^T^^t^^l o4- URDU &TUDIE6 ANNUAL of URDU STUDIES »2 1982 Editor?C. M. Nairn 1 NINE POEMS Faiz AAa«d ra-ix 11 IN THIS MAELSTROM (A Melodrama) Saadat tfaaan Manto 39 MELODRAMA. . . ? (A Note on Manto•s "In This Maelstrom") Muhammad Umar Memon 49 AND NOW THE PEN BRINGS FORTH SOME JOKES Mir Taqi Hir 53 THE GHAZAL, A MUFFLER, AND INDIA Saleeu AAmad Documents: 85 RATAN NATH DAR (SARSHAR): A STUDY 101 RUBAIYAT OF SHAD AZIMABADI Shad Axiaabadi Sfviw Articles: 111 KHUSHWANT SINGH'S "COMPLAINT" Sha»sur Rahaan raruqi 123 CURFEW IN KUFA Linda wntink 131 Book Rsviawst Leslie A. Flenuaing, Another Lonely voice: The Urdu Snort Stories of Saadat Hasan Manto (Faruq Hassan); Quxratulain Hyder, A woman's Life (Frances W. Pritchett). 143 Bibliographical Hews 147 news S Events 151 Contributors Annual of Urdu Studies is published once a year. Annual subscription is $12.00. Make checks payable to C. M. Nairn. All correspondence should be addressed to C. M. Nairn 1130 E. 59th Street Chicago, IL 60637