[saI PlaoTfama- pr ihMduAaoM kI ek AaOr TaolaI idnaoSa Aga`vaala ko saaqa jauTI pD,I qaI. idnaoSa BaI mannaana ko saaqa klak%to tk jaa rho qao. ]nako mauhllao ko kuC laD,ko ]nhoM sToSana tk CaoD,nao Aae qao. ek laD,ko nao idnaoSa sao pUCa¸ "AaiKr mannaana saahba baaMgalaadoSa jaanao sao [tnaa Dr @yaaoM rho hOMÆ"
"ek tao vatna CUT rha hO¸ dUsaro ]nhoM vahaM ko mausalamaanaaoM sao Ktra hO. Ktra hO ik vao ]nhoM maar DalaoMgao." ik tBaI iksaI naaOjavaana jaao ihMdU hI qaa¸ nao pUCa¸ "pr yao mausalamaana–mausalamaana Aapsa maoM laD,to @yaaoM hOMÆ"
"baovakUf hO." idnaoSa saro- sao baaolaa.
"nahIM kuC tao vajah haogaI." naaOjavaana nao ija&asaa kI AaMK AaOr baZ,a[-.
"ibaharI mausalamaana AaOr baMgaalaI mausalamaana ka kuC ca@kr hO." idnaoSa baat kao Talata huAa baaolaa.
"ifr BaI kao[- tao fO@Tr haogaa hI." naaOjavaana jaOsao AD,a rha.
"doKao Baa[- saca bata}MÆ" idnaoSa baaolaa¸ "maOM tao AKbaaraoM maoM pZ,ta hMU ik iSayaa saunnaI maoM dMgaa hao gayaa. tao maOM tao yao BaI nahIM jaanata ik yao iSayaa saunnaI BaI Aapsa maoM @yaaoM laD,to hOM."
"kuC tao vajah haogaI hIÑ" naaOjavaana nao savaala jaarI rKa.
"ifr ek saca bata}MÆ" idnaoSa naaOjavaana sao baaolaa¸ "maOM yah BaI nahIM samaJa pata ik yah ihMdU–mausalamaana BaI @yaaoM laD,to hOMÆ @yaaoM dMgaa fsaad krto hOMÆ" vah baaolaa¸ "calaao ek baar ihMdU mausalamaana laD,to hOM tao samaJa maoM Aata hO ik daonaaoM ko rIit irvaaja, Alaga–Alaga hOM. Kanao¸ phnaavao maoM frk hO." vah lagaBaga ibalaibalaato hue baaolaa¸ "kuC TkrahT hao jaatI haogaI. laoikna yao mausalamaana–mausalamaana @yaaoM laD,to hOM yah tao maorI samaJa maoM ibalakula nahIM AataÑ"
"@yaaoMÆ" naaOjavaana nao ifr savaala ikyaa.
"Baa[- hma kao tao saBaI mausalamaana ek hI jaOsao lagato hOM. saBaI kI daZ,I¸ isar po TaopI. basa iksaI kI daZ,I safod¸ iksaI kI kalaI. AaOr AaOrtoM tao saBaI ek hI trh kI bauko- vaalaI. basa iksaI kI kalaI¸ iksaI kI naIlaI¸ iksaI kI safod. Aba bauko- ko AMdr kaOna hO mausalamaana hI nahIM jaana pato tao hma ihMdU kOsao jaanaoMgaoÆ"
"mausalamaana @yaaoM nahIM jaana patoÆ" ek dUsaro ihMdU naaOjavaana nao ija&asaa jata[-.
"jaana pato ik bauko- maoM kaOna hO tao gau$d%t vaalaI iflma 'caaOdvaI ka caaMd' @yaaoM banatIÆ" idnaoSa baaolaa¸ "doKa nahIM ]sa iflma ka pUra ka pUra saspoMsa hI bauko- ko Ba`ma maoM baunaa huAa hO. basa bauka- badla jaata hO tao haonao vaalaI baIvaI badla jaatI hO."
"pta nahIM cacaa¸ maOMnao yah iflma nahIM doKI."
"maOMnao BaI nahIM." dUsara naaOjavaana BaI baaolaa.
"tao baoTa laaogaaoM¸ maaOka inakala kr doKao. baD,I baiZ,yaa iflma hO." vah baaolaa¸ "doKaogao tao bauko- kI naja,akt ."
"cailae bauko- maoM tao hma laaoga BaI nahIM phcaana pato hOM iksaI kao tao vah tao iflma hO hI."
"AcCa bauka- vaailayaaoM kao nahIM phcaana pato hao tao @yaa [na daZ,I vaalaaoM kao phcaana pato haoÆ" idnaoSa baaolaa¸ "ek saaqa saBaI daiZ,yaaM KD,I kr dao. saba ek jaOsaIÑ basa kalaI safod hI phcaanaMU." vah baaolaa¸ "tao jaba saba ek jaOsao hOM tao sasauro Aapsa maoM @yaaoM laD,to hOMÆ" kBaI iSayaa–saunnaI¸ kBaI ibaharI–baMgaalaI. maorI tao samaJa maoM nahIM Aata." ]sa nao jaaoD,a¸ "vah tao Balaa hao mannaana Baa[- ka ik ]na ko daZ,I nahIM hOM saao ]na sao daostI hao ga[- AaOr ]nhoM phcaana BaI laota hMU."
"doiKe¸ Aap laaoga kuC nahIM jaanatoÑ" ek ihMdU baujauga- bahsa maoM SarIk haoto hue baaolao¸ "kaoro naadana hOM Aap laaoga. AaOr baatoM BaI bacakanaI kr rho hOM. kaorI bacakanaIÑ"
"tao cacaa Aap hI hma laaogaaoM kI naadanaI dUr kr dIijaeÑ" idnaoSa GaD,I doKto hue baaolaa¸ "ABaI T/ona ko Aanao maoM BaI dor hOMÑ"
"eosaa hO ik iSayaa saunnaI ka JagaD,a tao [sailae hO ik mausalamaana haoto hue BaI [na ko baIca kuC maja,hbaI matBaod hOM¸ ijasakI cacaa- yahaM krnaa ABaI zIk nahIM hO. @yaaoMik yahaM [sa samaya iSayaa¸ saunnaI daonaaoM vagaao- ko laaoga maaOjaUd hOM. baat baobaat dUsaro iksma ka tnaava hao jaaegaa." baujauga-vaar baaolao¸ "pr ibaharI AaOr baMgaalaI mausalamaanaaoM ka JagaD,a Qaaima-k nahIM¸ Aaiqa-k hO AaOr saamaaijak BaIÑ" vah baaolao¸ "BaaYaa[- JagaD,a BaI hO. ]d-U AaOr baMglaa ka JagaD,a."

[sa trh PlaoTfama- pr jaao jahaM qaa¸ KD,a–KD,a kuC na kuC baityaa rha qaa. BaID, baZ,tI jaa rhI qaI AaOr T/ona ABaI nahIM Aa[- qaI¸ basa Aanao hI vaalaI qaI. baar–baar [sa baaro maoM enaa]MsamaoMT hao rha qaa. halaaMik sToSana pr [sa samaya rolvao kI saarI vyavasqaa [sa BaID, ko Aagao laD,KD,a ga[- qaI. Kasa kr [sa PlaoTfama- pr tao ibalakula hI.

zIk vaOsao hI jaOsao mannaana kI gaRhsqaI kI¸ mannaana kI ija,MdgaI kI¸ mannaana ko idla kI vyavasqaa [sa Aaft ko Aagao Qvast hao ga[- qaI. mannaana samaJa nahIM pa rho qao ik Aagao kOsao @yaa saMBava haogaa. [sa Aaft sao inapTnao ko ilae kuC daostaoM ko saaqa imala kr dao tIna trh kI 'gaiNat' BaI iBaD,a[- qaI¸ ifr BaI Akla kama nahIM kr rhI qaI.

kuC laaoga baarI–baarI Aa kr Kanaa¸ kMbala AaOr pOsaa BaI do jaa rho qao ]nhoM. vah hr baar 'nahIM–nahIM¸ kao[- ja$rt nahIM. @yaaoM tklaIf kr rho hO.' jaOsaI baat BaI khto pr kao[- maananao kao tOyaar hI nahIM qaa. AMtt: Kanao vaalao iTifna kOiryar¸ kMbala bahut jyaada hao gae tao ]nhaoMnao haqa jaaoD, ilae. baaolao¸ "iktnaa Ka}Mgaa¸ iktnaa AaoZMUgaaÆ Aba basa BaI kIijae." vah baaolao¸ "caar C kMbala AaOr [tnao hI iTifna CaoD, saba Aap laaoga lao jaa[e. nahIM yah saba bauk kranaa pD,ogaa. khaM lao jaa}MgaaÆ" pr id@kt yah qaI ik kao[- BaI Apnaa idyaa huAa saamaana vaapsa laonao kao tOyaar nahIM qaa. na kMbala na iTifna. AaOr yah saaoca kr saBaI laae qao ik mannaana ko kama Aaegaa. Aba yah tao kao[- jaanata nahIM qaa ik mannaana kI madd kI Sahr maoM [sa kdr baaZ, Aa jaaegaIÑ

[sa madd kI baaZ, maoM mauhmmad SafI kI ihMdU baogama AMjaU jaI BaI ApnaI baoTI ko saaqa PlaoTfama- pr KD,I qaIM., ]na kI AaMKaoM maoM AaMsaU qaa AaOr galaa $MQaa huAa. kMbala¸ pOsaa AaOr iTifna vah BaI laa[- qaI. paMca hja,ar $pe ]nhaoMnao mannaana ko haqa maoM jabardstI qamaa ide. mannaana ko Aaifsa ko kma-caarI BaI [saI trh kuC na kuC pOsao ApnaI–ApnaI ibasaat ko ihsaaba sao iksaI nao saaO¸ iksaI nao dao saaO¸ iksaI nao paMca saaO mannaana kao ide. mannaana ko daostaoM irStodaraoM ka BaI yahI hala qaa. kao[- saaO¸ dao saaO¸ paMca saaO¸ hja,ar¸ dao hja,ar¸ paMca hja,ar¸ dsa hja,ar ijasa kI jaOsaI vyavasqaa qaI dota gayaa. yah khto hue ik¸ "Aapko kama Aaegaa." AaOr ik¸ "[sao kja,- nahIM duAa samaiJaegaa."

T/ona Aa ga[- qaI. mannaana kao sapirvaar puilasa nao T/ona maoM ibaza idyaa. klak%ta tk jaanao vaalao ]na ko daost irStodar BaI baOz gae. yahaM tk ik ima{U imayaaM BaI maya ipMjaD,o ko. Acaanak pUra PlaoTfama- isasaikyaaoM–saubaikyaaoM sao Bar gayaa. hr kao[- rao rha qaa. ima{U imayaaM BaI AaOr AMjaU jaI BaI. T/ona calanao kao hu[- tao Acaanak mannaana nao Apnao ]sa pD,aosaI kao haqa sao [Saara kr ifr sao Apnao pasa baulaayaa ijasakI saupud-gaI maoM vah daophr puilasa Aaifsa maoM ima{U imayaaM kao qamaa do rho qao. vah pD,aosaI faOrna mannaana ko pasa Baaga kr phMucao. baaolao¸ "haM¸ mannaana Baa[-Ñ"
"kuC nahIMÑ" mannaana ibalaKto hue baaolao¸ "saaoca rha hMU maOM tao baovatna hao hI rha hMU ima{U imayaaM kao kahoM baovatna k$MÑ saao [nhoM Aap ApnaI ihfaja,t maoM lao laIijaeÑ" ifr ]nhaoMnao ipMja,D,a ]zayaa¸ ima{U imayaaM kao klaojao sao lagaayaa. raoe AaOr klamaa pZ,a¸ 'laa [laaha [llalaah mauhmmadur-saulallaahÑ' AaOr ek baar ifr ima{U imayaaM kI caaoMca kao ipMja,D,o sao maMuh saTa kr caUmaa. baaolao¸ "Kuda haifja,¸ ima{U imayaaMÑ"
"Kuda haifja,." ima{U imayaaM BaI tutlaato hue baaolao. tba tk T/ona ja,ra saI sarkI. tao faTk pr KD,o–KD,o mannaana nao ima{U imayaaM kao pD,aosaI ko hvaalao ikyaa. Acaanak ima{U pMK fOlaa kr ksa–ksa kr fD,fD,ae. gaaoyaa mannaana kI T/ona ko saaqa ]D, pD,oMgaoÑ pr ipMjaro kI hd nao ]nhoM raok ilayaa. ]D, nahIM pae ima{U imayaaM pr icallaae¸ 'mannaa jaldI Aanaa¸ jaldI AanaaÑ'

jaanao T/ona kI KT–KT¸ PlaoTfama- pr laaogaaoM kI isasaikyaaoM–saubaikyaaoM AaOr Apnao $MQa Aae galao ko baavajaUd mannaana sauna pa rho qao ik nahIM¸ pr ipMjaD,o maoM fD,fD,ato ima{U imayaaM Aaja lagaatar icallaa rho qao¸ maIzI nahIM kk-Sa Aavaaja, maoM¸ 'mannaa jaldI Aanaa¸ jaldI AanaaÑ' AaOr lagaatar icallaa rho qao. laaoga haqa ihlaa rho qao¸ kao[-–kao[- $maala BaI. T/ona jaa rhI qaI¸ calaI jaa rhI qaI¸ spID baZ,atI Hu[-.

T/ona calaI ga[-.

laaoga rh gae¸ laaogaaoM kI BaID, rh ga[- saubaktI AaOr isasaktI hu[-. KamaaoSa BaID,. eosao jaOsao pUro PlaOTfama- pr maatma kI caadr ibaCI hao.

laaoga PlaoTfama- pr ibalaK rho qao tao mannaana AaOr ]na ko pirvaarjana T/ona maoM. mannaana ko daost mannaana AaOr ]na ko baoTaoM kao caup kra rho qao jaba ik puilasa TIma kI dao maihlaa kaMsTobala mannaana kI baoTI¸ bahU kao caup kra rhI qaIM. laoikna iksaI kI $laa[- $k nahIM rhI qaI. yahaM tk ik caup krato–krato caup kranao vaalao BaI raonao lagao. daonaaoM maihlaa isapahI BaI rh–rh rao pD,tI. dUsarI trf mannaana kI baogama [sa saba sao baoKbar Acaot pD,I qaI. naIMd ko [Mjao@Sana maoM naIma baohaoSaÑ

KOr¸ puilasa TIma mannaana AaOr ]na ko pirvaar kao lao kr klak%ta phMucaI. ifr vahaM sao baaMgalaadoSa baaD-r pr. puilasa TIma maoM baaMgalaadoSa baaD-r pr mannaana AaOr ]na ko pirvaar kao kagaja,I ilaKt pZ,t maoM vahaM kI saonaa kao saupud- kr idyaa. laoikna jaOsao irSvatKaor yahaM kI puilasa qaI¸ vaOsaI hI irSvatKaor vahaM kI saonaa BaI qaI. kuC pOsao mannaana nao phlao hI sao tOyaar rKo qao baakI daostaoM¸ irStodaraoM ko ide pOsao BaI bahut kama Aae. mannaana nao ApnaI rNanaIit kI phlaI 'gaiNat' ko mautaibak puilasa AaOr saonaa daonaaoM ko haqa pOr jaaoD,o¸ sauivaQaa Saulk ka caZ,avaa caZ,ayaa AaOr [sa trh baMgaalaI mausalamaanaaoM ko khr sao baca kr baaMgalaadoSa baaD-r sao vaaipsa ifr [MiDyaa baaD-r maoM samaa gae. yahaM kI saonaa kao BaI sauivaQaa Saulk ka caZ,avaa caZ,ayaa AaOr klak%ta Aa gae. ApnaI puilasa TIma ko saaqa hI. puilasa TIma tao phlao hI sao 'saoT' qaI saao kao[- id@kt nahIM hu[-. ifr rNanaIit kI gaiNat ko hI mautaibak puilasa TIma kagaja, p%tr lao kr¸ mannaana ko daostaoM ko saaqa Apnao Sahr rvaanaa hao ga[-. AaOr mannaana sapirvaar naopala kUca kr gae. [sailae ik ihMdustana maoM gaup–caup rhnaa BaI Ktro sao KalaI nahIM qaa.

naopala maoM mannaana nao ifr sao ApnaI ToMprrI gaRhsqaI banaa[-. pr vah yahaM naopala maoM BaI baar–baar AaiSayaanaa badlato rho. [sa AaSaMka sao ik khIM ifr ]nhoM pkD, kr baaMgalaadoSa na Baoja idyaa jaaeÑ

pOsao bahut Kca- hao cauko qao ifr BaI tMgaI maoM hI sahI mannaana gauja,ara calaato rho. bahU AaOr damaad vaapsa ihMdustana Aa gae qao AaOr naopala–ihMdustana ko baIca ]na ko kOiryar banao hue qao.

baarI–baarI

kuC samaya baad ek rat mannaana nao BaI ihMdustana kI QartI pr kdma rKa. ima+I kao caUmaa AaOr KUba raoe. vakIla ko Gar gae AaOr 'kosa' ko baabat pUrI tfsaIla sao baat kI.

ifr rat hI vah laaOT gae naopala.

mannaana Aba Aksar rat ibarat naopala sao ihMdustana Aanao lagao. vakIla sao imalato. naato irStdaraoM sao imalato. ifr ratao rat inakla jaato. gaupcaupÑ ek baar ]na ka mana huAa ik Apnao mauhllao maoM jaaeM. Apnaa Gar¸ ]sakI dIvaaroM doKoM. AaOr ima{U imayaaM sao BaI imalao. bataeM ik¸ "ima{U imayaaM maOM Aa gayaa hMU." pr kuC Baya¸ kuC mana kI kmajaaorI¸ vah nahIM gae. 

laoikna jaba vah dubaara Aae ihMdustana tao rat ko AMQaoro maoM Apnao Gar BaI gae. ir@Sao sao hI sahI¸ mauhllao kI galaI–galaI GaUmato rho. baar–baar. ir@Saavaalaa proSaana hao gayaa. pr vah Apnao Gar ko AgavaaD,o ipCvaaD,o kI gailayaaoM maoM ir@Saa Gaumavaato rho. ifr Acaanak Apnao Gar ko pasa ]nhaoM nao ir@Saa $kvaayaa. saaocaa ik pD,aosaI ka drvaaja,a KTKTa kr ima{U imayaaM sao qaaoD,I gauFtgaU kr laoM. pr calato–calato Acaanak $ko AaOr Apnao Gar kI dIvaar icapk kr CUnao lagao. dIvaaraoM kao vah ABaI mana hI mana mahsaUsa kr hI rho qao ik ek ku%ta ]nhoM caaor samaJa kr BaaOMknao lagaa. vah Baaga kr ir@Sao pr baOz gae. ir@Sao vaalao sao kha¸ "Aba yahaM sao calaaoÑ"

ku%to ek sao dao¸ dao sao tIna¸ tIna sao caar haonao lagao. ku%to BaaOMkto jaa rho qao AaOr ir@Saa calata jaa rha qaa. Aba ku%to ir@Sao ko Aagao BaI daOD,–daOD, kr BaaOMknao lagao qao. mannaana Dr gae ik ABaI tao ku%to ]nhoM caaor samaJa kr BaaOMk rho hOM. khIM mauhllao vaalao jaga gae AaOr ]nhoM phcaana lao taoÆ

"ir@Saa toja, calaaAao." mannaana maaro Dr ko baD,baD,ae.
"tuma pagala hao ik ipe hue haoÑ" ir@Saavaalaa baaolaa¸ "kI naSaa ike haoÑ"
"kao[- naSaa panaI nahIM ike hMU. tuma basa calaaoÑ"
"tao kaho caaor kI trh Baaiga rho haOÑ" vah baaolaa¸ "caaor hao ik naTvarlaala haOÑ"

mannaana kuC baaolao nahIM.

baaolato tao baat baZ,tI AaOr jaao ir@Saa vaalaa ]tar dota tao baD,I fja,Iht haotI. iksaI trh vah basa sToSana Aae AaOr basa maoM baOz kr naopala rvaanaa hao gae.

[sa baIca mannaana nao naopala maoM CaoTa saa karaobaar BaI kr ilayaa. raoTI–dala Kaitr. AaiKr kba tk laaogaaoM ka idyaa KatoÆ naopala kI garIbaI ko calato karaobaar bahut AcCa tao nahIM pr qaaoD,a bahut cala jaata qaa. raoTI dala Bar ka. id@kt yah BaI qaI ik maustikla kao[- dukana¸ dFtr Kaola nahIM sakto qao. j,yaada pMUjaI caaihe haotI. dUsaro¸ ]na ko Sahr ko kuC laaoga Aksar naopala Aato rhto qao saao phcaana ilae jaanao ka Ktra qaa saao AlagaÑ

ekaQa baar huAa BaI eosaa ik kao[- piricat idK gayaa tao mannaana kao AaMK bacaa kr Cupto–Cupto vahaM sao Baaganaa pD,a. ApnaI phcaana kao Cupanao Kaitr ]nhaoMnao daZ,I baZ,anao kI trkIba BaI inakalaI. pr daZ,I ]nakI GanaI nahIM qaI. ifr BaI ]nhaoM nao baZ,a[-. baat banaI nahIM saao saaf kra dI daZ,I. ifr ]nhaoM nao pOMT kmaIja kI jagah QaaotI¸ kuta- phnanaa Sau$ ikyaa. ifr BaI caohra phcaana ilayaa jaata AaOr baD,a kaMSasa rhnaa pD,taÑ QaaotI phnanao ka AByaasa qaa nahIM saao ATpTo ZMga sao calanao ko naato ijasa kao nahIM doKnaa haota vah BaI doKnao lagata. tao yah QaaotI e@saporImaoMT BaI CaoD,naa pD,a. ifr mannaana nao SaorvaanaI TaopI phnanaa Sau$ ikyaa. yah kuC–kuC cala gayaa. halaaMik SaorvaanaI TaopI kI BaI Aadt nahIM qaI mannaana kao ifr BaI QaaotI vaalao e@sapoirmaoMT sao baohtr qaa yah.

baad ko idnaaoM maoM mannaana [MiDyaa sao sabja,I¸ caavala vagaOrh Cup Cupa ko laa kr naopala maoM baocanao lagao AaOr [saI trh naopala sao [lao@T/ainak saamaana¸ kuC kpD,o vagaOrh lao jaa kr [MiDyaa maoM damaad¸ bahU kao baocanao Kaitr do doto. sabja,I¸ caavala vagaOrh bahU¸ damaad phlao sao KrId kr rKto¸ ijasao mannaana naopala baocanao Kaitr laato. yah karaobaar AcCa cala gayaa. 

]nakI baogama Aba naopala maoM QaIro–QaIro eDjasT hao ga[- qaI. ek idna baD,I KuSa qaI. baaolaI¸ "Aba yahIM rh jaato hOM."
"@yaaÆ" mannaana caaOMko. baaolao¸ "@yaa kh rhI hO AapÆ"
"zIk hI tao kh rhI hMU." vah baaolaI¸ "CaoiD,e [MiDyaa maoM kosa vagaOrh ka ca@krÑ"
"nahIM¸ eosaa nahIM hao saktaÑ" mannaana qaaoD,I sa#tI sao baaolao.
"@yaaoM nahIM hao saktaÆ"
"[sailae ik eosao hI Aap nao tba kI dfa paikstana maoM raok ilayaa qaa tao vah jahnnauma ko idna Baugatnao pD, rho hOM." mannaana baaolao¸ "Aba AaOr nahIM maananaI [sa baaro maoM Aap kI baatÑ"
"saca bata[e Aap maoro kho sao tba paikstana maoM $ko qaoÆ" baogama nao AaMKoM torr kr mannaana sao pUCa.
"tao AaOr iksa ko kho sao $ka qaaÆ" mannaana Jallaa kr baaolao.
"yaad kIijae." baogama baaolaI AaOr Sarart hMsaI AaOr tlKI Gaaola kr baaolaI¸ "yaad kIijae AaOr ja,ra idla pr haqa rK kr yaad kIijaeÑ"
"Aap khnaa @yaa caahtI hOÆ" mannaana JaMuJalaa kr baaolao.
"yahI ik Aap maoro kho ko naato nahIM maorI bahna sabaInaa ko naato tba ko dfa paikstana maoM $ko qao."
"@yaa baktI rhtI hO AapÆ" mannaana baaolao¸ "k[- dfa kha ik vah saba baatoM BaUla jaa[e. pr Aap jaanao @yaaoM yaad rKtI hOM." mannaana baaolao¸ "Gaava pr naStr nahIM marhma lagaanaa saaIiKeÑ"
"Aba sahI baat kh dI tao naStr laga gayaaÆ" baogama baD,I tlKI sao baaolaI.
"[sa baat kao K%ma nahIMkr saktIM AapÆ"
"cailae K%ma krtI hMU sabaInaa vaalaI baat." vah baaolaI¸ "pr Aba ifr sao ir@vaosT krtI hMU ik naopala maoM hI rh jaato hOM." ]nhaoM nao jaaoD,a¸ "baD,a saukUna hOM yahaM kI QartI pr."
"saukUna tao hOÑ" mannaana baaolao¸ "pr yahaM rhnao kI dUsarI kImat donaI pD,ogaIÑ"
"yahaM BaI kao[- sabaInaa imala ga[- hO @yaaÆ" baogama mauskuratI hu[- baaolaI.
"Aap AaOrtoM BaI Avvala djao- kI baovakUf haotI hO." mannaana baaolao¸ "yahaM jaana inaklaI pD,I hO AaOr Aap sabaInaa ko phaD,o maoM hI pD,I hOM." vah KIJa kr baaolao¸ "[sa ]mar maoM¸ [sa tklaIf maoM yah saba saUJaogaa BalaaÆ"
"tao ifr jaba karaobaar zIk zak cala gayaa hO¸ kao[- ija,llat nahIM hO tao yahaM rhnao maoM hja,- @yaa hOÆ"
"hja- yah hO ik maOM j,yaada idna [sa trh smagalar bana kr nahIM jaI pa}MgaaÑ" mannaana nao baogama sao yah baat eosao khI jaOsao caabauk maar rho haoM.
"@yaa kh rho hOM AapÆ" baogama jaOsao Aasamaana sao ja,maIna pr Aa ga[-. baaolaI¸ "yaa AllaahÑ Aap smagalar kba sao bana gae."
"jaba sao laaogaaoM kI BaIK laonaI baMd kIÑ" mannaana baaolao¸ "yah jaao naopala ka saamaana [MiDyaa AaOr [MiDyaa ka saamaana naopala maoM baoMca–baoMcavaa rha hMU yah smagailaMga nahIM tao AaOr @yaa hOÆ"
"haya AllaaÑ yao Kanao pInao kI caIja,oM baocanaa BaI smagailaMga hOÆ"
"baocanaa smagailaMga nahIM hO." mannaana baaolao¸ "[MiDyaa sao caaorI Cupo yahaM laa kr baocanaa smagailaMga hO. @yaaoMik vahaM yah caIja,oM pOda nahIM haotI. AaOr hma D\yaUTI do kr nahIM caaorI Cupo laa kr baocato hOM." mannaana baaolao¸ "pr Aba ja,maIr AaOr yah gavaara nahIM krta. @yaaoM ik Apnao vatna ko saaqa yah BaI ek iksma kI ga_arI hO." vah baaolao¸ "doSad`aoh hOÑ"
"haya AllaaÑ" baogama baaolaI¸ "tao faOrna sao postr baMd kr dIijae yah kamaÑ"
"tao KaeMgao @yaaÆ"
"BaIK maaMga laoMgao. maohnat maja,dUrI kr laoMgao pr yah kama AaOr [sa kama ka nahIM KaeMgaoÑ"
"kosa kOsao laD,oMgaoÆ khaM sao laaeMgao kosa ka Kcaa-Æ"
"kja- lao laIijae¸ Gar baoca dIijae."
"yahI tao id@kt hOÑ" mannaana baaolao¸ "Gar kaOna KrIdogaaÆ KrIdogaa BaI tao rijasT/I tao [MiDyaa maoM hI haogaIÑ" vah baaolao¸ "kaOna jaaegaa rijasT/I ko ilae [MiDyaa maoMÆ"
"yao tao hOÑ"
"kuC nahIM Allaa AaOr ]sa ko rsaUla pr yakIna kIijae." baogama ka haqa Apnao haqa maoM laoto hue mannaana baaolao¸ "saba zIk hao jaaegaa. jaOsao [tnaa huAa hO vaOsao Aagao BaI haogaa."

[saI idna mannaana kI bahU [MiDyaa sao naopala Aa[-. ]saa nao batayaa ik kosa Aba fa[nala ihyairMga ko sToja maoM hO. sauna kr mannaana AaOr ]na kI baogama baD,o KuSa hue. Kasa kr mannaana kI KuSaI ka kao[- izkanaa nahIM qaa. maaro KuSaI ko vah bahU sao baaolao¸ "baoTa hao sako tao ek ehsaana AaOr kr daoÑ"
"jaao kihe AbbaU vah k$MgaI¸ pr ehsaana jaOsaa kuC mat kihe."
"calaao ehsaana nahIM¸ na sahI ek kama hI kr daoÑ"
"baaoilae¸ AbbaUÑ"
"iksaI saUrt sao ima{U imayaaM kao yahaM hmaaro pasa laa daoÑ
pr kOsao AbbaUÆ"
"@yaaoMÆ @yaa id@kt hOÆ
"id@kt nahIM AbbaU duSvaarI hO."
"@yaaÆ"
"cailae maOM caccaU sao maaMga kr ima{U imayaaM kao lao BaI Aa}M¸ Apnao hI ilae kh kr sahI¸ Aap ka ijaË BaI nahIM k$M tao Sak kI ek caadr tao fOla jaaegaI ik [tnao idna hao gae [sa nao ima{U kao nahIM maaMgaa¸ Aba @yaaoM maaMga rhI hOÆ" vah baaolaI¸ "kosa Aba fa[nala sToja pr hO tao KamaKa khIM ibagaD, jaaeÑ tao @yaa fayadaÆ" vah baaolaI¸ "Aba tao Allaa sao duAa manaa[e ik Aap jaldI sao jaldI Apnao maulk vaapsa cailaeÑ"
"zIk hO baoTaÑ" mannaana baaolao¸ "pr ek baar jaa ko ima{U kao doK ja$r laonaa."
"ek baar @yaa maOM tao Aksar jaatI hMU. ima{U sao baityaa laotI hMU." vah baaolaI¸ "ek baar tao Aap hI kI trh maOM nao BaI saaocaa ik ima{U imayaaM kao caccaU sao maaMga laMU. ifr yah saaoca kr ik baovaja,h Sak yaa cacaa- ka masalaa hao jaaegaa. saao caup lagaa ga[-."
"zIk hO baoTa¸ Aba ima{U sao AaeMgao tBaI imalaoMgao." mannaana baaolao¸ "pr kosa pr barabar naja,r rKnaa¸ kao[- caUk na haonao paeÑ"
"ibalakula AbbaUÑ"
"AaOr haM¸ hma laaogaaoM nao tya ikyaa hO ik yao sabja,I¸ Anaaja, vagaOrh ka karaobaar Aba AaOr nahIM kroMgaoÆ"
"@yaaoMÆ"
"Aba ja,maIr AaOr [ja,ajat nahIM dota."
"yahaM ja,maIr khaM sao Aa gayaaÆ"
"baoTa tumhI bataAao¸ yah ek iksma kI smagailaMga nahIM hOÆ" mannaana baaolao¸ "AaOr ijasa maulk sao hma Apnao rhnao ko ilae pnaah maaMga rho hO¸ ]saI maulk ko saaqa yah ga_arI zIk hO @yaaÆ"
"pr AbbaUÑ yah tao Apnao maulk ko bahut bahut sao laaoga kr rho hOMÑ"
"bahut laaogaaoM kao krnao daoÑ" mannaana baaolao¸ "hma nahIM kroMgao basaÑ"
"zIk hO AbbaUÑ" vah baaolaI¸ "laoikna ifr Kcaa- kOsao calaogaaÆ"
"yahIM kroMgao kuCÑ" mannaana baaolao¸ "qaaoD,a kma KaeMgao¸ qaaoD,a Kraba phnaoMgaoÑ basaÑ"
"zIk hO AbbaU."

mannaana nao sacamauca vah karaobaar CaoD, kr ek dukana pr maunaImaI kr laI. laD,ko BaI [Qar–]Qar CaoTo maaoTo kamaaoM maoM laga gae. baogama AaOr baoTI nao BaI isalaa[-–kZ,a[- ka kama Sau$ kr idyaa. [sa trh qaaoD,a Kanao phnanao kI tklaIf hu[-¸ pr kama calata rha.

[saI baIca pta calaa ik damaad nao dUsara inakah kr ilayaa. laoikna mannaana nao yah baat iksaI kao bata[- nahIM. na baoTI kao¸ nao baogama kao. Kud yah tklaIf saInao maoM dfna kr baOzo. damaad vaOsao BaI baoTI sao imalanao Aba naopala nahIM Aata qaa. QaIro–QaIro mannaana ko idna naopala maoM kTto rho. [sa Aasa maoM ik ek na ek idna tao Apnao maulk¸ Apnao [MiDyaa laaOTnaa hI hOÑ Apnao Gar¸ Apnao Sahr¸ Apnao laaogaaoM ko baIca.

AaOr sacamauca ek idna eosaa Aa gayaa. mannaana kI bahU AaOr ]na ko vakIlaaoM kI maohnat rMga laa[-. kaoT- nao mannaana kI Baart kI naagairkta kao vaOQa maana ilayaa. maya ]na ko pirvaar ko. yah Kbar BaI Sahr kao hao ga[-. pr ]sa trh nahIM ijasa trh ]na kI paikstanaI ko taOr pr igarFtarI kI hu[- qaI.

mannaana kI bahU nao laoikna jaldbaaja,I nahIM kI. maja,araoM pr caadroM caZ,a[-. imaza[- saba kao iKlaa dI¸ yahaM tk ik mannaana ko ]sa damaad kao BaI gar jaa kr imaza[- iKlaa[- ijasa nao dUsara inakah kr ilayaa qaa. saba kuC ikyaa pr mannaana ko pasa pasa faOrna nahIM ga[- @yaaoM ik vah kao[- 'irsk' nahIM laonaa caahtI qaI. phlao kaoT- sao AadoSa kI nakla ilayaa. nakla kI BaI k[- faoTao kaipyaaM kra[-. ifr ga[- vah naopalaÑ

laoikna caupko saoÑ

mannaana AaOr ]na ko pirvaar kI KuSaI ka izkanaa na qaa. ifr tya huAa ik naopala sao Apnao maulk kao turMt na jaa kr hFto¸ dsa raoja, baad phMucaa jaae. nahIM¸ khIM jaldbaaja,I maoM kao[- dUsara [SaU na KD,a hao jaaeÑ na kuC tao yahI ik mannaana pirvaar saiht baaMgalaadoSa nahIM¸ naopala maoM rho. taoÆ

ifr ek saubah Acaanak mannaana Apnao Sahr¸ Apnao Gar phMuca gae. sapirvaarÑ mauhllao vaalaaoM nao ]nhoM haqaaoM haqa ilayaa. Sahr maoM BaI ijasa–ijasa kao jaba–jaba pta calaa mannnaana ko Gar kI Aaor calaa.

daophr tk mannaana ko Gar pr imalanao vaalaaoM kI BaID, baZ, ga[-. mannaana sao imalanao ]na ka damaad BaI Aayaa. AaOr tao AaOr AMjaU baogama ko saaqa mauhmmad SafI BaI fUlaaoM ko gauladstaoM AaOr flaaoM kI TaokrI ko saaqa mannaana sao imalanao Aae. maulk maoM ]na kI daobaara Aamad pr ]nhoM galao imala kr maubaarkbaad dI.

haM¸ Agar mannaana sao kao[- nahIM imalaa tao vah qao ima{U imayaaM. jaao mannaana sao hrdma khto qao¸ 'mannaa jaldI Aanaa¸ jaldI AanaaÑ' jaao ]sa raoja, BaI ima{U imayaaM nao kha qaa jaba mannaana T/ona sao baaMgalaadoSa jaa rho qao. ima{U imayaaM nao tao kha qaa AaOr baar–baar kha qaa¸ icallaa icallaa kr kha qaa¸ 'mannaa jaldI Aanaa¸ jaldI Aanaa."

pr Aaja mannaa ka [stkbaala krnao ko ilae mahifla maoM ima{U imayaaM nahIM qao. rhto BaI kOsaoÆ ]na ka [Mtkala hao gayaa qaa AaOr mannaa nao Aanao maoM qaaoD,I nahIM¸ bahut dor kr dI qaIÑ

mahifla maoM raOnak qaI¸ mannaana ko Aamad kI. pr mannaana khIM ]dasa qao ima{U imayaaM kI yaad maoM.

pRYz : 1.2.3.4