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Risalo / Shah Abdul Latif ; translated by Christopher Shackle.
LIBRA PK2788.9.A2 R5 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- ʻAbd al-Laṭīf, Shah, approximately 1689-approximately 1752, author.
- Series:
- Murty classical library of India ; 18.
- Murty classical library of India ; 18
- Language:
- English
- Sinhalese
- Subjects (All):
- Sindhi poetry--Translations into English.
- Sindhi poetry.
- Genre:
- Translations.
- Physical Description:
- xxxv, 665 pages ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
- Language Note:
- In Sindhi and English
- Summary:
- Shah Abdul Latif's Risalo is acknowledged across Pakistan and the wider diaspora as the greatest classic of Sindhi literature. In this collection of short Sufi verses, originally composed for musical performance, the poet creates a vast imaginative world of interlocking references to traditional Islamic themes of mystical and divine love and the scenery, society, and legends of the Sindh region. Latif (1689-1752), a contemporary of the Panjabi poet Bullhe Shah, belonged to the class of Sufi saints whose shrines remain prominent features of the Sindhi landscape. The Risalo reflects Latif's profound engagement with the fundamental literature of Islam as well as his openness to varied local traditions, including notable poems praising the spiritual devotion of local Hindu yogis. This edition presents, alongside the original text in the Sindhi Naskh script, the first translation of the Risalo into modern English prose, offering a new readership access to the writings of one of the masters of Sufi poetry.-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Risalo
- Kalyan
- Yaman kalyan
- Asa
- Khanbhat
- Sirirag
- Samundi
- Suhini
- Sasui abiri
- Ma'zuri
- Desi
- Kohiyari
- Husaini
- Lila chanesar
- Mumal rano
- Marui
- Kamod
- Ghatu
- Ramakali
- Khahori
- Purab
- Karayal
- Sarang
- Rip
- Barvo sindhi
- Kapaiti
- Piribhati
- Sorath
- Dahar
- Bilaval
- Kedaro.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contains:
- Container of: ʻAbd al-Laṭīf, Shah, approximately 1689-approximately 1752. Shāho jo risālo.
- Container of: ʻAbd al-Laṭīf, Shah, approximately 1689-approximately 1752. Shāho jo risālo. English
- ISBN:
- 9780674975040
- 0674975049
- OCLC:
- 984899018
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