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mouth, and he could not utter a word. After some time however 

 he recovered the faculty of speech ; but he took his leave without 

 again attempting to make known his wishes. 



" After the departure of the Prince the Saint's followers came to him 

 and begged that he would give them the Iraki horse which God had 

 thus bestowed on him, to do what they liked with. He resigned 

 the animal to them ; and they took and slaughtered it, and cooked 

 and ate up all its flesh. The enemies of the holy man who happened 

 to hear of this, went and gave information to the Prince of Multan, 

 who forthwith sent and demanded back the Iraki steed and the 

 money which he had given. The Suyed, who had become aware of 

 the object of the Prince before the arrival of his messengers, now 

 purified himself, and went out into a solitary place and commenced 

 praying—" Oh God ! Oh Almighty Father ! thou hast the power to 

 restore the dead to life, as well as to bring the living unto death ! 

 make not this thy unworthy servant contemptible before the wick- 

 ed and iniquitous !" The horse was forthwith restored to life; and 

 the heart of Sakhi Sarwar was moreover comforted by the words, 

 Tear not,' which greeted his ears from an unseen and invisible 

 speaker. The messengers from the Prince now arrived, and demand- 

 ed back the Iraki horse together with the money. They were re- 

 quested by the Saint to go to his disciples and demand them ; and to 

 state at the same time that it was his wish they should be restored. 

 When the Prince's people reached the dwelling of Sakhi's followers, 

 to their great disappointment, they found the horse alive, on which 

 they returned to their master ashamed and disgusted. The Prince 

 himself no less displeased at his own conduct, went and begged for 

 forgiveness. The Saint assured him that he entertained no enmity 

 whatever towards any one ; and requested him to set his mind at rest 

 in the matter. The Prince overcome by the forgiving disposition of 

 Sakhi Sarwar, became his disciple forthwith ; and as a proof of his 

 regard for him, he gave our Suyed his daughter — Bibi Ba'ie — to 

 wife. Prom this connection a son was born, who was named Ku'i- 

 ud-Din, better known as Mi'ah Hand. 



Sultan Sakhi Sarwar took up his residence at Mulfcan, intending 

 to end his days there ; but there is no remedy for mortal man in this 

 Vale of Tears without dying the death : — 



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