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यक़ीन चाँद पे सूरज में ऐतबार भी रख
Yaqeen Chand Pe Suraj Mein Aitabar Bhi Rakh
Nida Fazli5 verses · ~1 min
यक़ीन चाँद पे सूरज में ऐतबार भी रख मगर निगाह में थोड़ा सा इंतिज़ार भी रख.
ख़ुदा के हाथ में मत सौंप सारे कामों को बदलते वक़्त पे कुछ अपना इख़्तियार भी रख.
ये ही लहू है शहादत ये ही लहू पानी ख़िज़ाँ नसीब सही ज़ेहन में बहार भी रख.
घरों के ताक़ों में गुल-दस्ते यूँ नहीं सजते जहाँ हैं फूल वहीं आस-पास ख़ार भी रख.
पहाड़ गूँजें नदी गाए ये ज़रूरी है सफ़र कहीं का हो दिल में किसी का प्यार भी रख.
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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.
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