Today, 12th October, is the birth anniversary of one of the foremost modern Indian Urdu poets, Nida Fazli ( 1938-2016 )
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nida_Fazli
Nida Fazli was totally secular, and disagreed with the partition of India and alway spoke out against communal riots, communal politicians, and religious fundamentalism. During the riots of December 1992 he had to take shelter in his friend’s house due to security concerns.
He was honoured with the National Harmony Award for writing on communal harmony, and was also awarded the Padma Shri.
One of his notable poems against communalism is the following :
कोई हिन्दू कोई मुस्लिम कोई ईसाई है
सब ने इंसान न बनने की क़सम खाई है
इतनी ख़ूँ-ख़ार न थीं पहले इबादत-गाहें
ये अक़ीदे हैं कि इंसान की तन्हाई है
तीन चौथाई से ज़ाइद हैं जो आबादी में
उन के ही वास्ते हर भूक है महँगाई है
देखे कब तलक बाक़ी रहे सज-धज उस की
आज जिस चेहरा से तस्वीर उतरवाई है
अब नज़र आता नहीं कुछ भी दुकानों के सिवा
अब न बादल हैं न चिड़ियाँ हैं न पुर्वाई है
P.S.
Zaid means zyaada or more
This is the kind of poetry required in India today
