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  2. Urdu ghazal - Wikipedia

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    The Urdu ghazal is a literary form of the ghazal -poetry unique to the Indian subcontinent, written in the Urdu standard of the Hindostani language. [1] It is commonly asserted that the ghazal spread to South Asia from the influence of Sufi mystics in the Delhi Sultanate.

  3. Khushbu (poetry) - Wikipedia

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    Khushbu (poetry) Khushbu ( Urdu: خوشبو) is a volume of poetry written by Pakistani poet and columnist Parveen Shakir, and published in 1976. [1] [2]

  4. Ghazal - Wikipedia

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    Ghazal. An illustrated headpiece from a mid-18th century collection of ghazals and rubāʻīyāt. The ghazal [a] is a form of amatory poem or ode, [1] originating in Arabic poetry. [2] Ghazals often deal with topics of spiritual and romantic love and may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation from the ...

  5. Sare Jahan se Accha - Wikipedia

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    Sare Jahan se Accha. " Sare Jahan se Accha " ( Urdu: سارے جہاں سے اچھا; Sāre Jahāṉ se Acchā ), formally known as " Tarānah-e-Hindi " (Urdu: ترانۂ ہندی, "Anthem of the People of Hindustan "), is an Urdu language patriotic song for children written by poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal in the ghazal style of Urdu poetry.

  6. Momin Khan Momin - Wikipedia

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    Momin Khan Momin ( Moʾmin Xān Moʾmin; 1800 – 14 May 1852) was a late Mughal era poet known for his Urdu ghazals. A lesser-known contemporary of Ghalib and Zauq, he used "Momin" as his pen name. His grave is located in the Mehdiyan cemetery in Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi. [3]

  7. Shayar (poet) - Wikipedia

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    The literal meaning of shayar (shaa'ir) is poet. [5] There are more than 30 types of Urdu poetry, also known as shayari. Examples of shayari are ghazal, sher, nazm, marsiya, qita and many more. [6] Traditionally, that this form of poetry is often read to an audience in a special setting called mehfil. Although there are many professional ...

  8. Maqta - Wikipedia

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    Maqta. The maqta ( Urdu: مقطع) is the last sher of a ghazal, a collection of Urdu poems and the poet's takhallus, or pen name, is usually employed in it, often in very creative ways. [1] A shayar can use the maqta in a variety of interesting ways. He can "talk to himself", "to somebody else", "refer to something" etc.

  9. Tawaif - Wikipedia

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    The most beautiful woman, ... The training of young tawaifs also encompassed Urdu writing and ... Another skill they are expected to master is singing. Ghazals, hori ...