He keeps us all away from afflictions.(2)
Now listen to the Tale of King Azam,
Who was magnanimous and compassionate.(3)
With perfect posture, his countenance radiated.
Whole day he used to spend listening to the musical renderings of Ragas, and quaffing cups of wine.(4)
He was renown for his wisdom,
And was famous for magnanimity of his bravery.(5)
He had a moon-like pretty wife,
The people admired the exquisiteness of his preference.(6)
She was very beautiful and possessed sober temperament with captivating features.
Also she enjoyed sweat voice, dressed herself profusely, and was chaste in her thought.(7)
She was beautiful to look at, good natured and beautiful in the world.
He was calm and sweet in conversation. 8.
She had two sons, called Sun and Moon.
Intellectually content, they always aspired for the truth.(9)
Being very fast in their hand movements, they were clever in fights.
They were like the roaring lions and vicious like crocodiles.(10)
Those lion-hearted could subdue the elephants,
And during the wars they became embodiment of steel.(11)
Not only they had attractive features, their bodies gleamed like silver.
Both the figures called for highest acclaims.(12)
Their mother fell in love with a stranger,
Because that man was like a flower, and their mother was in search of such a flower.(13)
They had just come into their sleeping chamber,
When they caught sight of both the undaunted ones.(14)
They (their mother and her lover) called in both the younger and older one,
And entertained them with wine and music through the Raga Singers.(15)
When she realised that they were absolutely intoxicated,
She stood up and cut their heads with the sword.(16)
Then she started to beat her head with both her hands,
And began to tremble and shout very loudly,(17)
She shouted, ‘Oh, you the pious Muslims,
‘How they have cut each other like the scissors cut the clothes?(18)
‘Both of them drenched themselves in wine,
‘And took the swords in their hands,(19)
‘One hit the other and, right in front of my eyes,
they murdered each other.(20)
‘Hai, why didn’t earth give way to obscure myself in there,
‘Even the door of the hell has been closed for me.(21)
‘Down with my eyes,
‘The eyes which were watching when they killed each other.(22)
‘You (my boys) abandoned this world,
‘I will, now, become an ascetic and go to the Country of China.’(23)
Pronouncing thus, she tore off her clothes,
And proceeded towards the bewilderment.(24)
She went to a location where there was restful place.
There, on the back of a bullock, she saw Shiva, along with women as pretty as the moon.(25)
He asked her, ‘Oh, you the kind woman,