ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਗਾਇਕੀ 'ਚ 'ਬੁਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ' ਛਾ ਚੁੱਕੀ 'ਕੁਆਰੀ ਬੀਬਾ' ਦੇ ਨਾਂ।

pMjfbI gfiekI ‘c ‘burI qrHF’ Cf cuwkI ‘kuafrI bIbI’ dy nF.

BfeI kuVIey[[[! bVI dyr qoN qyry vwloN gfiekI dy nFa 'qy pfeI jFdI kfvF rOlI nUM suxdf af irhf hF. koeI ivsLf nhIN Cwizaf qUM mF dIey DIey, gfAux vwloN. pihlF qF kMpnIaF vfly pwilEN pYsy dy ky afpdIaF cIjF dI msLhUrI krdy huMdy sI, pr qUM qF skUtrIaF, motr sfeIklF, trYktrF iewQoN qwk ik mobfeIl PonF dI vI muPLqo-muPLqI msLhUrI kr CwzI hY. afpxI gfiekI dy jOhr idKfAux dy nfl-nfl koeI ksr nhIN CwzI kuVIaF nUM 'mfsLUkF' drsfAux 'c vI! sMgIq qF rUh dI Kurfk mMinaf jFdY, pr Qozy vwloN proisaf jf irhf 'sMgIq' qF lokF dy mnF 'c pfry vrgf asr krdf njLr af irhf hY. mYN qF ieh vI suixaY ik qUM iewk aiDafpkf vI hYN. BfeI kuVIey[[[ aiDafpk qF afpxy ividafrQIaF leI afdrsL huMdY[[ qy qUM[[? qUM qF afpxy ividafrQIaF nUM afdrsLk gIq hI aijhy idwqy hn ik,

“mfiraf nf kr imws kfl imwqrf,

vy sfzy Gr ivwc pYNdI af lVfeI[[[.”

jy qyry ividafrQI qyrIaF pfeIaF 'lIhF' ‘qy qur pey qF pwQr ‘qy lkIr hY ik Auh kuJ hor bxn jF nf nbxn, pr ‘afdrsL’ afsLk jLrUr bx jfxgy. qUM qF afpxy gIqF rfhIN afpxIaF ividafrQxF nUM hI mfipaF qoN corI mobfeIl rwKky afpxy 'muMzy imwqrF' nfl luk-luk gwlF krn dIaF nsIhqF dy rhI hYN! qyry gIq qF AuhnF kuVIaF nUM bVI 'afdrsL' iswiKaf dy rhy hn ik jdoN quhfzf pRymI quhfnUM Pon kry, pr quhfzy Gr mihmfn afey hox qF 'sOrI rONg nMbr' kih ky PLon kwt ky bfd 'c afpxy 'ipafry' qoN mfPI vI mMgI jf skdI hY. kuVIaF nUM muMizaF dy brfbr df smfijk ruqbf iml irhY. jy muMzy mobfeIl PLon rwK skdy hn qF kuVIaF vI[[[. pr ieh vI jrUrI nhIN ik sfry muMzy vI 'afisLk-itwzy' hn. qy ieh vI jrUrI nhIN ik sfrIaF kuVIaF ny vI mobfeIl kol rwK ky mfipaF dIaF awKF 'c Gwtf pfAuxf hY.

bysLwk Qozf swiBafcfr dy syvk aKvfAux vflf luMg lfxf kwCF vjfAuNdf iPr irhf hovy ik, "vfh jI vfh, kuVI ny gfxy gOx vfly irkfrz bxfqy." pr ieh koeI pRfpqI nhIN ik gIq hI Auh gfey jfx, jo suxn vfilaF dIaF hI DIaF BYxF 'qy Aupwdr ZMg nfl lfgU hox. ivcfry lok qyry vwloN AuhnF dIaF hI DIaF BYxF nUM loPrF ijhIaF idKfAux vfly gIq suxky hI pqf nhIN ikhVI 'KusLI' 'c JMUmI jf rhy hn. mYnUM afpxy ipMz vfly blOr isAuN gvMqrI dI gwl Xfd af jFdI aY. Auh iqMn jxy Zwz-sfrMgI nfl ipMzF 'c gfAux krn jfieaf krdy sn. iksy bjLurg ny AuhnF nUM puwC ilaf ik "qusIN hr vyly bfhr qury rihMny E, lok QonUM pYsy-pUsy vI idMdy ny ik nhIN?" blOr isAuN df jvfb sI, "lokF nUM gOx lwgy BfvyN gflHF kwZ idAu, Auh qF Pyr vI vfh vfh krdy not vfr hI idMdy ny. asIN vI eyvyN eI krdy aF[[[ imrjLy df gOx suxfAux vyly jdoN hyk lfeIdI aY ik 'qyrI DI qF[[[ qurgI nfl mlMgF dy' qF jIhdy vwl nUM hwQ kr dyeIdY, Auh bfgo bfg ho jFdY. pr lokF nUM qF keI vfr ieh vI pqf nIN lwgdf ik jdoN AuhnF vwl hwQ krky khIdY qF ieh df mqlb qF iehI hoieaf ik qyrI DI mlMgF nfl qurgI." swcIN AuhI hfl aY lokF df, qusIN AuhnF hI lokF dIaF DIaF BYxF dI pq AuDyVn dy rfh qury hoey E, qy AuhI lok quhfzy 'pRsLMsk' bxky AuhnF hI gIqF 'qy qfVIaF mfrdy nhIN Qwkdy. ieh ikwDrlI mkbUlIaq hY ik kI Pysbuwk, kI afrkuwt sB pfsy qYnUM ‘swiBafcfr dy mwQy ‘qy sfZy cfr Puwtf dfg’ afid ivsLysLxF nfl invfijaf ipaY. gfiekI qF asl ‘c Auh huMdI hY, jo sfry BYxF BrfvF ‘c bYT ky vI suxI jf skdI hovy pr ijho ijhy ‘afdrsLk’ gIq qUM ‘AuWcry’ hn, sLfied qUM afpxI CotI BYx jF Brf kol bihky Kud vI nf sux skyN.

iesnUM CotI buwDI ikhf jfvy jF aMqF dI clfkI ik qUM 'bygmpurf' vsfAux vrgf gIq vI gf Diraf. sB jfxdy ny ik qyrf pirvfrk ipCokV inrMkfrI sMprdfey nfl juiVaf hoieaf hY. kI ieho ijhf vMzIaF pfAU gIq cMd pYisaF Kfqr gfAux lwigaF qUM iewk vfr vI nhIN soicaf ik qUM iewk inrMkfrI twbr nfl sbMiDq hox krky iswKI pRqI sLrDf ivsLvfsL rwKx vfilaF dy mnoN lih jfvyNgI? qUM Borf vI iKafl nhIN kIqf ik lok dubfrf iehI kihxgy ik ies qrHF dy vMzIaF pfAU gIq gvfAux ipwCy vI iksy dI sfijsL hY[[[! mYnUM nhIN lgdf ik qUM ijafdf isafxI vI hYN, jy isafxI huMdI qF ijs bygmpury nUM vsfAux bfry qUM grfrIaF mfr-mfr gfieaf hY, Aus bfry ieh qF pqf kr lYNdI ik bfxI ivwc bygmpurf sLbd dy arQ kI hn? jy hux qwk pqf nhIN lwgf qF hux sux lY[[[[. gurU arjn dyv jI ny sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb jI ivwc Bgq rivdfs jI dy 40 sLbd drjL kIqy hn. ijhnF df sFJf AupdysL nroey qy ivqkry rihq smfj dI sQfpnf, nfm ismrn rfhIN jfq-aiBmfnI lokF dy hMkfr nUM qoVnf aqy mnuwK qy pRmfqmf ivwc koeI aMqr nf hox bfry dwsxf hI hY. Bgq rvIdfs jI dI bfxI ivwcoN rfg gfAuVI df iewk sLbd hY ‘bygmpurf shr ko nfAu’. ijs ivwc Bgq jI ny aYsI avwsQf df ijLkr kIqf hY, jo pRmfqmf nfl iewk-imwk ho ky hI pRfpq kIqI jf skdI hY. ies afqimk avwsQf ivwc jdoN mnuwK pRBU pRmfqmf dy Byd smJ jfdf hY qF ies dunIaf dy sB iPLkr-PLfky muwk jFdy hn. Bgq rvIdfs jI ny ies avwsQf Bfv 'gLmF qoN rihq' avwsQf nUM 'bygmpurf' df nF idwqf hY aqy ‘shr’ qoN Bfv mnuwKf srIr hY. pr kfkI jIE[[! qusIN qF Bgq rvIdfs jI dy bygmpury nUM

“sux lE myrI gwl Brfvo,

gux gurU rvIdfs dy gfE,

nf hux afsy pfsy jfvo,

vwKrf pMQ clfAuxf ieaF.

sfry kr lE eykf, bygmpurf vsfAuxf ieaF.” vrgI qukbMdI ‘c kYd krky isrP imwtI-gfry jf iewtF qoN bxn vfly bygmpury nfl joV ky hI 'sImq' ijhf kr idwqf. kdy iekwlI bYT ky Bgq rivdfs jI dI bfxI dIaF iehnF pMgqIaF df arQ kwZ ky vyKIN,

iqAu iqAu sYl krih ijAu BfvY..

mhrm mhl n ko atkfvY..

kih rivdfs Klfs cmfrf..

jo hm shrI su mIq hmfrf..

BfeI bIbf[[[[ bhuq sohxf gfAunI eyN qUM, mfP krnf qYnUM BulyKy nfl hI bIbf kih igaF[[[ ieh lPjL qF suirMdr kOr, gurmIq bfvf, nirMdr bIbf vrgIaF gfiekfvF dy nfvF nfl hI sLoBdf hY, ijhnF nUM lok iewk PLnkfr vjoN hI siqkfr idMdy sn[[[ nf ik qyry vrgI gfAux vflI bIbI nUM hI afpxI supinaF dI rfxI smJ bYTdy hn. srsvqI rwj ky idafl hoeI aY qyry ‘qy. pr Auh vI vylf dUr nhIN jdoN srsvqI afpxf idwqf hoieaf qohPf QwpV mfr ky Kohx lwgI vI iJjkygI nhIN, ikAuNik afm hI ikhf jFdf hY ik ‘jdoN pRmfqmf idMdY qF Cwpr pfV ky idMdY qy jdoN KoNhdY qF QwpV mfr ky KoNhdY.’

gfiekf jIE! iewk kuVI ho ky kuVIaF dI hI smfijk ajLfdI AuWpr ijMnIaF bMidsLF qyry gIqF ny lfeIaF ny, AuhnF bdly mfipaF dIaF bMdsLF df isLkfr hoeIaF kuVIaF qYnUM asIsF nhIN dy rhIaF hoxgIaF. kuVIaF df vI ivcfrIaF df nwcx twpx nUM idl krdf huMdY qy ivafh sLfdIaF hI AuhnF dy ies cfa nUM pUrf krn df sbwb bxdy ny. pr quhfzy ‘afeIzIaf’ mfrkf gIqF ny qF lokF dy idmfgF ‘c hux qwk iehI qUiVaf hY ik ‘ikvyN nwc rhI kuVI nUM iesLfry mfrny’ ‘jy nwcdI dI bFh PVH leI[[[ Pyr kI ho igaf?’ ‘qYnUM igwDy ‘c nwcdI nUM cwk ky lYjF’ ‘myrf qyry nfl nwcx nUM idl krdY’ vgYrf vgYrf[[[ mYnUM nhIN lwgdf ik qUM vI jF Qozf luMg-lfxf iksy ‘hor’ nUM iejfjLq dyvoN ik quhfzI afpxI ‘skI BYx’ nwcdI hovy qy qusIN iksy nUM awK pwt ky dyKdy nUM vI brdfsLq kro[[[[ cwk ky iljfxf qF dUr dI gwl hY!          hux gwl kbwzI dI vI kr lYny aF[[[ bysLwk iKzfrI iksy vI iKwqy dy sLFqI dUq mMny jfdy hn. pr Qozy vwloN ivwZI Byz cfl jfxI ik kOzI iKzfrIaF dy afsLkI imjfjI vfly gIqF ny afm lokF dy mnF ivwc ieh gwl jrUr ibTfeI hovygI ik QoVHy-bhuqy zOly ijhy bxf ky hr iKzfrI hI kuafrIaF-kuVIaF ‘qy awK rwKdf hoAU[[ sLfied quhfzy gIqF ijvyN ik ‘iGE vFgUM lwgy qyrf ipafr sohxIey, nI mYnUM kOzI dy iKzfrI nUM’ suxky ivcfry kOzI iKzfrI vI Gr dIaF KurfkF Cwz ky tIikaF df afsrf lYx lwgy hox qy kuJ ku afsLkI ‘c glqfn ho ky afpxI msLUk dy ipafr nUM hI iGE smJI bYTy hox. pqf nhIN ikAuN iksy kbwzI iKzfrI ny vI aijhy byquky gIqF iKlfP afvfj ikAuN nhIN AuTfeI ik ‘asIN aYsy nhIN hF, sfzy Gr vI DIaF BYxF hn[[[ sfzf jLor dysL pMjfb jF sfzI mF Kyz df mfx vDfAux leI hY! nf ik kuVIaF nUM idKfAux leI!’ pMjfb ‘c qF kuVIaF pihlF hI kuwKF ‘c mfrIaF jf rhIaF hn. AuhnF leI hfa df nfarf mfrnf qF dUr dI gwl[[[ qUM qF AuhnF dy kqlyafm nUM hwlfsLyrI dyx dy rfh qurI peI aYN. Auh puwC ikvyN[[[[[ lY sux, ijhVy mfpy qyry jF qyry hor BYxF BrfvF vwloN gfey jFdy kuVIaF nUM ‘mfsLUkF’ drsfAux vfly gIq suxdy hoxgy, AuhnF mnF ivwc pfk-pivwqr soc vflIaF kuVIaF AuWpr vI sLwk dI sUeI itkidaF dyr nhIN lwgdI hovygI. qYnUM vI Xfd hoxY ik pMjfb ivwc iewk vfr ‘nYnI’ kors krky ivdysL jfx leI kuVIaF ivwc iewk Jwl ijhf Cfieaf hoieaf sI. ijhnIN idnIN pMjfb dy ipMz ipMz ‘coN kuVIaF cMzIgVH dy nYnI koicMg sYNtrF qoN nYnI dI ‘koicMg’ lY rhIaF sn. AuhnIN idnIN hI Qozy lfxy dy iewk gfiek sfbH df gIq afieaf sI ik:

"bYTjf buwlt Auwqy Cfl mfrky,

idloN vihm kwZ ky.

cMzIgVH JIl dI krfdUM qYnUM sYr,

afjIN tYm kwZky."

ijhVy mF ipAu dIaF shuM Kfx jogIaF isafxIaF DIaF vI cMzIgVH pVHdIaF hoxgIaF, Qozy gfiek lfxy dI swiBafcfr dI kIqI 'syvf' suxky iewk vfr qF AuhnF mfipaF dy idmfg vI jrUr suMn hoey hoxgy ik ikqy sfzI 'bIbI' vI iksy buwlt vfly nfl JIl dI sLYr krdI iPrdI, AuhnF dy DOly-Jfty 'c Kyh nf puafAuNdI iPrdI hovy? kflj, skUl qF ivwidaf dy mMdrF vjoN iKafl kIqy jFdy hn. pr QozI kuwJ vwD hI swiBafcfrk soc ny iehnF nUM vI afsLkI dy awzy bxf idwqY. ikhVf mF ipE hovygf jo QozI swiBafcfr dI syvf qoN pRBfivq ho ky afpxIaF DIaF nUM AuWc-ivwidaf leI iksy lfgly ksby jF sLihr ‘c vI Byjx dI ihMmq krygf? ikAuNik qusIN qF lokF dy idmfgF ‘c kMzy hI aijhy bIj idwqy hn ik kuVIaF nUM GroN bfhr kwZx qoN pihlF hr mfpf hjLfr vfr socygf. isafixaF df kQn hY ik jy quhfzy pwly koeI inwgr soc jF gux hY qF AusnUM vMzxf cfhIdf hY, qF jo isafxp df psfrf cfry pfsy ho sky.

ieh gwl mMnxXog hY ik qyry gly ‘c kuJ nf kuJ qF hY. pr asl PLfiedf Pyr sI, jy gly dI imTfs nUM lokF dy duwKF drdF, DIaF BYxF leI hfa df nfarf mfrn, BrUx hwiqaf, dfj dhyj, byrujLgfrI, iBRsLtfcfr afid smyq sYNkVy hI dndnfAuNdIaF iPrdIaF smfijk alfmqF iKlfPL vrqdI. qUM qF mF dIey DIey gfAux dy gux nUM skUlF ‘c afsLkI vfVn leI hI vrq rhI hYN. iewQy vI iewk gwl Xfd af geI[[[ iewk vfr dunIafdfrI qoN aiBwj ijhIaF mF-DI qurIaF jf rhIaF sn. awgoN gl ‘c lmkdI twlI df cIk-ichfVf puafeI iPrdf boqf, jfxI ik AUT af irhf sI. mF qy DI dovF nUM hI nhIN sI pqf ik jfnvr df nF kI hY, qy Auhdy gl ‘c kI hY? DI ny mF nUM puwiCaf, “mF ‘kI’ dy gl ‘c ‘kI’ af?” mF nUM vI jy pMjfb dy lokF vFgUM kuJ surq huMdI, Pyr hI dwsdI[[? Auh ivcfrI iTwT ijhI huMdI bolI, “cwl Gr cwlIey[[kuvylf hoeI jFdY[[[ ‘ieho ijihaF’ dy glF ‘c ‘ieho ijhy’ hI huMdy af.” Auh idn vI dUr nhIN hn, jy qusIN lokF dI DI-BYx ‘iewk’ krn vfly gOx-pfxI df KihVf nf Cwizaf qF lok vI ieh kihky pfsf vwt ilaf krngy ik jF qF bysLrmF ny sLrm dI loeI hI lfh CwzI hY, jF iPr ‘ieho ijihaF’ dy gilaF ‘coN ‘ieho ijhf’ gMdf pfxI hI inwklU. AumId hY ik myrIaF kmakl dIaF hwQ joV ky kIqIaF bynqIaF ‘qy jrUr gOr krogy. ijs idn lokF dy jLKmf ‘qy PYhf Drn vrgf koeI gIq qyry mUMhoN sunx nUM imilaf qF sLfied Aus idn qYnUM ‘afpxI BYx’ vrgI kihx df hOslf kr lvF[[[[[[ koeI lPLjLF dI vfD ‘Gft’ rih geI hovy qF lokF koloN mfPI mMgdf hF.

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