घर से मस्जिद है बहुत दूर। Ghar Se Masjid Hai Bahut Door (Mosque Is Too Far From Home.) - Nida Fazli Most of us who are fond of shayari and ghazal must have heard the shair (couplet) ' Ghar Se Masjid Hai Bahut Door' but few are aware of this full ghazal of Nida Fazli related to this shair . I have translated it here in this post. This poem is written after the Bombay riots of 1992. He points out the agony, the emptiness and the inhumanity of that time. He said in the end that a child's happiness is important than praying to a god which can be interpreted as happiness of god is in the happiness of his creations. Have a look at interpretation of that poem : Interpreting Ghar Se Masjid Hai Bahut Door अपना ग़म ले के कहीं और न जाया जाए, घर में बिखरी हुई चीज़ों को सजाया जाए। Apna Gham Le Ke Kahin Aur Na Jaaya Jaaye, Ghar Mein Bikhri Hue Cheezon Ko Sajaya Jaaye. With burden of your sorrows don't go anywhere, decorate your home with things scattered everywhere. जिन चराग़ों...