Umar Marvi

Umar Marvi ( _sd. عمر ماروي)is a Sindh love story written in Shah Jo Risalo.

Marvi ( _sd. ماروي) was a Sindhi Heroine famous for her chastity, patriotism, and simplicity. Phog (( _sd. ڦوڳ)), an orphan boy, lived with Marvi's family. As children, Marvi and Phog played together. Attracted by Marvi's beauty, he wanted to marry her, but Marvi had always treated him like a brother. She told him not to expect anything beyond that. Rebuffed, Phog sulked and withdrew. Marvi found her ideal in Khet, a cousin who lived in a neighbouring village. He was handsome and brave, and he was deeply in love with Marvi. She lived in a village called Malir in Tharparkar desert. She was a beautiful village girl and was engaged to her cousin ( _sd. کيت)Khet. One day while she was filling water in her pots from a well (which is now called ( _sd. ماروي جو کوھ) "Marvi jo khooh") to provide water for her goats, was seen by Prince Umar Soomra ( _sd. عمر سومرو). At the first glimpse, Umar ( _sd. عمر)was dazzled by her beauty. Umar proposes to marry her and tries to win her over with jewels and gifts, but Marvi refuses as she was deeply devoted to her cousin. Angered by her refusals, Umar becomes so head-over-heels that he abducts her and imprisons her his palace in Umerkot for a whole year, but she remains faithful and longs for her native terrain. Finally, Umar is deeply touched by her dedication and piety and sets Marvi free.

Umar Knowing about Marvi

In those days Sindh was ruled by Umar Sommro, whose capital was Umarkot. He was known for his justice. He had only one weakness, he loved beautiful women. His palace was full of beautiful damsels from all parts of Sindh. Phog left Malir and went to Umarkot to seek his fortune. He managed to secure employment under Umar. He soon won Umar's confidence and was put to work managing matters relating to women. One day he told Umer about the most beautiful woman in Sindh. Curious, the Umar asked, "Who is she?" Phog replied, "Her name is Marvi."

ee also

* Heer Ranjha
* Momal Rano
* Sassi Punnun
* LiLa Chanesar
* Sohni Mahiwal
* Noori Jam Tamachi
* Sindhi literature
* Shah Jo Risalo

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/thebhittai/lateef28.html] (Marvi By Elsa Qazi)
* [http://www.opf.org.pk/almanac/F/folktales.htm] (Umer Marvi (Sindh))