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  2. Maqta' - Wikipedia

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    He can "talk to himself", "to somebody else", "refer to something" etc. For example Firaq Gorakhpuri, whose takhallus is the word for the common theme in Urdu poetry of the state of pining for the beloved, plays on his pen name and the word firaq: Urdu: تو یہ نہ سمجھنا کے فِراق تیری فِراق میں ہیں فِراق ...

  3. Matla' - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] In this sense, it is the opposite of the maqta'. It is possible, although extremely rare, for there to be more than one matla ' in a ghazal; in this case the second is referred to as matla'-e-sani, literally 'the second matla ' '. It is important part because it establishes the overall form and mood of the entire ghazal.

  4. Urdu poetry - Wikipedia

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    Urdu poetry (Urdu: اُردُو شاعرى Urdū šāʿirī) is a tradition of poetry and has many different forms. Today, it is an important part of the culture of India and Pakistan . According to Naseer Turabi, there are five major poets of Urdu: Mir Taqi Mir (d. 1810), Mirza Ghalib (d. 1869), Mir Anees (d. 1874), Muhammad Iqbal (d. 1938 ...

  5. 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.

  6. Urdu literature - Wikipedia

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    Urdu literature (Urdu: ادبیاتِ اُردُو, “Adbiyāt-i Urdū”) comprises the literary works, written in the Urdu language.While it tends to be dominated by poetry, especially the verse forms of the ghazal (غزل) and nazm (نظم), it has expanded into other styles of writing, including that of the short story, or afsana (افسانہ).

  7. Figure of speech - Wikipedia

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    Tropes (from Greek trepein, 'to turn') change the general meaning of words. An example of a trope is irony, which is the use of words to convey the opposite of their usual meaning ("For Brutus is an honorable man; / So are they all, all honorable men"). During the Renaissance, scholars meticulously enumerated and classified figures of speech.

  8. Nazm - Wikipedia

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    Nazm is a significant genre of Urdu and Sindhi poetry; the other one is known as ghazal. Nazm 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.

  9. Takhallus - Wikipedia

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    List of takhalluses of some Urdu poets: Faiz – Faiz Ahmed Faiz; Fani — Fani Badayuni, Shaukat Ali Khan; Ghalib – Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan; Hali – Altaf Hussain Hali, Altaf Hussain; Jigar - Jigar Moradabadi, Sikander Ali Moradabadi; Kaki - Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiar; Mir - Mir Taqi Mir, Mir Muhammad Taqi