Arabic · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Nasr

नस्र

said nasr

Meaning

Prose, as distinct from verse.

Usage & notes

The unmetered form of writing set against nazm; Iqbal's lectures stand as his major works in nasr.

Related words

A poem developed around a single connected theme, as opposed to the ghazal's discrete couplets.

An essay, article or discourse.