The legends of the Panjâb

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PEINOESS NIWAL DAI. 423
65 Hath jorke 'araz kare, " maindola tujh ko de chuka^ ji.'^
B.kjh Parag kahe, " mujh ko tere ''aitbar nahirij ji.
Tin bachan Thakur ke mujh ko hkhkar de, jao, ji."
Raja ne kora kaghaz, qalam, da'wdt jeb se nikali, ji.
Apae tin bachan Thakur ke likhkar Raja. Parag ko die, ji.
70 Apni ji ko parhkar santokh khaya, ji.
Raja Parag ne kaha, ke " ab putri ka dola mujh ko dia, ji."
Lek-salek* karke R^ja Basak Mandal ko ay a, ji.
Raja Parag Shahr Safidoh ko aya, ji.
Ake paji ka beta bulwaya, ji.
75 Paji ne ake jhukkar kia salam, ji
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Kaho, Raja Parag, kyS, farmao,
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R&ja Parag ne farmaya, " Begd Nai ko bulao, ji."
65 With joined hands he (Raja Basak) spake, "1 have
already given her thee in marriage."
Spake Raja Parag, " I have no faith in thee.
Write me down an oath three times (in the name) of
God and go."t
The Raja (Basak) took pen, ink and paper from his
pocket
And wrote down the oath (in the name) of God three
times and gave it Raja Parag.
70 Reading them himself he was satisfied.
Said Raja Parag, " Now he has given me his daughter
in marriage."
Saluting him Raja Basak went on to (Dhart) Mandal.
R^ja Parag went to Safidon City.
Arriving (there) he called his minion.
75 The minion came and saluted respectfully
" RaJEi Parag, tell me ; what is thy command "
Spake Raja Parag, " call BegA, the Barber."
* For as-saldm 'alaikwm.
t This expression, lit., " three words of God" is very common in the
poem. It means a strong oath.