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Urdu · idiom · Nation, Faith & Society

Ghar ka bhala na ghaat ka

घर का भला न घाट का
Meaning

Fit for nothing anywhere; useless all round.

Literally: good neither for the house nor the ghat

See it in the verse

Ghar ka bhala na ghaat ka in Iqbal’s couplets

Khatar-pasand tabiyat ko saazgar nahin
Wo gulsitan ki jahan ghaat mein na ho sayyad
A nature that loves danger finds no comfort in a garden where no hunter lies in wait.
Courage · Restlessness · Adversity
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