11 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) by
Nida Fazli
1938-2016,
Delhi (India)
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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
Theme: Loneliness, Solitude & Grief (101)
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2 / 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?
Nida Fazli (11)
2013: Padma Shri
1998: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Religion, Reason & Tradition (58)
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3 / 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
Nida Fazli (11)
2013: Padma Shri
1998: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Quest, Journey & Destination (48)
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4 / 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’
Nida Fazli (11)
2013: Padma Shri
1998: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (50)
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5 / 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
Nida Fazli (11)
2013: Padma Shri
1998: Sahitya Akademi
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6 / 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
Nida Fazli (11)
2013: Padma Shri
1998: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Voice, Expression & Language (65)
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7 / 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
Nida Fazli (11)
2013: Padma Shri
1998: Sahitya Akademi
Theme: Life, Living & Dying (114)
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8 / 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
Nida Fazli (11)
2013: Padma Shri
1998: Sahitya Akademi
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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
Nida Fazli (11)
2013: Padma Shri
1998: Sahitya Akademi
quest, search
attempt, effort
hope, expectation
fate, fortune
Theme: Grit, Resilience & Courage (40)
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10 / 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
Nida Fazli (11)
2013: Padma Shri
1998: Sahitya Akademi
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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
Nida Fazli (11)
2013: Padma Shri
1998: Sahitya Akademi
sky
world, universe
complete, full, entire
ground, earth, land
Theme: Life, Living & Dying (114)
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