Urdu poetry (Urdu: اردو شاعری, Urdu Shayari) is one of the most dominant and prominent poetries of times and has many different colours & types. It has generated its root from Arabic and mainly from Persian and is an important part of Indian culture and Pakistani culture. Urdu ( , , trans. ... Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ... Farsi redirects here. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The 17th Century Badshahi Mosque built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Lahore The society of Pakistan (Urdu: ثقافت پاکستان), although relatively diverse depending on which one of Pakistans provinces, has been greatly influenced by the cultures of Central Asia and the Middle East. ...

Like other languages, the history of Urdu Poetry does not have a firm starting point and shares origins and influences with other linguistic traditions within the Urdu-Hindi-Hindustani mix. Literary figures as far back as Kabir (1440 - 1518) and even Amir Khusro (1253-1325 AD) deserve mention as influences later Urdu poets draw on for inspiration as well as intellectual and linguistic sources. Meer, Dard, Ghalib, Iqbal and Faiz Ahmed Faiz are among the greatest poets of Urdu. The tradition is centered in the subcontinent. Following the Partition of India in 1947, it found major poets and scholars residing primarily in modern Pakistan and India. Mushairas (or poetic expositions) are today held in almost every major metropolitan area in the world. Over this period, Urdu poets have produced a large number of primarily poetic works. The word Hindustani is an adjective used to denote a connection to India, or, more precisely, the historical region that encompasses Northern India, Pakistan, and nearby areas. ... A painting of Kabir KabÄ«r (also KabÄ«ra) (Hindi: कबीर, GurmukhÄ«: ਕਬੀਰ, Urdu: ) (1440—1518[1]) (born in 1398 according to some accounts[1][2]) was a mystic poet or poet sants of India, whose literature has greatly influenced the Bhakti as well as Sufi movements of India. ... Abul Hasan YamÄ«n al-DÄ«n Khusrow (Persian: , Devanagari: अबुल हसन यमीनुददीन ख़ुसरो) (1253-1325 CE), better known as AmÄ«r Khusrow DehlawÄ«, was the greatest Persian-writing poet of medieval India one of the iconic figures in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. ... Meer may refer to: Mir Taqi Mir, an Urdu poet Meer (Overijssel) in the Netherlands Meer (North Brabant) in the Netherlands Mir, a Canadian rock band, pronounced meer Category: ... This article needs cleanup. ... Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan Ghalib1 (also known as Mirza Ghalib) (December 27, 1797 - February 15, 1869) was an Indian poet who wrote in Urdu and Persian. ... Allama Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal Allama Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal (November 9, 1877-April 21, 1938) was an important Indian Muslim poet from the colonial era, a philosopher and thinker of Kashmiri origin. ... Faiz Faiz Ahmed Faiz (فيض احمد فيض), (1984 - 1911) is considered by many to be a poet in the great tradition of Urdu poets like Ghalib and Iqbal. ... Map of South Asia (see note) This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia. ... This article is under construction. ... Mushaira is a term in Urdu used to describe an event (called mehfil) where poets gather to speak thier poetical work. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ...

Formation

Urdu poetry forms itself with following basic ingredients:

• Bait
• Bait-ul-Ghazal
• Beher
• Diwan (دیوان)
• Husn-E-Matla
• Kalam (کلام)
• Kulyat (کلیات)
• Maqta
• Matla
• Mavra
• Misra
• Mushaira
• Qaafiyaa
• Radif
• Sher
• Shayar
• Shayari
• Tah-Tul-Lafz
• Takhallus
• Tarannum
• Triveni

In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises of couplet, or Sher. ... In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises of couplet, or Sher. ... Beher in Urdu poetry is the meter of a sher (a form of poetry in Urdu, essentially a couplet). ... Diwan (Persian دیوان), also transliterated as Deewan or Divan, is a Persian word used also in to Arabic (Arabic: الدیوان) and Turkish, and was borrowed also at an earlier date into Armenian. ... In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises of couplet, or Sher. ... Kalam (Arabic: کلام ) means discussion. In Persian and Urdu poetry, Kalam refers to total poetic work of a poet. ... Kulyat (Persian: کلیات ) is a collection poetry of a poet. ... The maqta is the last sher (couplet) of a ghazal, a collection of Urdu poems, in which the poets takhallus, or pen name, is employed, often in very creative ways. ... The Matla is the first sher, or couplet, of a ghazal, a collection of poems in Urdu poetry. ... Mavra is a book of free verse poetry by the Urdu poet Noon Meem Rashid. ... In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises of couplet, or Sher. ... Mushaira is a term in Urdu used to describe an event (called mehfil) where poets gather to speak thier poetical work. ... A device employed in a form of Urdu Poetry known as Ghazals. ... Radif is a rule in Urdu poetry which states that, in the form of poetry known as a Ghazal, the second line of all the Shers must end with the same word/s. ... In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises of couplet, or Sher. ... In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises of couplet, or Sher. ... In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises of couplet, or Sher. ... Like other languages, the history of Urdu poetry does not have a firm starting point and shares origins and influences with other linguistic traditions within the Urdu-Hindi-Hindustani mix. ... In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises of couplet, or Sher. ... Triveni is a form of Urdu poetry initiated by Gulzar saab. ...

Genres

The major genres of poetry found in Urdu are:

• Doha (دوہا)
• Fard
• Geet (گیت)
• Ghazal (غزل), as practiced by many poets in the Arab tradition. Mir, Ghalib, Dagh and Faiz are well-known composers of ghazal.
• Hamd (حمد)
• Hazal
• Hijv
• Kafi
• Madah
• Manqabat
• Marsia (مرثیہ)
• Masnavi (مثنوی)
• Munajat
• Musaddas (مسدس)
• Mukhammas
• Naat (نعت)
• Nazm (نظم)
• Noha (نوحہ)
• Qasida (قصیدہ)
• Qat'ã (قطعہ)
• Qawwali
• Rubai (a.k.a. Rubayyat or Rubaiyat) (رباعیات)
• Salam
• Sehra (سہرا)
• Shehr a'ashob
• Soz (سوز)
• Wasokht

Foreign forms such as the sonnet, azad nazm or(Free verse) and haiku have also been used by some modern Urdu poets. Doha (Hindi: दोहा, Persian: دوہا ) is a form of self-contained rhyming couplet in poetry. ... In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises of couplet, or Sher. ... In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises of couplet, or Sher. ... This article is about the poetic form. ... Mohammed Taqi (Urdu: محمد تقی) (b. ... Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan Ghalib1 (also known as Mirza Ghalib) (December 27, 1797 - February 15, 1869) was an Indian poet who wrote in Urdu and Persian. ... Mount Damavand in winter, Iran A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... Faiz Ahmed Faiz (January 7, 1910 - 1984), is considered by many to be a poet in the great tradition of Urdu poets like Ghalib and Iqbal. ... A hamd (حمد) is a poem or song in praise of God. ... In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises of couplet, or Sher. ... In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises of couplet, or Sher. ... Kafi is a classical form of poetry originating from the Punjab. ... In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises of couplet, or Sher. ... A manqabat is a Qawwali or Sufi devotional song, in praise of Ameer - ul - Momineen Hazrat Ali (AS). ... Marsiya (Marsia, Marsiya-Khwani, or Soazkhwani) (Persian: مرثیہ) is an elegiac poem written to commemorate the martyrdom and valour of Hazrat Imam Hussain and his comrades of the Karbala. ... The Masnavi or Masnavi-I Manavi (Persian: مثنوی معنوی), also written Mathnawi or Mesnevi, written in Persian by Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, the celebrated Persian Sufi saint and poet, is one of the best known and most influential works of both Sufism and Persian literature. ... In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises of couplet, or Sher. ... Musaddas is a genre of Urdu poetry in which each unit consists of 6 lines (misra). ... Mukhammas(cinquain or pentastich) refers to a type of Persian or Urdu poetry with Sufi connections based on a pentameter. ... A Naat (Persian: نعت ) is poetry that specifically praises Muhammad. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Noha (Urdu: نوحہ) is a genre of Punjabi, Farsi, or Urdu prose depicting the martyrdom of Imam Hussain. ... Qasida (also spelled qasidah) in Arabic قصيدة, in Persian قصیده, is a form of poetry from pre-Islamic Arabia. ... In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises of couplet, or Sher. ... Qawwali (Urdu: قوٌالی, Hindi: क़वाली) is the devotional music of the Chishti Sufis of the Indian Subcontinent. ... The rubai (plural rubaiyat) is a Persian and Urdu verse form. ... Sa*lam (s[.a]*l[aum]m), n. ... In the Indian Muslim Traditions, especially in Gangatic plains and Hyderabad (Deccan), there is a social ritual where the sisters of the groom sing a song in praise of the groom and pray to God for his future wedded life. ... In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises of couplet, or Sher. ... Soz may refer to Soz (rapper) Rap/Hip Hop recording artist from the San Francisco Bay Area. ... In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree, or poetry, essentially comprises of couplet, or Sher. ... The term sonnet derives from the Provençal word sonet and the Italian word sonetto, both meaning little song. ... For the software company, see Freeverse. ... For the operating system, see Haiku (operating system). ...

Pen names (Takhallus)

In the Urdu poetic tradition, most poets use a pen name called the takhallus. This can be either a part of a poet's given name or something else adopted as an identity. The traditional convention in identifying Urdu poets is to mention the takhallus at the end of the name. Thus, Ghalib, whose given name was Mirza Asadullah Beg (the prefix Mirza and suffix Beg identifying him as a Chughtai) and official name and title was Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan is referred to formally as Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, or, in common parlance, as just Mirza Ghalib. An interesting sidebar to this is that some poets end up having a part of their name repeated; thus, Faiz Ahmad Faiz. A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. ... Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan (Urdu/Persian: مرزا اسد اللہ خان ), pen-name Ghalib (Urdu/Persian: غالب, ġhālib) and Asad (former pen-name)(27 December 1796 — 15 February 1869), was an all time great classical Urdu and Persian poet of the subcontinent. ... Chagatai Khan (alternative spellings Çağatay in Turkic Chagata, Chugta, Chagta, Djagatai, Chaghtai) was the second son of Genghis Khan. ... Faiz Ahmed Faiz (January 7, 1910 - 1984), is considered by many to be a poet in the great tradition of Urdu poets like Ghalib and Iqbal. ...

The word takhallus is derived from Arabic, meaning "ending". This is because in the ghazal form, the poet would usually incorporate his or her pen name into the final couplet (maqta) of each poem as a type of 'signature'. This article is about the poetic form. ... The maqta is the last sher (couplet) of a ghazal, a collection of Urdu poems, in which the poets takhallus, or pen name, is employed, often in very creative ways. ...

Poets

The most acclaimed pre-partition Urdu poets include Khwaja Mir Dard, Mir, Mir Babar Ali Anis, Ghalib, Zauq, Daag, Momin, Wali, Jigar Moradabadi, and Iqbal. Post-partition poets include Ali Sardar Jafri, Josh, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Akbar Allahabadi, Makhdoom Mohiuddin, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Akhtar ul Iman, Kaifi Azmi, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Waheed Akhtar, Shakeb Jalali, Qateel Shifai, Sahir, Ibn-e-Insha, Fahmida Riaz, Tabish Dehlvi, Safi Lakhnavi, Jon Elia, Parveen Shakir, Ahmed Faraz, Syed Al-e-Ahmad, Sahir, Nida Fazli, Munir Niazi, Obaid Azam Azami and Iftikhar Arif. This article is under construction. ... Khwaja Mir Dard (Urdu: خواجہ میر درد) (b. ... Mohammed Taqi (Urdu: محمد تقی) (b. ... Anees redirects here. ... Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan Ghalib1 (also known as Mirza Ghalib) (December 27, 1797 - February 15, 1869) was an Indian poet who wrote in Urdu and Persian. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... DAAG (ICAO Code) Algeries - Houari Boumedienne Airport - Algeria Daag is an Urdu word of Persian Origin, used in Urdu and Hindi, it means a stain. ... Momin Khan (1800-1851) was an Indian poet famous for his Urdu ghazals and used Momin as his takhallus (Urdu word for nom de plume). ... Wali Mohammad Wali (1667-1707), (also known as Wali Deccani and Wali Aurangabadi) was a classical Urdu and Persian poets of the subcontinent. ... Jigar Moradabadi (nom de plume, not his real name) was a poet who hailed from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, and is famous for his Urdu ghazals. ... Allama Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal Allama Dr. Sir Muhammad Iqbal (November 9, 1877-April 21, 1938) was an important Indian Muslim poet from the colonial era, a philosopher and thinker of Kashmiri origin. ... This article is under construction. ... Ali Sardar Jafri (29 November 1916-1 August 2000) born in Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh was an outstanding Urdu writer. ... Shabbir Hasan Khan (December 5, 1898 - February 22, 1982) was a noted poet of India and Pakistan who wrote Urdu ghazals and nazms under takhallus (Urdu for nom de plume) Josh Malihabadi (Josh, an Urdu word which means Passion/Intensity). He was born at Malihabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Akbar Allahabadi (Urdu: اکبر الہ آبادی) (b. ... Makhdoom Mohiuddin (1908-1969) was a revolutionary Urdu poet and Marxist politician from Hyderabad, India. ... Majrooh Sultanpuri (October 1, 1919 - May 24, 2000), was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter. ... Kaifi Azmi (Nastaleeq: کیفی اعظمی, Devanagari: कैफ़ी आज़मी) (b. ... Faiz Ahmed Faiz (فيض ١حمد فيض), (1911 - 1984) is considered by many to be a poet in the great tradition of Urdu poets like Ghalib and Iqbal. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Shakeb Jalali (October 1, 1934-November 12, 1966) was an India-born Pakistani Urdu poet. ... Qateel Shifai (December 24, 1919 in Haripur, Hazara, – July 11, 2001 in Lahore) was a Pakistani poet. ... Sahir Ludhianvi (March 8, 1921 - October 25, 1980) was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist and songwriter. ... Ibn-e-Insha (Urdu: ابن انشاء) (b. ... Fahmida Riaz (Urdu: فہمیدہ ریاض) is a well known Urdu writer, poet and feminist of Pakistan. ... Masood-ul-Hasan Tabish Dehlvi is a renowned poet of Urdu. ... Syed Ali Naqi Zaidi or Safi Lakhnawi (January 2, 1862 - 1950) was a prominent Urdu poet. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Parveen Shakir (Urdu: پروین شاکر) (November 24, 1952 - December 26, 1994) was a Pakistani Urdu poet, teacher and a civil servant of the Government of Pakistan. ... Faraz ahmed junaidi is like a boy wonder. ... Syed Al-e-Ahmad was a famous urdu poet. ... Sahir Ludhianvi (born Abdul Hayee) (1921-October 25, 1980) was a popular Indian poet and Bollywood lyricist. ... Nida Fazli - Muqtida Hasan Nida Fazli Born on October 12, 1938, in the city of Delhi, Nida Fazli did his schooling from Gwalior. ... Munir Ahmad, better known as Munir Niazi, was born in Khanpur on 19 April 1928, a village near Hushiyarpur, India. ... Iftikhar Hussain Arif, Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Urdu: افتخار حسین عارف) commonly known as Iftikhar Arif (Urdu: افتخار عارف) (b. ...

See List of Urdu poets for a more comprehensive list. Listed below are major Urdu poets, sorted by date of birth. ...

Scripts used in Poetry

In both India and Pakistan, Urdu poetry is written in the beautiful Nasta'liq calligraphy style of the Perso-Arabic script. However, in India, where Urdu poetry is very popular, the Perso-Arabic is often found transliterated into the Devanāgarī script, as an aid for those Hindī-speakers, who can comprehend Urdu, but cannot read the Perso-Arabic script. With the dawn of the internet and globablisation, this poetry is often found written in Roman Urdu today. One of the more modern poets of Urdu poetry is Farhat Shahzad. Nastaliq (نستعليق) is a specific style for writing in the Arabic alphabet. ... The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing the Arabic language, which is the language of the Quran, the holy book of Islam. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Persian alphabet. ... Rigveda manuscript in Devanagari (early 19th century) DevanāgarÄ« (देवनागरी — in English pronounced ) (ISCII – IS13194:1991) [1] is an abugida alphabet used to write several Indian languages, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Bihari, Bhili, Konkani, Bhojpuri and Nepali from Nepal. ... Hindi (हिन्दी or हिंदी in Devanagari; pronunciation: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union government of India. ... The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing the Arabic language, which is the language of the Quran, the holy book of Islam. ... Roman Urdu is the name used for Urdu written in Roman (English) script. ...

Example

The following is a verse from an Urdu ghazal by Sher Khwaja Mir Dard: This article is about the poetic form. ... Khwaja Mir Dard (Urdu: خواجہ میر درد) (b. ...

Roman Urdu: Roman Urdu is the name used for Urdu written in Roman (English) script. ...

dosto dekhā tamāśhā yaāN kā bas.

tum raho ab hum to apne ghar chale

English translation: The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Friends, I've seen the spectacle of this place- enough!

You stay here; I'm heading home.

See also

• Bait Bazi, a game using Urdu poetry
• List of Urdu poets
• Maulvi Abdul Haq - father of Modern Urdu
• Persian and Urdu
• Progressive Writers' Movement
• Rekhta
• Urdu literature
• Urdu Informatics

This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Listed below are major Urdu poets, sorted by date of birth. ... Maulvi Abdul Haq (1870–1961) was the noted Urdu linguist, scholar, writer, researcher and activist who is unanimously celebrated as Baba-i-Urdu (Father of Urdu). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The Anjuman Tarraqi Pasand Mussanafin-e-Hind or Progressive Writers Movement was a literary movement in the pre-partition British India, which came into existence in 1936. ... Rekhta is the highly Persianized form of Urdu, a language that combines Arabic, Persian, and Hindi. ... Urdu literature has a long and colorful history that is inextricably tied to the development of that very language, Urdu, in which it is written. ... Urdu Informatics (Urdu: اردو اطلاعیات) relates to the cutting-edge research and efforts in bringing the utilities and usage of Urdu language to the modern information and communication technologies in education and businesses. ...

External links

Poetry Portal

• Urdu Poetry Community & Forum
• Urdu Poets & Urdu Poetry
• Urdu Poetry Collection
• Selection of Urdu Poetry