1922.] R. O. WinsTtEDT: Malay Charms. 243 
(A charm for drought or famine.) 
Wish-snake, shadow of Allah! 
Love and bow down to me. 
The small grows se the old young, the poor rich ! 
By thy doing, O Goc 
In virtue of my use ” this charm 
Food cannot fail : 
The white elephant from over the sea 
Comes and brings me foo 
Seven times a day, seven times a ects 
I eat a betel-nut: I suck an eg 
This shadow is the dinduw at God and of His 
Prophet 
This shadow is loved of God, 
In virtue of the creed, ‘‘ There is no God,’ 
(23) Hai! aku tahu asal éngkau / 
Jin janong, di-daun bakau tiga lat, 
Sa-lai ka-udara jadi jin hijau, 
_ Sa-lai di-pintu vimba jadi jin hitam, 
Sa-lat di-laut jadi jin pute 
Hai jin di-tanjong ! pulang tnekau ka-tanjong !/ 
Hai jin di-ttlok ! pulang tngkau ka-télok ! 
Hai jin di-béting! pulang éngkau ka-beting / 
Hat jin di-harus! pulang tngkau ka-harus / 
Hai jin di-sungai! pulang éngkau nee ! 
Hat jin, jémalang ! undor-lah éngkau 
Jangan éngkau usek permainan kar 
Kérana kami héndak méndirikan ota vaayat Nabi 
Allah Sulaiman. 
Bukan aku yang méndirikan/ 
Pawang tua yang méndirikan ! 
Bukan aku yang mtndirtkan ! 
Pawang muda yang méndirikan / 
Déngan bérkat, ‘‘ La tlaha,” etc. 
(Recited by pawang trapping birds, fishing and so on.) 
I know the source of you, genies! 
From three mangrove leaves ye were sprung. 
One soared to earth and became the green genie! 
One fell at gate of the forest and became the 
black genie ! 
One fell in the sea and became the white genie ! 
Genies of the foreland get ye home to ae foreland ! 
Genies of the bays, and of the banks! 
Genies of the currents and of the rivers ! 
et ye home, each to your place 
Genies and gnomes! retreat, 
Molest not this sport of m mine : 4 
For I build a bower for the people of the Prophet 
