Mable and Me

Good effort. Like it. But, ``Mable and I``.

Mohammed Gill: achi translation....though i think there`s still something missing...actually ive re-discovered pitrus thanks to an urdu class that im taking this semester....now if someone would translate ibn insha and his essays on gadhays....:))....or his version of itifaaq mein barkat hai

rgds,
samina

Thanks for writing this and sharing it with us.

Between yourself and Godot, us paidal angrezidan`s

have developed a taste for Urdu literature here

on CHOWK.

Ras

Yea, this used to be a favorite cahpater with me. :o)

Thanks for translating this from Urdu --a real treat for those of us that can only read English. Very witty.

sara

Enjoyed it very much.
(Writing this without reading it, to capture some of the spirit of the Urdu version)

fascinating

it should b still the part of our syllabus ,the only Urdu chapter which all boys use to read with great concentration coz the main character is a girl.....and one of the very ideal gil as potrayed by Pitrus.............we used to creat an imaginary pic of that girl in our mind and heart ..............Mebil........... for some of us she is our first love,,,,,,,,,

no doubt ``Patras kay Mazamin`` is still a classic.......................

We read this in our 12th grade. However, we used to call it ``Maile aur main`` - by erasing one dot from the urdu text Mable (from under alphabet `bey`), turning the meaning into `me and dirt`.

Patras was a Cambridge guy I believe and this stroy is part of the 12th grade Urdu curriculum if I recall correctly. Patras hasn`t left behind a large volume of work and most of it is very heavily influenced by English writers of the time. His Urdu is flawless but clipped. One can almost be pardoned for thinking that some portions of his writings were translated from English....this feeling of `reverse` translation makes this one appear lifeless. Not a fault of either the writer or the translator. Just inappropriate selection.

later
-sac

Wow, Such a clever tale! I think I will find Pitrus Sahib`s Book and read it now!

Mabe aur mein was part of our tenth grade syllabus in Pakistan. I wonder if it still is.

Mohammad:

khusah rahaiN...and welcome to chowk...detailed comments later...

rgds,

t