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शाम के साहिल से उठकर चल दिए

Sham Ke Sahil Se Uthkar Chal Die

Om Prabhakar

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6 verses · ~1 min

शाम के साहिल से उठकर चल दिए दिन समेटा, रात के घर चल दिए।

हर तरफ़ से लौटकर आख़िर तभी तेरे मक़्तल की तरफ़ सर चल दिए।

इक अज़ाने बेनवा ऎसी उठी झूम कर मिनारो-मिम्बर चल दिए।

है उफ़क के पार सबका आशियाँ ये सुना तो सारे बेघर चल दिए।

छू गए गर तेरे दामन से कभी ख़ार भी होकर मुअत्तर चल दिए।

शब्दार्थ: मक़्तल=वधस्थल अज़ाने बेनवा=निशब्द अज़ान मीनारो-मिम्बर=मस्जिद में वह ऊँचा स्थान जहाँ से अजान दी जाती है मुअत्तर=सुवासित

इति

The Poet

ओम प्रभाकर

Om Prabhakar

1935 · 2005

Om Narayan Awasthi, known to the literary world as Om Prabhakar, was born in 1941. He carved a unique space for himself by moving fluidly across the boundaries of Hindi poetry, Urdu ghazals, and critical literature. While many poets confined themselves to a single tradition, Prabhakar merged the lyricism of the ghazal with the grounded vocabulary of modern Hindi verse. His writing acts as a quiet rebellion against political apathy and social decay. Rather than relying on loud sloganeering, his poems and ghazals use understated irony to expose the contradictions of contemporary life. He also produced significant literary criticism, including works analyzing major figures like Mohan Rakesh. His verses speak directly to the ordinary individual navigating an increasingly fragmented society. He stands as a bridge between the classical poetic heritage and the urgent realities of the modern Indian experience.