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ikqVy lK ngwrcI kyqiVAw FolI shnweI ]

kitarhay lakh nagaarachee kaytarhiaan ddholee sahanaaee.

Many are kettledrum and drum-beaters and many play on clarinets.

kyqiVAw hI qwiePy FwFI bcy klwvq gweI ]

kaytarhiaan hee taaidhay ddhaaddhee bachay kalaavat gaaee.

Many are prostitutes, bards and singers of qauwali, a particular type of song sung usually in-group in particular modes mostly by Muslims.

kyqiVAw bhurUpIey bwjIgr lK BMf AqweI ]

kaytarhiaan hee bahuroopeeay baajeegar lakh bhand ataaee.

Many are mimics, acrobats and million are jesters.

ikqVy lK mswlcI smw crwg krin rusnweI ]

kitarhay lakh masaalachee samaa charaag karani rousanaaee.

Many are torchbearers who light the torches.

kyqiVAw hI korcI Awml poS islh suKdweI ]

kaytarhiaan hee korachee aamalu pos silah soukhadaaee.

Many are the keepers of army store and many are officers who wear comfortable suit of armor.

kyqiVAw hI Awbdwr ikqVy bwvrcI nwnvweI ]

kaytarhiaan hee aabadaar kitarhay baavarachee naanavaaee.

Many are water carriers and cooks who cook nans, a kind of round, flat bread.

qMbolI qoskcI suhweI ]20]

tanbolee tosakachee suhaaee ||20||

Betel sellers and incharge of store room for precious articles of their own glory.