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Nida Fazli

1938 (Delhi) – 2016 (Mumbai) • Voice of Harmony

"Following the partition, his parents migrated to Pakistan, but Nida Fazli chose to remain in India. His poetry beautifully and intentionally bridges the gap between Urdu and Hindi, deeply influenced by the spiritual verses of Kabir and Meerabai. He wrote profoundly about social harmony, childhood, and everyday truths, with lines like 'Kabhi kisi ko mukammal jahan nahi milta' cementing his legendary status."

Mashhoor Ash'aar

hosh valon ko khabar kya be-khudi kya chiiz hai ishq kiije phir samajhiye zindagi kya chiiz hai...
har aadmi mein hote hain das biis aadmi jis ko bhi dekhna ho kai baar dekhna...
koshish bhi kar umiid bhi rakh rasta bhi chun phir is ke baad thoDa muqaddar talash kar...
kabhi kisi ko mukammal jahan nahin milta kahin zamin kahin aasman nahin milta...
bachchon ke chhoTe hathon ko chaand sitare chhune do chaar kitaben paDh kar ye bhi ham jaise ho jaenge...
ghar se masjid hai bahut duur chalo yun kar len kisi rote hue bachche ko hansaya jaae...
dushmani laakh sahi khatm na kiije rishta dil mile ya na mile haath milate rahiye...
ham labon se kah na paae un se haal-e-dil kabhi aur vo samjhe nahin ye khamushi kya chiiz hai...
dhuup mein niklo ghaTaon mein naha kar dekho zindagi kya hai kitabon ko haTa kar dekho...
us ko rukhsat to kiya tha mujhe malum na tha saara ghar le gaya ghar chhoD ke jaane vaala...
duniya jise kahte hain jaadu ka khilauna hai mil jaae to miTTi hai kho jaae to sona hai...
apni marzi se kahan apne safar ke ham hain rukh havaon ka jidhar ka hai udhar ke ham hain...
yahi hai zindagi kuchh khvab chand ummiden inhin khilaunon se tum bhi bahal sako to chalo...
naqsha uTha ke koi naya shahr dhunDhiye is shahr mein to sab se mulaqat ho gai...
kuchh bhi bacha na kahne ko har baat ho gai aao kahin sharab piyen raat ho gai...
koi hindu koi muslim koi isai hai sab ne insan na banne ki qasam khai hai...
vo ek hi chehra to nahin saare jahan mein jo duur hai vo dil se utar kyun nahin jaata...
tum se chhuT kar bhi tumhein bhulna aasan na tha tum ko hi yaad kiya tum ko bhulane ke liye...
ek mahfil mein kai mahfilen hoti hain sharik jis ko bhi paas se dekhoge akela hoga...
har ek baat ko chup-chaap kyun suna jaae kabhi to hausla kar ke nahin kaha jaae...
be-naam sa ye dard Thahar kyun nahin jaata jo biit gaya hai vo guzar kyun nahin jaata...
sab kuchh to hai kya dhunDti rahti hain nigahen kya baat hai main vaqt pe ghar kyun nahin jaata...
safar mein dhuup to hogi jo chal sako to chalo sabhi hain bhiiD mein tum bhi nikal sako to chalo...
us ke dushman hain bahut aadmi achchha hoga vo bhi meri hi tarah shahr mein tanha hoga...
dil mein na ho jurat to mohabbat nahin milti khairat mein itni baDi daulat nahin milti...
fasla nazron ka dhoka bhi to ho sakta hai vo mile ya na mile haath baDha kar dekho...
meri ghurbat ko sharafat ka abhi naam na de vaqt badla to tiri raae badal jaegi...
yahan kisi ko koi rasta nahin deta mujhe gira ke agar tum sambhal sako to chalo...
bahut mushkil hai banjara-mizaji saliqa chahiye aavargi mein...
kuchh log yunhi shahr mein ham se bhi khafa hain har ek se apni bhi tabiat nahin milti...
ab kisi se bhi shikayat na rahi jaane kis kis se gila tha pahle...
itna sach bol ki honTon ka tabassum na bujhe raushni khatm na kar aage andhera hoga...
badla na apne-aap ko jo the vahi rahe milte rahe sabhi se magar ajnabi rahe...
barsaat ka baadal to divana hai kya jaane kis raah se bachna hai kis chhat ko bhigona hai...
girja mein mandiron mein azanon mein baT gaya hote hi subh aadmi khanon mein baT gaya...
har ghaDi khud se ulajhna hai muqaddar mera main hi kashti hun mujhi mein hai samundar mera...
mumkin hai safar ho aasan ab saath bhi chal kar dekhen kuchh tum bhi badal kar dekho kuchh ham bhi badal kar dekhen...
jitni buri kahi jaati hai utni buri nahin hai duniya bachchon ke school mein shayad tum se mili nahin hai duniya...
ab khushi hai na koi dard rulane vaala ham ne apna liya har rang zamane vaala...
har taraf har jagah be-shumar aadmi phir bhi tanhaiyon ka shikar aadmi...
rishton ka e'tibar vafaon ka intizar ham bhi charagh le ke havaon mein aae hain...
kuchh tabiat hi mili thi aisi chain se jiine ki surat na hui jis ko chaha use apna na sake jo mila us se mohabbat na hui...
ye shahar hai ki numaish lagi hui hai koi jo aadmi bhi mila ban ke ishtihar mila...
pahle har chiiz thi apni magar ab lagta hai apne hi ghar mein kisi dusre ghar ke ham hain...
bikhri zulfon ne sikhai mausamon ko shairi jhukti aankhon ne bataya mai-kashi kya chiiz hai...
kahan charagh jalaen kahan gulab rakhen chhaten to milti hain lekin makan nahin milta...
kis se puchhun ki kahan gum hun kai barson se har jagah dhunDhta phirta hai mujhe ghar mera...
kisi ke vaste rahen kahan badalti hain tum apne aap ko khud hi badal sako to chalo...
khuda ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko badalte vaqt pe kuchh apna ikhtiyar bhi rakh...
vahi hamesha ka aalam hai kya kiya jaae jahan se dekhiye kuchh kam hai kya kiya jaae...
yaqin chaand pe suraj mein e'tibar bhi rakh magar nigah mein thoDa sa intizar bhi rakh...
baagh mein jaane ke aadab hua karte hain kisi titli ko na phulon se uDaya jaae...
gham hai aavara akele mein bhaTak jaata hai jis jagah rahiye vahan milte-milate rahiye...
duniya na jiit paao to haaro na aap ko thoDi bahut to zehn mein narazgi rahe...
gham ho ki khushi donon kuchh duur ke saathi hain phir rasta hi rasta hai hansna hai na rona hai...
baDe baDe gham khaDe hue the rasta roke raahon mein chhoTi chhoTi khushiyon se hi ham ne dil ko shaad kiya...
apne lahje ki hifazat kijiye sher ho jaate hain na-malum bhi...
kahta hai koi kuchh to samajhta hai koi kuchh lafzon se juda ho gae lafzon ke maani...
ham bhi kisi kaman se nikle the tiir se ye aur baat hai ki nishane khata hue...
is andhere mein to Thokar hi ujala degi raat jangal mein koi shama jalane se rahi...
ye kya azaab hai sab apne aap mein gum hain zaban mili hai magar ham-zaban nahin milta...
muTThi bhar logon ke hathon mein lakhon ki taqdiren hain juda juda hain dharm ilaqe ek si lekin zanjiren hain...
khush-haal ghar sharif tabiat sabhi ka dost vo shakhs tha ziyada magar aadmi tha kam...
hamara miir-ji se muttafiq hona hai na-mumkin uThana hai jo patthar ishq ka to halka bhaari kya...
suraj ko chonch mein liye murgha khaDa raha khiDki ke parde khinch diye raat ho gai...
ek be-chehra si ummid hai chehra chehra jis taraf dekhiye aane ko hai aane vaala...
kitaben yun to bahut si hain mere baare mein kabhi akele mein khud ko bhi paDh liya jaae...
zaruri kya har ik mahfil mein baiThen takalluf ki rava-dari se bachiye...
besan ki saundhi roTi par khaTTi chaTni jaisi maan yaad aati hai! chauka baasan chimTa phukni jaisi maan...
tamam shahr mein aisa nahin khulus na ho jahan umiid ho is ki vahan nahin milta...
duur ke chaand ko dhunDo na kisi aanchal mein ye ujala nahin aangan mein samane vaala...
din saliqe se uga raat Thikane se rahi dosti apni bhi kuchh roz zamane se rahi...
khatre ke nishanat abhi duur hain lekin sailab kinaron pe machalne to lage hain...
brindaban ke kirshn kanhayya allah hu bansi radha giita gaiyya allah hu...
ye kaaTe se nahin kaTte ye banTe se nahin baTte nadi ke paniyon ke samne aari kaTari kya...
ghi misri bhi bhej kabhi akhbaron mein kai dinon se chaae hai kaDvi ya allah...
charagh jalte hi binai bujhne lagti hai khud apne ghar mein hi ghar ka nishan nahin milta...
mire badan mein khule jangalon ki miTTi hai mujhe sambhal ke rakhna bikhar na jaun main...
har jangal ki ek kahani vo hi bhenT vahi qurbani gungi bahri saari bheDen charvahon ki jagiren hain...
gintiyon mein hi gine jaate hain har daur mein ham har qalamkar ki be-nam khabar ke ham hain...
masruf gorkan ko bhi shayad pata nahin vo khud khaDa hua hai qaza ki qatar mein...
chup chup makan raaste gum-sum niDhal vaqt is shahr ke liye koi divana chahiye...
yun to qadam qadam pe hai divar samne koi na ho to khud se ulajh jaana chahiye...
aur kya chahiye jiine ke liye roz mil jaati hai piine ke liye...
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