lh¡ sp¡ Ap„ep„ B[ÞX$ep_p„ c|gL$p„h `Z r_ipmdp„ L$p¡çàeyV$f iuMsp„ \C Áep„ R>¡. Ad¡ _p_p lsp Ðepf¡ lÆ v$ãsfdp„ `pV$u-`¡_ gC_¡ r_ipm¡ Åhp S>¡hX$p \p„C C `l¡gp„ Ofdp„ Adpfy„ cZsf Å¡X$L$Zp„\u Qpgy \C Åsy„.

"hpsp® f¡ hpsp®, cpcp¡ Yp¡f Qpfsp' A_¡ "A¡L$ rbgpX$u ÅX$u, s¡Z¡ `l¡fu kpX$u' A¡hy„ b^y„ Ad_¡ Nhfphsp. Ap sp¡ gp„bp„ Å¡X$L$Zp„ Õep„ `Z _p_u dp¡V$u fdsy„ fdsu h¡mp Aphp„ Vy$-gpB_f lpgsp„-

"A¡_ O¡_ v$uhp O¡_,
dpdp_y„ Of L¡$V$g¡?
v$uhp¡ bm¡ A¡V$g¡!'

A¡L$ qv$' Ad¡ Ap¡V$g¡ b¡W$p„ b¡W$p„ R>p`p„ a„ap¡msp'sp _¡ AX$p¡i`X$p¡i_p„ R>p¡L$fp„h l]QL¡$ b¡ku r`L$Qf_p„ Npe_y„ Npsp'sp„. v$f¡L$ Npe__u båb¡ gpB_y„ Npe- C e¡ Ahmukhmu AphX¡ A¡hu! AX$^p¡`p¡Zp¡ L$gpL$ Apd lpegy„ AV$g¡ Ad¡ ddfp¡ d|¼ep¡, "Ap r`L$Qf_p„ Npe_y„ sp¡ W$uL$ k¡, `Z sd_¡ Å¡X$L$Zp„ AphX¡$?'

R>p¡L$fp„h ¼e¡ "L¡$hp„ Å¡X$L$Zp„?'

Ad¡ A¡L$b¡ v$pMgp Ape`p, sp¡ ¼e¡ "ëep¡! Aphp„ sp¡ Ad_¡ OZp„e AphX¡$ R>¡!' A_¡ sfs S> V$pbqfep„_u ap¡S> Qpgy `X$u NC-

"fp^¡ fp^¡ fp^¡, iufp `|fu MpS>¡,
iufp_u sp¡ hpf R>¡, `|fuAp¡ smpe R>¡,
A¡L$ `|fu L$pQu, dpdp_u hlz _pQu,
_pQ¡ A¡V$gy„ _pQhp v$p¡, b¡Xy„$ `pZu cfhp v$p¡,
b¡Xy„$ d|¼ey„ Ap¡V$g¡, h]R>u QX$ép¡ Qp¡V$g¡,
Qp¡V$gp¡ sp¡ gp„bp¡, dpdp_¡ O¡f Ap„bp¡,
Ap„bp D`f L¡$fu, dpdp_u hlz bl¡fu!
bl¡fu bl¡fu L¡$'ip¡ _„C!
_hu hlz gphip¡ _„C!!'

Ad¡ sp¡ v„$N \C Áep! lpmy„ ApV$gy„ gp„by„ Å¡X$L$Ï„ sp¡ Ad¡e _lp¡sp Npsp. Ðep„ sp¡ V$p¡mL$uA¡ buSy>„ Qpgy L$ey¯-

"A¡bukuX$u A¡bukuX$u Op¡X$p v$p¡X$php¡,
Op¡X$p_p¡ `N cp„Áep¡, dgd gNphp¡,
dgd `f dpMu b¡W$u, Qpv$f Ap¡YpX$p¡,
Qpv$f_p¡ R>¡X$p¡ apV$ép¡, v$fÆ bp¡gphp¡,
v$fÆ_u kp¡e s|V$u, gylpf bp¡gphp¡,
gylpf_p¡ hp„kgp¡ cp„Áep¡, ky\pf bp¡gphp¡,
ky\pf_¡ sph QX$ép¡, X$p¡¼V$$f bp¡gphp¡,
X$p¡¼V$f_u `¡V$u Qp¡fpC, `p¡guk bp¡gphp¡,
`p¡guk_u V$p¡`u EX$u, spmu hNpX$p¡!!'

A¡bukuX$uhpmy„ Aphy„ A¡L$ buSy>„ `Z R>¡ - _p_L$Xy„$.

"A¡ bu ku X$u B A¡a Æ,
A¡dp„\u _uL$þep Np„^uÆ,
Np„^uÆA¡ Mp^y„ `p_,
S>e S>e rlÞvy$õsp_!'

rlÞvy$õsp__u S>e bp¡gphhp dpV¡$ Np„^uÆ_¡ `p_ MhX$phhy„ `X¡$! A_¡ C sp¡ lÆe¡ W$uL$ R>¡. `Z buSy>„ A¡L$ A¡bukuX$uhpmy„ Npey„ A¡dp„ sp¡ v$pê e¡ Aphu Áep¡-

"A¡ bu ku X$u B A¡a Æ,
iuipdp„\u v$pê `u!
A¡Q ApB S>¡ L¡$ A¡g A¡d A¡_,
v$pê `u_¡ QX$éy„ O¡_!
Ap¡ `u ¼ey Apf A¡k V$u ey,
dNS> A¡_y„ Mõku Áey„!
hu X$bëey A¡¼k hpe T¡X$
A¡V$g¡ A¡ sp¡ \C Áep¡ d¡X$!'

lh¡ Aphp„ Å¡X$L$Zp„ ¼ep„\u Aph¡ R>¡ _¡ L$p¡Z b_ph¡ R>¡ C sp¡ `|R>ip¡ S> dp! Ad¡ sp¡ AÐepf gNu A¡d S> dp_sp L¡$ Ap`Zp NgY¡fp„h Ap`Z_¡ iuMhpX$hp lpVy„$ l„^„ye h„i`f„`fpNs ÅZu fpMsp li¡. `Z Ap _hy„ ¼ep„\u Apehy„?

"lufp¡ lp¡ÞX$p,
`p¡guk L$p X„$X$p,
L¥$k¡ dpfp?
A¥k¡!!'

A¡d L$lu_¡ Ap`Z_¡ A¡L$ aV$L$pfu Û¡! lh¡ sp¡ NyS>fpsu R>p¡L$fp„h H[Ági rdqX$ed õL$|gp¡dp„ cZsp Õep„ A¡V$g¡ "V¹$qh„L$g V¹$qh„L$g' sp¡ ldÄep h_p L$f¡, `Z L$p¡õdp¡`p¡rgV$_ L$ëQf_¡ L$pfZ¡ Aphy„ ky„v$f rlÞv$u Å¡X$L$Ï„e iuMu gph¡-

"v$ãsf g¡ L¡$ õL$|g Ne¡, õL|$g L$p fõsp c|g Ne¡!
v$pg ld_¡ M|b `L$pC, v$pg ld_¡ M|b `L$pC,
sX$L$p R>p¦L$p kb qL$ep, _dL$ X$pg_p c|g Ne¡! - v$ãsf.
ipv$u ld_¡ M|b fQpC, ipv$u ld_¡ M|b fQpC,
bpfps g¡ L$f hp`k Ape¡, vy$ël_ gp_p c|g Ne¡! - v$ãsf.

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Ap`Zp AdyL$ Sy>_hpZu gp¡L$p¡ hpf¡hpf¡ Ap`Z_¡ qbhfpehp L$f¡ L¡$ Ap ap¡f¡_ L$ëQf B[ÞX$epdp„ O|ku Åi¡ sp¡ Ap`Zu k„õL©$rs_y„ iy„ \pi¡? sp¡ hX$ugp¡, tQsp _p¡ L$fp¡, Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ k¡!