The legends of the Panjâb

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228 LEGENDS OF THE PANJAB.
Apne dil men aoehta, " Ohuncli deun laga."
85 Gahri chunch marta is Rani ki gat.
Mukh par chunch lagae di is Eani ki gat.
Rani uthi tauli, tota lia dabae.
Rani ke mukh par Surkhi khir rahi, aur bandi kare jawab.
" Rani, tote ko kyS, dekhti Tere muiih ka hua behal !"
90 " Mnnh ko mere kya kahe Main tota lia dab&e.
PakrS, tha, par mar gaya mujh Rani ke hath."
Koi bandi kya kahe " Sun Rani meri bat
Tote ko tum rakh do, aur mukhra leo sambhal."
Itni sun Rani ne dhar dia is palang darmiyiin.
95 Rani surkhi ponchhti apne mukh ki ap.
Rani ghair khiyal hogai aur tota hiia udas :
Mar uiari ja raha is kile ki goh.
Rani dil men sochti, " Tota nahin, koi aur."
" Ohhathi dun baithn&i, munh mange so khae :
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100 Ab ke pas ae ja, mnnh mange so khae."
Itni sun tota kahe, " Sun, Rani, meri bat
Tere dil men pap hai : kabhi na aM tere pas.
Rani, jis Raja ka main tota hun, us barga na koi.
Jaisi batan tu kare us men bahoti hoi."
105 Rani yiU kahe, " Sun, Tota, meri bat
Us Raja ko milae de : la tu hamre pas."
" Yun, Rani, main na laun ; sun tu hamari bat
Likhke chitthi de de apni pairin S,p."
Likh deke chitthi Rani kahe, " Sun, Tote, meri bat
110 Jaldi Raja ko bhej de in pairoii ke sath."
Itni sun tota kahe, " Sun, Rani, meri bat
Gal men chitthi pae de ;
jaiin Raja ke pas."
Lekar chitthi chal para us Raja ke pas.
Raja dekhke yftn kahe, " Sun, Tota, ardas :
115 Kaise phere le aya Ham ko de bat&e.
Un pheron ko dekh lun, Tote, tere pas."
Lekar chitthi haiis para yeh Raja niris.
Ath din ke phere, navin din ki na as.
" Ghaudan sai kos hai, sat samundar par:
120 JanewMa koi hai nahin : kya karen ab bat "