By Nida Fazli
har mein hote hain
ko bhi ho
ko bhi ho
“Within every person live ten or twenty persons — whomever you wish to know, look at them many times over.”
Romanहिन्दीNida Fazli
हर में होते हैं
को भी हो
को भी हो
The verse in Devanagari — it carries the authenticity of the original, and every Hindi reader can read it.
♪ Hear the coupletA recitation in a synthesized voice.
The Interpretation
Fazli observes that a person is not one fixed thing but a crowd of selves, ten or twenty deep. The instruction that follows is patient and humane — to know anyone, you must look repeatedly, across moods and moments. It is a small argument against the snap judgment.
For You, Today
Do not decide who someone is from a single encounter — return, look again, and let the fuller person come into view.
The verse distils Fazli's belief that human beings are plural and only reveal themselves over time.
Themes:WisdomThe Self
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