Melody of Clouds [Poetry of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai in Sindhi, English and Urdu]

130 Pages·1972·7.43 MB·English

by  Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai

Contents
1. Dedication
2. Preface ii
3. Foreword iv
4. ShahA bduLla teBehfi ttai
a. Life 1
b. Socisacle nario 4
c. Intellesccteunaalr io 5
d. Mystimcu sic 8
5. Introduction 14
6. Melodoyf c louds
(Engliasnhdv ersified
Urdut ranslaotfi on
SurS arang) 31
Dedication:
To,
My Motherland
Sindh
whog avbei rttoh
ShaAhb duLla tBihfi ttai
AghSaa leem
Preface
Translmaetainncsga rryaicnrgo Wshse.n o ne
transclearttetasei xontf a l anguhaegc ea rriite s
acrofrsosmo nlea ngutaoag neo tThheircs.a rrying
acrocsosu blede asiyfi ti sa no rdintaerxbytu t
arduowuhsei nt i sp oetProye.ti rsny o otn lay
metriacnadrl y hmiacrarla ngoefmw eonrtdi sti, s
alsato e txhtba lto ofmrsop mo epte'rss onOanlei ty.
Japanpeoseoetft enth caesnstetruhtr"aeyPtd o ems
havteh eir isnhe uemdasn ahnebdau rrtg feoornt h
intthome y rilaeda voefw so rdPso.e"pt e'rss onality
sproaunttdsh einsc ultiivnta htceeu dl touftr hee
socitehtpeyo elti vienHs.e nce, trmaenasnlsa tion
nootn lcya rryingt hteae cxortfot hspeso etbruyt,
alstohc eu ltouftr hele a ngutahgpeeo eimsb eing
translfartoemd. Besidaersen, o tow nolryd s
-symboalnsd s igns commucneirctaatiinn g
meanintghse,ay l shoa vec onnotaatnido ns
undertHoennecste.h ey say fatrh emiorr e than
litmeeraanli Tnhgai.tsw hyR obeFrrtod sets cribed
poetars"y W hagte tlsoi sntt ranslation".
Mosatr duiosut sh ter ansloafmt yisotni c poetry
particouflS aharAhlb yd uLla teBehfi twthaois,e
rooatrsde e edpo winn t hlea nhde b elotnogs.
Translhaitwmi onuglb deu proohtiiman ngid it s a
botanirceaall tihtaybt i gt rees neavreer
transpalnandt ewudhp,er no ottheewdyi thaewra y.
CarrySihnaAghb duLla teaecfr omsesa ncsa rrying
acrotshcseu lttuhrheei ,s ttohrfeyo ,l kalnotdrh ee
geogroafpt hhlyea nhdew abso rinn .
Ofa ltlhp er obloeftm rsa nstlhafeto iroenmi otssh te
transhliamtsoerTl rfa.n sliastn iontag p assive
actiTvriatnys.hl aahsti oosrw nc reative impulses.
Whehne t ransalnatyte exhsti c,sr eative impulses
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recraenadtr ee inteirtHp.er necmteu cihs l osotr
addtedot hoer igtienxTathl.e irsne o d outbhtia·nt
thtirsa nsallasmtoui coihnls o bsuttt h tee xtth,ha atB
lomsotr teh ainht a gsa inieswd o,r rteha gdi n
TheE nglitsrha nsliasit nip orno se Uradnud
transliasit nvi eornAs tep .l acoensme a yn otiac e
sligdhitff erebnectew etehnUe r daun dE nglish
translIatit sbi eocnastu.hs Eeen gltirsahn silsat ion
faithtfotu hle o rigitneaxwlth eraes U rdu
translaatpt liaocne,ms o,r feia si tthotf huselp irit
thatnot htee xt.
Int hep oetorfyS haAhb duLla teweofr dasr e
blended wiatnhdi tam pupseilacir kset lhyah te
createdb emfuotsrhiewec o rdAsl.hl i pso etirsy
boronfm elodiesh,eh iwmhsicecolhnf c eiAvse d.
suchhi,ps o etcraynn o bte s eparfartoemmdu sic.
MrA.g hSaa leheamms a dael elf fotrort est iatisn
musicala nvUdar ldutuer ,a nslbaetiiinonvgn e sr se,
caena sbiels yu nignt hoer igtiunnawelhs i,c ahr e
beisnugn sgi ntcweao n hda lcfe nturies.
Ourf oruhma s taken utphoetn a sokif t self
reintrordeuicnitnegr,p arneddt iisnsge,m inating
mystica mnpudos eitscro t yh oautsr c orchheeadr ts,
hardebnyet dhme e chaniincdaulsc turlitaaulrr ee ,
softeannedsd o othaendda rer echarwgietdh
sublhiummea fne elliinkpgeist ayn cdo mpassion.
Publicoaftt hibioosno i kos u fri rssttet po watrhdiss
goal.
QaboAoblr o
President
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Foreword
Sinmciel loifoy nesa mrasn,h abse ewna giwnagr
agaihniosswt n a nimaalnibdta yr baTrhiiwtsay hr.e
hassi multanweoonau nsldlo ysW to.ni nt hsee nse
thati sah tte h pee aokfc iviliaznaldto iisonttn h e
sentsheha eti sa lelm pitnys ide,f awiiittnhhh i osu t
ownh umanainthdyu maniingt eyn eTrhaerl e.s ult
ist hhaetf ilhliessm ptiwnietnshes w b arbaarnidt y
terroarniwdse ms e,he i smt ruotntt ihtneog op ft he
glowbiet nhu claerasre tnoda less tmraonyk ind and
civiliWzea tsihoofnui.hll idlss p irietmupatli ness
witfha iitnhh i mselifnh uamnardna caen sdo s ave
thweo rlTdh.iw sec adno b ya doptmiynsgt iacsi sm
three liogfio outnrr outbilmedeI stis. t hree ligion
ofl ovaen pde ac"eh,e oafra tlr le ligaino"dnk se,y"
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anedl evmaatnte od ivisnueb liTmhiettyye .au csh
tol ove fmobarynl ovimnagnw el ove aGnobddy ,
hurtmianng weG ohduI.rnt t h ter outbilmewdee s
arel iviinngw, e s houplrda ctpirceea,ac nhd
dissemtihnriaestl ei aglilo no ver atnhsdeo world
fitlhle e mptinoefms osd ermna n'sso ualn d
inculicnah tiem lfoovmrea nkiWnidt.th h is
objecitnim vien dw,e h avfeo rm"eTdh Veo ice
CultFuorreu amn'hd)a ,v eem barukpeodanv enture
ofr eintromdyusctpiionceg t arnydm ystmiucs ic,
whicmha kemsa nf eeoln ew itthh weh olSeh.a h
AbdLualt eBehfi titasga rie mayts tpioceH tes. i ngs
ofp eacleo,v aen ds ublihmuem afne elings.
Unfortuhniamste eslsya,ig sce o nfinteoSd i ndh
onlWye.w anttoi ntrohdiumtc oet hpee opallel
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ovetrh ew orlWde. a ret,h erepfuorbel,i shing
EnglainsdhU rdtur ansloafht iilsoo nn pgo em
"MeloodfCy l oudIsti" sa. s ymbolicT hpeo em.
poelti kheunmsa hne awritt hfoauittt oahs corched
deswehritc whh,e inrt a ibnlso,o amnsbd e comae s
paradisgiaarcdaeLlni .k ewiwshee,n love is
showeorneh du mahne airtbt l,o oamnsdb ecomes
algla rdSeon .tp hoeep tr afyoshr i dse slearntad n d
thlea nodfas l tlh ceo untorfti heweso rtlodb loom.
0 myL orBdeis tporwo spoenSr iintyfd ohr ever,
0 myS weFerti eSnhdo!w belre ssings
Ont heen twiorrel d.
Let.p ruatsyh aotu pro eptr'sa yiesgr r anatnedd
entwiorreil dsb lesasleodwn igt thh lea nodft he
poet.
Dr. SPyierEd b rahSihma h
President
RotaCrlyuo bfK araCclhiif ton
Secretary
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ShaAhb duLla tBihfi ttai
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ShaAhb duLla teBehfi ttahgier, e mayts tpioceo tf
Sindwha,sb orinnH alHaa vealv ii,l lianHg ael la
TalukoafH yderaDbiasdt Irtii sca tta. d istoafn ce
aboutm ilfreosm B hitthtle,a rsets tpilnagoc fe
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oupro eItit.s q uiotfet tehnta hte irsde i fferoefn ce
opinrieogna rtdhidena gt oefsb iratnhdd eaotfh
gremaetn S.h ahd'asto efbs i ratnhdd e aatrhae l so
controversiala.m aNjeovroeifrnt toyht ealbelses ,
scholaafrtisen,rt enrseisveeah racvaheg, r etehda t
hew asb orinnt hyee ar ADa nddi eidn
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witTham erlaannsdee ttilnSe idn dHhig.sr egarta nd
fathSehraA,hb duKla riomf Buwlaarsr i e,n owned
poeatna ds aiHnitfs.a ther,H aSbaSiyhbya awhda, s
alsapo i omuasn H.a biSbh awha si nH alHaa veli,
wheSnh awha bso rann,ad f theibrsi rSthha,Hh a bib
shifttoKe odt arp il,a actaed istoafna cbeo fuotu r
milfreosm B hiatntdn owi nr uiTnhsi.is sw here
ShaLha teienhf ip,sr iymoeu tfhei,lnl l o vwei tthh e
daughtape orw eorflfu aln dlMoirrdMz,ua g hBaelg .
ShaLha teweafn tteomd a rhreybr u Mtu ghBaelg
oppotshemeda tacnhd turnetdot hhfeoa smtiillye
anHda bSihba wha sc onstrtaoli enaeKvdoe t arnid
setitn·ls aem avlill lnaegaKero tri.
Shahha ddi scovheiirsde ebda ulct o unlodat c hieve
itT.h issh attheirmce odm pleatnedil nay fi to f
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destinuantkinoonCwson m.i ancgr oasg sr ouopf
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journtioHe isn glJaujn,a gLaarhho,Jo ats.s ermere
andT hatrh,de e searrteo afS indDhu.r itnhge se
wanderhiedn egvse lsoopmededi fferweinttchhe es
asceatniodcn sne i gwhhte,hn ew aass letehpel,ye ft
him.
Aftwearn defroitrnh gry eeea hresf ,ea lnit n nuerrg e
tog ot oT hattwhae,r hee m etM akhdoom
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his atniadmW ea hadaWtaajlo oSduif i. Under his
influSehnacLhea teaelfs boe came Wahdatal
WajooSduif ain,d o nh imse ntor's advice he
abandohniewsda nderainndgr est urtnohe ids
pareInnt smt.eh aen whtihsleie t,u aatthi oomne had
changSeodm.re o bbheardas t taMcukgehdBa elg 's
houasnekd i lalletldhm ea lmee mbeorfhs if sa mily.
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falilneln o vwei tThh.u Ssh awha su nitteohd i s
belovseerpde rfartoiwmoh no mh addr ivheinmt o
wanderiinwn iglsd efrontreh srsye eea rs.
Bupth ysuinciawolan sn ol ongace hre rdirseeadm
fotrh ryeeea lrosn wga nderiintn hgceso mpaonfy
Hindaus ceatnidhc isss o joautTr hn atwtiatt hh e
Sufsic hohlaadpr u rgheidma nds ublimhaitse d
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