Sanskrit · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Lai

लय

Meaning

Rhythm, tempo, or cadence in music and verse.

Usage & notes

Lai is the pulse that carries a song or line forward, the heartbeat beneath the melody. Iqbal's verse depends on such inner cadence as much as on formal meter.

Related words

SANSKRIT

Sur

A musical note or pitch; tune.

PERSIAN

Aahang

Melody, harmony, tune; also intention or resolve.

ARABIC

Behr

Poetic meter; the rhythmic pattern governing a line of verse.

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