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Translation of the JVLars'i'a, or J he j£ LEGY of 
JTaSSAN AND JTuSAIN, Jk : SPECIMEN OF THE 
JVLuhammadan DIALECT. 
( 1 ) 
1. "Woe, woe, in the court of the lady there is a clump of sandal 
trees, over this a black crow hovered. 
2. Woe, woe, the lady bathed and sat in her court, and combed her 
hair with her ten fingers. 
3. Woe, woe, “ I will give thee, O crow, gold for thy two ears ; Tell 
me, O crow, the news of the battle.” 
4. Woe, woe, O mother, what news can I give of the battle? (Thy 
beloved’s) soul is fighting with a drawn sword. 
5. “ In the dense forest, where the reeds are motionless, his soul is 
fighting.” 
( 2 ) 
The neglected tdzia , 
1. In these ten days the Sagged has cut bamboos and forgotten them. 
In these ten days he has split wood, and forgotten it: He has tied it up, 
and lias forgotten it. He has covered it with paper, and the paper has 
been forgotten by him. He has jDurchased a Muharram turban, and has 
forgotten it; He has prepared his turban, and forgotten it. 
(3) 
1. In the wood weepeth the cuckoo, in the forest weepeth Fatima.* 
In the house weepeth the unfortunate bride. 
* Mother of Hassan and Husain. 
