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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. Mah Laqa Bai - Wikipedia

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    The collection, named Gulzar-e-Mahlaqa, comprises 39 ghazals, and each ghazal consists of 5 couplets. The collection was published in 1824 after her death. [2]: 121–2 [18] The Diwan e Chanda is a manuscript collection of Mah Laqa's 125 Ghazals, compiled and calligraphed by her in 1798. It was signed and gifted to Captain Malcolm on 18 October ...

  4. List of poetry collections - Wikipedia

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    A poetry collection is often a compilation of several poems by one poet to be published in a single volume or chapbook. A collection can include any number of poems, ranging from a few (e.g. the four long poems in T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets) to several hundred poems (as is often seen in collections of haiku).

  5. Ghalib - Wikipedia

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    Ghalib’s poetry or shayari had smitten Mughal Badshah of Delhi, Bahadur Shah Zaffar. During the reign of the British, the badshah became a British pensioner. He was kept under strict supervision by the British along with his visitors including Ghalib as they grew suspicious of him. The shayari maestro’s pension was suspended by the British.

  6. List of epic poems - Wikipedia

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    Alliterative Morte Arthure (Middle English)(c. 1375–1400) Divine Comedy (Christian mythology) by Dante Alighieri; Cursor Mundi (Middle English) by an anonymous cleric (c. 1300) Africa by Petrarch ; The Tale of the Heike, Japanese epic war tale; The Brus by John Barbour ; La Spagna (Italian) attributed to Sostegno di Zanobi (c. 1350–1360)

  7. Indian poetry - Wikipedia

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    Indian poetry and Indian literature in general, has a long history dating back to Vedic times. They were written in various Indian languages such as Vedic Sanskrit, Classical Sanskrit, Ancient Meitei, Modern Meitei, Telugu, Tamil, Odia, Maithili, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi and Urdu among other prominent languages.

  8. Arabic poetry - Wikipedia

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    Arabic poetry is categorized into two main types, rhymed or measured, and prose, with the former greatly preceding the latter. The rhymed poetry falls within fifteen different meters collected and explained by al-Farahidi in The Science of ‘Arud. Al-Akhfash, a student of al-Farahidi, later added one more meter to make them sixteen.

  9. Sahir Ludhianvi - Wikipedia

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    Abdul Hayee (8 March 1921 – 25 October 1980), popularly known by his pen name Sahir Ludhianvi, was an Indian poet who wrote primarily in Urdu in addition to Hindi. [1] He is regarded as one of the greatest film lyricist and poets of 20th century India.