The legends of the Panjâb

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506 LEGENDS OE THE PANJAB.
1330 Zamindaron ko bulaya, ji.
Zamindaron ne pathar markar bhagaya^ ji."
Hani aunke zar-zar roi, ji
" Ai PrabM, mere lekhari ki likhi, ji
Sri Bhagwan, kaun kare, ji
1335 Mere man miri gai ! mere pah min gae
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Eani ro-roke boli, ji
" Mja ko chita men pMnk do, ji."
Sab bhMcliara ne Raj£l ko phiink dia, ji.
Rani Mwal Dai ko char m§,h ka hamal tha, ji
1340 Chhah mahine ba'd larka paida hM, ji.
Dhaurisa nuqeira baje, ji.
Ghar ghar khushian ho rahi, ji
Mirasan bulake mangalchar gawaya, ji.
Brahman jotishi bnlaya, ji
1 345 " Dada paun lagM, ji."
1330 And called the farmers.
The farmers stoned and dispersed them."
When the Princess heard this she wept bitterly
" Lord, what hast thou written in my fate
Holy God, what hast thou done
1335 Grief is in me : grief hath come to me I"
Said the Princess weeping :
" Burn the Raja on the pyre."
All the kinsfolk burnt the Raja.
Princess Niwal Dai was four months pregnant.
1340 After six months a boy was born.
Drums and gongs were beaten.
There was rejoicing in every house.
They called for dancing-girls and sang songs of rejoicing.
They called priests and astrologers, (saying),
1345 " Father, I fall at thy feet."