iqVkdy irSqyiqVkdy irSqyiqVkdy irSqyiqVkdy irSqy pRBjoq A`TvI klws pws krky nyVy dy ipMf hweI skUl ivc dwKl ho igAw[ pRBjoq Awpxy skUl dI tIm dw kYptn sI[ hweI skUl iv`c vI auh BMgVy dI tIm ivc BMgVw pwaux l`gw[ BMgVy dy nwl aus nUM gwaux dw kwPI SOk sI[ skUl dy iek PMksn ivc pRBjoq ny gIq gwieAw “guMm hY, guMm hY iek kuVI jIhdw nwm muh`bq”[ iSv kumwr btwlvI dw iliKAw gIq pRBjoq ny ieMn ibMn btwlvI vwgUM pys kIqw[ kuVIAw ivcoN ikrndIp ny gIq gwieAw “ikMnw sohxw lgdw ieh Sihr hY, swfw ieQy d`s kOx qyry qo vgYr hY”. iksy nvy lyKk dw gIq sI ienw donw nUM PMksn ivc phMucy hoey mu`K mihmwn hlky dy AYm AYl ey ny pMj, pMj So rupY dy ky Snmwnq kIqw[ skUl dy tUrnwmYNt ivc BMgVw qy ig`Dw pRBjoq horw ny ij`q ley[ jon ij`q ky A`gy ijlw

p`Dr dy mukwbilAw leI dovy tImW iProjpur clIAW geIAW[ AYs fI skUl ivc ienW dI irhwies sI[ ieQy ikrndIp qy pRBjoq iek dUsry dy kwPI nyVy ho gey[ ijly ivco BMgVw pihly nMbr qy AwieAw[ ig`Dw dUsry sQwn qy[ skUl ivc Aw ky swry skUl nUM iek`Tw krky hYfmwstr ny ig`Dy qy BMgVy vwilAw nUM srtIiPkyt vMfy[ hYfmwstr ny d`isAw ik “Awpxy skUl dy do ividAwrQI pMjwb p`Dr qy Bwg lYx leI cuxy gey hn[ auh hn BMgVy ivco pRBjoq qy ig`Dy ivco ikrndIp[ mY ienw dohw nUM do sOo rupY dw ienwm idMdw hw[ ieh dovy Aw ky Awpxw ienwm lY lYx[A`gy dI iqAwrI Awpxy ieMncwrjw nwl iml ky krdy rihx[ iesy KusI ivc mY swry skUl nUM Sukrvwr qy CnIvwr dI Cu`tI kr irhw hW”[ pRBjoq Gry AwieAw[ A`gy swrw t`br bhuq Kus sI[ pRBjoq ny soicAw ienw donw nUM iksy d`s id`qw hoxw[ auh Awpxw ikqwbw vwlw bYg r`K rsoeI ivc AwpxI mMmI kol igAw qw aus dI mMmI ny AwiKAw[ “lY cwh pI myrw pu`q qy mUMh im`Tw kr”[ kihMdI hoeI ny miTAweI nwl BrI plyt pRBjoq dy mUhry kr id`qI[ “mMmI pihlw ieh d`so qhwnMU ieh KusKbrI kIhny pihlw hI Aw ky dy id`qI?” “swnMU fwkIAw ic`TI PVwky igAw”[ fwkIAw ic~TI PVw ky igAw? pRBjoq ny mW dI g`l pUrI hox qo pihlw hI hYrwn ho ky puiCAw[ kIhny ilKI hY auh ic`TI? ic`TI AMbYsI ny ilKI hY[ hor kIhny ilKxI sI[ aunW ny iliKAw hY, “ik Aw ky vIjw lY jwvo”[ A`Cw ieh KusI ivc miTAweI lY ky AWdI hY[ “mY qw soicAw skUl vwlI g`l dw qhwnUM pqw l`g igAw”[ kihMdy pRBjoq ny jyb ivcO do sO k`F ky AwpxI mMmI nUM PVwaudy ny AwiKAw “ieh swnUM skUl v`lo spYSl ienwm imilAw[ ijlw ij`qx dy srtIiPkyt vI id`qy hn[ mY qw smiJAw qhwnUM iksy ny pihlw Aw ky d`s id`qw[ ijhVI qusI miTAweI mMgvw leI”[ pYsy PVky aus dI mMmI ny m`Qw cuMmdI ny AwiKAw[ “iPr qw A`j du`gxI KusI ho geI[ hux qyry fYfI jI nUM kihxw hY ik somvwr nUM id`lI cly jwx pwsport lY ky[ vIjw lY ky jldI-jldI itktw bxw lYxIAw hn[ qyrI BYx ny iliKAw hY ik ijMnI jldI ho skdI hY auMnw hI jldI Aw jwvo”[

somvwr nUM pRBjoq ny skUl jw ky sB qo pihlw ikrndIp nUM ieh KusKbrI id`qI ik AsI jldI hI knYfw jw rhy hW[ ikrndIp dw Kus hox dI bjwey ichrw murJw ijhw igAw[ “ikrndIp kI qYnUM KusI nhI myry knYfw jwx dI?” “iv`CVx dI KusI qYnUM hoaU mYnUM qw koeI nhI” ikrndIp ny AwiKAw[ Aqy klws rUm v`l nUM clI geI[ pRBjoq qy ikrndIp imldy rhy[pRBjoq ny muV ky knYfw vwlI g`l qor ky ikrndIp dw idl nhI duKwieAw[ iek idn Awp hI ikrndIp ny g`l qorI “joq qUM knYfw jwx dI g`l krdw sI muVky qUM d`isAw hI nhI kdo jwxw hY?” “mYN soicAw kwhnUM pihlw hI g`l krky qyrw mn duKI krnw[ mYnUM qW qyrw aus idn vwlw auqirAw ichrw nHIN Buldw[ qUM Awp hI g`l qorI AY d`s idMdy AW[ ho skdw AY ies mhIny ivc ivc hI cly jweIey”. “cMgw jw ky ic`TI pw idAW krIN[ pr mYnUM nHIN l`gdw qUMu ic`TI pweyNgw[ kihMdy ny, “auQNo dw pwxI eI Aijhw AY ik AwdmI nUM ip`Cy dw cyqw Bu`l jWdY[ auhdw ipAwr fwlrW nwl pY jWdY[ jd kdy smW imly kMm qoN, qW gory cMm qo Awpw bcwauxw AOKw ho jWdY[ ie`QNo vwly lokW nUM qW kwlI cmVI vwly eI d`sx lgdY”. “nhI dIp, “qYnUM ic`TI jrUr pwvWgw[ qUM jvwb dyxw nw Bu`l jweIN[ ic`TI qYnUM pwieAw ikhVy AYfirs qy krw Gr dy qy jW skUl dy qy”[ “ieh ic`TI imlI qoN qYnUM d`s dyvWgI[ pihlI ic`TI qUM skUl dy AYfirs qy pw dyvI[” pRBjoq horI swrw pRvwr knyfw phuMc igAw[ pMj s`q idn qurn iPrn mgroN pRBjoq dy jIjy ny aus nUM Awpxy nwl hI kMm aupr lvw ilAw[ auh svyry A`T vjy iqAwr ho ky GroN cly jWdy vwps pMj vjy Gr muVdy[ cwh pwxI pI ky pRBjoq dw skUl jwx dw twiem ho jWdw[ auh Swm nUM s`q qo d`s vjy q`k ieMgilS is`Kx dIAW klwsW lwaux l`g ipAw sI , ikauik bolI is`KxI jrUrI sI[ Awpxy pMjwb ivc qw jmHW hI s`qnwm hoeI peI hY[ nw koeI idl lwky pVHwaNudw hY Aqy nw hI koeI pVH ky rwzI hY [ keI ds pws qW Aijhy imldy hn aunW nUM ey,bI,sI qW kI pMjwbI dw a,A vI nhIN AwauNdw[ jy AwKIey a,A suxw qW aunHW dIAW g,G qy brykW l`g jWdIAW hn[ pRBjoq ny keI vwrI ic`TI ilKx dw soicAw[ aus dw twiem hI nw l`gw[ cwr-pMj mhIinAW mgroN iek AYqvwr pRBjoq ny dIp nUM ic`TI ilKI[ aus ny ic`TI post kr id`qI[ pr aus ic~TI dw aus nUM koeI au`qr nw AwieAw[ ijs dw kwrn sI ik ikrndIp d`svIN klws dy pypr dy cu`kI sI[ aus nUM ic`TI imlI nhIN[ ikrndIp ny dsvIN pws krky jy.AYs. Kwlsw kwilj ivc dw^lw lY ilAw[ cwr swlW bwAd pRBjoq horW dw ieMfIAw dw poRgrwm bx igAw[ mwpy pRBjoq dI mYirj krn leI kwhly sn[ ipMf Aw ky aunW A^bwr ivc ieSiqhwr dy id`qw qy Srq r`K id`qI[ skIAW iqMn BYxw qy iek Brw lwzmI hovy[ A^bwr pVH ky irSqy vwly Awaux l`gy[ ikqy kuVIAW dI aumr nw imly jy aumr imly qw kuVIAW sohxIAW nw imlx[ iek idn suBw hI ipMf dy srpMc nUM nwl lY ky iek AwdmI AwieAw[ g`lW c`lIAW aus ny AwiKAw “qusI kuVIAW vyK lvo, bwkI g`l bwAd dI”[ pRBjoq dy fYfI ny AwiKAw ik “A`j do vjy dw pRogrwm r`K lvo[ Awpw swry gurduvwry mYhdIAwxw swihb iek`Ty ho jWdy hW[ swfw vYsy vI A`j dw poRgrwm drSn krn jwx dw sI”[

do vjy nUM pRBjoq horIN qy dUsry pwsy qoN vI kuVIAW aunW dI mMmI,pwpw qy do iqMn hor gurduAwrw swihb phUMc gey[ swry jwxy m`Qw tyk ky srovr dI pRkrmw dy nwl hI Gwh a`upr bYT gey[ pRBjoq qy ikrndIp ny jdoN iek dUjy nwl ingHw imlweI qW auh mn ivc KuS hoey[ ikrndIp ny m`Qw tykx dy bhwny siq sRI Akwl bulweI[ pRBjoq ny doNvy h`Q joV ky mUMh qy Pyrn dy bhwny Pqih dw jvwb id`qw[ dohW pRvwrW dIAW g`lW c`lIAw[ pRBjoq dy fYfI ny AwiKAw[ “vyKo jI, kuVIAW AsIN vyK leIAW hn[ dUsrI g`l ieh AY ik dUsrIAW lVkIAW dI Aqy quhwfy lVky dI SwdI swfI mrzI nwl hovygI[ iek qW pRBjoq dI mwsI dw lVkw AY Aqy iek BUAw dw[ lVky dI SwdI vI AsIN AwpxI irSqydwrI ivc krWgy, dUsry lVky dI g`l p`kI krn qoN pihlW [” pRBjoq dI mMmI ny AwiKAw, “pRB jy qusI koeI g`l bwq iek dUsry nMU p`uCxI puCwauxI hovy qW sMgx dI loV nIN[ qUM qy bIbI auT ky auDr cly jwvo, g`l bwq kr lvo[ iPr swrI aumr swnUM doS nw idE ?” “TIk AY mMmI ” AwK ky pRBjoq auT ky KVw ho igAw[ ikrndIp dI mMmI ny ieSwry nwl ikrndIp nUM vI qor id`qw[ auh gurdvwirEN bwhr ckr vwlI sVk qy Aw gey[ ikrndIp ny AwiKAw “mY ikhw sI nw joq qUMu jw ky Bu`l jwxYN, swnUM kIhny Kq pwauxYN[ vyK lY mY qW qyry leI bYTI AW”[ “dIp mY qYnUM Kq pwieAw sI , pr qUMeIN auhdw koeI au`qr nIHN id`qw[ iPr mYN qYnUM ikhVy AYfirs qy ic`TI pwaudw”[ auh g`lW krdy kwPI dUr cly gey[ “AwpW hux muV c`lIey[ Gr dy ikDry hor eI nw smJ lYx”[ pRBjoq ny ikrndIp nUM CyVn dy mUV ivc AwiKAw[ “hux ies qoN AgWh kI g`l rih geI smJx dI[ ikDry qyrw ierwdw qW nHIN bdliAw[ ikqy iksy gorI qy A`K r`KI hovy”. “dIpI qyry vrgI nUM C`f ky hor mYN ikDr jw skdYN[ qyrw srIr qW Drm nwl soBw isMG dI sohxI vrgw bx igAw[ l`k pqlw, bdn Bwrw, lMmI DOx qy ip`lw rMg m`kI dy Awty Argw ” kihMdy pRBjoq ny Qu`ikAw qy AwiKAw “Quk hI dyeIey ikDry nzr hI nw l`gjy[ hux qUM myrI ho geI[ hux qYnUM XwdW vwly q`kly qy qMd pw ky Poto nwl slwhW krn dI loV nhI rihx idMdw[ auh BwgW vwlw idn Aw igAw hY”[ “joq, qUM Ajy BuilAw nHIN auh gIq[ ” “dIpI, auh gIq mYnUM pUrw Xwd AY[ jdoN vI qyrI Xwd AwaudI sI, mYN auh gIq gw ky qYnUM Xwd kr lYNdw sI”[ g`lW krdy-krdyy auh GridAW kol vwps Aw gey[ “ikauN pRBjoq, ikvyN l`gI kuVI”? pRBjoq dI mMmI ny p`uiCAw[ “TIk eI AY, pr qusIN d`so mMmI, quhwnUM ikvyN l`gI” ? “swnUM qW TIk l`gI[ sohxI snu`KI AY, juAwn AY, suBwA vI swry t`br dw TIk l`g irhY[ iksy g`l dw lkoA nHIN r`iKAw[ auh swrI g`l sp`St hI kr rhy hn[ jy AwKy qW Sgn pw dyeIey ” “mMmI, “myry v`loN E ky AY[ mYN qW iesnUM pihlW eI jwxdw AW[ iehdw nWA ikrndIp AY[ ieh myry nwl pVHdI sI[ mYN BMgVy dw kYptn sI qy ieh ig`Dy dI[ AsIN iek`Ty hI ienwm ij`qdy rhy AW”[ pRBjoq dI mMmI ny Awpxy Gr vwly nUM kih ky l`fUAw dw f`bw mMgvw ilAw[ guru gRMQ swihb dI hjUrI ivc jw ky pwTI isMG qoN Ardws krvw id`qI[ bwhr Aw ky dohW iDrW ny

muMfy, kuVI nUM Sgn dy id`qw[ dUsry idn ivAwh dw idn p`kw krn dI g`l krky doNvy iDrW g`fIAW ivc bYT ky ipMfW nUM clIAW geIAW[ SwdI ho geI[ pRBjoq dI jMMn ivc hI dovy muMfy idKw id`qy[ muMfy sohxy sn aunHW dI vI swrI g`l p`kI ho geI[ ivAwh qoN cwr ku mhIny bwAd ikrndIp vI knyfw clI geI[ QoVy icr bwAd ikrndIp vI kMm qy l`g geI[ dovy jIA kMm krdy sn[ aunW ny mwipAw dI slwh nwl v`Krw mkwn lY ilAw[ aunW ny ikrndIp dy pRvwr nUM knyfw s`dx dw kyS AplweI kr id`qw[ ies kMm ivc swrw pRvwr KuS sI[ aunHW dy Awaux nwl qW aunW dy bwkI irSqydwrW dy Awaux dw rsqw klIAr huMdw sI[ swl fyF swl ivc hI ikrndIp dy mwipAW nUM vIzw iml igAw[ vIzw imlx swr auh swrw pRvwr knyfw phuMc igAw[ ausqoN do swl bwAd dohW pRvwrW ny ieMfIAw Awaux dw pRogrwm bxw ilAw[ aunHW ny pihlW hI pRBjoq dI mwsI dy muMfy dw ivAwh krn dI qrIk pkI kr id`qI[ ieMfIAw vwilAW nUM &on krky pRBjoq dI mMmI ny d`s id`qw[ Awaux dI qrIk vI d`s id`qI Aqy AwiKAw, “ kulivMdr nUM kihxw ik do g`fIAW nUM AwK dyvy, g`fIAW lY ky auh mUhry phuMc jwvy”[ kulivMdr g`fIAW lY ky phuMc igAw[ pRBjoq horIN jdoN eyArport qoN bwhr inkly, kulivMdr a`uQy KVw sI[ swry j`PIAW pwky imly[ pRBjoq ny ikrndIp nUM AwiKAw, “kulivMdr nUM vI imlw dy jsdIp nUM [” “ikauN qyjI krdy E? ds idnW dI qW g`l AY iml eI pYxY[ AYvy nw q`qw KwE mUMh m`c jU[ “ieMnI grm AY BwbI jI” ? kulivMdr ny pRBjoq dy mgr huMdy ny AwiKAw[ “ieh qW qYnUM Awpy hI pqw l`gjUgw, jdoN vwh ipAw, ” ikrndIp ny h`s ky AwiKAw[ “AYvyN nw juAwk nUM pihlw hI frweI jw[ ieh ikhVw mwVw iksy pwsy qoN[ vyKI ikvyN gux gwaNudI iehdy” pRBjoq ny AwiKAw[ “clo beI, smwn vwlIAW ryVIAW PVo c`lIey” [ pRBjoq dy fYfI dy AwKx qy auh aunHW kol Awey[ ryhVIAw lY ky g`fIAw kol Aw gey[ aunW ny swmwn g`fIAW au`qy r`K ky ipMf nUM cwly pw id`qy[ ivAwh ho igAw[ ivAwh qoN do mhIny mgroN swry vwps cly gey[ aunHW ny jw ky iqMn cwr mhIny dy ivc hI swry pypr bxw ley[ kulivMdr nUM vIzw iml igAw[ auh knyfw clw igAw[ kulivMdr nUM l`kV dI im`lH ivc kMm iml igAw[ aus dI &rm dw kMm is&tW ivc cldw sI[ bdl ky ifautI AwauNdI sI[ jsdIp iksy dPqr ivc kMipaUtr qy kMm krdI sI[ jsdIp dy nwl iek hor ieMfIAn muMfw mndIp kMm krdw sI[ ijs dw jnm knyfw dw sI[ ausdy mwqw ipqw cMgy srmweydwr sn[ ijMnHW dy Awpxy do iqMn Pwrm sn[ mndIp Pwrm dy kMm nUM cMgw nhIN sI smJdw[ ies leI ausny pVHn qoN mgroN nOkrI nUM qrjIh id`qI[ mndIp kol nvI kwr sI[ auh hr vyly cMgy k`pVy pwauNdw sI[ auNj vI bxdw qxdw nOjvwn sI[ hOlI-hOlI mndIp jsdIp dy nyVy hox l`gw[ jsdIp nUM vI mndIp cMgw l`gdw[ auh h`s-h`s ky aus nwl jd g`lW krdI, aus dIAW g`lW ivc toey pYNdy[ dovyN iek dUjy dy nyVy huMdy gey[

kulivMdr dIAW rwq dIAW is&tW ivc aus dy kMm qy jwx qoN mgroN jsdIp, mndIp nwl ifsko qy jwx l`g peI [ pRBjoq nUM ies g`l dI iBxk pY geI[ aus ny ikrndIp nUM d`isAw[ dohW jIAW ny kulivMdr nUM d`sx qoN ibnHW jsdIp nUM smwJwaux dI koiSS kIqI[ jsdIp AwpxI Awdq qoN nhIN htI[ iek idn . Cu`tI dw idn sI[ kulivMdr ny jsdIp nUM bwhr GuMmx jwx leI AwiKAw[ pihlwN qW auh twl mtol krdI rhI [ kulivMdr dy ijAwdw zor pwaux qy mMn geI[ auh bwQrUm ivc nhw rhI sI[ tYlIPon dI GMtI KVkI[ kulivMdr ny Pon cu`ikAw[ kulivMdr ny “hYlo” AwiKAw[ A`gNo mndIp boilAw “sOrI, rONg nMbr AY[ qusI iks nMbr qy fwiel kIqw sI[ mndIp ny nMbr d`isAw,nMbr qW TIk hY[ qusI iks nUM imlxw AY?” kulivMdr ny p~uiCAw[ “mYN jsdIp dw nMbr fwiel kIqw sI[ aus nwl g`l krnI AY [” “ieh nMbr jsdIp dw hI AY [auh bwQrUm ivc hY [qusI pMj sq imMt bwAd Pon kr lYxW[ &on bMd krky kulivMdr ny nMbr vyiKAw[ jsdIp dw &on nMbr &on dy ivc pihlW hI sI [ &on nMbr dy nwl aus dI Poto vI sI [ kulivMdr ny &on ausy qrW hI bMd krky r`K idqw[ jsdIp dy bwhr Awaux qy kulivMdr bhwny nwl bwQrUm ivc cilAw igAw [ jsdIp iqAwr hox lgI [ Pon dI GMtI iPr v`jI[ jsdIp ny &on cu`ikAw [ “hYlo, mMnI kI hwl hY , kI kr irhw sI”[ “jsdIp, mY pihlW vI Pon kIqw sI [ijs AwdmI ny Pon cu`ikAw sI, aus ny d`isAw sI ik qUM bwQrUm ivc hY” [ “hW, auh myrw pqI sI[ auh GuMmx iPrn jwx dI izd kr irhw hY[ myrw qW mn nHIN sI krdw aus dy nwl jwx nUM[ pr kI krW jwxw eI pYxw AY”[ “qusI ikDr jwxw AYN[ mYN vI auDr Aw jwvwgW”[ “nhI, ieh TIk nHIN[ AwpW k`l nUM c`lwgy[ k`l qoN iehdI rwq dI iSPt surU ho rhI AY[ cMgw mndIp, iPr k`lH imlwgy”[ jsdIp ny Pon ivc dI cuMmx lY ky &on bMd krky tybl qy r`Kx leI jd ipCy muVI qW drvwzy ivc kulivMdr nuM vyK ky kihx l`gI, “mndIp dw Pon sI, auh myry nwl kMm krdw AY[ kihMdw sI kMm bhuq hY jy Evr twiem lwauxw hY qW Awjw” [ “iPr clI jwxw sI”[ mYN ikhw, “qusIN iPr kihxw[ A`j mYN GuMmx dw pRogrwm bxwieAw qy Awp kMm dI FUeI ivc iPr bVgI” [ kulivMdr ny swrI g`l sux qW leI sI pr aus ny jsdIp nUM zwihr nhIN hox id`qw ik aus ny swrI g`l sux leI hY[ GuMm iPr ky auh Swm nUM rotI vI ikDry bwhroN Kw Awey[ dUsry idn jsdIp Awpxy twiem nwl auTI[ SbjI bxw ky auh Pirz ivc r`K geI[ rotIAW pkw ky aus ny grm itPn ivc r`K id`qIAW ikauik kulivMdr ny rwq nUM kMMm qy jwxw sI[auh ibnHw kulivMdr nUM jgwieAW kMm qy clI geI[ kulivMdr do vjy auiTAw[ nhw ky rotI KwDI qy AwpxI Prm ivc A`j dI Cu`tI leI &on kr id`qw[ Swm nUM jsdIp AweI[ kulivMdr AwpxI rutIn muqwibk iqAwr hoieAw[ rotI

Kwky auh kMm qy jwx leI GroN kwr lY ky c`l ipAw[ Gr qoN QoVI ijhI dUr jw ky kwr iek pwrk ivc rok leI[ Gr dw drvwzw aus nUM ids irhw sI[ kulivMdr dy jwx mgroN jsdIp ny mndIp nUM &on kr id`qw[ ik auh cilAw igAw hY qUM jldI Aw jwxw[ “TIk AY, mYN iqAwr bYTw AW, mYN qW b`s qyrw &on hI aufIk irhw sW[ mY TIk dsW imMtW ivc qyry kol phuMc irhw AW[ qUM iqAwr ho ky Q`ly Aw jwxw” [ kihMdy mndIp ny Pon r`K id`qw[ mndIp g`fI lY ky Aw igAw[ jsdIp aus dy nwl bYT geI[ g`fI aunW ny qor leI[ Swm dw smW sI[ trYiPk kwPI sI[ auh AwpxIAW g`lW krdy msqI ivc jw rhy sn[ kulivMdr ny AwpxI g`fI aunHW dI g`fI dy ip`Cy do iqMn g`fIAW dy &rk nwl lw leI[ ifsko dI pwrk ivc aunW ny g`fI pwrk krn leI ieSwrw id`qw[kulivMdr is`Dw hI cilAw igAw[ Agly cONk ivcoN g`fI moV ky aus ny vI ifsko dI pwrk ivc pwrk kr id`qI[ kulivMdr ifsko ivc cilAw igAw[ aus ny kok ilAw qy iek sweIf qy ho ky bYT igAw[ aus ny vyiKAw ik jsdIp qy mndIp iek dUjy dy mUMh ivc mUMh pw ky cuMmx lY rhy sn Aqy n`cx ivc msq sn[ pihlW qW aus dw idl kIqw ik guqoN PV ky puCW[ iPr Agly pl soicAw ies nwl bdnwmI myrI hI hovygI[ gwrfW ny PV ky mYnUM hI pulIs hvwly krnw hY[ lVweI dI pihl qW mYN hI kr irhW[ auh auiTAw, bwhr Aw igAw[ g`fI stwrt kIqI[ iek vweIn sOp qoN skOc dI boql leI[ Gr Aw igAw[ Gr Aw ky aus ny pRBjoq nUM &on kIqw[ “vIr, qUM qy BwbI Gr nUM Awauxw”[ “ikau, su`K qW hY? ies vyly Pon kIqw!” pRBjoq ny pu`iCAw[ “hW, suK eI AY qhwnUM AwieAw qoN d`sWgw[ plIz, qusI jldI Aw jwxw”[ “TIk AY, AsIN Aw rhy AW”[ pRBjoq ny ikrndIp nUM AwiKAw[ “kulivMdr dw &on sI, auh Awpw nUM huxy hI Gr bulw irhY[ qUM iqAwr ho[ Awpw cldy AW”[ iqAwr ho ky pRBjoq qy ikrndIp kulivMdr dy Gr Aw gey[ GMtI KVkI qoN kulivMdr ny bUhw KoilAw[kulivMdr dy mUMh coN Srwb dI bo Aw rhI sI[ pRBjoq ny puiCAw[ “ikMdr, A`j qW pIqI l`gdI Aw[ qUM kdoN qoN pIx l`g ipAYN [” “b`s bweI jdoN qUM vyK ilAw”, kulivMdr ny AwiKAw[ “jsdIp, ik`Qy hY ikMdr” ikrndIp ny puiCAw[ “BwbI jy auh Gr huMdI qW iPr mYN qhwnUM ies vyly ikauN qklI& idMdw”[ kihMdy kulivMdr ny iek cMgw pY`g Awpxy glws ivc pw ilAw[ iek hor glws ivc pRBjoq nUM pwaux l`gw[ “ikMdr, mYN nHIN pIxI[ mYnUM nw pweIN, mY Ajy g`fI frweIv krnI hY”[ “nhI vIr, g`fI A`j BwbI clw ky lY jwaUgI”[ kihMdy kulivMdr ny pRBjoq dy glws ivc pYg pw id`qw[ aunW ny pYg c`uk ley[ ikrndIp ny Awpxy &on qoN jsdIp nUM &on lwieAw[jsdIp ny Pon cuikAw pr ifsko dy rOLy ivc kuJ suxweI nhIN id`qw[ jsdIp ny &on nMbr k`F ky vyiKAw[ &on ikrndIp dw sI[ jsdIp ny mndIp nMU AwiKAw, “mnI, BYx dw Pon sI[ mYN bwhr jw ky p`uC ky AwvW, kI g`l AY?”

jsdIp ny ifsko qoN bwhr Aw ky &on kIqw[ “ hW, BYx kI g`l AY, qusIN ieMnI lyt &on kIqw”? “AsIN qyry Gr Aw rhy AW, qUM jldI qoN jldI Gr Awjw”[ ikrndIp ny ieh nhI d`isAw ik auh qyry hI Gry hn[ A`Dy GMty bwAd jsdIp Gry AweI[ hYrwn rih geI ik kulivMdr vI Gr hI hY, pRBjoq qy ikrndIp vI[ iek vwr qW ausdy dy ichry dw rMg auf igAw[ ausny Awpxy Awp nUM sMBwilAw[ sB nUM siq sRI Akwl bulweI[ ikrndIp dy kol so&y qy bYT geI[ “qUM ies vyly ikDroN AweI eyN”? ikrndIp ny p`uiCAw[ “mYN AwpxI shylI dy Gr geI sI[ ausdI brQ fy pwrtI sI”[ “qUM jwx qoN pihlW kulivMdr nUM ikau nHIN d`isAw ik quM A`j pwrtI qy jwxw hY”? pRBjoq ny jsdIp nUM ikhw[ “BwA jI aus dw Pon ienW dy jwx qoN mgroN AwieAw[ pihlW aus dw ivcwr vIk AYNf qy pwrtI krn dw sI[ Acwnk hI pRogrwm bdl igAw”[ jsdIp ny AwiKAw[ “vIr jI, ies nUM p`uCo, auh ijhVw nvIN mrsfIz ivc iehnUM lY ky igAw[ auh kOx sI”? “auh ausdy hwsbYNf sn”, jsdIp ny byiJjk AwiKAw[ “iPr ifsko ivc qyrI shylI qW nwl nHIN geI[ qUM ausdy mUMh ivc mUMh pw ky kwqHNo n`c rhI sI[ ik qyrI shylI ny ieh vI qYnUM AwK id`qw sI[ ik auhdI gYr hwjrI ivc qUM auhdI Gwt pUrI kr dyvI”[ kulivMdr ny g`usy c AwiKAw[ kulivMdr dI g`l sux ky jsdIp ny nIvIN ijhI pw leI[ kihx l`gI “BwA jI, iehnW nUM AwKo JUTIAW qohmqW nw lwaux”[ “hW, ijhVw sB kuJ Awpxy A`KIN vyK ky AwieAw, auh qW qohmqW lwaudw hY[ ijhVI Xwr hMFwky AweI hY auh sqI sivqrI, s`cI siqXugI AOrq, sIqw vrgI”[ kulivMdr ny ivAMg Bry lihjy ivc AiKAw[ ikrndIp, jsdIp nUM dUsry kmry ivc lY geI[ auh kihx l`gI “j`sI, mYN qy qyry BwA jI ny qYnUM ikMnW smJwieAw sI[ pr qUM swfI g`l qy Borw vI nhI smJI[ hux iehnUM pqw l`g igAw[ k`lH nUM ipqw jI nUM pqw l`gUgw[ qYnUM pqw hY auh idl dy mrIz hn[ jy auhnw nUM kuJ ho igAw[ Ajy vI fulyH byrW dw kuJ nhI ivgiVAw[ qUM kulivMdr qo ZlqI mMn lY[ A`gy vwsqy qobw kr ies kMm qoN[ isAwxI bxky rih”[ kulivMdr ny iek glws BirAw qy nIt hI pI igAw[ pIx swr hI auh pRBjoq dy moFy qy isr r`K ky rox l`gw[ roNdw hoieAw pRBjoq nUM AwK irhw sI, “vIr, myrI k`lH dI itkt buk krvwdy[ mYN nHIN rihxw ie`Qy[ mYN ieMfIAw eI cMgw AW[ nhIN k`lH nUM koeI g`l ho geI, iPr swrI aumr pCwqwvogy”[ “nhIN, ieho jI mwVI soc nHIN mn c ilAweIdI[ izMdgI c sO vwr glqI ho jWdI AY[ AsIN qyry nwl AW[ A`gy qoN AijhI glqI nHIN hovygI”[ pRBjoq kulivMdr dy isr qy bicAW vWg h`Q PyrI jw irhw sI Aqy ausnUM smJw irhw sI[ “vIr jI, isAwxy AWhdy AY[ ijhnUM r`sw c`bx dI Awdq pYjy auh swrI aumr nHI ht skdw[ hIr qy sohxI Gr idAW ivAwh vI id`qIAW sn, auh ikhVw htIAW sn[ieh Awdq C`fxI bhuq AOKI hY[ vwrS Swh ny AYvy nHIN AwK id`qw, vwrS Swh nw AwdqW jwdIAW ny Bwvy k`tIey porIAW-porIAW jI[ vIr jI, A`KIN vyK ky m`KI nHIN inglI jWdI[ voKo myrI imMnq hY, mYnUM vwps Byj dyvo[” auh roeI jw irhw sI qy AwKI jw irhw sI[ ikrndIp qy jsdIp vI dUjy kmry ivcoN Aw geIAW[

ikrndIp ny AwiKAw, “ikMdr, js Awpxy kIqy qy pCqw rhI AY[ ieh qYQoN mwPI mMgdI AY ik A`gy qoN AijhI glqI kdy nHIN hovygI[” jsdIp ny ikrndIp dy AwKy l`g ky AwiKAw, “myry koloN glqI hogI[ kulivMdr mYN A`gy qoN kdy vI AijhI glqI nHIN krdI”[ pr aus dy AwKx ivc koeI g`l, ZlqI mMnx vwly Bwv nwl nhIN AwKI geI sI[ auh qW ijvyN iek b`cw, r`tw lwey sbdW nUM boldw hY, ieauN hI bol geI sI[ kulivMdr ny rihMdI Srwb vI glws ivc pw leI[ ibnHW kok qoN pIx swr hI auh so&y aupr tyFw ho igAw[ pRBjoq auiTAw qy ikMdr nUM TIk kr ky pw id`qw[ ausny jsdIp nUM AwiKAw, “ies dy aupr kMbl dyh[ qUM vI rwq nUM iesdy kol eI pYxw AY[ rwq nUM iKAwl r`KIN[ jy pwxI-pUxI mMgy qw dy dyxw”[ dovyN jIA kwPI dyr jsdIp nUM smJwaux mgroN Awpxy Gr nUM cly gey[ svyr nUM kulivMdr auiTAw[ aus dw srIr rwq dy nSy nwl BMinAw ipAw sI[ dUsrw rwq vwlI g`l aus dy izhn qy hQoVy mwr rhI sI[ ausnUM jsdIp dI ZlqI mMnI dw qW cyqw hI nhIN sI[ kulivMdr bwQrUm igAw[ burS kIqw[ nhwaux nUM aus dw idl nhIN mMinAw[ auh k`pVy pwky GroN bwhr inklx l`gw[ jsdIp ny AwiKAw, “nwSqw iqAwr AY, Kw lvo[ nwly ibnHW nhwaux Dox qoN ikDr c`ly ho”? kihMdI jsdIp ny kulivMdr dI bWh PV leI[ “myrw iksy cIz nUM jIA nHIN krdw, mYN dvweI lY ky AwaunY[” AwpxI bWh jsdIp dy h`Qo Cufw ky kulivMdr bwhr nUM clw igAw[ rwq vwlI g`l kulivMdr dy izhn ivc s`t l`gy jKm vWg t`s-t`s kr rhI sI[ auh dukwn qy igAw[ boql leI[ swhmxy pwrk ivc bYT ky pIx l`gw[ jsdIp ny roz dI qrHW rotI bxweI[ Awpxy kMm qy clI geI[ kMm qy jw ky aus ny mndIp nUM swrI g`l d`sI[ “jsdIp, ieh qW vDIAw hoieAw ik aus nUM pqw l`g igAw[ hux jW qW auh qYnUM Awpy C`f jwaU jW hwr mMn jwaU[ Awpxy rwh dw roVw nHIN bxdw[ jy AxK Awlw huMdw qW rwq hI qYnUM myry nwl n`cdI vyK ky guqoN Aw PVdw[ myry nwl JgVw jrUr krdw[ auh kuJ vI nHIN kr skdw”[ “aus ny rwq BYx qy BwA jI nUM myry jwx qoN pihlw hI s`d ky swrI g`l d`s id`qI[ vYsy BYx horW ny qW pihlw vI AwpW nUM vyK ilAw sI[ aunW ny mYnUM AwiKAw vI sI qy rwq vI bhuq kihMdy rhy ny”[ “hux qyrw ierwdw kI AY? mYnUM C`fx dw AY jW aus nUM[” mndIp ny j`PI ivc lYNdy ny p`uiCAw[ “mndIp, qUM myrw pihlw ipAwr AY[ mYN qYnUM ikvyN Bul jwaNUgI[ qUM Bwvy BuljNy, iksy myry qoN sohxI nUM vyK ky”[ “jsdIp, mYN qYnUM ieMfIAw jwx qoN pihlW AwiKAw sI ik Gr idAW nUM swrI g`l d`s dy[ pr qUM nHINN mMnI[ qUM AWhdI sI ik Awey nUM qlwk dy idaNU[ jy hux GridAw nUM ikhw qW pwpw jI dI byie`zqI hY[ mY qyrIAW swrIAW g`lW mMn igAw[ mY Gry qyry bwry mMmI nUM swrI g`l d`sqI AY[ auh swry mMn gey AY[ hux jd ikMdr nUM pqw l`g igAw[ aus nUM sw& lPzW ivc AwK dy ik mY qyry nwl nHIN rih skdI[ qUM AwpxI BYx nMU swrI g`l sp`St krdy[ myry bwry swrw d`s dy ik qUM ivAwh qoN pihlW dI mYnUM ipAwr krdI eyN[ qUM mYnUM nHIN C`f skdI[ vyK jsdIp, pMj-d`s idn qW jrUr rOlw pvygw pr aus qoN mgroN swrw kuJ

TIk ho jwvygw[ ieh dunIAw bVI ibjI hY[ iksy kol ienW twiem nhI ik auh sdw iksy dI bwbq socy”[ jsdIp Gry AweI qW aus ny vyiKAw ik swrw kuJ rotIAW, sbzI ausy qrW hI peI hY[ ies dw mqlb hY ik ikMdr Gry nhIN AwieAw[ aus ny cwh bxweI[ auh cwh pI rhI sI ik iksy ny ibl mwrI[ ausny drvwzw KoilHAw[ do pulIs vwly SrwbI hoey ikMdr nUM Gry C`fx Awey sn[ kulivMdr nUM koeI surq nhI sI[ auh kulivMdr nUM frwieMg rUm ivc soPy aupr pw ky jsdIp nUM AwK gey ik ies dw iKAwl r`iKAw kro[ jsdIp ny pRBjoq nUM &on kIqw[ pRBjoq Gry nhIN sI[ ikrndIp ny Pon c`uikAw[ jsdIp ny AwiKAw “svyr dw Gro inkilAw, hux SrwbI hoey nUM puils Gry C`f ky geI AY[ kMm qy vI nHIN igAw[ jy iehny Awh kuJ krnw hY qW BwA jI nUM kih dyvIN ik myry kolHNo nHIN ies nwl irhw jwxw[ iPr k`lH nUM doS nw dyxw”[ “jsdIp isAwxy bxI dw AY[ ZlqI pihlw qyrI sI[ AsI suBw &on krWgy qyry BwA jI nUM AwKUM iehnUM smJw dyxgy[ qUM auT ky iehnUM bulweIN[ qyry ipAwr nwl ieh Awpy TIk hojUgw”[ jsdIp auTI, cwh pI ky nhwaux l`gI[ pqw nhI iks vyly kulivMdr auiTAw qy mlkVy ijhy GrNo bwhr inkl igAw[ jd jsdIp ny vyiKAw qW kulivMdr Gry nhI sI[ aus ny aus dy &on qy irMg kIqI[ &on AMdr tybl qy ipAw sI[ pRBjoq dw &on AwieAw[ jsdIp ny swrI khwxI aus nUM d`s id`qI[ jsdIp ny AwiKAw, “BwjI, iehnUM smJwE[ ies qrHW qW inBxI AOKI hojU[ iPr k`lH nUM mYnUM doS nw dyxw[ mYN qW kMm qy clI jwxY[ ieh k`lH vI kMMm qy nHIN gey[ plIz, qusIN ienHW nUM smJwE”[ jsdIp smJwaux vwlI g`l qw auqly mno hI AwK rhI sI[ idloN auh cwhuMdI sI ik kulivMdr pMj-s`q idn iesy qrHW krdw rhy qW auh sB nUM AwK dyvygI ik auh aus nwl nhIN rih skdI[ ies qrHW swry doSI aus dI bjwey kulivMdr nUM hI mMnxgy[ pRBjoq rwq dI is&t lw ky AwieAw sI[ nwSqw krky auhny g`fI qy ikMdr nUM vyKx clw igAw[ ikMdr iek pwrk ivc bYTw hor dosqW nwl Srwb pI irhw sI[ dosq vI ikhVy kulivMdr vwgUM mwnisk pIVW dy sqwey hoey[ hOlI-hOlI nSy dy AwdI bxy hoey[aunW dw itkwxw ieh pwrk hI sI[ pwrk ivc swry hI nSy kukIn qoN lY ky Srwb q`k iml jWdy sn[ pRBjoq ny Aw ky kulivMdr nUM auhnW ivcoN auTw ilAw[ auh vwhvw SrwbI sI[ pRBjoq aus nUM Gry lY igAw[ aus nUM nuhwieAw[ aus nUM pwaux leI Awpxy k`pVy id`qy[ nhIN nhIN krdy nUM rotI KvweI[ rotI Kw ky kulivMdr sON igAw[ pRBjoq vI rotI Kw ky sON igAw[ aus ny rwq nUM iPr kMm qy jwxw sI[ iqMn ku vjy kulivMdr auiTAw[ ikrndIp ny aus nUM cwh id`qI[ pRBjoq nUM auTw ilAw[ pRBjoq ny cwh pINdy ny kulivMdr nUM bhuq smJwieAw[ pr kulivMdr iek hI g`l AwK irhw sI, “vIr jI, myrw ksUr d`so jW auh myry ivc koeI Gwt d`sy[ ijs krky aus ny myry nwl dZw kIqw AY[ mY A`j q`k koeI g`l aus dI mrzI qoN ibnHW nHIN kIqI[ py imldI AY, mY swrI dI swrI ilAw ky ausnUM PVw idMdw AW[ myrI smJ ivc nHIN Aw irhw myry nwl ieh ikauN kIqw igAw”? “ikMdr, swrw kuJ TIk hojygw[ qUM isAwxp qoN kMm lY[ Awpxy kMm qy jwh A`j qoN[ AsIN jsdIp nUM vI smJw id`qw[ A`gy qoN koeI ZlqI nHIN hovygI[ qusI pihlw vWg ipAwr nwl rho”[

pRBjoq qy ikrndIp ny Gr dw smwn KrIdx jwxw sI[ auhnW ny kulivMdr nUM AwiKAw ik “AsIN qYnUM Gry C`f ky smwn lYx cly jwvWgy[ qUM Swm nUM kMm qy jrUr jwxw”[ auh Gr dy mUhry ikMdr nUM C`f ky cly gey[ ikMdr Gry igAw[ AlmwrI ivcoN aus ny Srwb dI boql k`FI, do-iqMn pY~g pI ky pqw nhIN kI mn ivc AweI[ GroN bwhr AwieAw[ AwpxI g`fI ivc bYTw[ g`fI sVk qy pw ky pUrI spIf nwl Bjw id`qI[ A`gy cONk ivc lwl b`qI hoeI sI[ ausny b`qI nhIN vyKI[ swhmxy spIf nwl jw rhy tr`k ivc g`fI jw mwrI[ kwr ieMny zor nwl v`jI ik kwr dw Aglw ih`sw swrw hI bwfI ivc D`s igAw[ kulivMdr pqw nhIN ikvyN buVikAw ik auh Pu`tpwQ qy jw if`gw[ ausdy isr qy s`t v`jI[ bwkI swry srIr qy JrIt vI nhI AweI[ aus nUM cu`k ky AYNbUlYs vwly hspqwl lY gey[ pulIs ny aus dy AfYtI kwrf qoN AYfirs pVH ky &on kIqw[ jsdIp Ajy Gry hI phuMcI sI ik &on dI irMg KVkI[ ausny &on cu`ikAw[ bolx vwly ny d`isAw ik auh pulIs mYn bol irhw hY[ kulivMdr isMG dI g`fI dw AYksIfYNt ho igAw hY[ kulivMdr ies Smy hspqwl ivc AYmrjMsI vwrf ivc hY[ qusIN jldI phuMc jwvo[ jsdIp ny pRBjoq horW nUM &on krky d`isAw ik ikMdr dw AYksIfYNt ho igAw hY[ auh hspqwl ivc hY[ Gry puils dw &on AwieAw hY[ qusI jldI hspqwl phuMco[ mY vI phuMc jWdI AW[ ikrndIp ny Awpxy mMmI fYfI nUM vI Pon krky d`s id`qw[ pRBjoq dy ipqw jI horW nUM d`s id`qw[ swry hspqwl phuMc gey[ ikMdr AYmrjMsI vwrf ivc bysurq ipAw sI[ gulUkoj aus dy l`gw sI[ fwktr ny d`isAw ik isr dI s`t hY[ isr dw Awprysn krnw pvygw[ ijs nwl ieh TIk vI ho skdw qy pwZl vI ho skdw hY[ iesdI mOq vI ho skdI hY[ ibnHW AprySn qoN koeI ielwj nhIN[ ikaNuik KUn bwhr nhIN inkilAw[ pRBjoq ny AwiKAw, “qusIN AprySn kro[ jo vI hovygw, hox idE”[ AprySn ho igAw[ fwktr ny AwiKAw ik G`t qoN G`t ATqwlI GMty bwAd AwpW nUM pqw l`gygw iesdI pujISn dw[ kulivMdr nUM surq Aw geI[ fwktr ny pRBjoq, jsdIp qy ikrndIp nUM AMdr bulwieAw[ fwktr ny aunHW nUM ausdy swhmxy kIqw[ ikMdr aunW nUM vyK ky h`isAw qy nwl hI aucI-aucI rox l`igAw[ pRBjoq ny bulwieAw, “ikMdr”[ ausdI koeI Avwz ausny suxI hI nhIN[ ikMdr ny Awpxw mUMh Awpxy h`Qw nwl lko ilAw[ fwktr aunW nUM bwhr lY igAw[ pRBjoq nUM Awpxy kmry ivc iljw ky kihx l`gw, “ieh d`so, pihlW ies nwl koeI hwdsw qW nhI vwpirAw[ ies dIAw hrkqW h`sxw, roxw qy mUMh lkoxw ieh zwhr kr rhIAw hn ik AYksIfYNt qoN pihlW ies dy mn qy koeI boJ sI, ijhVw Ajy vI hY[ AprySn pUrw kwmXwb irhw hY[ myry ihswb nwl ies nUM nwrml hwlq ivc hoxw cwhIdw sI[ kI koeI ies qrW dI g`l hoeI hY ?” “hW, fwktr swihb, ies nwl iek hwdsw vwpr cu`kw AY[ ieh gwl hoeI vI iqMn idn pihlw hI hY[” pRBjoq ny swrI g`l fwktr nUM d`sI[ “qusI ieauN kro[ iesdI vweI& qy aus lVky nUM iek`iTAw iehdy kmry ivc Byjo[ jy qW ieh auhnW nUM vyK ky kroD ivc Awaudw hY jW mwrn leI auTx dI koiSS krygw qW TIk ho skdw hY[ jy koeI Asr nhIN huMdw qW iPr ieh swrI aumr pwgl hI rhygw[” pRBjoq ny Aw ky jsdIp horW nUM swrI g`l jo fwktr ny AwKI sI d`sI Aqy jsdIp nuM AwiKAw, “qUM aus muMfy nUM &on krky k`lH svyry A`T vjy hspqwl ivc bulw lY[ kI hY ieh TIk hI ho jwvy[”

jsdIp ny pwsy jw ky mndIp nUM &on krky swrI g`l d`sI[ mndIp Awaux leI iqAwr nhI sI[ auh kdo cwhuMdw sI ik ikMdr TIk ho jwvy[ auh twl mtol kr irhw sI[ jsdIp dy zor pwaux qy auh mMn igAw[ suBw A`T vjy mndIp qy jsdIp dovy ikMdr dy kmry ivc gey[ ikMdr aunW nUM vyK nw h`isAw, nw roieAw[ aunHW v`l bhuqI rucI nwl JwikAw vI nhI[ ijs qrW ipAw sI ausy qrHW ipAw irhw[ auh bwhr Aw gey[ fwktr ny AwK id`qw ik auh swrI aumr TIk nhI hovygw[ jsdIp ny ikrndIp kol Aw ky AwiKAw, “ mY mndIp nwl c`lI hW[A`j qoN ieh myrw pqI qy mYN iehdI pqnI Aw[ A`j qoN myrw ikMdr nwl koeI irsqw nHIN”[ jsdIp, mndIp nwl kwr ivc bYTI qy clI geI[ C`utI imlx qy pRBjoq, ikMdr nUM Awpxy Gr lY AwieAw[ jd ikrn dy ipqw nUM swrI g`l dw pqw l`gw, aus nUM sunx swr hI AtYk ho igAw[ jsdIp ipqw dI mOq dI ^br sux ky Gr AweI qW ausdI mw ny aus nUM drW ivcoN hI AwK ky moV id`qw ik qyrI swfI koeI irsqydwrI nhI[ ikrndIp dy ipqw dy Asq ieMfIAw lY ky jwxy sn[ pRogrwm bxwieAw igAw ik ikMdr nUM vI nwl lY jwieAw jwvy[ kI pqw Gry jw ky koeI &rk pY jwvy[ pRBjoq, ikrndIp, kulivMdr qy ikrndIp dI mMmI ieMfIAw Aw gey[ Gry phuMc ky auh kulivMdr nUM Gry C`fx cly gey[ kulivMdr dy mMmI fYfI ausdI hwlq vyK ky hYrwn rih gey[ jd aunHW nUM swrI g`l dw pqw l`gw[ aunHW pRBjoq qy ikrndIp nUM kwPI cMgy-mMdy Sbd boly[ aunHW ny AwiKAw, “jd dIp ies qrHW dI sI kwhnUM ies dI ijMdgI qbwh krnI sI[ AYsI knyfw nwlo qW ieQy hI cMgw sI[ joq qusIN swirAW ny rl ky myrI izMdgI nrk bxw id`qI[ iek`ly pu`q dy Awsry mYN AMbrW ivc aufdI sW[ qusI myry Pr qoV id`qy[ jo qusIN kIqw, bhuq sohxw kIqw[ b`s myrI ieko bynqI AY ik A`j qoN muVky myry kol nw AwieE[ A`j qoN myrw quhwfy nwl koeI irSqw nhI[” ieh AwKdI hoeI ny kulivMdr dI mW ny aunW nUM drvwzy qoN bwhr k`F ky drvwzw bMd kr id`qw[

SIhxI SIhxI SIhxI SIhxI hrnyk isMG A`j bhuq KuS sI [ swry ipMf vwly Aqy irSqydwr, swk sbMDI aus dI kIqI hoeI cox dIAW isPqW krdy kih rhy sn ,pRmwqmW ny joVI bhuq sohxI bxweI hY[ijho ijhI kuldIp sI ,aus nUM aus qrHW dw vr iml igAw [ hrjIq isMG gorw insoh, lMmw-JMmw drSnI juAwn sI[ auh mMfI krn borf ivc sYktrI l`gw hoieAw sI[ AnMd kwrj hox qo mgroN jd hrnyk isMG ny swry gihxy qy dUsry smwn dI ilst jo auhnW kuldIp, hrjIq Aqy auhnW dy irSqydwrW nUM dyxw sI Awpxy ipMf dy srpMc nUM PVweI[ srpMc Ajy ilst pVHn leI KVHw hI hoieAw sI[ hrjIq ny KVHw ho ky h`Q joV ky srpMc nUM AwiKAw ik, “ mYN dwz ivc kuJ nhI lYxw Aqy nw hI myry iksy irSqydwr ny ieh cIzW kbUl krnIAW hn[ jy kr AsIN pVHy ilKy hoey lok hI ies klMk nUM smwz dy m`Qy qoN nhIN lwhWgy, hor kOx lwhU”? hrjIq dI qweId ausdy ipqw ny auT ky kr id`qI[ ausny AwiKAw, “mYN sRI guru gRMQ swihb jI dI Aqy do ipMfW dI pMcwieq dI hzUrI ivc AwKdW hW ik swnUM iksy cIz dI loV

nhIN[ ijsny DI dy id`qI ausny kuJ vI nhIN lkoA ky r`iKAw[” ieh g`l sux ky hrnyk dy im`qr, dosq, irSqydwr qy ipMf vwsI AS-A`S kr au`Ty[ kuldIp Awpxy sohry Gr bhuq KuS sI[ ausnUM hrjIq vloN ipAwr imlxW hI sI, ausnUM s`s, sOhry, nnwx Aqy idaur vloN vI koeI qklI& nhIN sI[ kuldIp skUl tIcr sI[ hrjIq ny koiSS krky kuldIp dI bdlI vI nwl dy ipMf hI krvw leI[ kuldIp dy idn qIAW vWg lMG rhy sn[ ausnUM swl bIqdy dw pqw nhIN l`gw[ kuldIp nUM keI vwr S`k peI ik hrjIq dI Srwb pIqI huMdI hY[ kuldIp ny hrjIq nUM puiCAw hrjIq ny AwiKAw, “kuldIp A`j swfy AkwaUtYNt dI bdlI hoeI sI[ aus nUM pwrtI id`qI sI[ auhnW dy zor pwaux qy pIxI pY geI”[ kuldIp ny hsdI ny AwiKAw, ‘A`j pihly idn hI nhIN pIqI, pIqI qW quhwfI pihlW vI huMdI hY pr mYN quhwnUM AwiKAw nhIN[ A`j qW kuJ vD hI pIqI krky mYnUM kihxw ipAw”[ kuldIp, “mYN ikhVw kmlw hW mYnUM XwrW-jutw ivc bYT ky pIxI pY jWdI hY[ jy nhIN pINdy qW auh KihVw nhIN C`fdy[ sInIAr hox krky aunHW nUM jvwb vI nhIN id`qw jWdw”[ kuldIp ny AwpxI s`s qy shury nUM hrjIq dy Srwb pIx dw d`s id`qw[ auh h`s ky AwK Cfdy, iek j`t qy dUjw APsr hY BweI kI khIey Awpy ht jwaU[ hrjIq dw Cotw Brw mndIp bI.AY`s.sI. krky ieMnspYktr lg igAw[ aus dI SwdI dIAW g`lW Gr ivc c`lx l`gIAW[ keI irSiqAW vwly Aw jw rhy sn[ aus dI SwdI dI gl bwr ivcoN Awey zYldwrW dI DI nwl p`kI ho geI[ ijhnW dw luiDAwxy kol bhuq v`fw Pwrm sI[ auhnW kol cOdW, pMdrW b`sW, d`s tr`k Aqy iqMn SYlr sn[ mndIp dy ivAwh ivc zYldwrW ny iek kwr, pMjwh qoly sonW, klr tI.vI., Pir`j, kUlr, k`pVy Dox vwlI mSIn qy hor jo in`kw motw smwn id`qw aus dw ihswb ikqwb hI nhIN sI[ pr jo mndIp dy Gr vwlI sI[ aus dw rMg pkw sI, kd dI vI mDrI sI[ ausdw mndIp dy nwl koeI myl nhIN sI[ pr sI swDU suBw[ nwm sI iSmrn kOr[ mndIp sy AnMd hox mgroN hrjIq ny rj ky Srwb pIqI, rotI Kwx qoN pihlw hI SrwbI ho igAw[ ausy hwlq ivc ausnUM Gry ilAWdw[ kuldIp ny Gr Awey hrjIq nUM nybUM ncoV ky ipAwey, hrjIq keI kuJ buV-bVwaudw irhw[ ijnHW g`lW dw kuldIp nUM kuJ pqw nhIN sI l`gdw pr ienHW pqw jrUr l`gdw sI ik auh gusy ivc hY qy AwK vI kuldIp nUM hI irhw hY[ mndIp dI SwdI vwly idn qoN hI kuldIp nUM mihsUs hox l`igAw ik Gr dy aus nUM pihlW dI qrHW ipAwr nwl nhIN blwauNdy[ s`s qy nnwx jo pihlW hr kMm ivc aus dI slwh lYdIAW sn[ hux auh kuldIp dI jgHw mndIp dy Gr vwlI iSmrn nUM pu`Cx lgIAW[ auh g`lW glW ivc kuldIp nUM dwz nW ilAwaux dIAW g`lW vI icqwrn l`gIAW[ kuldIp ny hrjIq nUM vI keI vwr d`isAw[ aus dy kMn qy vI jUMA nhIN srkI[ kuldIp nUM hrjIq vI bdilAw hoieAw l`gw[ hux auh hr roz Srwb nwl r`j ky Gry Awaux l`gw[ kuldIp mW bxn vwlI sI[ s`s Aqy nnwx ausnUM bhuq qMg krdIAW[ skUl jwx qoN pihlW kuldIp qoN rotI tu`k, BWfy mwjxW qy Gr dI s&weI dw swrw kMm krvwieAw jwx lgw[ hrjIq jo A`gy kuldIp nUM skUtr qy nwl lY ky jwieAw krdw sI, hux auh pihlW hI jwx l`gw[ kuldIp nUM aus hwlq ivc sweIkl qy skUl jwxw pYNdw[ mndIp dy Gr vwlI hmySw kuldIp nwl kMm ivc h`Q vtwauNdI[ auh Sdw hI kuldIp dw vfIAW BYxW vWg siqkwr krdI[ hrjIq srwbI hoieAw Gr AwauNdw[ hrjIq dI mW qy BYx sdw hI kuldIp dy iKlwP hrjIq nUM kuJ nw kuJ kihMdIAW rihMdIAW[ hrjIq mwVI-motI gl qy kuldIp nUM gwlI-gloc krdw qy kdy-kdy Q`pV vI mwr idMdw[

iek idn qW hrjIq ny h`d hI kr id`qI[ mW dy AwKy l`g ky aus ny ibnHW iksy g`l dy kuldIp nUM bhuq ku`itAw[ kuldIp ny jdoN kwrn pu`iCAw[ hrjIq gu`sy ivc boilAw, “mYNnUM ieauN pu`CdI AY, ijvyN iksy g`l dw pqw hI nW hovy[ ijs idn dw mndIp ivAwihAw hY mYnUM qW DrqI ivhl nhIN idMdI[ myrI vI koeI izMdgI hY[ mYN vI auhdy brwbr dw mwilk hW[ auhdy vwilAW nUM vyK ky hI, qyry vwly kMzr kuJ hoS krdy[ mYN vI lokW ivc au`cI DOx krky qurn jogw rih jWdw[” “ijs idn auh idMdy sn[ aus idn qW qusI ilAw nhI”[ “idMdy sI, Awp dI BYx dw------[ swly nMg ikqoN dy”[ AwKdw hoieAw hrjIq GroN bwhr inkl igAw[ rwqI dyr nUM auh SrwbI hoieAw Gr AwieAw qy rotI Kwx qoN ibnHW hI pY igAw[ kuldIp ny AwpxI s`s qy shury nUM AwiKAw, “bwpU jI qusI aunHW nUM smJwau ik ieh kMm cMgw nhIN[ ibnw iksy g`l qoN PV ky mYnUM ku`t idMdy hn[ kihMdy hux dwz nhIN ilAweI[ ijs idn myry mwpy idMdy sn aus idn qW qusW ilAw nhIN”[ “koeI nhIN BweI mYN iehnUM smJwaUgw pr ieh quhwfI AwpxI Gr dI lVweI hY[ cMgw qW hY qusIN Awp hI inbyV,o AsIN cMgy nhIN l`gdy quhwfI g`l ivc dKl idMdy”[ kuldIp nUM pqw l`g igAw ik mndIp qy ismrn qoN ibnHW swry pRvwr dI iek rYA hY[ ieh swrw kuJ myry nwl iek igxI-imQI swizs dy nwl hI ho irhw hY[ kuldIp kOVI Gu`t Br ky cu`p kr geI[ pihlW qW aus dy mn ivc AweI ik jw ky bwpU nUM swrI g`l d`s dyvy[ aus smy hI aus dy mn ivc iKAwl AwieAw ieh myrw Awpxw duK hY[ mYN auhnW nUM d`s ky kwhnUM duKI krW[ ieh mYN Kud hI JlWgI[ jy mYN iehnW nUM dwz lYx dw mzw nw cKwieAw qW mYN vI ipau dI DI nhIN[ jy ieh swrI aumr Xwd nw r`Kx qW myrw nwm vI kuldIp kOr nhIN[ kuldIp nUM iSmrn qoN knsoN iml geI sI ik pRvwr kuJ hor hI socI bYTw hY[ kuldIp nUM vDy hoey hwaUs irMt dw bkwieAw imilAw[ aus ny bjwr ivcoN iek Cotw typ irkwfr KrId ilAw[ Gr ilAw ky aus ny lko ky rK ilAw[ typ dw kuldIp qy ismrn qoN ibnHW iksy nUM pqw nhIN sI[ kuldIp nUM iek Swm nUM hrjIq ny iPr koeI bhwnW bxw ky bhuq ku`itAw, ku`t ky auh dusry kmry ivc AwpxI mW, BYx qy bwpU kol ivc cilAw igAw[ ismrn vI aus kmry ivc sI[ auh cwry mSvrw kr rhy sn ik AwpW b`cw hox qoN pihlW hI iehdw tYNtw inbyV dyeIey[ ismrn iksy bhwny nwl kuldIp nUM Aw ky ds geI[ kuldIp ny typ irkwrfr c`kI[ dohW kmirAw dy ivc ie`k CotI ijhI bwrI sI[ ijs nUM dono swiefW qy plweI lweI hoeI sI[ kldIp ny Awpxy pwsy qoN Kohl ky typ nUM cwlU krky aus ivc r`K idqw[ typ ivc auhnW dIAW g`lW irkwf ho geIAW[ dUsry idn skUl jw ky k`lI ny bYT ky auh typ suxI[ kuldIp ny skUl ivcoN CutI leI[ Awpxy pyikAW nUM clI geI[ ipMf jw ky kuldIp ny Awpxy bwpU qy srpMc nUM swrI khwxI jw d`sI[ auh typ vI aunW nUM suxw idqI[ Agly idn srpMc ny ipMf dy mohqvr cwr AwdmI hor nwl ley[ kuldIp nUM nwl lY ky AYs.AYs.pI. dy jw pyS hoey[ swrI hkIkq ds ky kuldIp ny auh typ vI AYs.AYs.pI. nUM vI suxw idqI[ AYs.AYs.pI. ny ausy smy hI Qwxy nuM vwierlYs kr id`qI[ Qwxydwr nuM ieh hdwieq kr id`qI ik auhnW nUM huxy igRPqwr kr ky prcw kt ky Swm qk Adwlq ivc pyS kro[ kyS Adwlq ivc igAw[ swrw pRvwr mukrn l`gw[ auhnW dw vkIl ivAwh vwlI mUvI ckI iPry[ j`j nUM kihx l`gw sr Awp nUM ieh mUvI vyK ky swrI khwxI dw pqw lg jwvygw[ kuldIp dy vkIl v`loN j`j nUM AwiKAw igAw ik swfy vloN Adwlq nUM drKwSq hY ik AYs.AYs.pI swihb nUM gvwhI dyx leI Adwlq vloN bulwieAw jwvy[ ijhnW dI hdwieq qy ieh kys drz kIqw igAw[

AglI qwrIk qy Ays.AYs.pI. ny Kud pyS ho ky auh typ j`j dy pyS kIqI[ j`j ny typ BrI Adwlq ivc suxI qy suxweI[ sux ky sB h`ky b`ky rih gey[ swirAw ny AwpxW ksUr iekbwl kIqw[ ies qoN pihlW ik j`j Awpxw hukm sxwauNdw[ kuldIp ny jj qoN AwigAw lY ky AwiKAw, “sr, mYyyyyyN Adwlq nUM bynqI krnI cwhuMdI hW ik iehnW nUM vrI kr id`qw jwvy[ pr mYnUM myry pqI hrjIq isMG dI swrI jwiedwd ivcoN ADw ihsw myry shurw swihb nUM AwK ky myry nwm krvweI jwvy[ ijs nwl mYN Awpxw qy pYdw hox vwly bwcy dw pyt pwl skW[ hor jy kr swfy aupr iksy qrHW dw koeI vI hmlw hovy jW swnUM koeI mwr dyvy[ auh ienHW qoN ibnHW hor koeI nhI hovygw[” kuldIp dI gl sux ky j`j ny Awpxw hukm sxwauNdy ny AwiKAw, “ swry kyS nUM sux ky Adwlq ies is`ty qy phuMcI hY ik hrjIq isMG dy ipqw dI kul jwiedwd ivcoN ADw ihsw kuldIp dy nwm krvwieAw jwvy[ ijs ivcoN A`DI jmIn dI AwmdnI hrjIq isMG cwhy qW lY skdw hY[ hrjIq isMG aus jmIn dI Awmdn hI Kw skdw hY nW ik aus nUM vyc skygw[ jy kr Adwlq dy hukm dI pwlxw pMdrW idnW ivc nhIN kIqI jWdI qW doSIAw nUM bw mus`kq aumr kYd dI szw BugqxI pvygI[ “AmrjIq isMG isDU b`DnI vwlw[”

lwvwrs lwSWlwvwrs lwSWlwvwrs lwSWlwvwrs lwSW Qwxy ivc nvy Qwxydwr ny A`j Aw ky ifautI juAwieMn kIqI[ ausny do ispwhIAW dI ifautI lweI, ik swry dukwndwrW qy ipMf dy pqvMqy sjxw nwl iek mIitMg krnI hY[ ienW nUM Swm cwr vjy dw twiem dy ky ieQy iek`Ty kr lvo[ Qwxydwr dy hukm muqwbk swry dukwndwr cwr v`jdy nUM Qwxy ivc iek`qr ho gey, ipMf dI pMcwieq qy hor mohqbr vI cwr v`jdy nUM Qwxy phuMc gey[ Qwxydwr bwhroN AwpxI ijpsI qy Aw igAw[ clwk Qwxydwr ny gfI co auqridAW hI hQ joV ky swirAw nUM siq sRI Akwl bulweI[ auh AwpxI jgw qy jw ky bYT igAw[ muxsI ny Aw ky srpMc qy hor ijnW nUM auh jwxdw sI dI jwx-pCwx Qwxydwr nwl krvweI[ Qwxydwr ny g`l surU kIqI “ausny sB qo pihlW AwiKAw[ ipMf vwsIE Aqy dukwndwro dosqo myrw nwm cUhV isMG hY, pr lok mYnUM fMg mwr dy nw nwl ijAwdw jwxdy hn[ ho skdw hY kobry dw fMigAw bc jwvy pr myrw fMigAw Aj qk koeI nhI bicAw”[ ausny pihlI g`l nwl hI lokW qy rohb pwaux leI AwiKAw[ “Awpxy ielwky ivc pqw l`gw hY KwVkUAW dw bhuq jor hY[ auh kihMdy hn ik ieQy swfw rwj hY[ iesy krky auc APsrW ny myrI ies Qwxy ivc ifautI lweI hY[ mYnUM pqw hY, mY ieklw ibnw quhwfy sihXog dy kuJ nhI kr skdw[ iesy leI mY qhwnUM ieQy Awaux dI qklIP id`qI hY[ ijsnUM ikDry vI koeI sUh imldI hY, swnUM ieqlwh kro[ ieqlwh krn vwly dw nwm gupq r`iKAw jwvygw[ pr jykr swnUM ieh pqw lg igAw koeI aunW nUM pnwh idMdw hY, aunW nUM pYsy

idMdw hY jW hor iksy qrw dI koeI mdd krdw hY, iPr ausnUM Sry bjwr jlIl kIqw jwvygw[ iPr mY kdy iksy dI koeI g`l nhI suxdw, iPr mY AwpxI mrjI nwl swrw kuJ krdw hW[ ies leI mY qhwnUM pihlw hI bulw ky swrI siQqI qo jwxU krvw dyxw cMgw smiJAw[ mY qhwnUM ieh vI bynqI krdw hW koeI vI KwVkUAW dI iSPwrs lY ky nw Awvy[ hor koeI kMm hovy idn rwq Awvo ieh Qwxw quhwfw hY[ mY qy swrw stwP quhwfy syvwdwr hW[ iek g`l hor vI d`s dyvW[ mY iksy Drm dy iKlwP nhI qy nw hI iksy dy hk ivc hW[ mY isrP ienswnIAq nUM ipAwr krdw hW[ myrw kMm ielwky ivc sWqI bnwauxI hY[ koeI ihMdU, isK jW muslmwn ijhVw sWqI BMg krUgw auh hI myrw duSmx hY[ auh hI doSI hY”[ mIitMg Kqm hoeI, Qwxy dy bwhr inkl ky lok g`lw kr rhy sn[ “Qwxydwr ny Awpxy dohw h`QW ivc l`fU r`iKAw[ kihMdw myrI ifautI KwVkUAW dy iKlwP l`gI hY[ mY ienswnIAq nUM ipAwr krdw hW[ iehnUM pu`Cx vwlw hovy[ auh ijhVy isrW qy k`Pn bMnI iPrdy hn[ auh vI ienswnIAq qy jor idMdy hn[ kI Awpxw hk mMgxw ienswnIAq nhI? gWDI , nihrU vI qW hkw leI AMgryjW nwl lVdy sn[ Bgq isMG ny PWsI vI hkW leI cuMmI sI[ Aj jy is`K kOm Awpxy h`kw leI lVn l`gI qW ieh A`qvwdI bx geI[ audo ijMnw ny gdwrIAW kIqIAW auh gdIAW dy mwlk qy jYldwr bx gey[ hux ieh ijhVy fMgmwr, ib`CU qy bucV bxy ny ienW nUM APsrIAW iml jwxgIAW, kOm nwl gdwrI krn bdly”[ pr keI dukWndwr qW cMgw APsr AwK rhy sn[ lok glW krdy Awpxy Gro-GrI cly gey[ kuJ idnW mgro nwl dy ipMfo fMgmwr ny do AMimRqDwrI nOjvwn igRPqwr kr ley[ BwrI kut mwr qNo mgro pYsy lY ky C`f id`qy[ auh Gry jw ky vI keI idn qwb nw Awey[ hux iehdw ieh hI kMm bx igAw[ PVo, pYsy lvo C`f dyvo[ jy pYsy nhI imly jW qw mukwblw bxw dyxw[ jW A`qvwdI AwK ky Aslw pw ky jyl Byj dyxw[ A`j do nOjvwn fMgmwr ny b`s A`fy qo PVy, swrw bjwr vyKdw sI[ rwq nUM aunW nUM sym dy pul qy iljw ky mukwblw bxw id`qw[ lokW ny AKbwr ivc piVAw, aunW nUM lvwrs AwK ky sskwr vI kr id`qw[ qIsry idn pqw l`gw ik auh dovy nOjvwn jIry qhsIl dy sn[ idAwl isMG qy drsn isMG, idAwl AwpxI BYx nUM qIAW dw sMDwrw dyx AwieAw sI qy dUsrw ausdw dosq sI. jo ausdy nwl AieAw[ auh mwipAw dw ieklOqw pu`qr sI[ aunW dy vwrs Qwxy phuMcy[ aunW dI auQy kOx suxdw sI[ k`pVy qy hor smwn aunW nUM dy idqw[ aunW ny APsrw q`k phuMc kIqI[ pr iksy ny aunW dI nw suxI[ mwipAw ny dohW nimq pwT pRkwS krvwey[ drsn dI mW Awpxy ieklOqy puq dw sdmw nW shwrdI Bog qo do idn pihlw hI pRlok sDwr geI[ hux ausdw ipqw pRqwp iek`lw rih igAw[ pRqwp isMG socw ivc fu`ibAw rihMdw[ Bog pY igAw[ iek idn pRqwp duiphry A`D suqw ijhw ipAw sI[ ausnUM supnw AwieAw, drsn aus kol AwieAw[ ausny g`lW krdy ny Awpxy bwpU nUM iek gl AwKI[ “bwpU jI, ieauN idl Cf ky g`l nhI bxnI[ hOslw kro, kOm dI syvw kro[ swfI mOq dw bdlw lvo[ mrd dw kMm hY bdlw lYxw[ bwbw dIp isMG jI vI v`fI aumr ivc ho ky vI kOm leI Awpw vwr gey sn[ qusI qW Ajy jvwn ho[ cwlI swl dI aumr hI qW hos, jos vwlI huuMdI hY[ auTo, swry sMsy lwh ky guruU dy lV lgo, AMimRq Cko qy jJwrU isMG bxo”[ AwK ky drsn qurn l`gw[ pRqwp drsn dI gl sux ky cwry pwsy vyKx l`gw[ auQy kuJ vI nhI sI[ puq dIAW AwKIAW glW kMnw ivc gUMj rhIAW sn[ pRqwp auiTAw, nlky qo mUMh Do ky s`Q vl nUM cilAw igAw[ qwS KyfidAW kol bYTy pRqwp ny nMbrdwr nUM iewk pwsy auTw ky AwiKAw, “cwcw mY jmIn vycxI hY jy koeI gwhk hovy ds dyxw[”

“pRqwp, qYnUM jmIn vycx dI kI loV pY geI[ pYisAw dI loV hY myry kolo lY lY, Jony Awey qo moV dyxy[ jmIn qw syrw j`tw dI mW huuMdI hY[” nMbrdwr ny pRqwp nUM AwiKAw[ “cwcw TIk hY, jmIn huuMdI qw mW hY[ jykr kr koeI mW dI syvw sMBwl vwlw hI nw hovy[ iPr mW vI kIhdy Awsry ijaudI rhU”[ pRqwp dI gl sux ky nMbrdwr ny A`go AwiKAw, “gwhk qW pRqwp bQyry ny[ pr qUM koeI nhI TMfy idmwg nwl iPr soc leI”[ pRqwp ny AwpxI swFy A`T ikly jmIn vIh lK ivc vyc id`qI[ jmIn dI rijstrI krvw ky pRqwp ny rupY bYNk ivc r`K id`qy[ sRI AMimRqsr swihb jw ky KMfy bwty dw pwhul Ck ilAw[ bwbw dIp isMG bMgy kol ieSnwn kIqw[ drbwr swihb jwky pRqwp ny guruU crnw ivc Ardws kIqI, “s`cy pwqswh myry isr qy myhrW BirAw h`Q rKIN, mY aus jwlm qo inhky drsn dw bdlw lY skw[ pwqswh qyry pMQ dI syvw kridAW ieh jwn lyKy lg jwvy[ myrI hor koeI mMg nhI”[ mQw tyk ky pRqwp vwps cl ipAw, pr auh ipMf nhI AwieAw[ pRqwp keI idn koiss krn krky isMGW dy j`Qy nUM Bwlx ivc kwmXwb ho igAw[ ausny AwpxI swrI dwsqwn AuhnW nUM jw d`sI[ pRqwp ny j`Qydwr nUM AwiKAw, “jy Awpw nUM Aslw KrIdx leI pYisAw dI loV hovy myry kol bYNk ivc pey hn”[ j`Qydwr ny d`isAw, “nhI iksy cIj dI loV nhI[ qusI ieQy rho bwxI dI sMiQAw lvo, koiss kro pMjy bwxIAW qhwnUM jubwnI kMT ho jwx”[ kwPI idnW bwAd iek idn j`Qydwr ny pRqwp nUM puiCAw, “qusI d`so quhwfw Aglw pRogrwm kI hY”? “j``Qydwr jI, myrw pRogrwm sB qo pihlw fMgmwr dw nwmo inswn dunIAW qo Kqm krn dw[ A`gy jo pwrtI dw hukm hovygw mY pihl aus nUM dyvwgW”[ “TIk hY pRqwp isMG qusI A`j hI cly jwvo[ aus dy swry Kwndwn dw pqw lgwvo[ auh ikQy qy ikvyN rihMdy ny qusI swrI sI.AweI.fI r`KxI[ Bwvy mhInw ausdy pRvwr dy nyVy qyVy ikrwey dw mkwn lY ky rho”[ pRqwp ny fMgmwr dy Qwxy ivco iek Srwb dw AwdI ispwhI p`itAw[ pRqwp ausnuM hr roj Kwx pIx leI idMdw[ aus ispwhI ny fMgmwr dy Gr-bwr dw AYfirs pRqwp nUM pqw krky dy idqw[ fMgmwr cMfIgVH bweI sYktr ivc rihMdw sI[ ausny fMgmwr dy ijLy dI iek AOrq nwl njwiez sbMDW dI g`l vI d`sI[ aus lVkI dw hor koeI vI nhIN hY[ ieh hI ausdw swrw Krcw idMdw hY[ auh ies qo ibnWH vI hornW nwl DMdw krdI sI[ pRqwp, cMfIgVH pYNqI sYktr ikswn Bvn ivc kw ky rihx l`gw[ ausny pMj-s`q idnW ivc hI swrw pqw kr ilAw[ fMgmwr dw ieko-iek pu`qr sI, jo A`TvI klws ivc pVHdw sI[ fMgmwr dw iek swlw sI[ iqMny jwxy hI rihMdy sn[ muMfy nUM ausdw mwmw hI skUl C`f ky Awaudw sI qy auh hI lY ky Awaudw sI[ fMgmwr dy GrvwlI pUrI PYsneybl sI[ auh idn ivc cwr-cwr sUt bdldI, hr sUt dy mYc dI ilpsitk, ausy rMg dI juqI m`Qy c motI ibMdI qy pUCw vwlw surmw pwky r`KdI sI[ GuMmx iPrn qy iPlmW dI SOkIn sI[ fMgmwr ieDro KuUn cUsI jw irhw sI[ auh corI dw mwl qy fwgW dy gj bxw ky aus mwieAw nUM Krc kr rhI sI[ pRqwp ny Aw ky j`Qydwr nUM swrI g`l dsI[ pRqwp ny j`Qydwr nwl slwh krky nvI gfI KrId leI[ pRqwp ny bYk iv``co pYsy ley[ luiDAwxy qo jw ky nvI sPwrI g`fI KrId leI[ j`Qydwr ny cwr isMGW dI ifautI pRqwp nwl lw id`qI[ ienHW pMjW ny pYNt kot KrIdy[ pYNt kot pwey qNo ieh iksy cMgI post qy lgy mulwzm lgdy sn[ ienHW cMfIgVH jw ky skUl ivco Cu`tI hox swr mwmw-Bwxjw g`fI ivc ibTw ley[ g`fI dIAW AglIAW sItW qy ibTw ky kloroPwrm suMGw idqI[ ijs nwl auh bysurq ho gey[ g`fI nUM Gr

qoN sO mItr ipCy KVI krky pRqwp ny jw ky koTI dI ib`l mwrI[ fMgmwr dI pqnI ny drvwzw KoilHAw[ siq sRI Akwl bulw ky kihMdw , “quhwfy lVky Aqy quhwfy Brw dw AYksIfYt ho igAw AY[ mYN quhwnUM lYx AwieAw hW[ auh hspqwl ivc hn[ auNJ Kqry qo bwhr hn”[ ausny drvwzw bMd kIqw qy pRqwp nwl c`l peI[ ausnUM vI g`fI ivc ibTw ilAw[ gfI jd cMfIgVH qo bwhr inklI qNw aus AOrq ny puiCAw, “AwpwN ikhVy hspqwl jwxw hY? g`fI qW cMfIgVH qo bwhr inklI hY”[ aunHW kloroPwrm vwlw rumwl ausdy vI nk nUM lwieAw[ auh vI sIt qy sOA geI[ pMj vjdy nUM ieh aunHW nUM lY ky KyqW ivc bxy hoey iek mkwn ivc lY Awey[ Agly idn pRqwp ny iek dosq nUM nwl ilAw[ aunHW gfI mogy aus znwnI dy drwN A`gy ilAw lweI[ pRqwp iek`lw aus dy Gry igAw[ aus AOrq ny soicAw ik ieh vI gwhk hY[ auh pRqwp nUM KuSI Bry AMdwz ivc imlI[ pRqwp ny siq sRI Akwl bulweI[ ausny siq sRI Akwl dw zvwb A`KW qy isr ihlw ky id`qw[ auh pRqwp nUM kmry ivc lY geI[ SoPy qy pRqwp dy swhmxy bYT ky kihMdI, “d`so Awp dI kI syvw krW”[ pRqwp ny AwiKAw, “BYx jI mY quhwfy kol iek kMm AwieAw hW[ jy krogy qW bhuq imhrbwnI”[ pRqwp dy mUMho BYx jI Sbd suxky auh bhuq hYrwn hoeI[ ijvyN auhdI jIB TwkI geI hovy jW ausdI socx SkqI hI nw rhI hovy[ auh bYTI pRqwp dy mUMh v`l q`k rhI sI[ ausdI smJ ivc kuJ nhIN sI Aw irhw[ auh kihx l`gI, “pihlW qW qusI ieh d`so, qusI ho kOx? dUsrw, qusIN myry qy ieMnI imhrbwnI ikauN krn l`gy ho”? “BYx myrIey mY qyry kol rqw JUT nhI bolWgw[ bySk qUM mu^brI krky mYnUM puils nUM PVw dyvIN[ BYx jI, myrw nwm pRqwp isMG hY, zIry kol myrw ----ipMf hY[ mYnuUM pqw lgw hY ik kol quhwfy fMgmwr Qwxydwr AwaNudw hY[ myrw aus nwl koeI ihswb-ikqwb hY[ jykr qusIN auhnUM mYnUM imlw idau qW ijMny pYsy AwKogy mY qhwnUM dyvWgw[ “quhwnUM pqw hovygw, mYN DMdy vwlI AOrq AW[ qusIN iPr vI mYnUM BYx AwK rhy E[ kI qusI kMm krky jW auNJ hI s`cy mno AwK rhy ho[” ausny sMjIdw huuMdI ny pu`iCAw[ “BYx myrIey iks dw jIA krdw AY ies qrHw dy jlIl kMm krn nUM[ ieh qW swfI grIbI qy smwj dI imlI julI dyx hY[ qUM pRmwqmW nUM Xwd krky s`c d`sIN, kI qUM ieh kMm KuSI nwl krdI eyN[” pRqwp ny bhuq A``pxqw vwly lihjy ivc ikhw[ “nhIN vIr, mYnUM vI Gr dI grIbI ny ieh kMm krn leI mzbUr kIqw AY[ myrw ikhVw jIA nHIN krdw ik mY vI dunIAW vwgUM ie`zq nwl jIvW[ vIr jy qUM ies kMm qo mYnUM inzwq duAw dyvy[ mY swrI aumr qyrI Aihswn mMd rhUMgI[ vIr myrw nwm inMmo hY[ qUM aumr ivc mYQo v`fw AYN[ ies krky qUM mYnUM inMmo hI kihky bulw[” kuVI vI pRqwp dy A`pxq Bry Sbd sux ky mom vWg ipgl geI[ ausnUM ieauN mihsUs hoieAw ijvy pRqwp ausdw skw Brw hovy[ “qyrw AslI nwm inrml hovygw, hYnw”[ “vIr, myrw AslI nwm inrmljIq hY, ieQy swry inMmo AwKdy AY”[ “inrmljIq, qyry nwl qyry vIr dw vwAdw AY ik qUM iek mhIny dy AMdr ieQoN ikqy hor jw ky ie`zq BrI izMdgI jI rhI hovyNgI”[ “vIr jI, d`so aus nwl kI kMm AY[ kI ihswb ikqwb AY”[ “inrml, jd AsIN BYx Brw bx hI gey AW, qW sux[ qyrw BqIjw myrw lVkw drsn isMG iesny JUTy mukwblw bxw ky mwr id`qw[ auh myrI ieklOqI AOlwd sI[ ijsdy hyrvy ivc ausdI mW ausdy Bog qoN do idn pihlW ies dunIAW nUM C`f geI”[ “vIr, myrI izMdgI nUM hnyry rsqy ivc pwaux vwly ieho ijhy hn[ myry bwpU jI nSw KWdy sI[ pqw nhI iehdy Xwr nUM ikvy imly[ auh bwpU dy nwl Gry Awaux lgw[ auhny myry qy A`K r`K

leI[ bwpU jI Krby suBw dy sn[ ausny bwpU qo frdy ny bwpU nUM pqw nhIN kI kIqw[ Aj qk pqw nHIN l`gw ik ijaudy AY jW neIN[ iek idn ienHW swnUM mwvW DIAW nUM Dmkw ky myrI iezq nUM h`Q pwieAw[ byby ieh shwr nw skI[ auh cuUihAW vwlI dvw Kw geI[ mY iek`lI rih geI[ iehnW mYnuMU ies rsqy leI mzbUr kIqw[ auh hI iehnUM nwl ilAwieAw sI[ iehdw dosq knyfw clw igAw[ cwr swl ho gey vwps nhI AwieAw”[ “Pyr qW inrmljIq swfw dohW dw ieko hI duSmx AY”[ inMmo dI soc ny pltw KwDw, auhny ieh soicAw myrI mW qy bwpU dw kwql vI qW ieho hI hY[ ies qo vDIAw mOkw kdy nhIN imlxw[ j`t dI aulwd jy vYr nw ivAwhvy qW aus nUM ipau dI AOlwd nhI igxdy[ myry nwl qW ienHW kIqI j`go qyrHvIN hY[ socW dI ndI iv``co bwhr AWaudI ny ikhw[ “d`s vIr kI krnw cwhIdw AY ies nwl”[ “vyK inrmljIq, qUM aus nUM k`ly nUM ieQy bulw lY, aus qo A`gy swrw kuJ mY Awpy kr laUNgw”[ “vIr, iek g`l hor mY k`ly nUM bulw laNU[ myry &on qy qW ku`qy vwgUM pUC hlwaudw AwaU[ pr qYnUM vwAdw krnw paU ik mwrn qoN pihlW myry swmHxy bwpU dw puCxw lwzmI paU”[ “TIk AY inrmljIq, qUM swfy kol hovyNgI, qyry swmHxy swrw kuJ sco s`c mMnUgw, pr lYky k`ly AsIN hI jwvWgy”[ “ TIk AY,” AwK ky inrmljIq ny &on cu`ikAw Aqy fMgmwr dy mobwiel qy &on kr id`qw[ irMg v`jx qy Awvwz AweI, “ieMnspYktr cUhV isMG”[ “mY inMmo bol rhI hW”[ “d``s myrI jwn, ikvy Xwd kIqw, suK qW hY”? “ikMny idn ho gey ny Awey nUM[ su`K mYnUM puCdYN, myrw jIA nhI l`gdw”[ “Ajy iqMn idn qW hoey ny Aw ky gey nUM”[ “mYnUM ieh iqMn idn qW iqMn swl vrgy lgdy ny, hux d`s kdo AwauxNY”? “hukm kr, jdo AwKyNgI, Aw jwnY[ qUM AwKyN qW ju`qI nw pwvW, nMgy pYrI imlw Xwr nUM[” “qyrI sOh, A`j qw bwhlw hI imlx nUM jIA krdY”[ “cMgw iPr mY s`q v`jdy nUM phuMc jwvWgw[ murgy dw Awrfr dy CfI”[ inMmo ny &on k`tdI ny AwiKAw, “Awjw b`cU murgw qyrw bxU”[ “lvo vIr jI, auh s`q v`jdy nUM Aw irhY”[ “TIk hY inrml, AsIN bwhr aufIk krWgy[ ausdy Gr Awaux qo ADy-pOxy GMty bwAd AsIN AwvWgy[ qUM iksy bhwny auhdw Aslw aus qo lY ky pwsy kr dyvIN[” “vIr jI, aus kol psqOl eI huMdY[ auh AwauNdw eI lwh ky ikly qy tMg idMdY[ vrdI auh pw ky nHIN Awaudw, auhnUM ie`Qy ikhVw iksy dw fr huMdY”[ “cMgw inrmljIq iPr imldy AW” AwK ky pRqwp jwx lgw[ “nhI vIr, ieauN qW nHIN jwx dyxw[ mY cwh bxwaudI AW, pI ky jweIN”[ pRqwp ny cwh pIqI[ pRqwp Swm nUM imlx dw vwAdw krky clw igAw[ pOxy s`q vjy inMmo dy bwr mUhry tYksI rukI[ fMgmwr ny ivc bYTy ny hI frwievr nUM pYsy PVw id`qy[ skOc qy PlW vwlw Jolw lY ky g`fI ivcoN auqirAw[ inMmo drW mUhry hI KVI sI[ auhnW iek dUjy nUM j`PI pweI, is`Dy kmry ivc jw bYTy[ inMmo ny &irj ivco Kwrw kF ky myz qy r`K id`qw[ nwl hI iek syb k`t id`qw[ iek plyt ivc nmkIn pw idqw[ fMgmwr ny Awpxw ipstl qy kot lwh ky ikly qy tMg id`qy[ qy puiCAw, “inMmo murgy dw Awrfr dy id`qw sI jW nhIN”? “hW, dy id`qw sI[ auh kihMdy sI ik svw ku AT vjy q`k ByjWgy”[

inMmo ny mn ivc ikhw, “murgw qW A`j puq qyrw bxMU[ qUM kI jwxygw ik qyrw iksy jt dI DI nwl vwh ipAw sI”[ fMgmwr ny Ajy dUjw pY`g bxwieAw hI sI, GMtI v`jI[ “ieh ikhVw Aw igAw ies vyly swlw rMg c BMg pwaux nUM[ jwh vyK inMmo”[ AwKdy ny ADw pY`g pI ky glws tybl qy r`Kdy ny syb dI ADI PwVI mUMh ivc pw leI[ inMmo ny jw ky drvwzw KoilAw[ “Aw jwvo vIr jI, auh AwieAw bYTw AY” AwK ky aunW dy mUhry ho ky qurn l`gI[ pRqwp ny AwiKAw, “inrmljIq drvwzw swrw hI Kol dy gfI AMdr hI kr lYNdy hW[ swrw kMm hI sOKw ho jwvygw[” inrmljIq ny drvwzw Kol id`qw[ pRqwp dy nwl vwly nOjvwn ny g`fI AMdr kr id`qI[ auh dovy jwxy inrmljIq nwl AMdr cly gey[ AMdr fMgmwr so&y aupr AwkiVAw bYTw sI, do skOc dy pYg qy APsr SwhI dw nSw aus dIAW A`KW ivc fory bx ky qr irhw sI[ inrmljIq ny jwx-pCwx krwauNdI ny AwiKAw, “vIr jI, ieh ny ieMnspYktr cUhV isMG[ bVy dlyr APsr AYy[ ienHW dI phuMc vfy-vfy APsrW qk AY[ CyqI hI fI.AYs.pI. bxn vwly AY[ ieh fMgmwr dy nWA nwl mShUr AY”[ inrml dy mUMho AwpxI vifAweI sux ky fMgmwr ny muCW qy h`Q PyirAw[ “ieh ny swfy irSqydwr, myry vIr jI pRqwp isMG qy ieh ienHW dy dosq AYy”[ “ieh swlw iehdw Brw ikDro Aw igAw, A`gy qW kdy iehny swlI ny d`isAw nhIN”[ fMgmwr mn ivc soc irhw sI[ pRqwp ny dUroN hI hQ joV ky siq sRI Akwl bulweI qy AwiKAw, “hCw, ieh fMgmwr swbH AY[ nWA qW bhuq suixAw sI[ clo drSn vI hogy”[ “puils dw koeI vI kMm hovy, jdo mrzI Awvo[ pMjwb dy iksy puils stySn ivc kMm hovy[ Awpxw nWA lYx dI loV AY, kMm PtwPt ho jWdY[” fMgmwr ny iek p`Yg hor pwaux lgy ny AwiKAw, “inMmo, do glws hor PVw[ bweI horW nUM skOc dw svwd vKweIey, AYvy rUVI mwrkw eI pIdy hoxgy”[ “nhIN jI, AsI Srwb nHIN pIdy, AsIN AMimRqDwrI AW[” pRqwp dy nwl vwly ny AwiKAw[ fMgmwr AMdro fr ijhw igAw[ ausny Awpxw fr zwhr nw hox idqw[ auh boilAw, “duD grm kro isMGw leI[” inMmo rsoeI ivc clI geI[ pRqwp horW ny vyiKAw, fMgmwr nIvIN ijhI pweI bYTw sI[ aunW ny AKW-A`KW ivc g`l kIqI[ pRqwp dy nwl vwly ny auT ky kot dy aupr tMigAw ipAw ipstl c`uk ky Awpxy kbzy ivc kr ilAw[ fMgmwr ny vyiKAw[ ieh qW hor hI kuJ hox l`gw hY[ auh auTx lgw[ pRqwp ny AwpxI f`b ivco irvwlvr k`F ky fMgmwr qy qx ilAw[ AwiKAw, “jy ihlx dI koiSS kIqI qW puVpVI ivc golI k`F idaUN”[ ausny Awpxy swQI nUM ikhw, “iehdy hQ ipCly pwsy krky bMnH dy”[ auh hQ bMnH irhw sI ik inMmo vI rsoeI ivcoN Aw geI[ “vIr jI, qusIN ieh kI kr rhy E”? inMmo ny, ijvy kuJ jwxdI nw hovy, ieau p`uiCAw[ “bih jw BYx jI, qYnUM vI swrw kuJ pqw l`g jwvygw”[ kihMdy pRqwp ny AwiKAw, “auey sUrw, d`s inrmljIq dw ipau ikQy hY? jW qW sc-s`c dsdy nhI qy Cy dIAW Cy qyry sIny ivc dI lMGw idaUN”? kMbdI zubwn ivco fMgmwr ny AwiKAw, “BweI swihb aunW dI Aj qo iqMn swl pihlW rwjsQwn ivc mOq ho geI sI[”

“mOq iks qrW hoeI[ ieh pqw l`gxw cwhIdw hY” pRqwp ny puiCAw[ “auh swfy leI APIm dI blYk krdw sI[ suBwA dw bhuq k`bw sI[ swfI A`K inMmo qy sI[ ausqo AsIN frdy sI[ ies leI inMmo nUM pwaux leI, ausnUM rwjsQwn ivc golI mwrky nihr ivc su`tvw id`qw sI”[ inrmljIq nUM g`usw AwieAw[ aus dIAW A`KW ivco qy idl ivco Ag dIAW lwtW inklIAW[ aus ny auT ky fMgmwr dy mUMh qy cpyVW dI JVI lw id`qI[ fMgmwr dI p`g so&y dy ip`Cy jw if`gI[ inrmljIq ny ausdy kys PV ley[ iek hQ dwVHI ivc pw ilAw[ pRqwp ny AwiKAw, “C`f dy iehnUM, Ajy qyry swmHxy iesqo hor vI puCxw AY”[ hW, d`s auey, “hrwm dI aulwd, idAwl qy drSn ny qyrw kI ivgwiVAw sI[ ijnHW nUM qUM puils mukwblw bxw ky lvwrs AwK ky sskwr kr id`qw sI”[ “auh, mY APsrW dy AwKy l`g ky kIqw sI[ KrV iksy nyqw qy PwierMg hoeI sI[ aus nyqw dI kropI qo bcx leI swnUM ieh kMm krnw ipAw”[ “auey ku`iqAw nyqw dI kropI qo bcx leI qUM myry Gr dy dIvy sdw leI gul kr id`qy[Aj qyry kIqy dI szw qYnUM imlUgI[ qyrw b`cw, qyrI GrvwlI qy qyrw swlw vI swfy kbzy c AY”[ “bweI jI, mYnUM mw& kr idE[ myry qoN bhuq v`fI Bul ho geI[ gurUu dy vwsqy myry ^wndwn dI Aw^rI inSwnI myry pu`qr nUM nW mwirE”[ “myrw drSn vI iek`lw eI sI, ijsnUM qUM koh-koh mwirAw[ qyrw qw Ajy ijaNudw AY pihlW hI imMnqW krI jwnYN[ nhI fMgmwr jy mY qyry ^wndwn dw nwmo inSwn nw imtwieAw qW mY drSn nUM kI jvwb dyvWgw, ijsny mYnUM hOslw dy ky qoirAw”[ “isMG swihb iehdI p`g iehdy isr qy r`Ko[ iehnUM g`fI ivc ibTweIey”[ “lY BYx inrmljIq, mY qYnUM AwiKAw sI[ qyry bwp dw kwiql mY Bwl dyvWgw[ hux ies nwl Aglw ihswb-ikqwb AsIN Awpy hI kr lvWgy”[ kihMdy pRqwp ny fMgmwr nUM glmyN qNo PV ilAw qy g`fI v`l nUM lY gey[ aunW AwiKAw, “jy cUM vI kIqI rsqy ivc QW qy hI aufw dyvWgy[ jy Awpxy pRvwr nUM imlxw hY qW cup-cwp iesy qrW bYTw rhIN”[ auh fMgmwr ijhVw kihMdw sI kobry dw fMigAw bc jwaU pr myrw fMigAw nhI bcdw[ A`j auh AslI jogIAW dI ptwrI ivc do mUMhW s``p sIl bxky bYT igAw sI[ pRqwp ny kot dI jyb ivc h`Q mwirAw[ iek pypr inrmljIq nuM k`F ky PVwauNdw kihx l`gw, “Awh PV BYx[ pr iehnUM pVHnw swfy jwx qo mgrNo AY”[ AwK ky auh g`fI ivc bYTy qy cly gey[ auhnW dy jwx qoN mgroN inrmljIq ny jdo auh pypr KoilHAw qW auh bYNk dw cYk sI[ ijs au`pr do l`K dI rkm BrI sI[ inrmljIq ny mn c AwiKAw, “vIr ieh qyry hI hn, jdo mrzI vrq leIN[ ieh cYk iesy qyrw hI rhUgw”[ auh cYk inrmljIq ny sMBwl ky rK ilAw[ pRqwp horI rwq dy igAwrW vjy Awpxy itkwxy qy phuMc gey[ auQy phuMc ky ienHW ny ausdy pRvwr nUM iek hor g`fI ivc ibTw ilAw[ dovy g`fIAW AgV-ipCV auQo cl peIAW[ g`fIAw ausy sym nwly qy phuMc geIAW[ ijQy fMgmwr ny drSn qy idAwl horW dw mukwblw bxwieAw sI[ ieh swry g`fIAW co bwhr k`F ley[ pRqwp ny fMgmwr dy mUMh qy Q`pV mwr ky AwiKAw, “ds auey AwpxI jubwnoN ik quhwnUM ieQy iks leI bMnH ky ilAwNdw AY”[ “mYQNo glqI ho geI, swnUM mw& kr idau[ mY A`go qo nOkrI hI C`f idaNU”[ fMgmwr ny rodyN ny AwiKAw[ dUsry swQI ny Aswlt dw b`t mwr ky AwiKAw, “k`uiqAw jo p`uiCAw auh BONk”[ “mYN A&srW dy AwKy l`g ky do nOjvwn JUTy mukwbly ivc ies jgHw hI mwry sn[ mY APsr puxy c AMnHw ho igAw sW[ imMnq nwl mYnUM mwP kr idau”[

pRqwp ny ausdI GrvwlI nUM AwiKAw, “myrw vI ieklw p`uq sI drSn, ijsnUM iehny ieQy mwr id`qw sI[ ausdI mW sdmw nw shwrdI mYnUM Cf ky clI geI[ mYnUM d`so swfw kI ksUr sI ? ies hrwmI ny swfw vsdw-rsdw sMswr jlw ky rwK kr id`qw[ auey k`uiqAw, qUM AwiKAw sI auh lwvwrs ny[ mY aunW dw vwrs hW, mY d`sdw hW ik lwvwrs kI huMdy ny[ lwvwrs ijsdw koeI ipCy nw hovy[ hux vyK A`KIN”[ AwK ky pRqwp ny fMgmwr dy pu`qr, GrvwlI qy swly dy Pwier mwr ky im`tI nUM im`tI ivc rlw id`qw[ fMgmwr cIk mwrky aunW dIAw lwsW aupr jw if`gw[ pRqwp ny ju`qI dw T`uf mwrky auhnUM AwiKAw, “ieh Ajy lwvwrs neIN, qUM ienHW dw vwirs rihMnY”[ iek Pwier fMgmwr dy mwr ky aus nUM dunIAW qo qurdw kIqw[ pRqwp ny jyb ivco kwgj ipMn k`iFAw[ ausny moty A`KrW ivc iliKAw:- “ieh lwvwrs lwSW hn”[ ausny kwgz fMgmwr dI ih`k qy Dr ky aupr roVw r`K id`qw[ auh g`fIAW lY ky cly gey[ “AmrjIq isMG isDU, hmbrg.

bolbolbolbol P`gx dw mhInw sI idn F`l cu`kw sI[ bcy skUl dw kMm nbyV ky vyhly ho ky pqMg cVwaux l`gy hoey sn[ bUty ny skUl dw kMm nbyV ky AwpxI byby kolo pYsy ley qy POjI dI htI qo pqMg lY AwieAw[ pihlw qW auh vyhVy ivc hI pqMg cVw irhw sI[ gvwfIAW dy bcy koTy qy pqMg cVw rhy sn[ bUty dy nwl pVdy nMbrdwrW dy muMfy ny bUty nuM ieSwrw kIqw[ bUtw vI koTy au`qy pqMg lY ky cVH igAw[ bUty dI mW bUty nUM kdy vI koTy qy cVHn nhI sI idMdI[ bUtw Ajy cwr ku swl dw sI, buKwr ciVAw[ buKwr eynw ijAwdw ik bUtw bysurq ijhw ho igAw[ bUty nUM ipMf dy hI iek fwktr kol lY gey[ ausny dvweI id`qI iek tIkw lwieAw bUty dw buKwr qw Gt igAw pr iek dm dOrw ipAw bUtw bysurq ho igAw[ Pyr fwktr dy gey fwktr ny ick kIqw[ swrw kuJ TIk sI, fwktr ny ikhw ieh buKwr nwl nhI mYnUM imrgI dw dOrw lgdw hY[ bUtw surq isr Aw igAw auhnUM Gr lY Awey[ hux bUty nUM pqw hI nhI sI l`gdw ik kd dOrw pY jwdw hY[ auh ikqy vI hovy dOrw pYx swr bysurq ho ky if`g pYdw[ bUty dI mW kdy vI auhnUM iek`lw nhI C`fdI[ vfIAW iqMn BYxw sn bUty dIAW[ auh hr vyly bUty dy nwl rihMdIAW[ bUtw vyhVy ivc pqMg cVHwaudw iPrdw sI, kuVIAW BTI qo CoilAW dy dwxy Bnwaux clIAW geIAW[ bUty dI mW dwl pwxI dw Awhr krn l`gI[ ausnUM pqw hI nw l`gw ik bUtw kdoN koTy qy jw ciVHAw[ bUtw gvwfIAW dy bnyry dy nwl KVw pqMg nUM quxky mwr irhw sI[ bUty nUM pqw nhI imrgI dw dOrw ipAw jW pqMg cVwaudy ny ipCy nhI vyiKAw[ auh DVMm krdw guAWfIAW dy ipCvwVy ivc DOx prny Aw if`igAw[ ieh jgHw vyhlI peI sI ies Gr vwly Gr qo a`uT ky Kyq cly gey sn[ jd bUtw if`igAw qW nwl pqMg cVHwaudy b`icAw ny rOlw pw id`qw, iek ny bUty dI mW nUM d`isAw[ auh B`j ky geI[ ausdy jWdI nUM gvwfIAW ny bUty nUM godI ivc pwieAw hoieAw sI[ bUty nUM koeI surq nhI sI[ bUty dI mW aucI-aucI rox l`gI[ kwPI iek`T ho igAw[ nMbrdwrW dy muMfy tRYktr lY Awey[ bUty nUM trwlI ivc pw ky fwktr dy lY AWdw[ fwktr ny ic`k-Ap kIqw. do tIky vI lw id`qy[ nwl hI kih id`qw beI ieh myry vs dw ielwj nhI iehnUM v`fy hspqwl

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AwieAw[ ikhr, blvIr qy rwm isMG bwhrlI bYTk ivc bih ky pIx l`gy[ imhr nUM ikhw pr auh sMgdw bYTw nhIN[ pIx qo bwAd rotI Kwx l`gy ikhr vI qwey dy Gr rotI Kwx l`gw. rwm isMG ny swrI g`l d`sI “beI ikhr svyry Awpxy GrW dy cwr bMdy iek`Ty krky ruipAw PV lvo[ swrw pRvwr slwh kr lvo beI ikMny Pgx dw ivAwh lYxw hY[ AwpW svyry hI blvIr nUM d`s dyeIey qy Agly Awpxw ieMqjwm krn”[ ikhr kihMdw, “qwieAw qyjo qy mwVo dI slwh lY lYdy”[ rwm isMG kihx l`gw “aunW dw iPkr nw kr aunW dw juMmw myrw”[ AglI svyr blrwj dI rok ho geI ijhVy GrW dy bMdy Awey sn swirAw nUM ikhry ny l`fUAW dy lPwPy id`qy[ pMj P`gx dw ivAwh dw idn mk`rr kr ilAw igAw[ sMqI dw qW DrqI qy pYr nhIN sI l`gdw[ auhnUM lohiVAW dw cwA ciVHAw sI[ auh qW KwbW ivc bYTI swrw kMm DMdw nbyV lYNdI ivAwh dw[ kIhnUM kI dyxw, kIhqoN kI lYxw, bhU nMU kI gihxy pwauxy[ keI vwr qw auh bYTI-bYTI poqy poqrIAW nUM vI iKfw cu`kI sI pr jdo KwbW ivcoN inkldI Awpxy Awp hI h`s pYNdI, Pot mYN kI kml mwrdI rihMdI AW[ ivAwh dy idn nyVy Aw rhy sn[ sMqI ny ikhry nUM AwK ky mwVo nUM lY AWdw[ mwVo AwpxI mW qo vD ky kMm DMdw krdI[ dovyN mwvW-DIAW swrI iqAwrI kr rhIAW sn[ vrI bnwaux vyly qy tUMmw bnwaux vyly qyjo nuMU nwl ilAw[ mwVo ny AwpxI mW nUM AwK id`qw sI ik swrI ihMmq qyjo dI hY jy auh nW isr cukdI qW Awh GVI nsIb hoxI muSikl sI[ pqw l`gw sI beI iPr vI koeI igAw sI BwnI mwrn[ kuVI vwilAW JwV ky moV id`qw[ auh kihMdy swfw pRwhuxw glq nhI ho skdw[ qyjo qy mwVo ny vDIAw qo vDIAw k`pVy KrIdy s`q qoly dw sYt psMd kIqw[ pYrW nUM pOcIAW, it`kw, s`gI P``ul, isr dI sUeI swrw kuJ mwVo qy qyjo ny sMqI dI ADI ku rYA hox qy KrId ilAw[ smwn KrIddI mwVo AwK idAw kry “vyK BYx byby dw mUMh[ swrw ienW dw hI hY AwpW ikhVw Awp iljwxw[ byby qo qw PokI swbwsy nhI leI jwdI”[ sMqI ny imMnHw muskrw ky dUjy pwsy mUMh kr ilAw[ dohIN pwsIN ivAwh dIAW iqAwrIAW ho geIAW[ pMj P`gx dw idn Aw igAw[ jMn dy koeI vIh ku bMdy gey[ folw ivAwh ky Gry lY AWdw[ sMqI qW bhU dw mUMh vyK-vyK nw r`jy[ huMdV hyl, motI-motI A`K, gorw rMg, k`d vI blrwj nwlo Borw au`cw[ pqly-pqly nYx nkS sMqI nUM ieauN l`gy ijvy ArsW dI hUr auhdy Gry auqr AweI hovy[ AWF-gvWF dIAw buVIAW-kuVIAW jo vI vyKdIAW bhU dy husn dIAw isPqW krdIAW[ mwVo dI qweI khy “BweI ijMnI sohxI hY aunI sicAwrI vI AY”[ dUjy pwsy ikhr isMG ny Tyky dI AMgryzI Srwb dIAW pMj pytIAW mMgvweIAW sn[ pMjwh iklo b`kry dw Jtkw[ drW nUM sHwmxy nMbrdwrW dy bwhrly Gry swrw pRogrwm sI pwrtI dw[ mIt vI au`Dr hI ir`J irhw sI qy swirAW dy bYTx vwsqy mMjy vI auDr hI fwhy gey sn[ ikhry ny swry AgvwV dy Aqy ipMf ivcoN Kws dosqW nUM s`idAw hoieAw sI[ijhVw vI Awaudw imhr isMG ausnUM nMbrdwrW vwly Gry lY jWdw[ A`fo-A`fI pMjW-pMjW, s`qW-s`qW dIAw FwhxIAwW bYTIAW pI rhIAF sn[ ijnHW-ijnHW dw kotw pUrw hoeI igAw[ auh mIt nwl rotI Kw ky GrW nUM cwly pw lYdw[ keI Srwb dy lwlcI pI ijAwdw gey, aunHW nUM qW ibnW rotI qo Gry Cf ky Awauxw ipAw[ iek do qW auQy hI rhy[ irSqyswr qy pRwhuxy qwey ky Gry ibTwey gey sn[ aunW dw rwSx aunW nUM auQy phuMcdw rihMdw sI[ iqMnW BrwvW dy idn bhuq vDIAw gujr rhy sn[ v`fy dovyN KyqI dw krdy blrwj Ajy vI m`JW mgr hI rihMdw, Kyq vwilAW nUM Gr dw iPkr nhI sI Gr vwilAW nUM Kyq dw[ sMqI qy mylo dI vI bhuq bxdI sI[ mylo ny Gr dw swrw kMm sMBwl ilAw[ auh sMqI nUM koeI kMm nW krn idMdI[ sMqI D`ky nwl hI rotI tuk dw kMm kirAw kry[ guAwFxW vI g`lW kirAw krn[ “kuVy iQAweI qW dyr nwl pr BweI kMm nUM hVMbw, sMqI dI nUMh[ vyK lY sMqI nUM mwvW nwloN cMgw smJdI AY[ dUjI kihMdI BweI lwxy c AweI AY[ lwxy vwly DI pu`q dw ieQo hI pqw l`gdw kMm Awpdw krdI hY soBw lokW dI K`tdI hY[ Awpxy AOh golI pYxy kI nUMh jdo dI AweI

AY ikvy Gr K`KVIAW kryly kr id`qw[ auhny nukswn kIqw Gr dw qy gwlW leIAW lokW dIAW[ hW, BweI ieh krmw dI Kyf hY, hor boldI”[ swry Gr dw mwhOl bVw vDIAw sI[ bVw vDIAw gujwrw huMdw sI[ mylo dy Gr iek DI ny znm ilAw[ swrw pRvwr bhuq KuS sI pRvwr nUM qW koeI cIz iQAw geI hovy[ iek kuVI nUM pwvy dUjw c`k lvy[ kdy iksy dy mn ivc hI nhIN AwieAw ik ieh kuVI hY jW muMfw[ pihlI kuVI fyF ku swl dI sI ik iek hor kuVI ny jnm ilAw[ pRvwr ivc iek vwr inrwSw ijhI hoeI[ pr iPr koeI Kws g`l nhIN[ pihlI kuVI vWg dUjI nuMU swry aunW hI ipAwr krdy[ ausy qrw aus nwl Kyfdy[ sMqI aumr dy ihswb nwl c`lx iPrn qo rihMdI jw rhI sI dUsrw auhdy idl ivc poqy dI cwhnw sI[ auh kihMdI huMdI v`ifAw ny ipau dI pIVHI AgWh qorn leI AwpxI ijMdgI vI Gr dy lyKy lw id`qI[ mYN ijauNdI-ijauNdI poqy dw mUMh vyK skUM pqw nhIN[ auh mylo nUM vI kihMdI puq ies vwr muMfw jMmI[ myrw mrnw suKwlw ho jwaU myrI qmMnw pUrI kr dyeIN[ mylo h`s ky swr idMdI[ idl ivc socdIey kmlIey mW mY ikhVw jwxky DIAW jMmdI AW[ myrw vI qW jIA krdw hY muMfw hovy[ myrw vI mwx-snmwn vDygw[ mY vI k`l nUM qyry vwgUM puq ivAwh ky nUMh Gr ilAwvWgI[ mylo nUM inkw inAwxw hox vwlw sI nOvW mhInw sI iek idn sMqI Acwnk ibmwr ho geI ausnUM buKwr ho igAw[ buKwr dy ivcy hI ausnUM GmytxI ijhI AweI[ auhny swhmxy iPrdy ikhry nUM Avwz mwrI[ jd ikhrw kol AwieAw sMqI mMjy dI pYNd ivc PsI peI sI, ausny sMqI nUM isDw kIqw sMqI nUM koeI hoS nhI sI[ auhny drw ivc bYTy blrwj nUM s`idAw auh vI B`j ky Aw igAw[ mweI nUM c`k ky fwktr dy lY gey[ fwktr ny tIky lw id`qy[ kihx l`gw ikhr isAW mweI nUM Gry hI lY jwvo[ iesnUM hwrt-AtYk dw dOrw ipAw hY[ iehdI hwlq mYnUM cMgI nhI l`gdI[ AYvyN mogy, luiDAwxy dy c`kr ivc nw pYxw[ pr ijMnw icr swh cldy hox, kOx bYT skdw sbr krky[ fwktr dy mnHw krn qy ikhry hoxI mogy nUM c`l pey[ pr mweI qW rsqy ivc hI clwxy kr geI[ Gr Aw gey svyr nUM sskwr kr idqw igAw[ mylo hux kMm kwr nhI sI kr skdI ies leI mwVo nUM ieQy r`K ilAw igAw[ mylo dy ies vwr muMfw hoieAw[ swry Gr ivc KuSI dI lihr dOV geI[ikhrw kihMdw swfy Gr bUtw l`g igAw[ ikhry dy mUMho bUtw l`igAw sux ky muMfy dw nwm bUtw r`iKAw igAw[ sMqI dy mrn dw APsos Gr ivco aufwrI lw igAw[ iekI idnW dw muMfw hoey qo mwVo vI Awpxy shurI clI geI[ ikhro qo Coty myhr nUM pqw nhI kI D`q peI[ auh srwb pIx lg igAw[ jd iksy ny myhr nUM kihxw ik qUM Srwb nw pIAw kr qW ausny bhwnw mwrnw, mY muMfy dI KuSI ivc pInw[ swfI pIhVI vDI AY[ kdy-kdy qW svyry auTdw hI l`g jwieAw kry auhdw ieh pqw nhI sI ik auh p`Ty lY ky Gr vI phuMcygw jW rwh ivc hI p`iTAW vwlI ryhVI rok ky Duq ho ky bYT jwvygw[ ikhr ny bhuq smJwieAw[pr ausqy koeI Asr nw hovy[ AKIr ausny Kyq jwxw hI bMd kr id`qw[ plwtW ivc CMn bxw leI[ b`s auQy hI swrw idn mihPl cldI rihMdI[ auhdI rotI v`fI kuVI auQy hI dy AwieAw kry[hux ikhr dy nwl blrwj Kyq dw kMm krn l`gw[ mJW qy iek BeIAw r`K ilAw[ ikhr dy iek idn Kwl GVdy dy PVMgw v`j igAw[ pqw nhIN kI sI aus ivc l`q nUM Arwm hI nw Awvy[ cIs pYxoN hI nw hty auh fwktr dy igAw fwktr ny zKm vwly QW dvweI lw ky ptI kr id`qI[ ikhry dy pIV htx dI bjwey dUxI ho geI[ rwqo-rwq l`q suj ky pwtx qy Aw geI[ rwm qwey ny l`q vyK ky ikhw BweI iksy jogI nUM ivKw leIey[ ikDry kIVw pqMgw nw lV igAw hovy[ jogI nMU l`q ivKweI auh khy kIVw f`isAw(s`p liVAw) hY, auhdI dvweI nwl vI

Arwm nw AwieAw[ hux k`lw blrwj hI rih igAw kMm vwlw[ ikhr dw ienW burw hwl ho igAw ik auh jMgl pwxI vI msW jwieAw kry[ mylo nUM vI kwPI AOKw ho igAw[ auh b`icAW nUM iqAwr krky skUl qordI[ hor inky-moty kMm krdI[ jy cwh jW rotI qo mwVw motw lyt ho jwdI qW ikhrw Gr isr qy ck lYNdw[ auh Awey rwj nUM d`sdI kdy rwj auhnUM kihMdw kdy ikhry nUM[ auh ivc ivcwly PisAw mihsUs krdw[ iek idn suBw hI plwtw vwlw Aw ky klys pw ky bYT igAw beI pMj sO dyh mYnUM cwhIdy hn[ rwj ny ikhw, “Gr nhI hn AwVqIey qo ilAw ky idny dy dyvWgw”[ auh AVI PV ky bYT igAw[ ikhry ny ikhw auh A`go ikhry nUM vI puTw hI ipAw[ rwj bolidAW nUM Cf ky Kyq nUM cilAw igAw[ myhr qy ikhr DIE-BYxI huMdy rhy[ sWm nUM rwj jdoN Kyqo AwieAw qW ikhry ny d`isAw “beI bUtw koTy qo ifg ipAw[ auhnUM fwktr dy lY ky gey ny”[ rwj ikhry nUM kihx l`gw, “suBw dy klyS ny koeI qw cMd cwVnw hI sI”[ auh fwktr v`l B`j ipAw[ muMfy nUM luiDAwxy idAw nMd hspqwl ivc dwKl krvw id`qw[ iqMn idn qW muMfy ny koeI AMg pYr nw hlwieAw[ cOQy idn svyry mwVI ijhI A`K JmkI[ sB nUM hOslw ijhw ho igAw beI hux moV pY jwvygw[ fwktr AwieAw rwj ny fwktr nUM d`isAw[ fwktr ick krky muV igAw[ smyN muqwbk nrs ny Aw ky tIkw lwieAw[ muMfy ny drd mihsUs kIqw[ rwj nUM hor Fwrs ijhI b`J geI[ pr auh nrs Ajy qIjy mrIz kol geI hovygI ik muMfy ny iek haukw ijhw ilAw qy iek pwsy DOx su`t id`qI[ rwj dI lyr inkl geI[ auhdI Avwz sux ky nrs qy hor fwktr vI B`j ky Aw gey[ rwj nUM PV ky auhdw BxoeIAw bwhr lY AwieAw[ mylo nUM vI bwhr k`F id`qw qy bUty vwlw mMjw iK`c ky dUjy kmry ivc lY gey[ iek syvwdwr ny Awx ky ikhw, bUty dy vwrsW nUM fwktr swihb AMdr blwauNdy ny[ bUty dw Pu`PV AMdr igAw[ fwktr ny sB d`s id`qw[ ausny jo ib`l bxdw sI jmHW krvw id`qw[ fwktr nUM AwK ky hspqwl dI AYbUlYNs hI ikrwey qy lY leI[ auh pih-pwtdI nUM lwS lY ky ipMf Aw gey[ lws dw dwh sskwr krky swry AwdmI DrmSwlw ivc Aw gey[ pwTI ny AlwxIAw dw pwT kIqw, dyg vrqweI[ lok Awpxy Grw nUM cly gey[ Kws im`qr snyhI rwj nUM qy buVIAw mylo nUM lY ky Gr cly gey[ pMj-s`q bMdy qKqpos qy bYTy sn[ aunW ivco rwijAW dw krmw kihMdw, Xwr ikMnI mwVI hoeI rwj nwl[ iek`lw pu``q sI auh vI nhI irhw[ r`b dy Gr vI ienswP nhIN[ kol bYTy buVY bMqy ny ikhw, puq ieh krmw dI Kyf hY[ ienW dy ipau sohx nUM bol hoey sI auh pUry qW hoxy hI sn[ krmw hYrwn ijhw ho ky puCx l`gw[ bwbw kIhdy bol hoey sI[ lY sux lY, bMqw kihMdw[ “Awh h`ly guly(1947) vyly dI g`l hY[ sohxw, pun qy Awpxy ivhiVE sI cInw, ieh iqMny rl ky lutW-GsutW dw kMm krdy sI[ muslmwnW dy bhuq Gr ienHW ny luty qy bhuq swry muslmwn b`cy, AOrqW qy AwdmI ienHW ny ikrpwnW-briCAW dy nwl mwr mukwey[ pihlw lutxy Pyr mwrny[ pun kol rPl sI auh ieh clwaudy Gt sI bs frwaux nUM rKdy[ sohxy kol iek bwrw bor dw ipsqOl vI sI, mY Kud vyiKAw[ kdy-kdy Awpxy AgvwV vwlw nMbrdwr vI ienW dy nwl huMdw sI[ kihMdy Aw jdo pwp dw BUq isr svwr hovy auh cMgw mMdw nhI socdw[ iek idn ieh cwr-pMj jwxy sI, kihMdy nwhrw Coty ipMf vwlw vI ienW dy nwl sI[ ieh svyry pMj ku vjy ipMf phuMcy[ ienW vyiKAw ik do-iqMn AwdmI ijnW kol smwn dIAw pMfW sn[ auh bwby boqIAW vwly dy fyry ivc bVy hn, ieh aunW dy mgry hI fyry ivc bV gey[ pr auh bMdy pqw nhIN qW niVAW ivc luk gey jW A`gy lMG gey[ ienHW nUM S`k pY igAw ik auh bwby dI kulI ivc cly gey[ ienW ny kulI dy bwhr KVH ky Avwz mwrI”[ AMdro bwbw boilAw “Awjo BweI, bwby ny lwltYn dI b`qI v`fI krdy ny ikhw”[ sohxy ny ikhw, “bwbw jo qyry kol bMdy Awey Aw aunW nUM bwhr k`F”[ bwby ny ikhw, ikhVy bMdy BweI, “myry kol qW qusIN pihly ho ijhVy Awey

ho[ sohxy ny gu`sy ivc Aw ky ikhw, “swDw huxy hI iqMn pMfW c``ukI Awaudy AsIN Awp vyKy Aw, is`Dw ho ky d`s ikQy AY”[ bwbw kulI qo bwhr Aw igAw[ sohxy ny cIny nUM ikhw “AMdr jw ky vyK ieh swlw JUT boldw hoaU AMdr hI luky hoxgy”[ “sohx isAW BweI mY JUT ikau bolUM”! bwby ny ikhw[ cIny ny AMdr vyK ky ikhw “AMdr koeI nhI”[ sohxy ny iPr ikhw, “d`s dy swDw jy cMgI cwhuMnw, qUM vI muslw eyN qy auh vI musly sI, ikQy lkoey Aw d`s, nhI qW qyrI KYr nhI”[ “BweI mYnUM nhI pqw nw mY koeI vyiKAw[ JUT mwr ky mYN ikauN iksy dI kbr ivc pvW[ Alw qwlw qW vyKdw hY[ ausdy swhmxy qW koeI JUT nhI bol skdw”[ ieh A`g bbUlw ho ky kihMdw eyhny k`uqy ny ieauN TIk nhI AOxw, “ieh AwK ky iehny qlvwr kF leI[ nMbrdwr ny ikhw, C`f sohixAW ho skdw auh AgWh lMG gey hox[ pr sohxw AV igAw[ kihMdw iehdy vwlw qw kMm Aj krnw hI hY[ ieh vI v`fw lIkI AY[ pqw lgw sI ieQy cwr pMj musilAW dw iekT hoieAw sI[ d`s auey PkIrw kI hoieAw sI iek`T c”[ bwby ny ikhw, “BweI auh qW jwn bcwaux dI socdy sn[ mY ikhw BweI jIhqoN jwn bcw ky inkilAw jWdw inkl jwvo[ smW idno-idn BYVw Aw irhw”[ “qUM Biv`K bwxI kIqI sI qYnUM nhI fr sI Awaux vwly smyN dw”[ “BweI mYnUM kwhdw fr, mOq dw idn sohx isAW inscq hY ieh nw GVI nw pl, AgWh ipCWh nhI huMdw”[ sohxy dy, isr qy cMfI svwr sI ausny PkIr nUM ikhw, “iDAw lY jIhnUM iDAwauxw qyrw smw Aw igAw”[ nMbrdwr ny iPr ikhw, “sohixAW C`f swDW nwl Awpxw kI vYr hY”[ sohxw gusy ivc boilAw, “iehdw Kwqmw qW mY krU hI krU”[ kihMdy PkIr ny ikhw C`f “nMbrdwrw iehny AwKy nhI l`gxw ijaux joigAw[ iksy dw Kwqmw krn vwly dw j`g qo Awp hI nwm inSwn imtdw huMdw hY”[ ieMnI AwK ky bwb cOkVI mwr ky bYT igAw qy boilAw, “sohixAw kr lY cwA pUrw”[ sohxy ny ikrpwn nwl bwby dI DOx vf id`qI[ ieh GrW nUM Aw gey[ vyK lY nMbrdwr nUM qW Bwg l`g gey, pMjw GumwvW qo A`sI GuMmw bxweI bYTw[ Awh ijMnw icr ikhry hoxI bYTy Aw lok kihxgy sohxy dy muMfy AY[ bwAd ivc kOx hY BweI[ pYlI kuVIAW dy nwm l`gjU ibgwny p``uq pqw nhI r`Kxgy ky vycxgy[ sohxy dw qW dunIAW qo nwm inSwn Kqm hoieAw smJ”[ “AmrjIq isMG is`DU hmbrg”[

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krn leI hukm dy id`qw[ pMjwb puils Kyq dy bwhr qwienwq ho geI[ auh AMdr nhIN gey[ aunHW nUM pqw sI ik pRvwny lwt qo nhI frdy[ ipMf dy lok kmwd qo ds ikly dUr KVy qmwSw vyK rhy sn[ puils aunW nUM A`gy nhI sI Awaux idMdI[ mwrc krdy ispwhI kmwd ivc d`s ko krmW gey hoxgy[ A`go ey. ky. sMqwlI dI PweIirMg ispwhIAW v`l hoeI[ ijs nwl kmwd ivc BgdV mc geI, ispwhI CwlW mwrdy kmwd qoN bwhr vl nUM B`jy[ kmWfr dUby dy hQ qy Pwier vjw[ ausny kmwd qo bwhr Aw ky AwiKAw, “myrw iek jvwn AMdr rih igAw hY[ bI.AYs.AYP vwilAw ny ikhw swfw vI”[ aus vyly ivsl v`jI swry jvwn iek`Ty kIqy gey[ igxqI kIqI geI[ sI.Awr.pI dy nO jvwn qy bI.AYs.AYP dy s`q jvwn G`t sn[ swirAw ivc mwjUsI dI lihr dOV geI[ vwierlYs krky bult-prUP tRYktr mMgvwieAw igAw[ ijs dI shwieqw nwl lwSW bwhr k`FIAW geIAW[ aunHW dIAW AYl.AYm.jI pMj G`t sn jo cMd qy pRvwr ny ck ky Agly AYksn leI kol r`K leIAW sn[ lwsW cukx qo bwAd iPr tRYktr kmwd dy Kyq ivc vwiVAw igAw[ tRYktr vwilAw ny dohW nUM vyK ilAw[ ispwhIAW ny aunHW aupr qy auhnW ny tRYktr aupr PwieirMg kIqI[ ispwhIAW ny tRYktr bYk gyAr ivc pw ky bwhr nUM Bjw ilAw[ ausy dOrwn hI iek Pwier pRIvwr dI CwqI cIrdw hoieAw lMG igAw[ ijsdy mUMho vwihgurU Sbd inkilAw qy auh QWey hI sdw dI nINd sON igAw[ APsrW dy kihx qy tRYktr iPr kmwd ivc vwiVAw igAw[ ies vwr tRYktr vwly pRvwr dI l`q nUM r`sw pw ky bwhr GVIs ilAwey[ pRvwr dI lwS bwhr Kwl ivc ilAw sutI, jd ky ispwhIAW nUM bMd g`fIAW mMgvw ky ausy vyly hI mogy Byj id`qw[ pMj v`j gey, g`usy ivc Awey kmWfr ny kmwd nUM A`g lwaux dw hukm dy id`qw[ im`tI dw qyl iCVk ky iek pwisEN kmwd nUM A`g lw id`qI geI[ cMd A`g dy syk dy A`gy-Agy bwhr nUM Awaux l`gw[ auh Ajy Cy ku Pu`t kmwd dy AMdr hI sI ik pwsy vt dy nwl lgy bYTy pMjwb puils dy ispwhI ny br`st mwirAw[ cMd ausy QW qy hI pRwx iqAwg igAw[ sb`b nwl Aj iPr puMinAw dw idn sI[ ieh cMd DrqI qo Cu`p igAw qy Asmwn ivclw cMd cV AwieAw[ auDr gurduAwry ivc Swm dy idvwn qy BweI Sbd pVH rhy sn[ sUrw so pihcwnIAY jo lVy dIn ky hyq, purjw purjw k`t mry kbhUM nw Cwfy Kyq] “AmrjIq isMG isDU b`DnI vwlw”.

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krnw hY[ CutI hox mgro jdo swry ividAwrQI cly gey[ ieh dovyN bwQrUm kol cly gey[ dovW ny tIcrw vwly bwQrUm ivc ilK id`qw, “vyKo kuqw KVw mUq kr irhw hY”[ ilK ky dovyN Gr nUM cly gey[ Agly idn skUl l`gx dI GMtI v`jI[ swry ividAwQI pRyAr ivc KVyH sn[ swieMs mwstr rySm isMG ny skUtr KVHw kIqw[ srdI dy idn sn, auh ipSwb krn clw igAw[ ipSwb krdy ny jd swhmxy kMD qy ingw mwrI qy piVHAw[ auh pRyAr ivc clw igAw[ pRyAr Kqm hox qy ausny hYfmwstr nUM d`s ky swry ividAwQI auQy hI ibTw ley[ rySm isMG ny puiCAw ijs ny bwQrUm ivc srwrq kIqI hY auh Awpxy Awp hI d`s dyvy[ nhI qW pqw qW AsIN lw hI lYxw hY[ rySm isMG swry tIcrW ivcoN vDIAw pVwaux vwlw qy suBw dw grm sI[ swry muMifAW ivc Gusr-musr hox l`gI[ hr koeI iek dUjy nUM p`uC irhw sI, kI srwrq hoeI? pr pqw iksy nUM hovy qW d`sy[ ieh dovy jwxyN muskVIey h`sI jw rhy sn[ pI.tI suKdyv isMG iek pwsy qy hoieAw swirAW dy cyhirAW nUM vyK irhw sI[ aysny vyiKAw ik swirAW ivcoN ieh dovyN nIvIN pw ky h`s rhy hn[ bwkI socW ivc pey hoey hn[ pI.tI ny rySm isMG nUM Aw ky d`isAw ik ieh Srwrq mYnUM mMgI qy jIqI dI l`gdI hY[ rySm isMG ny AwiKAw, “mMgl isMG qy jgjIq isMG styz qy Aw jwx”[ kol AwieAW nUM rySm isMG ny puiCAw, “hW beI, s`c d`s idau ieh Srwrq quhwfI hY[ nhIN quhwnUM myry suBw dw pqw hI hY”[ dovyN jwxy kihx l`gy “nhIN sr, swnUM nhIN pqw kIhny kI iliKAw hY”[ “pI.tI swihb swrIAW klwsW nUM kmirAw ivc Byj dyvo[” rySm isMG ny pI.tI nUM AwiKAw[ auh aunHW donW nuM hYfmwstr swihb dy dPqr ivc lY igAw[ cpVwsI nUM Byj ky dohW dy ipqw s`d ley[ aunHW dy swmHxy ienHW dI kwPI byiezqI kIqI[ dohW dy ipqw ny ienHW nUM ku``itAw vI Aqy muAwPI mMgvweI[ ienHW ny swrw kuJ jr ilAw[ kihMdy “qusI Awhdy ho muAwPI mMg lYNdy hW pr AsIN ieh kMm nhIN kIqw”[ mMny iPr vI nhIN[ dsvIN klws ivcoN &yl ho ky dovyN Gr dw kMm krn lgy[ pr AwdqW pihlIAW hI r`KIAW[ sb`b nwl jgjIq dy mwmy dw puq knyfw ivcoN AwieAw[ aus ny ivAwh krwauxw sI[ jgjIq dy ipqw dy kihx qy aunHW ny do kuVIAW vwlI mMg r`K leI[ dUsrI lVkI dw irSqw aunHW ny pihlW hI jgjIq leI p`kw krvw id`qw[ kuJ smyN bwAd jgjIq knyfw clw igAw[ auQy jw ky swrIAW SrwrqW Bul igAw[ isrP kMm hI ply rih igAw[ pMjwb ivc c`l rhI AYjItySn kwPI zor PV geI sI[ mwhOl hI Aijhw bx igAw sI ik nOjvwn kyS dwhVIAW r`Kx l`g pey[ bhuq nOjvwn sMq iBMfrW vwly dI kmWf hyT iekTy ho rhy sn[ mMgl isMG pihlW qoN Aijhy suBw dw mwlk sI[ auh ijs pwsy vyKdw aus pwsy hI qur pYNdw sI[ auh vI AMimRq C`k ky AMimRqsr cilAw igAw[ auQy rih ky iesny gurbwxI dI sMiQAw leI[ jdoN kdy ipMf Awauxw gurduAwry jw ky pwT krnw[ ipMf dy hor nOjvwnW nUM AMimRq Ck ky iqAwr br iqAwr isMG bxn leI pRyrnw dyxI[ ipMf dy kWgrsI srpMc ny swrI sI.AweI.fI puils nUM dy idqI[ iek idn ipMf Awey mMgl nUM puils ny Gyrw pw ilAw[ pr ieh iksy qrHW puils dy h`QoN inklx ivc kwmXwb ho igAw[ aus qoN mgroN ieh ipMf rwq brwqy AwauNdw[ drbwr swihb qy hmly qoN mgroN[ mMgl isr k`F lIfrW ivc igixAw jwx lgw[ keI QwvW qy ienHW dw puils nwl twkrw hoieAw[ pr hr vwr hI ieh puils dw nukswn krky inklx ivc kwmXwb ho jWdy[ puils ny mMgl dy isr dw pMj l`K mul r`K id`qw[ ies dy Gr idAW nUM puils qMg krdI sI[ auh qs`sd J`ldy-J`ldy pqw nhIN ipMf C`f ky ikDr cly gey[

iek idn AKbwr ivc Kbr CpI[ KUKwr A`qvwdI mMgl isMG qy ausdy iqMn swQI tly vwly pul qy puils mukwbly ivc hlwk[ aus idn qoN mgroN lokW ny smJ ilAw ik mMgl puils ny mwr id`qw[ aus dy dosqW ny gurduAwry ivc aus dy nwm dw AKMf pwT krvw ky AMiqm Ardws krvw id`qI[ jgjIq knyfw qoN AwieAw[ aus dw Cotw Brw vrkSwp ivc tRYktr dI rIpyAr krvw irhw sI[ jgjIq ny skUtr ilAw[ aunHW kolH vrkSwp ivc cilAw igAw[ mukqsrIAw nCqr imsqrI jgjIq nUM h`sx l`gw[ “knyfw vwlw skUtr qy cMgw nhIN l`gdw[ gfI Q`ly hoxI cwhIdI hY[ hux qW mhwrwz dw sB kuJ id`qw hY[” “bweI jI, mYN qW iehnUM (Coty Brw) bhuq vwrI AwiKAw ik mrUqI lY AweIey[ iehdy n`k Qly nHIN mrUqI, ieh qW jIp lYx nUM iPrdY[ kihMdw jt nUM jIp dw bwhlw su`K AY[” “vyK bweI, iehny Awauxw swl do swl mgroN[ AsI kwr kI krnI? vwDU pYtrOl dw Krcw[ jIp hovy bMdw vyly kuvyly do borIAW ryA dIAW rK ky lY jWdY[ fIzl dw kI KrcY[ kuJ vI nhIN pYtrOl dy mukwbly[ kwr c cwr hI bihMdy ny Awpxy vrgy jIp ivc BwvyN swrw t`br bwV lvo[” “g`l qW iehdI vI TIk hY[ j`tW nUM qW jIp hI bwrw KWdI AY[” nC`qr bweI ny hwmI Br id`qI[ “c`l bweI jIp hI ivKw idau[” jgjIq ny nC`qr nUM ikhw[ “jy jIp vDIAw lYxI hY qW iPr Awpw gMgwngr dw c`kr mwrIey[ auDroN AwpW nUM vDIAw fI.AweI ieMjx vwlI jIp, ieDr nwloN pYNqI cwlI hzwr ssqI iml jwaU[ ijsdI ieDr kImq Fyf lK hY auh AwpW nUM iek ds jW vIh q`k iml jwaU”[ “iPr bxwau pRogrwm kdoN c`lIey”[ jgjIq ny AwiKAw[ “Awh quhwfw tRYktr bxw ky c`ldy hW[ Aj swm qk myry vwlI jIp muVky Aw jwvygI, p`pU shurI lY ky igAw hY[ auh hI lY c`lwgy[ b`sW nwloN ssqI paU[ dUjw ikDry Awsy pwsy vI vyKx jwxw pvy qW sOKw hY”[ Swm nUM p`pU, jgjIq horW dy vrkSwp ivc mUf bxwauNidAW qoN hI Aw igAw[ aunHw svyry suBw jwx dI skIm bxw leI[ tRYktr Aw ky bxwaux sI soc leI[ Agly idn jgjIq, ausdw Brw, bweI nC`qr qy nwl pMpw vwly kuldIp nUM lY ky ieh ipMfoN twiem nwl hI c`l pey[ Swm nUM ieh bweI dy doSq mihMdr kol gMgwngr phuMc gey[ ienHW ny aus nUM g`fI KrIdx dw d`isAw[ mihMdr ny AwiKAw, “qusI sPr krky Awey ho Qky hovogy[ pihlW lwho QkyNvw qy iPr g`fI vI iml jwaUgI[” mihMdr ny kMm krn vwly muMfy nUM AwiKAw, “cubwry dI cwbI ck aupr swrw kuJ tYt-PYt krdy[” do-iqMn imMntW ivc muMfw Aw ky kihMdw “bweI jI sB E-ky hY[ cly jwvo[” cubwry cVdy mihMdr ny AwiKAw, “Gry AwK AweIN bweI nCqr horIN cwr jwxy Awey hn[ rotI bxw lYx”[ mihMdr dw Gr vrkSwp dy mgr hI sI[ pINidAw qoN mihMdr ny puiCAw, “jIp iPr ikho ijhI lYxI hY[ ikMnu ku pYsy lwauxy hn”[ bweI jIp lYxI hY vDIAw[ Awh Awpxw Cotw vIr knyfw qoN AwieAw, pYsy cIz vyK ky AwpW lwauxy Aw[ pr kbwV nhIN vyKxw[ jIhnUM ds idn iqAwr kridAW l`g jwx[ audoN nUM Coty dI Cu`tI mu`k jwvy[” “iPr jIp myrI ingHw c, iek sMqW koly Ajy pMj ku mhIny hI hoey hn AweI nUM[ klH auh sMq Awey sI[ hor g`fI dw kMm huMdw sI[ auh kihMdy sI jIp vyc dyxI hY[ koeI srDwlU kwr lY ky dyx nUM kihMdw[ mY ryt puiCAw sI[ kihMdy sI ie`k cwlI qk Cf idAWgy[ pr jy AwpW zor pweIey AwpW nUM vIh q`k bx jwaUgI[”

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“hW, ivAwh AwpW krvw ilAw[ iek muMfw hY auh mW puq cMfIgV C`fy hoey ny[ koTI lY id`qI sI[ Krcw aunHW nUM pUrw phuMc jWdw hY[ AwpW mhIny, pMdrI idnI jw Awaudy hW[ muMfw CyvIN klws ivc pVdw hY[ qMU AwpxI PYmlI dw d`isAw nhIN[” “qYnUM pqw hI hY mYN igAw hI ivAwh dy vys qy sI, suK nwl hux do muMfy qy iek kuVI hY[ vfw nOvIN c, Cotw s`qvIN qy gu`fI qIjI klws ivc ny[” “nwl hI Awey hn jW au`Qy ny[” “nhIN ies vwr nhIN Awey kwikAW dy pypr sI[ ies krky aunHW dI mMmI nUM vI rihxw ipAw[” g`lW krdy-krdy auh fyry Aw gey[ sMqW ny rotI vI aunHW nUM Awpxy kol hI Awp Kwx l`igAW KvweI[ rwq dyr q`k g`lW krdy rhy[ sMqW ny jIqI nUM iek l`K lYx leI AwiKAw pr auh mMinAw nhIN[ svyr dI cwh pwxI C`kx mgroN jgjIq ny jwx leI AwiKAw[ sMqW ny hr-hr dyv qoN AYPIfYPt mMgvw ky ienHW nUM PVwieAw[ sMqw ny do miTAweI vwly fby ienHW nUM iek iek id`qw[ f`by PVwaux l`igAw AwiKAw “Awh pRswd qusI iekTw nhIN krnw[ Awpxw Awpxw f`bw hI lYxw hY[” A`fo A`f f`by PVw ky aunHW nUM ividAw kr id`qw[ jgjIq vwps muVdw hoieAw Awpxy swly nUM Awpxy shurIN hI C`f igAw, Gr Aw ky aus ny jIp rok ky miTAweI vwlw f`bw Coty Brw nUM PVwaudy ny AwiKAw, “pRswd hY swirAw nUM vMf dyh[” Coty ny jd f`bw KoilHAw , aus Q`ly notW dIAW gutIAW qy a`upr pypr dy ky miTAweI r`KI hoeI sI[ jd aus ny AwpxI mwqw nUM pRswd id`qw[ aus dI ingw notW qy peI[ aus ny f`bw bMd kr id`qw[ bYTk ivc bVdy ny jgjIq nUM AwiKAw “vIr jI, AMdr AwieE[” jd jgjIq AMdr igAw[ aus ny AwiKAw, “pRswd dy Qly Awh pRswd hor hI ipAw[” “igx KW ikMny hn” jgjIq ny AwiKAw[ “ds gutIAW hn, iek l`K pUrw hI bxdw[” kihMdy Coty ny AwiKAw, “mYnUM lgdw koeI syvk cVw ky igAw hoxw[ sMqW ny vyiKAw nhIN[ auvyN f`bw qYnUM PVw id`qw hoxw[” “hux iPr ikvyN krnI ienHW dI”[ jgjIq nUM qW pqw sI ik aus ny jwx ky hI idqy hn[ ijhVw kihMdw sI f`by nW bdl jwx[ iPr auhny Brw dw ierwdw vyKx mwry ny p``uiCAw “myry ihswb nwl Gr AweI lCmI DkxI nhIN cwhIdI[ nwly AwpW ikhVw iksy DoKy nwl leI hY[ sMq r`b dw rUp huMdy ny[ r`b ny dy id`qI AwpW cu`p krky sWB lYNdy hW[” Cotw gu`tIAW c`k ky AlmwrI ivc r`K irhw sI[ notW dy Q`ly iek prcI sI ijs qy iliKAw sI ik jy GridW qoN ibMnHW iksy hor nUM d`isAw qW ieh not im`tI bx jwxgy[ Q`ly iliKAw sI “jqIAw dw hukm”[ Coty ny gutIAW sWB leIAW, boilAw nhIN cup krky auh prcI jgjIq dy mUhry kr id`qI[ jgjIq prcI pVdw mn ivc AwK irhw sI[ “ies mMgI dy b`cy qy ikMnIAW hvwvW v``gIAW A`qvwdI bixAw, swD bixAw, ivAwh krvwieAw kroVwpqI ho igAw[ lok pUjw vI rb vwgUM krn lg gey[ pr Giq`qW qoN bwj nhIN AwieAw”. vwirS Swh ny vI ieho ijhy nUM vyK ky iliKAw hoaU ‘vwirS Swh nw AwdqW jWdIAw ny, BwvyN k`tIey porIAW-porIAW jI’[ iehdw nwm aunHW nUM bRhm dyv nhIN GiqqI swh rKxw cwhIdw sI[ k`lw bYTw jgjIq Awpxy nwl g`lW krdw h`sI jw irhw sI[” “AmrjIq isMG is`DU b`DnI vwlw[”

gvwcy lPzgvwcy lPzgvwcy lPzgvwcy lPz gurnwm horIN cwr BYx Brw sn, s`B qo vfI gurnwm dI BYx gurnwm qo AT-nO swl vfI sI[ gurnwm dy ipqw mlkIq kol pMj ikly zmIn sI[ kuJ auh BOlI, mwmly qy lY ky vwhuMdw sI[ ijs nwl guzwrw hoeI jw irhw sI[ pr bcdw kuJ nhIN sI[ ikqy AwVHqIAW dy brwbr ho jWdy iksy Psl co do-cwr hzwr isr tut jWdw[ b`cy idno-idn jvwn hoeI jw rhy sn[ kuVI qW auhnW ny pVHn nW lweI[ auh mW dy nwl Gr dw swrw kMm krvwauNdI[ gurnwm skUl jwx lg ipAw[ b`cy v`fy hox l`gy[ Gr dw Krcw vDx l`gw[ Gr ivc qMgI rihx lgI[ kuVI muitAwr ho geI sI[ huMdl hyl hox krky auh sqwrW swlW dI vyKx vwly nUM bweI swlW dI l`gdI sI[ mlkIq qy ausdI GrvwlI ny kuVI dw ivAwh krn dI skIm bxweI[ mlkIq ny AwpxI BYx nUM AwK ky ausdy idaur dy muMfy nwl irSqw kr id`qw[ Gry rYA kIqI ik jy rupeY ivAwjU ley qw AwpW nUM ivAwz ny nhI auTx dyxw[ ies leI AwpW do ikly zmIn gihxy r`K idMdy hW[ mlkIq ny zmIn gihxy krn l`gy ny gl kr leI ik pYlI mY hI bIjW gw[ qhwnUM Tykw dy idAw krWgw[ auh Awpxy BweIcwry ivc nIvW nhI sI hoxw cwhuMdw[ kuVI dy ivAwh mgro mlkIq kuJ ibmwr ijhw rihx lgw[ aus qo KyqI dw kMm pUrI qrw nhI sI huMdw[ gurnwm pMjvI jmwq pws kr igAw sI[ mlkIq ny GrvwlI nwl slwh krky gurnwm nUM skUloN htw ky Awpxy nwl KyqI dy kMm ivc lw ilAw[ gurnwm A`gy pVHnw cwhuMdw sI[ pr mW-ipE dy AwKy ausnUM pVweI CfxI peI[ Coty dovyN pV rhy sn[ mlkIq dI ibmwrI zor PVdI geI[ ausdI ibmwrI qy vI pYsw byQwh l`gdw[ ijQy vI d`s pYdI auh mlkIq nUM lY ky jWdy[ pr ausdI ibmwrI nUM Prk nw pYdw[ AKIr iek idn nUM auh dunIAW C`f ky clw igAw[ Gr ivc idno-idn grIbI Aw rhI sI[ Krcy dI Gwt krky Coty vI skUloN htw ley, iek nUM m`JW dy mgr lw id`qw qy dUjw gurnwm nwl KyqI dw kMm krvwaudw[ hwVI, swauxI isroN krjw nw lihMdw[ hux qW AwVHqIAw vI n`k bul mwrky pYsy idMdw sI[ ipMf ivc psUAW nUM mUMh Kur dI ibmwrI l`g geI[ do-iqMnW idnW ivc hI gurnwm dIAW do m`JW, iek bOld ies ibmwrI ny Kw ley[ A`gy qW duD vycky Gr dw FMg clI jWdw sI[ hux qW duD ibMnHw cwh qo vI AOKy ho gey sn[ iek Psl ivcoN bcxw qW kI sI AwVHqIey dy, isr pMdrW hzwr tut gey[ ausny gurnwm nUM AwK id`qw, vyK gurnwm ies qrHW qW TIk nhI[ hr Psl ivcoN qyry isr tu`tdy ny[ hr vwrI rkm vD rhI hY[ ies leI cMgw hY ik qUM myry pYsy mYnUM mhIny dy ivc dy dyvyN[ A`gy qo Psl ij`Qy mrzI vyc leI[ mYN hux ies qoN vD pYsy nhIN dy skdw[ gurnwm Gry AwieAw[ aus dI mUMh dI rOxk aufI dyK ky, mW ny p``uiCAw, “su`K qW hY[” gurnwm ny swrI g`l jo AwVHqIey nwl hoeI sI mW nUM d`sI[ mW ny gurnwm nUM hOslw idqw, “pu`q iPkr nhI krIdw, guruU mhwrwj BlI krU[” auh pu`q nUM g`lI bwqIN idlwsy idMdI[ Poky dlwsy vI rws nhI AwaNudy ijnW icr Agly pwsy kuJ nw idsdw hovy[ iFf qW Kwx nUM rotI mMgdw hY[ qn leI k`pVy vI cwhIdy hn[ ieh swrw kuJ ikQoN Awvygw? KyqI leI vI pYsy cwhIdy ny[ b`ld vI lYxw pvygw[ AwVHqIAw vI pYsy mMgdw iek mhIny iv`c[ gurnwm socW ivc fu`ibAw rihMdw[ rwq nUM jd aus dI A`K Kul jWdI[ iPr qwixAW-bwixAW ivwc hI, rwq socidAW dI lMG jWdI[ gurnwm dI byby dy mwmy dw puq pMdrW, solw swlW mgro hwlYNf ivcoN vwps AwieAw[ auh AwpxI BYx nUM imlx qy mlkIq dw APsos krn AwieAw[ aus ny Gr dI hwlq vyK ky AwpxI BYx nUM AwiKAw, “jy kr kuJ pYisAW dw qusI ieMqjwm kro kuJ mYN kr lYdw hW[ gurnwm nUM

auDr XUrp ivc lY jWdy hW[ ieQy qW ies qrW AOKw hY[” gurnwm dI byby ny aus nUM swrI g`l d`sI, “vIr swfy kol qW Dylw vI nhI[ kuVI dy ivAwh vyly gihxy kIqy do ikly nhI Cufwey gey[ ies vwr qW AwVHqIey ny vI korw jvwb dy id`qw[” “vyK BYx mNY vI jdoN igAw sI[ audoN qW isrP A`T hzwr ligAw sI[ auh vI bwpU ny ivAwjU cu`k ky id`qw sI[ jy socdy kol hoxgy, qW nhIN jw skdy sI[ hux qUM hI vyK lY mhwrwj dI ikRpw hY[ pYsy qW swry mYN hI lw idMdw[ Awpy auQy kmw ky myry vwps kr idMdw[ mY prsoN do ikilAW dw sOdw kIqw hY[ Agly somvwr rijStrI krvwauxI hY[ qusI ikvyN nw ikvyN qIh hzwr dw pRbMD kro[ bwkI mYN Awpy krMUgw[ Awpxw pMjwh jW pcvMjw lgUgw[” mwmy dy jwx mgro gurnwm ny AwiKAw, “byby mwmy dI g`l qW TIk hY jy mY bwhr cilAw jwvW qW iek do swlW ivc hI AwpW sOKy ho jwvWgy[” “p`uq qyrI g`l nwl qW mYN vI sihmq hW[ pr pYsy ilAwvWgy ikQoN[ mYnUM qW koeI irSqydwr vI Aijhw nhI l`gdw jo AwpW nUM pYsy dy sky[ swirAW dw Awpxw-Awpxw tYm pws hI huMdw hY[” AwpxI byby nwl g`lW krdw gurnwm Kyq nUM cilAw igAw[ aus dy mn ivc ieh hI soc sI ik pYsy dw bMdobsq ikvyN bxy[ Kyq ausny mn ivc AwiKAw ik auhdw dosq AMimRqpwl isMG sdw hI kihMdw huMdw hY gurnwm mYN qyrw Xwr hW, kdy vrq ky vyKI[ Aj auhnUM p``uCdy hW jy g`l bx jwvy[ auh KyqoN is`Dw hI AMimRqpwl kol cilAw igAw[ gurnwm ny jw ky AMimRqpwl nUM swrI g`l d`sI[ gurnwm ny AwiKAw, “AMimRqpwl jy qUM koeI pRbMD kr dyvy qW AsIN vsidAW ivc ho jwvWgy nhI qW qYnUM hwl ids irhw[” AMimRqpwl ny AwiKAw, “bwpU jI Sihr nUM gey hoey ny[ AwieAW nwl g`l krUMgw[ mYnUM aumId hY auh jvwb nhI idMdy[ qUM hOslw r`K siqgurU qyrI m`dd krngy[” AMimRqpwl dIAW g`lW qo gurnwm nUM kuJ Aws ijhI bJI[ auh Gr nUM Aw igAw[ Agly idn gurnwm cwh pI ky AMimRqpwl kol cilAw igAw[ AMimRqpwl qy ausdw bwpU bYTk ivc bYTy sn[ auh vI aunW kol cilAw igAw[ AMimRqpwl ny AwiKAw, “gurnwm, mY qyry pYisAW dI g`l bwpU jI nwl kr leI hY[ ieh kihMdy hn pYsy qW iml jwxgy[ qYnUM AwpxI dosqI krky ivAwj vI koeI nhIN[ pr qYnUM AStwm qy iek ik`lw pYlI gihxy krn dI Srq ilKwauxI pvygI, jy quM pYsy nW moVNy qW aus pYlI dI AsIN mOky qy kImq muqwbk bwkI pYsy dy ky rijStrI krvw lvWgy[” “vyK beI kwkw gurnwm, ieh isrP ies leI kr rhy hW ik qYnUM ieh iPkr rhy ik mYN pYsy vwps krny hn[ mY ieh nhI cwhuMdw ik iehnW iClVW krky quhwfI dosqI tut jwvy[” AMimRqpwl dy bwpU jI ny AwiKAw[ “TIk hY AMkl jI, mYnUM mnjUr hY jdo mrzI ilKw lvoN[” “pYsy kdoN cwhIdy ny[” AMimRqpwl ny p``uiCAw[ “mY Aj hI mwmw jI kol jWdw hW, aunHW nwl swrI g`l pkI krky qYnUM d`s dyvwgW[ kdoN pYisAW dI loV hY[” AwK ky gurnwm KuSI-KuSI Gr nUM qur ipAw[ Gr Aw ky gurnwm ny AwpxI byby nUM swrI gl d`sI[ k`pVy bdl ky auh AwpxI byby dy nwnikAW nUM cilAw igAw[ aus ny swrI gl mwmy nUM jw d`sI[ ausdy mwmy ny AwiKAw, “Awvdw pwsport A`j hI mYnUM ilAw dy[ mY klH nUM PlOr jwxw auQy eyjMt nwl gl krky Awvwgw[” gurnwm cwh pI ky ipMf vwps Aw igAw[ ausny pwsport ilAw Swm nUM iPr vwps mwmy kol Aw igAw[ dUsry idn gurnwm nUM nwl lY ky aus dw mwmw PlOr cilAw igAw[ auQy jw ky aunW dI pMjwh hzwr dI g`l ho geI[ eyjMt ny aunW nUM vIh idnW dw twiem id`qw[ ik A`j qo vIh idnW dy bwAd iesdI PlYt iksy vI idn ho skdI hY[ pYsy iqAwr r`iKE[pwsport qy pMj hzwr ruipAw eyjMt ny jmHw krvw ley[

Gr Aw ky gurnwm ny AwpxI byby qy BrwvW nUM swrI g`l d`sI, AMimRqpwl nUM ausny d`s id`qw ik eyjMt ny Awh g`l AwKI hY[ ausny AMimRqpwl nUM AwiKAw, “ik AStwm bySk A`j hI ilKvw lvo[ pYsy A`j qoN vIh idn bwAd cwhIdy ny[” AMimRqpwl dy bwpU ny AStwm ilKx vwly nUM Gry bulw ky AStwm ilKvw ilAw[ TIk aunINvy idn eyjMt dw bMdw AwieAw[ ausny AwiKAw, “ik qusI A`j qoN cOQy idn somvwr nUM pYsy lY ky PlOr phuMc jwvo[ quhwfw swrw kMm iqAwr hY[” gurnwm ny ausy vyly AMimRq nUM pYsy iqAwr krn leI AwK id`qw[qy Awp Awpxy mwmy kol cilAw igAw[ gurnwm dy mwmy ny eyjMt nwl Pon qy g`l kIqI[ aus ny gurnwm nUM AwiKAw, “qUM qy BYx AYqvwr nUM pYsy lY ky ieQy phuMc jwvo[ somvwr nUM mY qyry nwl c`lWgw[” Somvwr nUM dovy mwmw-Bwxjw nON v`jdy nUM eyjMt kol phuMc gey[ eyjMt ny aunW nUM AwpxI gfI ivc ibTwieAw qy id`lI lY igAw[ Agly idn hI gurnwm horW dI PlYt krvw id`qI[ id`lI qo dub`eI, dub`eI qo cYko slvwkIAw[ cYko qo fOkI lvw ky zrmn phuMcdy kr idqy[ gurnwm dy mwmy dy dosq zrmn dy Sihr fir`jifn ivc rihMdy sn, ausny aunHW nUM &on kr id`qw sI[ aunHW dw Pon gurnwm kol vI sI[ gurnwm ny rylvy stysn qoN aunHW nUM &on lwieAw[ auh Aw ky gurnwm nUM lY gey[ aunW dw Awpxw irstorYNt sI, aunW Agly idn hI gurnwm nUM kMm qy lw idqw[ gurnwm ny Awpxy mwmy nUM &on krky d`s id`qw[ gurnwm ny pUrw idl lw ky kMm kIqw[ ijvyN-ijvyN gurnwm kMm is`Kdw igAw, ausdI qnKwh vDdI geI[ gurnwm ny sB qo pihlW AMimRqpwl qy Awpxy mwmy dy pYsy moVy[ iPr ausny Gr pYsy Byjy[ do-iqMn swlW ivc ausny Gr dI grIbI dUr kr id`qI[ hux auhdy auh hI cwcy-qwey ijhVy aus nUM blwauxw cMgw nhIN sI smJdy[ hux hr g`l ivc gurnwm dy BrwvW qy mW dI rwie lYNdy sn[ ieh kudrqI hY, ijvyN kihMdy ny mwieAw qyry iqMn nwm “prs,U prsw, prsrwm”[ pYlI gihxy vwilAW qo Cufvw leI[ guAWF ivc hI iqMn iklHy iksy dy ivkwaU sn, auh vI gurnwm ny Awpxy BrwvW nUM AwK ky sOdw kr ilAw[ kuJ pYsy aus kol Awpxy sn, kuJ mwlkW qo AfvWs lY ky Byj id`qy[ kMm krdy dI g`l iek vytr kuVI nwl bx geI[ ienHW ivAwh krvw ilAw[ gurnwm nUM vIzw iml igAw[ Cy swl bwAd gurnwm ny CutI leI do mhIny dI[ qy ieMfIAw Aw igAw[ Aw ky auhny dovW BrwvW dy ivAwh iek`Ty kr id`qy[ iek idn gurnwm bYTw rotI Kw irhw sI[ iek cOdW ku swl dw bhuq sohxw muMfw gurnwm dy drvwzy mUhry Aw KVw hoieAw[ swhmxy bYTI gurnwm dI byby nUM h`Q joV ky AwKx lgw, “byby iek rotI dy dy, Bu`K bhuq l`gI hY[” gurnwm dI mW gu`sy ivc ausnUM aucI bolI[ “Aw jWdy AY svyry-svyry, kI hoieAw qYnUM, l`T vrgw juAwn AYN[ koeI kMm-kwr krky Kwh, iksy dy p`Ty vf, m`JW cwr, koeI lMgVw-lUlW hovy qW qd vI[ jwh dPw ho jwh, swfy kol twiem nhI[” gurnwm rotI C`f ky ivhVy ivc Aw igAw[ gurnwm ny aus muMfy vl vyKAw[ gurnwm nUM vyK ky auh muMfw frn l`gw[ gurnwm ny ausnUM AwiKAw, “kwky aury Aw[” auh muMfw frdw-frdw gurnwm kol Aw igAw[ “Aw beI fr nw[ d`s kI cwhIdw hY[” gurnwm ny bVy hI ipAwr nwl p`uiCAw[ muMfy ny AwiKAw, “bweI jI Bu`K l`gI hY, rotI KwxI hY[” kihMdy muMfy dIAW A`KW nIvINAW ho geIAW[ gurnwm ny aus nUM AwiKAw, “Aw Xwr rotI Ck, l`sI pI,Aw myry nwl AMdr bYT ky Ck[” gurnwm muMfy nUM nwl lY kyy AMdr jwdy ny, swhmxy cOky ivc bYTI AwpxI byby nUM AwiKAw[ “byby iek QwlI ivc rotI pw ky ilAwvo[” rotI Aw geI[ muMfy ny r`j ky rotI KwDI, lsI pIqI[ auTx l`gw kihMdw, “cMgw bweI jI, bhuq imhrbwnI[”

“nhI beI ieau kr bYT jw, mYnUM iek gl ds, qUM GroN ru`s ky B`ijAw jW koeI hor g`l hY[” gurnwm ny p``iCAw[ muMfy ny A`KW ivc pwxI Br ky AwiKAw[ “bweI jI, A`j qo pMj swl pihlW dI g`l hY[ iek idn AsIN rwq nUM swry su`qy pey sW[ mY, mMmI, fYfI, myrI BYx qy cwcw jI[ rwq nUM swfy Gr qy iksy ny h`lw bol id`qw[ koeI s`T s`qr bMdy hoxgy[ aunW mMmI, fYfI, cwcy swirAW nUM mwr id`qw[ myrI BYx mYqo v`fI sI auhnUM cu`k ky lY gey[ mYnUM nhI pqw kI ho igAw, jd mYN auT ky vyiKAw cwry pwsy KuUn hI KUn sI[ mY Gro B`j ipAw[ mYnUM nhI pqw mY ikDr jw irhw hW, myry k`pVy vI KUn nwl ilbVy sn[ iek trk vwly ny mYnUM trk ivc ibTw ilAw[ auh mYnUM Awpxy nwl srsy lY igAw[ ijQy auh mYQoN Gr dw swrw kMm krvWaudy sn, mY cup-cwp swrw kMm krdw irhw[ iek idn aunW mYnUM Jolw PVw ky AwiKAw[ ieh bs stYNf qy PVw ky Aw[ Agy iek AwdmI kot pYNt vwlw KVw huMdw sI[ ausny mYQoN Jolw PV ilAw[ ieh kMm kwPI icr qk cldw irhw[ iek idn mY Ajy b`s A`fy ivc sW ik puils dI gfI AweI[ aunW ny aus AwdmI nUM PV ilAw[ Joly ivcoN aunW kwlI ijhI cIj kFI[ puils vwilAW ny auhdy h`Q kVI lw leI[ mYnMU qW lokW dy g`lw krn qo pqw l`gw ik ieh APIm sI[ bweI jI mY fr igAw[ mYnUM aunHW qurdy nUM dsW dw not id`qw sI ik muVdw mY sbjI lY AwvW[ mY frdw iek bs cVH igAw[ ikqy auh myrw nwm nw lY dyvy[ mY itkt k`tx vwly nUM ds rupeY PVw id`qy[ auh mYnUM ieQy lwh igAw[ bweI jI B``uK l`gI sI, koly kuJ vI nhIN sI[ keI GrIN rotI mMgI[ ibnHW gwlW kuJ vI nhI imilAw[ bweI jI quhwfI bhuq imhrbwnI hY ijnW rotI qW Kvw id`qI[ gurnwm dI byby ny KwlI BWfy cu`kx AweI ny swrI gl KV ky sux leI sI[ gurnwm ny AwpxI byby dy kuJ bolx qo pihlW hI AwiKAw[ “byby sux ilAw[ ibMnHw kuJ vyKy hI dr Awey hr mzbUr nUM qusIN iesy qrHW boldIAW ho[ byby ieh myry vwly hI l&z Aj mYnUM dubwrw iml gey[ qYnUM pqw hY jd Awpxy Gry cwh nUM guV nhIN sI, qUM mYnUM GlwVI qNo q`qw guV lYx leI ByjdI sI qW jo swfy svyr dI cwh bx sky[ mYnUM vI ies qrHW aunHW dIAW imMnqw krnIAW pYNdIAW sn[ bol kbol suxny pYNdy sn[ pr krdw kI mzbUr sW[ ies leI mW myrIey, kdy vI dr qy Awey nUM Kwx pIx qo KwlI nw moVI[ jIhdy kol kuJ hovy, auh kdy vI iksy dy A`gy h`Q nhI PYlwauNdw[”

"AmrjIq isMG isDU

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lwlclwlclwlclwlc primMdr horI iqMn BYx Brw sn[ primMdr sB qo vfI sI aus qoN do Coty dovyN lVky sn[ primMdr dw ipqw gurmK isMG gjit`f APsr sI[ primMdr dI mMmI nsIb kOr AY`s.fI.AY~m dPqr ivc kl``rk sI[ qnKwh dy nwl dohW jIAW nuM auprlI Awmdn vI kwPI cMgI sI[ Gr dy guzwry leI zmIn sI ijs dy Tyky nwl aunW dw swry swl dw Krcw vDIAw cldw sI[ gurmK isMG ny dovyN muMfy Sihr AMgryzI skUl ivc pVn lw id`qy[ auh hostl ivc hI rihMdy sn[ primMdr ipMf dy skUl ivcoN 10+2 krky AYs.fI kwlj Pwr vomYn ivc dwKl ho geI[

primMdr h`fW pYrW dI Ku`lI, au`cI lMmI, gorI inSoh BrvyN srIr dI sI[ kwilj dI spots ivMg dI ieMncwrj mYifm ny primMdr dy srIr qy srIr sI cusqI vyK ky iek idn primMdr nUM bulw ky AwiKAw[ “primMdr mY cwhuMdI hW ik qYnUM KyfW vwly pwsy BrqI kr lvW[ qyrw srIr spots vwlw hY[ qUM d`s ikhVI gym ivc Bwg lYxw psMd kryNgI”[ primMdr ny h`s ky ikhw, “mYfm mYN kdy vI koeI gym nhI KyfI, mYN skUl ivc vI kdy gymW ivc Bwg nhI ilAw”. “vyK primMdr A`gy Bwg nhI ilAw, iPr kI hY[ qUM hux qoN surU kr skdI hYN[ myry ihswb nwl qUM kbfI Aqy bwskt bwl dohW gymW ivc vDIAw cl skdI hYN[ qUM dohW gymW nUM Kyfx l`g iPr dyKWgy dohW ivcoN ikhVI vDIAw rihMdI hY[ aus ivc hI AwpW pUrI ipRkts krWgy”[ “mYfm, mYN pyirMts nwl g`l krky qhwnUM d`sWgI, jy auh mMn gey qW[ Gr Aw ky priMmMdr ny swm nUM mMmI fYfI nUM d`isAw “ik Aj mYnUM mYifm ny kbfI qy bwskt bwl dIAW tImW ivc Bwg lYx leI AwiKAw[ d`so mYN ikvyN krW[ gurmK ny AwiKAw “vDIAw hY spots nwl srIr dI bxqr vDIAw rihMdI hY[ qUM ijs vI gyNm nUM lwiek krdI AYN aus nUM Kyfxw surU krdy[ Aw vyK qyrI mMmI dw srIr ikvy iFlkvW ijihAw hoieAw iPrdw[ hux ieh kb`fI qW nhI Kyf skdI[ pr Gr qW vrijs kr hI skdI hY”[ gurmK dI g`l nwl iqMny hI h`s pey[ primMdr dI mMmI ny vI AwK id`qw “vyK primMdr ijvyN qyrI mrjI hY kr lY[ swnUM koeI ieqrwj nHIN[ pr jy gymW ivc Bwg lYxw hY qW kuJ bx ky ivKweIN AYNvy nw hovy ik pVHweI ivcoN vI qy gymW ivcoN vI A`D ivcwly ijhI qurI iPryN”[ “nhI mMmI ieh qusIN iPkr nw kro[ jy mY gymW KyfWgI qW pVweI ivc vI Prk pYx nhI dyvWgI[ mYN dohW pwisAW qoN qhwnUM ienwm ly ky vKwvWgI”[ “iPr Kurwk qy Krcy qo AsIN nhI B`jdy[ jy myry pu`q dI ieh qmMnw hY qW AsIN auh pUrI krn ivc hr smyN moFy nwl KVy hovWgy”[ gurmK dI ieh g`l sux ky primMdr fYfI, fYfI krdI aus dy gl nUM jw cuMmVI[ Agly idn kwlj Aw ky primMdr ny AwpxI mYifm nuM d`isAw “ik aus dy Grdy mMn gey hn[ mNY Kyfx leI iqAwr hW[ pr mYN dovyN nhI iek hI gym KyfWgI”[ “primMdr quM iek hI gym KyfIN[ pr kuJ idn dohW nUM Kyf jo qyry mn cMgI l`gy qUM auhI Kyf lYxI”[ kuJ idnW bwAd primMdr ny mYfm nUM AwiKAw ik “mYnUM kb`fI vDIAw lgdI hY ies leI mNY kb`fI hI KyfWgI[ primMdr pUrI lgn nwl KyfdI[ srIr dI nroeI sI[ cMgI koicMg imlx qy primMdr dI Kyf QoVy idnW ivc cV geI[ pVweI ivc vI auh hmysw pihly nMbr qy rihMdI[ jlMDr kb`fI k`p ho irhw sI[ aus kbfI k`p ivc primMdr horW dI tIm ny vI Bwg lYxw sI[ primMdr ny Awpxy fYfI nUM d`isAw ik “aunW dI tIm jlMDr k`p ivwc Bwg lY rhI hY[ auh jrUr KyfW vyKx c`lx”[ primMdr dy fYfI ny Awpxy iek dosq hrkMvl nUM nwl iqAwr kr ilAw[ hrkMvl, gurmK dy guAwFI ipMf dw sI, auh pVdy vI iekTy sn, iek hI mihkmy ivc nOkrI krdy sn[ gurmK hY~f qy hrkMvl aus dw AsYsitMt sI[auh jlMDr cly gey[ mYc surU ho gey[ pihlw mYc primMdr dy kwlj dw jlMDr kwlj nwl ho irhw sI[ jlMDr dI tIm dI kihMdI khwaudI jwPI dI primMdr ny b`s krvw id`qI[ swry mYc ij`qdy hoey primMdr horW dI tIm ny PweInl mYc vI ij`q ilAw[ ienwmW dI vMf vyly primMdr nUM tUrnwmYNt dI vYst plyAr dw v`Krw ienwm p`cI hzwr dy ky snmwinq kIqw igAw[primMdr ny mYifm nUM AwK ky snmwn vyly Awpxy fYfI nUM

kol styj qy bulw ilAw sI[ Anwausr ny gurmK isMG gjtf APsr hox krky vwhvw mswlw lw ky pys kIqw[ gurmK styj qoN ivhlw hoky AwieAw qW hrkMvl ny AwiKAw, “BweI swihb hux pwrtI kdoN dyxI hY”[ gurmK ny h`s ky ikhw, “jdo hukm hovy pwrtI audoN hI kr dyvWgy[ pwrtI dw kI hY tRylr Aj hI rsqy ivc ivKw dyvWgy[ pwrtI mgroN shI”[ nkodr Aw ky aunW ny ivskI qy kolw KRId ilAw[ ipsqw qy nmkIn kwjU lY ley[ glws aunW kol g`fI ivc sn[ auh mOjW mwxdy KVHdy-KVHwaudy nO vjdy nUM ipMf phuMc gey[ gurmK ny hrkMvl nUM Awpxy kol hI r`K ilAw[ gurmK isMG qy primMdr dI ienwm lYidAW dI Poto AKbwr dy myn pyj qy l`gI sI[ gurmK dy dosq ny AKbwr PVky jdoN ingw mwrI qy AwiKAw “bweI jI Awh vyKo quhwfI bytI dI Poto vI C`p geI hY hux qW pwrtI iksy cMgy rYstorYNt ivc hI kr lvWgy”[ auh iqAwr ho ky dPqr phuMc gey[ gurmK nUM dosqW im`qrW dy Pon AOx l`gy[ swry hI aus nUM vDweIAW dy rhy sn[ auh nwl hI p``uC lYdy sn ik pwrtI kdoN dyxI hY[ gurmK ny Awpxy dosq hrkMvl nwl slwh krky mhIny dy AKIrly sukrvwr dw idn muk`rr kr ilAw, aunW ikcnwr hotl vwilAw nUM buikMg krvw idqI[ swry dosqW imqrW nUM hrkMvl ny Pon kr id`qy qy pwrtI dw d`s id`qw[ iek idn hrkMvl qy gurmK dPqr ivc bYTy cwh pI rhy sn[ hrkMvl dy mobwiel dI GMtI v`jI[ hrkMvl ny nMbr vyiKAw[ aus dy irSqydwr dw knyfw qoN Pon sI[ auh ds irhw sI ik Agly hPqy ieMfIAw Aw irhw hY[ jy kuJ mMgvwauxw hY qW d`so[ “aus ny AwiKAw myrw mYirj krvwaux dw vI ivcwr hY, koeI sohxI kuVI ingw ivc kr lYxI[ ifmWf AwpxI koeI nhI[ Kwndwn cMgw hoxw cwhIdw hY”[ “qUM Aw jw kuVIAW bhuq ny[ ijho ijhI AwKyN aus qrw dI lY lvWgy[ cMgw mY qYnUM lYx Aw jwvWgw[ mYnuM twiem qy PlYt nMbr ilKw dyxw iPr”[ Pon bMd krky kot dI jyb ivc pwaudy hrkMvl ny AwiKAw[ “myrw irSqydwr sI Cotw[ knyfw qoN Aw irhw hY, ivAwh krvwaux nUM kihMdw”[ “ikMnI aumr dw hY”, gurmK ny hrkMvl nUM p``uiCAw[ “myry ihswb nwl pYqI,C`qI swl dw hovygw[ pr aumr lkodw vyKx nUM pcI-C`bI dw l`gdw”[ “Ajy qk ivAwh krvwieAw hI nhI?” gurmK ny hYrwnI nwl p``iCAw[ “nhI ivAwh krvw ky igAw sI[ kuVI knyfw qoN AweI sI auh lY geI sI, pr auQy donW dI inBI nhI[ qlwk ho igAw[ ieh b`cw cwhuMdw sI, auh b`cw jMmxw nhI cwhuMdI sI[ iehdy d`sx muqwibk auh GuMmxw iPrnw psMd krdI sI[ ies leI ienW dI Axbx rihMdI sI”[ hrkMvl d`s irhw sI,aus nUM stYno ny Aw ky AwiKAw “ik sr qhwnUM imlx leI AY`m.AYl.ey swihb Awey ny”, hrkMvl Awpxw cwh vwlw k`p r`K ky Awpxy rUm vl clw igAw[ gurmK soc irhw sI, “ikau nw hrkMvl nUM AwK ky primMdr dw irSqw kr dyeIey[ kuVI knyfw clI jwaU mgry swrw pRvwr clw jwaU[ Aj kl qW jy iksy eyjMt nwl gl krIey qW vIh l`K qo G`t koeI g`l nhI krdw[auh vI corI jw ky pky hox leI so pwpV vylxy pYNdy ny[ ies nwl dovy muMfy qy dovyN AsIN cly jwvWgy[ nwly primMdr dI aumr qkrbIn vIh swl dI ho geI hY[ aus dI jnm fyt nUM A`j dI fyt nwl igixAw jwvy qw Agly mhIny aus nUM iekIvW swl surU ho jwxw hY[ jy QoVw ijhw aumr dw Prk hY qW kI hY[ auhdI mMg vI koeI nhI[ jy hor ikqy ivAwh kIqw qW qIh-cwlI l`K qF l`gU hI lgU[ ieQy pMj nhI qW ds nw sr jwaU[

mn ivc socdy ny Pon cuikAw[ AYs.fI.AYm dPqr ivc AwpxI GrvwlI nsIb kOr nUM lw id`qw[ p``uiCAw kI krdy ho kMm qy ijAwdy nhI”[ “nhI kMm qy koeI nhI AYs.fI.AYm cMfIgV gey ny AsIN qW ivhlIAw bYTIAW g`pW mwr rhIAW[ qusIN ikvyN Pon kIqw”[ “cMgw mY Aw irhw hW qUM iqAwrI kr lY[ Gr nUM cldy hW[ iek gl auh iml ky dsUgw[ gurmK isMG qy nsIb kOr ipMf nUM c`l pey[ gurmK ny AwiKAw “nsIb hrkMvl dw irSqydwr Agly hPqy knyfw qoN Aw irhw hY, ivAwh krvwaux[ Awpw primMdr dI bwbq hrkMvl nwl g`l krIey[ jy muMfy dy kuVI psMd Aw geI qW vDIAw hY”[ “muMfy dI aumr ikMnI hY?” nsIb ny puiCAw[ “hrkMvl AwKdw sI, koeI pYNqI-C`qI swl dI hY[ pr kihMdw sI ik aumr lkodw hY pqw hI nhI l`gdw”[ “pr primMdr qW Ajy vIh virAW dI hY[ muMfy dI aumr v`fI hY[ clo pMj ku swl dw Prk huMdw qW c`l jwdw”. “vyK nsIb iehdy nwl Awpxw is`Dw iek kroV dw Pwiedw huMdw”[ “auh ikvyN?” kroV dw nwm sux ky nsIb kur ny kMn KVy kr ley[ “iek qW ivAwh qy pMj-ds nwl sr jwaU[ bwky AwpW cwry jIA ibMnWH Krcy qo cly jwvWgy[ dUjw AwpW auQy jw ky mlkpurIAW nUM sd lvWgy[ holI-holI swry iek QW iekTy ho jwvWgy[ iek kMm krn nwl Awpxw swrw koVmW hI knyfw iek`Tw ho jwvygw”[ “kdo Aw irhw hY muMfw qusIN d`isAw?” “Agly hPqy kihMdw sI hrkMvl, mY svyry ausnUM pUrw pu`C lvWgw[ aus dy kMnw sorI vI kF dyvWgy ik swfI ieh slwh hY”[ “pr, AwpW primMdr dI rYA lY leIey”[ “primMdr ikhVw Awpxy qo bwhr hY[ AwpW ausdy Bly leI soc rhy hW[ knyfw jwx nUM qW lok A`bw-A`bw krdy iPrdy hn[ auh ikauN nhI KuS hovygI”[ Agly idn gurmK ny cpVwsI nUM AwK ky hrkMvl nUM bul ilAw[ Aqy do k`p cwh ilAwaux leI, Awrfr vI cpVwsI nUM suxw idqw[ dovy bYTy cwh pI rhy sn[ gurmK ny p``iCAw, “hrkMvl qyrw irSqydwr kdo Aw irhw hY”[ “auh Agly hPqy nUM vIk AYNf qy Aw irhw hY[ mYN jwvWgw ausnUM id`lI lYx[ ikauN kuJ mMgvwauxw qW nhI[ jy kuJ mMgvwauxw hY qW ds, AwpW AwK idMdy hW lY AwaUgw”[ hrkMvl ny mwx nwl AwiKAw[ “AwpxI auh koeI gl nhIN moVdw”[ “nhIN mMgvwauxw qW kuJ nHI[ Xwr qyry nwl slwh krnI sI jy aus ny ivAwh krvwauxw hY qW AwpW ikauN nw primMdr dI bwbq aus nwl gl qor ky vyK leIey[ Krcw AwpW kr dyvWgy”[ Krcy vwlI g`l gurmK ny mlvI ijhI jIB nwl AwKI[ jy AwpW primMdr dI mYirj aus nwl krnI cwhuMdy hW qW hor ies qoN vDIAw kI hovygw[ Krcy vwlI g`l qW qusI Bu`l jwE[ AwpW aus qoN lY ky nw r`jIey[ quhwfy vloN hW hoxI cwhIdI hY[ A`gy swrI juMmyvwrI myrI”[ “hrkMvl qUM ieauN krIN[ somvwr nUM aus nUM nwl hI ieQy lY AweIN[ primMdr qy nsIb nMU ieQy s`d lvWgy[ ieQy swrI g`l bwq kr lvWgy[ jd g`l isry lg geI[ AwpW pwrtI qy irMg sYrymxI dw pRogrwm kr dyvWgy[ ivAwh dI qrIk jd kihxgy pkI kr lvWgy”[ “qusI iksy g`l dw iPkr nw kro[ ieh irSqw pkw smJo[ auh mYQoN qy qyrI BrjweI qoN rqI Br vI bwhr nHI[ dUsrw primMdr vrgI kuVI nUM vyK ky ikhVw jvwb dy idau[ hIrw hY hIrw swfI DI”[ AwKdw hrkMvl Awpxy kmry v`l clw igAw[

primMdr nUM ausdI mMmI ny AwiKAw[ qUM AYplIkysn dy AweI somvwr dI Cu`tI dI[ aus idn qUM swfy nwl c`lxw hY[ iek muMfw Aw irhw hY knyfw qoN, qyry AMkl hrkMvl dw irSqydwr hY[ aus nwl qyrI mYirj dI g`l krnI h”Y[ “mMmI, mYnUM bI.AY`f qw klIAr kr lYx idau[ aus qoN mgroN vyKI jwaU mYirj dw”[ primMdr ny AwiKAw[ pr knyfw dy nwm qoN auh vI mno KuS lgdI sI[ “vyK puq knyfw vwly irSqy roz-roz nhIN imldy[ dunIAW qW knyfw dw nwm sux ky ncx l`g pYdI hY[ qUM bI.AY`f dI g`l krdI eyN[ knyfw dy nwloN bI.AY`f jrUrI nhI[ qyry jwx mgro AsIN vI swry qyry kol hI Aw jwvWgy[ iPr holI-holI Awpxy swry irSqydwr auQy iekTy ho jwvWgy[ qUM swfy nwl c`lIN[ AwpW muMfw vyKWgy[ g`l qW Pyr hI p`kI hoaUgI”[ somvwr nUM primMdr qy nsIb gurmK dy nwl clIAW geIAW[ auDro hrkMvl horIN Aw gey[ gurmK ny cpVwsI nUM bulw ky AwiKAw[ “Aj koeI vI kMm vwlw imlxw cwhvy[ AwK dyxw swihb mIitMg ivc hn k`l nUM Awvy”[ cwh pIidAW, hrkMvl ny AwiKAw[ “pRIqm ieh hY primMdr bweI gurmK isMG dI lVkI[ ijs dI bwbq mYN qYnUM d`isAw sI[ auh Poto mYN qYnUM pihlW hI ivKw id`qI hY trYk sUt vwlI[ hrkMvl ny primMdr v`l A`KW dy ieSwry nwl hI pRIqm nUM smJw id`qw”[ primMdr ny do-iqMn vwr pRIqm v`l vyiKAw[ aus nUM auh aumr dw kwPI v`fw lgw[ srIr dw pqlw qy dwVI syv kIqI krky ijAwdw pqw nhI sI l`gdw[ Gr Aw ky primMdr ny AwiKAw “mMmI mYnUM aumr v`fI l`gdI hY”[ nsIb kOr ny pwxI gMDwlmI ijhI g`l kr idqI[ “puq AwdmI dI aumr jy do-cwr swl v`fI hovy koeI Prk nHI pYNdw[ vyK qyry fYfI myry nwlo pMj swl v`fy ny”[ AwK ky gl hwsy pw idqI[ pwrtI qy ikcnwr hotl ivc irMg pwaux dI rsm ho geI[ auQy hI ivAwh dI fyt p`kI kr leI[ gurmK ny AwiKAw “ik ivAwh auh ipMf hI krygw”[ gurmK horW ny ADy ik`ly ivc tYNt lw ky swrI iqAwrI kr leI[ swry hI irSqydwr Awey hoey sn[ bYNf bwjy v`j rhy sn, brwq phuMc geI, imlxI qo mgroN brwq cwh-pwxI pI rhI sI gurmK isMG horIN Awpxy Awhr l`gy hoey sn[ lok kMnW kol kMn krky lwVy dI vfI aumr bwry g`lW kr rhy sn[ gurmK isMG dy ipqw cMnx isMG kol ausdy do im`qr bYTy puC rhy sn[ “cMnx isMhW Xwr kihxw qW nHI cwhIdw[ pr jy imqr hI imqr nUM nw AwKU hor AwKU vI kOx[ qUM BwvyN gusw kr leIN[ pr swnUM ieh d`s AYfw ikhVw lwlc sI, ijhVw DI nUM qusI ipE dy hwxI nwl ivAwhux l`gy ho”[ “auey krqwr ishW AwpW nUM ikhVw BweI iksy ny p``uiCAw[ mYnUM qy qyry BqIj nUM qw swrw kuJ pk-pkw ky d`isAw[ lwlc qW BweI qhwnUM vI qy mYnUM pqw hY, muMfw knyfw coN AwieAw”[ “AmrjIq isMG isDU b`DnI vwlw”[

im`tI dw moh im`tI dw moh im`tI dw moh im`tI dw moh jIq horIN sRI nnkwxw swihb ivc sRI guru nwnk dyv jI dy jnm idn qy inkl rhy ngr kIrqn ivc jw rhy sn[ qKqUpury vwlw blvIr iehnW nUM Bwldw-Bwldw, iehnW kol phuMc igAw[ blvIr ny jIq dy moFy qy Aw h`Q r`iKAw[ jIq ny ip`Cy GuMm ky vyiKAw, blvIr dy nwl iek pwksqwnI bjurg jIhdI aumr sT swl dy nyVy hovygI AwieAw[ blvIr ny disAw ieh

buj`rg quhwnUM Bwldy-Bwldy swnUM im`l pey[ jIq ny hQ joV ky bjurg nUM siq sRI Akwl bulweI[ jIq ny bVy ipAwr nwl puiCAw, “d`so bwbw jI AsIN kI syvw kr skdy hW[” “syvw nUM qW pu``qrw A`lw dw &jl hY, qUM d`s qyrw ipMf mogy qsHIl c ikhVw hY[” “bwbw jI, myrw ipMf v`fI b`DnI hY[” jIq dy mUMhoN, bDnI dw nwm sux ky bwby ny jIq nUM jPI ivc Gut ilAw[ aus dIAW AKW coN pwxI Awp muhwry qur ipAw[ pqw nhIN, ieh hUMJU KuSI dy sn jW vYrwg dy[ aus ny Bry hoey gl nwl AiKAw, “Sukr hY A`lw dw, mYN qW socdw sW aus im`tI coN jMmy iksy dy iddwr krn qoN ibMnHW hI ‘Kwky-ey-spurd hovWgw[ pr nhIN Alw dI rihmq hY[ mYN keI swl dw hr gur purb vyly AwauNdw hW[ pr iksy dy iddwr nhI hoey[ ipClI vwrI kihMdy sn ik bDnI qoN Awey ny, pr iksy nwl myly nhI hoey[ puqrw iPr ieh ds ipMf ivc kIhnUM jwxdYN[” “bwbw jI, quhwfy hwxI ijhVy hjy ijauNdy hn, qkrIbn swirAW nUM hI jwxdw hovWgw[” “ipMf bhuq v`fw sI, ikDry lok ipMf Cf ky hor ikDry qW nhIN jw vsy”[ socdy bjurg ny AwiKAw, “ Syrw myrw nwm AlI bKS hY[ myry hwxI mYnUM AlIAw hI AwKdy sn[ swfw Gr im`fy p`qI, bwby gwmy Swh dy fyry kol sI[ mY lMmy bKqOr horW nwl sIr lYNdw irhw hW[ bVy Bly purS sn[ auhdy GroN cwcI nMd kur qW mYnUM puqW vwgUM smJdI sI[ kI qUM aus pRvwr nUM jwxdYN?” “hW bwbw jI, mYN bKqOr isMG horW dw hI poqrw hW[” jIq ny AwiKAw[ A`lw bKs ny auhnUM iPr j`PI ivc ilAw qy pu`iCAw, “qUM vfy bcn dw kwkw ey jW Coty dw.” “bwbw jI, mYN v`fy gurbcn isMG dw lVkw hW[” “auh p``uqrw Pyr qW qUM Gr dw hI iml igAw[ A`j qW sONh Alw dI ijvyN mY muV b`DnI ivc hI iPr irhW hovW[ qUM ieh d`s qyry bwp, dwdy horW dw kI hwl hY? cwcI nMd kur dw kI hwl hY?” auh swirAw dw hwl pu`C hI irhw sI[ moFy rKy swPy nwl A`KW vI swP krI jw irhw sI[ “bwbw jI myry ipqw jI qW ipCly swl svrgvws ho gey sn[ bwkI swrw hI pRvwr TIk Twk hY[” “kI g`l hoeI sI bcn nUM? auh qW myry nwloN AT nON swl Cotw sI[” AlI bKs roeI jw irhw sI qy pu`CI jw irhw sI[ “auh, bwbw jI ibmwr ho gey sn[ ielwj vwlI koeI ksr nhIN CfI[ Arwm hI nhIN AwieAw[” “krmW dI g`l hY Syrw, mYN qy qyrw A`bw k`Ty kOfI Kyfdy sW[ auh swfy swirAw qoN qkVw sI[ bcn qoN kOfI KyifdAW ig`lw crMjI dI l`q t`ut geI sI[ auhnUM crMjI lMgy dI A`l hI pY geI sI[ hor cwcw, cwcI qW TIk hn[ cwcw hux vI Gut pI lYNdw hY jW C`f igAw hY[” “nhIN, auh qW pI hI lYNdy hn[ pr pINdy Swm nUM hI hn[” “vwirS Swh ieh AwdqwW jWdIAw nW” AlI bKs ny AwiKAw, “ iek puMnpRqwp huMdw sI Awpxw gvWfI, gulvMq huMdw sI, nyk sI, cMdI kw bcnw, kiVAw vwlw, swaux kw qwrw, logV kw mlkIq qy gurdyv duvwvIAw swry hI juMfI dy Xwr huMdy sn[ swry TIk hn”[ “iehnW ivco nyk, bwbw puMnpRqwp qy gurdyv duvwvIAw qW cVweI kr gey hn[ cMdI ky bcny qoN CotI nihr vwly sMq mr gey sn[ ausnUM vIh swl sI szw ho geI sI bwkI swry hI Twk Twk hn[” auh do GMty jIq nwl ipMf dIAW g`lW krdw irhw[ qkrIbn aus ny ADo vD ipMf dy lokW dI bwbq pu`iCAw[ iek g`l auh hr do imMt bwAd kihMdw sI[ “aus jnm BUmIN dI Kwk nUM qrsdy mr jwvWgy pu`qrw[ hor qW Alw ny sB kuJ bKS idqw, jmIn dy mwlk bx gey, iqMn pu``qr ny vDIAw nOkrIAW qy l`gy ny[ suK nwl pYsw vI gujwry Xogw bhuq AY[ pr Syrw auh roVW vwlw C`pV, auh nihr, burj Q`ly ktIAW hwV dIAW dupihrW

qy cwcI nMd kur dy auh bol ‘vy AlIAw tu`t pYixAw qUM vI iehnW ijhw ho igAw[ mJW nUM pTy pw dy nhIN qW svyr nUM swry cwh ibnHW AbwsIAW lvogy’[ pu`q ienHW nUM qrsidAW hI A`lw pwk dy duAwry cly jwvWgy[ pr Syrw mrn qoN mgroN ies Kwk nUM auh Kwk nhIN imlxI, jy myrI Kwk aus bDnI dI Kwk ivc rl jWdI, iPr qW bihsq hI bihsq sI[” ngr kIrqn swry ipMf ivc dI huMdw hoieAw muV gurduAwrw jnm sQwn qy Aw igAw[ sikaurtI vwly ibnHW j`Qy dy mYNbrW qoN iksy nUM vI AMdr nhIN sI jwx idMdy[ bwbw AlIAw ifaufI kol Aw ky bhuq icr glW krdw irhw[ auh d`sdw sI ik myrw ipMf ieQoN Cy iklomItr qy hY[ X`ky jWdy ny[ auh dUsry idn imlx dw Aqy nwl ipMf iljwx dw vwAdw krky jIq nUM iPr Gu`t ky ih`k nwl lw ky igAw, ijvyN Fyr icr mgroN pRdysoN muVy pu`q nUM mW Gut ky ihk nwl lwauNdI hY[ jIq dy nwl iehnW dy ipMf dw iek hor bjurg vI sI[ jdoN AlI bKs jIq nUM imilAw, auh bjurg audoN hI iehnW qoooN pwsw kr igAw[ jIq ny kmry ivc Aw ky aunHW nUM swrI khwxI d`sI[ ieh vI d`isAw ik auh k`lH nUM ds vjy Awvygw[ auh kihMdw sI ik auh AwpW nUM ipMf ilzwx dI mnjUrI vI lY ky Awvygw[ jIq horW dy nwl hrBjn brwV qy kuldIp kwnUMgo mhySrI vI sn[ brwV dy nwnky qy kuldIp dy shury bDnI sI[ AMimRqsr qoN hI ieh swry iek`Ty ho gey sn[ brwV qy kuldIp ny ikhw “c`l Xwr ies bhwny iehnW dy ipMf qy PslW hI vyK AwvWgy[ swfy nwloN ikMnI ku qr`kI qy hn[” nwl dy bjurg ny ienHW nUM AwiKAw, “iksy ny nhIN jwxw[ quhwnUM kI pqw, h`ly gu`ly vyly iehnW dy ikMny AwdmI au`Qy mwr id`qy gey sn[ ies leI iksy dy mn dw kI pqw huMdw, guru swihb jI ny ikhw sI, iehnW dIAW ksmW qy vI ieqbwr nhIN krnw[ ie`Qy iml ilAw TIk hY[ aus nwl AYNvy nw qur pYxw[” jIq dw mn soc irhw sI, auh bjurg ies qrHW dw qW nhIN l`gdw[ iPr vI kI pqw hY, kI hoieAw sI vMf vyly[ iehnW socW ivc pey jIq nUM nINd Aw geI[ Asl g`l dw jIq nUM ipMf Aw ky Awpxy dwdy qoN pqw l`gw[ AlIey dw v`fw Brw eysy bjurg ny mwr idqw sI[ ijs dw fr aus nUM KweI jw irhw sI[ auh AlIey dy m`Qy vI qW hI nhIN sI l`gdw[ dUsry idn ds vjy nUM AlI bKS iPr Aw igAw[ ausdy h`Q ivc Pwrm sn, ijhnW qy swfy AYfirs Brny sn[ jIq qy brwV ny bhwnW ijhw bxw ky nwl nW jwx dI mjbUrI jwhr kIqI[ ifaufI dy kol hI iek dukwn qoN cwh pIqI[ jIq ny aus nUM d`isAw ik klH Swm nUM cwr vjy AsIN ieQoN pMjw swihb (hsn Abdwl) dy drSnW leI cly jwxw hY[ AlI bKS dUsry idn ds vjy Awaux dw vwAdw krky cilAw igAw[ aus idn jIq horW ny swry gurduvwirAW dy drSn kIqy[ Swm dy dIvwn ivc Aw ky kIrqn Aqy FwfI vwrW suxIAW[ Agly idn ds vjy nUM AlI bKS iPr Aw igAw[ aus kol do lPwPy PVHy hoey sn[ jIq ny aus nUM siq sRI Akwl bulweI[ aus ny jIq nUM ihk nwl lwieAw[ cwh vwlI dukwn qy bYT ky AlI bKS ny lPwiPAW nUM KohilAw[ aus ny iek kuVqy, cwdry dw k`pVw dwdw jI leI, iek sUt dw k`pVw dwdI jI leI qy iek jwikt qy sUt dw kpVw hor mYnUM PVwauNdy hoey ny AwiKAw, “p``uq ieh myrI quC ijhI inSwnI cwcy cwcI horW qk pucw dyNvI[ Awh jwikt qyry leI qy Awh sUt qyrI AMmI leI hY[” “bwbw jI ieMnI Kycl kwhnUM krnI sI[” jIq ny AwiKAw[ “auey p``uqrw Kycl qW dUijAW leI huMdI hY[ mYN qW swrw kuJ Awpxy Gr Byj irhw hW[ qUM myry v`loN cwcI dy pYrI h`Q lw dyxy[ cwcy nUM siq sRI Akwl bulw dyxI[” jIq iek imMt AwieAw AwK ky swmHxy PlW vwlI dukwn qy igAw[ aus ny iek PlW dI tokrI pYk krvweI[ tokrI lY ky AlI bKS nUM PVwaUdy jIq ny AwiKAw, “bwbw jI Awh swfy vloN Gry b`icAW leI lY jwvo[” AlI bKS dy nwh nukr kridAW jIq ny tokrI PVw idqI[

AwiKAw, “bwbw jI qusI mYnUM Awpxw AYfirs ilKvw dyvo[ mYN ipMf jw ky bwbw jI qoN quhwnUM ic`TI ilKwvWgw[ pqw ilK ky, AlI bKS ny iPr jIq nUM j`PI ivc Gut dy hoey ny roNdy hoey ny AwiKAw, “puq jdoN ic`TI pweI, aus ivc AwpxI DrmSwlw vwly cugwn ivcoN QoVI ijhI im`tI jrUr pw dyNvI, ieh myrI AwKrI qmMnw hY[ auh im`tI mYN Awpxy puqrW nUM kihxW mYnUM spurdy Kwk krn l`gy pihlW myrI kbr ivc pwaux[” swPy dy lV nwl A`KW pMUJdw hoieAw AlI bKS ipMf jwx vwly tWgy ivc bYT igAw[ “AmrjIq isMG is`DU b`DnI vwlw[”

ipAwr dw mu`lipAwr dw mu`lipAwr dw mu`lipAwr dw mu`l

joigMdr ny dsvIN jmwq ipMf dy skUl ivcoN Pst fvIsn lY ky pws kIqI[ aus ny Agy pVHn leI Sihr dy kwilj ivc dwKlw lY ilAw[ kwilj ivc auh swrI idhwVI pVHn ivc hI l`igAw rihMdw[ ausdy hmjmwqI aus nUM ikqwbI kIVw kih ky CyVdy[ auh iksy dI pRvwh krdw[ pyprW ivcoN aus ny swrI klws ivcoN vD nMbr ley[ nvINAw klwsW dI pVweI Ajy SurU nhIN hoeI sI[ kuJ stUfYNt bI.ey pwrt tU ivcoN dUsrI vwr PylH ho gey[ auhnW dy dwKly nUM lY ky kwilj ivc hVqwl SurU ho geI[ kwilj dy swry ividAwrQI PYfrySn dy sdy qy myn gyt qy iek`Ty ho gey[ AwgUAW ny qkrIrW kIqIAW[ auh mnyjmYNt dy ipRMsIpl dy iKlwP nwhry lgw rhy sn[ joigMdr vI pUru zor nwl dI g`l AwKI, “dosqo guru nwnk swihb ny hmySW mwVy (rsqy qoN Btky) lokW nUM shI mMizl v`l qoirAw[ isrP ipAwr nwl, nW ik auhnW nUM dUr kirAw[ qW jo auh rsqy qy hor A`gy vD BYVy kMm krn[ mY ieh mMndw hW ik ividAwrQIAW ny kwilj dy stwP dy nwm qy svwlIAw icMnH lvwieAw[ ipRMsIpl swihb dw Prz bxdw sI ik auh auhnW dy mwipAW nUM bulw ky swrI siQqI qoN jwxU krvWaudy ik auh ienHW nUM pVHn leI kihx jW iksy hor ik`qy ivc pwaux[ ijs nwl iehnW dw Biv`K qy kwilj dw nwm DuMdly nW hox[ iehnW ny nwdrSwhI Purmwx kr id`qw[ AsIN dwKlw nhI dyvWgy[ ieh srw-sr Dkw hY[” joigMdr nUM iblkul scI l`gI[ hux joigMdr pVHweI dy nwl XUnIAn dy kMmW ivc vI idlc``spI lYx lgw[ ies dy pRDwn nwl ivcwr myl Kwx l`gy[ dovyN iek dUsry dy bhuq nyVy hox lgy[ joigMdr XUnIAn dy hr kMm nUM bVy iDAwn nwl krdw[ auh jldI hI XUnIAn dy mYNbrW ivc hrmn ipAwrw ho igAw[ AglI cox ivc ausnUM jnrl sYktrI cux ilAw igAw[ iek idn kwilj dy iek pRogrwm ivc joigMdr nUM iksy ivSy qy bolx dw mOkw imilAw[ aus ny AYsw pRBwvSwlI lYkcr kIqw[ swrw stwP qy ividAwrQI AS-AS kr au`Ty[ ausdy lYkcr dw pRBwv kwilj dI bhuq sohxI AqI sMjIdw kuVI qy ipAw[ joigMdr dy boly hoey l&z mnjIq dy kMnw ivc hr vyly gUMjdy rihMdy[ mnjIq ny mn ivc joigMdr nUM iekWq ivc imlx dI KwihS pYdw kIqI[ mnjIq kwilj ivcoN sohxIAW kuVIAW ivcoN auglW qy igxIAW jwx vwlIAW kuVIAW ivcoN iek sI[ blOrW vrgIAW A`KW, gorw inSoh rMg, qUq dI lgr vrgw srIr, pOxy Cy Pu`t k`d vwlI mnjIq cMgy srdy srdwrW dI BYx sI[ ijMnHW kol sO iklHy qoN au`pr zmIn sI[ hr vyly pMj s`q bwfIgwrf aunHW nwl rihMdy sn[ aunHW dy vfy v`fy iFfW auqy rONdw nwl BrIAW bYltW ivc

irvwlvr hr vyly ltkdy rihMdy sn[ ielwky ivc koeI vI aunW nwl pMgW lYx dI jurq nhIN sI krdw[ mnjIq dw suBw bhuq rlOtw sI[ aus dy ipAwr dw rohb hI kuVIAW aupr BwrU sI[ auh hr vyly hI h`sU h`sU krdI rihMdI[ iek idn joigMdr koeI ikqwb lY ky bzwr ivcoN vwps kwilj nUM quirAw Aw irhw sI[ iek irkSw joigMdr dy kol Aw ky ruikAw[ Avwz AweI “joigMdr kwilj jwxw”? joigMdr ny suBwivk hI hW AwK id`qw[ jd ausny irkSy vl vyiKAw ik ieh Avwz iks ny id`qI hY[ mnjIq nUM irkSy ivc bYTI vyK auh hYrwn ho igAw[ mnjIq ny AwiKAw Aw jwau, mYN vI kwilj jW rhIN sW[ mYN quhwnUM vyK ky soicAw[ qusIN vI qur ky jwvogy[ c`lo iek`Ty g`lbwqW krdy cldy hW[ joigMdr do ic`qI ivc hI irkSy ivc bYT igAw[ ausnUM ies gorK DMdy dI smJ nhIN sI Aw rhI[ auh socW dy smuMdr ivc goqy KWdw fubdw jWdw sI[ mnjIq ny aus dy h`Q qy h`Q r`Kky joigMdr nUM bulwieAw[ joigMdr nUM ijvyN supny ivcoN iksy ny jgw ilAw hovy, auh qRBk igAw[ ausdy mUMhoN hW inklI[ mnjIq ny AwiKAw, “vyKo Gbrwaux dI loV nhIN, mYN koeI AijhI lVkI nhIN, ijs nwl qhwnUM vyK ky lok rweI dw phwV bxwaux[ mYN qhwnUM bhuq idnW dI imlxw locdI sI[ A`j qusI sbb nwl hI im`l pey[” joigMdr kuJ hOslw krky boilAw, “d`so kI kMm hY?” “joigMdr sB g`lW d`isAW qo nhIN pqw l`gdIAW[ kuJ g`lW AYsIAW huMdIAW hn jo ibnHW boilAW hI ho jWdIAw hn”[ mnjIq ny kihMdI ny AwpxI bWh joigMdr dy moFy qy r`K idqI[ “joigMdr iksy qoN frn dI loV nhIN[ jy koeI kuJ boly qW mYnUM dsx dI Kycl krnI[” kwilj dw gyt Aw igAw[ dovyN au`qr ky Awpxy klws dy kmirAW vl cly gey[ joigMdr qy mnjIq dIAW imlxIAW v`Dx l`gIAW[ sUq dy k`cy Dwgy ipAwr dy vt nwl p`ky hox l`gy[ ieh qMdW ieMnIAW p`kIAw ho geIAW[ ibnHW iek dUjy dy dIdwr qoN swrw idn cYn nw AwauNdw[ iek idn joigMdr nUM XunIAn dy s`dy qy cMfIgV jwxw pY igAw[ mnjIq dw Brw kwr qy Aw ky mnjIq nUM lY igAw, mnjIq dI mMmI nUM Acwnk idl dw dOrw pY igAw[ jWdI hoeI mnjIq qoN jldI ivc iksy shylI nUM vI d`isAw nhIN igAw ik Gr ivc kI pROblm hY[ mnjIq dI mMmI kuJ idn dwiKl rhI, aus nUM hspqwl ivc hI dUsrw AtYk ho igAw[ ijs nwl ausdI mOq ho geI[ joigMdr jd vwips AwieAw, ausny mnjIq nUM bhuq BwilAw[ mnjIq ausnUM ikqy nhIN imlI[ ausny mnjIq dy shylI mMjU nUM puiCAw[ mMjU ny d`isAw ik ausdy vIr jI Awey sn[ ausnUM gfI ivc ibTw ky lY gey pr kwrn dw koeI pqw nhIN l`g sikAw[ mhIny bwAd mnjIq dI ic`TI AweI, ausny iliKAw ik aus dI mMmI dI ishq Acwnk Krwb ho geI sI[ vIr jI mYnUM Aw ky lY gey[ mYN iksy nUM d`s vI nhIN skI[ mMmI jI hspqwl ivc hI srIr C`f gey[ joigMdr mYN pMdrW qrIk nUM Sihr Aw rhIN hW[ qusI TIk bwrHW vjy mYnUM b`s A`fy qy imlxw[ joigMdr b`s stYNf qy phuMc igAw, imlx swr joigMdr ny siq sRI Akwl bulw ky mMmI dw APsos kIqw[ mnjIq nUM AwiKAw, “qUM jwx lgI koeI mYisz qW C`f jWdI[” g`lW krdy-krdy auh nyVy hI iek dukwn qy cly gey[ cwh pIidAW mnjIq nUM puiCAw ik, “Aj dI rwq qUM ieQy rihxw hovygw[” “nhIN joigMdr, mYN A`j ipMf vwps jwxw hY[ mYN kwilj dI pVweI C`f id`qI hY[ A`j isrP quhwnUM imlx leI AweI hW[” kihMdI mnjIq ny Awpxy prs ivcoN iek prcI k`F ky joigMdr nUM PVweI ieh myrw AYfirs hY[ qusIN jd Kq pwauxw iesy pqy qy hI pwauxw[ mYN fwkIey nUM

AwK dyvWgI ik ies AYfirs dw Kq mYnUM hI dyvy[ cwh pI ky auh iek pwrk ivc jw bYTy[ bhuq dyr bYTy auh g`lW krdy rhy[ Swm nUM mnjIq ipMf clI geI[ iek idn mnjIq Awpxy kmry ivcoN auT ky rsoeI ivc clI geI[ aus dw vfw Brw bwhroN AwieAw[ auh mnjIq dy kmry dw drvwzw Ku`lw vyK ky AMdr clw igAw[ aus ny mnjIq nUM cwh bxw ky ilAwaux leI AwiKAw[ mnjIq cwh lY ky Aw geI[ dovyN BYx Brw bYTy cwh pI rhy sn[ drHW ivc Aw ky fwkIey ny Avwz mwr ky AwiKAw, “BYx jI, quhwfw Kq AwieAw hY[” mnjIq dy a`uTx qoN pihlW hI aus dy Brw ny auT ky Kq PV ilAw[ Kq dy bwhr jy.isMG pV ky auh mnjIq v`l JwikAw[ aus ny icTI KolH leI[ ijvyN-ijvyN auh icTI pVHI igAw, aus dIAW lwl-lwl motIAW A`KW ibjlI dy blvW vwgUM jgx l`gIAW[ aus ny mnjIq nUM kuJ nhIN AwiKAw[ Kq pVH ky aus ny nOkr nUM Avwz mwr ky AwiKAw, “jwh Awpxy swry bMidAW nUM bulw ky ilAw[” QoVy icr ivc swry iek`Ty ho gey[ auhnW nUM kuJ d`s ky Gr dI k`FI dysI Srwb dI kYnI c`k ky bwhrly Gry cly gey[ mnjIq dw idl iksy vwprn vwlI Gtxw nUM vyK ky kMb irhw sI[ ausnUM kuJ vI nhIN sI suJ irhw ik auh kI kry[ ies vkq auh joigMdr nUM sunyhw vI nhIN pucw skdI sI[ auh vIrW dIAW hrkqW luk iC`p ky vyK rhI sI[ auh Awpxy hiQAwr lY ky hnUMmwn dy mMdr v`l cly gey[ auh swry mu`K drvwzy nUM Awpxw twrgt bxw ky bYT gey[ mnjIq nUM ies g`l dw cMgI qrHW inscw ho igAw ik aus dy BweI Aj aus dy joigMdr nUM mwr dyxgy[ ikauNik A`gy vI auh ies mMdr ivc imldy sn[ A`j vI joigMdr ny ies mMidr ivc imlxw iliKAw hovygw[ mnjIq kwPI smW socdI rhI[ auhdy mn ivc iKAwl AwieAw[ auh auT ky Awpxy Coty vIr dy kmry ivc geI[ vIr vwly k`pVy pw ky, ausdI bMnHI peI p`g vI Awpxy isr qy r`K ky loeI dI bu`kl mwr ky dUsry rsqy hnUMmwn dy mMidr v`l c`l peI[ jd auh mMidr dy drvwzy kol phuMcI[ iek dm golIAW dw mINh ausdI CwqI qy virHAw[ mnjIq DrqI qy cOPwl jw peI[ qVPdI im`tI TMfI ho geI[ “AmrjIq isMG isDU b`DnI vwlw[”

s`c dw mwirg mY dukwn dy mgr bxy hoey kYbn ivc bYTw AKbwr nUM Byjx leI KbrW Aqy hPqw-vwrI C`px vwlw mYtr ilK irhw swN[ iek mwrUqI vYn dukwn dy A`gy Aw ky rukI[ do nOjvwn ijnW dI aumr bweI cOvI swl dI hovygI, auqr ky dukwn dy AMdr Awey[ aunW ny kwautr aupr bYTy hoey myry Coty vIr dljIq nUM siq sRI Akwl bulweI Aqy bYNc aupr bYT gey[ dljIq ny aunW nUM cwh pwxI puiCAw[ grmI kwPI sI[ aunW ny pwxI pIx dI ie`Cw pRgtweI[ dljIq pwxI dw j`g Brn leI kYNbn ivc AwieAw, auh mYnUM vI d`s igAw ik do Epry ijhy nOjvwn Awey hn[ auh pwxI dw j`g Br ky lY igAw[ auhnW donW ny pwxI pI ky dljIq nUM AwiKAw[ “Awpxw iek isMG g`fI ivc bYTw hY aus nUM vI pwxI ipAw Awvo [”Cotw BweI ausnUM vI pwxI ipAw ky AwpxI sIt qy Aw bYTw[ iek nOjvwn ny dljIq nUM ikhw ik “AsI AKbwr ivc ieSiqhwr dyx leI Awey hW [” ieh AwKdy hoey aus ny bYg ivcoN kuJ kwgj k`Fy qy dljIq nUM PVwaux l`gw[ pRY`s irpotr v`fy vIr jI hn mY qhwnUM aunW nwl imlw idMdw hW[ dljIq ny myry kol Aw

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kdy mzlUm, inh`Qy qy myry muPwd leI nw au`Ty[ ieh h`Q hmySw mzlUmw dI r`iKAw qy kOm dy jwlmW nUM soDx qo kdy vI vwiJAw nW rhy[ myrw ieh srIr kOm dy lyKy l`g jwvy[ auQo sMqw dI sMgq ivc Aw igAw[ aunHW nUM Awpxy mn dI gl d`sI[ aunW ny mYnuM bwxy qy bwxI nwl juVx dI g`l kIqI[ Agly idn AYqvwr sI[ mY AMimRq Ck ilAw[ iek isMG dI ifautI sMqW qo lvw leI[ ijsny mYnUM gurbwxI dI sMiQAw idqI[ auQy hI isMGW qo g`qkw qy hiQAwrW dI isKlweI leI[ guru dI ikrpw nwl ies srIr nUM sMGrs dy rwh qy qor ilAw[” “qusI iPr nMbrdwr qy mMqrI dw kI kIqw[ Ardwsw soD id`qw ik nhI[” mY aus nUM puiCAw[ “nMbrdwr qy mMqrI dw Ardwsw ikaNu soDxw sI[ mY qW irxI hW aunw dw ijMnw iek pqMgy leI SmW jlw id`qI[ aunW dI imhr sdkw qW mYnUM kOm dI syvw imlI[ aunW nwl myrw Awpxw GrylU mslw sI[” “ieh vI sux lvo, nMbrdwr nUM jdo pqw l`gw ik mY sMGrS dy rwh qy c`l ipAw hw[ qW auh fr igAw[ auhny mMqrI nUM AwK ky srpMc nUM nwl lY ky bwpU qy vIr jI dI zmwnq krvw id`qI[ pihlI qrIk qy hI rwzInwmw vI j`j dy pys kr ky kys Kwrz krvw idqw[ srpMc nUM lY ky sRI AMimRqsr swihb Aw igAw[ myry kolo mwPI mMgx l`gw[ mY h`s ky AwiKAw, qwieAw jI hk qw myrw bxdw hY mwPI mMgx dw quhwfy crn CUhW[ ijnHW dI ikrpw nwl mYnUM dys dI syvw dw mOkw imilAw[ mY quhwnUM bynqI krdw hW ik swry ipAwr nwl rho[ AwpsI rMjAW nUM C`f ky kOm dI syvw kro[ s`c dy mwrg dy pwDI bxo[” “s`cy mwrg clidAW ausiqq kry jhwn]” “kI qusI kOm dy lokW nuMU koeI sunyhw dyxw cwhogy ?” “myrI qW is`K kOm dy crnW ivc iehI bynqI hY ik Awpxy AwpsI vYr-ivroD Bulw ky mwVy-moty lVweI JgiVAw nUM Awps ivc bYT ky nbyV leIey[ is`K kOm dy hkW dI rwKI leI cl rhy sMGrS ivc vD cVH ky ih`sw leIey[ mY qw swry vIrW nUM iehI drKwsq krwgW ik iek dUsry nUM qMg krvwaux leI jo mwieAw puils nUM jW kcihrIAW ivc vkIlw nUM idMdy hW[ aus nUM kOm dI cVdI klw leI Krc krIey[ ijs nwl kOm dy hkw dI AzwdI leI lVy jw rhy Gol nUM sPlqw imly[ is`K kOm jldI qo jldI Awpxy isDy imQy hoey tIcy qy phuMc sky[ myrI qW ieho qmMnw hY[ guruU pUrI krn[ ieh pMj Buqk srIr kOm dy lyKy l`g jwvy[” “ijs mrny qy jg fry myry mn AwnMd, mrny qy hI pweIAY pUrn prmwnMd]” “AmrjIq isMG isDU” b`DnI vwlw”[

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nhIN jI, A`j mYN ausnUM nvy ic`ty k`pVy bxvw idMdw hW, k`l qoN auh Aw jwvygw”[ mkMdy nUM nwl lY ky auh Sihr cilAw igAw[ ausny ny ic`tI tYrIkwt dw klIAW vwlw kuVqw qy JolI vwlw pzwmw auQy hI drzI nUM isauNxy dy id`qy[ drzI ny AwiKAw “iqMn GMty q`k k`pVy lY ilau”[ nIlI pg mkMdy nUM lY idqI[ iek ic`tI p`g gRMQI leI vI lY leI[ Swm nUM ipau pu`q Gr Aw gey[ mkMd A`j mno pUrw KuS sI[ mkMdy dI mW ny svyry pMj mkMdy nUM auTw id`qw[ ausnUM kySI ieSnwn krvw ky nvy kpVy pvw id`qy[ nIlI p`g qy ic`ty k`piVAw ivc mkMdw mW nUM bhuq sohxw l`gw[ ausny mn ivc soc ky Q``uikAw, kihMdI ikqy myrI hI nzr nw lg jwvy[ mkMd dy bwpU ny p`g leI, mkMd nUM nwl lY ky guruU Gr cilAw igAw[ suKmxI swihb dy pwT mgro Ardws hoeI dyg vrq geI[ lok GrW nUM qur gey[ mkMd dy bwpU ny p`g gRMQI swihb nUM PVweI Aqy AwiKAw “jI Awh lvo nwl hI muMfw[ Aj qo ieh quhwfw[ bs pwrs bxw idau iehnUMM[ gRMQI Awp guru swihb dy mUhrly pwsy hwl ivc bYT igAw[ ienW dohw ipau pu`qw nUM vI bYTx leI ikhw[ gRMQI ny mkMd nUM AwiKAw[ “vyK beI kwkw, qUM hr roz G`t qo G`t s`q-A`T GMty guru Gr irhw krnw[ mNY qYnUM pwT krvwieAw krWgw[ iPr qUM auh iek`ly ny kirAw krnw[ ijQy vI qYnUM AOKw l`gy auh myry kolNo pu``C lYxw[ iPr auh ijMnI sMiQAw qUM leI hovygI[ auh mYnUM snwauxI hovygI[ hor qYnUM koeI kMm nhIN[ cwh pRswdw ieQo lMgr co Ck ilAw krnw[ myry kol iqMn hor vI BujMgI ny do qW Awpxy v`fy ivhiVaNu ny iek nUM myry, ausqwd ny sMq auh ieQy C`f gey[ auh nwly qw lMgr ivc syvw krdw hY Aqy pVHweI vI krdw hY[ qusI swirAW ny ipAwr nwl rihxw hY[ koeI vI qhwnUM kuJ p``uCy, jI qoN ibnW g`l nhI krnI”[ ieh kihMdy hoey BweI ny dohw ipau-puqW nUM auTwieAw qy lMgr ivcoN cwh Ckx leI nwl lY igAw[ cwh C`k ky mkMdy nUM auQy C`f ky ausdw bwp Gr Aw igAw[ mkMdw pUry mn nwl pwT is`Kx l`gw[ auhny kdy vI iksy nUM AwpxI iskwieq dw mOkw nw id`qw[ gRMQI vI KuS sI[ gRMQI isMG dy ibnW kihx qo hI mkMd guru Gr dy swry kMm krdw[ auh gRMQI isMG nUM cwh qoN lY ky rotI pwxI q`k Awp Ckwaudw[ gRMQI isMG ny ausnUM pwT dy nwl-nwl joVI Aqy hrmonIAm vI isKwauxy surU kr id`qy[ mkMd dI Avwz bVI surIlI sI[ auh pwT vI su`D qy bVy iekwgr mn nwl krdw sI[ gRMQI isMG ny mkMd isMG dI ifaUtI svyr nUM spIkr ivc suKmxI swihb krn dI lw id`qI[ hOlI-hOlI swm nUM rihrws swihb vI mkMd krn l`gw[ gRMQI nwl kIrqn vyly joVI vjwauNxI Aqy nwl sbd vI gwien krn l`g igAw[ gRMQI isMG ny iek swl ivc mkMd nUM vDIAw pwTI bxw id`qw[ kIrqn krn leI hrmonIAm Aqy joVI dI isKlweI vI dy id`qI[ mkMd nUM pMj bwxIAW jubwnI kMT ho cukIAW sn[ auh inqnym ibnW nwgw krdw sI[ gRMQI isMG iek idn mkMd qy dUsry isiKAwrQIAW nUM lY ky sRI AMimRqsr swihb igAw[ ijQy ausny aunW nUM AMimRq Ckw id`qw[ AMimRq C`k ky auprdI gwqry pwey hoey mkMd horW nUM bhuq sohxy lgdy sn[ mkMd dI aumr vIh swl dI ho geI sI[ Cy Put k`d, kxk vMnw rMg, motIAW AKw, KtI kysgI aupr nIlI jW kwlI p`g ic`x ky bMnI ieMnI sohxI lgdI[ hr vyKx vwlI A`K mn ivc isPq krnoN nw rih skdI[ mkMd hux nyVy-2 ipMfW ivc vI pwT qy kIrqn krn jwx lg igAw[ mkMd nUM lok igAwnI mkMd isMG AwKx l`gy[ mkMd pwT qy kIrqn dI pUjw ijMnI huMdI swrI dI swrI gRMQI isMG nUM ilAw ky PVwaudw[ gRMQI isMG igAwrW jW iekI rupY guruU Gr dI golk ivc pwaudw qy bwkI swrI mwieAw mkMd nUM dy idMdw[ gRMQI isMG iek`lw hI sI[ lMgr pwxI guruU Gro qy qnKwh nwl auhdI AwpxI AweI-clweI vDIAw c`lI jwdI sI[

mkMd ny Gr dI hwlq suDwr id`qI[ mkMd dI mW aus dy ipau nUM AwiKAw kry[ “ikMny vDIAw rih gey mkMd nUM guruU Gr C`f ky[ pVH ky ikhVw ptvwrI l`g jwdw[ ikMnI soBw krdy ny lok myry mkMd dI[ auh Pu`lI nW smwaudI”[ guruU Gr vwly gRMQI dy ausqwd sMqW ny nvy Sihr kol iksy ipMf ivc koqrI KolxI sI[ aunW gRMQI isMG kol iek isMG ByijAw[ aus koqrI dI swrI juMmyvwrI sOpx dy leI aunHW icTI aus isMG kol Byj id`qI[ grMQI isMG dI ishq kuJ iFlI sI[ aunW nUM tweIPweIf ho ky hitAw sI[ aunW AwpxI jgw qy mkMd isMG nUM iqAwr kr id`qw[ mkMd isMG nUM swrw smJw ky qor id`qw[ mkMd sMqW kol phuMc igAw[ sMqW ny ijs qrHW dI mirXwdw mkMd nUM d`sI[ iesny ausy qrw hI swrI juMmyvwrI inBwauxI surU kr id`qI[ mkMd ny sMqW koloN AwigAw lY ky svyr nUM kIrqn krnw SurU kr id`qw[ Swm nUM iek GMtw kQw krn qy lwaNudw[ auQy mkMd dw cMgw mwx-qwx bx igAw[ guruU Gr dy swhmxy ifspYNsrI sI[ aus ifspYNsrI dI ieMncwrj iek fwktr kuVI sI[ aus dI ies ipMf ivc nvI puAwieMt imMt hoeI sI[ ieh fwktr dI aumr cOvI ku swl dI sI[ rMg qW kuJ p`kw sI[ pr nYx nkS qy srIr nUM iksy pKo koeI inMd nhI sI skdw[ auhdI qor vyK ky qW hr koeI kihMdw ‘qyrI qor ny p`ty ptvwrI’[ auhdI bolI ieMnI im`TI[ jdoN auh g`l krdI mUMhoN Pu`l ikrdy[ ipMf dy keI BUMf AwSk aus nUM vyKx dy leI ibmwrI dw bhwnw lw ky aus kol AwauNdy[ auh sB nwl h`s ky ipAwr nwl boldI[ dvweI dy ky qor idMdI[ mkMd bwrW qNo do AwpxI rOl lw ky au`iTAw[ aus dy mn ivc AwieAw ikauN nw bwhr sYr krn jieAw jwvy[ ausny kwlI loeI dI bu`kl mwrI Aqy guruU Gr ivco bwhr nUM qur ipAw[ auh ifspNYsrI kol dI lMGx l`gw qW fwktr vI Du`py kursI fwhI Du`p syk rhI sI[ jdoN fwktr ny mkMd v`l vyiKAw[ ausny dovy h`Q joV ky siq sRI Akwl bulw id`qI[ mkMd ny vI siq sRI Akwl dw auqr id`qw[ ausdy idmwg ivc koeI g`l nhI sI auh cu`p krky A`gy qur igAw[ ijvy rwxI suMdrW pUrn Bgq nUM vyK ky moihq ho geI sI[ auh hI hwl fwktr dw ho igAw sI[ lwl r`qw gol cyhrw, lMmw k`d, pYrw qk icty coly dy au`pr dI kwlI loeI[ cwr-2 auglW dwhVI[ mkMd nUM q`k ky fwktr AwpxI suD bu`D Koh bYTI[ auh kursI qo auT ky kMD nwl KVHI, jWdy mkMd v`l q`kx l`gI[ kol dI iek swiekl vwlw lMiGAw[ ijsnUM vyK ky auh iPr kursI qy bYT geI[ fwktr ibMd-ibMd ipCNo au`T ky aus pwsy nUM qkx qo ibnW nw rih skdI ijDr mkMd igAw sI[ A`gy fwktr iqMn qy sUeI nhI sI cVn idMdI ifspYNsrI bMd kr idMdI sI[ A`j swFy iqMn v`j gey sn[ A`j qW ijvy aus nUM jwx dI koeI kwhl nhI sI[ auh qW iek vwr iPr mkMd dy drSn krny cwhuMdI sI[ fwktr nUM mkMd muiVAw AwauNdw id``isAw[ auhny GVI vyKI pOxy cwr ho cuky sn[ ausny mn ivc ikhw[ cMgw hY klws Por nhI hY[ nhI qW ibnW vyKy hI jwxw pYxw sI[ klws Por hPqy dI CutI qy sI[ fwktr ny ifspYNsrI nUM qwlw lw id`qw[ auh AYvyN hI qly nUM PVI KVI sI[ auh aufIk krdI sI ik kdoN auh drvwzy dy swmHxy Awvy[ aus smyN hI mY drvwzy kol jw ky ausdy r`j ky drSn krW[ mkMd qy ausdy drvwzy ivc myl ho gey[ fw: ny iPr h`Q joV ky Pqih bulweI[ mkMd ny jdoN mUMh aupr cuk ky Pqih dw jvwb id`qw[ dohW dy nYx imly[ nYxW dy qIr dohW dy idlW ivc auqr gey[ fw: muskrw ky b`s A`fy v`l nUM clI geI[ mkMd isMG socW dI lVI lY ky guruU Gr cilAw igAw[ aus rwq nw hI mkMd nUM nINd AweI[ auDr fwktr dw vI ieho hwl sI[ auh vI ijvNy peI sI ausy qrHW dI auT KVHI[ jdoN kdy vI A`K l`gI auh iek dUjy nUM Awpxy nzdIk vyK ky drSn krn leI A`KW KolHdy[ pr iPr inrws ijhy, socW dy smuMdr ivc ClWgw mwr idMdy[

dUsry idn iPr aunW dI sDwrn ijhw pihly idn vWg myl hoieAw[ Aj dohW ny iek dUjy nUM pUry ipAwr nwl Pqih bulweI[ A`KW-A`KW ivc iek dUsry dy idl ivc auqry[ fw: mkMd dy drSn krn leI gurduAwry m`Qw tykx vI geI[ sbb nwl mkMd aus smyN pwT kr irhw sI[ ausny vI fw: nUM vyK ilAw sI[ auh lMmI hyk krky bYTI fwktr nUM cor A`K nwl vyK lYNdw sI[ fwktr A`Dw GMtw bYTI mkMd dy drSn krdI rhI[ dUsrw gRMQI rOl qy Aw igAw[ mkMd auT ky m`Qw tyk ky hwl qoN bwhr Awaux l`gw[ fwktr vI mgry auT ky Aw geI[ hQ joV ky siq sRI Akwl bulw ky fwktr ifspYNsrI nUM clI geI[ rwq nUM mkMd ny sMqW nUM AwiKAw[ “mYnUM hf BMnxI ijhI l`gI hoeI hY[ buKwr vI l`gdw hY”[ sMqW ny mkMd nUM iek golI idMidAW AwiKAw[ “Awh golI kosy ijhy duD nwl lY ky pYjw[ rwq nUM qyrI ifaUtI koeI hor isMG kr lvygw[ svyr qk swrw kuJ TIk ho jwaU”[ pr sMqW nUM kI pqw sI ik ies nUM qw hor buKwr cVHn lg igAw hY[ svyr nUM, kIrqn dI ifaUtI inBw ky mkMd iPr Awpxy kmry ivc cilAw igAw[ sMqW ny Aw ky p``uiCAw, “mkMd isMG hux qbIAq ikvyN hY”[ mhwrwj “koeI vwhlw Prk nhI ipAw[ kIrqn vI msW hI kIqw”[ “koeI nhI TIk ho jwaU[ Awh swhmxy h``spqwl hY[ nO vjy KulHygw[ jw ky fwktr nUM vKw ky dvweI lY leIN”[ “cMgw jI”, mkMd ny ibmwrW vwlI Avwz ivc AwiKAw[ mno auh vI KuS sI ik sMqW ny Awp hI AwK id`qw[ myry idl dI murwd pUrI kr idqI[ auhny GVI vyKI Ajy qw A`T hI v`jy sn[ auh hr do imMtW bwAd GVI vyKdw[ Aj auhnUM ieh iek GMtw vI iek sdI vrgw l`g irhw sI[ pOxy nO vjdy nUM mkMd loeI lY ky gurduAwry dy myn gyt mUhry Aw KVHw[ nO vjx qo ds imMt pihlW hI fwktr Aw geI[ auh mkMd nUM gyt mUhry KVHy nUM vyK ky Pu`l vWg iKVH geI[ ausny ifspYNsrI dy gyt kol Aw ky Pqih bulweI qy AMdr clI geI[ mkMd vI gyt mUhirEN quirAw[ ifspYNsrI iv`c jw ky aus kmry dy mUhry cilAw igAw ijQy fw: bYTI sI[ fw: Ajy Awpxy rijstr hI drwj ivcoN kF ky myj aupr itkw rhI sI[ mkMd nUM vyK ky mskrWaudI fwktr ny AwiKAw[ “Awjo AMdr lMG Awvo, bYTo” ausny swmHxy peI kursI v`l ieSwrw krky AwiKAw[ mkMd nUM kursI qy bYTdy nUM p``uiCAw “dso kI pIvogy[ cwh jW pwxI”[ “nhI jI, iksy cIz dI zrUrq nhI” mkMd ny AwiKAw[ “jy iksy cIz dI zrUrq nHI, Awp iPr ie`Dr drSn ikvyN id`qy”[ mskrWaudI fwktr ny AwiKAw[ “myrw mqlb cwh-pwxI qo sI, AwieAw qW mYN dvweI lYx hW”[ mkMd ny aus dIAW A`KW nwl A`KW imlwauNdy ny AwiKAw[ “h`Cw-h`Cw qW Awp ibmwr ho[ d`so kI qklIP hY”[ “klH dw swrw srIr duK irhw hY[ qoV ijhI l`gI peI hY[ mYnUM l`gdw buKwr vI hovygw”[ mkMd ny d`isAw[ mkMd nUM kol pey stUl qy Aw ky bYTx leI ikhw[ mkMd dw K`bw gut PVky nbz qy h`Q r`KdI ny AwiKAw[ “h`f BMnxI k`l dI hY jW prsNo dI lgI hY”[ ieh AwKdI auglW dw dbwA vDw ky mkMd dy ichry v`l q`kx l`gI[ “QoVw-2 qW prsNo hI sI[ pr k`l do ku vjy dw qW bwhlw hI burw hwl hY, swrI rwq nINd nhI AweI[ pwsy mwridAW hI rwq lMGI hY”[ mkMd ny vI A`KW iv``cIN h`sidAW AwiKAw[ “nbz qW TIk cl rhI hY[ iPr vI QrmWmItr nwl ic`k kr lYdy hW[ keI vwr iksy tYnSn nwl vI ho jwdw hY[ mn ivc koeI tYnSn qw nhI[ jw iksy Kws g`l nUM lY ky socx dy nwl vI

ho jwdw hY[ fwktr ny idl dI AwK id`qI[ vyKo jkx dI koeI gl nhI[ fwktr qo ibmwrI lkoxI nhI cwhIdI[ jy AwpW fwktr nUM shI nhI dsWgy qW ibmwrI qo Cutkwrw pwauxw AOKw huMdw hY”[ fwktr AwpxI kursI qo auT ky AlmwrI ivco stYQo qy QrmWmItr ckx KVHI hox l`gI jwx ky mkMd nwl Kih ky lMGI[ ijs nwl mkMd nUM AnoKw ijhw svwd AwieAw[ fwktr ny QrmWmItr nUM pwxI nwl Do ky mkMd nUM AwiKAw, “mUMh Afo” qy QrmwmItr jIB dy Q`ly r`Kx l`gI ny Awpxw iek h`Q mkMd dy moFy qy rK id`qw[ mkMd nUM JuxJxI ijhI AweI[ fwktr ny AwiKAw “Gbrwvo nhIN” QrmWmItr mUMh co kF ky vyKdI ny AwiKAw, “qhwnUM hux qW buKwr nhI”[ “fwktr swihb, jdoN dw quhwfy koly AwieAW, audo dw drdW nUM Arwm hY”[ “pihlW qW ieh hY ik myrw nwl fwktr swihb nhI idlpRIq hY[ qusIN idlpRIq hI AwKxw hY[ jy ieQy Awaux nwl Prk ipAw hY qW ibmwrI kuJ smJ ivc AwauNdI l`gdI hY[ ie`hdw ielwj hY[ pr mY s`c d`sW qhwnUM[ qusIN kihMdy ho prsoN dI ieh hwlq hY, aus idn qoN myrI vI ieh hwlq hY mYnUMN vI quhwfy vwgUM swrI rwq nINd nhI AweI[ sc d`so jdoN qoN AwpW iek dUsry nUM vyiKAw aus smNy qoN hI ies qrW mihsUs krdy ho nW”? “vyKo myrw nwm mkMd isMG hY, qusI qy Awp kihx dI bjwey mkMd hI AwKo vDIAw hY[ bwkI jo qusIN ikhw s`c hY”[ “Awp qy myrw nwm ilAw nhI, qy mYnUM kihMdy ny nwm lY ky bulwvW[ qhwnUM ieh pqw hY nW smwj ivc AOrqw nwm nhI lYdIAW”[ AwKdI hoeI idlpRIq ny mkMd dy hQ au`qy Awpxw h`Q r`K ilAw[ mskrWaux l`gI kihMdI “jy AwKdy ho qW mYN qhwnUM mkw, jwxI Awpxw AwKrI mukwm hI AwKUgI”[ “TIk hY mYN A`j qo Awp nUM idl AwK ky bulwieAw krWgw”[ “iPr qW qhwnUM idl dw rog hI hY[ ies dI dvweI qW idl dy kol idl rih ky hI kr skdI hY”[ g`lw kridAW qo iek mweI dvweI lYx Aw geI[ idlpRIq ny auT ky cwr golIAW leIAW[ auh mkMd nUM iek lPwPy c pwky PVwaudI kihx l`gI[ Awh iek golI hux, iek Swm nUM qy Awh do golIAW svyr nUM kuJ Kwx qo bwAd A`T vjy lYxIAW hn[loV peI k`l nUM iPr Aw ky ivKw jwxW[ svyr vwlIAW golIAW inrny kwljy nhI KwxIAW”[ mkMd dvweI lY ky guruU Gr Aw igAw[ do-iqMn idn aunW dIAW imlxIAW huMdIAW rhIAW, aunW ny iek dUsry nwl ijMdgI ibqwauNx dIAw ksmW Kw leIAW[ fw: ny mkMd nUM d`s id`qw sI ik auh j`tW dI kuVI nhI[ auh imsqrIAW dI kuVI hY[ iPr mkMd ny AwiKAw[ “mYN jwqW-pwqw nUM nhI mMndw[ gurbwxI dw Purmwx hY[ “sB mih joiq, joiq hY soie”] jwqW qW swfIAW bxweIAW hoeIAW hn[ jd AsIN ijnW ny iek dUsry nwl rihxw hY dovy ies g`l qo vwkP hW[ iPr d`s koeI AwpW nUM kI kr laU”[ “jd mIAW bIbI rwjI, iPr kI krUgw kwjI”, idl pRIq ny vI h`s ky AwiKAw [“vyKo k`l nUM AYqvwr hY[ mYN qW Awauxw nhI[ jy qusI Kycl krky k`l nUM ds vjy mYnUM Sihr b`s stYf Aw ky imlo qW vDIAw g`l hY[ auQy do GMty bYT ky glW krWgy” [ mkMd ny id`lpRIq dI hW iv`c hW imlw idqI[sMqW qo mkMd ny bhwnW bxw ky CutI lY leI, sWm dy idvwn vyly nUM muVn dw vwAdw kr ilAw[ mkMd ds vjdy nUM Sihr puj igAw [idlpRIq qW pihlW hI b`s Afy qy KVHI ausnUM aufIk rhI sI[ idlpRIq ny mkMd nUM nwl ilAw[ Awpxy kmry ivc lY geI ijQy auh ikrwey qy rihMdI sI[ Gr vwilAW nUM AwiKAw ik ieh swfw irSqydwr hY[

mkMd dw ilbws dyK ky Gr vwilAw ny vI Sk nhI kIqw[ aunW ivhVy ivc Kulx vwlw drvwzw vI Kol id`qw sI[ drvwzw KulHw vyK ky Gr vwilAW ny auDr koeI gOr vI nhI kIqI[ mkMd ny AwiKAw “ik Agly AyYqvwr koqrI dy Bog pY jwxy hn[ aus qo mgroN AsIN cly jwxw hY”[ “iPr myrw kI bxU mYnUM vI d`s ky jwieE”[ “qyrw kI bxnw qUM vI nwl hI c`l, ijQo mYnUM imlxgIAW auQo qUM KweI jweIN”[ “vyK lvo mYN iqAwr hW sWBx vwly bxo[ ieh nw hovy Gr dy dohW nUM hI Gro kF dyx[ AwKx ikDro qrKwxI lY AwieAW[ AsIN qW jtw dI DI ilAwvWgy”[ “kihMdy nHI huMdy jy vwgIAW twhqI, mwlkW nUM qW sWBxI pNYdI hY[ mY qW nhI ikDry C`f ky jWdw”[ “ieauN krIey, Bog qo mgrNo qusI ivhly ho[ mYN vI hPqy dI Cu`tI lY lYNdI hW[ AwpW cMfIgV iek hPqw rhIey[ auQy hI swrw pRogrWm bxw lvWgy”[ idlpRIq ny AwiKAw[ “jy kr, myry Gr dy mMn jwx qW qyry mMn jwxgy ik nhI”? mkMd ny p``uiCAw[ “nhIN myry ipqw ny qW iksy hwlq ivc nhI mMnxw[ myry mwmy dy muMfy ny AMqr jwqI ivAwh krvwieAw swry mMndy sn[ pr myry ipqw jI nhI mMny[ ieh nW hI aus ivAwh ivc gey qy nW hI aus qo mgro myry nwnkI[ Awpxy vloN qW isDw hY AwpW qW nw hI pu``Cxw AwpxI mrzI krnI hY[ ies leI AwpW nUM kort-mYirj krvwauxI pvygI[ cMfIgV hweI-kort ivc do GMitAW ivc vkIl swrw kMm krvw idMdy hn[ aus qo mgroN iksy dI koeI jurq nhI ik swnUM kuJ AwK sky”[ “vyK idl jy quUM myry nwl rihxw qW qYnUM AMimRq zrUr C`kxw pvygw[ ikauN ik AwpW nUM qW ies kMm qo ibnW hor kuJ Awaudw nhI[ jy qYN AMimRq nhI C`ikAw hoaU qW hr QW Awpxy aupr auglW auiTAw krngIAW”[ mYnUM ies ivc koeI ieqrwz nhI[ ieh qW vYsy vI bhuq vDIAw g`l hY[ ies nwl mYN vI r`b dw nwm lYx l`g jwvWgI”[ aunW dw PYslw ho igAw ik koqrI dy Bog qo Agly SnIvwr auh jlMDr bs stYNf qy ds vjy iek`Ty hoxgy[ auQo sRI AMimRqsr jw ky idl AMimRq CkygI[ iPr isDy cMfIgV jw ky kort-mYirj krvw lYxgy[ Aglw pRogrwm hlwq dy muqwbk vyiKAw jwvygw[ PYslw krky mkMd vwps sMqW kol AOx l`igAw[ aus ny AwiKAw, “idl auny idn iek dUsry nUM siq sRI Akwl hI blwauxI hY[ g`lW nhI krnIAW[ qYnUM pqw hY AwpW nUM glW kridAW vyK ky lokW ny qrHW-qrHW dIAW glW krnIAW hn[ ijs nwl AwpxI dohW dI bdnwmI hovygI”[ dovyN ies g`l nwl sihmq ho gey[ Swm nUM ifautI vyly mkMd sMqW kol phuMc igAw[ koqrI dy Bog pYx qo mgro mkMd ipMf Aw igAw[ aus ny gRMQI isMG nUM Aw ky swrI gl dsI[ ieh vI d`s id`qw ik auh qrKwxW dI kuVI hY[ “grMQI isMG ny AwiKAw, jwqW qW lokW dIAW bxweIAW hoeIAW hn[ jy BweI qyry kuVI psMd hY qW vDIAw hY, ivAwh krvw lvo[ mYN Aj qyry GridAW nwl g`l krky vyKdw hW”[ Swm nUM BweI mkMd dy Gr Aw igAw[ mkMd dI mW ny duD grm krky BweI nUM ipAwieAw[ mkMd dw bwpU vI Gr sI[ BweI ny dohW nUM p``uiCAw, “BweI jy Awpw mkMd nUM ivAwh leIey[ quhwfw kI ivcwr hY”[ dovyN jIA sux ky KuS ho gey[ “hor AwpW nUM kI cwhIdw hY, bwbw jI[ ijvyN qusIN cwhuMdy ho AsIN quhwfy nwl hW”[ “pr iehdy ivc, iek g`l hY, BweI”[ ieh sux ky dovy hYrwn ijhy ho ky pu``Cx lgy, “auh kI bwbw jI?”

“BweI kuVI imsqrI isMGW dI hY[ qhwnUM koeI ieqrwj qW nhI[ kuVI dI fwktrI kIqI hY”[ BweI qNo sux ky dovyN iek-dUjy dy mUMh vl vyKx l`gy[ mkMd dy bwpU ny AwiKAw, “mkMd dI kI rwey hY aus nUM p``uC leIey[ dUsrw kuVI dy mwpy mMn jwxgy[ jtW dy ivAwaux nMMU”[ “ieh qW g`l AgWh dI hY, qusIN pihlW Awpxw dso[ jy AwpxI mrjI hoaU qW g`l Agly pwsy clwvWgy[ bwkI mkMd dI g`l myry qy Cfo”[ dovy jIA AMdr cly gey[ dohW ny slwh kIqI[ mkMd dI mW ny AwiKAw, “kuVI fwktrnI hY[ ieh gRMQI hY[ dovy kmwauNxgy[ AwpW nUM kI ieqrwj hY[ nwly qYnUM pqw BweI qy mkMd dI iek g`l hY”[ aunW ny BweI nUM hw AwK id`qI[ BweI ny Aw ky mkMd nUM d`s id``qw ik qyry Gr dy rwzI ho gey hn, g`l A`gy quhwfy sMXogW dI hY, jy aus dy Gr dy mMn jwx qW? “BweI swihb ausny qW pihlW hI d`s idqw ik aus dy GridAW ny nhI mMnxw, ausdw bwp bhuq sKq suBw dw hY, dUsrI jwq ivc ivAwh krvwaux krky auh Awpxy shuirAW nwl nhI vrqdw, kuVI hr qrW rwzI hY, auh kort-mYirj krvwauNx leI iqAwr hY”[ mkMd qy BweI swihb imQy twiem qy jlMDr phuMc gey[ idlpRIq pihlW hI phuMcI hoeI sI[ mkMd ny BweI swihb dI jwx-pCwx krvweI[ auh iek Fwby ivc bYTy cwh pI rhy sn[ BweI swihb ny AwiKAw, “ik ieQy myrw iek dosq guruU Gr ivc gRMQI hY[ jy kr Awpw sRI AMimRqsr jwx qo pihlW ieQy AwnMd kwrj dI rsm kr leIey qW vDIAw rhU[ iPr AMimRq C`k ky kort mYirj krvw ilE[ myry ihswb nwl pihlw guruU swihb dI hjUrI ivc ivAwh krnw cwhIdw hY”[ idlpRIq ny ikhw,“ijvy qhwnUM TIk l`gdw hY kr lvo, mYnUM koeI ieqrwj nhI”[ cwh pI ky aunW Awto irkSw ilAw[ gurduAwry jw ky BweI swihb ny Awpxy dosq nUM swrI g`l d`sI[ ausny ienW dy AwnMd kwrj kr id`qy[ auQo lMgr C`k ky iqMny AMimRqsr swihb cly gey[ AMimRqsr phuMc ky b`s A`fy qoN aunW drbwr swihb leI irkSw ilAw, jilHAw vwly bwg qoN pihlw hI puils ny irkSw rok ilAw, ikauik A`gy koeI irkSw jw Awto irkSw jwx qy mnwhI sI[ drbwr swihb ivc pRvyS krn qo pihlW aunHW dI do vwr qlwSI leI geI[ drbwr swihb dy cwry pwsy puils qy imltrI iPr rhI sI, vyKx nUM ieh imltrI dI CwauNxI l`g rhI sI[ mkMd horw ny duK BMjxI byrI Q`ly ieSnwn kIqw[ drbwr swihb mQw tyk ky sRI Akwl qKq swihb qy Awpxy nwm AMimRq C`kx leI ilKvw id`qy[ieh rwmdws srW ivc kmrw lYx leI cly gey[ pMjvy pwqSwh dw ShIdI gurpurb hox krky sMgq bhuq AweI hoeI sI[ iPr vI BweI dI jwx-pCwx krky ienW nUM kmrw iml igAw[ Swm nUM mMjI swihb dIvwn hwl ivc Swm dy dIvwn suxy[ mOrcy ivc igRPqwrI dyx vwly jQy nUM qurn vyly ienW vyiKAw ik ikvyN sMgq ivc auqSwh hY[ jMn cVn vwgUM bYf vwjy vj rhy sn keI nyqw aus j`Qy nUM qorn vyly nwhry lw rhy sn[ idlpRIq ieh swrw kuJ vyK rhI sI qy hYrwn ho rhI sI[ ik ieh lok jylH ikMnI KuSI nwl jw rhy hn[ auhny BweI nUM p`uiCAw, “bwbw jI kI ienW nUM jylH qo fr nhI l`gdw”[ “nhIN pu``qr, fr kwhdw[ julm dy iKlwP lVn dI guVHqI qW swnUM ivrsy iv``c imlI hY[ ieh qW isrP jylH nUM jw rhy hn[ isMG qW crKVIAW qy cVn lgy qy PWsI dy r`sy g`l c pwaux l`gy vI kdy ip`Cy nhI hty[ “qyrw Bwxw mITw lwgy” sbd aucwrdy auh qW mOq nUM mKOlW krno nhI h`tdy[ p``uq ieh AMimRq dI dwq hI AijhI hY[ ieh pwhul Ck ky AwdmI Syr bx jwdw hY[ ausdw swrw kuJ guruU dw ho jWdw hY[ jd qyrw swrw kuJ guruU dw hoieAw iPr fr kwhdw[ ‘krn krwvx hwrw Awpy’[ jo mrzI kry jo mrzI krwvy[ kl nUM jd qUM AMimRq C`k ilAw qYnUM Awpy hI pqw l`g jwvygw[ pMj ipAwry swrI is`iKAw dyxgy[ ieh g`lW krdy auh kmry ivc cly gey”[

svyry auh cwr vjy au`Ty[ ieSnwn kIqw[ dyg lY ky sRI drbwr swihb m`Qw tyk ky auh vwps lMgr hwl v`l Aw rhy sn[ pRkrmw ivc hI auh byr bwbw buFw kol Awey sn ik AnwaUNs imMt hoeI ik swry lok drbwr swihb ivco bwhr Aw jwx[ do isMG AwK rhy sn, “Kwlsw jI frn dI loV nhI[ pUrI inhcw nwl ieSnwn kro, mQw tyko[ ieh srkwrI ku`qy qW hr roz hI BOkdy rihMdy hn[ ieh BOkx vwly hn, ieh v`Fx vwly nhI”[ kol KVy isMG ny ‘boly so inhwl’ dw jYkwrw lw id`qw[ swry isMGW ny “siq sRI Akwl” aucI Avwz ivc ikhw[ swry byiPkr ho ky vwihgurU dw jwp krdy Awpo-Awpxy Awhry lg gey[ mkMd horI lMgr hwl ivc bYTy cwh C`k rhy sn[ qIsrI vwr AnwaUs hoeI qy nwl hI golIAW c`lx dI Avwz AweI[ ieh cwh pI ky bwhr inkl hI rhy sn ik iek h`Q golw ienW kol Aw if`igAw[ ijs dy P`tx nwl mkMd gMBIr zKmI ho igAw aus dIAW l`qW, bwhW coN Kun co irhw sI[ idlpRIq vI QoVI ijhI zKmI ho geI sI[ jd idlpRIq ny mkMd v`l vyiKAw auh Dwh mwr ky aus kol clI geI[ mkMd ny pwxI mMigAw[ idlpRIq pwxI leI auTI[ ausy vyly iek Pwier aus dI CwqI iv``c Aw l`gw[ ausdy mUMh co m`kw hI inkilAw[ auh mkMd dy au`pr hI fyrI ho geI[ mkMd dy srIr dw Kun qW pihlw hI vih cu`kw sI[ idlpRIq dy aupr if`gx nwl ausdy mUMho vwihgurU inkilAw[ aus dy pRwx pMKyrU bx ky aufwrI lw gey[ BweI swihb dI sjI bwh kwPI zKmI ho geI[ jd ausny isr aupr cuk ky vyiKAw[ mkMd qy idlpRIq ies sMswr ivco kUc kr gey sn[ BweI swihb auQo irVdw-ruVdw srW ivc phuMc igAw[ ieQo smW l`gdy hI auh ieQo bwbyy t`l vwlI sweIf dI bwhr inkl igAw[ BweI swihb iek fwktr kol cly gey[ aus ny bWh dI hwlq vyK ky AwiKAw[ qhwnUM hspqwl jwxw pvygw[ bWh dw AwprySn krnw pvygw[ fwktr ny nyVy hI pRweIvyt hspqwl ivc BweI swihb nUM Byj id`qw[ ijQy fwktrW ny bWh vyK ky ikhw “bWh k`txI pvygI”[ aunW nUM BweI swihb ny AwiKAw, “vyK lvo ijs qrw qhwnUM TIk l`gdw kr lvo”[ bwh k`tx qo iek hPqy bwAd jd bsW c`lx lgIAW[ BweI swihb Cu`tI lY ky ipMf Aw gey[ bMgxy ivc kUhxI dw tuMf r`KI BweI swihb jdo mkMd dy Gr phuMcy[ mkMd dy byby qy bwpU dI qrwh ijhI inkl geI[ aunW BweI swihb dw hwl pu`Cx qoN pihlw mkMd dw p`uiCAw[ BweI swihb ny aunW nUM swrI khwxI d`s id`qI[ Gr ivc cIk-chwVw m`c igAw[ AWF-guAWF iek`Tw ho igAw[ BweI swihb lokW ivc bYTw lokW nUM AMimRqsr dw hwl d`s irhw sI[ BweI swihb ny GridAW nUM DIrj id`qw[ aunW dohW rUhW dI sWqI leI sRI AwKMf pwT dw AwrMB krn leI idn imQ ilAw[ Bog smyN BweI swihb bol rhy sn, BweI aunW dI Awpxy nwl ieMnI hI sWJ sI[ ieh sB sMjogW dy vs hY[ guruU swihb dw Purmwn hY[ jo hoAw hovq so jwnY, pRB Apny dw hukm pCwnY] AwpW guruU dy Bwxy nUM siq kr ky mMnIey[ “AmrjIq isMG isDU b`DnI vwlw”

XwdW dy nsUrXwdW dy nsUrXwdW dy nsUrXwdW dy nsUr iqMn nvMbr somvwr dw idn sI do CutIAW qo bwAd swry iek dUjy nUM KuSI-KuSI iml rhy sn[ rxjoD isMG kuJ auKiVAw ijhw mihsUs ho irhw sI[ auh h`Q sB nwl imlw irhw sI[ aus dy cyhry qy pihlW vwlI rOxk qy hwsw nhI sI[ mYnUM Aj auh rxjoD pihlW vwlw nhI sI l`g

irhw[ mYN socdw sW ik vIk AYNf qy ho skdw, iksy pwrtI ivc hovy ho skdw vD pI leI hovygI[ ijs krky qbIAq TIk nhI hovygI[ ikauNik jd mNY vD pI lYdw hW qW myrI hwlq AjIb ijhI ho jWdI hY[ nO mhIny qo rxjoD isMG qy mY iek`Ty hI kMm krdy sW[ swfI isPt vI iek hI sI[ auh qW Aijhw h``smuK suBw qy mjwkIAw ieMnw ik roNdy nUM hswaux dI muhwrq rKdw sI[ A`Dy GMty dI irst sI[ AsIN swry kMtIn ivco kwPI pIx leI jw rhy sW[ mYN rxjoD dy mOFy qy hQ r`K ky pu``iCAw[ “ikaNu beI vqnIAW kuJ iF`lw ijhw l`g irhW[ vIk AYNf qy iksy vfI pwrtI ivc hI Ps igAw l`gdW[ ikvy ichrw auqirAw ijhw ipAw”[ “nhI bweI jI, AYho ijhI koeI g`l nhI[ Srwb qw mY bweI jI iblkul hI nhI vrqdw[ qhwnUM AyYvy hI l`g irhw hY”[ ausny ichry qy KuSI ilAwaux dI koiSS kIqI[ pihlW vwlI g`l nhI bxI[ mYN aumr ivc v`fw hox krky myry nwl dy cwry-pMjy ieMfIAn mYnUM bweI jI hI AwKdy sn[ idl dy zKm ijhVy nsUr bxky irsx l`g jwx[ auh g`lW dI m``lm nwl kwhnUM Brdy hn[ aunHW dI pIV dy hMJUAW nwl hI aunHW nUM DoiqAW kuJ rwhq imldI hY[ “hor ipMf sB su`K sWd hY[ Pon kIqw sI”[ “hW bweI jI, nwnkI g`l kIqI sI[ sB TIk-Twk hn[ swry msqIAW mwrdy ny”[ “rxjoD qyry mMmI, fYfI, BYx-Brw sB nwnkI rihMdy hn”? myry ies svwl nwl aus dIAW A`KW ivco do hMJU t``pky, pr ausny auh Jt hI pMUJ ley qW ik mYnUM pqw nw l`gy ik auh ro irhw hY[ nhI AwK ky rxjoD bwQrUm ivc clw igAw[ mYN aus dIAW A`Kw ivco if`gdy hMJU vyK ley sn[ mYN ausdy mgr hI clw igAw[ rxjoD bwQrUm bVn dI bjwey is`Dw hI lMG ky bwhr Gwh qy bYT ky goifAW ivc isr pw ky roeI jw irhw sI[ mY vI cu`p krky aus dy kol jw bYTw[ cwr-pMj imMt auh rodw irhw[ idl dIAW pIVW nUM hMJUAW rwhI bwhr kF ky[ ausny jd isr goifAw ivco c`k ky rumwl nwl A`KW swP kIqIAW[ brwbr mYnUM bYTw vyK ky AwiKAw[ “bweI qUM kdo AwieAW[ qUM kwPI pI lYxI sI[ iPr twiem ho jwxw”[ rxjoD pihlW qUM d`s[ “kI pROblm hY? kwPI nUM mwr golI”[ “bweI jI myrI pROblm bVI AnOKI hY[ ieh iksy qo vI h`l hox vwlI nhI”[ “vyK rxjoD isAwxy kihMdy ny du`K iksy nUM d`isAW vMifAw jwdw hY qy KuSI iksy nUM d`isAW dUxI-cOxI ho jwdI hY”[ “bweI jI myrw du`K d`sx nwl hmySw vDdw hY[ mYN qW duKI hW hI[ mY nhI cwhuMdw ik qYnUM vI suxw ky duK dyvW”[ “nhI rxjoD[ vqn qo hzwrw mIl dUr jy AwpW iek-dUsry dw du`K nhI vMfwxw qW hor kOx vMfweygw[ qUM g`l qW d`s kI hY[ koeI pYsy Dyly dI loV qW nhI”[ “nhI bweI jI, AwK ky auh d``sx l``gw A`j qo vIh-bweI swl pihlW[ AsIN swry pRvwr ivc iek`Ty rihMdy sW ipMf[ mYN Ajy Cotw ijhw sW[ bwpU jI ny d`isAw sI ik swfI pYlI ivc pkI mMfI bxnI sI[ ies leI srkwr vlo noits Aw igAw[ zmIn dw swnUM aus smy ivc s`q-s`q l`K ikly dw muAwvjw id`qw igAw[ bwpU jI trk clwaudy sn qy aunW qo Cotw myrw cwcw KyqI krdw sI[ cwcw kihx l`gw ik gMgw ngr vl zmIn s``sqI hY, auDr c`l ky zmIn KRId leIey[ pr bwpU jI ny ikhw g`fIAW pw leIey[ qYnUM pqw bweI ijhVw koeI kMm krdw hovy[ auh hI kMm vDIAw l`gdw hY[ bwpU qy cwcy dI rYA nhI rlI[ bwpU dy PuPV qy mwmy ny Aw ky dohW nUM A`fo-A`f kr id`qw[ cwcw qW gMgw ngr clw igAw[ bwpU ny idlI Aw ky Gr KRId ilAw[ iqMn nvIAW g`fIAW pw leIAW[ bwpU do g`fIAW lY ky ipMf Aw igAw[ Gr dw swrw smwn ivc l`d ilAw[ iek m`J sI auh gvwFIAW nUM auDwr hI vyc id`qI[ mYN byby, BYx qy Cotw vIr AsIN swry KuS sW ik AsIN id`lI jw rhy hW[

id`lI jmnW pwr ijQy bwpU ny Gr KRIidAw sI auQy hor vI vhuq pMjwbI pRvwr rihMdy sn[ swnUM bwpU ny skUl pVn lw id`qw[ mYN dsvIN dy pypr dy ky bwpU nUM AwiKAw, ik mY gfI qy gyVw lwaux jwxw hY[ byby ny vI AwK id`qw[ c`l jw Awaux idau[ hux ivhlw hY AYvyN ieQy swrw idn kI kirAw krU[ bwpU jI ny AwpxI hwx dI aumr dy frwievr nwl mYnUM iqAwr kr id`qw[ mYN aus nUM qwieAw jI AwK ky blwaudw sI[ pihly gyVy mY qwey nwl iProzpur Awauxw sI[ bwpU ny qwey nUM AwiKAw ik AwauNdw iehnUM ipMf imlw ilAwvIN[ qwey dw ipMf vI swfy ipMf qoN ds mIl qy sI[ cwr ku vjdy nUM swfw trk KwlI ho igAw[ qwey ny g`fI Awpxy ipMf nUM iK`c id`qI[ moigEN ausny jvwkW leI kyly, sMqry ley[ AsIN s`q v`jdy nUM qwey dy drW A`gy g`fI ilAw lweI[ bweI mYnUM Aj qk qweI dy h`QW dI mkI dI rotI qy sro dw swg jIhdy ivc qwjI m`KxI kOlI dIAw kMnIAw nUM CUhdI sI Aj q`k nhI Bu`lI[ suBw AsIN ipMf Aw gey[ mNY bwpU dy cwcy qwey dy muMifAw dy GrIN, swirAw nUM imilAw[ cwcIAW-qweIAW ny byby-bwpU, BYx-Brw dI suK sWd puCI[ aunW dy bcy skUl gey hoey sn[ cwcy horW ny AwiKAw bweI qy BwbI horW nUM AwKIN Aw ky iml jwx[ do GMty AsIN ipMf rhy[ rotI Kw ky AsIN id`lI nUM qur pey[ mYN keI gyVy qwey nwl lwey[ mYN qwey nUM gfI clwaudy nUM vyKdw rihMdw Aqy pu`Cdw rihMdw[ iek qW mwilk dw pu``q hox krky, dUjw myrI idlcspI vyK ky, qwieAw mYnUM swP rsqy g`fI PVwaux lg igAw[ do ko mhIny ivc mYN vDIAw g`fI clwaux l`g igAw[ myrw dsvI dw irjlt Aw igAw[ mYN pws ho igAw[ mwpy mYnUM A`gy pVHwauxw cwhuMdy sn[ pr mNY nhI mMinAw[ mYN frwievrI nUM qrjIh id`qI[ bwpU nUM qwey ny ds idqw sI ik ieh bhuq vDIAw g`fI clw lYNdw hY[ pVHn nUM nhI mMndw qW iek dw styirMg sMBwl idMdy hW[ pMj-cwr lMby gyVy, iqMny g`fIAW ieky pwsy dy lwaudy hW[ qYnUM vI pqw lg jwvygw[ A`KI vyK ky[ mYN bweI bhuq imhnq kIqI[ cwr ko swl ivc AsIN s`q g`fIAW kr leIAW[ swrIAW hI PrI sn[ AsIN do cwsIAW hor lY leIAW[ bwpU jI nUM mYN frwievrI krno htw ky aunW nUM auqly kMm krn leI AwK id`qw sI[ bweI jI bVy vDIAw, KuS sW[ iksy g`lo koeI Gwt nhI sI[ mY jYpur igAw sW gyVw lY ky[ Kbr suxI ik ieMdrw gWDI mwr id`qI[ AsIN KwlI gfIAW lY ky id`lI nUM qury[ id`lI phuMcy qW A`DI idlI ivco A`g dIAW l``ptw in``kl rhIAW sn[ AsIN Gr phuMc gey[ A`gy swry AwFI-gvWFI iek`Ty bYTy mIitMg kr rhy sn[ ik iksy vyly vI lutyry hmlw kr skdy hn[ ies leI AwpW nUM AwpxI r`iKAw leI, hiQAwr bMd ho ky bsqI ivc Awaux vwlIAW glIAW qy pihrw dyxw cwhIdw hY[ vIr jI do idn iv``c ds ku vwr lutyry pey hoxgy[ aunHW nUM isKW ny Awpxy GrW dy nyVy nhI P``tkx id`qw[ pr vIr iqMn nvMbr nUM suBw cwr ku vjy pMj-s`q hzwr dy iek`T ny iek`iTAW hI h`lw bol id`qw[ Awpxy AwdmIAW ny AwpxI ihPwjq krn dI pUrI koiSS kIqI[ pr AYfy v`fy iek`T A`gy qIh-cwlI AwdmI ikMnW icr AVdy[ aunW ny qyjwb dIAW boqlW qy boqlW ivc pYtrOl Br ky GrW nUM A`g lwauxI surU kr id`qI[ A`KIN vyKidAW-vyKidAW swrI bsqI A`g dIAW lptW ivc iGr geI[ lutyry ijs Gr vVdy swry pRvwr nUM koh-koh ky mwrdy[ Gr dw swrw smwn lut lYNdy[ swfy Gr nUM cwry pwsy qo Gyrw pw ilAw[ mYN qy bwpU ny hiQAwrW nwl mukwblw krnw cwihAw[ AsIN iksy nUM bUhy dy A`gy nhI sI Awaux idMdy[ pr ieMny nMU Gr dy ipCly pwsy dI pOVI lw ky auh koTy qy cVH gey[ aupro aunW ny pYtrOl dIAw BrIAW boqlW A`g lw ky swfy aupr is`tIAW[ AsIN A`g qoN bcn leI ip`Cy hty[ b`s A`K dy Por ivc DwV dI DwV Aw peI[ myrIAW A`KW dy swmHxy mW Aqy BYx dI auh durdsw kIqI ik mY d`s nhI skdw[ kihMdw rxjoD rox l`igAw[ rody ny AwiKAw, myry vyKdy dy swhmxy bwpU dIAW A`KW ivc

srIey KuBo id`qy[ qyl iCVk ky ijauNdy nUM Ag lw idqI[ mNY qy mYQo Cotw dUsry kmry ivc drvwzy bMd krky ivQW QWxI AwpxI kul dw nws huMdw vyK dy kuJ krn qo AsmrQ sW[ jd aunW ny swfy vwly kmry dy drvwzy BMnxy suruU kIqy qW AsIN dovyN Brw frdy iek mMjy Q`ly luk gey[ drvwzw BMn ky auh AMdr bV gey jo smwn sI aunW ny swrw lut ilAw[ muVidAW iek ny mMjy hyToN Coty nUM iK``c ky bwhr vyhVy ivc su`t id`qw[ aunW ny BuKIAW igrJw vwgUM auhdI botI-botI kr id`qI[ jmW dy hjUm ny swfy Gro inkl ky hor iksy Gr jw qWfv nwc n`icAw[ swfy gvWF rihMdw ihMdU pRvwr dw bjurg hjUm dy cly jwx ipCo swfy Gr AwieAw[ ausny ivhVy ivc peIAW cwry lwsW nUM vyK ky Dwh mwrI[ auhdI Avwz sux ky auhdy b`cy vI Aw gey[ aus swry roeI jw rhy sn[ aunW nUM vyK ky mY muVko-muVkI hoieAw sihimAw ijhw bwhr Aw igAw[ mY peIAW lwsW dy au`pr if`g ipAw[ mY if`gx swr byhoS ho igAw[ iPr mYnUM nhI pqw kI hoieAw kI nhI hoieAw[ jdo surq AweI mNY hspqwl dy ivc sW[ auh gvWFI bjurg myry srwxy bYTw rwm-rwm dw jwp kr irhw sI[ mY swmHxy l`gI GVI v`l ingw mwrI jo Cy nvMbr d`s rhI sI qy Swm dy cwr vj cu`ky sn[ auh mYnUM Awpxy nwl Gr lY AwieAw[ aunW ny hI lwsW dw sskwr kIqw[ mNY swrw idn AMdry hI ipAw rihMdw sW[ kuJ idnW bwAd mwmw jI id`lI Awey[ sux ky auh vI isvwey rox dy kuJ nhI kr skdy sn[ mY mwmw jI nwl ipMf Aw igAw[ gvWFIAW dI m`dd nwl mYnUM kwPI swrw pYsw gfIAW dw qy Gr dw muAwvjw iml igAw[ mwmy horI cwhuMdy sn ik mY koeI hor ivjns kr lvW[ pr myrw mn nhI sI mMndw[ ies leI bweI jI ieDr Aw igAw[ bweI A`j auh hI iqMn nvMbr hY ijs idn myrw h`sdw Kyfdw sMswr im`tI dI FyrI ho igAw sI[ A`j aunW XwdW dy nsUr dI pIV nwl hI qn qy mn dI ieh dSw hY[ “AmrjIq isMG isDU b`DnI vwlw”

bdly dI awg s: dlIp isMG dI mOq qo mgro Aus df vwzf lVkf hrpRIq knyzf cilaf igaf .Coty dovy jsvIr qy rxjIq pVHn qoN mgroN afpxy afpxy kMmF ivwc lwg gey . jsvIr ny afeI tI afeI krky afpxI vrksfp bxf leI , rxjIq ny tI vI PirjF qy vfisMg msInF df hol syl df kMm kr ilaf . AuhnF dI mF bsMq kOr pRmfqmF df lwK lwK sukrfnF krdI , ijws ny bwicaF dy isr qo ipAu df sfieaf AuT jfx qNo mgroN vI AuhnF nUM rsqy qo Btkx nhI idwqf . dljIq ny knyzf jf ky imhnq krky bhuq pYsf kmfieaf. Aus ny afpxy vIrF nUM by-ihsfb pYsf Byijaf .ijhnF ny Auh pYsf Gr dI pRfprtI qy afpxf ivwjns vDfAux ivwc lfieaf. vrksfp aqy dukfn ivwco cMgI kmfeI sI. Auh mhwly dy sWJy kMmF ivwc vD cV ky ihwsf lNYdy. sfry lok AuhnF df siqkfr krdy sn. dljIq ny knyzf ikwsy dosq nfl sFJf Pfrm bxf ilaf. dljIq dI sfdI vI knyzf ivwc hI luiDafxy vfly krqfr isMG dI lVkI nfl ho geI. krqfr isMG dy iqMn Pfrm sn. iewklI lVkI hox krky AunF PfrmF df mflk dljIq hI bx igaf. dljIq ny BrfvF nUM pYsf Byjx vflI ksr kwZ idwqI .Auh Kud iewh gwl afKdf sI, pYsf bYNk dI jgf ivjns ivwc lfvo. afp dljIq jd df knyzf igaf sI iewk vfr vI vqn nhI sI afieaf. iewh gwl iksy dy Xfd icwq vI nhI sI, ik ijs kfrobfr nUM asIN idwn rfq iewk krky

vDf rhy hF, iewh iewk idwn sfrf hI nsLt ho jfvygf . do, iqMn nvMbr df idwn iews pRvfr qy kI pMjfb qo bfhr vWsdy iswK pRvfrF qy mnhUs ciVHaf. rxjIq dI dukFn nUM lwut ky awg lgf idwqI. jsvIr dI vrksfp nUM vI sfV ky rfK kr idwqf. Gr df sfrf smfn lwut ky Gr nUM awg lgf idwqI. bsMq kOr dIaF dovy nUMhF nUM Gr dy vyhVy ivwc hI bypwq kr ky CuiraF nfl koh koh ky mfr idwqf . bsMq kOr , jsvIr qy rxjIq ny gvFZI muslmfnF dy Gr luk ky jfn bcfeI . pRvfr kol kuJ vI nhIN sI bicaf . iqMny mF puq iewk kNYp ivwc cly gey . sLfm nUM guMizaF ny kYNp qy hmlf bol idwqf . AuQy qfienfq puils KVHI qmfsLf vyKdI rhI. iews hmly ivwc rxjIq vI ivCoVf dy igaf . jsvIr qy bsMq kOr KLUn dy hMJU bhfAudy afpxy jwdI ipMz mogy ijlHy ivwc af gey. ipMz afAuNx qy jsvIr df iksy groh nfl qflmyl ho igaf. bsMq kOr ny bhuq smJfieaf, jsvIr pwuq afpF pihlF hI nuksfn bhuq Jwilaf hY . iewnF kMmF qo afpF kI lYxf hY . afpF qF pihlF hI AujVy hoey hF. mY qyry vIr nUM icwTI pf ky ipMz df aYzirws Byj idwqf hY, pYsy af jfxgy, qUM afpxf kMm Pyr qNo qor leI. jsvIr qy mF dI iksy gwl df koeI asr nhI sI huMdf. Aus dy mn ivwc qF vIr, BrjfeI ,afpxy Gr vflI qy qbfh hoey Gr qy kfrobfr df bdlf lYx dI awg mwc rhI sI. ipMz dy srpMc ny, jsvIr dIaF gqI ivDIaF dI muKbrI pulIs kol kr idwqI sI. iewh kFgrsI srpMc pusIs df tfAut sI . pulIs do vfr Gr ryz vI kr cuwkI sI jsvIr hux rfq brfqy af ky mF nUM iml jFdf. awj bsMq kOr df DrqI qy pwb nhIN sI lwg irhf. Aus df vwzf puwqr dljIq pMdrF sflF bfd knyzf qo vfps af irhf sI . dljIq ny mF dI icwTI imlx sfr hI icwTI pf idwqI sI ik Auh pYsy Byjx dI vjfey Kud hI quhfnUM imlx af irhf hY. bsMq kur socdI sI, ho skdf hY jsvIr afpxy vIr dljIq dy hI afKy lwg ky kMm DMdy vl iDafn kr lvy . dljIq dy afey qoN qF asIN dovy iews nUM ivafh leI vI mnf lvFgy . ieho ijhIaF ikMnIaF hI hor socF Aus dy mn ivwc afAudIaF . ijs idwn dI dljIq dI icwTI afeI sI jsvIr Aus idwn df Gr hI nhI sI afieaf . Auh bdly dI awg ivwc pqf nhI ikwDr ikwDr BOa irhf sI . nF hI Aus df koeI sfQI afieaf sI ijws rfhI Auh jsvIr nUM dljIq dy afAuNx df sunyhF Byj skdI . awj cOvI jLnvrI nUM dljIq ny afpxI mF kol phucxF sI . bsMq kur dI KwbI awK svyr dI Prk rhI sI. Aus ny awK dI AuqlI plk qy qUVI df zwkf vI igwlf krky lfieaf. awK Prkxo ht hI nhI sI rhI. Aus ny pwuq dI AuzIk ivwc drvfjLf vI Kohl Cwizaf sI. DuMd dy kfrn dljIq dI PlYt lyt ho geI. Auh shI tfiem qoN Cy GMty lyt ho geI . jhfjL svyr dI vjfey bfad duiphr DuMd Gtx qy Auqfiraf igaf dljIq ny soicaf ik Auh awj ipMz nhIN phuMc skdf . sLfm nUM swq vjy sfrIaF bwsF cwlxIaF bMd ho jfdIaF hn. rfq Aus ny idwlI hotl ivwc kwtI . svyr nUM svyry awT vjy Aus ny ipMz nUM jfx vflI bws lY leI. bws ajy aMbflf hI lMGI sI . bws dy ieMjx ivwc koeI KrfbI af geI . do ZfeI GMty bfd bws cflU hoeI . bws jdo nUM brnfly phuMcI sLfm dy sfZy pMj vwj gey sn . zrfeIvr ny svfrIaF awzy dy bfhr hI Auqfr idwqIaF . bws gyar ivwc pf ky ajy qorn hI lwgf sI. do nOjvfn Bwj ky ipClI bfrI ivwc cwVH gey. AuhnF ny loeIaF dIaF buwklF mfrIaF hoeIaF sn. AuhnF ny afps ivwc dI koeI gwl kIqI . AhnF ivwco iewk aglI bfrI ivwc cilaf igaf . bws awgy iewk nihr dy pul kol phuMcI, nihr dy pul Aupr cfr, pMj nOjvfn KVHy sn.

ijhnF ny bws nUM rukx leI hwQ LKVHf kIqf . zrfeIvr ny aYksIlytr AuproN pYr df dbfE nhI Gwt kIqf . mUhrlI bfrI ivwc KVHy ny buwkl ivwco styn gMn kwZ ky zrfeIvr vwl qfx ky gwzI rokx leI afiKaf. bws ruk geI. Auh pMjy hiQafrF nfl lYs bws ivwc cV gey. sfrI bws ivwc sihm Cf igaf. QoVf ijhf awgy jf ky AuhnF bws iewk kwcy rsqy vwl nUM muVvf leI . myn sVk qo bws iewk iklo mItr iljf ky AuhnF bws ivwco sfrIaF svfrIaF nUM Qwly Auqfr ilaf. svfrIaF ny Aus rsqy qy lYtF dI rosLnI AunF vwl afANudI vyKI. sfiraF nUM iewh afs ho geI ik iewh af rhI gwzI nUM vyK ky Bwj jfx gy . iehnF ny byKOP ihMdU ,iswKF nUM vwK vwK ho ky kqfrF bnfAuNx leI afiKaf . dljIq ijws dy isr dy kys kwty hoey sn dfhVI dI syv kIqI hoeI sI . iswKF vfly pfsy cilaf igaf . AuhnF ivwco iewk ny dljIq nUM dUsry pfsy jfx leI gusy nfl afiKaf . qyry vrgy dy Pryb iewQy nhI cwlxy . sfilE qusI hI sfnUM jlIl krky Gro by Gr kIqf . dljIq awgo kuJ bolx hI lwgf sI. jsvIr ny gMn df bwt mfr ky iewk pfsy kr ky Pfier mfr ky sdf dI nINd sulf idwqf. dUsiraF ny ihMdUaF vflI lfien qy aMDf DuMd golI clf idwqI . nihr dy drwKqF qy bYTy jLfnvr hfa df nfhrf mfrky iPr itkfxy mwl ky bYT gey . Auh luitaf smfn trwk ivwc rwK ky cly gey. bws Aus QF qy KVI rhI . iensfnI loQF qVPdIaF TMzIaF ho geIaF . afpxy itkfxy qy jf ky AuhnF smfn dIaF vMzIaF pf leIaF . kudrqI dljIq vfly atYcI ivwc jsvIr ny smfn pf ilaf. rfq nUM jsvIr motr sfeIkl qy ipMz nUM rvfnF ho igaf . motr sfeIkl Aus ny isivaF ivwc KVf krky, Gr df jf bUhf jf KVkfieaf . bsMq kur ny bUhf Kol ky puwq df mwQf cuMimaf . aMdr kmry ivwc jf ky jsvIr ny atYcI rwKdy ny afiKaf, “vyK mF awj qyry puwq ny idwlI vfly nuksfn dI pihlI iksq vfps lY leI hY”. bsMq kur ny afiKaf “vyK puwq iewh kMm cMgy nhIN. dsF nOhF dI ikrq krnI cfhIdI hY. gurbfxI kihMdI hY”. “mMdy kMmI nfnkf jd kd mMdf hoey ``.. jsvIr smfn kwZ ky mMjy Aupr rwK irhf sI. iewk Poto atYcI dI jyb ivwcNo inklI. jsvIr ny afiKaf “lY vyK byby afh sflf, afpxy afp nUM iswK dws ky bwcxf cfhuMdf sI”. Poto jsvIr dy hwQ ivwco PV ky bsMq kur ny cMgI qrF vyKdI ny ikhf,“ieh Poto qF qyry vIr dljIq dI hY. awj Auhny afAuxf sI. afh PV icwTI Auhny iliKaf mY cOvI jF pwcI qrIk nUM Gr af jfvFgf” . “nhNI byby qYNnUM BulyKf lwgdf hovygf. ingHf nfl pCfx “. “vy mYN pCfx ky hI qF kihMnI hF”. rodI krqfro ny afiKaf . jsvIr mF dy gl lwg ky DfhF mfr ky ro ipaf . Aus rody hoey ny afiKaf “mF mNY qF afp hI bwdly dI awg ivwc mwc igaf hF. mF mYnUM muafP kr dyxF”. afKdf Auh rodf GrNo inwkl igaf

lvmYirj dwsvI pfs krky qrijMdr ny nyVly hI kfilj ivwc dfKlf lY ilaf . qrijMdr hfkI aqy kbwzI df mMinaf hoieaf iKwzfrI sI . Aus dI guwzI qF skUl ivwc hI cwV geI sI . kfilj ivwc jf ky Aus dI bwly bwly dUx svfeI ho geI sI . Auh KyzF dy nfl nfl pVHfeI ivwc vI

pUrf huisLafr sI . srIrk pwK qoN qF kI , kudrq ny iksy pwK qo vI ksr nhI sI CwzI . gorf insoLh rMg , Cy Puwt kwd , motIaF motIaF blOrF vrgIaF awKF qy iqwKy nYx nksLF vflf qrijMdr ijs pfsy nUM vI qurdf mMijlF sr hI krdf jfdf . CwbI jnvrI df mylf af igaf. myly qy pMjfb dIaF kbwzI qy hfkI dIaF mMnIaF hoeIaF tImF ny Bfg ilaf . iews sfl qrijMdr ny qF kmfl hI kr idwqI. iksy mYc ivwc vI Aus ny afpxy srIr nUM imwtI nhI lwgx idwqI . mMny hoey jfPI vI afpxF pUrf jLor lf hty. pr iksy koloN vI qrijMdr nUM jwPf nhI lwigaf. sfry lok Aus dI Kyz vyK ky asL asL kr rhy sn. ienfm vMz smfgm qy qrijMdr nUM myly df " vYst plyar " aYlfinaf igaf . Aus nUM iqMn hjLfr df spYsl ienfm dy ky snmfnq kIqf igaf. kfilj ivwc qrijMdr dI hr pfsy crcf ho rhI sI. muMzy, kuVIaF ijwQy vI iekwTy ho ky bYTdy gwlF qrijMdr dIaF hI huMdIaF. hr pfsy Aus dy hI crcy sn. kfiljF ivwc cMgy gfiek aqy cMgy iKzfrI nfl hr koeI dosqI pfAuxI locdf hY. kfilj dI hr sohxI qo sohxI lwVkI qrijMdr dI PirMz bxnF locdI sI. qrijMdr ny iews qrF dI kdy idmfg ivwc socI hI nhI sI. jd iksy kuVI ny Aus nUM bulfieaf vI qF Aus ny kdy iksy ivwc ijafdf idwlcspI nhI sI leI. qrijMdr dy dosq Aus nUM bhuq gwlF kihMdy pr Auh hmysLf hfsy ivwc tfl idMdf . iewk idwn qrijMdr kMntIn ivwc bYTf cfh pI irhf sI. pRoPYsr pRIqm kOr ijs dI ajy do ko mhIny pihlF hI puafieMt imMt hoeI sI kMntIn ivwc afeI . Auh cfh df afrzr dy ky qrijMdr vfly tybl qy hI af ky bYTx lwgI. qrijMdr ny cfh vflf kwp tybl qy rwK ky KVf ho ky siq sRI akfl blfeI . pRIqm ny siq sRI akfl mMn ky bYTx lwgI ny muskrf ky afiKaf,“qrijMdr siq sRI akfl qF bYiTaF vI bulfeI jf skdI sI. afp nUM KVy hox dI kI jLrUrq sI“. mYzm dI iewh gwl sux ky qrijMdr ny nIvIN pf leI. qrijMdr afpixaF kolo nhI sLrmfeI df“, pRIqm ny afiKaf . qrijMdr mYzm dy iewh lPj sux ky hwkf bwkf ijhf ho igaf . Auh afpxy mn qy kfbU pfAudf mUMh Aupr cwk ky boilaf ,“jI mYzm mY smiJaf nhIN“. “GbrfAux vflI koeI gwl nhI qrijMdr ,hOlI hOlI swB smJ jfvyNgf . qUM ajy iews mMijLl df rfhI nhI bixaf``. muskrfAuNdI hoeI pRIqm afK ky cfh dI Guwt Brn lwgI. qrijMdr ny cfh df afKrI Guwt Biraf. kwp tybl qy rwK ky AuTx lwgy ny jd mYzm vwl qwikaf. pRIqm KwbI awK nwp ky buwlF ivwc imMnF ijhf muskrf peI . qrijMdr mn ivwc socdf hoieaf grfANuz ivwc af ky Pwgx dI Duwp df njLfrf lYx leI bYT igaf. Aus dy mn ivwc iewh gwl vfr vfr af rhI sI. qrijMdr afpixaF qo nhIN sLrmfeIdf. iewh gwl iksy hor hI pfsy qurdI lwgdI hY. Auh dy mn ivwc keI ivcfr af rhy sn. iewk anoKI ijhI msqI Aus nUM cVH rhI sI. Auh AuT ky klfs ivwc af igaf. Aus dIaf awKF awgy mYzm dI qsvIr GuMm rhI sI. Auh mn nUM hor pfsy lfAuNx dI koisLsL krdf pr swB ivawrQ. pRIqm msF hI cOvI, pwcI sfl dI qUq dI lgr vrgI kuVI, gorf , gulfbI Bfa mfrdf

rMg ,imrg dy nYxF vrgy nYx , lMbI DOx , GuMgrfly vfl , ppIsIaF vrgy buwl , pqlf lwk qy CfqI dI golfeI vyK ky qF ieAu lgdf sI ik isrjn hfr ny sfrf jLor pRIqm nUM bnfAux qy hI lf idwqf hovy. hux dohF dI inwgf iewk dUsry df ipwCf krdI rihMdI. Auh dovyN iewk dUsry vwl nUM iKwcI dy jf rhy sn. Auh kMntIn ivwc cfh pIx smy iewko tybl qy bYTdy. gwlF vwDdIaF geIaF. ipafr dI lkIr KfeI df rUp Dfrn krdI geI. AuhnF df moh ieqnF vwD igaf ik iewk dUsry nUM vyKy qo vgYr cYn nhI sI afANudf . ibMnHF pfxI qoN qwVPdI mwCI vflf hfl rihMdf sI. iehnF dy ipafr dI crcf sfry kfilj ivwc hox lwgI. gwl ipRMsIpl kol phuMc geI. ipRMsIpl ny dohF nUM afpxy dPqr ivwc bulf ky smJfAuNxf cfihaf. AunF ny ipRMsIpl nUM sfP hI afK idwqf ik``. “asIN ijLMdgI iekwTy gujLfrn df PYslf kr ilaf hY``. “jy kr Gr vfly quhfzy nfl rjNfmMd nF hoey qF iPr``? ipRMsIpl ny AunF dy ierfdy nUM pRiqafAux dy leI afiKaf. “sr asIN bflg hF, asIN afpxy cMgy mfVy df Kud PYslf kr skdy hF`. “TIk hY, jo vI kdm cukxF hY soc smJ ky cukxF hY. iksy kMm ivwc bdnfmI nhIN hoxI cfhIdI . pRIqm qUM afpxI klfs lY ,qrijMdr qUM myrI gwl sux ky jfxf``. ipRMsIpl ny pRIqm dy jfx qo mgro qrijMdr nUM pwuiCaf“ qyry Gr dy mMn jfxgy``. qrijMdr ny afiKaf“ hF sr`. “qF iPr vyKdy hfN`` ,afK ky ipRMsIpl ny Aus nUM vI qor idwqf. ipRMsIpl ny Pon krky pRIqm dy ipwqf jI nUM kfilj bulf ilaf. pRIqm dy ipqf nUM sfrI gwl bhuq hI ipafr nfl dwsI. aqy afpxI slfh idwqI ik jy kr dohF dI mYirj kr idqI jfvy qF koeI mfVI gwl nhI . qrijMdr bhuq hI hoxhfr qy snuwKf lVkf hY. sux ky pRIqm dy ipqf dy aMdrlf jwt hMkfr igaf. Auh AuiTaf qy cuwp krky ipRMsIpl dy kmry qoN bfhr af igaf. ibMnF gwl kIiqaF hI Biraf pIqf ipMz nUM vfps muV igaf. sLnIvfr nUM pRIqm Gr geI , Gr dy iksy jI ny vI pRIqm nUM isDy mUMh nhIN bulfieaf . sfry hI cup cup afpxy kMmF ivwc lwgy hoey sn. pihlF jd Auh drvfjLy vVdI sI sfry Bwj ky imldy sn. socdI hoeI pRIqm ny afpxI mF kol jf ky afiKaf “ mMmI suwK qF hY sfry hI cup cup kfhqoN ho ``. iPr kI sI, Aus dI mF bolx lwgI “ pwuCdI sfnUM hY, afp bfhr Ksm hMZfAuNdI aY. sfnUM qyrI sfrI krqUq df pqf lwg igaf hY. vwzI pfVHI ,qUM kuJ vI nF soicaf , cMgI qUM sfzy Jfty Kyh rlfANux lwgI eyN. mYnUM pqf huMdf qUM ieh cMd cfVHNygI ,kfhnUM pVHfAudI mYN qYnUM. Gr dy kMm co Pfhy idwqI huMdI, afh idn qF nF vyKxy pYdy. Aultf mYnUM pwuCdI hY mMmI kI gwl hY. Auh hor vI bhuq kuJ bolI geI``. pRIqm kMnF ivwc kOVf qyl pf ky cuwp cfp sfrf kuJ suxI geI, bolI kuJ nhIN. Aus df ipqf iksy irsLqydfrI ivwc igaf hoieaf sI . somvfr nUM kfilj phuMc ky pRIqm ny qrijMdr nUM sfrI gwl dws idwqI . ik Gr idaF nUM afpxy vfry sfrf kuJ pqf lwg igaf hY . ipqf jI Gr nhI sn, ho skdf hY Auh iesy gwl

dy mfry XU pI ivwc Buaf jI kol gey hox . afpF iews df koeI hwl socIey . jy afpF avysly rhy qF ho skdf hY Gr vfly sLfdI dI gwl ikDry hor pwkI kr dyx. “iPr afpF nUM kI krnF cfhIdf hY``? qrijMdr ny pwuiCaf . “jo mrjLI hY kr lvo. pr afpF nUM hux dyr nhI krnI cfhIdI. mY hr qrF iqafr hF`` ,pRIqm ny afpxy vwlo spwst kr idqf. qrijMdr ny afpxy dosq blijMdr aqy rUp nUM sfrI gwl dws idwqI . slfh krky Auh ipMRsIpl kol cly gey. ipRsIpl ny AunF nUM dwisaf ik mYN pIRqm dy ipqf nUM iewQy bulf ky sfrI gwl dwsxI cfhI sI .pr Auh qF sux ky, ibnF kuJ boilaF qy ibMnF bulfieaF hI clf igaf . mYnUM qF iewh lwg irhf hY ,ik AunF ny iksy vI hflq ivwc mMnxF nhI . “sr hux iPr afpF nUM kI krnF cfhIdf hY `? rUp ny pwuiCaf . “jy kr iewnF df pwkf hI PYslf hY qF iPr kort mYirj krvF lYx. iews qo ibMnHF qF hor koeI rsqf nhIN .myrf iewk klfsPYlo vkIl hY, Aus kol cly jfxF . mYN awj sLfm nUM Aus nfl Pon qy sfrI gwl kr lvFgf. qusIN jf ky pihlF kort mYirj krvf afvo qy bfad ivwc afpF gurdafry cwl ky anMd kfrj krvf lvFgy``. ipRMsIpl ny vkIl dy nfm iewk icWTI vI ilwK ky AunF nUM dy idwqI. kort mYirj krvfAuNx qoN mgroN AunHF CyvNy pfqsLfh dy gurdvfry ivwc anMd kfrj krvf ley. kuJ pRoPYsr qy qrijMdr dy pMj swq dosq, awT ds kuVIaF, iqMn mYzmF nfl afey hoey sn. ipRMsIpl joVI nUM asLIrvfd dy irhf sI. izAuzI ivwc KVHy do bjuwrg afps ivwc dI gwlF kr rhy sn. “Xfr bMq isMhF dws aYdUM hor kljug kI afAU``, kpUry ny afiKaf . “ikAuN hux kI gF koTy qy cVH geI``, bMq ny afiKaf . “ieh qF Aus qo vI mfVI gwl ho geI. Auey Ausqfd qy pVn vfly df irsLqf gurU , cyly vflf jF mF ,ipAu qy bwicaF vflf huMdf hY``. “iewh qF hY hI, iehdy ivwc ikhVf JUT hY, kpUiraf ``. “lY sux lY iPr afh ijhVy anMd kfrj ho ky hty hn. iewh iewk mfstrnI qy Auhdy kol pVHdy muMzy dy hoey hn. hY nF nyHr grdI ``. “Auey iehnUM hI“lv mYirj” jfxIN ipafr df ivafh kihMdy hn``. bMq ny kpUry nUM smJfAux dI koisLsL kIqI . “Cwz bMq isMhF, nF hI bdilaf, gwl qF pihlF vflI hI hY. pihlF kihMdy huMdy sn Auey kwZ ky lY igaf, qy anMd gurdvfry jf ky krvf ley. hux kihMdy hn, lv mYirj krvf leI. huMdI qF ieh vI mfipaF dI rjLfmMdI qo vgYr hI hY ``. “kpUr isMhF awgy anpVHqf sI, hux lok pVH ilWK gey hn. af afpF mwQf tyk ky dyg leIey`` , bMq ny afiKaf . dovy gurU dI hjLUrI ivwc jf bYTy . “ amrjIq isMG , iswDU bWDnI vflf .”