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Urdu poetry (Urdu: اردو شاعری, Urdu Shayari) is one of the most dominant and prominent poetries of times and has many different colours & types. Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised It has generated its root from Arabic and mainly from Persian and is an important part of Indian culture and Pakistani culture. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language The culture of India has been shaped by the long History of India, its unique geography and the absorption of customs traditions and ideas from some of its neighbors The society of Pakistan ( ثقافت پاکستان) comprises numerous diverse cultures and ethnic groups from the Punjabis and Sindhis in the east to the tribal cultures of the Baloch

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. Hindustani ( Hindi: हिन्दुस्तानी is an adjectival form of Hindustan which originally meant people from the whole geographical region of 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. Al-Kabir "the Great" is also one of the 99 names of God in Islam Ab'ul Hasan Yamīn al-Dīn Khusrow ( Hindi: hi अबुल हसन यमीनुद्दीन ख़ुसरो (1253-1325 CE better known as Amīr Khusrow Meer, Dard, Ghalib, Iqbal and Faiz Ahmed Faiz are among the greatest poets of Urdu. The River Dard is a short (21 km tributary of the River Seille in the department of Jura in France. Dabeer-ul-Mulk Najm-ud-daulah Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan ( Urdu / Persian: مرزا اسد اللہ بیگ خان) Pen-name Faiz Ahmed Faiz ( فيض احمد فيض) (1984 - 1911 was a Pakistani poet considered to be one of the most famous modern Urdu poets The tradition is centered in the subcontinent. This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia For geopolitical treatments see South Asia. Following the Partition of India in 1947, it found major poets and scholars residing primarily in modern Pakistan and India. The Partition of India was the partition of the British Indian Empire which led to the creation on August 14, 1947 and August 15, Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Mushairas (or poetic expositions) are today held in almost every major metropolitan area in the world. Mushaira (مشاعره mušā’ira) is a term in Urdu used to describe an event (called mehfil, ur محفل where poets gather to perform their works Over this period, Urdu poets have produced a large number of primarily poetic works. Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised

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Formation

Urdu poetry forms itself with following basic ingredients:

Genres

The major genres of poetry found in Urdu are:

Foreign forms such as the sonnet, azad nazm or(Free verse) and haiku have also been used by some modern Urdu poets. Sehra ( Urdu: سہرا Hindi: सेहरा is a headdress worn by the groom during the marriage In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree or poetry essentially comprises Couplet, or Sher In Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Shaayaree or poetry essentially comprises Couplet, or Sher The sonnet is one of the poetic forms that can be found in Lyric poetry from Europe. Free verse is a term describing various styles of Poetry that are written without using strict meter or Rhyme, but that still are recognizable as poetry is a form of Japanese poetry. Previously called

Pen names (Takhallus)

In the Urdu poetic tradition, most poets use a pen name called the takhallus. A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a Pseudonym adopted by an Author or their publishers to conceal their identity 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. Dabeer-ul-Mulk Najm-ud-daulah Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan ( Urdu / Persian: مرزا اسد اللہ بیگ خان) Pen-name Chagatai Khan (Цагадай Tsagadai) was the second son of Genghis Khan. An interesting sidebar to this is that some poets end up having a part of their name repeated; thus, Faiz Ahmad Faiz. Faiz Ahmed Faiz ( فيض احمد فيض) (1984 - 1911 was a Pakistani poet considered to be one of the most famous modern Urdu poets

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'. In Poetry, the ghazal ( Arabic / Persian / Urdu: غزل; Hindi: ग़ज़ल Turkish gazel) is a The maqta is the last Sher (couplet of a Ghazal, a collection of Urdu poems in which the poet's Takhallus, or pen name


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. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and (also anglicized as Nastaleeq;) is one of the main genres of Islamic calligraphy. The Perso-Arabic script is a Writing system that is based on the Arabic alphabet. 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. The Perso-Arabic script is a Writing system that is based on the Arabic alphabet. The Perso-Arabic script is a Writing system that is based on the Arabic alphabet. With the dawn of the internet and globablisation, this poetry is often found written in Roman Urdu today. Roman Urdu is the name used for the Urdū language (as well as the Hindī language) written with the Roman alphabet. One of the more modern poets of Urdu poetry is Farhat Shahzad.

Example

The following is a verse from an Urdu ghazal by Sher Khwaja Mir Dard:

Roman Urdu:

dosto dekhā tamāśhā yaāN kā bas. In Poetry, the ghazal ( Arabic / Persian / Urdu: غزل; Hindi: ग़ज़ल Turkish gazel) is a For the Swiss police special unit see DARD. Khwaja Mir Dard ( Urdu: خواجہ میر درد) (b Roman Urdu is the name used for the Urdū language (as well as the Hindī language) written with the Roman alphabet.
tum raho ab hum to apne ghar chale

English translation:

Friends, I've seen the spectacle of this place- enough!
You stay here; I'm heading home. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States

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