Nida Fazli endeavours all your heartfelt emotions from interpersonal relationships or politics or the daily struggles of human life, realism to optimism; all these diverse feelings are the hallmarks of his deeply moving poems.

Muqtida Hasan Nida, popularly known as Nida Fazli (12 October 1938- 8 February 2016), was a prominent Indian Hindi & Urdu poet, lyricist, and dialogue writer.

Nida Fazli’s Life and Background

Nida Fazli was born in Delhi into a Kashmir family. He grew up in Gwalior where he attended school and subsequently studied English Literature. Eighteen years after the partition of India, in 1965, his parents and other family members migrated to Pakistan, but he decided to stay in ‘Secular Hindustan' carrying the pain & repercussions of this epochal event all his life. He was married twice. His second wife was Malti Joshi.

So, the question arises, how come he started his career in writing poetry? Fazli epitomized the essence of Indian secularism. Well, the young Fazli was once fascinated by a composition of Surdas in which Radha, lover of Lord Krishna, was narrating his sorrow of being apart from her lover (Krishna) to her maids while passing by a temple.

Fazli began writing for Bollywood in the 1970s. Though he had become a known face in mushairas by then, success in tinsel town did not come easy. Fazli's first successful break came with the movie Aap To Aise Na The, released in 1980. The song 'Tu is tarah se meri zindagi me shamil hai' became an instant hit.

Padma Shree Nida Fazli wrote in his autobiography, “By the time my family migrated to Pakistan, I had become aware, a change of place (of residence) can’t be a solution to the problems of a person.”

“My problem with the progressive writers was that they completely abandoned the idea of God & left it to the discretion of religious fundamentalists & communal bigots.”, he had once told his writers.

“I follow the Sufi tradition because they brought God out of stone walls of temples & mosques. If we start ignoring Kabir & Amir Khusroo, we will soon have slogans like Naara-e-taqbeer & Har-Har-Mahadev echoing in every household.”, he said.

His soulful lyrics were credited for the success of many films like 'Tamanna', 'Sur', 'Is Raat ki Subah Nahin', 'Nakhuda', 'Gudiya' and 'Sarfarosh'.

His mesmeric words created magic when ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh teamed up with him for several albums. The duo had numerous hit ghazals to their name, from 'Duniya jise kehte hain, jadu ka khilona hai' and 'Garaj baras pyaasi dharti par' to 'Hoshwalon ko khabar kya'.

Shayari & Poetry by Nida Fazli

Now, just equip yourself with all your emotions residing deep inside your heart & dive into the dazzling ocean of love, passion, optimism, realism, and many more, packed inside the golden words of Nida Fazli's poetries.

Nida Fazli’s Life and Background

Shayari & Poetry by Nida Fazli

1. Besan ki sondhi roti par, khatti chatni jaisi maa.

Yaad aati hai chauka, baasan, chimta phunkni jaisi maa.

Baans ki dhuri khatri khaati ke upar har aahat par kaan dhare,

aadhi soyi aadhi jaagi, thaki dopahari jaisi maa.

2. Har aadmi mein hote hain das bees aadmi,

Jisko bhi dekhna toh kai baar dekhna.

3. Kabhi kisiko mukammal jahan nahi milta,

Kisi ko zameen kisi ko aasmaan nahi milta.

4. Dhoop mein niklo ghataaon mein naha kar dekho,

Zindagi kya hai kitaabon ko hata kar dekho.

5. Ghar se masjid hai bahut door chalo yun kar lein,

Kisi rote hue bacche ko hansaya jae.

6. Koshish bhi kar ummeed bhi rakh rasta bhi chun,

Phir iske baad thoda muqaddar talaash kar.

7. Tum se chhoot kar bhi tumhe bhulana aasan na tha,

Tumko hi yaad kia tumko bhulane ke liye.

8. Ek mehfil mein kayi mehfilein hoti hain sharik,

Jisko bhi paas se dekhoge akela hoga.

9. Dil mein na ho jurrat to mohabbat nahi milti,

Khairat mein itni badi daulat nahi milti.

10. Ab khushi hai na koi dard rulane wala,

Humne apna lia har rang zamaane wala.

11. Hosh waalon ko khabar kya, bekhudi kya cheez hai,

Ishq kije fir samajhiye, zindagi kya cheez hai.

12. Bachchon ke chhote haathon ko chaand sitaare chhune do,

Chaar kitaabein padh kar ye bhi hum jaise ho jaenge.

13. Dushmani lakh sahi khatm na kijiye rishta,

Dil milein ya na milein hath milate rahiye.

14. Kuch bhi bacha na kehne ko har baat ho gayi,

Aao kahin sharab putron raat ho gayi.

15. Duniya jise kehte hain jaadu ko khilauna hai,

Mil jae toh mitti hai, kho jae toh sona hai.

16. Sab kuch toh hai kya dhundhti rehti hain nigaahein,

Kya baat hai main waqt pe ghar kyun nahi jata.

17. Uske dushman hain bohot aadmi achha hoga,

Wo bhi meri hi tarah sheher mein tanha hoga.

18. Naqsha utha ke koi naya sheher dhundhiye,

Iss sheher mein toh sab se mulaqaat ho gayi.

19. Yahan kisiko koi rasta nahin deta,

Mujhe gira ke agar tum sambhal sako toh chalo.

20. Jitni buri kahi jati hai utni buri nahi hai ye duniya,

Bachchon ke school mein shayad tumse nahi mili hai duniya.

21. Kuch log yunhi sheher mein humse bhi khafa hain,

Har ek se apni bhi tabiyat nahi milti.

22. Kuch tabiyat hi mili thi aisi chain se jeene ki surat na hui,

Jisko chaha use apna na sake jo mila usse mohabbat na hui.

23. Badla na apne aap ko jo the wahi rahe,

Milte rahe sabhi se magar ajnabee rahe.

24. Har ek baat ko chup chap kyun suna jae,

Kabhi toh hausla karke nahin kaha jae.

25. Benaam sa ye dard thehar kyun nahi jata,

Jo beet gaya hai wo guzar kyun nahi jata.

26. Har taraf bhaagte daudte raaste,

Har taraf aadmi ka shikaar aadmi.

27. Yahi hai zindagi kuch khwaab chand umeedein,

Inhi khilaunon se tum bhi behel sako toh chalo.

28. Safar mein dhup toh hogi, jo chal sako toh chalo,

Sabhi hain bheed mein tum bhi nikal sako toh chalo.

29. Usko rukhsat toh kia tha mujhe maalum na tha,

Sara ghar le gaya ghar chhor ke jane wala.

30. Itna sach bol ki hothon ka tabassum na bujhe,

Roshni khatm na kar aage andhera hoga.

30 Nida Fazli’s Beautiful Poetries/Shayaris on Love, Passion, Innocence, and Struggles of Life