Page 85 - Akhar Magzine - Lockdown Edition

g`l krdw [ mnmu`K, mwieAw vwlI jIvn-jwc ’c ru`iJAw bµdw; qy gurmu`K, gurU dy BYA ’c ikrq krn
qy vµf Ckx vwlw... iek hor mh`qvpUrn pihlU, ijhVw bwby nwnk ƒ smJx l`igAW AsIN Aksr
byiDAwn kr jWdyy hW, auh hY aus dOr dI hwlq ƒ iDAwn ’c nw r`Kxw! aus dOr ’c jdoN ividAw dw
Awm pwswrw nhIN sI [ poQIAW jW grµQ h`Q ilKq hI, pIVHI dr pIVHI AgWh qurdy sn, ies krky
bhuq hI durl`B huµdy [ Awm lokweI AnpVH vI sI qy nvyN igAwn dy sroqW qoN ivhUxI vI [ ausdI
igAwn q`k phuµc gurU rwhIN hI sI [ s`cy gurU dI AgvweI ausƒ iksy mµqkI is`ty q`k lY ky jw skdI
sI ikauNik bhuqy AfµbrDwrI gurU, fyry qW s`qw dI dlwlI kr rhy sn [ nwnk-bwxI dI mh`qqw ƒ
isrP m`Qw tyk ky nhIN, ausdy AiDAYn ’coN smiJAw jw skdw [ jy A`j AsIN Kpqvwd dw bdl pyS
krnw hY qW sbr-sµqoK vwly mnu`K ƒ isrjx v`l qurnw hI pvygw...’’ auh iek pl ruikAw, auhnW dy
iDAwn mgn ichirAW v`l dyiKAw qy iPr AgWh ikhw, ‘‘...pr s`qw Aijhw krn nhIN dyvygI! aus
kol bhuq BuclwhtW hn bµdy ƒ Brmwaux leI... qy ieh BuclwhtW bµdy ƒ ausdy Asly qoN dUr lY
jWdIAW... bµgwl ’c iehI mwrksvwd nwl mwrksI isAwsq ny kIqw qy pµjwb ’c ieQoN dI is`K
isAwsq ny bwby nwl...’’ Acwnk ausƒ l`igAw, ijvyN auh kuJ izAwdw hI isDWqk g`lW ’c aulJ
igAw hY [ ies qoN moVw k`tx leI ausny pu`iCAw, ‘‘hW s`c rxjIq, quhwfy mweIinµg vwly Aµdoln dw
kI hwl hY?’’
‘‘lokW ƒ iqAwr kr rhy hW Gr-Gr q`k phuµc krky!’’
‘‘sµBwvnwvW kI l`gdIAW?’’
‘‘sµBwvnwvW qW bhuq l`gdIAW, A`goN dyKo... lok fr vI rhy AY, Kws krky Awh dIpw qy jQydwr
vrgy GtIAw hrkqW ’qy au~qr Awey AY [ SryAwm DmkIAW idqIAW jw rhIAW qy keIAW ƒ lwlc vI
...pr b`icAW ’c ijvyN ibmwrIAW vD rhIAW, auhnW dIAW g`lW dI bhuqI kwt nhIN c`ldI... quhwƒ kI
l`gdw, ikµny ku sPl hovWgy?’’
‘‘lokW ’c joS qW hY, pr hovygw kI? iek qW hY ik ieh byinXmIAW kyvl ieQy hI nhIN ho rhIAW!
swrIAW iSvwilk phwVIAW ’c jµmU qoN lY ky pTwnkot, qlvwVw, ropV... AgWh hirAwxw, XU pI, hr
QW krYSr mw&IAw ieµj hI kr irhw hY [ iehI hwl ryq mw&Iey dw hY [ dirAwvW dy vihx, K`fW kµFy iehI
ho irhw... qy jy hr QW ieµj hI ho irhw qW ikqy nw ikqy s`qw leI ieh inXmq rUp hI hY! aus nwl juVI
iDr mwlwmwl ho rhI hY [ iehI pYsw iPr coxW leI vriqAw jWdw [ dUsrw mh`qvpUrn kwrn hY mtIrIAl
dI AgWh mµg dw [ ijµnw iqAwr ho irhw hY, mµg sgoN ausqoN vI bhuqI hY... jy srkwr ny isks-lyn jW
eyt-lyn sImYNitf bxwauxIAW hn, PlweIEvr bxny hn, mOlz-mwriktW ausrnIAW hn qy AmIrW ny
rihx leI nhIN, styts-isµbl vjoN v`fy v`fy mh`l auswrny hn qW ies mweIinµg ƒ lgwm ikvyN pweI
jw skdI hY...! ...ijvyN mYN pihlW vI ikhw, loV jIvn slIkw bdlx dI hY, Kpq ’qy cYk r`Kx dI [ ieh
nhIN ik ijs kol kRoVW hn, auh bylgwm ho jo mrzI kry! aus kol iek jW do jixAW dy rihx leI hI
mh`l hovy! au~prly m`D vrg kol hI pµj pµj, Cy Cy bY~frUmW vwlIAW do-do, iqµn-iqµn knwlW ’c koTIAW
Awm hn, pr rihx vwly auhnW ’c ikµny...? ...iehnW ny ieµnI QW kwT mwrI hoeI hY, ibnW iksy swrQk
aupXog dy... qy iPr iehnW ’qy l`g irhw sImYNt, srIAw, ryq, b`jrI, ie`tW... ieh ikqoN qW Aw hI rhy hn!
loV hY ies bymuhwr hoeI pUµjI vwly pRbµD dw bdl auswrn dI, pr ijs v`l AmlI rUp ’c kuJ nhIN ho
irhw! auh vI kuJ nhIN kr rhy, ijhVy ies pRbµD dy iKlwP hn... bdlvIN jIvn-jwc qoN ibnW bdl
ikvyN ausr skdw! mµn lE jy byinXmIAW nw hox, sB kuJ GVy hoey inXmW Anuswr hox l`g pvy qW vI
kI kudrq bc skygI, mnu`K dI hwbV swhmxy [ ieh nuks, ies ivkws mwfl qy pRbµD dy nuks hn... auNj
Aµdoln hoxy cwhIdy AY... s`qw qy srmwey dIAW iplcvIAW gµFW ƒ Aµdoln hI nµgIAW krdw...’’ auh

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