ɡaʈɪ roʈum tɨ kərmɨs tʰapʰ
I held my inner light in the dark
Caught it and held it tight
- Lal Dyad
Here, we notice that "prakaːʃ", which means light, was still in usage in those times.
an poʃɪ telɪ jelɪ wan poʃɪ
Food will thrive when the forest thrives
- Sheikh-ul-Alam
Here, we see, "an" and "wan" (grain and forest, respectively, were still used in Kashmiri then)
badʒɪ kɔlɪ hɔkʰan tɪ həːzˈ ɡrəːzan
telɪ maːlɪ aːsɪ waːndar raːdʒ
Rivers will dry, gutters will roar
Then the monkeys will rule
- Sheikh-ul-Alam
Doesn't it seem to resemble modern day condition? Anyways, waːndar is now replaced by ponz (monkey).
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