Date:16-Oct-2000 Word of the Day: 'mashriq' Meaning: ------- mashriq - east/oriental countries Couplet: ------- raushanii sii kar ga_ii.n us ke badan kii qurbate.n ruuh me.n khulataa huaa mashriq kaa daravaazaa lagaa [Shahid Meer] [qurbate.n = nearness; ruuh = soul]