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idvs smwroh ivc kuJ suDwrW dI loV
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KuSvMq isMG
hr swl gxqMqr idvs dy Awaux qy mYN AwpxI PojI qwkq dy ivSwl pRdrSn
dy AwXojn mOky eynI BwrI rkm brbwd krn dI vwzbIAq qy suAwl auTwaux
lgdw hW[ ivArQ hox qoN ielwvw ieh aus dyS leI shI nhIN huMdw, jo Awpxy
Awp nUM gWDI dw dyS d`sx qy mwx krdw hY ik auh dunIAw nUM ieh idKwey
ik aus kol qbwhI dI ikMnI izAwdw qwkq hY[ jo vI hovy, swl dr swl mYN
26 jnvrI dI svyr nUM tI vI qy pryf dyKdw hW[ ijvyN hI mYN ieMfIAw gyt
v`l rweysInw I`hl qoN auqrdy hoey bYNfvwdkW nUM dyKdw hW qW myrw mn
mwx nwl Br jWdw hY qy A`KW KuSIAW dy hMJUAW nwl[ ieh sohxw idRS huMdw
hY[ ieh swfy dyS dI eykqw dw pRqIk hY[ mYN ies is`t qy phuMcdw hW ik
Krc kIqw Dn ivArQ nhIN igAw[
gxqMqr idvs dI pryf ivc suDwr krn leI myry kol suJwA hn[ mwrc pwst
dw sB qoN aukwaU ih`sw v`K v`K rwjW dI numwieMdgI krn vwlIAW tukVIAW
huMdIAW hn[ auh bhuq hI hOlI hOlI A`g vDdIAW hn, siQr ijhIAW huMdIAW
hn qy pihlW idKwey QIm vWg hI huMdIAW hn[ jy aunHW dI QW sbMDq rwjW
qoN puils Pors jW pYrw imltrI Xuint, skwaUt qy gweIf hox qw ieh ies
mOky dy mwx dy AnukUl hovygw[ ies nwloN vI v`D iK`c pwaU Awpxy rvwieqI
pihrwvy ivc v`K v`K KyqrW dIAW tukVIAW hoxgIAW: briCAW Aqy BwilAW nwl
lYs nwgw XoDw, roihlw pTwx, mrWTy, rwjpUq Aqy inhMg[ aunHW ny ieh
isKwaux dI zrUrq hovygI ik auh kdm nwl kdm imlw ky clx[ ies nwl aunHW
dI mdwngI dw v`D rMgIn pRdrSn hovygw[ bjwey lok nwicAW dy, ijnHW nUM
mYN bhuq hI kmzor mihsUs krdw hW[ sB qoN izAwdw mYN ieh socdw hW ik
swfy PojI Adwry, ijvyN ik sYink skUl qy aus qoN vI v`D dyhrwdUn dI
ieMfIAn imltrI AkwdmI dI numwieMdgI hr swl hoxI cwhIdI hY[ mYN AijhI
hI pryf pYirs ivc dyKI sI[ ieMglYNf dy sYNfhrst dy brwbr PrYNc dy sYt
kwier dy kYift aus ivc Swml sn[ swry nOjuAwnW dw pRdrSn swndwr sI[
bIitMg irtrIt dI kuAwltI suDwrn leI myry kol koeI suJwA nhIN[ ieh
bhuq hI vDIAw qrIky nwl AwXoijq huMdI hY[ ieko iek Akrn vwlI g`l Ammq
ivc bwpU gWDI dy ipAwry Bjn dI Dun lgdI hY[ bwpU gWDI kdy vI PojI qwkq
dy iksy vI pRdrSn ivc mOjUd nhIN huMdy qy POOjI qwkq dw pRdrsn hI
gxqMqr idvs dw mu`K Adwr hY[
supinAW dw sMswr
lgwqwr iqMn rwqW mYnUM iek hI supnw AwauNdw irhw, ijs ivc mwmUlI
ijhw Prk sI[ mYnUM hotl qoN bwhr jwx qoN roikAw jw irhw sI ikauNik mYN
auQy iek hPqw Tihrn leI Awpxy ib`l dw Bugqwn nhIN sI kr sikAw[ myry
supny ivc Aksr hotl AwauNdy rihMdy hn[ kdy supny ivc mYN Awpxy kmry dI
cwbI Bul jWdw hW qy kdy mYnUM Awpxw kmrw hI nhIN lBdw[ qy hr supny ivc
hotl dy vytr qy mYnyjr myry nwl B`dw ivhwr krdy hn ikauNik myry koloN
ibl dw Bugqwn nhIN kIqw jWdw[ mYnUUM ienHW supinAW qoN icV huMdI hY,
ikauNik Aijhw myry jIvn ivc kdy nhIN hoieAw[ myry kol kdy vI pYsy dI
kmI nhIN rhI qy Awm qOr qy myrw suAwgq iek snmwinq mihmwn vWg huMdw
irhw hY[ myrI XwdSwsq vI kwPI cMgI hY[ mYN kdy vI Awpxw swmwn jW cwbI
nhIN guAweI[ iPr mYnUM aunHW g`lW dy supny ikauN AwauNdy hn, jo myry
nwl nw kdy hoeIAW qy nw kdy ho skdIAW hn?
Prwief jW XuMg vloN supinAW dI ivAwiKAw ivcoN vI mYnUM koeI juAwb
nhIN imilAw[ ies leI mYN Awpxw iek isDWq bxw ilAw[ mYN mMndw hW ik
kudrq hkIkq qy klpnw ivc sMquln bxweI rKx dw swDn pRdwn krdI hY[ iek
rwjw, ijs kol idn smyN hr qrHW dI Ayso ieSrq Aqy s`qw huMdI hY, rwq
smyN Kud nUM iBkwrI dy rUp ivc dyK ky AwpxI nINd Krwb kr lYNdw hY[ qy
duKWq ieh hY ik auh idn Br cIk cIk ky BIK mMgx vwlw Ptyhwl iBkwrI rwq
nUM supny ivc Awpxy Awp nUM swhI kpiVAW ivc lpyitAw mihl ivc rihMd
hoey qy cwry pwisEN nOkrW nwl iGry hoey sB qoN mihMgy Bojn dw svwd
lYNdw hoieAw mihsUs krdw hY[ idn qy rwq nUM Awm qOr qy do brwbr ihisAW
ivc vMifAw jw skdw hY, ijnHW ivcoN iek ihsw AsIN jwg ky guzwrdy hW qy
dUsrw sONdy hoey qy supny dyKdy hoey[ swfw mn dy vK vK pDrW qy rihMdw
hY[ iek p`Dr qy swfy kol jo kuJ hY, dUsry p`Dr qy AsIN aus qoN vWJy ho
jWdy hW iPr aus dy ault huMdw hY[ kI ies dw koeI ArQ hY jW mYN bymqlb
dw ivrlwp kr irhw hW?
eIrwn dw BUUcwl
eIrwn dy ieiqhwsk sihr bwm nUM nosqo nwbUd krn vwly huxy ijhy Awey
BUUcwl qoN pRBwivq ho ky hYdrwbwd dy syvw mukq ipRMsIpl AY~m sI
nrismHw mUrqI ny idl nUM tuMbx vwlI kivqw ilKI hY:
Hiding behind a hazy cloud
That hunf above the darkening earth
The pale moon looked portentous,
Sensing perhaps the imminent doom:
Nothing stirred; no noise was heard;
The bustling towns sank into slumber
Under the spreading shroud of gloom,
When all of a sudden
A strange, subterrani an thunder
The earth’s bowels tore,
Pierced the ominous calm
And shook the silent towns
With a hideous roar.
Stately towers and humble homes
Convulsed and crumbled
Behind clouds of dust and smoke.
Wails and moans and screams and
Groans
Rent the midnight air.
Men and women, mangled and maimed,
Ouphaned children, battered and
Bruised,
Crawled from the gaping jaws of Death,
Their erstwhile homes,
Now their graves streaked With blood.
Dreadful spectacle, heart-rending,
Of splendid towns, centuries old,
Smashed in a moment of nature’s wrath,
Reduced to rubble at one ruthless
Stroke,
Victims injured, on the verge of death
A groaning heap of shattered hops!
ivdvwn ibjlI vwlw
sihr dI iek Awm bsqI ivc Awpxy PlYt ivc jwx qoN kuJ dyr bwAd hI pqI
pqnI nUM Awpxy guAWFIAW vloN pqI dy kwrobwr bwry jwxn dI ieCw dw
swhmxw krnw ipAw[ pqnI kuJ motI Aoorq sI qy aus ny guAWf ivc lgBg
swirAW nUM ieh ikhw hoieAw sI ik aus dw pqI rIfr hY[
pUry ielwky dI Swn vD geI ikauNik auQy bhuq hI Gt pVHy ilKy ivAkqI
sn[ iek AYqvwr dI svyr nUM kuJ guAWFI aus nUM imlx Awey qy ieh kih ky
AwpxI KuSI zwhr kIqI, ‘AsIN bhuq BwgW vwly hW ik swfy ivckwr quhwfy
vrgw koeI ivdvwn hY’[
iek sB qoN vD auqwvly guAWFI ny puiCAw, ‘qusIN iks XunIvristI ivc
rIfr ho?’
aus ADKVH ivAkqI ny juAwb idqw, ‘mYN styt ielYktrIistI XunIvristI
ivc mItr rIfr hW"[ |
