Tabish Khair's The Bus Stopped in Hindi -- A Snippet.

 

 

esjs ?kj tgk¡ esjk cpiu chrkA bu ?kjksa esa clus okys lkgcksa vkSj chfo;ksa ls T+;knk ;gk¡ ds xqyke ;gk¡ ds pIis&pIis ls okfdQ FksA ;gk¡ dk dqjsnk gqvk T;kxzkfQ;k] lk;snkj bfrgkl] tyrh gqbZ nksigjh dh vkokts+a vkSj ml ij “khryrk dk vk¡py Mkyrs gq, ijnksa dh ljljkgVsaA vkSj gk¡] ogk¡ dh lqjebZ “kkesaa vkSj lkFk mBrh /kqa/kA bu ?kjksa ds ikyus esa gekjk cpiu >wyk Fkk vkSj gekjh ftUnfx;k¡ HkhA bu >wyuksa dks gekjs xqykeksa us gh >qyk;k FkkA ;g ?kj bUgha dh fuxjkuh esa c<+s gq,] l;kus gq,A blfy;s tSls nkbZ;k¡ vius iSnk fd;s x, cPpksa dks tkurh gS& uCt+ dks igpkurh gS] ;g yksx bu ?kjksa dks tkurs Fks] igpkurs Fks vkSj ekurs FksA

      ysfdu] bldk eryc ;g ugha Fkk fd lkgcksa dk ;ksxnku dqN de FkkA cgqr esgur ls mUgksaus ;g ?kj [kM+s fd;s FksA bZaV] lhesUV] pwus ls T;knk lkeku yxk Fkk bu bekjrksa dks cukus esaA muds lkjs lius vufxur vk”kk;sa] vkSj vius&vius vNwrs ikxyiu! cpiu dh nhokjsa vkSj tokuh ds [kEHkksa ij [kM+h ;g bekjrsa gekjs ?kj FkhaA ^?kj*&gk¡ oks dgrs gSa u&edku bZaVksa ls curk gS ij ?kj lk¡lkas ls curk gSA---rks bu [kEHkksa esa lkgc] chfo;ksa vkSj xqykeksa dh lk¡lsa clrh Fkha vkSj fny /kM+drs FksA

      tSls gh uis&rqys] ncs&ncs dneksa ls ,d lQsn ?kj dh vksj c<+k rks eglwl fd;k fd esjs ekt+h] esjs bfrgkl dh /kwy bl ?kj dks ?ksjs gq;h FkhA ysfdu cjlksa dh the gqbZ xnZ dh bu ijrksa dks eSa ;gk¡ ls gVkuk ugha pkgrk FkkA

      vkf[kjdkj] blh /kwy dh otg ls ^vEeh dk ?kj*] ^vEeh dk ?kj* FkkA gkykafd&^vEeh ds “kkSgj us cuok;k FkkA ij fQj Hkh ;g ^vEeh dk ?kj* Fkk D;ksafd mUgksaus ¼og esjs firkth] rkbZ;ksa] pkfp;ksa vkSj vius lkjs ukrs&iksfr;ksa dh vEeh Fkha vkSj ge lcdh vlyh vfEe;k¡] vEek vkSj eEeh cu pqdh FkhaA gekjs cpiu ls tokuh esa dne j[kus rd bl ?kj dks pyk;kA rc tcfd muds “kkSgj py ugha ldrs FksA vytkbelZ ds dkj.k ,d Oghyps;j ds eksgrkt gks dj jg x;s FksA fQj vkf[kjh lkr cjl dksek esa iM+s jgs vkSj vkf[kjdkj gekjs [kkunkuh dczxkg esa mUgsa Hkkjh nq%[k vkSj cM+h jkgr ds lkFk nQuk fn;k x;k] tgk¡ og vkjke ls lks;s gSaA

      nwljs ?kj esa vpkud vius cpiu ls eqykdkr gq;hA u;s&uosys ikfy”k fd;s x;s ekSlsd ds Q”kZ ij ekuks LdsV djrk gqvk] fQlyrk gqvk xqt+jrk g¡wA ik¡p ;k N% cjl dk gh rks gw¡ eSaA Ldwy okys dkys twrs&ikfy”M vkSj pdkpd pedrs gq;sA ,slk eglwl gqvk fd ekuks ik¡o esa jksyj LdsV~l ds ij yxs gq;s gksa vkSj eSa ,d ifjUnk gw¡A [kq”kfetkt+] viuh gh yxu esa pgdrk gqvk] fpYykrk gqvkA blh [kq”kh Hkjh fpYykgV ls eSaus fdruh ckj bl ?kj dks pgdk;k gSA vkt Hkh lky esa djhc ,d ckj rks ;w¡ gh [kq”kh ls fpYykrk gqvk vkrk gw¡A ij vc ;g ?kj eq> ij iyV dj ugha pgdrkA--- “kk;n cw<+k gks x;k gSA eqLdjkrk gS] vueuk ls tokc nsrk gSA ;g ^esjk* ?kj gS] esjs ekrk&firk dk ?kj gSA dHkh&dHkh ,slk yxrk gS fd ekuks eSaus ges”kk blh ?kj dks tkuk gS] igpkuk gS&tkuw¡xkA pkgs tgk¡ Hkh tkÅ¡ vkSj pkgs cgqr lkyksa rd---fQj Hkh ;gh esjk ?kj gS&;gh jgsxkA

      bu nksuksa gh ?kjksa us esjs nknkth ds [kjhns gq;s vk¡xu esa vius yEcs&pkSM+s ik¡o ilkjs FksA ;g vk¡xu] tks djhc ,d fdeh0 yEck Fkk] vkSj vk/kk fdeh0 pkSM+kA nwljh rjQ cSjd ykbUl jksM dh iryh lh xnZu dks ltkrs gq;s gkjuqek yEcs Vhd isM+ksa dh drkj FkhA blds ikj catj Hkwjh tehu vkSj esy [kkrs yksdy iqfyl ds cSjd FksA

            ?kjksa ds nf{k.kh vkSj iwohZ Nksjksa ij isM+ksa ls <dh gq;h VwVh&QwVh v/kZuXu igkM+h Ja`[kyk;saA ysfdu buesa ls dsoy ,d dk gh uke Fkk&uke Hkh ,slk tks Hkwyk u tk;s&czãe;ksuh---czãek dh ;ksuhA “kgj dh “kq#vkr mŸkjh fn”kk ls gksrh gS vkSj bldk uke ,d ifo= vlqj ds uke ij j[kk x;k FkkA jk{kl ugha!---vlqj ds uke ijA nksuks gh ?kj ,d ,sls e/; LFkku ds gkf”k;s ij Fks ¼ekuks ,d [kqyh ifjf/k ls ca/ks gq;s gksa½ ftldk rtqekZ ;k vuqokn yxHkx ukeqefdu lk gSA vkSj gks Hkh D;ksa u\ ;g dsUnz fdrus gh vuNq, gkf”k;ksa ls cuk FkkA vufxur yksx&?kj ds lnL; vkSj dkedkt+h ukSdj&mruh gh jaxrsa vkSj Hkk’kk;sa&cksyh vkSj vucksyh HkhA ;g /kM+drk dsUnz vkSj Hkh dqN pht+ksa ls cuk gSA yksxksa ds vykok ;gk¡ clrs Fks jhfr&fjokt+ vkSj ;knsaA budk vuqokn\ ugha&dHkh t+#jr gh eglwl ugha dh] u yksxksa us] u ;knksa us] u fjokt+ksa usA cl ;w¡ lef>;s] tSls tysfc;k¡ dsoy ^feBkbZ* ugha gksrh vkSj jksVh&ijkBs dsoy ^czsM* ugha gksrh&vlqj dsoy jk{kl ugha gksrsA

      lQsn okyk ?kj] ftls ge ^vEeh dk ?kj* dgrs Fks] esjs nknkth us rc cuok;k Fkk] tc f}rh; fo”o;q) ds nkSjku lhesUV dh jk”kfuax tksjksa ij FkhA og [kqn ,d i<+s&fy[ks balku Fks& MkWDVj Fks] “kkL=fon Fks vkSj NksVs&eksVs iqjkrRofon Hkh FksA gk¡] rks jk”kfuax ds pyrs mUgksaus bl ?kj dks pwus vkSj feV~Vh ds dEikmUM ls cuok;k FkkA eqxy bekjrksa esa blh feJ.k dk iz;ksx fd;k tkrk FkkA rks cl] esjs nknkth dks gekjs feL=h dks bl feJ.k ij vVwV Hkjkslk Fkk&lhesUV vkSj dkUØhV ls dgha T;knkA

            tgk¡ ls feV~Vh [kksnh x;h Fkh] og txg ,d rkykc esa cny nh x;h FkhA fdukjksa ij ?kklA nknkth us blh rkykc esa Lokfn’V jsgw eNyh dk t+hjk NksM+k FkkA rkykc vEeh ds ?kj ls yxs gq;s ukSdjksa ds DokVZjksa ds Bhd ihNs FksA ckdh dk fgLlk ,d [kwclwjr ls cxhps esa rCnhy dj fn;k x;k FkkA ftlesa eqxy vkSj foDVksfj;u&nksuksa gh “kSfy;ksa dh Nki FkhA

            nf{k.kh Nksj ij [kM+s isM+ksa dh ck¡gsa] Qyksa ls ynh gq;ha Fkha] vkSj mŸkjh fljs ij taxyh o`{k viuk vuko`Ÿk vk¡py QSyk;s [kM+s FksA vkSj gk¡&pyus dk jkLrk Fkh Fkk&iwjs dEikmUM ds bnZ&fxnZA

            ^vEeh dk ?kj* dk viuk gh ,d vthcks&xjhc fj”rk Fkk] vius ukSdjksa lsA gekjk vk¡xu fdpu vkSj LVksj ls lVk gqvk FkkA blh vk¡xu ds ,d fgLls esa ukSdjksa ds DokVZj cus gq;s FksA blh fdpu esa lqcg ds uk”rs ls ysdj jkr dk [kkuk rS;kj gksrk FkkA fQj csgn “kkgh vUnkt+ esa ihry dh r”rfj;ksa esa ¼tks djhc 200 ehVj eghu diM+s ls <dh gksrh Fkh½ ltk dj cSBd esa ys tk;k tkrk FkkA vkSj fQj vEeh dk og ?keUM vkSj f”kdk;r dk feyktqyk ygt+k eq>s vkt Hkh ugha Hkwyrk&^vjs! ;g rks vke ckr FkhA*&fd dSls [kkus ds le; de ls de nl esgeku cSBrs FksA

            pkgs uk”rk gks] nksigj dk Hkkstu ;k jkr dk [kkuk&<sj lkjs esgeku&cqyk;s ;k fcu cqyk;s] ^cl ;w¡ gh ikl ls xqtjrs*] fj”rsnkj] iSr`d xk¡o ls yEcs lQj ij ;k=h ;k fQj og xjhc fj”rsnkj tks ;gk¡ jgdj gekjs nknkth ds [kpsZ ij viuh&viuh i<+kbZ iwjh dj jgs FksA

            buesa ,sls Hkh] tks dHkh fcuk Nqjh&dk¡Vs ds [kkus dks u Nq;sa vkSj dqN ,sls ftUgsa dHkh Nqjh&dk¡Vs ds n”kZu ulhc gh u gq;s gksaA ij lHkh lkFk feydj vius&vius ilanhnk ^LVkbZy* esa [kkuk [kkrs FksA

            ,sls “kkunkj ?kj dks vius gh tSls “kkunkj ukSdjksa dh njdkj Fkh vkSj bls feys Hkh ,sls gh yksxA gekjs [kkulkek ot+hj fe;k¡&og Hkh fdlh vkSj ds ugha gks ik;sA

            gk¡! lkB ds n”kd esa esjs firkth }kjk cuk;s x;s ?kj ds Hkh ughaA ^esjk ?kj* mŸkjh fljs ij cuh gqbZ fo”kky bekjr ¼^vEeh ds ?kj* ftruh½A nknkth dh rjg esjs firkth Hkh ijEijk esa fo”okl j[krs FksA rks ;g ijEijk v{kq..k jgs] vVwV jgs&blh [;ky ls dHkh ipkl lkyksa esa ,d&vk/k ckj vkus okys HkwdEi ds >Vdksa dks lgus yk;d cuk;k x;k FkkA ;g ?kj ,d vNwrh [kwclwjrh ls ltk FkkA og [kwclwjrh tks dsoy ekSu “kfDr ls vkrh gSA ekuks ,d ^ekSu vejrk*&,d ^jktlh vej ?kj* &oDr dks thHk fp<+krk gqvk] vkus okyh ih<+h ds Lokxr esa ck¡gaas QSyk dj [kM+k gqvkA ;gk¡ ij Hkh ,d cM+h ^Mk;fuax Vscy* Fkh&ckjg yksxksa ds fy;s tks ot+hj fe;k¡ dks ilUn vkuh pkfg;s Fkh&gkykafd vk;h ughaA

            ij vc lc cny pqdk FkkA le; HkhA ?kj ds ihNs dsoy rhu dejksa dk losZUV DokVZj cpk FkkA og Hkh deksos”k [kkyh gh jgrk FkkA u;s ukSdj cjkens ;k esgeku[kkus esa lksuk ilUn djrs FksA Mk;fuax Vscy ij ckjg rks ugha&nl Hkh ugha] dHkh&dHkkj ,d&vk/k esgeku! cspkjs ot+hj fe;k¡! cM+h fujk”kk gq;h Fkh mUgsaA dsoy ?kj ls gh ugha] mlds lkFk tqM+h lHkh pht+ksa lsA ^vEeh ds ?kj* dh rjg bl ?kj dks Hkh vius fdLe ds ukSdjksa dh bPNk FkhA vkSj bls fey Hkh x;sA ;g ckr vyx gS fd igyh fdLe] nwljh fdLe ds lkFk py ugha ikbZA

            ysfdu “kk;n vki tkuuk pkgsa---D;k bu ukSdjksa ds vius ?kj ugha Fks\

            dqN ds Fks vkSj dqN ds ughaA dqN us rks cjlksa ^vEeh ds ;gk¡* ;k fQj gekjs ?kj esa xqt+kj fn;sA bl nkSjku og iSlk cpkus esa yxs jgs fd viuk ,d ?kj cuk;saxs] [kjhnsaxs ;k okfil ys ysaxs&vius mlh ^nj&njkt+* ds xk¡o esaA tc lius iwjs gq;s rks ogha ykSV x;sA nwljksa us dHkh ijokg gh ugha dhA ?kj vkSj ekfyd cnyrs jgsA muds vkSj gekjs ?kjksa dh nwfj;k¡ bruh T;knk Fkha vkSj feyus ds volj brus de ¼tSls “kknh&C;kg½ fd gekjs fy;s muds ?kjksa dks igpkuuk yxHkx ukeqefdu FkkA ,d ;k nks ckj gh ns[ks Fks&vkSj fQj ;gk¡ gekjh cl dsoy ,d&vk/k feuV gh #drh Fkh ;k fQj #drh gh ugha FkhA