The legends of the Panjâb

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THE LEGEND OF sJla DAt. 273
Aur pas dhar^ us ke qalamd^n hamara.
Utar kl or gar! chandan khiinti
Aur pas bichhi us ke sej anAthi."
Darbdn.
" Sila, beti shah* ki, til chatar parbin !
860 Bhed mahil ki na kahe, woh patte batave tin.
Tin patte mujh ko die Ml sun&ya.
Sab lekhe ka kaghaz dhara taq bat§,ya :
Utar ki or bichhi sej sunave.
Aur pas dhara us ke qalamdan batave."
SUd Dai.
366 " Tin patte sache kahe ; sun^ bhai Darban,
Ja, tu tala khol de ; hai woh KhasDiwan.
Haiga o ; ap sabhi bhed batave.
Tii jaldi dar khol, mati der lagave.
Ab sachi kahi bat, patte tin batae.
370 Kuchh sun hue mande, jo hatkar ae."
And placed beside it is my writing-case.
To the North side is fixed the sandal-wood peg :
And nearit is placed my beautiful bed."
Door-keeper.
" Sila, thou daughter of the merchant, clever and wise.
360 He explained no secrets of the palace, but he showed
three things.
Of three things he showed me the condition.
All the sheets of his account-book are placed on the shelf.
His bed is laid to the Northern side
And near it is placed his writing-case."
Sila Dai.
365 " These three things are right ; hear, friend Door-keeper
Go, open the lock ; he is (indeed) the Privy Councillor.
It must be he ;
he has explained all the secrets.
Open the door quickly, make no delay.
He has spoken the truth and shown the three things.
370 He heard some evil omen, that he turned back."
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* For sdh, and so too throughout this poem.