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, 1920)
"A VERSION OF HIR AND RANJHA »
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7. Singha! Hir Ranjhete nun kah-chuki:
8. Sane khesh kabile 16 ghulam hûi. 2. It was all over with Hîr.
2. Hir became wholly his. 3. Ranjha said: "Am I lying on Hir's 3. Ranjha said: "Here is lying your bed?"
bed, O Hir", 7. [Says) Åsa Singh! Hîr finished speak. 7. O Singha ! Hir gave words to Råning to Ranjheta.
jha > 8. The message of love had enslaved 8. "I and my relatives have become your her.
slaves."
Zal. 3. Jadan 'ishq de mu' Amilall sire Asan, 4. Jadan18 prit na sagegil pal, Hire. 7. Ranjha kahiA je 20 " thag-ke marnái."
8. Tadan huni chhad khiyal Hire. 3. When an affair of passion possesses one, 3. When affairs of love will come to a head. 4. Then, Hîr, love cannot be endured. 4. Then you may not be able to retain
love (of me). 7. Ranjhá spoke :-" I shall die from the 7. Ranjha said :-"If you want to kill deceit."
me by deceiving, 8. Then he immediately ceased to regard 8. Then, O Hir, leave the idea of love Hir.
immediately.”
Re. 1. "Ranjhil tud-di ho-chuki. 3. Kasam1 Pir faqi di kha kite22
4. Dil jor lîta Jatt nål Jatti." 1. "Ranjh&, your affair is finished. 1. (Hir said) "Ranjha, I have becomo
yours, 3. Who has taken an oath on his Pir 3. By my Pir, the saint, I swear
That & Jatt must be united to a 4. I have surrendered this Jatti's heart Jatti."
to be united with thine, a Jatt's.
Ze.
4. Jehre 23 nit paunde dinen rât, Mian.” 4. He will always be there day and 4. Because there had Woen always quar. night.
rels, day and night.
Sin. 6. Rall-kare kise de nal, Ranjha.
7. Aså Singha I Majhîn bele le-vapya. 6. Let them not get mixed up with any 6. Ranjha, you should join there with others, Ranjha,.
some companions.. . 7. [Says) Asa Singh : Ranjha drove out 7. Asa Singh, Ranjha entered the pastuthe buffaloes.
rage with the buffaloes.
Shin 5. Chüri24 Hir thîn leke nazar dharda.
6. Nale majh bhuri 26 sandA shir, Mian. 16: Read Qabile.
17 Road mu 'dmile. 18 Road tadan. 10 Rood sakengf. 30 Je should go with the next word, thag.
21 Road qasam. 33 Read kete. 28 Read here. In the absence of a hordaman, the buffaloos of Manju ned to stray into the fields of other farmers, and thus quarrels had constantly arisen. In order to put a stop to this, Hir cleverly suggested to her father that he should engage Ranjha, who was her lover, as hordaman to look after their buffaloes.
24 Chari, which is prepared by mixing completely ght and sugar with bread, is the favourite food of the Panjabis in general, but of the farmers in particular.
35 The milk of bhari (grey) buffalo is regarded as a healthy and delicious drink by the Indians.
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