280 An account of Upper and Lower Suwat. [No. 



There are large and lofty cupolas, and idol temples also : 



Large forts there are, and mansions of times gone by. 



It is a garden of fruits, and a parterre of flowers ; 



And fit for a king, in the sweet summer time. 



In Suwat there are two things more choice than the rest — 



These are, rosy-cheeked maidens, and falcons of noble breed. 



Wherever, in Suwat, there is a dwelling in repair, 



In every room thereof, rosy-faced damsels will be found. 



Altho' the whole country is suitable for gardens, 



The Yusufzis have made it like unto a desert wild. 



In every house of it there are cascades and fountains ; 



There are fine towns ; fine dwellings, and fine markets too. 



Such a country — with such a climate — and such streams, 



It hath no homes, no gardens, nothing fragrant or fresh. 



They gamble away the country yearly, drawing lots ':* 



Without an invading army they ravage themselves. 



The Yiisufzis keep their houses dirty, and untidy too : 



Their dwellings are polluted, filthy, full of bad smells. 



If there may be panjars,^ fleas, and mosquitoes in Suwat j 



Who shall give an account of the brorrahsj and bugs ? 



I got fever twice from the effects of these brorralis. 



I was covered with pimples from the rash caused by their bites. 



In every house there are as many dogs as human beings ; 



And in their court-yards, fowls in hundreds strut about. 



Every place inside is blocked up with jars for grain : 



In grossness of living, Suwatis are worse than Hindus. 



The Ba'i-zfs subsist in a manner worthy of them ; 



And the Khwado-zis are chandlers and naught besides. 



They could take, every year, two or three hundred falcons, 



Were their customs and their ways like that of the Kafirs unto. 



Although other game in Suwat is plentiful enough ; 



There is still more of chikor\\ in every direction. 



There are wild fowl, from one end of the river to the other j 



* Eeferring to the re-distribution of lands, already described. 



t Name of an insect. 



X A sort of wood-louse whose bite produces a rash. 



§ I think there is some mistake of the copyist in these two lines. 



|| The bartavelle, a large description of partridge. 



