1922.] R. O. Winstept: Malay Charms. 237 
There is your place. 
Genies of the mountains, return to the mountains! 
Genies of the hills, return to the hills! 
Genies of the plains, return to the plains ! 
Genies of the forest, return to the Sones 
Enter not the line drawn by my teacher! 
If ye enter, I will curse ye with the words of the 
Prophet Solomon ; : 
I will curse ye with the creed, ‘‘ There is no God 
but Allah and Muhammad is ‘his Prophet.’ 
Get ye hence in virtue of the words of the Prophet 
Solomon. 
(11) Péngert gajah jantan 
Bismi ’llahi r-Rahmani-y-Rahimz / 
Sinar ménchérang akan muka-ku ! 
Bintang timor akan mata-ku! 
Gajah janian akan badan-ku! 
Harimau buas akan sandar-ku ! 
Buaya ganas kédudokan-ku !/ 
Bérkat aku mémakai pengtri gajah jantan. 
Sah sidi péngajaran guru! 
Sah sidt mustajab ka- 2. aku ! 
Bérkat, ‘‘ La alaha,”’ 
charm to frighten and capture a male elephant. It 
should be recited three mornings at sunrise, the reciter stand- 
ing on one leg. 
In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassion- 
My countenance is the 2 ae = breaking day! 
My eyes are the star of daw 
My body i is as that of a ae couse 
My prop is a fierce tiger ! 
My seat is a ravening crocodile! 
By virtue of the use of this charm! 
May the teaching of my master oe 
Prevail and be efficacious unto m 
By virtue of the words, ‘‘ There is Pas _ 7 etc, 
(12) ae stliseh ma 
2’ Llahd’ r-Rahmanicr Rain ! 
Hat Fiabalion vang btrnya 
Ménytlisehkan éngkau di. iri dan di-kanan-ku / 
Aku si-vaja nyawa héndak lalu! 
Allah pun lalu dan Muhammad pun lalu ; 
Aku pun lalu. 
A charm to avoid danger. 
oe rt name of God, ‘the Merciful, the Compassion- 
e! 
Ho ‘at ye living things 
