
Afsanaافسانہ
Saras ki Tarik-ul-Watani (The Cranes Leave Their Homeland): An Allegory
سارس کی تارک الوطنی
by Rashid ul Khairi راشد الخیری
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- Urdu original · 1 translation
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A pair of sarus cranes, the Indian birds famous for lifelong faithfulness, decide to leave their homeland for ever because man has come too near. The female pleads for man, the maker of fields and orchards; the male answers with what he has seen of him: a prince who stabs the wife he once adored, a rich woman who…
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A pair of sarus cranes, the Indian birds famous for lifelong faithfulness, decide to leave their homeland for ever because man has come too near. The female pleads for man, the maker of fields and orchards; the male answers with what he has seen of him: a prince who stabs the wife he once adored, a rich woman who forbids her wet nurse to suckle her own baby, and a pious-looking elder brother who swears an oath on God and then has his younger brother exiled for a village. Called 'the first symbolic story in the Urdu language', this allegory by Rashid ul Khairi (1868-1936), 'the painter of sorrow', turns the 'noblest of creatures' into the basest. Complete Urdu text (Urdu Wikisource) with a facing English translation, introduction and glossary. Cite as: Rashid ul Khairi, Saras ki Tarik-ul-Watani, tr. urduintranslation.com (2026), https://www.urduintranslation.com/works/saras-ki-tarik-ul-watani. The first two chapters are free to read.
سارسوں کا ایک جوڑا، ہندوستان کے وہ پرندے جو عمر بھر کی وفا کے لیے مشہور ہیں، ہمیشہ کے لیے وطن چھوڑنے کا فیصلہ کرتا ہے کیونکہ انسان بہت قریب آ گیا ہے۔ مادہ کھیتوں اور باغوں کے بنانے والے انسان کی وکالت کرتی ہے؛ نر جواب میں وہ سناتا ہے جو اس نے انسان کا دیکھا: ایک شہزادہ جو اپنی چہیتی بیوی کو قتل کرتا ہے، ایک امیر عورت جو انا کو اپنے ہی بچے کو دودھ پلانے سے روکتی ہے، اور ایک متقی صورت بڑا بھائی جو خدا کی قسم کھا کر ایک گاؤں کی خاطر چھوٹے بھائی کو جلا وطن کرا دیتا ہے۔ "اردو زبان کا پہلا علامتی افسانہ" کہلانے والی یہ تمثیل "مصور غم" راشد الخیری (۱۸۶۸ء–۱۹۳۶ء) کی ہے۔ مکمل اردو متن (اردو ویکی ماخذ) مع انگریزی ترجمہ، تعارف اور فرہنگ۔ پہلے دو باب مفت پڑھے جا سکتے ہیں۔
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