Dardistan in 1866, 1886 and 1893 / Being an account of the history, religions, customs, legends, fables, and songs of Gilgit, Chilas, Kandia (Gabrial), Dasin, Chitral, Hunsa, Nagyr, and other parts of the Hindukush, as also a supplement to the second edition of the Hunza and Nagyr handbook and an epitome of part III of the author's "The languages and races of Dardistan"

by G. W. Leitner

Original:—

Kûro téyto Shiri-ga-Badàt djé kuró

[I am] hard said Shiri and Badatt![14] why hard?

Demm Singéy Khotó kúro

Dem Sing’s Khotó [is] hard

Na tshumáre kille téy ráke phala thèm

[With] this iron spade thy palace level I do

Tsháké! túto Shatshó Malika Demm Singéy

Behold! thou Shatshó Malika Dem Singh’s

Khotó kuró na tshumare killéyi