The Lord is One and the Victory is of the True Guru.
The Provider of Living is benevolent,
He is kind and leads kindly-light.(1)
He is heartening, creates intelligence and renders justice.
Makes us believer and, with subsistence, facilitates our existence.(2)
Now listen to the Tale of a kind lady,
Who was like a cypress tree standing on the bank of a rivulet in the garden.(3)
Her father ruled over a kingdom in the north.
He was sweet spoken and possessed kind nature.(4)
They all came to bathe in the (river) Ganga.
Like an arrow out of a bow, they were very swift.(5)
He (King) thought about her betrothal,
‘If she revelled some one, I will bequeath her to him.’(6)
He pronounced, ‘O, my kind daughter,
‘If you fancy some one, let me know.‘(7)
She was conferred a higher status,
So that she looked like the moon shining on Yaman.(8)
The musical drums (instruments) were unveiled,
And the king awaited to hear her reply in consent.(9)
Because there had come many kings and kins of kings,
Who were quite adept in the strategies of war.(10)
(King asked), ‘If there is any one of your liking,
‘He will become as my son-in-law.‘(11)
She encountered many princes,
But, on account of their feats, she did not like any.(12)
At last came the one called Subhat Singh,
Whom she preferred as he roared like a crocodile.(13)
All the handsome princes were called forward,
And asked to take their seats around the court.(14)
(The king asked), ‘Oh, my kind daughter,
‘Do you like any one of them, the discoveries of mine.‘(15)
The person with Juneau (priest with sacred thread of Hindus) was sent forward,
To speak to those princes from the north.(16)
But the girl, whose name was addressed as Bachtramati,
And was like sun on the earth and moon in the sky,(17)
Spoke, ‘None from them suits my eyes.‘
(King) ‘Then, you the gifted one, judge the ones from (the other side).(18)
‘Those ones with delicate features, look at them again.’
But there was none of her heart’s liking.(19)
The selection of would-be husband was abandoned,
And the organisers departed closing the doors.(20)
The next day came, the King with golden shield,
Which was shinning like the pearls.(21)
On the second day the princes were invited again,
And they adorned the court in a different order.(22)
‘Oh, my cherished one, look at those faces,
‘Whom so ever you like, you will be wedded to.‘(23)
‘In the courtyard, she entered the enclosure,