The legends of the Panjâb

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532 LEGENDS OF THE PANJIb,
JharA kahti hai, " khak dar khak I"
JMrA jharamian dil kar safa !
Le boria wa ke dere ko jae.
20 Kas ki kanji kas ka tala
Kaun hai kholnewala
'Ishq ki kunji ! Prem ka taM !
Jibrail hai kkolnewSila
Wahi ik hai
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TRANSLATION.
' The Genealogy of the Saints.
First (is) Pir Asa :
Second (is) Pir Khasa
Third (is) Pir Safa
Fourth (is) Pir Giljhapra.*
6 The warrior (in time of ) defeat, the hero (in time of
victory, the Saviourf hath obtained a following.
The True Lord hath arranged it
When Miran ShahJ was born, the fourteen
regions (of
the world) were illuminated !
Muhammad patted him (on the back) !
The Prophets advanced him (to glory) !
10 The strong man§ was bom in the wilderness, and
strayed into the Court (of God) and heard the
call
(to prayer) from the dead.
"Open (your) turbans (ye) fifty-two (kinds of /ag'Jrs) ,"||
joyfully sang the angels !
* A confused allusion to Miihamniadan saints, &o. Asa is for 'tsa,
i.e., Jesus Christ. KMs& is Khwaja Kbizar. Safa is for Safiu'Uah,
tie usual title of Idris or Enooh (AklmOkli). Giljliapra is Lai Beg
himself in allusion to the legend of his springing out of an earthen
pot {gil). The Miihammadan tendency of the whole of this " genealogy"
is very noteworthy.
t Lai Beg.
t Lai Beg.
§ Lit., buffalo.
fi
I.e., pay respect. There are popularly fifty-two varieties of mendicants.