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{ZO ^ŠVZ ajU Xoh Ya§ &
na Xw…I ha§ gwI em§{V H$a§,
{Zénm{Y {Zam_` {Xì` na§ &&1&&
"ho gX²JwéXod ! AmnH$s O` hmo & Amn Xodm| Ho$ Xod h¢, g~go loîR> h¢ & AmnZo AnZo ^ŠVm| Ho$ ajU hoVw n¥Ïdr na _mZd-eara YmaU {H$`m h¡ AWm©V² AdVma {b`m h¡ & naXw…I H$m haU H$a gwI-em§{V H$m XmZ XoZodmbo Amn _m`m H$s Cnm{Y`m| go _wŠV, {Zam_`, {Xì` VWm {ÌJwU Am{X go nao hmo &'
O` H$mb A~m{YV em§{V_`§,
OZ nmofH$ emofH$ Vmn Ì`§ &
^` ^§OZ XoV na_ A^`§,
_Z a§OZ ^m{dH$ ^md {à`§ &&2&&
"ho JwéXod ! Amn H$mb go A~m{YV h¢, em§Vñdê$n h¢ & _mZd_mÌ Ho$ VrZm| Vmnm| H$mo ha Ho$ CZH$m nmofU H$aZodmbo h¢ & Amn g_ñV ^`m| H$mo ZîQ> H$a na_ A^` nX H$s àm{ßV H$amZodmbo h¢ & {OÝh| AnZo ào_r ^ŠVm| Ho$ {Z_©b _Z Ho$ ^md A{Ve` {à` h¢, Eogo Amn CZ ào_r ^ŠVm| Ho$ _Z H$mo à^wào_ go a±JH$a AmZ§X-Cëbmg go ^a XoVo h¢ & Amn hr CZ ^ŠVm| Ho$ ^mdm| H$m EH$_mÌ {à` Aml` h¢ & AmnH$s O` hmo &'
__Vm{XH$ Xmof ZemdV h¢,
e_ Am{XH$ ^md {gImdV h¢ &
OJ OrdZ nmn {ZdmaV h¢,
^dgmJa nma CVmaV h¢ &&3&&
"Amn gm§gm[aH$ _moh-__Vm{X Xmofm| H$m Zme H$aVo h¢ & e_, X_, {V{Vjm, Cna{V, lÕm, g_mYmZ Bg fQ²>gån{Îm H$mo àmßV H$aZo H$s {ejm XoVo h¢ & Amn OJOrdZ hmo, OJV Ho$ Ordm| Ho$ nmnm| H$m {ZdmaU H$aVo hmo VWm ^dgmJa go nma H$aVo hmo &'
H$hþ± Y_© ~VmdV Ü`mZ H$ht,
H$hþ± ^{ŠV {gImdV kmZ H$ht &
CnXoeV Zo_ Aé ào_ Vwåht,
H$aVo à^w `moJ Aé jo_ Vwåht &&4&&
"ho Jwéda ! Amn H$^r Y_© H$m Vmo H$^r Ü`mZ-YmaUm H$m CnXoe XoVo h¢ & H$^r ^{ŠV H$m Vmo H$^r kmZ H$m CnXoe XoVo h¢ & BVZm hr Zht, Amn {Z`_ (em¡M, g§Vmof, Vn, ñdmÜ`m`, B©ída CnmgZm) Am¡a B©ída go àr{V H$aZo H$m CnXoe XoVo h¢ & ho gd©g_W©, gdm©Yma à^w ! Amn ñd`§ hr AnZo ^ŠVm| Ho$ `moJjo_ H$m dhZ (AàmßV H$s àm{ßV VWm àmßV H$s ajm) H$aVo h¢ &'
_Z B{ÝÐ` Omhr Z OmZ gHo$,
Zht ~w{Õ {Ogo nhMmZ gHo$ &
Zht eãX Ohm± na Om` gHo$,
{~Zw gX²Jwé H$m¡Z bIm` gHo$ &&5&&
"{Ogo _Z Am¡a B{ÝÐ`m± Zht OmZ gH$Vt, {OgH$mo ~w{Õ ^r Zht nhMmZ gH$Vr, Ohm± eãX_mÌ H$m àdoe Zht h¡ AWm©V² dmUr ^r {OgH$m dU©Z Zht H$a gH$Vr, Eogo AmË_-na_mË_nX H$mo {~Zm gX²Jwé Ho$ H$m¡Z {XIm (AZw^d H$am) gH$Vm h¡ ? AWm©V² AÝ` H$moB© ^r Zht &'
Zht Ü`mZ Z Ü`mV¥ Z Ü`o` Ohm±,
Zht kmV¥ Z kmZ Z ko` Ohm± &
Zht Xoe Z H$mb Z dñVw Vhm±,
{~Zw gX²Jwé H$mo nhþ±Mm` dhm± &&6&&
"Ohm± Ü`mZ, Ü`mVm (Ü`mZ H$aZodmbm) Am¡a Ü`o` H$s {ÌnwQ>r Zht h¡, kmZ, kmVm (OmZZodmbm) Am¡a ko` H$s {ÌnwQ>r Zht h¡ Am¡a Omo Xoe, H$mb Am¡a dñVw go nao h¡ Eogo na_ nX VH$ gX²Jwé Ho$ {~Zm H$m¡Z nhþ±Mm gH$Vm h¡ ?'
Zht ê$n Z bjU hr {OgH$m,
Zht Zm_ Z Ym_ H$ht {OgH$m &
Zht gË` AgË` H$hm` gHo$,
JwéXod hr Vmhr OZm` gHo$ &&7&&
"{OgH$m Z H$moB© ê$n h¡ Z bjU h¡, Z Zm_ h¡ Z Ym_ ({ZdmgñWmZ) h¡ VWm Omo gË`-AgË` XmoZm| go {dbjU h¡ Eogo na_mË_-VÎd H$m AZw^d EH$ gX²Jwé hr H$am gH$Vo h¢ &'
Jwé H$sZ H¥$nm ^d Ìmg J`r,
{_Q> ^yI J`r Nw>Q> ß`mg J`r &
Zht H$m_ ahm Zht H$_© ahm,
Zht _¥Ë`w ahm Zht OÝ_ ahm &&8&&
(O~ {eî` H$mo nyU© Jwé H$s nyU© H¥$nm {_b OmVr h¡ V~ CgHo$ öX` go Eogo CX²Jma {ZH$b n‹S>Vo h¢ …) "ho H$éUmqgYw JwéXod ! AmnZo _wP na H¥$nm H$a Xr Am¡a _oar OÝ_-_aU Ho$ MH«$ H$s g_ñV nr‹S>mE± Xya hmo J`t & _oar {df`-gwI H$s ^yI Am¡a V¥îUm {_Q> J`r & A~ _oar H$moB© H$m_Zm eof Zht h¡ AV… _oam H$moB© H$V©ì` Zht ahm & A~ _¢ OÝ_-_aU go _wŠV hmo J`m hÿ± &'
^J amJ J`m hQ> Ûof J`m,
AK MyU© ^`m AUw nyU© ^`m &
Zht Û¡V ahm g_ EH$ ^`m,
^«_ ^oX {_Q>m __ Vmoa J`m &&9&&
"ho gX²JwéXod ! AmnH$s H¥$nm go _oao amJ-Ûof Xya hmo J`o h¢, nmn ZîQ> hmo J`o h¢ VWm _oam AUw n[a_mU dmbm OrdËd A~ nyU© ~«÷ hmo J`m h¡ & _oao {bE A~ H$ht ^r Û¡V Zht ahm, gd©Ì EH$ g_ñdê$n AÛ¡V gÎmm hr h¡ & _oam ^«_ Am¡a _oao-Voao H$m ^oX {_Q> J`m h¡ &'
Zht _¢ Zht Vy Zht AÝ` ahm,
Jwé emídV Amn AZÝ` ahm &
Jwé godV Vo Za YÝ` `hm±,
{VZH$mo Zht Xw…I `hm± Z dhm± &&10&&
"A~ Z n[a{ÀN>ÝZ "_¢' ahm, Z "Vy' ahm Am¡a Z hr AÝ` ! ~g EH$ AZÝ` emídV Jwé-VÎd hr ahm & Omo bmoJ Eogo gX²Jwé H$s godm H$aVo h¢ do gM_wM YÝ` h¢ ! CZHo$ {bE Bg bmoH$ Am¡a nabmoH$ _| H$ht ^r H$moB© Xw…I eof Zht ahVm &'