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Risalo (Hardcover)
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Risalo (Hardcover)
Series: Murty Classical Library of India
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The greatest classic of Sindhi literature presented here in an
authoritative and vivid modern English translation. 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.
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