The legends of the Panjâb

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518 LEGENDS OF THE PANJaB.
Nana Basak ko marke iAh, ji."
Boli Mata Niwal Dai, ji
" Apne bachan samalo, jl
1525 Jo tin bacMn likh die, ji/'
Boli, " jaisa main kaMn waisa karo, ji.
Nana apne ko na m§,ro, ji.
Dhai kuli un ki rahi, ji
Un ka nam na mitao, ji."
1530 GLussa hoke Janmeji Dhartmandal ko ave, ji.
Dekhe to Nana Basak soe, ji.
Nani Padma Dai pankta jhole, ji.
Raja Nana ko aliiste se thapar mare, ji.
Raja Basak baitlia ho gaya, ji.
1535 Dekhke Janmeji ko, ji,
Jis ne sare Nag mare, ji
" Teh to wahi
"
ghanim, hai, ji !
Bole Janmeji Raja se, ji
And will kill my grandfather. Raja Basak,
Said Queen Niwal Dai
and return.'
" Remember thy word :
1525 The oath thou wrotest thrice."
Said she, " Do as I tell thee.
And slay not thy grandfather.
He has but two and a half families remaining.
Wipe not out his name (altogether)."
1530 In wrath went Raja Janmeji to Dhartmandal.
He found his grandfather Raja Basak sleeping
And his grandmother Rani PadmEi Dai fanning him.
The Raja slightly stroked his grandfather.
And Raja Basak sat up.
1535 He saw Raja Janmeji,
Who had slain all the Nags.
(Thought he) " "
This is the very tyrant !
Said Raja Janmeji to the Raja (Basak) i