The legends of the Panjâb

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Answered the jogi—
Kal ki pdi mund/rdn :
Teal hd hud faqh'
Na ghat, mdidn, mdnidn : Teal Jed lagd tir.
Kuchh nahin mdnh mangi : Tcewal tere ghar Tci bMlch.
Yesterday I got my earring : yesterday I became a,faqir :
I make no pretence, mother : yesterday the arrow struck me.
I begged nothing :
only from thy house do I beg.
So the pupil took the alms and went to his Guriij who was very
much astonished at the jewels, and said he Ought to give them
back and bring cooked food instead. Back went the pupil at
once to Rani Suudran and cried out " Alakh, dlakh." The
Eanl thought it must be some other jogi, but when she got up
and saw that it was the same one she said
" I have given you a great deal already. Tell me what you
really want.
This begging is a pretence."
Targas jarid tir motw,n ;
Idldh jari Jcumdn
Pinde ihasam lagdid ; yeh naindn aur rang ;
Jis hhihhid hd lahM hain, tu woM hhihhid mang !
Thy quiver is full of pearly arrows : thy bow is set with
rubies
Thy body is covered with ashes : thy eyes and thy colour thus :
Ask for the alms thou dost desire.
Answered th.ejogi—
Targas jarid ynerd motidii ;
Ldl najdnd hechke, moti he-wattd.
Moti a;pne pher lai ;
My quiver is set with pearls ;
Idldnjari kuindn.
sdnun pdkM tdm diwd.
my bow is set with rubies.
I know not how to sell rubies or pearls without loss.
Take back thy pearls ;
give me some cooked food.
At his request the Rani took back the jewels and told him
to wait for an hour while she got the food cooked for him. She
then sent a maid into the hdzar for two rupees' worth of sweets,
and when they were brought to her she gave them to the jogi,
and as she dismissed him she said
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Kahdn tumhdrd nagari kahdn tumhdfd thdon
Kis Bdjd kd heird, jogi kyd tumhdrd ndoh