Nida Fazli (b. 1940?)

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Nida Fazli was born in Delhi and brought up in Gwalior.

He is one of the popular contemporary ghazal poets. Several of his ghazals have been made famous by Jagjit Singh. Like this one from Sajda sung by Lata.

har taraf har jagah beshumaar aadamii
phir bhii tanahaaiiyo.n kaa shikaar aadamii

Or the one from Insight, for which all the ghazals were written by him.

Garaj baras pyasI dharti par, fir pani de maulaa
chidion ko dane, bacho.n ko gurdhani de maulaa

He has also worked in the Hindi film industry writing good lyrics for films. His most famous work has been for Razia Sultana.

teraa hijr meraa nasiib hai
teraa Gam hii merii hayaat hai
mujhe terii duurii kaa Gam ho kyo.n
tuu kahii.n bhii ho mere saath hai

Ghazals

List of some of his popular ghazals

• ab Khushii hai na ko_ii Gam rulaane vaalaa
• apanaa Gam leke kahii.n aur na jaayaa jaae
• apanii marzii se kahaa.N apane safar ke ham hai.n
• badalaa na apane aap ko jo the vahii rahe
• chaa.Nd se phuul se yaa merii zubaa.N se suniye
• dekhaa huaa saa kuchh hai to sochaa huaa saa kuchh
• dil me.n na ho jurrat to muhabbat nahii.n milatii
• din saliiqe se ugaa, raat Thikaane se rahii
• diivaar-o-dar se utar ke parachhaa_iyaa.N bolatii hai.n
• dhuup me.n nikalo ghaTaao.n me.n nahaakar dekho
• duniyaa jise kahate hai.n jaaduu kaa khilonaa hai
• garaj baras pyaasii dhartii par phir paanii de maulaa
• har gha.Dii Khud se ulajhanaa hai muqaddar meraa
• har taraf har jagah beshumaar aadamii
• jab kisii se koii gilaa rakhanaa
• jahaa.N na terii mahak ho udhar na jaa_uu.N mai.n
• jiivan kyaa hai chalataa phirataa ek khilonaa hai
• kabhii kabhii yuu.N bhii hamane apane hii ko bahalaayaa hai
• kahii.n chhat thii diivaar-o-dar the kahii.n
• kuchh tabiyat hii milii thii aisii
• maa.N
• mai.n royaa parades me.n bhiigaa maa.N kaa pyaar
• masjido.n-mandiro.n kii duniyaa me.n
• muhabbat me.n vafaadaarii se bachiye
• muu.Nh kii baate.n sune har ko_ii, dil kaa dard na jaane kaun
• sab kii puujaa ek sii, alag alag har riit
• safar me.n dhuup to hogii jo chal sako to chalo
• tanhaa tanhaa ham ro le.nge mahafil mahafil gaae.nge
• teraa hijr meraa nasiib hai teraa Gam hii merii hayaat hai
• tum ye kaise judaa ho gaye
• ye zi.ndagii
• zahaanato.n ko kahaa.N karb se faraar milaa

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