astar 7:1-10
7 raja atey haman+ rani astar di daavat vich aaye.
2 doosre din daavat vich khane to baad jad oh dakhras pee rahe san, taa raje ne dobara astar nu puchhya: “rani astar, teri kee faryaad hai? oh poori keeti javegi! tu kee chahundi hai? je tu mera adha raj vi mange, taa mai tainu de diaanga!”+
3 rani astar ne javab ditta: “he maharaj, je mere ’te teri meher hai atey je raje nu eh changa lagge, taa meri eh faryaad hai ki meri atey mere lokaa+ di jaan bakhshi jave.
4 sanu yani mainu te mere lokaa nu jano maaran layi vech ditta gaya hai+ taaki sadda namo-nishan mitaa ditta jave.+ je sanu sirf gulama vajo vechya gaya hunda, taa mai chupp rehndi. par is tabahi naal raje nu nuksan hovega, is layi is nu rok ditta jave.”
5 fir raja aheshverosh ne rani astar nu keha: “kaun hai oh? kithe hai oh jis di inni jurat?”
6 astar ne javab ditta: “oh virodhi atey dushman eh dusht haman hai.”
haman eh sunn ke raje atey rani to bahut dar gaya.
7 fir raja gusse vich daavat to utth ke mehel de bageeche vich chala gaya. haman nu pata lagg gaya ki raje ne os nu saza den di thaan layi si, is layi oh utthya atey rani astar agge apni jaan layi tarle-minnta karan lagga.
8 fir raja mehel de bageeche to os jagah murrya jithe oh dakhras pee rahe san. os ne dekhya ki haman os deevan utte jhukya hoya si jis ’te astar baithi si. os ne uchi avaaz vich cheek ke keha: “tu mere hi ghar vich meri rani naal zabardasti vi karni chahunda?” jyo hi raje de muho eh shabd nikle, haman da muh dhak ditta gaya.
9 fir raje de ik darbari harbona+ ne dassya: “haman ne maardkayi nu tangan layi apne ghar de nerre 50 hath* uchi ik sooli tyaar karvayi hai.+ maardkayi ne taa raje di jaan bachayi si.”+ eh sunn ke raje ne keha: “eh nu hi os sooli ’te tang dyo.”
10 is layi ohna ne haman nu ose sooli ’te tang ditta jo os ne maardkayi layi tyaar karvayi si. is naal raje da gussa shant ho gaya.
footnote
^ lagbhag 22.3 meter (73 foot). vadhere jaankari 2.14 dekho.
