Could not remain hidden and, in due course, were revealed.(54)
The news spread in the city like a wild fire,
That the son of the king and the daughter of the minister are openly in love.(55)
When the King heard this news, he asked for two boats.
He put them both in separate ferries.(56)
He let loose both of them in the deep river,
But through the waves both the vessels joined together.(57)
By the grace of God, both were reunited,
And both, like the sun and the moon, were amalgamated.(58)
Look at the creation of Allah, the God Almighty,
Through His order He merges the two bodies into one.(59)
United into one from two boats were two bodies,
Of which one was light of Arabia and the other the moon of Yaman.(60)
The boats had floated and entered into the deep waters.
And in the water they came floating like the spring leaves.(61)
There, sat a huge snake,
Which pounced forward to eat them.(62)
From the other end appeared a ghost,
Who raised her hands, which looked like headless pillars.(63)
The boat slipped through under the protection of the hands,
And they both escaped the hidden intention of the snake,(64)
Which (the snake) had intended to catch them to suck (them).
But the All Benevolent saved their blood.(65)
A war between snake and ghost was imminent,
But, by God’s grace, it did not occur.(66)
High waves sprung from the great river,
And this secret, except God, no body could acquiesce.(67)
The rowing boat was struck with the high waves,
And the incumbents prayed for escape.(68)
At the end with the will of God, the Almighty,
The boat reached the safety of the bank.(69)
Both of them came out of the boat,
And sat down on the banks of the river.(71)
Suddenly an alligator jumped out,
To eat them both as if it was God’s will.(72)
Suddenly a lion appeared and it jumped ahead,
It lunged over the water of the stream.(73)
They turned their heads, lion’s attack was deflected,
And its futile bravery put (lion) in other’s (alligator’s) mouth.(74)
The alligator caught half of lion with its paw,
And dragged him into the deep water.(75)
Look at the creations of the Creator of the Universe,
(He) endowed them life and annihilated the lion.(76)
Both embarked to act according the will of God,
One was King’s son and the other Minister’s daughter.(77)
They both occupied a derelict place to relax,