Sur Marui

SUR Marvi (Sindhi: سر مارئي) is one of 30 Surs (chapters) of Shah Jo Risalo, which is based upon well-known tale of Umar and Marvi.

The contents of the Sur, section-wise, are given below:

1. Marvi prefers her hamlet to Umar's palace-sherries at her imprisonment, she cannot love Umar. Love of Marvi to her native-land existed before creatures of the universe.

2. Messages from friends and relations to Marvi's anxiety caused by not receiving any news of her native-land, she despises all ornaments.
3. She has forgotten everything and remembers only Malir.
4. She complains to Umar of the loss of her beauty.
5. She yearns for home and for her native people, the beauty of country-life, she only wishes to die and to be buried alive.
6. Country life again.
7. She throws aside rich dresses and ornaments presented to her by Umar.
8. Pleasures of the season at Malir, she remembers her relations and friends, and her past enjoyments in their company, Umar brings Marvi by force, she dreams about love.
9. Marvi compares herself to an oyster that can only live in deep seas-rainy seasons at Malir, she longs for home again.
10. Bearings of the holy Quran on Marvi's state, mention of the names of several chapters of the holy Quran.
11. Pitiful state of Marvi as described by herself, a messenger arrived from him, she sends a message through him, confession of her love for her native-place, cruelty of Umar.

References

K F MIRZA(Mirza Kalich Beg) (1980), Life of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai:A Brief Commentary on his Risalo, Hyderabad,Sindh, Pakistan: Bhit Shah cultural centre committee