Arabic · noun (plural) · Poetry, Speech & Art
Ash'aar
अशआर
said ash-aar
also written: Ashaar, Ashar
Meaning
Verses; couplets — the plural of shi'r. The word for the individual couplets that together make up a ghazal or a body of poetry.
Literally: broken plural of shi'r (a couplet)
Usage & notes
When a poet says mere ash'aar — 'my verses' — this is the word for the couplets themselves, the units in which a thought is set. Iqbal's reputation rests on such ash'aar: single couplets that leave the poem and travel on their own.
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