The legends of the Panjâb

350 LEGENDS OF THE PANJAB.
8Ua Bat
" Us Brahma ne jo rachi, wohi bhogne bhog.
Jag men apnS, hai nahm^ nadi nam sanjog.
Nadi nam sanjog, Pitaji, dia dukh so hi sahna.
Mat pita ne janam dl^ hai, phir qismat ka lahn^.
1295 Jo kuchh dia Brahma ne kis ke age kahna
Jis bidh rakh Ram^ Pitaji, us tarah se rahn&.
Mat barjoj Babal, mujhe ; kyun leta sar pap
Jaun hat§,vega mujhe dungi us se sr^p.
Diiiigi us se srap, sati se jaun hatave.
1300 Kitne hi jug hue mujhe wohi bar p^ve.
Ab kangna bandhwae baithke sis ghundhaun,
Kar solah singar piya milne ko jauh.
Si/a
Dai,
" What God hath ordained, that must be done.
None are thine own (true friends) in the world; all
friendship is temporary.
All friendship is temporary, my Father : we must bear
the pain that is given us.
Father and mother give us birth, and then we must
submit to fate.
] 295 Who can complain of what is ordained of God
As God keeps us, my Father, so must we remain.
Forbid me not, father : why take sin upon thy head
Who prevents me (from being sati) him will I curse.
Him will I curse who prevents me from becoming sati.
1300 For many ages will I obtain the same husband.*
Now will I have the marriage bracelet tied on, and my
of souls.
hair dressed.
And putting on all my sixteen ornaments I will go to
my husband.
* I.e., by becoming sati : allusion to the belief in the transmigration