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  2. Shayar (poet) - Wikipedia

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    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 shayars , who write shayari [ 7 ] for their livelihood, it is an immensely popular form of poetry for younger generation.

  3. Urdu poetry - Wikipedia

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    The word "hamd" is derived from the Qur'an, its English translation is "Praise". Manqabat (منقبت): a Sufi devotional poem, in praise of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the son-in-law of Muhammad, or of any Sufi saint. Marsiya (مرثیہ): an elegy typically composed about the death of Hasan, Husayn, their relatives, and their companions.

  4. Bait bazi - Wikipedia

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    Bait Bazi (Urdu: بیت بازی) is a verbal game and a genre of Urdu poetry played by composing verses of Urdu poems. The game is common among Urdu speakers in Pakistan and India.

  5. Qateel Shifai - Wikipedia

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    Over 20 collections of verse and over 2,500 film songs for Pakistani and Indian films were published. He wrote songs for 201 Pakistani and Indian films. His talent crossed the borders. His poetry has been translated into numerous languages including Hindi, Gujarati, English, Russian and Chinese. On Qateel Shifai's 11th death anniversary in 2012 ...

  6. Parveen Shakir - Wikipedia

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    Parveen Shakir is known for her use of pop culture references and English words and phrases – a practice that is generally considered inappropriate and is criticised in Urdu poetry. An example is the poem Departmental Store Mein (In a Departmental Store), which is named thus despite the fact that the title could have been substituted with its ...

  7. Mirza Salaamat Ali Dabeer - Wikipedia

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    Mirza Salaamat Ali Dabeer (Urdu: مِرزا سلامت علی دبِیر), (29 August 1803 – 6 March 1875) was an Urdu poet who excelled and perfected the art of Marsiya writing.

  8. Ahmad Faraz - Wikipedia

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    Syed Ahmad Shah (Urdu: سید احمد شاہ), better known by his pen name Ahmed Faraz, (Urdu: احمد فراز 12 January 1931 – 25 August 2008) [1] [2] [3] was a Pakistani Urdu poet, scriptwriter and became the founding director general (later chairman) of Pakistan Academy of Letters. [4]

  9. Mir Taqi Mir - Wikipedia

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    Mir Muhammad Taqi (February 1723 – 20 September 1810), known as Mir Taqi Mir (also spelled Meer Taqi Meer), was an Urdu poet of the 18th century Mughal India and one of the pioneers who gave shape to the Urdu language itself.