A N OTE ON [ TI ANSI •IT ERATION Vowels: a a e e 2 T 0 5 LZ i? ai au Consonants: b ^ r J f ^9 Jl .» P ^.-> r ^ q » ^ t i——-> z J k \^/ c ,\ ^ t '—"> Z ^ 9 ^> s L^> S <^ 1 J 3 ^ -s L^ m r c ^ ^ ^ n u h ^ z^ (^ N u x ^ t. J? w ^ d -> Z J> h 6 d 1> ^ r 0 H $0 z • j 5 ^ y Z- 1. hamza is not indicated. 2. Word-final h is indicated only when it is pronounced. E.^., in nigah, but not in qa^lda. 3. "Izafat" compounds are indicated by -e-. 4. The Arabic definite article is written: (-)al-. 5. The w of conjunction is written: -o-. 6. Example: Ghalib's couplet on the cover, hal kah'aN tamann'a ka d^isra qadam ya-rabb ham n'e daSt-e-lmkaN k'o ek naqls-e-p'a p'aya 7. English rules of capitalization will be followed for names, titles, etc. Annual of Urdu Studies is published once a year. Annual subscription: $12.00. Make checks payable to C. M. Nairn. Subscriptions, contributions and other correspondence should be addressed to C. M. Nairn 1130 E. 59th Street Chicago, IL 60637 U.S.A.