aus daa naan guraprasaad singh gil dee thaan jee.pee.ais. gil likhiaa jaan lag piaa| is vichalaa ais, jo singh daa sankhepan see, aus noo oparaa lagan lag piaa| uh aakhadaa see ki jis aadamee ne sikhee saroop naal naataa naheen nibhaaeaa, aus noo aapane naan naal singh laaun daa adhikaar vee naheen honaa chaaheedaa| us de nikattavaratee us de is vichaar naal vee pooree tarhaan sahimat san|

keeneea ton aae ik naven adhiaapak deedaar singh bhogal naal us dee uchechee mitrataa ho gee| ih mitrataa vadhadee vadhadee bhrapan de nerre puj gee| dukhasakh dee sanpooran saanjh de baavajood dohaan vich ik vaddaa antar vee see| uh ih ki kesaadhaaree bhogal samachee angrej kauam noo ghatteea ate ghiranat samajhadaa see jad ki gil us kolon udaarataa dee mang karadaa see| vichaaraan daa ih virodh dohaan dee dosatee vich kise kisam dee koee deevaar kade naheen see baniaa| ih dosatee har vee pakee ho gee, jadon sakool de ddipattee haindd dee reettaaeiramaintt magaron naven ddipattee haidd dee niyukatee uton gil daa adhikaareea naal jhagarraa ho piaa|

gil noo sakool vich kam karadiaan sataaraan saal ho ge san| us de nateeje sabh naalon change san| uh sattaav vich seeneear mesatt see| us kol lorreendee vidiak yogataa vee see| us noo ddipattee haidd dee padavee naa ditee gee, keval is karake ki us dee chamarree daa rang chittaa naheen see| us naalon saadte chaar saal jooneear ik angrez adhiaapak noo keval angrez hon karake ddipattee haidd niyukat kar ditaa giaa| gil noo bahut niraashaa hoee hairaanee hoee | bhogal noo keval gusaa aaeaa; niraashaa ate hairaanee bilakul naa hoee| uh chittiaan kolon eho aas rakhadaa see| muaamalaa bahut vadhiaa einddasattreeal ttraaeebiaoonal tak gal gee| har paasion niraash ho ke gil ne aralee reettaaeiramaintt lai ke rangabhed viradh sangharash karan daa beerraa chuk liaa kiaunj is sanbandh vich samaadhaan sanbhav naheen see; aapanee chamarree daa rang koee kiven badal sakadaa hai| kanpromaaeez dee vee koee had hundee hai|

aus ne udaarataa daa palaa kade naheen see chhaddiaa| us de vadde putr gurakirapaal ne aim.bee.bee.ais. paas karan pichhon aapanee hamajamaat ik angrez kurree naal viaah kar liaa gil de mathe vatt naa piaa| us ton

sakool dee nauakaree chhadd ke gil ne isattett ejantt daa kam shuroo kar liaa| is kam vich guratej us dee sahaaeitaa kar dindaa see| maalee tauar ute us noo haanee dee thaan laabh hee hoeaa; bahut ziaadaa laabh| aj us kol aapane rihaaeishee makaan ton ilaavaa, tin makaan han jinhaan ton savaa do hazaar paaoondd maheenaa kiraaeaa miladaa hai| inhaan vichon ik makaan aus ne aapanee bettee, naveenaa, noo daaj vich den daa ailaan keetaa hoeaa hai|

parantoo nauakaree chhaddan pichhe maaeik praapatee daa manorath naheen see| us daa mool manorath see rangabhed viradh larranaa; aapane lokaan vich is samasiaa dee chetanaa jagaaunee, lokaan noo rang de aadhaar ute hon vaaleean beeinasaafeean viradh larran lee tiaar karanaa| is kam vich bhogal us dee sajee baanh see| ih vee aakhiaa jaa sakadaa hai ki maidaan vich larradaa bhaaven gil vikhaaee dindaa see taan vee is sangharash raaheen bhogal deean bhaavanaavaan dee abhivikatee ho rahee see|

rangabhed viradh tan, man ate dhan naal larran sadakaa thorre samen vich hee gil aapane ilaake de bhaaratee paravaaseean daa haraman piaaraa netaa ban giaa| us dee aakhee hoee har gal lokaan lee mahaanvaak daa darajaa rakhan lag pee| siaasee halakiaan vich us dee charachaa hon lag pee ate us de halake daa aim.pee. aapanee jit lee us ute nirabhar karan lag piaa| gil ne mairaathan jit lee see| aapanee manzal dee bulandee ute baitth ke aapaneean pichhe raheean pairraan val vekhanaa us noo changaa changaa lag rihaa see| us de sangharashamee ateet vichon safal varatamaan upajiaa see| uh safal varatamaan vichon santushatt bhavakh de upajan dee umeed rakhadaa see | is ver us noo kauansal daa mear chuniaa jaa rihaa see|

safalataa de sukhaaven safar vich kidhare kidhare aauakheean ghaatteean vee aaeean san, jiharreean us lee utashaah, lagan ate lokahungaare daa somaa banadeea raheean san| do ku saal pahilaan taan bahut bhiaanak haadasaa ho chaliaa see| jo ho jaandaa taan us deean saareean safalataavaan daa sir neevaan ho jaanaa see| sanicharavaar dee shaam see | aapanee kaalee jaiguar noo green sattreett dee kaar paarak vich kharree kar ke uh athaalaa saveettas ton visaakhee lee mitthaaee khareedan giaa| man vich aaeaa kueenaz maarakeett vich jaa ke aapane puraane mitar, balavant singh garevaal, de sabazeean de sattaal ton ho aae| puraane mitaraan noo pahunch ke milanaa us de subhaa daa hisaa see jaan soch samajh ke varatiaa jaan vaalaa safalataa

auh apattan paarak satteshan saahamane pujaa hee see ki atthadas gore munddiaa dee dtaanee ne us noo gher liaa| inhaan vichon bahute mundde us de puraane vidiaarathee san| ih vaisatt haim satteddiam vichon aae san, jithe inhaan dee tteem, vaisatt hom yoonaaeittidd, aapanee garaaoondd vich, livarapool kolon haar gee see| haaree hoee tteem de hamaaeitee aapanee namoshee ate niraashaa daa nisaanaa labh rahe san| paravaaseean daa prasadh netaa ayog ttaaragitt naheen see| ddaaoon vich gila daa rolaa paaunde hoe uh us val vadho| ik takarre mundde ne zoradaar galhathaa maariaa| us de pair nikal ge| uh sanbhalan dee naakaam koshis kar rihaa see ki do balavaan baahavaan de kalaave ne us noo moodhemoonh ddigane bachaa liaa| us de rakhiak ne us noo aapanee khabee vakhee naal ghutt liaa ate aapane saje hath noo bheerr de saahamane uchaa karadiaan hoeaan aakhiaa, kearafal; balaik bailatt baajavaa heear| aapane sakool de puraane kraattee chainpeean noo pachhaan ke ate do pulaseean noo holee holee ture aaunde vekh ke gore mundde satteshan vich jaa varre|

eis ghattanaa daa chetaa aaun ute us noo aapane kujh abhaavaan, aapaneean ghareloo zinmedaareean, aapane kujh ik anakeete kamaan daa khiaal aa giaa| us dee bachee, naveenaa, viaahun yog hai| aje kalh hee us dee patanee ne aakhiaa see, sadaa baaharale kamaan val hee vekhade ho; ghar baare vee socho| ghar vich naveenaa de rishate ton sivaa hor sochan vaalee koee gal hai hee naheen see| uh ise baare sochan lag piaa| aapanee sundar susheel bachee lee koee yog var ate koee suyog ghar us dee chetanaa vich naa ubhariaa|

naveenaa jaag chukee see| maandhee doven kichan vich aa geean san| daravaaze dee ghanttee vajee| naveenaa ne daravaajaa kholhiaa| bhogal ne paravesh keetaa| hailo ankal keh ke naveenaa us de modte naal lamak gee|

kiaun mere soott daa satiaanaas kar rahee hai main meetting ute jaa rihaa haan| vadde vadde aadameean ne aaunaa hai| saaraa roab maariaa giaa|

ankal, je meetting vich aapanee shaan banaaunee chaahunde ho taan mainoo naal lai chalo|

yais veenoo, nazar battoo naal hovegaa taan mainoo najr naheen lagegee, keh ke uh gaaraddan val jaan lagaa taan yoo, cheekee akal, kahindee hoee naveenaa muke vatt ke us de pichhe dauarree| us val vekh ke bhet bhare dtang naal aapanee khabee akh noo dab ke bhogal ne aakhiaa, tiaar ho jaa veenoo sukeerat vee aa rihaa hai| aapane khabe hath dee ungalee aapane bulhaan ute rakh naveenaa ne us noo chup rahin daa ishaaraa keetaa|

jaanaa hai, yaar; par aj|

haan, haan, aj aitavaar hai ate baaraking guraduaare dee laaeibreree vich meetting hai... bas|

mainoo pataa hai; par aj main naveenaa baare soch rihaa haan|

aus vichaaree ne kiharree chintaa kharree kar ditee tere lee

aus ne naheen; teree bharajaaee ne| us daa khiaal hai ki saanoo naveenaa de viaah dee chintaa karanee chaaheedee hai|

chintaa karanee chaaheedee hai ki viaah kar denaa chaaheedaa hai

koee yog var vee taan labho, bhogal |

akhaan meett ke lakhaangaa taan labh piaa var|

teree nazar vich hai koee larrakaa

meree nazar vich kiaun, tereean akhaan saahamane hai| teraa puraanaa vidiaarathee hai; teree izat karadaa hai; teraa sharadhaaloo hai| ilaikattraanikas dee injineearing keetee hoee hai; chavhee hazaar paaoondd saalaanaa tanakhaaeh laindaa hai; tereean ilaikashanaan daa saaraa prabandh karadaa aa rihaa hai, ate...|

naan vee lavegaa ki rolaa paaee jaavengaa

sukeerat|

sukeerat kauan

kraattee chainpeean sukeerat baajavaa| ih naan laindiaan bhogal de chihare ute visamaad de chinh ubhar aae| bhavakh vich ik prasan paravaar dee utapatee dee kalapanaa kar rihaa see bhogal ki gil dee ghiranaa de iko jhattake ne us noo yathaarath vich lai aandaa| gil keh rihaa see, paagal ho giaa hai; disane band ho giaa tainoo| naveenaa lee tainoo sukeerat baajavaa hee labhaa

hairaan hoe bhogal ne puchhiaa, aus vich kee buraaee hai, bee

tainoo us dee tanakhaaeh disadee hai; aus dee injineearing disadee hai, aus dee kaattee disadee hai; aus daa kaalaa rang kiaun naheen disadaa

bas enee gal

tere lee ih gal maamoolee hovegee mere lee naheen|

par gil, toon saaree umar rangabhed viradh.|

bhogal, eih meraa ghareloo muaamalaa hai| is silasile vich saaddee raae saanjhee naheen ho sakadee| tainoo taan us daa rang kaalaa naheen, pakaa disegaa kiaunk toon afareekaa de habasheean vich rahindaa aaeaa hai, keh ke gil ghar val tur piaa| bhogal noo jaapiaa jiven gil naheen, gil de roop vich duneean daa atthavaan ajoobaa turiaa jaa rihaa see|

baabaa chubaaraa singh

tungaan vaale baabaa chubaaraa singh de asalee naan daa mainoo pataa naheen| enaa pataa hai ki vadderee umar kaaran us noo baabaa aakhiaa jaandaa see, ate uchaa sunadaa hon karake chubaaraa singh| us daa man yaadaan dee daualat naal maalaamaal see| us de jeevan de aakharee dotin dahaake supaniaan, sangharashaan ate dosateean dee lamee daasataan san|

jeevan dee dtaladee dupahiro, alooniaan vaale tejaa singh sutantar jee dee suhabat naal unhaan de bibekee jathe vich shaamal ho ke uh guraduaaraa sudhaar lahir ate sutantarataa sangaraam daa hisaa baniaa see | sangaraameean daa jeevan morachiaan, maaraan, mauataan, jelhaa, goleean, roopesheean ate grafataareean naal ot pedd see, par aazaadee dee kaalapanik sundarataa ate sangaraameean vichalee vaasatavik mitarataa ne us jeevan noo maanan ate simaranayog banaa ditaa see| dudhaaraa singh ne us jeevan noo raj ke maaniaa see|

sutantar jee dee faraaree, grifataaree ate nazarabandee naal baabaa chubaaraa singh ate us de sidhe saade penddoo saatheean de saahasee ate sangaraamee jeevan daa ant ho giaa|

saahasee jeevan deean utejanaavaan unhaan noo khich paaundeean san, par murr maidaanee aaunaa sanbhav naheen see| unhaan kolon unhaan daa aagoo khoh liaa giaa see ate agavaaee binaan uh is rasate ute tur naheen san sakade| jinhaan dee umar aagiaa dindee see, auh murr aapo aapane ghareloo kamaan vich rujh ge| baabaa dubaaraa singh ne budtepe vich pair paa liaa see, eis karake uh ik paase ho ke jagat daa tamaashaa vekhan lag piaa| katthinaaeean dee kasavattee ute parakhe hoe mitaraan dee mitarataa us de jeevan daa vaddamalaa saramaaeaa ban gee, beete dinaan deean yaadaan us de manamandar dee sajaavatt ban geean; ate mitaraan noo mil ke unhaan yaadaan vich guaach jaanaa us noo jeevan dee saarathakataa jaapan lag piaa|

mitaramilanee daa koee mauakaa uh hathon jaan naheen see dindaa| chhinjhaan, visaakheean, masiaa, gholaa, kabaddeean ate meliaan ute auh ucheche udam ate chaa naal jaandaa see| har mele vich denh chahun mitaraan daa milaap ho jaan ute saaraa melaa mitarataa dee mahik naal bhar jaandaa see|

eik ver dee gal hai, panddaal lee chaananeean laaeean jaa raheean san| chaananeean hetthaleean chothaan noo sidheean keetaa hee see ki havaa de ik tez bulhe ne chaananeean noo upar chuk ditaa| ik chob chaananee vichon nikal gee ate baabaa chubaaraa singh val ular gee| vekhio, vekhio, baabaa jee bachio, deean aavaazaan ucheean hoeean, par eneean naa ki baabaa sun sakadaa| chob baabe de sir vich vajee| sir ute bajhee pag ne bachaa liaa, naheen taan changee satt lag jaanee see| baabe noo chakar jihaa aa giaa| maghar singh pradhaan ne ddigade ddigade noo kalaave vich lai liaa| zaraa ku sanbhalan pichhon saaree gal daa pataa lagaa taan baabe ne ninmhaa jihaa musakaraa ke aakhiaa, main vee sochaan, bhee guroo ke baag vaalaa laattheechaaraj kiven shuroo ho giaa|

sun ke saare has pe|

has pe; par is nikee jahee ghattanaa ne beete dinaan dee ik ganbheer ghattanaa daa chetaa karavaa ditaa| guroo ke baag de morache de dineen jadon ik ver pulees ne laattheechaaraj keetaa taan chubaaraa singh ne vekhiaa ki ik pulasee dee ddaang sidhee chandaa singh de sir ute pain vaalee see| akh de for vich us ne aapanaa khabaa hath chandaa singh de modte ute rakh ke, aus noo hetthaan noo dabadiaan hoeaa, aapanee sajee baanh us de siron uchee kar ke pulasee dee ddaang age ddaah ditee| sunmaan vaalee bhaaree ddaang baabe dee arak koohanee ute vajee| baanh dee haddee chithee gee, par chandaa singh dee jaan bach gee| is mulon ih sauadaa mahingaa naheen see| baabe dee nakaaraa hoee hoee sajee baanh, eis sache sauade dee saakhee sunaa ke us de man noo mahaan aanand daa anubhav karavaaundee rahindee see| chob vajan vaalee ghattanaa ute laattheechaaraj vaalee ganbheer ghattanaa daa chetaa aa jaan karake, baabe ton sivaa baakee saariaan de haase udaasee vich badal ge|

chob vajan naal baabe dee dasataar ik paase val dtilak gee see|

kee gal hai, baabaa, saareean sattaan tere sir kiaun paindeean ne

sir deean sattaan kujh naheen kahindeean, chandaa siaan, bas dil te vaar naa hove, keh ke baabe ne chandaa singh noo gal laa liaa| baabaa khush see ate chandaa singh udaas, par us dee udaasee vee onee hee aanandadaaeik see, jinee baabe dee khushee| audaasee ate khushee daa ih sangam uven hee aanand dee utapatee kar rihaa see, jiven sandhiaa samen ddubade sooraj dee rauashanee, aaun vaalee raat de sukhadaaeik hanere de gal lag ke, dharatee de pachhamee disahadiaan ute sunahiree sundarataa dee karaamaat kar dindee hai|

har mitaramilanee baabe dee samriteesanpatee vich vaadhaa kar dindee see; eis lee baabaa chubaaraa singh mitaramilanee daa koee avasar hath jaan naheen see dindaa|

nishakaam piaaraan ate duralabh dosateean dee agavaaee vich turadiaan hoeaa peerraan vichon prasanataa praapat karan dee jaach vaale baabe de jeevan dee sandhiaa samen is de disahade sunahireeon suramee ho ge|

chandaa singh dee bhooaa de putar daa munddaa baabe de pindd viaahiaa giaa| dubaaraa singh noo is rishatedaaree dee uchechee khusee hoee| us daa khiaal see ki is rishatedaaree ne chandaa singh noo us de pindd de vadhere nerre lai aandaa hai| ih us noo pataa naheen see ki samen dee bukal vich koho jaheean ghattanaavaan lukeean baittheean san| chandaa singh dee bhooaa de put de inhaan naven rishatedaaraan dee aapane pindd de ik parivaar naal paanee uton larraaee ho pee| galaan ton gaalhaan ate gaalhaa ton ddaangaan tak pujadiaan chir naa lagaa| chandaa singh de rishatedaaraan de ik mundde, jaranaile, ne sottaa maar ke virodhee dharre de ik aadamee de sir vich ddoonghaa zakham kar ditaa| is vaaradaat dee thaane vich rapatt daraj karavaa ditee gee| agale din pulas pindd aaee taan jaranailaa uthe naheen see | ghar vaaliaan daa kahinaa see ki auh parason daa vaandte giaa hoeaa hai| baabaa dubaaraa singh vee lokaan vich baitthaa see| thaanedaar ne sabh ton pahilaan use noo puchh liaa

baabaa jee, rab noo haazar naajr jaan ke daso ki jailaa kalh pindd see jaan naheen

chubaaraa singh sochee pai giaa| larraaee us ne akheen vekhee see; hor keean ne vee vekhee see| saariaan noo pataa see ki sach kee hai| lok ih vee samajhade san ki virodhee dharre vaale bekasoor san; jaile kiaa valon vaadhaa hoeaa see| soch saach ke chubaaraa singh ne haan vich sir hilaa ditaa| pulas ne jaile viradh kes tiaar kar liaa ate do tin hor bandiaan de naal chubaaraa singh dee gavaahee paa lee|

mukadame vich jaile kiaan valon gavaahee den lee koee tiaar naa hoeaa|page bareakaunhaan kol keval ghar de bandiaan dee gavaahee see, jo naa hon de baraabar see| virodhee dharre de gavaahaan noo torran ton sivaa koee chaaraa naheen see| unhaan gavaahaan vich baabe dee gavaahee sabh ton vadh muatabar see ate us noo torran daa vaseelaa vee unhaan kol see| uh aapane kurram noo naal lai ke chandaa singh kol aa ge ate chandaa singh baabaa chubaaraa singh noo aa miliaa|

chandaa siaan, hor jo marazee mang lai, par jhootth bolan noo naa kahi, chubaaraa singh ne hath jorre|

main jhootth bolan noo naheen kahindaa, main kahinaan kujh naa bol, chup kar jaa|

mainoo meraa pindd kee aakhoo, chandaa siaa

mainoo meree bhooaa daa put kee aakhoo eih vee soch|

naheen, chandaa siaan, main hun kujh naheeon sochanaa| bas, eih sochanaa pee mainoo meraa aapanaa aap kee aakhoo| main aapane andarale dee vaaj sunoon|

jiven teree marazee, keh ke chandaa singh chalaa giaa|

jaile noo chhe maheene kaid ho gee|

guradaas nangal bande de theh de mele ute gharaale vaale base ate sohalaan vaale sooratee deean tteemaan dee kabaddee honee see| barreean dhunmaan san inhaan tteemaan deean| hazaaraan dee ginatee vich lok inhaan daa mukaabalaa dekhan aaunde san| chandaa singh vee giaa ate nit vaang use ttikaane jaa khalotaa, jithe puraane boleean daa ikatth hundaa see| hor kise de aaun ton pahilaan chubaaraa singh puj giaa| auh barre chaa naal chandaa singh val ahuliaa| chandaa singh ne us valon moonh fer liaa ate kujh kahin sunan ton pahilaan uthon chale giaa| chubaaraa singh daa man masosiaa giaa| kee puraane saathee us noo use mile, par aus de man ne pahilaan vaalaa kherraa naa mahisoosiaa| ethon tak ki jadon kabaddee giaa gharaale vaalaa bansaa chhaal maar ke sooratee de uton dee ttap giaa, audon vee uh aapane saatheean dee vaah bee vaah, bale oe beraa, naheen reesaan basiaa aadik valon bodhiaan hee rihaa|

jadon tarakaalaan vele dtolachee ne maaroo daa ddagaa laaeaa taan chubaaraa singh de pair aapamuhaare hee chandaa singh de pindd val ho ture| meliaan de mokiaan ute laagale mitaraan de ghar ik do raataan katt laineean, baabe lee koee oparee gal naheen see| mele taan eho jiheean milaneean de bahaane hunde san| baabe ne kujh ku pair hee putte san ki ik sookham jihee haumai ne niradoshataa daa mohanee roop dhaar ke mitarataa dee saatavik bhaavanaa daa raah rok liaa| baabaa socheen pai giaa, meraa chandaa singh val jaanaa shaaeid ttheek naheen| main koee kasoor naheen keetaa| us dee naaraazagee saraasar galat hai| aapanee bhul manan dee thaan us ne mere valon moonh morr liaa| ho sakadaa hai ghar giaan vee uh mathe vatt paave | siaanaa biaanaa ho ke edaan dee bevakoofee oho kar sakadaa hai, main naheen|

visaakhee, chhinjh, dusahiraa ate deevaalee vaaro vaaree aa ke chale ge| baabaa chubaaraa singh ghare baitthaa rihaa| ethon tak ki uh poh sudee sataveen de mele ute vee naa giaa| puraane beleean noo kujh chintaa hoee| uh ik ik kar ke baabe dee sukh saand puchhan ge| harek noo baabe ne iko utar ditaa, aiven jeea naheen keetaa| ghar de kamaan kaaraan vichon nikaliaa naheen giaa|

eis utar naal mitaraan dee tasalee hoee ki naa, kujh kihaa naheen jaa sakadaa; par baabaa dubaaraa singh jaanadaa see ki meliaan ute jaan noo usadaa jee keetaa see ate ghar de kise kam ne us daa raah naheen see rokiaa| uh jhootth bol rihaa see|

eih jhootth baabe ne kee vaar boliaa| har ver us daa man pahilaan naalon bahutaa bhaaraa hoeaa| ajehaa kiaun see eih jaanan dee lorr baabe noo mahisoos naa hoee| aapanee niradoshataa daa khiaal us de man vich mauajood see| chandaa singh valon kise prakaar de pachhataave daa pragattaavaa naa keetaa jaanaa, aus de man noo vadheea aadamee hon daa hulaaraa vee de rihaa see| niradoshataa de ahisaas vichon upajee hoee sookham haumai sresttataa de khiaal naal sathool hundee jaa rahee see|

baabe bande de theh vaale mele vich jadon chandaa singh ne dubaaraa singh valon moonh morr liaa, audon us daa man vee kujh bhaaraa ho giaa see| uh bahutaa chir uthe naa tthahir sakiaa| kabaddee vee pooree naa vekhee ate kise noo kujh dase binaan ghar murr aaeaa| patthe dathe de kam vich rujh ke us daa dil ttikaane ho giaa, par vihal milan ute dubaaraa singh us de chete vich ubhar aaeaa| us daa jee keetaa ki uh murr mele vich jaa ke baabe noo labho ate labh ke us kolon aapanee bhul bakhashaa lave| khuralee vich khalo ke us ne havelee dee kandh de uton dee vekhiaa; lok melio murre aa rahe san| ho sakadaa hai baabaa ethe hee aa jaave, ajehee aas keetee jaanee subhaavik see| chandaa singh baabe dee uddeek karan lag piaa| uddeek vich baitthe daa man ateet vich chale giaa| guroo ke baag daa morachaa, shaantamee jaloos ute pulas daa laacheechaaraj, ddaang daa bharapoor vaar ate chubaaraa singh dee baanh..| uh trabhak ke varatamaan vich aa giaa| us dee kooaa de put bharaa ne us noo haloon ke us de ateet naalon torr ditaa see| uh melaa vekh ke aaeaa see| agale din us ne chandaa singh noo naal lai ke jaile dee mulaakaate jaanaa see|

din beetade ge ate chandaa singh de rujheven vadhade ge| kaade dee sangaraande

baabaa chubaaraa singh de jeevan vichon utashaah, shauak ate khusee ghattade ge| har kise ne budtaape noo is daa kaaran samajhiaa| milan aae puraane mitaraan kolon baabe noo chandaa singh de ghar potaraa paidaa hon dee khabar milee| ih vee pataa lagaa ki chandaa singh noo pindd dee kamettee daa pradhaan chun liaa giaa hai| uparon uparon taan baabe ne prasanataa daa pragattaavaa keetaa, par andarakhaate uh hor satt khaa giaa| hachhaa bee chandaa siaan, eiven hee sahee, auh man hee man kise faisale ute puj giaa|

haarree saanbhee gee| baabe de chhotte pote kashameeraa singh de viaah deean tiaareean hon lageean| bhaajeean ghalan baare salaahaan hoeean| jadon chandaa singh daa zikar aaeaa taan baabe ne aapane putar noo aakhiaa, naa bee karataar siaan, chandaa singh noo bhaajee naa ghalio| meree gavaahee naal unhaan daa rishatedaar sabaa see| unhaan ne naheen aaunaa| us ne gal gavaaee naheen; je gavaaee hundee taan pote de janam dee khabar naa dindaa| saare parivaar noo baabe dee gal suhanee naa hundiaan vee siaanee lagee| auh us naal sahimat ho ge| baabaa lasee daa chhanaa pee ke havelee chale giaa ate parivaar de jee ih sochan lag pe ki kiharre laagee noo, kis rishatedaar val, kadon ghaliaa jaave|

havelee vich manje ute pe baabe dee akh lag gee... vaajiaan gaajiaan naal kashameeraa singh dee jany charrhee| pangee ghorreean ate tin ttaange, kache raahaan dee dhoorr noo pichhe chhaddade hoe dhotiaan de pindd val jaa rahe san ki ghorree ute baitthaa, baabe de pindd noo aaundaa, chandaa singh raah vich mil piaa| us noo vekh ke baabe de putar karataar singh ne aapanee ghorree rok lee| chandaa singh ne us noo puchhiaa, kidaan, bee karataar siaan, kidhar noo charrhaaee keetee aa

kashameere noo viaahun chale aan, chaachaa|

autar sun ke chandaa singh ne neeveen paa lee| ene noo baabaa chubaaraa singh daa ttaangaa, aunhaan de laage puj giaa| baabe ne chandaa singh val vekh ke muchhaa

manje dee puaadee baitthadiaan, baabe de pair noo haloon ke noor deen ne aakhiaa, chaachaa, salaam|

baabaa akhaan maladaa utth ke baitth giaa| sunaa noor deenaa kiven aaeaa charaa akh lag gee see|

tere kolon muaafee mangan aaeaa, chaachaa|

maafee maafee kiharree gal dee noor deenaa baabe ne hairaan ho ke puchhiaa|

bandaa khataavaar ju hoeaa| kee pataa kise vele kujh aakhiaa giaa hove |

taan kee hoeaa, barakhuradaar| jis pataa daa pataa naheen, aus dee maafee kaahadee

gal ih hai, chaachaa, abaa haj karanaa chaahundaa, auhadee sihat ttheek naheen| main jaanaa uhadee thaan haj karan | tainoo pataa haj aute jaan ton pahilaan saare guse gile chhaddane painde aa saareean kolon muaafee mang ke jaaeedaa|

noor deen rasamee muaafee mang ke pindd de baakee lokaan kolon muaafee mangan chale giaa| baabaa murr manje ute naa pai sakiaa| sochee pai giaa, jis khataa daa pataa naheen, aus dee maafee kaahadee| jis khataa daa | par meree khataa daa mainoo pataa hai| ih taan supane vich vee meraa pichhaa naheen chhaddadee|

baabaa utth ke ghar giaa| gurr deean de rorreean parane de pale banh ke naal leean te sikhar dupahire atth koh painddaa maar ke chandaa singh kol puj giaa| pipal dee chhaaven manjiaan ute pe lok baabe noo aaeaa vekh hairaan hoe| chandaa singh utth ke khalo giaa| us de modte ute hath rakh ke baabe ne aakhiaa,

pote dee vadhaaee chandaa siaa| main kashameere de viaah dee bhaajee den aaeaan|

eddee dhup vich....... koee laagee......

chandaa singh noo gal naal laa ke baabe ne aakhiaa, laagee ghaladaa taan aah tthandt kiven paindee

shradhaanjalee

aapane biradh maataa pitaa dee sevaasanbhaal lee, aunhaan dee ikalauatee bettee, misiz kalear, noo kaineea chhadd ke landdan aaunaa piaa taan us de patee misattar kalear noo vee haidd tteechar dee posatt chhaddanee pee| nauakaree chhadd ke jaan dee unhaan noo chintaa naheen see| misiz kalear de pitaa jee homaz aindd haaoosij naan dee ik aisattett ejansee de maalak san| uh aapanaa kaarobaar aapanee dhee noo sauanp denaa chaahunde san| misiz kalear ne praaparattee mainejamaintt dee ddigaree keetee hoee see| uh is kam noo bakhoobee chalaa sakadee see|

parantoo misattar kalear de sakool vich kam karade saaeins tteechar, narindar kapoor, de paravaar ton door honaa unhaan lee sauakhaa naheen see| pichhale pandaraan saalaan vich is paravaar naal unhaan dee saanjh enee vadh gee see ki ih do parivaar, do ton ik ho ge san| misattar aindd misiz kalear dee koee aaualaad naheen see| misattar kapoor ate sreematee kapoor de do putr san, surindar ate jitindar| ih doven do maapiaan dee god vich khedd ke pale san| narindar kapoor misattar ate misiz kalear noo maataa pitaa vaalaa satikaar dinde san ate unhaan de bachiaan noo kalearaan vich taaeaataaee, daadaadaadee ate naanaanaanee de anek roop nazar aaunde san|

homaz aindd haaoosij daa kaarobaar enaa vadhiaa ki panjaan saalaan vich hee narindar kapoor noo aapanaa parivaar naal lai ke landdan aaunaa pai giaa| unhaan de aaun ton pahilaan ilafaradd vich ik suhanee thaaven kanpanee daa doojaa dafatar kholh ditaa giaa see| misattar kaloar ne narindar kapoor noo aapanee ih ichhaa vee zaahar kar ditee ki uh surindar ate jitindar noo vee ese kaarobaar vich paaunaa chaahunde san| narindar kapoor lee misattar kalear dee har ichhaa rabee hukam daa darajaa rakhadee see| dohaan bachiaan noo lorreendee vidiaa divaaunee aaranbh kar ditee gee| misattar kalear de rittaaeir hon ute surindar ne unhaan daa kam sanbhaal liaa|

misattar aindd misiz kalear noo duneean dee sair karan ate itihaasak thaavaan vekhan daa bahut shauak see| is sauak dee pooratee lee lorron bahutaa dhan unhaan ne kamaa liaa see| uh dharatee utale jeevan dee anekataa anubhav karan lee

aj ton pandaraan ku saal pahilaan jadon main is kanpanee vich kam karanaa shuroo keetaa see, audon kapoor saahib aapanaa kam aapane chhotte putr jitindar noo sauanp ke aap aapanee roohaanee lagan vich leen hon dee tiaaree kar rahe san| satth saal dee umar vich aapanee patanee de sadeevee vichhorre noo aapane lee rabee sanket samajhadiaan hoeaan unhaan ne aapane sansaarak pasaare samettane shuroo kar le|

aunhaan noo is gal dee tasalee see ki unhaan de putr unhaan de paae pooraniaan ute turade hoe unhaan de kaarobaar noo siaanap, suhiradataa ate sundarataa naal karade san| doven bharaa umar bhaaven chhotte vadde san par gunaan vich koee vee ik dooje naalon ghatt naheen see | taan vee ik farak jaroor see, vaddaa surindar, aapane pitaa vaang adhiaatamak ruchee vaalaa antaramukhee see ate chhottaa jitindar, samaajak jeevan vich bharapoor bhaag lain vaalaa baaharamukhee see | uh aapane sattaaf de har aadamee daa mitar see| us noo aapane naal kam karade har aadamee baare sabh kujh pataa hundaa see| kis noo kiharree chintaa jaan lorr hai, auh pataa naheen kiven jaan jaandaa see|

eis sanbandh vich ik ghattanaa daa varanan zarooree samajhadaa haan| mainoo us naal kam karadiaan do ku maheene hoe san ki meree ne ku maheeniaan dee bachee, richaa noo achaanak koee inafaikashan ho gee| main ate meree patanee raat bhar paremaan rahe| bachee noo ulatteean aaundeean raheean| dudh jaan paanee kujh vee us noo pachadaa naheen see| auh kamazor ate nidtaal hundee gee| asaan saaree raat akhaan vich kadtee|

agalaa din charrhiaa| main gharavaalee noo aakhiaa, meraa kam navaan navaan hai| gairahaazaree karanee ttheek naheen| main kam ute jaandaa haan, toon richaa noo ddaakattar kol lai jaaveen|

tuseen chintaa naa karo, main is noo ddaakattar kol lai jaavaangee, par din vich ik do ver ttaileefon kar ke haal zaroor puchh lainaa, koee pataa naheen hundaa|

mere gharavaalee deean akhaan gileean ho geean|

saadte atth vaje gharon chal ke jadon nauan vaje main dafatar pujaa taan jitindar

nauakaree lee hoee inttaraviaoo samen mere kolon paravaar baare saaree jaanakaaree lee gee see| is lee jitindar noo meree patanee ate meree bachee de naavaan daa pataa see par ih pataa us ne kiven laa liaa ki richaa beemaar hai ate sudhaa saaree raat sutee naheen main hauasalaa karake puchh hee liaa| us daa utar see, do maapiaan dee mamataa daa anubhav hai mainoo| tere moonh aute likhee hoee mamataa naa parrh sakaan taan mere maapiaan dee mamataa noo mihanaa hai|

kapoor saahib de reettaaeir ho jaan pichhon dafatar vich aseen atth aadamee reh ge kam karan vaale| ih daftar naheen see ik ghar see ate aseen saare ik paravaar; eih kheddaghar see ate aseen saare bache; eih ik prayogashaalaa see, ate aseen saare kam noo sohanaa, sauakhaa ate safal banaaun dee reesarach vich rute hoe khojee; har ik dee khushee vich sreek hunde saan khushee atth gunaa ho jaandee see; har ik dee udaasee vandd lainde saan udaasee atthavaan hisaa reh jaandee see| kapoor saahib kade kade dafatar aaunde san; kaarobaar vekhan naheen, sagon aapane paravaar dee roohaanee sihat baare puchhagachh karan| uh sadaa uchee maanasik avasathaa vichon galaan karade san| unhaan dee haazaree vich saadde sir adab naal jhuke rahinde san ate aseen kanaroop hoe unhaan deean ucheean galaa sunade saan kee ver binaan samajhe hee| uh das minttaan ton vadh kade naheen san rukade|

bahut khush see zindagee| kade koee sikavaa sikaaeit kise de man, moonh ute naheen see aaeaa| nikee jihee safal varam vich kam karan vaale saare karamachaaree aapane aap noo aapo aapane jogaa safal ate sukhee mahisoos karade san| aseen saare sochade ate kahinde saan je duneean de saare nike vadde kaarobaar ise saneh ate suhiradataa naal chalaae jaan taan is duneean vich savaragee laariaan lee koee thaan naa reh jaave|

mere jeevan noo sukhasundarataa dee tore turadiaan das saal hoe san ki ik din achaanak dil daa dauaraa pain naal saadde piaare mitar, miharabaan maalik, vadde veer ate suhane manakh, jitindar dee mauat ho gee| ih khabar saanoo kapoor saahib ne aap hasapataalon dafatar aa ke sunaaee| jis ttharhame naal unhaan ne aakhiaa, mere bachio, dil dee harakat band ho jaan naal tuhaadde mitar, jitindar dee mauat ho gee hai, auh ttharhamaa unhaan dee adhiaatamak praapatee daa lakhaaeik see| khabar sun ke saanoo dukh hoeaa par dukh naalon kite bahutaa prabhaav piaa kapoor saahib dee roohaanee bulandee ate bhaanaa manan dee apaar shakatee daa| aseen ik dooje val vekhiaa| kapoor saahib de roohaanee jalaal ne saariaan noo iko jihaa prabhaavit keetaa see| moh, mamataa ate karunaa aadik de kise bhaav

jitindar dee mauat keval kapoor saahib de put dee mauat naheen see| ih ik isatree de patee dee mauat see do maasoom bachiaan de pitaa dee mauat see; saadde rahibar, saadde mitar dee mauat see| is mauat naal khushee deean kineean kheteean ute garrhemaar hoee see, eis gal daa giaan mainoo jitindar de janaaze vaale din hoeaa| us din mainoo pataa lagaa ki putr dee saanjh de ghere dee vishaalataa pitaa dee roohaanee bulandee naalon ghatt naheen see|

aus daa miratak sareer guraduaare liaandaa giaa| koee bheerr see us noo alavidaa kahin vaaliaan dee | haal de andar baahar, sarrak ute, lok kharre san| kapoor saahib saaree bheerr vich edhar odhar ghunm rahe san| uh shaant chit ate prasain mukh san| jithe nauajavaanaan dee ttolee vekhade uthe kahinde, barakhuradaaro, aapane mit noo hasade hasade vidaa kario sogee moonh naa banaaeo| jithe kite biradh aadameean noo khalote vekhade oshe kharre ho ke, musakaraa ke aakhade, aapane bhateeje de sir aute piaar dindiaan ddolio naa; takarre hovo| saaree bheerr unhaan dee uchee maanasik avasathaa ate bhaanaa manan dee anokhee, alauakik drirrhataa saahamane sir jhukaa rahee see | shamasaan ghaatt ute vakh vakh dhaaramik ate samaajak rasamaan adaa keeteean geean| sabh ton pahilaan us sangeet vidiaale de vidiaaratheean ne sangeet raaheen us noo alavidaa aakhee, jis daa uh chearamain see| us ton pichhon yahoodee praarathanaa hoee; fir eesaaee, musalamaan, bodhee ate hindoo dharam granthaan de shalok parrhe ge| ant vich keeratan sohile daa paatth karake aradaas keetee gee| saadde vihadiaan saaddee mitraa noo, saadde jitindar kapoor noo vidaa kar ditaa giaa| aapo aapane dtang naal aapo aapanee shradhaanjalee de ke gharo gharee jaa rahe lokaan dee zabaan aute kapoor saahib dee niralepataa ate drirrhataa deean galaan san | vaah vaah ate dhan dhan deean madham aavaazaan daa sangeet saare vaataavaran vich ghuliaa ghuliaa mahisoos ho rihaa see|

agalee saver jadon aseen dafatar ge| kapoor saahib pahilaan puje hoe san| unhaan ne saariaan dee sukhasaand puchhee| saariaan noo lorreendeean hadaaeitaan de ke uh jitindar de kaibin vich iaun jaa baitthe jiven kujh hoeaa hee naheen hundaa; sabh kujh uven hee saadhaaran hai jiven pahilaan see| uh aapane aaleduaale dee duneean naalon uche san| aaleduaale dee duneean vich hoe vaapare noo aam aadamee dee drishattee naal vekhan dee majabooree unhaan noo naheen see| dafatar vich kam karan vaaliaan dee duneean vich ik vaddaa haadasaa ho chukaa see| baaharalee duneean naal jitindar daa jiho jihaa sanbandh see uho jihee shradhaanjalee, aus duneean valon ditee jaa chukee see| saadde naal us dee bhaavuk saanjh see| saadde naal uh

dupahiron baad dafatar saahamane ik ttaikasee aa ke rukee| misattar ate misiz kalear us vich nikale| uh ear poratt ton sidhe ethe aae san| jitindar dee achaanak mauat dee khabar unhaan noo siddanee de hottal vich den dee koshis keetee gee see | par uh us ttikaane ton kidhare horathe chale ge san ate hottal de karamachaareean kol unhaan daa koee pataa jaan ttaileefon nanbar naheen see| jadon uh hottal parate taan unhaan noo khbar ditee gee| uh pahilee falaaeett ute landdan murr aae ate ear poratt ton sidhe dafatar puje| kaibin vich betthe kapoor saahib ne aapane pitaa samaan vadde bharaa misattar kalear ate maataa samaan bharajaaee, misiz kalear noo ttaikasee vichon nikalade vekhiaa| uh chhetee chhetee unhaan noo milan lee kaibin vichon nikale| misattar aindd misij kalear chhetee chhetee ttaikasee vichon nikal ke kaibin val vadho| uchiaaeean dee ekaant daa tiaag karake turee aaundee adhiaatamakataa ate sansaarak sanbandhaa dee sundarataa de roop vich mahikadee maualadee mamataa daa adhavaatte mel hoeaa| maan ichharaan ate pooran de milaap varagaa mel jis mel vich pooran jog bhulaa saaraa|

dafatar vich saadde saariaa de saahamane hanjhooaan vich ddubee misiz kalear ne dhaahaan maar maar ronde kapoor saahib noo aapanee godee vich lai liaa| seetaalachhaman de is karunaa bhare milaap noo vekh ke saaddaa saare karamachaareean daa karr baatt giaa| hanjhooaan daa aviral paravaah saadde netraan vichon jaaree ho giaa| misattar kalear aapane hanjhooaan noo rokan daa koee jatan naa karade hoe aapanee patanee noo, aapane chhotte veer noo ate saanoo saariaan noo aapane aap noo sanbhaalan vich lorreendee sahaaeitaa den daa nisafal jatan kar rahe san| dafatar vich kuharaam machiaa hoeaa see | jitindar kapoor kapoor noo, adhiaatamak shradhaanjaleean pichh, aj us de sakiaa ate saneheean valon sachesache hanjhooaan dee manakhee ate sansaarak dhaanjalee bhettaa keetee jaa rahee see|

suaantee boond

aapane bachiaan naal kheddan lee saadde kol samaan naheen hundaa| aarathikataa dee zarooree dauarr dauarrade hoe aseen thak jaande haan| jitaan, praapateean ate tarakeean dee sathoolataa saanoo baalasansaar dee sookhamataa naal koee sundar saanjh paaun jogaa naheen chhaddadee| aseen jadon vee unhaan dee kalapanaa dee duneean vich daakhil hunde haan aapane naal krodh, ghiranaa eerakhaa, aupadesh, haumai ate hushiaaree dee bakaavatt daa yathaarath lai ke jaande haan jiven koee anajaan jutee samet mandar vich jaa varre|

jadon saadde bachiaan de bache hunde han udon tak aseen duneean dee aarathik dauarr vichon lagabhag khaaraj ho ge hunde haan| saadde kol aapane bachiaan de bachiaan naal kheddan daa samaan taan hundaa hai par avasar saathon khus jaandaa hai| aarathikataa dee dauarr dauarrade hoe saadde bache aapane bachiaan noo naal lai ke, saathon door, dooje shahiraan vich, dooje soobiaan vich ate kade kado dooje deshaan vich chale jaande han|

par mere naal iaun naheen hoeaa| mere bache mere kol han ate mainoo aapanee potaree, nehal, naal kheddan daa pooraa pooraa mauakaa mil rihaa hai| mainoo aapanee kalam ute onaa adhikaar naheen, jinaa nehal noo mere ute hai| ih sanbandh saaun dee suramee badalee vaang mere jeevan dee sugandhat sandhiaa ute chhaaeaa hoeaa hai| ate is vichon lagaataar hundee rahin vaalee sukh varashaa mainoo anekaan sunahiree saveraan de aagaman daa sureelaa sunehaa dindee rahindee hai|

nehal daa jadon jee karo, sahije hee mainoo aapane baalapan de sauandarayalok vich lai jaandee hai| us deean nikeean nikeean kheddaan vichon vaddeean vaddeean khusheean khilar ke mere jeevan dee murajhaaundee jaandee fulavaarree noo kherriaan naal bharee rakhadeean han| kujh dinaan dee gal hai us ne mainoo goddiaan bhaar baitth ke baahaan khilaaran noo aakhiaa| us dee aagiaa daa paalan karadaa hoeaa main baahaan khilaar ke goddiaan bhaar baitth giaa| us ne mere ton panj chhe gazaan de vaasale ute kharree ho ke baahaan khilaareean, baahaan khilaaree dauarradee hoee mere gal aa lagee ate khirr khirraa ke has pee| aapamuhaare mereean baahaan us de audaale valeean geean| uh murr use dooree ute jaa khalotee ate murr baahaan failaaee mere val aaee| murr use tarhaan mere gal lag ke khush hoee ate main us noo aapaneea baahaan vich ghutt liaa|

rondee hoee suman ne mere val vekhiaa| us de hanjhooaan pichhe lukee hoee subhaavik jahee sik noo vekh sakanaa koee aauakhaa kam naheen see| nehal noo us de daadee jee noo de ke main suman kol giaa ate us noo kuchharr chuk liaa| us daa hanjhooaan bhijaa moonh, musakaahatt naal, trelabhaje gulaab varagaa ho giaa| ain use velo neral ne moonh vatt liaa ate aapanee daadee de modte lag ke busakan lag pee| sugandhaa ne suman noo mere kolon lai liaa| nehal daa chiharaa chamak piaa|

main saadhaaran duneeandaar haan| moh maaeaa daa tiaag naa mere lee sanbhav hai, naa sukhadaaeik| guzaare jogee painashan miladee hai is lee aapane bachiaan ute bojh naheen haan| bachiaan noo parrhaaun ate yogataa anusaar kam den dee zinmevaaree samaaj jaan vailafear sattett dee see, eis lee uh mere lee kise chintaa daa kaaran naheen bane, naa hee main uche daaeee banhe san ate naa hee mero bache, ahudiaan ate tarakeean lee mere budtaape noo udaas karake maithon door ge han| aapanee saadhaaran khushee noo suhane samaajak prabandh ate aapane bachiaan de change subhaavaan dee den manadaa hoeaa main dohaan daa iko jihaa shukaraguzaar haan| aapane bachiaan de bachiaan naal kheddan daa avasar meree khushakisamatee vee hai| nehal ate suman dee mitrataa naal meree khusee vich vaadhaa hon dee sanbhaavanaa see| is lee main chaahiaa ki har sanichar aitavaar suman saadde ghar aa jaaeaa karo| sugandhaa man gee ate do chaar aitavaaraan dee saanjh ne nehal ate suman de manaan vichon eerakhaa ate kabaze dee bhaavanaa daa ant kar ditaa| uh doven ral ke mere naal kheddan lag peean| unhaan noo yakeen ho giaa ki is aadamee de saab ate saneh noo aapo vich vanddan naal saanoo ghaattaa naheen pavegaa| nehal de daadee jee ne ik din mainoo kihaa, hun tak ikalee nehal tuhaanoo pareshaan karee rakhadee

parantoo nehal ate suman daa saath siraf sanichar ate aitavaar noo hee sanbhav see| hafate de baakee panj din nehal ghar rahindee see ate shuman noo kise bobee maaeinddar kol chhaddiaa jaandaa see| suman dee maataa, sugandhaa noo savere suvakhate gharon nikal ke kam ute jaanaa paindaa see| us daa hasapataal zaraa door see, eis lee uh kaar lai jaandee see| us noo aapane kam vich vee kaar dee lorr paindee see| uh aim.bee.bee.ais chaaeiladd sapaishalisatt see, jis karake us noo bachiaan noo vekhan lee gharaan vich vee jaanaa paindaa see| kaar us lee zarooree see| shaam noo uh ravee naalon pahilaan ghar murr aaundee see ate suman noo chaaeiladd maaeinddar kolon vaapas liaaun daa kam uh karadee see|

suman jine chaaeen chaaeen shaam noo sugandhaa naal ghar aaundee see, one chaa naal savere bebee maaeinddar kol jaan lee tiaar naheen see hundee| nehal naal mitraa ho jaan ton pichhon us lee ih kam hor vee aauakhaa ho giaa| ik din kise kam lee main gharon baahar nikaliaa khalotaa saan ki narasaree jaan lee minee kaib ttaikasee vich baitthan lagee suman ne mainoo vekh liaa| ravee aapane ghar daa daravaazaa band kar rihaa see| is ton pahilaan ki uh ttaikasee kol aa ke suman noo us vich bitthaaundaa, auh dauarr ke mere kol aa gee ate mereean lataan noo chanbarr gee| us de pitaa ne us noo aapane naal aaun lee bulaaeaa taan us ne meree lat noo hor vee ghutt ke farr liaa| ravee ne chhuddaaun daa jatan keetaa taan us ne ronaa shuroo kar ditaa| piau dhee vich thorree jahee kashamakas hoee| suman dee koee pes naa gee| pitaa deean balavaan baahavaan dee pakarr vichon nikal ke murr mereean lataan noo aa farranaa us lee sanbhav naheen see| parantoo aapane pitaa de modte uton ular aular ke, aapaneean baahaan mere val pasaar ke ate uchee uchee ho ke aapanee ichhaa aapane pitaa noo dasanon uh rokee naheen see jaa sakadee| pitaa us dee gal naheen see man sakadaa| aus ne raaeil kainsar reesarach insatteechiaoott vich vele sir haazar honaa see| beshak uh falaikasee ttaaeim ute kam karadaa see taan vee das vaje tak kam ute pujanaa jarooree see|

aandtee guaandtee uchee uchee rondee suman noo aapaneean khirrakeean de sheeshiaan vichon vekh rahe san| ravee lee ih sabh kujh audaasee ate pareshaanee daa kaaran ban rihaa see| ethon tak ki us saam noo kam ton vaapas aa ke uh

suman de daadaa daadee, haree bhaaee ate unhaan dee patanee, suman de janam ton tin ku maheene pahilaan, aapane nooh put naal naaraaz ho ke, konsal de falaitt vich rahin lee chale ge san| unhaan de do saal unhaan de kahin anusaara bahut hee kalesh vich beete san| haree bhaaee dee patanee, aunheen dineen aapanaa dukh hon lee meree gharavaalee kol aa baitthadee see| saadde paravaar naal sugandhaa daa mel jol aje naheen see hoeaa| ik din main haree bhaaee dee patanee noo ih kahindiaan suniaa, ddaakattar hai to kiaa ham ne kiaa chaattanaa hai is kee ddaakattaree ko| hamaaraa bettaa bhee to kainsar ke hasapataal men kaam karataa hai| is so ziaadaa tanakhaaeh bhee letaa hai| us ke ton kaar bhee milee hooee hai| is ke paas kiaa hai bas, baap ke paise kaa ghamandd hai| shaam ke ghar aa kar upar kamare main chalee jaatee hai| kahitee hai main thak gee hoon| ghar ke kaam ke haath naheen lagaa| bahin jee, ham ne bhee to kaam keea hai| khaanaa pakaanaa safaaee karanaa; kaparre dhonaa aauar saas ke paaon bhee dabaanaa| hamaare jaisaa koee ban kar te dikhaae| yih to hamaare larrake ne aapanee pasand se shaadee kee hai, varanaa ham to chhottee jaat vaalon kee larrakee ko bahoo banaa kar ghar men kabhee naa laate|

parrosee hon de naate aseen ravee dee shaadee vich saamal hoe saan| sugandhaa de pitaa daa zainbeea vich changaa kaarobaar hai| us de sanbandhee ethe landdan vich vee vasade han| larrakee dee shaadee us ne landdan aa ke keetee see| aapanee haiseeat naalon vadh charrh ke aus ne kujh naheen see keetaa taan vee saaraa prabandh enee parabeenataa ate sundarataa naal keetaa see ki shaadee vich saamal saare lokaan ne raj ke vaaha vaar keetee| haree bhaaee aapane naal aae baraateean valon aapane kurramaan dee vaddiaaee sun ke hoon haan ton vadh kujh naheen see kahindaa| main vee us noo vadhaaee dendiaan us de kurramaan valon keetee gee sevaa dee sifat keetee taan aus ne, zaraa ku ik paase ho ke, haualee jihee mere kan vich aakhiaa, saradaar jee, yih sabh karane se koee barraa naheen ban jaataa| barraa vuh hotaa hai jise bhagavaan barraa banaae| hamen to hamaare bette ne jhukaa deea varanaa ham yih shaadee kabhee naa karate|

mainoo haree bhaaee dee ih gal changee naa lagee| main jaanadaa saan ki mainoo oparaa samajh ke us ne aapane man daa bhaar haualaa karan dee hushiaaree keetee see, jiven muhale dee kise beaabaad valagan vich aapane gharaan daa koorraa suttan dee siaanap aseen saare kar lainde haan|

ravee ne aapane maataa pitaa dee marazee de khilaaf shaadee keetee see| us ne aapanaa sukh saahamane rakhiaa see; aapane maataa pitaa dee maan mariaadaa

haree bhaaee paintth saal dee umar de ho jaan ute aapane put ute nirabhar hon dee haalat vich ingalaindd aae san| do tin saal is desh vich reh ke unhaan noo saaraa pataa lag giaa see ki uh sosl sikiaurittee kolon kinhaan sahoolataan dee mang kiven kar sakade san| adhikaarapraapatee daa gauarav unhaan de subhaa daa pramakh ang hai| ih uh jaanade san ki unhaan noo kauansal kolon vakharee rihaaeish dee mang karan daa hak hai ate ih hak kiven haasal karanaa hai| agale hee din uh aapanaa zarooree saamaan chuk ke aapanee patanee samet, beghar lokaan dee sahaaeitaa vaale dafatar chale ge| unhaan noo kauansal valon falaitt mil giaa|

aapane noohapat naalon vakhare reh ke uh dukhee han jaan sukhee, kujh kihaa naheen jaa sakadaa| jadon kadee kise shaaping sainttar vich milade han aapane goddiaan deean peerraan daa zikar karade han, aapanee ikal ate udaasee hathon dukhee jaapade han; aapanee nooh de kusansakaaraan ate khokhale abhimaan daa ronaa ronde han; put dee paravarish ate parrhaaee lee jaale jafaraan de badale vich putr valon kapatrataa daa vateeraa apanaaeaa jaan lee aapanee kisamat noo kosade han; ate barataanavee sarakaar de us intazaam dee usatat karade han, jis ne unhaan de budtaape noo noohapat de rahim ute rulade rahin dee majabooree ton bachaaeaa hoeaa hai|

edhar ravee aapanee thaan udaas hai| aas paas vich vasade tin gujaraatee paravaaraan deean teeveean gharaan saahamane khaloa ke kise tarhaan deean koee vee galaan kar raheean hon, ravee noo lagadaa hai ki uh us de paravaarak ravaeee dee aalochanaa kar raheean han| koee gujaraatee aauarat sugandhaa naal sahol paa ke prasan naheen| ravee ate sugandhaa doven kam karade han| suman dee sanbhaal karan vaalaa ghar vich koee naheen| us noo panj so paaundd maheenaa kharach kar ke narasaree vich ghalanaa

haree bhaaee ne meraa aakhaa man liaa| ravee ate sugandhaa bahut khush hoe| unhaan de ghar khoob rauanak lagee| aandteeguaandtee ate rishatedaar mil milaa ke painteechaalee mahimaan aae| ik paase bachiaan daa rolaa rapaa see ate dooje paase siaane biaane kaarobaaree galaan baataan kar rahe san ki ravee suman noo naal lee aapane pitaa kol aaeaa| mere laagalee kurasee ute baitthe haree bhaaee ne opariaan vaang, sachaa jihaa hon lee potee val hath vadhaae| suman ne us val vekhiaa hee naa| uh chaaeen chaaeen meree god vich baitth gee ate aapanee faraak noo hath laa ke aakhiaa, akal, luk maaee haipee barath ddea| haree bhaaee ton sivaa baakee saare sun ke khush hoe| main us de daade naal us dee jaanapachhaan karavaa rihaa saan ki is gal val dhiaan dite binaan uh meree god vichon utar ke bachiaan vich jaa ralee| haree bhaaee utthe ate isareean vich baitthee aapanee patanee kol jaa ke us noo ik paase aaun daa ishaaraa keetaa| uh unhaan kol gee| haree bhaaee dee gal sun ke aus de chihare ute khijh ate guse de nishaan pragan hoe| haree bhaaee noo faisale de roop vich kujh keh ke uh murr eisatreean vich jaa baitthee| barath ddea paarattee daa maahaual bahutaa khushagavaar naa rihaa|

kek kattan dee tiaaree hoee| ravee chaahundaa see ki suman aapane daadaadaadee dee godee vich baitth ke unhaan dee sahaaeitaa naal kek katte| suhane vasataraan vich sajee suman noo ih sakeem pasand naheen see| hazaar koshis keetee jaan ute vee us ne aapane daadaadaadee dee godee vich baitthanaa manazoor naa keetaa| pitaa dee jid de virodh vich us ne uchee uchee ronaa shuroo kar ditaa ate ene zor naal us de gal noo chanbarree ki ravee lee saah lainaa aauakhaa ho giaa| paarattee daa vaataavaran bojhal hundaa vekh ke ravee thorraa jihaa khijh giaa| us ne bachee kolon aapanaa galaa chhuddaaun lee sareerak bal dee kaahalee ate bekaaboo jahee varaton keetee| suman de hath vich farree hoee chhuree hathon chhutt ke haree bhaaee de gutt ute jaa vajee| satt bhaaven thorree lagee par trabhak uh bahute ge| tribhak kee ge bas bharrak hee pe, bas, bas bahut baradaasat kar leea| is maasoom ke dil men bhee zahir bhar deea hamaare khilaaf| ham yahaan asheeravaad done aae hain; haath kattavaane naheen|

suaantee boond sip de moonh vich pai ke motee ban jaandee hai ate sap de moonh vich pai ke zahir|

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taaj mehal de laagalee basatee daa naan taaj ganj hai| ttainee raam eso basatee daa vasaneek see| kam karan lee us noo aagaraa chhaaunee aaunaa paindaa see| satthapainhatth saalaan de ttainee raam lee dasabaaraan meel rozaanaa paidal turanaa aauakhaa kam see| ih aauakhaa kam garameean dee rute bahut aauakhaa ho giaa| siaanaa biaanaa aadamee chan farran dee koshis karadaa changaa taan naheen lagadaa par us ne aagaraa chhaaunee vich kuaattar lee darakhaasat de hee ditee| us dee darakhaasat ute gauar keetaa giaa te aafeesaraz mains dee poorabee baahee ute bane kuaattaraan vichon antalaa, kuaattar nanbar chauadaan, aus noo alaatt kar ditaa giaa| uh bahut khush see|

eis mains vich rahin vaale jaan rakhe hoe fauajee afsaraan noo mains de chufere failee hoee chhesat ekarr zameen ute vichhe hoe ghaah ate ghaah ute palasotto maaradee ninm de rukhaan dee chhaan vich koee dilachasapee naheen see | unhaan ton pahilaan ethe rahin vaale angrej afasaraan noo shaaeid hove, par uh samen beet chuke san| unheen dineen inhaan kuaattaraa vich maalee, mochee, dhobee, rasoeee ate sadees aadik kee prakaar de nauakar chaakar rahinde san| hun kujh saalaan ton ih kuaattar khaalee pe san| fauajeean valon faimilee kuaattaraan dee vadh rahee mang noo mukh rakhadiaan inhaan noo saravaintt kuaattaraz dee thaan faimilee kuaattaraj daa darajaa de ke varatanaa shuroo kar dite jaan naal aagaraa chhaaunee vich faimilee kuaattaraan dee kul ginatee ik sau sat ho gee|

kuaattar nanbar chauadaan ttainee raam noo alaatt keetaa jaan ute baakee kuaattaraan vich vasade fauajeean noo ate unhaan de paravaaraan noo bahut naaraazagee hoee| is naaraajgee vich fauajee adhikaareean de anajaanapune ute hoee hairaanee vee shaamal see| vekho jee, mat maaree gee inhaan dee saadde guaandt ik bhangee noo vasaa ditaa hai| aape vich eho jaheean galaan karan ton sivaa hor kujh vee karan dee ijaazat desh daa kaanoon naheen see dindaa| muaamalaa aiven chhaddiaa jaan vaalaa vee naheen see| soch vichaar kar ke see.o.ddee. de kamaanddaintt, karanal aich.pee. raae noo ik darakhaasat ditee jaan daa faisalaa hoeaa| teraan kuaattaraan vich rahin vaale teraan fauajeean ne darakhaasat ute dasatakht keete|

karanal saahib ne faisalaa sunaaeaa, main tuhaadde itaraaz noo bahut had tak jaaeij samajhadaa haan| ttainee raam dee mushakal vee mere saahamane hai| meraa hukam hai ki kuaattar nanbar chauadaan de saahamane, pandaraan chhutt dee dooree tak daa viharraa, sat futt auchee deevaar naal val ke vakharaa kar ditaa jaave| kuaattar nanbar teraa vich vasan vaale putoo singh noo kise doojee thaan kuaattar ditaa jaave ate kuaattar nanbar teraan kise noo alaatt naa keetaa jaave taan ju kise fauajee paravaar noo ttainee raam de guaandt vich vasan dee majabooree naa hove|

faisalaa fauajee see, eis lee mananaa piaa; khirre mathe paravaan kise noo vee naheen see| baaraan nanbar vich rahin vaale naaeik bhanvar singh lee taan ih faisalaa ik tarhaan dee sazaa see| uh kujh naheen see kar sakadaa; moonh fulaaee baitthaa rihaa|

ttainee raam de kuaattar saahamane valagan val ke daravaazaa laa ditaa giaa| us de kuaattar ton das ku futt dee dooree ute das ttutteean baneean hoeean san jo falab sisattam naheen san| udon ih sisattam aje aam naheen see| inhaan dee safaaee lee hee ttainee raam noo ethe rakhiaa giaa see|

ttainee raam noo ih jaanan vich bahutaa chir naa lagaa ki chaar nanbar vich rahin vaalee aauarat baakeean naalon is gal vich vakharee hai ki aadamee de chalo jaan pichhon aauarataan dee kise dtaanee vich baitth ke edhar odhar deean galaan karan dee thaan aapane ghar vich, aapane kise kam lagee rahindee hai| is haalat daa laabh laindiaan hoeaan ik din us ne beebee jee, raam raam, aan aakhiaa| kujh hee dinaan vich ih beebee jee, raam raam lame chauarre vaarataalaapaan daa roop dhaar gee ate saanoo ih pataa hee naa lagaa ki ih vaarataalaap kadon ate kiven aapasee saanjh ate sahaaeitaa vich badal ge| kujh ku aitavaaraan dee saanjhee mihanat naal saadde kuaattar de saahamane panjaah ku chhoott lamee ate pandaraan chhoott chauarree thaan ful ate sabazeean laaun lee tiaar ho gee|

haualee haualee us noo ih giaan ho giaa ki main baagabaanee baare kujh naheen jaanadaa| uh is kam vich meraa usataad ban giaa| main us dee shagiradee sadakaa changaa maalee bhaaven naheen ban sakiaa taan vee fulaan noo kudarat dee kavitaa jaanan ate eis kavitaa vich shaant, shingaar ate adabhat de anokhe misran de aadhaar ute baagabaanee noo sarav srestt kalaa kahin dee preranaa mainoo ose kolon milee hai| ttainee raam noo fulaan baare enee jaanakaaree see ate aapanee is jaanakaaree noo dharatee daa singaar banaaun dee ajehee jaadoogaree see us de hathaan vich ki akheen vekh ke vee is sach noo saveekaar karanaa sokhaa naheen see | us noo chauaras, gol, tikoneean ate chandaakaar aadik ene namooniaan deean kiaareean banaaun ate ajehee tarateeb naal ik doojee de laage sajaaun dee jaach see ki ful boottiaan ton binaa hee ih kiaareean man noo mohan ate aaun vaalee sundarataa de suaagat satikaar lee tiaar karan lag peean san|

jadon ful laaun daa samaan aaeaa taan main us dee sumanasoojh dee ungalee farr ke ik nike bache vaang usade naal naal tur piaa| meraa pushapagiaan keval naavaan tak seemit see ate naavaan dee larree vee bahutee lamee naheen see gutte, gulaab ton shuroo ho ke motee ute muk jaandee see | jadon ttainee raam ne mainoo, ddaileea, pattooneean, jeeneean, naisattreshiam, haalee hak, kaajamaaj, jareneeam, daaoodee, ttoolip; kaaraneshan ate painazee varage chherr do darajan naan das ke inhaan deean rutaan, einhaan de rangaan, einhaan de rogaan ate inhaan deean khuraakaan baare dasiaa taan meree haalat kujh is tarhaan see ki kabhee ham un ko kabhee apane sar ko dekhate the| meree hairaanee vichon ik prashan upajiaa, baabaa, yih sabh kahaa so seekh leea aap ne

aapane baare kujh dasan lagiaan uh ateet vich guaach jaandaa see; aapane aap vichon shaahar chale jaandaa see; shaaeid ih vee aakh sakade haan ki aapane asale vich paravesh kar jaandaa see| iaun naheen see lagadaa jiven uh kol baitthe kise dooje noo aapanee kahaanee sunaa rihaa hove; auh aapane aap naal galaan karadaa parateet hon lag paindaa see | mere prashan de utar vich us ne aapane aap naal jo galaan keeteean us daa saar ih see paare noo fulaan naal bahut piaar see| uh hameshaa gunagunaaundee rahindee seeik mahil ho sapanon kaa foolon bharaa aangan ho aauar saath ho apanon kaa| koorre kirakatt vichon koee ttuttaa bhajaa tteen, ddabaa jaan gamalaa us noo miladaa taan uh ghar lai aaundee ate us vich fulaan daa boottaa laa dindee| saaddaa viharraa saaraa saal rang barange fulaan naal bhariaa rahindaa see| ik din haase mazaak vich main aakhiaa, paaro, tumhaaraa aangan ton foolon bharaa hai par mahil nazar naheen aataa| us ne has ke utar

jadon baaraan saal de raajoo ate atth saal dee reetoo noo meree jholee paa ke ate aapane supane samett ke uh is duneean ton chale gee taan kujh hee dinaan vich saadde ghar vichale saare ful murangaa ge| raajoo, reetoo ate main bahut udaas ho ge| ik raat main paaro noo supane vich vekhiaa| aapane nike jahe fulaan bhare viharre vich khalotee fulaan ladee paaro mainoo keh rahee see, mere bachon ko gaalee jhirrakee mat denaa; mere foolon ko paanee dete rahinaa aauar meree maan kee dee huee do choorreean reetoo ko shaadee men de kar kahinaa ki veh in choorreeon ke apanee larrakee ke de|

savere raajoo ate reetoo noo main aapanaa supanaa dasiaa| uh sun ke ro pe| meraa vee ron nikal giaa| use din main taaj vich giaa ate othon de maalee deene naal mitrataa gandt lee| aseen ik dooje noo pahilaan ton jaanade saan| uh dasee giaa ate main karee giaa| do ku maheeniaan vich saaddaa viharraa fulaan naal bhar giaa ate mainoo iaun lagan lag piaa ki fulaan de saath vich apanat vee hai| bas do saalaan de vich main pooraa maalee ban giaa| ful khirraaundaa haan, supaniaan daa mahil usar jaandaa hai, fulaan vich paaro noo vekhadaa haan, aapaniaan daa saath mil jaandaa hai|

aapanee gal mukaa ke ttainee raam mere val iaun vekh rihaa see jiven mere moonhon kujh sunanaa chaahundaa hove| mere kol us de supaniaan de mahil vich jaan vaalee sookhamataa naheen see | is kiaaree men kauan so fool lagenge, baabaa mere prashan ne us noo vee mere sathool sansaar vich lai aandaa| aapanee duneean dee maaeik mariaadaa daa paalan karadaa hoeaa main har maheene tanakhaaeh milan ute ttainee raam dee mihanat de mul vajon do chaar rupe us noo de ke aapane uche suche samaajak sathaan noo surakhiat kar laindaa saan| parantoo supaniaan de sookham sansaar daa vaasee ttainee raam aapane sookham dtang naal uh rupe mainoo vaapas kar dindaa see| kade koee sabazee liaa ke meree gharavaalee noo kahindaa, benee, aaj baingan kaa bharathaa khaane kaa man hai, ate kade fulaan de beej khareed ke liaaundaa ate kahindaa, saradaar jee aap ko beejen kee pahichaan naheen hai; eis lee main khud hee lai aaeaa, aus noo pooraa pataa see ki aseen kee khaanaa pasand karade haan| saanoo ih pataa naheen see ki uh aapanee mihanat daa mul kinhaan sookham sikiaa vich morriaa jaanaa lochadaa see|

ttainee raam jadon ton kuaattar nanbar chauadaan vich aaeaa see udon ton murr taaj ganj kade naheen see giaa| ik din meree gharavaalee ne us noo puchh liaa, baabaa, tum apane bachon ke milane taaj ganj kiaun naheen ge kabhee ttainee raam aapane aape vich leen ho giaa; aapane ateet dee folaa faalee karan lag piaa| us dee chetaa shakatee ne ateet de haneriaan vichon ttoh ttaah

aus ne kujh chir chup reh ke puchhiaa, maine kuchh galat keh deea thaa, bettee

aseen us de is prashan valon bilakul bodhiaane aapane kahaanee ras vich magan saan | koee utar den dee thaan main puchhiaa, fir kiaa hooaa, baabaa baabe ne vaaree vaaree saadde moonhaan val vekhiaa| us noo aapane prashan de utar daa nikaa mottaa nishaan vee nazar naa aaeaa| uh murr aape vich leen ho giaa| us daa udaas aapaa keh rihaa see, raajoo de chale jaan pichhon main ate reetoo bahut udaas hoe| aapanee udaasee taaj ganj de maalee mitr naal saanjhee keetee| us kol saareean audaaseean dee raam baan davaaee see afeem| main aapanee udaasee daa ilaaj karan lag piaa| saal de andar andar reetoo deean choorreean gahine pai geean|

eik ver fir chup kar ke uh saadde val vekhan lag piaa| shaaeid uh ih chaahundaa see ki aseen us noo kasooravaar kahi ke kosee| us dee ih aas vee pooree naa hoee| kahaanee ik anokhe morr ute puj gee see| aseen us noo kujh kahin dasan dee thaan ih jaananaa chaahunde saan ki ghattanaavaan ne kiharraa raah akhatiaar keetaa| meree gharavaalee ne puchhiaa, reetoo ne aap ko rokaa naheen, baabaa

vuh kiaa rokatee, bettee, aus ko kuchh pataa hee naa thaa|

kavee ton pataa lag hee gayaa hogaa

eih sun ke baabe ne saadde val murr neejh naal vekhiaa| saadde kanaras dee tripatee lee us ne aapanee kahaanee jaaree rakhee, aus noo udon pataa lagaa jadon us daa viaah hoeaa ate main us dee maan deean choorreean us noo naa diteean| kujh kahe sune bagair uh sahure chalee gee| choorreean us dee maan ne us de nauange deean keeteean hoeean san| ih us de sahuriaan noo pataa see| zaroor naaraaj ho ge honage| unhaan ne aj tak reetoo noo mere kol naheen aaunaa ditaa | haan, paaro noo mere supane vich aaunon, auh naa rok sake | uh aaee ate aa ke aakhan lagee, yih kiaa keea tum ne afeem ke nashe ke lee meree bettee kaa dil torr deea agale din ton main afeem khaanee chhadd ditee|

aus ne choorreean jeb vichon kadt ke vikhaaeean|

reetoo kee sasuraal vaale aaj kal lakhnaoo rahite hain| un kaa pataa mujhe maaloom naheen| ab agar un ke dtoondd bhee noo to kiaa faaeidaa, bettee kiaa maaloom vuh choorreean en yaa naa lain; agar lai to kiaa sochon, kiaa kahon kuchh pataa naheen| yih choorreean tum lo lo, settee, keh ke us ne choorreean mere ghar vaalee val vadhaaeean| aapane uche samaajak sathaan ute baitthee mere ghar vaalee ne kihaa, naheen, naheen, baabaa, main in kaa kiaa karoongee

ttainee raam moonh kholhee, hairaan hoee mere ghar vaalee val vekhan lag piaa| us dee takanee keh rahee see ki us noo ajehe utar dee aas naheen see| uh duneean kolon kiho jahee aas rakhadaa see is baare sochan dee lorr koee kiaun mahisoos karadaa|

pandaraan agasat nerre aa rahee see| har saal vaang saare faimilee kuaattaraan dee inasapaikashan honee see ate sabh ton vadh saaf suthare ghar noo panj sau rupe nakad inaam ate ik seeladd ditee jaanee see| julaaee ton hee saare paravaar aape aapane kuaattaraan noo suaaranaa singaaranaa suroo kar dinde san| aagaraa chhaaunee vich edhar odhar faile hoe saare kuaattaraan dee kaaeaa kalap ho jaandee see| is saal jadon ih kam suroo hoeaa taan ttainee raam ih saaree hafarraa dafarree vekh ke hairaan ho rihaa see| ik sau sat kuaattaraan dee safaaee ate sajaavatt daa muaamalaa see; koee nikee jahee gal naheen see| aafeesaraz mais laagale ghar pahilee ver is mukaabale vich shaamal ho rahe san| ithe rahin vaale paravaar doojeean laaeinaan vich vasan vaaliaan noo puchh rahe san ki kee kujh keetaa jaan dee lorr hundee hai| nauan ate das agasat inasapaikasn lee thaape ge| pandaraan agasat vaalee vaddee parodd ute inaam ditaa jaanaa see| karanal saahib aap panj mainbaree inasapaikasn tteem de haidd san| jis laaein dee inasapaikasn honee hove us vich vasan vaaliaan de do mainbar mauake ute chun le jaande san | saadde ghar saahamane bane bageeche dee kirapaa naal mainoo unhaan vich chun liaa giaa|

baaraan kuaattaraan dee inasapaikashan ho gee| saare mainbaraan ne aapo aapanee pasand ate soojh anusaar nanbar de dite| terhavaan kuaattar khaalee see| tteem de mainbar pichhe murranaa chaahunde san ki karanal saahib ne ttainee raam de kuaattar daa daravaazaa jaa kharrakaaeaa| jadon tak ttainee raam ne daravaajaa kholhiaa aseen saare karanal saahib de pichhe puj chuke saan| daravaajaa kee khuliaa sat mahaandeepaan dee samachee sundarataa benakaab ho gee| ih viharraa see jaan janat daa koee konaa kuaattar dee inasapaikashan karan dee katthorataa kar ke sundarataa dee dovee daa niraadar karan dee naadaanee karanal saahib ne naa keetee| daravaaze vichon hee pichhe murr ge|

roop laal

reettaaeir ho giaa haan; jeevan vich vihal vadh gee hai; aumar daa takaazaa vee hai; beete jeevan deean yaadaan dee aavaajaaee aam ho gee hai| par roop laal dee yaad keval uparokat kaaranaan kar ke naheen aaee| aj ttaileeviyan saahamane baitthaa mahaanbhaarat vekh rihaa saan | kurookashetru vich paanddavaan ate karavaan deean fauajaan aahamosaahamane khaloteean san| dohaan paasiaan de sainik yodhe aapoaapane sainaapatee de shankhanaad dee uddeek vich san ki arajun ne aapanaa teer kamaan bhagavaan krishan de pairaan vich rakh ke larran ton inakaar kar ditaa | kaaran puchhiaa jaan ute us ne dasiaa ki aapane sakesanbandheean, gurooaan ate guroojanaan, vishes karake guroo dronaachaareea ate pitaamaa bheesm varage pooj viakateean dee haar ate hatiaa de mulon, auh koee jit khareedan de hak vich naheen|

aapane bharaavaan ate guroojanaan lee arajun de man vich upaje piaar ate satikaar noo bhagavaan krishan ne us daa moh ate agiaan aakhiaa| us de sansaarak man vich jaagee hoee satogunee maradaanagee noo aapanee rajogunee roohaaneeat de manch ute kharre ho ke, aus dee naamaradee ate nipunsakataa dasade hoe bhagavaan krishan arajun noo keh rahe san ki us noo nateeje jaan fal baare soche binaan karam karee jaanaa chaaheedaa hai| bhagavaan krishan dee aagiaa daa paalan karadiaan hoeaan arajun ne gaanddeev dhanush chukiaa ate sikhanddee de roop vich saahamane palotee naaraaeinee nipunsakataa dee aarr lai ke aapane priy pitaamaa bheesham dee visaal kaaeaa vich anek teer gadd dite|

eih drish vekh ke mainoo roop laal dee yaad aaee|

chheveen jamaat vich do saal laa ke roop laal sataveen jamaate charrhiaa see| sataveen jamaat vich us daa doojaa saal see jadon main aus daa jamaatee baniaa| patalaa lamaa ate maarrakoo jihaa roop laal tthaanevaalee gangaa raam daa putr see| chheveen ate sataveen vichon de ver felh hon kar ke us noo kee nukasaan hoe san| sharamindagee ate niraasaa de naal naal har mazamoon de adhiaapak ne us noo sareerak sazaa vee ditee see| us de pitaa valon vee us dee chokhee jhaarrajhanbh hoee see| chahun jamaataan vaale aingalo varanaikular khaalasaa middal sakool vich uh

roop laal saaddee jamaat vich sabh ton pichhale ddaisak ute baitthadaa see | shaaeid ih kahinaa ttheek hai ki pichhale ddaisak ute bitthaaeaa giaa see| us de vidiak vikaas vich kise prakaar dee dilachasapee naa hundiaan hoeaan vee har adhiaapak aapane peereeadd vich us kolon ik de prashan zaroor puchhadaa see| puchhe ge so prasnaan vichon vadh ton vadh do prasnaan de utar roop laal dindaa see| unhaan vichon vee kade kade koee utar galat ho jaandaa see | atthanaven prashanaan de utar vich uh sir jhukaa ke khalotaa rahin ton sivaa kujh naheen see kar sakadaa|

aus ton pichhon adhiaapak kise dooje vidiaarathee noo uho prashan puchhadaa see jis de utar vich roop laal sir jhukaaee khalotaa rihaa see | dooje vidiaarathee duaaraa ttheek utar ditaa jaan ute adhiaapak kahindaa see, chal oe, laa us naalaaeik de moonh ute do chaperraan| roop laal dee khabee galh ute ungalaan do nishaan ubhar aaunde san|

jamaat de saare hushiaar mundde roop laal noo chaperran de chaa naal chaanbale rahinde san| adhiaapak duaaraa koee prasn puchhiaa jaan ute jadon laajavaab roop laal sir jhukaaee khalotaa hundaa, audon kamare dee havaa vich uche ho ke hil rahe hath adhiaapak noo keh rahe hunde san, maasattar jee, eis ver meree vaaree he, jee|

pahile ddaisak ute baitthe raaj paal daa hath bahutaa uchaa naheen see hundaa par hiladaa sabh ton vadh see| raaj paal saaddee jamaat daa maneettar see| jinaa parrhan noo hushiaar see onaa hee kad vich chhottaa see | roop laal noo chaperraan maaran lee raaj noo ddaisak ute khalonaa paindaa see| chaperr maaran vich uh maahar see| adhiaapak samajhade san ki unhaan dee aagiaa daa paalan raaj naalon changeraa hor koee naheen karadaa| is lee sau vichon satth mauake use noo dite jaande san| raaj din vich roop laal noo atthadas chaperraan zaroor maar laindaa see|

giaanee raam singh jee ate maasattar shiv singh jee sidhavaan vaaliaan de de peereeadd ajihe hunde san, jinhaan vich roop laal noo raaj kolon chaperraan naheen san khaaneean paindeean| unhaan de mazamoonaan vich uh paas vee ho jaandaa see|

adhee chhuttee vele mitaraheen udaas roop laal saare munddiaan deean akhaan ton uhale kise nukare baitth ke, gharon liaandee hoee sukee rottee khaa laindaa see|

sakool dee inasapaikashan honee see| saare vidiaarathee ucheche tauar ute saaf suthare kaparre paa ke aae san| sakool daa chauagiradaa vee ucheche tauar ute saaf keetaa giaa see| jadon inasapaikattar saaddee kalaas vich aaeaa udon uradoo daa peereeadd see| uradoo de adhiaapak maasattar tejindar singh jee ne inasapaikattar ate haiddamaasattar noo saaddee kalaas val aaunde vekh ke uradoo dee kitaab murakaa adab kholhan lee aakhiaa| saare vidiaaratheean ne kitaabaan kholh ke ddaisakaan ute ttikaa leean| saariaan noo pataa see ki kitaab kiharre safe uton kholhanee hai| haiddamaasattar ate inasapaikattar de andar aa jaan ute maasattar tejindar singh jee kalaas de pichhavaarre, roop laal de laage jaa khalote| inasapaikattar ne saariaan noo saanjhaa jihaa savaal puchhiaa, kee parrh rahe ho, barakhuradaar

raaj ne furatee naal kharre ho ke utar ditaa, auradoo, jee|

raaj de saahamane ddaisak ute pee kitaas chuk ke kholhadiaan inasapaikattar ne doojaa savaal keetaa, hachhaa bee, auradoo dee kitaab daa naan kee hai

eis ver saare munddiaan ne uchee aavaaz vich utar ditaa, murakaa adab |

shaabaas keh ke inasapaikattar thorrhaa jihaa musakaraaeaa ate teejaa savaal puchhiaa, murakaa adab de maane jaanade ho

kamare vich khaamoshee pasar gee| inasapaikattar ne raaj noo sanbodhan kar ke aakhiaa, kiaun bee, tainoo aapanee kitaab de naan baare kiaun naheen pataa raaj ne sir jhukaaee khalotiaan utar ditaa, maasattar jee ne dasiaa naheen jee |

jadon inasapaikattar raaj naal gal kar rihaa see, aus samen roop laal ne ddaradiaan ddaradiaan hath uchaa kar ditaa| is ton pahilaan ki inasapaikattar dee nazar roop naal de kharre hath ute paindee, maasattar tejindar singh jee ne us de hath noo zor laal dabaa ke ddaisak naal laa ditaa| unhaan noo ddar see ki je is noo vekh ke inasapaikattar ne is kolon maane puchh le taan pataa naheen ih naalaaeik kee anttashantt bak deve ate unhaan lee ethe khalote rahinaa muskal ho jaave| pahilaan hee raaj de is utar ne ki maasattar jee ne dasiaa naheen unhaan dee izat noo mittee vich milaa ditaa see | uh man hee man raaj dee moorakhataa ute bahut naaraaj san| roop laal noo ik hor moorakhataa dee ijaajt de ke uh sakool vich aapanaa jaloos naheen san kadtavaaunaa chaahunde|

parantoo unhaan daa andaazaa galat see| roop laal noo murakaa adab de maane aaunde san| us din ton do din pahilaan sakoolon chhuttee kar ke uh babehaalee,

kujh chir kharraa reh ke roop laal ne aakhiaa, baabaa jee, namasare| aa bee roop laal, kiven aaeaa en andar langh aa|

bhaape dee davaaee lain aaeaa, jee, jutee laah ke andar varradiaan roop laal ne utar ditaa|

kee haal e gangaa raam daa basataa ethe rakh de| sidhaa sakoolon aaeaa toon| aauah suraahee vichon tthandtaa paanee pee lai|

age naalon ttheek aa baabaa jee, suraahee vichon paanee paaundiaan roop laal ne aapane pitaa daa haal dasiaa|

jadon roop laal suraahee vichon paanee paa rihaa see, audon saanjhee raam jee ne us de basate vichon uradoo kitaab kadtadiaan aakhiaa, liaa khaan zaraa vekhee aj kal kiharreea kitaabaan parrhaaeean jaandeean ne | saadde vele gulisataan bosataan parrhaaee jaandee see| vaah kehaa suhanaa naan hai, murakaa adab| tainoo pataa, roop laal, murakaa kis noo aakhade han tasaveeraan rakhan vaalee kitaab noo murakaa kahinde han| angarezee vich us noo ailabam aakhiaa jaandaa| tainoo kiven pataa lag sakadaa gangaa raam ne kade tasaveer khichaaee hove, taan naa |

auh kitaab folade hoe galaan karade ge, vaah is kitaab vichale mazamoon ate kahaaneean vaakee adab deean tasaveeraan han| tainoo adab daa pataa e, roop laal auh adab hor e jiharraa toon aapane pitaa daa ate aapane usataadaan daa karanaa en| is adab de maane hanaeilam, vidiaa| ih kitaab vaakee ilam deean tasaveeraan dee ailabam hai; adab dee ailabam| kitaab rakh ke unhaan ne purreean banh diteean| roop laal davaaee lain giaa murakaa adab de maaniaan daa ddoongaa vee lai aaeaa|

einasapaikashan ho gee| agale din maasattar tejindar singh jee, auradoo dee ghanttee, guse naal bhare peete saaddee jamaat de kamare vich daakhal hoe| unhaan ne aaundiaan hee aakhiaa, jis noo murakaa adab de maane naheen aaunde, auh bainch ute kharraa ho jaave | saaree jamaat bainchaan ute kharree ho gee; roop laal vee

mainoo maiane aaunde han, maasattar jee|

tainoo aaunde han das de baakeean noo vee|

murakaa tasaveeraan rakhan vaalee ailabam noo kahinde han|

ate adab

eis kitaab vichale mazamoon te kahaaneean|

maasattar jee tthitthanbar ge| unhaan noo yakeen naheen see ho rihaa ki ih roop laal hee bol rihaa see| aapane aap noo sanbhaal ke uh raaj kol aae ate puchhiaa, tainoo kiaun naheen aaunde murakaa adab de maane

tusaan dase naheen, maasattar jee|

roop laal noo kin daso han maasattar jee guse naal kanb rahe san|

pataa naheen maasattar jee|.

hune lag jaandaa pataa| chal oe roop laal, pahilaan raaj de moonh te atth chaporraan laa; aus ton pichhon saariaan noo chaar chaar chaperraan maar| saaree kalaas kharree rahegee, jis jis noo chaperraan vajadeean jaanageean, auh baitthadaa jaavegaa| ho jaa shuroo|

aseen saare neeveen paaee soch rahe saan ki aj khair naheen| roop laal agaleean pichhaleean saareean kasaraan kadtegaa| baaree saalee rurree dee sunee gee see| par roop laal aapanee thaan ton naa hiliaa| maasattar jee ne uchee aavaaz vich aakhiaa, suniaa naheen tainoo chal aa edhar|

roop laal maasattar jee de kol aa khalotaa|

raaj de atth chaperraan laa|

roop laal khalotaa rihaa|

main keh rahaa hoon aatth chapat lagaao ise|

roop laal ne jiven suniaa hee naa hove|

lagaate ho yaa doosaraa tareekaa karoon

roop laal chup see|

ttheek hai| chal oe raaj toon is de do chaperraan laa|

chaaeen chaaeen roop laal noo chaperraan maaran vaalaa raaj socheen pai giaa| maasattar jee dee karrakaveen aavaaz us de kanee pee, lagaate ho yaa naheen

raaj ne age vadh ke do poleean poleean chaperraan roop laal dee galh noo chhuhaa diteean| maasattar jee de guse dee had naa rahee| unhaan aakhiaa, eih chaperraan han aure aa, main tainoo dasaan chaperr kiven maareedee hai| maasattar jee daa vaak mukan de naal hee ser pake hath daa karaaraa thaparr raaj dee galh ute jaa

raaj vich hor chaperraan sahin dee hinmat naheen see | us ne roop laal noo do karaareean chaperraan maaran vich hee bhalaa samajhiaa|

maasattar jee dee tasalee ho gee| unhaan ne roop laal noo aakhiaa, eih han chaperraan| hun ese tarhaan deean atth chaperraan is de moonh ute laa|

roop laal ahil see|

chal oe raaj, laa uho jiheean do hor| aagiaa daa paalan hoeaa| do chaperraan lag geean| maasattar jee ne roop laal noo bishaare naal kihaa, chalo, ab kumaaree baaree hai|

roop laal jiaun daa tiaun khalotaa rihaa| maasattar jee ne raaj noo dafatar vichon baint liaaun lee aakhiaa| uh lai aaeaa| roop laal ne unhaan de hukam ton pahilaan hee hath age kar dite| jadon hathaan dee peerr baradaashat ton baahar ho gee, aus ne hath pichhe kar le| maasattar jee daa baint us deean baahaan, lataan ate pitth ute pain lag piaa| uh adhiaapak san| ik adhiaapak dee aagiaa daa paalan naa keetaa jaave, eih unhaan noo pravaan naheen see| ik naalaaeik dee bagaavat auh kiven baradaashat karade

roop laal chup chaap maar khaa rihaa see | hun us noo lagan vaaleean sattaan dee peerr jamaat de baakee munddiaan noo hon lag pee| uh cheesaan vattan lag pe| kujh ik deean akhaan vichon hanjhoo vee veh ture| hundiaan hundiaan saaree jamaat dhaahaan maar maar ron lag pee, enee uchee uchee ki naal dee jamaat vichon maasattar shiv singh jee ghabaraae hoe baahar aae| saadde kamare vich aa ke unhaan ne maasattar tejindar singh jee kolon baint khoh liaa| unhaan noo kamarion baahar dafatar val lai ge ate andar jaa bitthaaeaa| aap murr ke saadde kamare vich aa ke saaree gal puchhee| raaj ne saaree kahaanee sunaa ditee| sun ke maasattar shiv singh jee ne roop laal noo kihaa, putr, enee zid naheen kareedee | uh tere usataad han| unhaan daa hukam mananaa teraa faraz hai| unhaan deean akhaan vich do hanjhoo attake hoe san|

roop laal deean ddaaddaan nikal geean| maasattar shiv singh jee de modte ute sir rakh ke uh raj ke roeaa| man haualaa kar lain pichhon us ne aakhiaa, mere kolon iho jihaa hukam naheen maniaa jaandaa, maasattar jee| main kade kise noo naheen maariaa| raaj noo main kidaan maaraan eihanoo kade maar naheen pee| aj meree vajhaa naal is noo | uh fer kis piaa|

kurookasetr vich bhagavaan krishan dee aagiaa daa paalan karade hoe arajun noo vekh ke mainoo aapanaa jamaatee roop laal chete aa giaa|

debo

aapane pitaa, tthaakur singh, vaang ratan singh vee aapane maapiaan dee iko ik aaualaad see ate see vee taras taras ke, sukhanaa sukh sukh ke, auddeekaan kar kar ke labhee hoee aaualaad| jis din us daa janam hoeaa see, aus de pitaa dee umar paintee saal see te maataa dee totee| unhaan de viaah noo udon sataaraan saal ho chuke san, jadon amritasar de muhale kitiaan vich, dasaan maraliaan de khulhe viharre vaale ghar vich rabee rahimat daa roop dhaar ke is vaddamalee rauanak ne paravesh keetaa| rauanak lee taraso hoe tthaakur singh ne nauaveen jamaate parrhade ratan singh daa viaah kar ditaa| jadon uh nauaveen vichon velh hoeaa taan us noo us de maame kol kharaad de kam ute laa ke aap baabe sheed kolon poteepote dee daat mangan lag piaa|

chhetee hee us dee sunee gee| viaah ton dooje varhe us dee nooh ne dhee noo janam ditaa taan us ne baabe shaheed panj rupiaan daa prasaad charrhaaeaa | chaaeen chaaeen tthaakur singh ne aapanee patanee dharam kauar noo puchhiaa, kee naan rakhanaa ee potee daa aus ne has ke aakhiaa, eih koee puchhan aalee gal aa| baabe shaheed jaavaange, mahaaraaj daa vaak lavaange, aape baabaa rakh daoo naa | vaak daa pahilaa akhar g see, potee daa naan guradev kauar rakhiaa giaa, ghar vich us noo dekho aakhiaa jaan lag piaa| tin ku saal pichhon dekho de veer guradev singh daa janam hoeaa, aus noo deb aakhan lag pe | tthaakur singh ate dharam kauar daa ghar rauanakaan naal bhar giaa| uh bahut khush san|

ratan singh parrhan vich bhaaven kamazor see, par hathaan daa bahut suchaa saabat hoeaa| kujh saalaan vich hee us ne kee prakaar deean masheenaan chalaauneean sikh leean ate change kaareegaraan vich giniaa jaan lag piaa| us dee gharavaalee niranjan kauar, saver de naan vaalee, aagiaakaar ate tthandte subhaa vaalee aauarat see| tthaakur singh de ghar vich sukhashaantee daa nivaas see|

deboo dee pahilee varhegandt ute us daa maamaa karataar singh nerobee ton uchechaa aaeaa| us ne ratan singh daa kamakaar vekh ke us noo nairobee lai jaan daa man banaa liaa ate nairobee jaa ke maheene de vich vich ratan singh noo paramitt bhijavaa ditaa| de piaare bache, aagiaakaar patanee ate rab varage maape chhadd

tthaakur singh daa utar see, naa bee ratan sinhaan, edaan naa aakh| main barree berauanakee vekhee hoee aa| aj mere chaar ratan singh ne| je toon afareekaa chalaa jaavengaa taan vee tin mere kol ne| toon saaddee chintaa naa kar| aapanee tarakee baare soch| paandhaa naa puchh, bas jaan dee gal kar|

jadon panjee saalee ratan singh aapane parivaar noo naal lai jaan lee bhaarat aaeaa taan tthaakur singh ate dharam kauar noo aapanaa sansaar sunyaa hundaa jaapan lagaa| nairobee baitthiaan aapane parivaar noo uthe liaaun daa khiaal ratan singh noo vee kade oparaa naheen see lagaa, par hun aapane ghar aa ke maataapitaa naal gal keetee taan us noo parisathitee dee ganbheerataa daa giaan hoeaa| maataapitaa dee dtaladee umar daa khiaal kar ke unhaan noo ikale chhaddan baare sochanaa us lee aauakhaa see| us de naal jaan noo uh tiaar naheen san| is umare aapanaa desh, aapanaa shahir, aapanaa ghar, aapane sakesanbandhee ate aapane hamaumar hamajolee chhadd ke uh kaahade vaasate jaan| uh chup ho ge| aj ton panjheeteeh saal pahilaan vaalee berauanakee unhaan dee chetanaa vich ubhar aaee| uh aapanee takadeer naal samajhauataa karan dee tiaaree karan lag pe|

maataapitaa noo udaas vekh ke ratan singh vee udaas ho giaa| unhaan naal kise prakaar dee salaah karan dee hinmat us kol naheen see| ik din mauakaa paa ke us ne aapanee patanee niranjan kauar naal salaah karanee chaahee| us daa pahilaa vaak eih see, vekho jee| ik vaaraan sun lavo, bhaaven das vaaraan, main bhaapaa jee ate bejee noo ikale chhadd ke naheen jaanaa| uh saadde saaheen jiaunde ne| saadde binaan| ate is ton age uh bol naa sakee| us deean akhaan vichon ddige kose paanee de do katariaan ne us daa vaak pooraa kar ditaa|

ause din ratan singh ne aapane pitaa noo aapanaa faisalaa sunaa ditaa ki uh vaapas afareekaa naheen jaavegaa| tthaakur singh noo ih gal vee changee naa lagee| ratan singh noo afareekaa vich relave vich nauakaree milee hoee see| us deean likheean chittheean, aus duaaraa ghar ghalo jaan vaale paisiaan ate hun desh aaun lagiaan us de naal liaande saamaan ton pataa lagadaa see ki us dee haalat uthe changee hai| tthaakur singh aapane ikalote putar dee khushee ate khushaalee vich rukaavatt ban ke bahin noo tiaar naheen see | parantoo us noo koee raah vee nazar naheen see aa rihaa|

dekho ate deboo aapane maataapitaa ate daadaadaadee dee udaasee ton uke anajaan san| unhaan noo pataa lag giaa see ki saaddaa bhaapaa saanoo afareekaa lai jaan lee aaeaa hai| unhaan de chaa daa koee mechabanaa naheen see| umaron

ausade maataapitaa ate daadaadaadee kis duchatee vich san, eih debo noo naheen see pataa| debe dee daadee dharam kauar ne aapanee parivaarak samasiaa daa ik hal soch taan liaa, par kahin uh jhakadee see| ik raat hauasalaa kar ke us ne aakh hee ditaa, debo de baapoo, je ih dekho noo saadde kol chhadd jaan taan gal ban sakadee aa| tuseen ratan sidhoo noo aakh vekho| agale din savere tthaakur singh ne aapane putar noo kihaa, lai bee ratan sinhaan| teree maan ne raah dasiaa| uhadee salaah mainoo changee lagee aa| putaraa, musaafareean saadde mathe likheean hoeean ne| je zindagee vich kujh bananaa hai taan koee aauakhasokh vee jhalanee paindee aa| tuseen dil vaddaa kar ke debo noo saadde kol chhadd jaao| aseen uhade vichon tuhaanoo vekhade rahaange| hun saaddee fikar chhadd ke tuseen jaan dee tiaaree karo|

tiaaree hon lag pee| ratan singh ate niranjan kauar noo aapanee lorr de saamaan vich hauke, hanjhoo ate udaaseean banhade vekh ke tthaakur singh ate dharam kauar noo haual painde san| debo ate deboo aapane kaparre ate kitaabaan ik soottakes vich rakhanaa chaahunde san| ratan singh ne debo noo kihaa, bettaa, toon aapane kaparre vakhare bakase vich rakh| deboo daa saamaan aseen aapane naal rakh lainde haan| toon vaddee hain, eis lee tainoo aapanaa vakharaa soottakes lainaa chaaheedaa| aapane vaddapan dee gal sun ke dekho thorrhaa jihaa khush hoee ate bahut saaraa sramaaee| ratan singh noo pataa see ki uh bachee dee maasoomeeat noo dhokhaa de rihaa see | sharam naal us daa sir jhuk giaa ate do vadde vadde atharoo us deean akhaan vichon ddig pe| us ne debo valon moonh fer ke aapane hanjhoo lukaaun dee naakaam koshis keetee| dekho hairaan see ki us de vaddee ho jaan kaaran us daa bhaapaa bachaa kiaun ban giaa see| hovegaa koee kaaran jis baare bahutaa sochan lee us kol vehal naheen see|

naa hee dekho noo bahutaa sochanaa piaa| amritasar de relave satteshan ute puj ke saare chhet khulh ge, jadon niranjan kauar ne aus noo dasiaa ki uh unhaan naal naheen see jaa rahee| debo, je toon chalee jaavengee taan tere baapoo jee ate maan jee ikale rahi jaanage| uh kahinde han toon unhaan kol rahi| avaak debo ne haualee haualee daade, daadee, pitaa, bharaa ate maan val vekhiaa| saariaan de chihariaan ute iko attal faisalaa ukariaa hoeaa see| us ne jaan liaa ki us

farantteear mel debo de maataapitaa ate veer noo banbee val lai turee| pitaa daa piaar us kolon pahilaan hee khus chukaa see | aj uh maamahittar vee ho gee| aapanaa soottakes chukee uh aapane daade daadee naal kitiaan vich aapane pitaa purakhee ghar vich aa gee ate aapane jeevan vichalee berauanakee noo aapanaa mukadar manadee hoee aapane daadaadaadee de jeevan vich rauanakaan beejan lag pee|

afareekaa vich rahindiaan ratan singh de ghar do putar hor janame| us dee mihanat ate kaareegaree sadakaa relave vichon tarakee vee miladee gee| rahin lee vadheea makaan vee relave valon mil giaa| aapane vadde putar guradev noo seeneear kainbriz karavaa ke us ne valaaeit bhej ditaa| valaaeit vich us ne injeeneearing kar lee| authe hee changee nauakaree vee mil gee ate ratan singh de ik mitar ne aapanee larrakee daa rishataa vee kar ditaa| vadde putr daa valaaeit vich saittal ho jaanaa ratan singh dee ik hor praapatee see| guradev singh dee sahaaeitaa naal us de chhotte do putar vee vaaree vaaree valait puj ge ate taaleem pooree kar lain pichhon vadde bharaa de asar rasookh naal uthe hee saittal ho ge| is saare samen vich ratan singh aapanee debo valon avesalaa naheen see hoeaa| uh har dooje saal des jaandaa see ate aapanee dhee lee vanasuvane kaparre, zevar ate hor kee prakaar deea sugaataan lai jaandaa see | niranjan kauar ne pichhe nairobee vich aapane putaan daa khiaal rakhanaa hundaa see, eis lee uh keval ik ver hee dekho noo milan jaa sakee see | har ver pitaa valon daataan praapat kar ke debo dhan dhan ho jaandee see| pitaa samajhadaa see ki dhee noo kujh de ke, aus de tiaag daa mul taar ke, auh debo de ahisaanaan de rin ton mukat hon vich safal ho rihaa hai, par har ver us de biradh maataapitaa jadon debo duaaraa keetee jaan vaalee sevaasanbhaal de sohale gaaunde taan ratan singh noo aapane sir charrhe karaze daa bhaar vadh giaa prateet hundaa| us de maataapitaa daa dekho de sanbandh vich uchaariaa hoeaa har vaak ate us pratee apanaaeaa hoeaa har

dekho har saal bharaavaan noo rakharreean ghaladee ate har saal ratan singh aapane putaraan valon dter saare paise rakharree dee banhavaaee vajon bhej dindaa| deshon unhaan paisiaan vichon kharachaa kar ke bharaavaan lee sugaataan khreedadee, savaittaraan unadee, chaadaraansarhaane kadtadee, digajaam ate laal imalee de garam kaparre soottaan lee khareedadee rahindee ate milan aae pitaa hath nairobee bhej dindee|

jadon ratan singh de tine putar valait vich vas ge taan pateepatanee ose ikal de shikaar ho ge, jis ton aapane maataapitaa noo bachaaun lee uh debo daan kar aae san| sansaarak jhameliaan ton thorrhee jihee vihal milee taan ratan singh noo yaad aaeaa ki uh aapanaa ik bahut zarooree faraj nibhaaun vich kotaahee kar giaa see| uh putaraan noo parraaun, valait bhejan ate viaahun de kamaan vich rujhaa hon kar ke ih bhul giaa see ki us dee dhee debe, bharaavaan naalon vaddee hai ate aje tak kuaaree baitthee hai| us ne aapanee ih chintaa, chitthee raaheen, aapane pitaa naal saanjhee keetee| pitaa ne utar vich likhiaa, eik rishataa saaddee nazar vich hai| bhale lokaan daa parivaar hai| saadde laage hee kitiaan vich ghar hai| ih rishataa ho jaan naal debe saadde laage reh sakegee|

rishataa ho giaa, viaah dee taareem vee pakee kar lee gee| ratan singh ne putaraan noo viaah ute pujan lee likhiaa| tinaan valon dooree, rujheven ate kharache noo mukh rakhadiaan hoeaan bhain de viaah vich naa aa sakan dee siaanee majabooree ate majaboor siaanap ton kam lain daa faisalaa lai liaa giaa| putaraan valon kise sahaaeitaa daa hungaaraa naa milan ute us ne nairobee vaalaa nikaa jihaa ghar vech ke kurree de viaah jogaa paisaa pale banh liaa ate des puj giaa| viaah taan vaahavaa suhanaa ho giaa, par tinaan bharaavaan dee iko ik bhain dee ddolee bharaavaan de modtiaan noo tarasadee rahee| us ne bharaavaan deean ghorreean vee naheen see gaaveean ate vaagaan vee naheen san gundeean| vidaaeigee samen maan de gal lag ke rondiaan, auhanoo ih sabh kujh yaad aaeaa| us daa jee keetaa ki maan noo puchhe, toon mere vandde dee mamataa mainoo kiaun naa ditee jhatt hee us noo chetaa aa giaa ki meree maan kol mere prashan daa koee utar naheen| maan noo niratar kar ke main kee lainaa hai|

ratan singh ne afareekaa vichon aapanaa dderaaddanddaa putt liaa see| aapane putaraan kol valait jaan ton pahilaan kujh chir aapanee dhee ate aapane maapiaan

dekho noo changaa var ate suhanaa ghar miliaa see| debe is dee hakadaar hundiaan hoeaan vee shukaraguzaar see| us vich hak dee chetanaa hai hee naheen see| saal khandd pichhon us de ghar putar janamiaa| ratan singh ne aapane putaraan noo ih khushakhbaree sunaaee| unhaan valon aae vadhaaee de patar us ne baitthak dee angeetthee ute sajaa ke rakhee rakhe pooraa saal bhar|

dekho aapane paravaar vich rujh gee| us kol aapane maataapitaa lee bahutaa samaan naheen see hundaa| uh chaahundee see ki auhade maataapitaa dee uven hee sevaa hundee rahe, jiven us de daade daadee dee hundee rahee see| parantoo, auh majaboor see| us de sasasahuraa vee biradh san| unhaan noo vee desh dee unee hee lorr see, jinee maataapitaa noo| maanasik tauar ute dekho do hisiaan vich vanddee gee| je uh ik karaamaatee devee hundee taan zaroor hee do roop dhaar ke sahure ghar de saare faraj nibhaaundee hoee maataapitaa daa pooraa pooraa dhiaan rakhadee|

khair, ratan singh enaa majaboor vee naheen see| us de tin put vilaaeit vich vasade san| uh aapanee dhee ute kise prakaar daa bojh kiaun bane| jis dhee dee sahaaeitaa naal uh aapane putaraan noo is yog banaa sakan vich safal hoeaa see, aus dhee lee kise prakaar dee maanasik chintaa daa kaaran banan dee thaan us de gharasansaar vich sukh seetalataa de sanchaar daa saadhan bananaa hee, aus noo sobhaa dindaa see| niranjan kauar naal saaree salaah kar ke us ne aapanaa pitaapurakhee ghar dekho de naan kar den daa iraadaa kar liaa| debo ne suniaa taan pitaa de gal lag roee, bhaapaa jee, eih ghar niraa ghar naheen, veeraan de milaap dee aas hai| main is noo saanbhadeesuaaradee rahaangee| kade aapanaa ghar vekhan de bahaane veer aaunage taan bhain de kaleje tthandt pavegee | jug jug jeen mere veer, paralo teek vase mere baabal daa viharraa| murrake naa edaan dee gal moonhon kadtiau|

ratan singh ne dekho dee gal sun lee, par manee naa ate aapane putar noo likhiaa, bachio, main ate tuhaaddee maataa ne salaah banaaee hai ki aapanaa jadee ghar tuhaaddee vaddee bhain noo de ke aseen tuhaadde kol aa jaaeee| jinee chhetee ho sake saaddeean ttikattaan ghal dio|

pandaraan dinaan de andar andar guradev singh amritasar de muhale kitiaan vich puj giaa| ikalee deb noo enee khushee hoee, jinee raam de banavaason paratan ute ayadhiaa de saare lokaan noo vee shaaeid naa hoee hove| us noo yakeen naheen

maataapitaa ate bharaa noo ladte vele dee chaah de ke debo aapane sahure ghar aa gee ate veer lee raat dee rottee de aahar vich lag gee| us noo changee tarhaan yaad see ki deboo noo gurr vaale mitthe chol bahut change lagade san| bachapan vich uh kee ver, mitthe chaualaan ton debe naal larriaa ate rusiaa see| gurr de mitthe chaual banaaundee dobo daa chaa vidur dee gharavaalee naalon ghatt naheen see, farak siraf enaa see ki uh chaualaan vich gurr paaunaa naheen see bhulee| deboo sabh kujh chhadd ke mitthe chol pahilaan khaandaa hundaa see| guradev singh ne khaanaa shuroo karan ton pahilaan chaualaan vaalee palett aapane saahamanion chuk ke ik paase rakh ditee| debo ne dhiaan naal veer val vekhiaa| pachhamee sabhiataa de bhaar hetth dabe guradev singh vichon deboo alop ho chukaa see| debe yathaarath daa ttaakaraa karan lee tiaar hon lag pee

gaadd balais yoo

do janavaree daa valaitee din bhaaven kinaa vee tthandtaa, silhaa ate ghasamailaa kiaun naa hove, naven saal dee sel daa chaa kade salhaabiaa naheen giaa| uh din taan keval tthandtaa see silhaa ate ghasamailaa naheen see| mulaaeim siaalee dhup mahisoosee bhaaven naheen see jaa sakadee, vekhee taan jaa hee sakadee see| chalon tthandtee hee sahee, dhup taan dhup hee hai; auh vekhan noo vee nighee hundee hai| nighee disadee dhup ne aakasaforadd sattreett dee bheerr noo savaaee keetaa hoeaa see| dhupadhote landdan daa baazaar un valhette lokaan dee bheerr naal khachaa khach bhariaa hoeaa see jadon main ate mere ghar vaalee maarabal aarach satteshan vichon baahar nikal ke see.aindd.e. sattor vich puje|

kinee bheerr hai| mere kolon subhaavak hee aakhiaa giaa|

bheerr hai pooraa saal uddeekade han lok inhaan ronakaan noo| mainoo iaun lagaa jiven mere ghar vaalee ne aakhiaa hove, moonh sanbhaal ke gal karo| main gal karanon hatt ke moonh dee sanbhaal karan lag piaa|

saare lok aapanee pasand ate aapane mech de kaparriaan dee chon daa ik kam kar rahe san; par ik jihaa kam karade hoe vee saare ik dooje naalon vakharee prakaar de kam vich rujhe hoe jaapade san| har koee aapane laagale aadamee dee hond ton bekhabar, aapane aap vich magan jihaa lag rihaa see| aalaa duaalaa bhul ke aapane aap vich magan lok kine suhane lagade han| bahu maeh ikolaa hon vich kinee sundarataa hai|

panjachhe arabaan naal atthadas aauarataan tureean firadeean san| har aadamee de hath vich ik saaping baasakitt ate har isatree kol ik ttraalee see| saare de saare arabee libaas vich san| jadon kise sattaal ute kharre ho ke kaparre pasand karane hunde san udon aauarataan aapane moonhaan uton burake daa paradaa chuk ke sir uton dee pichhe sutt laindeean san ate jadon sattor de ik hise ton dooje hise val jaanaa hundaa see udon use pale noo hetthaan sutt ke moonh dtak laindeean san| moonh dtak ke turee aaundee ik isatree dee ttraalee daa paheea ik angrez kurree dee addee vich jaa vajaa| us kurree ne pineean tak uche boott naa paae hunde taan chokhee satt lag jaanee see| khaira goree kurree noo aapane pair dee satt naalon aapane boottaan dee chintaa

eis tamaashe noo vekh ke mere ghar vaalee de moonhon bevase hee nikal giaa, bevakoochha pataa naheen turan lagiaa khope kiaun laa laindeean han

eis gal daa pataa karake asaan kee lainaa hai par ih zaroor yaad rakho ki bevakoof de arath inhaan noo pataa han, main haualee naal ghar vaalee de kan vich aakhiaa|

einhaan noo kee pataa panjaabee daa|

chevakoof panjaabee naheen; panjaab de lok bevakoof naheen hunde moorakh hunde han|

lok naheen siraf aadamee aakho; lokaan vich aauarataan vee shaamal han| mainoo lagaa jiven mere ghar vaalee keh rahee see, soch ke gal kariaa karo|

main sochan dee koshis karan hee vaalaa saan ki ik sundar dris ne meraa dhiaan khich liaa| sundarataa saahamane soch aapanaa sir jhukaave ih mainoo changaa lagadaa hai; par hun tak manakhee soch shakatee saahamane jhukadee aaee hai| main ghar vaalee val vekhiaa| unhaan deean akhaan vee use sundarataa naal saanjh paaee baittheea san| mere kujh kahin ton pahilaan hee unhaan ne mainoo aakhiaa, aus jorre val vekho; par unhaan noo sir naa hon dio|

relaan ute ttange hoe zanaane ovar kottaan vichon aapanee pasand daa kott labhan de bahaane asee us jorre de laagalee bheerr daa hisaa bane, aunhaan dee jaasoosee karan lag pe| panjhee ku saal daa gabharoo aapanee baaee ku saal dee patanee noo ovar kott puaa ke vekh rihaa see| ih saaf zaahir see ki ih sabh kujh patanee dee marajee de ulatt ho rihaa see par patee de chaa saahamane patanee dee marazee iaun jhukee hoee see jiven fulaan naal ladee hoee pushap lataa jaan aapane istt dee hajooree vich khalotaa sharadhaaloo|

patee ne patanee noo kee kott puaae ate luhaae| har kott patee de chaa ate patanee dee sundarataa dee upaashanaa kar ke dhan dhan ho jaandaa see| ik de hak vich patee daa faisalaa ho jaan ute meree ghar vaalee ne aakhiaa, vaah, kiaa chon hai|

gal chon ton age naa vadhee| patee patanee vichaale ghareloo salaah mashavare varageean kujh galaan hoeean ate see.aindd.e. vichon kujh khareede binaa hee uh sattor vichon baahar nikal ge| unhaan de pichhe pichhe aseen vee sattor dee masanooee jagamagaahatt vichon baahar aae taan aakasaforadd sattreett nooranahaate mahaanagar de naagarikaan naal nako nak bharee hoee nadee varagee lagee|

sarrak paar kar ke uh doven maarakas aindd sapainsar naan de sattor val ho ture| saaddee viaunt vee ise prakaar dee see; jo naa vee hundee taan vee aseen, shaaeid

patanee beorrake chaa naal soottaan dee faualaa vaalee ate chon de kam vich rujhee hoee see, ttheek ose tarhaan jis tarhaan see.aindd.e. vich patee rujhaa hoeaa see| patee bhaaven bedilee jahee naal kott paa paa ke patanee noo vikhaa rihaa see par us noo is gal daa pooraa dhiaan see ki patanee de chaa daa niraadar naa hove| jadon patee jaikatt kotta paa laindaa see taan patanee zaraa ku pare, bheerr vich khalo ke us noo changee tarhaan vekhadee see ate vekh lain pichhon uh jaikatt utaar ke doojee paaun lee kahindee see| ik ver vee us ne patee noo gal pee jaikatt sheese saahamane khalo ke vekhan lee naa aakhiaa| us noo bharosaa see ki aapane patee de tan ute pe kaparre saare sansaar deean akhaan naal vee us ne hee vekhane han| is lee kise hor noo vekhan ate pasand karan dee koee lorr naheen| patee is sach naal sahimat jaapadaa see|

patanee ne pasand keete soott noo haingar ute paa ke patee noo pakarraaeaa| bhaav ih see ki jaao jaa ke paise de aao| patee ne keemat vaale lebal val vekh ke aakhiaa, do sau teeh pauadd|

patanee ne aapane sir noo saje modte val jhukaa ke utar ditaa, jee haan, do sau teeh pindd|

eis adaa pe kauan naa mar jaae asad patee chup chaap pemaintt kaaoonttar val chale giaa|

eis ton pichhon vadde vadde sattoraan vich firadiaan pataa naheen kis vele uh saaddeean nazaraan ton ojhal ho ge| ik tarhaan naal changaa hee hoeaa| saaddaa saaraa dhiaan unhaan val hon karake aseen selasamaaroh daa pooraa anand naheen saan maan rahe| hun eis kam lee mauakaa mil giaa|

tin ku vaje jadon aseen aakasaforadd sarakas satteshan ute puje taan uh doven vee palettafaaram ute kharre san| unhaan de hathaan vich farre hoe thailiaan ton pataa lagadaa see ki unhaan ne chauakhee shaaping keetee hai| patee naalon patanee bahutee khus see| patee dee khushee vich ih ghaattaa reh giaa see ki uh patanee lee kott naheen see khreed sakiaa| us ne hathaan vich farre thailiaan val ishaaraa kar ke patanee noo kujh aakhiaa jo aseen, zaraa door hon kar ke, changee tarhaan sun naheen saan sake| aapane sir noo saje modte val jhukaa ke patanee ne aakhiaa, agale saal lai lavaange|

aseen unhaan de laage puj ge is lee ih utar saadde kaneen pai giaa|

aje dukaanaan band naheen san hoeean, eis lee palettafaaram ute bahutee bheerr naheen see| gaddee aaee| unhaan de pichhe pichhe aseen vee ddabe vich jaa varre ate seettaan ute jaa baitthe| ddabe vich ikaleean ikaleean kee seettaan khaalee san par ikattheean do seettaan keval ik thaan ute hee san| patee patanee jhakade jhakade unhaan seettaan val vadho| unhaan seettaan de saahamane vaaleean do seettaan ute ik muttiaar ate us daa mitar munddaa baitthe san| unhaan ne aapane shaaping baig dohaan khaalee seettaan ute rakhe hoe san ate aap aapane aale duaale ton abhaj, gaddee vich baitthe hor lokaan deean samaajak maanataavaan ate viakateegat bhaavanaavaan de aadar maan ton samache sakhane, svaisatikaar naan dee kise cheez ton uthe anajaan ho ke kaam dev dee ungalee farree, sabhiataa dee had paar kar ke pashoopune de onaa nerre puje hoe san jinaa ku nerre jaan dee ijaazat kaanoon de sakadaa see| ddabe vich baitthe lokaan de chihariaan ute guse, gilaanee, bebasee, sharam ate trisakaar de rale mile bhaavaan daa prabhaav pratakh vekhiaa jaa sakadaa see| koee aam din hundaa taan lok neeveean paa ke pusatakaa akhabaaraan parrhade hon de bahaane, eis kojh noo naa vekhade hon daa naattak kar lainde| us din iaun naheen see ho sakadaa| kise kol koee kitaab jaan akhabaar naheen see | uh shaaping karan aae san| us kate dris ton bedhiaan hon daa har asafal yatan ih sidh karadaa see ki uh aus noo vekh rahe san|

mitar mundde ne patee patanee noo aapane val aaunde vekh ke, aapane naal lipattee muttiaar noo zaraa pare karan daa jatan karadiaan hoeaan khaalee seettaan ute aapanaa saamaan chukan dee ichhaa pragatt keetee| muttiaar ne anaadar bharee nazar naal patee patanee val vekhadiaan hoeaa aapane mitar mundde daa hath farr ke aapane modte ute rakh liaa ate pashoojagat vich paravesh karan de jatan vich jutt gee|

patee patanee pichhe murr ke ddabe de daravaaze kol aa khalote ate aapane shaile, aunhaan ne farash ute rakh le| ddabe vich baitthe lokaan noo einhaan val vekhan de bahaane aunhaan val vekhade hon dee sharamindagee ton pichhaa chhuddaaun daa mauakaa mil giaa|

patee patanee ne subhaavak hee us muttiaar val vekhiaa| ttheek use samen us kurree deean nazaraan vee unhaan ute peean| patee patanee ne dhiaan pare kar liaa| kujh palaan pichhon patanee ne patee val vekhiaa; auh iaun neeveen paaee khalotaa see jiven purash ate prakiratee de sanbandh us lee sramindagee daa kaaran ban ge hon| siv daa bhukiaa sir paarabatee kolon vekhiaa naa giaa| umaa daa roop dhaar ke us ne us kurree val vekhiaa| dohaan deean nazaraan mileean|

gaddee de ddabe vich baitthe lokaan deean nazaraan us noo vekh raheean san, eih patanee noo pataa see| us ne piaar naal minhaa jihaa musakaraa ke patee de kott de battan kholh; aus dee ttaaee noo suaar ke kott de andaravaar keetaa ate battan fir band kar dite; ate akhaan mund ke aapanaa sir saje paase val jhukaa ke patee de khabe modte ute ttikaa ditaa|

gaddee de ddabe vich baitthe lokaan deean akhaan ne jiven seetaa suanbar vekh liaa hove|

gaddee chaansareelen satteshan ute rukee| kujh musaavar utare, eik biradh angrez jaandaa jaandaa, patee de modte lagee mariaadaamee de sir ute hath rakh ke asees de giaa, gaadd balais yoo, maae chaaeiladd |

ainak

eih jaan ke ki meraa bachapan daa dosat, meraa hamajamaat, mulak raaj komal, sansaarayaataraa ute nikaliaa hai, ate landdan aa ke mere kol kujh din tthahiregaa, mere chaavaan noo seemaansatikaar dee jaach bhul gee| baaee mee noo unhaan dee ttolee landdan puj gee ate kantharalaindd hottal vich aaundiaan hee komal ne pahilaa kam mainoo aapanaa pataa ttikaanaa dasan daa keetaa| sunadiaan saah main ghar chal piaa| kantharalaindd hottal puj ke kee vekhadaa haan ki komal ate sreematee komal, hottal dee vishaal laanj vich baitthe meree uddeek kar rahe san| goddiaan dee peerr naal aatur ate turan lee sottee daa sahaaraa lain lee majaboor, sreematee komal noo naal aaee vekh ke main unhaan de shauak dee taareef karan reh naa sakiaa| mere moonhon bevasaa nikaliaa, eis shauak pe kauan naa mar jaae asad |

komal ne has ke aakhiaa, niraa shauak hee naheen ik makasad vee hai|

bee, auh kiharraa

saaree umar shaaeiree parrhadaa ate saaeiree karadaa rihaa haan| hun jadon kaarobaar munddiaan ne saanbh liaa hai taan man vich khiaal aaeaa budte vaare mirazaa gaalab de ik siar ute amal kar ke vee vekh leee|

auh kiharraa shiar hai, komal, jis ne enaa vaddaa desh nikaalaa de ditaa hai main vee sunaan|

mirazaa jee kahinde han

hasad se dil agar afasaradaa hai garamaetamaashaa ho|

ki chashame tang saaeid kasarate nazaaraa so vaah hai|

asaan hirade dee vishaalataa lee jagat daa tamaasaa vekhan daa udam kar liaa, sochiaa ki sabh ton pahilaan valait dee kanttareesaaeedd vekhee|

bhalaa ih kiaun

bhul giaa en| aah lai aapanee veeh saal puraanee chitthee parrh naal lai ke aaeaa vaan| saaree museebat daa mool bas iho chitthee hai jis noo parrh ke

1. je toon tangadilee daa rogee hai taan is jagat| dee leelhaa noo vekhan daa jatan kar| ho sakadaa hai is duneea dee vachatrataa ate vishaalataa noo vekh ke teree akh khulh jaave|

eingalish kanttareesaaeedd vekhan daa iraadaa kar liaa see, keh ke komal ne meree likhee chitthee mainoo parrhan lee pakarraaee| likhiaa see

komal, hun taan is desh vich kee saanjhaan, dosateean ate apanataan ban geean han par pandaraan ku saal pahilaan, jadon valait aaeaa saan udon is desh dee dharatee vich samaaee hoee sundarataa dee upaasanaa hee mereean udaaseean ate mere udareviaan dee davaaee hundee see| aitavaaraan dee vihal mere man noo ungalee laa ke unhaan panjaabee pagaddanddeean val lai turadee see, jinhaan ute turade hoe mere nike nike pair, sakoole, maile ate naanake jaan lee hazaaraan meelaan daa painddaa kar chuke san| pair thakeviaan ton jine anajaan san, man, ethe aa ke, audareviaan daa onaa hee jaanoo ho giaa| ik mitar dee miharabaanee naal vipasanedd jaan daa mauakaa miliaa| pahilee ver landdanon baahar nikaliaa| joon daa maheenaa, khushagavaar mauasam, suhanaa dhupailaa din ate hariaavalaa handtaaundee valait dee dharatee vekhee| ik saanjh pai gee jis ne udaaseean noo rauanakaan ate rujheviaan daa roop de ditaa|

panjaab dee jis dharatasundarataa dee saanjh vich meraa bachapan beetiaa see uh chakabandee de chak ute chaarrhee jaa chukee hai| green raivolooshan de prohataan ne aarathakataa dee mahaankaalee noo reeddaaun lee kapaahaankamaadaan, saravaan sanaan, maahaamakeean, chareeanjhoniaan ate moongeeamasaraan dee van suvanataa noo vapaarak fasalaan dee ikasurataa vich badal ditaa hai| holaan bhunade paalee ajoke panjaabee jeevan dee vaasatavikataa naheen han| haarree saaunee deean fasalaan vichon val paa ke langhadeean pagaddanddeean kujh ik puraane aadameean dee yaad vich lukeean baittheean hon, shaaeid | saravaahataan, bootteean ate boharaan naal ghire pahe itihaas ban chuke han| panjaab vich aa ke vee meraa jaaniaa maaniaa panjaab mainoo naheen labhadaa| us noo aapanee yaad vich murr jeevit karan lee ingalish kanttareesaaeidd de nerr daa tareekaa apanaaun naal mainoo kade niraasaa naheen hundee| ethon dee uchee neeveen, dtalavaanaan vaalee, lahiradaar dharatee vekh ke ate ethon deean pahiaanumaa dihaatee sarrakaan ute tur ke mere man deean akhaan saahamane, puraane panjaab dee nuhaar ugharr aaundee hai| dohaan deshaan de drisaan vich koee sathool saanjh naa hundiaan hoeaan vee sundarataa dee sookham, aatamak saanjh hai| sundarataa dee aatamak ekataa, drishaan dee anekataa noo anubhav dee ameeree banaaun daa jaadoo kar jaandee hai| aapanee kanttareesaaeedd dee sanaatanataa dee sanbhaal kar ke inhaan lokaan ne us vichalee aatamaa, aus dee sundarataa dee sanbhaal keetee hoee hai| komal, teree shaaeiraanaa akh noo sundarataa dee pachhaan hai| kade ethe aa ate drisaan dee anekataa vich samaaee hoee sundarataa dee ekataa noo vekh| mere vaang toon vee aakhengaa ki ravaaeit noo saanbhanaa koee pachhamee vises karake angreza lokaan kolon sikhe|

main chitthee parrh ke kauamal noo de ditee| us ne chitthee noo jeb vich paaundiaan

eik veraan fir kahindaa haaneis shauak pe kauan naa mar jaae asad| utthe hun ghar chalee, keh ke main sucheemachee utth khalotaa|

komal ne meraa hath farr ke mainoo murr seve ute bitthaadiaan kihaa, saadde kol vakat bahut thorraa hai| is lee saare kam chhetee chhetee karane han| mere ik mitr prataap raanaa daa putr ranajeet raanaa saaoothahaal rahindaa hai| us dee maataa ne aapane potare lee kujh kaparre aadik bheje han| main chaahundaa haan ih kam ethe hee muk jaave| us noo fon kar ditaa hai| bas aaundaa hee hovegaa| us ton vihale ho ke koee vekhan vaalee thaan vekhaange | shaam noo ghar chale jaavaange | suniaa hai ethe maiddam ttoosaa naan dee koee thaan hai| ethon door naheen| aj uh hee kiaun naa vekh leee| kalh chalaange varaddazavarath, kaalariz ate rasakin dee dharatee, lok ddisattrikatt ate vekhaange rumaanttik ravaaeit noo saanbhan daa angrezee shauak |

chal iaun hee sahee, par is ranajeet raanaa baare toon pahilaan kade kujh naheen dasiaa|

eih ik parrhiaa likhiaa nauajavaan hai; hisattaree dee aim.e. hai ate ail.ail.bee. vee hai| siaasee dtang daa bandaa hai; saaoothahaal dee lokal paalettikas vich saragaram hai; kauansalar hai| tere dtang daa aadamee naheen, eis lee tere naal kade zikar naheen keetaa| aih, aa ee giaa|

chaaleepanjataalee saalaan de ik roabadaar aadamee ne shreematee kauamal noo hath jorr ke namasakaar keetee| javaab vich unhaan daa piaar lain lee us noo bahut jhukanaa piaa kiaunj goddiaa dee peerr ne sreematee komal noo chhetee naal utth ke us de sir aute piaar bhariaa hath foran dee ijaazat naa ditee| unhaan kolon aapanee maataa daa bhejiaa hoeaa sunehaa lai ke us ne komal kolon agale prograam baare puchhiaa|

komal ne utar vich aakhiaa, barakhuradaar, aseen shiaro saaeiree naal saanjh rakhan vaale lok haan| varaddazavarath keettas, shailee ate sekasapeear noo parrhade aae haan| ih vee suniaa see ki angrezee kanttareesaaeidd bahut sundar hai| sochiaa sajanaan noo milan de bahaane uh desh vee vekh aaeee jis dee sundarataa naal saaddee puraanee saanjh hai| aj maiddam ttoosaa vekhan daa eiraadaa hai; kalh lok ddisattrikatt jaavaange|

eik anokhee jahee musakraaehatt raanaa saahib de chihare ute pragatt hoee| aapanee musakaahatt naal ralade milade vichaar unhaan ne iaun paragatt keetaa, ankal tuhaaddee gal ttheek hai; par ene taradad dee kee lorr see| do sau saal tak saaddaa vaah rihaa hai einhaan lokaan naal| aseen inhaan noo changee tarhaan pachhaanade haan| aapanee

komal ne meree jaan pachhaan karavaaee| aseen chaare anddar graaoondd satteshan maarathal aarach vich utar ge| landdan dee anddar graaoondd vich safar karanaa vee komal de is ttoor daa hisaa see| sreematee komal noo aisakolettar ute charrhanautaran samen chauakhee ghabaraahatt hoee par unhaan ne hauasalaa naa haariaa| maiddam ttoosaa puj ke asee ttikattaan lain lee laaeen vich lag ge| laaeen bahut lamee see ate sreematee komal lee khalonaa mushakal hundaa jaa rihaa see| aseen unhaan de baitthan daa prabandh karan baare soch hee rahe saan ki ik karamachaaree ne saadde kol aa ke saanoo aapane naal aaun lee aakhiaa| ik paase de praaeevett daravaaze raaheen uh saanoo andar lai giaa ate ttikattaan vaalee khirrakee de saahamane liaa| khalhaariaa| saanoo samajh naheen see aa rahee ki saadde naal ih vakharaa salook kiaun keetaa giaa hai| asaan kee kiaafe laae; jinhaan vichon ik ih vee see ki karamachaareea vichon kise ik ne, shaaeid, kauansalar raanaa saahib noo pachhaan liaa| hove| raanaa saahib saadde anumaan naal sahimat naa hundiaan hoeaan vee saaddee anumaanayogataa ute khush san|

asaan khoob jee laa ke maiddam ttoosaa daa momee ajaaeib ghar vekhiaa| is ajaaeib ghar vich sansaaraprasadh lekhakaan, sudhaarakaan, siaasatadaanaan, khiddaareean, aikattaraan, sangeetakaaraan, nitakaaraan ate aadhunik angrezee raajagharaane de mainbaraan de momee but han| tahikhaane vichale hise noo haarar chainbar horaror chhhamaber dahishatakhaanaa daa naan de ke is de daravaaze aute hittalar daa but banaaeaa giaa hai| hittalar, maano, eis dahishatakhaane dee darabaaree kar rihaa hai| is hise vich eitihaas deean at bhiaanak ghattanaavaan noo roopaantarit keetaa giaa hai| fraanseesee kraantee samen hoe atiaachaaraan de drish hoo b hoo saakaar keete ge han| puraane vakataan vich virodheean noo jaan dharam viradh kujh kahin vaaliaan noo ate aparaadheean noo sajaavaan den de dtang vikhaae ge han| aadhunik yug vich faansee, golee ate bijalee dee kurasee aadik naal mauat dee sazaa den de driaan noo vekh ke manakh noo tahijeebayaafataa kahinon inakaar karan noo jee karadaa hai| maiddam ttoosaa de aapane jeevan de daradanaak drish vee momit keete ge han| manakh de pasoopune uton paradaa chukan daa safal yatan hai ih dahishatakhaanaa|

dahishatakhaanaa vekh ke sreematee komal sacheen ddar ge| unhaan daa kahinaa see, eis bhiaanakataa noo saakaar karan lee enee mihanat keetee jaan daa koee matalab naheen| komal ne utar vich aakhiaa, vichaaree kee karadee, faanseesee kaantee samen bhiaanakataa hee us de jeevan daa vaddaa sach ban gee see| hun us de kam vich jo vaadhaa keetaa giaa hai, aus vich bahut sundarataa hai| mahaan

eis de naal naal ih vee vekh sakade ho ki ih lok mahaan kis noo manade han| inhaan ne lekhakaan vich ttaigor daa but naheen banaaeaa, saadde leeddaraan vich subhaash daa but naheen banaaeaa| jaroor koee kaaran hovegaa| aapanee gal khatam kar ke raanaa saahib ne saadde val vekhiaa| uh saadde valon aapanee gal de hungaare dee aas kar rahe san| komal ne toon, haan kar chhaddee| lagadaa see raanaa saahib dee aas pooree naheen see hoee| maiddam ttoosaa de but kol zaraa ruk ke aapanee thakaavatt door karan de khiaal naal sreematee komal ne puchhiaa, eis aauarat baare ethe koee jaanakaaree kiaun naheen ditee gee raanaa saahib kolon rihaa naa giaa, bole, kee karaange inhaan lokaan baare jaan ke|

sreematee komal dee utasukataa subhaavak see jisade satikaar vajon main kihaa, maiddam ttoosaa narie tthussauda eik vaanseesee aauarat see| is ne pairis vich aapane chaache kolon mom dee maaddaling daa kam sikhiaa| aapane chaache dee mauat pichhon uh us de do momagharaan dee maalak manee gee| uh fraans de shaahee gharaane dee suaanee maiddam alizabath noo momamaaddaling sikhaaun daa vee kam karadee rahee| is sanbandh karake inakalaabeean ne us noo inakalaabavirodhee ate raajahitaishee keh ke kaid kar liaa| jadon inakalaabeean ne aapane virodheean noo mauat deean sazaavaan deneean shuroo keeteean, audon ttoosaa noo uch adhikaareean de sir vadt ke de dite jaande san ate unhaan de maaddal banaaun daa dukhadaaee ate ghiranit kam karan lee aakhiaa jaandaa see| unhaan siraan vich bahute ttoosaa de sakiaan, sanbandheean ate saneheean de hunde san| 1802 vich uh eingalaindd aa gee| aapaneean kalaakriteean naal tetee saal tak is desh daa rattan karan pichhon landdan dee bekar sattreett vich aapanaa mom ghar banaaeaa| aj kalh ih momaghar mairilabon rodd ute hai| 1850 vich ttoosaa dee mauat ho gee| uh 1761 vich janamee see| us daa banaaeaa momaghar landdan vichalaa sabh ton vaddaa aakarashan hai; auven hee jiven ingalish kanttareesaaeidd maiddam ttoosaa lee see|

lagabhag saaraa momaghar vekhiaa giaa| sreematee komal ne barree hinmat daa saboot ditaa| uh langarraaunde ate sottee de sahaare turade hoe har cheez vich dilachasapee lainde rahe| is ajaaeibaghar dee antalee aaeettam vekhan vaalee see| main aapane saatheean noo us baare kujh das hee rihaa saan ki ajaaeibaghar daa ik karamachaaree saadde kol aa giaa| bahut ninmrataa naal meree gal ttokan dee khimaa mangadiaan hoeaan us ne aakhiaa, hun tusee is ajaaeibaghar daa antalaa bhaag vekhan vaale ho| ih bhaag tuhaanoo ik ttaikaseenumaa gaddee vich bitthaa ke vikhaaeaa jaanaa hai| age pichhe kee ttaikaseean dee ik lamee laaein hai| ik ttaikasee vich do aadamee baitthade han| ih ttaikaseean chaladeean hee rahindeean han|

hun saanoo pataa lagaa ki ttikattaan dee lamee laaein vichon kadt ke saanoo ik paasion dee andar kiaun bulaa liaa giaa see| komal pachhamee lokaan dee prabandhakee soojhaboojh ate kam karan de shauak ton prabhaavit hoeaa| momaghar de andar hee uh mere naal is baare charachaa karan lag piaa| sreematee komal vee keh rahe san ki jis saavadhaanee naal us karamachaaree ne aunhaan noo us gaddee jahee vich charrhaaeaa ate utaariaa uho jahee saavadhaanee taan aapanaa dheepat vee naheen varatadaa| ranajeet raanaa ne sir hilaa ke aakhiaa, aapanee ravaaeit noo kaaeim rakhan vich ih lok sabh ton age han| vapaaree ban ke ge, desh de maalak ban baitthe| hun dheeanpataan vaalee saavadhaanee daa vakhaalaa paa ke tuhaadde kheese khaalee karade han| aapanee ravaaeit noo kaaeim rakhanaa koee goriaan kolon sikhe|

ddaaeiree daa ik panaa

pitaa jee noo is sansaar ton giaa chhe saal hee hoe han ki unhaan naal sanbandh rakhan vaaleean, aunhaan dee yaad divaaun vaaleean cheezaan ik ik karake alop ho chukeean han| unhaan de vasatar, aunhaan deean kitaabaan, varaton daa kinaa saaraa nikasuk kidhare chhaaeemaaee ho giaa hai| ddraaeing room dee kandh ute lagee unhaan dee tasaveer val vee dhiaan ghatt jaandaa hai| jadon daa kandhaan utalaa kaagaz badaliaa hai udon ton ih tasaveer kuthaavee jahee lagan lag pee hai| maataa jee ne ucheche tauar ute ih tasaveer ethe lagavaaee see| uh roj savere naa dho ke, eis tasaveer noo pranaam kar ke, aapaneean akhaan vich aae do hanjhooaan noo aapanee chunee de pale naal pujhan pichhe, ose pale naal tasaveer daa sheesaa saaf karade san| is ton vakhare kise poojaapaatth jaan nitanem naal unhaan dee koee saanjh naheen see| aapane jeevan dee satar saal lamee saanjh noo aapane de hanjhooaan daa dtoaa de lain pichhon uh ghar de vaataavaran vich khusheean ate khoobasoorateean khilaaran daa aahar karan lag painde san|

aalas ate udaasee unhaan de nerre kade naheen san aae| unhaan kol inhaan dohaan lee vehal hee naheen see| rasoee de kam vihale hunde taan ghar noo savaaran lag painde| ih kam mukadaa taan bageeche vich fulaan naal salaahee jaa painde| shaam noo thak ke aapane parrhepotee noo unhaan de daadaa jee deea galaa sunaa ke khus hunde| unhaan deean galaan vichon saathee do vichharr jaan daa jhoraa kade naheen see pragatt hoeaa| galaan karadiaan uh is tasaveer val iaun isaaraa karade san, eis dtang naal pitaa jee daa jikar karade san, jiven uh is tasaveer de roop vich unhaan de saahamane baitthe hon|

maataa jee de hundiaan saadde lee vee ih tasaveer niree tasaveer naalon kujh vadh see| hun jadon maataa jee naheen rahe, saanoo vee is tasaveer vich kise vishestaa noo vekhan dee jaach naheen rahee| hun is tasaveer naal udaaseean dee saanjh pai gee hai| aj savere ese saanjh de sanamukh khalotiaan khiaal aaeaa ki is noo ddraaeing room vichon laah ke kidhare horathe rakh ditaa jaave| meree soch dee sodh saaoo hai ki naheen ih jaanan lee main aapanaa prasataav aapanee patanee age rakhiaa| unhaan ne aakhiaa, sach puchhade ho taan main tuhaanoo eho kahinaa chaahundee saan; sochadee saan tuseen buraa naa manaa lavo|

kalh chhe mee daa din bahut hee changaa see| ik nek aadamee dee suhabat vich samaan bitaaun daa subhaag praapat hoeaa| us dee yaad mere raahaan noo rauashan ate mere safar noo sugandhit banaaee rakhegee| tarakaalaan vele garamee kujh ghatt hoee taan ghar vaalee ne aakhiaa, auttho, baazaaron jaa ke sabajee bhaajee liaa dio| maaddal ttaaoon dee maarakeett vichon naa liaaeo| ethe sabh kujh mahingaa hai| jotee dok chale jaaeo| kurreean noo vee naal lai jaao; fir tur aaunageean cheezaan bhaa kar ke khareedio|

aseen chaare ghar vaalee dee sikhiaa, doven bacheean ate main holee holee turade jotee chauak puj ge| ddub ge sooraj dee madham hundee jaa rahee sukhaaveen roshanee vich turanaa bahut changaa lagaa| sadaasoot laindiaan noo haneraa jihaa ho giaa| de thaile chukee maaddal ttaaoon tak turanaa onaa sukhaavaan naheen see ho sakadaa| ik rikase vaale noo aakhiaa, maaddal ttaaoon, 253 l aus ne atth ate chhe saalaan dee umar deean do bacheean ate mere hathaan vich farre hoe do thailiaan val changee tarhaan vekhiaa; thorraa jihaa sochiaa ate bajhe rett naalon ik aanaa vadhaa ke dasadiaa hoeaa aakhiaa, panj aane laganage, saradaar jee| thailiaan noo rikashe vich rakh ke, kujh kaho bagair, bacheean de vichakaar main rikashe dee seett ute baitth giaa| paintee ku saal de kamazor jahe aadamee ne rikase noo maaddal ttaaun val tor liaa| garameean de lame din dee kararree mihanat de maare kolon bahutaa tej naheen see chalaaeaa jaa rihaa| saanoo vee koee kaahal naheen see| is lee rikase dee madham chaal suramee saam de sahij noo sahiyog dindee jaapee|

aapanee aadat anusaar chhottee bachee ne prashanaavalee kholh lee, pitee, maamaa ne aakhiaa see bhaa karake cheejaa khareedio| bhaa kidaan kareedaa tusaan bhaa keetaa see

aus noo aapanee khabee vakhee naal ghuttadiaan main aakhiaa, naheen, bettaa jee, main bhaa naheen keetaa; mainoo bhaa karanaa changaa naheen lagadaa|

chhaa kareedaa kidaan, pitee

bettaa, je tusaan aaloo laine hon taan do tin chaar sabazee vaaliaan noo aalooaan daa mul puchhe| jiharraa sabh ton ghatt mul dase us noo aakho vekh bee, kujh ghatt

rikase dee chaal hor vee susat ho gee; shaaeid uh saaddeean galaan dhiaan naal sunadaa hon karake rikasaa chalaaun valon bedhiaan ho giaa see| vaddee bettee de prasn de utar vich main aakhiaa, ttheek hai, bettaa jee, par bhaa edaan hee kareedaa hai| sasatee cheez noo hor sasataa karan lee ih vee aapanaa pai jaandaa hai ki dooje dukaanadaar tere naalon sasataa vech rahe han|

eih taan jhootth hai, ditee| bhaa naheen karanaa chaaheedaa|

vaddee bhain dee gal sun ke chhottee utejit ho gee ate bolee, kiaun nahee karanaa chaaheedaa lok bahute paise lai lainde ne| pitee ne bhaa naheen keetaa is lee rikashe vaale ankal noo ik aanaa vadh denaa painaa| bhaa zaroor karanaa chaaheedaa|

rikasho vaale ne paiddal maarane band kar le ate bachee val murr ke vekhiaa| rikase dee chaal hor matthee ho gee| bachee ne rikase vaale de khilaaf ik paasaa faisalaa sunaa ditaa see| us dee vakaalat karan de khiaal naal main aakhiaa, nahee, bettaa jee, ankal ne bahute paise naheen dase| kise cheez daa kinaa mul honaa chaaheedaa hai, eih dasanaa bahut aauakhee gal hai| tuseen chhotte ho tuhaanoo aje inhaan galaan daa pataa naheen|

kiaun naheen pataa eik kilo daa mul chaar aane hove taan do kilo daa atth aane hovegaa| vaddee bhain ne chhottee dee vakaalat shuroo kar ditee | mainoo bacheea daa bholaapan bahut piaaraa lagaa| dohaan noo dohaan paasiaan naal ghutt ke main vaaree vaaree unhaan de nirachhal, niramal chehariaan val vekhiaa| uhanaan dee nirachhalataa mainoo aape ton baahar lai gee jithe jaa ke main unhaan dee soojhaboojh dee seemaa valon ukaa bekhabar ho ke keh rihaa saan, mere bachio, saareean cheezaan kilaan vich naheen toleean jaa sakadeean| kujh ik cheejaan daa mul dasanaa aauakhaa hai| vekho, bettaa jee, tuseen aapane pitee kol baitthe us naal galaan kar rahe ho| tuhaaddeean nikeean nikeean galaan mainoo khushee de raheean han| mereean galaan sun ke tuseen khush ho rahe ho| kee tuseen das sakade ho tuhaaddee ate meree is khusee daa kee mul hai

mere prashan de utar vich dohaan vichon kise ne vee kujh naa aakhiaa| kujh chir ruk ke main kahinaa suroo keetaa, bilakul ttheek; eis khushee daa koee mul naheen dasiaa jaa sakadaa| hun doojee gal socho| rikase vaale ankal de vee bache han| uh ghar baitthe han| saanoo saadde ghar chhadd ke ankal jee kise doojee savaaree noo us de ghar chhaddan jaanage fir kise teejee noo| aapanaa kam mukaa ke jadon ankal jee ghar jaanage, audon inhaan de bache so ge honage, sute sute koee supanaa vekh rahe honage; aapane supane vich aapane pitee de aaun dee uddeek kar rahe honage| agalee saver noo unhaan de jaagan ton pahilaan tuhaadde ankal jee rikashaa

mereean dohaan vakheean naal lageean doven bhainaan moonh chukee mere munh val vekh raheean san| mere vaang uh vee aapo aapane aape vichon baahar, kise ajihe ttikaane puj geean san jithe mereean galaan, akal dee thaan, ahisaas de maadhiam raaheen unhaan tak puj raheean san| ahisaas dee duneean vich ttikiaan noo pataa naa lagaa ki rikashaa 253 l de saahamane jaa khalotaa hai| saradaar jee, sanbodhan ne saanoo suchet kar ditaa| us ne doven thaile rikashe vichon chuk ke gett de saahamane rakh dite ate chhottee bachee noo chuk ke rikase vichon utaariaa| main jeb vichon kadt ke panj aane us val vadhaae| nimarataa naal, hath jorr ke aapanaa drirrh faisalaa us ne sunaaeaa, naheen, jee, main koee paisaa naheen lainaa mainoo bahut kujh mil giaa hai|

main hairaanee naal puchhiaa, kee mil giaa bee tainoo

tuhaaddeean galaan sun leean; eih koee thorree jahee gal hai aapane bachiaan naal eho jaheean galaan karan vaalaa piau main kade naheen vekhiaa, saradaar jee|

auh aapane modte ute pe parane naal akhaan poonjh rihaa see| main niaun ke us de paireen hath laaunaa chaahiaa| ik dam pare hundiaan us ne aakhiaa, eih kee karade o, saradaar jee mere sir enaa bhaar naa chaarrho|

dosataa, main taan siraf galaan keeteean han| galaan daa kee hai; koee vee kar sakadaa hai| toon dhan hain jis ne galaan daa enaa vaddaa mul paaeaa hai|

meree maanasik ameeree vich vaadhaa karan vaalaa raat de hanere vich alop ho giaa| us dee yaad naal mere raah roshan ate us de zikar naal mere saah sugandhat hunde rahinage|

ddaaeiree daa ik panaa parrh lain pichhon saaree ddaaeiree parrhan dee ichhaa hoee| tasaveer ate ddaaeiree hath vich farree jadon main ddraaeingaroom vich daakhil hoeaa taan ghar vaalee ne aakhiaa, tasaveer vaapas lai aae ho naa; changaa keetaa, kamaraa khaalee khaalee lagan lag piaa see|

mauaton bhukh buree

tabaadalaa karavaa lain ute vee profaisar gauatam de man dee muraad pooree naa hoee| us daa khiaal see ki naveen thaan ute aa jaan naal us dee patanee aapanaa dukh bhul jaavegee | ludhiaane, saraabhaa nagar ate us nagar vichalee kotthee nan nauan naal jurreea hoeean yaadaan ton pichhaa chhuddaaun daa sauakhaa ate turant tareekaa hor kiharraa ho sakadaa see par ih tareekaa kaaragar saabat naa hoeaa| kujh dinaan vich hee tripataa noo ahisaas hon lag piaa ki unhaan daa faisalaa galat see| kotthee nan nauan vich genaa dee chhoh mauajood see| us kotthee deean kandhaan naal kan laaeaa reenaa de bolaan dee madham mitthee goonj sunee jaa sakadee see| us de bageeche vich khirre ful reenaa de haasiaan dee rees karade jaapade san| us dee havaa vich reenaa dee sugandh samaaee hoee see| ih sabh kujh uh kiaun chhadd ge|

kotthee de baraandde vich kurasee ute baitthee tripataa aapane faisale baare soch rahee see| gauatam ne naashate vaalee ttre mez ute rakhee ate patanee de saahamane kurasee ute baitthadiaan puchhiaa, kee soch rahe ho, tripataa

kotthee nan nauan vich rahindiaan kade kade inj lagadaa see ki gonaa mere aas paas hai; mere laage, mere kol hai, keh ke tripataa ne ik tthandtaa saah liaa ate ghar de bageeche vich khirre fulaan val vekhan lag pee|

eise bharam vichon nikalan daa yatan kar rahe haan, tripataa|

eis noo bharam naa aakho, gauatam| ih maan dee mamataa hai| is ton parhe jaa ke maan dee mauat ho jaavegee|

hun chhaddo inhaan galaan noo ate chaah peeo| je ih sach hai taan is noo saveekaar karanaa hor vee zarooree hai, profaisar gauatam ne aapane ate aapanee patanee de dukh ute daarashanikataa dee davaaee laaun daa nisafal yatan karadiaan aakhiaa|

gauatam, naa main budh haan naa shankaraachaareea| mere lee ih sansaar naa sach hai naa bharam keval sansaar hai| is sansaar vich sansaareean vaang jeen dee ichhaa hai meree| meree mamataa daa adhikaar khoh liaa giaa hai, gauatam| main..... | aapanee gal viche chhadd ke tripataa kurasee uton utthee ate reenaa.....reenaa pukaaradee kotthee

gauatam kujh sanbhal giaa| us ne patanee noo chetan karan lee usade modte noo hiloonadiaan hoeaan aakhiaa, tripataa| uh kujh naa bolee ate lagaataar us kurree val vekhadee rahee| jadon us noo modtiaan ton pakarree gauatam ddraaeingaroom val lijaa rihaa see, auh iaun tur rahee see, jiven us noo kise ne hipanottaaeez kar ditaa hove| us ne kee ver murr ke us kurree val vekhiaa| unhaan de ghar daa kam nipattaa ke raameen aapanee potee noo naal lee dooje ghar chale gee| pateepatanee hairaanee vichon nikal ke murr gamaan vich guaach ge|

filaasafee dee aim.e. vich fasatt kalaas fasatt aaun kaaran gauatam noo use kaalaj vich adhiaapak dee nauakaree mil gee see, jis daa uh vidiaarathee see| chhetee hee gauaramintt sakool dee ik adhiaapakaa naal usadee shaadee ho gee ate saadee ton baaraan saal baad sau sukhanaa dee dhee, reenaa, ne janam liaa| maittaranittee leev pooree ho jaan pichhon tripataa naa kam ute vaapas gee ate naa hee us ne hor chhuttee dee mang keetee| uh nauakaree ton asateefaa de ke ghar baitth gee| uh aapanaa saaraa samaan ate saaraa dhiaan aapanee bachee gonaa noo denaa chaahundee see ate gauatam us naal sahimat see; kiaunj dhan pichhe bhajanaa us do subhaa daa hisaa naheen see; ate tripataa de man vichalee mamataa ate reenaa de bachapan dee nirabharataa de aapasee rishate noo uh param satikaarayog samajhadaa see| aapane nike jihe parivaar de suhane guzaare naalon kujh jiaadaa us noo praapat ho rihaa see| pichhale pandaraan saalaan ton tripataa dee saaree tanakhaaeh bachadee aaee hon karake kise aarathik aauakarr dee sanbhaavanaa, aunhaan de faisale noo shak dee nazar naal vekhan dee vivahaarak salaah den lee, mauajood naheen see| ih nikaa jihaa parivaar aadarash de aakaasee udd rihaa see|

kineean sukhadaaeik ate supanamee san ih uddaareean| aadarash dee uchaaee ton vekhiaan kinaa suhanaa lagadaa see tripataa noo aapane nike jihe parivaar daa bhavakh honahaar ganaa deean vidiak praapateean barre sahij naal

eik dooje noo dheeraj ate utashaah den lee dohaan noo aapo aapane man vich dheeraj ate utasaaeh dee daualat ikatthee karan dee lorr see| uh jatan vee karade san, par kotthee nan nauan vich khilareean yaadaan daa har nikaa vaddaa ttheddaa unhaan de santulan noo kharaab kar dindaa ate man daa bhariaa piaalaa chhalak jaandaa| haar ke unhaan ne tabaadale daa tareekaa varatiaa ate maaddal ttaaoon, jalandhar aa ge| uh pichhale aitavaar ethe aae san| gauatam pichhalaa saaraa hafataa chhuttee ute see| ghar daa saamaan saitt karadiaan ate lorr deean cheezaan khareed karadiaan saaraa haftaa rujheven vich beetiaa| aj aitavaar jraa vihale ho ke gam dee duneean vich punar pravesh karan hee lage san ki raameen jamaadaaranee naal, aapanee reenaa dee hamashakal ate hamaumar kurree noo aaee vekh ke doven achanbhit ho ge|

eih achanddaa enaa achaanak ate balavaan see ki is ne dohaan noo gam dee duneean vichon chuk ke sochaan de saagaree sutt ditaa| aapaneean akhaan ute bharosaa karanaa unhaan noo aauakhaa lag rihaa see bharosaa naa karanaa vee sauakhaa naheen see| uh aapanee reenaa de vichhorre noo bhul ke us de roopaantar de rehas baare soch rahe san, jadon aapanaa kam mukaa ke raameen jamaadaaranee, aus kurree noo naal lee, murr unhaan dee kotthee vich aaee ate baraandde vich baitth gee| kurree us de laage khalotee rahee| patee patanee ne kurree noo dhiaan naal vekhiaa| saver vaalaa achanbhaa is vele haazar naheen see, eis lee doven aapane aape vich san| aapane aape vich san, eis lee saver naalon bahute hairaan lagade san| hairaan san is lee ik ttak us kurree val vekh rahe san|

beebee jee ,kee gal hai savere vee tuseen.....

tripataa ne raamee daa prashan poohaa naa hon ditaa, puchhiaa, eih kurree kauan hai

meree potee, beebee jee|

kee naan hai is daa

meenaa , beebee jee |

mee.....naa.... bahut piaaraa naan hai |

enaa ku ee piaaraa; pooraa naan bahut aauakhaa; mere taan moonh naheen charrhadaa|

pooraa naan kee hai

mee.........naa........chh..........

raameen kolon ttheek uchaariaa naheen see jaa rihaa| neeveen paaee khalotee meenaa ne, aapane pairaan val vekhadiaan hoeaan, daadee dee mushakal hal karan lee aakhiaa, meenaakachhee|

kurree dee aavaaz sun ke tripataa ate gauatam trabhak ge| dohaan ne ik dooje val vekhiaa| dohaan de adhakhulhe moonh ik dooje noo aapanee hairaanee ton jaanoo karavaa rahe san| bilakul gonaa dee aavaaj| ik dooje daa anakihaa vaak dohaan ne sun liaa| us aavaaj noo dubaaraa sunan de manorath naal gauatam ne kurree noo puchhiaa,

kis ne rakhiaa tuhaaddaa naan, bettaa jee

mere bhaape ne|

tuhaadde pitaa jee kee kam karade han, bettaa puchh ke gauatam aapane belorre jihe prashan ute aap hee sramindaa ho giaa| meenaa sir jhukaaee khalotee rahee| utar vich raameen ne aakhiaa, eho; gharaan kotthiaan dee safaaee karadaa see| hun kine chir daa bamaar piaa| nigharadaa jaandaa alaaj khuno marazee rab dee uhade age koee jor neen|

rasoee vichon liaandeean do rotteean raameen val vadhaaundiaan tripataa ne puchhiaa, meenaa sakool jaandee hai ki naheen

rotteean noo aapane dupatte vich lapettadiaan raameen ne utar ditaa, jaandee aa, beebee jee chaar paas kar leean ne; parrhan noo barree chusat aa... raam raam, beebee jee| keh ke daadeepotee chale geean| tripataa ne aapane aap kolon ik prashan puchhiaa, reenaa ate meenaa vich enee samaanataa kiaun gauatam ne taan aapanee soch noo shabadaan daa roop de hee ditaa, kinee adabhat hai ih rachanaa is dee anekataa vich nisache hee koee ekataa samaaee hoee hai|

reenaa ate meenaa vichalee ekataa daa rehas kee ho sakadaa hai

main taan pratakh noo vekh ke enaa hairaan haan ki prokh baare kise prakaar daa anumaan laaun dee lorr hee naheen mahisoos kar rihaa|

dohaan vich jinee vaddee saanjh hai onee vaddee samaajik vich vee hai|

eih vaak tripataa ne kujh is tarhaan uchaariaa ki profaisar gauatam us de chihare val iaun neejh laa ke vekhan lag piaa, jiven inhaan shabadaan de pichhe lukee hoee jaan inhaan raaheen viakat ho rahee bhaavanaa noo pachhaanan daa jatan kar rihaa hove| kujh soch ke, tripataa val gauar naal vekhadaa hoeaa boliaa, vith samaajik hai; sansaarak hai| ekataa alauakik hai; rathee hai| giaanavaan dee akh pratakh ton parale paar vekhadee hai; sathool vich samaae hoe sookham daa anubhav karadee hai| tuseen giaanavaan ho, tripatee tuhaanoo sathool naal kee

sathool samaajik sach dee pakarr bahut peeddee hai, gauatam|

manadaa haan, zaroor peeddee hai, kiaunk samaaj upaje han anekataa vichon,

ate anekataa noo satikaarade, piaarade ate aadarashiaaunde aae han| desaan, kauamaan, sabhiaataavaan, sansakriteean darashanaan ate dharamaan dee sahaaeitaa naal bhaavanaavaan dee ekataa daa niraadar kar ke vithaan dee umar lameree karade aae han| par tuhaadde vichalee mamataa taan sabhiataavaansansakriteean naalon bahut puraanee hai| samaajik vithaan us daa raah kiven rok sakadeean han keh ke gauatam chup kar giaa| tripataa us de moonh val dhiaan naal vekhadee hoee bolee, autth, andar chalee; rottee daa velaa ho giaa hai|

tripataa dee is khushee naal gauatam de aadarasaan dee saanjh see, eis lee uh, aus dee is khushee de raah dee har rukaavatt hoonjh denee chaahundaa see| uh har prakaar daa utasaaeh de ke tripataa de man noo is kam lee tiaar karanaa chaahundaa see ki uh meenaa noo aapanee mamataa daa aadhaar man lavo ate is duneean noo murr ose dristtee naal vekhan lag pave, jis naal uh sadaa ton vekhadee aaee see| is achanbhe ne us de samache aape noo aapane val aakarashit kar liaa see| uh naheen see chaahundaa ki triparraa is de sukhaaven prabhaav vichon nikal ke murr gam noo gal laa lave| us ne ganaa ate meenaa vichalee samaajik vith noo ghattaaun de naal naal meenaa ate tripataa vichaleean sareerak ate samaajik vithaan noo ghatt karan de saadhan vee labhane suroo kar dite|

ganaa de saare kaparre kitaabaan aadik meenaa de ho ge| tripataa noo meenaa de sakool vich aanareree adhiaapakaa dee nauakaree lai ditee gee| aitavaar daa saaraa din meenaa tripataa kol rahin lag pee | kujh ku hafatiaan vich hee meenaa sanpooran roop reenaa ho gee| us daa utthanabaitthan, khaanapeen, turanafiran ate koonabolan sabh reenaa varagaa ho giaa| hun us daa naan puchhiaa jaan ute uh meenaakachhee dee thaan meenaakashee aakhan lag pee| tripataa ne sangamaramar de ttukarre vich sristtaachaar ate sundarataa de nakas traas dite san| uh aapanee kalaakritee, aapane shaahakaar noo vekh ke kise maaeekal ainjilo naalon ghatt khus naheen see| ik din jadon us ne meenaa de visamaadajanak vikaas baare gotam naal gal keetee taan us ne aakhiaa,

aapane asale val jaanaa saral ate sukhadaaeik hundaa hai, tripataa| nadeean noo samundar daa raah naheen puchhanaa paindaa| beej noo birakh banan dee jaach naheen sikhaaunee paindee|

sabh kujh enaa sauakhaa naheen, gauatam aadamee ko bhee muyasir naheen inasaan honaa| keh ke tripataa ne viang bharee musakaraahatt naal gauatam val vekhiaa| gauatam dee khushee daa koee mech banaa naa rihaa| tripataa murr pahilaan varagee tripataa banadee jaa rahee hai eih soch ke uh dhan dhan ho giaa| man hee man uh meenaa ate us de parivaar vaaliaan pratee sharadhaa naal bhar giaa| kurasee uton utth ke uh tripataa kol giaa| us de sir noo aapane dohaan hathaan vich lai ke us

tripataa dee udaas mooratee musakaraa pee see gauatam aapane shaahakaar noo vekh ke khus see| hun uh meenaa noo us de maapiaan kolon mang lainaa chaahundaa see|

meenaa dee maan vee maaddal ttaaun vich hee gharaan kotthiaan dee safaaee daa kam karadee see| kade kade uh vee tripataa noo namasate karan aa jaandee see| par kujh chir baitth ke galaan karan daa samaan us kol naheen see hundaa| kee maheeniaan ton do aadameean daa kam ikalee noo karanaa pai rihaa see| us noo aas see ki us daa beemaar patee tandarusat ho ke murr kam ute aa jaavegaa| is lee uh kiven naa kiven saare gharaan daa kam sanbhaalan daa jatan karadee aaee see| uh saver ton shaam tak lokaan de gharaan dee safaaee vich lagee rahindee see | saaoo lokaan noo ih manazoor naheen see ki unhaan de ghareen saam tak gend piaa rahe ate dharamen lee ih sanbhav naheen see ki uh kise chamatakaaree skatee naal kee sareer dhaaran kar ke ik ton bahutiaan gharaan vich jaa sake| us noo ih vee manajoor naheen see ki uh aapanaa kam ghatt kar deve| ajihaa hon naal us dee aamadan ghatt jaanee see ate aamadan ghattan naal chaar bachiaan dee rottee ate beemaar patee dee davaaee daa prabandh muskal ho jaanaa see | saau lokaan de gharaan vichon milan vaalaa behaa bachiaa bhojan ate paattaa puraanaa kaparraa lataa us dee parivaarak aarathakataa daa mehatavapooran ang see| uh is ton vanchit naheen see honaa chaahundee| aj jadon tin vaje sataaraan nanbar vich kam karan gee taan ghar de maalak ne aakhiaa,

vekh dharamon, eis tarhaan kam naheeon chalanaa| din mukan lagaa hun toon aaee ain| aape das bhee tarakaalaan tak ghar ch gand piaa changaa lagadai|

dharamen kol koee utar naheen see| uh chup khalotee rahee| saradaar jee ne gal jaaree rapee, je tere kolon kam naheen hundaa taan das deh; aseen koee hor bedobasat kar leee| kee maheene ho ge aa edaan hundeean| ik do dinaan dee gal hundee taan.....

meenaa daa bhaapaa bamaar aa, saradaar jee, kam ton saanoo koee anakaar naheen| age noo neen hundaa edaan; tuseen fikar naa karo|

kahin noo dharamon ne iaun keh ditaa, par us noo pataa see ki honaa edaan hee hai| je uh sataaraan nanbar vich pahilaan chalee jaavegee taan sataaee vaale eho kujh kahinage| is gal daa dharamon naalon bahutaa pataa sataaraan nanbar vich rahin vaale

raameen noo uchee uchee guse vich boladiaan sun ke us dee baraadaree de kujh isataree purash aapane kam chhadd ke kol aa ge| kujh raah jaande tamaasbeen vee zaraa parhe ho ke khalo ge| aapo aapanee kotthee de gett vich khalote kujh saaoo lok vee vekh rahe san| ddraaeingaroom dee khirrakee daa paradaa parhe kar ke tripataa vee vekh rahee see| gauatam gusalakhaane vich see| eneean akhaan de vekhadiaan ik isataree saahamane laajavaab hon dee sramindagee melaa raam sahaar naa sakiaa| uh vee use lahije vich boliaa, saanoo naheen lorr kise daa rizak khohan dee| rab daa ditaa bahut aa saadde kol| saradaar hunaan aakhiaa taan main aa giaa ethe| chalo, dharamen kolon naheen hundaa, aseen kar laine aan| har kise ne kar ke khaanaa| ethe naheen, horathe kar laange| saanoo neen lorr tere moonh lagan dee|

zubaan bol ve, meliaa| tere moonh kauan lagadaa naale chor naale chaatar| aseen vee kar ke khaane aa, teraa ditaa neen khaande aseen | aaeaa shaahookaar kiton daa|

mauake dee nazaakat vekh ke melaa raam othon tur giaa te jaandaa jaandaa kahindaa giaa, vekho jee, bhale daa samaan neen| mat maaree gee janaanee dee| kam aap ton naheen hundaa gusaa saadde ute kadtadee aa|

naheen hundaa te tere kol faramaish vee nee paaee kine | toon aape aa vaddiaan moonh chukee, keh ke raameen sataaraan nanbar vich gee ate baraandde vich khalote maalak noo hath jorr ke aakhiaa, saradaar jee, maaf kario; dharam kalee see; kam noo averasaver hundee see; age noo neen hundee tuseen khaatar jamaan rakho|

tripataa kolon is jhagarre noo aad ton ant tak vekhan dee bhul ho gee see| je profaisar gauatam gusalakhaane vich naa hundaa taan us ne iaun naheen see hon denaa| jiven tilhakaveen charraaee charrhade kise viakatee daa pair tilhak jaan karake uh hetthaan noo sarak jaave, ause tarhaan tripataa daa man udaasee val sarakan lag piaa| gusalakhaane ton baahar aa ke gauatam ne patanee de chihare ute udaasee vekh ke puchhiaa,

kee gal hai, tripataa baahar raualaa jihaa kiaun see

raameen kise jamaandaar naal jhagarraa kar rahee see|

koee kaaran

aus jamaandaar ne raameen kolon kujh gharaan daa kam hathiaa liaa see|

faisalaa ho giaa

pataa naheen, auh jamaandaar chalaa giaa hai|

tusaan raameen noo puchhanaa see|

auh edhar aaee hee naheen| bahut guse vich see | main vee bulaaunaa ttheek naa samajhiaa| saaraa muhalaa vekh rihaa see| bahut ghinaaunaa drish see, gauatam| do viakateean daa nigoonee gal larranaa kine dukh dee gal hai|

saagar manthan ton magaron daa manakh ise raahe turiaa aa rihaa hai, tripataa|

aapane varage manakhaan daa gand dton ton larradaa aa rihaa hai

naheen tripataa, aapanee rottee ton, an ton larradaa aa rihaa hai|

an noo bhagavaan vee aakhadaa hai|

bhagavaan uton vee larradaa aaeaa hai, larr rihaa hai|

larradaa hee rahegaa

kujh kihaa naheen jaa sakadaa, tripataa| meraa khiaal hai, naheen| ih meree khush khiaalee vee ho sakadee hai| je man noo dharavaas de sakadee hai taan khus khiaalee vee buree naheen| tuseen vee ese khus miaalee dee sahaaeitaa naal aapane aap noo dheeraj dio|

tripataa aapane aap noo dheeraj den daa jatan karadee rahee ate man hee man ih viaunt banaaundee rahee ki uh gauatam noo naal lai ke kalh aitavaar kise vele meenaa de ghar us de pitaa kol jaavegee ate us kolon meenaa noo mang lavegee taan ju is pankaj noo chhetee hee chikarr vichon kadt ke aapane sarovar daa saroj banaa lave| uh teebarataa naal aitavaar dee uddeek kar rahee see| aitavaar dee saver hoee| pateepatanee ishanaan paan kar ke tiaar ho ge ate kotthee de bageeche vich ttahilade hoe salaahaan karan lag pe ki unhaan ne meenaa noo us de maapiaan kolon kiven manganaa hai ate us ton pichhon kaanoonee kaaravaaee kiven nepare chaarrhanee hai| tripataa ne aapanee viaunt dasanee aaranbh keetee, hun jadon meenaa aavegee taan main us naal saaree gal kar lavaangee| dupahir tak uh saaraa parivaar ikatthaa ho jaavegaa| unhaan de ghar jaa ke...|

tripataa ne baahar sarrak val vekhiaa| us daa supanaa ttutt giaa| uh soch rahee see ki sadaa vaang aj vee reenaa de kaparre paaee meenaa us kol aavegee| par iaun naa hoeaa| us ne vekhiaa ki meenaa aapane kaparre paaee aapanee daadee naal turee jaa rahee see| us de sir ute use tarhaan ttokaree ttikee hoee see, jis tarhaan us dee daadee de sir ute ate ttokaree vich ik jhaarroo rakhiaa hoeaa see| doven sataaraan nanbar daa gett kholh ke andar chalo geean|

eih kee ho giaa

sikh laaeett inavainttee vichon heladaaree dee painashan ute aaeaa hoeaa santaa singh, chhaah velaa khaa ke gharon tur piaa| jadon uh aapane pindd, buche nangal, de praaeimaree sakool de saahamaniaun langh rihaa see, audon adhiaapak haazaree laa rahe san| aapo aapanaa naan sun ke bache jo hind bol rahe san| aj ton teeh paintee saal pahilaan jadon uh parrhane piaa see udon jai hind dee thaan haazar janaab aakh ke haazaree luaaee jaandee see| buraaee taan is vich vee koee naheen see, par jai hind desh dee aazaadee daa lakhaaeik hon kar ke ucheche gorav dee gal see| gauarav de ahisaas naal muchhaan ute firan lee us daa hath utthiaa hee see ki aapanee parrhaaee te mudtale dinaan dee yaad ne gauarav noo gilaanee vich badal ditaa| man ute ateet daa bhaar pai jaan naal us dee tor matthee ho gee| kujh is tarhaan daa see us daa ateet

aus daa pitaa karam singh mazahabee sikh see| aapane pindd daa chauakeedaar hon karake uh aapane aap noo angrejee raajaprabandh daa hisaa samajhadaa see | ajihaa hon ate samajhan naal us de samaajak sathaan vich bhaaven koee ddarak naheen see piaa taan vee aapanee baraadaree de aadameean naalon uh kujh vakharaa see| lak torraveen mihanat ton us daa pichhaa chhutt giaa see| us de rahin sahin vich kujh safaaee ate sanjeedagee aa gee see| chauakeedaar ban jaan ute us ne aapane ghar vaalee kolon gohe koorre daa kam chhuddavaa ditaa see| chooharre ton majhabee sikh baniaa karam singh, khavare, manakh honaa lochadaa see| is lee uh chaahundaa see ki chauakeedaaraa us de gharon baahar naa jaave ate chauakeedaaraa karadiaan hoeaan us de putr, santoo, noo uh aauakarraan naa aaun jo anaparrh hon karake us noo aaundeean san|

aus dee sabh ton vaddee mushakal see paidaaeis ate marag de rajisattaraan dee khaanaapuree| is kam lee us noo kise parrhe hoe dee bhaal karanee paindee see | jo ih bhaal kujh lameree ho jaandee taan us noo naven jamen bache daa naan ate janam dee taareekh doven bhul jaande| inhaan daa pataa karan lee us noo bache de maataapitaa kol jaanaa paindaa| maapiaan noo bache daa naan taan yaad hundaa see par janam dee taareekh saare uh vee karam singh jine hee kore hunde san| nateeje vajon pindd de rajisattar

paidaaeish vich saareean janamatatheean atte satte likheean jaandeean san| eho haal marag de rajisattar daa see| kaas uh thorraa jihaa parrhiaa hoeaa hundaa|

aus ne aapane putr, santoo, noo parrhane paa ditaa| bache nangal de praaeimaree sakool vich bakhatapur ate aavaanaan ton vee bache parrhan aaunde san| mazahabeean daa koee bachaa kade parrhane naheen see piaa santoo pahilaa see, eis lee ik sau tetee bachiaan vich ikalaa see| atth saal dee umar vich sakool daakhal hoeaa hon karake uh aapanee jamaat de baakee bachiaan naalon vaddaa see; eis lee ikalaa hon de naal naal oparaa vee see|

daakhaliaan daa kam pooraa ho jaan ute pahilee jamaat de adhiaapak ne pahilee ver jamaat dee haazaree laaee| pahilaa naan boliaan avataar singh| kise bache valon koee juaab naa aaeaa| adhiaapak ne doojee ver naan boliaa, koee utar naa aaeaa| adhiaapak ne puchhiaa, kise noo pataa hai avataar sakoolo kiaun naheen aaeaa bahut saareean aavaazaan aaeean, neen jee | inhaan aavaazaan vich ik uchee aavaaj see, o taaree, teraa naan ee oe, haazaree bol| taaree ne uchee sur vich haazar janaab aakh ditaa|

kinde noo pahilee ver pataa lagaa ki us daa pooraa naan kulavindar singh hai ate biloo noo ih, ki us daa naan balavindar singh hai| santaa singh pukaariaa jaan ute kise bache valon haazar janaab dee aavaaz naa aaee| do tin ver naan bol ke adhiaapak ne us noo gair haazar jaan liaa| baakee saare bachiaan de pichhe, aapane gharon liaandee hoee boree ute baitthaa santoo hairaan see ki adhiaapak ne us daa naan kiaun naheen see boliaa|

kise aas daa aasiaa ate kise shauak daa preriaa, karam singh chauathe ku din sakoole chale giaa; eih us noo vee pataa naheen see ki uh kee karan aaeaa hai| kurasee ute baitthe adhiaapak ne, aapane ton zaraa ku pare, hath jorree khalorre karam singh noo puchhiaa, kidaan aaeaa chauakeedaaraa

maasattar jee, bas...aiven mundde noo vekhan aa giaa|

teraa munddaa kade aaeaa ee naheen sakoole|

eih taan roz aaundaa, maasattar jee; aauah vekho baitthaa|

achhaa; eih aa teraa munddaa eih taan roz aaundaa par haajree kiaun naheen boladaa| je do chaar din hor toon vee naa aaunde taan is daa naan kattiaa jaanaa see|

kiaun ue, toon haazaree kiaun naheen boladaa karam singh ne santoo noo puchhiaa|

meraa naavaan naheen boliaa kade|

main taan roz boladaa, nalaikaa| santaa singh teraa ee naan hai ki kise hor daa koee utar den dee thaan, sharamindaa santoo sajekhabe vekhan lag piaa|

santoo daa khulhaa sareer ate savaa panj futt uchaa kad us noo panjaveen jamaat de bachiaan vich jinaa oparaa banaaundaa see onaa oparaa uh udon naheen see jadon pindd de sakool de rajisattar vich us noo satoo ton sanraa singh likh ke aapane naan ton anajaan kar ditaa giaa see | haualee haualee uh aapane naven naan ton jaanoo ho giaa| ih naan keval haazaree bolan lee see| is ton chhutt hor har mauake ute us noo chauakeedaar daa munddaa aakhiaa ate dasiaa jaandaa see | jadon uh middal sakool vich daakhal hoeaa udon ih khabar vee sakool vich puj gee ki uh chauakeedaar banan lee parrh rihaa see| us de kad but val vekh ke sakool de adhiaapakaan ne us noo chauakeedaare de yog ho giaa samajh ke chauakeedaar daa munddaa dee thaan chauakeedaar kahinaa shuroo kar ditaa| middal sakool vich us daa naan chauakeedaar ho giaa| santoo noo ih sabh kujh changaa naheen see lagadaa| us noo aapane viharre de uh saathee change lagade san jiharre us noo santoo keh ke bulaaunde san| us noo us duneean vich vasanaa changaa lagadaa see jis duneean vich us noo santoo kar ke jaaniaa jaandaa see | uh sadaa sant baniaa rahinaa chaahundaa see|

pahile saal uh panjaveen vichon felh hoeaa ate dooje saal riaaeitee paas| opare, autashaahaheen ate udaas santoo noo sakool de vaataavaran vichon ghiranaa ate niraadar ton sivaa je kade kujh miladaa see taan sazaa ate sramindagee | chheveen vichon khanbh tapade sikhar dupahiraan de| velh hon ute us daa dheeraj juaab de giaa| kise noo kujh dase puchhe binaa uh sikh laaeett inafainttree vich bharatee ho giaa|

sainaa de nemabadh jeevan ne hathaan pairaan de khulhe, mihanatee ate nirachhal sant noo santaa singh banaa ditaa| panj kakaar dee rahit vaalaa nitanemee santaa singh

jeevan noo suhanaa sukhaavaan banaaun dee ichhaa, santaa singh de man vich jamaandaroo see| is de jatan dee preranaa us noo bakhatapuree nihang, shaam singh kolon milee see| nihang de purakhe juteean siaoon daa kam karade san| us dee mihanat, lagan ate us de bharaavaan de sahiyog daa sadakaa hun sataaraan kile ton us de halaan hetthaan see | fauajee nauakaree ne santaa singh vich aapane supane noo saakaar karan dee samarathaa vee paidaa kar ditee see| us ne drirr iraadaa banaa liaa see ki bhej dee nauakaree pichhon uh vaahee karegaa|

vaddee jang de khaatame samen santaa singh yauarap vich see| uh 1946 vich desh vaapas giaa| agale saal des aazaad ho giaa| santaa singh dee rajamaintt noo aabaadee de tabaadale de kam ute laaeaa giaa| is samen manakhataa dee jo duradasaa hoee uh santaa singh de khaabokhiaal vich naheen see haan, eih gal us de manan vich aaundee see ki eis saaree barabaadee de zinmedaar angrej han| eih sochan dee us noo lorr naheen see ki angrezaan noo is barabaadee naal kee laabh hovegaa| us sahim de saahamane soch sakanaa sanbhav hee naheen see|

aabaadee de tabaadale daa kam khatam hoeaa taan santaa singh dee rajamaintt noo kaago bhej ditaa giaa| inhaan uthal puthalaan vich uh chhuttee naa aa sakiaa| chhuttee dee us noo kaahal vee naheen see| us dee nauakaree pooree hon vaalee see| uh painashan lai ke hee ghar jaanaa chaahundaa see taan ju ttik ke vaahee de kam val dhiaan de sake| kaango vich hee us ne aapanee painasn de kaagazaan ute dasatakht keete| painasn aa ke us ne aapane pitaa de mitar, shaam singh nihang dee sahaaeitaa naal tin ghumaan zameen ttheke ute lai lee| ghar daa ik jhottaa us kol hai see; jog lee dooje pashoo dee us noo lorr see| us dee maataa ne salaah ditee, santaa sinhaan, bahuteean salaahaan chhadd te chup kar ke aapanee maasee kol chale jaa| puniaa dee puniaa unhaan de laage manddee lagadee aa| aapane bharaa noo naal lai laveen|

pooranamaashee vaale din savere tiaar ho ke santaa singh gharon turan lagaa taan pitaa ne aakhiaa, main tere naal jaan jogaa hundaa taan changaa see | tainoo maal dtaandde dee koee parakh naheen| manddeean vich dhokhe ho jaande ne|

santaa singh ton pahilaan hee us dee maataa ne kahinaa shuroo kar ditaa, naa put, koee ddar naheen| teraa bharaa tere naal hoaoo; veehaan de kan kutaradaa uh| toon sidhaa maasee kol chalaa jaavee| othon bharaa noo naal lai ke agaanh jaaveen | jo koee sauadaa ban giaa taan raat maasee kol reh ke agale din aaveen| aiven kaahal naa kareen; door daa painddaa, vaagaroo aakh ke jaah, meraa put|

maataa pitaa dee asheeravaad lai ke santaa singh gharon tur piaa| pindd de praaeimaree sakool vich adhiaapak bachiaan dee haazaree laa rahe san | aapane beete jeevan baare sochadaa santaa singh gosalee puj giaa| ethon age sarrak daa painddaa see ate guradaasapur noo ttaang rikase mil jaande san| us dee maasee daa pindd, khokhar, raah vich hee see| ttaange vich baitthaa santaa singh hun maalamanddee balad ate aapanee vaahee baare sochan lag piaa| bhavakh baare sochanaa us noo beete hoe samen baare sochan naalon vadhere changaa lagaa|

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saradaaraan daa kaaramukhataar ate laage baahare vich hushiaar maniaa jaan vaalaa bachanaa kujh maheeniaan ton sramindaa ate udaas disadaa see| je koee vaddee gal hundee taan saaeid uh udaas naa hundaa| ik nikaa jihaa kam us age arr giaa see| saradaaraan de darasnee vahirrake noo vechan vich uh chhe vaar naakaamayaab ho chukaa see| pindd de mundde us noo maskareean karan lag pe san ate saradaar ne us dee akal noo mihane maarane suroo kar dite san|

barree reejh naal paaliaa see saradaar ne ih vahirrakaa| is dee sevaa deean baahare vich dhunmaan pai geean san| das das koh ton lok is noo vekhan aaunde san ate sifataan karade vaapas jaande san | unheen dineen ttraikattar aje naheen san aae ate haaleean dee kadar see| lok ghar de paale baladaan noo sat sat masiaa nahaaun deean sakhanaa sukhade san| haar hamelaan ate mukherane paa ke vahirrakiaan noo shingaar ke masiaa de mele lai jaande san| meliaan vich pasooaan de inhaan gahiniaan dee changee vikaree hundee see| saradaaraan daa vahirrakaa jadon mele vich aaundaa see taan us noo vekhan lee lok pirr banh ke khalo jaande san|

ehanoo haalee kadon karanaa, bachan sinhaa

taaeaa, aaundee maaghee vaale din| mele vich aakhee hoee ih gal door door tak fail gee ate maaghee vaale din vekhan vaaliaan dee ginatee

pooranamaashee vaale din savere gharon tur ke baaraan ku vaje tak santaa singh maasee kol puj giaa| maasee noo chaa charrh giaa| us ne rottee paanee puchhiaa| sanddaa singh ne aakhiaa, savere paa ke turiaa saan| raat reh ke jaanaa hai| udon khaaoo rottee| is vele taan lasee daa ghutt mil je teh bahut lagee aa|

lasee pee ke santaa singh shahir noo tur giaa ate us dee maasee raat dee rottee daa aahar karan lag pee| us de chaa daa koee mechabanaa naheen see| atthaan saalaan pichhon miliaa see us daa bhanevaan| chhatee prakaar de pakavaanaan tak us dee pahunch naheen see| saradaa pujadaa pakaa ke baakee dee ghaatt chaavaan naal pooree karanee see|

maal manddee dee bheerr ton ure hee ik chitt kaparreea gabhar barre adab naal sobhaa singh noo aa miliaa ate aakhiaa, saasaree kaal, saradaar jee| us dee bolee vich adab ate apanat daa ajihaa sumel see ki santaa singh khush ho giaa|

aus ne piaar naal sat sree akaal daa utar ditaa| gabharoo ne puchhiaa,

melaa gelaa vekhan aae ho jaan koee gaamajh lainee aan

eik haalee khareedanaa melaa vee naal ee vekhiaa jaanaa|

haan jee, zaroor vekh lavo| tuseen naven ho; main chalanaa tuhaadde naal|

adhaa ku ghanttaa manddee vich edhar odhar firan turan pichhon santaa singh noo uh nauajuaan pahilaan naalon vadh changaa, siaanaa ate tajarabaakaar jaapan lag piaa| us ne us kolon sahaaeitaa lain dee aas naal aakhiaa, saradaar jee, hai taan khechal par mainoo koee changaa maal duaao|

santaa singh noo us aadamee deean galaan vich sach sunaaee ditaa| uh aakhee giaa, saradaar jee, ethe taan vadde vadde lok dhokhaa dinde aa| saradaaraan daa vahirrakaa chhe vaar murriaa manddeeo| main naheen vikan ditaa naa main vikan denaa| unhaan noo lag giaa pataa aj manddee naheen aae| tuseen ih daso ki kine ku taaeen kharachoge

santaa singh ne us de modte ute hath rakh ke piaar naal us val vekhadiaan aakhiaa, chaar panj so|

ene naal taan manddee dee jaan kadt leee bhaaven| aa jaao| maal vekh ke dil khush naa hove taan mainoo aakhio|

balad vekh ke santaa singh daa dil khush ho giaa| us ne mul taar ke raahadaaree ate raseed lee ate balad daa rasaa farree manddeeo baahar ho, aapanee maasee de pindd noo tur piaa|

sadaa vaang aj vee desee sharaab de ttheke laagalee pakauarriaan dee dukaan vich kurasee ute baitthaa saradaar javaalaa singh bachano dee naakaamee ate aapanee naaumeedee de sunehe dee uddeek kar rihaa see| is vaar saam noo sachane ne savaa chaar so rupe de nottaan dee skal vich kaamayaathee saradaar dee hathelee ute rakh ditee| hairaan hoe saradaar ne aakhiaa, hachhaa; ho giaa kam| vaah oe bachaniaan dhone dho dite ee| aa lai panjhee rupe; khaa, pee moj kar | par ih ho kiven giaa

saadde kam rab karadaa, saradaar jee| manddeeo baahar hee mil giaa see gaahak aj|

bachane ne khoob khaadhaa peetaa; aapane saatheean noo mauaj karavaaee| kaamayaabee de nashe ute ttheke dee sraab| baladee ute tel vaalee gal ho gee| aj uh bahut khus see; enaa khus jinaa jamarauad jit ke saaeid nalooaa vee naheen hoeaa honaa| saradaar de saare mihane muk ge| bachane deean saareean namoseean hainkarr vich badal geean| pooranamaasee dee raat vich chahikadaa bachanaa aapane ghar pujaa| viharre vich aapanee khuralee ute saradaaraan daa bahikal vahirrakaa bachaa vekh ke us daa saaraa nasaa utar giaa| hai, ih kee ho giaa is noo taan aj hee vech ke aaeaan| ih ethe kiven aa giaa inhaan sochaan vich pe bachane noo us dee maan ne uchee aavaaz maar ke aakhiaa, ve bachaniaan, baahar khalotaa kee karanaa andar aa, teraa vaddaa veer, santaa singh, aaeaa ee| aa ke paireen hath laa|

rab dee galatee

sarabajeet singh sandhoo ate us dee patanee, soorachanaa, krenabuk rodd ate krenabuk raaeiz dee dakhanee sanh vich bane vadde ghar vichon baahar nikal ke, ghar de frantt gaaraddan vich khalotee salottee maraseeddeez kol ruk ge| aj ton do ku saal pahilaan unhaan daa putar niparaaj ate us dee jaraman beevee, aapanee chhe maheeniaan dee dhee noo milaaun niaooyaarak ton aae san taan jaan lagiaan vadhaaee vajon atthataalee hazaar pauandd dee ih gaddee khareed ke de ge san| unhaan de niaooyaarak parat jaan ton chhe ku maheene pichhon soorachanaa noo maaeiladd jihaa sattrok ho giaa taan sapen vich vasadee unhaan dee dhee, sukritee, aunhaan kol aa gee ate udon tak aapane maapiaa noo chhadd ke naa gee, jadon tak us dee maataa daa ilaaj mukamal naa ho giaa| surachanaa dee khabee lat naakaaraa ho gee see, jis karake hun uh bettaree naal chalan vaalee nikee jihee kaar vich baitth ke hee edhar odhar jaa sakadee see| ghar vich thorrhaa bahutaa turan lee uh sottee de sahaare ton kam lai laindee see| unhaan ne aapane put noo naa aaun dee taakeed keetee see, kiaunk unhaan dee nooh garabhavatee see ate soorachanaa dee beemaaree bahutee ganbheer naheen see| ik ddaakattar hon de naate sukritee aapanee maataa daa pooraa pooraa khiaal rakh sakadee see ate paise dhele dee ghaatt naa sarabajeet noo see, naa us de dheepatr noo| aapanee baittareekaar noo salettee maraseeddeez kol rok ke surachanaa ne sarabajeet val vekhiaa ate ninmhaa jihaa musakaraa ke aakhiaa, meree beemaaree tuhaanoo paidal turan ute majaboor karadee hai|

aus de dohaan modtiaan noo ghutt ke pakarradiaan hoeaan sarabajeet singh ne utar ditaa, ate mainoo tandarusat rakhan de vaseele vee paidaa karadee hai|

piaar ate satikaar naal ik dooje val vekh ke doven thorraa jihaa musakaraae ate ghar de gotte baahar ho ge surachanaa aapanee baittareekaar vich ate sarabajeet singh us de naal naal paidal | paiddasattreean kraasing uton krenabuk rodd paar kar ke doven vailanattaaein paarak vich daakhal ho ge| adh akatoobar de suhane dhupaile din dee dhup vichon naram naram nigh vich naaundeean ate nachadeean siaalee painazeean dee kiaaree kol puj ke surachanaa ne aapanee gaddee kharree kar lee ate aakhiaa, eih painazeean vee saadde vaang dhup daa laah lai raheean han|

thainkayoo par zaraa pichhe parat ke vee dekho|

door, bainchaan ute baitthe kujh isatreepurash unhaan noo vekh rahe san| sarabajeet saavadhaan ho giaa; dil dee duneean vichon nikal ke dimaag de des vich aa giaa| ik kiyoo.see. sarakaaree vakeela lee dil dee duneean kujh oparee vee hundee hai, khaas tauar ute is umar vich|

pichhale pandaraanveeh saalaan vich landdan de is hise vich panjaabeean dee ginatee vadh gee see; kinee ku vadh gee see is gal daa kujh aabhaas sarabajeet singh noo bainchaan ute baitthe atthadas biradh isatreepurashaan noo vekh ke hoeaa| uh aj pahilee ver is paarak vich aaeaa see| us noo kade lorr hee naheen see pee| us de vadde saare ghar de pichhavaarre savaa sau futt lamaa, panjataalee futt chauarraa ate ik susakhiat maalee duaaraa saanbhiaasuvaariaa hoeaa baink gaaraddan hai| baiddaminattan dee graaundd hai; graasee laan hai; suhanaa sukhaavaan gaaraddan karaneechar hai| aapanee javaanee de dinaan vich aapane mitaan naal ate fir aapane ate aapane mitraan de bachiaan naal uh is gaaraddan vich kheddadaa rihaa see| us de mitraan dee ginatee bahutee naheen see, dotin hee san ate uh vee angrez jo is ilaake vich panjaabeean dee ginatee vadhadee vekh ke hun landdan ton jraa baaharavaar jaa vase san | sarabajeet singh de kaanoonee pese, us de rutabe ate us dee umar ne, us noo naveean dosateean paaun dee aagiaa naheen see ditee| kine parabal han ih sookham bandhan|

bainchaan ute baitthe saare viakatee biradh san| hafate de dinaan vich keval biradh hee paarakaan vich jaa sakade san| nauajavaanaan ne kamee kaaree jaanaa hundaa hai| sanicharait noo nauajavaan lok paarakaan vich aaunde han, par one naheen| haan, garameean dee rute landdan deean vaddeean vaddeean paarakaan angrez yuvakayuvateean naal bhar jaandeean han| dhup de lobhee han ih lok; pooraa laah lainde han dhup daa; ichhaa ih hundee hai ki samachaa sareer sooraj naal sidhee saanjh paa sake|

vailanattaaein paarak vich baitthe panjaabee isatreepurashaan naal atthadas bache vee san| sakoolaan vich chhutteean hon kar ke ih bache paarak vich aae san, varanaa is samen sakoolaan vich hunde| edhar odhar dauarradebhajade, peenghaan jhoottade ate salaaeiddaan uton tilak ke hetthaan aaunde bachiaan dee bhalee bhaant nigaraanee karade hoe saare biradh viakatee aapanee vaarataalaap vich vee chetan hisaa paa rahe san| adaalat ton baahar, aam jeevan vich vee enee dilachasapee ate garamajoshee naal galabaat keetee jaandee hai, is sach daa sarabajeet ate surachanaa noo pahilee ver anubhav hoeaa| sarabajeet singh daa ih jaanan noo jeea keetaa ki uh

naheen; aao ghar chalee, keh ke surachanaa ne aapanee baittareegaddee ghar val tor lee| saaraa rasataa doven chup rahe| rasataa bahutaa lamaa vee naheen see| ghar puj ke surachanaa noo sofe ute bitthaaundiaan sarabajeet singh ne puchhiaa, audaas ho ge ho

haan,sarabee |

akatoobar deean dhupaan varagee hai saadde jeevan dee khushee je is ne vee udaaseean orrh leean taan.... |

eih saadde vas vich naheen, sarabee| surachanaa ne sarabajeet val ik ttak vekhadiaan aakhiaa| sarabajeet us deean akhaan saahamaniaun parhe ho jaanaa chaahundaa see| ttaileefoon dee ghanttee ne us dee sahaaeitaa keetee| niaooyaarak ton unhaan de put niparaaj singh daa fon see koee khushakhbaree see| sun ke sarabajeet singh de chihare ute chamak jihee aa gee| kaanagraichooleshanaj, bettaa, lau aapanee maamaa noo aap khabar sunaao, surachanaa noo ttaileefoon dindiaan us ne aakhiaa| surachanaa ne aapane putr dee khushee vich bharapoor hisaa liaa aapanee nooh dee raazee khusee puchhee ate navajaname potr baare galaan keeteean| gal baat de khtam hundiaan hee surachanaa murr udaas ho gee| sarabajeet singh ne puchhiaa, sabh ttheek tthaak hai naa

haan, sabh ttheek tthaak hai|

par tuseen ttheek tthaak naheen lagade|

sarabee, niparaaj de janam ute aseen vee uven hee khush hoe saan, jiven aj uh hai|

haan, eis vich oparee kiharree gal hai

sarabee, tuhaadde janam ute baapoo jee vee one hee khush hoe honage, jine khush aseen niparaaj de janam ute hoe saan|

aus samen baapoo jee dee khushee daa andaazaa laaun jogaa main naheen saan haan niparaaj de janam ute khusee ton anumaan laa ke keh sakadaa haan ki uh vee mere jine hee khus hoe honage|

naheen, sarabee, tuhaadde jine naheen tuhaadde ton kee gunaa vadh| niparaaj de janam samen tuhaaddaa jeevan khusheean naal bharapoor see; tuhaadde janam dee khushee taan baapoo jee lee mauanasoon dee pahilee barasaat varagee see| jiven dharatee dee airr barasaat deean pahileean boondaan dee seetalataa noo paragatt naheen hon dindee, audon hee baapoo jee de jeevan de haalaat ne tuhaadde janam dee khushee noo pooree tarhaan paragatt naheen hon ditaa hovegaa; par khush uh bahut hoe honage|

surachanaa ttheek keh rahee see | sarabajeet de janam ute us daa pitaa, bhagat singh bahut khush hoeaa see, par us dee ih khushee vee, hor saareean vaang

bhagat singh de paravaar de aaun ton pahilaan suresh naan daa ik nauajavaan us daa kiraaedaar ban giaa see| paravaar de aa jaan ute vee bhagat singh ne us noo gharon naa jaan ditaa| sures adhiaapak see ate us noo ghar de laagale sakool vich nauakaree milee hoee see | us noo parrhaaun daa sauak see, par sakool vich usadaa ih shauak pooraa naheen see hundaa, koee vidiaarathee parrhanaa hee naheen see chaahundaa| sarabajeet de aaun ute jiven suresh dee sadhar pooree ho gee| sarabajeet bahut hee husiaar munddaa see ate parrhan daa us noo sauak see|

suresh dee do saalaan dee mihanat ne sarabajeet noo graamar sakool vich daakhal karavaa ditaa| bhagat singh naalon suresh bahutaa khus see| naa taan sures sarabajeet noo chhadd ke jaanaa chaahundaa see ate naa hee bhagat singh us noo jaan denaa chaahundaa see| bhagat singh daa guaandtee goraa aapanaa makaan vechan vaalaa see| us noo bhagat singh ate suresh dee lorr daa pataa see| is lee uh dtaaee hazaar dee thaan pauane tin hajaar ute arr giaa| suresh sauadaa chhadd see| us ne bhagat singh noo keh ditaa, main ik shaling vadh naheen denaa es beeemaan noo| eih dtaaee sau paaoondd de supane vekhadaa| bhagat singh ik din us gore noo vakeel kol lai giaa ate dtaaee so paaoondd mez ute rakh ke aakhiaa, aah lai utale dtaaee sau; par sauadaa dtaaee hazaar daa likhiaa jaaoo| suhesh noo pataa naa lage| sarabajeet laa parrhan lee kainbrij giaa| othe hee landdan de lakhapatee vapaaree dee larrakee surachanaa naal us dee dosatee ho gee, jiharree piaar vichon hundee hoee viaah vich vileen ho gee| viaah ton pahilaan hee surachanaa de pitaa dee sahaaeitaa naal sarabajeet ne landdan vich kaanoonee kaarobaar shuroo kar liaa| sarabajeet dee safalataa naal sures bahutaa khus see jaan sarabajeet de maataapitaa is gal daa niranaa aauakhaa see| ik ver bhagat singh ate sures sarabajeet noo milan landdan aae san ate us de aaleesaan dafatar noo vekh ke bhaavaan de aathaah paaneean vich leh ge san| unhaan deean akhaan daa garam paanee unhaan de sukaraane daa lakhaaeik see| bhagat singh ne putr noo gal laa ke

sarabajeet ate surachanaa daa viaah dhoom dhaam naal landdan vich hoeaa| surachanaa de pitaa ne bhagat singh de saneheean sanbandheean de aadar maan vich koee kasar naa rahin ditee| aapanee haiseeat anusaar jany dee rottee daa prabandh us ne prasadh hindusataanee hottal anbaisaddar vich keetaa| hottal de tauar tareekiaan ton vaakaf naa hon karake bhagat singh noo pahilee ver ih mahisoos hoeaa ki us noo milan vaaleean inhaan khusheean vich udaasee dee bemaloomee jahee milaavatt vee hai |

sarabajeet singh ne viaah ton kujh maheene pahilaan ilafaradd vich makaan khareed liaa hoeaa see| is lee bhagat singh dee nooh daa jholaa baramingham naa giaa| viaah ton teeje din noohapat haneemoon lee savittazaralaindd chale ge ate bhagat singh, aus dee patanee karam kauar, suresh ate us dee patanee ranjanaa murr aapane ghar baramingham aa ge| uh hairaan san; eih kis dtang daa viaah hoeaa|

sarabajeet ate surachanaa haneemoon ton sidhe baramingham aae| bhagat singh, karam kauar, suresh ate ranjanaa noo chaa charrh ge| surachanaa keval naan dee surachanaa naheen see, sagon rachanahaar dee reejh see uh| koee komalataa see us de subhaa vich koee mitthaas see us dee bolee vich koee sundarataa see usade vateere vich karam kauar ate bhagat singh dhan ho ge| do hafatiaa pichhon sarabajeet landdan murr aaeaa, parantoo surachanaa aapane ghar reh ke khush see| jadon hafate ku pichhon uh landdan aaee taan bhagat singh ate karam kauar noo vee naal lai aaee| bhagat singh kahindaa rihaa ki us ne kam ute jaanaa hai, eis lee uh naal naheen jaa sakadaa| par surachanaa ne ik naa sunee; naal naal ih taakeed vee keetee ki age ton uh kam naheen karegaa|

landdan aaun ute niodiaan daa dauar chal piaa| har sanichar ate aitavaar naven viaahe jorre noo kise naa kise sanbandhee jaan mitr paravaar valon niondaa ditaa jaandaa| surachanaa de pitaa de milan vaale saare de saare vaapaaree lok san| unhaan de rahinasahin ate gal baat daa dtang bilakul vakharaa see| je surachanaa, bhagat singh ate karam kauar de maan sanamaan dee rab varagee rakhavaalee, naal naa hundee taan unhaan ne ik ton pichhon dooje nionde ute naheen see jaanaa| bhaarateean de niondiaan daa silasilaa mukan ute sarabajeet de ham peshaa goriaan valon sade aae taan surachanaa ne aapane sasasahure noo naal naa lai jaanaa hee ttheek jaataa|

fainddaree vich kam karan vaale bhagat singh lee ih jeevanajaal oparee see| ajeeb kisam de lok aaunde san, aus de put noo milan us ton salaahaan lain; aus noo aapane dukh dasan| bahute gore hunde san| uh anokhe jahe dtang naal

surachanaa garabhavatee hoee taan us ne sarabajeet noo kihaa, saaddaa pahilaa bachaa baramingham vich paidaa hovegaa taan jo sabh ton pahilaan daadaadaadee dee godee dee guh us noo praapat hove| baramingham de vadheea hasapataal vich praaeevett prabandh kar ditaa giaa| niparaaj de janam ute bhagat singh ate karam kauar de jeevan dee lameen patajharr ne chhottee jahee bahaar daa roop dhaariaa| potree daa moonh vekhanaa karam kauar de bhaagaan vich naheen see| sarabajeet ne aapanee maan de ilaaj daa pooraa prabandh keetaa see| praaeevett hasapataal de kamare vich pee uh bhagat singh dee chintaa vich budhee rahindee see| us noo aapanee koee chintaa naheen see| jadon vee bhagat singh us kol ikalaa hundaa, auh ik savaal karadee, nipoo de baapoo, toon ikalaa kiven jeevengaa bhagat singh tasalee den lee kahindaa, koee naa, karam kore, kite naheen jaandee toon mainoo chhadd ke| par uh chale gee| bhagat singh ikalaa ho giaa ate jiaoondaa vee rihaa, saaeid sures de sahaare| ih sahaaraa vee bahutee der tak naa tagiaa| suresh de putr jitendr noo kaineddaa vich changee nauakaree mil gee| viaah vee odhare hee ho giaa| uh aapane maataa pitaa noo vainakoovar lai giaa| bhagat singh, suresh noo aapane kol naa rakh sakiaa| ih sabh kujh us de vason baahar see; makaan daa sauadaa thorraa see, eih ki kujh paisiaa naal aapane hak vich faisalaa karavaa liaa jaandaa|

surachanaa ne ikanaamikas ate akaaoonttainsee vich ddigareean keeteean hoeean san| niparaaj ate sukritee dee paravarish valon kujh vihalee ho ke us ne aim.bee.e. kar lee ate aiven khedd khedd vich baarakale baink dee kise aidd de utar vich nauakaree lee arazee ghal ditee| us noo nauakaree mil gee| thorree jahee ttrening ate saal ku de tajarabe pichhon us noo mainejar dee padavee praapat ho gee| aapane paravaarak ate sansaarak rujheviaan de baavajood sarachanaa ate sarabajeet noo aapane pitaa daa chetaa kade naheen see bhuladaa| uh maheene vich ghatto ghatt ik ver baramingham aa jaande san| niparaaj ate sukritee noo jroor hee naal liaaunde| unhaan noo aapane baabe daa satikaar sikhaaun lee aapane piaar satikaar noo dristtaantaroop banaaunde| vekhan noo iaun naheen see lagadaa ki niparaaj ate sukritee bhagat singh de potaapotee han, par jis apanat naal uh baabe de gal noo chanbarrade ate modtiaan ute charrhade san, auh kise shak dee

karam kauar ttheek hee kahindee see nipoo de baapoo, toon ikalaa kiven jeevegaa| isatree antar drishattee naal ih jaanadee hai ki marad lee aapanee saathan ton binaa jeenaa muskil hai| hai taan us lee vee muskil, par uh jee laindee hai aapanee sahinasheelataa de sahaare, aapane han de sahaare aapane patee de paravaar pratee aapanaa faraz nibhaaun lee| jadon karam kauar ne bhagat singh noo kihaa see eikalaa kiven jeevegaa audon us vich ik patanee naheen see bol rahee sagon us daa asalaa, aus vichalee maan bol rahee see|

jadon bhagat singh zaraa jiaadaa kamajor ho giaa taan us de noohapatr ne us noo landdan lai jaan dee jid keetee| uh chale giaa, par ih sauadaa us noo pugiaa naa| sarabajeet de angrez mitr shaam noo us de gaaraddan vich ttainis baiddaminttan aadik kheddan aaunde taan uh andar baitthaa khirrakee de seesiaan raaheen baahar vekhadaa rahindaa| vainddaree de nigh ate sajanaan de saath dee yaad aaun ute us noo panjhee ddigaree sainttee gredd de taapamaan vaalaa kamaraa tthandtaa lagan lag paindaa| mitraan naal guradavaare vich gujaareean saveraan ate pab vich bitaaeean saamaan deean yaadaan us noo iko jihaa udaas karadeean| us noo karam kauar ute gusaa aaundaa see, jo mar ke us noo oparee duneean vich vasan lee chhadd gee see| uh chhetee hee baramingham chale giaa| us noo paratiaa vekh ke boottaa singh ne aakhiaa see, bhagat sinhaan, teraa koee kasoor naheen; rab ne teraa haazamaa kamajor banaaeaa; tainoo sukh hazam naheen hoeaa| agon bhagat singh ne utar vich aakhiaa see, meraa haazamaa taan kamajor aa, par teraa ddamaak bahut tez banaaeaa rab ne; ose deean galateean kadtee jaandaa |

mitraan dee nokajhok surachanaa noo changee lagee see|

bache dee avasathaa noo pahunchiaa hoeaa bhagat singh bahutaa chir jee naa sakiaa| usadee ikal ate udaasee daa ant nerre aa giaa| us ne landdan jaan ton inakaar karadiaan hoeaan, ose hasapataal vich bharatee honaa chaahiaa jis vich karam kauar pooree hoee see| bachiaan noo naanakiaan val chhadd ke sarabajeet

surachanaa dee gal ttheek see | sarabajeet de janam ute bhagat singh mush bahut hoeaa see, par us dee khushee aarathak mandavaarre de bhaar hetthaan dabee gee see| us de jeevan vich khuseean de hor kee mauake aae ate kise naa kise bhaar hetth dabe jaande rahe| surachanaa soch rahee see, aj saadde pore de janam dee khushee kiharre bhaar hetthaan dab gee hai

kee kihaa je sarabajeet ne puchhiaa|

kujh naheen, sarabee| jaraa uchee sachiaa giaa hai|

saaddaa sabh kujh saanjhaa hai|

haan, sarabee; soch rahee haan sukhaan de vadde vadde anbaar han saadde jeevan vich|

saaddeean kee sookham khusheean inhaan anbaaraan dee sathoolataa hetth dabeean geean han| pataa naheen kis kolon kee bhul hoee hai; shaaeid rab kolon |

rab kolon

saadde manaan vich potepoteean naal kheddan dee reeb rab ne hee paaee hovegee |

niaooyaarak koee door thorraa hai

baramingham ton landdan kinee ku door hai, sarabee

sandhiaa dee laalee

krisattofar noo reettaaeir hoeaa chhesat saal ho ge san| reettaaeiramaintt ton pichhale inhaan saalaan ne us noo ateet daa anuraagee banaa ditaa see| sadaa age val vekhan vaalaa har naveen saver noo ude hon vaale sanaatan sooraj noo sunahiree supaniaan daa sirajanahaar samajhan vaalaa, krisattofar, behataraan dee thaan biaaseean noo puj giaa jaapadaa see| rauanakaan, rangaan, mitrataavaan ate miharabaaneean bhariaa us daa jeevan hun ikal ate udaasee daa jeevan ban giaa see| aapane jeevan vichale kherre uh aap upajaaundaa rihaa see, par is dee patajharr daa bhet uh naheen see paa sakiaa|

pahilee vaddee jang vich us daa pitaa maariaa giaa see| udon krisattofar bahut chhottaa hon kar ke eho jaheean peerraan de ahisaas ton abhaj see| jang dee bhiaanakataa ate jeevan deean dushavaareean ne us dee maataa noo vee is ahisaas dee abhiviakatee dee vihal naheen see ditee|

doojaa sansaar yudh pahile naalon vadh bhiaanak see| krisattofar ate us dee maataa, dohaan noo fauaj vich bharatee honaa piaa| us sansaarasankatt de samen krisattofar sabhiataa de rakhavaaliaan vich shaamal ho giaa ate us dee maataa, jo ik naras see, einhaan rakhavaaliaan dee sevaasanbhaal de kam vich jutt gee| atthaveen bhaaratee sainaa vich kam karadaa hoeaa krisattofar aapane desh baahar see, jadon us noo khabar milee ki jaraman havaaee hamale naal barabaad hon vaale ik hasapataal, de malabe hetthaan dab ke us dee maataa daa dehaant ho giaa hai, eih khabar us noo ghattanaa ton maheenaa bhar magaron milee| uh bahut udaas hoeaa| jeevan vich pahilee ver us ne udaasee ate ikal de arath samajhe| uh duneean de bhare mele vich ikalaa ate udaas ho giaa|

aus noo maan kolon sevaa ate pitaa kolon dosatee daa subhaa miliaa hoeaa see| eth inddeean aaramee vich kam karan vaale bhaaratee sainikaa naal mitrataa ate sevaa daa sanbandh sathaapat kar ke us ne aapanee ikal ate udaasee noo rauanak ate khushee vich ulathaa liaa| aapane naven bane sanbandhaan noo uh bachiaan de bholepan naal maanadaa see| ddiaoottee ton vihalaa ho ke uh aapane saatheean naal

naven sanbandhaan ate naveean yogataavaan ne jeevan pratee us daa drishatteekon hee badal ditaa| us noo yakeen ho giaa ki aapaniaan daa moh udaasee daa kaaran banadaa hai ate paraaeaan naal paaee hoee mitrataa udaasee de regisataan vich vaddaa nakhalisataan ho nibarradee hai|

jang dee samaapatee ute krisattofar aapane shahir landdan aa giaa| us daa pitaa purakhee ghar havaaee hamaliaan dee bhettaa ho chukaa see| beghar hoe lokaan lee, hazaaraan dee ginatee vich, kamachalaaoo ghar banaae jaa rahe san| us dee sevaabhaavanaa ne us noo is kaare laa ditaa ate is kam de badale vich, kauansal ne, ausanoo eesatt haim dee ik sarrak, barajis rodd ute ik ghar de ditaa|

onheen dineen kamaan kaaraan dee bharamaar see| chhetee hee biladdar marachainttas dee ik kanpanee, balaincharaddaj, ne us noo eesatt hem dee haaee sattreett vichalee aapanee dukaan ute selazamain dee nauakaree de ditee| imaaratee kam ate saamaan dee jaanakaaree, aapanee mihanat, lagan, eemaanadaaree ate mitthe subhaa kaaran uh pahilaan haraman piaaraa ate pichhon dukaan daa inchaaraj ban giaa|

jang naal dtatthe landdan dee murr usaaree lee baaharale deshaan vichon liaande jaan vaale kaamiaan vich bhaarateean, vishes karake panjaabeean dee chokhee ginatee see, jis vichon bahut saare lok eesatt haim vich vasane aaranbh ho ge san| krisattofar, jiharraa aapane pitaapurakhee shahir vich aapane chhotte naan kris naal pukaariaa jaan lag piaa see, noo is gal dee bahut khushee see| us noo khusee see ki ih lok aapane makaan khareedan dee kaahal vich han; aus noo khushee see ki aapane makaanaan dee muramat dee lorr kaaran uh us dee dukaan vich aaunde san; aus noo khushee see ki us dee mitrataa daa gheraa visaal ho rihaa see; aus noo khushee see ki uh naven aae lokaan naal unhaan dee bolee vich gal kar ke unhaan noo achanbhit kar sakadaa see | uh aapane naven mitraan vich es inddeean aaramee de aapane puraane mitraan dee nuhaar vekh ke khus see| us dee khusee vich hor vee vaadhaa hundaa see, jadon ih naven mitr us noo krisattofar, misattar ddeen jaan sar dee thaan keval kris keh ke bulaaunde san|

auh panjaabee bol ate samajh laindaa see, eis lee us de panjaabee gaahak aapaneean lorraan ate aauakarraan dasan vich uchechee sahoolat mahisoos karade san| jadon us noo pataa lagadaa see ki us daa koee gaahak palaming jaan bijalee de kam vich ukaa anajaan hai taan uh us de ghar jaa ke us dee sahaaeitaa karan

kis khush see| us ne kise ik noo aapanaa gooharraa mitr naheen see banaaeaa uh saariaan daa gooharraa mitr see|

saintee saal balaincharaddaz dee dukaan ute kam karan pichhon kis rittaaeir ho giaa| us samen us de jaanepachhaane panjaabee chihare alop hone shuroo ho ge san| kujh ik aapanee jeevan yaataa pooree kar ge san ate kujh ik de bachiaan ne rihaaeis badal lee see| uh aapane maapiaan noo naal lai ke ilafaradd, gaittasahil ate kalehaal aadik changere ilaakiaan vich chale ge san| eesatt hom vich madaraaseean, siloneean, gujaraateean ate poorabee yauarap ton aae rifiaoojeean dee ginatee vadh gee see| kujh ik panjaabee chihare vee vekhan noo milade san ate uh unhaan noo pachhaanadaa vee see | uh aapane bhaapiaanbaabiaan dee ungalee varree kee ver us dee dukaan vich ge san| lagapag har kise ne us kolon ttaafee lai ke us noo pitaa de kahin ute thaink yoo aakhiaa hoeaa see| par hun uh us val dhiaan naal naheen san vekhade| ttaafee dee mitthaas bahutaa chir moonh daa saath naheen dindee | hun uh aap bachiaan de pitaa ban ge san ate aapane bachiaan noo ttaafeean naa khaan daa upadesh den lag pe san| ttaafeean ute aadhaarit ristaa hun unhaan lee bahutaa mehatav naheen see rakhadaa|

kris har roz haaee sattreett daa ik chakar jroor laaundaa see| barajis rodd de futtapaas ute sottee farree haualee haualee turiaa jaandaa, auh jadon vee saahamaniaun ture aaunde aadamee noo vekhadaa taan us dee tor hor madham ho jaandee| jadon uh aadamee panjasat kadamaan dee vith ute puj jaandaa taan kris kharraa ho ke gahu naal us de chihare val vekhan lag paindaa| jadon uh aadamee us val dekhe binaan age langh jaandaa taan kis neeveen paaee, haualee haualee age tur paindaa| haaee sattreett tak pujadiaan pujadiaan uh chaarapanj ver | zaroor rukadaa; aaun vaale de chihare vich kise guaache mitr dee nuhaar pachhaanan daa jatan karadaa aapanee takanee raaheen aapanee tasaveer noo aapane val aa rahe aadamee dee chetaashakatee vich ujaagar karan daa jatan karadaa ate niraasaa daa bhaar chukee agere tur paindaa|

haaee sattreett ute jaa ke us daa ih ravaeea badal jaandaa see| uh socheen pai jaandaa see| shaaeid ih sochan lag paindaa hove ki uh kinaa belorraa ho giaa hai; jaan ih ki aapaniaan ate opariaan vich kinaa farak hai kinaa galat see us daa ih vichaar ki aapaniaan daa moh udaasee daa kaaran banadaa

aj uh bahut udaas see| aj us daa janam din see| pataa naheen attheedaseen saalee us noo aapane janam din daa chetaa kiven aa giaa| aj uh bahut udaas seeaapane janam din noo chorre kar keaapanee janamadaataa noo chete kar ke| udaas kris haaee sattreett ton vaapas aapane ghar noo jaa rihaa see| uh soch rihaa see, je meraa aapanaa paravaar..... |

ghareloo nikasak naal bhare do thaile pairaan vich rakhee, eik ghar de futt gaaraddan dee vatteeree ute baitthee ik biradh maataa ne us daa dhiaan khich liaa| us lee ih jaananaa aauakhaa naheen see ki saamaan naal bharo do thaile chukane maataa lee mushakal kam hai| kam aaun daa puraanaa chaa us de man vich jaagrit ho utthiaa| us ne kol khaloa ke aakhiaa, hailo mam|

biradh maataa ne haualee naal sir chuk ke us de chihare val vekhiaa| kujh chir vekh ke aapanee chetaashakatee ate pachhaan de ttheek hon daa bharosaa karan lee us ne aakhiaa, ve, toon kis te naheen haan maan, main kis haan| toree yaadaashat bahut tez hai; kine saalaan pichhon toon mainoo pachhaan liaa| main kee ver tere ghar giaa haan|

pachhaanaangee kiaun naa, kis nauan bache janame ate paale han main| sabhanaan deean aadataan daa pataa hai mainoo| kis noo kee changaa lagadaa see; kiharraa kis galon rusadaa see kauan kee paa ke beemaar hundaa see; sabh yaad hai|... lai farr, eik jholaa toon chuk lai; ghar tak puchaa de bhalaa hove| saamaan kujh bahutaa khareediaa giaa aj| sochiaa, bahute fere naa maarane pain; eih naa sochiaa ki chukanaa vee painaa hai| mainoo chetaa naheen rahindaa ki main pachaasee saalaan dee ho gee haan; toon barree chhetee budtaa ho giaa, kis dtilaa matthaa taan naheen

naheen mam, main changaa kalaa haan| liaa doojaa thailaa vee mainoo de do| naa, naa karadee maataa kolon us ne doojaa thailaa vee farr liaa| aapane hathon thailaa khohade is noo maataa aakhadee rahee, ve kis, toon vee kiharraa javaan jahaan en| aapanaa khiaal rakhiaa kar | toon changaa keetaa jiharraa grihasat daa janjaal naheen gal paaeaa| kise dee koee chintaa fikar taan naheen karanee paindee|

maataa de thorre jahe par sukhaaven saath ne kis noo saareean sanbhaavanaavaan ate vaasatavikataavaan de ulatt sochan lee prer liaa| nen putadheean, fir pote poteean ate dohatedohateean| kineean rauanakaan vich vasadee hovegee maataa| jo kol naa vee rahinde honage taan sanichar aitavaar noo aa ke daadee daa sir khaande

maataa ne ghar daa daravaazaa kholhiaa| do thaile chukee maataa de pichhe khalote kis daa supanaa ttutt giaa| ghar vich kise rauanak daa koee chinh naheen see| maataa dee lorr deean kujh cheejaan ton sivaa saaraa ghar behonakee, audaasee ate sun naal bhariaa piaa see| angeetthee de vaadhe ute rakhee hoee maataa de suragavaasee patee dee tasaveer maataa lee koee dharavaas see jaan naheen, par ghar dee udaasee vich vaadhaa zaroor kar rahee see| enaa sakhanaa ghar kis ne pahilee ver vekhiaa| us de aapane ghar vich eth inddeean aaramee de javaanaan deean tasaveeraan san| us de ghar de pichhavaarrale bageeche vich ful san| maataa daa bageechaa.... bas kanddiaalaa jangal, aus kolon aapanee hairaanee lukaaee naa gee| us ne aakhiaa, maan, main taan samangadaa saan.....

.... sudtarree bahut rauanakaan vich vasadee hai, maataa ne us daa vaak pooraa kar ditaa| do dheean kaneddaa han, sat put ethe valait vich vasade han| sukhee han, par maan noo vaadhoo bhaar samajhade han| kise daa kujh sanvaar ju naheen sakadee| sataan ne vaareean banheean hoeean ne; hafate vich sat foon aa jaande han| krisamas ute ne kaaradd| bas foonaan ate kaaraddaan jogee ho gee maan| inhaan dee uddeek karadee rahindee haan| pichhale chhe saalaan vich kade beemaar vee naheen hoee ki put khabar noo hee aa jaande| tere ankal daa vareenaa karan pichhon kise ne vattee naheen vaahee|

maan kurasee ute baitthee galaan karadee rahee ate is boliaan vichon saamaan kadtan lag piaa| kineean saareean sabazeean vekh ke us aakhiaa, maan, eneean sabazeean kiaun lai aaee hai

put, dukaan vich vaddee, taazeean sabajeean vekh ke rihaa naa giaa| mat maaree gee| guradev noo barraaun change lagade han ate sukhadev noo gobhee kirapaal noo bhinddeean pasand han ate satapaal noo karele| sabh kujh lai aaee| ih naa sochiaa ki pakaau kauan te khaaoo kauan mat ju maaree gee| chal hoaoo, aape peean sarr jaanageean|

saarraneean kiaun han, mam| jine din sabazeean naheen mukadeean main tero kol rahaagaa| doven mil ke pakaavaang ate mil ke khaavaange|

kis dee gal sun ke maan daa chiharaa sandhiaa dee laalee vich naate pachhamee disahade vaang rushanaaeaa giaa| aalas ate udaasee noo parhaan sutt ke maataa rasoee vich aa gee| sabazeean chukee kis vee pichhe pichhe aa giaa| poore chaa naal maataa ne aakhiaa, das put, kee khaavegaa| toon mere kol rahi, main saaree umar sabazeean naheen mukan diaangee|