14 
Bilgrami —Quatrains of Baba Tahir. 
[No 1. 
3. The lover’s heart is like green wood, 
4. Burning at one end, and pouring blood at the other. 
The words are also written ^4 jO, the letters J, J, 
and £, being all interchangeable. I have also seen the 1st line writ¬ 
ten as follows : j ^4 (3-&* 
the love of the fair ones.” 
39. 
1. Without thee my heart is not happy for a single moment, 
2. And if 1 see thy face grief disappears ; 
3. If they distribute the grief of my heart, 
4. No heart in all the world would remain without grief. 
40. 
1. Thou hast chaiu-like (curly) locks falling upon thy face, 
2. (As if) thou hast Rose and Hyacinth mingled together ; 
3. But when thou scatterest the strands of thy locks, 
4. Thou wilt have a heart suspended from every strand of hair. 
41. 
1. 0 may thy sun-like face grow brighter; 
2. May my heart be pierced still more by the arrow of thy love ; 
3. Host thou know why thy cheek’s mole is black ? 
4. Because, whatever is near the sun is more burnt. 
The word though the plural form of is often used for 
the singular also. 
42. 
1. The breeze that comes from the roots of those locks, 
2. Is more welcome to me than the perfume of hyacinths ; 
3. When at night I take thy thought in my arms, 
4. At dawn the scent of roses arises from my bed. 
In the 3rd line y&y^ should be used, as it shows the cause of the 
scent of roses arising from his bed. 
43. 
1. 0 thou, from whose two locks I string my rabab , 
2. What seekest thou from this my wretched state ?.' 
3. When thou hast no wish to be my friend, 
4. Why comest thou every midnight in my dream ? 
In the 3rd line I have used y> which is the only correct form, 
and Mr. Browne’s suggestion is very proper. j«• means “to 
wish to befriend one.” 
“ My heart is distracted from 
