Ziyaa — A Prayer
by Parsram 'Ziyaa' — submitted by Shewak Nandwani
Professor Ram Panjwani — fondly called Dada Ram Panjwani — re-kindled the light of hope for all Sindhis who had migrated to India after leaving their homeland. They were landless, stateless, and Godless. Dada went from town to town, village to village, singing the praises of Jhulelal and brought the Lord back to India from Sindh. The following prayer is written by the famous Sindhi poet Parsram 'Ziyaa'.
Toon Shakhi aaheen Sabajho, Dar atham tuhinjo jhalyo
Haaka tuhinjia khe budhi maan door khan aahyaan halyo
Too shakhi aaheen sabajh…
Murka de maalika mukhe muhinjyun madaayun de na disu
Aeba moon mein ana-mayaa, sachu sachu atham saaiin saliyo
Khushi deenden ta khush rahibo, je gham deenden ta pyo sahibo
Mukhe jeean tun halaainden tuhinjia marzia te pyo halbo
Tun aaheen shaah be-parwah, gadda tokhan pyo ghurando
Je deeden tun pyo wathbo, na deenden maath mein rahbo
Maan tunhijo, tun aaheen muhinjo, dikhi rahandus, gilla tuhinjee
Zamano tokhe pyo chawando, chaa kahinje waata khe jhalbo
Tun bharayal bhandaar aaheen khaali jholi bhar khanee
Aasha hika to men rakhi, moon aasro jaga jo palyo
Tun shakhi aaheen sabaajho…
Tun heenyen jo thaar aaheen, thaar vijhu mana thaarko
Be-sabab duniyaan je hirsan mein jigaru aahe jalyo
Tun shakhi aaheen sabaajho…
Tun madhur manohar saaz preen, maan saaza sando aawaaz preen
Tun man-mohindar naach preen, maan naacha sando andaaz preen
Tun dil jo komal bhaav preen, maan sauli sundar bhaasha
Tun bhav-saagar dushwaar preen, maan paar wanjana ji aashaa
Tun deepak aain maan laata preen, tun manzil ain maan waata preen
Tun maalik maan miskeen preen, tun daataa aau bhikaari
Tab tun moontan balhaar preen ain maan totaan balhaari
Maan 'Ziya' majboor aahiyaan, rooh jo to saan rilyo
Tun shakhi aaheen sabaajho…