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2 The Legend of Dtilld Bh>att{,
3 rejecting his teacher's advice to flee, demands his father's sword from
4 his grandmother. Ignoring his mother's entreaty that he will save
5 himself he takes the sword and kills 25 of his opponents, but his sword
6 breaking he is captured, and all his relatives with him. His younger
7 sister begs Jalal-ud-Din to effect her release, but he basely refuses.
8 Ddlla's wife now sends a mirdsi with a letter to Ddlla imploring
9 aid. Dulla immediately attacks the Imperial troops and rescues his
10 son, with the others. He is about to put Zia-ud-Din to death when
11 his mother intercedes, saying he will dishonour her by the murder,
12 but, disregarding her prayers, Dulla smites the ^lirza on the mouth
13 and knocks out his teeth.
14 The following songs and ballads are inserted here for the sake of
15 the light which they cast on Punjab ways of thought and the relations
16 which exist between the various creeds and castes. The Tale of Mirza
17 and Sahiban is peculiarly rich in omens : —
18 Qissa Dulla BhatU tidjpiH scikin mauza SandahudJ, ya Sandal Bar
19 Jangalf mutallaqa Zilla Montgomery.
20 Akbar Shah hddshdh ke zamdna men Dxdld Bhatti Rdjptit thd.
21 Ltjte ndm Babb kd^ kardega b^td pdr.
22 Qissa.
23 .1. Ghandd ki bairl bddli, machhli kd bairi jdl :
24 Bandd lu bairan maut haiy neki ke din chdr.
25 2. Marddn nun badidn likhdi, lohdii nun kite ta^u :
26 Mirgdn nun dhupdn likhdi', surdn ko kite gluVii.
27 3. Sakh se soyi sej par supnd dgyd rat,
28 Sowarn palang markid, tiite chdron sdl.'^
29 4. Mdthe ki bindC bhun pari', meri nau bal khdga^i' ndthj
30 Ohuvd phutd hdthi ddnt kdy phikd pavd suhdg.
31 5. Ohore dweri thumakdoy karde mdio mar,
32 Kid Dulla tend qaid men, lutjd Sandalwdl :
33 6. ‘ Sds ! Yih badiydn hain buri B
34 JjWAB LaDDHBI WALIDA DULLA AZ BahU : —
35 7. BoU Laddhi : Kya kahe P siinle hahur bat :
36 Gidvi ne jdye punch sat, main shlhn'i ne jay a ek ;
37 8. Jad mera Sher dharuktd kartd mdro mdr !
38 Faujdn bddshdhi bhdgjdn, murke nd leti sdnsM
39 Baev sas se kaeti eai : —
40 9. Bole Nuramde : Kya kahe P sunle sdsii, bdt :
41 Kid chordn ke mdmla, kid jhilte ka \iithar ?
42 10. Jaisd Dulld tun jand, aisa jane nd ko :
43 Rdt nachdwo kanchanf, dan men khele shikdr,
44 tho horizontal pieces, ohiU, not the logs. The breaking of a bed is nhv.iv#
45 ragardod as a disastrous omen, and the overturning of a bod under a sleeping man i^ a
46 favourite way of manifesting’ divine o*r saintly displeasure against him.