bhuq v`fw hwl, aus ivc qIh pYNqI tybl, qy hryk tybl qy A`T-A`T lokW dw ieMqzwm[ A`KW cuMiDAw dyx vwlI fYkorySn, fI-jy, fWs &lor qy C`qI qrHW dy firMk[ gihmw-gihm pwrtI c`l rhI sI - iksy kuVI dy solHvyN brQ-fy dI KuSI ivc[

kuJ lok fWs kr rhy sn qy bVw au~cw imaUizk v`j irhw sI[ ies pwrtI ivc jwx-pCwx vwly lokW dI igxqI AjnbIAW nwloN G`t sI[ ihMdU, is`K, muslmwn, ijaUz, ikRscn, hr qrHW dy lok, ieko hwl ivc Kw rhy sn, pI rhy sn qy jSn mnw rhy sn[

myrw koeI Kws Xwr fWs &lor qy nhIN sI, ies leI mYN kursI qy bYTw, eyDr-EDr dyKdw irhw qy kuJ lokW nwl g`lW bwqW krdw irhw[

Acwnk mYnUM Awpxy solHvyN jnm idn dI Xwd Aw geI[ Awpxy ipqw jI dI Awvwz sw& suxweI dy rhI sI, "mYN ikhw beI, muMfy dw jnm idn hY, koeI im`TI cIz bxw ky KuAw[" qy mW ny &Orn bVw svwdlw sUjI dw kVwh bxwieAw, ijsdI KuSbo hux ieh ilKdy hoey vI Aw rhI hY[

vYsy kVwh, KIr jW koeI hor im`TI cIz dUjy-cOQy idn bxdI hI rihMdI sI[ swfI mW dw kdI culHw-cONkw ^qm nhIN sI huMdw[ auh hmySw ieh kih ky h`s pYNdI, "iehnW nUM Kwx pIx dw bVw cskw hY[" Awpxy ipAwry pqI nUM auh Awm qOr qy "iehnW nUM" kihMdI qy pqI swihb AwpxI Drm pqnI nUM "mYN ikhw beI" kihky sMboDn krdy[ suK nwl do muMfy sn qy dohW dy jnm idnW qy Kws kVwh bxwieAw jWdw sI[ cwr kuVIAW vI sn, qy auhnW dw jnm idn vI qkrIbn iksy nw iksy im`TI cIz bxn vwly idn qy hI pYNdw sI[ pr A`j vrgw brQ-fy qW kdy supny ivc vI nhIN sI dyiKAw[ ieh qW v`fy v`fy ivAwhW nUM vI mwq kr igAw sI[

swfy tybl qy bYTy do pirvwrW nwl swfI bVy swlW qoN im`qrqw sI[ Awps ivc hwsy mKOl dIAW g`lW c`ldIAW rhIAW, qy swfy ivcoN keI auT auT ky hor dosqW-im`qrW nUM imlx jWdy rhy[ kuJ nvyN lok dUsry tyblW qoN auT ky swnUM imlx AwauNdy rhy[ QoVHI dyr bwAd swfy tybl vwlIAW swrIAW lyfIz auT ky dUr KVy AOrqW dy JuMf ivc jw rlIAW[ Swied sUtW-swVHIAW dIAW qy hor dunIAW Br dIAW g`lW krn geIAW hox, jW Biv`K dI iksy hor pwrtI ivc Swml hox bwry plYnW vI bxw rhIAW hox[

mYN Awpxy tybl qy bYTy iek bzurg AwdmI nwl g`lW krn l`g ipAw qy bwkI swry auT ky smosy-pkOVy Awid lYx qur pey[ mYN au~Tx l`gw qW do jxy iek`Ty hI boly, "qusIN bYTo, AsIN quhwfy leI vI ilAw rhy hW[" qy mYN bYT igAw, pr auh bzurg, ijnHW nwl mYN g`lW kr irhw sI, auT ky dUsirAW dy nwl qur pey qy mYnUM k`ly nUM C`f gey[

aus vyly fWs &lor qy ieMgilS imaUizk nwl keI joVy slo-fWs kr rhy sn qy iek dUjy dy bhuq nyVy nyVy ho rhy sn[ mYnUM bwltImor vwly gurdvwry dy BweI gurcrn isMG jI dI iek bVI isAwxI g`l Xwd Aw geI[ auhnW ny kQw krdy hoey d`isAw sI, "ivAwhy hoey joVy do qrHW dy huMdy hn[ iek KrbUzy vrgy qy dUjy sMgqry vrgy[ KrbUzy nUM bwhroN vyKo qW A`fo-A`f PwVIAW dI Skl idKweI dyNdI hY, pr AMdroN KolH ky vyKo qW ieko inkldw hY, ijvyN iksy ivAwhy joVy dy bwhroN do srIr hox qy AMdr iek rUh[ sMgqrw ies qoN ault hY, bwhroN iek-imk qy AMdr A`fo-A`f PwVIAW, ijvyN koeI pqI-pqnI bwhroN-bwhr dUsirAW nUM idKw rhy hox ik auh iek rUh hn, pr Asl ivc AMdroN iek dUjy qoN v`Kry v`Kry hox[" mYN fWs kr rhy joiVAW v`l dyK dyK ky AMdwzw lwaux l`g ipAw ik ikhVy KrbUzy hn qy ikhVy sMgqry, pr iksy vI joVy dI smJ nw Aw skI[ iPr ieMgilS imaUizk vI bMd ho ky pMjwbI FolH ’c bdl igAw[

"nweIs pwrtI, jYzvWt ! iezMt iet?" myry s`jy moFy qy zor nwl QwpI dyNdw hoieAw iek gorw AmYirkn fwktr boilAw, ijs dy nwl aus dI qIsrI vweI& sI, jo ik aus qoN A`DI ku aumr dI lgdI sI[ auh dovyN h`QW ivc firMk PVI fws &lor v`l kUc kr rhy sn qy rwh ivc auhnW nUM mYN bYTw idKweI dy igAw[ "srprweIz, srprweIz," kihky ausny AwpxI "lvlI vweI&" nwl ieMtrofkSn krweI qy auh dovyN do ku imMtW leI iek dUjy dw h`Q PV ky myry kol KVy rhy[ "AweI l`v bWgrw imaUizk," ausdI nvIN vweI& ny h`s ky ikhw qy aus vyly c`l rhy gIq ‘qUM huxy huxy hoeI eyN muitAwr, muMifAW qoN bc ky rhIN....’ dy nwl qwl imlw ky Adw nwl isr ihlwieAw[ fwktr ny &^r nwl d`isAw ik ausdy nvyN ivAwh kwrn auhnUM ieMj lgdw hY ijvyN iksy nvyN cMn ny ausdI lweI& cwnxI kr id`qI hovy[ qy mYnUM iekdm ausdI dUsrI vweI& dw i^Awl Aw igAw, ijhVI pihlW keI vwr iml cu`kI sI[ auh hmySw muskrw ky imldI sI, pr ifvors hox qoN mgroN keI mhIny q`k g`lW krdy krdy ausdw rox inkl jWdw sI[ mYN socx l`g ipAw, "Ajy ies fwktr dI lv-lweI& dy G`t qoN G`t vIh swl bwkI hn, pqw nhIN ikMny ku hor cMn cwVHygw[ ....pr kI pqw ivcwrw ikMnI AYlImonI qy cweIlf-sport py kr irhw hY[" iPr idmwZ ivc ieh svwl vI au~BirAw, "ieh nvW joVw KrbUzw hY jW sMgqrw?" pr mYN ies g`l dw inrxw nw kr sikAw[

smosy, pkOVy qy hor keI qrHW dy ‘Afrvz’ tybl qy Aw gey[ nwl dy tybl vwly vI Kw rhy sn, pr auhnW ivcoN keI ibnw Kwey hI fWs &lor qy it`B cu`ky sn[ aus tybl qy iek v`fI p`g vwlw bVw hsmuK srdwr Awpxyy nwl bYTy do ihMdU jYNtlmYnW nwl bVIAW fUMGIAW g`lW kr irhw sI[ auhnW dohW ihMdU AwdmIAW ivcoN iek, jo qIh-b`qI swlW dw hoeygw, bVI au~cI Awvwz ivc boldw sI qy AYny lwaUf imaUizk ivcoN vI ausdIAW A`DIAW-pc`DIAW g`lW smJ Aw rhIAW sn[ iekdm mYnUM mihsUs hoieAw ik auh is`K Drm Aqy is`K lokW dIAW iksy kwrn krky is&qW kr irhw hY[ myry kMn KVy ho gey qy myry tybl qy bYTy do is`KW dy ichirAW qoN jwipAw ik auh vI aus dIAW g`lW sux ky AMdry-AMdr KuS ho rhy hn[

mYN hor iDAwn nwl aus AwdmI nUM vyiKAw qy suixAw[ auh kw&I Srwb pI irhw sI, jldI jldI Kw irhw sI qy nwl bhuq swrIAW g`lW kr kr ky msq ho irhw sI[ ausdIAW g`lW qoN zwhr sI ik auh Awp ihMdU hY, pr qwrI&W is`KW dIAW kr irhw hY[ kuJ ku suxn qy ieh vI sw& zwhr ho igAw ik auh kyvl nwl bYTy is`K dosq dI KuSwmd leI hI nhIN blik idloN is`KW dI SlwGw kr irhw hY[

AYny icr ivc ausdI pqnI, Awpxy rUM rUM krdy Coty muMfy nUM nwl lY ky Aw geI[ m`Qy qy Awey psIny qoN l`g irhw sI ik auh fWs &lor qoN AweI hY[ kwhlI kwhlI aus ny Awpxy Gr vwly nUM ikhw ik auh muMfy nUM r`Ky qy aus nUM kuJ iKlweyy-iplwey qy nwly Awp hor Srwb nw pIvy, ikauNik g`fI vI clwxI hY[ iPr aus ny Awpxy pqI dI JolI ivc pey hoey nYpikn nUM lY ky Awpxy m`Qy dw psInw sw& kIqw qy nYpikn vwps aus dI JolI ivc su`t ky, imaUizk nwl qwl imlwauNdI hoeI muV fWs &lor qy A`pV geI[

myrw iDAwn hux hor sB pwisauN ht ky aus is`KW dy hmjolI ivc Ku`B igAw[ aus pqI au~qy AwpxI pqnI dIAW ihdwieqW dw koeI Kws Asr nhIN sI hoieAw lgdw[ AwpxI hI mOj ivc ausny Srwb dw iek hor iglws BrvwieAw qy iPr im`qrW nwl h`s h`s ky g`lW krn l`gw, nwly ivc ivc swfy tybl v`l dyK ky vI muskrWdw irhw[ muMfy dy mUMh ivc ausny do cmcy gwjr dy hlvy dy pwey qy auh itk ky bYT igAw[ kuJ dyr hor keI g`lW krn qoN bwAd aus ny Pyr is`KW dI iksy ieiqhwsk dlyrI bwry g`l SurU kr leI, ijsnUM sux ky myrw isr Awpxy Awp QoVHw ijhw Juk igAw[

mYN socx l`g ipAw, "Swied ieh ipCly jnm ivc is`K hoeygw[ ho skdw hY iksy jMg ivc koeI bhwdr ispwhI vI hovy, pr hux, ies vwr, iksy Kws kwrn krky ihMdU Grwny ivc jnm imilAw....!"

AOh, ausdI pqnI iPr Aw geI[ AwauNdy swr, kwhlI kwhlI ausny pihlW muMfy nUM ipAwr kIqw, iPr pqI dI JolI ivc pey nYpikn nwl muVHkw pUMJ ky aus dy iglws ivcoN pwxI dy Gu`t Brdy hoey pu`iCAw, "ieh pwxI hI hY nw, ikqy quhwfw firMk vwlw iglws qy nhIN?" qy ibnW aus dw jvwb suxy, aus nUM bhuqI pIx bwry qy muMfy dw TIk iKAwl nw r`Kx bwry QoVHw ijhw gu`sw kr ky, muV fWs &lor v`l Dw geI[ pqI ny aus dI iek kMn ’coN sux ky dUsry ’coN k`F id`qI qy muV msqI ivc Aw igAw[ pr ds ku imMtW bwAd auh Pyr AweI, qy Awpxy pqI nUM pqw nhIN ikhVI g`l qoN iek hor iJVHk dy geI[

aus dy jwx qoN bwAd pqI dw ichrw kuJ pIlw ijhw nzr AwieAw[ aus ny Awpxw isr QoVHw ijhw iek pwsy v`l ihlwieAw, ijvyN pqnI qoN suxI g`l dUsry kMn ’coN bwhr k`Fx dI koiSS kr irhw hovy[ pr Swied ieh g`l kuJ izAwdw icpkx vwlI sI, ijhVI kMn ivcoN bwhr nhIN sI inkl rhI[ ivcwrw inrws ijhw ho ky bYT igAw[

do imMtW dy ivc ivc auh aus g`l nUM AMdry-AMdr hzm kr igAw qy Pyr bolx l`g ipAw[ aus dI Awvwz ies vwr hor vI au~cI sI qy iblkul sw& suxweI dy rhI sI[ auh Awpxy v`fI p`g vwly is`K dosq nUM kih irhw sI, "Xwr is`KW dI iek g`l mYnUM bhuq A`CI lgdI hY[ auh kdI AwpxI GrvwlI qoN nhIN frdy["

iPr vIh ku imMtW mgroN mYN aus pqI-pqnI nUM bVy ipAwr nwl iek`Ty fWs kridAW dyiKAw[ "KrbUzw ik sMgqrw....?" ieh myrI smJ qoN bwhr sI[