Nida Fazli's ghazal: Ek chup chaap si ladki...

Nida Fazli is today one of the most respected names in Urdu poetry. Along with Shaharyar, Mohammad Alvi and Zafar Iqbal, he is the leading Urdu poet in the sub-continent.

Apart from ghazals, he has also written Nazms and has experimented with other genres, particularly, 'dohas'. He is also a successful lyricist for Bollywood movies.

Read his ghazal:

कभी बादल, कभी कश्ती, कभी गर्दाब लगे
वो बदन जब भी सजे कोई नया ख्वाब लगे

एक चुप चाप सी लड़की, न कहानी न ग़ज़ल
याद जो आये कभी रेशम-ओ-किम्ख्वाब लगे

अभी बे-साया है दीवार कहीं लोच न ख़म
कोई खिड़की कहीं निकले कहीं मेहराब लगे

घर के आँगन मैं भटकती हुई दिन भर की थकन
रात ढलते ही पके खेत सी शादाब लगे

निदा फाजली

Now read the Roman transliteration:

kabhii baadal, kabhii kashtii, kabhii gardaab lage
vo badan jab bhii saje koii nayaa Khwaab lage

ek chup chaap sii laDkii, na kahaanii na Ghazal
yaad jo aaye kabhii resham-o-kimKhwaab lage

abhii be-saaya hai diivaar kahiin loch na Kham
koii khiDkii kahiiN nikle kahiiN mehraab lage

ghar ke aaNgan meN bhaTaktii huii din bhar kii thakan
raat Dhalte hii pake khet sii shaadaab lage

Nida Faazli