AMtt: daophr ko samaya ek Afsar ko saamanao ]nhoM poSa ikyaa gayaa tao mau#tsar maoM Apnaa saara ikssaa mannaana nao bayaana ikyaa. Afsar nao mannaana ko saaqa sahanauBaUit jata[- laoikna Asamaqa-tta jatato hue kha¸ "maOM Aap kI kao[- madd nahIM kr sakta." ]sa nao baD,o sad- ZMga sao batayaa¸ "AadoSa idllaI sao Aayaa hO. koMd`Iya gaRh maM~alaya ka AadoSa hO."

"laoikna Aba tao jahaM maOM rhta qaa¸ jahaM maorI sasaurala qaI¸ paikstana maoM nahIM hO." ]nhaoMnao jaaoD,a¸ "pUvaI- paikstana tao Aba rha nahIM. kba ka K%ma hao gayaa." mannaana nao iGaiGayaa kr ek AaOr pasaa foMka.
"tao Aap kao paikstana Baojaa BaI nahIM jaa rha." Afsar baaolaa¸"Aapkao¸ Aapko pirvaar kao¸ Aapko hI vatna baaMgalaadoSa Baojaa jaa rha hO."
"@yaa khaÆ" mannaana lagaBaga raonao lagao¸ "baaMgalaadoSaÆ"
"jaIÑ" Afsar baaolaa¸ "ijatnaI jaldI pa^isaibala hao Aap yah doSa CaoD, dIijaeÑ"
"pr yah tao maora hI doSa hOÑ" mannaana raoto ibalaKto baaolao. lambao caaOD,o mannaana nao daOD, kr Afsar ko paMva pkD, ilae AaOr baaolao¸ "saahba Aap hma saba kao yahaM faMsaI lagavaa dIijae pr hmaoM baaMgalaadoSa mat Baoijae." vah ibalaibalaae¸ "vahaM tao hma laaoga ku%taoM kI maaOt maaro jaaeMgao."
"@yaaoMÆ" Afsar hOrana hao gayaa.
"@yaaoM ik hma baMgaalaI mausalamaana nahIM¸ ibaharI mausalamaana hO." mannaana Afsar ko pOr pkD, baaolao¸ "sar¸ kuC BaI kr dIijae pr ku%to kI maaOt marnao ko ilae hmaoM baaMgalaadoSa mat Baoijae." vah baaolao¸ "vahaM saba hmaoM BaUna kr Ka jaaeMgao. ipClaI hI baar iksaI trh jaana bacaa kr Baaga kr Aae qao."
"Aa^D-r hma kOsao badla doMgaoÆ" Afsar ifr QaIro sao baaolaa¸"gaRh maM~alaya ka AaD-r. Aap pZ,o ilaKo AadmaI hOM¸ samaJa sakto hOM. raonao igaD,igaD,anao sao kuC nahIM haonao vaalaa. @yaaoM ik caIjaoM na tao Aapko haqa maoM hOM¸ na hI maoro haqa maoM." kh kr Afsar ]z KD,a huAa. jaato–jaato baaolaa¸ "Aaja hI Aap kao yah Sahr CaoD, donaa hO. Balao hI AaQaI rat tkÑ Aap jaba jaanaa caahoM. hmaarI faosa- Aap ko saaqa jaaegaI. baaD-r tk. baaMgalaadoSa ko AiQakairyaaoM ko saupud- kr ko hI AaegaI." calato–calato vah mauD,a AaOr baaolaa¸"tba tk Aap Apnao Gar sao ja,$rI saamaana¸ kpD,o la%to¸ pOsao vagaOrh iksaI kao Baoja kr maMgavaa laoM. ijasa BaI iksaI sao maola maulaakat krnaI hao¸ kr kra laoM." vah baaolaa¸"maanavata ko naama pr basa [tnaI hI madd hma Aap kI kr sakto hOM."
"dao ek idna BaI nahIM Tla saktaÆ" mannaana isqaityaaoM kao samaJato hue baaolao.
"ibalkula nahIM" Afsar baaolaa¸ "@yaaoM ik Aap ko sapirvaar ArosT kI Kbar idllaI Tolao@sa sao Baoja dI ga[- hO."
"AaoFfÑ" kh kr mannaana Afsar ko pICo–pICo kmaro sao baahr Aa gae.

mannaana puilasa Aaifsa ko baramado maoM Aa kr baOz gae. mannaana sao imalanao Aanao vaalao QaIro–QaIro baZ,to jaa rho qao. phlao vaalaI isqait Aba nahIM rhI qaI. phlao jaba vah nae–nae banao baaMgalaadoSa sao Baaga kr yahaM Aae qao tao Sahr ko @yaa ihMdU¸ @yaa mausalamaana baat krnao tk kao tOyaar nahIM qao. pr Aba saUrt badla ga[- qaI.

mannaana kao paikstanaI krar do kr puilasa nao igarFtar kr ilayaa hO yah Kbar pUro Sahr maoM Aaga kI trh fOla ga[-. jaao jahaM qaa¸ mannaana sao imalanao Baagaa. kao[- ]nako Gar gayaa tao kao[- ]nako dFtr. ifr pta krto–krato saba ko saba puilasa Aaifsa Aato gae. Sau$–Sau$ maoM mad- hI Aae pr baad maoM saubaktI–raotI AaOrtoM BaI Aanao lagaI. mannaana kI baogama ko kalaoja kI TIcaroM¸ ip`Misapla¸ yahaM tk ik sTUDoMTsa tk Aa ga[- qaI. mauhllao kI AaOrtoM¸ irStodaraoM kI AaOrtoM¸ daostaoM kI AaOrtoM BaI Aa[- qaIM. kuC hI samaya maoM puilasa Aaifsa daZ,I vaalao madao-M AaOr bauko- vaalaI AaOrtaoM sao zsaazsa Bar gayaa. hr kao[- mannaana kao tsallaI do rha qaa. Baraosaa idlaa rha qaa¸ "GabaraeM nahIM saba du$st hao jaaegaa. Allaa maaOlaa pr yakIna kIijae." hr  kao[- ApnaI AaOkat Bar daOD, QaUp BaI kr rha qaa. BaID, Aba puilasa Aaifsa sao baahr kI saD,k pr BaI psar rhI qaI. lagata qaa jaOsao Sahr ko saaro mausalamaana puilasa Aaifsa Aa gae haoM. mausalamaana hI @yaaoM QaIro–QaIro mannaana ko ihMdU daostaoM¸ piricataoM kI BaI BaID, Aa rhI qaI. pr ihMdU ifr BaI mausalamaanaaoM sao kma qao. mannaana ko dFtr ko laaoga BaI Aagao pICo lagao qao.

mauhmmad SafI kI baogama AMjaU BaI Aa ga[- qaI¸ [Qar–]Qar puilasa AfsaraoM sao baat BaI vah kr rhI qaI. Apnao husna ka saagar ClakatI hu[-¸ laaogaaoM kao BarmaatI hu[-¸ pr baat nahIM bana rhI qaI. tBaI iksaI maaOlavaI nao mannaana sao ja,ra ja,aor sao pUCa taik AMjaU baogama BaI sauna laoM¸ "Aro mannaana¸ yao SafI khaM hO¸ idKa[- nahIM do rhoÆ khao ik ApnaI pailaiTkla caaBaI GaumaaeM idllaI maoMÑ"
"SafI saahba hOM khaM yahaMÆ" mannaana qaaoD,a Adba sao baaolao¸"vaao tao idllaI maoM hOM."
"tao ]na kao idllaI Kbar krao."
"kaoiSaSa bahut kI." AMjaU baogama Gaava pr Sahd GaaolatI hu[- baaolaI¸ "pr vah haosTla sao inakla cauko hOM. dao caar jagah AaOr T/a[- ikyaa¸ T/osa nahIM hao rho." vah baaolaI¸ "haoTla maoM maosaoja CaoD, idyaa hO ik Aato hI Gar po faona kroM."
"Gar po faona saunaogaa kaOnaÆ Aap tao yahIM hOM." maaOlavaI saahba nao ifr savaala foMka.
"nahIM maorI DaTr hO. savao-MT BaI hOM." AMjaU baogama safa[- dotI hu[- ek trf inaklatI hu[- baaolaI¸ "ABaI maOM ifr faona krko AatI hMU."
"AaohÑ" maaOlavaI nao daZ,I pr haqa fora¸ maaqaa sahlaayaa. baaolao¸ "Kuda rhma kro tuJa pr mannaana laoikna maanaao naa maanaao yah Aaga ifr imayaaM SafI kI hI lagaa[- hu[- hOM."
"Aba @yaa bataeM maaOlavaI saahba." $AaMsao haoto hue mannaana nao Apnaa isar maaOlavaI ko kMQao pr rK idyaa AaOr isasak–isasak kr raonao lagao. raoto–raoto khnao lagao¸ "maOMnao tao ]na kI KaitrdarI maoM kao[- ksar CaoD,I nahIM. ija,MdgaI ]na ko naama ilaK dI."
$maala sao AaMKoM paoMCto hue mannaana baaolao¸ "oifr BaI ]nhaoM nao eosaa ikyaa tao @yaaoM kr ikyaaÆ samaJa nahIM Aata." mannaana baaolao¸ "caahta tao kao[- AaOr karaobaar kr sakta qaa¸ yaUinavaisa-TI yaa iksaI AaOr iDga`I kalaoja maoM pZ,a sakta qaa¸ tmaama AaOr kama qao. pr maOMnao eosaa kuC BaI nahIM ikyaa. yah saaoca kr ik yah ijaMdgaI tao SafI saahba ko ilae hI ija}Mgaa. caaho jaao hao jaae." kh kr mannaana ifr raonao laga gae.
"mat raoAao mannaanaÑ Kuda pr yakIna krao." maaOlavaI saahba baaolao.
"pr SafI nao eosaa ikyaa @yaaoMÆ" ek janaaba nao pUCa mannaana sao.
"]nakao iksaI nao samaJaa idyaa qaa ik maOM Aba Apnaa karaobaar Sau$ krnao jaa rha hMU." mannaana baaolao¸ "]na kao lagaa ik ]na ko p`osa ka maOM pTra ibaza dMUgaa AaOr ]nhIM ko laaogaaoM kao taoD, kr Apnao yahaM ]za lao jaa}Mgaa. jaOsaa ik ]nhaoMnao Kud baaja,va> naota jaI ko saaqa ikyaa qaa."
"@yaa sacamauca eosaa kr rho qao AapÆ"
"kuC nahIMÑ [sa ihMdU AaOrt nao SafI kI ija,MdgaI nark kr dI." ek dUsaro baujauga- maaOlaanaa baIca maoM baat kaTto hue baaolao¸ "[saI kI vaja,h sao SafI caunaava hara¸ nahIM tao imainasTr huAa haota. [saI nao SafI kao mausalamaanaaoM sao kaTa. saalaa AcCa Kasaa mausalamaana qaa SafI. ihMdU hao gayaa." vah baaolao¸ "Aba tao saahba SafI isaf- naama ka hI mausalamaana rh gayaa hO AaOr Ktnao saoÑ baakI tao vah Aba ihMdU hI hO." vah baaolato jaa rho qao¸ "haolaI Kolata hO¸ dIvaalaI ko dIe jalaata hO KullamaKullaaÑ @yaa pta Gar maoM baOz kr gaIta¸ ramaayaNa BaI pZ,ta hao [sa iCnaar ko kho pr."
"@yaa yah saba bak rho haoÑ" maaOlavaI saahba baaolao¸ "yahaM kuC ihMdU laaoga BaI Aae hOM."
"tao AaeM naÑ kaOna manaa krta hO." maaOlavaI baaolao¸ "yah tao mannaana Baa[- ka vyavahar hO jaao saba laaoga [na kI imaja,ajapuSaI- maoM Aae hOM. SafI ko naato tao hma laaoga Aae BaI nahIM hOM. na hI [sa iCnaar ihMdU AaOrt ko naato Aae hOM."
"Aba caup BaI rihe janaabaÑ" ek dUsaro mauislama baaolao.
"@yaaoM caup rhoM." maaOlaanaa baaolao¸ "ja$r [sa ihMdU iCnaar ko BaD,kanao maoM SafI Aa gayaa haogaa tBaI SafI nao mannaana ko iKlaaf yah ikyaa."
"nahIM¸ eosaI baat nahIM hOM." mannaana sao caup nahIM rha gayaa. baaolao¸ "AMjaU jaI sacamauca baD,I naok AaOrt hO. ]na ko baaro maoM AaOr tao bahut kuC kha jaa sakta hO laoikna ihMdU–mauislama vaalaI baat krnaa sarasar gaunaah haogaa." mannaana [sa tklaIf kI GaD,I maoM BaI baaolao¸ "ihMdU mauislama ko Kanao maoM AMjaU jaI nahIM jaItI. vah sacamauca [sa saba sao }pr hO. baD,I naok AaOrt hO."
"tao yah  , , ,Æ"
"]laTo SafI saahba nao [na kI ija,MdgaI nark kr dI." mannaana baaolao¸ "SafI saahba kI baoTI kI ]ma` hO [na kI pr bahkavao maoM ]na kI baogama bana ga[-. tba jaba ik SafI saahba ko phlao [na kI maaM sao tallaukat qaoÑ"
"@yaaÆ" maaOlavaI saahba nao maaqao pr haqa fora. baaolao¸ "taObaa¸ taObaaÑ ifr tao baD,a naIca hO SafIÑ"
"Aap laaoga nahIM jaanato SafI saahba ko baaro maoM ABaI pUrI trhÑ" mannaana baaolao¸ "AMjaU baogama kI tao ija,MdgaI vah nark kr hI cauko hOM¸ ApnaI tr@kI ko ilae [nhoM saIZ,I banaanao maoM BaI vah ja,ra BaI gauroja, nahIM krto."
"@yaaÆ"
"ek sao ek imainasTr¸ naota¸ Afsar AaiKr @yaaoM SafI saahba ko yahaM igaro rhto hOM."
"tao yah karaobaar BaI krta hO SafIÆ"
"Aba tao yahaM AMjaU baogama AaOr idllaI maoM AMjaU baogama kI CaoTI bahna saaonamaÑ" mannaana baaolao¸ "Aba saaonama sao SafI saahba nao SaadI tao nahIM kI hO baakayada pr vah BaI ]na kI lagaBaga dUsarI baogama hOM AaOr dUsarI saIZ,IÑ"
"CI: CI:Ñ"
"Aap laaoga nahIM jaanato SafI saahba kao. nahIM jaanato ik vah BaItr sao AaOr @yaa–@yaa hOÑ" mannaana baaolao¸ "bahut sao raja, hOM¸ [sa saInao maoM dfna hOM. mat Kulavaa[eÑ"
"yah saba jaanato hue BaI Aap SafI ko saaqa banao rhoÆ"
"bahut ehsaana hO Ba[- ]nako mauJa pr." mannaana baaolao¸ "kha na ija,MdgaI ]na ko naama ilaK dI. Aro¸ Aaja puilasa Aaifsa maoro ilae Bara pD,a hO. pr ek idna vah BaI qaa jaba kao[- mauJa sao baat krnaa nahIM gavaara krta qaa¸ tba SafI saahba nao maora saaqa idyaa qaa¸ mauJao SarNa dI AaOr maorI¸ maoro baIvaI baccaaoM kI ihfaja,t kIÑ kOsao BaUla sakta hMU ]na ka vah ehsaanaÑ" mannaana baaolao¸ "pr Aaja ka idna AaOr yah fja,Iht¸ Allaa nao ija,MdgaI rKI tao yah BaI nahIM BaUlaMUgaa." mannaana baaolato–baaolato qaaoD,a nahIM¸ pUro kOsaolao hao gae¸ "nahIM BaUlaMUgaa SafI saahbaÑ" khto–khto vah AaOr kzaor hao gae. vah $ko AaOr baaolao¸ "@yaa pta qaa ik rama ko vaoSa maoM ravaNa imalaa hO mauJaoÑ"
"pr [tnaa yakIna sao kOsao kh sakto hOM mannaana Baa[- ik yah saarI Kurafat SafI saahba kI hI hOÆ" mannaana AaOr SafI ko ek kamana daost rhmat nao pUCa.
"rhmat Baa[-¸ ek samaya yaUinavaisa-TI Tap kI qaI¸ gaaolD maoDla payaa qaa tao baovajah nahIM." mannaana baaolao¸ "zIk hO iksmat maoM zaokr pr zaokr ilaKI hO¸ laoikna baaMgalaadoSa ko iDga`I kalaoja maoM maOM tba ko samaya ip`Misapla qaa¸ vah baat qaaoD,o sao AaOr laaoga BaI jaanato hO. pr ]sa iDga`I kalaoja ka naama¸ ePvaa[MTmaoMT ka samaya vagaOrh yahaM [sa Sahr maoM isaf- maOM¸ maorI baogama AaOr SafI saahba tIna hI jaanato hOM." mannaana baaolao¸ "maOM batanao gayaa nahIM¸ baogama maorI ga[- nahIM¸ Baart sarkar kao yah batanao. tao gayaa kaOnaÆ jaaihr hO tIsara AadmaI gayaa yah batanao. AaOr tIsara AadmaI hO SafIÆ" yah phlaI baar qaa ik jaba baatcaIt maoM mannaana SafI saahba kI jagah isaf- SafI baaola rho qao. vah baaolao¸ "ABaI ijasa Afsar nao kmaro maoM baulaa kr mauJasao baat kI ]sa nao kuC kagaja, maoro iKlaaf idKae ijasamaoM saba sao pu#ta kagaja, isaf- iDga`I kalaoja kI maorI ip`MsaIplaI ka qaa. ePvaapMTmaoMT kI DoT¸ kalaoja ka naama vagaOrh fula iDTolsa maoM qaIM."
"hao sakta hO Aap nao jaao bahut barsa phlao AaiT-kla ilaKa qaa¸ jaao SafI saahba ko AKbaar maoM ÍMT poja pr Cpa qaa¸ ]sa maoM yah iDTola Aap nao hI ilaKI hao AaOr puilasa nao ]sa AaiT-kla sao hI ilayaa hao yah iDTolaÑ" mannaana ko ek dUsaro daost nao savaala rKa.
"ilaKa tao qaa yah iDTola maoM maOMnao ]sa AaTI-kla 'maOM kOsao nahIM hMU ihMdustanaI' maoM. pr yah iDTola SafI nao hI mauJao bata kr kaT ilayaa qaa¸ Cpnao nahIM idyaa qaa. kha qaa ik kao[- baad maoM [sa ka imasayaUja, kr sakta hO. tao maOMnao tao tba vakIla tk kao yah iDTola nahIM dI qaI."
"kBaI puilasa sao baatcaIt maoM do idyaa haoÆ"
"BaUla kr BaI nahIM idyaa. sapnao maoM BaI nahIM." mannaana baaolao¸ "baogama tk kao takId kr dI qaI. bailk baogama kao tao Aba isaf- kalaoja ka naama Bar yaad hO. ePvaa[MTmaoMT kI tarIK vah BaI Aba BaUla ga[- hO." mannaana nao saaMsa CaoD, kr kha¸ "pr janaaba SafI nahIM BaUlao vah tarIKÑ" ]nhaoMnao jaaoD,a¸"naaoT ike rhoÑ"
"CaoiDe BaI¸ SafI kao[- Allaa imayaaM nahIM hOM mannaana Baa[-¸ jaao Aap kI tkdIr ilaKoMgao." rhmat baaolao¸ "tkdIr ilaKnao vaalaa tao vah prvaridgaar hO. AaOr Aap nao kBaI iksaI ka baura nahIM ikyaa hO¸ yah BaI vah doK rha hO tao jaao BaI haogaa¸ jaldI hI baohtr haogaa. basa Allaa AaOr ]sa ko rsaUla pr yakIna riKeÑ"
"haM¸ rhmat Baa[- Aba tao ]sa }pr vaalao hI ko rhmaaokrma pr hO saba kuCÑ" mannaana qak kr baaramado kI baoMca pr baOz gae. khnao lagao¸ "itnaka–itnaka jaaoD, kr dubaara gaRhsqaI banaa[- qaI Aba ifr lauT ga[-. samaJa nahIM Aata iktnaI baar yah gaRhsqaI ]jaD,ogaI eosao AaOr [sa trh." kh kr vah rhmat ko kMQao pr isar rK kr raonao lagao. baaolao¸ "yah baar–baar ]jaD,naa taoD, dota hO rhmat Baa[-Ñ baccao ABaI pZ, rho qao. [na kI tao pZ,a[- BaI ga[-."

Aba tk yah lagaBaga tya hao gayaa qaa ik mannaana AaOr ]nako pirvaar kao baa[- T/ona vaayaa klak%ta baaMgalaadoSa Baojaa jaaegaa. idna ko tIna baja gae qao. dao GaMTo baad hI klak%to kI ek T/ona qaI. laoikna mannaana ko irStodaraoM nao AfsaraoM ko haqa pOr jaaoD, kr rat kI T/ona ko ilae manaa ilayaa qaa jaao Saayad rat ko gyaarh bajao ko Aasa pasa jaatI qaI.

jaao BaI hao mannaana ko pasa Aanao vaalaaoM ka isalaisalaa baZ,ta hI jaa rha qaa. eosao gaaoyaa mausalamaanaaoM kI kao[- rOlaI hao¸ kao[- jalasaa hao. Aba tk kuC laaokla mauislama laIDr BaI Aanao lagao qao mannaana sao imalanao Kaitr. mannaana ka manaaobala baZ,anao Kaitr.

QaIro–QaIro Saama gahranao lagaI qaI.

Aba AD,aosaI pD,aosaI ija,laaoM sao BaI laaoga Aanao lagao qao. laaogaaoM sao imala–imala kr lagaatar raoto–raoto mannaana kI AaMKoM saUja ga[- qaI. eosao jaOsao iksaI nao ]nakI AaMKaoM pr hI maara hao. laaoga Aa kr pUCto BaI¸ "@yaa puilasa vaalaaoM nao badsaulaUkI BaI kI hOÆ"
"nahIM¸ nahIM ibalakula nahIM¸ vah laaoga tao fullaI kaoAaproT kr rho hOM." vah ifr jaOsao jaaoD,to hue baudbaudato¸ "badsaulaUkI kI iksaI AaOr nao hOÑ"
"iksa nao kI hOÆ" laaoga lagaBaga tlK haoto hue pUCto. eosao jaOsao vah imalao tao ]sao jaUta maar doMgao. gaaolaI maar doMgao. laoikna [sa tlKI pr mannaana caup hI rhto.
ibalakula caup.
laoikna Agala–bagala baOza huAa¸ KaOlata huAa kao[- baaola hI pD,ta¸ "Aro¸ vahIM SafIÑ Apnao mauhmmad SafIÑ"
"jaOsao kao[- pMCI iSakarI pr ivaSvaasa kr laoÑ vaOsao hI mannaana Baa[- nao SafI pr yakIna kr ilayaa." rhmat baOzo–baOzo baaola pD,o.

Aba tk mannaana kao baaMgalaadoSa tk CaoD,nao jaanao vaalaI puilasa paTI- tOyaar hao ga[- qaI AaOr ]na ko laaokla kagaja,at BaI. mannaana nao BaI Gar sao ja$rI caIjaoM¸ kpD,o kagaja,at¸ baOMk sao caok kaT kr pOsao BaI maMgavaa ilae qao. DaolacaI¸ ATOcaI¸ ba@sao¸ ibastr vagaOrh BaI haolaDa^la maoM baaMQa ide gae qao. Zor saara Allama gallama saamaana BaI qaa. taota BaI ipMjaD,o saiht Aa gayaa qaa.

laoikna mannaana nao Zor saara saamaana vaapsa krvaa idyaa. yah kr ik "jaana lao kr jaa}M–Aa}M yahI bahut hO."
"vahaM BaI [sa saba kI ja$rt pD,ogaI." ]na ko ek pD,aosaI nao hmaddI- ko saaqa kha.
"tao @yaa caahto hO imayaaM ik vahIM jaa ko basa ko jaana do dMUÆ" ]nhaoMnao qaaoD,I mauskurahT qaaoD,I¸ KIJa¸ qaaoD,a gaussaa Gaaola kr QaIro sao pUCa¸ "@yaa caahto hOM vaapsa na Aa}MÆ"
"Allaa kro Aap jaaeM hI nahIM." kh kr pD,aosaI nao mannaana kao baahaoM maoM Bar ilayaa AaOr raonao lagao.
"jaanaa tao ABaI pD,ogaa Ba[-Ñ" mannaana baaolao¸ "pr Aap laaoga maoro Gar ka Kyaala riKegaa." vah $ko AaOr baalao¸ "haM¸ maorI bakiryaaM BaI Aap hI saMBaala laIijaegaa. caaihegaa tao maoro  baramado maoM hI baaMiQaegaa. laoikna ]na kao riKegaa Pyaar sao. ifr ]nhaoMnao taoto ka ipMjaD,a ]za kr ]nhoM qamaato hue baaolao¸ "AaOr yao ima{U imayaaM BaI Aap kI hI saupud-gaI maoM rhoMgao." khto hue mannaana kI ihcaikyaaM baMQa ga[-¸ raonao lagao.baaolao¸ "@yaa pta [nhIM ko Pyaar ka nasaIba mauJao vaapsa¸ maoro vatna laaOTa laae¸ sahI salaamat. saao imayaaM [na ima{U imayaaM kao baD,o Pyaar AaOr baD,I ihfaja,t sao riKegaa. saMBaala krÑ idla kI trh."

ifr vah ipMjaD,a ]za kr ima{U imayaaM kI caaoMca sao maMuh imalaa kr¸ 'ima{U–ima{U' gauhra–gauhra baityaanao lagao. baityaato–baityaato raonao lagao. ]na ko idla kI tpna ima{U sao BaI na doKI ga[-¸ TUk\–Tuk\ kr ko ima{U BaI raonao lagaa. raoto–raoto khnao lagaa¸ 'mannaa jaldI Aanaa¸ jaldI AanaaÑ' yah kao[- na[- baat nahIM qaIM ima{U imayaaM ko ilae. na nayaa saMvaad. vah tao jaba–tba mannaana Gar sao inaklato tao hr baar ima{U imayaaM mannaana sao yah ja,$r khto¸"mannaa jaldI Aanaa¸ jaldI AanaaÑ"

tao Aaja BaI mannaana kI tOyaarI doK ima{U imayaaM baaolanao lagao¸ "mannaa jaldI Aanaa¸ jaldI AanaaÑ" AaOr mannaana kao raoto doK ima{U imayaaM BaI raonao lagao.

ima{U imayaaM ko [sa saMvaad ko saaqa isaf- ek hI na[- baat qaI¸ AaOr ibalakula hI na[-. vah yah ik 'mannaa jaldI Aanaa¸ jaldI Aanaa' saMvaad ko saaqa ima{U imayaaM phlaI baar raonao lagao qao¸ 'TUk\–TUk\Ñ' tao ima{U imayaaM krto BaI tao @yaa krto mannaa BaI ]na ko saamanao phlaI hI baar rao rho qao AaOr fUT–fURT kr ipMjaD,o kao CatI sao saTae hue rao rho qao.

rao rho qao mannaana imayaaM AaOr ima{U imayaaM ek saaqa. idla sao idla imalaa kr. eosao ik kao[- ibamala ra^ya¸ kao[- gau$d%t¸ kao[- Aisat saona¸ kao[- gaulaja,ar¸ kao[- Syaama baonaogala¸ kao[- SaoKr kpUr¸ kao[- kivata caaOQarI¸ kao[- mahoSa Ba+ ApnaI iflma ka ek Íoma banaa ko¸ [sa saMvaodnaa¸ [sa Aaga¸ [sa Aavaoga¸ AaOr saMvaoga kao kOmaoro maoM dja- kr kaomalata¸ maanavata AaOr idla kI ek saMspSa- BarI nadI baha do¸ mana kao gahro CU laonao vaalaI¸ ek AakaSa gaMgaa inakala doÑ

laoikna khaMÆ

yahaM tao puilasa ka ek daraogaa Aaihsta hI sao sahI mannaana sao kh rha qaa¸ "sToSana calaa jaae nahIM tao yah T/ona BaI inakla jaaegaIÑ"
"haM¸ calato hO." mannaana baaolao¸ "basa dsa imanaTÑ" kh kr vah ApnaI baogama kI Aaor baZ,o jaao ik baramado maoM ek dUsaro kaonao maoM AaOrtaoM sao iGarI Acaot pD,I qaI. Da@Tr dvaa do gae qao¸ saaqa hI naIMd ka [Mjao@Sana BaI taik sadmao sao maanaisak saMtulana BaI na ibagaD, jaae. kuC [Mjao@Sana AaOr maMgaa kr rK ilae gae qao¸ kuC TobalaoT\sa BaI. taik rasto maoM kama Aae. baoTI AaOr bahU tImaardarI maoM lagao qao. mannaana phMucao vahaM tao k[- bauko- vaailayaaM bagala hao ga[-. vahaM vah ibaCI caTa[- pr baOzo. QaIro sao baogama ka maaqaa sahlaayaa AaOr baudbaudae¸ "jaanao Allaa kao @yaa maMjaUr hOÆ" ifr baoTI kI Aaor doKa. AaMKao–AaMKaoM maoM hI pUCa ik saarI tOyaarI hao ga[- hOÆ baoTI nao BaI Apnao baccao kao saMBaalato hue ibanaa baaolao hI AaMKaoM sao hI hamaI Bar dI. tao vah bahU kI Aaor mauD,o – baaolao¸ "baoTa¸ @yaa bataeM hmaaro saaqa tumhoM BaI ipsanaa pD, rha hOÑ"
"kao[- baat nahIM AbbaUÑ" kh kr vah Kud BaI raonao lagaI. drAsala huAa yah qaa ik mannaana kao sapirvaar baaMgalaadoSa jaanao ka hu@ma Aayaa qaa. ]sa ko baD,o baoTo kI pOda[Sa tao pUvaI- paikstana yaanaI baaMgalaadoSa kI hI qaI saao ]sao tao vahaM ka p@ka baaiSaMda krar do idyaa gayaa qaa. pr ]sa kI SaadI yahaM [saI Sahr maoM hu[- qaI saao Aba baoTo kao baaMgalaadoSa jaanao ka AadoSa qaa pr baoTo kI baIvaI ko ilae kao[- AadoSa nahIM qaa. pr baIvaI ka khnaa qaa ik vah BaI Apnao SaaOhr¸ baccao hI ko saaqa rhogaI caaho baaMgalaadoSa rhnaa pD,o¸ caaho ihMdustanaÑ

samasyaa mannaana kI baoTI ko saaqa BaI qaI. halaaMik vah yahIM ihMdustana maoM pOda hu[- qaI AaOr SaadI BaI ihMdustana maoM hI hu[- qaI¸ baoTI ka baccaa BaI vahI pOda huAa qaa tao baoTI kao BaI baaMgalaadoSa jaanao ka frmaana Aayaa qaa¸ baoTI ko pit AaOr baccao ko ilae kao[- AadoSa nahIM qaa. [saI trh baakI dao baoTo BaI yahI ihMdustana maoM¸ [saI Sahr maoM pOda hue qao. tao BaI caMUik 'paikstanaI' mannaana ko baoTo qao saao ]nhoM BaI baaMgalaadoSa jaanaa hI jaanaa qaa.

saba kuC spYT qaa pr baoTo kI baIvaI¸ baccao AaOr baoTI ko SaaOhr baccao ka @yaa haoÆ yah spYT nahIM qaa. baoTo kI baIvaI tao Apnao SaaOhr ko saaqa jaaOhr ko ilae BaI tOyaar qaI pr baoTI ka SaaOhr gama maoM tao SarIk qaa¸ pr baIvaI ko ilae 'jaaOhr' ko rMga maoM nahIM qaa. ifr BaI vah mannaana ko saaqa klak%to tk ko safr ko ilae tOyaar qaa. AaOr yahI @yaaoM klak%to tk mannaana ka safr tya kranao ko ilae kao[- dsa baarh daost naatodar¸ irStodar BaI Gar sao tOyaar hao kr Aa gae qao.

baaMgalaadoSa jaa kr kOsao vaapsaI hao [sa pr BaI gaupcaup 'rNanaIit' mannaana nao tOyaar kr laI qaI AaOr [sa kama maoM saara irsk lao kr ]na ko kuC daost AaOr irStodar BaI Saumaar qao. ijana maoM saba sao Aagao rhmat imayaaM AaOr baoTo kI sasaurala vaalao BaI qao. rhmat imayaaM pr mannaana halaaMik pUra yakIna sao nahIM qao @yaaoMik vah SafI ko BaI kamana ÍoMD qao. saao vah saarI 'gaiNat' sao rhmat kao Alaga rKo qao. ifr BaI rhmat ka jaaoSa–KraoSa caMUik mannaana ko pxa maoM qaa saao }prI–}prI baataoMka raja,dar ]nhoM BaI banaa ilayaa qaa mannaana nao. mannaana ko dao tIna ihMdU daost BaI ]na kI BaItrI 'gaiNat' ko raja,dar qao. [na maoM ek vakIla qaa ijasa nao ek saaqa k[- vakalatnaamaaoM¸ gaD\DI Bar vaaTr maak- pr mannaana¸ mannaana kI baogama AaOr baccaaoM ko dstKt lao ilae qao ik jaanao kba khaM @yaa ja$rt pD, jaae. jaldI jaldI maoM ek pavar Aaf eTanaI- BaI mannaana nao banavaa laI. taik ]na ka maukdmaa ]na kI Anaupisqait maoM BaI zIk sao laD,a jaa sako AaOr jaao ja,$rt pD,o tao Kcao- ko ilae ]na ka makana vagaOrh BaI baocaa jaa sako.

saba jagah dstKt kr¸ saba sao yah tya kr ik iksa kao kba @yaa krnaa hO vagaOrh–vagaOrh inapTa kr mannaana AaOr ]na kI fOimalaI puilasa jaIp maoM baOz kr sToSana ko ilae cala pD,o. ima{U imayaaM BaI samaot ipMjaD,o ko ]na ko saaqa qao. Dro–Dro¸ sahmao–sahmao¸ bauJao–bauJao AaOr ibana baaolao.

lagaBaga saBaI ina:Sabd qao ]sa puilasa jaIp maoM. puilasa vaalao BaI. 

mannaana sToSana pr baad maoM phMucao. ]na sao imalanao¸ ]nhoM ibada donao vaalao laaoga phlao. bailk bahut phlao.

pUra sToSana daZ,I vaalaaoM AaOr bauko- vaailayaaoM vaalao naagairkaoM sao zsaazsa Bara pD,a qaa. hr kao[- mannaana AaOr ]nakI foimalaI sao imalanao kao baotaba. mannaana ko ilae duAa krta huAa. kao[- Kanaa ilae qaa¸ kao[- pOsaa¸ kao[- kMbala¸ kao[- saba kuC. kuC ihMdU daost AaOr ]nakI baIivayaaM BaI Kanaa¸ kMbala AaOr pOsao ilae PlaoTfama- pr jamao pD,o pD,o qao. dao ihMdU daost tao mannaana ko saaqa klak%to tk BaI jaa rho qao. [na maoM sao ek Syaama saMudr tao PlaoTfama- pr ek jagah laaogaaoM sao iGara KD,a khnao lagaa¸ "baaMgalaadoSa tk calaMUgaa. doKMU Balaa @yaa kr laoto hOM vahaM ko fsaadI mausalamaana." vah baaolaa¸ "bata}Mgaa vahaM ik doKao ihMdustana maoM hma ihMdU BaI mausalamaana Baa[yaaoM ko ilae jaana laD,anao kao tOyaar hO AaOr hmaoSaa tOyaar rhto hOM. [sailae ik yah mausalamaana Baa[- baMTvaaro ko baavajaUd hma pr yakIna kr ko Apnao doSa maoM rh gae. tao hmaara BaI fja- banata hO ik [na ko yakIna kao hma banaae rKoM. caahto tao yao paikstana jaa sakto qao¸ pr nahIM gae @yaaoMik [na kao hma pr yakIna qaa. tao [na ko yakIna kao hma kOsao BaUna kr Ka jaaeMÑ" vah baaolaa¸ "vahaM laaogaaoM kao bataeMgao ik hma ihMdU–mauislama kuC ijannaa jaOsao jallaadI saao kalD rajanaIit&aoM ko naato idlaaoM maoM dUrI nahIM banaato¸ sauK–duK baaMTto hOM. saaqa–saaqa rhto hOM¸ saaqa–saaqa marto hOM." Syaama sauMdr qaaoD,a AaOr Baavauk huAa AaOr baaolaa¸ "maOM tao khMUgaa ik mannaana kao maarnaa hO tao phlao mauJao maarao¸ ifr mannaana kao maarnaaÑ" vah baaolaa¸ "bata}Mgaa ik hma ]sa gaaMQaI ko doSa ko hOM jaao kBaI tumhara BaI qaa. [Msaainayat ko ilae laD,naa nahIM¸ marnaa jaanato hOM. Pyaar AaOr Baa[-–caara jaanato hOM. caIjaaoM kao laD, kr nahIM baatcaIt kr samaJadarI sao tya krnaa jaanato hOM." vah baaolaa¸ "AaOr yaad idlaa}Mgaa ik tumharo yahaM BaI ek mauja,Ibaur-hmaana huAa qaa. baohd DomaaoËoiTk AaOr baohd ilabarla. vah BaI tumhara gaaMQaI qaa. AaOr ik tuma jaao Aaja,ad hue hao paikstanaI A%yaacaar AaOr ]sakI gaulaamaI sao tao vah BaI Baart doSa ko laaogaaoM kI madd AaOr duAa sao. AaOr ifr BaI tuma Aaja ibaharI mausalamaana AaOr baMgaalaI mausalamaana kI dIvaar KD,I kr fsaad krto hao. mauja,Ibaur-hmaana kI Aa%maa pr daga lagaato haoÑ"

Syaama saMudr ka BaaYaNa caalaU qaa.

pRYz : 1.2.3.4

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