Dv$e_ W$½$f

A¡L$ âpZubpN lsp¡.

A¡dp„ A¡L$ g„b|k fl¡.

A¡_y„ _pd rS>çdu rS>fpa.

`umy„ ifuf _¡ D`f Qp¡L$g¡V$u qX$TpB_. lp\u L$fsp„ gp„bp `N, _¡ KV$ L$fsp„ gp„bu X$p¡L$. fõsp D`f Ecp¡ lp¡e, sp¡ dL$p__p buÅ dpm_u bpfudp„ A¡_y„ dp\y„ `lp¢Q¡.

rS>çdu sp¡ rS>fpa_y„ bÃQy„ lsp¡. a¼s R> drl_p_p¡. sp¡ `Z A¡_¡ A¡hy„ d_ lsy„ L¡$ âpZubpN_p„ buÅ„ b^p„ Å_hfp¡_¡ A¡ v$p¡X$hp_u f¡kdp„ lfphu v¡$.

rS>çdu_p `]S>fpdp„ Tp¢L$u rTb°p `Z fl¡. rS>çduA¡ Tp¢L$u_¡ f¡k dpV¡$ ggL$pep£.

Tp¢L$u `Z dp¡V$p¡ v$p¡X$huf lsp¡.

lp¡e S> _¡! A¡ sp¡ R> hfk_p¡ \ep¡.

f¡k Qpgy \C. bpSy>_p `]S>fpdp„\u `p¡`V¡$ QukpQuk L$fu d|L$u, ""L$d Ap¡_'' ""bfpbf v$p¡X$p¡!''

gp„bu R>gp„Np¡ cfu_¡ rS>çdu rS>fpa Æsu Nep¡. v|$f_p `]S>fpdp„\u f]R>¡ spmuAp¡ `pX$u.

Tp¢L$u rTb°pA¡ `Z L$üy„, ""rS>çdu, lh¡ sy„ dp¡V$p¡ \sp¡ Åe R>¡. sd¡ rS>fpap¡ sp¡ TpX$ S>¡V$gp„ gp„bp lp¡ R>p¡.''

""TpX$ S>¡V$gp gp„bp?'' rS>çduA¡ `|R¹>ey„. ""`Z d¢ sp¡ buÅ¡ L$p¡C `Z rS>fpa Å¡ep¡ _\u. Ap`Zp `]S>fpdp„ sp¡ Mpgu sy„ A_¡ lz„ R>uA¡. bpSy>dp„ f]R>v$pv$p_y„ `]S>fy„. \p¡X¡$ v|$f tkl R>¡, _¡ dNfcpC R>¡. buÅ rS>fpap¡ sp¡ L$i¡ _\u.''

Ðepf¡ Tp¢L$u rTb°pA¡ rS>çdu_¡ b^y„ kdÅìey„. âpZubpN\u v|$f v|$f A¡L$ S>„Ng R>¡. S>„Ngdp„ lÅfp¡ rTb°pAp¡ A_¡ rS>fpap¡ A_¡ tkl A_¡ `p¡`V$p¡ fl¡ R>¡. b^p rS>fpap¡ R|>V$\u Mpe-`uA¡, `L$X$p`L$X$u fd¡, _¡ d_ aph¡ Ðep„ af¡.

""sp¡ d_¡ L¡$d Al] `]S>fpdp„ `|fu v$u^p¡ R>¡? Al]ep„ sy„ A_¡ lz„ A¡L$gp S> L¡$d b„^ R>uA¡ Tp¢L$u?''

""dpZkp¡A¡ s_¡ _¡ d_¡ `L$X$u gu^p, rS>çdu. Ap`Z¡ sp¡ lh¡ âpZubpNdp„ S> Æhhp_y„ _¡ dfhp_y„. gp¡L$p¡ Ap`Z_¡ Å¡hp Aph¡ _¡ spmuAp¡ `pX¡$ _¡ ap¡V$pAp¡ `pX¡$.''

rS>çdu_¡ blz Mfpb gpÁey„.

A¡ fpÓ¡ rS>çdu_¡ A¡L$ k`_y„ Apìey„.

k`_pdp„ Å¡ey„ sp¡ bkp¡-ÓZkp¡ rS>fpap¡ d¡v$p_p¡dp„ ley¯cey¯ Opk Qfsp lsp. v|$f v|$f _p_u V¡$L$fuAp¡ lsu. rS>fpap¡ `|„R>X$p„ DR>pmu_¡ Npe_ Npsp lsp :

""v|$f v|$f ky^u
Opk_p„ d¡v$p_,
Myiu Myiu MpAp¡
X$pmuA¡\u `p_
lp¡, lp¡, lp¡...Æ...lp¡.

A¡L$buÅ kp\¡
McpAp¡ Oku_¡,
Qpgp¡ f¡ rS>fpap¡
L|$v$u_¡, lku_¡...
lp¡, lp¡, lp¡...Æ...lp¡.

`h__u kp\¡
kfff v$p¡X$p¡,
_v$u_¡ qL$_pf¡
\pL$ MpAp¡ \p¡X$p¡
lp¡, lp¡, lp¡...Æ...lp¡.''

khpf¡ ÅÁep¡ Ðepf¡ rS>çdu vy$:Mu vy$:Mu lsp¡.

A¡_¡ `p¡sp_y„ k`_y„ epv$ Aphsy„ lsy„. S>„Ngdp„ Ry>Ë$p afsp A_¡ Npsp rS>fpap¡ epv$ Aphsp lsp. A¡d_u `pk¡ S>hp_y„ d_ \sy„ lsy„.

`R>u sp¡ rS>çdu_¡ A¡hp„ k`_p„ OX$u OX$u Aphhp gpÁep„.

lh¡ A¡_¡ `]S>fpdp„ fl¡hp_y„ rbgLy$g Ndsy„ _lp¡sy„. A¡ v|$bmp¡ \hp gpÁep¡.

Tp¢L$uA¡ A¡_¡ ÅsÅs_u hpsp®Ap¡ L$lu_¡ Myi L$fhp_u L$p¡rii L$fu Å¡C. `Z rS>çdu sp¡ lk¡ S> _l] _¡.

A¡L$ fpÓ¡ rS>çdu_¡ k`_pdp„ A¡L$ rS>fpa Apìey„. A¡_u dp¡V$u dp¡V$u Ap„Mp¡dp„ vy$:M lsy„. A¡_¡ Å¡sp„ S> rS>çdu_¡ \ey„ L¡$ Ap sp¡ dpfu bp R>¡.

A¡_u bp L$l¡su lsu :

""Qpgu Ney„ R>¡V¡$
rS>fpa_y„ V$p¡my„,
Mp¡hpC Ney„ f¡
bÃQy„ A¡L$ cp¡my„!
¼ep„ lz„ s_¡ Np¡sy„?
¼ep„ ¼ep„ s_¡ Mp¡my„?
h_hNX$pdp„
_\u L$p¡C cpm,
¼ep„ R>p¡ dpfp b¡V$p,
rS>fpa_p bpm?
Aph, Qpëep¡ Aph,
cfu A¡L$ apm!''

khpf¡ rS>çduA¡ Tp¢L$u_¡ L$lu v$u^y„, ""d_¡ dpfu bp bp¡gph¡ R>¡, Tp¢L$u. lh¡ Ap `]S>fpdp„ dpfp\u h^pf¡ hpf fl¡hpi¡ _l].''

rS>çduA¡ `]S>fpdp„\u cpNu R|>V$hp_y„ _½$u L$fu gu^y„.

`l¡gp„ sp¡ krmep D`f\u R>gp„N dpfhp_u L$p¡rii L$fu. v|$f\u v$p¡X$sp¡ v$p¡X$sp¡ Aphu_¡ A¡ KQp¡ L|$v$L$p¡ dpfsp¡. `Z v$f¡L$ hMs¡ krmep kp\¡ cV$L$pC_¡ A¡ `pR>p¡ _uQ¡ `X$u S>sp¡.

kp„S>¡ Apìep¡ `]S>fp_p¡ fM¡hpm. v$fhpÅ¡ Mp¡gu_¡ A¡ L$ip¡L$ kpdp_ A„v$f gC Apìep¡.

rS>çduA¡ AQp_L$ v$p¡V$ d|L$u. v$fhpÅdp„\u blpf _uL$mu_¡ A¡ fõsp sfa cpNhp gpÁep¡.

fM¡hpm¡ b|dpb|d L$fu d|L$u. âpZubpN_p Qp¡L$uv$pfp¡ dy¿e v$fhpÅ¡ b„^ L$fhp v$p¡X$ép.

rS>çdu Æh `f Aphu_¡ cpNsp¡ lsp¡, lama... v$ama... A„^pfy„ R>¡, `Z `¡gp¡ v¡$Mpe dp¡V$p¡ v$fhpÅ¡... sbX$pL$ sbX$pL$...

d_¡ A¡d gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ Qp¡L$uv$pfp¡ dp¡V$p¡ v$fhpÅ¡ b„^ L$f¡ A¡_u `l¡gp„ rS>çdu blpf _uL$mu_¡ fõsp `f `lp¢Qu S>i¡!

fõsp¡ ku^p¡ S>„Ngdp„ Åe R>¡. S>„Ngdp„ rS>fpap¡ _¡ rTb°pAp¡_y„ V$p¡my„ dmu S>i¡. d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ rS>çdu lh¡ `L$X$pi¡ _l]...

sd_¡ iy„ gpN¡ R>¡?

hpQL$rdÓp¡, sd¡ `Z dS>¡v$pf bpmhpsp®Ap¡ dp¡L$gu iL$p¡ R>p¡.
L¡$hu fus¡? ÅZhp dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡.

Ap hpsp® sd_¡ Ndu?