eik ver relave laaeen de naal lagadee thaan vich bakareean chaaradiaan boottaa ttaahalee dee chhaaven sau giaa | usadeean chaar bakareean aauajaliaan vaale jageere dee fasale jaa peean| jageere ne chahunaan de gal rasaa paa liaa ate aapane pindd noo lai turiaa| jadon baakee bakareean ne vekhiaa ki unhaan deean saathanaan noo koee oparaa aadamee lee jaa rihaa hai taan uh vee jageere de pichhe ho tureean| usane unhaan noo pichhe morran daa batheraa jatan keetaa par uh naa murreean| uh jidhar noo jaave, saaraa ijarr usade pichhe ho ture| je uh pindd val noo murre taan saareean bakareean, fasalaan de vichadee, ausade pichhe ho turan| eneean bakareean noo kaaboo karanaa us lee aauakhaa ho giaa| usanoo fikar pai giaa ki lokaan deean fsalaan ujaarran dee saaree zinmedaaree us ute aa painee hai| uh bootte deean bakareean noo lai ke murr bootte kol aa giaa ate aakhiaa, autth bharaavaa, einhaan bakareean ton meraa pichhaa chharraa|

eik saal dee mihanat naal roorre ne aapane bharaa deean bakareean naal vaaparee is ghattanaa noo bhangarre vich dtaal liaa| mihanat de naal naal usanoo kharach vee karanaa piaa, jis vich usade shaagiradaan ne usadee bahut sahaaeitaa keetee| nateejaa ih hoeaa ki taalabapur panddoree dee visaakhee ute rurre de bhangarre deean dhunmaan pai geean| saaraa melaa roorre de bhangarre val ttutt ke pai giaa| misatareean de jeete ne bakareean dee is kahaanee noo haasarasee kavitaa daa roop de liaa see| jadon bhangarre dee saaree ttolee jageere ate bakareean dee nakal karadee see, jeetaa aapanee kavitaa parrh ke is khedd noo, anajaane hee, panjaabee kathak daa roop deee jaandaa see|

ddipattee kamishanar ne thaapee vee ditee, rurre vichalaa kalaakaar sundarataa dee sedh vich sarapatt dauarr piaa| usane vaahee, bijaaee, gojhee ate gahaaeeauddaaee deean kiriaavaan noo bhangarre dee bolee parrhaa ditee| vaagaan, janvaan ate laavaan noo nachanaa sikhaa ditaa| rurre kolon preranaa paa ke jeetaa kavee ban giaa| kalaakaar hon de naal naal roorraa sadaachaaree vee see | usadaa mazahab usanoo sharaab peen rokadaa see ate sikhaan de pindd vich halaal gost upalabadh naheen see | juaanee vich sareerak skatee vadhaaun dee lagan ne ate adhakharr umar vich kalaatamak sundarataa dee upaasanaa ne usade man noo har buraaee valon horree rakhiaa| uh pindd de munddiaan noo sraab naheen see peen dindaa; pooraa pahiraa dindaa see unhaan de manaan ute| pindd de lok roorre de rinee san| roorre noo piaar ate satikaar de ke uh aapanaa rin chukataa karan dee chintaa karade rahinde san| visaakhee de mele ton maheenaa ku magaron ddipattee kamishanar ne pindd de nanbaradaar noo kachahiree sad ke aakhiaa ki uh is saal dusahire ute roorre dee tteem daa bhangarraa puaaunaa chaahundaa hai| niraa nanbaradaar hee naheen, saaraa pindd dharateeon gitth uchaa ho giaa| roorre dee tteem ne raam dee ayadhiaa ton banabaas lee vidaa hon dee ghattanaa noo bhangarre de roop vich nach ke vikhaaeaa| jeete dee kavitaa ne ayadhiaa de lokaan de dukh noo kavitaa vich gaa ke karunaa daa ras banh ditaa| lokaan ne ddipattee kamishanar noo rumaal naal akhaan poonjhadiaan vekhiaa| ddipattee kamisnar dee pradhaanagee hetth kam karan vaalee dusahiraa kamettee valon roorre noo, eilaake de patavante saradaar soorat singh hatheen ik pag ate ik so ik rupiaa bhettaa keeraa giaa|

auh ddipattee kamishanar saadhaaran angarez naheen see| uh unhaan angarejaan vichon see, jinhaan noo bhaaratee kalaa ate kalachar naal uchechaa lagaau see| roorre noo saropaa dite jaan samen usane panjaabee bolee vich nikaa jihaa bhaashan dindiaan

roorre dee prasanataa dee had naa rahee| jeevan vich pahilee ver uh aape ton baahar hoeaa| shahiron pindd noo aaundiaan jadon ttheke de saahamaniaun langhan lage taan roorre ne aapanee jeb vichon veeh rupe kadt ke jeete noo dindiaan aakhiaa, jaah farr liaa chaar botalaan| aj tuhaanoo khulhee chhuttee aa mauaj karo; par kharood naa kario|

ttheke val jaan dee thaan jeetaa labhoo raam halavaaee dee hattee val chalaa giaa ate das ser laddoo liaa ke rurre de saahamane rakh dite| roorre ne puchhiaa, eih kee tteem de munddiaan ne aakhiaa, bhalavaan jee, saadde lee tuhaaddee khushee daa nasaa ee bahut aa| asaan sraab naheen peenee| roorre ne ik ik noo gal laaeaa ate aakhiaa, baabe, rab diau bandio; aj tusaan roorre dee pat rakh lee| aah lo paise; hor laddoo liaau saare pindd vich vanddaange, mazaa aa ju dusahire daa

ghar aa ke rurre ne pag ate ik sau ik rupe aapane bharaa ate karajaaee de pairaan ute rakh ke sir jhukaaeaa taan hasan beebee ne usanoo galavakarree vich lai ke aakhiaa, ve rurriaa, kee piaa karanaan karamaan vaaliaa toon te koee alaa lok en| saanoo sijadaa kar ke gunaahagaar naa banaa|

agale din boottaa ate hasan beebee roorre noo naal lai ke nanbaradaar de ghar ge| ik so ik rupe ate pag usanoo de ke unhaan aakhiaa, nanbaradaar jee, eih pindd de munddiaan daa anaam aa; saare pindd daa saanjhaa| ihadaa jo karanaa tuseen karo| roorraa kahindaa main naheen rakhanaa|

roorraa sir jhukaaee khalotaa dharatee val vekhadaa rihaa| pindd de juaan munddiaan noo mataan den vaalaa roorraa aapane bharaabharajaaee saahamane nikaa jihaa baal baniaa khalotaa see| nanbaradaar ne changee viaunt soch lee| use din pindd de lokaan noo ikatthe kar ke bootte de vaarre de naal lagadee shaamalaatt rurre de naan karan daa faisalaa kar liaa| pindd vich ugaraahee laa ditee| do maheeniaan de vich vich roorre lee pakaa kamaraa puaa ke chaar deevaaree vee karavaa ditee ate viharre vich nalakaa vee lavaa ditaa|

dee deg tiaar keetee gee ate aradaas kar ke prashaad vandd ke navaan ghar roorre noo sauanpiaa giaa| roorraa haualee naal utthiaa ate isareean vich baitthee aapanee bharajaaee de pair farr ke busakan lag piaa| karajaaee ne sir te piaar de ke kihaa, ro naa, roorriaa khush ho; vekh rab ne tainoo kinaa bhaag laaeaa| mere jeende jee teraa ghar ban giaa shukar alaa daa aseen surakharoo ho ge| roorre deean dhaaheen nikal geean, bauabo, mainoo naheen lorr ghar dee| tere pairaan vich meree janar aa| main bhaa naalon vakh naheen honaa| tuseen eneean bakareean saanbhade o; main kite bhaaraa aa eih ghar gaame noo de diau|

par gaamaa uthe kithe see| uh aapane vadde saale de kahin ute viaah ton saal ku magaron hee laahauar chalaa giaa see| usadaa saalaa laahauar de relave satteshan ute kulee daa kam karadaa see| usadee nauakaree pakee see| usadee sahaaeitaa naal gaame ne ik khokhaa jihaa lai ke muniaaree dee dukaan paa lee see| ithe vee uh pinddaan vich feree laa ke muniaaree vechadaa hundaa see| usanoo laahauar giaa chaar saal ho ge san| ik hor pindd jaa ke usane vattee naheen see vaahee|

roorraa aapanee bebe kol hee rihaa| usanoo naven ghar dee naveen varaton sujh pee| bhangarre dee tteem daa saaraa saamaan dtol, ghungaroo ate kaparre aadika pindd de gharaan vich rakhiaa hoeaa see| hun uh is naven bane ghar vich aa giaa| munddiaan dee kasarat daa prabandh vee ese ghar vich kar liaa giaa| munddiaan noo keh ke roorre ne chaar deevaaree de naal naal dharekaan luaa leean| ih ghar saare ilaake daa kendarabindoo ban giaa| aaunde jaande raaheen musaafaraan lee saraan| do tin takhataposh banavaa le ge vihale samen dharekaan dee chhaaven baitth ke galaanbaataan lee| roorraa fir tur ke pataa kar laindaa see ki kise pindd vich kise ghar noo, kise aauakhe bhaare kam lee madad dee lorr taan naheen| je kise noo vaadtee lee mang chaaheedee hove kise ne aapane naven bane kotthematthale dee chhat ute mittee puaaunee hove jaan pinddaan deean galeean ate pahiaan vichon chikarrachobhaa hattaaunaa hove taan roorraa bin bulaaeaan hee aapanee ttolee lai ke uthe puj jaandaa see| lok vee usadee ttolee dee mihanat daa mul paaunde san| koee do ser ghiau de dindaa see, koee chaar ser shakar koee tel dee ghaanee kadtavaa dindaa see, koee nakad paise de dindaa see| saare baahare vich roorre dee sobhaa see|

roorre dee nikee jihee duneean prasadhee, prasanataa ate sundarataa dee sikhar

haualee haualee boottaa andaron ttuttan lag piaa| usanoo jadon vee mauakaa miladaa, auh roorre noo ghar baare ate hasan beebee de paikiaan baare galaan dasadaa rahindaa| bahutee chintaa usanoo aapaneean bakareean dee see| usadeean bahuteean galaan aapaneean bakareean baare hundeean san| usane pachavanjaa bakareean de pachavanjaa naan rakhe hoe san| har ik de subhaa ton uh jaanoo see ate roorre noo har ik de subhaa ton jaanoo karavaa ke is duneean ton jaanaa chaahundaa see| us ne aapane putar gaame dee gal kade naheen see keetee| roorraa usadeean galaan barre ttharame naal sunadaa see| bharaa noo pooraa bharosaa divaaundaa see ki uh sabh kujh karan lee tiaar ate samarath hai, par andaron uh ddeliaa hoeaa see| karaa ton pare ho ke, naven kamare vich baitth ke kinaa kinaa chir rondaa rahindaa see| bharaa de magaron ikalaa ho jaan daa ddar...|

bootte daa ant samaan aa giaa| aapanee patanee dee mauat de ddedt ku saal pichhon uh vee jahaan vaanee ton kooch kar giaa| roorre daa dukh aseh see; ausadaa udaas honaa kudaratee see| pindd de lokaan dee vaddee koshis ih see ki roorre noo ikal mahisoos naa hove| unhaan ne dohaan mauataan de mauakiaan ute pahilaan vaang laagale pindd, rato vaalon musalamaan baraadaree de lokaan noo bulaa ke liaandaa see | uh aapanee maseet de mulaane noo naal liaae san ate pooree isalaamee sharhaa anusaar rurre dee bharajaaee ate usade bharaa de antam sansakaar sire chaarrhe ge san| karam ilaahee ate usadee patanee roorre de maataa pitaa deean kabaraan de laage bootte ate haso deean kabaraan ban geean| doven ver kuraan parrhiaa giaa khatam karavaaeaa giaa| doven ver pindd valon ilaake vich niaazaan vanddeean geean| roorre de maape de ver mare san; pahilee ver usane dukh naheen see manaaeaa doojee ver hoeean mauataan daa dukh aseh see; par roorraa seh giaa, pindd de lokaan dee hamadaradee de sahaare|

saare udaas baitthe san| rurraa haualee haualee turadaa murr barrhe ute aa giaa ate yaaraan so rupe dee pottalee nanbaradaar de saahamane rakh ke aakhiaa, chaachaa, aah lau mere bhaa deean bakareean| maithon naheen saanjeean jaaneean| je unhaan noo naheen saanbh sakiaa taan inhaan paisiaan daa main kee laganaan| uh bakareean pindd deean san ih paise pindd de ne| main yareem ho giaa chaachaa meraa koee naheen| roorre de hanjhoo bekaaboo ho ge| nanbaradaar ne usanoo gal naal laa ke dilaasaa ditaa, he kamalaa hoeaa| anyaaniaan vaang roee jaandaa| aseen tere aan roorriaa... aseen saare| ate nanbaradaar dee ddigee bajh gee| pipal duaale bane sarrhe ute baitthe saare aadameean deean akhaan gileean ho geean|

bakareean samet atthavanjaa jeean noo aapanee bukal vich sanbhaalee rakhan vaalaa khulhaa vaarraa, eikale roorre noo khaan noo aaundaa see| pindd de praaeimaree sakool kol aapanee imaarat naheen see| pindd de guraduaare kolon sakool daa kam liaa jaadaa see| roorre ne aapane bharaa daa ghar bachiaan de sakool lee de ditaa ate aap naven kotthe vich fakeeraan varagaa jeevan jeen lag piaa|

desh dee havaa kujh hor hundee jaa rahee see| des dee aazaadee ate panjaab dee vandd deean galaan aam san| saaraa des aajaadee de rang vich rangiaa jaa rihaa see| roorre noo is hafarraadafarree naal koee dilachasapee naheen see| usanoo udaasee see ki is raualerape ate bheerrabharrake duaaraa rauanakaan ate saanjhaan daa niraadar keetaa jaa rihaa see|

samaan beetadaa giaa| paakisataan ton beghar ho ke aae lok haualee haualee gharaan vaale ho ge| jeevan murr aapanee chaale turan lag piaa| par is chaal vich pahilaan vaalee saadagee ate suhiradataa naheen see| har aadamee praapateean dee dauarr dauarradaa jaapadaa see| samaajak jeevan dee har sundarataa noo padaarathak praapatee daa saadhan banaaeaa jaanaa yog samajhiaa jaan lag piaa see|

roorre noo dheeaapataa keh ke piaaran vaale budte ik ik kar ke tur ge san| usadee umar de lok us vaang budte hunde jaa rahe san| jinhaan munddiaan noo uh kasarataan karavaaundaa, dudh piaaundaa ate bhangarre puaaundaa rihaa see, auh aapo aapane kaaraanvihaaraan ate parivaaraan vich rujh ge san| unhaan de manaan vich roorre lee piaar ate satikaar jiaun daa tiaun kaaeim see| roorre daa ghar unhaan lee dharamaasathaan daa darajaa rakhadaa see| aapane vihale samen noo roorre de nerr vich bitaaun noo uh satasang daa darajaa dinde san| naven panch de mundde roorre noo baabaa roorraa keh ke bulaaunde san par unhaan lee baabe roorre daa uh mehatav naheen see jo unhaan de maapiaan lee see|

desh kee pakhaan ton unat ho rihaa see| saadde nike jihe shir vich kaalaj ban giaa see; pinddaan noo sarrakaan banaa diteean geean san; pindd pindd sakool ban ge san; sakoolaan vich kalachar de naan ute kheddaan, naattakaan ate bhangarriaan daa rivaaj paaeaa jaa rihaa see| desh daa navaan pech is naven vaataavaran dee upaj see|

baabe roorre de ghar vich bane sakool vich panj jamaataan parrh ke surindar hun gauaramintt kaalaj vich daakhal ho chukaa see| bhangarre daa usanoo shauak see ate is sok noo paalan dee yogataa usanoo rab milee hoee see| uh zilhe dee bhangarraa tteem daa kaipattan jaan leeddar see| kaalaj dee ddaraamaa kalab vich vee usadee vises thaan see| jilhe dee bhangarraa tteem de chauadaan mainbaraan vichon chhe usade aapane kaalaj

jagat raam jee dee doojee gal noo samajhan jogee siaanap surindar kol naheen see ate pahilee gal noo unhaan daa maanasik ulaar samajh ke uh baabe rurre ate usade sharadhaalooaan noo, man hee man, bhulekhe daa shikaar samajhan lag piaa see | jagat raam jee baabe choorre naal surindar baare gal baat karade rahinde san|

baabe daa bahut jee karadaa see surindar noo milan lee par surindar ne ajihee lorr kade naheen see mahisoosee| uh man hee man baabe naal eerakhaa karadaa see| baabe dee nazar bahut kamajor ho chukee see| hun uh aapane bharaa bharajaaee ate maataa pitaa deean kabaraan tak vee sahaaeitaa binaan naheen see jaa sakadaa| pindd de lokaan ne baabe deean akhaan daa ilaaj karavaaun dee ichhaa paragatt keetee taan us ne aakh ditaa see, mere jineean akhaan kis kol ne hun baakee kinee ku reh gee hai edaan hee langh jaaegee| par jagat raam jee kolon surindar deean sifataan sun ke baabe dee ichhaa hundee see ki usadee nazar ik ver thorrhe chir lee hee parat aave|

mukh mantaree de dauare dee khabar sun ke shahir de patavantiaan ne unhaan de maan

sun ke baabaa beete dinaan de sunahiree supaniaan vich guaar giaa| kade uh vee bhangarre daa baadashaah see| kade usade bhangarre baare uh galaan keeteean jaandeean san, jinhaan dee usanoo samajh naheen see aaundee| angarez ddipattee kamishanar usanoo kaapee den lee kurasee uton utth ke aaeaa see| usanoo aapane ate surindar vich kise samaanataa daa ahisaas hoeaa| usanoo iaun jaapiaa jiven surindar vich uh dubaaraa jee rihaa see ate enaa vaddaa ho giaa see ki mukh mantaree vee usanoo vekhan aaun lag pe san| usane jagat raam jee noo kihaa, maasattar jee, meraa barraa dil karadaa hai is mundde noo milan noo| eik haukaa jihaa bhar ke jagat raam jee sakool vich jaa varre|

aj savere jadon surindar baabe de ghar de daravaaze ag langhan lagaa taan baabe ne aavaaj de ke usanoo kol bulaa liaa| surindar kaahal vich see| aj mukh mantaree ne aaunaa see | usane kaalaj puj ke saaree tiaaree noo antalaa roop denaa see| aj usade jeevan daa mehatavapooran din see| kujh soch ke, kaahal vich hundiaan hoeaa vee uh baabe rurre kol chalaa giaa| baabe ne aakhiaa, baabaashe munddiaa, rab rahim karo nazar suvalee rakho| mereean akhaan ne juaab de ditaa, naheen taan teraa bhangarraa zaroor vekhadaa| suniaa, changaa bhangarraa paaunaa toon ...tere man vich vee zaroor reejh aaundee hoaoo ki saase deean akhaan hundeean taan bhangarraa vikhaaunde| aseen...|

shaaeid ese mauake dee uddeek see surindar noo| baabe roorro dee gal ttaik ke us aakhiaa, mainoo chhetee hai, main chalanaan|

baabe rurre ne kade kise noo fikaa bol naheen see boliaa; ate naa hee baashe roorre noo kade kise ne vikaa bol boliaa| surindar ne anahonee noo honahaar kar ditaa par ajihaa karan vich usade man daa saaraa zor lag giaa| usadaa man bhaaraa ho giaa| bhaare man naal jadon uh baabe de gharon nikal rihaa see, ause vele charrhadee patee de bhajan ate jaranail aapane saaeekal kandh naal laa

aapane saatheean noo uddeeke binaan hee surindar age tur piaa| masaan faralaang bhar giaa see ki saaeekal uton utar ke kujh sochiaa ate soch ke saaeekal pindd val morr liaa| kazan ate jaranail laage aa chuke san| bhajan ne puchhiaa, kujh bhul giaa, surindaraa chhetee hai aseen ethe uddeekane aan| kujh kahe binaa surindar ne saaeekal fir morr liaa ate unhaan naal kaalaj val noo ho turiaa| saaraa rasataa tinaan vich koee galabaat naa hoee|

surindar dee gal sun ke baabaa bahut udaas ho giaa| zindagee bhar baabaa lokaan noo vadhade vikasade vekh ke khush hundaa aaeaa see| pindd de kise ghar vich gaamath sundee see taan pahilaa dudh ate us ton pichhon pahilaa makhan baabe dee bhettaa keetaa jaandaa see, jiharraa pindd de lokaan de hee moonh paindaa see | baabe noo doharee khushee hundee see| jadon lok baabe noo dudh ghiau dinde san, audon unhaan de chihariaan ute lavereean de dudh ghiau vich barakat pain daa bharosaa pasar jaandaa see ate jadon uho dudh ghiau pindd de nauajuaanaan de moonh paindaa see, baabaa unhaan dee suhanee sihat dee kalapanaa karadaa see| doven galaan baabe lee anand daa somaa san | kise ne koee vahirrakaa haalee karanaa hove taan baabe kolon thaapee divaaunee zarooree hundee see| haarrheesaaunee bee den lagiaa lok baabe daa hath lavaaunde san| pindd dee dhee ddolee pain lagiaa baabe kolon asees laindee see, pindd dee naveen nooh baabe de paireen hath laa ke aapane ghar paravesh karadee see| pindd de har laarre noo siharaa banhan ton pahilaan sihare noo baabe daa hath luaaeaa jaandaa see| pindd daa har bachaa baabe dee asees naal sakoole daakhal hoeaa see ate harabache ne imatihaan vich safalataa de bharose lee baabe kolon ih sbad sune san, baabaashe putaraa, rab raakhaa, sabhe pairaan|

baabaa roorraa sabh dee khair mangadaa see | doojiaan dee khushee lee uh kujh vee kar jaandaa see| ghuraale vaale bachane daa putar tejoo charrhadee maalee see, jadon roorre ne ghulanaa shuroo keetaa see| babehaalee dee har doojee teejee chhinjhe rurre ate bhejoo daa mukaabalaa ho jaandaa see | roorraa har vaar jit jaandaa see| babehaalee daa pirr ilaake vich sabh ton vaddaa pirr see| bachane dee ichhaa see ki usadaa putar ik fer babehaalee de akhaarre vich pattakaa banh ke feree dove | roorraa is ichhaa dee pooratee de raah vich sabh ton vaddee rukaavatt see| jadon khuraakaan ate kasarataan is rukaavatt noo door karan vich safal naa hoeean taan bachanaa ik din roorre de vadde

kol baitthe roorre ne bachane deean akhaan val vekhiaa; aunhaan vich vasee hoee vedanaa lee aapane aap noo doshee jaan ke usane sir jhukaa liaa ate aakhiaa, chaachaa, mainoo maafee de; main teraa gunaahagaar aa| ho giaa, so ho giaa par aj toon roorre deean akhaan kholh diteean chaachaa|

ate roorre ne ghulanaa chhadd ditaa|

aapane saare jeevan vich, doojiaan dee khushee lee baabaa roorraa bahut kujh karadaa aaeaa see par us noo ih pataa naheen see ki uh ih sabh kujh kiaun karadaa see| usade subhaa de saare gun usade jeevan deean prasathiteean vichon upajeean hoeean lorraan de paidaa keete hoe san| pichhalaa pech inhaan vich karaamaatee skatee vekhan daa suaarath jaan roohaanee sundarataa vekhan daa bholaapan karadaa aaeaa see naven haalaat dee upaj, navaan poch inhaan noo baabe deean kamazoreean jaan ke inhaan daa niraadar karan dee ruchee rakhadaa see| ise ruchee vichon upaje san surindar de bol, jinhaan ne baabe roorre noo bahut udaas kar ditaa|

surindar dee tteem pooree tiaaree naal kaalaj de haal vich baitthee see| ise haal vich hee usadee tteem ne bhangarre daa saaraa mekaap keetaa see| haal de daravaaze band rakhe ge san taan ch unhaan de kaparriaan ate mekaap dee chamak samen ton pahilaan koee naa vekh sake| bahut jor lagaa see profaisar khuraanaa daa, eis shea dee tiaaree vich ate kaalaj valon kharach vee bahutakeetaa giaa see| haal vich pakhe chal rahe san taan vee garamee naal saaree tteem murrake murrhakee ho rahee see ate saaree tiaaree fikee paindee jaa rahee see| tin ghanttiaan dee lamee uddeek pichhon haal de daravaaze ute dasatak hoee| profaisar khuraanaa ne daravaajaa kholhiaa| kaalaj de vaaeesaprinseepal s. jogindar singh jee ne andar aa ke dasiaa, shahir de patavantiaan naal zarooree meetting kar ke mukhamantaree jee patthaanakott noo chale ge

tteem de chaavaanbhaavaan dee khetee ute garremaar ho gee| surindar de sir vich jiven kise ne satt maar ditee hove| usane kaalaj de munddiaan saahamane ddeegaan maareean san; ausanoo lagaa ki hun uh unhaan saahamane akh naheen chuk sakegaa| uh bahut uchee thaan ton hetthaan ddig piaa see| usane bhangarre vaale kaparre laah ke aapane saadhaaran kaparre paae, saaeekal farriaa ate pindd noo chal piaa| pindd pahunch ke vekhiaa, baabe roorre de ghar lokaan dee bheerr lagee hoee see| manjee ute lame pe baabe rurre ute chittee chaadar ditee hoee see| haazar lokaan deean akhaan gileean san| saaree gal noo samajh ke surindar ne saaeekal viharre vich suttiaa ate dharram kar ke baabe ute jaa ddigaa| baabe de sir noo dohaan hathaan vich farr ke usade chihare val vekhadaa hoeaa vilakiaa, baabaa, akhaan kholh meree duneean vich pe hanere noo vekhan vaaleean akhaan kholh mainoo maaf kar de, baabaa| jagat raam jee ne usanoo gal naal laa ke dilaasaa ditaa| aapane aap noo zaraa sanbhaal ke surindar ne aakhiaa, maasattar jee, kee ho giaa baabe ne achaanak akhaan kiaun meett leean

shaaeid tereean akhaan kholhan lee, barakhuradaar|

keeratan sohile daa paatth kar ke baabe roorre noo usade maataa pitaa ate bharaa karajaaee laage dafanaa ditaa giaa| vaddeean vaddeean yugagaradeean ton niralep rahin vaalaa baabaa roorraa, sasakaaraan, katharaan, kalamiaan ate keeratan sohaliaan ton uchaa ho jaan vaalaa baabaa roorraa, eik fikaa bol naa sahaar sakiaa| mar gayaa sadamaa e yak chunbaze lab se.....

sochasansakaar

maarach 1997 daa maheenaa mukan vaalaa see jadon meraa mitar, bhaarat vichon, mere sade ute valait aaeaa| jeevan de paintee lame saal, vakh vakh sarakaaree kaalajaan vich angarezee saahit daa adhiaapak reh ke reettaaeir hoe noo chaar ku saal ho chuke san| usade bache, do dheean ate ik putar, viaaho varhe, kameen kaaree lage, vail saittaladd san| chet maheene deean nigheean panjaabee dhupaan, auche safaidiaan deean tetramereean chhaavaan ate kuleean basantee pauanaan vichon aae daa suaagat keetaa tthandte, jhakharreele ate hondoo jihe valaitee mauasam ne| naanasattaap falaaeett vich dasayaaraan ghatte baitthaa rahin naal thakiaa ate kasattam imeegreshan deean lameean laaeenaan vich khalon kaaran akiaa jadon uh heetharo earaporatt ute mainoo miliaa taan valaitee tthandt noo kujh vadhere mahisoos karadiaan hoeaan usane aakhiaa, yaaraa, kithe lai aaeaa hai, paale maaran lee ausanoo aapanee galavakarree vich laindiaan main kihaa, kite naheen mar chaliaa paale| ik naveen jeevanajaach noo vekhan lee enaa ku paalaa bhogan vich koee haraj naheen|

saaree zindagee inhaan dee jeevanajaach de rone rondaa rihaa haan kujh kulaa naheen mainoo inhaan daa| hun taan tere laage reh ke, kujh chir lee aapane ateet vich guaachan lee aaeaa haan, keh ke khushee naal chhalakadiaan usane ik ver fir mainoo gal laa liaa|

earaporatt dee rangeenee, roshanee ate gahimaagahim vichon baahar aae taan mottarave dee hafarraadafarree naal saaddaa vaah pai giaa| neeven badalaan, lagaataar varhade nike nike meenh, ghasamaile jihe din, tez dauarradeean kaaraan de ttaaeiraan naal sarrak uton uddade paanee dee banee dhund aadik de kaaran mitaramilaap daa chaa sarrak dee saavadhaanee naal salhaabiaa rihaa| je changaa dhupaalaa din hundaa taan main usanoo pahile din hee ttraafaalagar sukear, bakingham pailas, ate pikaaddilee sarakas aadik de laagon dee langhaa ke liaaunaa see| mauasam dee kharaabee kaaran vadhee hoee sarrak dee saavadhaanee ne saadhaaran sukhasaand ton agore, eikaraaraan takaraaraan bharee vaarataalaap daa mauakaa naa banan ditaa| ttraifik val enaa dhiaan den dee

main keh baitthaa, eih giaaraveen sadee vich baniaa see| naa angarez udon luttere san, naa ih lutt dee yaadagaar hai| isanoo jamahooreeat daa janam asathaan

maniaa jaandaa hai|

toon manadaa hovegaa; mainoo pataa hai ki giaaraveen sadee vich baadashaah kainoott ne is thaan ute jiharraa mehal banavaaeaa see, auh 1512 vich ag lag jaan karake shaahee rihaaeis lee varatiaa jaanaa band kar ditaa giaa see| muramat ho jaan pichhon 1547 vich paaraleemaintt haaoos banaa ditaa giaa| uh....|

ate udon aje inhaan dee lutt shuroo naheen see hoee|

jis daa ditaa khaaeee, ausade gun gaaune chaaheede han; par saaree gal sun lai pahilaan fir vadhere besuraa gaa sakengaa| uh paaraleemaintt haaoos 1834 dee ag vich pooraa sarr giaa see| ih, hun vaalaa, 1839 vich aaranbh kar ke 1867 vich mukamal keetaa giaa see| is lee is ute lutt daa paisaa lagaa hai| je ik adhee hisattaree dee kitaab parrh chhadde taan kee haraj hai| tainoo enaa pataa taan lag jaave ki yauarap de deshaan dee koee imaarat ajihee naheen jis ute gulaamaan dee tijaarat vichon kamaaeaa hoeaa dhan naa lagaa hove| uh vee taan lutt hee see; sharamanaak, zaalamaanaa, mujaramaanaa lutt|

enaa keh ke meraa mitar chup ho giaa| us de man vich deshapiaar daa khaanadaanee jazabaa jaag piaa see| usade pitaa jee sutantarataa sangaraameean vichon san| naamilavaratan de saantamee andolan samen jadon unhaan daa jathaa sarrak vich lettiaa hoeaa see, audon angarezee haakamaan de hukam naal unhaan ute ghorre dauarraa dite ge san| ghorre daa pauarr vaj ke usade pitaa jee de mathe ute vaddaa jkham ho giaa see, jis daa nishaan chitaa deean lakarraan tak unhaan de naal giaa see| main tarak ate bhaavanaa de dohaan maidaanaan vich maat khaa jaan kaaran bolan jogaa naheen saan rihaa| is lee ttaavar aaf landdan ate ttaavar brij de laagon dee langhan lagiaa mereean akhaan ne unhaan imaarataan val murran dee lorr naa mahisoosee| unv inhaan deean moorataan vaale kaaradd main usanoo bhejadaa rihaa saan| aapane mitar dee bauadhik teekhanataa ate visaal jaanakaaree saahamane niratar hon vich vee uchechaa anand see|

eik din galaan galaan vich mero moonhon nikal giaa ki vaisatt pachhamee

meraa mitar haualee naal utth ke kichan vich giaa ate paanee daa galaas hath vich farree vaapas aa giaa| paanee daa galaas mere saahamane rakh ke boliaa, tthandtaa paanee pee lai; teree tabeeat ttheek ho jaavegee| akal aavegee ki naheen, main keh naheen sakadaa| jang naal datthe yauarap dee usaaree lee mihanat mazadooree karan bulaaeaa see tuhaanoo ithe inhaan pachhamee haatamataaeean ne| pahilaan vee bahut deaa keetee hai inhaan ne aasattreleea ate amareekaa de aad vaaseean ute| dharatee daa kan kan inhaan dee deaa de bhaar hetthaan dabiaa piaa hai| 1857 ton aaranbh ho ke jalhiaan vaale baag ate bangaal de kaal de kaaranaame karadee hoee inhaan dee deaa hee taan 1942 de kueitt inddeea daa kaaran banee see| 1947 vich tuhaaddee aazaadee dee yagavedee ute ddulhiaa saaraa inasaanee khoon inhaan dee deaa de mathe ute lagaa hoeaa tilak hai; jinaa vaddaa mathaa onaa vaddaa ttikaa| hun inhaan saariaan ne ral mil ke navaan dtang kadt liaa hai| hun ih galobal ikaanomee de naan ute saadde moonh dee rottee khohan saadde ghareen jaanage | atth atth saal de bachiaan kolon, solhaa solaan ghatto faikattareean vich kam karavaaun vaaliaan de man vich deaadharam daa nivaas honaa sanbhav naheen; haan, khaan vaale moonh ute lageean hoeean akhaan noo sadaa sharamaaunaa piaa |

mere kujh kahin ton pahilaan hee mere ghar vaalee ne keh ditaa, sansaar de itihaas ne tuhaadde aakhe naheen turanaa usanoo jaan diau jidhar jaandaa hai| tuseen desh dee kanttareesaaeedd vekho isadee sundarataa baare do virodhee raavaan naheen ho sakadeean| uny main baalee naal sahimat haan ki pachhamee kamaan daa saaraa itihaas atiaachaar naal bhariaa piaa hai| isanoo gharree murree duharaaunaa vee ttheek naheen, par bhavakh vich is de ain ulatt kujh hon vaaparan deean aasaan laauneean vee siaanap vaalee gal naheen|

main chup rahin vich bhalaa manaaeaa| kahin noo bahutaa kujh mere kol naheen see, taan vee andare andar main mahisoos kar rihaa saan ki manakhee man lee ih vishavaas gauarav vaalee gal naheen ki jo kujh pichhe hundaa aaeaa hai, auho kujh age lee hoee jaanaa hai|

lok ddisattrikatt ton vaapas aaundiaan main mottarave laage bane ik vishaal dtaabe saravisizaraisattooraan ute chaah peen ate pattarol lain lee rukiaa| mere mitar ne us dtaabe dee visaalataa ate sundarataa noo man hee man aapane des diaan dtaabiaan de ttaakare vich rakhadiaan aakhiaa, einhaan choraan ne choree de maal noo changee thaan vee varatiaa hai| pataa naheen kiven, par main ih kahin dee hinmat kar giaa, eih dtaabe ainpaaeir vele de bane hoe naheen| ih inddasattaree ne banaae han| inhaan ute inhaan lokaan dee aapanee mihanat dee kamaaee lagee hai|

einhaan ne vaapaar raaheen vee lokaan noo luttiaa hai par ih mananaa pavegaa ki inhaan noo paisaa varatan dee jaach hai| keh ke meraa mitar chaah daa aanand lain lag piaa| main khush saan ki gal is ton agere naheen see vadhee|

pahilee mee noo chonaan hoeean san| use raat nateeje aaune shuroo ho ge san| saaraa ttabar ttailee saahamane baitthaa tamaasaa vekhadaa rihaa see| meraa mitar vee| ant vich kujh hairaan jihaa ho ke usane aakhiaa see, chonaan daa bahutaa rolaarapaa vekhan sunan vich naheen aaeaa| ethe jaloos vagairaa naheen kadte lokaan|

raualaa paindaa hai; par reddeeo, akhabaar ate ttailee aadik raaheen| jithe lok aapane kise kam lee ikatthe hoe hon, authe leeddar vee puj jaande han, mauake daa laabh lain lee| chon leeddaraan dee lorr hai; lokaan dee naheen, ethe is gal dee pooree chetanaa hai| meraa utar sun ke mere mitar ne haualee jihee aakhiaa, hachhaa, ate socheen piaa aapane kamare vich chalaa giaa| pachhamee lokaan de jeevan

aapane sair sapaattiaan de naal naal aseen aakasaforadd sattreett, saintt ate lok saaeedd varage vadde vadde shaaping sainttaraan vich vee jaande rahe| inhaan thaavaan dee rauanak ate sundarataa noo vekh ke meraa mitar prasan hundaa see| us ne lutt ate heraaferee varage shabadaan dee varaton naa karadiaan hoeaan aapanee khusee noo pragatt karan lee aakhiaa see, munaare de moh vichon sahoolat ate sundarataa ne vee janam liaa hai| meraa jeea keetaa aakhaan munaafe de moh binaa pachhamee yauarap dee haalat vee poorabee balaak vaalee ho jaanee see; par main chup rahinaa hee changaa samangiaa |

eik din vinddazar safaaree paarak val jaa rahe saan ki raah vich pulees duaaraa rutteen chaiking keetee jaa rahee see| bahut saare pulees karamachaaree vekh ke mere mitar ne puchhiaa, enee pulees kiaun

taan ju kam chhetee nibarre ate lokaan daa vakat jaaeaa naa hove|

tere kol saare kaagaz hain mitar daa dosee anubhav maithon puchh rihaa see|

naheen| mere utar ne mere mitar noo thorraa jihaa preshaan kar ditaa|

kee banegaa hun ausadee preshaanee agiaat vichon upajee see|

kaagaz patar bahutiaan kol naheen is samen| ajihe saariaan noo ik ik parachee de ditee jaavegee, jisadee maarafat uh aapane laagale thaane vich aapane ddaakoomainttas vikhaa denage|

ethe rukanaa naheen pavegaa

aapane mitar de prashan daa utar den daa samaan naheen see| pulees karamachaaree ne mere kol aa ke aakhiaa, rutteen chaiking, sar|

mainoo eesatt haim pulees satteshan lee proddiaoosar de diau, aakhiaa jaan ute pulis karamachaaree ne adhe ku mintt vich parachee mainoo farraa ditee ate aseen aapane raahe pai ge| is tajarabe ne mere mitar noo kujh vadhere hee ganbheer kar ditaa| nikeean nikeean galaan usanoo socheen paaun lag peean| ik din ik sarrak ute naveen luk paaee jaa rahee see| dooron hee rodd varakas attaindd, rodd nairoz, ne rodd maarakingaz, looz chiping, rakh saravis ate rainp aadik de boradd disane shuroo ho ge| sarrak vich puttee hoee thaan duaale vadheea jangalaa banaaun de naal naal lorron bahuteean bateean jagaa ke sarrak varatan vaaliaan noo saavadhaan karan de yatanaan dee bharamaar dis pee| sabh kujh vekh ke mere mitar

meenh kanee de dinaan vich aseen ghunman firan naheen saan jaande| unjh vee de dtaaee maheene batheraa fir tur liaa see | hun aseen saaraa saaraa hafataa ghar rahin lag pe saan; kade kadaaeen hee mitar naal mil ke kidhare jaan daa progaraam banaaunde saan, auh vee landdan de vich vich| meree pauane ku tin saal dee potree, nehal, har vele vaalatt ddizanee dee koee naa koee kaarattoon filam laa chhaddadee see| pahilaan pahil mere mitar noo ih gal oparee ate kise had tak maarree vee lagee see| haualee haualee uh vee nehal naal ral ke ih filamaan vekhan lag piaa| unhaan vichon pokaahaanttaaj, chhakas aindd dee haaoondd ate ttaae sattoree usanoo bahut pasand san| ih tin filamaan usane kee ver vekh lain pichhon ik din mainoo aakhiaa, punoo, eih lok aapane bachiaan noo bahut changee sikhiaa dinde han| bachiaan noo manakhataa daa bhavakh manade hoe unhaan noo desh, kauam, rang ate dharam ton uchaa hon dee jaach dasade han| nasalee utamataa daa koee paatth naheen parrhaaunde; ghatto ghatt inhaan filamaan vich naheen parrhaaeaa giaa| inhaan vich bache noo nirol bachaa samajhiaa giaa hai; manakh daa bachaa; kise desh dharam daa mainbar

naheen saaree dharatee daa vasaneek vishav daa vaasee|

aiven hee ik din meraa jee keetaa aapane mitar noo landdan deean basaan dee savaaree karavaaun daa| anddaragaraaoondd vich uh safar kar chukaa see | naarath foolich val noo jaan lee aseen 101 nanbar dee bas vich baitth ge| baitthadiaan hee uh bas dee banatar, safaaee ate ddaraaeevar de shisttaachaar daa ttaakaraa aapane des deean basaan ate unhaan vichale karamachaareean naal karan lag piaa| jadon uh aaeaa see, audon ethon de dafataraan de karamachaareean dee kaaraj prabeenataa noo uhanaan de aacharan dee ik sundarataa manan dee thaan masheenee jeevan dee bhejee vichon upajee hoee ik majabooree manadaa see| karamachaareean de change vivahaar noo unhaan daa sisttaachaar aakhan dee thaan unhaan dee kaarobaaree sikhalaaee kahindaa see| aapane kathan dee pusttee karan lee usane mainoo aakhiaa see, einhaan noo inhaan dee kam vaalee khirrakee vichon hee vekhiaa hai toon| is khirrakee vichon baahar aaundiaan hee inhaan daa rang badal jaavegaa|

aj usadee aapanee drishattee badal gee see | jadon agale sattaap ute bas rukee taan usane mainoo puchhiaa

punoo, bas sattaap vaalee thaan ton sarrak zaraa neeveen hundee hai

honee taan naheen chaaheedee|

bhulekhaa naheen, toon ttheek vekhiaa hai| ih naveean basaan iven hee banaaeean geean han| inhaan vich lage hoe haaeeddraalikas inhaan noo khalon ute ik paase val neevaan kar dinde han|

auh kiaun

bachiaan, budtiaan ate beemaaraan aadik dee sahoolat lee| veel chear vich vee ho sakadee hai koee savaaree| us haalat vich bas vichon ik rainp vattaa baahar nikal ke chhoottapaath ute jaa ttikadaa hai ate veel chear lee ik pun jihaa ban jaandaa hai| aih saahamane vaaleean saareean seettaan upar noo foladd ho jaandeean han ate bas vich veel chear de khalon lee thaan ban jaandee hai|

apaahajaan, bachiaan ate budtiaan kolon kiraaeaa naheen liaa jaandaa| uh mufat safar karade han| fir vee unhaan lee sahoolataan paidaa keeteean jaandeean han; jeevan noo suhanaa ate sukhee banaaun dee ichhaa vee hai inhaan vich ate samarathaa vee| saadde desh vich saaeekal rikase chaladiaan adhee sadee ho gee hai| rikasiaa dee ginatee lakhaan noo paar kar gee hovegee par aj tak rikase vich kise kisam dee koee inparoovamaintt kade sochee hee naheen gee| kis tarhaan daa jeevan jeeaunde haan aseen einparoovamaintt samaajak jeevan vich kise sundarataa de vaadhe dee reech..... eih saaddaa kam naheen|

main chup chaap usade moonh val vekhadaa rihaa| uh ddoonghee soch vich labaa hoeaa see| main hairaan saan ki sansaar de itihaas vich vaapareean hoeean vaddeean vaddeean ghattanaavaan noo aapane man de maich kar ke vekhan vaalaa aadamee itihaas ton ucheraa ho ke sochan lag piaa see; ate iaun sochan karake varatamaan jeevan deean nikeean nikeean ghattanaavaan vich vaddeean vaddeean sanbhaavanaavaan de supane uleekan lag piaa see | uh itihaas dee jarrhataa vichon nikal ke bhavakh de supaniaan dee sajeevataa vich pravesh karadaa jaa rihaa see| ik dusvaar kam us lee aasaan hundaa jaa rihaa see; auh aadamee ton inasaan banadaa jaa rihaa see|

jadon uh ethe aaeaa see udon usadaa khiaal see ki uh agasat de maheene vaapas jaa ke aazaadee dee goladdan jubalee aapane desh vich manaavegaa| hun usanoo ajihee koee kaahal naheen see | agasat de maheene vich, ethe ttaileeviyan

agale din jadon bhulee visaree bhukhamaree naan de progaraam vich bangaal de akaal baare dasadiaan hoeaa angarezee meeddeea ne bhaarat de us samen de vaaeisaraae laaradd linalikh go, saikattaree aaf sattettas vaar inddeea, aimaree pradhaan mantaree charachil; ate samachee angarezee sarakaar noo teeh lakh bangaaleean dee mauat de jinmedaar sidh keetaa taan mere mitar ne ik lamaa hokaa bhar ke aakhiaa, einhaan noo aapane ateet saahamane khalonaa vee aaundaa hai; aapaneean bhulaan daa ikabaal karan dee hinmat hai inhaan vich| ih lok saadde vaang aapane ateet naal jurre jakarre hoe naheen| ih jaanade han ki saamaraaj dee sirajanaa ate sathaapatee noo aadarash manan vaale lok kise vakhare yug de vaasee san vakhareean prasathiteean dee upaj san unhaan deean bhulaan saaddeean bhulaan naheen han; saadde lee sabak han| aseen aapane pooravajaan deean kulaan ute parade paaunde haan| aapane pooravajaan noo ate aapane aap noo abhal manade haan| varatamaan jeevan vichaleean aapaneean kamazoreean noo aapaneean naheen manade, sagon ateet vich doojiaa valon aapane naal hoe aniaan daa asar aakhade haan| aseen vikaas de vishavaasee naheen haan; aseen ateetavaasee haan| aae saal kise naa kise jahaalat dee jubalee manaa ke aapane har jhootth noo param sach dee padavee den vich safal ho jaande haan| aseen rishee, munee, devate haan jal vich kamal vaang abhaj haan aseen aatamaa haan jis noo jal ddubadaa naheen, ag saarradee naheen, shasatar kattadaa naheen| aseen bhristtaachaaree haan, eih saaddee niralep aatamaa ute gulaamee daa lop hai| kinaa dhaaramik jhootth bolade haan aseen|

main aakhiaa, baalee, aa yaar, teree bharajaaee valon shaaping daa hukam hoeaa hai|

auh chup chupeetaa mere naal tur piaa| supar sattor dee vishaal kaar paarak vich gaddee kharree kar ke aseen sattor vich chale ge| lorr naalon bahutaa samaan asaan

paise de ke aseen kaar val aa ge| mainoo iaun lag rihaa see ki mere kolon galatee naal kujh paise vadh lai le ge han| baaping dee lisatt bahutee lamee naheen see| vekhan ute pataa lagaa ki saag lee khareedee hoee gareen deean panj guchheean dee thaan chhe de paise lai le ge san| ik guchhee dee keemat 58 pains vaadhoo vasool kar lee gee see| mere mitar noo ik ver fir sattor vich jaan daa mauakaa mil jaan dee khushee hoee| aseen kasattamar saravis kaaoonttar ute khalotee goree suaanee noo aapanee sikaaeit dasee| usane ik aadamee mere naal bhej ke gareen deean guchheean dee ginatee chaik karanee chaahee| ho gee| jadon uh isatree ttil vichon ik paaoondd solhaan pains kadt ke mainoo den lagee taan main aakhiaa, hun doojee galatee hai rahee hai|

auh kiharree

mainoo 58 pauans dee thaan ik paaoondd solhaan pains dite jaa rahe han|

eih galatee naheen; kanpanee daa nem hai ki je kise gaahak kolon galatee naal kise cheez de paise vadh lag jaan taan paise vaapas den de naal naal uh cheej vee gaahak noo je chaahundaa hove taan mufat ditee jaave; je naa chaahundaa hove taan paise doone dite jaan| tuhaanoo gareen dee lorr naheen; eis lee paise laine painage|

je main vadh paise naa lainaa chaahaan taan

eih naheen ho sakadaa; nemaan daa ulanghan mere lee sanbhav naheen|

eis daa ih matalab hoeaa ki je is prakaar dee bhul fir kade hove ate main vadh paise naa laine chaahaan taan mainoo shikaaeit karan dee thaan chup keete rahinaa chaaheedaa hai|

naa jee, ajihaa kade naa karanaa| inhaan bhulaan ate kulaan dee sodh de sir te meree ih nauakaree kaaeim hai| je tuseen shikaaeit naheen karoge taan meree nauakaree

sattor vichon baahar nikaladiaan meraa mitar keh rihaa see, punoo, turade rahinaa bahut changaa hai| ih ture rahe han, eise karake salevattredd, chaaeeladd lebar ate saamaraajee lutt vichon hundiaan hoeaa sabhiasamaajak sanbandhaan dee sundarataa vich puj ge han| aseen ateet val moonh kar ke khalote haan putthe turaange jaan pichhe noo jaan fir ateet dee dharatee ute khalote maarak ttaaeem karade rahaange|

vaddaa bharaa

see taan aasoo janam ton hee honahaar par inafott sakool vich bitaae hoe do saalaan ne usade pratibhaavaan hon daa yakeen karavaa ditaa| sakool jaan ton pahilaan hee usane nikeean nikeean pusatakaan parrhaneean sikh leean san | sakool jaa ke usade giaan vich bahut vaadhaa hoeaa| usanoo sooraj, chan, taariaan baare pataa lagaa, birakhaan, boottiaan ate pashooaan, panchheean baare jaanakaaree milee| usadee tteechar ne dasiaa ki is dharatee ute bahut vadde vadde jaanavar rahinde san jinhaan noo ddaaeinaasor aakhiaa jaandaa hai; manakh chan uton ho aaeaa hai ate hun mangal ute jaan dee tiaaree kar rihaa hai; perrapauade saaddaa aadhaar han; pashoopanchhee saadde mitar han; eitiaadik|

har naveen jaanee gal noo uh aapane maataa pitaa kol duharaaundaa see| maataa pitaa dee prasanataa usanoo hor jaanan daa utashaah dindee see| is utasaaeh dee pachhaan kar ke usadee tteechar us val uchechaa dhiaan dindee see| aapanee tteechar daa dhiaan paa ke aasoo ghar ate sakool noo iko jihaa surakhiat ate sanehalaa samajhadaa see| sakool vich bahut saare bachiaan naal ral ke dauarranabhajan ate kheddan dee khulh see; ghar vich aapane chhotte veer, tteenoo dee sanbhaal kar ke aapanee maataa dee prashansaa ate sukaraguzaaree praapat karan dee khusee see; sakool vich baakee bachiaan naalon bahutaa hushiaar hon daa maan miladaa see; ghar vich tteenoo daa vaddaa bharaa hon daa gorav see; aasoo noo ghar ate sakool doven change lagade san| bas enaan hee see aasoo daa baalasansaar| aashoo noo saaraa sansaar changaa lagadaa see|

sat saal daa ho ke jadon aasoo jooneear sakool vich giaa taan usadee duneean vadderee ho gee| ih sakool vas ton zaraa ku pare khulhe kudaratee vaataavaran vich sathit see| hare makhamalee ghaah naal bajeean garaaunddaan noo vekh ke usanoo aapanaa aakaar vadderaa ate hiradaa vishaal hundaa jaapan lag piaa| sakool ate garaaunddaan de chaarachufere banee, auche daante dee sanghanee vaarr ton pare nikeean nikeean baarreean vich uge hoe jangalee ful us noo nimanrran den lag pe| kujh hee dinaan vich usane daante dee valagan ton pare jhaarreean de uhale,

ausadee duneea vich sundarataa daa sanchaar karadaa hon karake ih sakool aasoo noo inafott naalon kite vadh piaaraa lagaa| pahile saal de pahile chhiaa maheeniaan vich usane sakool dee laaeibreree deean saareean pusatakaan parrh maareean| usadee maataa ttaaoon haal dee laaeibreree ton vee kitaabaan liaa dendee see| usadee koshib hundee see kitaabaan noo chhetee ton chhetee parrh ke vaapas den dee ate hor kitaabaan lain dee| usadaa daa lagadaa taan uh sakool noo aaundiaan jaandiaan vee kitaab parrhadaa| kitaabaan usanoo keel laindeean san| usanoo kitaabaan dee duneean vich vasanaa changaa lagadaa see| kitaabaan dee mitarataa ne usanoo bachiaan dee duneean ton thorraa jihaa door kar ditaa| par usadee tteechar us naal khus see| ik din usadee tteechar ne usadee maataa noo ucheche tauar ute bulaa ke ke aakhiaa ki unhaan daa bachaa bahut honahaar aakhiaa ki aasoo de chhotte bharaa, tteenoo de janam din ute raiddeemedd kaparriaan dee faikattaree daa gujaraatee maalak, bhukhoo bhaaee pattel vee aaeaa| galaan galaan vich usane aashoo dee maataa noo aakhiaa, tuhaanoo silaaee daa kam murr ke shuroo kar denaa chaaheedaa hai| jadon aaboo dee maataa ne tteenoo dee sanbhaal ate aaboo noo sakool lai jaan, lai aaun dee zinmedaaree daa jikar keetaa taan usane aakhiaa, tteenoo hun chaar saal daa ho giaa hai| usadee sanbhaal onee aauakhee naheen| aaboo dee sanbhaal vee karade rahe ho| udon kam naheen see chhaddiaa hun kiaun naheen kar sakeree aasoo siaanaa ho giaa hai| uh tuhaaddee sahaaeitaa binaan sakool jaa sakadaa hai|

eilavaradd vich rahin vaalee ik sahelee ne pattel dee prorrataa karadiaan hoeaa aakhiaa, saaddaa ttonee pahile dinon ikalaa sakoole jaandaa hai| bas iko ver gee saan main daakhal karavaaun| agale din ikalaa giaa ate ik gore mundde noo kutt ke ghar aaeaa| ik dee gal mukadiaan doojee bolee, aasoo daa sakool hai ee kinee ku door| ise sidhee sarrake ture jaanaa hai| siraf ik sarrak paar karanee painee hai; othe vee laaleepaap landdee khalotee hundee hai|

bachiaan noo aapanee dekhabhaal aap karan daa mauakaa denaa chaaheedaa hai;

ethe taan tteechar vee bahut dhiaan rakhade han| sachaa ik din sakoolo naa jaave taan jhatt chitthee aa jaandee aa| is sach noo jhutthalaaunaa aauakhaa see|

aashoo taan hai vee samajhadaar; naa kise naal larraaee naa jhagarraa| enhe sidhe jaanaa; sidhe aaunaa| ddar fikar taan unhaan bachiaan dee hundee aa jiharre sharaaratee hon|

eis prakaar deean galaan onaa chir hundeean raheean, jinaa chir galaan karan vaaliaan noo vadde guraduaare de pradhaan dee dhee de talaak daa masalaa daaj dee samasiaa de vichon dee hundaa hoeaa sone de bhaa ate mahingaaee noo chhonhadaa hoeaa bhaaratee bhrishattaachaar dee daladal vich naa lai varriaa|

janam din dee paarattee ute hoeean galaan naal koee masalaa hal naheen see honaa, naa hee hoeaa, par bhukhoo bhaaee pattel silaaee vaale kaparriaan daa vaddaa saaraa banddal agale somavaar, aashoo de ghar sutt giaa| aasoo dee maataa ne bahut sochiaa| aasoo de pitaa naal vee salaah keetee| usane faisalaa aasoo dee maataa ute chhaddiaa| maataa ne aasoo noo puchhiaa| usane maan noo pooraa bharosaa divaaeaa ki uh ikalaa sakool jaa ate ghar aa sakadaa hai| mangalavaar savere tajarabe de tauar ute aasoo ikalaa sakool giaa ate ikalaa hee vaapas aaeaa| usade chihare ute naven tajarabe de chaa dee chamak see| budhavaar noo maataa ne silaaee vaalaa banddal kholh liaa|

aashoo bahut khus see| uh aapanaa lanch naal lai jaandaa see| garameean de sukhaavensuhaavane din san| adhee chhuttee vele aasoo aapanaa lanch baakas ate aapanee pusatak lai ke sakool dee garaaundd ton zaraa ku pare, bhaarreean de uhale, dhupe baitth ke, lanch khaa ke, kitaab parrhan lag paindaa see| is paase val sakool de bachiaan dee aavaajaaee ghatt see| jangalee fulaan naal shingaare chauagirade vich ikalaa baitth ke koee kitaab parrhanee usanoo changee lagadee see|

auh maittiladdaa naan dee pusatak parrhadaa hoeaa us chaipattar ute puj chukaa see, jithe maittiladdaa de sakool dee haiddatteechar, chabal, giaaraan saal de mundde, baroos noo, asainbalee haal vich, saare sakool de saahamane, eik vaddaa chaakalett kek khaan dee sazaa dindee hai| uh kahaanee vich guaachaa hoeaa see| kahaanee de bhaibheet paatar, baroos naal usadaa hadaatam ho chukaa see| giaaraan saal de baroos noo ddedt kilo vazan daa kek khaan dee majabooree see| je uh naa khaa sake taan haddatteechar daa hanttar usade sareer noo laasolaas karan lee tiaar see| haal

auh lataan pasaar ke ghaah ute baitthaa hoeaa see| achaanak us de pattaan ute pee kitaab ute ik vaddaa saaraa bichhoo aa piaa| us daa dharraakaa nikal giaa| usane kitaab samet bichhoo noo parhaan vagaah maariaa ate utth ke khalo giaa | usade saahamane tin mundde khalote san | tinaan de moonhaan ute churrelaanbhootaan deean shakalaan vaale ddaraaune nakaab pe hoe san| vekh ke aagoo dee cheek nikal gee| do munddiaa ne aasoo de doven hath farr le ate reeje ne ik thaile dee jip pohalee | us vich panj chhe bichhoo san| thailaa aasoo de saahamane kar ke usane aakhiaa, chal, eis vich hath paa |

je aasoo noo pataa vee hundaa ki uh saare bichhoo rabarr de bane hoe han taan vee us thaile vich hath paaun dee hinmat us naheen see kar sakanee| thaile vich pe bittooaan de sapringadaar hathaanpairaan dee harakat unhaan de asalee hon daa bhulekhaa paaundee see| aasoo ne aapaneean baahaan faddaa ke dauarr jaan lee hanbhalaa maariaa| par uh tin san ate tine umaron dodo, dtaaeedtaaee saal vadde| usadee pesh naa gee| is hathopaaee samen unhaan tinaan vichon ik, aapanee baanh farr ke, haae haae karadaa dharatee ute vilakan lag piaa| usadee khabee baanh lahooluhaan ho gee see ate uh haal paahariaa kar rihaa see| doojiaan ne puchhiaa, kee hoeaa

eis ne mainoo chaakoo maariaa| meree baanh vadt ditee hai|

main naheen maariaa me. re kol naheen koee chaakoo, aashoo daa sangh sukadaa jaa rihaa see|

tere kol naheen taan ih kithon aaeaa aunhaan vichon ik de hath vich farre hoe chaakoo de baledd noo lahoo lagaa hoeaa see|

lai chalo is noo haiddatteechar kol, keh ke uh aashoo noo sakool val khichan lag pe| usanoo man hee man aapane sakool dee haiddatteechar misiz chabal disan lag pee| usanoo jaapiaa ki bachiaan noo taseehe den de uh saare tareeke, jo misiz chabal varatadee see, hun us ute varate jaane han| usane taralaa keetaa, main chaakoo naheen maariaa, mainoo kujh pataa naheen mainoo haiddatteechar kol naa lai ke jaao|

hachhaa, naheen lijaade| par ik gal yaad rakhee, je toon kise noo ih gal dasee taan aseen tainoo naheen chhaddanaa| ghar jaa ke aapanee maan noo vee naa dasee|

naheen dasadaa, keh ke aasoo ne jaan chhuddaaee| uh tine sakool val

sakoolon chhuttee hon ute jadon uh ghar noo jaa rihaa see taan tin mundde usade naal naal tur rahe san| unhaan vichon ik de hath vich farre hoe thaile noo aa pachhaanadaa see| ih uh bichhooaan vaalaa thailaa see | aasoo deean lataan kanban lag peean| us dee tor manee pai gee| uh vee haualee ho ge| bahut saare bachiaan deean maataavaan bachiaan noo lain aaeean hoeean san | aasoo ne sochiaa kaash | usadee maataa vee usanoo lain aaee hundee| adhaa raah naal tur ke uh mundde saje murr ge ate jaan lagiaa haualee naal keh ge, je ghar jaa ke kujh dasiaa taan yaad rakhee | aashoo unhaan val vekho binaan chupachaap aapane raahe turiaa giaa|

ghar puj ke vekhiaa, eilafaradd vaale ttonee dee maan aaee hoee see ate usadee maataa naal galaan kar rahee see| keh rahee see, vekhiaa, meree gal ttheek hoee naa| barraa suhanaa sakoole jaandaa hai| toon vee thorraa bahutaa kam kar laindee hai| utar vich aasoo dee maataa ne aakhiaa, pahilaan pahil taan mainoo bahut fikar rahindaa see| jadon ihade aaun daa velaa hundaa see, audon meraa dil kaahalaa pai jaandaa see| jee karadaa see agalavaandtee jaa ke lai aavaan| haualee haualee dheeraj aa giaa hai| ihanoo puchhadee rahinee aa ate ih iho kahindaa hai, maamaa, main bilakul ttheek aan| bas ese ne mainoo hauasalaa ditaa| keh ke usane aasoo noo aapanee vakhee naal ghutt liaa|

teraa aashoo barraa saaoo aa; naa en kise naal larranaa, naa kise ne ehanoo kujh kahinaa| meraa ttonee roz daa ik ulhaamaa liaaundaa e| main taan dukhee pee aa|

es galon main barree sukhee aan, keh ke aasoo dee maataa aapanee sahelee noo vidaa karan lee utth khalotee ate aasoo upar aapane kamare vich chalaa giaa| usane ddarade ddarade aapane kamare daa daravaazaa kholhiaa| kite ethe naa aa ge hon, aus daa man keh rihaa see| uh ethe naheen san aae par aashoo daa man unhaan daa ddar aapane naal lai aaeaa see| maamaa noo dasan daa khiaal aaeaa par is khiaal de aaundiaan hee usade man vich baitthaa hoeaa ddar unhaan

agale din adhee chhuttee vele saare bache edhar odhar chale ge| uh kalaasa room vich baitthaa rihaa| usanoo bhukh lag rahee see | aje aapane lanch baakas noo kholhan hee lagaa see ki uh tine usade kol aa baitthe| ik ne aakhiaa, haile| aasoo chup rihaa| dooje ne mitarataa dee sur vich baahar jaan noo aakhiaa| aashoo inakaar naa kar sakiaa; aapanaa loch baakas lai ke unhaan de naal tur piaa| chaare kal vaalee thaan ute puj ge| ik ne usadaa lanch baakas lai liaa ate dooje ne dhakaa de ke usanoo paro ddeg ditaa| uh utth ke baitth giaa| tinaan ne usade saahamane baitth ke usadaa loch khaadhaa| khaande khaande hasade vee rahe| jadon saaraa khaa chuke taan us kol aa ke puchhan lage, kine paise han tere kol kadt kheese ch| aasoo ne jeb vichon veeh pais kadt ke unhaan noo de dite | paise lai ke unhaan aakhiaa, gal noo bahutaa liaavee khaan lee paise vee vadh liaavaan| kise noo dasee naa aseen tainoo kujh naheen kahinde| jo dasiaa taan aah vekh lai chaakoo| ih uh chaakoo see, jisade baledd noo lahoo lagaa hoeaa see|

shaam noo aasoo ghar pujaa taan usanoo bahut bhukh lagee hoee see | usane pahilaan naalon doonaa khaadhaa| saadhaaran gal see maan ne bahutaa dhiaan naa ditaa| agalee saver sakool noo jaan lagiaa usane fir raj ke khaadhaa ate maan noo lanch baakas vich pahilaan naalon bahutaa kujh paaun lee aakhiaa| maan hairaan hoee par bahutee puchhagachh usane naa keetee| sochiaa sakool vich bachiaan naal dauarradaa bhajadaa hai; bhukh vee laganee hoee| maan kolon vadh paise usane naa mange jes marach lee paise us kol pe san| unhaan vichon chaalee pains uh lai giaa|

aashoo daa jeevan bhai de bhaar hetth dab giaa| uh har roj adhee chhuttee vele aapanaa lanch baakas lai ke use ttikaane puj jaandaa see, jithe baitth ke kitaab parrhadiaan uh is duneean noo bhul ke, ras magan ho ke, anand lok vich puj jaandaa see| uh tine vee uthe aa jaande san| aapanaa lanch baakas unhaan noo de ke uh ik paase kharraa ho jaandaa see| khaan ton vihale ho ke uh us kol aa jaande san| mange jaan ton binaan hee uh aapanee jeb vichon kadt ke hath vich farre hoe paise unhaan noo de dindaa see| uh paise lai ke aapane raah pai jaande san ate aasoo aapane kamare vich aa jaandaa see| kujh dinaan pichhon unhaan ne usanoo lanch liaaun ton rok ditaa| usade badale vich bahute paise liaaun lee

hun uh sakool vich hee us kolon paise lai lainde san, kadee kadee dooje bachiaan de saahamane hai| usanoo ddaraaun lee, har dooje teeje hafate, ausanoo garaaunddaan ton pare lijaa ke doshee de roop vich saahamane kharraa kar ke aakhade san, saanoo pataa lagaa hai ki toon aapanee maan noo dasanaa chaahundaa hai| sail ttheek hai ki naheen| pahilee ver ajihaa puchhiaa jaan ute us ne naanh vich utar ditaa see| usade moonh naanh nikalan dee der see ki tinaan vichon ik ne ik chaakoo kadt ke usade dtidd vich khobh ditaa| uh dohaan hathaan naal aapanaa dtidd farr ke baitth giaa| us daa sir chakaraaun lag piaa| ekaa ek tinaan ne uchee uchee hasanaa shuroo kar ditaa| usane aapane hathaan val vekhiaa| unhaan ute lahoo de nisaan naheen san| usade pett vich peerr vee naheen see ho rahee ate kise zakham daa vee koee nisaan naheen see | bichhooaan vaang uh chaakoo vee asalee naheen see|

aashoo lee ih at bhiaanak kisam daa krismaa see| is vich koee jhootth naheen see ki uh aapanaa dukh aapanee maataa noo dasanaa chaahundaa see; par usade man dee gal inhaan noo kiven pataa lag gee, eih sach us lee bahut ddaraavanaa see| age lee usane aapanaa aparaadh kabool kar lainaa hee uchit samajhanaa shuroo kar ditaa ate haualee haualee iaun jaapan lag piaa ki usane niraadar ate sahim de jeevan naal sadeevee samajhauataa kar liaa hai| jaapadaa iaun hee see; par dhur andar aashoo dee aatamaa ne isanoo manazoor naheen see keetaa|

hun uh aanandalok dee thaan bhaisaagar daa vaasee ho giaa| koee kitaab parrhan noo usadaa jeea naheen see karadaa| aapanee umar de bachiaan naalon bahut age see uh| hun haualee haualee pichhe noo aaun lag piaa ate unhaan de naal ralanaa shuroo ho giaa| ghar vich uh pichhan ate rusan lag piaa| bahutee khijh usanoo aapanee maataa ute aaundee see| kujh chir pahilaan uh usade saare dukhaan noo aape jaan laindee see hun kiaun naheen hun vee uh tteenoo de dukh, sukh, bhukh, teh, neend, khedd, thakaavatt ate hor saareean lorraan baare jaanadee hai; mere baare kiaun naheen ausadaa jee karadaa see ki jis tarhaan uh mundde usade dil dee gal jaan lainde han, ose tarhaan usadee maataa jaan usadaa pitaa jaan lave | par usadee aas pooree naheen see hundee|

maamaa, suparamain lokaan dee madad karadaa hai| usanoo ih pataa kiven lag jaandaa hai ki kise noo usadee lorr hai

bettaa jee, eih aiven kahaaneean han| suparamain koee naheen hundaa|

maan daa utar sun ke aasoo niraash ho giaa| usadaa anubhav usanoo ih dasadaa see ki jis jeevan vich takarre maarre ate change bure mauajood han, aus vich suparamain honaa bahut zarooree hai| manakhaan dee aapasee mitarataa hee suparamain dee lorr ton pichhaa chhuddaa sakadee hai| parantoo aapane anubhav noo shabadaan daa roop den dee soobaa us vich naheen see|

ausanoo ddaraaune supane aaune shuroo ho ge| kade uh uchee thaan ton ddig rihaa hundaa, kade vaadoo kutiaan ton bachan lee dauarrade noo tthanddaa lag jaan kaaran moodhe moonh ddig paindaa| kade kade uh tin mundde sapashatt roop vich vee usade supane vich aa jaande| savere utth ke uh sochadaa, jiven mainoo inhaan munddiaan daa supanaa aa jaandaa hai, eiven hee meree maan noo meree museebat daa supanaa kiaun naheen aaundaa| supane vich hee usanoo pataa lag jaave| ih khiaal aaundiaan hee uh kanb jaandaa| naheen, naheen; eiaun naheen honaa chaaheedaa| unhaan ne sochanaa hai ki main hee aapanee maan noo dasiaa hai| kise noo pataa naheen laganaa chaaheedaa|

pataa lage taan museebat pataa naa lage taan museebat| bhai daa athaah saagar tariaa kiven jaave aashoo noo keval iko raah nazar aaundaa see; sakoole jaaeaa hee naa jaave| ih soch ke usane ik din maataa noo aakhiaa, maamaa, bache sakool kiaun jaande han

parrhan jaande han, bettaa|

parrh ke kee hundaa hai, maamaa

parrh ke aseen change aadamee ban jaande haan; changeean galaan sikhade haan | tusaan aapane maamaa jee dee fotto vekhee hai naa bettaa auh fauaj vich kaipattan han| je uh sakool naa jaande, parrhade naa, taan uh kaipattan naheen see ban sakade| tuseen vee parrh ke vadde aadamee banege, bettaa| tuhaadde paapaa noo bahut khushee hovegee|

aashoo noo sakool, parrhaaee ate khushee vich hun koee sanbandh naheen see disadaa taan vee ih sabh kahindiaan usadee maataa de moonh ute failee hoee aasaa ate prasanataa vee usanoo nakalee naheen see jaapee| ajeeb ulajhan see ih, jis vichon nikalan daa koee raah usanoo labh naheen see rihaa| uh udaas rahin lag piaa, haualee haualee sareer vee kamazor hon lag piaa| pitaa ne aakhiaa ki ih ghar dee rottee chhadd ke baaharon ul jalool khaan daa nateejaa see|

ghar vich ik tteenoo hee see jis naal usanoo koee gilaa shikavaa naheen see| usanoo aas see ki kujh chir pichhon tteenoo vee usade sakool jaan lag pavegaa taan uh ik ton do ho jaanage| tteenoo dee haazaree vich uh usanoo kujh kahinen ddaranage| kujh chir pahilaan usanoo vaddaa hon dee kaahal see hun uh chaahundaa see ki tteenoo chhetee chhetee vaddaa ho ke usadaa sahaaraa bane| niraasaa de ghup hanere vich tteenoo us lee aas dee madham jihee kiran see|

parantoo usade chaahun naal samen dee tor tez naheen see ho sakadee| usanoo vaddaa ho rihaa hai| kadee kadee lagadaa see ki tteenoo hor vee holee haualee vaddaa ho rihaa hai| kadee kadee uh sochadaa, main enee chhetee vaddaa kiaun ho giaa|

eik raat aapane kamare vich sutaa uh chaangar maar ke jaag piaa| maan ne usadee aavaaz sunee; dauarr ke usade kamare vich gee ate usanoo kalaave vich ghutt liaa| uh paseene vich bhijaa hoeaa see| maan sahim gee| usanoo chuk ke aapane kamare vich lai gee| aasoo daa pitaa vee jaag piaa see| usane puchhiaa, kee hoeaa

ddar giaa lagadaa hai|

kiaun bettaa, koee supanaa vekhiaa

haan paapaa|

maataa pitaa de vichakaar lette aagoo ne dasiaa, paapaa, main sakool jaa rihaa saan| gett vich varrade noo ik mundde ne dhakaa de ke moodhe moonh sutt ditaa| meraa goddaa chhiliaa giaa| main ron lag piaa| sakool daa haiddamaasattar vekh rihaa see| uh mainoo aapane dafatar vich lai giaa| mere godde ute pattee keetee| usane mainoo us mundde daa naan puchhiaa| main das ditaa, gairee | asainbalee ton pichhon haiddamaasattar ne saanoo dohaan noo bulaaeaa| saare sakool de saahamane dasiaa ki us mundde, gairee ne dhakaa de ke mainoo satt laaee see, eis lee usanoo das baindd maare jaanage| baindd

supanaa sunaa ke aagoo murr aapanee maataa naal lipatt giaa| saaraa kamaraa khaamoshee naal bhar giaa| tinaan dee khaamosee kadon neend daa roop dhaar gee kujh pataa naa lagaa| aj kee saalaan pichhon aagoo noo maan de gal lag ke gooharree neend sauan daa mauakaa miliaa|

samaan aapanee chaale turiaa rihaa| tteenoo sat saal daa ho giaa| inafaitt sakool dee parrhaaee khatam kar ke jooneear vich jaan lee tiaar ho giaa| aar pichhale ddedtado saalaan ton is din dee uddeek kar rihaa see| uh bahutaa khush bhaaven naheen see, taan vee tteenoo de saath noo aapane lee sahaaraa jaroor samajhadaa see| khush hon lee usanoo tteenoo de sahaare naalon kise vadderee cheez dee lorr see tteenoo sahut chhottaa see|

pahile din maataa dohaan de naal gee| saaraa rasataa uh aaboo vichale vadde bharaa noo samajhaaundee ate taakeed karadee rahee, bettaa aasoo, tteenoo daa khiaal rakhee| teraa chhottaa veer hai; eisanoo dhiaan naal sarrak paar karaavee| adhee chhuttee vele aapane kol bitthaa ke isanoo khuaaee| je kise cheez dee lorr pave taan dukaanen lai deveen| mainoo hune das ki shaam noo tuseen doven aa jaaoge jaan main tuhaanoo lain aavaan sarrak paar karan lagiaan kaahalee naheen karanee, bettaa| laaleepaap leddee dee sahaaeitaa naal sarrak paar karanee|

aasoo chup chaap sunadaa rihaa ate tteenoo vadde bharaa dee surakhiaa vich hon de bharose naal bharapoor, auchhaladaakadadaa, maan deean galaan valon bedhiaan, naven maahaual dee naveenataa val picheendaa turiaa giaa| maan ghar noo murr aaee ate bache aapoaapanee kalaas vich chale ge|

adhee chhuttee hoee| tteenoo aashoo kol aa giaa| is ton pahilaan ki doven bharaa aapane baitthan lee thaan chunade, auh tine unhaan kol aa ge ate mitaraa vaang unhaan de modtiaan ute hath rakh ke unhaan noo ik paase val lai ture| neeveen paaee aasoo ate hairaanee naal kade unhaan tinaan val ate aapane vadde bharaa val vekhadaa tteenoo, aunhaan dee agavaaee vich ture ge| use nivekalee thaanven puj ke unhaan ne tteenoo deean jebaan folaneean shuroo kar diteean| paise lai ke uh dohaan daa lanch khaan lag pe| ih sabh kujh vekh ke tteenoo hon lag piaa ate rondaa

aashoo aapanaa niraadar baradaast karadaa aaeaa see| aj us vichale vadde bharaa daa niraadar hoeaa see| uh baradaast naa kar sakiaa| tteenoo noo vajeean chaperraan ne usadaa hiradaa valoondhar ditaa| usadaa man peerr ate gilaanee naal bhar giaa| usane tteenoo val vekhiaa ate kise aseh peerr de ahisaas naal bhubee ro piaa| usanoo lagaa ki uh kise noo moonh vikhaaun jogaa naheen rihaa| usane tteenoo noo baahon farriaa ate aapane ghar noo chale giaa| ghar tak pujadiaan pujadiaan usadaa sareer bukhaar naal bhakhan lag piaa|

bachiaan noo ghar aae vekh ke maan ghabaraa gee| usane jaataa ki achaanak bukhaar ho jaan karake aashoo ghar aa giaa hai| bukhaar bahut tez see, eis lee aapane patee vaasate ik nikaa jihaa nott chhadd ke uh bachiaan noo hasapataal lai gee| hasapataal tak pujadiaan aashoo daa bumaar bahut vadh giaa ate usadee haalat behosee varagee ho gee| usanoo hasapataal vich daakhal kar liaa giaa| do tin ddaakattar usadee sanbhaal vich lag ge| hasapataal de karamachaareean dee kaahal val vekh ke maan daa dil dduban lag piaa| tteenoo noo ik paase baitthan noo aakh ke uh narasaan ate ddaakattaraan de age pichhe firan lag pee| uh kee prasn puchhanaa chaahundee see; par koee us val dhiaan naheen see de rihaa| saare aashoo val lage hoe san | sas enaa hee kahinde san, paleez, saanoo aapanaa kam karan diau| bukhaar vadhadaa jaa rihaa hai| isanoo kanttarol keete binaan aseen kujh naheen das sakade| tuseen sabar karo| aseen pooree vaah laa rahe haan|

ddaakattaraan ne pooree vaah laaee| bisatare ute pe aashoo noo kee prakaar deean davaaeean ate gaisaan deean naaleean lagaadateean geean| ddaakattar mintt mintt pichhon usadee haalat vekhade; eik naras lagaataar usadee nabaz ute hath rakhee baitthee rahee|

lamee uddeek pichhon aashoo daa pitaa hasapataal pujaa taan aasoo dee maataa dauarr ke usade gal jaa lagee| usadeean akhaan bhar bhar fuleean| pitaa ton vee aapane hanjhoo roke naa ge| tteenoo maan deean lataan naal chanbarriaa ih sabh kujh vekh ke hairaan ho rihaa see|

maamaa...|

haan....haan....aashoo|

nahee bettaa, naheen jaanaa toon kite naheen jaanaa, aashoo|

maamaa, tteenoo noo vee sakool naa ghalo|

naheen ghalade, aasoo bilakul naheen ghalaange|

maan de inhaan shabadaan vichon pataa naheen kinee khusee aasoo noo milee| sun ke aap daa chiharaa khirr giaa| usade prasan netar maan de hanjhooaanhanghaale netaraan naal jaa mile| uh maataa de piaarabhaje moonh noo ikattak vekhee giaa..vekhee giaa| ....naras ne usadee nabaz chhal ditee ddaakattar ne usadeean akhaan band kar diteean|

eik anootthaa aagaman

saadde vadde bette tejindar ne ik vaddaa saaraa bizanas khareediaa| uh aapanee ate aapane bijanas dee rakhavaalee lee kutaa paalanaa chaahundaa see| rakhavaalee de hor vee kee tareeke apanaae jaa sakade han| fir uh kutaa hee kiaun paalanaa chaahundaa see eis prashan de utar vich ih aakhiaa jaanaa uchit hai ki usanoo kutaa paalan daa sauak vee see | usade maataa jee, kutaa rakhan de hak vich naheen san| unhaan ne isade khilaaf bahut saareean daleelaan diteean, eih pindd daa ghar naheen, jis naal khulhe viharre ate havelee dee sahoolat hove| landdan de tang gharaan vich aapane firan turan jogee thaan naheen| aapo vich ttakaraa lagadeean han| ethe kute rakhane jo paagalapan naheen taan moorakhataa zaroor hai| ghar vich kutaa liaa ke toon mere lee museebat kharree kar devegaa| main pindd kute paaladee rahee haan| bachiaan naalon bahutee saant karanee paindee hai| udon raakhee lee lorr vee see ate mere kol inhaan kamaan lee vakat vee see| hun naa lorr hai, naa mere vich pashooaan dee sevaa karan dee hinmat hai ate naa hee samaan hai| sabh ton vaddee gal ih ki main us alasesn prittee dee mauat daa sadamaa aje tak naheen bhulaa sakee| jis tarhaan aakharee chor usane gharon jaan lagiaan murr ke mere val vekhiaa see, aj tak use tarhaan uh meree yaad vich ukaree hoee hai| rel gaddee de paheean ne nike nike ttukarre kar dite san usade| mainoo ik ik kar ke chugane pe san| naanaa, main murr is imatihaan vich naheen painaa chaahundee|

par unhaan noo is imatihaan vich painaa pai giaa| aapanee maataa de virodh dee paravaah naa karadiaan hoeaa, tejindar, jaaraa naan dee alaseshan noo ghar lai aaeaa| us samen zaaraa dee umar sat maheene see|

tejindar ne zaaraa noo silaa naan dee ik angarej aauarat kolon mareediaa see| sat maheeniaan dee jaaraa silaa lee khataraa ate chintaa ban gee see| silaa garabhavatee see ate jaaraa takarree hon de naal naal chanchal vee see| silaa lee jaaraa noo kaaboo rakhanaa aauakhaa ho giaa| uh kise vele vee aapane gal pee rasee noo achaanak jhattakaa de ke silaa noo ddeg sakadee see| us noo silaa dee haalat daa giaan naheen see| silaa jaaraa noo enaa piaar karadee see ki kise vee naven

aapanee umar anusaar chaaraa deean aadataan vich tabadeelee aa gee see| bachapan vich uh silaa naal baahar jaan dee zid naheen see karadee| silaa usanoo ghar chhadd ke shaaping aadik lee chale jaandee see| do ku maheeniaan ton jaaraa noo gharon baaharalee duneean naal dilachasapee ho gee see| ghar vich ikalee chhaddee jaan ute uh tahisanahis machaa dindee see; bhauank bhauank ke aalaaduaalaa sir chuk laindee see guaandtee preshaan hunde san| silaa de patee ne aakhiaa, eih vaddee ho ke hor vee tang karegee khaas karake udon jadon ghar vich bachaa aa giaa| je isanoo rakhanaa hee hai taan isadaa sikhaaeaa jaanaa zarooree hai; varanaa ih aapaneean aadataan naheen badalegee| main pahilaan hee alaseshan de hak vich naheen saan| ih jamaandaroo paintt naheen hunde; aapanee marazee de maalak hunde han| jaik fikaramand see|

sache ton pahilaan hee ih mere lee mushakal banadee jaa rahee hai| bachaa hon ute muskalaan ik ton do ho jaanageean| par main isanoo ttrening naheen divaaunee chaahundee| ih niradaitaa main naheen kar sakadee| aar.ais.pee.see.e. raaeil susaaeittee aaf vainasn aaf karooailattee ttoo aineemalaza de karamachaaree ho ke tuseen mainoo ih salaah kiven de sakade ho

fir is samasiaa daa hal kee hovegaa

eiko hal hai ki kise diaaloo viakatee noo isadee hasee farraa diaan| us ton pahilee chintaa ih hai ki is hafate isanoo naal lai jaa ke saaping kiven karaangee| kabootaraan, bileean ate kutiaan aadik noo vekh ke ih bekaaboo ho jaandee hai; laal maar ke jaa paindee hai; bachiaan val dauarr paindee hai; mainoo ghaseett laindee hai| ajihaa naa hove main chhuttapaath ute pee hovaan, ttaraalee ate us vichalee shaaping sarrak vich rul rahee hove ate zaaraa kise bilee jaan kabootar daa pichhaa kar rahee hove|

shaaping main kar liaavaangaa sanicharavaar noo|

par bache noo janam taan main hee diaangee; ausadee paravarish main karaangee usanoo kaleenik main lai jaavaangee| laaeibrereean, narasareean ate hor kee thaavaan ute zaaraa noo naal lai jaan dee ijaajt naheen hovegee| tuseen kee samajhade ho, sanicharavaar dee shaaping kar lee ate ho giaa masalaa hal rahin diau, main aap hee is baare kujh sochaangee|

jaaraa| par tuseen

koshis karadaa haan| vadtegee taan naheen

main tuhaaddee vaakafeeat karavaa dindee

vaakafeeat karavaa ke silaa andar chale gee| tarakeeb kaamayaab ho gee| zaaraa ne bhauankanaa band kar ditaa| tejindar naal iaun varatan lag pee, jiven janam ton use kol reh rahee hove| hor sabh kujh ttheek ho giaa par choon choon kar ke ate khanche naal bajhee, gal pee rasee noo khich khich ke sattor de andar jaan dee ichhaa paragatt karanen uh naa hattee| tejindar usadee gal manan lee majaboor ho giaa| khandde naalon kholh ke usanoo aapanee dukaan vich lai giaa| par uh uthe rukanaa naheen see chaahundee| tejindar noo usadee doojee gal vee mananee pee| uh hor saare lokaan vaang sattor vich shailafaan saahamane ghunman lag pee| hun uh kise prakaar dee koee garrabarr naheen see kar rahee haan, kade kade moonh chuk ke kharree ho jaandee see ate shailafaan uton cheezaan chuk ke aapoaapaneean ttaraaleean ate ttekareean vich paaunde lokaan noo dhiaan naal vekhan lag paindee see|

sattor vich tarade firade ih doven silaa kol chale ge| jaaraa ne silaa de pairaan ute aapanaa agalaa panjaa rakh ke aapanaa moonh tejindar val kar liaa ate haualee haualee choon choon karan lag pee| tejindar val vekh ke silaa ne aapane modte upar noo chuke, jis daa bhaav see, pataa naheen kee keh rahee hai|

haan vekhiaa see| kee hoeaa

je tuseen aj othe hunde, paapaa| aau baahar gaddee vich baitth ke dasadaa haan| maamaa ne sun liaa taan...|

aseen gaddee vich jaa baitthe| tejindar ne dasiaa, aj zaaraa ne silaa dee ik naheen manee| us noo dhooh ke sattor vich lai aaee| vichaaree silaa ddigadee | ....

bettaa, eis vich enee achanbhe vaalee kiharree gal hai

tuseen sune taan sahee| zaaraa sidhee mere kol aa gee| silaa kujh preshaan lagadee see| main usanoo aakhiaa ki uh chintaa naa kare ate aaraam naal aapanee saaping kar lave | main jaaraa daa khiaal rakhaangaa| jaaraa ne murr uho kam farr liaa| hor lokaan de naal naal turee vire hath vich usadee rasee farree main vee naal naal turiaa firaan| iaun lagadaa see ki uh saaping kar rahee hai ate main usadee sahaaeitaa kar rihaa haan| mainoo mantten dee is gal vich kaafee vajn mahisoos hoeaa ki jadon aseen aapane paintt naal khedd rahe hunde haan udon ih vee ho sakadaa hai ki saaddaa paintt saanoo aapanaa paintt ate aapane aap noo saaddaa maalak samajh rihaa hove| turiaan jaandiaan saveettas de kaaoonttar ton ik ttaafee chuk ke main jaaraa noo denee chaahee| usane ttaafee noo sunghiaa mere val vekhiaa ate mere age age ho turee| silaa de saahamane jaa kharrotee ate usade moonh val vekhan lag pee| usane puchhiaa, kee gal hai, zaaraa taan us jaaraa ne mere ttaafee vaale hath noo moonh laaeaa| silaa ne aakhiaa, koee haraj naheen| chaaraa ne mere kolon ttaafee lai ke khaa lee| paapaa, main hairaan reh giaa| kujh hor lokaan ne vee ih sabh vekhiaa ate aakhiaa, kamaal hai| aj silaa ne saadde sattor dee vinddo vich zaaraa dee vikaree dee soochanaa daa nikaa jihaa ishatihaar vee lagaaeaa hai, paapaa| uh zaaraa noo vechan lee majaboor hai| mainoo lorr vee hai ate jaaraa mainoo pasand vee hai; par maamaa noo kon samajhaave tuseen aakho unhaan noo|

kee aakhaa

ki uh is nikee jihee gal lee zid naa karan|

auh tainoo nikee jihee gal lee jid naa karan noo kahinage|

mere lee ih gal nikee naheen, paapaa|

aunhaan lee nikee kiaun hai

mere kol is samasiaa daa koee hal naheen see| jadon aseen doven gaddee vichon nikal ke ghar aae taan meree patanee ne aakhiaa, bahut gooharreean galaan ho raheean han piau put vich; je koee kutaa liaaun baare soch rahe ho taan mere rahin daa prabandh pahilaan kar lainaa|

saadde vichon koee naa boliaa|

agale sanicharavaar dee shaam noo dukaan ton vaapas aaundaa hoeaa tejindar zaaraa noo ghar lai aaeaa| usadee kaar ghar de saahamane aa ke rukee kaar vichon nikal ke usane daravaaje dee ghanttee vajaaee| sunade saar putaraaagaman de chaa naal bharee maataa ne daravaajaa kholhiaa| tejindar ghar de saahamane khalotaa hon dee thaan, aapanee kaar daa pichhalaa daravaazaa kholh ke kaar dee pichhalee seett ute tuk ke kise bhaaree cheej noo aapaneean baahaan vich chuk ke, kaar vichon baahar kadt rihaa see| pair naal kaar daa daravaazaa band kar ke usane ghar val moonh keetaa taan usadee maataa ne vekhiaa ki uh ik alaseshan noo godee vich chukee ghar val aa rihaa hai| agaanh ho ke ghar daa chhaattak kholhan dee thaan ik kadam pichhe hatt ke unhaan ne ghar daa daravaajaa band kar ditaa ate guse vich bharepeete pauarreean charrh ke bainddaroom vich chale ge| main ghar daa daravaajaa kholhiaa tejindar jaaraa noo godee vich chukee andar aaeaa|

saadde ghar vich anahonee ho gee see| ghar de kam vich kushal ate prabandh vich prapak hon karake meree patanee, kudaratee tauar ute ghar dee mukheea see| mere pitaa jee te pichhon meree patanee daa ih adhikaar ik tarhaan naal pramaanit ho chukaa see| aapanee ichhaa ate aagiaa daa anajaane hoeaa ulanghan vee unhaan noo baradaasat naheen see| tejindar jaanadiaan hoeaa, aunhaan dee bhaleebhaant pragatt keetee hoee ichhaa ate aagiaa viradh chaaraa noo ghar lai aaeaa see| uh aapanee bhul dee ganbheerataa ton jaanoo see | aapanee maataa de ravaeee kaaran udaas ate chintaatur ho giaa| usadee chintaa vich hisedaar hundiaan hoeaa main aakhiaa, bahut kaahalee keetee, bettaa|

kaahalee karanee pai gee, paapaa| ajeeb ulajhan ban...|

aunhaan noo jaa ke das ih sabh|

tuseen mere naal chalo|

toon jaa; main vee aaundaa haan|

neeveen paaee khalote udaas putar val guse naal vekhadee hoee maataa ne aakhiaa, puchhade uh han jo jaanade naheen|

kujh galaan jaanakaaree de ghere ton baahar vee hundeean han maamaa|

auven hee guse naal mere val vekh ke uh bole, filaasafar piau daa putar hain naa|

main ik changee maan daa putar haan, maamaa|

vaahavaa mul paaeaa toon maan dee changiaaee daa|

je saaree gal sun lavo taan tuseen nisache hee ih aakhoge ki main tuhaaddee changiaaee ate vaddiaaee daa maan rakhiaa hai|

eisanoo ghar liaa ke

haan, maamaa|

mainoo sanbodhan ho ke unhaan ne aakhiaa, eisane saaddaa bahut maan kar liaa hai| hun tuseen aapanaa vakharaa prabandh karo| main ethe naheen reh sakadee|

jiven aakhoge, auven hee hovegaa; par ik ver zaraa tthandte dil naal putar dee gal taan sun lavo|

main naheen sunanaa chaahundee tuhaaddeean chhilaasaveean | je jee aae karo| tuseen saare ik paase hai| meree ikalee dee|

kant jee, aseen saare ik paase naheen haan main tuhaadde naal haan| je dekho bharaa ik paase ho jaan taan vee aseen dooje pakh vich inhaan de baraabar haan aseen maape haan; saaddaa palaa bhaaraa hai| is lee gal sunan vich koee haraj naheen|

das lave gal jiharree isane dasanee hai| main pahilaan das dindee haan ki main is museebat noo ghar naheen rakhanaa|

tejindar aapanee maataa de saahamane, aunhaan de pairaan vich, aunhaan daa gaddaa farr ke baitth giaa| usade baitth jaan ute zaaraa vee aapaneean agaleean lataa noo sidheean kharreean rakhadee hoee pichhaleean lataan ute baitth gee jiven maan put dee gal baat vichon upajan vaale, aapanee kisamat de faisale noo sunan lee tiaar ho gee hove| main ate vikar khalote hee sunade rahe| tejindar ne dasanaa shuroo keetaa

eih asamaan ddigee ho tere lee| tejindar dee gal ttok ke meree patanee ne aakhiaa|

maamaa, tuseen gal taan sun lavo saaree, vibar, jo hun tak chup see, boliaa|

toon vee lai aa ik hor, fer sunaaveen galaan|

main vikar de modte ute hath rakhiaa| meraa ishaaraa samajh ke uh chup keetaa rihaa| tejindar ne aapanee gal age toree|

maamaa, mere lee ih asamaanon hee ddigee hai| isadee vikaree dee soochanaa daa nott meree dukaan de sheese ute kee din lagaa rihaa hai| je isanoo khareedan daa khiaal hundaa taan main isadee maalakan naal gal kar sakadaa saan|

eih kise kurree kolon khareedee hai toon

haan, silaa kolon| uh isanoo vechan lee majaboor ho gee see| us lee isadee saanbh bahut mushakal ho gee see|

ate tere lee isadee sanbhaal sauakhee hai| ghar vich main ju baitthee haan tere rakhe hoe kute paalan noo | pare han; mainoo hor vee kam han, aapanee kahaanee aapane kol rakho|

auh manje uton utth palote| unhaan de pairaan vich baitthaa tejindar vee utth ke kharraa ho giaa ate usadee laag betthee zaaraa vee utth khalotee| tejindar ne aapanee maataa noo modtiaan ton pakarr ke murr pahilaan vaang hee manje ute bitthaa liaa ate unhaan de saahamane khalotaa aapanee gal dasan lag piaa; jaaraa laag khalotee sunadee rahee, main ate vikar vee| aj ik biradh maataa isanoo vekhan vee aaee see| usanoo ih changee lagee par uh bahut biradh hon karake vadderee nasal daa kutaa naheen paal sakadee| ih sidhee mere kol aa gee| main isadee rasee farr lee; eih mainoo khich ke saveettaan vaale kaaoonttar kol lai gee ate chookanaa shuroo kar ditaa| ik ttaafee chuk ke main isanoo ditee | paapaa, aj isane silaa dee ijaazat lain dee lorr naa samajhee| mainoo iaun lagaa jiven har milanee ute ih pahilaan naalon mere vadh nerre hundee aaee hai|

toon naheen bulaaeaa isanoo

naheen maamaa, bilakul naheen; ate ih gal onee hee sachee hai jinee ih

maataa ne ik parracholaveen nazar putar ute paaee| uh jaaraa val vekhadaa hoeaa keh rihaa see

eisadee rasee mere hath vich see| silaa aapanaa saamaan kaar vich rakh rahee see| isanoo kaar vich varran dee koee kaahal naheen see| jadon silaa ne saaraa saamaan aapanee kaar de boott vich rakh liaa taan main puchhiaa, biradh maataa ne kee aakhiaa hai

auh isanoo naheen khareed sakadee| uh koee chhottaa kutaa chaahundee hai, chivaavaa jaan kaaragee| uh bahut biradh hai, eisanoo saanbh naheen sakegee| tuhaaddee nazar vich hai koee gaahak

main kihaa, hai taan naheen, par main khiaal rakhaangaa|

eittas ttoo laitt; meree kanafaaeenamaintt ddett aa rahee hai| parason main hasapataal chalee jaavaangee| jaik noo chhuttee lainee pavegee| khair, koee naa koee..|

aseen galaan kar rahe saan ate jaaraa iaun vaaree vaaree saadde moonhaan val vekh rahee see, jiven saaddee gal baat noo pooree tarhaan samajh rahee hove|

main aapanee dukaan val murriaa| aje veeh ku kadam hee aaeaa saan ki ih aapanee rasee chhuchhaa ke dauarree ate mere kol aa gee| mere saahamane khalo ke mere moonh val vekhan lag pee| ih ik ttak mere val vekhee jaa rahee see| haualee haualee mainoo is deean akhaan vich uho jihaa kujh disan lag piaa, jiharraa, tuseen dasade ho ki prittee deean akhaan vich tuhaanoo disiaa see| main isade sir ute piaar den lee jhukan hee vaalaa saan ki mere iraade noo jaan ke isane polee jihee chhaal maaree, aapane agale panje meree chhaatee ute rakh dite ate kise adhikaar naal mere kolon saath dee mang karan lagee|

silaa ih sabh vekh rahee see| us ne mere kol aa ke aakhiaa, zaaraa

putar kolon saaree gal sun ke maan ne kujh is tarhaan us val vekhiaa jiven keh rahe hon, hun khatam kar ih lamee kahaanee, ate utth ke kichan vich chale ge| tejindar ne atiant niraashaa naal mere val vekhiaa us ton vee vadh niraas main saan| aseen saare ddraaeing room vich aa ge| saadde pichhe pichhe jaaraa vee| usade gal vich pee rasee farr ke bhejindar ne aakhiaa, chal jaaraa, tainoo silaa kol chhadd aavaan| rasee farree uh daravaaze val tur piaa| jaaraa ne usade pichhe jaanon inakaar kar ditaa| uh baahar noo khich rihaa see ate jaaraa daravaaje de andaravaar arree khalotee see| is khichaa khichee vich pataa naheen kis vele tejindar aape ton baahar ho giaa ate jaaraa de galon rasee laah ke usanoo use rasee naal maaran lag piaa| jaaraa usade saahamane pitthavaar pee maar khaandee ate chachalaaundee rahee| tejindar de maataa jee rasoee vich khalore ih tamaashaa vekh rahe san| main tejindar noo is niradaitaa ton manhaa karan daa jatan kar rihaa saan ki jaik dee kaar saadde ghar saahamane rukee| patee dee kaar vichon nikal ke silaa chhetee chhetee ghar de daravaaje saahamane aa ke kahin lagee, tej, eih kee moorakhataa hai sattaap itt| main taan aaee saan ki tuhaanoo isadaa barath saratteefikett ate faimilee hisattaree de kaagaz de jaavaan mainoo naheen see pataa ki ih sabh vekhan noo milegaa| main majaboor haan, maree naheen| eh lau aapane paise ate zaaraa mere havaale karo|

tejindar ne paise le binaan chaaraa dee rasee usanoo farraa ditee| jadon uh rasee zaaraa de gal paaun lagee taan jaaraa chhaal maar ke utthee; dauarr ke rasoee vich gee ate tejindar de maataa jee de pichhe iaun jaa baitthee jiven kise tare ton dauarr ke bachaa aapanee maan kol aa jaandaa hai| unhaan ne murr ke jaaraa val moonh keetaa, zaaraa ne unhaan val vekhiaa; aunhaan ne zaaraa val vekhiaa ate aakhiaa, haan chaaraa, mainoo teraa faisalaa manazoor hai|

silaa ne usade sir noo aapane hathaan vich lai ke bhijeean akhaan naal usade prasan mukh val vekhadiaan aakhiaa, zaaraa toraa faisalaa mainoo vee manajoor hai; bas enaa hee saath see saaddaa|

bil udaas ho giaa

ausadaa pooraa naan vileeam fishar hai| usade jaanoo usanoo bil keh ke bulaaunde han| jis tarhaan aseen kulavindar daa kindaa ate jasavant daa jasoo dhanaa lainde haan, ause tarhaan valait de lok raabaratt ton baab ate vileeam ton bil banaa lainde han| aj kal bil baarabeekan vich kauansal de falaitt vich rahindaa hai| jadon dee main gal karadaa haan, audon uh meraa guaandtee see| sarrakon paar saadde ghar de saahamane usadaa ghar see| panjataaleechhiaalee varhiaan daa bharapoor aadamee, bil, aapanee biradh maataa daa bahut dhiaan rakhadaa see| koee pandaraan saal pahilaan jadon usadaa pitaa kainsar daa rogee ho giaa see, bil ne usadee vee bahut sevaa keetee see| ih pataa lag jaan ute ki rog laaeilaaj hai, auh aapane pitaa noo ghar lai aaeaa see| doven maanpat usadee sevaa vich haazar rahinde san; aapane gam noo aapane andare andar lukaa ke aapane moonhaan ute musakaraahattaan sajaaee rakhade san| jemaz fishar ne aapane putar dee nighee god vich sir rakhee, aapanee patanee deean silheean neeleean akhaan val vekhadiaan hoeaa antalaa saah liaa see | putar deean akhaan vichon nikale hoe hanjhoo pitaa de chauarre mathe ute aa ddige san ate patanee daa murajhaaeaa moonh aapane hathaan vich farre hoe patee de ahil hath ute jaa ttikiaa see|

audon bil naal meree maamoolee jaanapachhaan see taan vee mahaanagar vich vasan vaale parroseean naalon kujh ziaadaa see| ik taan uh raah jaandiaan naal dosateean laaun daa shauakeen see, dooje hamapeshaa hon karake aseen kam ute aaunde jaande har dooje chauathe, gaddeean basaan vich milade rahinde saan| achaanak ih jaanapachhaan mitarataa vich badal gee|

sainttral landdan vich ik muhalaa|

foramain de dafatar daa daravaajaa kharrakaaeaa|

kam in|

aavaaz jaaneepachhaanee lagee| main andar giaa vekhiaa, bil kurasee ute baitthaa see| mainoo vekh ke khush ho boliaa

haile singh, mainoo naheen see pataa ki toon aa rihaa hai| pattel do tin maheene lee inddeea giaa hai| usadee thaan ute ik aadamee chaaheedaa see| vailakam|

main saadte tin maheene uthe rihaa| iho jiheean baavaan ute kam bahut ghatt hundaa hai; kaame aam karake aapane ghar lee saamaan banaaunde rahinde han, fir bil de raaj vich|| unhaan saadte tin maheeniaan vich mainoo bil dee maanasik sundarataa noo vekhan daa pooraa pooraa mauakaa miliaa| varakashaap andaron varakasaap ghatt ate gareen haaoos vadh lagadee see| ih chaar gujaraatee misarreean daa kamaal see| unhaan ne varakasaap vichalee saaree khaalee thaan noo ate chaarachufere deean khirrakeean noo aapo vich vandd ke ttamaattar, mooleean, paalak, pootanaa, dhaneean ate vakh vakh prakaar deean faleean ugaaun lee varatiaa hoeaa see| khirrakeean de baaharavaar silaan ute rakhe gamaliaan vich kee prakaar de ful lage hoe san| inhaan dee dekhabhaal bil aap karadaa see| varakashaap vich kujh vee edhar odhar khilariaa hoeaa naheen see sabh kujh saanbhasoot ke thaan sir| is varakasaap daa prabhaav hasapataal de dafatar de prabhaav naalon jo vakharaa see taan siraf is pakhon ki dafatar vich kam karan vaaliaan vich isatreean dee ginatee jiaadaa see ate ethe saare marad kaame san; othe faaeel san ate ethe lakarraan ate masheenaan|

anbaa prasaad pattel ne mainoo dasiaa ki unhaan noo sabazeean ugaaun dee salaah bil ne ditee see| uh aapane lee siraf saparing oneeanaj shaparinag uanionasa beejadaa see| pichhale sataaee saalaan ton hasapataal dee muramat daa tthekaa vaalattar laarains kol see; pichhale sataaraan saalaan ton bil ethe kam kar rihaa see; pichhale pandaraan saalaan ton uh ithe inachaaraj see ate pichhale teraan saalaan ton chaare gujaraatee misatree ate de aaeirish mazadoor ethe kam kar rahe san| uh saare ik parivaar vaang rahinde san kise noo kise dooje kolon kade koee sikaaeit, aval taan hoee naheen, je hoee see taan bil ne har ver vadheekee karan vaale valon aap muaafee mang ke dukhirr hirade daa dil bahilaaeaa ate gilaa mittaaeaa see|

aapane vihale vakat vich bil dafatar vich baitthaa parrhadaa rahindaa see| aam karake barattundd rasal dee kitaab ate kade kade koee hor; par akhabaar kade naheen| rasal daa uh bhagat see| mere puchhan ute us ne dasiaa ki mere pitaa

bil har roz savaa chaar ku vaje varakashaapon chale jaandaa see| varakasaap noo savere kholhan ate saam noo saadte panj vaje band karan daa kam anbaa prasaad karadaa see| is baare main puchhiaa taan anbaa prasaad ne dasiaa

auh pichhale chhe saalaan ton iaun kar rihaa hai| hasapataal de dafatar vich jen naan dee ik aauarat kam karadee hai| uh apaahaj hai| us deean lataan kam naheen karadeean| veel chear vich baitth ke daftar aaundee jaandee hai| hasapataal de laage hee, ethe, baaraseekan vich usanoo falaitt miliaa hoeaa hai| chaalee bataalee saalaan dee hovegee| poleeo naal lataan maareean geean han| pahilaan jen dee maataa usanoo savere dafatar chhadd jaandee see ate shaam noo ghar lai jaandee see | ik karanaa, din bil ne usanoo vekh ke pachhaan liaa khaa ate ate aakhiaa, aakhiaa, khimaa khimaa karanaa, kee tuseen sreematee vilasan ho

haan|

tusaan mainoo pachhaataa naheen| main bil ishar haan jemaz fisr daa putar| aseen haikanee rahinde saan naal vaalee sarrak ute tuhaaddaa ghar see| ttheek hai naa

haan, haan; aa giaa chetaa| jinm daa kee haal hai

auh taan.......

hain pooraa ho giaa bahut dukh dee gal hai|

main jain noo pachhaanan dee koshis karadaa rihaa haan par ih manan vich naheen see aaundaa ki ih uho jon ho sakadee hai jiharree dauarran vich sabh noo pichhe chhadd jaandee see|

galaan galaan vich, veel chear dhakee jaandaa uh jain de ghar puj giaa| us din ton pichhon aj tak uh roz savere pahilaan usade ghar jaandaa hai; ausanoo nauan vaje dafatar puchaa ke varakashaap aaundaa hai ate saam noo usanoo usade ghar chhadd ke ghar jaandaa hai| kahindaa hai sreemaree vilasan meree maataa varagee hai| aseen guaandtee rahe haan| usadee madad karanaa meraa faraz hai| is umar vich aapanee dhee dee veel chear dhakadee uh changee naheen lagadee|

kinaa sohanaa pichhale saal jadon isadee maataa dil de dauare naal mar gee see taan isane do hafate dee chhuttee lee see| unhaan sog de dinaan vich vee aapanee ih ddiaoottee nibhaaundaa rihaa see, bilaanaagaa|

kinee komalataa, kinee suhiradataa, kinee sundarataa de nerr vich vasadaa rihaa haan, main kinaa abhaj ate anajaan rihaa haan main is sabh kaase ton| aapanee drishattee de dos ate soojh de potalepan ute mainoo bahut sram aaee| hun bil mere lee vakharee prakaar daa manakh ban giaa see|

aunhaan dinaan vich hee mainoo meree bhanevee, paramindar dee chitthee milee likhiaa see

dilee

piaare maamaa jee,

sat sree akaala aseen raazee khushee haan; aas hai tuseen vee raazee khushee hovege| tuhaanoo ik kam sauanpan lagee haan| mainoo bharosaa ho tuseen jroor karoge| aakhr maamoo kis ke hai|

meree ik sahelee hai kusum| eih siraf naan dee hee kusum naheen, eis sach noo tuseen, ausanoo vekhadiaan saar, paravaanan lee majaboor ho jaauge| taan vee us naal koee sharatavarat naa lagaa baitthanaa| tuhaanoo aadat hai naa, eis lee chetaavanee de rahee haan| uh dilee yooneevarasittee dee nanbar van aithaleett reh chukee hai| meree sahelee hai, eis lee sugharr, susheel taan hovegee hee| par mere naalon vadh khuskisamat hai ki usanoo aapane jeevan de bahut saare din tuhaadde nerr vich guzaaran daa suavasar mil rihaa hai|

kusum de pitaa daa ik dosat tuhaadde laagai hee, eesatt haim vich rahindaa hai| ih doven mitar de laagale pinddaan de vasaneek san ate dasaveen jamaat tak hamajamaatee rahe han| uh mitar bhaarat aaeaa see ate dohaan mitaraan ne salaah kar ke kusum daa viaah valait vasade mitar de mundde naal karan daa faisalaa kar liaa see| saaraa kam ho chukaa hai| kusum noo ainttaree vee mil gee hai| ik arrachan hai| uh ih ki kusam daa koee vee sanbandhee valait vich naheen vasadaa| kusum de pitaa jee ih naheen chaahunde ki viaah ton pahilaan hee uh sahure ghar jaa ke rahe| is lee main chaahundee haan ki tuseen kusoom noo earaporatt ton aapane kol lai jaau ate viaah hon tak aapane kol rakho| kusoom daa kaniaadaan tuseen karo ate ddolee tuhaadde gharo, naheen naheen, mere maamaa jee de ghar vidaa hove|

bolo manazoor

tuhaaddee bettee

paramindar

mere valon pooraa bharosaa praapat karake kasham de maapiaan ne usanoo mere kol bhej ditaa| usadee sas ate sahuraa vee, ausanoo lain earaporatt ge| saadde vichon mundde daa pitaa hee kusum noo pachhaan sakadaa see| is lee jadon vee koee muttiaar kasattam de gotto baahar aaundee see, saaddeean akhaan mundde de pitaa de moonh ute gaddeean jaandeean san| ik sarookad sundar kurree val vekh ke mundde de pitaa de moonh ute khilaree musakaraahatt ne jiven uchee pukaar ke aakhiaa, aauah aa gee kusoom| aseen saare us val vadhe| usane aapane sahure de paireen hath laaeaa, fir aapanee sas de| main age ho ke aakhiaa, bettaa jee, main paramindar daa maamaa haan ate ih....| usane meree gal adhavaattiaun farr ke aakhiaa, eih maamee jee| main tuhaaddeean tasaveeraan vekheean hoeean han, maamaa jee| meraa khiaal hai main tuhaanoo onaa hee jaanadee haan, jinaa paramindar|

kusum noo vekhan ton baad usade moonhon ttharame naal bole hoe ih vaak sun ke mainoo paramindar de likhe ute pooraa yakeen ho giaa| earaporatt ton eesatt haim noo aaundiaan hoeaan mere ghar vaalee ne kusoom de maataa pitaa ate aapanee nanaan de parivaar dee raazee khushee puchhee| unhaan deean galaan samaapat ho jaan pichhon main usanoo usadee vidiaa sanbandhee puchhiaa ate chhetee hee gal usade aithaleett hon baare chal pee| usadaa chiharaa khirr utthiaa| poore bharose naal usane aakhiaa, maamaa jee, eis saal taan zaraa lett aaee haan main| landdan mairaathan ho chukee hai| agale saal dee mairaathan vich fasatt aa ke main inddeea ate eesatt haim dohaan daa naan uchaa kar diaangee|

bettaa jee, tuhaanoo jitan daa pooraa bharosaa kiven ho giaa

maamaa jee, main aithaleett haan praikattis karadee haan; jaanadee haan ki jiharree kurree is ver jitee hai us naalon meraa ttaaeem saadte sat saikindd ghatt hai| meraa rishataa pakaa ho jaan magaron mameepaapaa noo viaah dee fikar see par mainoo mairaathan jitan daa chaa see| agale saal vekhio| main poore chhathee meel binaan thakiaa dauarr sakadee haan|

kusum de sas sahuraa aapanee vakharee kaar vich san| eesatt hem puj ke unhaan naal agalaa progaraam mith mithaa ke aseen aapane ghar aa ge ate uh aapane ghar chale ge|

vaj chuke san| ddaraaeing room dee kandh ute lagee vaddee saaree gharree noo saadte nauan vajaaundee vekh ke kusum ne puchhiaa, maamaa jee, eih ttaaeem ttheek ho

haan, bettaa jee, baam de jaan bhaarat anusaar raat de saadte nauan vaj chuke han|

are haan, bhoomadh rekhaa ton door haan naa aseen, ethe din ate raat daa farak vadderaa hai|

baaharale daravaaze ute dasatak hoee daravaajaa khulhan ute bil andar aaeaa ate aaundiaan hee mainoo puchhiaa, singh, tuhaadde desh vich vaddaa bharaa aapanee bhain noo kis tarhaan jee aaeaan aakhadaa hai

bhain hath jorr ke namasate jaan sat sree akaal aakhadee hai ate bharaa usade sir ute hath rakh ke usanoo prasan lamee umar de naal naal sadaa suhaagavatee hon dee asees dindaa hai|

bil kusum de laaree chale giaa| kusum ne kurasee ute utth ke hath jorre ate sir jhukaaeaa| bil ne usadaa sir aapane dohaan hathaan vich laindiaan usanoo asees ditee ate khirrakhirraa ke hasadaa hoeaa aakhan lagaa, main chhetee hee sikh jaavaangaa hai naa singh

kusoom de viaah dee khushee saanoo saariaan noo see par bil noo sabh ton ziaadaa see| agale din mainoo dafatar vich bulaa ke usane aakhiaa, singh, viaah de kam lee do, tin, chaar, panj...jine dinaan dee chhuttee chaaheedee hove, niek kar laveen| sabh kam chalade rahine han, kam hai hee kinaa kise gal dee rikar naa kareen, teree haazaree lagadee rahegee| meree bhain daa viaah hai; bahutaa naheen taan enaa taan main kar hee sakadaa haan|

naheen bil, mainoo kujh naheen karanaa painaa| saaraa kam larrakee de sahuriaan ne aape kar lainaa hai| saanoo taan mufat dee vaddiaaee mil rahee hai|

bhaaratee viaah bahut rangeen hundaa hai naa singh barraa majaa aavegaa| main bhaaratee viaah noo enaa nerre ho ke, aad ton ant tak kade naheen vekhiaa| hun vekhaangaa| toon is viaah vich larrakee daa pitaa hai, main bharaa daa rol karaangaa| toon mainoo das devee sabh kujh|

main usanoo dasiaa ki anand kaaraj samen ddaraa laavaan vich larrakee de sahaaeik raahanumaa hunde han vidaaeigee samen bhain dee ddolee modtiaan ute chuk ke pindd dee joohon paar karade han|

ethe taan ddolee naheen hoegee|

vanddarafal, singh, vanddarafal| vatt ain ikasapeereeains | kaar mainoo ikale noo dhakanee pavegee| par je bharaa chhottaa hove taan

viaah samen taraa keval bharaa hundaa hai, vaddaa jaan chhottaa naheen| uny vee jeevan vich uh bhain lee usade pitaa daa prateenidhee hai|

kinee sundarataa hai manakh de paravaarak sanbandhaan vicha singh, meraa jee karadaa hai, main vee viaah kar lavaan| maataa de guzar jaan pichhon main bilakul ikalaa ho giaa haan| ikalaa hee naheen, sagon belorraa vee| mainoo iaun lagan lag piaa hai, jiven meree hond dee saarathakataa samaapat ho gee hove| main kise lee kujh naheen kar rihaa; khaa pee ke samaan langhaa rihaa haan, bas| kiaun naa koee saathee labh ke viaah kar lavaan main vee|

main usade moonh val vekhiaa, uh sachamach ganbheer see | taan vee main aakhiaa, bal, hun is umar vich

ause ganbheerataa vichon uh boliaa, uh kiharree umar hai jis vich saath ate saarathakataa belorre ho jaande han, singh

bane hoe progaraam anusaar, shaam noo munddaa ate usade maataa pitaa saadde ghar aae| thorree bahutee jaanapachhaan taan pahilaan vee see par saadde ghar aaun daa ih pahilaa mauakaa see unhaan lee| kusum daa pekaa ghar ban giaa hon karake saadde ghar de jeean ne unhaan de aaun ute kujh uchech vee keetaa| tel choeaa, saaraa ttabar suaagat lee khalotaa chaah naal samosiaan, pakauarriaan ate mitthaaee daa prabandh keetaa ate aae ge lee saanbh ke rakhiaa hoeaa tteesaitt vee varatiaa| moraa jee karadaa see ki is mauake ute bil noo vee bulaa liaa jaave par ghar vaalee dee salaah isade hak vich naheen see| munddaa uchaa lamaa, suhanaa juaan ate kusum lee har tarhaan yog var see aseen saare bahut khush saan | kusum de subhaa vichalaa sahij jiaun daa tiaun kaaeim see| chaah peendiaan mundde ne ik do fer kusoom val vekhiaa see ate usadee nazar aapane val aaundee vekh ke akhaan edhar odhar kar leean san| is ute kusum mitthaa jihaa musakaraaee see| mundde de maataa pitaa one hee khus vidaa hoe, jine khus uh aae san| mundde de moonh ute aaun samen kujh ghabaraahatt see ate jaan samen udaasee|

teeje din shaam noo mundde de maataa pitaa dubaaraa saadde val aae| dohaan de chihare khuseevihoone san par udaas naheen san| mere ghar vaalee ne has ke aakhiaa,

patee patanee ne ik dooje val vekhiaa ate vekh ke ik dooje valon akhaan fer leean| doven ik dooje noo kahinde jaapo toon gal kar|

main kiaun karaan toon kar|

aunhaan dee khaamoshee noo sun ke main aakhiaa, saradaar jee, kee gal hai

ausane kurasee ton utthadiaan hoeaa aakhiaa, zaraa baahar aao| main usanoo ghar de pichhavaarre bageeche vich lai giaa| kujh chir chup reh ke neeveen paaee uh boliaa, saradaar jee, gusaa naa kario| naa kujh mere vas hai naa tuhaadde| saaddaa munddaa is viaah lee raajee naheen|

par.... |

auh sabh ttheek hai| sabh kujh usanoo puchhapuchhaa ke keetaa see| kurree dee fotto vee usane vekhee see ate pasand keetee see| par hun jadon daa kurree noo vekh ke giaa hai, udon daa saadde naal larree jaandaa hai| kahindaa hai, tuseen mere naal dhokhaa keetaa hai|

koee gal vee daso, kee dhokhaa hoeaa hai us naal

saradaar jee, mainoo taan pataa naheen par usane parason vekh liaa ki kurree de khabe paase dhauan ute fulabahiree hai|

fera

auh kahindaa hai main ih viaah naheen karanaa|

tuseen kee kahinde ho

eik ver puchhe jaan so ver saadde valon naanh je| aseen mundde dee marazee de magar aan| tuhaanoo pataa hai is des vich |

main chup chaap sir jhukaaee andar aa giaa; mere pichhe pichhe uh vee | saadde dohaan de jaan pichhon kalam noo dooje bachiaan naal upar vaale kamare vich bhej ke mundde dee maan mere ghar vaalee noo vee iho kujh aakh rahee see| usade aakharee shabad jo main sune, uh san, valon naanh je| aseen mundde dee marazee de magar aan, aapanee muhaaranee daa ih antalaa hisaa bolan daa vakat usanoo naa mil sakiaa| uh utthee ate binaan sat sree akaala bulaaeaa pateepatanee gharon baahar ho ge|

agale din main ate mere ghar vaalee unhaan val ge| saadde ghanttee vajaaun ute doven patee patanee daravaaze val aae; daravaazaa kholhiaa ate patanee ne aakhiaa, aao jee; ghar aaeaa, amaa jaaeaa; par viaah dee gal saadde

aseen daravaaze uton hee parat aae|

bhaare dil naal main kusam de maataa pitaa naal ttaileefon ute gal keetee ate bharee aavaaz vich unhaan aakhiaa, bettee noo vaapas bhej diau| sanicharavaar savere das vaje ear inddeea raaheen kusum ne vaapas jaanaa see | us daa saamaan banh ke tiaaree kar lee gee see| upar vaale kamare vich baitthee uh nikeean motteean cheezaan saanbh rahee see| main ddraaeing room vich baitthaa saan| shaam daa velaa see bil aaeaa| uh saadhaaran naalon bahutaa khus see| aaundiaan hee boliaa, singh, tiaar ho jaa; teraa dharraakaa kadtan lagaa haan main| ih gal ajeeb jihee naheen lagadee ki chhottee bhain daa viaah ho rihaa hove ate vaddaa bharaa kanvaaraa baitthaa hove| jadon main jen noo kusum de viaah baare dasiaa taan usane aakhiaa ki bhaaratee viaahaan vich bharajaaeean daa vee mehatavapooran rol hundaa hovegaa| is lee asaan kusum ton pahilaan viaah karan daa iraadaa kar liaa hai| kal sanicharavaar savere saadte das vaje niaoo haim rajisattaree aafis vich meraa ate jon daa viaah ho rihaa hai| jen ih vee chaahundee hai ki aseen chaare haneemoon lee bhaarat jaaeee naale agale saal jadon kusoom mairaathan dauarregee, jen vee veel chear mairaathan vich hisaa lain baare soch rahee hai| kal rajisattaree aafis jaan lee tiaar raveen|

ghar de kise jeea valon kise chaa daa vikhaalaa naa paaeaa jaan kaaratt bil kujh hairaan jihaa ho ke idhar udhar vekhan lag piaa| usadee nazar kusum ute pee| uh pauarreean utaradee aaundee adhavaatte khalo ke bil dee gal sun rahee see| mainbal noo dasiaa, bil, kusoom de mangetar ne kasoom naal viaah karan inakaar kar ditaa hai| kusum kal das vaje dee falaaeett ute vaapas dilee jaa rahee hai|

bil udaas ho giaa| usade chaavaan daa retalaa ghar dteh giaa| dam rorradaa hoeaa bhraatareebhaav ate dauarran ton pahilaan hee jeevan dee mairaathan vichon haaree hoee bhain ik dooje de sanamukh kharre san| mainoo ih dasan dee lorr naa pee ki bil noo us mauake ute kee karanaa chaaheedaa see| usane aapanaa sajaa hath kusoom de sir ute rakhiaa ate khabe hath naal aapaneeanakhaan de boohe band karan daa jatan keetaa, par do hanjhoo pahilaan hee baahar aa chuke san|

saare desh dee sundarataa

aapane dafatar vich kam karan vaalee iko ik bhaaratee isatree haan main; ate is gal de kujh ik laabh vee han| pahilaa ih ki ikalee ate vakharee hon karake main dafatar dee siaasat ton par haan ate ih maniaa vee jaandaa hai ki main pare haan| doojaa ih ki vishes mauakiaa ute main, saarrhee jaan soott pahin ke jaandee hon karake baakee sattaaf mainbaraan naalon nivekalee disadee haan ate har paarattee vich mainoo nivekalee thaare bitthaaeaa jaandaa hai| pichhalere saal jadon valait daa aigreekalachar manisattar saaddee libaarattaree noo vizitt karan aaeaa see, audon usanoo fulaan daa guladasataa de ke usadaa suaagat karan daa kam mainoo sauanpiaa giaa see ate vadheea saaddee pahin ke aaun dee salaah vee ditee gee see| niree salaah hee naheen, sagon dafatar de mainejar ne mereean saaddeean mangavaa ke vekheean san ate vekhan pichhon unhaan vichon ik saarrhee us mauake lee chunee see|

mainoo milan vaalaa uchechaa dhiaan mere lee utashaah daa sarot baniaa rahindaa see ate main aapane kam vich lorr naalon vadh dilachasapee laindee saan| mere dafatar vich rakhiaa hoeaa taaj daa maaddal, kamare dee kandh ute lattakadee svaran mandir amritasar dee tasaveer, moch ute piaa hoeaa mahaatamaa budh daa basatt, maittal pees ute pe sangamaramar de de nike nike haatheean de vichakaar rakhee hoee mahaatamaa gaandhee dee nikee jihee mooratee mere suaadaan dee sookhamataa ate mere vichaaraan dee vishaalataa de prateek mane jaande san| sattaaf de saare mainbar mainoo soojhaboojh ate vaakafeeat vaalee bhaaratee mahilaa manade san|

eik din achaanak mainoo jaapiaa jiven meraa ih saroop mere sahikaareean dee nazar vich tirrakan lag piaa hai|

hoeaa ih ki saaddaa mainejar ate usadee patanee garameean deean chhutteean vich, aapanee larrakee samet chhe hafatiaan lee dakhanee bhaarat ge| ih nikaa jihaa valaitee parivaar dakhanee bhaarat daa lamaa ttoor laa ke aaeaa| kee puraatan mandiraan deean tasaveeraan de naal naal unhaan de sankhep itihaasak vivaran vee likh liaaeaa| jis jis mandir noo vekhan uh ge, authon deean uchecheean sugaataan vee khareedade rahe| sattaaf de har mainbar lee kujh naa kujh liaandaa unhaan

sattaaf lee liaandeean hoeean sugaataan noo den daa kam uchech naal keetaa giaa| chhuttee ton magaron sattaaf de sataaraan mainbar ik kamare vich ikatthe hoe; chaah peetee ate dakhanee bhaarat de mandaraan deean salaaeeddaan vekheean| unhaan salaaeeddaan noo vikhaaundiaan hoeaan saaddaa mainejar unhaan mandiraan baare ikatthee keetee hoee aapanee jaanakaaree noo vee parrh ke sunaaee jaandaa see| uh jaanakaaree sankhep vee see ate ttuttaveen vee | jithon vee uh attak jaandaa see, authon ih keh ke age tur paindaa see, main jaladee jaladee vich kee galaan likhane uk giaa haan| koee gal naheen, aseen aneetaa kolon visathaar naal jaan sakade haan|

jadon vee uh iaun kahindaa see, meraa saaraa aapaa halooniaa jaandaa see| mainoo unhaan mandiraan baare kujh vee pataa naheen see| jiharree saaddee mainoo tohafe vajon ditee gee see, aus daa janamasathaan kaanjeevaram jaan kaancheepuram, bhaarat de nakashe ute kithe hai, mainoo ih vee pataa naheen see| salaaeeddaan vikhaaundiaan hoeaan usane chaar panj ver meraa naan liaa ate chaar panj ver mere sahikaareean deean teeh akhaan ne meree jaanakaaree de khokhalepan vich jhaatee paa ke mainoo baramindee jihee musakaraahatt de uhale hon lee majaboor keetaa| jadon uh kaanjeevaram de kailaashanaath mandir dee salaaeedd vikhaaundiaan hoeaa keh rihaa see, eih shiv mandir sataveen sadee vich banaaeaa giaa see ate isadee mazabootee sivajee de nivaas asathaan, kailaash parabat dee mazabootee daa manakhee utaaraa hai, audon jaanakaaree vich vaadhaa hon dee khushee naal bhare hoe mere sahikaaree, visamaad ate sharadhaa bhareean nazaraan naal mere val vekh vekh ke mainoo abhaaratee hon daa ahisaas karavaa rahe san|

mainoo soohan mandir ate raaj ton sivaa hindusataan dee hor kise vee sundarataa noo vekhan daa subhaag praapat naheen see hoeaa| terhaan saal dee umar vich main landdan aa gee see| sairasapaatte saadde desh dee vidiaa daa mehatavapooran hisaa naa udon san naa aj han| aapanee vidiaa pooree kar ke do ver bhaarat gee| viaah aadik de chakar vich saaraa samaan beet jaandaa rihaa| bhaarat de puraatan gauarav noo vekhan jaanan daa khiaal hee naa aaeaa|

salaaeeddaan vekh ke ate aapoaapanee sugaat lai ke sattaaf mainbar chale ge| us din ton pichhon mainejar de ttoor ate us duaaraa vikhaaeean salaaeeddaan daa zikar kise ne kade naa keetaa| bas enaa ku hoeaa ki do chaar din mere sahikaaree mainoo din vich pahilee ver milan ute gudd maaraning kahin dee thaan musakaraa

ate main faisalaa kar liaa ki is ver chhuttee jaa ke main bhaarat noo vekhanaa shuroo karaangee| pahilaan raajasathaan vekhaangee; agale saal poorabee bhaarat, agalere saal dakhanee bhaarat ate iven hee haualee haualee saaraa desh vekh lavaangee|

aapane soche hoe progaraam anusaar main raajasathaan baare jaanakaaree ikatthee karadee rahee| dilee vich vasadee aapanee bhooaa dee dhee naal saaree viaunt banaa lee| chhuttee lee ate aseen doven pateepatanee bhaarat pahunch ge| viaah ton pichhon aseen chhetee hee ingalaindd vaapas aa ge saan| hun jadon de saal pichhon ghar ge taan aje vee aapane sanbandheean lee asee navavivaaharraa danpatee hee saan| naven viaahe jorre lee rishatedaaraan noo milan jaanaa zarooree see khaas karake is lee ki viaah samen saadde kol vakat naa hon karake aseen ristedaaraan val jaan dee rasam naheen saan kar sake| jine ristedaar sahuriaan val de,one hee pekiaa val de|

ghar pujadiaan hee bee jee meree sasa ne zarooree sanbandheean de naan thaan mere saahamane rakh ke mamataa adhikaar ate tolepan dee bhaashaa vich aakhiaa, lai beebaa, do chaar din aaraam kar lavo fer inhaan saakaan val dteraa maar aaeo| sukh naal chhuttee de gine mithe din langhadiaan pataa naheen lagadaa| peke jaanaa vee zarooree aa| uh vee vekhade honage akhaan chukee| rishate vee miladiaan de dee hunde ne| garamee taan hai, par ih kam vee zarooree aa| maheenaa kar ghar baitthe vee ak jaanaa tusaan|

bee jee lee ih sochanaa subhaavak see ki keval chhutteean kattan lee desh aae saan ate ristedaaraan noo milan ton vadh zarooree kam saanoo naheen see| saaddee karamabhoomee taan valait see| turan ton pahilaan aapane raajasathaanee dauare dee gal asaan aapane ghar vaaliaan noo naheen see likhee, likhan dee lorr hee naheen see samajhee| hun ih kahin dee hinmat naheen see ho rahee ki rasamaan, rivaajaan ate rishatiaan vich samaaee hoee saanjh, sansakritee ate piaarabhaavanaa naalon raajasathaan de kilhiaan, mandiraan ate mehalaan deean deevaaraan vich lage hoe pathar saadde lee vadh mehatav rakhade san| mere pateedev bhupindara dee manosathitee baare main kujh naheen keh sakadee; man hee man main bahut khijhee jee keetaa boreea bisataraa chuk ke dilee jaa baitthaan ate jis vee falaaeett vich seett mile, lai ke ingalaindd vaapas

ate is dtol daa pahilaa ddagaa bhoopee de naanake ghar lagaa | bhoopee bhupindara de maamaa jee fagavaarre mil vich kam karade san ate unhaan de noohapat dove iko sakool vich parrhaaunde san| unhaan noo aapane aaun dee soochanaa aseen naheen saan de sake; ttaileefon dee suvidhaa naheen see ate ddaak raaheen soochanaa den jangaa samaan saadde kol naheen see| dine giaaraan ku vaje jadon aseen othe puje, bhoopee de maamaa jee, bharaa ate bharajaaee gharon jaa chuke san| koopee dee maamee jee aapane tin ku saal de pote noo pakhee jhal ke suaa rahe san| pataa naheen saadde mottarasaaeekal dee aavaaz naal jaan saadde lee daravaajaa kholhan aa jaan ute maamee jee duaaraa jhalee jaa rahee pakhee band ho jaan naal, makheean de bharapoor hamale kaaran bachaa akhaan, nak, moonh maladaa ate uchee uchee rondaa hoeaa jaag piaa| mottarasaaeekal viharre vich khalhaar ke aseen maamee jee de pichhe pichhe kamare vich daakhal hoe| bache noo makheean de kabaze vichon chhuddaa ke chup karaaun daa jatan karadiaan hoeaan maamee jee nesaaddee sukhasaand puchhanee chaahee| aseen vee dasan vich koee haraj naheen saan samajhade par bachaa aapanaa dukh dasan lee kaahalaa see| usane kise dee koee pesh naa jaan ditee | uh aapane maamaapaapaa noo aavaajaan maaradaa hoeaa uchee uchee roee giaa ate maamee jee usanoo chup karaaun daa jatan karade hoe saaddee raajee khusee puchhade rahe| bache de ronarauale kaaran ik dooje deean galaan adhapachadheean sunadeean san| kade aae see vichon keval kadon sun ke bhoopee noo pooraa suaal samajhe pai giaa see| ise tarhaan beebee ate bhaaeea do shabad sunan vich aa jaan ute pataa lag giaa ki uh saadde maataapitaa dee sukhasaand puchh rahe han|

sukhasaand puchhee jaan tak maamee jee ne botal vich dudh paa ke bache noo de ditaa| is lee uh chup kar giaa| bache de chup kar jaan ute, kadon aae see kee haal hai beebeebhaaeee noo naal kiaun naheen liaae kine chir lee aae ho kadon jaanaa hai dee saaree muhaaranee ik ver fir duharaaee gee| chaah jaan rottee dee aje saanoo lorr naheen see| tthandtaa paanee pee ke aseen santushatt hai ge par maamee jee dee tasalee naa hoee| unhaan ne do tin ver chaah jaan rottee lee

kamare vich garamee see, bijalee band see; maamee jee kol karan lee bahuteean galaan naheen san, je hundeean taan keeteean naheen san jaa sakaneean| kiaunj bache de murr jaag pain ate ron daa ddar see| aseen doven sofe ute baitthe, aapane moonhaan ton makheean uddaaun vich rujhe, kadee kandhaan val vekhan lag painde saan, kadee chhat val ate kadee ik dooje val| main andare andar kurrh rahee saan kee soch ke aae saan, kee ho giaa|

tin ku vaje maamee jee raat dee rottee daa aahar karan lag pe| us vele bachaa vee jaag piaa; pataa naheen usadee neend pooree ho gee see jaan bhoopee de pakhee jhalan vich avesalaa ho jaan kar ke makheean daa zor pai giaa see| kujh vee hove maamee jee kichan vich rute hoe san ate bache dee sanbhaal karanee saaddaa ikhalaakee faraj ban giaa see| bache de maataapitaa de aaun tak aseen ih varaj nibhaaunde rahe| panj ku vaje sakoottar dee aavaaj sun ke bachaa mamee mamee karadaa viharre vich chalaa giaa| bhoopee daa bharaa ate bharajaaee aa ge| murr uho muhaaraneekee haal kadon aae kinee chhuttee kadon jaanaa dasiaa kiaun naa aseen chhuttee lai lainde| sakool de vaje band ho giaa see| aseen aiven dhup ton bachan lee dafatar vich baitthe rahe| je pataa hundaa tuseen aae ho taan chhetee aa jaande|

ddedt ku ghantte pichhon maamaa jee aa ge| murr uho suaal ate uho juaash| ronee khaadhee, so ge| agalee saver maamaa jee, bhaa jee ate bhaabee jee saadde sutiaa sutiaan hee aapo aapane kameen jaan lee tiaar ho ge| akhaan maladiaan bisatare vichon nikal ke bhoopee ne aakhiaa, maamaa jee, aj asaan chale jaanaa hai| unhaan ne barre daave naal ghur ke kihaa, chup kar ke baitthaa rahi, kal aaeaa, aj chale jaanaa hai| bas enaa hee mel see saadde naal

maamaa jee, majabooree hai, kuaa jee val, fer maaseean val vee jaanaa hai; aneetaa de pindd vee naheen ge aje|

hachhaa, kal karaange saaree gal, keh ke uh gharon nikal ge| unhaan de jaan magaron aseen nhaa dho ke naashataa kar ke socheen pai ge ki panj pahaarr din kinj bitaaeaa jaavegaa| soch hee rahe saan ki do guaandtanaan ne viharre vich aa ke maamee jee noo vadhaaee ditee, bhaine vadhaaeon, sukh naal dohatavaan aaeaa hai| vadhaaee den pichhon unhaan ne vee saaddee ate saadde maataa pitaa dee sukhasaand puchhee ate naal ih vee ki kade aae saan ate kadon jaanaa see| ih puchhadiaan

maamee jee raat dee rottee de aahar vich lage hoe san, bhoopee bache naal khedde piaa hoeaa see ate main jaipur, jodhapur ate jaisalamer deean imaarataan dee yaad bhulaaun daa jatan kar rahee saan| jadon maamaa jee, bhaa jee ate bharajaaee jee ghar aae, maamaa jee kol palaasattik daa thailaa see, jiharraa unhaan ne bahut saavadhaanee naal maamee jee de havaale keetaa| aseen doven saaraa din iho pakeean pakaaunde rahe saan ki kal zaroor hee ithon chale jaanaa hai| saaraa din ik kamare vich hath ute hath rakh ke baitthan ate har mintt vich do tin vaar mukheean noo durakaaran fittakaaran de nikamepan ton main rang aa gee saan |agalaa din hoeaa| uh tine sadaa vaang aapane kamee kaaree jaan lee tiaar ho ge| kihaa, maamaa jee, aj asaan zaroor chale jaanaa ho|

aunhaan ne bahutee heelahujat keete binaan aakhiaa, hachhaa, jiven teree marazee| aseen taan chaahunde haan chaar din rahe; par tuseen hoe valaitee aadamee| bahutee kaahalee paaee hai tasaan beh ke gal baat karan daa mauakaa vee naheen ditaa | bhaa jee ate bharajaaee jee daravaaziaun baahar jaa chuke san ate sakoottar sattaaratt karake maamaa jee dee uddeek kar rahe san|

aunhaan de chale jaan pichhon asaan chaah pee ke jaan dee tiaaree kar lee| maamee jee ne kal vaale palaasattik de thaile vichon kujh kaparre kadt ke saanoo dindiaan hoeaa aakhiaa, lau putar..| unhaan dee gal vichon ttok ke roopee ne aakhiaa, naheen maamee jee, eisadee koee lorr naheen| ih puraane...|

kiaun, lorr kiaun naheen viaah ton pichhon sukh naal pahilee ver aae ho; shagan ton binaan kiven chale jaauge

maamee jee zaraa edhar odhar hoe taan main roopee noo kihaa, chalo shagan hee sahee par turan dee karo| uny mainoo pataa see ki saadde jaan vich hun koee rok naheen paaee jaanee| je sgan vajon ditaa jaan lee kaparraa ghar vich hundaa taan aseen kal hee chale ge honaa see|

eik hafataa beet giaa| ik bhooaa ate do maaseean noo milan vich

main chaahundee saan ki chhuttee de baakee bache chaar din ithe reh ke aapanee bachapan deean saheleean naal aapanee jaaneepachhaanee dharatee daa saparash maanadee rahaan par bhoopee ne ik hor hee raag alaapanaa suroo kar ditaa, meraa ik dosat hai daleep | aseen kaalaj tak jamaatee rahe haan| main usade ghar do do, chaar chaar raataan rahindaa hundaa saan| usadee maataa bahut piaar karadee see mainoo| uh mere ate daleep vich koee farak naheen see samajhadee| parrhee likhee hai giaanee paas hai| ankal ate uh mil ke aapanaa giaanee kaalaj chalaaunde hunde san| ankal dee mauat pichhon usane khaalasaa haaeir sakainddaree sakool vich panjaabee tteechar dee nauakaree kar lee see| hun reettaaeir ho chukee hai| daleep noo amareekaa ge noo panj saal ho ge han| suniaa hai, ausane odhar hee viaah karavaa liaa hai ate pakaa vee ho giaa hai, par aapanee maan dee khabar saar naheen laindaa| meraa jeea karadaa hai aanttee noo milan noo|

chhuttee taan barabaad ho hee chukee see; jithe so othe savaa so| chal iven hee sahee; ate aseen murr aapane ghar aa ge| daleep daa pindd roopee de pindd ton do ku meel dee vith ute hai| aseen savere khaadhe peete binaan hee tiaar ho ke paidal turade usade ghar saahamane jaa khalete ate daravaajaa kharrakaaeaa| kujh chir pichhon zaraa ku dhakiaa; kunddaa naheen see lagaa hoeaa; daravaazaa khulh giaa aseen deve viharre vich jaa khalote| savachh vasatar dhaaree, eik biradh maataa, haualee haualee turadee saadde kol aaee| aapane saje hath noo, sooraj dee roshanee rokan lee, chhatan de roop vich mathe ute rakhee usane bhoopee noo gahu naal vekhiaa, baahaan failaaeean ate roopee noo aapanee galavakarree vich lai ke, jhaliaan haar aakhan lagee, ve deepiaa, ve mere chaananaa, aj raah kiven bhul giaa ve meree sun lee sache rab nan toon meree mamataa dee laaj rakh lee deepiaa| jug jug jee ve jeen jogiaa, maa sadake, maan vaaree| ichharaan daa sukaa baag haraa ho giaa, ve mere pooranaa|

asaan dohaan ih sochiaa ki jaan taan nazar dee kamajoree kaaran uh saanoo pachhaan naheen sakee jaan putaraviyog vich aapanaa bauadhik santulan gavaa baitthee hai| andar jaa ke jadon asaan usanoo aapane saare kam ttheek ttheek tareeke naal karadee vekhiaa taan saanoo ih vishavaas ho giaa ki us dee najr kamajor naheen, dimaagee santulan....... shaaeid|

ausane ik soottakes kholhiaa us vichon ik banaarasee saarrhee kadtee| fir ik alamaaree vichon saaf taualeea kadt ke mainoo pakarraaundiaan aakhiaa, lo beebee raanee, naa dho ke ih saarrhee banh| kine saalaan ton tere lee khareed ke rakhee see| tainoo is saarrhee vich vekhan dee reejh pooree hoee.... kise janam vich motee daan keete honage main|

hun uh bilakul naaramal haalat vich see| mainoo nhaaun dhon de aahar vich laa ke uh rasoee vich chale gee| mere naaundiaan ate kaparre badaladiaan usane aalooaan vaale paraauntthe ate chaah banaaun daa prabandh kar liaa| aseen khaan baitthe; uh garam garam pakaa ke liaaundee gee| hairaan saan ki main de paraauntthe kiven khaa gee| roopee dee palett vich uh udon tak paraauntthe rakhanon naa hattee, jinaa chir ginatee chaar noo naa puj gee ate chaar paraauntthe de lain ton pichh usane roopee noo hor khaan lee naa aakhiaa naa puchhiaa| roopee noo savere raj ke khaan dee aadat hai, eih main jaanadee haan| aalooaan vaale paraauntthe vee usanoo pasand han ate chaar ton ghatt usane kade khaadhe vee naheen| bhoopee deean jinhaan aadataan baare main do saalaan vich jaan gee saan, aunhaan aadataan dee jaanakaaree biradh maataa lee asanbhav naheen see kiaunj daleep naal lamee dosatee reh chukee see bhoopee dee| par is samen taan maataa roopee noo daleep samajh rahee see| kee usadee dimaagee kharaabee ne chhupee ate daleep noo do ton ik kar ditaa see ausadee nirachhal, niramal prasanataa ih kahindee see ki usadee dimaagee sihat bilakul ttheek hai|

khaanakhuaaun ton vihalee ho ke maataa ne saanoo manje ute bitthaa liaa ate ik nikaa jihaa soottakes saadde kol liaa rakhiaa ate mainoo kholhan lee aakhiaa| main kholhiaa| us vich nike bache de kaparre san | kujh seete hoe ate kujh salaaeean naal, kujh karoshee naal une hoe| kaparre vikhaaundiaan hoeaa usane dasiaa,

fir alamaaree vichon ik madaraasee saaree kadt ke mainoo dindiaan hoeaa aakhiaa, beebee raanee, shaam noo ih saarrhee laavaan| meraa jee karadaa hai tainoo vakh vakh roopaan vich vekhan noo, dhee de roop vich, nooh de roop vich, maan de roop vich, anapooranaa de roop vich, grahilakashamee de roop vich| kine roop han tere, dhee kinee bhukh hai mainoo tere anek roopaan noo vekhan dee| maan deean akhaan bhar aaeean|

shaam noo maataa ne maanh dee khicharree banaaee| main fir hairaan hoee ki maanh dee khicharree taan chhapee dee pasand hai| jadon khicharree ban gee, ausane roopee noo aakhiaa, deepoo putar, khicharree ban gee hai| aapane ghar laveraa naheen| main soobedaaranee kolon makhan lai aavaa| tuseen rottee khaan lee tiaar hove|

ausade jaan pichhon roopee ne dasiaa ki khicharree vich makhan paa ke khaanaa keval mainoo hee pasand hai, daleep noo makhan naal nafarat see| uh kahindaa hundaa see, makhan dee chikanaahatt daa chetaa karake meraa jeea kachaa hon lag paindaa hai, ausane saag vich vee kade makhan naheen see paaeaa tarrake vich jiharraa ghiau pai giaa, so pai giaa|

maataa ne ghar aa ke dasiaa ki uh soobedaaranee noo savere taazaa makhan rakhan lee keh aaee hai| savere utth ke usane fir aalooaan vaale paraauntthe pakaae| bhoopee de chaar paraauntthe ate lap saaraa makhan khaan ute maan noo jo tripatee hoee, auh usade chihare ute pratakh vekhee jaa sakadee see| us din maataa ne mainoo naveean vahutteean vaale kaparre pahinan noo aakhiaa| uhadee aagiaa manan vich koee visamaadee aanand see | asaan usanoo dasiaa see ki aj shaam noo asaan chale jaanaa hai| saadde kol hor vakat naheen see|

saaddee vidaaeigee daa samaan nerre aa giaa| maataa ne dohaan saarrheean noo, jo main pahineean san ate us soott noo, jis noo pahin ke aj main naveen vahuttee ban rahee saan, ause nike jihe suttakes vich rakh ditaa, jis vich bache de kaparre pe san| aseen jis tarhaan de aae saan use tarhaan de vidaa hon lage| maataa ne soottakes bhoopee de hath vich de ke aakhiaa, roopee, jadon toon daravaazaa khattakhattaaeaa see, aus samen main deepoo de dhiaan vich baitthee saan| aapane aap ton ukee bekhabar saan ki daravaajaa kharrakiaa| main jaataa meraa deepoo aaeaa hai| jiven koee neend

aapane pindd noo turee aaundee main soch rahee saan, meree chhuttee safal hoee hai| is maan dee mamataa vich raajasathaan dee hee naheen, sagon saare desh dee sundarataa main vekh lee hai|

sanvedanaa

main ajihee meetting vich pahilee ver hee giaa saan | meraa ik mitar badobadee mainoo naal lai giaa see| uh kise saahit sabhaa daa mainbar see| uh aapanee sabhaa deean saahitak saragarameean daa zikar karadaa rahindaa see| saajhee sabhaa uche padhar dee saahit sirajanaa daa jiaundaa jaagadaa sarot hai ih saaddee sansakritee dee rakhiak hai; eih deshavides de saahitakaaraan noo sanamaanat kar ke unhaan noo ate unhaan varage hor kee saahitakaaraan noo utasaahit ate prerit karadee hai, eis deean maahavaaree meettingaan vich zarooree vishiaan ute ganbheer charachaa hundee hai; miaaree saahit naal jaanapachhaan hundee hai| is raaheen pratibhaavaan viakateean dee suhabat vich samaan guzaaran daa subhaag praapat hundaa hai, ate iho jihe kee hor baagaan dee hariaaval ne mainoo aapane mitar dee siaanap ute bharapoor bharosaa karan lee tiaar kar liaa| jeevan vich pahilee ver main ik saahitik meetting vich chalaa giaa|

mere mitar de dasan anusaar uh meetting vishes tauar ute mehatavapooran see| us din sabhaa de srestt kahaaneekaar ne aapanee likhee kahaanee parrh ke sunaaunee see| sabhaa de mainbar us lekhak noo kahaanee jagat daa beraaj baadasaaeh manade san| jiharree kahaanee us meetting vich sunaaee jaan vaalee see, auh saahit sansaar vich aapanee uchechee thaan banaa chukee see| pichhale ik maheene ton akhabaaraaneishatihaaraan raaheen meetting vich parrhee jaan vaalee is kahaanee baare lokaan noo dasiaa jaa rihaa seekeval meetting daa samaansathaan hee naheen, sagon kahaanee de vishevasatoo baare vee|

parantoo is soochanaasanchaar daa aam lokaan ute bahutaa asar naheen see hoeaa| meetting dee haazaree de ku darajan viakateean ton ghatt hee see| haajr lokaan vich nirol sarotaa, shaaeid main ikalaa hee saan| baakee saare lekhak san kavee, kahaaneekaar, naavalakaar, gazal go ate aalochak| unhaan vich adhiaun bahute peeaich.ddee. san| is sach ton jaanoo hon daa subhaag mainoo is karake praapat ho giaa ki meetting de aarandd vich sabhaa de saikattaree ne haajr lokaan dee jaanapachhaan karaaee see| ih jaanapachhaan nirol rasamee see| uthe aaun ute

jaanapachhaan ton pichhon saikattaree saahib ne samen sir pujan lee sabh daa dhanavaad karadiaan hoeaa ih vee aakhiaa, aj dee haazaree saaddee aas umeed ton kite vadh hai| saahitik samaarohaan ute haajree daa vadh honaa gairakudaratee hai, kiaunk miaaree kalaa dee soojh aam lokaan noo naheen hundee| aj dee haazaree daa siharaa saadde mitar dee kahaaneekalaa de sir hai| ih maanbolee de anathak sevak han| garosaree dee dukaan karadiaan hoeaan peeaich.ddee. dee tiaaree karanee ate peeaich.bee. dee tiaaree karadiaan hoeaa saahitarachanaa jaaree rakhanee haareesaaree daa kam naheen| main unhaan dee sevaa vich benatee karadaa haan ki uh aapanee kahaanee parrh ke sunaaun|

kahaaneekaar jee aapanee kahaanee parrhan lee manch ute aa ge| aje uh sabhaa de sanchaalakaan ate aapane rujheviaan vichon samaan kadt ke aae saahitakaaraan ate kalaapaarakhooaan daa dhanavaad hee kar rahe san ki paintee ku saalaan daa ik aadamee haal daa daravaazaa kholh ke andar daakhal hoeaa| saariaan vaang main vee murr ke us aadamee val vekhiaa| uh aadamee saahitakaar jaan samaalochak naa hon karake unhaan saariaan lee oparaa see, mere mitar lee vee| saare saahitakaaraan ne us valon iaun moonh morr liaa, jiven saahitik meetting vich opariaan daa aagaman unhaan noo sukhaaeaa naa hove| main aus noo jaanadaa saan par onaa naheen, jinaa aus baare| main aapanee thaan ton utth ke us kol giaa ate baahon pakarr ke, satikaar naal, aus noo aapane laagalee kurasee ute liaa bitthaaeaa| baitthan ton pahilaan usane aapane hath vichalaa kaagaz teh kar ke aapane kott dee andaralee jeb vich paaeaa| ih, eis meetting dee soochanaa den lee, sazaa valon chhaapiaa hoeaa ishatihaar see| us aadamee pratee meraa saadar vateeraa ik prakaar dee jmaanat see, jiharree manazoor kar lee gee ate kahaaneekaar ne kahinaa shuroo keetaa, jihaa ki sabhaa duaaraa chhaape ge ishatihaar vich vee dasiaa giaa hai, eih kahaanee koreea de us havaaee jahaaz naal sanbandhat hai, jis noo amareekaa duaaraa jasoosee lee varatiaa jaa rihaa hon karake rooseean ne raakatt maar ke tabaah kar ditaa see|

jeevan vaang usadee patanee jotee vee ucheree vidiaa lee valait aaee see| ithe hee jeevan naal usadee jaanapachhaan, mitarataa ate baadee hoee see| jeevan ate jotee daa ih sanbandh unhaan de maapiaan noo pasand naheen see| jeevan de maataapitaa ne us naalon kaanoonee tauar ute naataa torran dee hinmat jaan himaakat kar lee see| unhaan de tin putar hor san| aapanaa sabh kujh unhaan noo de ke uh aasaar sansaar ton vidaa ho chuke san| jotee aapane maapiaan dee iko ik aaualaad hon karake, maapiaa ate jotee vichalaa sanbandhasoot enaa sauakhaa ttuttan vaalaa naheen see| ese karose de sahaare, jotee aapane jeevan deean do kiranaan noo naal lai ke aapane maapiaan noo jaa milee| is milaap dee roshanee ne skaan ate giliaan de saare hanere hattaa ke maapiaan de manaan noo prasanataa de prakaas naal bhar ditaa| aapanee prasanataa noo aapane saneheean naal saanjhee karan lee jotee aapane maataapitaa ate do bachiaan samet ose koreean havaaee jahaaz vich sakar kar rahee see, jis naal sanbandhat kahaanee saadde sreshatt kahaaneekaar duaaraa likhee gee see ate is samen sunaaee jaan vaalee see|

kahaaneekaar jee keh rahe san, aapanee kahaanee raaheen roos d pakh noo, lokaan de pakh noo, maanavataa de pakh noo, niaae ate sach de pakh noo, main, kinaa ku ubhaar sakiaa haan, eisadaa niranaa vidavaan, saahitakaaraan ate samaalochakaan ne karanaa hai|

main soch rihaa saan ki je kise havaaee jahaaz daa dis paittaa is aadamee de man dee duneean vich enee halachal machaa sakadaa hai taan us havaaee jahaaj sanbandhee likhee gee kahaanee kee naheen kar sakadee, jis dee tashaahee ne isanoo jeeaundejee maar ditaa hai| is kol sajaa daa istihaar hai| ih sabh kujh jaanadaa hoeaa ethe aaeaa hai| ih ithe kiaun aaeaa hai

saadde lekhak ne kahaanee sunaaee, jis daa saarash seemain faraans dee yaataraa lee jaa rihaa saan| rasate vich ik goree muttiaar ne mere kolon lifatt mangee| main kaar rokee ate uh mere laagalee seett ute aa baitthee | kaar daa safar mukaa ke asee fairee vich savaar ho ge| samundar kujh asaant see | jahaaz de musaafraan noo aapane safr de asukhaaven ho jaan daa dukh see| main ate muttiaar galee pai ge| usane dasiaa ki uh aasattreleea dee vasaneek see ate videsaan dee yaataraa ute nikalee see| saaddee gal baat saagar deean toofaanee lahiraan ton aaranbh ho ke sansaar deean siaasee lahiraan ute aa ttikee ate duneean de desaan vaang poonjeevaadee ate samaajavaadee vanddaan vich vanddee gee| poonjeevaadee dharre naal sanbandhat hon karake uh ih manadee see ki koreea de jis jahaaj noo, dtaaee sau musaafaraan samet, roosee sainikaa ne aakaashon laah ke saagaree ddoonghaaeean de havaale kar ditaa see, auh jaasoosee naheen see kar rihaa| je kar vee rihaa hundaa taan kise desh dee siaasee bhul dee sazaa niradosaan noo ditee jaanee uchit naheen| main saaree vaah laa ke vee usanoo ih gal naa manaa sakiaa ki roos ne us jahaaj noo tabaah kar ke ate us vichale dtaaee so musaafaraan noo maaran dee daleree kar ke duneean de karorraan kirateean ate kaamiaan naal aapanee mitarataa ate sahaanubhootee daa saboot ditaa see| uh dtaaee sau jaanaan ajaaeen naheen

kahaanee bahutee lamee naheen see; veehaan ku minttaan vich parrhee gee| aapane laage baitthe aadamee baare chintaatar hon karake main kahaanee daa aanand naheen saan maan sakiaa| meree chintaa ih see ki je ate jadon is kahaanee vich mauat de haneriaan vich guaachadeean dtaaee sau niradesh, nimaaneean ate maasoom jaanaan daa zikar aaeaa; jadon dtaaee so manakhee moonhaan ute malee gee mauat dee bhiaanakataa daa varanan hoeaa jadon mahaanbalee mahaankaal ton rakhiaa karan de nisafal jatan karadeean abalaavaan duaaraa aapane maasoom bachiaan noo aapanee god vich lukaaun dee gal keetee gee, jadon jeevan de moh vichon upajeean hoeean afal aradaasaan ne akhauatee saravashakateemaan noo manakhee paagalapan saahamane skateeheen sidh kar ditaa ate jadon kahaaneekaar ne dtaaee sau manakhee hiradiaan noo aapane saneheean noo antalee alavidaa aakhadiaan uleekiaa; taan ate tadon mere laage baitthaa ih aadamee kiven jee sakegaa| parantoo kahaanee vich ajihee koee gal naheen see keetee gee| siaasee sidhaantaan dee daarashanik punachhaan hee kahaanee daa manorath see manakhee hirade de maram dee gal naheen see hoee| main aapane laaee baitthe aadamee val vekhiaa uh moonh chukee haal dee chhat val vekh rihaa see|

parrhee jaan pichhon kahaanee dee prasansaatamak aalochanaa aaranbh hoee| kise ne kahaanee dee daarashanikataa noo salaahiaa ate kise ne isadee antararaastteeataa noo| kise ne lekhak dee lokahitaan pratee bachanabadhataa daa zikar keetaa ate kise ne is kahaanee duaaraa kahaanee kalaa vich aae takaneekee morr dee mahaanataa val isaaraa keetaa| kise noo kahaanee de vise vasatoo dee aadhunikataa pasand aaee ate kise noo isadee vigiaanikataa ne achanbhit keetaa| kise ne isadee bhaasaaee prabeenataa dee usatat keetee ate kise ne vaarataalaapee vichatataa dee| mere laage baitthe aadamee daa sir haualee haualee jhukadaa giaa ate aalochakaan deean mubaarakaan de mukan tak saahamane pe ddaisak ute aa ttikiaa|

meetting samaapat ho gee| haal de naal lagade kamare vich khaanapeen daa prabandh keetaa giaa see saare saahitakaar utth ke udhar chale ge; meraa mitar vee| khaan peen ton prahez karadaa hon karake main haal vich hee idhar udhar ttahilan lag piaa| kujh minttaan vich hee saare saahitakaar uchere saahitak manddalaan vichon hetthaan aaunde aaunde nashe dee taamasikataa deean nivaanaan val nigharade ge|

pataa naheen kiven ate kiaun mere mitar noo meraa chetaa aa giaa ate usane

mitar daa ishaaraa samajh ke main us aadamee noo aavaaz de ke utthaaun daa jatan keetaa| uh hiliaajaliaa naa | main usadaa modtaa farr ke halooniaa| usadee nirajind baanh ddaisak uton ddig ke kurasee de paave naal palaman lag pee| main dauarrake usade saathee val giaa| aapanee jeb vich pe mobaaeil fon raaheen usane hasapataal noo us baare dasiaa| pandaraan ku minttaan vich ainbulains aa gee| us ainbulains vich uh ddaakattar vee aaeaa, jis kol usadaa kes see|

eih mar chukaa hai, ddaakattar ne puchhiaa jaan ute dasiaa, jadon isanoo isade parivaar de maran dee khabar milee see, audon isade laage koee ajihaa hamadarad, mitar jaan rishatedaar naheen see, jis de gal lag ke ih aapanaa dukh ro sakadaa| hamadaradee dee anahond ne hee saaddee kise davaaee noo vee kaaragar naheen hon ditaa|

ainbulains de jaan pichhon meraa mitar murr aapane saahitakaar saatheean vich jaa raliaa|

hamasaae maan piau jaae

sanicharavaar daa din pachhamee duneean vich chhuttee daa din hon ute vee rujheven daa din hundaa hai| is din har kise ne, poore hafate lee rasoee daa saamaan khareedan de naal naal hor har prakaar de ajihe kam karane hunde han, jinhaan lee baakee dinaan de rujheven vichon samaan kadtanaa aauakhaa hundaa hai| shaaping dee pooree viaunt banaa ke main ate mere ghar vaalee, doven, rasoee val ge kiaunj kujh khaadhe binaan, bhukhe dtidd, kichan dee saaping karan jaan naal aadamee kee prakaar deean cheezaan khareedan lee prerit ho jaandaa hai ate fajoolakharachee kar baitthadaa hai, ajihaa meraa vishavaas hai|

chaah lee paanee daa pateelaa chulhe ute rakh ke, ghar vaalee, dudh deean botalaan liaaun lee baahar gee| dudh deean tin botalaan chukee aaundee ne mainoo puchhiaa, kiaun jee, rasee aj pahilaan vee hetthaan aae see

naheen, hune tuhaadde naal hee aaeaa haan| kee gal hai

bas, ho giaa shuroo ethe vee uho kujh|

kee ho giaa kujh das vee|

dasaan kee aseen samajhade saan ki saaddee sarrak ute aman amaan hai; par hun naheen rahinaa ih aman amaan| atthavanjaa nanbar vich jadon de kaale jamaaeikaa de vasaneeka aae han, ethe vee uho kujh hon lag piaa hai| pandaraan veeh din pahilaan paintee nanbar vaaliaan dee khirrakee daa sheesaa ttuttaa see| pichhale hafate gujaraateean dee kaar daa seesaa torr ke ttap choree keetee gee see| aj saadde daravaaze saahamaniaun dudh dee betal choree hoee hai| aje maheenaa hee hoeaa hai, sukh naal, ethe aaeaan noo hai vee aje iko ttabar, je do chaar hor aa ge taan rab hee raakhaa koee haj naheen rahinaa ethe vasan daa|

ghar vaalee deean galaan ne mainoo socheen paa ditaaeis desh de haalaat kine badal ge han| koee samaan see jadon dudh deean khaalee botalaan laage rakho hoe, dudh de paise vee koee naheen see chherradaa hun dudh hee gaaeib hon lag piaa hai| ese tarhaan dhon vaale kaparre ate dhuaaee de paise vee daravaaze age rakh dite jaande san| shukar hai hun kaparre dhon vaaleean maseenaan gharo gharee lagadeean jaa

ghar vaalee deean galaan ne meraa dhiaan morr liaa| uh keh rahe san, einhaan de ethe aaun ton pahile kade iho jihaa kujh naheen see hoeaa| ese ghar vich rahin vaale budtaabadtarree kine change san| sadaa has ke milade san, khirre mathe| inhaan deean shakalaan vekhan noo jee naheen karadaa| khabare unhaan noo ghar vechan dee kee ......

aunhaan dee gal ttok ke main puchhiaa, tusaan changee tarhaan vekhiaa see ki botalaan tin hee san ate unhaan daa utar uddeekan dee thaan aap daravaaze val tur piaa ih vekhan ki kidhare ajihaa naa hoeaa hove ki ik botal baakeean naalon jraa pare rakhee gee hon karake ghar vaalee dee najre naa pee hove| meraa ih manan noo jee naheen see karadaa ki koee dudh dee betal vee churaa sakadaa hai| main tasalee kar ke kichan vich paratiaa taan ghar vaalee keh rahee see, meree nazar aje enee kamajor naheen hoee ki mainoo dudh dee botal naa dise; ate das tak ginatee vee mainoo aaundee hai|

tuhaaddee nazar dee gal naheen| meraa ih manan noo jee naheen karadaa ki koee aapane guaandtee de boohe agon dudh dee botal choree kar sakadaa hai| ho sakadaa hai dudh den vaale aj tin hee botalaan de ke ge hon|

bhalaa kiaun

aunhaan kol dudh ghatt hove; kise ghar bahutaa denaa pai giaa hove|

dudh ghatt hove eis mulak vich aah lau, chaah peeau| pichhale sataan saalaan vich dudh naa ghattiaa aj unhaan dee gaan chunghaa gee

chalo chhaddo, dudh dee ik botal hee taan hai|

dudh dee ik botal pahiaa pai giaa hai; vekho kee kujh hundaa hai| landdan de pulees kamishanar ne taan vaaraning de ditee hoee hai|

naashataa kar ke aseen baazaar jaan lee tar pe| saaddee gaddee atthavanjaa nanbar de ain saahamane paarak keetee hoee see| gaddee tak pahunchadiaan pahunchadiaan ghar vaalee ne mere kolon ih ikaraar lai liaa ki age noo kade vee aapanee kaar inhaan de ghar saahamane paarak naheen keetee jaavegee| kaar vich baitthe aseen krodh ate ghiranaa de rale mile bhaavaan naal atthavanjaa nanbar val vekhade rahe| saaddee gaddee turan hee vaalee see ki atthavanjaa nanbar daa daravaajaa khulhiaa ate ik aadamee de ku kadam baahar aa ke murr andar chalaa giaa| asaan usanoo baahar aaundiaan ate andar jaadiaan vekhiaa ate usadee is harakat daa bhaav,

baazaar de kamaan vich tin chaar ghantte lag ge| khareedaa kharaadee de jhamele vichon jadon vee kujh samaan miladaa see, ghar vaalee dudh dee botal dee choree daa chetaa karavaa dindee see| haualee haualee ih khiaal mere man vich ghar karadaa jaa rihaa see| thorraa jihaa shak mainoo aj vee see ki kidhare dudh den vaaliaan ne hee aj tin botalaan naa rakheean hon| ghar murran ute main pahilaa kam dobeean noo ttaileefoon kar ke ih pataa karan daa keetaa ki uh aj savere saanoo kineean botalaan de ke ge san| unhaan daa utar see, chaara| kinaa changaa hundaa je chaar dee thaan tin aakhiaa giaa hundaa|

hun ho giaa yakeen keh ke ghar vaalee ne shaaping saanbhan ton pahilaan aapanee ik sahelee noo ttaileefoon kar ke is choree daa ate is ton pahilaan ho chukeean choreean daa pooraa pooraa visathaar sunaaeaa| ih sabh kujh sun ke meraa man bhaaraa ho giaa| main ddraaeing room vich baitth giaa| ghar vaalee rasoee de aahar vich lag gee| main soch rihaa saan, aj daa ih nikaa jihaa siaalee din kinaa udaas beetiaa hai | kinjh haualee haualee turiaa hai aj samaan| jiven is nikee jihee ghattanaa de bhaar hetth dabiaa giaa hove| unjh ih ghattanaa enee nikee vee naheen| jadon is naal de hor ghattanaavaan aa jurradeean han, audon isadaa aakaar vaddaa ho jaanaa kudaratee hai| atthavanjaa gharaan dee nikee jihee sarrak ute tin ku hafatiaan de thorre jihe samen vich inhaan ghattanaavaan daa vaaparanaa inhaan noo aapo vich jorran dee salaah vee dendaa hai| is ton pahilaan sat atth saal de samen vich ethe rahindiaan hoeaan main ajihaa kujh hoeaa vaapariaa naheen vekhiaa| ethe is sarrak ute angarez, bhaaratee, paakisataanee, ttarakish, sree lankan, aaeirish ate ittaileean rale mile vasade han| inhaan parivaaraan vich uchechee mitarataa bhaaven naheen taan vee ik dooje pratee kise prakaar dee nafarat jaan kuvaraton vee kade vekhan vich naheen aaee| ik dooje noo milan ute, hail, gudd maaraning, hau aar yoo ton ilaavaa kade kade mauasam baare vee galabaat karade aae haan| ih maniaa ki mahaanagar de guaandteean vich guaandt daa goorrh hun naheen rihaa taan vee ik dooje de ghar choree karan tak nauabat aa jaanee taan ik prakaar daa haner hai| kiaun vadhadaa jaa rihaa hai haner| khulhaa khaan noo hai praapatee daa bharosaa hai| shaaeid ise karake hee amatarataa daa haneraa vadhadaa jaa rihaa hai| lorraan ate thurraan saadde ristiaan daa aadhaar hundeean han; eih janam bhoomee han

eithe puj ke meree soch noo iaun mahisoos hoeaa jiven uh band galee vich puj gee hai ate age jaan noo koee raah naheen| meree soch pichhe murree, naheen, naheen; vasatooaan dee hond ate praapatee daa bharosaa aapane aap vich maarreean cheezaan naheen han| ih manakh noo rishatiaan de niraadar dee preranaa naheen de sakade naa hee manakhee ristiaa de aadar lee majabooreean ate muthaajeean daa sahaaraa liaa jaanaa chaaheedaa hai| kiho jihaa udaas din hai aj ttheek ttheek sochiaa vee naheen jaa rihaa; daamane khiaale yaar bhee chhoottaa jaae|

daravaaze dee ghanttee vajee| ghar vaalee ne rasoee vichon hee aakhiaa, vekhio jee, baahar kauan hai

main daravaazaa kholhiaa| atthavanjaa nanbar vaalaa mere saahamane kharraa see| mere ton pahilaan uh boliaa, tuhaadde naal ik gal karanee hai; kee main andar aa sakadaa haan

ghar vaalee rasoee vichon ddraaeing room vich aa chukee see| main us val vekhiaa, par usadee aagiaa le bagair hee aakhiaa, haan, haan, kiaun naheen, aao |

auh andar aa giaa| main baitthan lee kihaa, auh dhanavaad kar ke baitth giaa| ghar vaalee murr bichan vich chale gee| main puchhiaa, das kee kahinaa chaahunde ho

main tuhaadde kolon muaafee manganee chaahundaa haan|

muaafee kaahade lee

savere tuseen chhetee naal kaar chalaa ke chale ge see | main baahar nikaliaa saan, par zaraa lett ho giaa| sochiaa, shaam noo ghar jaa ke gal karaangaa| aseen kuaaprettiv dderee vaale kolon dudh lainde haan| uh is sarrak ute lett aaundaa hai| tuhaaddaa dejhee savakhate dudh de jaandaa hai| saadde dudh khatam see ate savere savere bache lee dudh dee lorr pai gee see| main tuhaaddee ik botal lai giaa saan| chhuttee daa din hon karake savere savere tuhaanoo jagaaunaa munaasib naheen see samajhiaa| tuseen jaroor presaan hoe hovoge| is lee main khimaan daa jaachak haan| ih mainoo pataa hai ki dudh dee botal dee keemat ute tuhaaddaa pooraa pooraa hak hai| par main ih keemat tuhaadde saahamane rakh ke guaadt de rishate daa niraadar naheen kar sakadaa| keval dhanavaad hee karanaa chaahundaa haan|

mere man ton jiven ik bhaar leh ke doojaa charrh giaa| meraa jee keetaa,

naheen jee, aj naheen| fir kise din aavaangaa, ttabar samet parrosee ban ke| aj taan ik doshee de roop vich aaeaa haan| tusaan muaaf kar ditaa; mere dhan bhaag|

auh utth ke chalaa giaa| main aapane daravaaze vich khalotaa onaa chir usanoo vekhadaa rihaa, jinaa chir uh hath hilaa ke mainoo alavidaa keh ke aapane ghar vich daakhal naa ho giaa|

labhoo raam

bachapan ton lai ke hun tak jis jeevan dee god vich main lettiaa haan jis jeevan de kandhaarre main charrhiaa haan; jis jeevan naal main kheddiaa haa jis jeevan deean saanjhaan ate sundarataavaan noo main maaniaa hai; ate jis jeevan deean katthanaaeean noo main baagiaa hai uh jeevan naa asaadhaaran see naa mahaan| mahaanataa ate asaadhaaranataa naal jadon vee meraa vaah piaa hai, main inhaan noo saadhaaranataa de drishatteekon ton hee vekhiaa hai| taaj mehal dee aaleesaan imaaradd dee asaadhaaran sundarataa jinhaan leehaan ute usaree hoee hai, aunhaan daa chetaa rakhanaa main sadaa zarooree samajhiaa hai| asaadhaaran praapateean vaale lok aapaneean praapateean daa jikar karade han; meraa jee karadaa hai unhaan buniaadaan dee gal arane noo jinhaan de anadasade sahaare ute praapateean de mahaamandar ausarade aae han|

guradaasapur nikaa jihaa shahir hai| is de ik baazaar daa naan hai andaroonee baajaar| baajaar naheen sagon adh ku meel lamee tang jihee galee hai ih| is baajaar vich daakhal hon lee is de dakhanee sire ute ik daravaajaa hai, jisanoo kabootaree daravaazaa aakhade han| is daravaaje dee chhat vich vasade kabootaraan ne isanoo ih naan ditaa hovegaa| je ih daravaajaa kise vadde shahir de kise vadde baajaar de saahamane baniaa hoeaa aaleesaan daravaajaa hundaa taan des noo aajaadee mil jaan ton pichhon isadaa naan kise desbhagat de naan naal jorriaa jaan karake kabootaraan dee hakatalafee ho jaanee see| is daravaaje dee saadhaaranataa ne kabootaraan naal beeinasaafee naheen hon ditee|

aj kal is daravaaze saahamane bahut gahimaagahim ho gee hai; jado main khaalasaa haaee sakool, guradaasapur, panjaveen jamaate daamal hoeaa saan, audon iaun naheen see| is daravaaze vich daakhal hon ton pahilaan saje paase panj sat dukaanaan vekhan vich aaundeean san| inhaan vichon do dukaanaan naal meraa uchechaa sanbandh see| ik see baabaa lachhaman singh chholiaan vaale dee dukaan ate doojee usade naal lagadee labhoo raam halavaaee dee dukaan|

lame daaharre ate bharaven sareer vaale baabaa lachhaman singh jee varan vajon

baabaa lachhaman singh jee noo unhaan dee umar karake baabaa naheen see aakhiaa jaandaa| unhaan daa lamaa khulhaa daaharraa, aunhaan daa niramal, nirachhal man ate unhaan daa siaanapaa sajiaa sir, aunhaan noo baabaa banaa giaa see| shahiron baahar saadde paase val de pinddaan vich unhaan daa chokhaa aadar maan see| saadde pindd chor naal unhaan daa uchechaa sanbandh see| unhaan daa, aunhaan varagaa nirachhal, eikalauataa putar, saadde pindd de ikalauate braahaman parivaar dee ikalauatee dhee naal viaahiaa giaa see| saadde pindd de lokaan lee uh ucheche aadarayog san| is rishate ton pahilaan vee unhaan daa saadde pindd de lokaan naal ik sanbandh see; auh see sutantarataa sangraamee hon daa sanbandh| uh kee andolanaan vich hisaa lai chuke san|

baabaa jee jine mihanatee san one hee hasamukh ate santushatt vee san| uh kube naheen san par aapanee kamar pooree tarhaan sidhee naheen san kar sakade| unhaan de doven modte peerr karade san ate is peerr daa koee ilaaj naheen see| uh aapaneean baahaan, age, aupar jaan paasiaan val noo sidheean naheen san kar sakade| unhaan naal kujh saalaan dee lamee saanjh ne mainoo isadaa kaaran puchhan daa hauasalaa de ditaa| utar vich unhaan ne aakhiaa, kaakaa, aseen desh de sipaahee haan| modtiaan dee peerr, kamar daa kub saaddee painashan hai| unhaan de chihare ute nirafal musakaan see; onee hee sachee, jinee meree hairaanee |

meree hairaanee door karan lee unhaan ne aakhiaa, desh dee aazaadee lee larrade aseen kaid ho ge| sarakaar dee ih kosis see ki inhaan desbhagataan kolon muaafee mangavaa ke inhaan noo chhadd ditaa jaave | uh saanoo sramasaar karanaa chaahunde san taan joo aseen jehalon baahar jaa ke kise noo moonh vikhaaun joree naa rahee, murr aazaadee daa naan naa leee ate hor lokaan noo vee kan ho jaan| saanoo een manaaun lee uh taseehe dinde san| saadde hathaan noo pichhale paase kar ke hathakarree laaee jaandee see| kaalakottharree dee chhat naalon ik rasaa hetthaan noo lamakaa ke us naal ik kunddee haka banhee hoee hundee see| saanoo mech ute khalhaar ke hathakarree noo us kunddee vich fasaa dinde san ate mej saadde hetthon khich lainde san| iaun

aapanee gal sunaa ke baabaa jee mitthaa mitthaa musakaraaun lag pe| meraa khabaa hath mere saje modte ute jaa ttikiaa| mere man dee haalat noo jaan ke baabaa jee ne aakhiaa, peerr taan mere modtiaan noo hundee hai; toon kiaun chintaa vich pai giaa main soch hee rihaa saan ki baabaa jee daa putar aapanee dukaan uton utth ke kise kam lee unhaan kol aaeaa| hasamukh pitaa daa hasamukh putar thorraa jihaa bathalaaundaa see ate thathalaaun naalon bahutaa musakaraaundaa see| usane baabaa jee de saahamane aa ke unhaan noo namasakaaran lee jaan pataa naheen kiaun, zaraa ku babalaa ke aakhiaa, raadhe krishanaa|

agon baabaa jee ne mitarataa de sur vich aakhiaa, kin raah rok liaa teraa

pitaapatar vich koee gal hoee ate putar aapanee dukaan val chalaa giaa| kinaa suhanaa sanbandh see pitaa putar vich; aapanee nikee jihee duneean vich kine khush san uh| unhaan de kaarobaar bahut vadde naheen san| putar darazee daa kam karadaa see| nikee jihee dukaan vich chhotte jihe saagirad mundde naal baitth ke kaparre siaoon ate aae gaahak naal mitthaa bolan ton ilaavaa usanoo je koee kam see taan siraf minaa minhaa musakaraaun daa|

eiaun lagadaa see ki baabaa jee noo jeevan naal koee gilaa shikavaa naheen see; duneean naal kise apanat de ahisaas naal bharapoor san uh; ate us ahisaas ne unhaan de jeevan vichalee saaree kurratan choos lee see; baakee bachee see mitthaas ate musakaraahatt|

baabaa jee dee dukaan de naal lagadee dukaan labhoo raam halavaaee dee see; changee tarhaan sajaaee hoee, saaf sutharee ate bahut vaddee| chaandee de varakaan naal sajaaeean hoeean matthiaaeean naal bhare hoe thaalaan deean ucheean hundeean jaandeean tteenddaan vich baitthe labh raam noo labhanaa aauakhaa hundaa see| gaahakee vee bahut hundee see ate kamaaee vee, par isadaa udon usanoo pataa naheen see| usane dukaan vich kam karan lee do tin nauakar rakho hoe san|

khaalasaa sakool vich daakhl hon de do tin maheeniaan pichhon aseen, saare penddoo mundde shahir de tauar tareekiaan ton jaanoon ho ge| khudamukhtaaree naal paise parachan

labhoo raam dee dukaan ute us samen bahutee gaahakee naheen see| nauakar kam chalaa rahe san ate uh aapanee gadee ute baitthaa, nike nike penddoo munddiaan deean galaan vich guaachaa hoeaa see| meree gal sun ke usane aakhiaa, eih munddaa barre adab naal boladaa hai|

main sun ke sir jhukaa liaa ate baabaa jee ne usanoo kihaa, giaanee daa munddaa ju hoeaa|

labhoo raam jiven mainoo changee tarhaan pachhaanan lag piaa hove| patiaan de ik ddoone vich barafee deean panjasat ttukarreean rakh ke uh aapanee dukaanon utth ke mere kol aa giaa ate aakhiaa, lai bettaa, thorree jihee baravee khaa lai|

main baabaa jee val vekhiaa| unhaan dekhaa lai, khaa lai koee gal naheen kahin ute main jhoonaa farr liaa| pindd noo aaundiaan raah vich uh barafee asaan saariaan ne vandd ke khaadhee| main barachhee de suaad ton jaanoon saan; shaaeid mere saathee vee, parantoo mainoo vakh vakh dukaanaan ute vakh vakh halavaaeean duaaraa banaaeean geean barafeean de suaadaan vichale farak daa pataa naheen see | dasaveen jamaat tak pujadiaan pujadiaan main poore bharose naal ih kahin de yog ho giaa saan ki laddoo raam, guradaasapur de saare halavaaeean naalon vadh suaadee barafee banaaundaa see | hun taan main ih vee kahindaa haan ki lakoo raam dee barafee naalon vadh suaadee barafee je kidhare banadee hai taan siraf aareean dee hattee, jalandhar vich|

patale maarrakoo sareer, lame kad ate tikhe nakashaan vaale labh raam deean akhaan vich ajeeb jihee udaasee vekh sakanaa har kise lee sanbhav see| uh boladaa bahut ghatt see ate musakaraaundaa us ton vee ghatt| usanoo hasadiaan main kade naheen see vekhiaa| chalo naa bolo, naa hase, kaarobaaree aadamee ju hoeaa| par kaarobaaree aadamee noo udaas hon dee vihal vee naheen honee chaaheedee| shaaeid udaasee noo hee labhoo raam deean akhaan vich baitthee rahin ton sivaa koee kam naheen see| labhoo raam deean udaas akhaan duneean noo bahut dhiaan naal vekhadeean san, jiven kujh labh raheean hon| kee eih main das naheen sakadaa| haan, enaa mainoo pataa hai

eis jatan kaaran uh bahut suhanaa ho jaandaa see| jee karadaa see ki ajihaa kujh ho jaave, jis karake ih hase, khush hove, eisadee khoobasooratee dee sundarataa vich vaadhaa ho jaave | lakoo raam dee khushee usadee barazee naalon vee vadh suaadalee hundee see| panj ku saalaan dee jaanapachhaan pichhon ik din main labhoo raam noo andaron khus vekhan vich safal ho giaa|

main nanveen jamaat vich parrhadaa saan udon| bachapan pichhe rahindaa jaandaa see ate aale duaale de jeevan naal bane rishatiaan vich tabadeelee aa rahee see| chaar ku saal pahilaan baabaa lachhaman singh jee ne giaanee daa munddaa ju hoeaa keh ke mere ate mere saatheean vichale jis varak val isaaraa keetaa see, aus ddarak dee chetanaa mere man vich vee ubhar aaee see| har dooje chauathe din labh raam kolon paaddedt paa barafee khareed ke aapane saatheean noo khuaaun vich mainoo uchechee khushee hundee see| aapane ate aapane saatheean vichale farak dee chetanaa daa ih pragattaavaa haualee haualee mainoo lakoo raam dee barafee naalon vee vadh suaadee lagan lag piaa| kharachan lee paise taan vadh naheen san milade par baravee dee khareedaaree vadhadee gee| paise kal de diaangaa daa nikaa jihaa vaak labh raam dee udaarataa sadakaa, ausadee kaapee vich, mere naan de lame chauarre khaate daa roop dhaar giaa|

khaate vich vaadhaa hoee jaa rihaa see, par mainoo is dee chintaa naheen see| pitaa jee aam karake gharon gairahaazar rahinde san ate maataa jee kolon kise vee bahaane, kine vee paise le jaa sakade san| nishachintataa daa vaddaa kaaran see laddoo raam dee udaarataa, eichhukataa ate tataparataa| je uh vihalaa baitthaa hove taan mainoo dooron vekh ke takarree noo hath paa laindaa see; je uh kise gaahak lee matthiaaee takarree vich paa rihaa hove taan mere aaun ute us matthiaaee noo saal vich ulad ke mere lee barafee tolan lag paindaa see| usane kade vee mainoo ih naheen see kahin ditaa, labhoo raam jee, mainoo adh ser jaan ddedt paa barachhee diau| mere kujh kahin ton pahilaan hee uh adh ser jaan ddedt paa barafee tolan lag paindaa see; aam kar ke ddedt paa, kade kade adh ser, naa is ton vadh, naa is ton ghatt; hafate vich do tin ver ate har din dihaar ute|

eis silasile de aaranbh vich main usanoo labh raam jee keh ke sanbodhan hoeaa saan par chhetee hee usane is sanbodhan daa silasilaa torr ditaa see| mainoo barafee vaalaa lifaafaa pakarraaundiaan us deean akhaan kujh kahindeean jaapadeean

eis ver pitaa jee ghar aae ate lame samen tak rahe| ho sakadaa hai pahilaan vee uh enaa lamaa samaan ghar rahinde hon, parantoo is ver unhaan dee haazaree kujh vadhere hee lameree hundee jaapadee see | hun jadon main unhaan dinaan noo yaad karadaa haan taan mainoo lagadaa hai ki unhaan dee haajaree lameree naheen see, sagon mere val noo unhaan daa badaliaa hoeaa vateeraa unhaan dee haazaree noo mere lee bojhal ate lameree banaa rihaa see| jis umar ne mainoo, mere ate mere saatheean vichale farak ton jaanoon karavaaeaa see, aus umar ne mere vateere vich hor kiharreean tabadeeleean lai aandeean san, eisadee mainoo sojhee naheen see par unhaan tabadeeleean de kaaran pitaa jee de badale hoe vateere noo main bhalee bhaant anubhav kar rihaa saan| is ton pahilaan unhaan ne meree parrhaaee dee chintaa kade naheen see keetee| is ver unhaan ne is sanbandh vich kee suaal puchhe| main kithe kithe jaandaa saan, kinhaan munddiaan naal meree mitarataa see, mereean kitaabaan vich naanak singh de naaval kiaun san, eih sabh kujh jaananaa unhaan lee zarooree ho giaa see| unhaan noo ih vee pataa lag giaa see ki main shahir vich aaee hoee ttooring ttaakee vich filamaan vekhan vee jaan lag piaa saan|

filamaan vaale aparaadh lee maataa jee doshee tthahiraae ge paise den karake| naavalaan sanbandhee sikaaeit lai ke pitaa jee sakool ge| naanak singh de naaval parrhanaa buraaee naheen hai aakhiaa jaan ute main baaezat baree keetaa giaa| mere anapachhaate mitaraan daa koee ataapataa naa milan karake kes rafaadafaa ho giaa| par labhoo raam de khaate vich bane satthapohan rupiaan de udhaar sanbandhee mere kol koee utar naheen see| man hee man ih mainoo pataa see ki meree shikaaeit kis ne keetee see par jadon pitaa jee mainoo puchh rahe san, labhoo raam de kine paise dene han toon audon mainoo us mukhabar naalon vadh kasooravaar labh raam lag rihaa see, jiharraa binaan sochesamajhe mainoo udhaar dindaa rihaa see| pitaa jee de suaal daa sachaa ate jhootthaa utar dindiaan hoeaan main aakhiaa, mainoo pataa naheen|

meraa utar jhootthaa see kiaunj mainoo pataa see paise main dene han ate rakam chokhee vaddee see; meraa utar sachaa eis lee see ki mainoo vee ttheek ttheek pataa naheen see ki mere val kine paise ban chuke san|

hune lag jaandaa saaraa pataa, keh ke pitaa jee mainoo aapane saaeekal do pichhe bitthaa ke, sakoolon, labh raam dee dukaan val tur pe| main chaahundaa saan, chalade saaeekal ton chhaal maar ke kidhare nas jaavaan| baakee sabh kujh saanbhiaa

labhoo raam dee dukaan saahamane pitaa jee daa saaeekal rukiaa| main pahilaan hee saaeekal ute utar chukaa saan| mereean sahimeean akhaan ne laddoo raam val vekhiaa| us deean akhaan vich udaasee taan sadaa hee hundee see par us samen usadee udaasee kujh bhiaanak jihee ho gee see| main baabaa lachhaman singh jee dee dukaan val vekhan lag piaa| pitaa jee ne zaraa talakh jihe lahije vich aakhiaa, labh raamaa, kholh ihadaa khaataa ate das kine dee matthiaaee khaa giaa ih mereean lataan kanb raheean san|

baabaa lachhaman singh jee aapanee dukaan vich baitthe, pitaa jee val vekhade rahe par bole kujh naa| labhoo raam ne kihaa, lau jee, eis daa hisaab main vakharee kaapee ute likhiaa hoeaa hai| zaraa jamhaa kar ke dasadaa haan| laddoo raam de hathaan vich farree hoee kaapee mainoo disane hattadee jaa rahee see|

lo giaanee jee, kul milaa ke bane tin rupe baaraan aane|

aapanee gal mukaa lain pichhon labhoo raam de moonh ute musakaraahatt fail gee

ate usadeean akhaan dee udaasee aapanaa nivaas asathaan chhadd gee|

bas ene hee

haan jee, ene hee, giaanee jee pichhale chhiaan maheeniaan daa hisaab hai ih| kade kade koee cheez lai ke khaa laindaa hai jaan dudh pee laindaa hai|

kiaun ue, ghar do majhaan lavereean han; aunhaan daa dudh kauarraa lagadaa tainoo main chup rihaa| pitaa jee ne labhoo raam noo aakhiaa, eisanoo adh paa barafee de de ate aih lai chaar rupe| age ton udhaar bilakul naa deveen| labhoo raam andaron baaharon, saaraa daa saaraa aanand, aanand ho giaa| usade chihare ute aaee daivee khushee val bahutaa dhiaan den dee mainoo vihal naheen see| meree aapanee haalat us aadamee varagee see jiharraa kise majabooree jaan bhai kaaran vaddee chhaal maaran dee daleree kar ke sau chhutt ddoonghee khaaee noo ttap taan giaa hove par ttap jaan pichhon khaaee dee ddoonghaaee val jhaatee maar ke ate ih soch ke bhaibheet ho jaave ki je is vich ddig piaa hundaa taan|

sidhaa ghar jaavee; age ton koee shikaaeit naa aave, keh ke pitaa jee chale ge| labhoo raam ne mainoo aapanee dukaan de andar bulaa liaa barafee dee palett kar ke mez ute rakhee; mainoo baahon pakarr ke kurasee ute bitthaa liaa

main khaan lag piaa| ik adhaa mintt labhoo raam mere moonh val vekhadaa rihaa ate nauakar noo dudh liaaun lee keh ke aap vee khaan lag piaa| dohaan ne ik dooje de saahamane baitth ke barafee khaadhee ate dudh peenaa shuroo kar ditaa| ik ghutt bhar ke uh utthiaa ate khandd daa ik vaddaa chamach meree saattee vich gholadiaan aakhan lagaa, tere lee mitthaa pooraa naheen| main hairaan saan ki isanoo kiven pataa hai ki mainoo bahutaa mitthaa peen dee aadat hai| meree hairaanee door ho gee jadon usane aapanee gal pooree karadiaan aakhiaa, tere pahilaa ghutt bharan ton hee mainoo pataa lag giaa see|

dukaanon baahar aa ke vidaa lain lee main usade chihare val vekhiaa| usade bulh musakaraaun daa jatan kar rahe san ate akhaan pahilaan naalon vadh udaas ho chukeean san |

hun main labhoo raam daa udhaar laahun na dee chintaa karan lag piaa, par pitaa jee ne maataa jee noo kararre aadesh de dite san; eis lee meraa hath hor vee rang ho giaa see| meree koshis hundee see ki sadar baazaar vichon langhadaa hoeaa jaranailee sarrake pai ke sidhaa pindd noo chalaa jaavaan taan ju labhoo raam dee dukaan saahamaniaun langhanaa naa pave| je kadee saatheean de aape vekhe jaan ghar dee lorr daa koee saamaan khareedan lee andaroonee baajaar valon langhanaa pai jaandaa see taan kabootaree daravaaje hetthon langhadiaan hee man vaaraa hon lag paindaa see| parantoo labhoo raam deean akhaan mainoo vekhadiaan hee usade hathaan noo takarree pakarran daa hukam de dindeean san| usadee udaarataa ne chhetee hee mere man noo murr halakaa kar ditaa|

dasaveen paas karake main sikh naishanal kaalaj laahauar parrhan chalaa giaa| labhoo raam de paise mere sir jiaun de tiaun san; kujh vadh vee ge san| kaalaj daa vidiaarathee ban jaan ute mere kol ene paise hon lag pe san ki main labh raam daa saaraa udhaar iko ver chukataa kar sakadaa saan| garameean deean chhutteean vich main iaun hee karanaa chaahundaa saan|

garameean deean chhutteean hoeean| main kaalaj ghar aaeaa| agale din labhoo raam daa hisaab chukaaun lee, main guradaasapur giaa| lakoo raam othe naheen

eik dhakaa jihaa lagaa; aapane aap noo sanbhaal ke main puchhiaa, eih naven dukaanadaar unhaan de .... gal ih hai baabaa jee, main unhaan de paise dene han| unhaan de ghar...

kaakaa, laddoo raam daa koee naheen; naa dhee naa put, naa bhain naa karaa| uh ikalaa see| ghar ate dukaan sabh kiraae de san | kujh din dtilaa hoeaa see| damen daa rog see usanoo| maran ton pahilaan tere hisaab vaalee kaapee mainoo ditee see usane, ate kihaa see jadon toon aaven, tainoo de diaan|

reshamee rumaal vich lapettee hoee kaapee main kholhee| ih uho kaapee see, jiharree usane pitaa jee de saahamane kholh ke meraa hisaab dasiaa see, tin rupe baaraan aane| kaapee vich kidhare koee hisaab kitaab naheen see likhiaa hoeaa| saaree kaapee koree see| ik safe ute chaar rupe de uho nott ttaanke hoe san, jiharre pitaa jee ne usanoo dite san ate hindee akharaa vich likhiaa see

pooran sinh, tumen man hee man apanaa bettaa maan kar jis aanand kaa anubhav maine keea hai, aus ke badale men main tumhen kuchh naheen de sakaa| jo mere paas thaa us se maine us yateemakhaane kaa rin chukaane kee koshis kee hai jis main meraa bachapan guzaraa| tumhaare lee yeh chaar rupe bache hain| bhalaa yeh vee koee viraasat hai

labhoo raama

labhoo raam de bulhaan ute varatamaan kadee kadee musakaan ban ke aa baitthadaa see par bhavakh vichalee suny daa ahisaas us deean akhaan dee sadeevee udaasee ban giaa see; eih bhet mere ute pahilee ver paragatt hoeaa|

somaan

aj jadon pasooman baare kujh vadhere jaanakaaree praapat karan lee main vidavaanaan de vichaar parrhe han taan meraa man adhee ku sadee pichhe chalaa giaa hai| somaan dee samritee mere man aanjhan noo mal ke baitth gee hai| somaan daa saaraa jeevan saadde ghar vich beetiaa see| uh siraf panj ku saal jeevee see par aapane jeevan de uho panj ku saal je usane kise pashoovigiaanee de nerr vich guzaare hunde taan hun tak adhee duneean usade naan ton vaakif ho chukee honee see|

somaan saadde ghar dee jhottee see| uh bahutee sohanee naheen see| kundtee majh noo sohanee maniaa jaandaa hai| somaan kundtee naheen see| is ton chhutt usade sinjh vee do naheen san| usadaa sajaa sinjh naheen see| daataree varage ik sing vaalee somaan noo pindd daa har chhottaa, vaddaa piaar karadaa see| usade kolon dee langhan vaalaa koee vee aadamee usanoo bulaae binaan agore naheen see jaandaa| uh vee har bulaaun vaale val vekh ke usadee gal daa hungaaraa bharadee see | har aaunde jaande daa usanoo somaan.. keh ke bulaaunaa iaun see jiven ture jaandiaa kise mandar jaan guraduaare de saahamaniaun langhade hoe aseen thorraa jihaa sir jhukaa dinde haan|

haan jee, lok semaan daa aadar karade san ate uh har tarhaan us aadar dee hakadaar see| uh taan shaaeid aadar ton agere langh ke piaar de des vich daakhal ho chukee see par manakhee haumai lee aadar tak pujanaa vee ik vaddee praapatee hai| manakh te ate suaarath dee seemaan langhanon sangadaa hai| saimaan duaaraa kise de suaarath dee haanee hon daa savaal hee naheen see utthadaa ate uh vasatoo, vichaar jaan viakatee jis duaaraa manakhee suaarath noo satt naa vajadee hove manakh lee satikaarayog ban jaandaa hai| aaranbh vich taan somaan ik tarasayog pashoo see par haualee haualee uh ik satikaarayog viakatee ban gee see|

san unee sau unataalee jaan chaalee deean saradeean dee gal hai ki main ate mere maataa jee somaan dee maan noo khareedan babehaalee ge saan| saanoo ik majh dee lorr see ate somaan dee maan, pahilan jhottee, vikaaoo see| ih gal saadde maataa jee noo chokhe chir ton pataa see| mere pitaa jee de param mitar saadde guaandtee, saadde pindd de nanbaradaar, saadde chaachaa jee, saradaar haranaam singh dee bhain, bantee, saadde

par unhaan dee ih khushee chirajeevee naheen see| ttheek de maheeniaan pichhon ik din majh chunghaa gee, kattaa beemaar ho giaa ate chhesat dinaan vich pooraa ho giaa| katte daa mar jaanaa saadde lee bahute dukh vaalee gal naa hundiaan hoeaan vee ik mehatavapooran gal ban gee| usade mar jaan pichhon majh ne dudh laahun ton inakaar kar ditaa| dudh jiven usade jisam vichon suk hee giaa see| usanoo changaa vanddavarrevaan paaeaa giaa piaar puchakaar naal us kolon chaar dhaaraa lain daa jatan keetaa giaa; par dudh naan dee koee cheez uthe jiven hai hee naheen see| ghanttiaan badhee, kade maataa jee. kade pitaa jee ate kade ghar daa nauakar majh thale baitth ke usanoo pasamaaun daa jatan karade rahinde san| dudh us kol hundaa taan uh laahundee| ant pitaa jee daa dheeraj ttutt giaa| unhaan ne ddaang farr lee ate barree bekirakee naal math noo maaranaa shuroo kar ditaa| uh kile de chufere ghunman ate arringan ton chhutt kujh naa kar sakee| thak haar ke pitaa jee khijhade khapade gharon nikal ge| mat daa saaraa pinddaa laaso laas ho giaa see| maataa jee ne usade pichhe ute hath feriaa| usane moonh maataa jee val morr ke gitth lamee jeebh kadtee| maataa jee ne aapanaa hath us val keetaa| usane unhaan de khabe hath noo chatt chatt ke ate arring arring ke ih kahin daa jatan keetaa ki dadh denaa mere vas naheen, mainoo maaro naa, main bekasoor haan| mainoo khimaa karo|

ausanoo muaaf kar ditaa giaa| kujh ddaangaan usade purriaan ute vajeean san| uthe nike nike zakham ho ge san| maataa jee ne orrh perrh kar ke jkhmaan daa ilaaj kar ditaa| chhetee hee majh murr naven dudh ho gee ate varhe de andar andar usane ik kattee noo janam de ke saadde ghar noo khushee naal bhar ditaa| is kattee daa janam somavaar noo hoeaa see | is lee maataa jee ne is daa naan somaan rakh ditaa|

somaan pratee usadee maan daa vateeraa hor majhaan naalon vakharaa see| savere shaam dhaar kadtan ton pahilaan somaan noo usadee maan thale chhaddiaa jaandaa see ate uh

somaan de janam ton kujh din pichhon usadee maan noo baahar jhangaraa naal chugan lee ghaliaa giaa taan uh galee de ant tak jaa ke pichhe murr aaee| nauakar ne zaraa ku ddar de ke murr baahar lai jaan daa jatan keetaa taan usane murr uho kujh keetaa| maataa jee ne nauakar noo aakhiaa, chal rahin de| somaan daa heravaa karadee hai kite dudh hee naa sukaa jaave| kujh dinaan pichhe murr jatan keetaa giaa, par uh baahar naa gee| usanoo baahar chhaddan daa khiaal hee chhadd ditaa giaa| achaanak do ku maheeniaan pichhon ik din savere jadon baakee ddangaraan noo chaaran lai jaan daa samaan hoeaa taan somaan dee maan vee jaan dee ichhaa paragatt karan lagee| saare ddangaraan de chale jaan pichhon uh kaahalee pai ke rasaa jurraaun lag pee| usadee gal samajh ke nauakar ne usadaa rasaa laah ditaa| uh somaan kol jaa khalotee ate nauakar de aakhan ute vee baahar naa gee| maataa jee noo usadeean ramazaan dee samajh lag jaandee see | aakhan lage, charan, eih somaan noo naal lijaanaa chaahundee hai | chal, lai jaa| par dhiaan rakhee, kite chunghaa naa jaave| somaan naal chale gee| shaam noo nauakar ne aa ke dasiaa ki doven maavaan dheean laage laag raheean san| maheenaa ku baahar chug lain pichhon jiven maan ne samajh liaa see ki usadee samaan hun usade dudh dee lorravand naheen rahee; eis lee usane dhaar kadtee jaan pichhe samaan duaaraa chunghee jaan ton inakaar kar ditaa| somaan de nerre aaundiaan hee uh idhar udhar hon lag pee| somaan ne vee aapanee maan dee marazee daa aadar karadiaan hoeaan bahutee jd naa keetee| do tin din ajihaa hon ute maataa jee ne jaan liaa ki hun ih somaan noo dudh naheen chunghaaunaa chaahundee| maataa jee ne somaan lee hare ate kule patthiaan daa uchechaa prabandh kar ditaa|

samaan pauane ku de saalaan dee ho gee| ik changee mat hon de saare lachhan us vich san, par uh sohanee naheen see| usade sinjh kudte naheen san| uh aap vee mottee taazee see par usade daataree numaa sinjh kujh jiaadaa hee vaddere san

samaan beetadaa giaa| mar de soon vich maheenaa ku baakee see ki ik din dupahir vele bachan, saaddaa nauakar, ddangaraan noo vaaho daahee durraaundaa havelee vich lai aaeaa| somaan dee maan aapane kile tak naa puj sakee ate anbaan hetth baitthe lokaan kol ddig pee| somaan jee bhiaanee us kol pale gee| manjeean ute baitthe hoe saare ghabaraa ge| kee hoeaa, kee hoeaa deean aavaazaan uttheean|

ene noo dooje paalee vee puj ge| uh ik ttapareevaas keekan noo vee naal liaae san| liaae hee naheen, raah vich usanoo maarade kuttade vee aae san| uh tahale minataan karake aapanee jaan bachaaun dee koshis kar rihaa see| kee hoeaa de utar vich paaleean ne dasiaa ki is keekan ne sooe vich baitthee mahin noo kujh de ditaa see| mahin tarraf ke paanee vichon baahar aa pee see ate lurrachhaneean lain lag pee see| parason inhaan keekanaan ne aauajaliaan vaale sohan singh dee majh zahir de ke maar ditee see| asaan ihanoo jeende naheen chhaddanaa| keekan noo bahut maariaa giaa ate uh hath jorr ke aapanee begunaahee de vaasate paaundaa giaa| guradaasapur ton ddaakattar de aa jaan naal us keekan daa kashatt taan kattiaa giaa par majh de dukh daa koee daaroo uh naa das sakiaa| us de ang ang vich jhir fail giaa see| usadaa saaraa sareer peerr peerr ho giaa see| usadeean lataan kade sukarr ke usade pett naal jaa lagadeean san, kade baahar noo fail jaandeean san| usadee dhauan pichhe noo murr jaandee see ate usadaa moonh usade modtiaan noo jaa lagadaa see| aapanee vakhee bhaar pee uh aapanaa sir chuk chuk ke dharatee ute maaradee see| usadaa dukh dekhiaa naheen see jaandaa|

somaan ih sabh kujh vekhadee see| uh aapanee maan kol use vaang dharatee ute lett gee see| jadon usadee maan deean lataa sukarr ke usade sareer naal lag jaandeean, audon samaan vee aapaneean lataan noo aapane sareer naal laa laindee|

kinaa chir ih sabh kujh hundaa rihaa| lagabhag saaraa pindd uthe aa giaa see| ddaakattar bebas see| saare lok bebas san| sabh deean akhaan vich silh see| somaan utthee ate maataa jee kol gee| maataa jee ne usade sir noo aapane kalaave vich lai ke aakhiaa, das, somaan, main kee karaan| maataa jee deean bhubaan nikal geean| somaan vaapas murr aaee| maataa jee us lee sansaar dee sabh ton vaddee adaalat daa darajaa rakhade san| unhaan dee adaalat vichon somaan dee apeel khaaraj ho gee see| uh aapanee maan kol aa baitthee| aapanee sajee vakhee bhaar lett gee| usane aapanee maan vaang aapanaa sir dharatee ute maaranaa shuroo kar ditaa| ikaadhe mintt pichhon semaan dee maan aapanaa sir chukan de asamarath ho gee| par somaan uven hee sir maaradee rahee| us daa sajaa sinjh jarrhon hil giaa| usane dharatee ute sir pattakanaa jaaree rakhiaa| usadaa sing usade sir ton vakh ho giaa| usane sir maaranaa band naa keetaa| usade sir hetth usade lahoo dee chhaparree lag gee| uh sir maaradee see ate lahoo deean chhittaan door tak jaandeean san| usade dukh vich bihabal hoe lokaan noo pataa vee naa lagaa ki usadee maan ne aapanaa aakharee saah kadon liaa see| maataa jee dauarr ke us kol ge| lahoo naal lath path sir noo chhaatee naal laa ke roe, somaan, bas kar| meree dhee bas kar| somaan ne sir maaranaa band kar ditaa| uh shaant ho gee| usadeean akhaan chham chham hanjhoo keran lag peean|

sing noo murr jorran dee koshis noo bekaar jaan ke ddaakattar ne somaan dee pattee kar ditee| usadee maan daa sareer dabavaa ditaa giaa| somaan haualee haualee aapanaa dukh bhul gee| pindd de lok somaan noo bahut hee piaar karan lag pe| har koee aakhadaa see, had ho gee, enaa moh somaan taan pichhale janam dee koee uchee rooh hai| pataa naheen isanoo pashoo dee joon kiaun mil gee| jo vee mauamaan de laagoo dee langhadaa uh somaan naal hamadaradee karanon naa reh sakadaa| samaan sir jhukaa ke jiven usadaa dhanavaad karadee| semaan saare pindd dee aapanee ban gee| usadaa zakham raajee ho giaa| hun usade sir ute khabe paase val noo pasariaa hoeaa iko ik sing see| uh sohanaa naheen see lagadaa par usanoo hath laa ke somaan naal sanbandh pragatt karanaa sabh noo changaa lagadaa see| lokaan ne somaan de sijh ute hath ver fer ke usanoo bahut hee mulaaeim kar ditaa see|

somaan garabhavatee ho gee| is gal dee saare pindd noo khushee see par saadde

do ku saal hor beet ge| somaan dooje sooe soon vaalee see| hun uh bharajuaan math ban chukee see| bahut hee sohanee majh | usade soon vich ik maheenaa baakee reh giaa see| charanaa ttaahalee dee chhaaven khesee vichhaa ke sutaa hoeaa see| somaan laagale chhaparr vich varree hoee see| kujh hor ddangar uthe aa ge| unhaan de paalee pare jehe doojee ttaahalee dee chhaaven baitth ge| kujh majhaan chhaparr vich jaa varreean| kujh samen pichhon samaan paanee vichon baahar aaee taan ik majh usade pichhe pichhe chhaparr baahar aa ke us naal bhirran daa iraadaa pragatt karan lagee| somaan ne ttaalamattol keetaa par uh larraakee kisam dee majh see| usane somaan daa pichhaa naa chhaddiaa| somaan naal ttakar ddaah ke uh usanoo dhakadee hoee lai gee| unjh taan somaan vee takarree see par uh bherroo jaan larraakee naheen see| uh pichhe hattadee gee ate ant noo usadaa pichhalaa khur ttaahalee dee chhaaven sute charane dee chhaatee ute dhariaa giaa| hun somaan ne pichhe hattanaa band kar ditaa| larraakee majh aapane poore taan naal somaan noo pichhe dhak rahee see ate somaan aapane poore taan naal usanoo rokan daa jatan kar rahee see| usanoo pataa see ki usade pichhe hattan naal jaan usade aapane bhaar naal kise dee jaan jaa sakadee see| uh chhattee rahee| usadaa saaraa zor lag giaa| charane dee ik pasalee ttutt chukee see| us lee haal paariaa vee sanbhav naheen see| ik paalee ne vekh liaa| saare utth natthe| bherroo majh noo do ddaangaan maar ke bhajaa ditaa| par usade jaandiaan hee samaan ik paase ddig pee| usane aapane bache noo janam den daa jatan keetaa par uh maan de pett vich hee mar chukaa see| moe bache noo janam den de jatan vich somaan de suaasaan dee tand ttutt gee| lokee kahinde san, somaan ne charane dee jaan bachaaun lee aapanee kurabaanee ditee hai| uh zaroor koee uchee rooh see|