Bachchon Ki Nazmein

<p><strong style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)>Ismail Merathi</strong><span style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)> was an Indian </span>Urdu<span style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)> poet schoolteacher and educationist from the </span>Mughal<span style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)>-</span>British<span style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)> era. This book contains his poems for children like </span><em style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)>Nasihat</em><span style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)> </span><em style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)>Barsaat</em><span style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)> </span><em style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)>Humaari Gaye</em><span style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)> </span><em style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)>Subah Ki Aamad</em><span style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)> </span><em style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)>Sach Kaho</em><span style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)> </span><em style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)>Baarish Ka Pehla Qatra</em><span style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)> </span><em style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)>Pan Chakki</em><span style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)> </span><em style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)>Shafaq</em><span style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)> and several others. He wrote many Urdu and </span>Persian<span style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)> text books for school-going children.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(32 33 34 1)>Merathi uses simple and easy-to-understand words in his poems for children. He expresses moral ideas in plain language and in a realistic tone. He refers to nature (mountains rivers dawn rain plants etc.) and pet animals (cat dog horse cow and others) while conveying a moral message in his poems thus making them appealing to a child's mind. Truth hardworking obedience positive habits and strong character are the central values emphasized in his poems.</span></p>