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~rU

avcU @ ~T j@v ABAS Zc ~a^ | ~rU | sTS Acrf Z, TS Se | ~^@ @c, Se WJvWJAv @c, ~ TI TIq  j w R A AA g w @v A OU sc |

avcU ~T @S ASB cA AaU S | TBT c i@ ~T i@@ S v@ g @ AAaUS | q c @cq aAc aS, ~T S @ c T JAOr   r v@ g BT AAha xv @xvU ~A |

cc  RKo @S @Fr cS | cc cO ~ gq, ~T S@@, AcAR AaUS | j@c cSF T nH AS wAaUS @S BUc wT, ZS SM@Ac  ~@U T wAaUS | q @ cc @TS Bcc  qUS | TZ U @  @ cUS S | ~T gqR @ ZSR O@A c@A qAS | vR j@v @H AaU |

cBFi cA @ TT OU wUS | TBBFi U O@A, cq cq @S, ca c ~S | av@@ s Ai@ A@ @S  jZS ~T @a oJr | ST ATASAAUAv @xv@vA @aS | m TTA, ST @vS A@ @ ZT | @ZS ST BAT UAU @aS | j@c  c \v@@  @FvAe cFcR d @AaUS | A@ @AaUS BAS S, A@ jU@ j@v cST vAaU s av@@ U@ iA@ Bw @S |

c@ e A@ @B @ ~AT BST S | A@ av@@ c@R ~oT Bfc, j AS ~T gqcS A @T | , gqcS  @T AaU S | ~T O gq AS cS, cAAT AS aU j@ T, cT ~crF Ac  wAaU, av@@ AS aUT, S@@ S @UR S@A@T ~ rS ZS j cAq @, PSAv ccU@@ gq, TBAAT FR, cAUAA aU vcU | @BS U ? wSSA sT S ~T |

TI W bU AcaS, s sZS ~a o c a | q AcaS rq AaU AS@ @ Z c | rf@U  c @ wT BT, O c @  R  | ~ rf rK av@A@T ~ S@A@T ATU SFAUS A  Aa U ZS | A@ ^ s Uw SFAUS w^v | c ZUUq q w^ rJ@ ~r ~AT @a@Aa WW @T | ~TAS Tr@ Tr@ ~rU Uc Uc J SA ST ~ c w c | ~ ZJB ZJB ~T w R Aq Jv s |

  c cU ~AT A UT | ~ cq ~T@  A, A@ gf  q ~S | cFvaU  ~rU g  |

~ | cNc | A@ ZvTv ST |

AOeA, AhOe ~ wd

ATAS c^ Av, r cA TU T, T ~T cA ~ ZS | TU sAR ~T B@@ c^, @@ cUq AO, c ~T TU cUq @T | TU cc sTS  c BFi AaUS | S S, @S BFiAT @S S AAS | r^Ar ASAcof gU@ | jTASq RJ@ cq BFi cU @, ~TR q |

q @ mWv wd ZUq ~AT JA A | wd A@ AF AF j@Av ~co Hf ? ATAS sTS cU, q Ac wd  cr ^ BA B | Tdf mSFf TFTU | TSKR q | U wd c@ @S ? @S A@aq cI S ?

B wd Z ~T j@ Sr  wU | AUOcwS A@v ~S@ wd ~ | ~AT B Ac@U AUOcwS A@ s UwUT | To wU Aw wd ZT | cU o q q To ~T@ wd AS ~S@ S @ rZ |

q J@ ~AT ~ ~S@ A@a ArZT | To s cAr cAr o BSF B  A@ wdU@ q@rS A  ZT | ~c o qc cUA ~w @q ZAS@ BU g Z  ZT | wdR s c Z  T cAIAS | sw cI UU BA wdv sAS j@ o Z TS cUA \v AU AS cIUT |  Aa Aa @ UwU cq | AS ~AT m ZAa, wdU TZ Av Av AaU |

Av@ ~T Tvq wd TS  S | ce wd ZUq ~T T @ TS  | ~T T Ai@ Rq@T | TZ Z TS c S A@ha, jTS gc sS A@aq cI S | TZ cB e BJ Kq ha AS | A@a cU sR, wd T ~co OZ O @c | wd@ q@rS c T SfUKf, BTUc, ~ A@ c  ca ccH @S  T@ A | BFAiT @A@T Rc v U Aa, o T-q s e UQf cM cU c o Za @ cAAT @S @ cU | TR STZ @ TI TIq  @ | g PB T AS j@v Uc rc @ Zc @R @ TS @ S | ~T q AA, dT ~ c@U, jq AS wBwB @ | S S ~T T@ Rq wd Tq TS  | c BSR T ~co TZ UQf cM B @ | ASB T @ jTS AO^ s hOTS S  BSR ~AT Rq@T gcT |

s cUAaUT | Av@ ~T Tvq wd TS  S | avcU R@ ~AT AOeA cU ZFT | w v@ AaU  Zc | A@ @ sS q STv  OU  wAaU | mvA T ~ @ S j@AS AOeA AOeA @ ~RB AAaU | AS ccS cJrcwS aSv ~T BT AaJ AAaU Av |

@S ~T AOeA cU ? @S ? @S ?

ASq ilq TS U, AFq ~ AOeA cU s S Tv@ | FJ, AF T T Uwa Av@ | c  @  ~ cU s S | q cUAaUT, @S AOeA Z A@ ? AOeATa TUq@A @ gU Z BAS !

jZS TS @U ASBq A  | A@  T AF ~T jTS @ cUT | v @ T gUc @ cU AST AaU S |

q @ ~AT AOeA TUq@A aJqAS | ZUq w AU Ri | BSS @ Zc ! ~ jZS AhOe ZUq ~T Av@ TS  | ~B ~cAo j@v AhOe@ B ZUT S | j@ j@ W, Bw R sS @ Sq | @S j@ Bw Am  c Sq, cQH ~Am | q T Av ~T ToF jq AhOe@ Z AaU ! @ BS |

c q c w Uq ~T j@ ~SF@ ~ cUT | ST ZJB cw   S | ~ BA Hf H ~eZF | jZS SA@ ASAF SS ~ BA ZJB R sha |

@JO

 ~TR ~S@ SS wUwAU ArZAaUT | c ArQ ~SSR  |  ToF j@v  Br | cU ~T gq Rv cU FAv @T | vw ABg iA@ @v hOH @ s A@ Z !

T Rv cU cH AaU | rSv aU R Rv cU  S | ~c @ @, s @S Hf s @S chOq ^ |  ~T@ chO S cU A ~T@ cU A S ?

TBAAT FR, S ~T cAIAaU, ~T@ chO cU wUwU AU v @ aA  c i@ s^ MJa s | j wUwUv B cAr | c@ rSv c @ @ |

@^ @v ~crF ~w @q BAS | cAAT ASB T sR mTf c^ cUS | aUT AS c cA @ AS:rN s^H @ TA q cAI AS rN @S | cAAT rcA U@ aUTXo ~ cM@ cA @ c @ AAaU | a A gw A , ~ @S swswR ZAS |

@JO | ~FSAU |

s cUAaUT | @^ @ |

Ai@ ~T cc T |

AS U@v  Rq s S | Z S AU Zcv@ O ZcS S | jc ev  j@ Bwq OUS,  @S @r Sq | ce cBFi j cc Rq AcAc @S | ^W RU @AU @S ? cdT c\ @v wa, ZAS @S ? S ~ccU A SR ha S @S ? @S ? @S ? @S ?

cc AJAv @S | ~T gqcSR cc  A@a cUT S | cAATq ce TI TI wU OA cAS A q gq@ TS,  ~ R @B AAAm ASAS | j@ ~ @A@ @c ? BFAiT @A@T j@Bv  T R  cU ASS | cc A@ha cUS S | ~T AScS j AS ASB ToF w @ | SA c@U ~T@ cU,  cc r J S @S ~S ?

~AT jc TAU @v@OAU @ cJO BSF ZS cA @ cA TU cA OU sT | j@Tn Av@ cUAaUT | cc@ AS @v | cc@ ZU @^ TS  q @v |

Bcc c c OZ U Av cUAaU, Aa ~S |

 cUAaU, T cc T ST AAaUS | T@ AS SH@@ ~S@ ~r | jv@ T Z |

ST | FJ, ~T ST ~S^ | cc AAaUS SAa |

@TS j@ ~cr | q Tkv ~ TSF q eU, ~TSF  ~T c@ ToF @ wa |

Ta OZ

~S^ | @@ ~S^ cU @ BS | ~B@U Zc gAc |

~T j@Tn aU, rZ @ ST ZAaUT ^f,  jZS FA  wa | qxvSFrSU mU , AA^U mU @, ca j@c cA ~R gU Uw S  | aAv T Acr c s |  mk j@v wa T |

R K Sq | R@ ~Tq jTS TSK @Aa | vv aUv@ T A@ @ a @ gAc | a aU AS ~AT ~AZF @A,  AS rfTA R J ~SBS Zc sLcS AaUS | aU  ~T @S TSA@ @q w RiAS | @ cIc j s T  ^S @ PBAc@ ASTq @ @, cc   S | UUSUS ToF A @ sL w U  |

jc cAv.. j@v Ar @U@@AU, j@Av ~AgTSf A@r ~cw U S | j cA c BS AAv ^ | ~ScrF@ @S ABAS Bw Sq | ~cw  Sq |

J | gU U | cA S, VFv |

~T jq  OANcrr m Av VFv IUTU Z | @FAcSv AnmvU rA @ @ TkA, RU B sATSf , cB UFmvF SAU v, @JO xvvAcU ASO Odgc AcSFm TFwABS, wU qASe vAcU r WSSfU AB | cJ@ TAv W, Bf ATS @B @ UAS, jTSA@ B T r wHrTkA s^ Am | AAUe @ IcA | W @H Amv@ U, Amv@ cB  | @v rMAZS UAS B wU | U Uc UASv R j@v UA@ cS |

sZS sv TS | Zf wp@H j@q cU co |

~ha, Z @@ cU ! jq s B Fv-vq B ~A sq, rASc Uq c S Av, ^f ArAQ mf, BS e, ca j@c Acr vF.. j@q  Z cU | ~ha, Z TSq A@ ~S^ ! ~T Tocf TB Arc, s jZS j@v @A cF @Hf ~ cO gUTSK c r, s jZS j@v TA @S OU..  BfcSv  @ Z BfcS cUc S | B wHr ~crF TvA @ Z BfcS @vha, A@  @aR ~T BfcSv cAr UgSf |

~^ TTU @v@OAU @ s BSAa | ~T wpAHf ~c @vAc Acr @S S | q AcrK BS sw Sq ~T |

c ASB gqcS  swsw S @UR S@A@T ~ rS  Z  | rS jZS AO nvA, T@H c | q ~T wpAHf @a  AcrK ZA | rS MU rcA ~TR ZA ca | rS cMAvR ^ dAOrfU ~AgB Ac @SF, R  ~T cr TU | j@ ~SF cA Av sq | cR Z  |

rS ~ ~AT @QH rFRU o cAv w\ @A S | c rS  Z Uq @S S @Sgc S cA w^ c@ ToF b@  | jq  w rASc @ | rS cA Av | Av T S@A@T ASB W @S | ~AT j@J@ v@ @ Aw HT  ~A | ASR q wAaUT | W b@ AZ, S@A@T AvAg ZaS | ~ OZ a wU c BU STa | A@ w @A@T, chO T T AvAg Z @Ja ? ~AT    aJ HT @UT | jq AAUv ZUq c AB @ TS   | sZS j@ AaUT, ZS TS  @c rS c  ~T@ jZS @ c @ AS sc | ~ jZS.. ~JOU OZ b@US, ~T c TS@TS @  ~S |

q  | AvAg AAU a ~B@U ~ ~TS c W j@ iS, w w Uv @ U@BS @q ! ~T@ j@AS ATAS cA AS sAc ~S ? @AS BA@ AZAS | rS@ cU g @ | s TBB R cM !

cBFi ~ @ @ ~U  wUS, jZS q ccA O^SSw @S cpXorT @S | TBBFi ~ ~T cc j@ ca ToF w aS | TBBFAiT ASB cS cA ~aS | UA CA @  T@ AS sAS |

av@@ @A@T ~S@AS S cA ~J@ AaUS, TTU  Aw Rq cAg @ ~aS | AS aUT @  @ S | cAAT @S ~rT fQ AS OU waS, ZSq @S | v@A SA@ ZrS @ |

~T q BTBTv cAv jZS gk e | SAaUT Rv gC VFv ic |  SAaUT, A@ c ~qAS ITU OUa |

aU @J Sq | v @ j@ Jv BU U c | jq ~S, jq.. m OZ TAa AUS S@A@T, jq BSFq BA @ AS j AO^ | cT cU, ~Sv@ ASq AO^, R TSv s Zc ST |

cU ? T jq@T cU ?

wd @ Ta AccS @S ARA UZSAS qS c | A@ ~T T ToF jq AccS OQK @Aa ~AT | AF cUAa | Ta OZR BU ~ ! ~S BSF @^ ~ ?

AwAwAv ~ 

j AS Aci@ AS TTA Sq | BfcSS^ c OUc | ~Tp fT @Ac, Acerq chOS TorU @ AS UqS, ATB wAUc r, S Axve, qeAB cmvU ST, drA-@^-T@B, ~v jwABAcrS AS @ c | RS T@ cO Av | ~B@U TAH gMAT@, A@e ASR j@v OO Z ha | c R jZSR FAB  |  AS @ c S, jTS j@v AvR Sq |

@T @vZ  AS ~crF | ~T rfTAR gU T^ AaS | j@U ~AT T S | c cM@ UU U jAg wU rA, c T ~FATrS BSF A\Uf avaAv, Ac c@ AS TTr cwScA cS | ZS Aw  Wxv BSF c@ AS ~T rfTA R |

~T Bw jc BUg | ~ AAvS  @U OU S | a cq T ! j Bw e @ ~T, ~ATq c @ ! ~T hOTw AcOH @ Bfc | Rc ATU AxvTxv ~S@AS TA jAa | cr TAS ASAa jc | jqgcq   c @ @ ~AT j@AS A   sc | T s @S ATAaATAa ~T BSF gc !

UQfFJO

S:, v@A s R@ wd cU,  @vq Ai@ |

Av ~crF ~T@ Z ATZ jAw jU S | BAS ~c S | c TSf s | ~ATq UT R@ Z, AT jZS !

cU AS, Av  @v AT s^ wAAaU | Acm WWA  T | ~F@AT, S^S, cqTU | Ac @ RiAS | R cA @R S, ~T cA @R S | ~T Ac c^ jSAaU TBAAT | ZSq ~T O@A AS ~T@ AS cc-T T JO ha | Av cA @  q AS | A@ec  gcAaU, n nf BSq sZS TUTr @a, ~w cA cU @ A@ ! TT ~ATq cUc | AvR q gcAaU A@S BAS S | ~T@ @SAS Ac @ cUAS |

jZS mf@ @ co Sq, q S-cU swv ~AT ASAaUT | TBAAT ~S c^ ~AgBF T sZS ~U-~U TZ OAaU ~T TZ A@, ~AT T SAaUT |  sZS c rcA  ~U U, c TTr re me ~T c @US, ZS ASB@ AS cr wc AaU | cc-T TZ A v UT,  ASR wc AaU | Av@ AS gc T AaU S | , cc-T T JO @ aU Ac AAaU cv | c Rq Ac Rq  | @SAS ~ cM AS W @ AS | Ac A ~S@  @ Aa cq ATU | j @  ~ cU s S | cq ~T K Z | rw PmH TA@ cU@ | Zc gUR cU S |

~S^ wUf ASB cA ja,  cA ha c wa | Av @S   Sq | AUAU S BcBc wU cUU, ^Sf j@v OO | AB A@a TS @cS S | A@ @B R US Sq | ~T cO c ~Fv | qAS AcAS ~ A@a cUAaU, ~AT  U AT AUT | @AS  @ j@v Tv v@ wxv TMAZ@ ~rR AUT | Acrv m vqvc  wU |

~ w\ ZAS@ T @Av AAa, AUv @ ST wA A@, cwS r A ^ m..  r j@v IJ@ wa, A@ wa ~^@ cI UT S.. A@ @UO cB  ToF v ~a vv j@ UQfFJO | ococ  | T gcAa, TkA cAI | @a sq  Aw ~U R cU | TAU P P @ iUS | wp@nf  OZ BU j wU, ATmv wUf, ~AS Zc  | jca ~Aa jZS, @SAS UQfFJO ~AS |

gcUT cAU, T^ j@BS ~B ~S cA ja cv, c  ~AT Sq | U A@ ASB BfcS @ UQfFJO@  OU s Aq !

Ac @AS @S ? ~AT AB @UT |

AT  @a, jq Bcc |

~T@ QT @c S ? ~@U wU cUAa |

 | ~T A@a TS Sq | OZ OZ Z a Av |

TS ~a ~AT BAS | Av cq ToF jZS @S wU, @S j@v cUU TU | ~AT Z ASAa | ~T avcU @Ac Z R  vAcU, ~T R A J @Mv ~UTA T | ~^ ~c ~w T.. ~T c^ R Hf, @ BS c S | ~AT c j@, Acr @, ~AT wS STv @Aa ~@U  |

BUg OZ, AA @ @Ja iJv, Av A A@a, Aa ~S | T cM ~a, e ~a | jTS cU T@ TS S |

c cF@U  AgQ OAa, ~AT c j@ | ~T@ ~r R |

Av TZ Z ST a, sS jZAS  cA vS Sc ~T, A@ OZ vUvU fAW AS A A@a, @f ! Aa !

Av Bw c B Ac, ~T fp Bw AST TSS R | ~@r AZ  wa Av | UQfFJO T ~AOS AZ |

~AS@ TSK

S cA, S BfcS, aJ TUv, vcA, @U aJ mUBT, @AU w | Avc@U Wve Wve | @BcwS, cAUA, SfU SfU T | AJ wU T ks | ZU AcU SfSU, S@MA AJ  c@ @U AC | cB TiU k k OU sha, ~c @a ~a | wv pAcfvq ~T | ca c ~S.. TZ cH, T @UJa, cQH Zq-Zq.. Z R T | wJ Ri ~S.. @Ai @Ai , Ti Wv cFm AS, T @ TSq  S AS | TAB cr rS ~S^ wUf.. BT@, vAS F@v,  T BB | c^ c O jUTU OU ~S^.. cqv wT gv i,  @ R Aha, @ @ j@v UU @pGOk wa j U U UwU |

jq  ~AT | gA ^  !

~S^T | ~S^T |

( c 47, BSf, 2011)

~UH : U TBT

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?