Dohira
‘Had we committed perjury against the prophet,
We would have killed ourselves with daggers too.(7)
Chaupaee
(The children said) You did not say anything to Nabi.
‘You have not said anything against the Prophet, we have devised this to squeeze your money.
Give us a lot of money now,
‘Now give us lot of wealth otherwise we will kill you.’(8)
Dohira
‘We have already blamed like this many people in the city of Peshawar,
‘And turned them into paupers.’(9)
Chaupaee
(When) the pawns heard these words,
The spies, who were listening to all that, labelled them as liars.
He took them out of the house and caught them
They took them out of the house and tied them up.(10)
Dohira
They were beaten with fists and shoes,
And, tied up, they were taken out in the streets.(11)
Chaupaee
They tied them and took them there
They dragged them to the place where Mohabat Khan was seated.
The Nawab demanded shoes (from that woman also).
Through the woman, Khan got them beaten and then they expressed their regrets.(l2)
They died with the blow of shoes.
They died through the beatings with the shoes and were thrown into the stream.
All the Turks fell silent on this.
This made all the Muslims to become peaceful and no body was ever set with the blame.(13)
Dohira
Then she invited the Brahmin Priests and showered with bounty.
Through such an Chritar the woman got Muslim priests beaten with shoes.(14)
Chaupaee
Since then, Mullane has been silent.
Since then the Muslim priests attained patience and never indulged in bickering.
They used to do what the Hindus said
They performed according to the wishes of the Hindus and never blamed any body falsely.(l5)(1)
Ninety-ninth Parable of Auspicious Chritars Conversation of the Raja and the Minister, Completed with Benediction. (99)(1843)
Chaupaee
There was a great king named Rupeshwar in Ropar Nagar.
In the city of Ropar, there lived a magnanimous Raja called
In his house there was a queen named Chitra Kuari.
Roopeshwar. Chittar Kunwar was one of his Ranis; there was none as beautiful as she in the world.(1)
A giant came from Lanka
A Devil came from (the country of) Lanka, who was enchanted with her beauty,
He became very happy in his mind.
He fell for her and he felt that he would not survive without her.(2)
Then he called many ministers
He called a number of mendicants and got them to perform some charms.
A Mullah walked there.
A Maulana (Muslim priest) came there too and performed some incantation.(3)
Then the giant got an opportunity.
When the Devil got an opportunity, he picked the palace on his one
And with the other hand caught him (Mulla).
Hand and with the other he pushed him (Maulana) in.( 4)
Dohira
He pushed the ceiling up and put him on top of one pillar,
And thus killed Maulana and despatched him to the domain of death.(5)
Chaupaee
Then another boy came there.
Then came another Maulana. Holding him through his legs he struck him down.
(Then) another third Mulana came.
The third one came too, which he threw in the river.(6)
Then a woman came walking there.
A woman came there and repeatedly praised him.
He (the giant) was given various kinds of food
With dainty food and wine she appeased the Devil.(7)
At her (home) she used to give daily dowries
She would come there for sweeping every day and comfort him.
One day, Bemani sat down.
One day when she was sitting depressed, the devil inquired.(8)
You do not eat or drink anything from us
‘In our house, you do not eat or drink and just keep on serving us.