A TRANSLATION OF THE KEDDAH ANNALS. 93 
tri or ministers, and bring now before me the Prince of Rum 
and the Princess of China, with her attendants,’ The demon 
king did as required. When lie had made known his mis¬ 
sion to the four prisoners at Lankapuri, they speedily put all 
their effects into the chest, and then entering it themselves 
they locked the lid inside and were thus before long carried 
by Hurmanshah and his mantris into the presence of Suliman 
—where Girda also was waiting to see the result. His 
Majesty then called upon the four in the chest to come forth. 
So they stood before the Prophet and made obeisance. 
c Tell me O Girda, said the Prophet, who these persons are’ ? 
But Girdh spoke not a word, for he was now under the in¬ 
fluence of unwonted terror, his body was convulsed, and his 
joints trembled, while shame contributed to complete his 
defeat—since if was witnessed by mighty Rajas and crowned 
potentates. 
The Prophet now spoke in the following terms '' O ye 
Rajds and Mantris my subjects, who are men of family and 
repute, it is proper that we should know by the God who 
made us and all created beings,—that there are four uncer¬ 
tainties in the world. First —Created beings cannot be sure 
of their daily or nightly food, or whether it shall be got in a 
small or in a large quantity—for such depends upon the 
appointed time. Secondly —Calamity and death cannot cer¬ 
tainly be foreseen by any created being. Be not certain 
of your continuance in this world—for evil and death, 
and the place where death shall overtake us, are appointed 
to all. The third —-Wherever amongst the multitudes of 
the human race, framed by the hand of God, a pair has 
been joined (in marriage) they can only be separated by 
God at his appointed time. Fourthly —To look for that 
to-morrow, which should or was to happen to-day is useless, 
for the time appointed by God has passed.’ The Rajas and 
Mantries humbly thanked the Prophet for his instruction, 
and Garuda begged pardon for his offences, and asked leave 
to depart, saying { \ am going beyond the sky, and the 
abodes of men, but will gratefully remember your Ma¬ 
jesty wherever I may go.’ ' Well, inquired the Prophet, 
what is your wish regarding the Prince and Princess ?' 
* O Suliman, replied Girda, I give them up to you, for you 
know best what should be done.’ ‘Well, observed Suliman, 
since this is your reply, depart thou, and go thou out from 
hence this very day, far away from the land where mankind 
dwell, and stay thou in the sea called Kulzoom (a Port 
