Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Neither passion nor beauty remain

Siraj Aurangabadi (1715-1763) wrote:

...na janoon raha na pari rahi

According to KC Kanda, professor of english literature for over 30 years in Delhi University, holder of Doctorate in English from the University of Delhi, and MA degrees from Panjab and Nottingham University (U.K), a first class MA in Urdu from Delhi University, and writer of among other books Masterpieces of Urdu Ghazals, and Urdu Ghazals: An Anthology, this translates as:

...elfish passions took to heels