'AEgi nuZsirb puQniZ-waKL AmsuZ hQcaZ,
AEKoI AhuMgi wari Ase TwaI Asin lirsno'

Marjing Mayanglambam *

nhaQpu poQlQKib numiY Adud, AEKoIgi ImaZd AnOb puNsi Am Ub fqbd kyad AEn hraUb faUjKi| Adubu nhaQn kyad kPKib, mdun heNn cmMnhNKi, krigi AEKoIgi nuZsirb Ima-Ipa heQ TeZnb miYkuPt kPlibno?

hoI, puQniZ-waKL Asidi seMbib mpu mhaQki mnaQt lEbguM tOri Adug hQcaZ Asin AEg lEri| puQniZ-hQcaZ Asin AEKoI AnimQk puNn waKL tadrifaUb nhaQpu yeZsiNbn AEgi ITNntgi ITO AoIrMmi| nhaQn Ubgi paZgL fqlQlb numiYtud, AEbu ZQhNKi AmsuZ nhaQn Ubgi mteZdgi AEsu maleM Asi faUb ZMKi| nhaQn nhaQki AhaNb wahE "mma" haIn haIKib numiY Adud, AEKoIgi Iman kPcKib Amdi peNn noQcKib, mdo AEKoI AnimQsu faUb ZMKi, nYtr? Aah!

puNsi Ase TaIndi nuZZaIrMKi, puQniZ peNn kyad hraUjKib mtMdud, nhaQn puQ laMlQpd kPKi, Imagi mtMbaQt AosiNKi, IboQki fmuZd AmaZb tOsiNKi, Ipan AZaZ maNn lQnnb UYToQrQKib maIToZ Adud maIToZ Adu mtO tMdun noQcKi|

niZsiZlibr numiYto, nhaQn taIbq Asi KqlQp miYkuPto Adug nuZsirb waKLn AEKoIg cunrQpdo? Adugi numiY Adudni AEn kyad naItoM taKib, waKib, nqn waKLg Tun tiNnKib Adug AEbun miraIbiKi mtM puMnmQt. AdumQ AoIrsu, AEdi nhaQkidmQni, nhaQk waKLggi KQt AoIb puNsido AEsu yaUnb tOKi, hoYnjKi, yeZjKi|

nhaQn mhE-loIsq cYlurg, nta-nmaNnbsiZn lQnrQpgi kPKibdo;
nhaQki nuZsirb mruPn nhaQpu nMTaQ tObiKib; pleM-pNTOn taIbq siNTan ciNbn AEKoIgi IpoQ numiY kaUToQKibd;
Igi mrini haIrsu AEKoId nYtb sajY cYlQp;
Aojan AEKoIbu IsuZ-ImaNnbi kyagi mmaZd tab ZMdrb wa kya haIKib;
AEKoIgi nuZsirb yuMgi huIbu nMdun farg haYtoQpiKib, AEKoIn cYToQKriZEd IboQn KqhOdn lEKidb;
priKya maI paQtbd AEKoIbu pleMpNTOn, Aojan, mruPsiZn kyad warOKib;
nuZsijb mhaQn AtoPp lMlaNbi/lMlaNb AmgidmQ AEKoIbu miraIbirMlg huNdoQpirMb;
Tarub TbQt maI paQlQtb;
puNsi ceZjeN cab ZMlroI KNdun TwaI TadoQlge TOraZlMb, myaM Ase ToQpd nuZsirb hQcaZ nhaQndi AEbu mtM puMnmQt AEbu yeZsiNbib kaUKido, Adug waKLd AmuQ wataNnde, AEdi nhaQpu TeMjiNnb, koNsiNnnb hoYnjE AmsuZ AEdi nqgi AwabsiZdo kaUToQhNniZZi Adug puNsid hOKrbsiZdugi tuZhNnb lEtn cYhNniZZi Adubu waKLdi lEtade, nhaQpu hOKrb Awab kyado Zsisu AdumQ niZsiZdun lEhLli|

AEgi nuZsirb hQcaZ, nqbu noZm nMdn nsagi Ayab yaUdn koQki laIyeZfMd pudb yarQtb, mrMdi nhaQ niZTi-nuZZaIn cab, tuMb yarQte, puNsigi TOdaZbu haNngi mtOguM niZTin paZToQp ZMlQte, puQniZ luPn nYtrg puQniZ cqn laIriQ paba ZMlQte, knasu Unb ZMKide AmsuZ mMlb AEKoIgi ka Adugi kaciNd ITNnt wan KaZjKi, Isagi TwaI Asibu Isan loIsiNjnb paMbE TijKi, lePp lEtn Akib, kijb faUKi AmsuZ myaMgi yeZsiNnfM AoIKi, nhaQkidmQt caUKrb maleM Asid knasu lEtre haIn KNdun nTNnt loNn tumiNn hiQn kPcKi ; nqgi tuQTrg Uqb Amdi Akibn TLlb maIToZ Adu Ubd AEn kyaM kPcKib nhaQ KqKibr, mtM Amd momoN noQlMb AmsuZ hraUbgi maIToZ UYlMbdo|

Adubu hOjiQti, hOKrb nuZZaItb Amdi Awab kyan TLlb mtM Adud, puQniZ-hQcaZ Asin kri tOrMlib? AEKoIn TwaI paMmub lEtn nqgidmQt lePKib Adun nsamQtd nYtn nhaQki AkoIbd lErib AEKoIdsu Awab poYluM Am AoIn faUKi|

puQniZ-hQcaZ Adu seZKide, mrMdi msin AEKoIgi hOKrb Awab TOdoQsiZ, IraL kya, waKL nuZZaIrQtb Amdi Awab mtMd, AmsuZ nhaQn nsa hraUjnb fn kNn hoYnrbsu,niZsiZhLli; puQniZ-waKL Asin AEKoIn hraUbgi IhuL faUrQp Adubu TiZdun TMlg AmMbn TNKrb nuZZaItb waKLsiZ Adubu niZsiZhNnb hoYnri|

AroIbddi, nsa AmsuZ Isa kNnb hoYnbd laIyeZToQp mTO taI haIbsi Isan yajre, Adun laIyeZnb AmsuZ fhNnb mTO tarMlibdi puQniZ-waKL Asini| puQniZ-waKL Adusu, krigi laIyeZbgi TbQ- TOrM puMnmQt kNToQlMlibno? toZaNb jib Am AoLlQpguM tOri| AEKoI AnimQt Amdi laIyeZbd msin puNn tOmiNnnb krigi mteZ paZldri? UM, hoI, nKoI Anigi lEnrib mrise yaMn kNb AoIrMle Adug AEn Kqn- Kqn UrMdre|

AEKoIgi pleM-pNTOn myaMgi mmaZd AEKoIgidmQ IkaIb faUKi, hOjiQ Iq 2020 yOrb faUbd AEKoIgi smaj Asiddi waKLgi laIn haIrib hQseL Asigi mrMd lOsiZ waYtun AdMumQ soYTdun lEri Amdi mKoIsiZbu myaMg maNndrbni, fYtrbni, laIAoQ-tiNAoQnrbni haIn AsuMn Ubiri| AEKoIgi mruP-mpaZsiZn "AZaUb" haIb miZToL Asibu sijiNndun kObiKi, Akib Amdi paKYp Anisin toIn mrM AoIdun miyaMg maNndb mAoZ mtO UYp Am AoIn AoIrKi|

AEKoIgi AojasiZnfaU AEKoIbu miyaMg pura maNndrbni, toZaLlbni haIdun AEKoIbu myaMsiZdgi heNn niZTin, lun tObiKi| Adubudi myaMg maNndrbni, ZaUrbni haIb ITiLsiZsin Isan Isabu Akib, hEndb poQhNKi, AsuMn naItoM tan lEniZZQKi Amdi sirsir haIbfaUb KLlQKi| AE Isan lOsiZ laQlb miYkuPtdi AE Amdi AEgi waKL nYtn nhaQti sagi waKL ceNlubdgi myaMg maNndb TOAoZ kya UYlMKi|

Adubu Isan lOsiZ laQcrQp mtMd AEgi AZMb paZgN Taddun nhaQk heNn ceQsiNn mri TMnb hoYnjKi| puMnmQ Asi AEgi waKLn saNnbirMb AoIrMKi, yaMn ATub mtMd AEgi waKLsibu sOgYpib Amdi AEbu nuZ yaUn tseZn Kqbib Amn AEgidmQt yeZsiNbib tZaIfdre haIb Isan yajKi|

AEKoIbu yeZsiNbiribsiZ, mKoIn niZTin ZMjb Tadn yeZbiKi, AEKoIbu fgYlQnb hoYnbd KwaIdgi mru AoIb TOdaZ yagdbdi AEKoIgi pleM-pNTOni, AEKoIgi mruPsiZd AEKoIn caMmd caMm Tajb TMloIdbni, mrMdi mKoIgisu mKoIgi AoIb puNsi lEjE, AEKoIgidmQt yeZsiNbib, nuZZaItb faUbib haIbdudi tMb ZMde, AduM AoInmQ, taIbq seMbirib mpugi TOsiL AoIn AEKoIbu mtM lEb KibiQt AEKoIbu nuZsibib, yeZsiNbib, AEKoIgi puQniZ-waKLbu niZTin Kqbidun TOgYpib Amdi mKoI msagi AoIjb Tidn mteZ paZbib miAoI Krdi taZn lEgni|

loIsiLlQpd, hQcaZ nhaQ, AE, nhaQki TwaI, Amdi waKL, AEKoIbu mtM cuPpd niZTin, hraU-tyaMn, nuZZaIn, Iqn tPn, AcuMb Afb waKL KNdun TMgdbdi AEKoI AhuMni|

Originally written by:
Marjing Mayanglambam
Translated by:
Ishwariya Yumnam,
Linthoingambi Yumnam and
Jonecson Khumujam