The night is searching for you, where are you, O Moon?
On this sphere of the Earth, where are you, O Moon?
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.
Where are you, O Moon?
The night is searching for you, where are you, O Moon?
On this sphere of the Earth, where are you, O Moon?
All alone in the lap of darkness,
My heart trembles and sinks, where are you, O Moon?
I feel so much fear, lest you have taken
A new path, my beloved; where are you, O Moon?
In my imagination are the enchanting scenes of your spell,
Along with this gathering of stars; where are you, O Moon?
All my ornaments have rusted, I haven’t even worn kohl,
Look at the patches on my bodice; where are you, O Moon?
Which path should we take in this desert of life?
You have left us wandering and lost; where are you, O Moon?
Thinking about life, he just kept on weeping,
With whom should he share his inner heart? Where are you, O Moon?
There is a ban on melodies and musical instruments, yet
The sparrow/papeeha bird still sings; where are you, O Moon?
Sindhi Version
پئي رات ڳولي ڪٿي چنڊ آھين
ڌرتي جي گولي ڪٿي چنڊ آھين
اونداھي جي ھنج ۾ اڪيلو اڪيلو
پيو ھانء ھولي ڪٿي چنڊ آھين
ڪيڏو ڀئو لڳي ٿو متان نه ورتي
نئين واٽ ڍولي ڪٿي چنڊ آھين
تصور ۾ تنهنجي منڊ جا منظر
ستارن جي ٽولي ڪٿي چنڊ آھين
زنگيا سڀ زيور نه پاتو مون سرمو
چتيون ڏس چولي ڪٿي چنڊ آھين
حياتي جي رڻ ۾ وٺون واٽ ڪھڙي
ڇڏيا تو رولي ڪٿي چنڊ آھين
زندگي تي سوچي رڳو ھو رنو پئي
اندر ڪنهن سان کولي ڪٿي چنڊ آھين
سر ساز تي ئي بندش آ پر
باٻيھو ٿو ٻولي ڪٿي چنڊ آھين
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