nw myrw iksy nwl g`l krn nUM hI idl krdw nw mYnUM iksy g`l qy hwsw AwauNdw[ Awpxy Awp nUM Awpy hI svwl krdI Awpy hI jvwb dyNdI rihMdI[ hor kuJ nw bhuVdw qW ro ky mn hlkw kr lYNdI[ pR`qK qOr qy qW mYN iksy dI g`l sux rhI huMdI pr myrw AMMdrlw mn kuJ hor hI qwxy bwxy buxdw rihMdw[ Awpxy jIvn swQI dy Acwnk ivCoVy ny mYnUM jo sdmw phuMcwieAw sI auhdw drd hr vyly sIny ivc sUeIAW cuBONdw rihMdw[ kdI r`b nUM kosdI, kdI AwpxI iksmq nUM[

mn dI ies inMmoJUx siQqI dy bwvjUd Gr qy bwhr dIAW swrIAW izMmyvwrIAW inBwx leI mYN mzbUr sW[ n`T B`j qW pihlW nwloN vI izAwdw vD geI sI[ AwpxI nOkrI dI AslI mh`qqw dw Aihsws qW mYnUM hux hoieAw sI[

ies qoN pihlW svyry myrw swQI skUtr qy mYnUM skUl C`f AwauNdw sI pr hux jdoN svyry svyry Gr dy bhuq swry kMm inptw ky b`sW dy ipCy nTxw pYNdw qW auhdI Gwt hor vI sqWdI[

srdIAW AweIAW qW hmySW vWg myrw skUl dw vkq bdl igAw[ hux mYN izAwdwqr imnI b`s hI lYNdI sI[ svyry vyly ieh bs bhuqI BrI hoeI nhIN sI huMdI[ pr bYTx leI vI hmySW sIt nhIN sI imldI[

iesy bs ivc AwauNidAW kuJ idn ho gey qW frweIvr, kMMfktr qy roz jwx vwlIAW svwrIAW dy ichirAW dI pCwx jhI ho geI[

keI vwr mYN stYNf qoN kuJ dUr hI huMdI qW bs vyKky kwhlI kwhlI kdm putdI, lgBg nsdI hoeI Aw ky bs pkVdI[ frweIvr vyK lYNdw qW bs rok lYNdw[ swho swh hoeI, hWPdI hoeI bs ivc cVHdI qW koeI nw koeI svwrI bYTx leI QW vI bxw idMdI roz jwx vwlIAW kuJ svwrIAW nwl duAw slwm vI hox lg peI[ keI vwr mYN ichry qy zbrdsqI muskwx dw iek tukVw vI icpkw lYNdI[

bs dI AKIrlI pUrI sIt lgBg BrI hoeI huMdI[ svwrIAW Swied AKIrly stYNf qy auqrdIAW[ svyry sVkW KwlI hox krky bs dI rPqwr qyz huMdI ijauN ijauN idn cVHdw lokW dI qy tRYiPk dI BIV vDdI jWdI qy bs dI cwl vI m`Dm pY jWdI[ iPr imnI bs vwly hr stwp qy izAwdw qoN izAwdw svwrIAW lYx dw lwlc krdy[ bs nko nk BrI hoeI huMdI[ iek dUjy dy swhW dI hvwV bIVI isgryt dw DUMAW[ swh but hox lgdw[

iek idn mYN GroN inklx ivc rqw lyt ho geI qW lgBg rys lgwky hI bs PVHI[ AgoN koeI vI sIt KwlI nhIN sI[ mYN ipClI sIt vl lpkI qW burI qrHW hWP rhI sW[ ipClI lMbI sIt dIAW svwrIAW ny s`jy K`by srk dy myry leI QW bxw idqI sI[

qdy mYnUM Aihsws hoieAw ik ieh svwrIAW Awpo ivc iek dUjy nUM kuJ ieSwry kr rhIAW sn[ kuJ Kusr Pusr cl rhI sI[ mYnUM bVw Atptw lgw[

bs dI sIt qy bYTidAW hI Aksr myrw AMMdrlw mn qyzI nwl kMm krn lg pYNdw qy mYN kol bYTy lokW qoN byKbr ho jWdI[ pr mYN bVI sucyq ho ky bYTI sW[

Ajy iek stYNf hI Agy gey sW ik bs Awm nwloN kuJ izAwdw hI rukI rhI[ Swied roz hI rukdI hovy pr mYnUM Aihsws ausy idn hoieAw[ frweIvr, kMMfktr qy ipClI sIt vwlIAW svwrIAW sB sVk dy K`by pwsy vloN AwauNdI iek lyn vl auqsukqw nwl vyK rhy sn[ qdy hI sIt dI iek svwrI gwauNdy hoey sur ivc ic`lweI---

Aw igAw beI, Aw igAw

bu`Fw b`cw Aw igAw….

sB dy ichirAW qy iek Kws cmk Aw geI sI[ bwrIAW dy SISy htwky h`Q ihlwey jw rhy sn[ iek Coty ijhy k`d dw bMdw, gRy rMg dw grm sUt isr qy topI, kmIz nwl mYc krdI tweI, h`Q ivc bRIPkys, kot dI zyb qy tuMigAw Pu`l hovygw koeI s`qr kU swlW dw, bs ivc ciVHAw[

auh frweIvr, kMMfktr qy kuJ hor svwrIAW nwl h`Q imlWdw, iksy nUM rwm, rwm iksy nUM siq sRI Akwl, iksy nUM Aslwmw lYkm krdw ipClI sIt vl viDAw[

ieho ijhy rwStrI eykqw ey pRqIk bMdy mYN keI iPlmW jW tI vI qy vyKy sn[

ikauN beI Gr hwaUs Pul hY?’ aus AwdmI ny ipClI sIt qy bYTy iek jvwn nUM ikhw[ mYnUM hux smJ AweI ik ipClI sIt qy myry bYTx qy Awpo ivc ieSwrybwzI ikauN ho rhI sI[

mYN auhdI g`l sux ky auTx auTx leI hoeI qW auh ig`Tw AwdmI boilAw, ‘bYTo bYTo BYYx jI, huxy jgHw bx jwvygI"[

aunHW svwrIAW ny kuJ suMgV ky, kuJ srk ky hor QW bx leI qy auh AwdmI vI auQoN bYT igAw[

AsW soicAw iksy hor bs ivc cly gey ho’[ iek svwrI bolI[

‘vwh ikvyN jw skdW[ myry Awpxy qW sB iesy b`s ivc ny[ quhwnUM sB nUM qW myrI aufIk rihMdI ey[

myry s`jy K`by bYTy lok aus bu`Fy nwl g`lW krn l`g gey sn[ mYN soc rhI sW ik ies bu`Fy dw k`d Cotw hY Swied iesy leI iehnUM bu`Fw b`cw kihMdy ny[ aus bu`Fy ny pqw nhIN kI g`l khI ik bs aunHW dy ThwikAW nwl gUMjx lg peI[

dUjy idn auh ig`Tw hIro iPr ausy stYNf qoN ciVHAw bs ivc auhI KyVw….auhI hwsy….auhI Thwky….[

myry Awaux qoN pihlW PYL ky bYiTAw kro pr myry Awaux qy suMgV jwieAw kro’[ auh ipClI sIt dIAW svwrIAW nUM kih irhw sI, hW jy koeI bu`Fw Tyrw, jW bwl b`cy vwlI AOOrq hovy qW QW dy idAw kro[ myrw kI hY myry jhy jvwn qW KVHy rih skdy ny’[

sB aus AwdmI vl vyK h`s rhy sn[

kMfktr ipClI sIt vl viDAw qW auh ig`Tw AwdmI boilAw, b`eI A`j itkt leI nw khIN[ Aj kwhlI ivc btUAw Gr rih igAY’[ mYN quhwfy kol itkt leI QoVHw AwieAw hW mYN qW quhwfy nwl h`Q imlwx AwieAw’[

ieQoN qW itkt nw vI lvo, AgoN kI krogy?’ iek svwrI bolI[

beI qUM iks mrz dI dvweyN[ quM kdoN kMm Awvygw’[

hr vwk qy Thwky vjdy[ mYnUM smJ nw AwauNdI ik ieh Thwky ikhVI g`l qy lgw rhy sI[

ieMj hI keI idn lMG gey[ mYnUM kuJ pqw nw lgw ik auh ihMdU sI jW muslmwn[ nw hI ies g`l dw AwBws hoieAw ik auh iks pRWq dw sI[ g`l auh is`DI swdI ihMdusqwnI ivc krdw sI[ mYN ies g`l dw AMMdwzw vI nw lgw skI ik auh ikDry nOkrI krdw sI jW dukwndwr sI[

hux iek Prk myry ivc vI AwieAw sI jdoN bs ivc Thwky vjdy qw myry bu`lW qy vI bdobdI muskwx qYr jWdI[ hux aus stYNf qy bs rukdI qW suBwivk qOr qy myrw iDAwn vI aus BweI vl clw jWdw[ auh dUro hI bs v`l h`Q ihlWdw hoieAw hsdw gutkdw bs ivc cVHdw[

Ary jvwnW A`j qUM iek`lw hI bYTw eyN? qyrw swQI ikQy hY?’

Aj auh nhIN AwieAw’[

koeI nhIN, mYN ju Aw igAw[ audws hox dI kI loV hY[ clo mYnUM ivckwr bYTx idau dovW nUM ipAwr krWgw’[

qy iPr hOlI ijhI pqw nhIN aus kI fwielwg mwirAw sB KIN KIN, hsx lg pey[ bwkI bYTIAW svwrIAW vI bulHW ivc jW AKW ivc muskrWdIAW rihMdIAW[

l`gdw hY ieh lok pwgl ny AYvyN hI, ibnW iksy g`l dy hsdy rihMdy ny’[

ieh ikMny Kusiksmq ny CotI CotI g`l qy h`s lYdNy ny, hsw lYNdy ny[ kuJ plW dy swQ nUM suKwvW bxw lYNdy ny[

mYN Awpxy mn ivc Awpy hI svwl kr rhI sW, Awpy hI jvwb dy rhI sW[

dsMbr dy Akirly hPqy v`fy idnW dIAW CutIAW Aw geIAW[ mYN imnI b`s qy auhdy nwl juVIAW sB g`lW Bul Bulw geI[ TMMf vI AMMqW dI sI qy sm`isAwvW vI ikMnIAW hI mYN aunHW ivc aulJI rhI[

pihlI jnvrI nUM skUl KulHw qW iPr auhI n`t B`j, hPVw dPVI, swho swh hoeI mYN auhI bs jw PVHI[ auh AwdmI ausy stYNf qoN ciVHAw[ auhI cihk, auhI hwsw[ aus bs AMMdr ciVHdAW hI Awpxy bRIPkys ivcoN gulwb dy Pu`l kFy qy Awpxy swQIAW nUM iek iek Pul dyeI jWdw qy nwl hI nvyN swl dIAW mubwrkW vI[

aunHW idnW ivc TMMf bhuq pY rhI sI[ svyry vyly DuMd Cw jWdI[ sUrj mhwrwj dy drsn durl`B sn[ aus idn kohrw bhuq Gxw sI[ pMj kdm Agy cldw bMdw ivKweI nhIN sI dy irhw[ auh bs vI lyt AweI qy jUM dI qor qurn l`gI[ sVk qy cldy swry vwhnW dIAW lweItW cl rhIAW sn[

aus AwdmI dI aufIk ivc bs rukI rhI, rukI rhI[ kMMfkrt, frweIvr qy auhdy swQI sB A`KW PwV PwV DuMd dy aus pwr vyKx dI koiSS krdy rhy[

Aj kI ho igAw beI, bu`Fy b`cy nUM’[

TMMf krky nhIN AwieAw hoxw’[

ho skdw ey lyt ho igAw hovy jW hor b`s qy clw igAw hovy’[

sB Awpxy Awpxy ikAws lgy rhy sn[ kuJ dyr bwAd bs ivc cu`p vrq geI[ nw Thwky dI gUMj, nw hwsy dy Puhwry, nw CyV KwxI, nw cuhl bwzI….[

bs dy AMMdr vI DuMMd dw pswrw ho igAw sI[

aus qoN Agly idn DuMd qW nhIN sI, Kws[ pr TMMf vI nhIN sI GtI qy auh AwdmI vI nhIN sI AwieAw[

bs ivc byAwrwmI jhI dw AnuBv hoieAw, mYnUM[

beI buFy nUM TMMf ny qW nhIN kwbU kr ilAw’[

auhdy swhmxy qUM aunHW bu`Fw kihky qW vyK’[

g`l qW shI hY[ auh hwsy mzwk ivc, auqSwh ivc swnUM sB nUM mwq kr idMdw ey’[

ieMj hI pUrw hPqw lMG igAw[ roz hI bs auQy rukI rihMdI[ auhdy swQI Awpxy hI ik Aws lgWdy rihMdy qy iPr sB Awpxy hI Awpxy iKAwlW ivc guMm jWdy[

iek idn iek AwdmI boilAw, ‘aus bu`Fy b`cy nwl bhuq burI hoeI’[

ikauN kI hoieAw?’

sB ieko sur ivc boly[ sB dI Awvwz ivc kWbw sI, fr sI[

mYN vI sihm jhI geI sW[ myry kMn KVHy ho gey[

auhdw jvwn pu`qr mwirAw igAw’[

c….c….E ho……bhuq burw hoieAw…….[

ikQy mwirAw igAw? ikMj mwirAw igAw?’ ikMny hI svwl b`s ivc auCly[

ieh qW pqw nhIN l`gw[ ikqy vI mwirAw igAw hovy, hoieAw bhuq burw’[

swrI bs ivc sog dI lihr dOV geI[ myrI soc ieMj hI bydoSy mwry jWdy lokW vl clI geI[ mYnUM Awpxy jIvn swQI dI Acwnk mOq dy du`K ny Aw dboicAw qy swrw rwh mYN auhnUM Xwd kr mn hI mn roNdI rhI[

lgBg swrw jnvrI ieMj hI lMG igAw[ PrvrI cVH AwieAw[ TMMf dw zor kuJ Gtx l`gw[ pr auh AwdmI aus stYNf qoN nw ciVHAw[

hux ies bs ivc nw koeI izAwdw g`l krdw nw hsdw[

ipCly hPqy Acwnk hI ipClI sIt qy bYTI iek svwrI ic`lweI----[

Aw igAw beI Aw igAw, bu`Fw b`cw AwigAw….bs roko, roko vI……[

frweIvr ny b`s nUM zor dI bryk lgweI[

auhI ig`Tw AwdmI, gRy sUt, Pr dI topO , cY~k kmIz, mYicMg tweI, kot dI zyb qy tuMigAw Pul, h`Q ivc bIPkys, swho swhI hoieAw bs ivc ciVHAw[ sB dy ichirAW qy hmdrdI dw, APsos dw Bwv Jlk irhw sI[ aus AwdmI ny kMfktr frweIvr qy Awpxy swQIAW nwl vwrI vwrI h`Q imlwieAw qy ipClI sIt qy Aw bYTw[ kuJ dyr cu`p CweI rhI[

hux buFwpw Aw igAw, swh qW cVHdw hI hY’[ iek jvwn ny ikhw[ Eey, mYnUM bu`Fw kihky gwlH k`F irhY[ Kbrdwr Awpxy s`jy bYTy jvwnW vl ieSwrw kr boilAw[

‘bu`Fy qW qusIN ho’[ qy zor dI hisAw[

kI ieh nklI hwsw hs irhw hY? MmY mn hI mn socx lgI[ ieh lok iehdy jvwn mwry gey pu`qr dI koeI g`l nhIN kr rhy[ Swied ieh lok APsos krn iehdy Gr gey hox[

qdy hI aus bu`Fy dw iDAwn s`jy pwsy dI bwrI dy A`Dy tu`ty SISy vl igAw[ aus kMfktr nUM Awvwz mrI[

ikauN, beI, ieh SISy nUM kIqw?myry nwl bYTy buiFAW nUM TMf lg rhI ey[ myry koloN Aj itkt dy BwvyN f`bl pYsy lY lY pr ies SISy nUM A`j hI shI krvw leI’[

qy aus hOlI ijhI Awvwz ivc pqw nhIN kI fwielwg mwirAw ik bs ThwikAW nwl gUMJx lgI[ jdoN mYN b`s qoN auqrI qW dUr qk auh Thwky myry nwl hI cldy rhy[