Tag Archives: Ecstasy Poems for Children

Nida Fazli, the son of Murtaza Hasan Baidi was born on October 12, 1938 in Delhi, to a Kashmiri family. At the time of partition, his parents migrated to Pakistan while Nida preferred to stay in India. He moved to Mumbai at an early age in search of job and started working for ‘Blitz’ and ‘Dharamyug’. He has also written …

Shyam Narayan Pandey (1907 – 1991) was an Indian poet. His epic Jauhar, depicting the self-sacrifice of Rani Padmini, a queen of Chittor, written in a folk style, became very popular in the decade of 1940-50. पंचदश सर्ग: सगपावस बीता पर्वत पर नीलम घासें लहराई। कासों की श्वेत ध्वजाएं किसने आकर फहराई? ॥१॥ नव पारिजात–कलिका का मारूत आलिंगन करता कम्पित–तन …

Here is excerpt from an old classic from Dinkar, exhorting Himalaya the great snow-covered king of mountains (Nagpati), that stands tall and eternally on the north of Indian subcontinent, to save India from its decline. The poem seems to have been written while India was under captivity of the English. मेरे नगपति! मेरे विशाल!: रामधारी सिंह दिनकर मेरे नगपति! मेरे विशाल! …

Mine is Gopal, the Mountain-Holder; there is no one else. On his head he wears the peacock-crown: He alone is my husband. Father, mother, brother, relative: I have none to call my own. I’ve forsaken both God, and the family’s honor: what should I do? I’ve sat near the holy ones, and I’ve lost shame before the people. I’ve torn …

Here is an excerpt from a poem expressing the wishes of a poor poet for his love on her birthday. आज है तेरा जनम दिन, तेरी फुलबगिया में फूल एक और खिल गया है किसी माली का आज की रात तेरी उम्र के कच्चे घर में दीप एक और जलेगा किसी दिवाली का। आज वह दिन है किसी चौक पुरे …

In this age of mobile phones, internet and emails, here is a poem with old-world charm. Old world where a hand written letter could easily light up a day, a life. Here is a charmer from Neeraj. लिखना चाहूँ भी तुझे खत तो बता कैसे लिखूँ ज्ञात मुझको तो तेरा ठौर ठिकाना भी नहीं दिखना चाहूँ भी तुझे तो मैं …

For a thinking man, there are moments and phases when he realizes that his apprehensions of non-fulfillment of his desires are the cause of his constant prostration. Here is a rebellion from the well known poet Neeraj. अब तुम रूठो, रूठे सब संसार, मुझे परवाह नहीं है। दीप, स्वयं बन गया शलभ अब जलते जलते, मंजिल ही बन गया मुसाफिर …

श्याम नारायण पाण्डेय (1907 – 1991) वीर रस के सुविख्यात हिन्दी कवि थे। वह केवल कवि ही नहीं अपितु अपनी ओजस्वी वाणी में वीर रस काव्य के अनन्यतम प्रस्तोता भी थे। आरम्भिक शिक्षा के बाद आप संस्कृत अध्ययन के लिए काशी चले आये। यहीं रहकर काशी विद्यापीठ से आपने हिन्दी में साहित्याचार्य किया। द्रुमगाँव (डुमराँव) में अपने घर पर रहते …

It is said that the Mughals were humbled in victory that day at Haldighati and Rana obtained a glorious defeat. Man Singh narrowly escaped the spear of Rana. Mughals by far out numbers Rana’s men. Tired and wounded Rana was headed for a certain death. At that juncture, a valiant warrior in Rana’s army, named Jhala came to his rescue. …

Here is excerpt from a famous poem of Mahadevi Verma. Love takes root in the heart and suddenly the world looks so different! कौन मेरी कसक में नित मधुरता भरता अलक्षित? कौन प्यासे लोचनों में घुमड़ घिर झरता अपरिचित? स्वर्ण सपनों का चितेरा नींद के सूने निलय में! कौन तुम मेरे हृदय में? अनुसरण निःश्वास मेरे कर रहे किसका निरंतर? …