Told by Baba Saftar 12/4/99
Tranlsated witht the help of Malik Imran Nawazish.
Baba Farid showed up in Dili (today called Delhi) and was upset to see everyone drinking whiskey and gambling and going with women. He removed his turban (pugri) and threw it around Dili. He then pulled his turban back and shook Dili up. Another Saint scolded him saying that Baba Farid had only been there one day and was upset but he had been there for a long time and he knew that at the end of the day all of these sinners would stop their wicked ways and go to prayers. So Baba Farid released Dili. He then went to the king of Dili and asked him to give him a daughter for his wife. The king said come back tomorrow for his decision. He did this every day for six months. Finally Baba told the king to make a decision one way or the other but today. The king said come back tomorrow and he would definitely have a decision. He then went to his vizir and asked for advice. The vizir scolded him for not coming to him sooner. The vizir told him to tell Baba that there are 1 lakh 25 thousand houses in Dili. If Baba gives 125 kilos of shakar (low grade sugar) to each house in Dili then the king will give him a daughter as a bride. When Baba came back the king told him this. Baba said he would try. He went and prayed to Allah to ask for the shakar. Allah told him to clean every street in Dili and he would provide the sugar. So Baba cleaned every street in Dili and then it began to rain shakar. The king got frightened because the sugar was heavy and it was collapsing his roof so he begged Baba to stop the sugar rain. Baba asked Allah to stop it and he did. Then the king provided a daughter as a bride. She was dressed in fine clothes with jewelry and makeup. Baba rejected her. She went back to the king and the vizir and told them that Baba didn't want her-- didn't like her style. The vizir asked what style Baba wanted. He said simple cloth with patches and a simple duputta with patches covering her head. No makeup and no jewelry. She did this and returned to him and he took her as his bride happily.
Baba Saftar is somewhere around 65 years old. His father is said to be 110 years old and still fairly healthy (though he no longer leaves the house). Baba Saftar is one of the best story tellers and joke tellers in the village and can keep people of all generations in stitches with his jokes (he seems particularly fond of dirty jokes which amuse the adolescents in the dhéra to no end).