The legends of the Panjâb

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THE GENEALOGIES OF LAL BEG. 539
125 Toslia wa kaMwa, bliet hai tumhari
Kuchh kijo madad hainari
Shah ke takht, Multan ke kuman, indal hasti, zard
ambarf.
Al Dada Lai Beg Sachche Sat Gur Wall ki sawari.
Ao Miyan Lai Khan Darbarf !
130 Sarwar ki shahidi, Hazrat ka kalima pak :
" La iMha ill'illaho, Muhammadi-r-EasMu']iaho."
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TRANSLATION.
Genealogy.*
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
The hand of the Priest, the Teacher, be on thy head :
Be thy faith perfect
Mercy (belongs to) the Merciful
Compassion (to) .the Compassionate !
5 Goodness is Michael's !
Glory is "Azazil's !
The Message is Israfil's If
The earth for thy carpet : the heavens for thy canopy :
be thou under its protection !
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Empire is Muhammad's, by the will and blessing of God.
10 Thou art (now) a master of the faith ! Thou hast heard
the whole secret
* This is really an initiatory rite into the sect of Lai Beg. Throughout
it the priest is addressing his pupil. It is eminently a Musalman
rite.
f The text here is a confused jingle having a reference to the Musalman
belief in the angels. Nekahil is for Mikftil, the Archangel
Michael. Israfil is the Archangel who will sound the last trumpet.
'Azazil is one of the evil spirits.
J Samete, simat : the sense given is traditional : the words have
otherwise no meaning here.