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बृन्दाबन के कृष्ण कन्हैय्या अल्लाह हू बँसी राधा गीता गैय्या अल्लाह हू
थोड़े तिनके थोड़े दाने थोड़ा जल एक ही जैसी हर गौरय्या अल्लाह हू
जैसा जिस का बर्तन वैसा उस का तन घटती बढ़ती गंगा मैय्या अल्लाह हू
एक ही दरिया नीला पीला लाल हरा अपनी अपनी सब की नैय्या अल्लाह हू
मौलवियों का सजदा पंडित की पूजा मज़दूरों की हैय्या हैय्या अल्लाह हू
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
Nasik Scene (III of IV)
In Nasik Scene (III of IV), António Xavier Trindade turns his discerning eye toward the sacred waters of the Godavari riverbanks, a place humming with spiritual devotion, quiet contemplation, and the daily rhythms of life. Often hailed as the Rembrandt of the East for his masterful handling of light and shadow, Trindade captures the ethereal glow of the Indian sun casting long, gentle shadows across ancient stone architecture and bathing figures in translucent hues. Devotees and bathers gather along the steps, their garments rendered in soft pinks, whites, and blues that harmonize with the shimmering river surface. Through this composition, the artist immortalizes not merely a physical location, but the timeless cultural heartbeat of a sacred Indian city where the human spirit communes with the divine.
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