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Nazm

Urdu poetry genre

Summary

Urdu poetry genre

Nazm () is a major part of Urdu and Sindhi poetry that is normally written in rhymed verse and also in modern prose-style poems. ur is a significant genre of Urdu and Sindhi poetry; the other one is known as ghazal.

ur is significantly written by controlling one’s thoughts and feelings, which are constructively discussed as well as developed and finally, concluded, according to the poetic laws. The title of the ur itself holds the central theme as a whole. While writing ur, it is not important to follow any rules as it depends on the writer. A ur can be long or short and there are no restrictions on size or rhyme scheme. All the verses written in a ur are interlinked.

Forms of {{Transliteration|ur|nazm}}

The following are the different forms of ur:

  • Doha (دوہا)
  • Geet (گیت)
  • Hamd (حمد)
  • Hijv (ہجو)
  • Kafi (کافی)
  • Madah (مدح)
  • *Manqabat * (منقبت)
  • Marsia (مرثیہ)
  • Masnavi (مثنوی)
  • Munajat (مناجات)
  • Musaddas (مسدس)
  • Mukhammas (مخمس)
  • Naʽat (نعت)
  • Noha (نوحہ)
  • Qasida (قصیدہ)
  • Qat'ã (قطعہ)
  • Qawwali (قوالی)
  • Rubai (رباعی) (also called ur or ur) (رباعیات)
  • Salaam (سلام)
  • Sehra (سہرا)
  • Shehr a'ashob (شہر آشوب)
  • Soz (سوز)
  • Wasokht (وسوخت)
  • Tarana (ترانہ)

Urdu {{Transliteration|ur|nazm}} poets

Notable ur poets include:

  • Nazeer Akbarabadi
  • Majeed Amjad
  • Syed Waheed Ashraf
  • Kaifi Azmi
  • Faiz Ahmad Faiz
  • Ahmed Faraz
  • Zia Fatehabadi
  • Firaq Gorakhpuri
  • Gulzar
  • Altaf Hussain Hali
  • Sir Allama Dr. Muhammad Iqbal
  • Molana Inamur Rahman Inam Thanvi
  • Ali Sardar Jafri
  • Hafeez Jalandhri
  • Sahir Ludhianvi
  • Josh Malihabadi
  • Moeen Nizami
  • Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi
  • Noon Meem Rashid
  • Ismail Merathi

References

References

  1. "What does NAZM mean?".
  2. Dr. Khurshid Khawar Amrohvi, ''Moqaddma-tul-Kalaam'', '' Arooz-o-Qafiya'', p.116/132, Karachi, 1989
  3. Hakim Molana Anjum Foqi, ''Fikr-o-Fun'', p.303/309, Karachi, 1974
  4. "Alphabetic Index of Poets".
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