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कुछ तबीयत ही मिली थी ऐसी चैन से जीने की सूरत ना हुई जिसको चाहा उसे अपना ना सके जो मिला उससे मुहब्बत ना हुई
जिससे जब तक मिले दिल ही से मिले दिल जो बदला तो फसाना बदला रस्में दुनिया की निभाने के लिए हमसे रिश्तों की तिज़ारत[1] ना हुई
दूर से था वो कई चेहरों में पास से कोई भी वैसा ना लगा बेवफ़ाई भी उसी का था चलन फिर किसीसे भी शिकायत ना हुई
वक्त रूठा रहा बच्चे की तरह राह में कोई खिलौना ना मिला दोस्ती भी तो निभाई ना गई दुश्मनी में भी अदावत[2] ना हुई
शब्दार्थ:
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
Bheeshma's Oath
In this emotionally charged scene from the Mahabharata, the noble prince Devavrata, later known as Bhishma, makes a supreme sacrifice of love and duty. To secure the marriage of his grieving father, King Shantanu, to Satyavati, a fisherwoman, Bhishma takes a resolute vow of lifelong celibacy and renounces his rightful claim to the throne. Raja Ravi Varma captures the exact moment of this sacred promise, portraying Bhishma with a raised hand gesturing toward the heavens, sealing a fate of eternal devotion and tragic nobility while the astonished onlookers watch in profound awe.
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