ghazal
/ˈɡæzl/noun
उच्चारण गैज़ल
ग़ज़ल
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noun
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a form of lyric poem, especially in Urdu and Persian, made up of rhyming couplets with a repeated refrain, usually about love and longing, and often sung to music
ग़ज़ल
- Mirza Ghalib is one of the greatest writers of the Urdu ghazal.
- Jagjit Singh sang the ghazal with great feeling.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: each couplet of a ghazal is called a sher, and the poet often names himself or herself in the last couplet, called the maqta.
ग़ज़ल के हर couplet को शेर कहते हैं, और शायर अक्सर अंतिम शेर में अपना नाम (तख़ल्लुस) लाता है, जिसे मक़्ता कहते हैं।