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जहाँ न तेरी महक हो उधर न जाऊँ मैं
Jahan Na Teri Mahak Ho Udhar Na Jaun Main
Nida Fazli6 verses · ~1 min
जहाँ न तेरी महक हो उधर न जाऊँ मैं मेरी सरिश्त सफ़र है गुज़र न जाऊँ मैं
मेरे बदन में खुले जंगलों की मिट्टी है मुझे सम्भाल के रखना बिखर न जाऊँ मैं
मेरे मिज़ाज में बे-मानी उलझनें हैं बहुत मुझे उधर से बुलाना जिधर न जाऊँ मैं
कहीं पुकार न ले गहरी वादियों का सबूत किसी मक़ाम पे आकर ठहर न जाऊँ मैं
न जाने कौन से लम्हे की बद-दुआ है ये क़रीब घर के रहूँ और घर न जाऊँ मैं
शब्दार्थ: सरिश्त=स्वभाव, गुण
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.
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