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{{Short description|Tradition of poetry}}
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[[File:Amir Khusro.jpg|thumb|[[Amir Khusrau]], a 13th-century Urdu poet.]]
'''Urdu poetry''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|اُردُو شاعرى}}}} {{
It is fundamentally performative poetry and its recital, sometimes impromptu, is held in [[Mushaira]]s (poetic expositions). Although its tarannum saaz (singing aspect) has undergone major changes in recent decades, its popularity among the masses remains unaltered. [[Mushaira]]s are today held in metropolitan areas worldwide because of the cultural influence of the [[South Asian diaspora]]. [[Urdu Ghazal|Ghazal]] singing and [[Qawwali]] are also important expository forms of Urdu poetry.
==Forms==
The principal forms of Urdu poetry are:<ref name="introduction">{{cite book|title=A History of Urdu Literature |url=http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00urduhindilinks/bailey/000introduction.pdf |first=Thomas Grahame |last=Bailey |orig-year=1932 |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-19-547518-0 |publisher=Association Press (Y.M.C.A.) |access-date=15 July 2012 }}</ref>
*'''[[Urdu Ghazal|Ghazal]]''' (غزل
*'''[[Hamd]]''' (حمّد
*'''[[Manqabat]]'''
*'''[[Marsiya]]''' (مرثیہ
*'''[[Mathnawi (poetic form)|Masnavi]]''' (مثنوی
*'''[[Na`at]]''' (نعت
*'''[[Nazm]] ''' (نظم
*'''[[Qasida]]''' (قصیدہ
*'''[[Ruba'i]]''' (رُباعی
*'''[[Tazkira (disambiguation)|Tazkira]]''' (تذکرہ
===Collection forms===
The principal collection forms of Urdu poetry are:<ref name="introduction"/>
*'''[[Diwan (poetry)|Diwan]]'''
*'''[[Kulliyat]]'''
==Formation==
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* [[Diwan (poetry)|Diwan]] (دیوان)
* Husn-E-Matla (حسنِ مطلع)
* [[Shayari|Kalam]] (کلام)
* Kulyat (کلیات)
* [[Maqta]] (مقطع)
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* ''[[Sehra (poetry)|Sehra]]'' (سہرا)
* ''[[Shayari|Shehr a'ashob]]'' (شہر آشوب)
* ''[[Soaz (poetry)|Soz]]'' (سوز)
* ''[[Shayari|Wasokht]]'' (وسوخت)
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{{further|Takhallus}}
In the Urdu poetic tradition, most poets use a [[pen name]] called the ''[[Takhallus]]'' (تخلص). This can be either a part of a poet's given name or something else adopted as an identity. The traditional convention in identifying Urdu poets is to mention the takhallus at the end of the name.
The word ''takhallus''<ref>[http://www.iranchamber.com/literature/articles/history_literature.php A Brief History of Persian Literature], by the Iran Chamber Society.</ref> is derived from Arabic, meaning "ending". This is because in the Ghazal form, the poet would usually incorporate his or her pen name into the final couplet (
==Scripts used in poetry==
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[[Roman Urdu]]:
:''Dōstō, dēkhā tamāśhā yaāhan kā bas.''
:''
[[English language|English translation]]:
:Friends, I've seen the spectacle of this place enough
:You stay here; I'm heading home.
Note Dard's use of the [[Royal we|royal ''we'']] in this couplet, a technique characteristic of formal Urdu poetry.
==See also==
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==References==
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{{Poetry of different cultures and languages}}
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