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अब खुशी है न कोई ग़म रुलाने वाला हमने अपना लिया हर रंग ज़माने वाला
हर बे-चेहरा सी उम्मीद है चेहरा चेहरा जिस तरफ़ देखिए आने को है आने वाला
उसको रुखसत तो किया था मुझे मालूम न था सारा घर ले गया घर छोड़ के जाने वाला
दूर के चांद को ढूंढ़ो न किसी आँचल में ये उजाला नहीं आंगन में समाने वाला
इक मुसाफ़िर के सफ़र जैसी है सबकी दुनिया कोई जल्दी में कोई देर में जाने वाला
इति
The Poet
निदा फ़ाज़ली
Nida Fazli
1938 · 2016
Nida Fazli occupied a space where the profound melancholies of Urdu literature met the spiritual philosophy of the Indian soil. Born in 1938 in Gwalior, he suffered the deep trauma of the partition when his family migrated to Pakistan. He chose to stay behind in India, a decision that infused his poetry with a permanent sense of yearning and existential loneliness. Fazli refused to write in the heavily Persianized vocabulary of traditional Urdu circles. Instead, he used the spoken, everyday language of the streets to explore complex human emotions and universal truths. His film lyrics elevated mainstream cinema, turning simple melodies into deep philosophical inquiries. Honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Shri, he passed away in 2016. He remains a poet who taught readers that true spirituality lies in recognizing the shared sorrow of humanity.
Paired Painting
Sakuntala Leaving for the Palace of King Dushyanta
This poignant scene captures a pivotal moment from the timeless epic, the Mahabharata, as immortalized by Kalidasa in his play, Abhijnanashakuntalam. We witness the young Sakuntala, accompanied by her guardians, as she ventures toward the court of King Dushyanta. The weight of destiny hangs heavy in the air, and her expression holds a delicate mix of maidenly shyness, vulnerability, and the solemnity of a future queen stepping into an uncertain reality. Raja Ravi Varma, with his mastery of Western realism blended with Indian sensibilities, brings this mythological encounter to life, grounding the divine narrative in an evocative, earthy forest landscape that mirrors the emotional depth of the protagonist.
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