Nazm

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Nazm (Urdu نظم) is a major part of the Urdu poetry, that is normally written in rhymed verse and also in modern prose style poems. Nazm is a significant genre of Urdu poetry; the other one is known as Ghazal (Urdu: غزل).

Forms of Nazm

Following are the various different forms of Nazm:[1][2]

  • Doha (دوہا)
  • Geet (گیت)
  • Hamd (حمد)
  • Hazal (ہزل)
  • Hijv (ہجو)
  • Kafi (کافی)
  • Madah (مدح)
  • Manqabat (منقبت)
  • Marsia (مرثیہ)
  • Masnavi (مثنوی)
  • Munajat (مناجات)
  • Musaddas (مسدس)
  • Mukhammas (مخمس)
  • Naat (نعت)
  • Noha (نوحہ)
  • Qasida (قصیدہ)
  • Qat'ã (قطعہ)
  • Qawwali (قوالی)
  • Rubai (رباعی) (a.k.a. Rubayyat or Rubaiyat) (رباعیات)
  • Salam (سلام)
  • Sehra (سہرا)
  • Shehr a'ashob (شہر آشوب)
  • Soz (سوز)
  • Wasokht (وسوخت)

Prominent Urdu Nazm Poets

The important poets of Nazm are: Nazeer Akbarabadi, Sir Allama Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, Altaf Hussain Hali, Josh Malihabadi, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Akhtarul Iman, Noon Meem Rashid, Majeed Amjad, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Ali Sardar Jafri and Kaifi Azmi.


References

  1. ↑ Dr. Khurshid Khawar Amrohvi, Moqaddma-tul-Kalaam, Arooz-o-Qafiya, p.116/132, Karachi, 1989
  2. ↑ Hakim Molana Anjum Foqi, Fikr-o-Fun, p.303/309, Karachi, 1974


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