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2 Urdu ash'ar / shayari (shers, couplets) by

Altaf Hussain Hali

1837-1914,

Panipat (Haryana)

1 / 2: Altaf Hussain Hali

sada ek hi rukh nahi naav chalti

chalo tum udhar ko

hava ho jidhar ki

the boat doesn’t travel

in one direction always

let’s sail wherever

the wind takes us

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rukh (13)

face, direction

naav (2)

boat

go

there

hava (7)

breeze, wind

Theme: Nature, World & Universe (48)

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2 / 2: Altaf Hussain Hali

hum jis pe mar rahe hain woh hai baat hi kuchh aur

aalam mein tujh se laakh sahi

tu magar kahaan?

the one i die for

is so unique and special

there maybe millions like you

but how can you even compare?

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rahe (19)

remain

aalam (10)

world, state

hundred thousand

magar (23)

yet, but

Theme: Love, Passion, and Longing (113)

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