Nazm
{{Short description|Urdu poetry genre}}
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Nazm ({{Langx|ur|نظم}}) is a major part of Urdu and Sindhi poetry that is normally written in rhymed verse and also in modern prose-style poems. {{Transliteration|ur|Nazm}} is a significant genre of Urdu and Sindhi poetry; the other one is known as ghazal.
{{Transliteration|ur|Nazm}} is significantly written by controlling one’s thoughts and feelings, which are constructively discussed as well as developed and finally, concluded, according to the poetic laws. The title of the {{Transliteration|ur|nazm}} itself holds the central theme as a whole. While writing {{Transliteration|ur|nazm}}, it is not important to follow any rules as it depends on the writer. A {{Transliteration|ur|nazm}} can be long or short and there are no restrictions on size or rhyme scheme. All the verses written in a {{Transliteration|ur|nazm}} are interlinked.{{cite web |title=What does NAZM mean?|url=https://www.shyaripoetry.com/new-sad-shayari/ |language=en}}
Forms of {{Transliteration|ur|nazm}}
The following are the different forms of {{Transliteration|ur|nazm}}:Dr. Khurshid Khawar Amrohvi, Moqaddma-tul-Kalaam, Arooz-o-Qafiya, p.116/132, Karachi, 1989Hakim Molana Anjum Foqi, Fikr-o-Fun, p.303/309, Karachi, 1974
- Doha ({{Lang|ur|دوہا}})
- Geet ({{Lang|ur|گیت}})
- Hamd ({{Lang|ur|حمد}})
- Hijv ({{Lang|ur|ہجو}})
- Kafi ({{Lang|ur|کافی}})
- Madah ({{Lang|ur|مدح}})
- Manqabat ({{Lang|ur|منقبت}})
- Marsia ({{Lang|ur|مرثیہ}})
- Masnavi ({{Lang|ur|مثنوی}})
- Munajat ({{Lang|ur|مناجات}})
- Musaddas ({{Lang|ur|مسدس}})
- Mukhammas ({{Lang|ur|مخمس}})
- Naʽat ({{Lang|ur|نعت}})
- Noha ({{Lang|ur|نوحہ}})
- Qasida ({{Lang|ur|قصیدہ}})
- Qat'ã ({{Lang|ur|قطعہ}})
- Qawwali ({{Lang|ur|قوالی}})
- Rubai ({{Lang|ur|رباعی}}) (also called {{Transliteration|ur|rubayyat}} or {{Transliteration|ur|rubaiyat}}) ({{Lang|ur|رباعیات}})
- Salaam ({{Lang|ur|سلام}})
- Sehra ({{Lang|ur|سہرا}})
- Shehr a'ashob ({{Lang|ur|شہر آشوب}})
- Soz ({{Lang|ur|سوز}})
- Wasokht ({{Lang|ur|وسوخت}})
- Tarana ({{Lang|ur|ترانہ}})
Urdu {{Transliteration|ur|nazm}} poets
Notable {{Transliteration|ur|nazm}} poets include:{{cite web|title=Alphabetic Index of Poets|url=https://www.rekhta.org/poets|website=Rekhta}}
- Nazeer Akbarabadi
- Majeed Amjad
- Syed Waheed Ashraf
- Kaifi Azmi
- Faiz Ahmad Faiz
- Ahmed Faraz
- Zia Fatehabadi
- Firaq Gorakhpuri
- Gulzar
- Altaf Hussain Hali
- Sir Allama Dr. Muhammad Iqbal
- [https://rek.ht/et/1pwj Molana Inamur Rahman Inam Thanvi]
- Ali Sardar Jafri
- Hafeez Jalandhri
- Sahir Ludhianvi
- Josh Malihabadi
- Moeen Nizami
- Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi
- Noon Meem Rashid
- Ismail Merathi