The legends of the Panjâb

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Mar ganw&n dAn kisi thaur, ji."
M&rke ghora glier4 p& dia, ji.
auriga, ji."
Putri deni hai, to de de :
" I let not runaways escape alive
422 LEGENDS OP THE PANJaB.
50 Parag Raja ne dia tha lalkai'a, ji
" Bhage ko jan nahin dAnga, ji
Raja Parag samjhave Raja Basak ko, ji
55 " Ik bat meri sun lijo, ji
Ballot rcz se mere shikargah men shikar khelte phire
hai, jij
Ab main teri jan chhorne ka nahin, ji."
" Raja Parag, ab ke ineri jan chhor de, phir kabhi nahin
Raja Parag kahe, "mujh ko terS, 'aitbar nahin, ji.
60 Mujh ko putri k& dola de, terl j§.n chhoiun, ji."
Raja Basak kahe, " mere mahil men putri nahin, ji."
Raja Parag kahe, " tu bai4 be-iman hai, ji.
Putri tere mahil men paida hui hai, ji.
50 Raj§, Parag taunted him
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nahin, teri jan mar dftnga, ji."
Somewhere or other I kill them."
Flogging his horse he brought him to bay.
Said Raja Parag to Raja Basak
55 " Hear a word of mine :
Many days hast thou been hunting in my huntinggrounds
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Now will I let not thee escape with thy life."
" Rlija Parag, spare my life now and I will never come
again."
Said Raja Parag, " I have no faith in thee.
60 Give me thy daughter in marriage and I will spare thy life."
Spake Raja Basak, " I have no daughter in my palace."
Spake RaJEi P^rag, " Thou art a great hypocrite :
A daughter has been born in thy palace.
Thou must give me thy daughter, so give her, or I will
destroy thy life."