Wali Mohammed Wali

Wali Muhammad Wali (1667– 31 October 1707), also known as Wali Dakhani, Wali Gujarati and Wali Aurangabadi, was a classical Urdu poet from India.

Wali Mohammed Wali

Quotes

Poetry

• Soul-refreshing are your lips,
  Breath of Christ are your lips.
  The god of beauty, with nectar divine
  Has charged the goblet of your lips.
  Wisdom, philosophy, deep truths,
  Inform the utterance of your lips.
  With ruby-pen the lovers of your lines,
  Inscribe the message of your lips.
  The grass, the foliage, and the bloom,
  Forever crave to kiss your lips.
  My palate and tongue get honey-drenched,
  Whensoever I mention your lips.
  What an treat for Wali's tongue,
  Morn and eve to praise your lips!
  • Masterpieces of Urdu Ghazal from the 17th to the 20th Century, p. 21

Couplets

• خُوگر نہیں کچھ یوں ہی ہم ریختہ گوئی کے
  معشوق جو اپنا تھا باشندۂ دکن تھا
  • translation:
• Not for nothing have I fallen for "Rekhta" verse,
  The darling of my heart was Deccan domicile.
  • Masterpieces of Urdu Ghazal from the 17th to the 20th Century, p. 18
• شغل بہتر ہے عشق بازی کا
  کیا حقیقی و کیا مجازی کا
  • translation:
  • Of all pursuits, love is best,
    Be it sensuous or sublime.

External links

• K. C. Kanda: Masterpieces of Urdu Ghazal from the 17th to the 20th Century, New Delhi, 2007