The legends of the Panjâb

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252 LEGENDS OF THE PANJAB.
Slid Bat.
" Bani banaven baniye, turn: ho sahukar !
Bol rahen din jaenge, karo samajhke k^r,.
Kar karo ap jahan bhejen Raja r
Jo dam lageri hatb karo nn kl kaja.
85 Is Risal ki bat, pij'a, mat na moro r
Aur Raji, ke sath prit mat na to.o/"
MaUta.
" Rlsal hanse kbelta ik din phansu sar
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Sat teri ka a gaya. chanpui- pe takrar.
Takrar ki^, Risal ne ghiissa khaja:
W Is waste pardes mera gawan tharaya.
Hai cbhal ki yeh khaa : suno bat hamari.
Turn Kiho hoshiar : daga dega bhari."
S'lU Bed.
" A shopkeeper would do what he could and thou art a
merchant
The days will go in talking, do thy work thoughtfully.
IDo thy work wherever the Raja may send thee
Whatever it may cost thee do his commands.
85 Go not back from the commands of Risal, my love ;
And destroy not thy friendship with the Raja."
MaJiita.
" Risal one day was playing a game (with me) for
amusement.
And there was a dispute at the (game of) ehaupur over
thy virtus.
And Risal disputed and became angry about it.
90 This is why he determined to send me to a foreign
land.
He is a (very) pit of deceit: mark ray words.
Be thou careful (or) he will play some great trick.'*