The legends of the Panjâb

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186 LEOENDS OF THE TANJAB.
Saheli.
" Siriyal Eajkanwar tumhari abhJ sarap ne khae.
N^ ave mukh sans, pari hai tan ki sudh bisrae.
735 Nahin bachan ki as, Raoji; main kahe tumhare tain."
Raja Sanja.
" Jab Janami kyfin na man, Siriyal Eajkanwar
Ab mujb ko dukh di chali ! ky4 kini Kartar
Ky& kini Kartar Hua dukh mujh ko bhari
Ik bar mukh se bol, meri pranoii kl piy§,ri "
740 Ho gia mahil andher, ron karte nar nan ;
Sab beakul hue pare, kareii mukh 'ha ha' kari.
'Nahin mani tain kahi : bagh men pekhan ai
Thi khoti woh ghari, lie basir ne khae !
Maiden.
" A snake has just bitten thy royal daughter Siriyal.
No breath comes from her mouth and her body lies
lifeless.
735 There is no hope of saying her, Eaja, I tell thee."
Raja Sanja.
" Siriyal, my daughter, why didst thou not die at thy
birth
What Now grieving me thou art gone !
done
What has God done
Great is my grief
Speak but one word with thy lips, thou
life \"
740 Dark was the palace, men and women wept
has God
darling of my
All were miserable, crying ' ah ! ah ! ' with their
lips.
• Thou didst not obey, we told thee : thou wouldst go to
see the garden :
Unhappy was the hour : the snake bit thee !'