The legends of the Panjâb

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fEINCBSS NIWAL DaI. 449
426 Jal utar gayS tha patal men.
Hazrat KliwEij^ le &e man^vej ji.
pol ko khen men phir&n,
Dol chhor am, ji.
P&nl par dol nahin pahunche, ji.
430 Rani zar-baz^r roi, ji
" Sri Thakur, yeh kauri kari, ji
Bibal, tera patwS., ji, mar jaiyo, ji
Yeh chhoti lajjA banwa de, ji
Tere Haryal Paryal mar jaiyo ! chhoti lajjA banwa de, ji
435 Tera sab mar jae parw&r, ji !
Sir se chundri t§.ri Niwal Dai
Us lajjA ki bandhi, ji.
KhwBJa ne, darshan R3ini ke liye, ji,
Pani umagke charha, ji.
440 Sikra baith& thtl, rakhwali, ji
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426 And the water went down into the bottom (of the well).
She prayed to the holy Khwaja (Khizar),*
And swung the bucket over the well
She let down the bucket
But the bucket did not reach the water.
430 The Princess wept violently.
" Holy God> what hast thou done
Father, may thy rope-maker die,
That made the rope (too) short
May thy Haryal and Paryal die I He made the rope
(too) short I
435 May all thy family die !"
Niwal Dai took the kerchief from her head
And fastened it on to the rope.
Khwaja (Khizar), to get a sight of the Princess,
Sent the water up bubbling.
440 A falcon was sitting as watchman (of the well),
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* The god of the waters : see Legend of Safidon.