Meaning
A lyric poem of rhymed couplets sharing a single meter and refrain.
How Iqbal uses it
Iqbal inherited the ghazal's amorous tradition but bent it toward selfhood, faith, and awakening rather than mere lament. He gave its sweetness a backbone of philosophy.
Related words
ARABIC
Nazm
A poem developed around a single connected theme, as opposed to the ghazal's discrete couplets.
ARABIC
Qaseeda
A long monorhyme ode, often of praise, eulogy, or exhortation.
ARABIC
Radeef
The recurring word or phrase repeated at the end of each rhyming line in a ghazal.
ARABIC
Qaafiya
The rhyme; the rhyming sound recurring before the refrain in a poem.