g`l 1965-66 dI hY[ mYN mwxkI (Kurd) dy imfl sk¨l ivc AiDAwpk l`igAw hoieAw sI[ ienHW idnW ivc kuTwrI kimSn dIAW isPwrSW lwgU hox krky, AiDAwpkW dI qnKwh ivc kwPI vwDw ho igAw sI[ jIhdy Gr dwxy auhdy kmly vI isAwxy[

vDI hoeI qnKwh Aqy eyrIAr imlx smyN AsIN ies ivSy 'qy iek ivSyS mIitµg kIqI[ cwh nwl imTweI vI ies smyN mOjUd sI[ hux su`kI cwh ikauN pIxI ey ? sxy iek bIbI dy hY`fmwstr smyq AsIN 6 AiDAwpk sW, s`qvW ipAwrw lwl cpVwsI sI[ kwPI soc ivcwr Aqy bihs mgroN ieh PYslw hoieAw ik vDIAw KwDw pIqw jwvy, vDIAw pihnIAw p`cirAw jwvy, pUrI tOhr nwl irhw jwvy[ ies smyN hor vDIAw Fµg nwl pVHwaux dI iksy ny g`l nhIN kIqI[

qwaU dlIp isµG Cwpy vwlw purwxw jy·bI·tI· AiDAwpk hox krky qnKwh ivc hY`fmwstr dy nyVy jw iBVdw sI pr auh k`piVAW 'qy vwDU Krc krn leI iqAwr nhIN sI[ ieho ieqrwz pRwiemrI dI AiDAwpkw nUM sI-qusIN v`fIAW jmwqW pVHwauxIAW hn ijµnI mrzI tOhr k`Fo, swnUM Gr dw swrw gohw-k¨Vw vI krnw pYNdw hY[ swfw kI hY? qwaU nUM k`pVy ‘Pµf' ivcoN lY ky dyx dI it`crI pySkS mµnI geI[

‘‘mYnUM mlMg smJdy ho[ QoqoN kot pYNt lY ky pwmW ? myry Gry do sUt pey ny[ jwxI dI pYNt pw ky iF`f Gu`itAw jWdY, swh AOKw AwauNdw, rotI auQy eI peI rihµdI AY[ BweIcwrw kihµdw hY, pw ilAw krUµ, hor d`so'' ?

hux AglI g`l Kwx-pIx bwry PYslw krn dI sI[ cwh pihlW hI do vwr bxdI sI, kdy kdy ibskut nwl huµdy, kdy koeI miTAweI dw f`bw vI dy jWdw, ieh fµg tpwaU pRbµD sI[ Kwx-pIx dw koeI p`kw isstm hoxw cwhIey ? nyVy dy ipµfW dy hox krky, rotI AsIN Awm krky GroN Kw AwauNdy[ Swm nUM Gr hI jw KWdy[ sk¨l ivc Srwb pIx nUM audoN b`jr pwp smiJAw jWdw sI[ hor Kwx vwlI ikhVI cIz bwkI rih geI sI jo AsIN GrW ivc nhIN sI KWdy ?

mIt, murgw,swfy GrW ivc kdy dusihry, dIvwlI jW lohVI nUM hI bxdw sI[ ikauN nw hr Sin`crvwr, Cu`tI mgroN, murgw KwDw jwvy ? iek do kµjUsW nUM C`f ky bwkI swry ies qjvIz nwl sihmq sn[ bxwaux dw mslw syvwdwr ny h`l kr id`qw sI[ stov pihlW hI mOjUd sI, loV Anuswr auh BWfy GroN lY Awvygw[ mswlw iGau h`tI 'qy imldw sI[ dysI murgy ipµf ivc Awm sn[

qIjy idn jdoN pihlw Sin`crvwr AwieAw[ cpVwsI Awpxy GroN k¨µfw-sotw Aqy hor loVINdw swmwn lY AwieAw[ rwh ivc aus nUM keI bµdy imly zrUr pr iksy nUM koeI pqw nhIN l`igAw[ Awqmw isµG ny A`TvIN dy do vDIAw isAwxy muµifAW dI ifaUtI murgw ilAwaux dI lw id`qI[ nwl hI hdwieq kIqI ik BwP nhIN inklxI cwhIdI[ donW muµifAW, AwpxI shUlq leI do dosq hor nwl lY ley[ muµifAW nUM ipµf ivc murgy murgIAW dI hoNd dw pUrw pqw sI[

sk¨l dy nyVy hI rUVIAW 'qy murgy murgIAW gohw Prol rhy sn[

‘‘bobI[ qusIN murgw vycxY ?''

‘‘vyh qusIN murgw kI krnw ? BweI koeI prOHxw-DrOxw Aw igAw ?'' mweI ny svwl pwieAw[ qwkId dy ault Acwnk hI iek muµfy qoN kih ho igAw, ‘‘mwstrW ny mµgvwieAw[''

‘‘mwstr BweI hux sk¨l ivc murgy pwlxgy, jvwk qW sµBdy nhIN['' buVHI buV-buV krn l`gI[

‘‘bobI jy vycxw, g`l kr kI lYxw ? tYm Krwb nw kr['' aus ny pUry ds rupey mµgy qy auh A`gy qur gey[ ds dw koeI BwA hY ? vycx dI slwh nhIN[

ipµf dy ivckwr KUh kol, keI GrW ny murgy r`Ky hoey sn[ swhmxy Ku`lHy cugwn ivc rUVIAW sn[

‘‘qweI murgw bycxY ?''

‘‘bycxw qW hY BweI[''

‘‘g`l kr kI lYxw ?''

‘‘BweI QoqoN kI lkoA AY, k`lH CI idµdy sI, mYN s`q laUN[''

aunHW idnW ivc murgy dw eynw ku hI BwA sI[ sOdw bixAw dyK muµfy bwgo-bwg ho gey[ ku`qy BkweI Kqm hoeI[

‘‘iek g`l hor AY BweI[ jy qW qusIN r`Kxw lY jo[ jy v`Fxw, Pyr nI mYN idµdI'' buVHI ny nvIN Srq lw id`qI[

‘‘qYnUM kI qweI, q¨µ Awvdy pYsy PV···['' koeI muµfw vI kuC bolx dw hOslw nhIN kr sikAw[

‘‘nw BweI mYnUM pwp l`gU, mYN nIN idµdI['' buVHI swP mu`kr geI[

‘‘jdoN ku`qw-ib`lw Kw jWdY, audoN nIN pwp lgdw['' qury jWdy iek muµfy ny buV-buV kIqI[ audoN hI auh ipµf dy iCpdy pwsy ivhVy dy rwh pY gey[

auh iek grIb dy Gr ivc gey[ murgw dyiKAw, pµj rupey ivc sOdw qYA kIqw qy kwhlI nwl murgw PVn leI ieauN Jpt mwrI ijvyN ib`lI cUhy nUM dboc lYNdI hY pr murgy nUM ijvyN pihlW hI pqw l`g igAw hovy, auh aufwrI mwr ky k`cI kµD 'qy jw ciVHAw[ cuPyry kWvW-rOlI kuV-kuV dI au`cI Awvwz sux ky, keI GrW ivc mOjUd buVHIAW b`cy Aqy mrd bwhr inkl Awey[ kwPI B`j-dOV mgroN, aunHW bVI muSkl nwl murgw kwbU kIqw qy Joly ivc pw ilAw[

auDr muµifAW dy lyt hox krky, mwstr Awqmw isµG qrlo-m`CI hoieAw iPry[ ryvIAw cwl ivc AwauNdy muµfy dyK ky, aus dy swh ivc swh AwieAw[

‘‘kI g`l beI, AYnw lyt ho gey? iml igAw ?''

‘‘hW jI, keI pYsy bwhly mµgdy sI, AsIN pµjW dw ilAWdw[''

‘‘swbwS[ ieauN kro prdy nwl stor ivc bµd kr idau[ KVkw nw kirau[ iksy nwl g`l qw nhIN kIqI[''

‘‘nw jI['' mwstr Awqmw isµG jo ies kµm dw ieµcwrj sI, muµifAW dw au`qr sux ky bwgo-bwg ho igAw[

murgw v`iFAw igAw[ KwDw igAw[ dysI murgy dw AwnMd mwnx mgroN AsIN bwgo-bwg Awpxy Awpxy GrW nUM cly gey[ KµB f¨µGy toey ivc d`b id`qy sn[ hux kwsy dI icµqw nhIN sI[ Agly idn AYqvwr dI Cu`tI sI[

somvwr, svyry, AsIN smyN Anuswr sk¨l Awey[ KwDy gey murgy dw svwd Ajy vI izhn ivc sI, BwvyN hux aus dw vjUd koeI nhIN sI[ cpVwsI pµfq ipAwrw lwl dw ichrw auqirAw dyK ky, AsIN vI BYAmwn ho gey[ su`K hovy[

‘‘AwpxI pRwiemrI vwlI bIbI ny prsoN Awly murgy dI g`l swry ipµf ivc aufw id`qI[ kihµdI A`j sk¨l ivc murgw ir`iJAw hY, k`lH nUM kuS hor vI ho skdY ?''

‘‘aus nUM kI qklIP hoeI ?''

‘‘aus nUM qklIP iehI hY beI aus nUM lyt Awaux qy pihlW jwx qy Prlo krn 'qy toko nw['' hY`fmwstr aus nUM lyt Awaux 'qy tokdw sI, rokdw sI[ hux sunihrI mOkw aus dy h`Q Aw igAw sI[ bhuqy lok lweI l`g huµdy hn[

dUjw pIrIAf KwlI hox krky mYN hY`fmwstr kol dPqr ivc hI bYTw sI jdoN ipµf dw iek purwxy smyN dw bdmwS, jo A`j k`lH pµc sI, auQy AwieAw[ rsmI ijhIAW g`lW krn mgroN, aus ny g`l CyVI, ‘‘hux qW kihµdy mwstr jI qnKwhW bhuq vDgIAW QofIAW[''

‘‘Eho ijhy Krcy vD gey, mYNbr swAHb[ mihµgweI vD geI['' hY`f mwstr ny ausy rONA ivc ikhw[

‘‘mYN Qofw Gr dw bµdw, mYnUM koeI qrwz nhIN, swrw ipµf qrwh qrwh krdY, AKy prsoN sk¨l ivc murgw ir`iJAw['' mYN dyiKAw, aus dIAW A`KW ivc Srwrq BrI muskwn sI[ hY`fmwstr grIb Gr dw hox krky fr igAw sI[ msW msW nOkrI imlI sI[ auh vI Gr dy nyVy[ aus dy qrly krn qoN pihlW hI mYN bol ipAw, ‘‘ieauN d`so mYNbr swAHb[ murgw Kwxw koeI jurm hY?''