This phrase 'ghora re'

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He might know about Thatta, but this 'GhoRa Re' is basically spread all over Sindh and the most affected parts were in Northern Sindh like Sukkur and Ghotki.. (entry point in Sindh)

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This phrase 'ghora re'

My nani told me a totally different meaning of 'ghora re'

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What was that?

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She said this 'ghora re' was used after karbala was finished and people were calling their horses.

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I think its from Sindhi origin and we never hear Arabic equivalent of this. Even no one mentions this in Majalis as they mention 'Al-atsh al-atsh' there. Historically, this also seems far fetched, as after the shahdat of Hazrat Hussain, there only remained ladies of prophet's house with only one male i.e. Hazrat Zain ul Abideen who was ill at that time. So there won't be anyone, who would be calling Horses.

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Hmmm :hmmm: i don’t know then, it’s like her culture Ki apni kahani.

Have you heard ’ abba re ghora re’ ?

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Its the same thing / variation of same thing

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^ haan :hmmm:

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don't you think its same?

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This phrase 'ghora re'

Nahi, there is bit difference I guess.

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Explain?

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My understanding of this phrase has been that when you’re in trouble you just want to jump on your horse and run away, i.e. ghora re ghora! (grab your horses!), or atleast that’s the way it has been explained to me growing up :slight_smile: I use it all the time, poor wifey hears it the most :cb:

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:cb:

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Ok time for expert opinion.

My baba says: The full sentence was ’ GhoRa Re GhoRa Madad Khan ja GhoRa’. Madad Khan was Arghoon tax collector appointed by Nadir Shah, who use to collect toll and tax @ 50% (even in years of famine) and if a person was unable to pay he ordered for their killing. Whenever, people saw Madad Khan’s people on horse, they used to announce their presence and run away after saying these words.

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Wow i guess Madad Khan wasn't exactly very madadgar :D

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Is ‘madad khan’ for real? :hmmm:

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Just saw this lol! My parents are from Thattha. I must have spent a grand total of two weeks of my life in Thattha.

I was born and raised in Karachi and all over punjab. :blush:

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He was but to Nadir Shah :)