You began showering your love upon thousands of people,
While we, who desire only you, brought our tears in rows.
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.
Showering the Love
You began showering your love upon thousands of people,
While we, who desire only you, brought our tears in rows.
Whenever your imagination appeared before us,
We brought our restless minds into serenity and peace.
Gathering the pearls of your smiles,
We threaded them and adorned our necklaces.
You yourself did not come, so you did not come,
Yet we turned our hair white while waiting.
You too, like the world, considered us mad,
While we brought unique thoughts into flight.
In the hope that you might arrive with the rainy season,
We brought velvet bugs and left them in the desert thickets.
Sindhi Version
اوهان پيار پنهنجا هزارن ۾ آندا
اسان لڙڪ پنهنجا قطارن ۾ آندا
اوهان جو تصور جڏهن آيو سامهون
اسان ذھن پنهنجا قرارن ۾ آندا
اوهان جي مرڪن جا ميڙي موتي
اسان به پروئي هارن ۾ آندا
اوهين ڪو نه آيا سو ڪو نه آيا
اسان ويٺي اڇا وارن ۾ آندا
اوهان ڀي دنيا وانگي سمجهيو ديوانو
اسان خيال انوکا اڏارن ۾ آندا
اوهان آگم جي اچڻ سان اچو من
اسان مينهن ماما ولهارن ۾ آندا
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