This classic Urdu romance set during the 1857 war of independence can now be read in English
An excerpt from ‘The Break of Dawn, Khan Mahboob Tarzi’, translated from the Urdu by Ali Khan Mahmudabad.
“What’s the matter, Riyaz Bhaiyya?” Jawahar Singh asked as soon as he came out.
“Let’s go. Everyone must be waiting for us.”
“Yes, it’s useless to wait here any longer. Pandey Ji will safely escort those people to Lucknow.”
Jawahar Singh moved closer to him and said, “Pandey Ji is near a bunch of banana trees and is coming this way.”
“Pandey Ji is preparing food for us, but it will be a hassle to carry it.”