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alaigazaandar seraafeemovich popeva 18631949 soveeat saahit de usaraeean vichon ik han| valaadeemeer ileech lainin uhanaan deean likhataan dee bahut prashansaa karade san|

...tuhaaddeean rachanaavaan ne mere andar tuhaadde lee ddoonghee sadabhaavanaa paidaa keetee hai, lainin ne uhanaan noo likhiaa see| meree tuhaanoo ih dasan dee bahut ichhaa hai ki mazadooraan ate hor sabanaan lee tuhaaddaa kam kinaa jrooree hai..

seraafeemovich daa janam 1863 vich don nadee de khetar vich ik madha varagee kazaak fauajee afsar de parivaar vich hoeaa see | sakoolee sikhiaa ton baad uhanaan ne peettarajbarag yooneevarasittee de fijikasaganit vibhaag vich adhiain keetaa| usade naal hee uh kaanoon ate vigiaan vibhaag de bhaashanaan vich vee jaande rahe ate samaajavigiaan te arathasaasatar daa vee adhiain karade rahe| yooneevarasittee vich uh roopos inakalaabee garap de ik saragaram mainbar ban ge| jisade aagoo lainin de vadde bhaaee alaigajaandar oleeaanov san|

zaar shaahee sarakaar ne yooneevarasittee de inakalaabee kendar daa bahut berahimee naal khaatamaa keetaa| seraafeemovich us samen chauathe saal de vidiaarathee sanauhanaan noo yooneevarasittee chon kadt ke aarattik mahaansaagar de nerre menej pindd bhej ditaa| giaa|

seraafeemovich ne aapanee pahilee kahaanee baraf dee chottee te ise jalaavatanee de samen 1889 vich likhee| ih sathaan duneean de dooje sire ute hai| ithe behad namee, sanghanee dhund ate lagabhag saaraa saal baraf jamee rahindee hai..., audaas, vichaaraan ch gunm chup chupeete utar, chintan lee vishaal prades ate kauarreean yaadaan ne mainoo likhan dee preranaa ditee.. main peerr, hanjhooaan, gareebee ate dabekuchale lokaan baare likhan lagaa|

seraafeemovich deean shurooaatee kahaaneean 18901900 mudtale udaas te zaalam roosee jeevan noo pesh karadeean han| toofaana, reta|

par seraafeemovich daa vishavaas see ki roosee lokaan noo siraf gareeb, neeveen te hanere ch grasat lokaan de roop ch pesh karanaa ttheek naheen hai, kiaunk ih uthaan val vadh rahe, har mushakal naal te mauat naal joojhan vaale lok han, jo uhanaan janzeeraan noo torran de samarath han, jinhaan ch uh sadeean ton jakarre hoe han|

soraafeemovich dee mauat dee muhinma ate chattaan de thale kahaaneean 1905 de roosee inakalaab baare han| ih is tarhaan deean kahaaneean san, jihanaa noo zaarashaahee sarakaar ne bahut khataranaaka ailaan ditaa see|

1917 vich uhanaan ne gaaleenaa kahaanee likhee, jis vich uhanaan ne roosee penddoo jeevan vich aaun vaalee jaagritee daa varanan keetaa hai| 1926 vich uhanaan ne do mauataan kahaanee likhee, jo uhanaan deean behatareen kahaaneean vichon ik hai| is kahaanee dee naaeikaa ik nauajavaan kurree hai, jo 1917 de inakalaab de yodhiaan dee niaan pooran yudh vich sahaaeitaa karade hoe maaree jaandee hai|

1925 vich prakaashit naaval faualaadee harrha ne, jis vich uhanaan ne roosee ghareloo jang dee ik ghattanaa dee peshakaaree keetee hai, seraafeemovich noo sansaaraviaapee prasadhee ditee|

193040 de saalaan vich lekhak aapane desh dee yaataraa karade hoe naven shiraan, naven lokaan uhanaan deean sidheean te praapateean ate shaanteepooran jeevan dee jit baare likhade rahe|

auh nauajavaan lekhakaan noo vee aapanaa kaafee samaan dinde san | d. furamaanov noo aapane naaval chaapaayeva vich ate nikolaaee osatarovasakee noo kabahoon naa chhaadde kheta likhan vich uhanaan ne bahut mehatavapooran sujhaa dite|

ddaan vahindaa rihaa ate dharatee paasaa paratiaa de bhaavee lekhak deean shurooaatee kahaaneean noo vee seraafeemovich ne saahamane liaaun vich sahaaeitaa ditee see| lainin purasakaar jetoo mikhaaeel solekhov ne aapane guroo baare likhiaa hai, main seraafeemovach daa bahut hee shukaraguzaar rahaangaa, kiaunk uhanaan ne mere lekhana kaaraj de shurooaatee dauar ch mainoo bahut hee hauasalaa ditaa| uh mainoo uhanaan ne shabad kahin vaale pahile viakatee san |

auhanaan daa naaval tthehe eeron dtalood faualaadee harrha samaajavaadee yathaarathavaad dee ik pramaanik rachanaa manee gee hai|

vee. aaee. lainin us baare barree uchee raae rakhade san| aapanee ik chitthee vich uhanaan ne likhiaa, tuhaaddee rachanaa kirateean te saadde lee kinee lorreendee hai...|

eis prasadh naaval ton chhutt vee saraafeemovich ne kineean hee kahaaneean likheean|

mikhaaeel sholokhov de vichaar san ki saraafeemovich sahee arathaan vich ik kalaakaar te ik mahaan hasatee see, jis deean kirataan saadde bahut nerre deean te jaaneean pachhaaneean hoeean han| uh uhanaan lekhakaan dee peerrhee vichon hai, jinhaan kolon aseen naven ubharade lekhak, likhanaa sikhade haan|

saraafeemovich daa naaval faualaadee harrha, nirol sacheean ghattanaavaan ute adhaarit haikiven tamaan sainaa, ee. aaee. kovatee yukh kojookha dee kamaandd hetth utaree kaakesh vichon hundee hoee mukh laal sainaa deean fauajaan naal 1918 de hunaal vicha jaa ralee|

damitree faramaanov de vichaar vich je kujh ghanttiaan lee faualaadee harrh de varakiaan vich gotaa maar jaao taan injh lagadaa hai, jiven pooraa inakalaab akhaan saahamane saakaar ho utthiaa hai|

hittalaree jaramanee de viradh soveeat sangh dee mahaan deshabhagateepooran jang de samen aapanee 80 saal dee umar de baavajood seraafeemovich jang de morache te ge ate is jang vich roosee yodhiaan deean jitaan te praapatee baare kahaaneean te lekh likhade rahe|

seraafeemovich daa saahit paatthak noo uhanaan de nihachaapooran te hamadaradeepooran lekhanee dee pooree jaanakaaree dindaa hai| aapaneean likhataan baare uh khud kahinde san

... saahit vich sach dee kasauattee te jo kharaa naa utare, aus ton mainoo sadaa nafarat rahee hai|

alaigazaandar seraafeemovich dee mauat 1949 vich hoee|

eih pusatak

eik ajeeb jihee hee gal ho gee, naa palaatt karake, naa paataraan karake, naa ghattanaavaan karake ate naa koee sapashatt man vich kalapanaa jaan vichaar lai ke hee tthehe eeron dtalood daa aaranbh ho giaa|

pahile vishav yudh de suroo hon ton thorrhaa chir hee pahilaan, mere putar anaatolee ne kaakesheean pahaarree silasiliaan vich paanee deean kandheean noo vekhan daa faisalaa kar liaa, jo novaroseesak de kasabe ton shuroo ho ke barree saan naal samundar te sattaipee tak jaandeean san|

bhooreean chattaanaan, khulhe moonh deean khaddaan te upar aakaash teek, jaan te hunaal de chitte dudh badalaan dee lishak see te jaan chamakadeean barafaan deean chotteean

jiaun jiaun aseen upar val noo charrhade ge, aale duaale sukharr kharrheean chattaanaan vich dee samundar disanon hatt giaa | havaa vee ghatt vadh hee reh gee te saah tez tej aaun lag piaa| lishakade chitte badal saadde siraan naal kheh kheh ke langh jaande | garamee vee bas enee ku hee see, jinee ku uche pahaarraan ute ho sakadee hai|

achaanak chattaanaan pichhe noo parat peean| aseen hairaan vekhade reh ge| kaakesheean silasilaa, eih bhaaree kandhee, enee patalee ho gee see, jiaun usatare dee dhaar | saje khabe duheen paaseen door hetthaan teek jaandeean sukharrachattaanaan san| saje hath samundar iaun kharrhataa jaapadaa see, jiaun ik neele rang dee pighalee hoee kandh kharrhatee hoee hove iddee dooron saanoo lahiraan daa zaraa vee pataa naheen see lag rihaa| khabe hath, door hetthaan, rukhaan naal bhareean, neele rang deean pahaarreean san te is ton parhe keeaoothan sattaipee daa visathaar see|

aseen keele hoe, eihanaan duhaan noo jorran vaalee us sauarree thaan ute jis dee chauarraaee do meettar ton ziaadaa naheen see, akhaan saahamane vichhe sansaar daa nazaaraa vekhade rahe|

akatoobar inakalaab safal ho giaa see|

meraa aapanaa piaaraa inakalaabee maasako, laalo laal hoeaa see | maasako deean khirrakeean khunddiaan vaang kaaleean hoeean moonh addee vekhee jaa raheean san| galeean vich goliaan ne ttoe hee ttoe keete hoe san te is deean kandhaan goleean naal chhaananee chhaananee hoeean peean san te is de bhukh te taseehiaan de sataae, khasataa haal lokaan deean khubheean akhaan vich, eik jalau lishakaan maar rihaa see|

aapanee kee dasaan meree thaan kithe see

main aapane tauar te is sangharash noo chalaan hit, apeelaan, lekh, bhaashan larraaee de morache ton likh likh ke bhej rihaa saan, par fir vee, mere andar ik khoh jihee paindee rahindee see ki main jo kujh karanaa chaaheedaa hai, auh naheen kar rihaa| mainoo kujh mahaan karake vikhaanaa chaaheedaa see, kujh sansaar vich uge jhaarrajhakhaarr noo vadt ke, saaf thaan karanee chaaheedee see | saahit vich vee kujh ajihaa karan dee lorr see, jis naal puraane jangal vadt ke, kujh naven te suhane bootte laae jaa sakan| ik paase dtaahun te dooje paase usaaran daa kam naalon naal karan dee lorr see|

par kis tarhaan

mainoo pahile vishav yudh ton pahilaan dee ik ghattanaa yaad aaundee hai meree mottar saaeekal jis noo main ddaivala aakhadaa saan, mukh maarag ute dhoorraan uddaandee te chakar kattadee uddee jaa rahee see; saje hath pahaarr te khabe neelaa samundar tthaatthaan maar rihaa see| main pahaarraan vich aapane ddaivala noo sattaindd ute kharrhaa keetaa te ik kirasaan dee jhugee vich dudh lain ttur giaa| us mainoo dasiaa ki gurabat daa maariaa uh, reaazaan gubareenaa ton ithe aaeaa see | bachiaan daa ijarr us de kol see, mihanat mushakataan dee maaree us dee vahuttee see te budte maanbaap san, jinhaan dee dekh bhaal karanee paindee see|

angoor deean velaan te anzeeraan de boottiaan dee thaaeen, jo us khetar vich bahut karake ugade san, aus kanak beejanee shuroo keetee| barree suhanee uchee lamee te bhaare sittiaan vaalee kanak ugee| saaraa ttabar barreean sadharaaeean akhaan naal boottiaan val vekhadaa rahindaa, ki hor chahun dinaan noo vaadtee pai jaanee e|

te fir achaanak kee hoeaa ki pahaarraan ute kaale badal ghir aae| ghamaa gham meenh varhan lag piaa| sabh nadeean naale bhar bhar ke vagan lag pe te rukh bootte sabh rorrh ke lai ge| adhe ghantte magaron vekhiaa ki kanak daa saaraa khet vadde vadde patharaan te rukhaan hetth vichhiaa piaa see jiaun kise bhoot ne aa ke sabh litaarr ke rakh ditaa hove| koee vee naheen see jaan sakadaa ki ithe sunahireean kanakaan de sitte jhool rahe san, ki barre hadd godde ragarr ke ithe kanak beejee gee see | kirasaan vichaare daa sir goddiaan naal jaa lagaa te bhukhe bache us de duaale aa ke khalh ge|

shaaeid mainoo is kirasaan baare koee pusatak likhanee chaaheedee see jo pahaarraan vich rul giaa see| vichaare lee koee raah naheen see rihaa, koee samaajik raah| reaazaan gubareenaa vich jimeendaar, kulak, paadaree te pulis afasaraan ne, aus de maas vich aapane dand khobhe hoe san| par ithe pahaarraan vich chattaanaan, khaddaan,

jangalaan te samundar vich ghiriaa kisamat noo ro rihaa see| vichaare daa iho jiheean cheezaan naal pahilaan kithe vaasataa piaa see, ki koee tazarabaa hundaa| sadeean ton us dee haalat ise tarhaan tturee aaee see | kudarat naal uh kiven ttakar lai sake| uh taan samaajik tauar te aapane halapanjaalee naal badhaa hoeaa see| kee us baare likhaan

naheen... naheen...| gareeb kirasaanaan baare pahilaan hee, auhanaan dee kangaalee, jahaalat, sadeevee dukhaan baare likhiaa jaa chukaa hai| main aap ihanaan kirasaanaan dee hoobahoo zindagee daa chitaran keetaa hai| par hun taan inakalaab aa chukaa see te ihee kirasaan bhukhaa, nangaa, vaahane pair, khasataa haal, keean morachiaan ute roh bhare richh vaang larr rihaa see te us, dushamanaan daa moonh vee kee thaaeen valoondhar ke rakh ditaa see| uh hun pahilaan vaalaa kirasaan kise vee haalat vich naheen see rihaa|

hun main ihanaan kirasaanaan baare, dahaarrade richh vaang garajade, age vadhee jaande ate zimeendaaraan te chittee chamarree vaale jaranailaan naal ttakar lainde roop vich likhaangaa te fir mereean akhaan saahamane uche pahaarr, sukharr chattaanaan deean chotteean, barafaan naal dtakeean hoeean moonh addee daraaraan, samundar dee usaree uchee kandh, sabh aa khalhate|

main aapane saatheean ton, je khaanaajangee de morachiaan ton parat ke aae san, auhanaan de tazarabe te kahaaneean likhaneean shuroo kar diteean| barreean hairaan karan vaaleean galaan, main uhanaan de moonhon suneean| bemisaal bahaadaree de saake mainoo dase ge| par mainoo fer vee kise khaas cheez dee uddeek lagee hee rahee te meree ih uddeek, bearath naheen gee|

maasako vich meraa ik yookareneean mitar, saikirako rahindaa see| ik shaam, jad main us de ghar saan, aus noo tin bande milan lee aae| ik barraa mauajee jihaa see te main samajh sakadaa saan ki uh barree piaaree sur vich yookareneean geet gaa sakadaa see| doojaa, chupoo jihaa bandaa see, jo baitthaa sigarattaan dee fookee jaa rihaa see| teejaa, sachee muchee ik zoradaar bandaa see, chiharaa jiaun kaanse vichon gharrhiaa hoeaa hove, sakhat te dharraledaar|

lai, tere matalab de tin bande aa ge ne aj tamaan ddaveezan ton, jinaa jeea karadaa ee ihanaan kol beh ke, likhee jaa| sekirak kahin lagaa|

aus dee vahuttee chaah banaa ke saanoo dee gee te aseen saaree raat galaan baataan sunade sunaande kadt ditee| akheer din charrhe ghar dee maalakan kahin lagee, had e, sauanaa naheen tusaan lokaan |

sachee gal taan ih see ki neend naal main aap bauraa hoeaa piaa saan| kiaun bhee munddion, aj sauan dee salaah naheen tuhaaddee

main ghar aa giaa| bhukh naal meraa dtidd naal lagaa hoeaa see, par dil khushee naal uchhal rihaa see tinaan ne mainoo tamaan fauaj dee kaale saagar de saahil de naal naal charrhaaee dee kahaanee sunaaee, jo ik ajihee thaan see, jiharree meree yaad vich sagaveen ugharr aaee|

eih kise ilahaam ton ghatt naheen see inakalaab vich utth khalhatee kirasaanee noo, auhanaan pahaarraan de silasiliaan uton dee lai chalo| uhanaan gareebaan kirasaanaan ne, vaasatav vich, eithon langhadiaan hee aapane sir inakalaab dee bhett charrhaa dite san| jeevan ne aap mainoo preranaa ditee dtaal de is faualaadee harrh noo toon aiven taan uhanaan thaavaan noo naheen gaanhadaa rihaa te toon uhanaan kirasaanaan noo vee bhalee bhaant jaanadaa hai...

sachamach hee, einakalaab vich kirasaanaan de shaamil hon daa visaa, kee maheeniaan ton mere dimaag vich rijhadaa aa rihaa see|

aseen itihaas ton jaanade haan ki kirasaanaan ne kee inakalaabee lahiraan vich hisaa liaa| bhaaven uhanaan de kam changee tarhaan jatheband naheen san te vekhan vich maar dhaarr vaale hee lagade san | raizin, pugaachev te uparant kee hor khetaraan vich kirasaanaan dee bagaavata| ihanaan bagaavataan naal, eik inakalaab naheen see aa sakadaa| samaajavaadee inakalaab udon hee safal ho sakadaa hai, jad is dee agavaaee proletaaree de hath hove| kirasaan dee bagaavat ne samaajik vivasathaa noo hilaa taan ditaa, par is dee thaan koee naveen sathaapanaa naa keetee| inakalaab ne puraanee pranparaa noo neehaan ton hilaa ke rakh ditaa te is dee thaaeen, eik naveen dee sathaapanaa keetee|

subhaavak hee proletaaree inakalaab daa moharee dasataa te jathebandee dee shakatee baniaa rihaa par is ikaliaan hee sabh kujh naheen kar ditaa jo is keetaa, auh ih see ki is vishaal kirasaanee dee sangharas pratee, soojh noo jagaa ditaa|

je inakalaabee sangharash vich kiratee jamaat ikalee hee larradee rahindee taan is daa ant ho jaandaa, jiven ki pahile inakalaabaan samen hoeaa| par akatoobar inakalaab de samen kirasaanee ne pooraa pooraa saath ditaa te ise kaaran inakalaab noo jit praapat ho gee|

pooravaeinakalaabee kirasaanee, aapane aap vich hee, kirateean naalon ik vakharee jamaat see | kiratee, audayogik upaj vichon saahamane aaundaa hai, auh samache jeevan vich hee inakalaabee sangharash vich rihaa hundaa hai arathaat, aus dee

aapanee koee jaaeidaad naheen hundee|

kirasaan, dooje paase, eik ajihaa kirasaan jis noo main faualaadee harrh vich uleekanaa chaahundaa saan, eik jaaeidaad daa maalak see us kol gaan see, ghorraa see, zameen daa ttottaa see te ik makaan see| uh ik maalak see, bhaaven kinaa hee chhottaa te asurakhiat see te ihee mudtalaa farak see us dee manobiratee te ik kiratee dee manobiratee vich, jis karake inakalaab pratee dohaan de rukh vich antar see| us daa jeevan katthor see, par us de tarak daa rang vakharaa see| zimeendaaree samaapat kar ke, zimeendaar dee jmeen khoh lavo; main vee kiaun naa us de aauazaar, gaavaan, ghorre te hal khoh lavaan, hor chaaheedaa kee hai mainoo | main vee aapanaa faaram vadhaa ke sauakhaa ho jaavaangaa| ih see daleel chhottee jaaeidaad de maalak dee te jis vele inakalaab shuroo hoeaa, chhotte kirasaan is kar ke utth khalote ki zimeendaar kol, aus daa sabh kujh khoh liaa jaave | bahutiaan noo is gal daa pataa naheen see ki us ton magaron kee honaa, jaan uhanaan kee karanaa see|

par, fir ih kiven ho giaa ki ih jihee sochanee lai ke, enee bhaaree ginatee vich kirasaan inakalaab vich kud pe te akheer, auh iddee bhaaree hairaan kar den vaalee laal fauaj vich jatheband ho ke ral ge, jis naal proletaaree inakalaab dee jit ho gee|

eih itihaas dee yathaarathak tor see, jis ne kirasaanaan noo inakalaab vich kirateean naal milan lee preriaa| ihee ik vaseelaa see, jis duaaraa kirasaan zimeendaaraan de hathon hameshaa hamesaa lee changaa vihaar praapat kar sakade san| aapane faualaadee harrh lee mainoo ajihee samagaree dee talaash see, jis raaheen main kirasaan noo us de samache roopaan vich pesh kar sakadaa|

jad tamaan de sipaaheean ne aapanee charrhaaee dee kahaanee mainoo sunaaee, main mahisoos keetaa ki akheer uh masaalaa mere hath aa hee giaa| jis dee mainoo charokanee talaash see| binaan kise heel hujat main is vise noo gal laa liaa| jis vich keeaooban khetar vichon gareeb kirasaanaan de hajoom, mainoo, authe ameer kulakaan de akatoobar inakalaab de virodh vich utth khalhan naal nasade dise| gareeb kirasaan te kasaak laal fauaj deean haareean hoeean yoonittaan vich jaa rale te uthon dakhan val, soveeat dasatiaan naal utaree kaakeshas vich ralan lee ttur pe| gareeb kirasaanaan kol bhaj jaan ton sivaa koee chaaraa naheen see, kiaun jo ameer kasaakaan ne uhanaan gareeb kirasaanaan noo vadtanaa shuroo kar ditaa jinhaan dee hamadaradee soveeataan naal see| par uhanaan dee ih natthabhaj barree bemuhaaree te bhagadarr bharee see| kirasaanaan daa ik

betarateebaa ralagadd jihaa hajoom baniaa hoeaa see, jo aap chune hoe kamaanddaraan daa hukam manan noo vee tiaar naheen see|

auhanaan dee ih dauarr barree kaleshaan te dukhaan bharee see, eih enee bhiaanak see ki jad sabh kujh sathir ho giaa taan lokaan deean shakalaan vee pachhaaneean naheen san jaandeean nange, vaahane pair, bhukhe, saahasat heen lokaan daa ih ik ajihaa bhiaanak dal ban khalhotaa see, jo aapane raah vich aae kise vee rok te arrichan noo lataarradaa, jit praapat karadaa te jad uh is peerr, lahoo, hanjhoo te maayooseean vichon langh ge, tad uhanaan deean akhaan khulh geean| fir uhanaan mahisoos keetaa ki keval soveeat shakatee hee uhanaan noo mukatee divaa sakadee see | ih kise chetan man daa giaan naheen see, jiven ki proletaareean dee gal hai, par ih ik andar dee jaagrit soojh see|

main tamaan sipaaheean dee charrhaaee dee is bemisaal gaathaa noo, jis noo main samajhadaa haan ki us naal kirasaanaan dee sochanee hee mool badal gee, hath paa liaa| uhanaan dee kahaanee moojab aaranbh vich ih ik betarateeb bhanatorr karan vaale, chhotte chhotte maalakaan daa dal see| par anamanakhee taseehiaan te ik bhiaanak larraaee daa mul taar ke, jis vich at daa nukasaan hoeaa, eis hajoom dee kaaeaa palatt gee te jad ihanaan dee ih dauarr bhaj aapane akheerale parraa ute aa pahunchee, eis daa roop ik inakalaabee dal daa roop ho giaa, einakalaabee kirasaanee jo kirateean naal pake paireen jurr ke khalh gee|

mainoo aapane faualaadee harrh lee ihee kujh chaaheedaa see|

main ithe ih vee zikar kar diaan ki tamaan de lok uthe hee naheen ruk ge, jithe main aapanee kahaanee daa ant keetaa hai, sagon asatarakhaan teek age vadhade ge|main pooran viraam pahilaan kiaun laa ditaa kiaunk, meraa kam pooraa ho chukaa see | main aapane hath vich bhanatorr karan vaaliaan daa groh liaa see, jo kise daa hukam manan noo tiaar naheen see te jo naraaz ho jaan taan aapane aagooaan daa vee dtidd paarr den noo tatapar san te anekaan kaleshaan vichon langhaa ke uhanaan noo us nukate ute lai pahunchiaa, jithe uh mahisoos karan lag pe ki uh akatoobar inakalaab dee jatheband fauaj daa ik ang san | mere lee enaa hee kaafee see| meraa udesh pooraa ho chukaa see|

alaigazaandar saraafeemovich

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mittee ghatte de sanghane tate gubaar ne saaraa kasaaka pindd valhett liaa| jhugeean, vaarreean, galeean, khirrakeean sabh gubaar naal kaje ge| zaraa jraa disadeean reh geean taan keval uche lame pipalaan deean tteeseean|

chaare paasiaun kutiaan de bhauankan, ghorriaan de hinakan, lohe naal lohaa ttakaraan, bachiaan te teeveean de cheekhan te maradaan de bole bole karan deean aavaazaan aa raheean san| sharaab vich masat ghogeean suraan ik saaj deean aavaajaan naal nerre nerre hundeean jaap raheean san| inj jaapadaa see, jiaun kise shahid deean makheean de chhate noo sottee kadt maaree hove te uh bhin bhin karadeean chaare paase khinddar geean hon|

gubaar ne pinddon baahar kabarasataanaan de ttibiaan ute lageean pauan chakeean tak noo valhettiaa hoeaa see | saaree sattaipee daa jiaun saah ghutt ho rihaa see | ithe vee iaun jaapadaa see, jiaun hazaaraan bandiaan daa raualaa dooron sunaaee de rihaa hove|

keval yakh pahaarraan de paaneean daa bhariaa dariaa, jhagajhag, eis garad gubaar noo tthudde maaradaa pindd de kolon masat chaale vagee jaa rihaa see | dariaa ton door pare uche neele pahaarraan ne adhe aakaash noo akhaan uhale keetaa hoeaa see|

aakaash dee liskadee kalatan vich ilaan, sattaipee de ddaakoo, aapaneean agon murreean chunjhaan saje khabe morradeean, eis afarraa dafarree vich chakar kattee jaa raheean san| uhanaan noo samajh naheen see aa rahee ki gal kee see, kiaun jo iho jihaa nazaaraa aj tak uhanaan kade vekhiaa hee naheen see|

kee ih koee penddoo melaa see par tanboochhaladaareean kidhar geean te kidhar ge hatteean vaale te uhanaan daa saajasaamaan

kee reefoojeean noo vasaaeaa jaa rihaa see kise kainp vich par ithe taan bandookaan san te lakarr deean vaddeean petteean, fauajee gaddeean rafalaan naal ladeean hoeean

kee ih koee fauaj see

par chaare paase baal kiaun cheekhaan maar rahe san; auhanaan de galaan de rumaal modtiaan te rakheean rafalaan naal banh ke kiaun sukaae jaa rahe san panghoorre bandookaan deean chuneean naal kiaun lattak rahe san, maavaan bachiaan noo dudh kiaun chunghaa raheean

kazaak|

san gaavaan topakhaane de ghorriaan laage baittheean ghaah vich moonh maaree jaa raheean san| teeveean te kurreean dhup naal loohe chihare, gohiaan ute degacheean rakhee khabare kee ubaal raheean san kauarraa dhoonaan chaare paase khilariaa hoeaa see| bhagadarr jihee machee hoee see mittee ghattaa, shorasraabaa

pindd vich vee keval kasaak teeveenaan budtiaan te bachiaan kol reh geean san| kasaak marad taan ik vee naheen see uthe| uh saare kite iaun chhaaee maaee ho ge san, jiaun dharatee nigal gee hove|

kasaak teeveean kotthiaan deean baareean vichon, mittee ghatte vich dhus maarade bhajade jaanavaraan noo vekh ke gaalaan kadtadeean san

lakh laanhat tuhaaddeean kaireean akhaan noo |

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gaooaan de ranbhan te kaavaan dee kaan kaan vichon sattaipee vaaseean deean bhaareean, migheean te kise kise dee ttunakadee, aavaazaan utth raheean san|

oe.. javaan... chhetee karo bhee|

saatheeo... meetting vich pahuncho

pauan chakeean laage bhee|

haualee haualee sooraj tthanddaa hundaa giaa te tatee dhoorr bahindee gee te pipal de rukh aapanee pooree shaan naal ugharr aae| jithon teek nazar pahunchadee, vaarreean hee vaarreean te chitteean jhugeean disan lag peean| pindd deean galeean ik sire ton dooje sire teek chhakarr, tthelhiaan, bagheean, lakarr deean petteean naal rukeean peean san ate ghorre te gaooaan vaarreean te pain chakeean vaale paase baahar tak, eik dooje vich fase khalhote hoe san|

pauan chakeean vaale paase manakhee bheerr deean aavaazaan daa shor utth rihaa see| uhanaan de laakhe chihare, khahureean daaharreean ik dooje naal ghasar raheean san| teeveean hanbheean hutteean, kurreean chirreean hasoon hasoon karadeean, mundde idhar udhar ttapade dauarrade, jeebhaan kadtee kute, sabh sipaaheean dee athaah bheerr vich rale mile pe san| sipaaheean deean varadeean deean leeraan lamak raheean san| rang fike hoe pe san te siraan ute bhedd dee khal deean ttopeean chhikooaan vaang moodheean maareean hoeean san | lokaan naal petteean kaaratoosaan naal bhareean peean san| changee tagarree kaatthee vaale gabharoo san ih, jinhaan de modtiaan uton dee rafalaan ne moonh chukiaa

hoeaa see|

samen naal dhuaankheean pauan chakeean udaas khalhateean hoeean san | iho jihaa samaan taan uhanaan kade vee aj tak naheen see vekhiaa|

pauan chakeean de kol ttibe ute rajamaintt, battaaleean te kanpanee kamaanddar te uhanaan de cheef aaf sattaaf ikatar ho ge| ih kauan ne zaarashaahee de afasar, jo dhobeean, tarakhaanaan, malaahaan te maachheean vichon, kasaak pinddaan te kasabiaan vichon utthe san, auh sabh nikeean laal ttukarreean de saradaar san jo aapane aapane pindd, dtokaan, galeean jaan basateean vichon ikatthe ho ke bane san| uhanaan vich thorrhe bahut pake fauajee vee shaamal san, jo inakalaab vich jaa rale san|

vorobeov, chorro modtiaan te adhafatt lameean muchhaan vaalaa rajamaintt daa kamaanddar pauan chakee dee chhateeree ute jaa charrhiaa te aapanee zoradaar aavaaj vich gajiaa

saatheeo

par laakhe chihare vaaliaan dee iddee athaah bheerr vich jinhaan deean akhaan us val chukeean hoeean san, aus dee garrhak chaoon kar ke reh gee| us de javaan us de duaale gheraa paa khale ge|

saatheeo|

po dtatthe khooh vicha

aakho saare, muradaabaad |

saanoo naheen chaaheedaa tere varagaa kamaanddar|

kiho jihaa kamaanddar en toon jaah... bhaj jaa.. baitth maan dee jholee vich |

gadaaraa, toon modte ute veeteean naheen san laaeean ikeraan

aus charokaneean laah sutteean san|

toon kithon aa giaa oe, vich aa ke bhauankan vaalaa maar oe saale noo golee|

chihariaan de tthaatthaan maarade samundar ute mukiaan daa jangal ug aaeaa| ih samajhanaa aauakhaa ho rihaa see ki bheerr aakhadee kee see|

pauan chakee de kol hee ik gitthaa jihaa, tagarre juse te pake peedde jabaarre vaalaa bandaa khalhataa hoeaa see| iaun jaapadaa see, jiaun uh sike daa baniaa hoeaa hove| us deean nikeean, bhooreean, sungarreean akhaan is nazaare val ghoor ghoor vekhadeean lishak raheean san| pairaan kol us daa parachhaavaan pai rihaa see, jis daa sir kol kharriaan de pairaan hetthaan aaeaa hoeaa see|

lameean muchhaan vaale, pauan chakee dee chhateeree ute khalhate bande ne fir aapanee aavaaz chukee

saah lo zaraa gal taan sune| asaan maamale baare gal karanee en|

varro bhaandde vich, teree gal te naale toon

aus dee aavaaz bheerr de rauale vich guaach gee|

eik teeveen ne aapanee haddal lamee baanh, jo mihanatamajooree naal te sooraj dee tapash naal jhulasee hoee see, roh bhare chuke mukiaan de age kar ditee| us dee cheeradee aavaaz rauale rape vichon langh gee, jad uh kookee

aapanee barr barr band kara aseen sunan noo ukaa raazee naheen| ghorre dee lid naa hove taan| meree ik gaan see, baladaan dee jorree see, aapanee jhugee see, samevaar see... hun uh kithe ne

fir bheerr bekaaboo ho gee | har koee cheekhee jaa rihaa see... par sun koee naheen see rihaa|

je kite main aapanee fasal saanbh sakadaa, aj mere kol rottee hundee |

auh aakhade san ki rasatav val vadhade chal|

kithe ne uh varadeean, juraabaan te boott, jinhaan dee tuseen galaan karade saau

chhateer ute charrhiaa bandaa cheekhiaa

tuseen saare ijarr daa ijarr aa kiaun ge ... je tuhaadde kol sabh ...|

bheerr baarood vaang bharrak pee|

tere aakhe lag ke soor de bache toon hik liaa saariaan noo | je aseen ghareen rahe hunde, aj saaddeean kottheean daaniaan naal bhareean hundeean hun aseen sattaipee vich gheechar kutiaan vaang ghunm rahe haan...|

toon saanoo kurrakee vich fasaa ditaa e| sipaahee sangeenaan ghumaande gaj pe|

hun tuseen chale kithe je

ekaarattareenoddaar|

par uthe taan fauajee ne|

fir jaaeee taan jaaeee kidhar

pauan chakee laage, faualaadee jabaarriaan te vinhaveean akhaan vaalaa bandaa pathar baniaa khalhotaa hoeaa see|

achaanak ik aavaaz bheerr vichon goonjee

saadde naal dhokhaa hoeaa e|

eih aavaaz tthelhiaan, chhakarriaan, ghorriaan, panghoorriaan, maghadeean dhooneean, lakarr deean petteean vichon goonjadee uhanaan teek vee jaa pahunchee jinhaan noo is de arath vee naheen san pataa| bheerr vichon jiaun ik jharanaatt langh gee te sabh de saah sukan lag pe| achaanak shudaaeean vaalee ik zanaanaa cheekh cheeradee langh gee| par ih aavaaj kise teeveen dee naheen see| sagon bagale dee chunjh varagee nak vaale ik sipaahee dee see, jo lak tak nangaa see te paireen usade vadde vadde bhaare boott san|

saanoo mareeal jaanavaraan vaang vechiaa jaandaa e|

eik suhanaa saalharraa javaan, kaaleean nikeean nikeean muchhaan, sir te modte doojiaan naalon vadde, malaahaan vaalee ttopee, jis de pichhe do riban havaa vich farr farraa rahe san, bheerr vich modte maaradaa age nikal aaeaa| us aapaneean akhaan kamaanddaraan dee junddalee ute gaddee rakheean te aapanee chamakadee rafal noo mutth vich ghuttee rakhiaa|

auhee gal hoee kamaanddar ne sochiaa|

faualaadee jabaarriaan vaale us bande ne sagon hor pakee tarhaan aapanaa moonh vatt liaa | par athaah tthaatthaan maaradee, kaale te khulhe moonh te laalakaale chihariaan te hetthaan ddige bharavattiaan hetth bhiaanak akhaan vaalee bheerr noo vekh ke uh tthatthanbar giaa|

teeveen kithe e bande ne sochiaa|

farrafarraande ribanaan vaalee, malaahaan vaalee ttopee vaalaa bandaa bilakul nerre see| us aapanee rafal ghutt ke farree hoee see te ttikattikee banhee vekhee jaa rihaa see, mate shikaar akhon uhale ho jaae| uh sanghanee bheerr noo dhake maaradaa, jo raualaa paa rahee see, age vadhiaa hee see ki bheerr de shakanje vich fas giaa|

faualaadee jabaarriaan vaale aadamee noo barraa mandaa lagaa| uh uhanaan naal modte naal modtaa jorr ke, topachee de roop vich turakee de morache ute larriaa see| lahoo daa harrh vagiaa see... sainkarre jaanaan geean san... uh akheerale maheeniaan vich fauajeean, kasaakaan, jaranailaan de naal eesak, timarabuk, tamaan upadeep te keeaooban pinddaan vich ikatthe larre san|

aus aapane vatte jabaarriaan noo hilaaeaa te barre ttharame te bharose bharee aavaaz vich purajor tareeke naal, bheerr dee hoohaa vich bolan lag piaa te saare

aus noo sunan lag pe

saatheeo, tuseen mainoo jaanade ho| asaan ikatthiaan aapanaa lahoo ddolhiaa see | tusaan aap mainoo aapanaa kamaanddar banaaeaa see | par hun je tuseen iaun hee karade rahe taan saare maare jaavaange| kasaak te thalasainikaan dee pakarr har paasiaun saadde ute vadhadee jaa rahee hai| har beetade samen daa mul hai|

aus dee bolee vich yookareneean lattakaa see, jis karake bheerr us val khichee gee|

tere modtiaan ute feeteean vee lageean san| adh nangaa ddiganaa sipaahee cheekhiaa|

kee main uh aap laae san | tuhaanoo pataa hee hai ki main morache ute larriaa saan te afasaraan ne malomalee mere modtiaan ute jarrh dite san | tuseen jaanade hee ho ki jithon de tuseen, authon daa main| kee main gareebee naheen vekhee, kee meraa lak godde ragarr ragarr ke naheen ttuttaa, kee balad vaang main jutiaa naheen rihaa kee main tuhaadde naal ral ke vaahee te bijaaee naheen keetee

ttheek gal e| bheerr de shor sraabe vichon ik aavaaz goonjee| uh saadde vichon hee hai|

malaahaan dee ttopee vaalaa uh lamaa bandaa, akheer bheerr vichon langh hee giaa see | uh ghooradeean akhaan naal kud ke age aa giaa te binaan ik bol moonhon kadte, aus poore zor naal aapanee sangeen pichhe ghumaaee te batt naal kise pichhe khalhate daa moonh udd giaa | faualaadee jabarre vaale bande ne aapane ute keete vaar ton bachan daa koee heelaa naa keetaa| ik kanbanee de naal hee musakaan dee leek us de hetthaan ute khichee gee| us daa chiharaa chittaa farrak ho giaa te fir jradeean ghul geean|

par gitthe, nange sipaahee ne chhetee naal aapanaa sir balad vaang jhukaa liaa te malaah naal ttakaraa giaa| aapane modte naal us dee koohanee hetth hujhakaa maariaa te cheekh piaa

bas oe, bevakoofaa

hujhakaa vajadiaan hee, faualaadee jabarre vaale bande kol sangeen pare hatt ke kol khalhate battaaleean de ik kamaanddar daa pett chaak kar gee| us daa ik haukaa nikaliaa te uh pitth bhaar bhunje jaa piaa| lame aadamee ne sangeen pichhe khichan daa pooraa vaah laaeaa, jis dee nok us de shikaar dee reerrh dee haddee vich khubhee pee see|

kanpanee kamaanddar ne, jo roddaa te ik javaan gabharoo see te kurreean varagaa

jis daa moonh see, pauan chakee noo hath paa ke upar charrhan dee koshis keetee, par kirr kirr karake pakhaa ghunm giaa ate uh sidhaa bhen aa piaa| faualaadee jabaarre vaale bande noo vadt ke, baakee saariaan ne aapane rivaalavaraan noo hath paa liaa| uhanaan de peele murajhaae chihariaan ute udaasee lipee hoee see|

dooje roh vich akhaan addee bande, rivaalavaraan noo ghutt ke farree, bheerr vichon nikal ke pauanachakeean val ttur pe|

kute ne ih... kute kutiaan dee mauat maranage|

vadt dio iho jihe saare beej mukaa dio ihanaan daa, agon iho jihe naa jaman|

achaanak raualaa tthanddaa pai giaa | saariaan deean dhauanaan ik paase murr geean te uh use paase vekhan lag pe|

khetaan dee vatt de naal naal ik kaalaa ghorraa sattaipee vich uddadaa jaa rihaa see| savaar bilakul pitth naal lagaa hoeaa see te us daa moonh ghorre dee ayaal vich chhupiaa hoeaa see| paasiaan ute doven hath lamak rahe san| us dee kameez laalo laal hoee pee see| khauaf naal ghorraa jhalaa hoeaa piaa see| kaarr kaarr us de pauarr vajade jaa rahe san te pichhe pichhe mittee dee ik chaadar jihee uddadee jaa rahee see| uh jhagajhag hoeaa piaa see|

sattaipee vich ik hor ghattanaa vaapar gee|

bheerr vich ghusar musar hon lag pee|

ahu vekho, eik hor aa giaa je|

loth lai ke aa pujaa e|

ghorraa jhagajhag, furakaarre maaradaa, bheerr val aaeaa te achaanak pichhaleean lataan ute ddig piaa| laalagarrach kaparriaan vaalaa savaar, dhaah karake, sir uparon dee pare moodhaa jaa piaa te us deean baahaan zameen ute khilar geean|

kee dauarr ke savaar val ge te kee hor ghorre val, jis daa pichhalaa paasaa puchhiaa piaa see te lahoo vag rihaa see|

loth de kol pujadiaan hee bheerr vichon aavaaz aaee ih taan okhareem hai barre aaraam naal uhanaan loth hilaaee| talavaar daa pooraa vaar us dee chhaatee te modte vichon langh giaa see te us dee pitth ute ik thaan kaalaa piaa lahoo jamiaa hoeaa see|

chaare paase khauaf te sahim dee havaa uddan lag pee| pauanachakeean, tthelhiaan,

chhakarriaan te galeean, laanghiaan vich sogee havaa ghul gee|

kasaakaan ne okhareem maar chhaddiaa e|

saadde naal ih kee ho giaa

kiharraa okhareem e ih

auh taan naheen, jiharraa paavalovasakaaeaa vich, nadee de uparale paase ik jhugee vich rahindaa see

doojaa ghorrasavaar vee mitteeghatte vich libarriaa te saahosaah hoeaa, authe aa pujaa| uh vee lahoo luhaan hoeaa hoeaa see chiharaa, hath, paseene vich garrach kameez, pajaamaa te nange pair| uh chhaal maar ke akhaan addee gharre uton hetthaan dtal aaeaa te loth kol jaa ke khalh giaa, jo mauat vich bhiaanak hoee pee see te moonh ute makheean bhinakan lag peean san|

okhareema uh cheekhiaa|

auh jhatt laash ute jhukiaa te chhaatee naal kan laa ke saah vekhan lag piaa| fir uh utth khalhataa te loth kol sir jhukaa ke khalh giaa|

o mere bache, o putar mere...

bheerr vichon sogamee aavaaz aaee

jaandaa rihaa... jaandaa rihaa javaan|

auh addol jhatt ku khalhataa rihaa te fir ik dil vinhaveen cheekh maaree jo sattaipee noo cheeradee langh gee|

savaavinasakaaeaa saaraa pindd utth khalhataa hai te ise tarhaan polataivasakaaeaa, petarovasakaaeaa te satanbaleevasakaaeaa de pindd baagee ho ge ne| uhanaan girajiaan de boohiaan age, faahee den lee, rase lattakaa chhadde han te jiharraa vee kaaboo aa jaave, aus noo faansee laa chhaddade ne | baalasainak satanbaleev aa ke har raahaguzar noo chhuraa maaree jaa rahe ne, golee daag rahe ne te faansee de ke lothaan keeaooban nadee vich rorrhee jaa rahe ne | kasaakaan de dil vich kise lee rahim naheen baal hove, bhaaven budtaa hove, teeveen hove te bhaaven marad hove| sabhanaan naal uhanaan daa salook iko jihaa e| uh sabh noo baalashavik samajhade ne| us budte opaanas noo jaanade o naa, jo haduaane ugaandaa e te jis dee jhugee yaavadokhaa pairee pairee cheesataa dee jhugee de saahamane paindee e|

jaanane aan us noo | bheerr vichon aavaaz aaee|

aus vichaare rahim karan lee hath jorre, paireen piaa par uhanaan paar bulaa ditaa| barraa asalaa golee uhanaan kol hai| kasaak teeveenaan te bache vaarreean te

sabazeean diaan bageechiaan noo puttade ne te hetth rafalaan nikal aaundeean ne asalhaa te kaaratoosaan deean petteean, turakee dee larraaee de morache ton liaa ke uhanaan idhar udhar dab dite san | khabare kinaa ku uhanaan chhupaaeaa hoeaa e| vaddeean bhaareean bandookaan vee ne| uhanaan ute lahoo savaar hoeaa hoeaa hai| samache keeaooban de aale duaale laattaan bal raheean ne| saadde vichon jiharre fauaj vich ne, auhanaan noo taseehe dinde ne te rukhaan naal banh ke lattakaa chhaddade ne| saaddeean kujh ttukarreean ekaarattareeneddaar val larradeean age jaa raheean ne, kujh samundar val te kujh rosatov val, par kasaak talavaaraan uhanaan daa moolee kutaraa kar chhaddadeean ne|

auh fir khaamosh ho giaa| us daa sir aapane putar dee loth ute jhukiaa rihaa| is chup saantee vich sabh deean akhaan us te ttikeean hoeean san|

auh pichhe hattiaa te aapane hathaan noo marorradaa ghorre deean vaagaan farr ke ute jaa baitthaa| ghorre deean vakheean ton haalaan vee kosee kosee jhag bhoein ddig rahee see te us deean chhileean naasaan vichon lahoo sim rihaa see|

paavalo, shudaaee taan naheen ho giaa jaa kidhar rihaa en

tthahir paavalo gal sun|

naa jaan dio es noo |

par paavalo ne ghorre noo chaabakaan maareean te uh aapane kan pichhe karee havaa naal galaan karan lag piaa| door door failee sattaipee vich pauan chakeean de parachhaaven, jiaun us de pichhe pichhe nasee jaa rahe san|

fazool mauat de moonh vich jaa rihaa en|

par us daa baakee paravaar uthe hai te us de moe putar dee laash ithe|

faualaadee jabaarriaan vaalaa bandaa socheen piaa hoeaa see| us barree haualee jihe aakhiaa

tusaan uh vekhiaa see

bheerr ne barree ganbheerataa naal utar ditaa

aseen anhe taan naheen|

suniaa saa je, auh kee aakhadaa see

auhanaan pahilaan vaalee ganbheerataa naal aakhiaa

asaan sun liaa e, jo uh aakhadaa see|

faualaadee jabarre vaalaa iko saah bolan lag piaa

saatheeo, saadde vaasate kite koee thaan naheen rahee| saadde age saadde pichhe mauat uddeek rahee hai| uh jiharre parhe dis rahe je naa| us door kasaakaan deean

gulaabee bhaah maaradeean jhugeean te anaginat vaarreean te lame lame pipalaan de parachhaaviaan val ishaaraa karadiaan aakhiaa, auh shaaeid, aj raat hee saadde saariaan de gale laah chhaddan dee soch rahe hon te fir vee saaddee dekh bhaal karan vaalaa jaan hifaajat karan vaalaa ik vee koee naheen| saanoo pichhe hatt jaanaa chaaheedaa hai, par kidhar sabh ton pahilaan saanoo aapanee fauaj noo naven siriaun jatheband karanaa chaaheedaa hai| aapane kamaanddar chun laine chaaheede han| par aitakaan ih kam pakaa honaa chaaheedaa hai| jis noo vee aseen chunee, aus noo saaddee jaan te mauat daa pooraa adhikaar honaa chaaheedaa hai| lohe varagaa pakaa zabat honaa chaaheedaa hai| bas ise naal hee saaddaa bachaa ho sakadaa hai| aseen larrade larrade aapane mukh dasatiaan naal jaa ralaange| fir roos valon vee saaddee madad lee hath age vadh aaunage| rajaamand ho fir tuseen

vaarreean, jhugeean, galeean, chhakarriaan te door door teek faile dariaa vichon jiaun ik goonj utthee, razaamand haan|

ttheek e| aau, jhatt chon kar leee| us ton magaron aseen aapaneean saareean yoonittaan noo naven siriaun viauntaband kar lavaange | larraakoo dasatiaan naal saajosaamaan dton vaaleean gaddeean vakhareean kar deneean chaaheedeean ne| har ik yoonitt daa add kamaanddar honaa chaaheedaa hai|

bilakul ttheek ik uchee aavaaz saaree sattaipee vich fail gee|

lokaan dee hoohaa vichon ik budte aadamee dee zaraa bhaaree aavaaj ubharee|

par aseen jaavaange kidhar te is naal banegaa kee aseen tabaah hoe lok haan| ghar ghaatt, pashoo, khetee sabh chhadd aae haan|

eih iaun see, jiaun kise chhaparr vich vattaa kadt maariaa hove| lokaan vich injh ghur ghur hon lag pee, jiaun khalhate paanee vich vatt pain lag pe hon|

jaavaange kithe pairaan ute vaapas kee teree salaah e ki saare vadte jaaeee

sidh saroope budte aadamee ne javaab ditaa

auh saanoo vadt kiaun denage, je aseen aapane aap hathiaar rakh ke chale jaaeee taan auh jangalee jaanavar taan naheen| panjaah de panjaah morakooshinasakee kirasaanaan ne aapane aap noo uhanaan de havaale kar ditaa e rafalaan, gaddeean, hathiaar sabh dhar dite ne ik paase| kasaakaan ne uhanaan vichon kise de vaalaan noo vee hath naheen laaeaa| aj uh kirasaan aapanee vaahee karan lage hoe ne|

par uh taan zimeendaar san|

sabh akhaan kadt ke guse de bhare, muke ugharade te gaalhaan kadtade, aus dee chhaatee ute charrh ge|

teree kutee de put dee |

kutiaan ne saanoo chhaddanaa fir vee naheen|

vaahee keehade lee karee zanaaneean cheekheean| kasaakaan te afasaraan lee|

fir murr ke gulaam bananaa chaahunde ho

aus dee marazee honee e, kasaak saaddee khal udherran| us dee salaah hai, aseen afasaraan te jaranailaan de jootthe bhaandde maanjee|

akhon door ho jaa gadaaraa aapanee jaan lai ke |

bhoh khal bhare sahure dee| aapane saak sainaa noo hee vekhan lee tiaar hai|

bazurag fer boliaa

dhiaan naal meree gal sun oe, bhauankee hee naa jaao saare|

chup kar budtiaa, paatte chhitar vaang vadhee jaa rihaa en|

guse de bhare peete, laal laal akhaan kadtee te hare muke chukee, sabh ik dooje val ghooran lag pe| ik mukaa kise jarrh vee ditaa see| sabh ik de pichhe ik lage, aus noo pindd val bhajaaee jaa rahe san|

chup ho jaao, bharaavo |

maaf karo... mainoo kidhar dhooh lai chale o jaan dio guse noo mainoo kanak dee boree vaang kiaun ghaseettee jaa rahe ho|

faualaadee jabarre vaalaa bandaa age vadh aaeaa|

saatheeo, batheree ho gee e es naal | hun jaan dio is noo| saanoo hun aapane kam vich juttanaa chaaheedaa hai | asaan ik kamaanddar dee chon karanee hai| fir us noo aapane lee bande chunane honage| tuhaaddee chon kis dee hai

jhatt ku lee bilakul khaamoshee chhaa gee| chaare paase bilakul chup chaan varatee hoee see| fir ik ver saariaan de hath upar chuke ge te ik naan suniaa giaa| is naan dee goonj saaree sattaipee deean vaarreean te dariaa de naal naal failadee chalee gee|

kojookha

eihee aavaaz parat ke pahaarraan valon murr aaee|

aookh|

kozookh ne aapane faualaadee jabarre ghutt le te bheerr noo salaam aakhadaa us daa hath chukiaa giaa| us daa chiharaa taniaa giaa| uh dohaan laashaan kol pujaa te aapane sir ton bhijiaa kaaniaan daa ttop laah ditaa| us de magar magar bheerr ne vee aapane sir nange kar dite| teeveean ron lag peean | kakh jhatt ku lee, aapanaa sir jhukaaee khalotaa rihaa|

chalo hun aapane saatheean noo sanamaan naal mittee havaale kar deee| chuk lo ihanaan noo |

zameen ute de fauajee kott vichhaa dite ge| malaah dee ribanaan vaalee ttopee vaalaa lamaa javaan battaaleean kamaanddar dee loth val vadhiaa, jis dee varadee ute lahoo de nishaan ugharre hoe san| uh chup chaap deh ute jhukiaa te barree saavadhaanee naal mate mritak noo koee chaitt lag jaave, aapane kalaave vich chuk liaa| horanaan ne okhareem dee deh noo zameen ton chuk liaa te doven dehaan chukee lok uthon ttur pe|

bheerr ne langhan lee vichon raah de ditaa fir nange siraan daa jaloos haualee haualee pichhe tturan lag piaa| ik dooje de parachhaaviaan ute pair dharade lokeen tturee jaa rahe san|

kise gabharoo dee barree karunaa mee sur, auchee uchee nikal rahee see

veer saaddio, larr mare tuseen larrhade antale savaasaan teek|

fir pichhe pichhe kee khahureean besureean aavaazaan ne ihee tak duharaa ditee|

zaalamaan ne maar dite saadde soorame...

bhaaven bheerr dee aavaaz besuree see, fir vee sunan vaale dee chhaatee vich cheer paindaa see| sattaipee dee saaree havaa jiaun cheekhaan maar rahee see| is maatamee jaloos noo jhugeean, vaarreean te galeean de kakh, kolon dehaan chukee langhadiaan noo hanjhooaan bhijeean akhaan naal takee jaa rahe san, jiaun ih uhee mittee see jithe ih jame san, khedde san te vadde hoe san|

pahaarraan dee kalatan hor ddoonghee ho gee|

daadee maan gorapeenaa, jis aapanee haddal baanh kee baanhaan de jangal vichon upar keetee see, aapanee leero leer mailee kameez naal, aapanaa mathaa te aapaneean laal sooheean akhaan te chiharaa poonjhadee jaa rahee see| us de chihare dee ik ik tarerr vich dukh te ghatte dee teh jamee hoee see| ddasakoriaan vas pee uh kee ver aapanee chhaatee ute duhaan hathaan noo kaas kar laindee te usade hentth farakade

he sadaa haazar naajr rahin vaale khudaa..... saadde ute karam karo.... mihar

dee nazar karo |

jazabaataan vich ddubeean akhaan jal thal ho geean te kee ver, aapanee kameez vich us aapanaa nam moonh chhupaa liaa|

sipaahee pair naal pair melade tturee jaa rahe san | chihariaan ute sanjeedagee tanee hoee see| hathaan vich kaaleean sangeenaan farree kataaraan jhuladeean jaa raheean san|

.. aapane piaare vataneean lee soorame jaanaan vaar ge...

petalee petalee dhoorr, jo trikaalaan dtale shaant pee hoee see, fir utth khalhatee te chaare paase gubaar jihaa chhaa giaa|

hun kise noo kujh vee nazar naheen see aa rihaa bas siraf kee pairaan de tturan dee aavaaj aa rahee see te

... te kaal kottharreean vich tuseen umaraan guzaar ge...

enaan mittee ghattaa aakaash val uddadaa jaa rihaa see ki nike nike taare vee akhon uhale hoe pe san|

lakarree de kaas kujh bhunje ddige hoe san te kujh ttedte hoe pe san | sathar sattaipee door door tak failee hoee see | jhatt ik uloo uddadaa langh giaa| chamagaadarr idhar udhar farrafarraande udd ge| kabaraan ute sunahiree likhataan vaaleean sangamaramar deean silaan tikaalaan de ghusamuse vich lishak raheean san| ihanaan vichon kee sauakhe raje puje kasaakaan te dhanee sauadaagaraan deean kabaraan san te hor kee ajiheean jaanaan suteean peean san jinhaan ute ravaaeitaan dee dhoorr jamee pee see| ihanaan makabariaan vichon bheerr gaaundee langh gee

zaalam sadaa hee neende sute rahinage,

te lokaan de jaae mittee jhaarr ke,

eik din jaag painage...

kol kol de kabaraan putteean geean| sajaree mahik chhaddade takhatiaan de taaboot banaae ge| ihanaan vich dehaan rakh diteean geean|

kozookh sajaree puttee mittee de dter upar jaa charrhiaa te aapane sir ton hott laah liaa|

saatheeo, aj saadde saathee saathon vichharr ge han te saanoo uhanaan noo sanamaan denaa chaaheedaa hai| is ch rataa shak naheen ki uh aapaneean jaanaan saadde lee vaar ge| ihee main aakhanaa chaahundaa saan| uhanaan kis arath aapaneean jaanaan diteean saatheeo, soveeat roos jiaundaa hai; te ih sadaa jiaundaa rahegaa| saatheeo, eithe aseen ik pinjare vich fase hoe haan| oeh pare soveeat roos te maasako hai| akheer jit roos

dee hai| roos, jithe taakat kirateean te kirasaanaan de hath vich hai| uh shakatee har gal daa aape faisalaa kar lavegee| saadde ute fauajeean arathaat, jaranailaan, zimeendaaraan te saramaaedaaraan, lahoo peene luchiaan de hamale ho rahe han| saaddee jutee vee uhanaan dee paravaah naheen karadee| aseen kade vee haar naheen manaange| aseen uhanaan noo aapanee shakatee dasaange| saatheeo, aao aapane vichharre saatheean deean kabaraan ute mittee paaeee te uhanaan de naavaan dee sahun khaaeee ki aseen soveeataan dee shakatee dee hamaaeit karaange...|

taaboot kabar vich laah dite ge| daadee maan gorapeenaa aapane moonh age hath dharee fisan lag pee te fir hanjhooaan jharree laa ditee| us deean sisakeean vich vich bekaaboo ho jaandeean te is tarhaan aavaaz nikalan lag paindee, jiaun nikaa jihaa katooraa ro rihaa hove| ik do hor teeveenaan ddasakore bharan lag peean| saaraa kabarasataan teeveean deean sogee aavaazaan naal bhar giaa | uh jhukeean hoeean, muttheean bhar bhar kabar ute mittee paaee jaa raheean san|

dharatee vich vee ik sogamee aavaaz nikal rahee see|

eik aadamee ne kojookhade kan vich koee gal keetee

auhanaan noo main kine kaaratoos devaan

par ih thorrhe naa honage|

saadde kol kaaratoosaan dee thurrh hai, barre sarafe naal varatane chaaheede ne |

eik rond chalaaee gee... doojee fir teejee... ik laatt nikalee te jhatt ku lee lakarr de kraas chamak utthe... mittee paande belache lishake.... maatamee chihariaan ute liskaaraa piaa te chaar chufere chup chaan varat gee| raat dee kalatan te khaamosee ne sabh kujh noo aapanee bukal vich valhett liaa| sajaree kabar dee mittee dee kosee kosee mahik saare vaataavaran vich khilar gee..... dariaa daa paanee matthee matthee chaale rumakadaa giaa te pare kharrhote kaale pahaarr, akaash dee chhaatee naal lag ke khaamos so ge|

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nikeean nikeean kaaleean khirrakeean anhere noo ghooradeean raheean uhanaan dee es khaamoshee vich koee bhiaanak ramaz chhupee jaapadee see|

tipaaee ute pee tteen dee batee vichon kanbade kanbade gol gol dhooen de chhale

chhat val jaa rahe san | tamaakoo de dhoone naal havaa bojhal hoee pee see| farash ute ik ajeeb namoone vaalee dhaareedaar daree, saave te neele dhabiaan vaalee vichhee pee see te ute kee hor nishaan ubhare hoe san asal vich ih kaakess daa nakasaa see|

kamaanddar petteean ton bagair kameezaan paaee, hathaan te pairaan bhaar is nakashe ute jhuke, barre gauar naal vekhee jaa rahe san| jiharre kash laa rahe san uhanaan noo is gal daa barraa dhiaan see ki savaah hetthaan naa jharr jaave| kojookh jabarre ghuttee aapaneean khojee akhaan vich, door duredde kujh tak rihaa see| uh ddoongheean sochaan vich ddubaa baitthaa hoeaa see| tamaakoo de dhooe vich sabh ghire baitthe san|

kaaleean khirrakeean vich vagade dariaa dee bhiaanak aavaaz lagaataar aa rahee see, jo dinen akasar kanaan vich naheen paindee|

bhaaven is te naal vaaleean jhugeean de vaasee, charokane kadt dite ge san, par saare barree saavadhaanee naal, haualee haualee galaan kar rahe san|

eithe taan saaddaa berraa garak hoeaa piaa hai| vekhade naheen, koee gal manee hee naheen jaandee |

tuseen sipaaheean naal kiven mukaabalaa kar sakade ho

fir taan uh vee tabaah hee ho jaanage kasaak uhanaan deean betteean botteean kar ke rakh denage|

tabaahee aaun ton pahilaan, auh ithon hilanage vee naheen|

tabaahee aaun vich hun kasar hee kee reh gee e saare guaandt vich laattaan nikal raheean ne|

par tuseen uhanaan noo samajhaa vee taan naheen sakade|

saanoo novoroseesik ute kabazaa kar ke, agon vekhanaa chaaheedaa hai|

navaraseesik daa taan savaal hee naheen utthadaa hai ik saaf sutharee munee daaharree te chittee dudh kameez vaale gabharoo ne aakhiaa| mainoo saathee sakor neaan kolon ik khabar milee hai| uthe sabh hetthalee upar hoee pee hai jaraman, turak, mainashavik, samaajavaadee inakalaabee, baalasainak te saaddee inakalaabee kamettee... sabh meettingaan sadade ne, sabh bahisaan karade ne te khahibarrade ne, naa mukan vaaleean kaanafaransaan bulaande ne, haalaat ton nibarran lee hazaaraan tajaveejaan banaande ne te sabh bekaar ho ke reh jaandaa hai| fauaj noo uthe lai jaanaa is dee barabaadee noo sadaa denaa hai|

dariaa dee garrhakadee aavaaz vichon ik pisataual chalan dee aavaaj aaee| aavaaj bhaaven madham see, par saaf see | kaaleean khirrakeean, jiaun birrakaan laindeean aakh raheean hon, shuroo ho giaa hai|

kamare vich baitthe bandiaan ne jhatt kan chuk le, par uparon laaparavaahee dikhaaunde, sigaratt de dhooen chhaddade, saahamane pe nakashe deean leekaan ute ungalaan fer fer barre dhiaan naal vekhade te vichaarade rahe|

bhaaven uh jinee marazee ghokh naal nakashe noo vekhan, par uh badal soot bhar vee naheen san sakade khabe paase neele rang vaalaa samundar daa nishaan ik sidhee khalhatee kandh vaang see, jis vich koee laanghaa naa hove; autale paase, saje kar ke dushamanaan de pindd san; hetthaan dakhan val laalee dee bhaah maarade alangh pahaarraan de silasile san uh ik pinjare vich fase hoe san|

nakashe ute val pech khaandaa vagadaa dariaa see| us dee garrhak nikeean kaaleean khirrakeean vichon saaf sunaaee de rahee see| is de kandtiaan ute ihanaan daa visaal kainp lagaa hoeaa see| khaddaan, khaaeean, jhaarreedaar daladalaan, jangalaan, sattaipeean, saare faaramaan te pinddaan vich, jo nakashe ute vikhaae ge san, kasaak haral haral karade fir rahe san| aj teek ikale dukale pinddaan vich bagaavat lagabhag dabaa hee ditee gee see | par hun samache keeaooban de khetar vich inakalaab fail chukaa see| soveeat shakatee lataarr ditee gee see | pinddaan vich is de muhareean noo vadt ditaa giaa see te kabarasataan vich motte motte faahee de rase lattak rahe san| har ik baalasvik noo jinhaan vichon bahute paradesee san, faansee chaarrh ditaa giaa| see| ih sach hai ki uhanaan vichon kujh sathaanak kasaak vee san| par binaan kise bhin bhed, sabh noo faansee laa ditaa giaa see | bandaa hun jaave vee kithe hatt ke kiharree thaan khataraa naheen see|

saaf gal hai ki saanoo pahilaan teekhoretasaakaaeaa pujanaa chaaheedaa hai, authon savaaeetoe kraisatt te uthon aseen roos puj jaavaange|

saanoo aapane mukhee dasatiaan naal jaa ralanaa chaaheedaa hai|

par saadde mukhee dasate hain kithe je tainoo koee khabar hai, saanoo vee das|

meraa pakaa yakeen hai ki saanoo novaroseeshak ute kabazaa kar lainaa chaaheedaa hai, te jad tak roos ton madad naa pahunch jaae, authe uddeek karanee chaaheedee hai|

har ik dee gal vich ik ajihee ramaz chhupee lagadee see ki je us noo agavaaee sauanp ditee jaandee, taan uh zaroor sabhanaan noo bachaa lijaan dee koee viaunt banaa sakadaa see|

dariaa dee garrhak vichon ik hor bhiaanak aavaaz sunee gee | fir do goleean ikattheean chalan dee aavaaj aaee te fir ik hor te fir achaanaka tthaah... tthaah... ... te uparant khaamoshee chhaa gee|

sabh ne kaaleean nikeean khirrakeean val moonh morr le| pichhalee kandh vaale paasiaun ik kukarr dee baang sunaaee ditee|

saathee pareekhodaka, kozookh kahin lagaa, jaah, jaa ke vekh, gal kee

eieh patalaa jihaa keeaooban kasaak, jis de moonh ute naamaloom jihe maataa de daag san, par vekhan vich suhanaa saalharraa see, jis sarakesheean kott paaeaa hoeaa see te patale jihe lak ute ghutt ke pettee banhee hoee see, nange paireen haualee haualee baahar val giaa|

meree jaache...|

saathee, maaf karanaa| munee daaharree vaalaa bandaa bol piaa| uh khalhotaa, chup chaap dooje kamaanddaraan noo vekhee jaa rihaa see, jo saare hee kirasaanaan de jam pal san kee tarakhaanaan vichon san te kee naaeean vichon te ih saare de saare hee larraaee vich, sipaaheeaun uche ahudiaan ute pahunche san ate keval us hee, fauajee ttarening praapat keetee hoee see te ik puraanaa inakalaabee see| jihe jihee maarree haalat vich saadde fauajee ne, eihanaan dee agavaaee karanee ik barree asanbhav gal hai| tabaahee ho jaavegee| ih koee fauajee dasate naheen, eik ijarr ikatthaa hoeaa hoeaa hai jo lagaataar meettingaan karee jaa rihaa hai| ihanaan noo viauntaband karanaa bahut zarooree hai| is ton ilaavaa, eihanaan hazaaraan dee ginatee vich reefoojeean de chhakarriaan ne saadde hath pair banh ke rakh dite ne| ihanaan noo fauaj ton add karanaa chaaheedaa hai jithe jee karadaa e, chale jaan| gharaan noo parat jaan, jaan jithe marazee par fauaj bilakul aajaad te khulhee ddulhee honee chaaheedee hai| so, meree tajaveez hai ki ik fauajee faramaan jaaree keetaa jaave ki naven siron tarateeb den lee, aseen do dinaan lee is pindd vich tthahiraange|

aus de lafajaan pichhe vichaar ih see ki

mainoo pooree soojhasamajh hai te main kathanee noo karanee vich badalan de yog haan| main fauajee maamaliaan daa ik itihaasak nukate ton adhiain keetaa hoeaa hai| uh kiaun te main kiaun naheen ... bheerr taan anhee hundee hai, bheerr bas bheerr hee hundee hai... |

toon kee galaan kar rihaa en kozookh ne bhaaree aavaaj vich aakhiaa| har ik sipaahee daa koee naa koee sabandhee saamaan vaalee gaddee vich hai us dee maan, piau, premikaa jaan saaraa paravaar| teraa kee khiaal hai, auh uhanaan noo chhadd devegaa je aseen ithe baitth ke uddeekade rahe, sabh vadt dite jaanage| saanoo tturee hee jaanaa chaaheedaa hai| aseen raah vich hee aapane aap noo naven siron jatheband vee karade

jaavaange| saanoo kasabe vichon binaan jhatt ruke langh jaanaa chaaheedaa hai... saahil de naal naal | aseen tupaase puj jaavaange| uthon pahaarraan de naal naal mukh maarag ton hunde moharee dasatiaan naal jaa milaange| uh haalaan bahut age naheen ge hone| jinaa chir ethe rahaange, har gharree mauat nerre hundee jaavegee|

fir saare iko ver bolan te aapanee aapanee tajaveez pesh karan lag pe, jo aapane aap lee taan bahut vadheea, par dooje lee bekaar see|

kozookh pairaan ute kharro giaa| jis vele us ik ik noo ghur ke vekhiaa, aus daa chiharaa taniaa hoeaa see|

kalh tarrake asaan kooch kar jaanaa e, aus aakhiaa|

par is vichaar de pichhe khiaal ih see ki auh mananage naheen, shaitaan|

saare khaamosh ho ge te uhanaan dee khaamosee de arath san

eis ton vadhere jhal hor kee ho sakadaa hai|

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alaikasee pareekhodako jhoparree vichon nikal ke baahar anhere vich aa giaa. jo dariaa dee garrhak naal bhiaanak baniaa hoeaa see| boohe ute ik siaah kaalee masheenagan beerree hoee see | is de laage de kaale chihare khalhate hoe san, jinhaan de hathaan vich sangeenaan ghutteean hoeean san|

aale duaale vekhadaa pareekhodake age vadhadaa giaa| nike nike taariaan dee chaadar akaash vich khilaree hoee see| dooron lagaataar kutiaan de bhauankan dee aavaaz aa rahee see| uh bhauankade bhauankade achaanak vichon chup kar jaande, jiaun dariaa dee garrhak sunan lag pe hon te ik ver fer poore taan naal bhauankan lag painde|

fike chitte makaan barre bhiaanak dis rahe san| vingeean ttedteean galeean vich anheraa hee anheraa dis rihaa see | je tuseen rataa gahu naal vekhade taan ih chhakarriaan deean paalaan san, jis vichon sute manakhaan de ghuraarriaan deean aavaazaan aa raheean san| idhar udhar bemuhaare sareer arringabarring pe hoe san| galee de vichakaar ik pipal daa rukh khalhataa hoeaa lagadaa see, par asal vich ih ik chhakarre daa bam age noo nikaliaa hoeaa see | ghorre maze maje jugaalee karee jaa rahe san te gaavaan, jiaun bhaare bhaare saah lai raheean hon|

alaikasee sigaratt dee loa vich sutiaan kolon bach bachaa ke age langh giaa| chaare paase chupachaan te shaantee varatee hoee see| par us noo injh bhaasadaa see,

jiaun kise gharree kujh ho jaavegaa| shaaeid us noo ik jaan do ver golee dee tthaah hon dee aavaaz sunaaee ditee see|

kauan

mitar|

kauan e bhaaee... teree shaamat aaee e|

do sangeenaan achhapaleean age noo nikal aaeean|

kanpanee kamaanddar | us aakhiaa te age vadhadaa fir haualee jihe boliaa|

top gaddee|

bilakul ttheek |

alaikasee chhakarriaa deean shakalaan de bhulekhe, moonh maarade ghorriaan, ddoonghee neend vich sute bandiaan, dariaa dee garrhak te kutiaan dee bhauankan deean aavaazaan vich baahaan lataan lataarradaa langhee giaa| kise kise chhakarre vichon jaagade sipaaheean deean galaan dee bhinak pai rahee see, jo aapaneean beeveean naal ghusar fusar karan lage hoe san|

nashee hoe pe ne fir, badazaat | lagadaa e kasaakaan deean botalaan ddaf ge ne | koee gal naheen, je mat ttikaane rakhan sakan taan ih kee gal hai ki kasaakaan ne haalaan tak saanoo vadtiaa naheen bevakoof | us noo laage hee kise chittee cheez daa bhulekhaa piaa.... ik nikee jihee jhugee... jaan shaaeid koee chitte kaparre daa ttottaa| haalaan vee uhanaan noo koee chir naheen hoeaa jo karanaa chaahun kar sakade ne | saadde kol kul das top gaddeean ne te har ik lee kul das gole, jad ki uhanaan kol kise cheez dee ghaatt naheen|

auh safaid cheez hilee julee|

ankaa toon en

toon raat kithe ghunm rihaa en

eik kaalaa ghorraa bhunje pe do bamaan vichakaar pe ghaah de dter vich moonh maaree jaa rihaa see... alaikasee kaagaz vich tamaakoo valhett ke ik sigaratt banaan lag piaa| ik chhakarre laage pee ik kurree aapanee nangee lat noo angootthe naal khurakan lagee hoee see | chhakarre hetthaan ik kanbal vichon ghuraarriaan dee aavaaj aa rahee see kurree daa piau gooharree neend sutaa hoeaa see|

kee aseen ithe bahut chir tthahiraange

naheen naheen, aseen ithon chhetee hee chaale paan vaale haan alaikasee sigaratt daa kash laandaa boliaa|

sigarett dee loa vich us de nak dee ghorree lishakee, tamaakoo naal dhuaankhe potte lishake, kurree deean akhaan lishakeean te lisk pee chittee kameez vichon us dee dhauan te gal vich pee manakiaan dee maalaa te fir jhatt anheraa ho giaa|

eis kurree naal viaah karanaa koee aauakhee kahaanee naheen hovegee| us sochiaa|

te hameshaa vaang ik suhanee jihee kurree daa moonh, ful dee ttahinee varagee dhauan, neeleean akhaan, neelee bhaah maaradee us dee faraak, hune hune sakool dasaveen karake nikalee hoee... us dee vahuttee naheen, sagon mangetar kurree jis noo uh kade miliaa naheen see, eiho jihee kurree jo kite naa kite zaroor hovegee, aus de khiaalaan deean akhaan saahamane jhil mil jhil mil karan lag pee|

je kasaakaan ne saadde ute hamalaa keetaa, taan main aapane aap ee chhaatee vich chhuraa maar lavaangee|

kurree ne aapane jhage vich hath paaeaa te ik maarree maarree lishakadee cheez us baahar kadt lee|

bahut tez hai... parakh ke vekh lai|

tee..lee.lee..|

raat dee chup chaan vich ik ajeeb jihee aavaaz dil deean tanaavaan noo khich maaradee langh gee | par kise bache dee aavaaj naheen ih; shaaeid kise uloo dee hove|

achhaa... mainoo chalanaa chaaheedaa hai, eithe vakat ajaaeen karan daa koee laabh naheen| par us de pair jiaun dharatee vich gadde ge hon; auh aapane aap noo us thaan ton hattaa naheen sakiaa| aapane aap noo uthon ttoran lee, auh kurree dee badakhoee karan lag piaa

niree gaoo e, pichhaleean ttangaan naal kan khurakan vaalee|

par fir vee uh uthon hil naa sakiaa; authe hee khalhataa sigaratt de kash laaundaa rihaa te ik ver fir anhere vichon us de nak dee ghorree te us deean ungalaan, kurree dee sunakhee dhauan thale dee vihalee thaan, manakiaan dee maalaa, kaseede vaalee kameez vichon us deean ubhareean masat chhaateean, sabh ugharr aae te jhatt magaron, fer pahilaan varagaa anheraa, dariaa daa shor te sute lokaan de ghuraarre

aus daa chiharaa us deean akhaan de nerre see| uhanaan akhaan dee chamak, jiaun us noo vinh rahee see te us noo injh lagadaa see, jiaun saare sareer vich sooeean chubh raheean hon| uhane uhadee koohanee aapane hath vich lai lee|

ankaa|

kurree noo us kolon tamaakoo te ik tagarre javaan sareer dee mahik aaee|

ankaa, aa aseen bageechee vich chalee te jhatt uthe baitth jaaeee|

aus ne aapane doven hath us dee chhaatee naal dabaa ke, zor daa jhattakaa maar ke us kolon aapane aap noo vakharaa kar liaa te uh dhakaa khaa ke kise deean lataan te baahaan lataarradaa pichhe jaa piaa| niree noor dee ddalee, achhopale chookade chhakarre vich jaa varree te fir hath ute hath maar ke zor dee hasee te chup chaan ho gee| vaddee bebe gurapeenaa ne sirahaane ton aapanaa sir upar chukiaa te chhakarre vich sidhee baitthee jr jor dee aapane aap noo khurakan lag pee|

oe raat de panchhee rab karadaa tainoo vee neend aaundee| kauan hai

bebe main vaan|

aah, alaikasee putar kee chaaheedaa e putar mainoo pataa naheen see ki toon en| putar saadde naal kee beetan vaalaa e zahir ghulan vaalaa e putar saadde piaaliaan vich, mainoo barree kauarree kauarree mahik aaun lag pee e| jad aseen tturan lage saan, eik bilee ag raah kattadee langh gee see| iddee vaddee bilee | bache den vaalee see| fir ik galahiree us de magare magare dauarree| rab saadde ute karam karo| baalashavik kee sochade ne, auh kee kar lainage saaddee saaree jaaeidaad jaandee rahee| jis vele mere maapiaan ne mere aadamee naal meraa viaah rachaaeaa, taan meree maan kahin lagee, eh lai samovaar is noo barre piaar naal aapane bachiaan lee rakhee te jadon toon naa rahengee, tere potiaan dohatiaan de ih kam aavegaa| main sochadee saan jad ankaa daa viaah hoeaa, aus noo de devaangee te hun aseen sabh kujh chhadd chhaddaa ke aa ge haan, sabh maal ddangar chhadd aae aseen| baalashavik kee sochade ne, auh kee karan joge ne soveeat taakat kee karan jaa rahee hai| pave sabh kujh khooh vich, meraa samovaar jaandaa rihaa| tin dinaan lee ttur jaau, aakhan lage te tinaan dinaan magaron, sabh kujh fir pahile varagaa ho jaavegaa te aj sat din hon lage ne, roohaan vaang saanoo bhattakadiaan| ih seveeat taakat kiho jihee hai, je saadde lee ih kar kujh naheen sakadee savaah taakat hai| kasaak bhootaan vaang utth khalhote ne meraa dil aapaniaan lee ro rihaa hai, okhareem lee... te us javaan gabharoo lee... kee naan see us daa... o... mere maalaka

vaddee bebe gorapeenaa aapane aap noo khurakadee rahee| us de dukh vich dariaa dee garrhak te raat dee khaamoshee ghuladee miladee rahee|

aah, bebe gile shikave karan daa kee faaeidaa| us naal teree kisamat

parat taan naheen pain lagee|

aus aapanee sigaratt laa lee te aapane hee vichaaraan vich gote khaan lag piaa kee uh aapanee kanpanee daa mukhee rahe jaan haiddakuaarattar de amale naal jaa rale | ihanaan haalataan vich uh neeleean akhaan te koonj jihee dhauan vaalee kurree noo kithe mil sakegaa| bebe enee sahije chup hon vaalee naheen| enee lamee zindagee daa tajrabaa parachhaaven vaang us de magare magar tturee aa rihaa see| turakee dee larraaee vich us de do putar maare ge san te hun do ne ithe varadeean paaeean hoeean san| us daa aadamee chhakarre hetthaan ghuraarre maar rihaa see te us dee galaadharr ankaa choohee vaang sutee pee see, par kee pataa sutee see jaan unjh hee pee hoee see| aah, zindagee kinee aauakhee beetee see es dee| sareer dee haddee haddee karrakee pee see... satth saal beet chuke san te kiven mihanat mushakat kar kar ke us de aadamee te putaraan de lak doohare ho ge san| uh jaananaa chaahundee see, enaa kujh keehade lee kasaakaan te uhanaan de jaranailaan te afasaraan lee...| ihanaan saaree zameen saanbh lee see te jiharre kasaak naheen san, kutiaan daa jeevan guzaar rahe san ghaah jindagee baladaan vaang akhaan ton ute gaddee, auhanaan mihanat keetee see| nit saver te shaam praarathanaa vele, aus zaar dee khair mangee see pahilaan aapane ttabar dee khair, fir zaar dee, fir bachiaan dee, te fir uhanaan pake nishache vaale eesaaeean dee| par asal vich uh zaar naheen see, eik bhooraa kutaa see, so us noo tthuddiaan naal durakaar ditaa giaa| aah, zindagee| us dee naarree naarree kanb utthee see| uh ddar gee see, jad us suniaa ki zaar noo kadt ditaa giaa hai te fir us sochiaa see, changaa hee hoeaa... uh ik kutaa see keval ik kutaa|

eis ghinauanee thaan ute makheean hee makheean bhinak raheean ne |

bebe ne aapaneean lataan baahaan akarraaeean te anhere vich ghooran lag pee | dariaa garrhak rihaa see| us hathaan naal aapanee chhaatee ute kaas daa chinh banaaeaa|

din charrhan hee vaalaa hai|

auh fir lamee pai gee, par neend us ton door jaa chukee see| bande daa beetiaa samaan hameshaa us de naal tturadaa rahindaa hai| es kol bachiaa naheen jaa sakadaa | ih enaa chup chupeetaa naal tturadaa rahindaa hai ki ih vee pataa naheen lagadaa ki hai vee jaan naheen, par hundaa zaroor hai|

baalashavikaan daa rab vich koee yakeen naheen| ho sakadaa e uhanaan noo sahee gal daa pataa lag giaa hove| uhanaan aaundiaan hee sabh kujh parhe chuk ke sutt

ditaa| afasar te zimeendaar sabh nas bhaj ge| us naal kasaakaan de lahoo garam ho ge| o maalak, baalashavikaan noo skatee de, bahishat vich uhanaan daa eemaan hai jaan naheen, eis dee paravaah naa kar| kujh vee hove, auh kiton baaharon taan naheen, saadde aapane hee lok ne| je kite uh pahilaan utthe hunde, eih laanatee jang hundee hee naa, te mere do putar aj jiaunde jaagade mere kol baitthe hunde| hun uh turakaan dee dharatee vich goorrhee neende sute pe ne| ih baalashavik aae kithon kujh aakhade ne ki uh maasako vich vadhe fule ne, kujh shaaeid jaramanee de dasade ne| jaraman zaar ne uhanaan noo paal pos ke roos bhej ditaa e| te uhanaan aaundiaan hee ik aavaaj naal naaharaa laa ditaa, zameen lokaan dee hai te lokaan noo aapane lee mihanat mushakat karanee chaaheedee hai, kasaakaan lee naheen | bande taan nek ne par meraa samevaar, mere kolon kiaun khus giaa...mere putar...balee...

bebe dee burr burr ruk gee te uh aoonghaan lain lag pee|

sooraj dee ttikee nikalan vaalee see|

zindagee rangaan naal bharee pee hai| tuseen sochade hovege ki ghugeean kook raheean san | par raat vele vaarr laage ik chhakarre hetthaan uhanaan noo koo.. koo.. karan dee kee lorr; nike moonh burr burreean kiaun chhaddade ne vaa vaa vaa te aoo vaa vaa vaa...| par kise vee sunan vaale noo ih changaa lagadaa| asal vich, eik maan dee vee, naal hee mitthee mitthee aavaaz aa rahee see

mere laal kiaun thorrhaa jihaa hor mere bache | toon dooje paase moonh kiaun kar liaa e vekho kiven moonh vichon maan daa ban baahar kadt ke, jeebh maar maar chalaakeean karan lagaa hoeaa e|

aus daa ene zor daa ik mitthaa haasaa nikal giaa, jiaun anhere noo pare sutt ke din nikal aaeaa hove| bhaaven uh disadee taan naheen see, par us de kaale bharavattiaan te us de nike nike kanaan vich lish lis karadeean chaandee deean vaaleean daa bhulekhaa taan lag hee sakadaa hai|

roj giaa en hai, mere bache auh taan guse lagadaa e | aapane nike nike hathaan naal us than noo pare sutt ditaa e te kine naazak naajk us de nahun ne| mainoo ik ik gulaabee ungal noo chunm lain dio tukat..k. tak aah, kineean vaddeean dandeean kadt rihaa e moonh vichon zaroor ih koee vaddaa aadamee banegaa| burr burreean te popale moonh vaalee maan budtee ho jaaegee te us daa putar aakhegaa, beh jaa amaan, tainoo seeraa banaa dende aan| satopan, o sataipan, toon batheraa sau liaa e| jaag, teraa putar chaangharaan maar rihaa e|

naa kar| jaan de| mainoo naa chherr... |

sataipan, jaag pau hun| vekh munddaa kalolaan piaa karadaa e toon vee dtilarr bandaa hee en main lagee haan mundde noo tere naal paan| maan sadake khich ihadaa nak, hontth ute dandee vadt soo | haan, einjh| tere pio ne, tere kheddan lee, haalaan daaharree naheen ugaaee, so haalaan us de hetth farr ke khich|

te ik sute sute aadamee dee aavaaz, kherre te musakaraahattaan bharee, anhere vich aaun lag pee

hee shaavaan se... pai jaa mere naal| saadde kol teeveean naal kheddaan karan daa bhalaa vakat kithe, aseen de sochaan vaale bande haan| ikatthe jang ute jaavaange; fir aapanee zimeen vaarree vaahaan gaahaange| hat teree dee eh kee keetaa ee ddaiddee noo ddoban lagaa en

kheevee hoee maan edde zor dee hasee, jiaun gidhe vich pair nach pe hon| pareekhod bach bach ke pair dharadaa manakhee lataan, chhakarriaan de bamaan, ghorriaan de pattiaan te thailiaan uton langhadaa giaa| kade kade jis vele uh sigaratt ute kash maaradaa, jhatt daa jhatt sabh kujh lishak jaandaa |

chaare paase chupachaan varatee hoee see| anheraa hee anheraa failiaa hoeaa see| vaarr laage chhakarre hetthaan lamaan piaa nikaa jihaa parivaar vee hun chup ho giaa see| kute khaamosh ho ge san | dariaa vee jiaun hun garrhak naheen, sagon rumakan lag piaa hove| neend ne sabh noo maat kar ditaa see te hazaaraan savaasaan ute es vele raaj kar rahee see|

pareekhodo use tarhaan gerre maaree jaa rihaa see| hun goleean dee tthaah tthoo ton uh avesalaa see| us deean akhaan bhaareean hoeean hoeean san| door pariaun akaash chhonhade pahaarr disan lag pe san|

hamalaa akasar din charrhan vele hee hundaa hai...|

auh pichhe paratiaa, kozookh noo reeporatt ditee te fir ik chhakarre vich pai giaa| chhakarraa cheen cheen kar ke hilan lag piaa| uh kujh sochanaa chaahundaa see kis baare us noo sochan daa khiaal aaeaa see aus pal ku aapaneean akhaan meetteean te jhatt neend ne us noo aapane modtiaan ute chuk liaa|

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lohe naal lohaa vajan dee chhanakaar.... chhanak.... chhanak .....cheekhaan dee haa

haa kaar....|

kee ho rihaa hai gal kee hai saavadhaan|

akaash vich liskaaraa jihaa kihaa hai ag dee bhaah see jaan sooraj charrh rihaa see

pahilee kanpanee... dorran lee tiaar... maarach

laalee dee bhaah maarade akaash vich, kaale badalaan vich, dtanddar kaan chakar khaan lag pe|

saver de ghus muse vich ghorre chhakarre tiaar keete jaan lag pe... patte galaaven paae jaan lage|

reefiaoojee te asalhe hathiaaraan deean gaddeean de bande ik dooje naal khahibarran lag pe|

boon... bam... bam |

chhakarriaan noo jaan daa kam kaahalee kaahalee ho rihaa see.. dhure ik dooje naal ttakaraa rahe san, ghorriaan noo chaabakaan maareean jaa raheean san, kaafalaa vaaho daahee vich ravaanaa ho chukaa see, pahee pul uton chakaree vaang uddade ghunmee jaa rahe san; kee ver chhakarre ik dooje vich fas jaande te agon raah ruk jaandaa|

ratt.. ratt.. ttatt...ttatt...ttatt...boon..bam... bama

ghugeean dee ddaar choge dee bhaal vich uddadee langh gee| teeveenaan vich haahaakaar mach gee|

ratt... ttatt... ttatt... ttaa..

topochee barree furatee naal topaan beerran lag pe| ik bhaingaa jihaa sipaahee niree nikar paaee de rafalaan dhoohadaa cheekhee jaae|

meree kanpanee kidhar gee, meree kanpanee kidhar gee

eik teeveen khulhe vaal, shudaaeean vaang cheekhaan maaradee us de pichhe pichhe bhajee jaae

vaasila vaasil o vaasila

ratt.. ttatt... ttatt... ttatt... bam....|

kam pooree tarhaan shuroo ho chukaa see | pindd de baaharavaar jhauanparreean te rukhaan uton dhoonen de mohale akaas val uddade jaa rahe san | maaladdangar thaan baan karan lagaa hoeaa see|

kee raat beet chukee see jhatt pahilaan, ghupaanhere vich hazaaraan bande garr garr karade dariaa te akaash chhonhade pahaarraan ton kujh duredde ghuraarre maar rahe san| par

hun sabh kujh gulaabee gulaabee ho giaa see | par chhakarriaan dee te bandookaan rafalaan dee ratt ... ttatt...ttatt vich kise cheez dee koee mehatataa naheen see rahee| ik sahim chaare paase chhaaeaa hoeaa see | hun taan sagon bandookaan raflaan dee ratt ttatt ttatt vee goliaan dee dhaah dhaah dhaah age fikee pee hoee see|

kozookh ik jhugee age baitthaa hoeaa see | us daa peelaa chiharaa bilakul shaant piaa hoeaa see, jiaun uh kise satteshan ute gaddee aaun saar musaafaraan vich machee maaromaaree noo vekh rihaa hove te jo gaddee de sattesn ton parhe hundiaan hee, bilakul shaant ho jaanee see| pal pal dee khabar lai ke us de bande dauarrade, jaan jhangaan sittade ghorriaan ute savaar, aa ke das rahe san | us daa aiddajoottaintt te aradalee us kol khalote hukam dee uddeek kar rahe san|

sooraj de uchaa hundiaan hee topaan te goliaan dee maaro maar hor tez ho gee| saareean riporattaan daa us kol ik javaab see

koee golee zaaeaa naa karo| us vele chalaao, jis vele binaan chalaae guzaaraa naa hundaa hove | dushaman noo agere hon dio| us de agere hundiaan hee, eik dam charrh jaao| kise haal vee us noo vaarreeanbageechiaan vich naa varran dio| pahilee rajamaintt vichon de dasate lai ke pauan chakeean ute murr kabazaa kar lo| masheen ganaan beerr dio|

bahuteean riporattaan barreean khataranaak san | par us daa peelaa chiharaa bilakul shaant hee rihaa, sivaae is de ki jabarre de hetthaan chilake maas deean ragaan taneean geean| andaron us noo ik kherre bharee aavaaz aakhadee sunee jaa rahee see, shaabaas mere bachio.. saabaas saaeid, ghanttaa jaan is ton vee pahilaan hee, kasaak ghere torr ke age aa jaanage te aapaneean talavaaraan naal uhanaan de ttotte karan lag painage| haan, eih ho sakadaa e, par us ih vee vekhiaa ki kalh teek je bemuhaare sharaabee hoe, geet gaaunde idhar udhar bhajee fir rahe san, aj ik jutt ho ke mukaabalaa kar rahe san| kinee furatee naal us de kamaanddar us kolon hukam lai ke bareekee te furatee naal kaaraj torr chaarrh rahe san, auhee kamaanddar, jo kalh raat ik mutth ho ke us noo nafarat dee nazar naal vekh rahe san|

eik sipaahee noo, jis noo kasaakaan pahile grafataar kar liaa see te fir chhadd ditaa see, aus kol liaandaa giaa | sipaahee de kan, nak, jeebh, te ungalaan katt diteean geean san te us dee chhaatee ute lahoo vich likhiaa hoeaa see

vekh lo, eik ik baalashavik kute dee aseen ihee gat karaange|

bilakul ttheek hai bachio| kojookh dee andaralee aavaaz jiaun us noo

aakh rahee see|

kasaakaan ne barraa zoradaar hamalaa keetaa|

fir ik harakaare ne saaho saah hunde ne aa ke pichhe dee riporatt ditee

pul ute larraaee ho rahee hai| saamaan vaalee gaddee te reefoojee larr mar rahe ne|

kozookh daa saanvalaa chiharaa ninboo vaang peelaa pai giaa| uh jhatt uthe pahunchiaa| bhagadarr machee vekhee | paagalaan vaang lok pul de laage kulhaarreean naal ik dooje de chhakarriaan de pahee ttukee vadtee jaa rahe san | jo jis de hath vich see, baans, kulhaarree, ddaang chukee ik dooje daa sir paarree jaa rihaa see| bhootaan dee jiaun larraaee ho rahee hove te cheekhaan vaj raheean hon| teeveean marad sir de khulhe vaal, eik dooje naal guthamagathaa hoe pe san| chhakarre chhakarriaan vich fase pe san te ghorriaan deean ttangaan ik dooje vich faseean peean san| bache budte cheekhee jaa rahe san| naa age sarakan noo thaan see, naa pichhe hon noo te bageechiaan de pichhavaarriaun ratt.. ttatt.. ttatt... dee lagaataar aavaaz aaee jaa rahee see|

hatte hatto.. jookh dee faualaadee aavaaz karrakee | par us noo aapanee aavaaj vee naa sunee| us sabh ton laagale ghorre de kan ute golee maaree | saare kirasaan sotte chukee vahisheean vaang us val kud pe|

tere haraamee dee aisee taisee, toon saadde ghorriaan noo golee maaregaa.. hain| farr lo ehanoo... laah dio sir|

kozookh, aus daa aiddajoottaintt te do sipaahee dariaa val pichhe hatt ge ... te ddaangaan sotte chukee bheerr us noo dhake maaradee gee|

eik masheenagan liaao | us bhaaree aavaaz vich aakhiaa|

aus daa sahaaeik machhee vaang gaddiaan te ghorriaan hetthon tilhakadaa, nikal giaa | jhatt patt ik masheenagan te sipaaheean dee palattan dauarradee uthe pahunch gee|

kirasaan bhootare saanhaan vaang bekan lag pe|

jaan naa denaa ik noo vee | uh cheekhe te baansaan sottiaan naal, sipaaheean de hathaan vich chukeean rafalaan ute ttutt pe| sipaahee, jo aapane lokaanpiauaan, maavaan te beeveenaan ute kise haal vee golee naheen san chalaa sakade, rafalaan puttheean karake battaan naal maaran lag pe|

kozookh bilee dee furatee naal chhaal maar ke age vadh giaa te masheenagan noo hath paandiaan hee bheerr ute kee rauandaan dee us vaachharr sitt ditee | galeean vinhadeean langh geean te mauat de khauaf ne kirasaanaan de loona kharrhe kar dite|

auh pichhe hatt ge te bageecheean de pichhon lagaataar raatt... ratt... ratt golee chalan dee aavaaz aaundee rahee|

kojookh ne masheenagan ton hath chuke te uchee aavaaz naal kirasaanaan ute laanhataan paan lag piaa| akheer uh us de adhikaar age jhuk ge| pul ute kee chhakarriaan de pahee ik dooje vich fase pe san | uh hukam ditaa ki ihanaan noo dariaa vich dhak dio| us daa hukam man liaa giaa| pul saaf kar ditaa giaa| pul de laage us sipaaheean dee ik palattan kharrhee kar ditee te us de sahaaeik barre tareeke naal, chhakarriaan noo ik ik karake langhaan lag pe|

tin tin deean kataaraan vich, chhakarre te uhanaan de pichhe banheean sir maaradeean gaanvaan te sooraan daa ijarr pul de fattiaan uton kharr kharr karadaa langhan lag piaa| kee thaavaan uton fatte ukharr ge te ih saaree afarraadafarree dariaa deean sukaattaan vich guaach gee|

pul upar te dariaa ton pare saamaan naal lade chhakarre aapane pichhe dhoon mittee ghatte de gubaar uddaande, bhajee jaa rahe san| chauaraahe, sarrakaan te galeean haualee haualee sabh sakhaneean ho geean te injh lagadaa see ki bhariaa pooriaa pindd palaan vich ujarr giaa hove|

kasaakaan ne, dariaa de duaale agaan sittade bandookaan de ghere vich, saaraa pindd val liaa| haualee haualee uh pindd deean bageecheean te pul uton langhade, saamaan naal lade chhakarriaan ute aapanaa gheraa tang karade ge | sipaahee aapane pindd de kakhaan lee vee, maavaanpioaan, teeveenaan te bachiaan dee rakhavaalee karade larrade rahe| uh barre sarafe naal golee chalaa rahe san te koee chharhaa binaan kise kasaak, jaan us de bache dee loth bhunje sitte ajaaeen naheen san jaan dinde|

kasaak vahisheean vaang, rukhaan, vaarraan te jhaarreean vichon nikal nikal ke bageecheean val vadh rahe san|

doven dhiraan ik dooje kolon, kujh kadamaan dee vith ute aparr chukeean san| sipaaheean ne aapane kaaratoos bachaa ke rakhan hit golee chalaanee rok ditee| uh ohalaa kar ke kasaakaan noo vekhan lag pe te kasaak, eihanaan noo| kasaakaan valon havaa vich vodake dee bo taradee aa ke ihanaan deean naasaan naal chhonhadee langh rahee see|

kute nashee hoe pe ne kaas ki kujh saadde adde charrh jaande |

achaanak, kasaakaan valon chaanbhal te tthatthe bhareean aavaazaan idhar pujeean

vekh oe saaliaa, aauah khomakaa khalhataa hoeaa ee|

ese tarhaan deean galaan dee bhinak idhar pahunch rahee see|

eik rukh pichh, binaan saavadhaanee varato, hairaanee vich akhaan ttaddee ik kasaak age nikal aaeaa| hoobahoo use varagaa, sipaaheean dee kataar vichon vee ik age noo ho tturiaa|

oe, eih toon en vaankaa sipaahee kookiaa|

auh doven ik pindd te galee de san| duhaan deean jhugeean, baint de jhaarraan hetth kol kol hee san| saver saar jad charaand vich gaavaan noo lai ke jaande, taan vaarr laage khalh ke uhanaan deean maavaan, kinaa kinaa chir galeen lageean rahindeean| haalaan kalh dee gal see, auh nike nike hunde san | hath vich sotteean te kunddeean farree pindd de baahar chhaparr vich machheean farran jaande san te kinaa kinaa chir doven chhaalaan maar maar ke nahaaunde rahinde san| kurreean naal ral ke yookareneean de geet gaaunde rahinde san| fir uh fauaj vich bharatee ho ge san te varhade goliaan hetth ikatthe turakaan naal larre san|

te aj...

auhanaan vichon ik cheekhiaa

oe uthe kee karan ddehiaa en, sooraa khote de putaa, baalashavikaan ddaakooaan vich kaahanoo jaa raliaa en

main ddaakoo vaan, hain naa, kameeniaa teraa pio sarrhaandaan chhaddadaa ik kulak hundaa see| jiaundiaan dee khal laahun vaalaa, te toon us ton vadh, lahoo peenee jok |

main jok vaan, hain naa, te toon|

aapanee rafal bhunje sutt ke, auh kud ke age vadhiaa te khamakaa de nak ute vatt ke mukaa kadt maariaa| khomakaa ne guse vich aapanee baanh ulaaree te vaankaa dee ik akh vich tun ditee|

hait... kutee daa puta lai ho agaanh|

hun roh bhare, eik dooje de vatt kadtan lag pe|

chaangharaan maarade kasaak, vahisheean vaang akhaan kadtee, vodakaa dee b khalaarade kud kud age pain lag pe| sipaaheean noo vee jiaun mushak charrh gee| uhanaan ne vee rafalaan ik paase dhareean te doven dhiraan iaun mukamakaa honaa lag peean, jiaun golaabarood kise vekhiaa hee naa hove|

koee larraaee varagee larraaee see iha suje moonh, fise hoe nak, audde hoe buthaarre| mukiaan dee maar ne jabaarre, haddeean sabh bhan ke rakh chhadde san| gaalhaan te laanhataan dee buchhaarr ne sangh khushak kar chhadde san jinhaanbhootaan dee bheerr dee bheerr, dand kareer kareech ik dooje naal guthamagathaa hoee pee see|

kasaakaan te sipaaheean de kamaanddar ik dooje noo chhuddaan lee idhar udhar gaalhaan kadtade bhajee fir rahe san| afasaraan de hathaan vich bhaaven raflaan farreean hoeean san, par uh aapane jaan bigaane, kise noo vee golee naheen san maaranaa chaahunde | vedakaa dee bo naal havaa bhaaree hoee hoee see|

nashee kute kameene oe vodakaa naheen kujh hor pee ke aau

jaangalee soor kirasaan | oe tuhaadde lee vodakaa ee batheree e| kasaak sipaaheean dee maanbhain punade, kud kud pai rahe san|

auh ik dooje ute ilaan vaang jhapatt rahe san| muke maar maar, auhanaan ik dooje de chihare bad shakale kar dite| ik dooje lee uhanaan de dilaan vich nafarat dee ag enee bharrakee hoee see ki tthanddaa karanaa, asalon asanbhav see| uh ik dooje deean botteean karake kutiaan age paan noo, roh vich paagal ho rahe san | gaalhaan gandagee dee buchhaarr vich, tthalhe dee be ralee hoee see|

jangalee bileean vaang guraande, auh ghanttiaan badhee ik dooje daa moonh sir valoondharade rahe te uhanaan noo ih vee surat naa rahee ki kis vele raat pai gee|

larr larr behaal hoe do sipaaheean ne jhatt ku lee aapane muke roke te aapane virodhee de chihare val vekhan lag pe|

opaanas toon en toon kiharree galon mainoo maaran lagaa hoeaa en

rab dee sahun meekalokaa, main samajhiaa toon kasaak en | paagalaa toon meraa huleea vigaarr chhaddiaa e|

lahoo luhaan chihare lai ke uh doven aapane aapane paase ttur ge te aapaneean rafalaan labhan lag pe|

auhanaan de nerre hee do kasaak gaalhaan kadtade te burr burr karade, bhootaan vaang larre san| fir uh doven sipaaheean dee pitth ute charrh baitthe| kade uh ghorree banaa lain te kade uh

eih kee oe, mere ute iaun savaar en, jiaun main ik khasee gharraa hovaan

mainoo naheen see pataa garaasakaa ki toon en| toon pahilon dasiaa kiaun naheen| jis tarhaan toon gaalhaan kadt rihaa sain, main samajhiaa koee sipaahee hovegaa|

auh vee aapane chihare poonjhade kasaakaan vaale paase ttur ge| akheer gaalhaan band hoeean te fir garrhakade dariaa dee aavaaz te pul de ukharre takhtiaan vichon upar dauarrade chhakarriaan dee kharr kharr deean aavaajaan sunan lag peean| upar aakaash vich, kaale badalaan vich, laalee ghulee pee disadee see | sipaahee aapaneean laaeenaan vich bageechiaan de naal naal lame pai ge te bahaar sattaipee vich, kasaak

laaeenaan daa gheraa see | sabh aapane fattaan ute malaham patteean karan vich jutte hoe san te chaare paase khaamoshee chhaaee hoee see|

pul ute use tarhaan aavaajaaee lagee see te hetthaan dariaa use tarhaan sookadaa vagadaa rihaa| din charrhan ton pahilaan pahilaan pindd khaalee ho chukaa see | jis vele aakharee dasate langh ge, pul noo laattaan de havaale kar ditaa giaa| sipaaheean de uthon kooch kar jaan magaron, pindd valon masheenaganaan te rafalaan vichon goleean varhaneean suroo ho geean|

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pindd deean galeean vichon kasaak piaadaa fauaj, lameean kameezaan upar sarakesheean tang pettee vaale kott paaee, jhoonmadee te gaaundee langh rahee see | uhanaan deean bhedd dee khal deean siaah buradaar ttopeean ute chitte fumhan jhool rahe san| uhanaan de ajeeb chihare san kise dee akh hetthaan thaan laal te sujee hoee see| us de guaandtee daa nak rataa laal te pilapilaa see | kise hor deean galhaan funddeean hoeean te suje bulh san| ik vee shakal ajihee naheen see, jo saaf jaan binaan kise jhareett de hove|

par fer vee uh khushee vich jhoomade te pairaan naal mittee ghattaa uddaande te gaaunde tturee jaa rahe san|

aakhade san een naheen manaange

te utth khalhate uh bagaavat vich...|

auhanaan dee gahiree kharrakaveen aavaaz pindd vichon hundee bageecheean te bageechiaan ton parhe, saaree sattaipee vich goonjadee langh rahee see| uhanaan dee maandharatee khohee gee see...|

kasaak teeveenaan dauarr dauarr ke uhanaan noo mil raheean san te vichon aapane bandiaan de chihare pachhaan pachhaan eneean baureean hoeean peean san ki geet viche garroond ho ke reh giaa see| koee koee maan aapane chitte vaalaan noo dohaan hathaan naal khonhadee idhar udhar ddig paindee| tagarre hath kalaave bhar ke ihanaan noo chukee jhugeean vich lai ge|

te utth khalhate uh bagaavat vich... |

kasaak bache, jhunddaan de jhundd, khabare kithon nikal ke dauarrade uthe aa pahunche| kise noo vee keean dinaan ton uhanaan dee koee khabar soorat naheen see| uh raualaa paan

lag pe

ddaiddee ddaiddee |

ankal mikolaa ankal mikolaa |

laal fauaj saadde vachhe ddakaar gee|

main aapanee chhottee bandook naal ik sipaahee dee akh uddaa ditee| uh sharaab vich masat saaddee vaarree vich sutaa piaa see|

dooje reefoojee jo kalh vaaliaan naalon vakhare san te vasaneekeean noo change lagade san, pindd deean sarrakaan te galeean vich ghunman lag pe | saare viharriaan vich, chulhiaan ute peean degacheean vichon dhoonaan nikal rihaa see | kasaak teeveean kol karan lee bahut kam see| sattaipee vich chhupeean lukeean gaavaan, baahar hik liaandeean geean| kukarr kukarreean viharriaan vich idhar udhar khanbh maaran lag pe| bhunan te rinhan pakaan daa kam zoraan ute hon lag piaa|

dariaa de kandte ute barre zoraan shoraan naal kam ho rihaa see| kulhaarreean naal davaa dav katt vadt ho rahee see| hathauarre ene jor jor dee chalaae jaa rahe san ki dariaa dee aavaaj is tthaahatthaah vich madham pai chukee see te pathar deean chiparaan idhar udhar udd ke vaj raheean san| sarre pul dee thaaeen navaan pul banaaeaa jaa rihaa see, jis uton langh ke dushaman daa pichhaa keetaa jaanaa see|

pindd vich vee koee avesalaa naheen see| naveean kasaak ttoleean sangatthat keeteean jaa raheean san| afasar hathaan vich kaapeean farree idhar udhar ghunm fir rahe san | kalarak galeean vich kuraseean mez ddaah ke baitthe lisattaan banaaun vich te naan bolan vich rujhe hoe san|

kasaak, aapane modtiaan ute chamakadaar feeteean laaee kolon langhade afasaraan noo, barre dhiaan naal vekh rahe san| bahutaa chir naheen hoeaa masaan chhe sat maheene pahilaan gal hee hor see| manddee vich, galeean vich te sarrakaan ute, afasaraan deean vadteean ttukeean laashaan disadeean san te varadeean ute koee veetee naheen see rahin ditee gee| jiharre baahar dtaabiaan dtaariaan vich jaa chhupe san, auhanaan noo galon farrh ke morr liaandaa giaa see te liaa ke, rukhaan naal putthaa ttang ditaa giaa see| kaan te girajhaan dee uh khuraak ban ge san|

eih kahaanee saal bhar dee hai, jad saare roos vich turakee de morache tak, bhaanbarr bal utthe san| te aaranbh kis keetaa see

aj koee naheen see das sakadaa| naa naan, naa pataa, khabare kithon achaanak

baalashavik aa pahunche te iaun lagaa see, jiaun lokaan deean akhaan ag chaladee chaladee filam kise hattaa ke parhe kar chhaddee hove| uhanaan uh kujh palaan vich vekh liaa, jo sadeean bhar uh naheen san vekh sake, par us baare uhanaan noo jaanakaaree zaroor see jaranail afasar, jaj, mukhee fauaj de uche ahudiaan vaale afasar, te naa kaabile baradaashat, tabaahee machaan vaalee fauaj| harek kasaak noo, aapane kharach te vaseele ute, aapane putaraan noo fauajee sevaa lee tiaar karanaa see| aapane tin jaan chaar putaraan lee ik gharraa, kaatthee, rafal te hor saaz saamaan khareedan vich uh barabaad ho jaandaa see| kirasaanaan vaasate gal is de bilakul ulatt see| uh jang vich sakhane hatheen ge san te lorr dee har shaia pairaan ton sir tak, auhanaan noo uthon ditee gee| beshumaar kasaak haualee haualee gareeb ho ge san te uhanaan dee rahinee bahinee vich antar aa giaa see| khaande peende gharaan de kasaak aapanee skatee te prabhaav sadakaa uparale ddandde ute jaa baitthe san te baakee haualee haualee hetthale padhar ute jaa pahunche san|

nikaa jihaa sooraj door door tak aapanee tapash te garamee naal saarree fookee jaa rihaa see|

saaddee dharatee varagee koee hor dharatee suhanee naheen, lok aakhade ne|

petale samundar dee sateh ute maarree maarree lishak jihee pai rahee hai| nikeean nikeean hareean lahiraan kandte dee rot noo chhoh raheean han| samundar machheean naal bhariaa piaa hai|

eis ton pare ik hor samundar hai jis dee ddoonghaaee te chauarraaee daa koee ttikaanaa naheen te jis vich neelaa aakaash, sheese vich dtaliaa jaapadaa hai| is vichon enee tez liskaaraa paindaa hai ki akhaan mundeean jaandeean ne | door disahade ute dhoonen deean lakeeraan vaaheean disadeean hana dhoonaan jo uhanaan satteemaraan vichon nikaladaa hai, jo rupe naal bhare aaunde han te kanak naal bhare chale jaande han|

saahil de naal naal suramee pahaarraan dee kandh jihee usaree pee hai te upar jamee chittee barav vich laalee bhaah maar rahee hai|

door door tak faile pahaarraan de jangal, khaddaan ate ghaatteean, pabeean te pahaarreean, jangalee jaanavaraan, parindiaan te darindiaan ate ajihe jeevaan naal bhareean peean han, jo kite hor naheen labhe jaa sakade|

eihanaan pahaarraan de dtiddaan vichon chaandee, taanbaa, jisat, sikaa, sheesaa, paaraa te seemintt nikaladaa e | har prakaar deean dolataan chhupeean peean han| tel iaun futt ke nikaladaa e, jiaun dharatee vichon kaalaa lahoo nikal rihaa hove | nadeean vich

tel iaun vagadaa e, jiaun ik barree lamee lishakadee chaadar rurrhadee jaa rahee hove te door door tak is dee mahik naasaan naal khahindee jaandee hai|

eis varagee hor kiharree dharatee hovegee

pahaarraan te samundar de saahamane, khabare kithon kithon tak, sattaipeean daa failaa hai|

naa sone vaang lishakadeean kanakaan daa andaaz hai te naa saaveean kachooch lahiraandeean kheteean daa sumaar te daladalaan vich baansaan deean jhaarreean masatee vich jhoom jhoonm koee geet chhonhadeean jaapadeean ne | door door tak faile, hare bageechiaan vich, pinddaan de pindd, dtakaan, faaram ubhare nazar pe aaunde ne| uche uche pipalaan deean tteeseean akaash naal jaa chhoheean ne te kabarasataanaan de ttibiaan ute pauan chakee de pakhe lameean lameean baahaan failaaee ghunmee jaa rahe ne | sattaipee vich bheddaan de ijarr, eik de pichhe ik jurre, tturee jaande ne, par lagade injh ne jiaun khalhate hoe hon ik thaan upar uhanaan de makheean bhinak raheean hundeean ne|

raje puje pashoo, godde godde paanee vich, sattaipee deean jheelaan vich khalhate aapane parachhaaviaan noo vekh vekh moonh maaree jaande ne | joohaan vich ghorriaan de vag ik dooje de pichhe pichhe ayaal uchhaalade dauarree jaande ne|

te sabhanaan de upar pai rahee hundee e, jaan khaau ddaadtee tez dhup|

ghorriaan de siraan upar kakhakaaniaan de ttope jihe pe hunde han, naheen taan chhakarre khichade looa naal hee sarrak kandte dter ho jaan| jiharre bande nange sir sarrakaan ute tturade ne, auhanaan noo loa maar jaandee e te sarrak ute hee, auhanaan de jhulase chihariaan vich akhaan ttaddeean reh jaandeean ne |

sataan sataan, atthaan atthaan ghorriaan vaale halaan de vaale mittee noo iaun putt ke siaarr kadtee jaandee ne jiaun mittee naheen kaalaa makhan hove | enee suhanee disadee e ki mittee bandaa chuk ke bhaaven ik dtole noo chak maar lave | faale bhaaven jinaa marazee jmeen vich lahinde jaan, par khushak mittee kite naheen ubharadee, auh sadaa kuaaree kaalee mittee noo hee puttade tturee jaande ne jo kite hor naheen hundee| is dee upajaaoo shakatee deean kiaa galaan| koee eaanaa baal vee thorrhee jihee thaan putt ke vich koee jarrh ttang deve, taan vee boottaa pungar pavegaa te vadhadaa vadhadaa ik din uh bhare poore ttaahanaan vaalaa rukh ban jaavegaa| is mittee vichon uge angooraan, haduaaniaan, anzeeraan, khuramaaneean, ttamaattaraan daa kite mukaabalaa naheen uhanaan jine vadde vadde kite hor naheen vekhan vich aaunde|

pahaarraan de sikharaan ute badal ghunman ghereean paande ne, sattaipeean ute

lamakade firade ne te fir ene dhamaake naal vadhan lag painde ne ki kaalee mittee moonh kholhee ddeekaan laa laa saaraa paanee pee jaandee e; te sooraj, ain daane de bohal laa ke rakh dendaa e|

saaddee dharatee son sunahiree

te iho jihe suhane desh de maalak kauan ne

keeaooban kasaak is jaaduee dharatee de maalak ne| te aapane jine hee uhanaan kol kaame ne, kaame jo uhanaan vaang hee yookareneean geet gaaunde ne te use desee bolee vich galabaat karade ne|

eih doven sake bharaa ne doven piaare yookaren ton aa ke vase ne|

kasaak aapanee marazee naal naheen san aae| malikaa kaithereen ne aj ton ddedt sau varhaa pahilaan ihanaan noo kadt ditaa see| us ne kasaakaan de sutantar raaj, zaaporajee noo khatam kar ditaa te uhanaan noo ih thaan de ditee, jo us vele ik bhiaanak ilaakaa see| us de is tohafe ne kasaakaan noo kurritan te gam de dite| vichaare aapane piaare yookaren lee tarasade reh ge| ihanaan buseean daladalaan vichon peelaa bukhaar utthiaa, jis naa koee budtaa chhaddiaa te naa javaan| sarakesheeanaan ne ihanaan bedile, naven naven aaeaan daa tez chhariaan te pake nishaane deean goleean naal savaagat keetaa| raat din nepeear de kandte, aapanee janamabhoomee noo chete kar karake kasaak lahoo de hanjhoo kerade, peele bukhaar daa sarakesheeanaan daa te bedarad door door tak failee samiaan dee budtee rakarr dharatee daa, jis noo manakh de hathaan ne aj tak naheen see chhohiaa, binaan hal panjaalee te kise hor vaseele de, mukaabalaa karade rahe|

te hun huna

eiho jihee suhanee dharatee hor kithe hai|

te fir khazaaniaan naal bharee is dharatee val keean de hath vadhan lee farrakan lag pe| tangahaalee de sataae gareeb gurabe te nange, aapane baal bachiaan te paattaa puraanaa vasebaa lai ke khaarakov, polataavaa, ekaattaraneeosalaav te keev zilhiaan ton aa ke kasaakaan deean basateean vich, eidhar udhar fail ge te bhukhe bherreean vaang iho jihee rajee pujee dharatee noo vekh ke aapane dand khobhan lag pe|

chashame bad door| ih dharatee tuhaadde lee naheen|

eihanaan aavaaseean noo videshee aakh ke, kasaakaan ne bhaarraa mazoor laa liaa| kasaakaan ne har sanbhav tareeke naal, eihanaan ute barre zulam keete| ihanaan de bachiaan noo kasaak sakoolaan vich daakhal naa hon ditaa| jmeenaan, jhugeean, vaarre vaarreean lee ihanaan kolon bahut paise vasool keete te saaree baraadaree de kharache daa bhaar

eihanaan de modtiaan ute sutt ditaa| ghrinaa bhare ihanaan noo dozakhee roohaan, shaitaan dee aaualaada te naapaak dabarrooghusarroo aakhiaa|

aapane iraade de pake, beghar, bezameen ih videshee har tarhaan de silap te dasatakaaree vich jeea jaan naal jutt pe | uh jugatee vaale lok san| uhanaan noo giaan te sabhiataa dee barree bhukh see | sakoolaan vich vadh ton vadh parrhane pai ge te kasaakaan noo kulaka te lahoo peene aakh ke, aise noo taisaa kar ke ttakare| ik dooje pratee uhanaan de dilaan vich aakharaan dee nafarat see, jo zaarashaahee de afasaraan, jaranailaan te zimeendaaraan ne khoob baal ke sekee|

enee suhanee dharatee te chaare paase eerakhaa, nafarat te kameenagee dee baladee aga

par ih vee gal naheen ki saare hee kasaak, jaan saare hee videshee, eik dooje val dushamanee rakhade san| uh videsee, jinhaan aapanee mihanat, budhee te eemaanadaaree naal, din raat hadd godde bhanh ke kam keetaa, auh ameer kasaakaan dee nazar vich aadarayog gine jaan lage| uhanaan ttheke ute kasaakaan kol jmeenaan te kaarakhaane lai le| gareeb videsheean vichon kee bande uhanaan de kamaan kaaraan vich naal san| bainkaan vich uhanaan de khaate san te anaaj daa vanaj vapaar karan lag pe san|

dtoddar kaan ik dooje dee akh vich chunjhaan naheen maarade|

gheredaar lame sarakesheean kott paaee kasaak, siraan ute buradaar ttopeean shaan naal rakhee, pindd deean galeean vich ghorriaan de sunmaan naal maarach de maheene daa chikarr gaaraa uddaande langh ge| uh zor jor dee seetteean maarade te rut bahaar de neele akaash vich goleean chalaande jaa rahe san | koee chhuttee daa din see girajiaan vichon ghanttiaan dee aavaaz pinddaan te faaramaan vich goonjaan paa rahee see | saaree aabaadee kasaak te videshee dohaan ne, chhuttee de din vaale basatar paae hoe san| saareean kurreean chirreean, budte, javaan, dand borreean te jhurarreean bhareean teeveean sabh khusheean vich galeean vich vich jhoom rahe san|

eesattar daa tiauhaar see naheen, lokeen giraje vich langar naheen san khaa rahe| ih ik manakhee tiauhaar see, jo sadeean pichhon aj vekhan vich aa rihaa see| shaaeid jadon dee sansaar utapatee hoee hove, pahilee ver, aj ih shubh gharree aaee hove|

jang muradaabaad|

kasaak ik dooje de gale mil rahe san| uh videsheean noo

galavakarreean paa rahe san| videshee kasaakaan noo jafeean paa rahe san| aj koee vee naa kasaak see te naa videsee sabh shiree san| hun naa koee kulaka see; naa shaitaan dee aaualaad | sabh shiree san|

jang muradaabaad|

faravaree vich zaar daa takhataa ulatt ditaa giaa see | fir akatoobar vich, door kite roos vich, kujh hor hee vaapar giaa see | kee hoeaa see, ttheek koee naheen see das sakadaa| par hoeaa kujh avash ajihaa see, jis dee chhaap saariaan de dilaan ute pai gee|

jang muradaabaada

dilaan ne dilaan dee baat bujh lee see|

eik rajamaintt magaron doojee rajamaintt, turakee de morache ton vaapas parat rahee see| kasaak rasaalaa, keeaooban kasaak battaaleean, videshee piaadaa rajamainttaan, barree chusatee naal maarach karadeean langh raheean san | top gaddeean gararr gararr karadeean tturee jaa raheean san| ik athaah bheerr aapane gharaan noo parat rahee see aapane jaane pachhaane pinddaan noo | aapane aapane hathiaar, aapane naal lee| sabh saajo saamaan bhareean gaddeean samet, auh murr rahe san | raah vich uhanaan kee sattoraan de boohe bhan ke maal vichon kadt liaa, kee sharaab deean bhattheean lutt leean te pee pee ke masatee vich jhoonman lag pe| jiharre kise ttuttabhaj ton bach aae san uh aapane pinddaan te faaramaan noo chale ge|

keeaooban khetar vich soveeat shakatee dee sathaapanaa ho chukee see| keeaooban dharatee ute besumaar kiratee pinddaan vichon te malaah, jahaazaan vichon aa varre| uh lokaan noo har gal dee sachaaee dasan dee pooree vaah laa rahe san| uh samajhaa rahe san ki jimeendaara te burajooaa de kee arath hunde han| kis tarhaan jaar ne kasaakaan te videsheean te kaakeses de lokaan vichakaar nafarat daa beej beejiaa see | so afsaraan noo faansee laa ditaa giaa, jaan thailiaan vich paa ke, thaile dariaa vich sutt dite ge|

hun vaahee te bijaaee daa samaan aa giaa see te dakhanee sooraj deean kiranaan, bhareean pooreean fasalaan daa sunehaa den lag peean san|

achhaa, saanoo vaahee kiven karanee chaaheedee hai saanoo zameen vandd lainee chaaheedee hai, vakat ajaaeen karan daa samaan hun naheen rihaa,videshee, kasaakaan noo kahin lage|

tuhaanoo zameen chaaheedee hai| kasaak, akhaan vich kaale ddore liaa ke bole| inakalaab daa suhaaunaa pakh fikaa pai giaa|

tuhaanoo zameen chaaheedee hai... mangate

kasaakaan ne aapane afasaraan te jaranailaan noo vadtanaa ttukanaa rok ditaa te uh aapane gupat thaavaan vichon nikal ke, kasaakaan deean khufeean meettingaan vich aa rale| uh aapaneean chhaateean pittade aae te kasaakaan de roh noo maachas laan lag pe|

baalasavikaan ne ik faramaan jaaree keetaa e ki kasaakaan kolon saaree zameen lai ke videsheean noo de ditee jaave| kasaakaan noo kaame banaaeaa jaave| jiharre naanh nukar karan, auhanaan noo saaeibereea bhej ditaa jaavegaa te uhanaan dee zar jaaeidaad jbat kar ke videsheean vich vandd ditee jaavegee|

keeaooban khetar vichon kherraa jhatt patt mar muk giaa, andaron andar ik gujhee ag, sattaipeean, khaddaan khaaeean, baansaan, pinddaan de vaarriaan te faaramaan noo looh gee|

saadde varagaa sohanaa hor koee desh naheen|

kasaak fir kulaka te lahoo peene ban ge|

videshee ik ver fir saitaan dee aaualaada te gande dabarrooghusarroo ban ge|

eis dharatee varagee suhanee koee hor dharatee naheen|

barre chaavaan naal, maarach 1918 vich, khusheean bhariaa khaanaa parosiaa giaa| hun agasat aa pahunchiaa see | sooraj tapan lag piaa see te uh maarach maheene vaalee paarattee kheroon kheroon ho gee te mahimaan ik ver fer, eik dooje de dushaman ban khalhate|

naheen, eih naheen ho sakadaa| keeaooban kade vee putthaa naheen vagegaa| ateet noo kade vee parataa ke naheen liaandaa jaavegaa| kasaak hun afasaraan noo salaam naheen tthokade te uh kade naheen bhulade ki ihanaan daa, auhanaan naal kinaa bhairraa salook see | te uhanaan vee badale vich, kiven ihanaan afasaraan deean betteean kar chhaddeean san| par aj uh afsaraan dee harek gal dhiaan naal sunade ne te uhanaan de hukamaan noo sir mathe ute lainde ne |

so kulhaarreean kharrakeean, chiparaan uddeean te dariaa ute ik navaan pul ban giaa| rasaalaa barree tezee naal langh giaa | kasaakaan noo bhajade laal nishaan vaaliaan naal nibarran dee barree kaahal see|

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cheen cheen karade saamaan de chhakarriaan de naal naal, sipaahee kadam naal

kadam milaa ke, baahaan maarade tturee jaa rahe san | kise dee akh ute neel see, kise daa laal soohaa nak sujaa hoeaa see te kise deean galhaan valoondhareean hoeean san| uh baahaan maarade tturee jaa rahee san te barree tasalee naal farrhaan maar rahe san

main aisaa mukaa vatt ke us de nak ute maariaa ki uh darragaatte jaa piaa |

main us daa sir aapane goddiaan vich lai ke shakanjaa chaarrh ditaa| haraamee ne mere... is ute chak kadt maariaa|

ho ho| haaha haaha saare has pe|

teree vahuttee kee aakhegee

barree mauaj vich galaan karee jaa rahe san ki kiven chhuraa maaran te vadtan dee thaan, kise gujhe kaaran, auhanaan ne vahisheean vaang, muke maar maar jaan kadt ditee see|

chaar kasaak, jo uhanaan pindd kaaboo keete hoe san, auhanaan naal tturee jaa rahe san| uhanaan de moonh sir vee valoondhare hoe san, jis karake aapas vich rishataa kaaeim ho giaa see|

kute de beeo, tuhaanoo sujhee kee ki tuseen saadde dand hee bhanan ddeh pe tuhaadde kol rafalaan hai naheen san

nashe vich dhut hoe hoe saan, aseen saare de saare| kasaak modte hilaa ke kahin lage|

sipaaheean deean akhaan lishak peean|

tuhaadde hath maal aa kithon giaa

afasaraan dee kite nazar pai gee koee panjaah gharre laagale kise pindd vich, gadde hoe dis pe| shaaeid saadde aapane bandiaan ne hee liaa ke zameen vich gadd ditee hove, jad uhanaan aramaaveer dee bhatthee lutt kadtee see afasar saanoo len vich khalhaar ke aakhan lage ki je aseen pindd ute charrhaaee kar deee taan uh saaddee mauaj karaa denage| asaan aakhiaa, chalo, luaau ghutt te aseen palaan vich uhanaan daa keemaan banaa ke dhar diaange| uhanaan ik ik noo do do botalaan diteean te asaan iko ver chaarrh leean| khoob nashaa duaan lee uhanaan naal kujh khaan naa ditaa| bas aseen tuhaadde dhan bhanan lee paagal ho ge| rafalaan karake rukaavatt pai rahee see, so asaan pare vagaah maareean|

sur de bache naa hon taan | ik sipaahee mukaa ugharadaa kud ke uhanaan upar pain lagaa| dooje sipaaheean us noo rok liaa|

jaan de dosataa, auhanaan vichaariaan daa kee kasoor see | uh taan afasaraan

ne uhanaan noo bhutaaeaa hoeaa see|

eik sarrak de morr ute dasataa ruk giaa te kasaak aapane lee, eik saanjhee kabar puttan lag pe|

saamaan gaddeean mittee ghattaa uddaaundeean aapane lame safar ute tturee geean| door pare suramee pahaarr khalhate dis rahe san| chhakarre laal rang de sirahaaniaan, kanbalaan, kaparriaan, sheesiaan te samovaar, naal lade pe san te sirahaaniaan, kanbalaan, kaparriaan te juliaan vichon bachiaan de sir jaan bileean de kan dis rahe san| chooche ttokariaan vich kurr kurr kar rahe san | gaavaan chhakarriaan de pichhe rasiaan vich bajheean tturee jaa raheean san | naal jhanddal kute jeebhaan lamakaaee chhakarriaan dee chhaaven chhaaven tturee jaa rahe san | chhakarriaan de is jaloos vich, kirasaanaan daa nikaa mottaa saaraa saamaan tusiaa piaa see | jad kasaakaan ne uhanaan ute hamalaa keetaa taan uh aapanaa sabh kujh lad ladaa ke, pinddon nikal aae te nireean sakhaneean jhugeean pichhe chhadd aae|

videsheean lee ih pahilee vaar naheen see ki uhanaan noo aapanaa ghar ghaatt chhaddanaa piaa see | soveeat sathaa de viradh kasaakaan deean ttoleean kee ver sir chuk khalhateean san| par ih haalaat kujh dinaan tak hee rahindee see | laal sipaahee aa pahunche san te sabh kujh saanbh sikar lainde san te haalat aam varagee ho jaandee see | par hun haalat dino din vigarradee jaa rahee see | kasaakaan dee bagaavat noo aj doojaa hafataa ho chukaa see te uh age naalon vadh hee bharrake hoe san | uhanaan kol rasad masaan kujh dinaan jogaa hee see | nit uh ih sunan dee aas laaee rakhade san ki, tuseen hun gharaan noo parat sakade ho, par faansee de fandiaan deean bhiaanak khabaraan aa pujadeean ki pindd vich keevideshee faahe laae jaa chuke san | kee kade is daa ant vee hovegaa te uhanaan chhadde chhaddaae gharaan daa kee banegaa

chhakarre cheen cheen cheekhade, saamaan naal lade aapanee vaatte pe rahe| sheesiaan ute sooraj deean kiranaan paindeean raheean, sirahaaniaan vichon gol mattol bachiaan deean chamakadeean akhaan disadeean raheean | sipaahee kaarr kaarr pair maarade, khetaan ute nazar maarade tturee ge, jithe naa koee haduaane dee vel rahee see te naa kadooaan te sooraj mukhee de bootte rahe san| nire runddamundd khet moonh addee pe san| hun naa koee kanpanee rahee see, naa battaaleean te naa rajamaintt sabh ral gadd ho ke ik hoe pe san| jiven jis daa jeea karadaa, auh karee jaandaa| koee gaa rihaa see, koee gaalaan kadt rihaa see, koee chakhabaazee vich masat see, koee chhaal maar ke chhakarre vich baitthaa, akhaan nuttee sir maaree jaa rihaa see|

kise noo kise khatare jaan dushaman daa koee khauaf dil vich naheen see| koee kise kamaanddar dee paravaah karan noo tiaar naheen see| je koee aakhadaa ki bhee bande bano, taan us noo nauan sau gaalh sunanee paindee | sabh aapane modtiaan ute rafalaan rakhee ttur rahe san, jiaun ddaangaan rakheean hoeean hon| sigaratt peende te geet gaaunde jaa rahe san aseen aazaad aazaadee saaddaa gahinaa, bhatt vich piaa puraanaa raajaa raanaa|

kojookhanoo iaun mahisoos ho rihaa see, jiaun uh kise jilhan vich fasiaa piaa hove; chhaatee vich us daa dil, taanee vaang taniaa hoeaa see| uh mahisoos kar rihaa see ki je kasaakaan ne hamalaa kar ditaa taan dasate daa dasataa saaraa hoonjhiaa jaavegaa par fir vee, aus noo aas see ki khatare daa bigal sunadiaan hee javaan saaoo ban jaanage, jis tarhaan kalh ban ge san, te jaanaan dee baazee laa ke larr maranage| par gal sanbhalan vich kite der naa ho jaae| uh maayoosee vich hath jorr rihaa see ki koee ajihee gal achanachet ho jaae, jis naal saare zaraa sanbhal jaan|

eih bezaabataa bheerr jaar dee kuttee maaree fauaj vichon nasee bhajee, laal sainaa vich aa varree see te hor jiharre laal sainaa vich aa bharatee hoe san, auhanaan vich bahute naaee, mochee, dhobee, luhaar, tarakhaan te sabh ton vadhere, machhere san| ih saare de saare videshee san, jinhaan daa jeevan hameshaa hee tang haalee vich beetiaa see| ihanaan mihanatee lokaan noo iaun mahisoos hundaa see ki soveeat sathaa dee aamad daa matalab see, auhanaan lee zindagee de bheerre boohiaan daa khulhanaa| uhanaan de manaan vich ik sukhaaveen aas saah lai rahee see| ihanaan fauajeean vichon bahute kirasaan san| viralaa hee koee bhaaven pichhe reh giaa hove, sabh aapane faaram chhadd ke nas aae san| keval jiharre sauakhe san, auh hee pinddaan vich pichhe reh ge san| afasaraan te ameer kasaakaan ne ihanaan noo koee tadee naa ditee|

mukaabale vich vekhan noo suhane, patale chheettake, ghutte lakaan vaale keeaooban kasaak san; jo sarakesheean kott paaee chhohale ghorriaan ute charrhe hoe san| ih dusmanaan vich naheen san, sagon vichaare inakalaabee kasaak san | bahute jang de sipaahee san, jinhaan de dilaan andar dhooen te gubaar vich inakalaab dee jhalak lishakadee rahindee see| aapane buradaar laal ribanaan vaaleean ttopeean paaee, pankatee badh, eik de pichhe ik, modtiaan pichhe rafalaan lamakaaee te lokaan naal lish lis karadeean talavaaraan sajaaee, gharriaan ute savaar tturee jaa rahe san| is afarraadafarree vich, eihee thorre jihe jatheband te tauar tareeke vaale lagade san|

eih bande aapane piau te bharaavaan de viradh larranage| uhanaan aapane ghar,

ddangar te aapanaa nikasuk sabh chhadd ditaa see ghar ghaatt sabh barabaad ho chukaa see| chheettake par chusat, aapane ghorriaan ute sahij chaale bhedd deean khalaan ute kise piaare hathaan naal riban banhee, yookarenee geet, aapaneean tagarreean javaan aavaazaan vich gaaunde langhee jaa rahe san|

kojookh uhanaan val barreean sadharaaeean akhaan naal vekhee jaa rihaa see| kiaa baataan munddiaan deean us daa maan, aus dee sadhar| par us dee takanee vich, mittee ghatte vich jad nange paireen tturee jaa rahe bemuhaare videsheean ute paindee, taan vadhere nigh hundaa| kozookh aap vee ihanaan vichon hee see|

aapane beete jeevan deean yaadaan parachhaaven vaang us de naal tturee aa raheean san, jo bandaa bhul taan bhaaven jaave, par jhaarr ke parhe naheen sitt sakadaa| ik bhukh nang daa maariaa sadhaaran jihaa anaparrh bandaa| us dee maan daa chiharaa, bhaaven uh haalaan javaan hee see, dukhaan gamaan daa raahiaan hoeaa see| us de kee baal hoe| ik naa ik hameshaa us dee jholee vich te ik us dee ghagaree naal lamakiaa hee rahindaa| us daa pio sadaa bhaarre daa mazadoor rihaa te ik daas vaang haddeean ragarradaa rihaa, par pooree naa pee uhanaan de aapane din kangaalee vich langhade san|

jad kojookhachheean varhiaan daa see, taan us noo bheddaan chaaran ute laa ditaa giaa see| sattaipee, khaddaan, jangal, bheddaan, sir uparon langhade badal, jinhaan de parachhaaven zameen ute painde san, aus de parrhan vaale san|

magaron is tikhee budhee vaale mundde noo, pindd de ik kulak kol hattee ute kam mil giaa| haualee haualee uh aap hee akhar utthaan lag piaa| fir laam lag gee| uh bharatee ho ke turakee dee larraaee vich morache ute jaa ddattiaa| ik kamaal daa masheenaganar ban giaa| ik ver, aapane masheenaganaan chalaan vaale saatheean noo naal lai ke ih pahaarr ute jaa charrhiaa te ghaattee vich leh ke dusman noo pichhon jaa gheriaa | jad turakaan de fauajee dasate pahaarr ton pichhe hattade hetthaan val noo tturan lage, aus aapanee masheenagan daa moghaa aisaa kholhiaa ki saare bhun ke dhar dite| uh injh bhunje ddig pe, jiaun ghaah deean bhareean ddigadeean ne| garam lahoo dee fuhaar us de upar vee aa pee| us aj tak kade naheen sochiaa see ki bandaa ene lahoo de chhaparr vich khalh vee sakadaa e | par uh turakaan daa lahoo see te uh chhetee hee bhul vee giaa|

aus dee iddee vaddee daleree badale, aus noo afasaraan dee sikhalaaee vaale sakool bhej ditaa giaa | us noo uthe barraa aauakhaa samaan langhaanaa piaa| us noo lagadaa see, jiaun us daa sir paatt jaaegaa| uh jhotte vaang jutt ke aapane kam vich

lagaa rihaa te sikhadaa rihaa, par imatihaanaan vich safal naa ho sakiaa| saare afasar, aus de kamaanddar te parrhaan vaale samet naven sikhaandarooaan de, aus daa mazaak uddaan lag pe| ik kirasaan afasar banan tturiaa e ik motte dimaag daa bhauandoo...haa...haa..haa...|

auh andaro andar uhanaan noo nafarat karadaa see | us daa moonh vattiaa hundaa see te akhaan vich roh bhariaa hundaa see | uh sakool vich anafatt samajh ke, rajamaintt vich vaapas ghal ditaa giaa|

murr uhee thaan, hazaaraan mauataan, khoon te peerraan| fir us dee masheenagan uhanaan daa kam mukaan vich jutt gee| ghaah deean bhareean vaang lothaan ddigan lag peean| asal vich us daa nisaanaa kamaal daa see | manakhee bheerraan te sankatt de dinaan vich, eih sabh kis lee keetaa jaa rihaa see | har vele mauat us de laage khalhatee jaapadee see, kis vaasate godde godde lahoo vagaaeaa giaa| kee ih sabh zaar lee, maatara bhoomee lee jaan kise puraan panthee vichaaraan karake see | us aapane aap kolon kade iho jihe savaal naheen san puchhe te jad kade puchhe vee san, taan aiven sahij subhaavak hee puchh le san| jo kujh us noo samajh aaee, auh ih see ki ih sabh kujh ik afasar banan lee keetaa jaa rihaa see, bilakul unjh hee, jis tarhaan ik din uh bheddaan chaaran magaron solazamain ban giaa see| ik afasar banan lee uh cheekhaan te lahooaan vich garrach aapanaa kam karee jaa rihaa see| uh dand peenhadaa, masheenagan chalaaee jaa rihaa see te us noo bas enaa hee mahisoos hundaa see, jiaun aapane khet vich ghaah katt rihaa hove|

doojee ver, aus noo afasaree de koras lee sakool bhejiaa giaa| afsaraan dee barree ghaatt see larraaee vich ginatee de afsar hunde san te kee ver, sagon us noo kamaanddar daa kam vee karanaa pai jaandaa see, par us noo kade haar daa moonh naheen see vekhanaa piaa| uh sipaaheean vichon hee upar hoeaa see, auhanaan vaang hee us ghaalaan ghaaleean san | ise karake sipaahee binaan kise naanh nukar, aus dee har gal manan noo tiaar rahinde san| kee ih sabh zaar lee, maatarabhoomee lee jaan kise puraan panthee vichaaraan karake see ho sakadaa hai| par ih sabh door dee sochanee deean galaan san, anhere vichon chaanan labhan vaang | jo is vele vakat dee mang see, auh see age vadhee jaanaa, bhaaven jo vee hove | je uh kite ruk jaande, pichhon goleean ne uhanaan noo bhun chhaddiaa hundaa | uhanaan daa ise vich bhalaa see ki aapane gattheele kirasaan aagoo de naal ral ke age vadhee jaan|

kinaa katthin... kinaa aauakhaa see, sakool vichon sikhanaa... ttheek gal e

aus noo lagadaa jiven mathaa paatt rihaa hove | hindase te kasaraan noo chete rakhanaa, goleean dee vaachharr vich mar jaan naalon vadhere aauakhaa see|

afasar us noo vekh ke has has aapaneean vakheean napan lag painde vaadhoo de afsar, jo ithe aa varre sana aapanee jaan dee surakhiaa pahilaan, pichhe rahinaa hameshaa hee surakhiat thaan see te uhanaan naal bharee hoee see, jo hameshaa larraaee de khatare ton bach ke rahinaa chaahunde san te jinhaan lee, kee fazool de kam ithe kadte ge san| uh vekh ke, aus val has has aapaneean vakheean ghuttade ahu vekho aa giaa je ganvaar kiton daa, ghacheerr| uh us noo nafarat karade te savaalaan de utar lee felh kar chhaddade, jo kararree mihanat magaron, auh kise tarhaan ttheek vee kar laindaa| te uhanaan us noo rajamaintt vich vaapas tor ditaa, eih aakh ke ki is daa dimaag kharaab hai|

masheenagan dee vaachharr, ratt ratt karadee goleean chalan dee aavaaz... jaan khaaoo kam... chaare paase ddigadeean lokaan lothaan te vichakaar khalhataa uh... jiaun khet vich vaadtee karadaa kirasaan|

eis kirasaan vich ik jhotte daa bal see te uh age hee age dhus maaree jaa rihaa see uh aiven taan yookareneean naheen see akhavaandaa| bharavatte akhaan ute ddigade te nikeean nikeean vinhadeean akhaan|

aapanee yogataa kaaran, teejee ver us noo is bhiaanak kam ton hattaa ke sakool bhejiaa giaa|

te afasar fir us noo vekh ke, vakheean napan lag pe| vekho, auh kirasaan, auh ganvaar, gheech, khotte paise vaang fir parat aaeaa je te ik ver fer uhanaan, eih aakh ke ki us daa dimaag ttheek naheen, rajamaintt vich vaapas bhej ditaa|

fir haiddakuaarattar ne chirrh ke, dakhal dendiaan chitthee likhee us dee tarakee kar ditee jaave... afasaraan dee barree ghaatt hai|

ghaatt, hai see kite avash, morachiaan ute kiaunk pichhaarree jamaghatt lagaa hoeaa see| so kojookh noo es tarhaan nafarat naal kamishan ditee gee| jad uh rajamaintt vich parat ke aaeaa, aus de modtiaan ute bile lage hoe san| us aapanee thaan banaa lee see | uh barraa utashaahit te dukhee see| utasaahit is karake, ki uh jo bananaa chaahundaa see, barreean katthanaaeean vichon langh ke, auh ban giaa see te dukhee is karake ki modte ute lagaa ihanaan biliaan karake uh aapaniaan saatheean kolon vakharaa ho giaa see| maidaan vich larran vaaliaan kolon

auh door ho giaa see, saadhaaran javaanaan kolon parhe ho giaa see te ihanaan kolon door hon karake, auh afasaraan de nerre vee naheen see rihaa| ik sakhanepan ne us noo gher liaa see|

afasar sidhe moonh ute, kirasaana, ganvaara, gheecharra, naa aakhade, par idhar udhar khaane de kamariaa vich, tanbooaan vich te har thaan jithe tin jaan chaar modte ute lage veeteean vaale bande khalhate hunde, aus noo ik ikalaapaa jihaa mahisoos hon lag paindaa| par jo kujh uh aapanee zabaan naal naheen san aakh sakade, akhaan, chihariaan te sainataan naal aakh jaande ek kirasaan.... kameenaa gheecharr... ttuchaa ganvaar |

auh dilon uhanaan noo nafarat karadaa see | uhanaan kolon us noo ghin aaundee see, bhaaven uparon uh shaant hee disadaa see | us uhanaan kolon te javaanaan kolon door rahin dee judaaee ton, barre hauasale naal lothaan vich khalhate, aapane aap noo bachaaee rakhiaa|

te achaanak sabh kujh ddagamagaaun lag piaa aarameneea de pahaarr, turakaan de dasate, sipaahee, jaranail, ddare sahime chihare, khaamosh bandookaan te ucheean sikharaan ute maarach maheene dee baraf| iaun lagadaa see, jiaun dharatee paatt gee hove te is paarr vichon koee ajeeb jihee cheez jhalakan lag pee hove, koee cheez jo charokanee uthe chhupee pee see, jo akhaan ton door see, gahiraaeean vicha par hai zaroor see... ik sachaaee|

lok aae, patale dubale chihariaan vaale, kaarakhaaniaan vich kam karan vaale peele chihare, jinhaan is mughaar noo sagon hor vaddaa kar ditaa te is vichon sadeean dee chhupee nafarat jhaakan lag pee | sadeean dee zor jbaradasatee, sadeean dee vidarohee gulaamee|

te pahilee ver kojookh noo aapane modte ute lage biliaan daa barraa pachhataavaa hoeaa, jinhaan lee kade us ineean aauakarraan jhaageean san | us noo pachhataavaa ho rihaa see ki ihanaan feeteean ne us noo kirateean, kirasaanaan te sipaaheean daa dushaman banaa ditaa see|

jad akatoobar dee garaj daa kaanbaa us kol pahunchiaa, taan us modtiaan ton feeteean bhare dil naal laah ke pare sutt diteean| uh saaho saah hoeaa, gharaan noo parat rahe sipaaheean dee athaah bheerr vich jaa raliaa te ddangaraan naal tuse ik ttarak vich charrh ke jaa chhupiaa| uchaa uchaa gaaunde sipaahee bhagauarre afasaraan noo dtoonddade fir rahe san|

jis vele uh aapane pindd pahunchiaa, sabh kujh kheroon kheroon ho chukaa see; manakhee sabandhaan vich jo naven rishate kaaeim hoe san, aus karake sabh kujh ralagadd te beyakeenaa ho giaa see | kasaak videsheean noo gale laa rahe san te afasaraan noo labh labh ke paar bulaaee jaa rahe san|

kaarakhaaniaan vichon kiratee te baagee malaah, jinhaan aapane jahaaz putthe kar chhadde san, keeaooban dariaa de kandte aa ge| uhanaan daa aaunaa kee see, dudh noo jaag lag gee| saare daa saaraa ilaakaa hee utth khalhataa| saare pinddaan te faaramaan vich soveeat sathaa dee jai jai kaar ho gee|

bhaaven kozookh noo naven naven siaasee bola jamaataan, jamaatee ghol, jamaatee sabandha dee enee samajh naheen see paindee, par jo kujh kiratee aakhade san, kise andaralee soojh sadakaa uh samajh laindaa see | afasaraan pratee us dee ghrinaa, eis jamaatee ghol dee ddoonghee pachhaan age fikee pai gee us noo mahisoos hoeaa ki afasaraan daa kee kasoor see, auh taan zimeedaaraan te burajooaa de bhaarre de ttattoo san|

modte deean feeteean ne, jo us enee gusataakhee naal praapat keeteean san, aus noo daag laa ditaa see | kirasaan bhaaven jaanade san ki uh uhanaan vichon hee ik hai, par fer vee us de moonh val vekhan jiaun puchh rahe hon| uh yookareneean dee sevaa vich, aapanaa aap mittaa ke, eis daag noo dho denaa chaahundaa see | is taangh vich us daa tanaman bal rihaa see|

fir bhaanaa varat giaa gareeb kirasaanaan ne burajooaazee daa khuraa khoj mettan lee aapane hath chuk le, eithon tak ki jis kol de pajaame vee san, aus noo vee uhanaan ese jamaat vich gin liaa| uhanaan gharo gharee jaa ke talaasheean leean, boohe, ttarank, jandare bhan ke sabh kujh baahar kadt liaa te aapo vich vandd liaa| jo jis de hath aaeaa, aus uhee paa liaa| samaanataa daa, auhanaan lee ihee bhaav see|

auh kozookh dee gair haajree vich, aus dee jhugee vich ge te us de saare kaparre kadt liaande| jis vele uh aapanee paattee varadee vich sir ute ttuttaa ttop te paireen paatte boott paaee ghar paratiaa, taan paan lee us noo kujh vee naa labhaa; aus dee vahuttee kol vee ik sakaratt hee reh giaa see| is dee us koee paravaah naa keetee; saareean galaan noo pichhe dhak ke iko vichaar naal us dee surat jurree hoee see|

einakalaabee kirasaanaan ne aapane aap noo kasaakaan dee barobaree ute liaaunaa shuroo kar ditaa | par jad zameenaan de vanddaare dee gal pes aaee keeaoobaaee

aubal pe te uhanaan soveeat shakatee noo hoonjh ke pare sutt ditaa|

te hun kekh cheekade chhakarriaan de pichhe, burr burr karade reefoojeean, furakaarre maarade ghorriaan te uddadee dhoorr vich tturee jaa rihaa see|

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pahaarraan de pairaan vich, aakharee satteshan barraa rolaghachole vaalaa see ttutteean bhajeean fauajee yoonittaan ate sipaaheean de vakho vakhare ttoliaan ne, aafat kharrhee keetee hoee see; aucheean ucheean aavaazaan, ron, rolaa te guse dee lahir chhirree hoee see| satteshan de pichhale paasiaun, taarr taarr goleean chalan dee aavaaz aa rahee see|

ruk ruk ke, chhaddeean topaan dee aavaaz vee aaundee|

kojookhaapane fauajee dasate te reefoojeean noo lai ke age pahunch chukaa see| samolodoorov dooje dasate te reefoojeean naal, pichhe pichhe aa pahunchiaa| doojeean ttukarreean vee, kasaakaan deean sataaeean hoeean, lagaataar aaee jaa raheean san| lakhaan dee ginatee vich lok ik sauarree jihee thaan te aa jurre san | sabh jaanade san ki naa taan fauajeean te naa kasaakaan kise noo bakhashanaa hai| sabh noo talavaaraan jaan goleean naal maar hee ditaa jaanaa hai te jaan faahe laa denaa hai te jaan jiaundiaan dab ditaa jaanaa hai|

kee ver bevasee dee havaa uddee saaddaa kujh naheen rihaa| saadde kamaanddaraan ne sharaab badale saanoo vech ditaa hai te jad goliaan dee aavaaz hor dil kanbaan lagee, taan uh lanbooaan vaang bharrak utthe jis heele aapane aap noo bachaa sakade ho, bachaa lo| nas jaao, javaano|

kozookh de dasate de fauajeean ne, kasaakaan noo pichhe maar bhajaan dee pooree koshis keetee te is bhaajarr noo rokee rakhiaa, par gal saaf see ki kise vele vee kaaraa varat ke rahinaa see|

kamaanddar kinaa chir aapas vich majalasaan karade rahe, par sittaa koee vee naa nikaliaa| koee vee ih naa das sakiaa ki aaun vaalee gharree kiho jihee hovegee|

fir kozookh kahin lagaa

eiko mauakaa saadde lee ih hai ki aseen jiven vee hove, samundaree kandte de naal naal tturade, aapaneean mukh fauajaan naal jaa ralee| aseen bas ttur hee peee|

je toon koee iho jihee gal keetee, main tere dasate ute golee chalaa

diaangaa| sap varagee kaalee daaharree vaalaa samolodurov, chitte dand kadtadaa boliaa| saanoo poore sanamaan naal aapane aap noo bachaanaa chaaheedaa hai, bhajanaa naheen chaaheedaa|

adhe ku ghantte baad, kozookh daa dasataa ravaanaa ho giaa ate kise dee juraat naa pee ki us noo rok lave dasate de tturadiaan hee hazaaraan dee ginatee vich sipaahee te reefoojee sahim de maare hoe, chhakarriaan ddangaraan samet, vaaho daahee dauarr pe te saaraa raah ruk giaa | eddee tezee naal saare bhajan lag pe ki kee ttakar khaa ke khaaeean kheddaan vich jaa pe te vaheer dee vaheer ajagar sap vaang gaingadee pahaarr ute charrhan lag pee|

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auh saaraa din te pooree raat chalade rahe| din charrhan ton pahilaan, meelaan dee lanbaaee vich failiaa kaafalaa mukhamaarag ute sane ghorriaan de khalh giaa| akaash ute khirre taare, ene nerre lagade san jiaun hath naal chhohe jaanage| kheddaan vich shaan saan karadaa paanee aapanee chaale vagee jaa rihaa see | chaare paase dhund te chup chaan ne pahaarraan, jangalaan te charrhaaeean noo valiaa hoeaa see| siraf ghorriaan de sunmaan dee aavaaz aa rahee see| fir jhatt pahilaan lish lis karade taare, fike pain lag pe te rukh disan lag pe te dudhachattee dhund khaddaan ute pasar gee| kaafalaa fir chaale pai giaa te meelaan tak failee vaddee sarrak jiaun tturan lag pee|

dooron pahaarree silasaliaan vichon chundhiaa den vaaleean sooraj deean kiranaan dtalaanaan ute neelee bhaah maarade parachhaaven sittan lag peean| kaafale daa muharalaa hisaa pahaarr de mathe ute pahunch ke achaanak ruk giaa| uhanaan de saahamane, door teek failee, eik val valeven khaandee atal khaarree failee hoee see te us ton parhe madham madham ik kasabaa jihaa dis rihaa see te kasabe ton parhe door teek vishaal samundar de neele paanee dee ik kandh jihee khalhatee disadee see|

ahu vekho, samundar|

par ih kandh vaang kiaun khalhataa hoeaa e

saanoo is ute charrhanaa pavegaa|

par uh kiven, kadte de nerre jaau taan kandh thorrhe disadee e

kiaun, tusaan suniaa naheen ki jad moosaa yahoodeean noo misareean dee kaid vichon kadt ke lee jaa rihaa see, jiven saanoo lee jaa rahe ne, taan samundar kandh ban giaa see te saare is khushakee uton langh ge san|

par iaun jaapadaa e ki raah den dee thaaeen, eih sagon agon saaddaa raah ddak rihaa hai|

chintaa naa kar garaasakaa, tere naven boottaan noo aseen bhijan naheen dende|

hasade kheddade te gaaunde, auh dtalaaee ton lahinde ge| sabh hetthaan hee hetthaan chalee jaa rahe san te kise noo ih khabar vee naheen see ki age jaramanee de jangee jahaaz, paaneean vich khalhate, akaash vich dhooe de muhale chhadd rahe san| ihanaan de kol, turakaan de garak karan vaale jahaaz khalhate, neelaa neelaa dhooaan chhadd rahe san|

pahaarr de mathe ton khirre mathe maarach karade javaanaan deean ttoleean magaron ttoleean, tturee aa raheean san | vaaro vaaree, saare hee ddoonghe neele samundar dee kandh noo vekh ke hairaan ho rahe san, jis daa parachhaavaan uhanaan deean akhaan vich jhilamil jhilamil kar rihaa see|

auhanaan magaron, saamaan gaddeean utaradeean disan lag peean| sir maarade ghorre, parachhadde maar ke dauarradeean gaavaan, auhanaan de pichhe hath vich sotteean chukee mundde | kee bandiaan ne dauarr ke chhakarriaan noo hath paa le taan je pichhe pichhe bhajade dtalaaee sauakhee dtal jaan| kaafalaa dtalaaee ton hetthaan utar rihaa see, pichhe dev daa dev khalhataa pahaarr, vekh vekh musakaraa rihaa see|

val valaaven khaandee vaheer, kasabe de duaale val khaan lag pee| uh khaarree de seemintt de kaarakhaane langh ge te door nikal ge| ik paase banjar bejar pahaarr te dooje paase neelaa samundar vaazaan maaree jaa rihaa see|

naa kite dhoonen dee lakeer see te naa koee jahaaz bas pairaan vich vichhe patharaan ute lishakadee jhag hee jhag disadee see te door teek failee kudarat raanee dee dil haloonee chup, jis noo manakhee hiradaa hee sun sakadaa see|

ahu vekho, samundar fir padharaa disan lag piaa

teraa kee khiaal e, hameshaa ih kandh vaang hee khalhataa rahinaa see jis vele aseen pahaarr ute saan, eih saadde naal tthatthaa kar rihaa see| je ih injh hee khalhataa rahindaa taan is vichon jahaaz kiven langhade

par garaasakaa, tere lee bahut buraa hoeaa, hun tere naven boottaan ne bhij jaanaa e|

garaasakaa aapane boott hath vich farree te modte ute aapanee rafal ttikaaee, tturee jaa rihaa see | sabh moj vich aae, khirr khirr karade hasee jaa rahe san te jiharre is chherrachhaarr ton door san, auh hasadiaan noo vekh ke hasee jaa rahe san ki zaroor koee hasan vaalee gal honee e|

eik bhiaanak jihee aavaaz vich koee keh rihaa see

saadde lee iko gal hai bachan daa koee vaseelaa naheen| idhar paanee, audhar pahaarr te pichhe pichhe kasaak| je aseen kise hor raah painaa chaahee, eih ho naheen sakadaa| bas, sivaae tturee jaan de, doojaa koee vaseelaa naheen|

kaafale daa muharalaa hisaa, chirokanaa kasabe vichon nikal ke, akhon ohale ho giaa see te pichhalaa haalaan vee dtalaaee uton hetthaan dtalee aa rihaa see|

jaraman kamaanddar, jo jangee jahaaz vich see, eih samajhan lag piaa ki vaheer dee vaheer saadde kabaze hetth aae ilaake vichon langhee jaa rahee hai, jo kaisar de hukam dee ulanghanaa hai| us faramaan jaaree kar ditaa ki chhetee ton chhetee sabh bandookaan, goleean, ghorre, chhakarre, sipaahee, teeveenaan te bache te khaadh samagaree, auhanaan de havaale keetee jaave te agaleean hadaaeitaan lee, auddeek keetee jaave|

par bhooraa ajagar sap, val pech khaandaa, tez chaale aapanee vaatte piaa rihaa| gaavaan kudadeean jaa raheean san | chhakarriaan pichhe lage bache, nikeean nikeean lataan ute bhurrakade tturee jaa rahe san | savaar, ghorriaan noo chaabakaan maar maar, durraan lage hoe san| lagaataar, pahaarr ton dtalan daa ik rolaa jihaa aaee jaa rihaa see te vaheer dee vaheer mittee ghatte vich valhettee, chhetee ton chhetee painddaan mukaan vich lagee hoee see|

kasabe vichon ik hor manakhee lahir, chhakarre gaddegaddeean, baal, ddangar, te saajo saamaan siraan modtiaan ute chukee, eis tthaatthaan maaradee lahir naal aa jurree| gaddiaan te chhakarriaan de pahee te dhure ik dooje vich aa fase| ihanaan vich bahutee ginatee malaahaan dee see| uhanaan chitteean malaahaan vaaleean gol galame te neele kaalaraan vaaleean jaakittaan te gol ttopeean paaeean hoeean san, jinhaan pichhe peele kaale riban jhool rahe san | ihanaan deean gaddeean de kee rang te namoone san vache bagheean, vich chhakarre| bagheean ute teeveenaan de vadde vadde chitar uleeke hoe| koee panj hazaar malaah, gandeean ton gandeean gaalhaankadtade, saamaan gaddee vich lade hoe san|

jaraman kamaanddaintt uhanaan de ruk jaan dee uddeek hee karadaa rihaa|

fir is khaamoshee noo bhang karadee, jangee jahaaz ton bam dee aavaaj pahaarraan, duragaan te dandeean noo cheeradee langh gee| injh lagadaa see, jiaun pahaarraan ton chattaanaan hetthaan rirrhadeean aa raheean hon| goonj door door teek shaan saan karadee langh gee|

eis vaatte pee val pech khaandee tturee jaandee vaheer uton, petalaa jihaa dhoonaan, hauale badalaan vaang langh giaa|

eik bhoosale rang daa ghorraa, pichhe noo hattadaa giaa, hattadaa giaa te dhaanh kar ke doven thamaan noo bhanadaa torradaa zameen ute ddig piaa| kee bande bhaj ke us val vadhe, kise de hath vich us de ayaal, kise vich poochh, kise vich lataan, kise de hath mathe dee litt, sabh ne sarrak ton khichade khichaande us noo chhakarre samet ik khadd vich sutt ditaa taan jo saamaan vaalee vaddee gaddee daa ag raah naa ruk jaae| rondee rondee vaddee bebe gorapeenaa te ankaa kolon, aus putthe hoe chhakarre vichon jo kujh khichiaa giaa, auhanaan khich ke laah liaa| doven vichaareean roee jaa raheean san| uhanaan aapaneean pottaleean dooje chhakarre vich sutt diteean te paidal ttur peean | budte ne mare hoe ghorre deean jotaan kholh diteean te patte laah le|

jangee jahaaz uton fir ik laalee dee bhaah maaradee jeebh jihee lishakee te ik dhamaakaa jihaa hoeaa, jo saare kasabe noo jhunadaa te pahaarraan, samundaraan vich goonjadaa langh giaa| aavaaz vich, fir chitte dhoonen dee chaadar, haualee haualee uddadee langh gee| kee bande karaanhade mittee ghatte vich ddig pe | ik chhakarre vich, eik lobhee bachaa aapane nike nike hathaan vich aapaneean zulafaan vaalee maan daa than farree, chunghadaa chunghadaa pathar daa pathar ho giaa te us de hathaan vichon than chhutt giaa te moonh vichon ddoddee baahar nikal gee| lok us val dauarre, par us roh naal uhanaan noo pichhe dhak ditaa te aapanaa than, jo bache de moonh vichon nikalan karake haalaan vee dudh naal cho rihaa see, chhanak ke saanbh liaa| bache deean adh mundeean akhaan, taarre lageean hoeean san| moonh peelaa bhook ho giaa see|

vaheer, kasabe udaaliaun val khaandee langhee jaa rahee see|

fir pahaarr de mathe ute, ddubade sooraj dee laalee vich, ghorre te bande disan lag pe| dooron ene nike nike jihe lag rahe san, jiaun ttimakane hon| uh ghorriaan de pairaan vich khabare kee khilariaa piaa see, aus noo takade achaanak sun ho ge| fir ik ik karake, zor jor dee chaar vaaree, dhunm boonm dee aavaaz goonjee te pahaarraan vaadeean vichon cheekhadee langh gee | aakaash vich dhooen de chitte badal taran lag pe| sarrak ute chaare paase karaanhade aakharee saah lainde, ghorriaan, gaavaan, teeveenaan, maradaan te bachiaan deean lothaan vichh geean| kise ne kise ronde cheekhade te dam torrade noo ghaseett ke chhakarre vich sutt liaa te kee sarrak ute hee chit ho ge| raah vich ghorriaan te manakhaan deean laashaan gharrees ke ik paase kar diteean geean te kaafalaa khabare kiharree manzal val fir ravaan ho giaa|

kaisar de kamaanddaintt kolon desh naa sahaariaa giaa| uh zabat banaaee rakhan lee, aap bhaaven teeveenaan te bachiaan noo golee maar deve, par doojaa koee us

dee ijaazat bagair is tarhaan naheen see kar sakadaa jangee jahaaj ute ladee top daa lamaa siraa uchaa hoeaa dhunm chunm karadee, moonh vichon laal jeebh ag suttan lag pee | atal khaarree uton, saamaan gaddeean uton, koee cheez shookadee langhee te dhaah karake pahaarree ute jaa ddigee, jithe maasaa maasaa de lok aapane ghorriaan te bandookaan kol khalh ge| fir hil jul hon lag pee| uhanaan de chaar goliaan dee baittaree ne kamaanddaintt noo javaab ditaa| te uddadaa dhoonaan goban uton taradaa langh giaa|

goban noo chup lag gee| us deean chinmaneean, bhar bhar ke, kaalaa siaah dhoonaan baahar suttan lag peean| uh barre bhiaanak roop vich, neelee khaarree vichon baahar nikaliaa te khulhe samundar vich chakar khaan lag piaa te aakaash te samundar jiaun dofaarr ho ge| samundar daa neelaapan fikaa ho giaa| pairaan hetthaan zameen kanb utthee| lokaan noo injh mahisoos hoeaa, jiaun uhanaan deean chhaateean te dimaagaan ute pathar deean silaan dhar diteean geean hon| gharaan de boohe te baareean de moonh adde ge te jhatt ku lee, jiaun lokaaee gungee ho gee|

pahaarr de ute ute ik ghanee, haree, kaalee jihee tthos vasatoo, jis noo sooraj deean kiranaan vee naheen san vinh sakadeean, aubharan lag pee| ginatee de kasaak, jinhaan deean jaanaan bach geean san, shudaaeean vaang aapane paagal ghorriaan noo chaabakaan maarade, eis zahireele dhoonen vich, aapane kol bachee ik ik bandook farrhee, sarapatt durraande pahaarree uton akhon uhale ho ge, par haree kaalee gaheer, jo use tarhaan haalaan vee khilaree hoee see, haualee haualee aakaash vich alop ho gee|

eis amaanavee dhake naal dharatee paatt gee te kabaraan de moonh adde ge| chaare paase sarrakaan ute jhulase hoe chihare, akhaan dee thaaeen khuddaan, paatte te libarre bo maarade kachhe paaee, mande haal, aapane aap noo iko paase dhoohee jaa rahe san makh maarag ute | kee khaamosh dharatee ute akhaan ttikaaee tturee jaa rahe san| kee karaanhade, aapane aap noo gharrees rahe san| kee basaakheean ute uchhalade, age vadh rahe san keean deean lataan naheen san, auh niraa dharr hee jhulaaee, lataan vaaliaan naalon vee tez jaa rahe san| dooje fer, khabare kee gigheean te paatteean aavaazaan vich rolaa paande, age vadhee jaa rahe san|

fir jiaun ik khalaa vichon, eik patalee cheekhadee aavaaz, kise ghaaeil panchhee dee kuralaatt vaang aaee

paanee, paanee... paa... nee| tapee dharatee ute, jiaun koee piaasaa panchhee ddig piaa hove|

eik javaan aadamee paatte kaparre paaee, jis vichon us daa muradaar sareer

dis rihaa see, sun hoeean lataan ute bhaar paandaa idhar udhar jhaakadaa tturee jaa rihaa see, bhaaven us deean peeleean peean akhaan vich disadaa kujh vee naheen see|

paanee... paa.. nee....

eik munddiaan varage chhotte chhotte vaalaan vaalee naras, aapanee cheetharre hoee baanh ute fikaa jihaa laal kraas daa chinh chipakaaee, nange paireen us de pichhe pichhe nasee|

ruk jaa, mitiaa| kithe chaliaa en main tainoo paanee piaavaangee, par toon khalh taan sahee| ruk jaa| uh nire jaanavar taan naheen|

paanee... paa.. nee....

kasabe de lokaan chhetee chhetee, aapane boohe baareean bherr leean| bhajadiaan noo pichhon, vaarraan te viharriaan vichon goleean vajeean| hasapataal te praaeevett gharaan vichon lokaan noo chuk chuk baahar suttiaa jaa rihaa see | uh goddiaan bhaar boohiaan vichon baahar aa ge, baareean vichon uh chhaalaan maar ke nikal ge, autaleean manzalaan ton uhanaan sidheean chhaalaan maar diteean te saamaan gaddeean de pichhe pichhe hadd godde ragarrade ttur pe|

seemintt de kaarakhaane san jaan mukh maarag te is de naal naal gaavaan, ghorriaan, kutiaan, lokaan te chhakarriaan dee vaheer dee vaheer, sap vaang val valeven khaandee tturee jaa rahee see|

lataan baahaan ton bagair, ttutte jabarriaan te bemuhaareean leeraan deean patteean valhettee, siraan ute te dtiddaan ute lahoo garrach pagaan valhettee, muradaar ddige chihare, tapash deean maareean peeleean akhaan naal ghoorade sarrak ute tturee jaa rahe san| vaataavaran, lokaan deean aaho zaareean te cheekhaan naal, sogee baniaa hoeaa see, te lok ddige chihariaan naal chhaparaan hetthon ik dooje val vekhade, aapanee anapachhaatee manzal val tturee jaa rahe san|

bharaao... bharaao... saatheeo

bas ihee hirade vedhak aavaazaan san, jo pahaarraan deean vaadeean vich goonj raheean san|

saatheeo, mainoo maaroo taap naheen charrhiaa hoeaa taap naheen... main zakhamee hoeaa hoeaa vaan... saatheeo|

te naa mainoo hee taap charrhiaa hoeaa hai, saatheeo|

naa mainoo....

naa mainoo....

par chhakarre aapane raahe tturee ge|

eik fattarr ne saamaan te bachiaan naal bhare chhakarre noo pichhon hath paaeaa hoeaa see te ik lat ute hee, auchhal uchhal ke pichhe pichhe tturee jaa rihaa see| chhakarre de maalak ne, jis deean chitteean muchhaan te dhup paale daa maariaa kaalaa chiharaa see, lanjhe noo ik ttang chukiaa te chhakarre vich bachiaan upar sutt ditaa jo ik dam cheekhaan maaran lag pe|

vekh taan sahee, kee karan ddahiaa hoeaa en... bachiaan daa sir fehan lagaa en| sir ute rumaal valhattee ik teeveen guse vich bolee|

eik ttang vaale aadamee daa chiharaa, dukhee musakaraahatt naal khirr giaa uh shaaeid dharatee de jeevaan vichon sabh ton bhaagaan vaalaa aapane aap noo samajh rihaa see|

ddigade dtahinde lok aapanee manzal val vadhee ge|

bharaao, je saadde vas dee gal hundee, aseen tuhaanoo saariaan noo aapane naal lee jaande | par kee karee| saadde aapane hee kine fattarr saadde naal ne te khaan noo kol kujh hai naheen... tuseen saadde naal tabaah ho jaaoge| tuhaanoo pichhe chhaddadiaan saadde kaleje pe paattade ne...|

zanaaneean surraake maaradeean, aapanaa nak moonh te hanjhooaan vich gote khaandeean, akhaan poonjhee tturee jaandeean san|

eik barraa lamaa jihaa bhiankar chihare vaalaa sipaahee, aapanee ik lat ute uchakadaa, basaakheean de sahaare tturee jaa rihaa see te us de ghutte hetthaan vichon aavaaz aa rahee see

laanhat tuhaadde saariaan ute kameene kute

saamaan vaalee gaddee akhon uhale ho gee| bas chhakarriaan dee uddaaee dhoorr, paheean te dhuriaan dee keval cheen cheen pichhe reh gee | kasabaa te khaarree door pichhe reh ge | bas door door tak failee vaddee sarrak te upar laashaan varage tturade aadamee dis rahe san| thak ke choor hoe uh sarrakaan kandte bahinde ge te uhanaan chhakarriaan noo neejhaan laa laa vekhade rahe, jo hun uthon langh ke ge san | sooraj deean ddubadeean kiranaan vich laal laal uddadee dhoorr haualee haualee baitth gee|

bas basaakheean ute uchakadaa, auh lamaa kaalaa dev daa dev, sakhanee sarrak ute jaandaa dis rihaa see te us dee burr burr haalaan vee use tarhaan hetthaan vichon nikal rahee see

laanhat tuhaaddee saariaan dee zaat ute| kameenio, asaan tuhaadde lee

aapaneean jaanaan vaareean

dooje baniaun kasaak kasabe vich ghus ge|

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thakee maandee raat, haualee haualee saah lain lag pee te manakhaan dee vaheer dee vaheer, kise kaalee nadee vaang binaan kite ruke, aapanee masat chaale tturee gee|

haualee haualee taare vidaa hon lage | sooraj tapan lag piaa, pahaarr, khaddaan te khaaeean, dhundale ghusamuse vich nikharan lag peean|

har beetade pal de naal naal aakaash saaf hundaa giaa te door door tak, samundar daa failaa hilore laindaa disan lag piaa, kade kiramachee, kade dhundhal chittaa te kade asamaanee|

jiaun hee pahaarr deean chotteean noo chaanan ne nuhaaeaa, hathaan vich farreean sangeenaan saaf disan lag peean|

sarrak de naal naal kheddaan vich, angoor deean velaan jhooladeean disan lag peean | sakhaneean jhugeean te kache kotthe saahamane ubharan lag pe| kite kite, aadamee kaaniaan deean ttopeean paaee te hath vich kaheean fahorraa chukee sarrak ton langhade sipaaheean de dasate te kaafale noo vekhade nazar aaunde|

auh kauan san kidharon aae san te binaan ik pal kite ruke, baahaan maarade kidhar jaa rahe san auhanaan de chihare range hoe chamarre vaang peele pe hoe san| uhanaan de chihare mittee ghatte vich libarre hoe san te akhaan thale kaale ghere ubhar aae san | thake thake sunmaan deean aavaazaan kanee pai raheean san| cheen cheen chookade chhakarre tturee jaa rahe san| vich, bache sir chuk chuk idhar udhar jhaakade jaande san | thake ttutte ghorriaan deean dhauanaan hetthaan jhukeean hoeean san|

pahaarr de dtalaanaan ute aadameean ne zameen puttan daa kam aaranbh ditaa| uhanaan noo ihanaan bandiaan dee kee paravaah see par jad thak jaande, taan aapane lak sidhe karan lee uh jhatt saah lain lag painde| uh kaafale noo saahil de naal naal val pech khaande jaande te hathaan vich jhooladeean sangeenaan noo, vekhee jaa rahe san|

pahaarr ute chamakadaa sooraj, hun tapash naal dharatee noo tapaan lag piaa, te sooraj vichon paindeean kiranaan dee chilakor akhaan noo chubhan lag pee| ghanttiaan badhee kaafalaa tturee giaa| haualee haualee lokaan deean lataan larrakharraan lag peean| ghorre kharrh ge te ik kadam age puttan ton aaree ho khalhate|

eis kozookh daa vee sir fir giaa e|

burr burr karanee aam jihee gal ho gee|

eik aradalee ne kakh noo aa ke dasiaa ki samalodoorov de dasatiaan vichon do, jo aapane saajo saamaan deean gaddeean naal uhanaan naal aa rale san, sarrak de naal naal kise pindd vich, raat lee parraa kar baitthe san te is vele kaafale vich koee das ku meel dee vith pai gee see | kozookh deean nikeean nikeean akhaan sungarr geean, jiaun aapanee ghrinaa dee chamak ute paradaa paanaa chaahundeean hon| par us aakhiaa kujh naa | kaafalaa tturee giaa|

auh saariaan noo maravaa ke chhaddegaa

auh saanoo injh dhakee kiaun jaa rihaa hai saadde saje hath, samundar tthaatthaan maar rihaa hai, te khabe dev pahaarr| saadde ute kauan hamalaa kar sakadaa hai eih painddaa taan, kasaakaan naalon vee vadhere maaroo hai| thakeven naal hee saare mar muk jaavaange| panj ghorre pahilaan hee sarrak ute dter ho ge ne te bandiaan vichon vee, koee naa koee raah vich hee moonh bhaar ddig paindaa e|

par us dee gal manan dee kee lorr hai malaah cheekhe| uh reevaalavaraan te banbaan naal lais san te uhanaan deean chhaateean ute kaaratoosaan deean petteean peean hoeean san| uh chhakarriaan de naal naal tturade te paidal chalan vaaliaan naal galaan karee jaa rahe san|

vekhade naheen tuseen, aus kol aapanee koee tajaveez hai fauaj vich kise vele afasar naheen see hundaa te hun kiharraa naheen uh | jo aseen aakhade haan, aus noo dhiaan naal suno| tuhaadde saariaan daa koonddaa karake chhaddegaa| pataa tuhaanoo udon lagegaa, jad vakat vihaa giaa....|

jad sooraj sikhar ute see, auh aapane ghorriaan noo paanee ddaahun lee pandaraan ku mintt ruk ge| paseene de maare lokaan ne vee, do do ghutt paanee peetaa te aapanee manzal ute ttur pe | uh masaan aapane sithal angaan noo dhooh rahe san te havaa jiharree vagan lag pee see, auh ddaadtee tapee hoee see| uh tturee jaa rahe san, par uhanaan dee burr burr hun kauan rok sakadaa see | kujh ttukarreean te kanpanee kamaanddaraan ne kojookhanoo saaf das ditaa ki uh aapaneean yoonittaan vakh karake, auhanaan noo jhatt saah duaanage te fir aapanee marazee naal ttur painage|

kozookh daa chiharaa his giaa, par us koee utar naa ditaa| kaafalaa tturee giaa|

raat, auhanaan parraa kar liaa| uh dtaaneean banaa ke dhooneean baal ke

beh ge te sarrak ute meelaan tak chaananaa ho giaa| nike motte jhaarr baroott putt ke ag vich paa dite ge us retale ilaake vich boottiaan daa kite naan nishaan naheen see| kache kotthiaan de boohe baareean bhanh torr ke baalan banaa liaa giaa te ute pakan rinhan deean degacheean dhar diteean geean|

ene thakeven magaron, sabh lakarraan de dter vaang pai rahe | par dhooneean de aas paas baitthe chihare, josh vich, bhaah maarade vikhaaee de rahe san | galaan daa silasilaa chal rihaa see| haase pai rahe san| koee vaajaa vajaa rihaa see| sipaahee ik dooje noo ag val dhakade, tthatthe makhaual karan lage hoe san| uh saamaan vaaleean gaddeean kol jaa ke kurreean noo kutakutaarreean kadtan lag pe| ketaleean vich khicharree ubaale khaa rahee see| ag deean lapattaan javaanaan deean galhaan noo jiaun chattadeean, jeebhaan maar raheean san | safaree rasoeean vichon dhoonaan nikal nikal akaash val jaa rihaa see|

eddaa vaddaa dderaa vekh ke injh lagadaa see, jiaun ithe kee dinaan tak tthahiran daa vichaar hove|

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safar vaalee raat barree shaantamee hundee see|

par jad uh ruk jaande, taan raat vanddee jaandee | uh har ik dee aapanee ho jaandee|

bebe gorapeenaa, chauakarraa maar ke, ddige chhakarre vichon chuk ke liaandee degachee ag ute rakh ke baitthee hoee see | us de sir de vaal khube hoe san te ag dee loa vich uh bhootanee jihee lagadee see| us de laage hee us daa khaavand ik ghase hoe choge ute piaa hoeaa see, jis dee ik kanee raat garamee hundiaan vee, chuk ke us de moonh ute sutt ditee see| ag val ghooradee bebe gorapeenaa jhoor rahee see

naa mere kol koee palett hai, naa chamach te mainoo aapanaa kupaa vee sarrak ute hee chhaddanaa pai giaa | kauan chukegaa us noo barraa suhanaa kaalee lakarr daa kupaa see te aapane laakhe varagaa, kise hor daa ghorraa vee kite hovegaa auh chhaatee kadt ke dauarradaa jaandaa see| kade chaabak dee us noo lorr naheen see pee| utth karamaan vaaliaa, kujh moonh vich paa | us khaavand noo aakhiaa|

kujh naheen khaanaa main| budte ne change hetthon kihaa|

kee aakhiaa ee| je moonh garaahee an dee naa pee, reh khalovengaa| kee

fir main tainoo chuk ke lai ke jaavaangee

bazurag khaamosh, choge vich moonh ditee piaa rihaa|

thorrhaa jihaa door sarrak ute, eik patalee patang goree jihee kurree chhakarre duaale lamakadee disee | us dee madhur aavaaz kise de tarale lai rahee see

jeeaun jogee, chhadd parhe us noo rab daa vaasataa ee, chhadd de| injh kam naheen tturanaa...|

kee hor gore chihare chhakarre de aas paas hilade disan lag pe te kee aavaazaan, eiko ver sunaaee den lag peean

chhadd de us noo bee| nikee jihee moorat noo hun mittee havaale kar denaa chaaheedaa hai| rab us daa raakhaa hai|

aadamee kol khalhate hoe san, par bol kujh naheen san rahe|

teeveenaan aakhee geean

aus deean chhaateean eneean pathar ho geean ne ki hath naal dabeean vee naheen jaa sakadeean|

auh aapane hathaan naal sujeean hoeean chhaateean noo ttoh ke vekhan lag peean par ungalaan rataa vee khubhadeean naheen san| javaan maan, jis de lame lame vaal khilare hoe san te jis deean akhaan anhere vich bilee vaang chamak raheean san, aapane paatte balaaooz vichon baahar nikaleean chhaateean noo dhauan jhukaa ke, ddoddee hath vich lai ke, bache de tthandde tthaar moonh noo laa rahee see|

pathar ho gee jaapadee e|

laash taan pahilaan hee bo chhadd rahee e| ithe khalhataa vee naheen jaandaa |

kadee marad aakhan lage|

aus naal gal karan daa kee faaeidaa chuk lo loth noo|

bimaaree fail jaaegee injh taan gal naheen bananee| us noo dab denaa chaaheedaa hai|

do bandiaan ne age vadh ke zoreen maan dee jholee vichon bache dee loth noo kadtan dee koshis keetee| kise jaanavar dee cheekh ne jiaun anhere de langaar laah sitte| agaan, dhooneean ton hundee cheekh adis samundar te pahaarraan de failaa uton dee goonjadee langh gee| chhakarraa, zoreen bache noo jholee vichon khichan karake hil giaa|

aus mere dandee vadt ditee hai...

aauarat dee shaitaan zaata mainoo vadt khaadhaa soo|

marad pichhe hatt ge| teeveean sog vich ddubeean jhatt uthe khalhoteean

raheean, fir ik ik karake ttur aaeean| hor geean| uh vee suje thanaan noo ttoh ttoh vekhan lag peean|

mar jaaegee ih vee, dudh jam giaa e|

maan paatte kaparriaan vich shudaaeean vaang vaal khalaaree, jholee vich baal noo lee baitthee hoee see | uh aale duaale iaun ghoor ghoor vekhee jaa rahee see ki koee vee age hoeaa taan uh us daa moonh valoondhar sittegee| gharree pichhon uh aapanaa than mare hoe bache de hetthaan naal laa dendee|

kaalakhaan noo cheeradee ag balee jaa rahee see |

meree laaddo raanee, liaa farraa mainoo | uh kithe rihaa e hun teraa, auh taan chirokanaa mar chukaa hai| aseen us noo dab diaange te toon rondee rahee| ro naa, rondee kiaun naheen

muttiaar ne us de khilare vaalaan ute hath feriaa te us daa sir aapanee chhaatee naal laa liaa| uh vahishee akhaan naal us noo ghooran lag pee te fir us, eik maan ne, kurree noo haualee jihe pare dhak ditaa te haualee jihe bolee

sh... s... haualee bol ankaa uh sutaa hoeaa e, jagaa naa deveen| uh saaree raat sutaa rihaa hai te tarrake utthadiaan sattaipan dee uddeek karadaa uh kheddan lag pavegaa| jad sattaipan noo vekhadaa hai, taan uh aapane nike jihe moonh vichon burr burreean chhaddan lag paindaa hai te aapaneean nikeean nikeean lataan maaran lag paindaa hai te aoon.. aoon karan lag paindaa hai| barraa piaaraa bachaa hai, enaa suhanaa te siaanaa|

auh malakarre musakaraa pee|

sh... s...|

ankaa, bebe gorapeenaa ne aavaaz maaree| aa, aa ke rottee khaa lai | uh aap taan sutaa piaa e, te toon vee nasee firanee en bakarotto daleea sukee jaa rihaa e|

teeveenaan aaundeean raheean | sog vich ddubeean, koee tthanddee ute ungal rakhadee te koee koohanee bhaar baitthee, hath vich aapanee galh farr laindee| koee us dee chhaatee noo ungal naal dab ke vekhadee te koee khalhatee parachaaunee pee karadee| koee aaundee, koee ttur jaandee| aadameean noo sivaae kash laan de kujh naheen see sujhadaa ki uh kee karan soottaa maaran te loa naal, chihare ute uge vaal, jhatt ku lee chamak jaande|

koee jaa ke sattaipan noo bulaa liaave, naheen taan baal us dee jholee vich

hee tarak jaavegaa|

sadan taan ge hoe ne|

lanjhaa meenitakaa uhanoo lain giaa hoeaa hai|

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doojeean baladeean dhooneean daa rang koee hor hee see| bhaant bhaant deean galaan te haase tthatthe vee hor tarhaan de san| koee teeveenaan naal dil parachaan lagaa hoeaa see te koee botalaan de dtakan kholhan vich masat | ral mil ke kee mainddalin te gittaaraan vajaan lage hoe san, jis naal anheraa door bhajadaa jaapadaa see te agaan deean dhooneean de aale duaale zindagee rumakadee lagadee see | ahil kaale pahaarr, jiaun chauakarre maaree baitthe hoe san te adis samundar mauan dhaaree aoonghaan lai rihaa see|

lok vee hor tarhaan de san, khulheean chauarreean chhaateean vaale te pooran bharoseyog| jis vele uh aapaneean dhooneean de aale duaale khalhote hoe san, auhanaan de raje puje juse dag dag karan lag pe| khulhe paaunchiaan vaale pajaame te malaahaan vaaleean chitteean kameezaan khulhe galame vaaleean te ribanaan vaaleean ttopeean, jo dhauanaan ute ulareean hoeean san | gal gal vich uh sahun chukade|

jis vele loa teeveenaan ute paindee, auh rang barangeean moorataan jiheean lagadeean| uhanaan de khirr khirr karade haasiaan vich, koee jaadoo ghuliaa hoeaa see | dhoonee kol kurreean lish lis karade baane paaee, masatee vich jaan kujh rinh pakaa raheean san te jaan geet gaa raheean san| chakor chitte mez posh uhanaan age vichhe hoe san, te upar machheean, sharaabaan, jaim, pesattareean, matthiaaeean te shahid de ddabe khulhe pe hoe san| is kainp vich khaas gal ih see ki bhaant bhaant deean galaan, chohalaan, kheddaan, haase tthatthe dee khoob garamaa garamee machee hoee see | kise kise vele sharaab vich matavaale hoe, achaanak taarree maarade khirr khirr karade te fir chup chaan ho jaandee| nirasandeh, auh barraa suhanaa gaaunde san koee kam ajihaa naheen see, jo uh naa kar sakade hon galaasaan naal galaasaan dee ttunakaar, haasaa, kutakutaarreean, tthatthe bhare chherr chhaarr...|

saathio|

haan,|

haan haan

vajaao koee ekaaraddeean zaraa... |

aauah lai, toon meree vang bhan chhaddee e... meree vang|

kurree dee aavaaz chup karaa ditee gee|

fir achaanak koee keh utthiaa saatheeo, kiharree gal aseen us daa hukam manee kee fir afasaraan daa raaj ho giaa e kojookh kauan hundaa e saadde ute hukam chaarrhan vaalaa aus noo kis saaddaa jaranail laaeaa e saatheeo, eih mihanatakashaan dee mihanat daa naajaaeiz faaeidaa utthaaunaa hai| uh saadde dusman te sosn karataa ne...

aao fir uhanaan naal nibarr hee leee|

te barree sureelee laia vich uh gaaun lag pe|

age vadhe pair naal pair mel ke

lohe de putaliau... |

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eik aadamee goddiaan noo kanghee paa ke, ahil ag de saahamane baitthaa hoeaa see| us de pichhon ik gharre dee dhauan ag de chaanan vichon, baahar nikalee hoee see | ghorraa kol hee pe ghaah de dter vich moonh maaree jaa rihaa see, aus deean vaddeean vaddeean kaaleean akhaan vich vainganee ddore lishak rahe san | barraa siaanaa te hamadarad ghorraa jaapadaa see|

hoeaa iaun hai ki... | machaladeean laattaan val ttik ttikee banh ke vekhadaa te sochaan vich ddubaa, aapane godde noo palosadaa uh boliaa| pandaraan sau malaahaan noo farr ke lai aae te hor jo hath lagaa uh vee| budhoo malaah| aseen jahaazee uhanaan sochiaa| samundar taan saaddee khedd hai, saanoo koee naheen hath laaundaa| khair, sabh noo hik ke uthe lai aandaa giaa te khaaeean puttan ute laa ditaa giaa te aale duaale masheenaganaan te do topaan te hath vich rafalaan chukee kasaak khalhe ge| fir uh lag pe khaaeean puttan badakisamat bande, sabh javaan te tagarre| adhee pahaarree bandiaan naal dtakee hoee see| teeveean ron lag peean| afasar hath vich rivaalavar chukee jis noo vee vekhade ki puttan vich furatee naheen vikhaa rihaa, golee maar dende te maarade vee pett vich taan jo sisak sisak ke mare | vichaare khaaee puttan vich jutte rahe, jutte rahe te jinhaan de pett vich golee maaree gee uh dtidd bhaar karaahan lag pe lahoo vagee jaave| lok cheekhan te afasar kud ke pai jaan, khabaradaar, je aavaaz aaee, kutee de putar|

auh aapanee gal sunaaee giaa te saare chup, aus dee vaarataa sunee ge| jiharree gal uh moonhon naheen vee kadt rihaa see, aus de vee arath uhanaan noo changee tarhaan pataa san|

laal laal laattaan dee loa vich kharrhe, sunan vaale nange sir aapaneean rafalaan ute jhuke hoe dhiaan naal sunee ge te kujh zameen ute lame pe rahe| anhere vichon kee jhunddal siraan vaale, koohaneean bhaar vatte mukiaan ute sir rakh ke sunee jaa rahe san | budte dhauanaan hetthaan karake aapane bharavatte ghutt rahe san| chitte kaparre paaee teeveenaan, jiaun kise sog vich jarreean kharrheean san|

jis vele dhoonee dee machadee ag zaraa matthee pee, taan iaun jaapadaa see, jiaun is ikale aadamee ton sivaa jo goddiaa noo kanghee paaee baitthaa hoeaa see, baakee sabh ttur ttaraa ge san| ghorre dee dhauan kade age hundee te kade pichhe te uh ghaah moonh vich lee, moonh maaree giaa| jaanavar deean soojh bhareean akhaan lishak raheean san| is ghup anhere vich uh aadamee bilakul ikalaa jaapadaa see| par uhanaan dee ik abhal yaad, jo us vele us kol naheen san khalhate hoe, aus de masatak vich chhaaee hoee see uh sattaipee, auh pauan chakeean te us sattaipee vich ik sarapatt dauarradaa jaa rihaa ghorraa; aus daa khalh jaanaa ik aadamee daa dhaanh karake uton ddiganaa keean te, fattaan ton lahoo nikalanaa| ik hor bande daa jhagaan chhaddade ghorre ute uthe pahunchanaa; aus daa hetthaan dtalanaa, ghorr savaar dee chhaatee noo kan laanaa... mere bache mere bache

kise matthee pai rahee ag vich, pahaarree jhaarreean te sukaa ghaah sutt ditaa te tirr tirr karake fir bharramache bal pe te aas paas failiaa anheraa door ho giaa te fir rafalaan ute jhuke chihare, bharavatte ghuttade budte, te sog vich ddubeean teeveenaan de sir, saahamane ubhar aae|

auhanaan us kurree noo kinaa dukh ditaa, kinaa bhairraa kaaraa us naal keetaa giaa| kasaak, koee sau de lagabhag, vaaree vaaree us naal chanbarrade rahe| us ne uhanaan hetthaan lamee pee ne hee praan de dite| saadde hasapataal vich uh ik naras see | munddiaan varage nike nike us de vaal san te hameshaa nange pair rahindee see| kise kaarakhaane vich kam karan vaale dee larrakee see | barree furateelee te chusat | kade fattarraan daa vasaah naheen see khaandee| dteraan de dter taap naal pe hoe san| koee vekhan vaalaa, jaan moonh vich paanee daa ghutt paan vaalaa naheen see | sabh noo talavaar ne paar bulaa ditaa koee veeh hazaar dee ginatee doojee manjl deean baareean vichon, baahar pattarree ute sutt ditaa giaa| afasar te kasaak mil ke, kasabe vich shikaar kheddade rahe...

lahoo de dariaa vag pe|

taariaan bhareean raataan te kaale pahaarr bhul ge te ik daradeelee aavaaz goonjee saatheeo, saatheeo| mainoo taap naheen charrhiaa hoeaa, main fattarr hoeaa haan| uh kisamat de maare, lagadaa see, hun dhoonee laage aa khalhate san|

fir anheraa parat aaeaa te sir ute taare chamakan lag pe te bandaa barre ttharame naal aapanee vaarataa sunaan lag piaa te fir, lok uh gal, jiharree us anaakhee chhadd ditee see, samajh ge us de baaraan saalaan de mundde daa sir, auhanaan bandook dee hathee naal feh suttiaa see, aus dee budtee maan noo uhanaan maar maar ke mukaa kadtiaa see, aus dee vahuttee naal gharree murree khuraafaat karake akheer us de gale vich rase daa fandaa paa ditaa giaa see | us de do bachiaan daa kite pataa sooh naheen see| us de moonhon ihanaan galaan baare ik shabad vee naa nikaliaa, par us de sarotiaan noo sabh pataa see|

kaale pahaarraan dee bhet bharee mon siaahee te samundar de adis failaa vich ik ajeeb jihee saanjh see doven kise aavaaz, jaan chaanan ton bagaira

ag dee baladee laatt daa parachhaavaan kanbiaan te vadhadaa anheraa jiaun nach piaa| bandaa aapane ghutte goddiaan noo kanghee paaee baitthaa rihaa| us daa ghorraa use tarhaan ghaah moonh vich lai ke chararacharar moonh maaradaa rihaa|

tade achaanak, rafal ute jhukiaa ik javaan aadamee, khirr khirr karadaa has piaa te ag dee bhaah maandee laalee vich us daa alooaan chiharaa te chitte dand lishak pe|

saadde pindd jad kasaak morache ton parat ke aae, sabh ton pahilaan jiharraa kam uhanaan keetaa, auh see aapane afasaraan noo jaa farrhanaa te dhooh ke kasabe vich liaaunaa, aus samundar kol| uhanaan, auhanaan noo ik fatte ute kharrhaa keetaa, galhaan duaale pathar banhe te fatte uton sidhaa samundar vich dhakaa maar ditaa| kiven paanee ne uhanaan noo uchhaaliaa te fir haualee haualee, auh hetthaan lop ho ge| sabh kujh bandaa saaf vekh sakadaa see, kiaun jo paanee neelaa te balauar vaang bilakul saaf see | rab dee sahun, main us vele uthe hee saan| jis tarhaan machhee poochh maaradee e, auh hath pair maarade thale lath ge |

auh fir khirr khirr karake hasiaa te ag dee bhaah us de chitte dandaan ute pee | uh aadamee hun tak goddiaan noo kanghee paaee uthe hee baitthaa hoeaa see| anhere vich ag dee laalee ghulee hoee see te sarotiaan dee bheerr hor vadh gee see|

te thale jaa ke, auhanaan ik dooje noo farrhee rakhiaa te ise tarhaan jurre rahe|

bandaa sabh kujh vekh sakadaa see | barraa ajeeb lagadaa see ih

sabh sunee ge| dooron saaz ute vajade suraan dee dhun, sunan vaale daa dil khichadee gee|

malaah ne uh| kise aakhiaa|

saadde pindd kasaakaan ne afasaraan noo boreean vich tus ke, auton moonh band keete te paanee vich sutt dite|

auhanaan noo boreean vich paan dee kee lorr see sattaipee vaaliaan dee bhaaree aavaaz vich kise kol khalhate ne puchhiaa| bolan vaalaa khabare kauan see| uh jhatt ku magaron fir kahin lagaa, hun boreean kithon liaaeee, saanoo daaniaan lee uhanaan dee enee lorr hai| rooson taan hun uh boreean ghalade naheen|

fir khaamoshee chhaa gee| is daa kaaran saaeid goddiaan noo kanghee paaee baitthaa ih aadamee hee hove|

roos vich soveeat sathaa hai... |

maasako vich |

jithe kirasaan ne, authe sataa hai|

saadde kol kiratee aae, auhanaan sutantarataa daa ailaan kar ditaa te pinddaan vich soveeataan banaa diteean te saanoo aakhiaa ki zameenaan ute kabaje kar lo|

auh niaan lai ke aae te burajooaa noo baahar kadt ke maariaa|

par kee kiratee, kirasaanaan vichon naheen socho khaan bhalaa, saadde aapane bande kine hee seemintt de kaarakhaaniaan vich kam kar rahe ne, ddereean vich, masheenaan banaan vaale palaanttaan ute te shiraan deean saareean milaan vich|

fir ik bache dee zor dee aavaaj aaee, mamee.. |

eik bachaa roon reen karan lag piaa te maan piaar naal puchakaaran lag pee, shaaeid door sarrak ute zaraa jraa disade, auhanaan chhakarriaan vichon ih aavaaz aaee see|

aus bande ne goddiaan ute paaee kanghee kholhee te ag dee loa vich khalh ke ghorre de age jhuke hoe sir noo mathe dee litt ton farrh liaa, lagaam chaarrhee, zameen ton suke ghaah dee boree chukee, aapanee rafal farree, chhaal maar ke kaatthee ute charrh baitthaa te ghorraa us noo zor jor de pauarr maaradaa akhaan ton door lai giaa|

te fir man deean akhaan vich koee anheraa naheen see, bas beant sattaipee see te pauan chakeean san| ghorre de sunmaan dee kaarr kaarr aaundee uh aavaaz, jo pauan

chakeean vaale paasiaun aa rahee see, te us aadamee daa pichhaa karade tirachhe parachhaaven ... par kidhar noo ... auh paagal hai parat aa|... par us daa parivaar uthe hai... te ithe us daa putar moeaa piaa hai...|

doojee kanpanee...

dhooneean dee kataar ute fir anheraa failan lag piaa|

auh kozookh noo reeporatt pesh karan giaa e | us noo kasaakaan daa sabh pataa hai|

te us keean noo maariaa vee hai| teeveean te bachiaan noo vee |

auh sir ton pair tak kasaakee baane vich hai| sarakesheean kott te uh far dee ttopee| uh us noo aapane vichon hee ik samajhade ne| kiharree rajamaintt auh puchhade ne| falaanee, auh agon aakhadaa hai te ghorre ute savaar uddee jaandaa hai| je us noo koee teeveen labh jaae taan us daa sir laah chhaddadaa hai, te je koee bachaa mil jaae, aus noo chhuraa maar dindaa hai| uh jhaarreean de pichhe chhup ke baitthaa rahindaa hai te uthon kasaakaan ute golee chalaandaa rahindaa hai| us noo, auhanaan baare sabh kujh pataa hai ki uh kine ne, kis ttukarree vichon ne, ate saaree khabar jaa ke kajookh noo de dendaa hai|

bachiaan ne kee keetaa hai auh taan maasoom ne, haukaa laindee ik teeveen bolee| uh barree udaas aapanee tthoddee hathelee ute dharee koohanee de bhaar baitthee hoee see|

doojee kanpanee| sunadaa naheen tainoo

jo dtoh laa ke baitthe hoe san, aaraam naal utth ke khalh ge| lataan baahaan akarraaeean, eik adh ubaasee lee te ttur pe| pahaarr ute aakaash vich taare ddalhakaan maar rahe san| aadamee aapaneean degacheean kol baitthe daleean khaan lag pe|

eik ver uh aapane chamache kanpanee de dange vich paande, te jhatt chuk ke moonh vich paa lainde hetth, jeebhaan, gale sabh saarr lainde | bhaaven moonh sarradaa see, par sabh chhetee chhetee chamache bhar bhar andar suttan dee kar rahe san| kade kade kise de chamache vich maas dee bottee aa jaandee, jo uh jhatt chuk ke bojhe vich paa laindaa ki fir khaavaangaa te fir chamachaa dege vich ddob dendaa| us daa kol baitthaa saathee bottee val vekhadaa, aus noo barraa kisamat vaalaa samajhan lag paindaa|

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anhere vich vee afarraatafarree vich fasee ik jhagarraaloo bheerr, age vadhee jaandee saaf vikhaaee dindee see | garamee saradee jhaag jhaag ke te sharaab pee pee ke sabh

machhare hoe san te uhanaan deean aavaazaan paatteean hoeean san | aadameean ne dege vich chamache maarane rok ke aapane sir udhar morr le|

malaah ne uh|

eihanaan noo chain naheen, eik mintt vee chup naheen reh sakade|

aavaaraagarad | ik tuseen ho, jo bhukhe bherree vaang dalee vich hee chamache maaran lage hoe ho te inakalaab dee tuhaanoo rataa vee chintaa naheen| tuseen inakalaab de naan ute thukade ho| burajooaa lahoo peene

saanoo kee aakhadaa en, jo kutiaan vaang bhauankan lagaa hoeaa en|

sipaahee malaahaan noo ghooran lage, par andaron khabaradaar ho ke; gunddiaan ne reevaalavar, banb te kaaratoosaan deean petteean galaan duaale paaeean hoeean san|

tuhaaddaa kojookh, tuhaanoo kithe dhakee jaa rihaa e, kade kise sochiaa vee hai asaan inakalaab daa aaranbh keetaa| maasak deean hidaaeitaan dee paravaah naa kar ke vee asaan kee jahaaz ddob dite | baalashavik jaraman kaisar naal andar andar khabare kee ghusar musar karan lage hoe ne, par aseen kise tarhaan vee lokaan naal dhokhaa naheen hon diaange| je kise saadde naal gadaaree keetee, auhanoo thaaen golee maar diaange | kojookh kauan hundaa e eik afasar hee naa te tuseen bheddaan vaang us de pichhe pichhe tturee jaande ho| budhoo sahure

ag ute pe kanpanee de dange noo ag deean laattaan, eidharon udharon lap lap karadeean sek chaarrh raheean san | ik bandaa aauakhaa ho ke bol piaa

te tuseen churrelaan daa, ddere daa dderaa hee naal lee fir rahe ho|

teraa kee matalab e, auhanaan naal sarree kaahanoo jaanaan en| aiven jithe lorr naheen hundee, lat naheen jaa fasaaeedee, ho sakadaa e tainoo putthee pai jaae| asaan kee khattiaa e| uh kauan san, jinhaan inakalaab shuroo keetaa see malaah| zaar ne kis noo golee maaree kis noo us samundar vich ddobiaa kis noo us berreean paaeean malaahaan noo, hor kise noo taan naheen | baaharon saahit kauan lai ke aaeaa malaah | kis burajooaa te paadareean noo ddanddaa chaarrhiaa| malaahaan ne | tuhaanoo baitth batthaae chaananaa disan lag piaa e, jad ki sangharash vich asaan malaahaan ne aapanaa khoon, paanee vaang ddolhiaa e| te jis vele aseen inakalaab lee lahoo dee holee khedd rahe saan, zaar shaahee deean bandookaan hathaan vich farree tuseen saadde ute aa kude| oe, tuseen vee kujh savaaran joge ho

kujh sipaaheean ne aapane chamache hetthaan sutte te rafalaan farr ke utth khalhate| aale duaale anheraa ddoonghaa ho giaa te iaun lagadaa see, jiaun jhatt pahilaan dege

duaale jeebhaan kadtadee ag kite dharatee vich lath gee hove|

javaan, autth naberraa kar aaeee|

malaahaan ne aapane reevaalavar soot le te aapane banb kadtan lag pe| ik budtaa yookareneean, jo pachhamee morache ute akheer tak saamaraajee jang de viradh larradaa rihaa see te nirabhaitaa kaaran jis noo saarajaintt banaa ditaa giaa see, te jis vele inakalaab shuroo hoeaa taan aapanee kanpanee de kee afasaraan noo maar ditaa see, moonh vich daleea bhar ke, chamach naal degee vajaan lag piaa te aapaneean muchhaan poonjhan lag piaa|

murage naa hon taan uh malaahaan naal ulajhan lagaa| oe, kukarroo karrhee karo naa

aus dee chobh sun ke, saare khirr khirr karan lage|

auh saanoo koorre daa dtol kiaun samajhade ne sipaahee guse vich budte noo puchhan lage|

ag fir mach pee| malaahaan ne fir reevaalavar saanbh le te banb rakh dite|

tuhaaddee, kameeniau, kis noo paravaah hai

auh saare de saare, jhagarraalooaan daa ijarr, authon utth khalhotaa te ghusamuse vich akhon ohale ho giaa| uhanaan deean pitthaan ute haalaan vee lapattaan daa chaanan pai rihaa see| uhanaan de uthon jaandiaan hee uhanaan deean galaan hon lag peean|

kupe chaarrhe hoe ne uhanaan |

kasaakaan noo luttiaa hovegaa|

sach auhanaan paise dite honage|

auhanaan noo paise dee kee paravaah|

auhanaan saare jahaaz lutte san|

jahaazaan de naal, paisaa vee kaahanoo ddube eis naal, kise daa kee laabh hovegaa

jis vele uh pindd pahunche, auhanaan kulakaan vaalee kahaanee mukaa ditee| lutt ke sabh kujh gareeb kirasaanaan de havaale kar ditaa te burajooaa noo bhajaa kadtiaa, keean noo golee maar ditee te keean noo faansee de ditee|

saaddaa paadaree, eik javaan mundde dee barree kaahalee jihee aavaaz aaee, ate us dee gal noo vichon koee ttok naa deve, masaan upadesh de ke manch ton hetthaan dtaliaa hee see ki uhanaan us noo farrh liaa te chuk ke vagaah maariaa| bas, aus

dee kahaanee muk gee| kinaa chir giraje de saahamane tarakadaa rihaa| kise dafanaan dee paravaah vee naa keetee

munddaa khirr khirr kar ke hasan lag piaa te saare us naal ral ge|

ahu vekho ttuttadaa taaraa|

saare kan laa ke sunan lag pe dooron, jithe naa bandaa see naa bande dee jaat, par keval raat daa anheraa te athaah chup see, eik aavaaz jihee sunaaee ditee, parrachh karadee, jiaun adis samundar vichon aaee hove|

ttheek aakhade san, malaah jhootth naheen san aakhade | aapanee gal hee lai lo| aseen kaahade lee maare maare pe firade haan changaa hundaa jithe saan, authe hee rahinde| ghatto ghatt har ik noo rottee mil rahee see | maal ddangar kol see... te hun ithe...|

main vee ihee aakhadaa haan| aseen ik afasar de aakhe lag ke ik ajihee cheez labhan gharon ttur pe, jo kite disadee naheen|

kaahadaa afasar e | saadde tuhaadde varagaa uh vee ik bandaa hai|

par soveeat shakatee saaddee madad kiaun naheen karadee auh uthe maasako vich baitthe lokaan daa uloo banaan lage hoe ne te bhugatanaa ithe saanoo pai rihaa hai|

dooron malaahaan deean aavaazaan aa raheean san| uh jithe jithe dhooneean bal raheean san, authe uthe jaa ke raualaa paan lage hoe san|

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akheer, raat ne aapanaa raaj saanbh liaa| ik ik karake saareean dhooneean dee ag bujhadee gee, pichhe reh giaa anheraa te ik khaamoshee | bande dee kiton bhinak naheen see paindee| ik aavaaz raat daa mauan bhang karadee see, auh see ghorriaan de ghaah vich moonh maaran dee charar charar dee aavaaz|

eik kaalee jihee shakal, kaale te chup khalhate chhakarriaan vichon langh rahee see| jithon thorrhee jihee thaan disadee, bandaa sute hoe musaafaraan ute bachadaa bachaandaa sarrak de naal naal bhajan lag paindaa| us de magar magar ik hor ajeeb jihaa bandaa, eik ttang ute uchakadaa jaa rihaa see| kade kade chhakarriaan kol sute bandiaan vichon, koee aapanaa sir chukadaa te door jaande parachhaaviaan noo ghoor ghoor vekhan lag paindaa|

kauan ho sakade ne uh kee pe karade ne jaasoos taan naheen mere khiaal vich, auhanaan noo farrhanaa chaaheedaa hai|

par neend ne, gal uthe dee uthe hee tthap ditee|

ddoonghee chaare paase failee khaamoshee vich, bheerr bhaarr ton bachade, auh uchhalade te dauarrade age age bhajee ge| ghorriaan ne moonh maaranaa band karake aapane kan chuk le|

dooron golee dee tthaah dee aavaaz aaee| aavaaj agale paasiaun, saje val noo aaee see, shaaeid pahaarr valon| is chaare paase failee chup chaan vich ih aavaaz barree ajeeb te vakharee jihee lagadee see|

auh doven kaale chihare, age naalon vee vadhere tez dauarr pe|

tin hor goleean dee aavaaz | use paasiaun, pahaarr valon saje hath| bhaaven anheraa hee see, par kheddaan disadeean san| te fir raatt... ratt... ratt... ttatt... hon lag pee|

eik kaalaa jihaa sir utaanh hoeaa, fir ik hor| ik kaalaa jihaa chiharaa utth ke baitth giaa ik hor utth ke rafalaan de dter vichon, aapanee khaas rafal ttolan lag piaa|

haan bhee garinasako, kujh suniaa ee kee see ih

chup|

par sun te rihaa en naa... kasaak|

chup kar jaa, naheen taan ttutte bhanaa bahengaa|

pahilaan bolan vaalaa idhar udhar vekhan lag piaa, aapane chadde te pitth khurakan lag piaa, fir do chaar kadam puttadaa uthe jaa pahunchiaa, jithe zameen ute ik bhooraa chogaa piaa hoeaa see te malakarre jihe aaraam naal jaa ke vich pai giaa|

ratt... ratt... ratt...

fir tin ver tthaah... tthaah... tthaah

khaddaan dee gufaa vich, jhatt ku lee changiaarreean jiheean nikaladeean diseean|

rab dee maar kanbakhataan noo jhatt chain naheen lainde| lok thak ke choor hoe pe ne, masaan ihanaan dee akh jurradee pee e te uh soor de bache taarr taarr... tarr... tarr karade fir rahe ne| rab kare, auhanaan naal vee injhe varate| larraaee ho rahee hove, larro jinaan larriaa jaave | bhalaa ih kee hoeaa, sute piaan noo bandaa jagaaee jaave| sute noo taan rab vee naa chherre| is naal labhadaa kee hai, aapane kaaratoos hee fookane hoe naa... lokaan dee neend haraam karee jaanee...|

fir jhatt magaron, ghorriaan de ghaah khaan dee charar charar vich ik sute aadamee de saah ralan lag pe|

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duhaan dauarrade bandiaan vichon agale ne lamaa saah liaa te kahin lagaa

par uh ge kidhar

aus de saathee ne dorrade dauarrade hee kihaa

bahute door naheen| us rukh hetthaan, sarrak ute|

auh cheekhiaa

bebe gorapeenaa|

anhere vichon kise puchh keetee

kee gal e

toon uthe en

aseen ithe sahee salaamat haan|

chhakarraa kithe e

ahu vekhaan, jithe toon khalhataa hoeaa en| khadd de saje hath|

fir anhere vichon runee hoee, eik maasoom jihee aavaaz aaee|

aah, sattaipan, sattaipana bache dee mauat ho gee

muttiaar maan ne aapaneean baahaan agere vadhaaeean te bachaa usade havaale kar ditaa| sattaipan ne tthanddee tthaar pottalee jihee hath vich farrh lee, jis vichon sakhat badaboo aa rahee see| us aapanaa sir sattaipan dee chhaatee naal laa ditaa te anhere noo jhoonade, aus de ddasakore nikalan lag pe|

auh jaandaa rihaa, sattaipan|

teeveenaan neend jaan thakeven dee paravaah naa karadeean hoeean us de duaale aa khalhateean| uhanaan de parachhaaven chhakarre ute pai rahe san | uhanaan chhaatee ute kraas daa chinh banaa liaa te samajhaaun lag peean|

pahilee veraan roee e naa|

haualee haualee sanbhal jaavegee|

aus de dudh daa kujh karanaa chaaheedaa hai, naheen taan baauree ho jaavegee|

eik magaron ik teeveean us deean aakarreean hoeean chhaateean ttoh ke vekhan lag peean|

pathar hoe hoe ne

fir uhanaan praarathanaa keetee te ddoddeean noo moonh vich lai ke dudh khichan lag peean| dudh moonh vich aaundiaan hee uh tin paase kraas daa chinh banaa ke chulee kar chhaddadeean|

aadamee, kanddedaar jhaarreean vich, anhere vich ttoaa puttan lag pe| mittee kadt ke, auhanaan loth vich rakh ke, auparon mittee paa ditee|

sattaipan, auh mar giaa|

anhere vich aadamee ne sir ute lamakadee ttahinee noo hath vich lai liaa te bachiaan vaang dukh daa maariaa sisakan lag piaa te teeveen ddasakare bharadee te cheekhaan maaradee, aus de gal duaale baahaan valhett ke hanjhoo vahaan lag pee

sattaipan, sattaipan, sattaipana

anhere vich vee us deean galhaan ute hanjhoo chamak rahe san|

auh jaandaa rihaa sattaipan mauat ho gee sattaipan|

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chaare paase raat raanee deean rishamaan faileean hoeean san | naa kite ag, naa raualaa| keval ghorriaan de moonh vich ghaah lai ke charar charar karan dee aavaaz| te fir chhetee hee, auhanaan dee hilajal vee ruk gee te kujh zameen ute lame pai ge| din charrhan vaalaa see | pahaarraan de pairaan vich iddaa vaddaa kaafalaa sutaa piaa see |

bas keval ik thaan, raat daa anheraa, neend dee bevasee daa jaadoo naa khalor sakiaa| shaant baag de rukhaan vich chaananaa chamak rihaa see| keval ik bandaa saariaan dee raakhee kar rihaa see|

baloot de lakarr dee baareean vaale vadde kamare vich ttangeean vaddeean tasaveeraan vich, sangeenaan maar maar ke, moreean keeteean peean san| mez ute momabatee daa fikaa fikaa chaananaa pai rihaa see te sipaahee daravaajiaan te khirrakeean uton bhaare keematee parade laah ke hetthaan vichhaaee ghook sute, ghuraarre maaran lage hoe san| gutthaan vich ghorriaan deean kaattheean te rafalaan de dter lage hoe san | havaa vich bandiaan te ghorriaan de paseeniaan dee bo rachee hoee see|

boohe vichon ik masheenagan daa moonh baahar val noo nikaliaa hoeaa see|

kozookh, baloot de vadde chitarakaaree vaale mez ute jo khaan vaale kamare jiddaa lamaa see, eik nakashe ute akhaan jorree baitthaa hoeaa see| momabatee dee kanbadee

loa vich farash, kandhaan te chihariaan ute kee tarhaan de parachhaaven hil rahe san|

aus daa aiddajoottaintt vee nakashe ute vaahe samundar te pahaarraan de silasaliaan ute jhukiaa hoeaa see|

eik aradalee chamarre daa thailaa, pitth pichhe rafal te lak naal talavaar lattakaaee, tiaarabaratiaar kharrhataa hoeaa see| us ute vee momabatee daa parachhaavaa pai rihaa see|

jhatt ku lee laatt sidhee hoee te saare parachhaaven jiaun khalhe ge|

eis khandd kol dee, sahaaeik ne ungal nakashe ute dharadiaan aakhiaa, auh saadde ute haalaan vee hamalaa kar sakade ne |

eithon naheen langh sakade| edde uche alangh pahaarr ne, eithon kiven langh ke, saanoo hath paa sakade ne |

sahaaeik de hath ute thorree jihee pangharee hoee mom ddig pee|

saanoo is morr ute pahunch jaanaa chaaheedaa hai; fir aseen uhanaan de hath naheen aaunde| injh karan lee, saanoo jhatt tturan dee karanee chaaheedee hai|

koee khuraak naheen kol|

kee karanaa e| ithe rukan naal kiharraa kite mil jaanee e| aapane aap noo bachaan daa iko tareekaa hai, ki ithon ttur piaa jaave | kamaanddar sade ge han jaan naheen

auh aa rahe ne, aradalee ne aakhiaa te kee parachhaaven us de moonh te dhauan ute nach utthe|

bas ucheean ucheean baareean vich vee ghup anheraa pasariaa rihaa|

rattattattattattattattattaattaa

dooron pabeean vich, fir tarr tarr dee aavaaz anhere noo cheeradee langh gee te ik bhai sahim dee havaa chaare paase khilar gee|

pauarreean varaanddaa te fir khaanavaale kamare vich, bhaare bhaare pairaan dee aavaaz us bhai noo jaan bhai dee soochanaa noo, hor nerre lai aaee| us patalee jihee momabatee dee loa vich vee kamaanddaraan de chihariaan ute pee dhoorr saaf dikhaaee dendee see| lagaataar dhup vich tturan naal te thakeven de maare hoe hon karake, auhanaan de chihare nikale hoe te tane hoe san|

kiven rahee kojookh ne puchhiaa|

asaan uhanaan noo pichhe dhak ditaa|

khaan vaale kamare vich jiaun afarraatafarree machee hoee hove|

auh kujh vee naheen kar sakade| ik hor aadamee ne bhaaree jihee aavaaz vich aakhiaa| je uhanaan kol topakhaanaa hundaa, taan ik vakharee gal hee honee see| uhanaan kol ghorre ute ladee iko masheenagan hai|

einjh lagadaa see, jiaun kojookh daa chiharaa pathar vichon gharrhiaa hoeaa hove| us nakamoonh vattiaa te us de bhaare bharavattiaan ne jiaun us deean akhaan kaj leean| sabh jaanade san ki uh kasaakaan de hamale karake preshaan naheen see|

sabh mez de aale duaale khalhate hoe san| koee sigaratt pee rihaa see, koee ik sukee rottee hath vich farree moonh maar rihaa see te kee thake ttutte mez ute pe nakashe de rangaan vich guaache hoe san|

kojookh moonh ghuttadaa bolee giaa

tuseen hukam naheen manade|

thake hoe chihariaan te sukeean dhauanaan ute parachhaaven pain lag pe; saare kamare vich ucheean ucheean aavaazaan utthan lag peean, jiaun hukam den lagiaan khulheean thaavaan vich akasar hundaa e|

tusaan sipaaheean noo maar ke rakh ditaa e..

meree yoonitt bilakul maree mukee pee hai, main uhanaan noo bilakul naheen aakhadaa ki tiaar ho ke ttur pain|

jad aseen thorrhaa ruke, mere bande sidhe zameen ute ddig pe| uhanaan kolon utth ke ag vee naa baalee gee| moeaan baraabar san|

eis tarhaan ttur painaa bilakul asanbhav gal hai| je injh hee hundaa rihaa taan sipaaheean noo aseen maar chhaddaange |

bilakul sachee gal hai|

kozookh daa chiharaa patharaaeaa hoeaa see| bharavattiaan hetth us deean nikeean nikeean akhaan, vekhan naalon dooron aaundee aavaaz noo sunan daa kam vadhere kar raheean san | khulheean khirrakeean vich use tarhaan anheraa gotth maaree baitthaa rihaa, eis ton baahar thakee haaree raat aoonghaan lai rahee see, shaaeid kujh tanaa ghattiaa hoeaa see| bhaaven kheddaan valon goleean chalan dee aavaaz naheen see aaee, par anheraa hor sanghanaa ho giaa jaapadaa see|

je hove, main taan aapanee yoonitt noo barabaad karan lee tiaar naheen| ik rajamaintt daa kamaanddar iaun boliaa jiaun zor dee hukam chaarrh rihaa hove|

main sadaachaarak tauar te uhanaan bandiaan dee zindagee, sihat te kisamat daa zinmevaar haan jo mainoo sauanpe ge ne|

ttheek gal hai| ik brigedd kamaanddar, aapane ahude te sareer de bhaar noo toladaa boliaa|

auh baakaaeidaa fauaj daa afasar see te us de vichaar vich ihee uh samaan see ki uh aapanaa aap te aapane tazarabe dase, jo zaarashaahee de soojhavaanaan age uh naheen see das sakiaa|

bilakul ttheek te naal, kooch de hukam vee changee tarhaan soche vichaare naheen ge| yoonittaan noo kise vakhare dtang naal rakhanaa chaaheedaa hai naheen taan, saare de saare, kise vele vadte jaanage|

par, je main uhanaan vichon hundaa, keeaooban javaanaan daa ik patalaa jihaa kamaanddar sarakesheean kott paaee te gaatare vich chaandee dee talavaar, sir ute dtilakee jihee far dee ttopee paaee, vichon bol piaa| je main uhanaan kasaakaan vichon hundaa, sach aakhadaa haan, main khadd vichon nikal ke pai jaandaa te saaddee ik bandook vee, es ton pahilaan ki saanoo pataa lagadaa ki kee ho rihaa hai, khoh lee gee hundee|

naa koee tajaveez, naa hukama aseen haan vee kee, eik dal, betarateeb ijarr

fir kozookh, haualee haualee te saaf sapashatt sbadaan vich aakhan lagaa

kamaandd kise de hath vich hai tuhaadde jaan mere

kamare de ashaant vaataavaran vich us de bol bhaare pathar vaang lattak ge| us deean chhek suttan vaaleean akhaan vich haalaan vee jiaun koee uddeek chhupee hoee see, par ih kise utar dee uddeek naheen san kar raheean|

fir parachhaaven nachan lag pe chihariaan de badale hoe rukh sagon chihare hee badale hoe| te fir bhaare te betuke role naal kamaraa bhar giaa|

aseen kamaanddar vee use tarhaan zinmevaar haan, jiven tuseen|

zaar de samen vee aauakhe vele afasaraan kol salaah lee jaandee see, hun taan khair gal hee inakalaab dee hai|

eis daa manatak ih see

toon ik bilakul ujadd bandaa hai, bilakul sidhaa saadaa bandaa, jo vele dee nazaakat noo bilakul naheen samajh sakadaa| tainoo morache ute hee afasar banaa ditaa giaa| jithe jad baakaaeidaa afsaraan dee thurrh ho jaave taan aire gaire dee vee tarakee kar ditee jaandee hai| hun lokaan tainoo chuniaa hai, par lok taan akasar anhe hunde ne|

eih san uh bhaav, je chihariaan ate puraanee fauaj de peshevar afasaraan de rukh ton sapastt ho rahe san | jad ki uh kamaanddar, jo kalh tak, naaee, mochee, tarakhaan

te dhobee san, eih aakhade jaapade san

toon vee saadde vichon hee en, te kise galon saadde naalon changaa naheen tere hath kamaandd kiaun hove, te saadde hath naa hove aseen sabh kujh kar sakade haan, te sagon tere naalon changaa|

kojookh, eis vichaaradhaaraa ton jaanoo see | us noo anabolee aalochanaa dee soojh see te uh samen dee uddeek vich, khirrakeean ton door, anhere vich nikeean nikeean akhaan naal ghoor rihaa see|

te is sabar noo boor pai giaa|

bahut door, anhere vich, rauale dee ik madham jihee aavaaz sunaaee ditee | haualee haualee ih aavaaj vadhadee vee gee te uchee hundee hundee saaf sunan lag pee| anhere vich, raat de bhaare pair, hor bhaare ho ge | pairaan de dhamaake vadhade ge.. nerre nerre hunde ge te fir sabh kujh ralagadd ho giaa| varaandde ute bandiaan dee bheerr ikatthee hundee jaa rahee see, te ik de pichhe ik, sipaaheean dee bheerr pauarreean langhadee madham madham paindee rauashanee vaale khaan vaale kamare vich aa pahunchee| jad tak kamaraa nak nak bhar naa giaa, auh aaee ge| uhanaan vich koee bhin bhed naheen see, auh kee ate iko jihe san| kamaanddar sungarr ke mez ute pe nakashe val ho ge| sarr chukee momabatee bas aakharee loa den lagee hoee see|

eis khaamoshee vich sipaahee khanghoore maaran lag pe, nak sunakan lag pe, farash ute thuk sutt ke upar boott ragarran lag pe te sigaratt daa dhooaan chhaddan lag pe | bheerr ute badasganee daa dhoonaan khilar giaa|

saakhio

ghup anhere kamare vich chupachaan varat gee|

saakhio

ghutte hoe moonh vichon kozookh ne masaan bol kadte|

tuhaanoo pataa honaa chaaheedaa hai, kanpaneean de aagooaan te tuhaanoo kamaanddar saatheean noo, ki saaddee haalat kee hai| saadde pichhe kasabe te bandaragaah ute kasaakaan ne kabazaa kar liaa hai| lagabhag veeh hajaar fattarr te bimaar, laal sainaa de sipaahee pichhe san, te sabh noo kasaak afasaraan de hukam naal mauat dee neend suaa ditaa giaa hai| saadde naal vee use tarhaan hee vaaparanee hai| kasaak saadde teeje dasate de bilakul pichhe pichhe han| saadde saje samundar hai te khabe pahaarr| vichakaar laanghaa hai, jis ute aseen hun tturee jaa rahe haan| kasaak pahaarraan pichhon dee saaddaa pichhaa kar rahe han te duragaan vichon langhade uhanaan saanoo aa aparranaa hai, taan tatafatt asaan uhanaan noo pichhe

maar bhajaanaa hai| uh udon tak saadde ute hamalaa karade rahinage, jad tak aseen uthe naheen pahunch jaande, jithe pahaarraan de silasile samundar ton pare hatt jaande han uthe barre uche te vishaal pahaarr han, te uthe pahunch ke, aseen kasaakaan dee pahunch ton baahar ho jaavaange| is lee saanoo, saahil de naal naal, ttuaapase tak ithon tin sau meel daa faasalaa zaroor naberr lainaa chaaheedaa hai| uthon aseen pahaarraan de naal naal jaande mukh maarag te pahunch jaavaange te fir keeaooban khetar vich pahunch jaavaange, jithe saaddeean mukh fauajaan ikatar hoeean hoeean han| bas ihee ik mauakaa saadde lee hai| jiven hove, saanoo ttur painaa chaaheedaa hai| saadde kol khuraak keval panj dinaan lee hai, fir saanoo faake kattane painage | saanoo bas ithon ttur painaa chaaheedaa hai, bhaaven dauarranaa hee pave, binaan bhukhateh jaan neend dee paravaah keetiaan| bhaje bagair saaddaa guzaaraa naheen| ise vich saaddaa bhalaa hai; te je agon saaddaa raah rukiaa dise, taan saanoo sabh kujh agon dhak ke langh jaanaa chaaheedaa hai|

auh binaan kise val, vishes tauar te vekhan de ruk giaa| bhare hoe kamare vich khaamoshee chhaa gee, bas chupachaan see, jaan adh pachadhee sarree hoee momabatee vich, hilade julade parachhaaven te ik khaamoshee failee hoee see khirrakeean de baahar, door samundar de failaa teek|

sainkarre akhaan kozookh de chihare ute ttikeean hoeean san|

aus de vatte hoe moonh vichon jhag nikal rahee see|

sarrak ute tuhaanoo rottee paanee kujh vee naheen labhegaa; so maidaanaan vich pahunchan tak, saanoo vaahodaahee karanee pavegee|

aapaneean akhaan neeveean keete hoe uh rukiaa te agon keh giaa

aapanaa kamaanddar hor koee chun lavo te ih lo meraa tiaag patar|

momabatee pooree sarree chukee see; anheraa te khaamoshee chhaaee hoee see|

hor momabatee koee naheen

mere kol ik hai, aiddajoottaintt ne aakhiaa| us ik teelee magaron hor teelee baalee | jhatt ku lee, chaanan dee loa uhanaan sainkarre akhaan noo rushanaa jaandee jo kojookhade chihare ute gaddeean hoeean san, te fir ghup anheraa sabh kujh noo nigal jaandaa| fir ik momee kaagaz baliaa te anhere daa karr ttuttaa| fir galaan shuroo ho geean| fir koee thukan lag piaa, koee khanghoore maaran lag piaa, koee nak sunakan lag piaa te koee farash ute boott ragarran lag piaa|

saathee kojookh, brigedd kamaanddar, galabaat dee sur vich naa ki hukam chaarrhan vaalee aavaaz vich, aakhan lagaa, saanoo aauakarraan daa pataa hai, bhiaanak

museebataan te rukaavattaan ne saadde raah vich saadde pichhe tabaahee moonh addee khalhatee hoee hai te je asaan dtil matth keetee, sabh noo barabaadee daa moonh vekhanaa pavegaa| ih bahut zarooree hai ki aseen jinee chhetee ton chhetee ho sake, eithon nikal jaaeee| bas tere kol hee shakatee te saadhan hai ki is museebat vich fauaj noo kadtiaa jaave| mainoo aas hai ki meree is raae vich saadde saare saatheean dee sahimatee praapat hovegee...|

ttheek hai| aseen sahimat haan| kamaandd sanbhaalee rakho| saare kamaanddar barree tataparataa te ik aavaaz vich bole|

sainkarre akhaan mitaraan vaalee takanee naal, kamare dee madham roshanee vich, kojookh val utth geean|

toon tiaag patar kiven de sakadaa hai, rasaale de sau javaanaan dee ttukarree de kamaanddar ne aapane sir de pichhe aapanee far dee ttopee lijaandiaan aakhiaa| tainoo lokaan ne chuniaa see|

chup chaap sipaahee chamakadeean akhaan naal vekhee jaa rahe san|

bhaare bharavattiaan hetthon kozookh ne barre hatth naal upar takiaa|

changaa, saatheeo| par main tuhaadde saariaan lee ik sharat laaundaa haan te tuhaanoo dasatakhat karane painage jo kise hukam manan ton zaraa vee naanh nukar keetee, aus lee sazaa mauat hovegee| tuhaanoo is matalab lee dasatakhat karane painage|

ttheek e fir |

dasatakhat kiaun karee

karee kiaun naa

sachee gal e, aseen taan hameshaa... kamaanddar bethavee vich burr burr karan lag pe|

javaano kojookh aapane faualaadee jabarre ghuttadaa boliaa| javaan, tuhaaddaa kee vichaar hai

mauat| sainkarre aavaazaan kamare noo jhoonadeean khulheean anhereean khirrakeean vichon baahar khalaa vich fail geean| us kute noo golee maar ditee jaavegee us naal kis gal dee riait, jo hukam naa mane bas golee|

sipaahee injh fir hilan julan lag pe jiaun achaanak kise uhanaan deean berreean kholh diteean hon| uh ik dooje naal khahinde, sainataan karan te nak sunakan lag pe te adh pachadheean peeteean sigarattaan moonh vichon kadt ke boottaan hetth madholan lag pe|

kojookh ne aapane jabaarre ghuttee fir aapanee sharat duharaaee, jiaun aapane

shabad uhanaan de dimaagaan vich ghuserr rihaa hove

koee vee jo zabat torregaa, bhaaven kamaanddar hove te bhaaven koee maamoolee sipaahee, golee naal uddaa ditaa jaavegaa|

zaroor us noo golee daag ditee jaavegee kute de bache noo, kamaanddar hove te bhaaven sipaahee, eiko gal hai|

einjh lagadaa see, jiaun ih mahaan kamaraa hee bol rihaa hove|

fir uhanaan noo injh lagaa, jiaun uhanaan de shor lee ih kamaraa chhottaa pai rihaa hove|

ttheek hai fira saathee eevaanako, kaagaz ute likh lo te kamaanddaraan noo dasatakhat karan lee de dio mauat dee sajaa, binaan kise koratt kachahiree de, hukam naa manan vaale noo, bhaaven hukam chhottaa hove jaan vaddaa, jaan kise tarhaan dee aalochanaa hove...|

sahaaeik ne jeb vichon ik kaagaz kadtiaa te thorrhee jihee thaan aapane khalhan lee banaa ke, age ho ke likhan lag piaa|

te tuseen saatheeo, hun jaao| aapaneean kanpaneean vich jaa ke faramaan daso lohe varagaa zabat te koee deaa naheen|

sipaahee sigarattaan de aakharee kash maarade, eik dooje noo dhake dende varaandde vichon aa ke, baag vich ikatthe ho ge| door door tak uhanaan de rauale ne raat dee neend kholh ditee|

samundar ute din charrhan lag piaa|

kamaanddaraan noo achaanak iaun mahisoos hoeaa jiaun uhanaan de modtiaan uton ik bhaar lath giaa hove| hun sabh kujh yakeenee, saaf te sapashatt see; auh hasan ttapan lag pe| vaar vaaree uh mez kol aae te mauat dee sajaa ute dasatakhat karan lag pe|

kozookh bhavaan khich ke do harafee hukam den lag piaa, jiaun jo kujh hune vaapariaa see, aus mahaan kaaraj age jo us de sir ute see, eih bilakul tuchh see|

saathee vosataretin, aapanee kanpanee tiaar karo te | use samen ik sarapatt dauarrade ghorre dee aavaaz sunee gee; eih varaandde de nerre pahunchee; te fir ghorraa, sapashatt see ki kile naal banh ditaa giaa see| ghorre de ttapan te farakarre maaran te rakaabaan kharrakan dee aavaaz hon lag pee|

eik keeaooban kasaak, lamaa far daa ttop paaee, kamare dee madham rauashanee vich saahamane aa khalhotaa|

saathee kozookh, auh kahin lagaa, dooje te teeje dasate raat de parraa lee ithon atth meel door ruk ge ne | kamaanddar ne tuhaanoo sunehaa ghaliaa hai ki udon tak ithe uddeek karo, jad tak us de dasate tuhaadde naal naheen aa ralade, taan jo saare ikatthe kooch kar sakan|

kojookh ne barree kararree nazar us ute suttee|

hor agon das|

malaah ttoleean banaa ke sipaaheean te saamaan vaale chhakarriaan val rolaa paande aaunde ne te bagaavat failaa rahe ne uh aakhade ne ki kamaanddaraan de hukam manan vich koee tuk naheen te sipaaheean noo aap kanttarol aapane hath vich lai lainaa chaaheedaa hai te naal ih ki kozookh noo vadt dio |

hor

kasaakaan noo duragaan vichon baahar kadt ditaa giaa hai| saadde aadamee khaddaan de upar charrh ge te uhanaan noo saahamanee dtalaan ute dhak ditaa| saadde tin bande fattarr te ik maariaa giaa|

kojookh khaamosh see|

ttheek hai, toon jaa|

khaan vaale kamare vich chihare hauale ful hoe hoe san | kandhaan ute ttange faremaan vich samundar daa rang, jo kise dee burash daa jaadoo san, fikaa neelaa see, par asalee samundar door khirrakeean vichon kise jaadoo vich rangiaa neelaa neelaa dis rihaa see|

saathee kamaanddaro, eik ghantte de andar andar ithon chaale paa dio te rafataar tez karee jaao| raah vich keval aadameean te ghorriaan noo, paanee piaaun lee roko | har ik khadd vich, eik aadamee masheenagan lai ke khalh jaave | yoonittaan ik de pichhe ik jurreean tturee jaan| kise thaan vee vasaneekaan noo tang naa keetaa jaave| ghorriaan ute savaar harakaariaan noo yoonittaan baare pooree soochanaa mainoo den lee, jhatta pal bhejade raho|

eise tarhaan hovegaa, kamaanddaraan utar ditaa|

saathee vasatarotin, aapanee kanpanee noo pichhaarree val lai jaao, malaahaan noo uthon hattaa dio te uhanaan noo yoonittaan de naal naa tturan dio| je chaahun taan pichhale dasatiaan naal beshak jaa ralan |

ttheek hai|

masheenagan naal lai jaao, te je lorr pave taan varat lio|

bahut achhaa|

saare kamaanddar boohe val vadhe|

kozookh aapane sahaaeik noo likhaan lag piaa ki uhanaan vichon kis daa ahudaa ghattaaeaa jaave, kis dee badalee jaan uchee padavee ute tarakee keetee jaave|

fir sahaaeik ne nakashaa saanbhiaa te kekh de naal hee ttur giaa|

momabatee daa parachhaavaan vishaal khaalee kamare ch farash ute pe bukaan te sigarattaan de ttottiaan ute kanbadaa rihaa| havaa lokaan dee havaarr naal bhaaree te rukee hoee see, mez ute jis thaan momabatee bal bal ke mom pangharee hoee see, auh thaan sarr gee see te dhoonaan nikalan lag piaa see| saareean rafalaan te kaattheean gaaeib ho chukeean san|

khulhe boohe, samundar vich charrhade sooraj deean kiranaan de dhundhalake noo vekhee jaa rahe san|

pahaarree saahil de naal naal bandiaan noo jagaan lee dtol vajan lag pe| bigalaan dee aavaaz door door tak goonjan lag pee | us khoobasoorat sakhane makaan ute dhoone dee ik sanghanee thamee jihee usaradee jaa rahee see sarree momabatee ne aapanaa kam pooraa kar ditaa see|

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dooje te teeje sainik dasate, jo kojookh de pichhe pichhe aa rahe san, bahut pichhe reh ge| kise kol hun bhajan dee shakatee naheen see rahee garamee te thakaavatt ne kam kar ditaa see| lok chhetee hee trikaalaan dtale parraa kar lainde, te fir chiraake jihe doojee saver, ttur painde| vaddee sarrak ute muharale te pichhale dasatiaan vich khapaa vadhadaa giaa|

raat fir, vaddee sarrak de naal naal saahil te pahaarraan de vichakaar, kee meelaan vich kainp lag ge|

thake ttutte te garamee de sataae lok fir agaan baalan, ral ke gapaan maaran, hasan, saaz vajaan te yookaren de piaare geet gaaun lag pe| manakh de itihaas naal mel khaande, khushee te gamee de taraane goonjan lag pe|

malaah, pahile dasate vichon kadt den magaron, fir banb te rivaalavar ghumaande ik chulhe ton dooje chulhe tak, gaalhaan kadtade tturan firan lag pe|

tuhaaddee haalat bheddaan naal vee gee guzaree hai| kauan hai tuhaaddaa leeddar zaar dee fauaj daa sunahire takame vaalaa afasar kauan hai tuhaaddaa kojookh aus zaar dee

sevaa naheen see keetee zaroor keetee see, te hun baalashavik ban baitthaa hai | te tuhaanoo pataa hai, baalashavik kauan hunde ne auhanaan noo muharaband gaddeean vich, jaramanee ton jaasoosee karan lee bhejiaa giaa see, te roos vich jhaliaan daa dderaa uhanaan duaale iaun bhinakan lag piaa e, jiaun shahid duaale makhiaareean te ihanaan baalasvikaan daa jaraman kaisar naal ik gupat samajhauataa hai| ih gal hai, bhedd | tuseen roos noo tabaah kar rahe ho, lokaan noo barabaad kar rahe ho| aseen samaajavaadee inakalaabee kise cheez naal bajh ke naheen rahinde| baalashavik sarakaar ne maasako ton saanoo hukam ditaa ki jaa ke berraa jaraman noo de dio| par asaan jo karanaa see, saanoo pataa see, asaan samundar vich ddob ditaa e | je uhanaan noo aseen pasand naheen taan naa sahee... tuseen fudoo, nireean bheddaan ho, nire ddangar | jiharraa marazee tuhaanoo hik lave, tuseen dhauanaan hetthaan suttee tturee jaaoge| aseen tuhaanoo ttheek aakh rahe haan, auhanaan daa ik gupat samajhauataa hai| baalashavikaan ne roos noo kaisar age vech ditaa hai| is de badale uhanaan noo ik pooree gaddee sone naal ladee ditee gee tuseen ik ijarr ton vadh kujh naheen...|

moonh band karo, kutiaan vaang saanoo naa bhauanko| dafaa ho jaao ithon... tuhaarree...

sipaahee taa khaa ge te changaa mandaa aakh ge, par jad malaah uthon ttur ge, auhanaan deean aakheean galaan hee aap duharaan lag pe|

eih ttheek hai ki malaah galaadharr hunde ne, par jo uh aakhade ne uh vee niree sutt paan vaalee gal naheen| baalashavik saaddee madad kiaun naheen karade auhanaan kasaakaan noo saadde ute hamalaa karan ditaa te maasako ton saanoo koee madad naa ghalee uh aap mauaj karade ne te saaddee uhanaan noo rataa jinee vee paravaah naheen|

jis tarhaan pichhalee raate hoeaa see, aj vee ghup anher vich, khaddaan vichon tthaah... tthooh hon lag pee... changiaarreean uddadeean disan lag peean, masheenaganaan tarr tarr karadeean raheean fir haualee haualee, saaraa dderaa khaamoshee te neend vich saant ho giaa|

pichhalee raat vaang, aj vee, aus sakhane bangale vich, jis de varaandde daa moonh samundar val see; fir ik kaanafarans hoee| pichhale do dalaan de kamaanddar ikatar hoe hoe san| kaanafarans udon tak rukee rahee, jad teek sarapatt ghorraa durraandaa ik savaar pindd momabateean lai ke naa aa pahunchiaa| pahilaan vaang hee fir ik nakashaa mez ute khalaar ditaa giaa| pahilaan vaang hee sigarattaan de ttotte, thuk farash ute khilar ge te paarre vigaarre chitar kandhaan ute lattake rahe|

kaalee daaharree de bhaaree deh vaalaa khush rahinaa samolodoorov, malaahaan vaalee

jaakitt paaee, lataan add ke baitthaa chaah pee rihaa see| us deean yoonittaan de kamaanddar us de aale duaale khalhate hoe san|

jis tareeke naal uh kash maar rahe san, bemuhaareean galaan kar rahe san, te pairaan hetth boottaan naal jiven sigarattaan de fotto midh rahe san, aus ton saaf zaahir hai ki kise noo kujh pataa naheen see lag rihaa ki gal baat shuroo kiven keetee jaave|

te ithe fir harek kamaanddar de dimaag vich ih baitthaa hoeaa see ki uhee sabh kujh karataa dharataa hai, te uhee sabh daa raakhaa hai te use uhanaan noo surakhiaa vich lai jaanaa hai|

par kithe...

sathitee bethavee te beyakeenee see | koee vee naheen see das sakadaa ki je uh age vadhe taan kee ho jaavegaa| par ih sabh changee tarhaan jaanade san ki pichhe hattanaa, mauat de moonh vich jaanaa hai|

saanoo tinaan dalaan daa ik mukhee chun lainaa chaaheedaa hai, eik kamaanddar daa sujhaa see|

toon ttheek aakhadaa hain| is vich koee doojee raae naheen ho sakadee, sabh ne ik sur aakhiaa|

sabh hee ih aakhan lee farrak rahe san ki. uh main haan. par koee aakhan dee daleree naheen see kar rihaa|

choonk, sabh hee aapane aap noo sanbhav umeedavaar samajh rihaa see, eis karake ik dooje deean akhaan bachaa ke chup chaap kash maaran lage hoe san|

saanoo kujh naa kujh karanaa chaaheedaa hai, kise noo chun lainaa chaaheedaa hai| main samolodoorov daa naan taveezadaa haan|

samoladoorova samolodurova

eik gal achaanak saahamane aa gee | harek daa vichaar see ki samalodoorov ik changaa saathee hai| khaaoopeeaoo mauaj kar tarhaan daa bandaa | ik jamaandaroo inakalaabee, jis dee jalasiaan vich gajan lee changee dahaarradee aavaaz hai, par ik mukh kamaanddar vajon mathaa bhanaa baitthegaa te fir te fir main|

fir saare ik aavaaz ho ke bole

samolodoorova samolodoorova

samolodoorov ne afarraadafarree vich aapaneean baahaan hilaaeean|

tuhaanoo saariaan noo pataa hee hai ki main ik jahaazee haan| samundar vich taan main bhiaanak ton bhiaanak sathitee naal nibarr sakadaa haan, par aseen khushakee ute

haan...|

samolodoorov| samolodoorova

khair, je tuhaaddee ihee marazee hai, taan main kam saanbh lavaangaa| par tuhaanoo meree madad karanee pavegee, saariaan noo| main ikalaa kujh naheen kar sakadaa| ttheek hai fir| kalh aseen kooch karaange| hukamanaamaa tiaar karo|

sabh jaanade san ki bhaaven hukam hove te bhaaven naa, auhanaan noo tturanaa hee painaa e| hor kar vee kee sakade san naa uh ruk sakade san te naa kasaakaan hathon vadte jaan lee, auh pichhaanh hee murr sakade san | sabh mahisoos karade san ki hor koee raah naheen see, sivaae is de ki us gharree dee uddeek karan, jad teek samolodoorov ulatt pulatt karake aapanaa mathaa bhanaa naheen laindaa| par kiven eiko raah see ki kojookh de dal daa aasaraa lai ke uh vee pichhe pichhe tturee jaan|

kise aakhiaa

kozookh noo das denaa chaaheedaa hai ki navaan kamaanddar chun liaa giaa hai|

auh kakh jinee vee paravaah naheen karan lagaa, jo us noo changaa lagegaa, auh karee jaavegaa| kee hor bol pe|

samoledoorov ne vatt ke mez ute mukaa maariaa, te mez daa fattaa karrak giaa|

main us noo hetthaan laavaangaa vekh lainaa| uh aapane dal noo kasabe vichon lai ke bhaj piaa| us noo uthe arranaa chaaheedaa see | ddatt ke mukaabalaa karadiaan aabaroo, pat naal maidaan vich mar mittanaa chaaheedaa see|

sabh deean akhaan samalodoorav ute ttikeean hoeean san jo is vele poore jalaal vich see| ih us de moonhon kadte shabadaan daa chamatakaar naheen see, sagon us de ddeel ddol daa rohab see, jis uhanaan de dilaan andar yakeen bitthaa ditaa see| sabh noo mahisoos hoeaa ki uhanaan noo ik raah labh piaa hai kozookh doshee see | aap hee sir bhaar bhajee firadaa see| kise dooje noo aapanaa fauajee kamaal dasan daa avasar hee naheen see dendaa| hun pooree vaah us de viradh laa denee chaaheedee hai| amalaa tiaar ho giaa| ik aadamee ghorre ute kojookhaval bhajaa ditaa giaa| haiddakuaarattar daa prabandh kar liaa giaa| ttaaeep deean maseenaan te kalarak labh ke dafatar kholh ditaa giaa| kam joraan ute suroo ho giaa|

sipaaheean de naan, auhanaan noo siaasee haalat dee soojh den lee te ik jathebandee dee bhaavanaa jagaan lee, apeelaan ttaaeep kar leean geean sipaaheeo, aseen dushaman kolon naheen ddarade, chete rakho saatheeo, ki saaddee fauaj khatare dee paravaah

naheen karadee

hukamanaame deean nakalaan karavaa ke, kanpaneean te ttukarreean noo parrh ke sunavaa diteean geean| sipaahee binaan hil jul de te palakaan jhapake sunade rahe te fir nakalaan lain lee ik dooje noo dhake maarade khahin lag pe| kee kaagaz farran lee ik dooje naal larr vee pe, kee jholeean vich rakh ke vatt kadtan lag pe, te fir barre dhiaan naal parrh ke vich kachaa tamaakoo valhett ke sootte maaran lag pe|

kojookh de pichhe pichhe uddade hukamanaame puchaae ge, par uh nit age vadhadaa giaa| us de dal te pichhe aaunde dalaan daa vichakaaralaa khapaa vadhadaa giaa| ih barree bharrakaaoo gal see|

saathee samaladoorov, kajookh tere hukamaan dee paravaah naheen kar rihaa te age vadhee jaa rihaa hai, kamaanddaraan ne kihaa, aus noo teree ratee bhar paravaah naheen|

main kee kar sakadaa haan samolodoorav ne maze naal agon has chhaddiaa| khushakee ute main kee kar sakadaa haan, haan samundar dee gal vakharee hai|

par toon fauaj daa kamaanddaraeinacheef en| is ahude lee, tainoo chuniaa giaa hai te kojookh teraa maatahit hai|

samolodoorov jhatt ku chup rihaa| us dee bhaaree chhaatee vich guse daa gubaar ikatthaa hundaa rihaa|

main us noo ttheek kar devaangaa| banh diaangaa rase naal |

aseen kiaun us de pichhe lage tturee jaa rahe haan| saanoo aapanee yojanaa banaanee chaaheedee hai| uh saahil de naal naal jaa ke vaddee sarrak ute pujanaa chaahundaa hai, jo pahaarraan de naal naal hundee keeaooban sattaipee vich jaa nikaladee hai, jad ki aseen dofeenovakaa vaale paasiaun pahaarraan noo tatafatt paar kar sakade haan | uthe ik puraanee sarrak hai te ih raah vee chhottaa hai|

kojookh noo sunehaa ghaliaa jaave ki tatakaal aapane dal noo rok ke gal baat lee pahunche | samolodoorov gajiaa | fauaj ithon pahaarraan val jaavegee| je kojookh naa maniaa, main top de goliaan naal us de dal noo uddaa diaangaa|

kojookh naa aaeaa te age hee age vadhadaa giaa| uh pakarr ton baahar rihaa|

samoledoorov ne fauaj noo charrhaaee de hukam jaaree kar dite| par us daa cheef aafsattaaf, jo milattaree akaadamee vichon parrh ke aaeaa hoeaa see, sathitee noo changee tarhaan samajhadaa see, auh us avasar dee uddeek vich see jad samalodoorov ikalaa hove kamaanddaraan dee bheerr vich uh arr jaandaa see | uh us noo mil ke

kahin lagaa | je aseen pahaarraan de silasile noo ithon paar karan dee koshis karaange, taan saaddeean saamaan naal ladeean gaddeean, reefoojee te sabh ton mehatavapooran saaddaa topakhaanaa, sabh jaandaa rahegaa, kiaun jo sarrak koee naheen; siraf maamoolee jihaa laanghaa hai| kozookh barree siaanap naal kam kar rihaa hai| topakhaane bagair aseen nihathe ho jaavaange| kasaak nihathiaan noo gher lainage | naale, je aseen te kakh vakh vakh hovaange, auh saanoo duhaan noo haraa denage|

daleel saaf see | par samolodoorov noo manaan lee, cheefaaafsattaaf daa, aaraam naal te haualee haualee gal karan daa ik dtang see, naa ki us daa ruhab ki uh milattaree akaadamee vichon aaeaa see|

hukam bhej dio ki mukh maarag de naal naal age vadhee jaan| samalodoorov nak chaarrhadaa boliaa|

te fir sipaahee, reefoojee, saamaan gaddeean afarraatafarree vich raualaa machaandiaan raahe pai geean|

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hameshaa vaang, kozookh daa dal jad raat visharaam karan lee ttikadaa taan aaraam te neend uhanaan lee haraam hundee| anhere vich hasan, saaz vajaan te gaaun dee madham madham aavaaj utthadee rahindee| raat vich jindagee dee dharrakan hundee, sukh chain hundaa te javaan umangaan hundeean te hunde havaa vich ghule javaan jazabe|

sisakadeean ne pahaarraan varageean chhalaan

neele ddoonghe samundaraan vich,

te ronde te sisakade ne bahaadar javaan kasaak

turakaan dee faahee vich|

aavaazaan, madhur suraan deean lahiraan vich, door door tak raat de anhere vich te bahaadar kasaakaan de dukhade hiradiaan vich ddub geean| kee ih uhanaan de aapane lee vee see, jo afasaraan, jaranailaan te burajooaa dee kaid vichon nas aae san te aazaadee lee sangharash vich jutte hoe san| uhanaan de dukh, kherre naal ral ke, anhere vich leen ho ge san|

neele ddoonghe samundaraan vich

sachee muchee daa samundar bilakul nerre see, auhanaan de pairaan kol, par ih adis te khaamosh see|

te uhanaan de sukh dukh naal ik mik hoeean pahaarraan deean chotteean subak sunahiree ho geean, jis karake pahaarraan de silasaliaan de pasaar vadhere kaale tain sogee ho ge|

fir ddoonghaanaan, viralaan, te khaddaan vich, haualee haualee chan deean rishamaan tilhakadeean te chaananee daa boor taronkadeean rukhaan, patharaan te pahaarraan deean chotteean de ganbheer parachhaaviaan noo hor vadhere sogee karan lag peean|

chaananee de pichhe pichhe chan ubharadaa saahamane ho giaa te us ik naven hee sansaar dee rachanaa kar ditee| aadamee gaaun hatt ge| hun chattaanaan te ddige rukhaan ute baitthe javaak te kurreean, saaf disan lag peean| chattaanaan hetthaan lahiraan lainde samundar noo chan ne dho ke hor nikhaar ditaa te injh lagadaa see ki door door tak pighaliaa hoeaa sonaa ddalhak ddalhak kar rihaa hove| ih shaan niraalee see|

eis vich jaan hai| kise aakhiaa|

kee lok aakhade ne, eis noo rab ne banaaeaa hai|

eih gal kee hai ki is vich jahaaz chalaandaa bandaa rumaaneea, oddesaa jaan savesataapol jaa pahunchadaa hai, bas kanpaas val vekhade raho, te kithon de kithe jaa pahuncho

turakee de morache ute, javaano, jis vele vee koee larraaee jitee jaandee, paadaree usatatee karan lag painde| par bhaaven jinee marazee bandagee karee jaande, maidaan vich laashaan de dter uche hee uche hunde jaande san|

chaananee deean taaraan jharr jharr paindeean dtalaanaan ute palamadeean, chattaanaan naal kheh ke ttutt jaandeean| pahaarr dee kise sidhee dandee noo, baanh vaang age vadhe kise rukh dee ttahinee noo, kise khighar noo, eik samen aapanee sunahiree jaalee vich valhett ke ik ajoobaa pesh kar dendeean|

madh maarag ton kee aavaazaan daa raualaa, kee pairaan dee dhamak te maaro maar hundee jaapee|

sabh moonh ghumaa ke use paase vekhan lag pe|

eih maaro maar karadee bheerr kidharon aa gee

malaah sahure | ihanaan noo hor kam hee koee naheen|

malaahaan daa bemuhaaraa ijarr, kadee chan dee chaananee vich te kade anhere vich ho haa karadaa bhootaan vaang tturee jaa rihaa see | kurreean te mundde baitthe baitthe, jiaun aauak ge te ubaaseean lainde te aakarraan bhanade, eik ik karake uth kiran lag pe|

jhatt sauan jaanaa chaaheedaa hai|

chaangharade, auchaa uchaa bolade te bakavaas karade malaah ik chattaan de sire kol jaa pahunche| chan ton uhale parachhaaven vich uh chhakarraa khalhataa hoeaa see, jis vich kozookh sutaa piaa see|

kee gal hai

do santaree rafalaan taan ke age khalhe ge|

kamaanddar kithe hai

kojookh pahilaan hee chhaal maar ke utth khalhataa see te anhere vich us deean akhaan bherree vaang lishak raheean san|

santaree rafalaan age karade cheekhe

pichhe hatt jaao, naheen golee maar diaange|

kee kahinde ne kojookh ne puchhiaa|

aseen tuhaadde naal gal karan aae haan, kamaanddar | saaddee khuraak muk gee hai| kee tuhaaddee ichhaa hai, aseen bhukhe mar jaaeee aseen koee panj hazaar bande haan| inakalaab lee asaan aapaneean jaanaan vaar diteean ne te kee hun aseen kutiaan dee mauat mar jaaeee

parachhaaven vich bhaaven kojookh daa chiharaa uhanaan noo enaa saaf naheen see disadaa, par akhaan dee chamak sabh vekh rahe san|

fauaj vich bharatee ho jaao| tuhaanoo pooraa raashan te rafalaan diteean jaanageean| saadde kol khuraak bahut thorrhee hai| aseen keval rafalaan vaaliaan noo hee dende haan| masaan guzaare vaalee gal hai| saadde larran vaale sipaaheean noo vee masaan hee raasn naseeb hundaa hai|

kee aseen naheen larrade saanoo fauajeean vich ralan lee kiaun majaboor karade ho saanoo sabh pataa hai ki kee karanaa hai | jad larran daa vakat aaeaa, aseen tuhaadde naalon vee vadhere joojh ke larraange| larraange vee changaa | tuhaanoo koee hak naheen ki saadde varage handte varate inakalaabeean ute hukam chaarrh| kithe saau tuseen, jad asaan zaar noo gadee ton laah ke pare maariaa see toon zaar dee fauaj vich afasar hundaa main| hun toon chaahundaa hai ki sabh kujh inakalaab de havaale kar den magaron aseen barabaad ho jaaeee | toon samajhadaa hain, ki jo marazee kar laven, kiaun jo toon aapane aap noo kamaanddar banaa liaa hai saadte solaan sau munddiaan ne kasabe vich aapanee jaanaan de diteean| afasaraan ne uhanaan noo jiaundiaan kabaraan vich paa ditaa te toon huna |

auhanaan pandaraan sauaan ne aapaneean jaanaan de diteean, te tuseen ithe kanjareean lee firade ho|

malaah saanhaan de vag vaang bhootar khalhate

toon saanoo, einakalaab de larraakiaan noo, mihane maar rihaa hain|

auh gajade te chhibeean dende, satareean noo ghooran lag pe| par kojookh deean bhakhadeean akhaan noo koee dhokhaa naheen see lag rihaa; auhanaan noo sabh kujh disadaa see, chhibeean den vaale disade san te uh vee disade san jo ik ik karake idhar udhar ghusaran lag pe san, te kodde hoe chan deean rishamaan vich tturade, banbaan noo lok naalon kholh rahe san te fir saare de saare fase hoe chhakarre val charrh vage|

ause pal raatt ratt ttatta ttatt karadee ik masheenagan chalan lag pee | chhakarre ute ik liskaaraa piaa, jis vich uh lishakadee akh chamak rahee see goleean enee safaaee naal anhere naal jurree chan dee chaananee vich udd raheean san ki koee ik vee kise dee haddee jaan sareer naal naheen chhohee, par ik ajihee khauafanaak havaa jihee uddan lagee ki malaahaan deean ttopeean siraan ute lath geean te uh pichhe hott ge|

shaitaan| chalaak bhootane| maseenaganar hon taan iho jihe|

door door tak failee chan dee chaananee vich, saaraa kaafalaa ghook sutaa hoeaa see| pahaarr vee dudh chaananee vich dhote ughaa lai rahe san | samundar de naal naal, kandte ton lai ke door disahade teek, chan dee chaananee vich, chaandee vanee vaddee sarrak thirak rahee see|

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loa lagadiaan hee, dal vich, mukh sarrak de naal naal hilajal hon lag pee|

saje paase door door tak samundar daa failaa see, te khabe rukhaan naal bhare pahaarr, jinhaan ute nangeean chattaanaan sir ute taaj vaang rakheean hoeean san|

khahureean sikharaan uton kiranaan dee tapash tilhakadee hetthaan val aa rahee see | mukh maarag ute ghattaa hee ghattaa uddan lag piaa see| bhin bhin karadeean keeaooban, sattaipee deean jaaneean pachhaaneean makheean, bandiaan te jaanavaraan noo iko jiheean dukhee karan lag peean | uh lokaan de naal naal dhur gharon aaeean san, auhanaan naal hee raat, auh vee ddere laa laindeean te din charrhe uhanaan de utthadiaan hee uh vee utth paindeean|

sap vaang pech khaandee mukh sarrak, mittee ghatte naal bharee hoee, sanghane jangal

vichon jaa nikalee | chhaan karake, eithe tthandd te chupachaan see | rukhaan de jhuramatt vichon nikaleean chattaanaan disadeean san | mukh sarrak ton thorrhaa jihaa age jaa ke, jangal vichon langhanaa aauakhaa ho jaandaa see| jhaarr te velaan ik ik ttahinee naal chamatteean hoeean san| pahaarree jhaarreean deean nokaan nikaleean hoeean te kee ajihe kanddiaale jhaarr san ki kolon langhadiaan de kaparre farr lainde| ih richhaan, jangalee bileean, jangalee bakareean, hiranaan, te biliaan de miaaun miaaun karan dee tthaahar see| sainkarre meelaan vich bande de darashan naheen san hunde| kasaakaan daa kite nisaan tak naheen see|

kise vele ithe sarakesheean pahaarraan deean vakheean ute, door door jhugeean paa ke rahinde hunde san | kite kite pagaddanddeean chattaanaan te jangal vichon val khaandeean, age ttureean jaandeean san | hetthon dandeean thale, nikeean nikeean bhoosaleean jhugeean, aalhaniaan vaang lagadeean san | paanee de laage, jithe thorrhee bahut zameen see, authe makee de khet te sanbhaal ke rakhe hoe baag disade san|

satar ku saal pahilaan, zaar dee sarakaar ne sarakesheeanaan noo turakee val dhak ditaa see| udon ton hee laanghiaan ute jhaarrajhakhaarr ug aae, bhaare jangal ug ge, meelaan vich, veeraan pahaarr jangalee jaanavaraan dee tthaahar ban gee|

aadameean ne lokaan duaale raseean valhett leean san, raashan mukadaa jaa rihaa see|

chhakarre cheen cheen chookade tturee jaa rahe san te fattarr uhanaan naal chanbarre, aapane aap noo naal naal dhoohade tturee jaa rahe san | chhakarriaan vichon bache sir chuk chuk baakee jaande san te iko top noo khichade, jetaraan vich ghorriaan daa buraa haal ho rihaa see|

val khaandee mukh sarrak samundar val murran lag pee | door door tak suramee failaa vich, sooraj daa raah jhil mil jhil mil karee jaa rihaa see|

lish lis karadeean lahiraan, dooron vatte vatt hoeean, kandte de geettiaan naal kheh raheean san|

eik pal chuke binaan, kaafalaa mukh sarrak ute paindde piaa hoeaa see| javaan gabharoo, kurreean, bache te fattarr, jo ttur sakade san, aapane paatte puraane kaparre laah ke dtalaan ton rirrhade pajaame, sakarattaan kameezaan saanbhade te rafalaan noo saanbhade sikarade, saaf suthare paanee vich varr ge| uhanaan de paanee vich varran deean chhoh naal, sooraj deean kiranaan vich banee satarangee peengh, jiaun ttotte ho gee| nahaaun vaale chhaalaan maar maar ke uchee uchee rolaa paande, eik dooje upar hathaan naal uchhaal uchhaal paanee suttan lag pe| ik ver fer chihariaan ute khushee thirakan lag pee | saahil de kandte, zindagee nach utthee|

samundar aapanee chauarree chhaatee ute, nachade ttapade pairaan noo ghuttee jaa rihaa see par us daa mathaa vatt vatt hoeaa hoeaa see| uh paanee vich chharrap chharrap karade sareeraan noo masatee vich chunmee jaa rihaa see |

kaafalaa vadhee giaa.. age hor age|

nahaaun vaale paanee vichon baahar nikal aae, aapane boa maarade paatte puraane kaparriaan noo chukee rafalaan sanbhaalade uthon nas pe| sareer ton paanee de ttepe choee jaa rahe san| jis vele uh kaafle naal jaa rale, auhanaan paseene de maare kaparre jhatt tan duaale valhett le te khirr khirr karade tturan lag pe|

auhanaan valon vekh ke, kee hor dauarrade te chhaalaan maarade, nange paanee vich jaa varre te mutthaan vich lahiraan farrhan lag pe|

te kaafalaa tturee giaa|

garameean de bangale disan lag pe, fir kasabe deean jhugeean, jo mukh sarrak de naal naal banjar saahil ute baneean hoeean san, disan lag peean| sabh kujh sarrak naal chanbarriaa jaapadaa see, jo jangalaan, dandeean te kheddaan vichon aaun jaan daa ik ik vaseelaa banee hoee see|

bande bhaj ke bangaliaan vich jaa varre te gutthaan farolan lag pe, par uthe sivaae veeraanee te ujaarr de kujh vee naheen see|

kasabe vich jhulase hoe yoonaanee san, yoonaanee jinhaan de vadde vadde nak te kaale chamakade ddeliaan varageean akhaan san| chaare paase failo bhai naal, auhanaan do chihare ddige hoe san|

saadde kol koee rottee naheen| aseen aap bhukhe faake kattan lage hoe haan|

auhanaan noo koee pataa naheen see ki sipaahee kauan san, kithon aae san te kidhar jaa rahe san| uhanaan koee savaal javaab naa keete te barre berukhe jihe vekhade rahe|

sipaahee idhar udhar folaa faalee karan lag pe par sachee gal taan ih see ki uthe hai hee kujh naheen see|

par uhanaan yoonaaneean de chihariaan ton bhaanp liaa ki uhanaan khuraak chhupaa ke rakhee hoee see| uh choonk yoonaanee san, auhanaan de aapane bande naheen san, sipaahee kaaleean akhaan vaaleean teeveean de ronde dhonde, auhanaan deean saareean bakareean hik ke lai ge|

pahaarraan noo pare dhakadee ik khulhee ddulhee vaadee vich achaanak, auh ik roosee pindd aa pahunche| ik lish lis liskaan maaradaa dariaa valavaleven khaandaa,

pindd vichon dee langh rihaa see | choone naal pocheean jhugeean deean kandhaan, maal ddangar| pahaarraan dee ik dtalaan ute, hal de paae siaarr dis rahe san| ithe uh kanak beejade san| vason polattaavaa dee see, jo aapanee bolee bolade san|

eihanaan barree khushee naal aapanee kanak te jee sipaaheean noo ditee te kee savaal puchhe| uhanaan suniaa hoeaa see ki zaar noo gadeeon laah ditaa giaa see te baalasvikaan ne sathaa sanbhaal lee hoee see, par uhanaan noo ih koee khabar naheen see ki hun haalat kiho jihee see| sipaaheean ne uhanaan noo saaree gal baat dasee te bhaaven ih maarree gal hee see, kiaunjo ih penddoo uhanaan de hamavatanee san, par uh saare chooche, batakhaan te muragaabeean lai ge, jad ki pindd deean teeveean cheekhaan hee maaradeean reh geean|

kaafalaan binaan ruke tturee giaa|

khabare kadon asaan ain moonh laaeaa see| aapane lakaan duaale rasee valhettee lok kahin lage|

bande, jiharre bangaliaan dee folaa faalee karan ge san, kiton ik graamofon te taviaan daa dter chuk liaae | uhanaan ik khaalee kaatthee ute ttikaa ke sooee arraa ditee te jangal dee chup chaan, nangeean dandeean te chittee uddadee dhoorr vichon, kujh chete karaandee, eik manakhee aavaaz cheekhan lag pee

pisoo pai ge pisoo haae haae

bande haase naal doohare ho ho jaande tturee ge|

eik ver murr ke laa dio... pisoo noo|

auhanaan kee hor tave laae te sadhaaran te kalaatamak reekaaraddaan daa anand maaniaa| achaanak garaamofon vichon sur nikalan lag pee

zaar daa bhalaa hove...|

eik sor jihaa utthiaa|

maar kaatth ih noo |

rakh oe ih noo aapane us ute|

auhanaan tavaa laahiaa te bhooaa ke sarrak ute sutt ditaa, jis noo lataarrade kee pair uparon langh ge|

bas udon ton hee garaamefon dee mang vadh gee|

raat hove te bhaaven prabhaat, koee naa koee tavaa, naach jaan gaane vaalaa vajadaa hee rahindaa|

ttukarreean te dasate vaare vaaree lijaa ke suaad lainde rahe| kee taan kinaa

kinaa chir kise hor noo vaaree hee naa lain dende te fir larraaee ho jaandee | ih sabh daa dil parachaavaa ho giaa| sabh noo ih ik jiaoondee jaagadee cheez jaapadee see|

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eik keeaooban ghorrasavaar, kaatthee ute jhukiaa hoeaa te sir ute ik vaasee rakhee hoee far dee ttopee paaee, ghorre noo sarapatt durraandaa kaafale kol aa pahunchiaa|