Preface
Having served in government job at senior level and having travelled extensively
to different regions of the globe and having met and discussed with the people from
various walks of life, religions, thoughts and experiences, I was inspired to write on some
appropriate area. I also discussed my interest in writing with a number of my friends who
are known writers and who have been honoured from literary bodies like Writers Guild
and Writers Forum etc. After a long thought and consideration the only name could come
to my mind to write on, was none else but Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai - the great saint poet
of Sindh.
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, a great celebrated poet, a saint, a spiritual guide and a
philosopher of the Indo-Pak subcontinent region, known through out the world, was born
about 300 years ago. He is known as an individual with exceptional spiritual insight,
creativity and powerful expression.Shah Bhittai composed thousands of verses on
different subjects. He has composed quite a large number of these verses in the field of
“SPIRITUALISM”. After conducting a detailed research on his poetry, I have compiled
more then 700 verses on this area and have translated them from Sindhi into English
prose. To simplify this further for the reader, I have divided the topic further into several
sub-topics.
I would like to emphasise that while translating these verses I have taken utmost
care, keeping in view the following factors:
a) It is neither a translation in any poetic verse form nor a detailed explanation but
exclusively a translation into prose;
b) It is a word by word translation without any addition or deletion of any word as is done
while translating holy books;
c) Usage of possible appropriate and closely accurate words of English and proper setting of
prose is aimed to convey the exact message while simultaneously maintaining the poetic
rhythm,
d) Reference of original poem is given below the each translated verse
In my task of compiling and translating this book I am thankful to my friends and
well wishers especially to Mr. Mazhar-ul-Haque Siddiqui, Dr. Fahmida Hussain, Mr.
Kazi Mushtaq Ahmed Qureshi, Mr. Mushtaq Ahmed Mangi, and my son Kashif