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Date: 18-Apr-2000
Poet: 'Nida Fazli'

A nazm from Nida Fazli's book "Khoyaa Hua
Sa Kuchh":


masjido.n-mandiro.n kii duniyaa me.n 
mujhako pahachaanate kahaa.N hai.n log

roz mai.n chaa.Nd ban ke aataa huu.N
din me.n suuraj saa jagamagaataa huu.N

khan-khanaataa huu.N maa.N ke gahano.n me.n
ha.Nsataa rahataa huu.N chhup ke bahano.n me.n

[maa.N = mother; gahanaa = jewellery]

mai.n hii mazaduur ke pasiine me.n
mai.n hii barasaat ke mahiine me.n

[mazaduur = labourer; pasiinaa = sweat; mahiinaa = month]

merii tasviir aa.Nkh kaa aa.Nsuu
merii tahariir jism kaa jaduu

[tahariir = handwriting]

masjido.n-mandiro.n kii duniyaa me.n 
mujhako pahachaanate nahii.n jab log

mai.n zamiino.n ko be-ziyaa karake
aasamaano.n me.n lauT jaataa huu.N

[be-ziyaa = without light]

mai.n Khudaa ban ke qahar Dhaataa huu.N

[qahar = rage/anger; qahar Dhaanaa = wreak havoc/destroy]


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