Urdu poetry
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Urdu poetry 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:
Amir Khusrau, a 13th-century Urdu poet.
Ghazal
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Ghazal is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry that often deals with topics of spiritual and romantic love. It may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss,
Urdu poetry
…of the internet and globalisation, this poetry is often found written in Roman Urdu as well as in Hindi script. The following is a verse from an Urdu ghazal by Syed Khwaja Mir Dard: Urdu…
An illustrated headpiece from a mid-18th century collection of ghazals and rubāʻīyāt
Raja Ravi Varma, Goddess Saraswati