A r ^OTE ON TR ANSI •^ll 'ERATION r. Rey isec n Vowe1s: a a e ^ 2 r 0 Consonants: b <^> d j ^ -J9 9 ^ P (^ dv • & z^ ^ 2 J t t— Z J (; ^ zn f t ^ r j z ^ n u s ^ r i. r L N ^ 3 ^ z J g L w J c E vz A f kj h 4 h C s <-^ <7 x t S A^ k J y (^ (° ft ) 1. Hamza is transliterated only where a clear syllabic break in pronunciation requires it, e.g., in jur*°at and t:az°rn, but not in 1'ae and faida. 2. Word-final h is indicated only when it is pronounced, e.g., in nigahf but not in ga^Tda. 3. "Izafat" is indicated by adding -e to the first member of such compounds, e.g., nigah-e catsm-e surma-sa. 4 The Arabic definite article is transliterated (-)al-, e.g., Si'r-al-'Ajam, Nikat-al-Su'ra. Note, however, the transliteration of such common words as bilkul and allah. 5. The w of conjunction is written: -o-. 6. English rules of capitalization will be followed for proper names, titles of books, etc. 7 Sample transliteration of Ghalib*s couplet on the cover: hai kah'aN tamanna ka dSsra qadam yS-rabb ham ne daSt-e ImkaN ko ek naqS-e p~a paya