Shah Abdul Latif of Bhit [Sindh, Pakistan]: His Poetry, Life And Times

442 Pages·1967·11.7 MB·English

by  H.T. Sorley

His Poetry, Life and Times
SHAH.A BDUL LATIF
OF BHIT:
HISP OETRY,L IFEA ND TIMES
A StuodyLf i teSroacaryin,Ead cl o nCoomnidcii nt-.i ons
EighCteeneStniutnryhd
BY
H.T .·S ORLEYD.,L i�t., c.1.E.
IndiCainv Sielt vice
PAKISTABNR ANCH
OXFORD UNIVERSITPYR ESS
LAHORE KARACHI DACCA
OxfUonridv PerresEsilyHsty o, u Lsoen,Wd .o1 n
GLASGOW NEW YORK TORONTO MELBOURNE WELLINGTON
CAPE TOWN SALISBURY IBADAN NAIROBI LUSAKA ADDIS ABABA
'BOMBAY CALCUTTA MADRAS KARACHI LAHORE DACCA
KUALA LUMPUR HONG KONG TOKYO
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SHAHA BDULLA TIOFF BHIT
HISP OETRY,L IFEA ND TIMES
InT hreBeo o:k s
I.H istory
II.L iteraantCdur riet icism
IIIT.h Rei saolfSo h aAhb duLla tif
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PRONUNCIAITON OFV OWELS OUNDSI NS INDHI,
PERSIAANN DA RABIC WORDS
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ABBREVIATIONS
S.I.�LS.eBc.retIanrwiaaLrted t ter-Book
E�.F.D-EFnagclitsohir nIi nedsi a
P.D_..D P.- u-:.b..lDieep artDmieaynr t
S.I)P,._:_Seca_nrdPe·ot l itDiecpaalr tment
J.R...AS- jouronfta hlRe o yaAlsi atSiocc iety
PREFACE
THEc olleocftm iyosnt ipcoaelmk sn owans t he RiosfSaJ. hoa h
Abdul oLfBa htiiitfs otnhlecy l aswshiicct hhl ea nguoafSg ien d
hasy eptr oduicne dtr heeal omfd eepilmya ginative literature.
The pwoeermceso mpoisne-dfit rhset ohfa etlifhg eh t.ceeennttuhry.
Theayr teh weo ro�fa n atuproaeoltfS iilfeia niTnhgesi.r poetical
·
excelil�ea nsrc eem arkaasb ltdehe ep tohf tphheil osaonpdh y
reliwghiioctnhh edyi splIatiy st. h mei sfortSuhn�eAh b doufl
Lattihfah tip so ethrayrs e maianc eldo sbeodot ko,_ a blultt h ose
.
acquaiwnitt.tehhd Se indhi laInnSg iunahdgi peso. e masr·h ee ld
ins ucuhn ivearnspdao lp uelsatre aesim sa ccorodnyelt dop oetry
whichhas su ccesisnftaelrplrtyeh tmeeo dsi tn timtahtoeu gahntds
thsei ncefreeesltia np geso polIfens . o mfeo roi:rn otthhveee rr_s es
arken.o wtnoa lcll assTehseh.ya vset itlhlae d varitl�ogsietn,
thepsrea ct'idcabayyls· allp otehtoerft y h Wee stewronr ltdh,a t
thehya vneo yte bte edni vorfcreotdmh eoirri ignis np ontaneous
musaincnd a turreacli tative.
Theo bejcotf t hper esweonrt�k st wofofilrdst,toi ntroduce
.
Englriaesdhe trots h aec hievoefSm heanAhtb duLlat ainfsd,e cond,
toe xplbayir ne,f erteotn hcheei stoarnidsc oaclei navli ronm�nt
oft haeg ien w hicthehp oemwse rceo mposseomde,t ohfit n:hge
messaagnedm eaningc otnhveeEyyx .c efpotar f ews cattered
extrnaocE tnsg lish tortfah nResi lsahataliysooe bnte eant tempted.
Thep resweonrthk a osc cupmiuecodhf m yl eistuirmfeeot rh lea st
.
twelvyee aarnsdh anso bte elni ghutnldye rtaIkthe anbs. e ne
.
partclayr roiueitdn t hef ascilnaanotdfSi inngid t self.
Ih avter ansnlo�ttth ecedo mplReitseab lutoth aeb ridgement
knowanst he Muntakhabby K aczoAilh lmeacSdth eadhT .h is
abridgeimspe-rnotby at bhlbee sktn owann dt hmeo spto pular
colleocfSt hiaoAhnb d.uLlativfe'rssF eo.pr e rmistsoti :raonns late
thMeuntakIha amib n debttote hdke i ndnoefMs ess sProsk.a rdas
& Sontsh,we e ll.:.k·pn uobwlnisohfSe hrisk arSpiiinwrdh,,o h old
thceo pyrighth.a vdeoT nhmeeu yct hoe ncouarnapdgo ep ularize
thoeu tpoufmt o deSrni ndlhiit eraIta umgr rea.t teoft uhlef mo r
allowmien gut''ot s hete e xt.
Therem aanryfeo rmiddaibffa:luel tiinte rsa nslpaoteitnrgy
soa bstraus·s tehR ei saNloo.to nlayr teh peo emwsr ititnea n
foromf" Sintdhhaiits lnoon gteµrce u rrsepnotk aenndw _r itten
langubausgtye n taanxvd o cabuallaiprkryee smeanntey x ceedingly
harpdu.z zfloegrsr ammarainadsn csh olFaurrst.h ertmhoer e,
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viii PREFACE
expreisssoi fotanesh n i ghcloyn ceillsiep,ta incdaal ll uassit vhea t
ofP indaanrPd e rstiocu istt,we wo e ll-kannordwe nc ondite.classical
authoTrhset. h ouigsahl tse ov erywpheerrmee waittethdh d ee ep
subtloefSt uipfehisi losoTphihemya.g aensmd e tapchoomrmso nly
.
emploayreheda rtdoe xplsaaitni sfatcopf eorrsibolrnyos u ugph t
int h.ue n derstoafnt dhievne grd yi fferent cultoufr al heritage
WesteErunr opIed .o nporte ttehnamdty r endeirfsir nfegre o m
erroIrn.d eienmd a nyp assaIga emsd oubtftuhlme e oafn ing
whicthh peo ewti shteodc onveIy h.a vheo,w evteark,et nh e
greactaerstetoe nsutrheat th ter anslatiroenm,a icwnlhionisgle e
enoutgoth h tee xttos atisscfhyoo lfla arnsg usahgabele,al l iterary
anndo atl itetrraalns lsaot itaoobsn e c, a paobfbl eei rnega fdo r
itosw ns akwei throeufte rteotn hcSeei ndhi original.
InP arItIo ft'h iwsor tkh mee anionfmg u cthh amta ys eem
obsciunrt eht er anslwaitlIil o,hn o bpece l,a riTfiheesd u.eb cjts
discuisnPs aerIdtIo ughitnc ,o njunwcitttihhoh eni stoarciccoauln t
oft hMeo ghaunltd h Kea lhaOgrieon S inwdh ifcohr �masr It, to
prouvsee ftuoal lw lh om aya ts omfeu tutriemw ei sthoi mprove
upo·mny w orkI.h avger atetfoua'lc lkyn owlteh·pde egrem ission
granmteeb dy. t hGeo vernmoefnB to mbatyoe xamintehw ee alth
of·h istomraitcearilint a hlBe o mbRaye coOrffidc eI.h avues.e d
many exftrrot�mhc Gteos v ernrmeecnotilr lPd asrI ta nIdb elieve
thatth iistsh fier sotc caosniwo hni mcohs otft heex trraecltast ing·
tot hEea st India C<;>mpina Sniyn'idsnt hFeeai cgthotreye nth
centhuarvbyee epnu blisFhoetrdh b.ee neofifst t udiennttesr ested
in thseu bjmeacttt oeftr h ibso oIkh avceo mpisleeldbe icbtl io­
graphoifte hsme o riem porwtoarnkwtsh ichh avIce o nsuolrt ed
tow hicI hh avree ferIrh eadv.ae l sfoo unmdu cahs sisitna nce
th.ee x cellliebnrotaf tr hyBe o mbay Borfta hnReco hy aAls iatic
Society.
Itr emafionmrse o nltyoa ddt hawtr ittihnbigos o hka bse en
a laboouflr o veI.d edi·ciagttr ea tetfout lhlpeye opolfSe i nd
frowmh omd,u ritnhgye e aIrl si vaemdo ngst Ih tahveeemx ,p eri­
encneodt hbiunktgi ndnaensdcs o nsiderIafmt yiw oonrh.ke lps
scholarsS iontudoot bstiadsieon mi ed eoaft hter uteh ouganhdt
feeloifn gpt ehoep wlheod weilnlt. h .Leo weIrn dvuasl lIes yh all
belimeyvseem lofrt eh ahna ndsormeeplafyio adrl m ly l abour.
Ha eocl imme miniiusvsaeIb it
H. STO.R LEY
Bombay
March 13913s8t ,
(Revfiospreu db lic1a9t3i9o)n
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HISTORY
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Bearasli lt sso nasw ay:
Theyfl yf orgoatsta ed nr eam
Dieastt hoep enidnagy .'
ISAA\VCA TTS.
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Andy epte rhatphshe o ardsienngs e
Givoeusat tt im(ehske n ownso wth ence)
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