Urdu Poetry

اُردُو شاعرى‎

Urdu poetry (Urdu: اُردُو شاعرى‎ Urdu Shayri) is a rich tradition of poetry and has many different forms. Its basically an outcome of superimposition of Persian language poetry on Khari Boli with Sanskrit as its substratum. Many of the poetic forms and structures are of Arabic origin. Today, it is an important part of the cultures of South Asia. Meer, Dard, Ghalib, Anees, Dabeer, Iqbal, Zauq, Josh, Jigar, Faiz, Firaq, Shakeb Jalali, Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, Shair, Mohsin, Faraz and Faizi are among the greatest poets of Urdu.

Hazar Chashmah tere Sang-e-Raah se Phootay,

Khudi Mein Doob Kar Zarb-e-Kaleem Paida Kar.

(Iqbal)

The language of Urdu got its pinnacle under the British Raj when British perceived Persian language as the threat and replaced its official status with the Urdu and English languages. All famous writers of Urdu language including Ghalib and Iqbal were given British scholarships.Following the Partition of India in 1947, it found major poets and scholars were divided along the nationalistic lines. However, Urdu poetry is cherished in both the nations. Both the Muslims and Hindus from across the border continue the tradition.

حمد و نعت

The word Hamd حمد comes from the Qur'an. Hamds are recited all over the Muslim world means a poetic piece in praise of Allah. 

A Na`at نعت‎ is a poetry that specifically praises The Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W). The People who recite Naat are known as Naat Khawan or Sana'a-Khua'an,

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غزل و نظم

The Ghazal غزل is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. 

دریا میں قطرے کی صورت گم ہو جاؤں

اپنے آپ سے باہر نکلوں اور

تم ہو جاؤں

امجـد اسـلام امجـد 

Nazm نظم is a major part of the Urdu poetry, that is normally written in rhymed verse and also in modern prose style poems.

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