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29th June 2008, 12:59 AM
ji haan doston zara gaur kijiye
Bait
Another term for SHE'R.
Bait-Ul-Ghazal
The best SHE'R in a GHAZAL
Ghazal
(Ode).
The literary meaning of the word 'GHAZAL' is to converse with beloved. It is a poem containing minimum 5 verses and maximum 25. The opening Verse of the GHAZAL is called MATLA and both hemistiches rhyme with one another. The last verse of the GHAZAL is called MAQTA which usually contains the penname of the poet. Most of Persian and Urdu writers have earned fame as GHAZAL writers. GHAZAL is the soul of Urdu literature and most popular form of Urdu poetry.
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