
Lord Alfred Tennyson’s poem ‘In Memoriam’ can rightly be called MARSIYA. Even a short poem written to mourn the death of a friend can be called MARSIYA. The famous MARSIYA writers in Urdu are Mir Baberali Anis and Salamatali Dabir. Marsiya A poem written to commemorate the exploits of great men of Islam usually to describe the battle fought on the plains of Karbala in Iraq by Hazarat Imam Husain and his supporters against the army of Yazid. Maqata The last line of a GHAZAL or a poem which generally contains the poet’s pen-name. Manqabat Poem written in praise of Ahle-E-Bait (the members of the family of Holy Prophet). Madah Poem written in praise of Kings and Patrons. Husn-E-Matla Rhyming of the first two lines of a GHAZAL is called HUSN-E-MATLA. The exact opposite of HIJV is MADAH which is a poem written in praise of Kings and Patrons. This form of poetry is considered of low type and which is usually avoided by reputed poets. A poem written to condemn or to abuse a person. Nahii.n ki mujhako qayaamat kaa etiqaad nahii.nshab-e-firaaq se roz-e-jazaa ziyaad nahii.nIt is not that I do not have faith in (the pains of) the day of judgementBut the night of separation is not less than the day of judgement.What the poet is trying to say is that he trusts that the day of judgement would be very painful, as it has been described in Qur’an and Hadith however, this night of separation from his beloved is not less painful than the day of judgement.įard Composition of only a single SHER, Shero, Shayari, Shyari, Shayri is called FARD. The following is an example of sher, composed by Mirza Ghalib: GHAZAL is the soul of Urdu literature and most popular form of Urdu poetry. Most of Persian and Urdu writers have earned fame as GHAZAL writers. The last verse of the GHAZAL is called MAQTA which usually contains the penname of the poet. The opening Verse of the GHAZAL is called MATLA and both hemistiches rhyme with one another. It is a poem containing a minimum of 5 verses and maximum 25. Etymologically, it come from the Arabic word Ghizaal, meaning gazelle. The literary meaning of the word ‘GHAZAL’ is to converse with beloved. Each verse embodies a single thought or subject (sing) SHER, Shero, Shayari, Shyari, Shayri.īait Another term for SHER, Shero, Shayari, Shyari, Shayri.īait-Ul-Ghazal The best SHER, Shero, Shayari, Shyari, Shayri in a GHAZAL It consists of two lines (MISRA) first line is called ‘MISRA-E-OOLA’ and the second is called ‘MISRA-E-SANI’. In fact, though belonging to the same ghazal, the different ashaar therein can have completely different meaning and tone relative to one another.Essential Shaayree vocabulary: Ashar (Couplet). The form ghazal is a collection of mulitiple ashaar - each of which should convey a complete thought without any reference to other shayari of the same ghazal. In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises of couplet, or Sher.
