Soor Chand was the king of Sammar Kand;
there had been none other like him.(1)
Chatar Kala was his Rani; she was very fortunate.
In beauty, serenity and modesty no body could beat her.(2)
Chaupaee
The king always obeyed her and, happily complied with her wishes.
Even, whole country followed her and the Rani was regarded as the sovereign.(3)
Dohira
Impressed by her many-fold qualities, her lover accepted her command.
Always accepted her faculty and would not heed to any other woman.(4)
Chaupaee
Once that sovereign came across another woman and thought of making love with her.
When the night approahed he sent an emissary and invited her.(5)
There, he made love with her considering another person’s woman as his own.
He wanted to keep her at home but was afraid of his wife.(6)
Bearing this in mind, while making love he said,
‘I will marry you and, lifting you from poverty, I will make you a Rani.’(7)
When the woman heard this, she became rapacious,
And replied, ‘I am yours. You may marry me any time.(8)
‘But one thing I must say, and please believe it to be true,
‘If you are ready to continue loving me, then you must marry me today.(9)
‘The one who adores some one, one must not back out,
even though one may lose ones life.’(10)
‘The Rani, you have at home, I am scared of her.
‘With magical spell you are under her control.(11)
‘Now I will show you a miracle, through which I could be a sovereign like you.
‘I will disguise as a Sati (the one who immolates her self with the dead body of her husband) and put on red clothes.(12)
‘With the Rani accompanying you, and sitting in a palanquin, you Come to that place (where pyre will be ready).
‘You come to me to dissuade me and then send Rani towards me.’(14)
When the day broke she marched (towards the pyre) and all, the rich and the poor, followed.
The Raja, along with Rani, came and stood before her hanging his head.(15)
Raja requested her not become Sati and take as much wealth from him as she wished.
(He asked his Rani) ‘Rani, you make her to understand and save her from burning in the fire.’(16)
When Rani and Raja tried her to understand, then she replied, ‘Listen
my Raja, with love I say, what good is this wealth for me.(17)
Dohira
‘Listen, my Rani and Raja, I am relinquishing my life for sake of my beloved.
‘What will I do with this wealth ?’(18)
‘Another person’s property is like a stone and another person’s husband like father.
‘Sacrificing my life for my beloved, I am destined for heaven.’(19)
Chaupaee