Renowned Urdu poet Hali's ghazal: Dil se khayaal-e-dost bhulaya na jaayega...

Altaf Husain 'Haali' (1837-1914) was a poet, litterateur and reformer who hailed from Panipat. A close fried of Sir Syed, he played a reformist role with his poetry and his works of prose also gave impetus to Urdu literature.

Read his ghazal:

दिल से ख़याल-ए-दोस्त भुलाया न जायेगा
सीने में दाग है, मिटाया न जायेगा

तुमको हज़ार शर्म सही, मुझको लाख ज़ब्त
उल्फत वो राज़ है जो छुपाया न जायेगा

मकसूद अपना कुछ न खुला लेकिन इस कदर
यानी वो ढूँढ़ते हैं कि पाया न जायेगा

बिगडें न बात बात पे क्यूँ जानते हैं वो
हम वो नहीं कि हमको मनाया न जायेगा

अल्ताफ हुसैन हाली

Now read the ghazal in Roman script:

dil se khayaal-e-dost bhulaayaa na jaayega
siine meN daaG hai, miTaayaa na jaayega

tumko hazaar sharm sahii, mujhko laakh zabt
ulfat vo raaz hai jo chhupaayaa na jaayegaa

maqsuud apnaa kuchh na khulaa lekin is qadar
yaanii voh DhuunDhte haiN ki paaya na jaayega

bigDeN na baat baat pe kyuuN jaante haiN voh
ham voh nahiiN ki hamko manaayaa na jaayegaa

Altaf Husain Haali