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O! THE RIVER INDUS; O! MY DELIGHT


A POEM BY RAJA BAHAR KHAN SOOMRO 

Introduction

People of Sindh are emotionally attached to the Indus River and so am I. Similarly, the Indus River is the only source of agriculture in Sindh, one of the provinces of modern-day Pakistan. It has a length of about 3120 kilometers (1940 miles). The Indus river starts from the Western Tibet mountainous region and ends at Thatta city by falling into the Arabian Sea. 

You will find some amazing things including blind dolphins and tasty fish in the water of the Indus river. additionally, its water is so pure and fresh that keeps agricultural fields (in all the provinces of Pakistan) fertile and productive. In this poem, I have tried to pay my homage including highlighting the past history of this mighty river of Sindh, Pakistan.


Indus River

  O! THE RIVER INDUS; O! MY DELIGHT

Thou the Mehran, thee the giant of Himalaya;

You the Sindhu, the heart & soul of the Sindh,

Thou the Tibetian beauty, thee the Alexandria;

You the queen of Kashmir, the king of Karakoram, 

    O! The River Indus; O! My Delight 

You the Indus, immemorial, immortal, & the mighty;

Glaciers, slopes, hills, plains, and mountains are so sighty;

Blind dolphins, Pomfret, Prawns, & Rohu, the vivacious;

Thy fresh water is so sweet & very much auspicious, 

     O! The River Indus; O! My Delight 

Thou smile us, feed us, fertile us, submarine us generously;

You thunder, rumble, roar, and growl in July & August sprightly

Thee has borne Alexandrian, Macedonian, and Hellenic invasions;

And yet you still own one of the most ancient civilizations

    O! The River Indus; O! My Delight 

You are a hero, the real hero although we pollute you;

You are the thrust but we still desert you;

You are the life and soul so why do we drought you?

We are ashamed and guilty for the way we treat you.

O! The River Indus; O! My Delight


Summary of the Poem 

Pakistan is basically an agricultural country where 45% population depends upon agriculture only. Similarly, Sindh is a province where around 70% of its population depends on agriculture directly and indirectly. 

Indus River is therefore a great source of living for the people of Sindh in particular. This is why the people of Sindh are emotionally connected with the Indus River as it feeds them and keeps their lands fertile throughout the year. 

On the other hand, the Indus River has its own beauty in terms of blind dolphins and other tasty and delicious fishes. Fish catchers heavily rely on the water of the Indus River. 

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