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14 The Ballad of Harl Singh Nalwd. 731
15 ( Km lakh ohnu send lagid, motri lakh hatdr ;
16 { Km Tcoi haf-wdnydn basdd, basde sdhukdr.
17 ( Mahan Singh de ghar Ranjit Singh jamid, jamid bard antdr ;
18 Kai hazd/r usne ghore-rakkhe, faujdn lakh hazdr.
19 ( JFieh Khaibar de laggi lafdi, lishki hai talwdr,
20 [OtU ghaldio Harl Singh ndn, faujdn (Id Sirddr.
21 Tejd Singh difauj dd Sikho, mainun nahin itibdr,-
22 Pahld derd Ravi de hande, ditja Rum de par ;
23 f Tint, derd Pul Kanjri de, chauthd Wddrdb&d ;
24 ( Ohambe ghore nun dewe thdpidn * tti rakh ihaulidn di lag.
25 jf KikU jehi ufthi budli, minh barsd mohle dhdr ;
26 Ohhapparidn dd pdni pike, Sikh hogaye khabarddr.
27 ( Ohalo bhirdo merio main rail-id tuhdde sdth.
28 \ Otthe margayd Kart Singh, birdn dd jamdddr !
29 ( Otthe margayd Tejd Singh, faujdn dd Sirddr.
30 ( Elc jo uffhd ranyd gayd Harl Singh nun $dr.
31 ( Diiron Ldhorrn chalid Farangi karke mania bhdnd;
32 (_ Majlin majlin duke lithe media Ludhiana.
33 ( Bar dar usdi chaunU bahgayi, shahin bahgayd thdnd,
34 { Sikhdn nun Jngrezdn ne mdrlid hoyd Rah dd bhdnd.
35 C Ddront Ldhoron ayd Firangi, sir par rakhkar topi -
36 ^ Bare rdjdn te sack puttdi, hath wich pakatke soft.
37 i Srai teri sohi puttange, jinhdndi kismat kho(i ;
38 1 Bhdnd Sikhdn deutte bartid, kai na ohalid sdthi.
39 Tbakslation.
40 1 . Beautifully planned is the city of Ambarsar with a stately and
41 imposing DaxbAr. In it white marble was used, and the doors are
42 covered with silver.
43 3, Many lakhs worth of gold and a thousand lakhs of pearls were
44 used. It is mainly inhabited by bankers, petty shop-keepers being few.
45 3. In the house of Mahan Singh was born Ranjit Singh, the great
46 soul descended from Heaven. He had thousands of horses and main¬
47 tained armies numbering a thousand lakhs.
48 4. In the Khaibar Pass war began, and swords flashed like light¬
49 ning. Thither Hari Singh was sent in command of the forces.
50 5. (0 Sikhs, I trust not Tejd Singh's army. So my first oarap
51 will be on the hither side of the Ravi's bank, and my second beyond it.
52 My third halt will be at Pul Kanjri and my fourth at Wazirdbad.'
53 fi. Patting his bay steed Ranjit Singh said : ( Save my honour for
54 i. he sake of my grey hairs.'
55 PPPJ?