The legends of the Panjâb

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488 LEGENDS OP THE PANJAB.
Shishe ke mahil banw^e, ji
KumbMr khai khudwal, jl
Sui ka sanjar lagayl, ji.
1045 Wahan Nagan ka dau nahin lage, ji."
Itni sunke Jado Vakil gabharaya, ji.
Dil men soche bicli^re, ji
Jiwan Nkg ko samjhave, ji:
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"Bhai, meri 'izzafc rakh le, ji !
1050 Jiwan Nag ghussa kliake Naulakkhe Bkgh men ive, ji
Dharke kaya palti, ji
Beri ke darakht men phal banke lage, ji.
Mali bagh men phire, ji.
Ptal, limu, anar torke dali lagave, ji.
1055 Dali Bilja ke nazar kare, ji.
Ber ko Raja hath men uthake dekhe, ji
He has built a palace of glass.
He has dug a wide ditch.
He bas made a wall of needles.
1045 There is no chance for the Mgs there."
Hearing this J^do the Ambassador was puzzled.
He thought and pondered in his mind.
And spake unto Jiwan the Nag
" Brother, save my honour."
lOoO Jiwan the Mg in his wrath went into the Naulakkh4
Garden*
He changed his form,
And became a fruit of the plum-tree.t
The gardener wandered in the garden.
Plucking fruit, and limes and pommegranates he put
them into a basket.
1055 He presented the basket to the Raj4.
The Raja took the plum into his hand to look at it,
* The Nxae-ldhh Garden : meaning by that the garden worth 900,000
rupees, i.e., the splendid garden,
t Zieyphus jujuba.