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बच्चे मन के सच्चे सारी जग के आँख के तारे ये वो नन्हे फूल हैं जो भगवान को लगते प्यारे
खुद रूठे, खुद मन जाये, फिर हमजोली बन जाये झगड़ा जिसके साथ करें, अगले ही पल फिर बात करें इनकी किसी से बैर नहीं, इनके लिये कोई ग़ैर नहीं इनका भोलापन मिलता है सबको बाँह पसारे बच्चे मन के सच्चे ...
इन्ससान जब तक बच्चा है, तब तक समझ का कच्चा है ज्यों ज्यों उसकी उमर बढ़े, मन पर झूठ क मैल चढ़े क्रोध बढ़े, नफ़रत घेरे, लालच की आदत घेरे बचपन इन पापों से हटकर अपनी उमर गुज़ारे बच्चे मन के सच्चे ...
तन कोमल मन सुन्दर हैं बच्चे बड़ों से बेहतर इनमें छूत और छात नहीं, झूठी जात और पात नहीं भाषा की तक़रार नहीं, मज़हब की दीवार नहीं इनकी नज़रों में एक हैं, मन्दिर मस्जिद गुरुद्वारे बच्चे मन के सच्चे ...
इति
The Poet
साहिर लुधियानवी
Sahir Ludhianvi
1921 · 1980
Sahir Ludhianvi possessed a voice that refused to separate the agony of romance from the brutal inequalities of the world. Born Abdul Hayee in 1921 in Punjab, he adopted the pen name Sahir, meaning magician, and proved it entirely accurate through a lifelong mastery of Urdu poetry. As a prominent figure in the Progressive Writers Movement, he rejected the traditional obsession with the idealized beloved. Instead, he forced his readers to look at the poverty, the exploitation, and the hypocrisies of society that destroy love before it can even bloom. When he entered the Hindi film industry, he fundamentally changed the stature of the lyricist. Directors and composers adapted their music to his words, rather than the other way around. Through films like Pyaasa and Kabhi Kabhie, he brought profound literary dignity and fierce anti establishment critique to mainstream cinema. He passed away in 1980, but his poetry remains a burning torch. Sahir remains the ultimate poet of the disenchanted, a man who wrote beautiful verses to express an absolute refusal to accept an ugly world.
Paired Painting
Princess Giving Golden Earring to Brahman Boy
In this evocative scene, Archibald Herman Muller captures a moment of profound spiritual grace, where the boundaries of social hierarchy dissolve through an act of selfless giving. The princess, draped in the traditional attire of royalty, descends the temple steps to bestow a golden earring upon a young Brahman boy. The artist masterfully contrasts the opulent, heavy ornamentation of the princess with the simple, humble posture of the child, suggesting a deep connection that transcends material wealth. The composition, bathed in an ethereal light, evokes the solemnity of a sacred ritual, inviting the viewer to contemplate the timeless virtues of compassion, humility, and the quiet sanctity found within the ancient temple architecture.
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