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Revision as of 23:35, 28 September 2004 by 159.134.102.251 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)In a Ghazal, second line of all the Shers *MUST* end with the *SAME* word/s. This repeating common words is the 'Radif' of the Ghazal. For example, in the following Ghazal by Daag Dehelvi the Radif is mein.
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