Top 10 couplets of Altaf Hussain Hali
One of the founders of Urdu criticism. Outstanding pre-modern poet. Famous for writing Yaadgar-e-ghalib the first biography of Mirza Ghalib.
farishte se baḌh kar hai insān banñā
magar is meñ lagtī hai mehnat ziyāda
farishte se baDh kar hai insan banna
magar is mein lagti hai mehnat ziyaada
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ham jis pe mar rahe haiñ vo hai baat hī kuchh aur
aalam meñ tujh se laakh sahī tū magar kahāñ
hum jis pe mar rahe hain wo hai baat hi kuchh aur
aalam mein tujh se lakh sahi tu magar kahan
sadā ek hī ruḳh nahīñ naav chaltī
chalo tum udhar ko havā ho jidhar kī
sada ek hi ruKH nahin naw chalti
chalo tum udhar ko hawa ho jidhar ki
hotī nahīñ qubūl duā tark-e-ishq kī
dil chāhtā na ho to zabāñ meñ asar kahāñ
hoti nahin qubul dua tark-e-ishq ki
dil chahta na ho to zaban mein asar kahan
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bahut jī ḳhush huā 'hālī' se mil kar
abhī kuchh log baaqī haiñ jahāñ meñ
bahut ji KHush hua 'haali' se mil kar
abhi kuchh log baqi hain jahan mein
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hai justujū ki ḳhuub se hai ḳhūb-tar kahāñ
ab Thahartī hai dekhiye jā kar nazar kahāñ
hai justuju ki KHub se hai KHub-tar kahan
ab Thaharti hai dekhiye ja kar nazar kahan
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farāġhat se duniyā meñ har dam na baiTho
agar chāhte ho farāġhat ziyāda
faraghat se duniya mein har dam na baiTho
agar chahte ho faraghat ziyaada
ishq sunte the jise ham vo yahī hai shāyad
ḳhud-baḳhud dil meñ hai ik shaḳhs samāyā jaatā
ishq sunte the jise hum wo yahi hai shayad
KHud-baKHud dil mein hai ek shaKHs samaya jata
dariyā ko apnī mauj kī tuġhyāniyoñ se kaam
kashtī kisī kī paar ho yā darmiyāñ rahe
the river is concerned with the storms in its domain
the ship as well might get across or in the midst remain
dariya ko apni mauj ki tughyaniyon se kaam
kashti kisi ki par ho ya darmiyan rahe
the river is concerned with the storms in its domain
the ship as well might get across or in the midst remain
qais ho kohkan ho yā 'hālī'
āshiqī kuchh kisī kī zaat nahīñ
qais ho kohkan ho ya 'haali'
aashiqi kuchh kisi ki zat nahin