The legends of the Panjâb

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THE LEGEND OP SILA DAf. 307
Raja Rasalu.
" Ao, Harbhaj Sahjl, lo mere paruam.
Bari miliar turn ne kari, ae mere dhdm !
795 Ae ho dham mere, man badhae ;
Agrohe ke Sah mere dware ae.
Jo kam mere laeq ho, aggya paAn :
Jo kar do ab hukm us se hal bajaAn."
Harbhaj Sah.
" Kyun, Raja, alak* gai kya khsle bhAl
800 Mahita ke tain si§ par dhara phftl.
Phul dhara Mahita ke sir par bhari.
Khoi hai laj taiii ne aj hamari.
Tain ne naukar ke sath bara julam guz^r^ :
Aur bhija pardes tain ne chhal se mara
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Raja Rasalu.
" Come, Sir Merchant Harbhaj, and take my blessing.
Great kindness hast thou done in coming to my house !
795 Coming to my house thou hast increased my honor
In that the Merchant of Agroha has come to my door.
Tell me what I can do for thee
I will do at once anything thou mayest wish."
Harbhaj Sah.
'' Where is thy sense gone, Raja Why hast forgotten
thyself
800 That thou didst place the flower (of disgrace) on
Mahita's head.
Thou hast placed a flower of great (disgrace) on
Mahita's head.
Thou hast destroyed my honor to-day.
Thou hast done a great injustice to thy (faithful)
servant
And sending him abroad hast deceived him."
* For 'aqal.