The legends of the Panjâb

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342 LEGENDS OF THE PANJAB.
Jagat hansM hue, samajh tajh ko nahiri ^ve.
ICal kahe, " ai bir " ; aj mahilori men lave
1205 Jo honi so Mi : socli ky^ kije, Mai
Chupke hoke baitli kare, mat jagat haiisae I"
8tta Dai Jet Matd.
" Packrang orko ckunri, kar solak siBgar :
Sil Kanw^r betl^ jao dekhan bagh bahar.
Dekkan bagk bakar satk lo sabhi, vi, sakeli.
1210 Gao mangalckar, mati na jao akeli.
Un bagkon men jae, kkabar pitam ki lao.
Jo dekko kuckk bat anke mujkej ri, sunao."
Mata ke m^ne backan, ko man men §,nand,
Sab sakkion men saj raki, jun taron men ckand.
The world will jeer : dost thou not understand
Yesterday I called kirn " brotker^ " to-day I bring him
into my palace !
1 206 What was to be has been : why dost grieve, mother
Do thou remain silent, that the world may not laugh
"
at us !
Sila
Dai's Mother.
" Put on thy robe of five colours and thy sixteen ornaments
:
Lady SllS., my daughter, go and see the beauty of the
garden.
Go and see tke beauty of
tke garden witk all thy maids.
1210 Sing songs of rejoicing and go not alone.
Go to the garden and learn about thy husband.
And come and tell me all that thou mayest see."
She obeyed her motker's word and was pleased in
her
keart,
Eesplendent among all ker maids, as tke moon among
the stars.