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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
Khâte the khorâken aur hâthi se pâthe ; Sunte hi yah hukm un ke chutar phâte. Kushtiyân bhi larte au khelte the bhi akhire. Un logon kt thotiyôn men to ho gaye jhâre.
40 Sahab ne kahâ:-"Le chalo Chhawani Mathura ko, bhai."
Ghabrain bain dil un ke aur phir ho jawain thekane. Lashkar men ukhare tanbu aur kanâtain;
Phir bahut se sipâhiyon ki lagt chhipne ki ghâtain. Sahab ne kaha :-"Ab to subah künch ki thahari." 45 Phir rone lagin sipâhiyon ki larki au mebri:--- "Ab ki to mere chundari ki ayas goiyân. Jaldi se kab laut ghar awainge saniyân ?" Ab din rât chall phauj kahin thaharane na pât. Jake Mott Jhil par jat hâlt karâye.
50 Raja ne jo charhke qila apne se dekhâ;
"Yah kaisi pari phauj? Kuchh bhir kâ na lekha. Main jantâ hun, hây, Firang! charh âye." Raja ne sab apne golandâz bulâe :"Kya dekhto ho mâr chalo."
55 Is phauj Firangi par parain panchsau gole; "Mat ghat gal sahab ki jo kari ham pai charbâî. Aqal uth gaya Hindostân se, kuchh nesti âî. Jab topain nawâsi ki pakar charkhi marorôn; Phir gore Firangi ko kahin ek na chhorôň. 60 Golon ke chalne se jo ek bârgi bhuchal machaigâ;
Phir gora Firangi koi sâbit na bachaigâ.
Goli ke danâdan se jab main mâr karungâ; Kalkatta tak mâr dhûân dhâr karunga.
Sahab se kaho, hat parai, Kalkatta ko jawai. 65 Agar barson larâî tau bhi qila hath na âwai.
Sahab se kaho hatkê kar le kûnch sabera.
Is men bhi kuchh khair hai? kya maut ne ghera."
Sabab ne kaha "Hamâre kampa men hain barrai ke chhate;
Ham marke kar dewaingê do gharf men latte."
70 Tab chalne laga donoň taraf golê pai golâ, Tab jake Jawahir jo wahin jhatpat bolâ :"Gham khao zarâ is men: bigaṛtâ nabin apnâ. Is rât men diyâ mujhe Baldeoni sapnâ ;" Raja ne kabahat, be Jawahir, mal bharne; 75 Baldeon! nahin liye phêtê meň, bharnê. Mar jay, Jawahir mal, yah terá saka.
Ap Firangi mên mila, mujhe bâton men râkhâ. Sab bâti ka tu bhediyê, karai hâm se chori." Darwazah ko jo tôp thin, wah chauk ko pherîn.
80 Itne men phir chalne lagà topoň se golâ ; Phir qila Bharatpur ka yon pât sâ dola. Thandha huâ golâ na kuchh harkat lâya. Raja bhi hansi khub aur fauj hansiya. Raja ne kaha: "bât sunô, fauj sipâhî.
[APRIL, 1911.
