Category: LiteraturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
غزل
/ghazal/Roman
English meaning: Ghazal (poetic form)
Definition
A form of poetry composed of couplets (sher) that follow a strict rhyme scheme and refrain (radif). Each couplet is independent in meaning but shares the same metre. Prominent Urdu ghazal writers include Mir Taqi Mir, Ghalib, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, and Gulzar.
Example
“مرزا غالب اردو غزل کے سب سے بڑے شاعر ہیں۔”
In English: “Mirza Ghalib is the greatest poet of Urdu ghazal.”
Literary Heritage
“میر کے شعر کا انداز کچھ اور ہی ہے، سادگی میں ہے اک جادو۔”
/Mīr ke śeʿr kā andāz kuch aur hī hai, sādagī meṃ hai ek jādū./
“Mir's verse has a style all its own; in its simplicity lies magic.”
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- Language
- اردو
- Urdu
- Script
- Perso-Arabic
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 230M