The legends of the Panjâb

354 LEGENDS OF THE PANjIb.
Bdjd Basalu.
" Ai Siihe, tu chatr hai ;
jkne charon Bed.
1340 Ab Mahita, kah de, kahan yeh hi batave bhed.
Teh hi bata de bhed : kahan hai Mahita pran piyara
Usi jaga ham pran tajenge : yeh hai nem hamar^.
Kaun makan gia hai Mahit^
Tehi bat batla de, Suhe ; tere hath guzara."
Totd.
Hamen bata de sara.
]345~ " Ai Raja Risal, suno j dharo idhar ko dhyan.
Us Agrohe nagar man taj de j&e pran !
Taj de jae pran, Raoji ; sun le bat hamari.
B^gh bich men us Mahite ki jal gai Sila pisiri.
Bagh blch men un donon ki chita baui hai bhari.
1350 Shah Harbhaj mahilon se aya le samagri sari."
Raja
EasalA.*
" My parrot, thou art wise : knowing the four Vedas.
1340 Tell me where is Mahita now Tell me the secret.
Tell me the secret : where is Mahitl, my heart's beloved
In the same place will give up my life :f this is my vow.
Where has Mahita gone Tell me all about it.
Tell me this, my parrot ;
it will come from thee."
Parrot.
1345 " Eaja Rasalu, hear: give thy attention here.
He has given up his life in Agroha City !
He has given up his life. Sir King : listen to my words.
Mahita's beloved Sila has burnt herself in the garden.
A large pyre is erected to them both in the garden.
1350 Harbhaj Sah is come from the palace with all the necessaries."
* Change of scene. f Live and die witli Hm.