 g`l
suxIN vy jogIAw!
isævcrn j`gI ku`sw (AwstrIAw)
jogIAw vIrw! myrI ie`k g`l sux ky jweIN!
Awp dy nwQ jI nUM AwK dyvIN[ ie`Qy hux
poTohwr dI kuVI nhIN, 'im`sW' vsdIAYN! bweI nMd lwl nUrpurI
nUM khIN, ie`Qy hux gorI dIAW JWjrW nhIN bulwauNdIAW, ifsko-imaUijæk
kMn pwVdY! ie`Qy suAwxIAW du`DW ivc mDwxIAW nhIN pwauNdIAW, "colI
ky pICy ikAw hY" srvx krdIAYN! g`BrU, sUrimAW dIAW 'vwrW' nhIN
suxdy, "muMifAW qoN bc ky rhIN" dy soihly gwauNdy AY! hux ie`Qy
sæONkxW dy myly nhIN l`gdy, hux qW mwfl-mMfI 'qy muitAwrW dI
numwiesæ huMdI AY! husn, mMfIAW 'qy inlwm huMdY! jobn psæUAW vWg
ivkdY!
ie`k g`l Awpxy nwQ jI nUM ieh vI kih
dyeIN, pMjwb dIAW AOrqW A`j k`lH bMdy bhwdr Aqy hrI isMG nlUey nhIN,
AmlI jMmdIAYN! bweI isAW! AmlI qW iPr vI cMgy AY! pr jMmyN AikRqGx,
bMdy dy kIqy gux qW kI? r`b nUM vI idhwVIdwr hI smJdy ny! gONA vyly
hr BweI-BqIjw bx bihMdY!
pr ip`CoN: ijcru pYnin Kwvny iqcru rKin
gMFu] ijqu idin ikCu n hoveI iqqu idin bolin gMDu]
 jy
pRoPæYsr mohx isMG imly qW aus nUM vI sunyhW dyeIN! kdy "tYN"
nw khwaux vwly XoDy A`j k`lH bwxIAW Aqy eyjMtW dy iC`qr KWdy AY! A`j
k`lH imrjæy Awpxy qIrW Aqy B`Qy dI isPæq nhIN krdy, PæYnsI-fir`l Aqy
nsæy vwlIAW golIAW dy gux gwauNdy AY! A`j k`lH jobn-m`qI hIr mMgU
cwrdy rWJy leI cUrI nhIN ku`t ky iljWdI, APæIm dw 'kMfw' dy
ky AwauNdI AY! cobrW dy sInyN, p`qxW vWg Kæurdy jWdy AY!
jy ikqy myrw bwbw nwnk imly qW khIN, bwbw!
qyrI Aqy mrdwny vwlI XwrI hux ie`Qy Kæqm ho cu`kI hY! hux ie`Qy
'qyrW-qyrW' nhIN, A`D eI qoilAw jWdY[ BYx nwnkI vIr nUM pRCwdw
Ckwaux leI nhIN, bwhr bYTy vIr dw 'cY`k' aufIkdI hY! r`KVI
ie`Qy muh`bq dI 'AwV' bxdI jWdI AY! A`j k`lH byby sul`KxI
pqI-pRmysær nUM nhIN aufIkdI, lot l`gy qW "t`tU-pwr" vI krvw
DrdIAYN! bwby nwnk nUM AwKIN, ieh g`lW mYN nhIN krdw, rojæ dIAW
AKæbwrW d`sdIAYN!! ie`Qy grIb, mjædUr, ikswn qoN ibnw Akwl-purK nUM
koeI imhxw nhIN mwrdw: eyqI mwr peI kurlwxY] qYN kI drd n AwieAw]
mry juAwn muMifAW dIAW mwvW im`qr ipAwry nUM murIdW dw hwl jærUr
ro-ro ky suxwauNdIAYN! ie`Qy j`t dw pu`q hux qyry vWgUM hl nhIN
vwhuMdw bwbw, BeIAw trYktr clw irhw huMdY qy j`t dw pu`q skUtr lY ky
sæihr iPælm dyKdw huMdY, jW iksy nihr 'qy bYTw lwhx pINdw huMdY!
jogI vIirAw! jy qYnUM pu`qrW dw dwnIN,
srbMs vwrn vwlw XoDw, sRI gurU goibMd isMG imly qW d`s dyvIN ik hux
qW qyry j`Qydwr vI iBRsætwcwr dy rwh pY gey! "poQI pRmysr kw Qwnu"
gurU gRMQ swihb nUM AdwlqW ivc iljwx l`g pey[ drbwr swihb AMdr
mujæwhry hox l`g pey[ hux sUrmyN-XoDy mYdwin-jMg ivc nhIN, drbwr
swihb ivc hI 'Awpxy-Awpxy' jOhr idKwaux qur pey! qy auh vI Kæwlsw
pMcwieqW vwly!! hux quhwfy vWgUM 'Agly' Awpxy pu`qrW nUM jMg ivc
nhIN qordy, AmrIkw Byj idMdy AY! hW, dUijAW dI pUC nUM bVw v`t
cwVHdy AY! khIN, s`cy pwiqsæwh! qYnUM qW Kæwlsw-pMQ ny glq-PæihmIN
ivc dwdU dI smwD 'qy qIr nwl sjædw krn bdly 'qnKwh' lw id`qI sI, qUM
qnKwh kbUl vI kr leI sI[ pr A`j dy 'pMQk-bMdy' qW særyAwm iqlk
luAweI jWdy AY, iehnW dw kI krIey? ikhVy KUh ivc su`tIey? qnKwhW nUM
qW ieh gOldy eI k`K nhIN! ig`ty auqy fMfw Kw ky vI l`q iPr auQy eI
Dr lYNdy AY jI! s`cy pwiqsæwh! ie`Qy swD Aqy sMq bVy hn jI, koeI AMq
nhIN! pr qyrw pMQ tu`ty qwry vWgUM iPr vI Q`ly nUM jw irhw hY jI!
iehdw koeI h`l soco!
jogI vIirAw! jy ikqy qYnUM Akwl-purK iml
jwvy! hwey auey r`bw!! qW khIN!!!
- "suxI pukwr dwqwru pRB] guru nwnku jig
mwih pTwieAw]" hux koeI bwbw nwnk kdoN crn pwaU jI? AsIN, "mnu cwau
BieAw pRB Awgmu suixAw[[ hir mMgl gwau sKI gRih mMdir bixAw[[" kdoN
duhrw skWgy jI? hux qW jI "is`Du Cuip bYTy prbqIN[[ kwaux jig kau
pwir auqwrw[[" vwlw klXu`g ie`Qy Awp hudrw hoieAw iPrdY! ie`Qy qW,
"shs Kty liK kau auiT DwvY[[ iqRpq n AwvY[[ mwieAw pwCY pwvY[[" dw
bolbwlw hY jI! hux qW "inrvYrY nwil vYru rcwiedw[[ ApxY Gir lUkI
lwie[[" Anuswr koeI nhIN qurdw[ hux qW ie`Qy, "KUn ky soihly gwvIAih
nwnku[[ rqu kw kMgU pwie vy lwlo[[" hI suxINdy hn[ ies qoN ielwvw,
"kil kwqI rwjy ksweI] Drm pMiK kr aufirAw] kUVu Amwvs scu cMdrmw]
dIsy nwhI ikhu ciVAw]" pRis`D ho igAw hY[ pwp dI jMJ kwbloN AwauNdI
hY Aqy jorI dwn mMigAw jWdY! særm Aqy Drm dovyN hI Cup gey hn Aqy
kUV pRDwn iPrdw hY jI!
- "jy jIvY piq lQI jwie] sBu hrwmu jyqw
ikCu Kwie]" qW lIfrW leI koeI mwhnw nhIN r`Kdw[ auh qW p`q luhw ky
vI dwrU-murgw syvn kr lYNdy hn jI! auh rxjIq isMG rwjy vWgUM korVy
Kwx nhIN ig`Jy jI!! Aqy nw hI "bu`Fy-F`gy" AKvwaux dy AwdI AY! A`j
k`lH ie`Qy Kæwlsw-rwj dy ausr`eIAW, AkwlI PUlw isMG, mhwrwjw sæyr
isMG, nvwb kpUr isMG, hrI isMG nlUey, mhwrwjw rxjIq isMG Aqy j`sw
isMG vrigAW dI sKæq jærUrq hY jI! jy koeI ivhlw hovy qW jærUr ByijE!
hux ie`Qy BweI mnI isMG vrgy G`t Aqy KOrU pwaU v`D ny jI!
jogI vIirAw! jy ikqy fwktr AMbydkr imly qW
khIN, bwbw! qyrw sivDwn A`j ie`Qy qrs dI mUrq bixAW bYTw, iblkI jw
irhY! kwql swPæ brI Aqy inrdosæ qKæqy 'qy cVHweI jWdy AY! pMjwb dw
pwxI dUjy sUibAW nUM pros-pros ky id`qw jw irhY! pMjwb dw ikswn hux
Pæsl nUM nhIN, soky nUM inrKdY! ikswn KudksæIAW krI jWdY! dwj-dhyj
nw lYx dw rOlw pwaux vwly Kud hI mgrm`CW vWgUM mUMh A`fI KVHy hn[
mweIkroPæon 'qy kuJ hor AwKdy hn, pr nUMhW nUM bVw itkwA ky muMndy
AY jI! BeIey pMjwb nUM Fohy jw rhy hn[ ie`k nw ie`k idn pMjwb dw
mu`K-mMqrI 'BeIAw' hoaU jI! hkUmqW bdlx krky pMjwb dy ivkws dw sUrj
hr roj jvwb dyeI jWdw hY bwbw jI! pMjwb dy skUlW ivc mwstr hI hY
nhIN jI, pr byrujægwr mwstr in`q cMfIgVH Drnw idMdy AY! ies g`l dI
lokW nUM smJ nhIN Aw rhI jI! iek pwsy skUl ivhly, qy iek pwsy mwstr
ivhly? AKæbwrW hor vI d`sdIAYN jI, beI hux qW TwixAW ivc vI særwb
in`kldI AY! ieh kwnUMn mYnUM mYd AY qusIN qW iliKAw nhIN sI jI!
irsævqKorI krky bVy mMqrI AMdr kIqy AY jI!
pYsw vI bVw imilAY! kihMdy lwkrW 'c ipAw sI! pr ieqnIAW igRPæqwrIAW
Aqy lwkrW 'coN imly pYsy dw ikswn nUM kI Pæwiedw hoieAw jI? auhnUM
kmly nUM mrn qoN ibnw hor kuC ikauN nhIN idsdw jI? hux keI mMqrI
swihbwn 'grm-gosæq' dw suAwd lYx krky bVy hI msæhUr hoey AY jI!
særwb, kvwb Aqy sæbwb nwl rwqW bVIAW in`GIAW krdy AY jI! auhnW nUM
koeI kuC nhIN kihMdw[ pr mwstrW qy ikswnW nUM P`t dyxyN mUDy pw
lYNdy AY jI! beI auh Awpxy h`kW leI 'ivKwvw' ikauN krdy AY? ikswn qy
mwstr vI kmly AY jI! auhnW nUM su`qI peI gOrimMt nUM jgwaux dw d`so
Blw kI h`k AY? iehnW 'nMg' ikswnW nUM hor koeI kMm eI hYnI jI? jdoN
'Agly' qopW dIAW AvwjæW nhIN sux skdy jI, Qofy lMfr nwAry qy Pæoky
dbkwVy ik`QoN suxngy jI?? iehnW nUM kuC smJwE bwbw jI! iehnW nUM lVn
mrn qoN ibnw kuC AwauNdw eI nhIN jI! kmly AY jI!!
jogI vIirAw! jy ikqy myrw bweI isæv kumwr
btwlvI iml pvy[ auhnUM khIN, qUM qW ie`k 'lUxw' dI g`l kIqI sI[
ie`Qy qW hux 'Gir Gir eyhY Aig' iPrdI AY im`qrw! ie`Qy hux s`T-s`T
swl dy 'bwhrly' lwVy vIh-vIh swl dIAW 'lUxw' ivAwh ky, lY ky jWdy AY
bweI! ie`Qy iek`lIAW lUxw dy duKWq hI nhIN hn bweI, lvI aumr dy
'pUrn' vI 'bwhrlIAW' bu`FIAW lwVIAW v`loN bVI sæwn nwl ivAwh ky
iljwey jWdy AY bweI jI! auhnW nUM isrPæ v`F ky KUh ivc hI nhIN
su`itAw jWdw, pr ksr koeI nhIN C`fI jWdI jI! k`cy Dwgy nwl vlwieq dy
KUh 'coN inklxw auhnW dy v`s dw rog hI nhIN rih jWdw[ iPr auh qyry
vWg pl-pl mrdy hn bweI myirAw! dwrU dw Awsrw lY ky Awpxw Awp gwldy
rihMdy AY! ... qy iPr iek idn fwktr dI 'tUtI' aus nUM murdw krwr dy
idMdI hY, ijhVw AMdroN 'kdoN dw' mr cu`ikAw huMdY!
jogI vIirAw! jy qYnUM 'h`Q dyKx' vwly
'bwby' iml pYx qW pu`CIN, bwibE! pMjwb dw Amn cYn kdoN ku vwips
muVUgw jI? jW d`s idE ikhVI kUtIN cVH igAY? jw ky PV eI ilAweIey?
ieh vI d`s idE ik jwrj fbilaU busæ Aqy s`dwm husYn dw isqwrw ikauN
nhIN iml irhw? jy qusIN igAwrW sqMbr dy G`lUGwry bwry pihlW d`s
idMdy, qW Awh X`B hI nhIN pYxy sI! qusIN d`s idE KW bwbw jI bxky beI
s`dwm husYn ny hiQAwr ik`Qy lkoey AY? hiQAwr inrIKk 'blY`ks' vwDU
gofxIeyN hoieAw iPrdY! qusIN dwAvw krdy rihMdy ho, "dusæmx im`qr bx
jwxgy" pr QofI ig`dVisMgI busæ Aqy s`dwm vyly KuMFI ikauN ho jWdI
AY? Eswmw ibn lwdyn bwry vI tyvw lw idMdy bwbw jI bxky! kwhnUM
AmrIkw dw jor luAweI jwny AYN? vwDU jor Kw jwaUgw jI! nwly Eswmw ibn
lwdyn 'qy qW ienwm vI bhuq r`iKAw hoieAw hY jI! jy PælsqInIAw vwly
ArwPæwq qy iejærweIl vwly sæYron nUM quhwfy koly lY ky AweIey, koeI
jwdU DUV idEgy jI? rwjæInwvW hI kr lYx! vwjpweI Aqy musæ`rPæ dy qW
ivcoligrI dIAW muMdrIAW jærUr pwE jI! tonI blyAr dy gl 'c qW jærUr
br jærUr koeI nw koeI Dwgw qvIq pwE bwbw jI! AmrIkw dI JolI cu`kxoN
nhIN htdw[ ieh vI d`isE p`qrI KolH ky bwbw jI, beI AmrIkw
swaUQ-korIAw Aqy ierwk bwry do-Dwrw qUMbw ikauN vjwauNdY? hiQAwr qW
korIAw koly vI Kæqrnwk hYgy AY! korIAw nUM ierwk vWgUM t`ut ky ikauN
nhIN pYNdw jI? auhdy nwl do-do h`Q kwhqoN imlwauNdY? mYnUM mYd AY
AmrIkw auhdy 'qUeIAW' ijhIAW vwly 'BVHwikAW' qoN frdY jI! ieQopIAw
'c Bu`Ky mrdy lokW nUM jærUr koeI kwlw jwdU idE jI! auQy AMb jærUr
l`g pYx! qusIN bwbw jI GOl kr jWdy EN! hVH vwlw pwxI mMqr mwr ky
soky vwly pwsy nUM ikauN nhIN D`k idMdy?
jogIAw! bweI myirAw!! jy ikqy bwbw bu`lHy
sæwh, s`Xd vwirs sæwh jW bwbw PærId ikqy t`krn qW swirAW qoN pihlW
auhnW dy crnIN if`g ky myrw "slwm" dyeIN qy AwKIN, AwpxI 'pMjwbI-
byby' Bu`KI-iqhweI, lMgwr hMFwauNdI AY! ibmwr qW auh 1947 qoN eI
rihMdI AY, ADrMg ijauN ho igAw sI! hux qW aus dy pu`q-poqy vI
AMgryjæI 'AMtI' ivc prc gey AY! duAweI-bUtI vI nhIN idMdy! hux qW
jdoN mMjy 'qy peI KMGdI AY nW? qW mUMh 'coN KUn AwauNdY! sæwied
AMgryjæI tI bI ho geI AY! fwktr kihMdy hux bwhlw icr nhIN k`tdI! pr
pu`qW-poiqAW nUM Pyr vI AsIsW hI dyeI jWdI AY, "ijauNdy vsdy
rihx-du`DIN pu`qIN Pælx!" kihMdI AY, "pu`q DIAW sO vwrI bymu`K ho
jwx, pr mW bymu`K kdy nhIN huMdI[" A`KW qoN idsxw qW kI sI? hux qW
AwpdI ikirAw vI msW eI soDdI AY! poqy auhdI KUMfI 'qy h`sdy AY,
poqIAW cuMnI qoN iKJdIAYN! auhdIAW purwxIAW rvwieqW qoN n`k-bu`lH
mwrdy AY! JurVIAW qoN icVdy AY! musæk Awaux dw dwAvw vI krdy AY Aqy
kdy kdy 'auj`f-bu`FI' vI kihMdy AY! sUg mMndy AY! auh tu`tI mMjI 'qy
peI, GMgwr su`tdI rihMdI AY! kdy-kdy vYrwg 'c Aw ky ro vI pYNdI AY!
pr aus dy hMJU koeI nhIN pUMJdw, hwsy dw ivsæw jærUr bxdI rihMdI AY!
jogI vIirAw! ieh vI d`sIN beI hor qW hor
hux qW 'pMjwbI-byby' dw hwl aus dy mMqrI-sæMqrI pu`qr vI nhIN
pu`Cdy[ pMjwbI mW dI g`l vI AMgryjæI ivc hI krdy hn! votW vyly byby
dy gIJy ivc h`Q jærUr mwr lYNdy hn[ pMjwbI bu`DIjIvI vI Awpxy b`icAW
dy nW rOibn jW fyivf hI r`Kx l`g
pey! nMd lwl, isæv kumwr, pUrn isMG Aqy
vIr isMG vrigAW nUM Bu`l gey[ Bwg kOr, sdw kOr ivsr geIAW Aqy bYgI
Aqy sYNfI aug peIAW[ skUlW ivc AMgryjæI surU ho geI[ pr b`icAW nUM
hwlI q`k "nlI-pMUJx" dI AMgryjæI nhIN AwauNdI[ "nojI Aw geI!" hI
d`sdy hn!
jogI vIirAw! auhnW mhWpursæW nUM s`iBAwcwr
bwpU dw hwl-cwl vI jærUr d`sIN! auhnUM vI jIn, sk`rt Aqy bObI-k`t
rog AY! ielwjæ leI ieMglYNf ByijAw sI[ pr 'bwhrly' fwktrW ny aus dy
rogW bwry sux ky hI h`s C`ifAw[ auh kihMdy iehnUM koeI rog nhIN,
iehdy idmwg 'c Pærk pY igAw[ auQoN dy kMipaUtrW nUM qW iehdy rogW dy
nwvW dw vI nhIN pqw! jdoN auQoN dy v`fy 'hspqwl' ivc lY ky gey qW
auQy ieh ip`t auiTAw! kihMdw, mYN lIVy nhIN lwhMux dyxy, myrI aUN
fwktrI kr lvo, mYN inrvsqr nhIN hoxw! hux iehdw iek pwsw mwirAw
ipAY! auTx jokrw nhIN irhw!
jogI vIirAw! ieh myry sunyhyN jærUr dy
dyvIN[ b`s vIirAw! ijauNdw vsdw rih! ju`g-ju`g jIvyN! jvwnIAW mwxyN!
KusæI-KusæI jwh qy KusæI-KusæI muV ky Aw[ hW, pr myrIAW g`lW dw jvwb
jærUr lY ky AweIN vIirAw! qyrI aufIk 'c mYN ies byly 'c hI imlUM[
r`b KæYrW bKsæy! ijauNdw vsdw rih!! |
