The legends of the Panjâb

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IV.
THREE FRAGMENTS ABOUT SARWAR,
As EECOBDED BY A MuNSHI AT FiBOZPftE FEOM THE LIPS
OF THE LOCAL BiRAlifS OB BaEDS, FOE MeS. P. A. StEEL, IN 1879.
[Thoae fragments, given origioally as the wliole tale of Sakhi Sarwar (!), are
very useful and valuable in filling up gaps and explaining obscure points
in more elaborate legends.]
TEXT.
Sakhi Sabwar db Gawan.
I.
Sarwar jammia, hoia shadJ,
Agge razi hoiS. Zainu'l-'abdin
Piran de man shadian
Shadidne wajwae.
5 Lliq hoiaj 'ilm wacMre j
Parhi^ 'ilm kitabaii cMre.
MM 'Aesha de farzanda
Mehnat utte dil dliaria.
Mehnat karda wall Allah dd
10 Ayyar pichchhe chhiria.
Ayyar chare atte parhe Qaran,
Majlisan piran d4 ahsan :
'Aesha eh kamai kiti
Bakhshish oh nun milia.
15 Vich wanan pir chhachhS, chare
Roza, khair^ namaz guzare
Sarwar khoran sanjh rachai ;
Nadi kinare kanak bijwai :
Eakha ja khalaria khoraii;
20 Nazar sher de charhia.
Dujt wari Sarwar ai:
Dhan, tu jaia 'Aesha Mai
Khetar de vich ja khilota,
Sarwar ghar thin turia.