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May 08, 2007 5:38 am |
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A TRIBUTE TO SINDHIS BY DAYAL HARJANI |
![](/pics/DLGUwAqIKvIM-s.jpeg) Rajan Bhavnani
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Semt to you without any changes as recieved.
Cheers,
Rajan
ON THE 12TH OF APRIL 2001 BETWEEN 10.30 P.M AND 12 P.M, BY SOME INTUITIVE PROCESS, WHETHER FROM THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND OR COSMIC AGENCY, THIS POEM HAS TAKEN BIRTH, AND SINCE IT INVOLVES ALL SINDHIS, THIS IS NOW BEING SUBMITTED TO YOU IN ALL HUMILITY, SO THAT IT MAY BE AN ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF INSPIRATION, TO INDUCE A SENSE OF REVERENCE TOWARDS OUR FOREFATHERS ON WHOSE FOUNDATION WE PROUDLY STAND, AND ALSO ACCELERATE SOME KIND OF REVIVAL AND BETTER SHAPED UNITY AMONGST US. TRIBUTE TO SINDHIS
WE ARE THE SINDHIS WITHOUT SINDH
DENIZENS OF BHARAT, NOW CALLED HIND
WE THE VANQUISHED AND THE VICTIMS
STRONG IN OUR PRIDE AND SOOTHING DICTUM
WE WERE ONCE REFUGEES, A SAD PLIGHT
NOW WE REGAIN OUR STATUS, GROWING MIGHT
STROKE OF FATE ,WE BECAME FORLORN
TO STRIVE AND SUCCEED, TO OUR MOTHERS WE HAVE SWORN.
CURSE OF PARTITION, TURNED INTO A BLESSING
AS THE SINDHIS KEPT ON PROGRESSING.
BLESSED ARE WE THE ORPHANS OF SINDH
INSPIRED BY SAINTS FROM BAGHDAD TO HIND.
ROHIRI TO BHIT, PRODUCED OVER 1 LAKH SAINTS
ALL EMERGE GLORIOUS WITHOUT ANY TAINT.
SOME OF WHO REMINISCE THE PAST
HARMONY WITH MUSLIM BROTHERS THAT COULD NOT LAST
IF PERCHANCE HINDU MUSLIM EVER WISH TO UNITE
TO A SUFI OR SINDHI, FIRST YOU SHALL INVITE
TO SAI JHULE LAL, WE OWE ETERNAL DEBT
PREVENTING PERSECUTION AND GOING BEREFT
NOW WE HAVE SPREAD AROUND THE GLOBE
TO DISTANT HORIZONS, WITH EVERY PROBE.
A SHOP IN EVERY DUTY FREE PORT
COUNTING OUR BOUNTIES, AND NEW NOTE.
PENNY BY PENNY AMASSED OUR ASSETS
SOME HAVE RISEN WITH MULTIPLE FACETS
PIONEERS IN TRADE, PERPETUALLY DARING
EVEN THOUGH THE UNKNOWN, ONCE VERY SCARING
WE CAN SELL, EVEN WHILST SINGING
NATURAL INCLINATION OF AN UPBRINGING
OUR SECURITY LIES IN OUR WEALTH
HAVING ACQUIRED THE PANTHER'S STEALTH.
WE MIX AND MINGLE AS SALT TO WATER
NEVER STOP WORRYING ABOUT OUR DAUGHTER
NEVER MISSING A PROBABLE CHANCE
TO MERRIMENT, SING AND A DANCE
RELIGIOUS TO OUR VERY CORE
NEVER RECEDING TO WANT A LITTLE MORE
GENEROUS AND HELPFUL FROM OUR HEART
COGNIZANT OF HOW IT IS TO LOOSE AND PART
SEARCHING FOR SIMPLICITY IN EVERY COMPLEXITY
WE AIM FOR UNITY IN DIVERSITY
GIVING CREDENCE TO THE FAMOUS AND RICH
IN THIS MATTER, SOME OF US ARE BEWITCHED
RECOGNITION YEARNS THROUGH MONETARY MEANS
HUMANITIES TRAP, WHICH WE ALL DEMEAN
THOSE WHO REFUSED TO BE SINCERELY HUMBLE
LIFE CAUSED FOR THEM TO FALL AND STUMBLE
THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO ACT PROFANE
LIFE MAY END IN UTTER VAIN
FANCY, INDULGENCES THROUGH FATHER'S GAIN
UNAWARE OF FOREFATHERS SACRIFICES AND PAIN
HAVING FORGOTTEN OUR MOTHER TONGUE
FOREIGN INFLUENCE IN OUR VEINS HAVE SPRUNG
IF THE PRESENT, LOOKS FOR ITS ROOTS
THE FUTURE WILL THEN BEAR RIPE FRUIT
MANY SINDHI'S NOW WITHOUT A STATE
WE STAND AGAIN AT THE HEAVENLY GATE
WHAT WILL BE THE FUTURE AND OUR FATE
OR A DESTINY WITHOUT A DATE
SPONTANEOUS HUMILITY IS THE ETERNAL KEY
TO CHART OUR COURSE ACROSS THE SEA
THIS IS A CALL FOR US TO REVIVE
OUR DWINDLING CULTURE STRUGGLES TO SURVIVE
WE HAVE ENDEAVORED TO MAINTAIN, FAMILY TIES
EVEN THOUGH LIFE HAS SIGHED' MANY GOODBYE'S
WE ARE THE SINDHI'S OF MOTHER SINDH
WE NOW FLOW WITH THE UNIVERSAL WIND
GANDHIDHAM MAY NEVER PROVIDE SOIL OF SINDH
WE NOW SHARE ALLEGIANCE TO JAI HIND, JAI HIND
THESE ARE THE WHISPERINGS OF The SOUL
YEARNING TO BE ONE WITH THE DIVINE WHOLE.
DAYAL N.HARJANI
HONG KONG
18/04/01
Remember it's circulated by Sham Balani-Hong Kong
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