She asked, ‘Oh, the prince, make me your spouse,
‘And do not care about any body else.’(7)
(The Prince said,) ‘I have heard about the king of Hindustan,
‘The name of that strong man is Sher Shah.(8)
‘The standard of morality in that God fearing country is such,
‘That no one can plunder even an iota of other’s rights.(9)
‘To attain the kingdom, he had driven out the enemy,
‘(And the enemy) had dashed away like a cock in front of a falcon.(10)
‘From the enemy, he had snatched two horses,
‘Which were brought from the country of Iraq.(11)
‘Also, the enemy had presented him a lot of gold, and elephants,
‘Which were brought from across the (river) Nile.(12)
‘The name of one horse is Rahu and the other is Surahu.
‘Both are grand and their hooves are like the feet of the stags.(13)
‘If you can fetch me both those horses,
‘Then, after that, I will marry you.’(14)
Harking to this, she set out on her journey,
And came to a city in the country of Sher Shah.(15)
She took her position on the bank of (River) Jamuna.
She brought with her wine (to drink) and (meat) kebab to eat.(16)
When it was pitch dark and the night was through two watches,
She floated a number of bundles of fodder.(17)
When the guards observed those bundles,
They flew into rage.(18)
They fired guns on them a few times,
But they were getting engulfed with the drowsiness.(19)
She repeated the process for three or four times,
And at the end they were overpowered by the sleep.
When she realised that the guards were slumbering,
And they seemed like the injured soldiers,(21)
She walked and reached the place,
Where there originated the base of the mansion.(22)
As the time-keeper hit the gong,
She put the pegs in the wall.(23)
Climbing up the pegs, she reached the top of the building.
With the blessings of God, she noticed both the horses.(24)
She hit one guard and cut him into two,
Then at the door she destroyed two more.(25)
She met another one and cut his head off.
She struck third one and made him to drench in blood.(26)
The fourth one was slashed and fifth decimated,
The sixth became the victim of the handle of the dagger.(27)
After killing the sixth one, she leaped forward,
And wanted to slaughter the seventh one who was standing on the platform.(28)
She injured the seventh one badly,
And then, with the blessing of God, stretched her hand towards the horse.(29)
She mounted the horse and hit him so hard,
That it jumped over the wall and into the river Jamuna.(30)