Altaf Hussain Hali

Altaf Hussain Hali (1837 – 31 December 1914) (Urdu: الطاف حسین حاؔلی‎ – Alṭāf Ḥusain Ḥālī), also known as Maulana Khawaja Hali, was an Urdu poet and a writer.

Quotes

 * Farewell, Hindusthan, land of eternal spring, for long have we, as foreign guests, stayed here and enjoyed your hospitality.
 * quoted from    Jain, M. (2010). Parallel pathways: Essays on Hindu-Muslim relations, 1707-1857. p.7


 * Whither has gone the superiority of the Muslims, In wealth, wisdom and learning? Whither has gone that fixity of purpose, That knew no barrier of land or sea? Whither has gone that vigour and where are those sturdy arms?
 * quoted from    Jain, M. (2010). Parallel pathways: Essays on Hindu-Muslim relations, 1707-1857. p.7


 * Just as the army of Alexander marched back after reaching your border, I wish we also had returned unsuccessful from your gates.
 * quoted from    Jain, M. (2010). Parallel pathways: Essays on Hindu-Muslim relations, 1707-1857. p.7


 * Like many of the north-Indian ashraf classes, Hali too considered Muslims to be the descendants of foreign conquerors... 'We were fire O Hind', he exclaimed, 'you've turned us into ash.'...
 * quoted in Ayesha Jalal-.Self and Sovereignty: Individual and Community in South Asian Islam Since 1850 https://books.google.com/books?id=Sa6CAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA65 |date=2002 |publisher=Routledge |ISBN=978-1-134-59937-0 |page=65