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Nida Fazli

Nida Fazli

Delhi (India)

Intro

1938 - 2016

Delhi (India)

2013 - Padma Shri

1998 - Sahitya Akademi

Themes

Loneliness, Solitude & Grief

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Nida Fazli

Nida Fazli

12/10/2024 06:49 AM

us ko rukhsat to kiya tha

mujhe maloom na tha

saara ghar le gaya

ghar chhoD ke jaane wala

i bid him/her farewell

but i didn't know

the one who left the house

took the whole home with him/her

Nida Fazli (11)

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

rukhsat (2)

departure (esp. of bride)

maloom (3)

to know

chhoD (4)

leave


2 liked


Nida Fazli

Nida Fazli

06/10/2024 12:10 AM

ghar se masjid hai bahut duur

chalo yuun kar lein

kisi rote hue bachche ko

hansaaya jaaye

the mosque is too far from home

maybe we should try this...

why not make

a few crying children smile?

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

masjid (5)

mosque

duur (3)

distant, far away

kids

to make someone smile


1 liked


Nida Fazli

Nida Fazli

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

safar mein dhoop to hogi

jo chal sako to chalo

tum apne aap ko khud hi

badal sako to chalo

enduring the harsh sun of the journey

those who can keep going, keep going

if along the way, you can figure out

how to reinvent yourself, keep going

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

safar (20)

journey, travel

badal (4)

change

dhoop (9)

heat from sun

chal (1)

moving, walking


1 liked


Nida Fazli

Nida Fazli

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

har ek baath ko

chup-chaap kyuun suna jaaye

kabhi to hausla kar ke

nahin kaha jaaye

why agree silently

to everything that is said

we should find the courage

to sometimes say ‘No’

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

hausla (5)

valor, courage

baath (1)

word

suna (2)

hear


1 liked


Nida Fazli

Nida Fazli

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

duniya jise kahte hain

jaadu ka khilona hai

mil jaaye toh miTTi hain

kho jaaye toh sona hai

that which is called life

is but a bizarre toy

what we get is dirt

what we lose is gold

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

duniya (16)

world

jaadu (2)

magic, magical, bizarre

toy

miTTi (2)

soil, dirt, mud

sona (1)

gold


1 liked


Nida Fazli

Nida Fazli

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

hum labon se keh na paaye

un se haal-e-dil kabhi

aur woh samjhe nahin

ye khaamoshi kya cheez hai

i couldn’t get the words out,

telling her of my heart’s state

nor could she understand

what my silence meant

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

silence

labon (1)

lips


1 liked


Nida Fazli

Nida Fazli

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

dil mein na ho jurat

to mohabbat nahi milti

khairaat mein itni badi

daulat nahi milti

when there is no boldness in the heart

love cannot be obtained

in alms, such a treasure

cannot be obtained

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

love

jurat (2)

boldness, courage

charity, alms

daulat (1)

riches, treasure


1 liked


Nida Fazli

Nida Fazli

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

dhoop mein niklo

ghaTaon mein naha kar dekho

zindagi kya hai

kitabon ko haTa kar dekho

get out into the sun

take a bath in the clouds

figure out life

by first closing the book

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

zindagi (23)

life

books

banks (of a river)

naha (1)

bathe

haTa (2)

to remove

dhoop (9)

heat from sun


1 liked


Nida Fazli

Nida Fazli

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

koshish bhi kar

ummeed bhi rakh, raasta bhi chun

phir is ke baad

thoda muqaddar talaash kar

work hard too, keep faith too

find a path too

after all this...

look for a little luck

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

quest, search

attempt, effort

ummeed (6)

hope, expectation

fate, fortune


2 liked


Nida Fazli

Nida Fazli

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

hoshwalon ko khabar kya

bekhudi kya cheez hai

ishq ki jaye phir samajhiye

zindagi kya cheez hai

how can sane people know

what ecstasy is all about

love and figure out

what life is all about

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

ishq (21)

love

zindagi (23)

life

those who are sane

delirium, senselessness

cheez (4)

things, matter

mischievous, playful


2 liked


Nida Fazli

Nida Fazli

20/08/2024 09:34 AM

kabhi kisi ko mukammal

jahaan nahi milta

kahin zameen

kahin aasmaan nahi milta

nobody ever

gets the entire world

sometimes the earth

sometimes the sky…you don’t get

2013: Padma Shri

1998: Sahitya Akademi

aasmaan (12)

sky

jahaan (10)

world, universe

complete, full, entire

zameen (8)

ground, earth, land


1 liked


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