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नज़दीकियों में दूर का मंज़र तलाश कर

Nazdeekiyon Mein Door Ka Manzar Talash Kar

Nida Fazli

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5 verses · ~1 min

नज़दीकियों में दूर का मंज़र तलाश कर जो हाथ में नहीं है वो पत्थर तलाश कर.

सूरज के इर्द-गिर्द भटकने से फ़ाएदा दरिया हुआ है गुम तो समुंदर तलाश कर.

तारीख़ में महल भी है हाकिम भी तख़्त भी गुम-नाम जो हुए हैं वो लश्कर तलाश कर.

रहता नहीं है कुछ भी यहाँ एक सा सदा दरवाज़ा घर का खोल के फिर घर तलाश कर.

कोशिश भी कर उमीद भी रख रास्ता भी चुन फिर उस के बाद थोड़ा मुक़द्दर तलाश कर.

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Rasa: Shanta
Stanzas: 5
Lines: 10
Reading time: ~1 min
Form: Ghazal
Metre: ghazal
Rhyme: AA BA CA DA EA

This shanta ghazal evokes a serene yet deeply meditative atmosphere of quiet striving and philosophical resignation, set against a vast, timeless backdrop. Visually, a painting of this poem would feature a solitary figure navigating an expansive, sun-bleached landscape—perhaps gazing past immediate familiar horizons toward a distant river vanishing into a vast, empty sea, or standing before an open doorway looking out at shifting domestic spaces. The imagery contrasts the heavy permanence of unyielding stones and forgotten historical monuments with the fluid, elusive nature of human destiny and lost multitudes. The artistic tone is one of contemplative introspection and stoic acceptance, balancing earnest effort and unwavering hope with the quiet realization of life's perpetual flux.

नज़दीकियों में दूर का मंज़र तलाश कर (Nazdeekiyon Mein Door Ka Manzar Talash Kar), by Nida Fazli runs to 10 lines across 5 stanzas, set as Couplets (Sher) with a consistent refrain (Radif) and rhyming word (Qafia). Its governing rasa is Shanta. The metre is ghazal. Rhyme falls as AA BA CA DA EA.

It belongs to the 1938 · 2016 span of Nida Fazli's working life, and keeps the plain, spoken register that period is known for.

Read it for निरंतर प्रयास और खोज की आवश्यकता and भाग्य और कर्म का संतुलन. 2 words in it carry older or regional senses, so the poem rewards a second pass.

The verse is hung beside Market Scene: Bathed in a serene, contemplative atmosphere, this luminous landscape exudes a quiet dignity that blurs the boundaries between the sacred and the everyday. The scene depicts a sweeping river ghat where clusters of…

Words worth pausing on

हाकिम: शासक या राजा
लश्कर: सेना या फौज

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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.