smfj dI pUMjI

zf[ jgdIÈ cMdr bos dI igxqI sMsfr dy mhfn ivigafnIaF ivwc hox lwgI sI, jd AuhnF ny afpxIaF KojF rfhIN ieh sfibq kIqf sI ik ibrCF-bUitaF ivwc vI ijMd-jfn huMdI hY qy Auh mnuwKF vFg hI duwK-suwK mihsUs krdy hn. qd ivigafn dy keI KyqrF ivwc AuhnF KojF dI vrqoN hox lwgI sI, qy zf[ jgdIÈ cMdr bos dI mihmf vDdI hI geI sI.

iksy ivigafnI ny afpxIaF KojF dy afDfr `qy jo XMqr bxfey huMdy hn, AuhnF dI vrqoN krn leI AudXogpqI Aus ƒ rfieltI vjoN kfÌI vwzI rkm idMdy hn. afiKr Auh XMqr Aus dI aihm kmfeI huMdy hn, ijnHF `qy Aus ny afpxf idmfÊ, smF qy pYsf Érc kIqf huMdf hY.
iewk AudXogpqI ny zf[ jgdIÈ cMdr bos dy XMqrF dI vrqoN krn leI kfPI vwzI rkm dyx df pRsqfv AuhnF dy sfhmxy rwiKaf. zf[ jgdIÈ cMdr bos ny nFh kIqI, qF Aus ny hor vwzI rkm dyx dI gwl kIqI.
‘‘mYƒ pYsy nhIN cfhIdy``, zf[ jgdIÈ cMdr bos ny ikhf.
‘‘qF Pyr? jo vI hor mMg hovy dwso.``
zf[ jgdIÈ cMdr bos ny gMBIr ho ky ikhf, ‘‘asl ivwc, igafn iksy dI inwjI pUMjI nhIN huMdI. byÈk myrIaF KojF aqy XMqrF ipwCy lMmI Gflxf ey, qy Aus Gflxf ivwc mYN mfiek qy hor keI iksm dIaF aOiKafeIaF JwlIaF hn, pr ieh kMm mYN afpxy leI nhIN, smfj leI kIqf ey. so, ieh igafn hux smfj dI pUMjI ey. qy ies ƒ vrqx df iksy ƒ vI hwk ey. pr iewk Èrq ey ik -``
‘‘ikhVI Èrq?`` AudXogpqI ny Aus dI gwl tuwk ky puwiCaf.
‘‘Èrq ey ik ieh igafn lokF dI BlfeI leI vriqaf jfey. so, quhfƒ jy ieh Èrq mnËUr ey, qF bdly ivwc mYƒ kuJ nhIN cfhIdf.”