The peacocks have forgotten their dance,
Now that you walk with such grace.
Bharumal Amrani
Bharu Mal Amrani is a distinguished folklorist, poet, writer, researcher, journalist, script writer & compere of Radio Pakistan, and social–environmental activist from Tharparkar, Sindh, who has devoted more than two decades to the preservation, documentation, and promotion of Thari dialect, folklore, culture, and heritage. Currently he is working as a subject specialist of Sindhi at Raichand Rathore Government Higher Secondary School, Chelhar. Born on 17 February 1982 in village Soothar jo Tarr near Chelhar, Tharparkar, he obtained his Master’s degree in Sindhi Literature and Education and did law graduation from the University of Sindh, Jamshoro. He is the author of ten books in Sindhi on Thari folk songs, literature, poetry, culture, and history, and has also compiled and translated important works into Urdu and Punjabi, including the Punjabi translation of his book Sahra kay Dohay, to introduce Thar’s rich literary heritage to a wider national audience. In recognition of his outstanding literary, academic, journalistic, and social services, Bharu Mal Amrani has received several prestigious awards.
Peacocks have forgotten their dance
The peacocks have forgotten their dance,
Now that you walk with such grace.
Is that lightning flashing in the rain,
Or have you just smiled?
Your fresh eyes are heavy with intoxication,
Whom have you been meeting?
Congratulations to you in love, my dear,
For you never faltered in your step.
In this vast city, you are the only
True friend of my heart.
Day turned to dusk, evening laid its bed, and you are a night Ralli quilt.
Your poet belongs to Chelhar,
And you are my “Chile.”
Along with the heavy downpours,
You have become uncontainable.
(A poem dedicated to “Chile,” the land of Pablo Neruda)
مورن ٽھوڪا وسريا آھن
تون جو ٽلي آھين
کنئوڻ کوي ٿي مينھوڳي ۾
يا تون کلي آھين
نيڻ خماريل تازا تنھنجا
ڪنھن سان ملي آھين
تو کي مبارڪ پيار ۾ جانان
وک نه ھلي آھين
ھيڏي ساري شھر ۾ ھڪڙو
دوست دلي آھين
ڏينھن وھاڻو شام وڇاڻو
رات رلي آھين
ڪوي تنھنجو ھان چيلھار
منھنجي چلي آھين
ڀارو سان گڏ برساتن ۾
تون بي جھلي آھين
*ڪوي پبلو نرودا جي ڌرتي چلي
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