sasaurala ko laaoga Kato pIto laaoga qao saao Abdula kuC raoja, vahIM rh gae. ifr ek iDga`I kalaoja maoM ip`isaMpla hao gae. AaOr baakayada sasaurala maoM rh kr ija,MdgaI ka maja,a laUTnao lagao. khnao vaalao khto hOM ik vahaM ]na kI ek saalaI qaI¸ vah ]sa pr la+U hao gae qao saao vahIM rhnao lagao. bahrhala¸ jaao BaI hao QaIro–QaIro vah vahIM ko hao kr rh gae. ija,MdgaI caOna sao kT rhI qaI ik tBaI ]na pr Aaft barpa hao ga[-.

vah BaI said-yaaoM ko idna qao. Baart paikstana maoM jaMga Sau$ hao ga[-. jaMga K%ma haonao ko baad pUvaI- paikstana ka Aist%va K%ma hao cauka qaa. Aba nayaa doSa baaMgalaadoSa duinayaa ko na@Sao pr ]Bar Aayaa. Baart paikstana ko baIca jaMga Balao K%ma hao ga[- qaI¸ vahaM baaMgalaadoSa maoM Aapsa maoM laaogaaoM maoM KUna Krabaa jaarI qaa. Kasa kr ibaharI mausalamaanaaoM kI vahaM KOr nahIM qaI. tba vahaM maanaa jaata qaa ik ibaharI mausalamaana paikstana prst hO. baaMgalaadoSa bananao ko phlao BaI ibaharI mausalamaanaaoM AaOr baMgaalaI mausalamaanaaoM maoM BaarI matBaod qao. bailk baaMgalaadoSa bananao ka yahI baD,a sababa banaa. ibaharI mausalamaana AaOr baMgaalaI mausalamaana tba ko idnaaoM BaI Agala bagala KD,o hao kr namaaja, tao pZ, laoto qao laoikna SaadI–byaah AaOr Kana–pana [na ko baIca nahIM qaa. raoTI AaOr baoTI ka irSta nahIM qaa. dUsaro¸ ibaharI mausalamaanaaoM kI BaaYaa ]d-U qaI jaba ik baMgaalaI mausalamaanaaoM kI baaMglaa. ek duSvaarI yah BaI qaI ik baMgaalaI mausalamaanaaoM kao lagata qaa ik ]d-U ]na pr laadI jaa rhI hO. ]nakao lagata qaa ik ibaharI ]na ka maja,ak ]D,ato hOM. 

AabaadI ko ihsaaba sao baMgaalaI mausalamaana j,yaada qao saao ibaharI mausalamaanaaoM kao jaba tba sabak isaKato rhto qao. pr j,yaadatr ibaharI mausalamaana Aaiqa-k $p sao saMpnna qao¸ }McaI kuisa-yaaoM pr qao. saao vah baMgaalaI mausalamaanaaoM kao maaOka pato hI rgaD,to rhto qao. natIjatna daonaaoM vagaao-M ko baIca gahrI Ka[- KudtI ga[-. halaMaik tba ko vahaM ko naota SaoK mauja,Ibaur-hmaana jaao Kud BaI baMgaalaI mausalamaana qao¸ caahto qao ik daonaaoM vaga- imala jaula kr rhoM. baaMgalaadoSa Aaja,ad haonao ko baad sa%ta ]nhaoMnao ja,$r saMBaala laI laoikna [sa Ka[- kao paTnao ko phlao hI ]na kI h%yaa hao ga[-. KUna Krabaa Sau$ hao gayaa. Abdula ko sasaurala ka makana jalaa idyaa gayaa qaa¸ jaayadad laUT laI ga[- qaI. Abdula ko sasaur AaOr ek saalao kI h%yaa hao ga[-. baakI laaoga bacato–bacaato jaana ilae paikstana Baaga ilae. Abdula nao BaI Baaga kr baIvaI–baccaaoM samaot ihMdustana kI rah pkD,I.

Baaga kr Apnao Gar Aae. Gar kI Ct ko naIcao saukUna Z,MUZ,nao¸ pr yahaM tao vah paikstanaI iD@laoyar hao cauko qao. baaMgalaadoSa sao j,yaada Aaft yahaM qaI. vahaM tao KUna Krabaa qaa¸ yahaM ]sa sao BaI jyaada AivaSvaasa kI naagafnaI maMuh baae KD,I qaI. AaOr vaao jaao khto hO na ik jaOsao naagafnaI ka kaMTa naagafnaI kao Kud cauBa jaaeÑ vahIM halat hu[- qaI tba Abdula mannaana kI. ihMdU tao Kulao Aama ]nhoM paikstanaI jaasaUsa kh kr tanaa @yaa ksato qao¸ lagaBaga jaUta maarto qao. laoikna mausalamaanaaoM maoM BaI kma AivaSvaasa nahIM qaa ]nako p`it. mausalamaana BaI jaldI ]na sao baat nahIM krto qao. krto BaI tao saIQao maMuh nahIM. tao [sailae ik Avvala tao jaulaahaoM maoM pZ,a[-–ilaKa[- ka ABaava qaa saao jaaihilayat. dUsaro¸ khIM puilasa paikstanaI haonao ko for maoM saba ko galao maoM fMda na Dala doM. tIsaro¸ p+Idar BaI caahto qao ik Abdula kao paikstana Baoja idyaa jaae. taik ]na ko ihssao ko makana¸ jaayadad pr ]naka kbja,a banaa rho.

vaOsao BaI hr dUsaro¸ tIsaro raoja, puilasa AatI Abdula kao maya pirvaar ko ]za lao jaatI pUCtaC ko ilae. jaanao kaOna pUC–taC qaI jaao K%ma nahIM haotI qaI AaOr puilasa ifr–ifr pkD, lao jaatI. tao Abdula mannaana kI madd maoM kao[- KD,a nahIM haota. Abdula Apnaa raSana kaD-¸ puranaI vaaoTr ilasT¸ Apnao naama puStOnaI makana ko kagaja,at¸ ApnaI pZ,a[- ilaKa[- ko saiT-ifkoT¸ yaUinavaisa-TI Ta^pr haonao¸ gaaolD maoDilasT haonao AaOr Apnao kao saBya SahrI haonao kI ZoraoM dlaIlao rKto.

laoikna saba baoAsar.

pagala hao gae qao Abdula mannaana. Kanao ko laalao pD, gae. faka haonao lagaa. kao[- makana tk KrIdnao yaa igarvaI rKnao kao tOyaar na qaa. kao[- maamaUlaI saa kama yaa naaOkrI donao kao tOyaar na qaa. Abdula kama maaMganao baad maoM jaato¸ ]na sao phlao ]nako paikstanaI haonao kI Kbar phMucaI rhtI. ]nakI p%naI qaaoD,I KUbasaUrt qaI saao qak kr har kr p%naI kao saaqa lao vah tmaama CaoTo baD,o naotaAaoM¸ maaOolaanaaAaoM¸ AfsaraoM ko Gar BaI gae¸ isar pTka¸ igaD,igaD,ae¸ Apnao saaolah Aanao ihMdustanaI haonao ka vaasta idlaayaa¸ saubaUt idyaa¸ kurAana kI ksamaoM Ka[-. pr saba baokar¸ baoAsarÑ

ek baar maya baIvaI baccao ko ja,hr Ka kr marnao kI kaoiSaSa BaI kI Abdula mannaana nao. pr Kanaa na donao vaalao¸ kama na donao vaalao laaoga hI ]za kr ]nhoM Asptala lao gae AaOr vah sapirvaar baca gae.

yah baat saaro Sahr maoM Aaga kI trh fOla ga[-. ihMduAaoM maoM tao ifr BaI nahIM¸ mausalamaanaaoM maoM qaaoD,I–qaaoD,I sahanauBaUit Abdula ko p`it ]pjanao lagaI.

eosao hI mausalamaanaaoM maoM ek qao mauhmmad SafI.

mauhmmad SafI ek ip`MiTMga p`osa calaato qao. p`osa ]na ka kafI baD,a qaa. [sa p`osa sao vah ]na idnaaoM saaolah poja, ka ek saaPtaihk AKbaar BaI inakalato qao. AaOr caMUik tba Sahr maoM kao[- dOinak AKbaar nahIM qaa saao ]na ko AKbaar kao tUtI baaolatI qaI. banaarsa¸ laKna} sao Cp kr kuC ihMdI¸ AMgarojaI AKbaar tba vahaM phMucato ja$r qao¸ kuC saaPtaihk¸ paixak AKbaar AaOr BaI qao Sahr maoM pr jaao hnak AaOr rsaUK mauhmmad SafI ko AKbaar kI qaI¸ iksaI AaOr AKbaar kI tba ko idnaaoM ibalakula nahIM qaI. mauhmmad SafI nao BaI baD,a saMGaYa- ikyaa qaa. qao tao Qaur dohat ko. ipCD,o hue tra[- [laako ko AaOr baID,I banaa–banaa kr pZ,a[- kI qaI. saaoiSayaaolaajaI maoM ema•e• qao. Abdula mannaana kI trh Ta^pr yaa gaaolD maoDilasT nahIM qao¸ pr ija,MdgaI ja,$r vah salaIko sao eoSa krto hue jaI rho qao. kuC saalaaoM tk mauhmmad SafI nao idllaI ko ek baD,o AKbaar maoM BaI kama ikyaa qaa AaOr vahaM ko paoilaiTkla saik-la maoM ApnaI pOz BaI banaa[- qaI. p`QaanamaM~I tqaa k[- maMi~yaaoM ko saaqa ApnaI faoTao BaI Alaga–Alaga iKMcavaa rKI qaI ]nhaoMnao. ]na kI p`itBaa kao doKto hue pUvaa-Mcala ko ek koMid`ya maM~I ]nhoM vaapsa yahaM laae AaOr ek AKbaar inakalanao ka pUra saoTAp idyaa. laMbaa caaOD,a sTaf rKa. ]na idnaaoM jaba p~kar caPplaoM caTkato GaUmato qao vaOsao maoM hOMDsama saolarI ivaqa kar eMD D/a[var idyaa. tao mauhmmad SafI nao BaI AcCa AKbaar inakala kr thlaka macaa idyaa. ]nakI mah%vaakaMxaaeM baZ,nao lagaI. jaldI hI ]nhaoMnao maM~I jaI ka saba kuC gaD,p kr Apnaa AKbaar inakalanaa Sau$ kr idyaa. yah AKbaar BaI cala inaklaa. Aba SafI hI SafI qao¸ hr trf. 

[saI baIca saMsadIya caunaava Aa gayaa. SafI nao Apnao tra[- xao~ kI saIT sao kaMga`osa ka iTkT jaugaaD, ilayaa. p`itWMiWyaaoM kao AcCI T@kr do vah jaIt BaI rho qao. laoikna tba ko janasaMiGayaaoM nao kaMga`osa ]mmaIdvaar SafI kao hranao ko ilae ek inad-laIya mauislama ]mmaIdvaar KD,a kr idyaa qaa. vah inad-laIya mauislama ]mmaIdvaar SafI ko kafI mauslaIma vaaoT kaT rha qaa. SafI nao ]sao k[- baar caunaava maoM Apnao pxa maoM baOzanao kI kaoiSaSa kI. pOsao Aaid ka p`laaoBana idyaa¸ Drayaa Qamakayaa. garja, yah ik saama¸ dama¸ dMD¸ Baod saba Apnaayaa pr vah inad-laIya mauislama ]mmaIdvaar SafI kI baataoM¸ QamaikyaaoM yaa p`laaoBana maoM Aayaa nahIM. ]sao SafI ko ivaraoiQayaaoM nao drAsala samaJaa idyaa qaa ik Aba tao tumhIM jaItaogao. AaOr vah [saI gaumaana maoM AD,a rha. caunaava maoM SafI kao kD,I T@kr dota rha¸ ik ]sakI ek rat Acaanak h%yaa hao ga[-. taohmat SafI ko isar Aa ga[-. SafI khto rho¸ icallaato rho ik¸ 'yah mauJao hranao kI janasaMiGayaaoM kI saaija,Sa hO¸ mauJao fMsaayaa jaa rha hO.' pr SafI kI iksaI nao ek na saunaI¸ mausalamaanaaoM nao BaI nahIM. bailk xao~ ko mausalamaanaaoM nao tao ]na sao nafrt Sau$ kr dI.

SafI caunaava har gae. h%yaa drAsala ]sa inad-laIya mauislama p`%yaaSaI kI nahIM¸ vaastva maoM mauhmmad SafI kI hu[- qaI.

rajanaIitk h%yaaÑ

SafI ko harnao maoM yah h%yaa tao ek fO@Tr qaa hI¸ ek fO@Tr AaOr qaa. drAsala SafI jaba idllaI maoM qao tba ek ihMdU pirvaar maoM ]na ka Aanaa jaanaa bahut baZ, gayaa qaa. pOsao AaOr Apnao rsaUK ko dma pr ]nhaoMnao ]sa pirvaar kI maalaikna kao gaaMz ilayaa. yah laaoga BaI halaaMik piScamaI ]%tr p`doSa maoM [Tavaa ko hI rhnao vaalao qao¸ ifr BaI SafI AaOr ]na laaogaaoM ko ilae kafI qaa yaU•pI• – yaU•pI•Ñ ihMdU–mauislama kI dIvaar BaI pOsao ko dbaava AaOr rsaUK kI AaMca maoM bah ga[-. vah pirvaar vyavasaa[- qaa AaOr SafI nao Apnao rsaUK ko dma pr ]nako ibajanaosa kao KUba p`maaoT krvaayaa. kao[- id@kt nahIM qaI. Aba tk ]sa maihlaa sao SafI ko saraokar kafI "p`gaaZ," hao calao qao. halaaMik SafI SaadISauda qao pr ]nakI AnapZ, jaaihla p%naI tra[- ko ]nako gaaMva maoM rhtI qaI. SafI phlao tao ]sa ko ilae Baagao–Baagao gaaMva phMucato qao¸ laoikna tba laD,kpna qaa. pr Aba tao vah ]sa kI cacaa- tao dUr Apnao kao kMuvaara hI frmaato.

baad maoM jaba ]na ka [sa Sahr maoM BaI vaapsa Aanaa huAa tao BaI ]nhaoM nao ]sa pirvaar sao naata nahIM taoD,a. p`gaaZ, hI rKa. bailk ]sa pirvaar ka Aanaa jaanaa baad maoM [sa Sahr maoM BaI hao gayaa. baa[- Plaona. saaro Kcao- bacao- SafI ]zato. [saI Aanao jaanao ko baIca ]sa ihMdU pirvaar kI maalaikna kI dao baoiTyaaM BaI baD,I haonao lagaI. ek baoTI AMjaU tao balaa kI KUbasaUrt qaI. vah baaolatI BaI tao lagata jaOsao imasarI fUT rhI hao. ]sa kI kanavaoMTI ihMdI AjaIba saa kMT/asT GaaolatI. calatI tao lagata jaOsao iksaI fUla kI klaI fUT rhI hao. ]sako haoMz BaI baD,o naSaIlao qao. AaOr AaMKoM tao eosaI gaaoyaa Kyyaama kI $baa[- hao. ]sa kI SaaoK hMsaI sao laaogaaoM ko idlaaoM maoM maCilayaaM daOD,–daOD, jaatI. tao eosao maoM SafI kaOna sao ba`*macaarI qaoÆ vah kOsao na ifda haoto [sa AMjaU naama kI laD,kI pr. @yaaoM na mar imaTto ]sa prÑ Balao vah ]na kI maaSaUka kI baoTI qaI. tao @yaa¸ SafI nao BaI $saI ]pnyaasa 'laaoilata' pZ, rKa qaa. ifr pD, gae vah BaI [sa AMjaU $pI laaoilata ko kpaolaaoM ko iklaaola maoM. ]sa ko kpaolaaoM pr laTktI jaulfaoM ko AsaIr hao gae. batja,- maIr : 'hma hue tuma hue ik maIr hue¸ saba [saI jaulf ko AsaIr hue.'

AMjaU BaI saaolah–satrh ko caaOKTo maoM qaI. sao@sa ko paz maoM jaldI hI p`vaINa hao ga[- SafI ko saaqa. SafI ko haqa @yaa pD,o ]sa pr ik ]sa kI rMgat hI badla ga[-. doh ]sa kI gadranao lagaI. AMjaU kI maaM kao kuC–kuC Barma saa huAa¸ Sak SafI pr BaI gayaa pr jaba tk Sak p@ka haota hvaata baat bahut Aagao baZ, caukI qaI. AMjaU SafI ko baccao kI maaM bananao vaalaI qaI.

Aba @yaa kroM AMjaUÆ
@yaa kro AMjaU kI maaMÆ

baat AMjaU ko ipta tk phMucaI. ]nhaoM nao maaqa pIT ilayaa. baaolao¸ "maMuh kalaa krnao ko ilae [sao mausalamaana hI imalaa qaaÆ" Aba ]nhoM kaOna samaJaata Balaa ik yah mausalamaana ]nako Gar maoM barsaaoM sao saoMQa lagaae pD,a hO. kaOna batata ]nhoM ik baoTI tk tao vah baad maoM Aayaa¸ phlaa pD,ava tao maaM banaI jaao Aap kI baIvaI hO. Aap kI baIvaI hI pula banaI Aap kI baoTI tk SafI kao phMucaanao maoM. laoikna ibaja,naosa p`maaoT krvaanao ko ca@kr maoM Aap kI AaMK baMd rhI tao kao[- @yaa kro BalaaÆ

KOr AMjaU ko maaM bananao kI Kbar sao pUra Gar tbaah  qaa. Agar kao[- inaiScaMt qaa tao vah Kud AMjaU qaI. SafI nao sapnaaoM ko eosao Sahd caKa rKo qao AMjaU kao¸ Pyaar ko eosao paz pZ,a rKo qao AMjaU kao¸ ik ]sao kao[- ifË haotI BaI tao kOsaoÆ ija,ndgaI ko qapoD,aoM kI ]sao qaah BaI nahIM qaI. vah tao ApnaI KUbasaUrtI kI caaSnaI maoM maklaatI fudktI rhtI.

AMtt: maaM nao phla kI pUCa AMjaU sao¸ "tU @yaa caahtI hOÆ"
"iksa baaro maoMÆ" AMjaU cahktI hu[- p`itp`Sna pr Aa ga[-.
"[sa baccao ko baaro maoM." maaM nao saaf ikyaa¸"toro haonao vaalao baccao ko baaro maoMÆ"
"jaOsaa SafI saahba khoMgao." vah ifr cahktI hu[- baaolaI.
"tuma nao kao[- baat kI hO [sa baaro maoM SafI saoÆ"
"nahIM ibalakula nahIM."
"krogaI BaIÆ"
"ja$rt @yaa hOÆ"
"ja$rt hO." maaM baaolaI¸ "maOM T/Mkala bauk krtI hMU. baat tU krÑ"
"jaldI @yaa hO ABaIÆ" AMjaU baaolaI¸"Agalao hFto tao vah Aanao vaalao hOÆ"
"kaOna Aanaovaalao hOMÆ"
"SafI saahbaÑ" AMjaU yah khtI hue ilairkla hao ga[-.
"Agalao hFto tk nahIM $k saktI maOM." maaM baaolaI¸ "tU Aaja hI baat krÑ"
"tao tuma T/Mkala bauk krao mammaIÑ"
faona pr baat ko baad maaM nao AMjaU sao pUCa¸ "tao ifrÆ"
"Aaoh mammaIÑ" AMjaU maaM ko galao maoM baahoM DalatI hu[- baaolaI¸ "DaoMT varI¸ vah SaadI ko ilae tOyaar hOÑ"
"kaOna SaadI ko ilae tOyaar hOÆ" maaM nao cakrato hue pUCa.
"SafI saahbaÑ" AMjaU [trtI hu[- baaolaI¸ "AaOr kaOna SaadI ko ilae tOyaar haogaaÆ" vah Apnao poT pr haqa rKtI hu[- baaolaI¸ "ijasa ka baccaa hO vahI tao tOyaar haogaa."
"AaoFfÑ" kh kr maaM nao maaqao pr haqa rK ilayaa. baaolaI¸ "tuJao pta hO ik SafI tuJasao daogaunaI ]mar sao BaI j,yaada ka hOÆ"
"pta hO mammaI." vah baaolaI¸ "pr idsa [sa naaT maa[- p`ablamaÑ" ]sa nao jaaoD,a¸ "maa[- p`ablama [ja idsa ik Aa[- lava ihmaÑ" maaM ka mana huAa ik AMjaU kao batae ik tuJao pta hO¸ tora SafI mauJasao BaI lava krta rha hOÆ pr yah savaala vah pI ga[-. batatI BaI tao kOsao batatI baoTI sao Balaa yah AaOr eosaI baatÑ

SafI nao sacamauca AMjaU sao SaadI kr laI. Sahr maoM yah baat baD,I toja,I sao fOlaI ik SafI nao ek naabaailaga ihMdU laD,kI kao Bagaa fusalaa kr SaadI kr laI. [sa SaadI kI hvaa [tnaI toja, bahI Sahr maoM ik ek baar tao ihMdU–mauislama fsaad kI naaObat Aa ga[-. pr ganaImat ik baat isaf- ToMSana tk Aa kr hI inapT ga[-.

baad maoM SafI nao Apnao p`aoga`oisava haonao ka saubaUt idyaa. AMjaU ka naama AMjaU hI rhnao idyaa. ]sao mauislama banaanao pr ja,aor nahIM idyaa. na isaf- [tnaa bailk AMjaU ko saaqa vah baakayada haolaI¸ dIvaalaI BaI manaato AaOr AMjaU ]na ko saaqa [-d¸ bakrId manaatI. AMjaU ko ek baoTI hu[-. ]sako talaIma kI AcCI sao AcCI vyavasqaa kI SafI nao AaOr baad maoM ]sao naOnaItala ko ek baaoiD-Mga skUla maoM Dala idyaa. Alaga baat hO ek baccaI kI maaM bana jaanao ko baavajaUd AMjaU ko husna maoM kao[- kTaOtI nahIM hu[-¸ ]lTo [ja,afa huAa. AaOr k[- baar tao SafI nao ApnaI tr@kI ko ilae AMjaU ko husna kI saIZ,I ka [stomaala ikyaa AaOr KUba ikyaa. [tnaa hI nahIM AMjaU kI CaoTI bahna pr BaI SafI nao Daoro Dalao AaOr ]sa ka BaI KUba [stomaala ikyaa. pr AMjaU ko husna ko Aagao vah ifr BaI CaoTI pD,tI. sauMdrta maoM AMjaU ko Aagao vah khIM zhrtI BaI nahIM qaI.

tao yah ek fO@Tr BaI SafI ko caunaava ko iKlaaf gayaa¸ ik SafI nao mauislama baIvaI kao CaoD, ihMdU AaOrt kao rK ilayaa.

SafI nao ifr–ifr caunaava laD,a AaOr ifr–ifr haro. kaMga`osa sao iTkT nahIM imalaa tao inad-laIya laD,o. saMsadIya caunaava laD,o¸ nahIM jaIto tao ivaQaanasaBaa laD,o. ifr BaI jaIt ]na kI JaaolaI maoM nahIM Aa[-.

@yaaoM ik ]na kI tao rajanaIitk h%yaa hao caukI qaI.

caunaavaI rajanaIit maoM¸ vaaoT kI rajanaIit maoM mausalamaana ]na ko iKlaaf qao¸ saao vah caunaava harto rho. pr vyaavahairk rajanaIit maoM tao SafI kI tUtI baaolatI qaI. Sahr maoM ]na idnaaoM vah 'imainasTr ivadAa}T paoT-faoilayaao' kho jaato qao. kuC ApnaI bauiw¸ itkD,ma AaOr jaaoD,–taoD, kI maharqa ko dma pr¸ tao j,yaada kuC ApnaI p%naI AMjaU ko husna ko dma pr. halaaMik SafI qao jaIinayasa. laoikna rajanaIit AaOr AKbaar daonaaoM ek saaqa saaQanao maoM vah 'isaw' nahIM hao pae. dao naavaaoM maoM paMva rKnaa ]nhoM BaarI pD,a. laaoga khto qao ik Agar SafI saahba nao isaf- p~kairta kI haotI tao vah bahut baD,o p~kar hue haoto. AaOr jaao isaf- rajanaIit kI haotI tao baohd safla rajanaIit& hue haoto. pr daonaaoM ko for maoM na [Qar ko hue¸ na ]Qar ko. husna ka hisayaa ]na kao kaTta rhaÑ jaao BaI hao tmaama maM~I¸ tmaama Afsar¸ tmaama naota AaOr tmaama laaoga mauhmmad SafI pr maohrbaana qao ]na idnaaoM. AaOr yahI mauhmmad SafI Aba Abdula mannaana pr maohrbaana haonao jaa rho qao.

SafI nao AadmaI Baoja kr mannaana kao baulavaayaa. mannaana sao phlao tao sahanauBaUit jata[-¸ ifr saara hala jaanaa. ]na ko saaro kagaja,at doKo. pUvaI- paikstana ko kalaoja maoM ]na ko ip`Misapla vaalaa inayaui> p~ BaI doKa. mannaana sao kha ik "Aap pZ,o ilaKo hOM. ApnaI pUrI khanaI Kud ilaK Dailae." mannaana nao ilaKa AaOr pUro idla sao ilaKa. saarI tklaIf¸ saara Apmaana¸ saarI ija,llat pUrI saMvaodnaa AaOr Sa}r sao byaaOrovaar ilaKa.

mannaana ko [sa ilaKo kao SafI nao qaaoD,a 'rITca' ikyaa AaOr Apnao AKbaar maoM maya mannaana AaOr ]na ko pirvaar ko faoTao saiht Capa. hoiDMga lagaa[-¸"maOM kOsao nahIM hMU ihMdustanaIÑ" idla dhlaa donao vaalao¸ raoMgaTo KD,o kr donao vaalao [sa laoK kao pZ, kr laaogaaoM kI AaMKoM fOla ga[-. ifr saba doK daK kr SafI nao ek baD,o vakIla sao kMsalT ikyaa. vakIla BaI mausalamaana qaa¸ ]sao kurAana SarIf ka vaasta idyaa¸ ifr kMsalaToMsaI fIsa do kr kanaUnaI poMcaIdigayaaM jaanaI tba AfsaraoM sao saMpk- ikyaa. idllaI ko rajanaIitk saMpkao-M kao KMgaalaa. ivadoSa maM~alaya sao lagaayat gaRh maM~alaya tk pOrvaI krvaa[-. AaOr [sa saba ko ilae Sahr ko mausalamaanaaoM sao caMda ilayaa. mannaana ko pasa tao fUTI kaOD,I nahIM qaI¸ SafI Apnaa pOsaa galaanaa nahIM caahto qao. saao kuC AmaIr mausalamaanaaoM kao saoMTImaoMTla igarFt maoM ilayaa¸ batayaa ik yah Aaft tao iksaI BaI ]sa mausalamaana pr Aa saktI hO¸ ijasa kI naato–irStodarI kBaI BaI paikstana maoM rhI hao¸ tao ekjauT haonaa ja,$rI batayaa. ifr Apnaa rsaUK idKayaa AaOr BaarI Barkma caMda baTaor ilayaa qaa. jaao BaI hao mannaana ka kama pUra na sahI¸ inanyaanavao fIsadI hao gayaa qaa. kosa calanaa qaa AaOr laaokla [MToilajaoMsa yaUinaT yaanaI ela•Aa[-•yaU• maoM hr mahInao haijarI lagaanaI qaI.

mannaana¸ SafI ko [sa ike sao ]na ko gaulaama sao hao gae. AMtt: SafI nao mannaana kao Apnao p`osa ka maOnaojar BaI banaa idyaa. mannaana kI baogama BaI pZ,I ilaKI qaIM¸ ]nhoM laD,ikyaaoM ko ek mauislama skUla [maamabaaD,a maoM TIcarI imala ga[-. 

mannaana kI maohnat AaOr SafI kI [naayat sao mannaana ko pirvaar kI gaaD,I cala inaklaI @yaa¸ daOD, pD,I. Aba mannaana ko idna Amana caOna sao kT rho qao. saba sao baD,a laD,ka hOMDlaUma ko puStOnaI karaobaar maoM laga gayaa qaa. SaadI BaI hao ga[- qaI. dUsara laD,ka ]na ka Aba yaUinavaisa-TI pZ,nao jaanao lagaa qaa¸ tIsara [MTr maoM qaa. ek laD,kI qaI ]sa kI SaadI hao ga[- qaI AaOr Aba vah dUsaro laD,ko kI SaadI ko ilae ifËmaMd hao calao qao.

halaaMik SafI ko Aaifsa maoM kama qaaoD,a ZIlaa cala rha qaa. k[- baar tao kma-caairyaaoM kao vaotna kI mauiSkla hao jaatI. k[-–k[- baar hFto–dsa raoja, kI dorI hao jaatI vaotna baaMTnao maoM. kma-caarI Aato maOnaojar mannaana sao eDvaaMsa maaMgato tao mannaana CUTto hI khto¸ "ja,hr Kanao kao pOsaa nahIM hOÑ AaOr tuma laaoga eDvaaMsa maaMga rho hao." vah khto¸ "pOsaa haota tao saolarI na tuma laaogaaoM kao baaMT dotaÑ"

mannaana Aba baUZo, hao calao qao¸ pr ]na ko kama maoM khIM kao[- kmaI nahIM qaI. ifr BaI p`osa maoM id@kt qaI tao mannaana ko naato nahIM¸ SafI kI pa^ilasaI ko naatoÑ

SafI nao drAsala Aba idllaI sao ek ]d-U AKbaar BaI inakalanaa Sau$ kr idyaa qaa. saara pOsaa vah ]saI maoM eDjasT kr doto. dUsaro¸ p`osa maoM Aba na[-–na[- To@naIk Aa calaI qaI¸ kMPyaUTr kI Aamad hao ga[- qaI saao kama BaI kma haota jaa rha qaa. TI•vaI• vagaOrh nao AKbaaraoM ka yaMU hI QauAaM inakala rKa qaa. mannaana k[- baar [saI tMgaI sao Aaija,ja, Aa p`osa kI naaOkrI CaoD, Apnaa kao[- karaobaar lagaanao kI BaI yaaojanaa banaato. laoikna SafI kI [naayataoM kI yaad ]nhoM raok laotI. jaOsao–tOsao vah kama calaa rho qao.

mannaana ]sa raoja, Aaifsa maoM Aa kr baOzo hI qao ik tBaI puilasa Aa ga[-. daraogaa nao kha¸ "jara Aa[e¸ puilasa Aaifsa cailae."
"AaiKr baat @yaa hOÆ" mannaana nao proSaana hao kr pUCa.
"kuC nahIM." daraogaa baaolaa¸ "basa $TIna baat krnaI hO."
"laoikna maamalaa tao Aba saba K%ma hao cauka hO." mannaana ibafro.
"haM¸ ifr BaI kuC baat krnaI hO."
"cailaeÑ" kh kr mannaana Aaifsa sao cala ide. [k{a hue kma-caairyaaoM kao tsallaI dI. baaolao¸ "kuC nahIM¸ $TIna baat krnaI hO. tuma laaoga kama krao."

pr mannaana jaba daraogaa ko saaqa puilasa Aaifsa phMucao tao vahaM ]nakI p%naI¸ baccao saBaI baOzo imalao tao ]naka maaqaa znaka. ]nhoM batayaa gayaa ik ]nhoM sapirvaar ihMdustana CaoD,nao ka AadoSa hao gayaa hO. yah saunato hI mannaana ko haoSa ]D, gae. p%naI¸ baccao Alaga raoe jaa rho qao. mannaana kI baat kao[- saunanao kao tOyaar nahIM qaa. AaiKr vah Apnao ilaKo puranao laoK kI hoiDMga icallaanao lagao¸"kOsao nahIM hMU maOM ihMdustanaIÑ"

vah baar–baar yah hoiDMga icallaato. pr kao[- saunanao vaalaa hI nahIM qaa.

pRYz : 1.2.3.4

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