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A rule in Urdu Poetry states that, in the form of poetry known as a ] the second line of all the ]s ''must'' end with the ''same'' word/s. This repeating common words is the 'Radif' of the Ghazal. It is proceeded by a by a ], which is a repeating pattern of words. A rule in Urdu Poetry states that, in the form of poetry known as a ] the second line of all the ]s ''must'' end with the ''same'' word/s. This repeating common words is the 'Radif' of the Ghazal. It is proceeded by a by a ], which is a repeating pattern of words.


The following is an example of a Ghazal by ] The following is an example of a Ghazal by ]

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A rule in Urdu Poetry 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. This repeating common words is the 'Radif' of the Ghazal. It is proceeded by a by a Qaafiyaa, which is a repeating pattern of words.

The following is an example of a Ghazal by Daag Dehelvi

In this example the Radif is mein.

The Kaafiyaa is the following pattern of words: jalwa-gaah, nigaah, raah, haale-tabaah and aah



aafat kii shoKhiyaa.N hai.n tumhaarii nigaah mein

mehashar ke fitane khelate hai.n jalwa-gaah mein


wo dushmanii se dekhate hai.n dekhate to hain

mai.n shaad huu.N ke huu.N to kisii kii nigaah mein


aatii baat baat mujhe yaad baar baar

kahataa huu.N dau.D dau.D ke qaasid se raah mein


is taubaah par hai naaz mujhe zaahid is qadar

jo TuuT kar shariik huu.N haal-e-tabaah mein


mushtaaq is adaa ke bahot dard-ma.nd the

ae DaaG tum to baiTh gaye ek aah mein

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