The legends of the Panjâb

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PRINCESS ADHIK ANI^P DaI. 227
EondS, mall aunda is ES.nJ ke pas ;
50 " LakkHon tote ^ pare, Edni, tere high.
Mew4 tha, sab kha lia aur kachcta kar dM, nas."
Itni sun Eani ghabara}, phandigar lie bulae :
" Un toton ko pakar leo aur lao hamare pas."
Itni sun phandigar ae E&,ni ke pas.
55 " Apni jali lekar deo bagh men od.
Sab toton ko mar do aur lao mere pas."
Itni sun Sawan kahe, " Suno, toto, meri bat
Ah, bh&ij turn ur jao, nahin tumhara kam."
Sare tote ur gae aur kalla rah gaya ap.
60 Un phandi ko dekbke barb gaya kile ki goh.
Phandigar dekh, akar kahe is Eani ke pas
" Tote the, sab ur gae, koi ua aya hath."
Itni sun E^ni kahe, " Sun, Mali, merl bat
Tote seh the, woh kahan gae tu aya hamare pas."
65 " Ohalo bagh men dekh lo, chalo hamare sath."
Itni sun Eani chali, ai nau-lakkhe bagh :
Bagh s^ra dekhti, tota na paya ik.
Mali se Eani khaji, " Tain kyun bolen hai jhAth "
Itni sun Mali kahe, " Sun, Eani, meri bat
70 Isi bagh ke blch men tote dekhe aj."
" Tote the, who kahan gae Suno, Mali, meri bat
Ya to tote batae do ; nahin, phansi dun lagae."
Itni sun tota kahe, " Sun, Eani, meri bat
Is mall se kya kahe Tu suno ham^ri bat."
75 Itni sun Eani kahe, " Sun, bandi Har Dai ;
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Is tote ko marke tu lao hamare p^s."
Bandi chali daurke, ai tote ke pas.
Tota mar udari ur gaya, na gaya Eftni ke pas.
Laundian bandi^n phir rahin : tota na aya hi,th.
80 Eani ghabarake so rahi is palang ke sath.
Tota dil men sochta, " Ab kaise karun aj
Is Eani ki gat men chiinch deiin laga."
Urkar tota a gaya is Eani ke pas.
* Hardas according to some baids, in which, case the word should be
probably ardds^'ami.
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