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| In this example the Radif is ''mein''. | In this example the Radif is ''mein''. | ||
| The Kaafiyaa is the following pattern of words: jalwa-gaah, nigaah, raah, haale-tabaah and aah | |||
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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.
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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