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 lived under his command.
The king always obeyed her and, happily complied with her wishes.
The whole country obeyed (his) permission
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
(One day) that king saw a woman
Once that sovereign came across another woman and thought of making love with her.
When (he) saw that it was night
When the night approahed he sent an emissary and invited her.(5)
He played a lot by calling him
There, he made love with her considering another person’s woman as his own.
wanted to bring him to (his) palace,
He wanted to keep her at home but was afraid of his wife.(6)
He took this as a myth in his mind
Bearing this in mind, while making love he said,
He said to him that he will marry (with you).
‘I will marry you and, lifting you from poverty, I will make you a Rani.’(7)
When (that) woman heard these words
When the woman heard this, she became rapacious,
(And began to say) Now I will be your wife.
And replied, ‘I am yours. You may marry me any time.(8)
I tell you one thing
‘But one thing I must say, and please believe it to be true,
If love throughout life
‘If you are ready to continue loving me, then you must marry me today.(9)
To fall in love even a little,
‘The one who adores some one, one must not back out,
His arm should be grasped with joy
even though one may lose ones life.’(10)
This queen who is in your house,
‘The Rani, you have at home, I am scared of her.
You are very much in his possession
‘With magical spell you are under her control.(11)
Now I make a character
‘Now I will show you a miracle, through which I could be a sovereign like you.
I will make all the disguise of sati
‘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)
You take that queen with you
And coming to me sitting in a carousel.
You yourself explain to me
And sending the queen to me. 13.
He said what he had to say.
‘With the Rani accompanying you, and sitting in a palanquin, you Come to that place (where pyre will be ready).
The moon went down and the sun rose.
‘You come to me to dissuade me and then send Rani towards me.’(14)
Taking all the highs and lows together at dawn
When the day broke she marched (towards the pyre) and all, the rich and the poor, followed.
The king also came with (his) wife.
The Raja, along with Rani, came and stood before her hanging his head.(15)
The king told her not to commit adultery.
Raja requested her not become Sati and take as much wealth from him as she wished.
Queen! You also understand it
(He asked his Rani) ‘Rani, you make her to understand and save her from burning in the fire.’(16)
The queen and the king explained to him,
When Rani and Raja tried her to understand, then she replied, ‘Listen
What do I do with this money?
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
The king then spoke thus,