The legends of the Panjâb

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346 LEGENDS OF THE PANJAB.
Gai muhabbat tor ;
piya mere bo gae jangal ke bdsi.
Balepaa ke bich, saheli, ky^ Karta ne main tarasi
Mere karan jog bhes lia, kan bicb mundra dali."
1250 " Kahai cbale ho cbbor aj, Sil Kanwar si taj nari
Kis ne lia tar, pati, yeb kan tnmhare ki moti
Kahan gia chira, gulbaga, sbakhal bashan, resham dhoti
Be^kul bahi yeh nar kahe, khari Sil Kanwar tumhari dasi
Ik bar mukh se bol^ piya; nahin, pran tajtogi main
yehan se."
1255 " Ai Prabhii Dinanath, tA suniye meri pukar !
Kanth yogan maia khari, kahan gae bhartar V
Our loves have been torn (asunder) : my husband has
gone to inhabit the deserts.*
My maid, what has God done to me in the midst of my
youth
For my sake he put on a jogi's dress, and put the rings
in his ears."
1250 " Whither hast gone to-day leaving thy wife, the Lady
Silat
Who tore out the pearls from thy ears, husband J
Where is thy fine turban, all the beautiful robes for thy
body and thy silken loin-cloth
The Lady Sila, thy slave, stands here : with bewildered
mind (body) she cries.
Speak one word with thy lips, my husband :
or I will
destroy my life here."
1255 " God, the Lord of Slaves, hear thou my prayer
I stand here bereft of my husband : where has my husband
gone "
* I.e., has died: tlie Hmdns are always taken into the jangal, away
from inhabited spots for burning.
t Speaking now to her husband.
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t Most native merchants of the Baniya easte wear pearls mtheu-eais.