1/11: Nida Fazli

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

Theme:Quest, Journey & Destination (44)

2/11: Nida Fazli

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

Theme:Nature, World & Universe (44)

3/11: Nida Fazli

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’

Theme:Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (38)

4/11: Nida Fazli

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

Theme:Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (92)

5/11: Nida Fazli

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

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

6/11: Nida Fazli

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

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)

7/11: Nida Fazli

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

Theme:Voice, Expression & Language (61)

8/11: Nida Fazli

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?

Theme:Religion, Reason & Tradition (48)

9/11: Nida Fazli

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

Theme:Grit, Resilience & Courage (36)

10/11: Nida Fazli

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

Theme:Grit, Resilience & Courage (36)

11/11: Nida Fazli

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

Theme:Life, Living & Dying (104)