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Updated: May 28, 2025
Hark, through the hum of the crowd, above the rumble of wheels and the jangle of bullock-bells, rises the plaintive chant of the Arab hymn-singers, leading the corpse of a brother to the last "mukam" or resting-place; while but a short distance away, only a narrow street's length, the drum and flageolets escort the stalwart young Memon bridegroom unto the house of the bride.
At intervals a faint glimmer might be discerned behind the sodden 'chicks' which shrouded the windows; and once the stillness was broken by a voice humming a refrain from an Indian drama: "Jahan jahan mukam rahe, amne jhulakiram rahe, Safarse ghar ko to phire, Aman-chaman khuda rakhe." Which, being interpreted, runs: "Wheresoever thou mayst halt, may God protect thee!
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