Pbn aXn-ep-I-fpsS Dbcw BÀs¡-¦nepw Ad-nbmtam? Hcp]s£ AXp ]WnX ]Wn-¡mÀ¡v Adn-bm-am-bn-cn-¡pw,-C-sÃ-¦n AXp NmSn-¡-S-¡m³ {ian-¨p ]cm-P-b-s¸«,-Nm-Sn-¡-S¶ Pbn-e-d-I-fnse "]d-h-IÄ¡pw' Adnbm-am-bn-cn-¡pw.-P-bnÂa-Xn-ep-IÄ C\nbpw Db-cpw,- ചാടി കടക്കെണ്ടാവര് NmSn-¡-S-¡p-Ibpw sN¿pw. aXn-ep-I-f-à \½psS hnj-bw,AXn\p apI-fn kss[cyw h¶n-cn-¡p¶ {]mhp-I-fm-Wv,-A-h-cn-eqsS sNs¶-¯p¶ A\p-`-h-§-fm-Wv.-Xn-I¨pw bmZr-Ýn-I-am-bn-«mWv Pbn tdmUn-eqsS നടക്കേണ്ടി h¶-Xv.-X-e¡p tase iq\ym-Im-i-a-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p-F-¶n«pw വല്ലാതെ hnbÀ¯p,-Zmlw ap«n hnfn-¡m³ XpS-§n. kzbw tNmZn-¨p,
"\½t¡mtcm \mc-§m-shÅw Im¨n-bmtem? D¸n« \mc-§m-sh-Åw....'.-Xq-hm-\-¯p-¼n-IÄ കണ്ടതിനു tijw D¸n« \mc-§m-sh-Å-¯n-t\mSp hÃm-s¯m-cn-jvSw. þ]ß-cm-P³ F^-IvSv. icocw XWp-¸n¨v apt¶m«p \o§n-b-t¸m-gm-Wv,-P-bn aXn-en kss[cyw h¶n-cp¶v "Ipdp-Ip¶' രണ്ടു {]mhp-Isf കണ്ട-Xv,-sh-fp¯ {]mhp-IÄ.CW-{¸m-hp-IÄ.\Sp-tdm-«n AhcdnbmsX AhcpsS {]Wbw നോക്കി Rm³ \n¶p.-Sn-¡-änsâ Imiv വേണ്ടല്ലോ .-]s£,B Imgv¨ hÃmsX {]Xo-Im-ß-I-ambnt¯m¶n. ]pdw-tem-I-¯n-s\bpw XS-d-sbbpw thÀ¯n-cn-¡p¶ aXn-en BtcmtSm Ft´m ]dbm-s\¶ t]mse,-BÀs¡m-s¡tbm Ft´m sXfn-bn¨p sImSp-¡m-s\¶ t]mse, shfp¯ {]mhp-IÄ,CW {]mhp-IÄ.]pd¯p Rms\¶ t]mse- A-I¯pw Btcm Ah-scbpw t\m¡n-bn-cn-പ്പുണ്ടാവും .
-a-Xn-ep-IÄ¡-¸p-dhpw Pohn-X-§-fp--ണ്ടല്ലോ .-B-cm-bn-cn¡pw AI-¯p-Å-hÀ? tKmhn-µ-¨m-an-amÀ am{X-a-ÃtÃm Ccp-«n-te¡v \bn-¡-s¸-Sp-¶-Xv.-hn-[n-ssh-]-co-Xy-§fpw Pohn-X-km-l-N-cy-§fpw Ahn-sS-sb-¯n¨ Nne P·§-fp-ap-m-hpw.-ss\-cm-iy-§-fn \n¶v tam£w In«m³ Gähpw \à Øew H¶p-In B{i-atam AX-sÃ-¦n Pbntem BsW¶v ap³s]-hn-sSbm hmbn-¨Xv HmÀ½ h¶p. A§-s\bpw Nne-cp-ണ്ടാവും .- Xnc¡v ]nSn¨ temI¯ v XoÀ¯pw \nÊm-c-cmb {]mhp-IÄ Fs¶ ]pXnb Nn´-I-fn-te¡v \bn-¡p-¶p.-]-e-t¸mgpw \nÊm-c-sc¶v \½Ä hn[n-sb-gp-Xp¶ ]ecpw ]eXpw \½-fn ]cn-hÀ¯\w Dm-¡m³ {ian-¡p-¶-hcmWtÃm, ]s£ -\-½-f-dn-bmsX t]mIp¶p F¶-XmWv bmYmÀ°y-w.-AhcpsS ]cm-P-b-hpw. \-Sp-tdm-«n-emWv \n¡p¶-sX¶v Fs¶ HmÀ½-s¸-Sp-¯n-b-Xv,-]n-¶n apg-§nb Hmt«m-dn-£-bpsS tlm¬ap-g-¡-am-bn-cp-¶p.
shbn-ensâ NqSpw \S-¡m-\pÅ Zqchpw Fs¶ Hmt«m-dn-£-bn Ib-än.- Ime-¸-g¡w \ÂInb ¢mkn¡v Hmt«m-dn£m i_vZw PbnÂtdm-Un \nd-ªp.-sasà \o§p¶ Hmt«m-dn-£-bn \n¶v Rm³ Pbn aXn-en-te¡v t\m¡n.-C-W-IÄ At¸mgpw Ipdp-I-p¶pണ്ടായിരുന്നു . At¸m-gm-Wv,-
A-h-cpsS ASp¯v Npän-¸än \n¡p¶ Im¡sb കണ്ടത്.,-I-dp-I-dp¯ Im¡.B t\m«w
കണ്ടാe-dn-bmw,Bfv t]meo-kn-em-Wv.-k-Zm-Nmc t]meo-kv. C\n-b-hnsS \S-¡p¶ Imgv¨ ImWm³ F\n¡v Icp-¯n-Ã.-Rm³ apJw Xncn-¨p.
ss{Uh-dpsS apSn-b-g-I-fmWv I®n ]Xn-ª-Xv. \c ]Xnªp XpS-§nbncp-¶p.AXnsâ kuµcy¯n\p BIÀj-Wo-b-X-bp-m-bn-cp-¶p.-ku-µ-cy-ap-Å-Xn-s\Ãmw BIÀj-Wo-b-X-bpw,-B-IÀjn-¡p-¶-Xn-s\Ãmw kuµ-cyhpw Dm-bn-s¡m-Å-W-sa-¶n-Ã-tÃm. Rm³ t\m¡p-¶Xv
കണ്ടി«m-h-Ww, "hbÊv sImtd Bbn,-\-c¨v XpS§n'þA-bmÄ ]d-ªp.-Hcp ap³]-cn-N-b-hp-an-Ãm¯ Ft¶mSp A§s\ ]d-bm³ Abmsf t{]cn-¸n-¨Xv F´m-hpw.-F-´m-bmepw B a\p-jysâ apSn-b-g-IÄ¡v am{X-a-Ã,-hm-¡p-IÄ¡pw BIÀjn-¡m-\pÅ Ign-hp-m-bn-cp-¶p.-F-\n-¡-bm-tfmSp IqSp-X kwkm-cn-¡m-\m-{Klw tXm¶n.F§s\ XpS-§-W-sa¶v Adnbn-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.I®m-Sn-bn-eqsS Fs¶ t\m¡p¶ B apJ¯v hnh-c-W-§Ä¡v AXo-X-amb Hcp Ømbo-`mhw \ndªp \n¶n-cp-¶p. GsXmcp ae-bm-fnbpw kwkm-cn¨p XpS-§m³ D]-tbm-Kn-¡p¶ tdmUnsâ timN-\o-bm-h-Øsb Rm\pw Icp-hm-¡n. "Cu tdmUnsâ Imcyw IjvSm-Wv.-Atà G«m'þ Rm³ tNmZn-¨p.-Xp-S-¡-¯n\p Im¯p \n¶n-cp¶ t]mse,-Ippw Ipgnbpw \ndª tdmUns\ ]änbpw ag-¡m-e¯v \S-¡p¶ A]-I-S-§-sf-¸-änbpw A\p-`-§-sf-¸-änbpw B a\p-jy³ ]d-ªp.- ]-{X-§-fneqsSbpw Sn.-hn-bn-eq-sSbpw Adn-ª-Xm-sW-¦nepw Abm-fpsS hnh-c-W-§Ä¡v AXn-\-¸p-d-¯pÅ kXy-¯n-sâ,-ap-¶n ImWp¶ Imgv¨bpsS KÔ-ap-m-bn-cp-¶p."Cd-§p-¶ntÃ?'--þHm-t«m-¡m-csâ tNmZy-amWv ]mf-b-s¯-¯n- F¶Xv HmÀ½s¸Sp-¯n-b-Xv.{]Xo-£n-¨-Xnepw t\c-s¯bm-bn-cp-¶p.-C-d-§m³ tXm¶n-bnÃ. "\½¡v SuWn-eq-sS-sbm¶v Id-§n-bmtem?' -þ Rm\m a\p-jy-t\mSp tNmZn-¨p.-I-¿n IcpXn sh¨ Imipw,B Hmt«m-dn-£-bpsS ¢mkn¡v i_vZ-t¯mSp tXm¶nb Cjv-Shpw Imc-W-§-fmbn ]d-bm-sa-¦nepw AXn-\-¸p-d¯v B a\p-jysâ hm¡p-I-tfmSpw A\p-`-§-tfmSpw IqSp-X ASp-¡m-\pÅ B{K-l-am-bn-cp¶p Fs¶ A§s\ tNmZn-¡m³ t{]cn-¸n-¨-Xv. ]e-t¸mgpw DÅn-epÅ kvt\ls¯ ad¨p ]nSn¨v \½Ä aäp ]e \nd-§fpw \nÀh-N-\-§fpw sImSp-¡m³ {ian-¡mdp-tÃm.AXp t]mse.
\K-c-¯nsâ NqSpw Nqcp-a-dnªv bm{X sN¿-W-sa-¦n Hmt«m A\n-hm-cy-am-Wv.-CXp t]mes¯ Hcp Hmt«m-¡m-c\pw.{]mhp-IÄ¡v Rm³ a\Êm \µn ]d-ªp.-A-h-scs¶ ]nSn¨p \nÀ¯n-bnÃm-bn-cp-¶p-sh-¦n F\n¡v \jvS-am-hp-¶Xv, Pohn-X-¯n Hcn-¡Â am{Xw \s½ tXSn hcp¶ CXp t]mse-bpÅ A\p-`-h-am-hp-am-bn-cp-¶p.-Po-hn-X-¯n\p ]pXnb \ndw ]I-cp¶ NqSpw Nqcp-apÅ A\p-`-hw.
sI«n-s¸m-¡nb \K-c-¯nsâ ]pXp-tam-Sn-bn-eq-sSbpw \jvS-s¸«v t]mIp¶ ]mc-¼-cy-¯n-eq-sSbpw \o§p-t¼mÄ , Pohn-X-¯nsâ ap¡m ]¦pw \K-c-¯n-\v ]Ip¯p \ÂInb Hmt«m-¡m-csâ A\p-`-h-¡p-dn-¸p-IÄ hÃm-s¯mcp A\p-`qXn ]IÀ¶p. Ime-¯nsâ Ips¯m-gp-¡n Bcpw AdnbmsX t]mIp¶ hen-b-§m-Sn-bpsS s\m¼-c-§Ä B a\p-jy³ Xsâ thZ-\-sb¶ t]mse ]d-ªp. s^bvkv_p¡pw samss_epw CÃmsX , \S¶p t]mIp¶ hgn-sb,-ap-J-ap-bÀ¯n t\m¡p¶ Hcp t\m«-¯n-eq-sSbpw , lrZbw ]Ip¯p \ÂIp¶ I¯p-I-fn-eq-sSbpw BßmÀ°-ambn {]W-bn-¨-hÀ¡v Imew k½m-\n¨ IÃm-bn-¸p-gsb ]än-bpw, FÃmw IS¶v ss\an-jn-I-ku-lr-Z-§Ä¡pw kzÀ°-{]-W-b-§Ä¡pw Ac-§m-hp¶ C¶s¯ t^m¡kv temI-s¯-¸-änbpw Abm-fn-eqsS tIÄ¡p-t¼mÄ hÃm-s¯mcp Aß-_-Ô-apÅ t]mse tXm¶n,ap-Ö· _Ôw t]mse. hm¡p-IÄ lrZ-b-¯n \n¶pw P·w sImÅp-t¼mÄ,-tI-«n-cn-¡pI ]pWy-am-Wv. alm-dmWn tlm«-epw,-I-S-epn IhÀ¶ \nan-j-§-fpw,-Po-hnXw AXnsâ FÃm AÀ°-¯nepw Pohn-X-ambn \ne \n¡p¶ IS-¸p-d-hpw, anTm-bn-s¯-cp-hpw,tImgn-t¡m-Sn\p am{Xw Ah-Im-i-s¸-Sm³ Ignªncp¶ Iq«m-bva-Ifpw, FÃmw ap³s]t§m Ip ad¶ Imgn-¨-Isf¶ t]mse Fsâ ap¶n sXfn-ªp. PohnXw \mSy-§-fn-ÃmsX,N-a-b-§-fn-ÃmsX Ac-§n-se¶ t]mse Fsâ ap¶n sXfn-bp-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p.R§Ä¡v ]n¶n FhnsStbm PK-PnXv knMnsâ thZ\
apg-§p-¶pണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
"യെ ദൌലത് ബി ലേലോ
sb sjml-d¯v _n setem' Rm\mtem-Nn-¨p,icn-bmWv,H-cp-]mSv Ime-§Ä¡-¸p-d¯v \n¶p t\m¡p-t¼mÄ Xncn¨p In«n-bn-cps-¶¦n F¶m-in¨p t]mIp¶ aplÀ¯-§-fn-eq-sS-bmWv Rm³ IS¶p t]mIp-¶-Xv.
"ho«n-em-scm-s¡-യുണ്ട് ?'-þRm³ tNmZn-¨p.-H-ä-¡m-sW¶ adp-]Sn F¶n IqSp-X-e-dn-bm-\pÅ B{Klw DWÀ¯n."Ft´ Hä¡v?'þFsâ tNmZyw s]«-¶m-bn-cp-¶p.-A-t¸mÄ F¶n-te¡v Hcp \nanjw Xncnª B apJ¯v sXfn-ªXv Is¿¯pw Zqc¯v hk´w \jvS-s¸«p t]mb Hcp a\p-jysâ ZpxJtam AtXm Imew tImam-fnthjw sI«n¨ Hcm-fpsS s\m¼-c-tam,-thÀXn-cn-s¨-Sp-¡m-\m-hmsX Rm³ hn§p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. AXp a\-Ên-em-¡n-bn-«m-h-Ww,-C-cpണ്ട് hcp¶ am\-s¯bpw taL-§-fpsS {]W-b-s\m-¼cw I®o-cmbn s]¿m-s\m-cp-§p-¶Xpw ചൂണ്ടി AbmÄ ]dª-Xv, " Xncn¨v \m«n-te¡v Iptd Zqcw പോവാനുണ്ടെങ്കില് \ap¡v aS-§mw,- മഴ വരാനുണ്ട് .' .F-¶n \n¶pw adp-]-Sn-sbm¶pw ImWm-ªn-«m-h-Ww,-A-bmÄ Hmt«m Xncn-¨p.
sasà Nmdp¶ ag-bn Rm³ \\-bm-Xn-cn-¡m-\mbn AbmÄ Npa-tcmSp tNÀ¯n Hmt«m \nÀ¯n.-]p-d-¯n-d§n Rm³ aoä-dn-te¡v t\m¡n.-ao-ädnsâ Nph¶ ajn-bn kwJy sXfnªncp-¶n-Ãmbn-cp-¶p."F{Xbm G«m?'þRm³ tNmZn-¨p. adp-]Snsb¶ t]mse Fsâ apJ-t¯¡v t\m¡n, C\nbpw ImWmw F¶p ]dªv ASp¯p \n¶p ssI Im«nb bm{Xm-¡m-c-sâ ASp-t¯¡v AbmÄ t]mbn-¡-gn-ª-Xn\p tijhpw Rm³ atätXm temI-¯m-bn-cp-¶p.-hm-¡p-IÄ¡v \nÀh-Nn-¡m-\m-hm¯ hÃm-s¯mcp am\-kn-Im-h-Ø.. ]pXnb bm{X-¡m-c-s\bpw hln¨v,B Ivfmkn¡v i_vZhpw AXn-\p-Ånse Ivfmkn¡v a\pjy-s\bpw I®n \n¶pw ad-bp-¶Xp hsc t\m¡n \n¶p. ]ns¶ Ae-k-ambn _Êpw tXSn \S-¡p-t¼m-gmWv Rmt\mÀ¯-Xv, ]c-kv]cw t]cp-IÄ tNmZn-¨n-cp-¶n-Ã. A¿m-bn-c-t¯mfw Hmt«m-IÄ HmSp¶ tImgn-t¡mSp \K-c-¯n Abmsf Xncn-¨-dn-bm³ Fsâ I¿n-sem-¶p-an-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p. _Ên Ibdn ]pd-t¯¡v t\m¡n-bn-cn¡p-t¼mgpw Rm³ atätXm temI-¯m-bn-cp-¶p. cv {]hp-I-fpw,-H-cp Hmt«m-dn-£bpw ,\-c¨ apSn-I-fpÅ Hcp Hmt«m-¡m-c\pw am{XapÅ Hcp temIw.
t]cpIÄ ]d-bmsXbpw Adn-bmsXbpw,ao-ä-dp-I-fnse am{´nI kwJy-Isf sXfn-bn-¡m-sXbpw, F\n¡v Hcp-]mSv ]pXnb Imgv¨-Ifpw A\p-`-§fpw ]IÀ¶ ,\c¨ apSn-bpÅ, \c-bv¡m¯ lrZbhp-apÅ Hmt«m-¡m-cm, \n§Ä¡v Xcm³ Fsâ I¿n-sem-¶p-an-Ã. Fhn-sS-sb-¦nepw \n¶p \n§-fnXp hmbn-¡p-t¼mÄ Fs¶ HmÀ¡p-a-tÃm. A\p-`-§Ä¡v A£-c-§-fpsS \ndw ]I-À¶v Xncnªp \S-¡p-t¼mÄ s\cq-Z-bpsS hcn-IÄ \n§Ä¡mbn kaÀ¸n-¡p-¶p.
"\n§-fn-hnsS വന്നെത്തിയിരുന്നെങ്കില്
\n§-fpsS Pohn-X-¯nsâ Hcp No´v F\n¡p
Iodn-sb-Sp-¡m-am-bncp-¶p.
\n§Ä t]mIp-t¼mÄ Fsâ-Xmb Fs´-¦nepw \n§Ä¡pw'
