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No. 30. "Cherisher of the poor—peace be unto you."

31. "Allah, Muhammad, Ali, Fatima, Hussun, Hussein."

"Chyūnte kī jo maut ānī hai to par nikalti hai."

32. "When ants are about to die they get wings."

"Nayā naukar hiran māre."

33. "A new servant will catch deer."

"Rāst darogh ba gardan-i-rāwī."

34. "The truth or falsehood of the story rests on the head of the narrator."

i. e. I tell you the story as it was told to me, but I am not answerable for the truth of it.

"Baghl men chhurī munh men Rām! Rām!"

35. "The dagger in his bosom and salutation in his mouth."

"Fāl-i-bad bar zabān bad bāshad."

36. "A bad omen ought not to be mentioned."

"Ishk o mashk panhān na mī-mānad."

37. "Love and musk do not remain concealed."

"Har jā ki parī-rukhī ast dīve bā o ast."

38. "Wherever there is a fairy-faced damsel, she is attended by a demon."

"Bhale bābā band pare Gobar chhor kashīde pare."

39. "Oh! Father! I have got into a strange difficulty, I have left off picking cow-dung, and am employed in embroidery."

"Rīsh-i-khudrā ba dast-i-dígare ma-dih."

40. "Do not put your beard into the hands of another."

i. e. Do not put yourself into the power of another person.

"Ādmī sā pakherū koi nahīn."

41. "There is no bird like a man."

i. e. So volatile and unsteady.