Urdu Poetry, Ghazal, and Shayari Vocabulary Reference
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Urdu Poetry, Ghazal, and Shayari Vocabulary Reference

Corrected by Selen Ikbal Uslu · on Evolang · 19 July 2026 · View published page ↗

Complete guide to Urdu poetry: ghazal structure, matla, maqta, radif, qafia, meters, stock images, and vocabulary of Ghalib, Iqbal, and Faiz.

The exact change

Before

A sher from his ghazal "Tere Ishq Ki Intha":

After

A sher from his poem "Gaisu-e-Tabdar Ko Aur Bhi Tabdar Kar" (also catalogued as Bal-e-Jibril-004):

Why this is better

The article attributes the famous Iqbal couplet 'khudi ko kar buland itna...' to a ghazal titled 'Tere Ishq Ki Intha.' Verified via web search: this couplet is genuinely by Iqbal, but it is from the p

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