Wind Blew! The Sand Enveloped The Body Poem by Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai

Wind Blew! The Sand Enveloped The Body

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Wind blew! The sand enveloped the body,
Whatever little life left, is to see the beloved.

These Naangas go to Hinglaj
To see Mother Kali,
They have been to Dwarka,
These worshippers of Shiva.
There is nothing like them
On the Frontier
Or in Sindh
Or in Hindustan!
They have woven their souls in Rama:
Inside of them, there is only Rama:
Where Shiva oversees, that is where they settle.
I am conversant with the Yogis
Who always seek the sun.
All the hours of the day, their eyes are on mother Kali.

[English version by D. H. Butani]

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Mahtab Bangalee 05 November 2019

Wind blew! The sand enveloped the body, Whatever little life left, is to see the beloved.// so beautiful expression; love it

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Chukwuebuka Adebayo 05 November 2018

who else agreed the poet was aclerk at his days?

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M Asim Nehal 05 November 2018

Fantastic metaphor used when wind blow, the sand envelopes the body....The wind of GOD and the wind of Blessings.

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Rajnish Manga 05 November 2018

Truly an all encompassing religious poem.

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Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai

Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai

Sui-Qandar (Bhit Shah) Hala, Sindh / Pakistan
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