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Machine transcription
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د دولت خپل و دولت ستايي
به ې د توم، و وهم خوشحالي
د حاضرینو د بساط لد و يلو
دومره قدر شوه چه پر تحریر
نه ځائيګی بيا دستواو اتولیست
ووم غويئ سړ و وهلو
مجلس پر آخر وی سید حضرت
امیر صاحب پاڅيده جناب
وایسراي صاحب و جناب
شهزاده د انګلستان پر
مکتوب و متابعت کښي
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