Category: LiteraturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

نظم

/nazm/Roman

English meaning: Poem (free verse)

Urdu Definition

(اردو)

نظم اردو شاعری کی وہ صنف ہے جو غزل کی پابندیوں سے آزاد ہوتی ہے۔

English Definition

A form of Urdu poetry that is not bound by the strict rhyme-refrain scheme of the ghazal, allowing the poet to express ideas more freely. Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Josh Malihabadi are celebrated nazm writers.

Example

فیض احمد فیض کی نظمیں سماجی انصاف کا پیغام دیتی ہیں۔

In English: Faiz Ahmad Faiz's poems carry a message of social justice.

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.

Mir Taqi Mir · Poet · 18th century

Kulliyat-e-Mir

Mir Taqi Mir, Kulliyat-e-Mir, divan 1, preface

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Language
اردو
Urdu
Script
Perso-Arabic
Family
Indo-Aryan
Speakers
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