Sachal Sarmast or Sacho Sarmast ( sd, سچو سرمست (1739–1827), born Abdul Wahab Farooqi ( ur, عبد الوہاب فاروقی) was a prominent and a legendary

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poet from

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(Mehran) in modern-day Pakistan.

Biography

Sachal Sarmast wrote poetry in seven languages:

, Siraiki, Persian,

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Balochi,

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and

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. He lived during the Kalhoro/ Talpur era. He was born in 1152 H. (A.D. 1739) in Daraza, near Ranipur. He was a

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Muslim and contributed a lot to Sindhi Poetry too. His descent is claimed to be from the second Caliph of Sunni Islam,

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. His book like Shah jo Risalo is fittingly called Sache jo Risalo "The Message of the Truthful".

Urs of Sachal

An annual three-day urs, or festival commemorating the death anniversary of Sachal Sarmast is held at

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, beginning on the 13th day of Ramazan, including a literary conference and musical concerts based on his poetry.

References

* "The Rise, Growth And Decline of Indo-Persian Literature" by R M Chopra, 2nd Edition 2013, published by Iran Culture House, New Delhi and Iran Society, Kolkata.

External links

Sachal Jo Sindhi Kalam: Sachal jo Risalo
published online b
Abdul-Majid Bhurgri

Agha Sufi, Sachal Sarmast (vol. 1: Chapters I-III), pub. Shikarpur Sindh, 1933

Agha Sufi, Sachal Sarmast (vol. 2: Chapters IV-V, glossary), pub. Shikarpur Sindh, 1933

Sachal Jo Sindhi Kalam: Sachal jo Risalo
in downloadable PDF eBook format

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