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वक़्त बंजारा-सिफ़त लम्हा ब लम्हा अपना किस को मालूम यहाँ कौन है कितना अपना.
जो भी चाहे वो बना ले उसे अपने जैसा किसी आईने का होता नहीं चेहरा अपना.
ख़ुद से मिलने का चलन आम नहीं है वरना अपने अंदर ही छुपा होता है रस्ता अपना.
यूँ भी होता है वो ख़ूबी जो है हम से मंसूब उस के होने में नहीं होता इरादा अपना.
ख़त के आख़िर में सभी यूँ ही रक़म करते हैं उस ने रसमन ही लिखा होगा तुम्हारा अपना.
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
Woman Before a Mirror
In this evocative masterpiece, Hemendranath Mazumdar captures a moment of profound intimacy and quiet introspection. The artist was a virtuoso of the human form, celebrated for his ability to render the delicate texture of skin and the soft drape of fabric with an almost ethereal quality. Here, the subject stands in a state of vulnerable reflection, caught in the soft luminescence that emanates from an unseen source. Mazumdar does not merely paint a woman, he paints a mood: he invites the viewer into a private sanctuary where time seems to stand still, allowing us to witness a brief, beautiful instance of self awareness and grace.
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