Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 58
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications
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OCTOBER, 1929 ]
"A VERSION OF HIR AND RANJHA
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SOME CORRECTIONS TO "A VERSION OF HIR AND RANJHA."
[As THANSLATED BY MR. HA ROSE, I.C.8. (Retired).] By C. R. SINGHAL, PRINCE OF WALES MUSEUM, BOMBAY.
Introduction. " It was in the year 1925 that my attention was first drawn to the article entitled "A Version of Hir and Ranjha," by Mr. H. A. Rose, I.C.S. (Retd.), published in the issues of the Indian Antiquary for the months of September and Novembr 1925. As I could not get the original text of the compiler Asa Singh and as the Editors of the Indian Antiquary could not find space to print & complete translation that was prepared by me in 1926, to socure oontinuity of style and treatment and to present the whole tran lation as a single readable unit, I have set out below those lines only in respect of which I consider that corrections should be made in the version published, with Mr. Rose's translation and my emendation placed in juxtaposition. The text printed below is that used by Mr. Rose in his article referred to above.
Text (Stanza and Line).
Alif (1). 1. Akel Rabb nôn yad kar'ye; 3. Mere andaron uthya Chår-yáron 4. “Kissa3 Hir te Ranjha joriye, ji, 5. Waris Shah då hai bayan jehș&, 6. Phog-satte 'atar na choriye, ji, 7. Asa, Singhanan? hal kuchh gum howe,
8. Apo-&p matlab sårâ phoriye, jî.” Rose's version.
Singhal's version. 1. Come and celebrate the praises of the 1. Come and let us remember God,
Lord, 3. Within me have arisen the Four. 3. O Friends, an idea sprung from my Friends (saying):
heart, “Construct the tale of Hir and Ranjh 4. Of singing the tale of Hîr and Ranjha. 5. As Waris Shah has told it.
5. Of what Waris Shah has told, Do not leave out the sprinkling of the 6. Let us take the kernel and leave i he scents;
husks. 7. And if any point is missed by Asa 7. As& Singh will let no incident remain Singh
untold, 8. Disclose the meaning of it thyself.” 8. (For) we ourselves) will unfold the
full meaning (thereof)
Alif (2). 4. Bete ath, jainde wakif kar lokoń.
8. Bhai nål Ranjha karan kh&r lokon. 4. And had eight sons of whom we know. 4. And had eight sons trained in their
work. 8. There was disagreement between Ran. 8. Brothers were feeling jealous of Ranjha. jha and his brothren.
Be. 1. Bo iyan mårde Ranjhanen nan
2. Sat' bhài jeho usde han, Miin: 1 Read A keh. % Read járo.
3 Road Qissa. Rad sattie. 5 Nachoriye is one word, therefore na should not be soparated. 6 Singha should be joinod to Asd, boing part of the name, without the intorvontion of a comma. T NGA is a separato word, and should not be joined to Singha.
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