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Malay Magic / Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula

Chapter 300: [ccxxix] Invocation to the Sheikhs of the Four Corners of the World, etc.
By Walter William Skeat
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A compilation of Malay Peninsula folklore, popular religion, and magical practices drawn from manuscripts, published sources, and the author's field notes, presenting creation myths, supernatural beings, charms, incantations, ritual practices, and folk explanations for illness and misfortune. The text emphasizes literal translations of spells and formulæ with originals in an appendix, confines attention to Malay communities of the peninsula, and compares recurring motifs while avoiding non-Malay populations. Methodological notes explain evidence and limits. The volume serves as an introductory survey that organizes material thematically—cosmology, spirit lore, protective and harmful magic, divination, and ritual observances—without claiming exhaustive treatment.

[ccxxix] Invocation to the Sheikhs of the Four Corners of the World, etc.

Al-salam ʿaleikum Sailillah berkat Sheikh ampat penjuru ʿalam!

Al-salam ʿaleikum Sailillah berkat Sheikh ʿAbdul Kadir!

Al-salam ʿaleikum Sailillah berkat Sheikh ʿAbdul Muri!

Al-salam ʿaleikum Sailillah berkat Sheikh ʿAbdul ʿAli!

Hei Jin Puteh membawa sagala kaum puak-mu!

Hei Jin Hitam Sahalilintar Sarukup Rang Bumi!

Hei Jin Hitam Sagertak Rang Bumi!

Hei Jin Hitam Sagunchang Rang Bumi!

Hei Jin Hitam Satumbok Rang Bumi!

Hei Jin Hitam tujoh bersaudara!

Al-salam ʿaleikum hei Sang Gala Raja Jin!

Anak Raja Jin bernama Jin Bala Saribu!

Al-salam ʿaleikum hei anak Raja Jin bernama Jin Hitam Sa Lakun Darah!

Al-salam ʿaleikum hei Jin Hitam Sagempar ʿalam yang bernama Jin Tunggal!

Al-salam ʿaleikum hei Jin Tanah!

Aku tahukan asal nama bapa-mu:

Sang Gala nama bapa-mu,

Sang Gading nama ibu-mu!

Hei Jin Tanah, Jembalang Tanah,

Hantu Tanah, Jembalang Bumi,

Hei Jin di Padang, Jembalang di Padang,

Al-salam ʿaleikum hei Raja Jin bernama Jin Panah Lanjuna!

Mu-lah membawa sagala Jin yang di kampong Jembalang di kampong,

Mari blaka ka-samua kechil besar tua dan muda

Tepok-tepak, tempang, buta, rungga, meraba,

Mari trimakan jamuan aku ini

Dengan berkat la-ilaha, d.s.b.