Badi du-se farsakh biebon ogoz meshud. Farsakhi mamuly ba rohi yaksoatai shutur barobar ast. Vale imshab onho yak farsakhro dar muddati nim soat tay namudand.
Dar toki osmoni nopaydokanori zulmony mokhi nav medurakhshid, sitoraho bazur-bazur miltirros mezadand.
Onon bar dar bari yakdigar rokh, mepaymudand, goho ba regteppaho mebaromadandu goho mefuromadand. Saksavulhoi purkhori sari rohro, ki nogahon dar toriky peshi po mebaromadand, charkh zada meguzashtand.
«Okhir, mo imshab harakati mokhro mushokhida kardany budem», – az fikr guzarond Abualy.
Hamrohi Beruny asbobi nave ikhtiro karda budand va niyat doshtand, ki ziji dakiki harakati mokhro tartib dihand.
Hozir Abualy mekhost fikrashro dar in bobat ba piramard Masekhy bayon kunad, ammo garqi andeshae ba sukut raftani Masekhiro dida, u niz khomush mond.
Dar in torikii zulmony sukhan rondan amri muhole bud, zero betavakkuf chashmhoro ba kor andokhta, peshi poyhoro bo diqqati tamom az nazar guzaronidan lozim meomad.
SHamoli sarde barkhost. Havo ham salkin shud.
Go rost az peshi chashm nuktahoi rakhshone – gambusakho parida meguzashtand.
Sitoraho ohista-ohista nopadid megashtand. Ravshany faro rasidan girift.
- Badi kami digare ba sari choh merasem, – ovoz barovard rohbalad.
In avvalin sukhanoni u dar in shab budand.
Sitoraho tamoman nopadid shudand. Vakti namozi bomdod ham rasid. Hatto dar rohi safar ham, muvofiki sharoit, boyad panj vakt namoz kanda nashavad. Vale hozir kase yodi namoz namekard va dar in bora lome ham nameguft.
Ayyomi bomdodon joni biyobon medaroyad. Dar sarosari regzor izi darandavu khazandagon ayon meshavad. Rakhhoi daroz az khazida guzashtani mor dalolat medihand. Gambusake puskai ba nazarash kimatbahoi gusfandro bo pochahoi kafoyash sakht doshta gelonelon pesh meravad. Timsohe garon-garon kadam monda, boloi regtuda mebaroyad. YAk-du marotiba chondori maydayaki gullimu – mushi biyoboni az zeri buttaho chasta baromada, khudro zeri poyi shutur andokht.
Nihoyat, vakt ki Hurshedi kamnuri sabohi az pasi reudahoi safedcha namoyon gardid, onho ba sari choh rasidand.
CHoh dar pastkhamie voqe buda, dar atrofi on yakbora bistupanj-sy buttai saksavul ruyidaast.
- Kame dam megirem, – izhor dosht rohbalad, – shuturho az poy mondand…
Onon az shuturho furomada, poyhoyashonro bazur bar regzor daroz kardand.
Rohbalad sarpushaki chokhro az tagi reg kofta barovarda, ba tarafe havo dod va az daruni choh zarfi kaloni siyakhtobshudaero bolo kashid. Ob andake shurmaza budaast.
SHuturhoro ham ob dodand. SHuturho darhol daroz kashidand.
Rohbalad girdogirdi buttahoro davr zada, khasporahoi khushkidaro jam ovard va gulkhan afrukht. Garmii otashi saksavul baland budaast, ki ob zud ba jush omad. Rohbalad az khurjin non barovard.
- Tanovul mekunemu khob meravem, – guft u. – Ponzdah farsakhi rohro tay namudem. In rohi kukhna! Kayhost, ki bo in roh raftuo namekunand. Ammo chohho hanuz barchoyand. Kay onhoro koftaand, ki koftaast – inro fakat Parvardgor medonad…
Masehi takvimi nujumro barovarda, onro varaq zad va yak su guzosht.
- Muvofiki in takvim ruzhoi umri man bashumorand, – guft u, – zero dar in du ruz takdiri man az sitorai Altayr vobastagy dorad. In sitora nishonai ajali man ast.
- Hamai in safsatta, boftai khayoli odamoni chokhil! – guft Abualy. Masekhy chize nameguft.
Vakte ki tasfi havo nishast, onho shuturhoro barkhezonda, davomi roshonro pesh giriftand. Avval shamolro his nakardand, zero az pushti mevazid. Ammo badtar rohbalad tashvishomez ba pasu pesh nigaristan girift.
- Tufon! Hozir tufon barmekhezad! – guft rohbalad.
Onho ba iloje fursati khudro ba ruyi regzor partoftan va shuturhoro khobondan yoftand. Baroi furovardani bori shuturho allakay fursat namonda bud.
Pardai gafsu tirai changu gubor ba onho nazdik meomad. Vay ruyi Oftobro panah namud va hama choro toriky faro girift. Dar karibishon ir az buttahoi bekuvvatu makhine panokhokhi digare nabud. CHo, ki panoh burda budand, joyi shamolnoras, ammo sokitu dakhshatovare bud. SHamol toraft nazdiktar meomad. Va, nihoyat, darrasida, ba saru ruyi onho hamla ovard, chashmhoyashonro kuru gshoyashonro kar namud. Abualy khudro ba tanai shutur chafs kard. Regporaho ba gushu biny daromada, hech iloji nafasgiry namedodand.
SHamol ba hamon tarze, ki yakbora barkhosta bud, yakbora furu nishast.
Vakte ki Abualy sarashro bardosht, allakay dar osmoni tiravu tor sitoraho nurafshony mekardand. Dar pakhlui vay piramard Masekhy va rohbalad ham az regzor sar bardoshtand.
YAkei shuturho nabud. Boz hamon shuture, ki zakhirai asosii obu ozukaro mekashond!
Masehi baroi nigahbonii shuturi Abualivu khudash istod. Rohbaladu Abuali ba justujuyi shuturi gumshuda baromadand. Onho girdu atrof, har yak pastivu balandi, har yak siyohiro bodikkat az nazar meguzarondand, bo ovozi baland sado darmedodand. Ammo az shutur nomu nishone nabud!
- Avval on dar pahlui man bud, – guft rohbalad. – Bad, guyo, jin burdash! YAk mashki purob hamrohi mo mond, – tasallo medod u. – Hayr, boke nadorad, hangomi raftan az yak choh to chohi digar onro pur kardan megirem.
Avval rohbalad pesh-pesh meraftu Masehivu Abuali az akibi u. Badtar rohbalad ba shutur nishastu Abuali piyoda shud.
Subh damidan dosht.
- Boyad dar hamin nazdikiho chohe boshad, – guft rohbalad.
Onho khele peshtar raftand. Vale az choh darake nabud.
- CHoh boyad ana dar hamin joyho mebud, – dar taachchub aftod rohbalad. Vay Abualivu Masehiro guzoshta, khud ba tarafi baromadgohi Oftob rohi shud.
Rohbalad zud bargasht.
- CHohe nest! – guft u pareshonholona.
Hamaashon yakjoya ba tarafi garb raftand, ammo dar on taraf ham chohe dida nameshud.
Sipas bo rohi omadaashon akib bargashtand. Dar hech joy az choh osore nabud!
Oftob allakay ba miyonajoyi osmon omada, havoro khub metafsond.
Onho nazdi buttai uryone nishasta, az mashki yakkavu yagonaashon ob nushidand.
Masehi az chi boshad, ki boz ba varakgardoni chadvali sitoraho shuru namud.
- Man ishtiboh kardaam, – guft u irichashmdosht, – muvofiki jadval ruzhoi sitorai Altayr badi yak hafta faro merasand.
- Aqallan, hamin dafa akhtarshinosy peshiii haqqoni menamud, dardi bakhayre bud, – piskhande zada guft Abualy.
Non regolud shuda bud. Hamchu suhoni asab dar zeri dandonho gijirros mezad. Hurdanii digare nabud.
Dame, ki havo nihoyat garm shud, piramard Masehy hamrohonashro baroi yakkulty ob nushidan davat namud.
- Tashakkur, man namekhoham, – guft Abualy dahoni khushkidaashro bazur kushoda, – shumo nshi jon farmoed, ustod!
Masekhy ham nanushid.
Agar ob farovon boshad, kas on qadar mayli nshidan namekunad. Alhol fikri nabudani ob az sarho dur raftan namekhost va peshi hamai fikrhoi digarro girifta bud.
SHabona boz ba roh daromadand. Aknun ba sitoraho nazar karda, takhminan tarafi janub roh mepaymudand. Dar intihoi biyobon boyad shakhri CHurjon va yo, umuman, yagon shakhri digare voke gardida boshad. Inash on qadar mukhim nest, fakat bigzor yagon shakhr yo deha va yo chuybore boshad. Bigzor yak khona yo buttae boshad, ammo hatman boyad yagon choh doshta boshad, ob doshta boshad.
Masehy bazur dar boloi shutur istoda, khirroszanon nafas mekashid.
Abualy majburan uro chand kult ob nushond.
Ob madade nakard.
- Behuda masraf nakuned, – guft Masekhy, – ob minbad ba shumoyon zarur meshavad.
Abualy khost, ki uro bo yagon sukhani ruhafzoe javob gardonad va shod kunad, ammo az halqi khushkida tanho chand ovozi khirrosy barovarda tavonistu bas.
Ruzi digar allakay Masehy az joy khesta nametavonist.
Sipas ba hazyonguy daromad. Goho ba khud omada, baroi fahmotar gap zadan iloje yoftany meshud va izhori khohish menamud, ki uro dar hamin jo ba holi khudash guzoshta biravand. Onho boyad fursatu kuvvati bokimodaro az dast nadoda pesh ravand, ammo vay digar ba hej kujo rafta nametavonad.
Abualy noiloj dastonashro boloi ham guzoshta, khomushona dar pahlui Masehy menishast. Dar in mavrid yagon doruyu davo madad rasonda nametavonist. Ehsosi notavonivu bemuttakoy holati az hama dahshatovartarin ast. Alalkhusus, hangome ki dar pahluyat insone jon mekanadu baroi sabuk kardani dardu ranji u iloje nadory.
…Abualivu rohbalad jasadi Masehii tarki olamguftaro dar qari regzor dafn namudand, to kaftorhoi loshakhor onro barovarda pora nasozand.
Badi yak ruz onho shuturi duvumiro ham gum kardand. Ehtimol shutur dar hamon nazdikiho boshad, ammo dar onho madori justuju boky namonda bud. Binobar in, rohashonro ba samti janub idoma dodan giriftand.
Aknun Abualy pesh-pesh meraftu rohbalad az bari u bo azobu mashakkate kadam menihod. Har du yagona shuturi boqimondaro doshta-doshta pesh meraftand.
Hangomi gurubi Oftob az jonibi ufuk se jussai buzurge namudor shud, ki dutoyash jussai odamy bud. On du jussa ham jussai shuturro doshta-doshta, suyi inho meshitoftand. Rohbalad az poy aftodu chashmonashro pushid. YAkei on jussaho ham dar oni vohid ba zonu zad.
- Hudo in arvohro firistodaast, ki joni moro sitonand, – pichirros mezad rohbalad. – Man his mekunam, ki hozir jon az tanam chudo shuda istodaast.
- Barkhez, in shabakhi biyobonist! Man dar in khusus az sayyohon naklhoi ziyode shunidaam! – guft Abualy.
Vale rohbalad allakay chizero dark namekard. Fakat sukhanoni berabtero gurungurung ba zabon meovardu bas.
- Namozro kam mekhondam, – zeri lab gur-gur mekard u, – shukru kanoat namekardam…
- Barkhez! – gufta Abualy uro kame takon dod, ammo karib bud, ki khudash az oyati bemadory az poy fitad.
Onho boz ba rohpaymoy daromadand. Rohbalad allakay khudro, zohiran, dar osmoni haftum medid, ki zeri lab tabirotero kanda-kanda guftan megirift.
- Oh, padarchonam! – pichirros mezad rohbalad. – Vah, chy kadar ovozi khushu guvoro dorand in huru pariho! Vah, chi buyi muattare!
Rohbalad az pahlui shutur doshta-doshta beholu bemadorona kadam mezad, az in taraf ba on taraf mekalavid va chashmonashro pushida, hamon pichir-pichir mekard.
Nogahon izi poyi shuturro didand. «YAgon kasi digar ham az in biyobon guzashtaast», – az fikr guzarond Abualy.
SHutur az in roh kim-kayho guzashta rafta bud. Atrofro zaminhoi kisht faro girifta budand, lekin Abualy inro ham ba zudy pay naburd.
Rohbalad az pichirroszany bozmond. «Gap zada istodanash behtar bud, – andeshid Abualy, – tahti sadoi u kadam zadan osontar ast».
Bad az khayol guzarond: «Agar boz chand kadami digar guzoram, az poy mefitam».
SHutur az gashtan bozistod.
Dar rubaruyi onho khonae meistod. Dar pahlui on devorhoi kala shulahoi Makhtobro inikos menamudand.
Abualy ba khona nazdik omad va ba dari on takya zada istod, zero digar madori dast bardoshtanu kuftani darro nadosht.
In jo shahri Abevard bud.
Subh, tamomi ruz va shabi daroz Abualy dar khonai torike mekhobid.
Dar pakhluyash rohbalad ham daroz kashida bud.
Bazan onho az khob bedor shuda, piyolai obero, ki kase dar pakhluyashon guzoshta bud, menshidand va boz az sh meraftand.
Badtar Abualy fakhmid, ki onhoro piramardi fartuti kharobae nigokhubin mekunad. Abualy chashmonashro bodikkat bar u dukht, ammo rangu ruyashro dida nametavonist.
Okibat, subvdam, badi du ruz, onho az joy barkhosta, chor tarafro az nazar guzarondand.
SHutur onhoro ba khudi darvozai shakhr ovarda bud. Dar kulbachai shafati darvoza mardi mujarrad – posboni kabriston zindagy mekard.
- Ham padaru ham boboi man posboni kabriston budand, – nakl menamud on mard, – ammo ba Hudo bovar nadoshtand. Man ham bovar nadoram…
Rohbalad az shunidani chunin gapho karu gung meshud. Badi chunin sarsonivu sargardoniho ham panj vakt namozashro tark namekard.
- Hech guna hayoti ondunyoy vuchud nadorad, – mekhandid kabristonbon. – Hamai onho dar hamin jo khuftaand!
Baroi on ki chunin sukhanoni goju ablahonaro nashunavad, rohbalad az khonacha baromada dur raft.
- Pas, shumo ba chy bovar dored? – mepursid Abualy.
- Man ba inson bovar doram! Hudo yory namerasonad, lekin odam ba odam hamesha dasti yory daroz mekunad. Agar kase yory narasonad, malum meshavad, ki hayvon ast, na inson!
Qabristonbon shabongohon noroziyona gur-gur mekard:
- Imruz boz yak kasro gurondand. Peshtar ba tarzi digare megurondand: muddati durudaroze choyi kabr intikhob menamudand, to marhum khushku garm bikhobad. Ammo imruz chukurie kofta, ba daruni ob boshad ham, murdaro mepartoyand. Ne-e, zamona digar shudaast! – oh mekashid kabristonbon.
Dar muddati chand ruz Abualivu rohbalad kuvvat giriftand. Az Abevard jonibi Horazm korvoni buzurgero mujahhaz menamudand. Rohbalad karor dod, ki ba in korvon hamroh shavand.
- Bori okhirin az biyobon guzar mekunam, – meguft u. – Minbad sartarosh meshavam, digar az rohi masjidu khona kadame berun nameniham!
Jurjon durtar az in jo, dar tarafi garb voqe gardida bud. Qabristonbon baroi kiro kardani shuture az korvone, ki ba tarafi garb meraft, yory rasond va Abualy ba roh daromad.
Hamrohi rohbalad Abualy ba Horazm se maktub firistod. YAke – bo arzi tashakkuru minnatdory va tasviri sargardoniho ba vazir, digare – ba Beruny, savumy – ba SHirin.
- Agar ba korvon hamla kunand, tu hatman in nomahoro pora-pora karda, ba shamol sar deh! – khohish mekard Abualy.
Rohbalad odami tamoman tarsue shuda bud. Ruze chand savoraero dida, gumon kard, ki khudi hozir onho hamla mekunand va dar yak on nomahoro pora-pora karda partoft.
Vale savoraho odamoni tamoman bezarar budand.
Abuali dar in bora chizero namedonist. Allakay ba roh daromada bud.