The legends of the Panjâb

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230 LEGENDS OF THE PANJAB.
Ath din to bahut ham, aur din ke din jana ap."
" Ai karha, ham se kare makhol ; us Eani ko le chal."
Itni sun karha kahe, " San, Eaja meri bat
160 Jaldi kapre pae lo, ho ja mere as war."
Eaj4 jaldi naha rahsi, aur kar raha apne singar :
Tota pinjra bith^ lia aur aya karhe ke pas.
Shahr ikattha ho gaya us karhe ke pas.
Eaja upar charh raha aur log kare makhol.
165 " RaJEi jhall4 ho gaya is karhe ke sang \"
Salkot se chal pare le tote ko sang.
Raja wahan se chal paia, ae Shahr Kanauj,
Dera lagae bagh men, Eaja kar rahe mauj.
" Ai TotOj ab kariye kya Eani deo milae."
170 M^r udari tot4 chal para, kyk Eani ke pas.
" Ai Eanij tii kya kare Sun hamri ardas :
Eaja baithe hkgh men aur kar rahe tumhari as.
Us Eaja ko dekh le, aur hainge bahut jawan !
Jo kahnS, ho, so kah le us bagh ke man."
175 Itni sun Eani kahe, " Sun, Tote, meri bat
Us Eaja ko bhej de aj hamre pas."
Itni sun tota chala nau lakkhe bagh :
" Ai Eaja, tum chalo us Eani ke pas."
Bole Eaja, yun kahe, " Sun, Tote, meri bat
180 Hamre sath tum chalo, kalle se na hove bat."
Tota Eaja chal pare us Eani ke p&s.
Deori men a gae ; bS-ndi kari jawab :
Bandi Eaj^ se kahe, " Sun, Eaja, meri bat
Gur se mlthi kya chiz hai Aur phul bina kya khushbo
^185 Adar bina jal jae baithna ! Meri tinon batan de bata !
Itni sun Raja kahe, '' Sun, Tote, meri bat:
Bandi dohrS, kah rahi, is ka do jawab."
Itni sun tota kahe, " Sun, Bandi, meri bat
Gur se mitha tera bohrS, aur neki ki khushbo !
190 Matbal* phans4dushmanke barmen S,dar milo chahe nan."
Itni sun B4ndi kahe, " Sun, Eani, meri bat
Tota nahin; koi aur hai ; dohra dia batae !
* For matlah.