMd Awvy[”

suMdr Awpxy dosq mnpRIq qoN pu`C irhw sI[

“ijaUNdy rhWgy qW jrUr c`lWgy, pr jwxw kdoN hY?”

mnpRIq ny suMdr qoN puìCAw sI[

“idvwlI qoN dUsry idn dw pRogrwm hY, Awpxy bMidAW dI g`fI jw rhI

hY AWDrw nUM, jWdy hoey ndyV auqr jwvWgy, qy vwpsI vyly nwl hI muV

AwvWgy[”

suMdr ny Awpxw jwx dw progrwm dìsAw sI mnpRIq ƒ[

“cly c`lWgy[”

mnpRIq ny ikhw sI[

“p`kw?”



“hW, myry vloN p`kw, jy qUM C`f ky cly jwvyN qW kih nhIN skdw[”

mnpRIq ny suMdr ƒ ikhw sI[

“mYN, jwaUNgw qW iPr qYnUM nwl lY ky hI, pr bwAd iv`c jy koeI gMdlH

qoV ky lY igAw qW iPr?”

suMdr, mzwk kr irhw sI dosq mnpRIq nwl[

“gMdlH ieMnI kUlHI nhIN ijMnI qUM smJ irhw eyN, isMGW dI isMGxI ey,

frpok nhIN rhI[”

mnpRIq ny ikhw sI[

“BweI hor hI g`lW krI jWdw sI[”

sMudr ny ikhw sI[

“Eey, eyhnw ny kI lYxw dyxw pRBU qoN? ijvyN bwkI dy ik`qy ny, aus qrW

hI ieh vI Awpxw ik`qw krdy ny pyt dI ^wqr, iehnw ny jo lYxw hY auh pRBU

dy lokW qoN lYxw hY, hor jy ieh Awp hI pRBU dy mgr l`g jwx qW iehnw dy

t`br kOx pwlHygw? “v`s au`qoN au`qoN bIbI BYxW khI jwxw, jihVw jo idMdw

vw^rU kih ky leI jwxw”

mnpRIq ny ikMnw v`fw s`c kih id`qw sI iehnw BweIAW, mu`lW Aqy

pMfqW vwry[

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hux cMgw irhW im`tI plIq krw ky, hux ik`Qy gey qyry isAwxy, mYnUM m`qW

idMdw idMdw qUM Awpy ibtr igAW, hwly vI vkq hY, kuJ nhIN ivgiVAw fuìlAW

byrW dw, m^mlI gìdAW qy sONdw sONdw sUlHW qy Aw ifigAW qUM idErw, qyrI

ies in`moN iv`c kI tot sI, jihVw qUM dys C`fky pRdysI hoeI jwnY?”

inMmoN, rwhy rwhy jWdI, mnpRIq dy koloN dI lMGdI hoeI kih rhI sI[

“qUM myrI nhIN”

mnpRIq ny inMmoN ƒ jvwb idqw sI[

“husn jihdy krIb, Ehdw hI nsIb”

inMmoN qW Swied hwly q`k vI id`l iv`c j`t vwry AwsW lweI bYTI l`gdI


sI[

“jwh qYnUM qyry mwhI dw vwsqw, swnUM &`krW nUM &nwh nw kr[”

mnpRIq, inMmoN ƒ kih irhw sI[

“mYnUM, hr rwq &nwh krdI hY j`tw, qUM vI myry vWg &nwh hovyN qW qYnUM

pqw l`gy ik &nwh hoxw iks nUM kihMdy hn[”

in`moN qur geI sI AwpxI mzbUrI nUM duhrWauNdI hoeI[

mnpRIq nUM ^bry in`moN vI A`j cMgI cMgI l`gx l`gI sI, pr id`l dw

mkwn ikrwey leI Kw`lI nhIN sI, Eh vI mzbUr sI, mzbUrI nw hMudI qW

Swied in`moN vI ibrhn nw rihMdI rohI dIAW ivrwn qy qpS BrpUr kwlIAW

rwqW iv`c[

*

“myry pYrW iv`c p`g nw r`KIN muhMmd ^wnw, qUM iek`lw DI dw bwp nhIN,

DIAW qW sB jhwn Gr jMmIAW, pr qyrI DI jhIAW nhIN[”

zYldwr bljIq isMG ny Awpxy pYr ipCWh htw ley sn[

“ijs dI ^wqr qUM myry isr cVH irhW eyN, mYN aus dw bwp nhIN hW, aus

nwl myrw koeI irSqw nhIN irhw, mr cu`kw hY auh myry leI ijaUNdy hI, jwh,

jw ky Esy dy A`gy JolHI A`f, ^bry mn sumìqAw pY jwvy, myry kol kuJ nhIN

irhw hux qYnUM dyx vwsqy[”

zYldwr ny motr sweIkl dI ik`k mwr id`qI sI, lwl rMg dw rOiel-

ieMn-PIlf fu`g fu`g krdw glHI dw moV muV A`KoN Ezl ho igAw sI, ^wn ny

zmIn qy peI p`g cu`k ky isr qy r`K leI sI, lok idvwlI dI ûSI iv`c

Awpxy GrW mkwnW nUM rMg roZn kr kr sjw rhy sn, pr ^wn, dy cyhry qoN

rMg au`f irhw sI, lok SihroN JolHy Br Br ky GrW nUM prq rhy sn muskrWauNdy

hoey, pr ^wn, Awpxy Gr nUM Kw`lI h`QIN prq irhw sI mrJwauNdy hoey[

“ies buVHy dI kuVHI ny swfw Gr pìtAw mW[”

kuldIp, pRvwr dy jIAW iv`c KVHw mW nUM d`s irhw sI jWdy muhMmd ^wn

v`l ƒ Awpxw h`Q krky[

“zlH jwvy ku`^, jihny kpUq jx id`qw, iehdy nwloN qW mnUr bx jWdw,


iksy dI ku`lI qW KVHI hMudI, myrI ku`l nUM klMk qW nw l`gdw, hwey Eey myry

fwifAw r`bw, qUM vI myrw SrIk bx igAW vYrIAw?”

mW, vYx pwaux l`g peI sI ijaUNdy jwgdy pu`q dy, Gr iv`c mOq vrgI

cu`p iv`c mW dw isA`wpw gUMz irhw sI, Gr mVHIAW vWg ho igAw sI BY BIq

ijhw, ru`sy ru`sy l`g rhy sn Gr dy swry mYNbr, uSI, qW KMB lw ky au`f geI sI

Gr iv`coN, dUr KVHw hrjIq vI hOky Br irhw sI AwpxI mW dy A`QrU vyK ky,

soc irhw sI ik ieh hMJU, moh dy hn jW knyfw dI mwieAw dy? r`b hI jwxy[

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A`K &rkI sI nUrW dI, A`K dw &rkxw qy cMgw nhIN hMudw, mwVw hMudw hY,

Eh Aw rhy Awpxy A`bU v`l vyK ky soc rhI sI, iskMdr qy vYlI cwcw pqw

nhIN ik`Qy auj`V gey sn, ^bry SihroN ^wn leI duAw dwrU lYx cly gey sn

^wn nUM zYldwr dy bUhy v`l qor ky[

^wn, ibnw DI v`l qìkAW AMdr clw igAw sI, iPr AMdroN BWifAW dy

KVkx dI Avwz dy nwl hI GVy qoN kOlw GVIsx dI Avwz vI AweI sI,

Swied ^wn duAw dwrU kr irhw sI AMdr jw ky, ihzr-ey-ijgr dy rog dw,

jihVw DI ny muh`bq dy bdly, qoh&y vjoN aus dy glH mVH id`qw sI[

“mYN AwKrI vwr qYnUM moVn AwieAw hW, ikqy ieSk dw rog nw lw bYTIN,

ijMd nUM vkqW iv`c nw pw bYTIN, ieSk qy Akl dw vYr hMudw Aw vYrny, ieSk

dI mMizl bhuq gihrI hY, qUM ies imRg iqRSnw mgr nw dOVIN, nhIN qy brbwd

ho jwvyNgI, mYN vI qYnUM nhIN bcw skWgw[”

^wn, AwpxI DI dy mUhry p`lw A`fI KVHw sI Srwb dy srUr jhy iv`c,

ûdw dy Kyl inAwry ho rhy sn[

“A`bU jwn! mYN qy ies imRg iqRSnw mgr dOVdI dOVdI mVHI q`k phuMc

geI hW, myrw imRg hI myrI iqRSnw ho igAw hY hux qy, jdoN q`k myrIAW A`KW

mUhry imRg rihMdw hY mYN ijaUNdI rihMdI hW, nhIN qy k`l nUM sÎAW qwhny

mwrngIAW mYnUM, kihxgIAW A`lVH guzrI nUM imRg itkwauxw nhIN AwieAw[”

nUrW, BKdy mu`K Aqy sUhIAW nzrW nwl inhwr rhI sI A`bU dw FlHdw


cyhrw, by Ô& jhI JWsI dI rwxI vWgU, jW iPr cMfI sI Eh[

“hux, mYN hor ijaUxw nhIN cwhuMdw, mYnUM Awpxy h`QIN zihr iplw dy qy

clI jwh ij`Qy jwxw myrI lwS qy pYr Drky, myrIAW A`KW, s`sI nUM QlW iv`c

sVidAW nhIN dyK skdIAW[”

^wn, hwr igAw l`gdw sI ijMdgI dI bwzI nUM[

“nhIN dyK skdIAW qW mnpRIq nUM Gr juAweI bxw lY, A`bU jwn, mYN

aumr Br qyry kdmW qy isr DrI r`KWgI, A`bU jwn aumr Br leI[”

bwp dy pYrW iv`c k`ty hoey rù^ vWg ifg peI sI nUrW, AkwS qy ktI

pqMg dI for dw AwKrI ih`sw ^wn dI p`g nwl Kih ky lMG irhw sI ipCWh

v`l[

“myry ijaUNdy jI ieh vI nhIN ho skdw[”

^wn vI zYldwr dI qrW hI Awpxy pYr ipCWh iK`c ky lY igAw sI[

-

“ikauN nhIN ho skdw?”

nUrW ny Awpxy A`bU ƒ puìCAw sI[

“ikauN ik myrw Drm A`lg hY[”

muhMmd ^wn Awpxy duinAwvI Drm dw vwsqw dyx l`g ipAw sI[

“mnpRIq vI qyry hI Drm dw hY[”

nUrW ny ikhw sI[

“ieh g`l jw ky aus dI mW nUM d`s ik mYN vI qyry Drm dI hW[”

muhMmd ^wn ny nUrW ƒ ikhw sI[

“qYnUM ikvyN pqw A`bU, aus dI mW dw Drm?”

nUrW ny puìCAw sI Awpdy A`bU qoN[

“DOlHy blHOr myry KyfidAW nhIN Awey, dunIAW vyKI hY mYN[”

muhMmd ^wn AwK irhw sI AwpdI DI nUrW ƒ[

“qUM A`bU jwn, Swied Ajy q`k kuJ vI nhIN dyiKAw, jy kr qUM dunIAW

dyKI hMudI qW A`j Awh vkq nw dyKdw[”

nUrW swrw ksUr Awpdy A`bU dw hI kF`dI l`gdI sI[


“Awh vkq qUM idKw rhI eyN[”

^wn ny ikhw sI[

“mYN kOx hW A`bU jwn?”

nUrW ny ikhw sI[

“mYnUM nhIN pqw[”

^wn, ruAWsy qoN roh iv`c Aw irhw sI, zmIn qoN au`TdI DI nUM kih irhw

sI dbk irhw sI[

nUrW dy qy ijvyN hMJU vI dZdIAW g`lHW qoN rwh guzrdy qpS nwl sukdy

jw rhy hox, zul&W dI iek lt m`Qy qy Aw tpkI sI J`lIAW vWg, ^bry J`lI

lt vI iksy J`lI dI hI sI[

“qUM A`bU mYnUM vI Bu`l igAw eyN nSy iv`c, iks dw hY ieh nSw, Srwb dw

jW Drm dw? ijs dy nSy iv`c ipE AwpxI DI nUM Bu`l igAw hY[”

nUrW Awpdy A`bU ƒ kuJ d`s-pu`C rhI sI[

“qyry id`qy drd dw, C`f dy j`t dw KihVHw, jW iPr Bu`l jw qUM vI mYnUM[”

^wn dw roh hux kRoD iv`c bdlx l`gw sI[

“mYnUM jvwb dy[”

^wn, DI dI ^moSI qy hor ^Pw ho irhw sI[

“ies dw jvwb EhI dyvygw[”

nUrW ny AwauNdy mnpRIq v`l ieSwrw kIqw sI, jihVw, ^wn dy Gr dI

dihlIz v`l kdm pu`tdw Aw irhw sI, cMd plW bwAdoN kdm ^wn dI DrqI

qy hoxy sn, ijauN hI ^wn dI nzr AwauNdy mnpRIq nwl tkrweI qy Eh dOVky

bUhy dy ivckwr pihrydwr dI qrW jw KVHw hoieAw sI KwlI h`Q[

“^brdwr kw&rw, jy qUM myrI DrqI qy pYr DirAw sU, kI lYx AwieAw

eyN qUM eyQy? jwh muV jwh eyQoN, eyQy qyrw kuJ nhIN rìKAw, ieh qyrI dUnIAW

nhIN, ieh iskMdr dI hY[”

^wn, bUhy iv`c bwhW AVweI KVHw sI[

“mYN nhIN AwieAw, qyrI DI ny mYnUM bulwieAw hY[”

mnpRIq ny sihj subway hI jvwb id`qw sI[


“ies Gr dw mwilk mYN hW, koeI hor nhIN[”

muhMmd ^wn ny Apxw ruqbw d`sx dI koiSS kIqI sI[

“^wn mIAW, rihx dy iehnw g`lW nUM, dunIAW dw mwilk qy isr& iek

hI hY, do nhIN, qUM, mwilk nw bx, qyry qoN pihloN pqw nhIN ikMny Awey qy ikMny

cly gey ies DrqI au`qoN, Eh nw mwilk bx sky, qy qUM ik`QoN mwilk bx lYxw,

C`f dy myrw rsqw, myrI dunIAW qyrI DrqI au`qy vI hY[”

mnpRIq ny muhMmd ^wn ƒ smJwauNdy hoey rwsqw C`fx leI ikhw sI[

“Ûn ^rwbw krnw cwhunY?”

^wn pu`C irhw sI[

“mYN qW ku`l Awlm dw Blw mMgdw hW, pr jy qyrI hI KuSI, Ûn ^rwby

iv`c kYd hoeI qW mYN ikvyN Cufw skWgw?”

mnpRIq ny ^wn ƒ jvwb id`qw sI[

“myrI KuSI cwhunY qW muVky kdI vI mYnUM AwpxI Skl nw dKweIN duStw,

kihVy jnmW dw vYr k`FdW qUM mYQoN?”

muhMmd ^wn bhuq duKI sI mnpRIq dy jvwbW qoN[

“aus jnm dw, jdoN qUM is`K sI qy mYN muslmwn, mjhb qW vzUd dy mzUd

rihx q`k hI hY, rUh qW bMDn mukq hY, Aqy qUM iPr AwpxI rUh nUM mzhb dw

bMDI bxw irhw eyN pihlW vWg hI? tlH jwh qUM, nhIN qy hr ju`g AwpW Drm

dy kYdI hovWgy, mukq nhIN[”

mnpRIq qW DrmW qoN aupr auTy hoey ienswnw vwlIAW g`lW krdw sI

pr muhMmd ^wn ieh sB ikvyN smJ lYNdw jihVw hwly q`k ipAwr, ieSk dI

g`l hI nhIN sI smJ sikAw[

“mYN mukq nhIN hoxw cwhMudw, mYN suMnI hW qy qYnUM vI suMnI hoxw pvygw jy

kr qUM ieSk krdw eyN, qW blHI dy, nhIN qW mYN qyry isr dI blHI cVwvWgw myry

mzhb nUM[”

muhMmd ^wn ny hux ie`k Srq r`K id`qI sI mnpRIq A`gy[

“pl dw Brosw hY nhIN, qUM blHIAW dy c`krW iv`c nw &s, ^wn mIAW!

jy Awh rUh nw rhI vzUd iv`c, qW rihxI qyrI vI hY nhIN, jy kr suMnq


krwieAW ûdw imldw hMudw qW qYnUM kdoN dw iml igAw hMudw, mu`C mMuinAW A`lHw

qwlw dw dIdwr hMudw qW qYnUM vI ho jwxw sI, pMfqW Aqy BweIAW dIAW aumrW

lMG jWdIAW ny bodIAW r`KI iPridAW dIAW, isr muMfvweI mMdrW dy t`l

KVkwauNidAW, isr-dwVHI dy vwlH lMby kridAW dIAW, Ehnw nUM nhIN imilAw

qy qUM…………, mwilk qW kx kx iv`c mzUd hY pUry jhwn AMdr, qyry iv`c

vI hY qy myry iv`c vI, qUM mzhb dI g`l krdw eyN? nw pYdw hox qoN pihlW koeI

mzhb sI Aqy nw mrn qoN bwAd hovygw, mzHb qy Drm qW SYqwn mnùK dy

suAwrQ dI ôz hY, pr qYnUM kwhdw suAwrQ hY ^wnw, kI qUM muhMmd ^wn hI

nhIN?”

^wn dy mUhry nzrW itkweI KVHw mnpRIq pu`C irhw sI ^wn qoN, qy nUrW

dUr KVHI q`k rhI sI dohW v`l, idl dI DVkx sux rhI sI ûd nUM hI[

“mYnUM suAwrQ hY jW nhIN, qyrw ies nwl koeI mqlb nhIN, mYnUM qy ieMnw

pqw hY ik jy qUM nUrW nUM imlxw cwhunY qW qYnUM pihlW suMnq krwauxI pvygI,

bol, krw skdYN jW nhIN?”

muhMmd ^wn ny AwpxI Srq iPr duhrweI sI[

“nhIN, mYN suMnq krvw ky udw dy hukm dI AdUlI krky gunwhgwr nhIN

bxnw cwhuMdw, mYnUM b^S idE[”

mnpRIq ny sw& jvwb dy id`qw sI[

“suMnq gunwh hY?”

^wn pu`C irhw sI[

“bMdw ûd ûdw ny bxw ky ByijAw hY, ûdw dy Awpxy rUp iv`c, jy suMnq

jrUrI humid qW udw hr ienswn ƒ suMnq krky hI dunIAW auqy Byjdw, zmIn

qy suMnq krnw ûdw qy vwr hovygw, ûdw, rwm, eIsw, pRmySr, cwry ieko

mwilk dy nwm hn, qy myrw mzhb mnu`Kqw hY, mYN ku`l Awlm dw Blw mMgx

vwlw suMnq ikvyN krvw lvW? mYN udw dI Xwdgwh iv`c d^l dyx dw h`k nhIN

r`Kdw[”

mnpRIq ibnw guzrI v`l qìkAW bUhy dy bwhroN hI vwps muVH quirAw sI,

nw qW audws hI sI qy nw pRySwnI hI sI, nw qmw svwr hoeI sI nw vYr hI


jwìgAw sI, hoS qW sI pr zoS nhIN sI, mn, SWq sI Dur drgwhoN Awey dI

qrW, kwm, kRoD, loB, moh qy hMkwr qoN rihq[

“s`jxw jy ^wn dI dunIAW iv`c qyrw kuJ nhIN qy iPr eyQy myrw vI kuJ

nhIN[”

nUrW, jWdy mnpRIq dy mgr dOVHI sI, pr bUhy iv`c bwp KVHw sI rwh rok

ky[

“myry ijaUNdy jI qyry pYr ies Gr coN bwhr inkly qW pYr k`t ky r`K

idAWgw, iPr nw mYnUM ksweI AwKIN[”

^wn, bUhy qoN pwsy ht igAw sI, pRMqU, DI nUM ijvyN bwp dy moh ny p`Qr dI

mUrq bx id`qw hovy[

*****

idvwlI dw ieiqhwsk idn eId smwn muskrw irhw sI pUrI ûdweI

iv`c, mnu`K vI qy gYr mnu`K vI sB KuS sn, KuSI iv`c koeI mMdr jw irhw sI

qy koeI mihkdy, gulSn Awbwd sn sB dy, pRMqU, pUry ipMf iv`c iek Gr

inBwigAW dw vI sI, ij`Qy hMJUAW dI brswq ho rhI sI, mW, knyifEN AweI

nUMh dI Poto ih`k nwl lweI bYTI sI vyhVy iv`c fwhy mMzy auqy, vwr vwr k`ty hoey

vwlW vwlI suMdr kuVI dI qsvIr dyK rhI sI, ijs ny Swied pYNt Srt pweI

hoeI sI, dUroN iksy mu`C Pu`t g`BrU dI qsvIr l`gdI sI, iksy kuVI dI nhIN[

“clo auTo vIr jI, Gr clo myry nwl[”

hrjIq ny mnpRIq nUM bhuq dOV B`j krn qoN bwAd lìBAw sI, Aqy hux

aus dI bWh PVHI KVw kih irhw sI it`by auqy su`kI ik`kr dy hyTW, ij`QoN dUr

q`k cwr cuPyrw nzr Aw irhw sI, ipMf vI qy gu`zrW dw fyrw vI, mVHIAW vI

qy pIrW dI drZwh vI[

“ kI vyKI jwnw eyN gu`zrW dy fyry v`l, kuJ myrI vI qW sux, mYN vI qyrw

kuJ l`gdw hW, kI qMU vIr jI guzrI dy ip`Cy l`g ky mYnUM vI Bu`l igAw eyN? mYN

qyrw Cotw vIr hrjIq hW, jW qy mYnUM vI Awpxy nwl r`K, nhIN qy qUM vI myry

nwl Gr muV c`l, jy qUM prweI guzrI wiqr Gr iqAwg skdYN, qW mYN vI qyry


leI Gr C`f skdw hW, qUM myrw Brw eyN, mYN vI qyry qoN A`lg nhIN rih skdw,

ijvyN qUM nhIN guzrI qoN A`lg rih skdw, mYN qyrw kI ivgwV id`qw sI vIr jI,

jihVw qUM myQoN vI mu`K moV ilAw[”

hrjIq, Awpxy bVy Brw dy glH l`g ky DwhW mwr ky ro ipAw sI,

BirAw hoieAw mn A`KW zrIey Clkx l`g ipAw sI, bWh nwl bWh juVHI sI,

kihMdy ny, ‘Brw Brw qW iek dUjy dIAW bwhvW hMudy ny’ ^bry hrjIq vI

s`qXug dw ivCiVAw BweI klXug iv`c Aw imilAw sI[

“hW, hux qYnUM kI qklI& ho geI?”

mnpRIq ny muskrw ky puìCAw sI, bìcAW vWgU roNdy hrjIq dw isr

Awpxy moFy qoN cu`k nzrW dy swhmxy kIqw sI, iszl A`KW qy mwsUm cyhrw[

“kmilAw, qUM ibnw vzw hI ieMnw pRySwn hoieAw iPrdYN, qYnUM koeI kuJ

kihMdw hY Gr dw?”

mnpRIq ny Awpxy Coty Brw hrjIq ƒ puìCAw sI[

“hW”

hrjIq ny jvwb idqw sI[

“kOx?”


“qUM vIr jI hor kOx ?”

hrjIq ny auqr idqw sI[

“mYN, mYN qW qYnUM kuJ nhIN kih irhw, hW, jy ptwiKAW dw c`kr hY qW

pYsy…………[”

mnpRIq ny kuVqy dy Îsy h`Q mwirAw sI kuJ not rVky sn[

“mYnUM ptwiKAW leI pYsy nhIN cwhIdy[”

hrjIq ny ikhw sI[

“qW iPr, kI cwhIdw hY qYnUM, guzrI ilAw ky dyvW qyry Kyfx leI?”

mnpRIq mzw^ krn l`g ipAw sI hrjIq ƒ[

“nhIN, guzrI r`K qUM Awpxy kol, qUM myry nwl Gr c`l, Gr koeI

idvwlI nhIN hY, sB audws ny, mW vI roNdI hY qy bwpU vI, rwqIN mYN bYTk iv`c


A`KW pUMJdw vyiKAw sI bwpU nUM, ikauN qUM Awpxy nwl swrw Gr hI qbwh krI

jwnY vIr jI, Awpxw nhIN qy myrw qW kuJ soc, mYN vI qyrw kuJ l`gdw hW, qUM

qy mYnUM kihMdw sI ik mYN qYnUM Aijhw gur d`sWgw, jIhdy zrIey AwdmI AkwS

qy pMCIAW vWgU Ajwd au`f skdw, Eh gur hux kdoN d`syNgw? jy myrw vIr eyN qW

Gr c`l, myry nwl huxy Gr c`l[”

hrjIq dy sukdy hMJU iPr bih qury sn[

“mYN qW qyry nwl huxy Gr cly jWdw hW, pr mW ny guzrI nUM cONky qW iek

pwsy irhw, vyhVy iv`c nhIN vVn dyxw, qYnUM vI pqw hI hY ik auhny AmRq

CikAw hoieAw hY[”

mnpRIq ny Coty vIr nUM g`lW iv`c pw ilAw sI[

“A`j qUM iek`lw cilAw c`l, Pyr kdy guzrI nUM nwl lY c`lIN k`l prsoN

q`k, EdoN q`k nwly bwpU dw gu`sw auqr jwvygw[”

hrjIq sulwh dyx lìgAw sI [

“pihlI g`l, prsoN qW iek pwsy irhw, k`l nhIN iksy ny dyiKAw, ies

krky, mYN Gr jwaUNgw qW guzrI nUM nwl lY ky hI, nhIN qW j`t bYTw cVHky Zor^

dy it`ly qy, dUsrI g`l, bwpU dy gùsy dw mslw nhIN h`l hoxw hux, qUM hI Coty

BweI koeI hor syvw d`s mYnUM Gr iljwx qoN ibnw, Gbrw nw, mYnUM kuJ nhIN hox

l`gw, doNh cONh idnw iv`c Awpy swrw kuJ TIk ho jwxw hY[”

mnpRIq, Coty Brw dy kMnW mu`F ho ky ieMJ kih irhw sI ijvyN koeI Byq d`s

irhw hovy[

“A`Cw, iPr qUM myry kol hI rhyNgw nw?”

hrjIq ny puìCAw sI[

“hr dm pihlW vWgU, pr hux qUM c`l, bwlHdy swry bnyirAW auqy dIvy,

KuSI kr pUrI ivAwh ijMnI[”

mnpRIq ny Awpxy Coty Brw ƒ Gr jwx leI rwzI kr ilAw sI[

“kI vIr jI, qUM kort mYirz krw leI guzrI nwl? pqw nhIN, koeI

kihMdw vI sI, qwhIEN kihnw eyN ivAwh ijMnI KuSI kr, qwhI kih irhw eyN

doNh cONh idnw iv`c Awpy TIk ho jwaU? d`sdW jw ky swirAW nUM[”


hrjIq KuSI iv`c JUm auìTAw sI, Aqy mnpRIq vI h`s ipAw sI ausdI

KuSI auqy[

“g`l qW sux Xwr, hux bVw dOVw jwdYN Coty BweI[”

pr hrjIq ibnw suxy, kort mYirz, kort mYirz krdw ipMf dI fMfI pY

igAw sI[

*****

nihr vwly ryl dy pulH qoN lMG ky ptVI qoN hMudy hoey ^wn dI DrqI qy Aw

phMucy sn, ijMn pI ky jm bxy hoey cwcw vYlI Aqy iskMdr, SihroN ^wn vwsqy

Eh ijMn nUM boql iv`c bMd krky lY Awey sn, ^wn, ^bry qdy hI DI dw drd

Bu`l muskrw auìTAw sI ijMn dy svwgq leI, qy iPr ijMn dI cONkI iv`c ArQI

dy cwr koxy bx gey sn, ijs auqy Swied nUrW svwr sI ûdw dI lwS vWgU,

^wmoS wmoS jhI, sIql sIql jhI, pr cmkIlI vI sUrz dI pihlI ikrn

vrgI, sqrMgI jhI gYr mnu`KW dI mih&l iv`c[

“mYN AYs ku vyly keIAW nUM nmwz pVHdy vyiKAw, qUM nhIN nmwz pVHdw

huMdw?”

vYlI cwcw mihkdy iv`c nmwz dI g`l kr irhw sI, pr iskMdr nUM vYlI

dI g`l jcI nhIN sI[

“qUM cwcw pu`TIAW hI g`lW krdYN jdoN krdYN, Awpy qy qUM kihMdw eyN Srwb

pI ky nmwz pVHnI kMm pu`Tw hMudw, iPr myrw shurw qy kwzI vI rih cu`kw, ieh

ikvyN pu`Tw kMm kr jwaU?”

shury dy kmzor jhy moiFAW au`qy h`Q Pyr irhw iskMdr kih irhw sI

vYlI nUM[

“cwcw, iek imMt AweIN zrw AYDr nUM[”

j`gI ny cwcy nUM blwauNdy hoey kwhlI iv`c Gu`t Bry sn Srwb dy iglws

iv`coN[

“ikauN, AYDr muzrw huMdw?”

vYlI pu`C irhw sI[



“qUM Aw qy shI, mYN jwxw hY[”

j`gI ny cwcy ƒ koeI g`l kihx leI iek pwsy sìdAw sI[

“jwh iPr, myry nwl b`Dw hoieAw eyN?”

cwcy ny j`gI qoN îhVHw Cfwx leI ikhw sI[

“p`qy qW nhIN cwhIdy?”

j`gI ny vYlI dy dwA dw qIr mwirAw sI[

“ik`Qy ny?”

vYlI cwcy dy kMn vI KVHy ho gey sn pìqAW dy nW qy[

“qwhIN qW kihnw qYnUM, aury Aw au`T ky d`sW[”

j`gI, bUhy kol KVHw h`Q Îsy nUM lw lw ky vYlI nUM sYnqW mwr irhw sI,

Aqy vYlI dOVH ky AwieAw sI[

“hW, d`s ik`Qy pey ny?”

vYlI, ^wn dy droN bwhr KVHy j`gI dy mUMh kol kMn krky pu`C irhw sI[

“p`qy qW hoey, pr qYnUM, myrw iek kMm krnw paU[”

j`gI ny cwcy vYlI ƒ ikhw sI[

“p`qy d`sy nhIN qy kMm d`sx qur ipAw[”

cwcw vYlI ikqy k`cIAW golHIAW QoVI Kyfdw sI[

“sux qy shI pihlW, jy qyry eyQy huMidAW gu`zr ny guzrI nUM h`Q lwieAw

qW mYN qyrw hulIAw ivgwV dyxw, pìqAW dI BwvyN svyry borI lY lvIN, mYN

cìlAW hux mMfI nUM, kuldIp ny myry gey qy Awauxw mMfIEN, cMgw, mYN c`ldW pr

qUM myry kMm dw qy g`l dw iÂwl r`KI, ikqy EhI g`l nw ho jwvy?”

cwcy vYlI ƒ ^brdwr krdw hoieAw j`gI qur igAw sI[

“Bu`Kw nMgw, bfwly dw swaU, shury kol bIVI dy bMfl jogy pYsy nhIN, borI

jrUr lY daU mYnUM[”

vYlI cwcw, iPr Aw bYTw sI ^wn dy kol mMzy au`qy[

“qUM, iehnw nUM lwh mgroN pu`qrw, eydW dy bMidAW dy c`ty qW ru`K vI nhIN

hry hMudy, qUM iehnw nUM Awpxy mgr lweI iPrdYN?”

iskMdr dy kMn iv`c kih irhw sI hOlHI hOlHI muhMmd ^wn[


“mwr dyvW iehnw dy huxy iC`qr?”

iskMdr, h`lw SyrI nUM smJ igAw sI[

“qUM bYT rmwn nwl, mYN Awpy kmwTI kr daUNgw[”

^wn, cu`p ho igAw sI vYlI nUM Awpxy krIb AwauNdw dyK ky, dovyN ieMJ

cu`p ho gey sn ijvyN sdIAW qoN monDwrI hox[

“AYvyN swlHw nw mrdw, nw mgroN lihMdw, ij`Qy t`kr jWdw zok vWgU

icMbV jWdw[”

“A`Cw iPr, mYnUM pw qupkw nwly dy Gu`t Zor^, mYN vI c`ldW hux, c`l ky

ipMf idvwlI dyKdy AW GuMm iPrky[”

vYlI cwcy ny mMzy dI dOx iv`c &sy gVHvy v`l h`Q vDwieAw sI[

“jihVw AwpW mwl ilAWdw, ieh kOx KwaU? ipMf nUM C`f qy quVkw

CuVkw iqAwr kr, AwpW Awpxy h`QIN hWfI iqAwr krky Kwxw Aw, qUM huxy

dOVw jwnw, gVHvw r`Kdy pry, iBKwrIAW dy bw`ty vWgU cOvI GMty ku`CVH iv`c deI

iPrdw rihnw[”

iskMdr kih irhw sI vYlI dy iglws iv`c dwrU pwauNdw hoieAw[

“ieh qW Zor^ dI ic`pI Aw, jdoN dw ipE bixAW ieh Kw`lI nhIN hoeI,

nwly ku`CV cu`kx leI koeI inAwxw hovy qW kihny gVHvw ku`CVH cu`kxw?”

vYlI ny gVHvy nUM Zor^ dI gwgr au`qy r`K id`qw sI,

nUrW, AMdroN inklI sI Swl dI bu`klH mwrdI hoeI, qy bwltI cu`k m`JW

v`l nUM ho qurI sI DwrW k`Fx leI[

“myry vwlIAW vI hux qyrIAW hI ny mlkW, Ehnw dIAW DwrW vI A`j qUM

hI k`FxIAW, qy Xwr A`j qyrw cONkw sWBxgy[”

iskMdr, gMfy dw p`q mUMh iv`c cbolHdw hoieAw, m`JW kMnIN jw rhI nUrW

nUM GUrdw hoieAw kih irhw sI, pr nUrW qW mornI dI cwly msq jhI hoeI j`t

dy iKAwlW iv`c guAwcI hoeI sI, bnyry auqy boldy kwvW dI Avwz sux hI nhIN

sI rhI[

“c`l cwcw ho cwlU, nwly qupkw qupkw lweI c`l, nwly cu`ly A`g fwhI

c`l, qy mYN krdW qurn iPrn vwlw kMm[”


iskMdr dI A`fI cu`k hMudI jw rhI sI, ^bry idvwlI dI jgmgwauNdI

Aqy ûSbU ivKyrdI rwq hI ausnUM AwpxI kTn qpìsAw dw islw l`gdI sI,

isly dI rwq Eho cwA mlHwrW iv`c hI hMFwauxI cwhuMdw sI, mn Zd Zd ho

irhw sI, vyhVy iv`c GMumdI bhwr dyK ky srUr dr srUr ho irhw sI, qy srUr

iv`c hI pqw nhI kI kI krdw iPr irhw sI[

“ik`dW ^wn mIAW, ibqilAw ijhw bYTW, iPr dwVH duKx l`g peI jW

Bu`K l`gI Aw?”

vYlI ny Awpxy iglws iv`c hor Srwb pwauNdy hoey ny ^wn nUM mIAW kih

ky sMboDn kIqw sI[

“idl nhIN mMndw[”

muhMmd ^wn ny jvwb idqw sI[

“idl qW biVAW biVAW dw mMn jWdw, qUM ikqy zYly nwloN au`qy ho igAW?

Eh vI qyry vWgU hI kihMdw huMdw sI glwsI h`Q iv`c PVHky, idl nhI mMndw,

nwly pI vI lYNdw sI[”

vYlI ny aUq pqWg jhIAW j`blHIAW mwrdy hoey stIl dw iglws glHvyN

q`k krky ^wn dy h`Q PVHw id`qw sI[

“pwxI pwdy Borw”

^wn ny pwxI v`l h`Q dw ieSwrw krky ikhw sI[

“pwxI, pwxI qW mYN ^bry pihlW hI pw id`qw[”

cwcw vYlI Swied ^wn ƒ dwrU nwl byhoS krnw cwhMdw sI[

“vyiKAw qW hY nhIN[”

muhMmd ^wn ny ikhw sI[

“qUM, iK`c AYhdW hI, fu`b jwvy BirAw hoieAw byVw Tyky vwilAW dw r`b

krky, Srwb dI boql iv`c sudw pwxI hI pw ky bycI jWdy ny, qy qUM hor pwxI

pwaux leI khI jwnY, pI lw gwhW AYvyN n^ry jhy nw krI jw[”

vYlI nUM hjy Awpxy koty iv`c kmI mihsUs ho rhI sI, g`l E`dW dI bxI

nhIN sI hjy q`k ijho jhI bxnI cwhIdI sI, g`lW bwqW krn leI idl

krdw sI ^wn dy mu`F bYT ky, pr iskMdr ny pu`Ty pMgy iv`c pw id`qw sI, iehnUM


swlHy gu`zr nUM pu`Cy koeI beI BVUAw, jy mYN h`Q ihlwauxw huMdw qW Gr bYT ky nw

KWdw, iPr eyQy ikauN D`ky Kwxy sI, vYlI, mn hI mn ivcwr kr irhw sI, pr

Eh FIT vI r`z ky sI[

“DIAW iDAwxIAW dy kMm AlYihdw hI huMdy ny, iehnw dI EhI jwxy,

nwly isAwxy kihMdy beI m`KI, m`CI, qy iesqrI, iqMnoN zwq kuzwq[”

vYlI, sUq ho ky ^wn dy mUhry bYTx l`gw kih irhw sI[

“Eey, nhIN Eey”

^wn nUM pqw nhIN kI hoieAw sI, auh iclw auìTAw sI, aus ny vYlI cwcy

dy mUMh qy Q`pV k`F mwirAw sI, vYlI dI p`g BuVk ky dUr jw ifgI sI, vYlI

dIAW A`KW mUhry ijvyN BMbU qwry n`c gey sn, kMn sW sW krn lìgAw sI, qy

vYlI, fYNbirAW vWgU dyK irhw sI cu`p cupIqw AwpxI glH qy h`Q r`KI[

“kI hoieAw cwcw, p`g lwhI bYTW, kuVI d`b ky AwieAW?”

iskMdr, DUMeyN nwl BrIAW A`KW sw& krdw hoieAw pu`C irhw sI cONky

iv`c KVHw, aus nUM vwpry hwdsy dw ielm nhIN sI, pr qmwcy dI Avwz ausnUM

jrUr suxI sI, nUrW ny A`KIN dyK ky Axif`Tw kr id`qw sI, ^wn nUM Swied

AwpxI kIqI qy pCqwvw hox lìgAw sI, pr Eh Awpxy Awp nUM rok vI nhIN

sikAw sI, koeI A`lVH zKm qy lUx Bu`kx dI koiSS kr irhw sI, iPr

vrjxw qy &rz bxdw hI sI nw[

“qYN kI lYxw isAwixAW dIAW KyfW iv`coN? ieh buJwrqW dI qrW

huMdIAW, qYnUM nhIN pqw hjy, qUM inAwxw hwly, jy qUM isAwxw huMdw qY mYN qyry QW

bYT ky ikauN Kyfdw?”

vYlI, mMzy qoN auqr AwpxI p`g cu`kx aupRMq Awpxw Kw`lI gVHvw leI

bUhy v`l nUM ho quirAw sI, ^bry mn ihr^ igAw sI, qwhIEN qW vYlI ruìsAW

vWgU qur ipAw sI ipMf v`l nUM[

“cwcw, qUM hux ik`Qy cìlAW, g`l qW sux?”

iskMdr, cONky iv`c KVHw AvwjW mwr irhw sI nihr dI ptVHI v`l jWdy

vYlI nUM[

“kI hoieAw shuirAw , qUM koeI kwrw kr id`qw?”


“kwrw kIqy ibnw Ehny ik`Qy ihlxw sI, pu`TIAW pu`TIAW g`lW krI

jWdw sI bYTw, nw Srm nw hXw, ij`Qy KWdw EQy hI CINfy pwauNdw, ku`CV cVH

ky dwVHI pu`tdw, jwx dy pry, qUM dyxw Ehdw kuJ?”

^wn, d`s pu`C irhw sI[

“mYN dyxw qW kuJ nhIN, iPr vI Gr Awey bMdy nwl eydW nhIN krnI

cwhIdI[”

iskMdr ny ihr^ vjoN ikhw sI[

“EdoN qW qMU vI iC`qr mwrn leI iqAwr sI[”

^wn ny ikhw sI[

“hr kMm, vzw vzw dy huMdy ny, eydW QoVw huMdw beI Gr Awey dI p`g hI

lwh idE, ipMf dw bMdw, pMjwhW kol d&w p`tU swfI[”

iskMdr nUM, vYlI cwcy dI hjy jrUrq l`gdI sI, ies krky hI qW

iskMdr dOV ky vYlI cwcy kol jw KVHw hoieAw sI ausdy gVHvy vwlw h`Q &VHI[

“nwly ipE bxdYN, nwly mu`K moVdYN, Blw ieh ik`Qy iliKAw hY?”

iskMdr ny vYlI nUM ikhw sI[

“^wn shurw haUgw qyrw, myrw Eh swlHw nhIN l`gdw, rMn imlxI hY

qYnUM, mYnUM nhIN, iPr mYN kwhqoN mu&q dIAW cpyVW KwvW ipE bxky, iehdy nwloN

qW Awpxy Gr CVy hI cMgy hW[”

vYlI cwcw AwpxI bWh Cufw irhw sI[

“iPr qUM nw krdw cupyVW vwlIAW g`lW, Eh qW pihloN hI koly hoieAw

ipAw, qUM hor gofy mu`F nUM ho ky ivMgy tyfy khwxy pwaux ifAW, d`s, qYnUM kI

jrUrq sI znwnIAW nUM zwq kuzwq kihx dI? cupyVW Kwx vwly kMm qW qUM Awp

krdYN[”

iskMdr, h`s h`s ky mzwk krky cwcy nUM mnwaux dI koiSS iv`c sI[

“h`d krI jwnw qUM vI, mYN kI Ehdy lw`TI mwr id`qI, ieMnI g`l hI qW

khI sI[”

vYlI pUry gu`sy iv`c sI[

“kdI kdI g`l dI s`t lw`TI nwloN vI v`D l`gdI hY bMdy dy cwcw, qUM C`f


iehnw g`lW nUM, ivAwh dy iv`c bIz dw rwaulHw nw pw, cu`p cwp ip`Cy muV c`l

ipE bxky, pqMdrw msIN qW sgnW vwlI rwq AweI hY qy qUM, ru`s ru`s bihnw

eyN hux, c`l qUM kr buVHy nUM kwbU qy mYN lwhunw cuVyl qoN j`t dw BUq, qklHy vWgU

is`DI nw kr id`qI qW qUM svyr nUM myrI mUq nwl mu`C muMn dyvIN[”

iskMdr, AgWh hI lMG igAw sI mu`CW nUM vtw idMdw hoieAw, nzr kW

dI sI qy A`K s`p dI, vwr vwr nUrW dw zobn lìdAw vzUd inhwrI, llcweI

jWdw sI iksy ipAwsy dI qrW[

“c`l qur vI, dyr nw kr hux, nhIN qW AwpW Bgqw qyry ho gey, jy qUM

mOky qy Aw ky DoKw dyxw sI qW ipMfoN hI nhIN sI qurnw, c`l muV hux, AYvyN n^ry

jhy krI jwnY muklwvy AweI vWgU[”

iskMdr ny vYlI cwcy nUM Gumw ky AwpxIAW bwhW iv`c lY ilAw sI[

“qyrI vI v`s nhIN pu`qrw, qYnUM muklwvy dI peI hY qy myrI su`kI glH iv`coN

Ajy vI syk inkldw qMdUr vWgU[”

cwcw vYlI AwpxI hwlq vwry d`s irhw sI iskMdr ƒ[

“rOlHy gdOlHy iv`c qUM vI syk TMfw kr leIN[”

iskMdr ny vYlI cwcy nUM D`kw lw ky mUhry mUhry qor ilAw sI, qy vYlI

bySrmIN dI h`d pwr krky muV ipAw sI,

nUrW, Awpxy rozwnw dy Awhwr iv`c mSrU& sI, iskMdr cONky iv`c jw

biVAw sI, Aqy vYlI cwcw, iPr ^wn dy gofy mu`F bYTw k`c KVkw irhw sI[

*****

hrjIq ny Gr dy bnyirAW auqy momb`qIAW bwlxIAW SurU kr id`qIAW

sn, Acwnk hrjIq dI qbIAq iv`c AweI qbdIlI dw rwj jwnx leI

Grdy auqsuk vI sn qy hYrwnI jnk aus v`l q`k vI rhy sn, jy koeI svwl

krdw vI sI qW doNh cONh idnw iv`c pqw l`gU jW kort mYirz, h`sdw h`sdw

kih idMdw sI, aufMU aufMU krdw kdy koTy aupr kdy Q`ly auqrdy cVHdy dy bUtW dI

Avwj pOVIAW iv`c Aw rhI sI[

“srdwrw k`lw k`lw hI idvwlI mnweI jwnY, rqw ku swfw grIbW dw


vI iKAwl krlY, swfy kihVy hlH c`ldy ny, qyry vrgy srdwrW dy Awsry hI

idn k`tdy AW[”

Jony dI FyrI Cwxdw iek mzdUr, FyrI dI rw`KI vzoN bYTy j`gI A`gy

&irAwd jhI kr irhw sI iksy &nkwr dI qrW, ijMdgI iv`c pihlI mrqbw

iksy dy mUMhoN, srdwrw srdwrw suxnw j`gI nUM cMgw cMgw l`g irhw sI, Eh KuSI

iv`c ijvyN PuìlAw nw smw irhw hovy, mMfI dy &VH iv`c qyj lweItW dI idn

vrgI rosnI, pr mn mohxI jhI, j`gI, borIAW dI DWk aupr SihnSwh

mugl-ey-Awzm dI qrW isMGwsn ivCweI bYTw sI DoqI jhI dw, h`Q PVHI

boql, mlkW dI bIxI l`gdI sI nSy dI lor iv`c ausnUM[

“srdwrw, srdwrw krI jwnY mwmw eyQy bYTw, qUM srdwr dw du`D cMuGxw?

Gu`t pIxI hY qW aurHW Aw jw[”

j`gI nUM mzdUr ny Brmw ilAw sI, auh dOV ky ibjlI dI &urqI vWgU Aw

igAw sI CwnxW QWeIN C`f ky, mzdUr smJ igAw sI ik ieh srdwr nhIN hY,

isr& mu&q dI srdwrI dI Bu`K dw iSkwr hY[

“pihlW qUM d`s beI Tyky ikMny vzy q`k Ku`ly rihxgy?”

j`gI, glwsI &VHI bYTw pu`C irhw sI mzdUr qoN[

“swrI rwq hI Ku`ly ny, ieQy mMfI iv`c hI brWc Byj id`qI hY srkwr ny,

jdoN dI bwby bwdlW dI srkwr AweI hY mOjW l`g geIAW hn jdoN mrzI lvo

cwh vwly koloN[”

aus mzdUr ny ikhw sI[

“cwh vwly koloN, cwh vwlw cUh vI bycx l`g ipAw?”

j`gI ny hYrwnI jhI nwl aus mzdUr qoN puìCAw sI[

“hW, donoN kMm krdw, jdoN khyNgw qy mYN ilAw daUNgw[”

mzdUr ny j`gI dy h`QoN glwsI pkVH leI sI[

“srdwrw, kI jIA jMq hY qyry?”

mUMh pUMJdw hoieAw mzdUr, dunIAW dwrI dI gu&q-gUh dy qOr qy pu`C

irhw sI[

“Ajy qW k`lw jMq hI hY, jIA qW……, qUM Xwr, pY`g BwvyN hor mwr


lvIN, pr mYnUM vyhlw kr ijMnI CyqIN ho sky[”

j`gI dI ibrqI gu`zrW dy fyry v`l GMum geI sI, vzUd nUM ih`kx l`gI sI

iqMn koh dUr fyry v`l hnyrI rwq iv`c hI, qWg s`jx dI qyNdUey dI iK`c hoeI

jw rhI sI, Ehdw mn, qurMq ijsm nUM guzrI dI buklHy dyKxw cwhuMdw sI[

“vyhlw qW qUM ho jwvyNgw do FweI vzy q`k, pr jwvyNgw ik`Qy rwq nUM

r&lW dy rwj iv`c, rwm nwl eyQy hI pY jwvIN, swfy qMbU iv`c mMzw ipAw

vyhlw, mgvwauxI hY jW krW kMm Awpxw?”

mzdUr pu`C irhw sI[

“lY Aw iPr boql”

j`gI ny h`Q ivclI boql nUM Awpxy p`tW iv`c Gu`tidAW hoieAW ikhw

sI[

“idE pYsy iPr”

mzdUr ny ikhw sI Awpxw h`Q j`gI v`l krdy hoey[

“AOh qUM pYsy hI Cwxdw”

j`gI ny Jony dI FyrI v`l ieSwrw kr id`qw sI mzdUr nUM, qy iPr corW dw

mwl lw`TIAW dy gz hox l`g ipAw sI[

*****

“bVy BweI, AwpW in`kI in`kI g`l ip`Cy m`Qy v`t pwaux vwly bMdy nhIN,

qUM swfI AOkwq nhIN jwxdw, jihdy ip`Cy h`Q Do ky pY jweIey qW EhdIAW

AsmwnoN au`fdIAW lwh leI dIAW, qUM, bVy BweI ik`Qy BuìlAw iPrdYN? AwpW

ijMnw d`b ky qYnUM ipAwr kIqw, qUM EnMw hI d`b ky Q`pV mwr id`qw, qyrw vI

ksUr nhIN, swrI dunIAW dw eyho hI dsqUr hY, pr AwpW vyKlY DMn dy s`jx

inkly, Q`pV shwr ilAw pr mUMhoN sI nhIN k`FI, qUM vI hux swfy AsUlW qy

c`lIN[”

vYlI cwcw FihdIAW klW iv`c jWdy ^wn nUM suxw irhw sI idl dI, pr

^wn qy su`kI Srwb dw nSw BwrU huMdw jw irhw sI, vYlI aus nUM mMzy au`qy iltwx

dw Xqn krn lìgAw sI[


“nhIN TIk qy pY jw ^wn mIAW”

vYlI jwx bu`J ky hI pu`C irhw sI, Eh jwxdw sI ik Ehdy h`QW iv`coN

inkl ky geI Srwb Awpxy krq`b idKwvygI hI, Swied ^wn dI nIm by hoSI

krq`b hI qW sI[

nUrW, fMgrW dw kMm inptw ky Zor^ sMBwl rhI sI, kbwlI dI Skl

iv`c gMUj rhy bol Swied pIrW dI drgwh qoN Aw rhy sn[

“jy qUM r`b nUM mnwauxw,

pihlW Xwr nUM mnw[

r`b mMn jWdw sOKw,

Xwr nUM mnwauxw AOKw ey[”

iskMdr, pqIly iv`coN kbwb k`F ky dyK irhw sI qy momb`qI dI loA iv`c

nUrW v`l q`k irhw sI, wn vwry soc irhw sI, wn dw Ehly hoxw lwzmI l`g

irhw sI[

“mMzw AMdr krvwvW cwcw?”

iskMdr pu`C irhw sI vYlI cwcy dy kUhxI mwrdw hoieAw[

“bwhr TMf iv`c qUM shurw mrvwauxw, AMdr hI TIk rhU[”

vYlI cwcw iskMdr ƒ ikh ihrw sI[

“jy iehny AwkVnw hoieAw qW AMdr vI AwkV jwxw[”

iskMdr ny su`qy pey wn dI mMzI nUM pONdW v`l h`Q pw ilAw sI, vYlI Aqy

iskMdr mMzI nUM cu`k qury sn, iek pwsy KVHI nUrW dyK rhI sI Awpxy SrwbI

bwp nUM, ^bry SrwbI bwp vI ausnUM dUsirAW vWgU hI koeI AznbI l`g irhw

sI, ijs dy kol jwx dw idl ny iKAwl vI nhIN kIqw sI, pr nUrW iPr

Awpxy ik`qy jw l`gI sI, nUrW dw bu`q qW jrUr cONky iv`c sI pr ausdI rUh, qW

mznUM bxy j`t dw Qhu pqw BwlHdI iPrdI phuMc geI sI mVHIAW iv`c[

“myrw mMzw kOx ihlweI jWdw?”

^wn ny A`K pu`tx dI As&l jhI koiSS kIqI sI[

“ikqy nhIN, qUM qUx lìgAW, cu`p krky ipAw rih[”

vYlI cwcy nUM ^wn dw mMzw Bwrw qW l`gw sI, pr ausny h`Q krVy krky


pw ley sn mMzy dI cugwT nUM, iskMdr, ^wn dw mMzw AMdr krvw ky bwhr Aw

igAw sI cONky iv`c, ipMf vloN ptwKy c`lx dI Avwz gUMjx l`gI sI Ku`ly KlwA

iv`c, qy vYlI cwcy ny ptwiKAW dy rOlHy gdOlHy iv`c AMdr ^wn nUM vjwauxw SurU

kr id`qw sI, iek cpyV dy bdly pqw nhIN ikMnIAW ku cpyVW ^wn dy mUMh qy

mwr id`qIAW sn vYlI ny, ^wn dy mUMhoN Avwz vI nhIN sI inklx id`qI vYlI

cwcy ny, BYroN vWgU ^wn dI Cw`qI qy cVH ky bYT igAw sI vYlI, aus dy h`Q qur

pey sn ^wn dI sMGI v`l nUM, Eh ijaUNdw zm bx igAw l`gdw sI[

“qyrI AYsI kI qYsI bVy bdmwS dI, qUM kI socdw sI myry cpyV mwr ky

ijaUNdw jwgdw rih jwvyNgw kMzr idAw, kMb^qw, qyrw qW mYN nwmoN inSwn

imtw dyaUNgw, Pyr dyKUMgw qyrw vwirs kOx bxdw?”

vYlI, kroD iv`c buVH buVHw irhw sI, AMg AMg &rk irhw sI vYlI cwcy

dw, z`do zihd ho rhI sI, pr muhMmd ^wn qW SWq sI, ^bry sdw leI hI[

“nI mW dIey momb`qIey, swry j`g iv`c cwnx qyrw[”

iskMdr ny cu`ly mu`F bYTdy hoey ikhw sI kwmuk nzrW nwl nUrW dy gory rMg

nUM inhwrdy hoey, nUrW dy h`Q Awty iv`c sn, qy dohW dy ivckwr sn cu`ly iv`c

fwhIAW hoeIAW bldIAW l`kVW, bldI A`g dy swhmxy sul&y dI lwt vWgU

dZ irhw sI nUrW dw gorw inSoh cyhrw[

“jrw pry ho ky bYT[”

nUrW ny JukIAW nzrW nwl hI ikhw sI[

“ikauN mUhry kI hY?”

iskMdr ny ikhw sI[

“A`g nhIN idsdI?”

nUrW ny ikhw sI[

“A`g dyKx nUM qW bwrHW swl inkl gey Btkdy hoieAW, A`j A`g dyKx

dw mOkw AwieAw qy qUM hUry kihnI eyN ik pry ho ky bYT, mYN qW pUrI aumr k`txI

Aw rMn dy gofy mu`F bYT ky, hux nhIN myry koloN rih hoxw, hux qy z`Pw A`g nUM

pwauxw hI pYxW, cwhy sVH jweIey qy cwhy bc jweIey[”

iskMdr, pqw nhIN kI kI supny dyKI jw irhw sI Ku`lIAW A`KW nwl[


“mYnUM h`Q nw lwvIN[”

nUrW au`T KVoqI sI[

“jy mYN AwpxI rMn nUM h`Q nw lwvW qy hor kIhnUM lwvW vYrny, eydW hux

J`t nhIN lMGxw dUr dUr rih ky, myrw qW muklwvw hY muklwvw, qUM AYDr nUM Aw

jw hux[”

iskMdr dy ruky hoey h`Q Pyr AgWh vDy sn, pr nUrW, cONky dw Etw t`p

geI sI tpUsI mwr ky, &urqI dy vwvjUd vI iskMdr dw h`Q nUrW dy pYr nUM Coh

igAw sI Aqy dUsrw h`Q su`ky Awty vwlI prwq dy iknwry qy rìKAw igAw sI

ijs krky iskMdr dw mUMh A`KW su`ky Awty nwl Br gey sn, Awpxy mUMh qoN

Awty nUM sw& krdw iskMdr cONky iv`c KVHw Awpxw AwlHw duAwlHw Jwk irhw

sI, pr nUrW ikDry nzr nhIN Aw rhI sI Aws pws[

muhMmd wn su`qw hoieAw sI gihrI nINdy, qy vYlI cwcw kMD nwl Fwsxw

lweI mclw hoieAw bYTw sI[

“cwcw, E cwcw, ik`Qy mr igAw qUM?”

iskMdr, AvwzW mwrdw mwrdw AMdr Aw biVHAw sI[

“mYnUM l`gdw hY ^wn mr igAw[”

cwcy ny ikhw sI[

“hYN, ^wn mr igAw, su`K bol cwcw?”

iskMdr, wn nUM ihlwaux jgwaux lìgAw sI, prMqU, wn qW ijvyN sdw

dI nINdy hI sON igAw sI[

“hux ik`dW hoaU?”

iskMdr, fr nwl sihimAw ijhw pu`C irhw sI[

“hOlHI bol pu`qrw, frn dI jrUrq nhIN, ij`dW mYN kihnw EdW hI kryNgw

qW, s`p vI mr jwaU qy lw`TI vI bc jwaU[”

vYlI cwcw au`T KVoieAw sI[

“pr qUM kihMdw ik`dW eyN cwcw?”

iskMdr pu`C irhw sI cwcy vYlI qoN[

“ipCvwVy jw ky toAw pu`t, cu`k lY khI qy imMt lw ds jy muklwvw


mnwauxw, nhIN qy ip`txw pY jwaU huxy, muklwvw muklUvw ûsVH jwxw swrw jdoN

puils ny kofy kIqw[”

vYlI ny iskMdr nUM hor frw ilAw sI[

“muklwvw suAwh mnwauxw, Eh pqw nhIN l`gw cONky iv`coN au`T ky ikDr

nUM hvw ho geI[”

iskMdr, Kw`lI h`Q JwVHdw rih igAw sI[

“EhnUM mYN krdW kwbU, qUM cuk khI qy &tw &t eyhdw gU`gw pUj, kihMdy

ny murdw cMgy BilAW nUM mwr idMdw, iPr qYnUM mYnUM kdoN b^Sx l`gw, myrw mUMh

nw dyK, jo mYN kihnw krI jw pu`q bx ky, nhIN qW…………?”

cwcw pUrw ku`qy dI pUC sI[

“cwcw, qUM jwh qy vyK shurI nUM, eyhdw kMm qW ho igAw smJ[”

iskMdr ny khI dy dsqy nUM h`Q pw ilAw sI[

“Eh qW Awpxy GVy dI m`CI hY pu`qrw, Ehny ik`Qy jwxw?”

vYlI cwcw, KMdy ku`qy vWgU Awdm-bo suMGdw hnyry iv`c hI vwVy dw c`pw

c`pw Cwx irhw sI AMny vwh[

*****

“swfy vyhVy iv`c Awjw Bu`l ky,

myrw id`l qyrw dId mMgdw[

ru`q eIdW vwlI Aw jwvy cVHky,

idl r`b koloN eId mMgdw[”

kwlI hnyrI rwq A`D nUM Fu`kx l`gI sI, mVHIAW iv`c Gu`p hnyrw CwieAw

hoieAw sI, suMn Cnw`tw ^moS ijhw sI, Acwnk hI mVHI dy krIb rOSnI hoeI

sI, ieh mnpRIq ny Smw roSn kIqI sI, vyKidAW hI vyKidAW mVHI dy Awdm

k`d bnyirAW qy momb`qIAW dIAW kqwrW jgx l`gIAW sn, mnpRIq dw dosq

suMdr, ikMnw kuJ hI dy ky igAw sI bMd fìbAW iv`c, jihVy hux mnpRIq ny

Kolxy SurU kIqy sn, qy iPr suMny mswxw iv`c idvwlI dw pihrw hox lìgAw

sI, ru`KW dIAW tihxIAW rIbn qy gubwry ltk rhy sn rMg brMgy, mVHI AMdroN


DU& dI sugMD PYlx l`gI sI vwqwvrn iv`c, roSnI hI roSnI ho geI sI mVHI

dy AwlHy duAwlHy, Gr sj cuìkAw sI pr s`jxw dIAW Ajy vI aufIkW sn,

s`jx vyhVy iv`c nhIN Awey sn, mVHI nwl Fwsxw lw ky, A`KW s`jxw dy rwh

iv`c ivCweI, s`jxw nUM aufIk irhw sI Eh, ibrhoN ijMd ipMjx l`gI sI, iPr

Acwnk su`ky pìqAW dw KVwk, iksy dy Awaux dw sMkyq l`gdw sI, Awx vwlw

qW Aw igAw sI, prMqU, Awx vwly qoN pihlW hI vYrn hvw dw JONkw Smw buJw

ky hnyrw kr igAw sI mswxw iv`c[

“Aw geI qUM?”

hnyry iv`c cmkdI ic`tI mVHI dy krIb qoN mnpRIq dI buJI buJI Avwz

auBrI sI, ipAwsI ipAwsI jhI Avwz, iPr su`ky p`qy iek dm KVHky sn,

ijvyN koeI dOiVAw hovy hnyry iv`c cwr kdm, qy iPr p`qy lgw qwr KVHkxy SurU

ho gey sn ijvyN pìqAW dw mINh hI pYx l`g ipAw hovy, bhuq vkq ieMJ hI

bqIq ho igAw sI snwty iv`c KVHwk huMidAW[

“nw hMJU su`kdy ny,

nw hwauky mu`kdy ny,

myry mwilkw kI eyho hY qyrI dunIAW? jy eyho hI hY qyrI dunIAW qW AsIN

hor nhIN hMFw skdy, swnUM nhIN cwhIdI qyrI kw&rW dI dunIAW, swnUM qW qUM

cwhIdw eyN[”

nUrW dw ihr^ hnyry iv`coN auBr irhw sI[

“J`lIey, mwins dyih iPru pqw hY kdoN imlygI?”

mnpRIq ny ikhw sI[

“mYnUM, mwins dyih vI doiz^ dI A`g l`gdI hY[”

nUrW ny ikhw sI[

“AYnI byqwbI vI kwhdI s`jxw, Ajy qW bhuq kuJ hoxw bwkI hY[”


“nhIN, hux kuJ vI nhIN hoxw cwhIdw[”

nUrW ny ikhw sI[

“iPr kI hoxw cwhIdw?”


mnpRIq ny puìCAw sI nUrW qoN[

“mukqI, nhIN qy lokI igrJW vWgU h`fW nwloN mws vI qoV ky lY jwxgy,

kdoN q`k rUh, lwS dw pihrw dy skygI?”

nUrW nUM hnyry iv`c vI iskMdr dw Aks Bu`ckw ijhw pw irhw sI[

“sUlH surwhI KMzr ipAwlw,

ivMg ksweIAW dw sihxw,

XwrVy dw swnUM s`Qr cMgw,

qy B`T KyiVHAW dy rihxw”

mnpRIq ny ieh cwr sqrW kihx auprMq cu`p Dwr leI sI, ieMJ l`g

irhw sI ijvyN Eh dovyN mVHIAW iv`c mzUd hI nw hox, Acwnk ies suMn iv`c

nwZ dw &rwtw gUMijAw, qy p`qy ieMJ KVkx l`gy sn ijvyN pìqAW aupr koeI

jIv ryNgdw hoieAw mVHI v`l hI Aw irhw hovy[

“s`jxw, mYnUM smHw lY Awpxy swhW iv`c swh bxw ky, myrw Gu`t Br lY,

hux myrw jIA nhIN mMndw qyrI judweI iv`c ijaUNx leI, kdoN q`k ieMJ rhWgI

bWvrI hoeI?”

nUrW ny puìCAw sI[

“jdoN q`k zmIn Asmwn rhygw[”

mnpRIq ny ikhw sI[

“nhIN,……”

mVHIAW iv`coN nUrW dI cI^ au`TI sI, su`qy pMCI A`bV bwhy jw`gy sn ijvyN

qRb`k ky, qy iPr pMCI GroN by Gr hoey au`fx l`gy sn AwkwS iv`c, Swied

ibrhoN dw Gr Ehnw nUM rws nhIN sI AwieAw[

“qW iPr myry mgr mgr Aw jwvIN, s`c KMf nUM, m`ky mdIny nUM, mwilk

dy Gr nUM[”

mnpRIq dI Avwz sux rhI sI hnyry iv`coN, ijvyN auh su`qw ipAw supny

iv`c hI buVH buVHw irhw hovy[

“kwS mzhb nw huMdw[”

nUrW ny hwaukw ijhw lY ky ikhw sI[


“mzhb, qW hY vI nhIN, mnu`K dw mzhb qW mnu`Kqw hY, mnu`K qW

siqXu`g qoN klXu`g q`k phuMcdy phuMcdy hI mu`k gey ny, J`lIey jdoN mnu`K hI

nhIN rhy qW mzhb ik`QoN rihxw sI?”


“qW kI ieh j`g jhwn………………, mnu`K nhIN qW iPr ieh kOx

hn?”

nUrW ny puìCAw sI [

“gYr mnu`K, mwilk dy SrIk bx bYTy hn, mnu`K ny vyd, gRMQ ilKy sn

mwilk dI ausqq iv`c gux gwx vjoN, mwilk dy imlwp mMqr qy mwrg

iliKAw sI, prMqU, ZYr mnu`KW dy suAwrQ qy koJIAW socW sdkw, vydW gRMQW nUM

mzhbW dw mu`F mukrr kr id`qw igAw, qy A`j, mzhb dw hI mzwk aufwieAw

jw irhw hY, ienswn Zrk irhw hY qy Zrk ky hI rhygw, iPr koeI mzhb

nhIN hovygw, jdoN DrqI pihlW vWgU hI mW dI suMnI god hovygI, kyvl mwilk

hI hovygw[”

mnpRIq ijvyN iksy Dur dy ByqI sMq mhwqmW vwNgU g`lW kr irhw sI[

“qW kI swrI dunIAW……………,?”

nUrW kuJ kihMdI hoeI ruk geI sI[

“hW, mu`k jwvygI Acwnk, cMd plW iv`c hI, iksy vkq vI, vkq huMdw

jw irhw hY”[

mnpRIq ikh irhw sI[

“dunIAW nUM dunIAW dw mzhb hI lY fu`bygw, ZYr mnu`K pihlW vWgU hI

mMdrW, msijdW, crcW qy gurduAwirAW wiqr mzhb dI Et iv`c lVngy by

mzhby hoey, ZYr mnu`K mwilk dy SrIk bx bYTy hn, mwilk nUM mu`TI iv`c kYd

krn dI socdy hn, ieh jo mMdr, msijd, crc Aqy gurduAwry, mnu`Kw ny ZYr

mnu`KW dy dyKx leI KVHy kIqy sn, iPr ieh kyvl mwilk dI mOzUdgI dw iek

icMn bx gey, qy A`j, ieh suAwrQ dIAW zgIrW ho gey ny, mwilk zgIrW

iv`c nhIN, Eh qy sMswr dy kx kx iv`c mOzUd hY, A`KW hI aus nUM dyKx

vwlIAW nhIN rhIAW, mn hI aus dy moh iv`c mclx vwly nhIN rhy, s`jxw,


swnUM qW mwilk ny…………[”

ies qoN pihloN mnpRIq kuJ AgWh kihMdw, aus nUM Awpxy pYr dy AMgUTy

qy sUlHW dI cuBn mihsUs hoeI sI, pr Eh Aihl hI irhw sI, nUrW aus dy

sIny nwl ieMJ icMbVHI hoeI sI ijvyN b`cw mW dy sIny icpk jWdw hY[

*****

j`gI, SrwbI hoieAw nihr dI ptVI ptVI ^wn dy fyry v`l qur ipAw

sI mMfI coN Aw ky, aus nUM guzrI dw ivCoVw AMdro AMdrI swVH ky suAwh krI

jWdw sI, aus dIAW A`KW A`gy guzrI nUM pwx dy supny Aw ky jldI hI mnpRIq

qy gu`zr dy bu`qW iv`c bdl jWdy sn, aus nUM Awpxy sMswr iv`c AkwS nUM CUMhdy

ibrhoN dI A`g dy BWbVH mcdy l`g rhy sn, ijhnw iv`c KVHw Eh iql iql sVH

Bu`j irhw sI, mcx lìgAw sI, mwSUk nUM h`Q lwx q`k dw h`k vI nhIN id`qw

sI r`b ny, As&l supinAW Aqy socW dI vzw nwl mwnisk siQqI fwvW fol

ho geI sI, Eh quirAw jw irhw sI p`Qr dy bu`q smwn nIm pwZl hoieAw,

hux aus dy idmwZ iv`c iskMdr dw Aks au`Br AwieAw sI, vYlI cwcy dw

qurlw qy gVHvw vI j`gI nUM Awpxy duSmx l`gx l`gy sn, Eh dMd pINhdw

hoieAw Awpxw gu`sw GimAwr qy k`Fx qur ipAw sI[

^wn dI lwS qy im`tI pw ky iskMdr ny khI iek pwsy su`t id`qI sI, qy

nUrW dI qsvIr iKAwlW iv`c smweI Eh aus nUM qlwS irhw sI, vYlI cwcw

vI nhIN sI nzr AwauNdw ikqy[

“cwcw, qUM eyQy su`qw ipAW eyN, myrI zorU ik`Qy hY?”

iskMdr ny zmIn auqy gu`C mu`C hoey su`qy pey vYlI cwcy dw moFw hlUxdy

hoey bVI by qwbI nwl puìCAw sI[

“pqw nhIN ik`Qy clI geI Edx vWgU, ikqy nhIN l`BI, mYN qW KUMjw KUMjw

Cwx mwirAw[”

vYlI cwcw aUNGdI Avwz iv`c d`s irhw sI, nINd zor pw rhI sI[

“qUM au`T qW shI”

iskMdr koiSS kr irhw sI vYlI ƒ jgwaux dI[


“myry koloN kqwauxw qUM?”

cwcw vYlI i^J ky kih irhw sI[

“h`d krI jwnY cwcw qUM vI[”

iskMdr vI iKJ igAw sI[

“nwly ibsqry qy sON, BMujy ipAW koeI m`J auqy Aw cVU, mryNgw inAweIN

mOqy[”

iskMdr ny bWhoN PVH ky ibTw id`qw sI vYlI nUM[

ijvyN isAwxy kihMdy ny

“nINd nw vyKy ibsqrw,

Bu`K nw vyKy pwq[

mOq nw vyKy vkq nUM,

qy ieSk nw vyKy zwq[”

cwcy vYlI ny iskMdr ƒ iek muhwbrw sxwaudy hoey ikhw sI[

“cìkAw ieSk idAw au`T, tol rkwn nUM[”

iskMdr ny kw&I gu`sy iv`c ikhw sI[

“AwjUgI rkwn vI Awpy, qUM Xwr mYnUM sOx dy[”

cwcy vYlI ƒ nINd ny Awpxy kulHwvy iv`c jkV ilAw sI[

“eyQy myrI nINd hrwm ho geI ey r`wqW dI, qy qUM kihnw eyN Awpy AwjUgI,

mYnUM sOx dy, pr Eh geI ik`Qy?”

iskMdr pu`C irhw sI cwcy vYlI qoN[

“ij`Qy Edx geI sI[”

cwcy vYlI ny ikhw sI[

“Edx ik`Qy geI sI?”

iskMdr ny iPr puìCAw sI cwcy vYlI qoN[

“Awpxy Xwr nUM imlx, hor ik`Qy?”

vYlI cwcy ny zmIn au`qy bYTy ny Awpxw isr ûrkdy hoey ikhw sI iKJ

ky[

“Xwr nUM imlx clI geI, iPr qUM hrwm zwidAw eyQy kI krdw sI,


mu&q dw mwl KweI jwnY, iek kuVI dI ingrwnI nhIN kr sikAw, qW qUM ipE

ik`QoN bx lYxw kuìqAw?”

iskMdr ny pwglW vWgU ju`qy qy Tu`fy mwrny SurU kr id`qy sn vYlI cwcy nUM,

Pu`tbwl dI qrW pYrW iv`c roVn lìgAw sI, vYlI cwcw iK`lr igAw sI gu`zr

dIAW ik`kW mUhry, p`g ikqy qy DoqI ikqy, h`Q joVn sMBlx dw mokw hI nhIN

sI imilAw, v`s, bcwE-bcwE dIAW cI^W dw Sor sI jW iskMdr dy mUMhoN

inkldIAW ASlIl gwlHW dw[

“byiemwnw, qUM ^wn nUM mwr ky myry isr Bwr cwV id`qw, hux khI jw

irhw eyN ik kuVI Xwr kol hoaU, iPr qUM eyQy kI krdw sI myry ipE idAw

swilHAw?”

iskMdr, Swq nhIN sI ho irhw, mn, qn, iv`c DuKdI jvwlw kroD dw

zvwlw muKI bx &t rhI sI, vYlI cwcw lwvy dI lpyt iv`c sI, TIk ausy qrW

ijvyN iskMdr, kroD Aqy kwm dI lpyt iv`c sI, muhMmd ^wn Srwb dI lpyt

iv`c sI, suMdr, dosqI dI lpyt iv`c sI, zYldwr, Swn-E-SOkq dI lpyt

iv`c rihxw cwhuMdw sI, qy mW, mwieAw dy lpyt iv`c hI smw cu`kI sI, nUrW qy

mnpRIq ieSk nwZ dI lpyt iv`c sn, &`kr-mwilk dI lpyt iv`c sI,

kuldIp loB qy hMkwr dI lpyt iv`c sI, Aqy j`gI dw pwqr, kwm Aqy loB dI

lpyt dy nwl nwl hux kroD iv`c vI ho cuìkAw sI iskMdr vWgU hI, Eh

pwZl ku`qy vWgU dOV irhw sI ^wn dI DrqI v`l, DrqI EQy dI EQy hI sI,

pRMqU DrqI dw mwilk AKvwx vwlw DrqI qy nhIN irhw sI, ijvyN iek idn

AsIN nhIN rihxw ies DrqI qy[

“Eey nhIN Eey, Eey kw&ro, mYN ijaUNdw nhIN mr skdw, ik`Qy cly gey

Eey qusIN dunIAW vwilE, myrI dunIAW qusIN myry koloN nhIN lu`t skdy, guzrI

myrI hY qy myrI hI rhygI, kOx hY jo myry koloN aus nUM judHw kr skdw, Eey

swilHAw gu`zrw iskMdrw, qUM nw AwauNdw qy ieMny puAwVy nw pYNdy, vYlIAw qUM nw

jMmdw qW vsx qoN pihlW hI myrw Gr nw aujVHdw,, mYnUM swVH ky rw^ krn

vwilE mYN A`g lgw daUNgw quhwnUM ijauNidAW nUM, jy myrw Gr nhIN vs skdw

qW mYN vsdy Gr aujwV daUNgw, mYN swrw sMswr jlHw idAWgw, r`b nUM lWbU lw

idAWgw, DrqI nUM suAwh kr idAWgw, ij`dW mYN ibrhoN dI A`g iv`c jlHdW hW,


swirAW nUM jlHw idAWgw[”

j`gI, A`q krn lìgAw sI, pr isAwxy kihMdy ny A`q udw dw vYr huMdw

hY, ijEN hI j`gI ny C`pr AMdr iskMdr nUM vYlI cwcy au`qy kroD SWq kridAW

qìkAw qy j`gI dw kroD hor vI mc auìTAw sI, aus ny &urqI nwl C`pr dw

bUhw bwhroN bMd krky kMufI mwr id`qI sI, dUsry hI pl AkwS nUM CUhx l`gIAW

sn A`g dIAW au`cIAW au`cIAW auTdIAW dYNqkwr lptW ny lko ilAw sI

AwpxI bu`klH iv`c ^wn dw Gr, ^wn dI DrqI mc au`TI sI qy j`gI qpS syk

irhw sI A`g dI, pRMqU ZYr mnu`K bixAw rwvx dw hw`sw h`s irhw sI swrI

ûdweI Bu`l ky iksy Syqwn dI qrW AlOikk hw`sw, A`g ids rhI sI qy hw`sw

sux irhw sI, qy iPr Acwnk hI iek kudrq dw kirsmw hox l`gw sI, A`g

iv`coN m`JW, zmW vWgU inkl dOVIAW sn AMnHy vwh nihr dy ûAwzy v`l nUM, Aqy

j`gI dw hw`sw m`JW dIAW dOV rhIAW l`qW dI dgV dgV iv`c rlH ky Alop ho

igAw sI sdw leI[

*****

“cuMnI Srm hXw dI lwh lY qUM,

r`z r`z ky Xwr hMFw lY qUM[”

bx kMzrI bulHy Swh vWgU,

n`c n`c ky Xwr mnw lY qUM[

nUrW dw mn aus nUM kih irhw sI cu`p cupIqw[

mswx iek vwr iPr rOSn hoey sn, nUrW ny Aw^rI SmW jgwx aupRMq

ijEN hI Xwr v`l qìkAw, Dwh mwr ky Xwr qy ifg peI sI, Xwr suMn hoieAw

ipAw sI, nw ih`l irhw sI qy nw bol hI irhw sI, Eh, jWdw hoieAw d`s ky

vI nhIN sI igAw, nUrW kurlw rhI sI imRg dy pYrW iv`c Awpxw isr DrI, qy

aus dy isr nwloN au`cw auìTAw sI nwZ dw &Mn[

“qUM Aw igAW vYrIAw, hux mYnUM vI fMg dy, qMU jd myrI dunIAW hI ^wk

kr id`qI hY qW hux mYnUM vI ^wk krdy[”

nUrW ny AwpxI klHweI nwZ v`l vDweI sI nwZ nUM GUridAW hoieAW,


ijvyN vYrI nUM vYrI GUrdw hY, pRMqU, nwZ qy isr Pyr quirAw sI[

“nhIN, nhIN, qUM qW mYnUM fMg cu`kw eyN, hux qYnUM mYN fMgW gI, hux qYnUM mYN

fMgW gI[”

nUrW ny jWdy nwZ nUM isr qoN pkVH ky Awpxy mUMh v`l iK`c ilAw sI[

ies vkq pqw nhIN nUrW iv`c ienw joS ik`QoN AwieAw jo aus ny ibnw iksy

fr qoN pMj h`Qy nwg ƒ kwbU kr ilAw sI[ nwZ qV& irhw sI ijvyN inElHy

ny aus dI isrI nUM Awpxy jbwVy iv`c k`s ilAw hovy, ivSwl nwZ zmIn qy

ipAw qV& irhw sI nUrW dI qrW hI, pRMqU, auh Awpxw isr nUrW dI bMd ho

cu`kI mu`TI iv`coN nhIN sI Cufw sikAw, nwZ vI AwSkW dy nwl ibs GolHdw

GolHdw sdw leI DrqI iqAwZ igAw sI, DrqI iek vwr iPr ieSk qoN suMnI

ho geI sI, ienswnw qoN s`KxI, SYqwnW dy Bwr hyTW vYx pwauNdI jwpdI sI

swrI DrqI[

mnpRIq dI lwS dy nwl peI nUrW dI lwS, iek h`Q iv`c mirAw

hoieAw nwZ qy dUsrw h`Q mu`TI nUM Gu`tI mnpRIq dI ih`k qy glHy dy kol ipAw

sI, ijs iv`c bwbul ny id`qw hoieAw qwbIz, jo nUrW ny Awpxy mwilk dy glH

iv`c pwauxw sI nUM GuìtAw hoieAw sI, jo Swied nUrW Aw^rI dm q`k koiSS

krdI rhI sI mnpRIq dy glH iv`c pwaux leI[

joigMdr isMG sMGyVw (iblgy vwlw)




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