Arabic · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art
Musalsal Ghazal
मुसलसल ग़ज़ल
said mu-SAL-sal-gha-ZAL
also written: Musalsal Gazal,Musalsal Ghazal
Meaning
A 'continuous' ghazal whose couplets develop one unbroken theme from matla to maqta, instead of each standing alone.
Literally: a chained ghazal
See it in the verse
Musalsal Ghazal in Iqbal’s couplets
Main shakh-e-taak hun meri ghazal hai mera samar
Mire samar se mai-e-laala-faam paida kar
Mire samar se mai-e-laala-faam paida kar
I am the vine-branch; my ghazal is my fruit — from my fruit, press out the rose-red wine.
Aspiration · Action · Youth
Main shakh-e-tak hun meri ghazal hai mera samar
Mere samar se mai-e-lala-fam paida kar
Mere samar se mai-e-lala-fam paida kar
I am a branch of the vine, my song is my fruit; from that fruit press out the tulip-red wine.
Action · Aspiration · Youth