Nazm (نظم) is a major part of Urdu and Sindhi poetry that is normally written in rhymed verse and also in modern prose-style poems. is a significant genre of Urdu and Sindhi poetry; the other one is known as ghazal (غزل).
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. The title of the itself holds the central theme as a whole. While writing , it is not important to follow any rules as it depends on the writer. A can be long or short and there are no restrictions on size or rhyme scheme. All the verses written in a are interlinked. In summary, is a form of descriptive poetry.
The following are the different forms of :
Doha (دوہا)
Geet (گیت)
Hamd (حمد)
Hijv (ہجو)
Kafi (کافی)
Madah (مدح)
Manqabat (منقبت)
Marsia (مرثیہ)
Masnavi (مثنوی)
Munajat (مناجات)
Musaddas (مسدس)
Mukhammas (مخمس)
Naʽat (نعت)
Noha (نوحہ)
Qasida (قصیدہ)
Qat'ã (قطعہ)
Qawwali (قوالی)
Rubai (رباعی) (also called or ) (رباعیات)
Salaam (سلام)
Sehra (سہرا)
Shehr a'ashob (شہر آشوب)
Soz (سوز)
Wasokht (وسوخت)
Tarana (ترانہ)
Notable poets include:
Nazeer Akbarabadi
Majeed Amjad
Syed Waheed Ashraf
Kaifi Azmi
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Ahmed Faraz
Zia Fatehabadi
Firaq Gorakhpuri
Gulzar
Altaf Hussain Hali
Sir Allama Dr.
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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 which are Mir Taqi Mir (d.1810), Mirza Ghalib (d. 1869), Mir Anees (d.1874), Allama Iqbal (d. 1938) and Josh Malihabadi (d.1982). The language of Urdu reached its pinnacle under the British Raj, and it received official status. All famous writers of Urdu language including Ghalib and Iqbal were given British scholarships.