The legends of the Panjâb

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THE LEGEND OP SILA DAI. 365
Deoi-hidar 'araz barte taiii h^tli jor intazari.
Age ghoiS. hai Mahite M, pichhe Sil Kanwari.
1470 Ghar ghar meri anand hoiyo hai sunkar bat§.n s^ri.
Slid
Dm.
" Charan tumhare main laguri, ai Sasur, main an.
Jori an mila di hatke Sri Bhagw^n.
Hatke Sri BhagwS,aj Sasji, hamen sukag dia hai.
Din-diyal; Raghu kul, Naik, jis ka saran lia hai.
1475 Rachanhar rachtave Samij jis ka khiyal bhaya hai
A.mar nam un ka hai ;
jag men dftja kaun hua hai"
8Ud Dai M Sdtj.
" Sukhi sada rahiye^ Bahu ; rahiyo tera suhag.
Dudhj putFj dhanj sab phalon hoiyo burh suhag.
The door-keepers
joined hands.
welcome them^ waiting for them with
First went Mahita's horse, afterwards the Lady Sili.
1470 Rejoicings were in every house when they heard all.
8Ua Dai.
" I am come to fall at thy feet, my mother-in-law.
Once more hath the Holy God joined us two.
Once more the Holy God, my mother-in-law^ hath given
me wedded life.
The helper of the poor, he of Raghu's race,* the Giver
whom we worship.
1475 He the Lord, the Creator hath re-created me, whose
favour was on me.
Immortal is his name ! Who
world "
is second to Him in the
8Ua Dai's Mother-in-law,
" Be ever happy, my daughter-in-law : may thy wedlock
last.
Milk, and sons, and wealth, a wedded old-age, all be thy
lot.
* Rama = God.