maOMnao ]saI AiQakar sao jaananaa caaha ik AaiKr ]nhaoMnao mauJao Amaoirka @yaaoM Baojanaa caaha hO. maorI maaMga nao ]nhoM pccaIsa vaYa- ko saaqa kI mayaa-da inaBaanao nahIM dI. ]nhaoMnao it@t haokr AaiKr vah saba kh idyaa jaao Saayad vah ek vaYa- baad khto yaa Saayad pirisqaityaaoM ko badlanao pr nahIM BaI khto. ifr ]nhaoMnao sauJaava idyaa ik maOM tumharo pasa Aa jaa}M AaOr vah saba kuC ilaK kr mauJao Baoja doMgao. ]saI rat vah klak%ta calao gae qao. dao–tIna idna baad maOM yahaM Aa ga[-. jaba sao Aa[- hÐU¸ hmaara p~–vyavahar cala rha hO. 

]nhaoMnao kuC BaI nahIM iCpayaa. saaf–saaf ilaK idyaa hO¸ ik vah iksaI ko Pyaar maoM AakNz DUbao hO¸ AaOr SaoYa jaIvana ]saI ko saaqa ibatanaa caahto hOM. maOMnao ]nhoM ilaKa qaa ik vah ]sao BaI Gar maoM rK sakto hOM¸ maOM Aapi%t nahIM k$MgaI¸ pr mauJao maoro saMsaar sao ivalaga na kroM – laoikna Saayad vah tOyaar nahIM hao rhI hO. ]saka khnaa hO ik raoja–raoja maora iSakayat Bara caohra doKkr vah KuSa nahIM rh paegaI. Aba mauJao ek saala ]nasao Alaga rhnaa hO¸ taik tlaak kI vah Sat- pUrI hao sako. ]nhaoMnao [sako badlao maoro saamanao paMca laaK $pyao AaOr kaozI donao ka p`stava rKa hO. nandU¸ vah mauJao p`laaoBana do rho hOM ik maOM ]nhoM mau> kr dMU.'

[sako Aagao dIdI ka saMyama TUT gayaa AaOr vah fUT–fUT kr rao pD,I. mauJao kuC nahIM saUJaa tao maOM ]nako pOr pkD, kr raonao lagaa¸ 'dIdI¸ Bagavaana ko ilae raonaa band krao. hma saba imalakr kao[- na kao[- rah inakalaoMgao.' hma daonaaoM bahut dor vaOsao hI maUk baOzo rho – Apnao–Apnao ivacaaraoM maoM DUbao hue.

maOM doKta rha – saamanao baOzI dIdI @yaa vahI dIdI qaI¸ ijasakI ClaktI KuSaI ko CITo maoro ikSaaor mana kI saIp maoM igarkr¸ band maaotI kI trh ABaI BaI saurixat qao. ijasa idna ]naka ivavaah tya huAa qaa¸ ]saI idna sao jaIjaa jaI kao vah pUjatI rhI. fUla kI trh iKlaI tao isaf- ]nhIM ko ilae¸ AaOr QartI kI trh saha tao isaf- ]nhIM kao sahara donao ko ilae. sasaurala sao vah bahut kma AatI qaI¸ AatI BaI tao jaldI calaI jaatI. maOM jaba ]nako yahaÐ Aata tba ]naka jaIvana doK¸ ]sa ]ma` maoM BaI mahsaUsa krta qaa ik jaIjaa jaI maanaao ek saagar hOM¸ AaOr dIdI ]nakI lahraoM maoM itrtI ek nannaI–saI naaOka. 

]naka saUrjamauKI jaIvana iktnaI hI baar maaи ipta jaI kao JaMUJalaahT maoM Dala dota qaa. AaiKr AaOr BaI tao pit–p%naI hO. eosaa samaip-t jaIvana mauJao tao Aasapasa khIM dIKta na qaa. jaanao ]nako mana ko ]sa p`oma ka maUla khaM qaa ik inarntr donao ko baad BaI caukta nahIM qaa. Saayad [saI AaPlaavana nao panao vaalao kao ]baa idyaa qaa. vah Apnao hrisaMgaar ko poD, kI jaD, nama rKnao maoM tnmaya rhI¸ AaOr fUla kao[- Anya caunanao lagaa.

caa$ ko Aanao kI AahT pakr dIdI nao AaMsaU paoMC ilae AaOr p`kRitsqa haonao ka p`ya%na krnao lagaI. isqait ka saamanaa krnao kao ABaI vah tOyaar na qaI.

caa$ kao doKkr dIdI samBalanao kI kaoiSaSa krnao lagaI¸ pr baad maoM na jaanao @yaa saaocakr svayaM hI caa$ kao saba bata idyaa. caa$ saunakr stbQa rh ga[-.

]sa idna sao hma tInaaoM }pr sao svaaBaaivak banao rhnao ka AiBanaya krto rho¸ pr hmaaro mana kI saarI AaÐQaI Andr isamaT kr Bayaanak ]%pID,na ike rhtI. raoja saOr ka kaya-Ëma banata¸ trh–trh ka Kanaa maoja pr lagaayaa jaata¸ baOzkoM jamatIM¸ laoikna hmaaro mana kI }prI sath tk hI [naka p`Baava phÐuca pata¸ baccao ja$r kuC KuSa najar Aanao lagao qao. caa$ ko maMuh sao Aba maaOko baomaaOko inakla Aata – pu$YaaoM ka @yaa izkanaa. 

laaK iCpanao pr BaI baccao ApnaI cahotI bauAa ko pirvat-na kao mahsaUsa kr rho qao¸ ik Gar maoM kuC ]qalaa–puqala hO. phlao hI bauAa ka ibanaa iKlaaOnao ilae Aanaa ]nhoM AKra qaa AaOr Aba yah ek gaumasauma–saI ]dasa bauAa ]nhoM pholaI–saI lagatI. fUlaaoM vaalaI rajakumaarI kI khanaI maoM fUla kBaI nahIM saUKto qao¸ ek idna khanaI khto–khto ]nhoM BaI saUKa kh ga[-. dIdI baocaarI krtI BaI @yaaÆ ijasa paOQao kI jaD,o saUK ga[-M¸ ]samaoM fUla kOsao iKlaatIMÑ

ek idna dIdI baaolaI¸ ' maOM Alaga hI rhÐUgaI. ]nako paMca laaK $pe BaI na laMUgaI isaf- ?iYakoSa ko AaEama maoM rhnao ka Kca- lagaogaa vah Apnao jaovar baocakr hI calaa laMUgaI. maora jaovar tao maora hI hO na.'

'dIdI¸ tumhoM ?iYakoSa jaanao kI @yaa ja$rt hO¸ maOM jaao hMU , , , , , , .'

maoro [sa kqana pr vah ]dasa–saI hMsaI hMsaI qaI. ]sakI hMsaI kh rhI qaI – ijasa Gar maoM pccaIsa saala rhI¸ vah CUT gayaa tao Aba GaraoM maoM rhnaa hI @yaaÆ'

maOMnao BaI ]nakI duba-lata kao CUto hue kha¸ 'yah $pyaa AaOr Gar na laokr tuma $icaka¸ rajaIva ka BaI tao nauksaana kraogaI. vao baoGar–baar na hao jaayaoMgaoÆ'

[sasao phlao maOM jaIjaa jaI ko pasa hao Aayaa qaa¸ ]nhoM dIdI ka saMdoSa do idyaa qaa ik vah ABaI BaI baura nahIM maana rhI hO¸ saba kuC phlao jaOsaa hI rhnao doM¸ AaOr ]sao BaI jaao caahoM doM¸ vah Aapi%t nahIM ]zayaogaI. laoikna ]nhaoMnao hr tk- ko Ant maoM yahI kha kI vah ivavaSa hOM. @yaa ivavaSata hO¸ yah maOM pUC na saka¸ na ]nhaoMnao batayaa hI. laoikna maOM jaanata qaa Aba ]nako jaIvana maoM dIdI ka kao[- sqaana nahIM rha. 

QaIro–QaIro ek vaYa- baIt gayaa¸ AaOr Aba dIdI nao hiqayaar Dala ide qao. pUro vaYa- maOM ]nhoM trh–trh sao samaJaata rha ik Aist%vahIna kI AaSaa maoM rh kr ]naka svayaM kao BaTkanaa vyaqa- hO¸ vah samaJaanao maoM mauJao bahut maohnat krnaI pD,tI qaI¸ ek baar tao KIja kr kh BaI gayaa qaa¸ 'dIdI¸ samaJa @yaaoM nahIM laotI ik jaIjaa jaI ka Aist%va nahIM rha – vah nahIM rho – tuma ivaQavaa hao – '

saala Bar raoto–raoto ]nako AaMsaU saUK gayao qao¸ [tnaI kzaor baat saunakr vah jaD,vat baOzI rh ga[- qaI.

dIdI kI Aaor sao tlaak ka Aavaodna–p~ Baojaa jaanaa qaa. jaIjaa jaI nao svayaM p`stava rKa ik ]na pr cair~hInata ka Aaraop lagaa idyaa jaae. p`aoZ,avasqaa ko AMQao p`oma ko vaoga maoM vah baaOra–sao gayao qao.

Aavaodna–p~ jaanao ko ek idna phlao vah paMca laaK ka D/aFT AaOr makana ko kagaja laokr maoro yahaM Aae. samaJaaOto ko Anausaar daonaaoM Aaor ko pirvaaraoM ko sadsya ek~ qao. sabako saamanao vah paMca laaK $pe AaOr mahlanaumaa kaozI dIdI kao dokr Baarmau> haonaa caahto qao.

jaanao @yaaoM jaIjaa jaI Apnao haqaaoM sao ]nhoM yah saba donaa caahto qao. dIdI nao saamanao Aanao sao manaa kr idyaa¸ ifr eoD,I–caaoTI ka jaaor lagaakr maOM iksaI trh ]sao baOzk maoM lao Aanao maoM safla hao saka. dIdI kI kRSa–kayaa doKkr Saayad ]nakI Antra%maa psaIja ]zI haogaI¸ ]nhaoMnao kuC JaoMp kr AaMKoM Jauka laIM AaOr ]saI trh AaMKoM Jaukae–Jaukae D/aFT Aagao baZ,ayaa. dIdI ekTk jaIjaa jaI kao doKtI jaa rhI qaIM. ]sa kmaro maoM vah Anya laaogaaoM kI ]pisqait kao BaI BaUla caukI qaI. ]sakI pgalaa[-–saI AaMKoM maanaao jaIjaa jaI ko ]sa ica~ kao hmaoSaa–hmaoSaa ko ilae Apnao maoM AMikt kr laonaa caahtI qaI. baosauQa–saI vah KD,I rhI.

jaIjaa jaI ka Aagao baD,a haqa naIcao igar gayaa. paiNaga`hNa baolaa jaOsaa hI Aqa-Bara yah ivacCod ka xaNa hao rha qaa. hma saba zgao–zgao sao KD,o jaIvana–p`aMgaNa maoM GaiTt vah naaTk – AnaaoKa naaTk doK rho qao. ifr hmanao jaIjaa jaI ka svar saunaa¸ 'canda¸ tumanao maoro ilae [tnaa ikyaa – Aba maOM , , , , [sa D/aFT kao laokr AaiKrI Ahsaana BaI kr daoÑ'

jaIjaa jaI kI Aavaaja nao Saayad ]sako mana ko iksaI tar kao CU ilayaa qaa. vah ]nakI Aaor ]saI dRiYT sao doKtI AinayaMi~t svar maoM baaolaI¸ 'nahIM¸ nahIM maOM yah D/aFT nahIM¸ lao saktI. do sakao tao tuma maoro ipClao pccaIsa vaYa- laaOTa dao – .'

AaOr vah maoro haqaaoM maoM Acaot haokr Zulak ga[-.