1880.] 



BALOCnf LANGUAGE. 



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Rinde Dbadara sarina er-khaptha_5'^ant 



Lasliar pha Gandavay/* saraera bi^/iay/iant 



Jalikavi Loi tho klnthan joan bahr athe ? 



Gind ! nawara Gabi tho mdhija gon kbaptha^/ie 



Arna Harin bastbay^e?? balda?» gon a^Ae 



Tho hawiin roshe be-mayari akJithsb^he 



Sahib rosh zurthayAe??, zarara artbay^e 



Shera man-da^7ia pha do-handa khard hit7ta.ffJie 



Zmda,ffh o druaha man diy/(ara sar-bii(/«ay/«e 



Phurse Gahiya, tho chi maskifi zinda_^Ae 



Waptha_9'/ie?j mardani taf aMaw go man gane ? 



Tho go dah loffJia, a/c/itho baut hithaghe 



Han miriya pha barata/j chari a^Ae 



Tupak daste Umar Haw bashka^7«ay/ie 



Man dila zan ki tho mazaira shan mat niye 



Tho raj ahan-e, an thai sultani sar-ant 



Gwar mani mira a/c/itho baut hrthaffhe 



Har chyar khundaw bar hamii Rajart dLithnffJie 



Kumbhi goJcham shagbana mara jane 



Khob iDhish-bure72, ambarani sifat khane 



Gwashthay/ian gala?« Gabi, tho saharal na be 



Medhira, randa zir pha Bompura khayant 



Manika balka bon avo lajjan ri/cAtbaj^/^ant 



Dan phat/Zi-o-pbesbi chedhagM nasbk oshtai!7<a_^7«ant. 



Translation. 



Sobha son of The^f^Z! ' Ali sings ; to the Jarwar Baloches he sings ; in 

 answer to Gahi he sings. 



Every morning I remember the Creator's name, my trust is in the 

 service of God. 



Come, minstrel Rekwi with your beautiful legends, play on your guitan 

 chant the praises of the Baloches. You have ever been a dweller with 

 kings, Rinds and Lasharis from the first have ever been your brethren. 



I who called the Lasliaris Baloches am scorned by you. Know that 

 the scorn will ti'avel to the country of Panjgur. Attend, then, while I tell 

 you the stories of Kech and Panjgur. We are those Rinds -who arose 

 from Halab, and twice joined battle with the infidels. Setting our faces 

 to the rising sun, we descended from the west ; we are Hamza's olfspring, 

 the Propliet gave us victory. Leading our strings of camels, we pursued 

 our way along the bigliroad. Coming in this direction we fought again, 

 and by the might of the Jlereil'ul wc passed on thence. At the town of 



