Do you love the flowers
Or are you enamored by the butterflies?
That you have tended so many flowerbeds in your home!
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.
Do you love the flowers?
Do you love the flowers
Or are you enamored by the butterflies?
That you have tended so many flowerbeds in your home!
Does the light bring you comfort,
Or is it the gentle breeze?
That you have carved so many niches in your cottage!
Did someone remain true to you,
Or did you faithfully stand by someone?
That you have nurtured so many friendships in life!
For whose sake are you playing this game (of love),
Or who is laying down their stakes for you?
That you have gathered so many game-pieces in your lap!
تو کي گلن سان پيار آهي
يا پوپٽن سان
گهر ۾ ايڏيون ٻاريون رکيون آهن
تو کي روشني راحت ڏيندي آهي
يا هوا جا جهوٽا
جگه ۾ايڏيون جاريون رکيون آهن
ڪنهن تو سان نڀايو
يا تو ڪنهن سان نڀايو
زندگي ۾ ايڏيون ياريون رکيون آهن
تو ڪنهن جي لاءِ رمين ٿو
يا ڪوئي تو لاءِ رمي ٿو
جهول ۾ ايڏيون ساريون رکيون آهن
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