Saami : Beloved Sindhi Mystic Poet

"Ram remains in him, the fool goes out find,
Rolls rosary like a Sadhu, Sami has no abode,
He looks so sad, 'cause he denies himself."
....Saami

Saami (A Sindhi form of Swami) was a born in Shikarpur, Sindh. He was one of the three most beloved Sufis and the greatest poets that the ancient land of Sindh has ever produced. Saami (1743-1850 AD) He was a rich merchant in the heyday of Shikarpur, one who travelled far and wide but lived a simple life with few posessions, giving away his wealth in good works. Some pearls and diamonds of Saami's lilting and enchanting poetry are given below:

"How boastful is he,
Believing he is a Pundit!
To the lessons of the Vedas he listens,
But humility he does not acquire,
The Lord lives within,
That the blind cannot see,
Only the pure of heart, o Sami!
Shall find the Supreme."

"Lafaan lak harnhani, pandit jaarne paarna khe,
Ggalihiyuun vedani juun bbudhi, maramu na rakhani manu,
Thakuru vase ghara men, so andhaa kiina ddisani,
Lakhiyaa lahani, 'Saamii' supiriian khe."
..............Saami

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