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मस्जिदों-मन्दिरों की दुनिया में मुझको पहचानते कहाँ हैं लोग
रोज़ मैं चांद बन के आता हूँ दिन में सूरज सा जगमगाता हूँ
खनखनाता हूँ माँ के गहनों में हँसता रहता हूँ छुप के बहनों में
मैं ही मज़दूर के पसीने में मैं ही बरसात के महीने में
मेरी तस्वीर आँख का आँसू मेरी तहरीर जिस्म का जादू
मस्जिदों-मन्दिरों की दुनिया में मुझको पहचानते नहीं जब लोग
मैं ज़मीनों को बे-ज़िया करके आसमानों में लौट जाता हूँ
मैं ख़ुदा बन के क़हर ढाता हूँ
शब्दार्थ: तहरीर= लिखावट ज़िया= प्रकाश
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
View of the Ghats at Benares
In this luminous capture of the holy city, Edwin Lord Weeks invites us to stand upon the sacred banks of the Ganges. The scene breathes with the timeless rhythm of Benares, where the stone architecture, warmed by the golden sun, meets the cool, flowing embrace of the river. We witness the quiet dignity of daily life: a woman gathers water, a sacred bull stands watch, and the boats drift lazily under the watchful eyes of the temple domes. It is a moment of profound serenity, painted with a reverence that transcends the mere observation of a foreign land, reflecting instead the spiritual pulse of a civilization that has stood for millennia.
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