The ghazal is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The ghazal form is ancient, tracing its origins to 7th-century Arabic poetry.

What do you mean by ghazal in Urdu?

Definitions of Ghazal

n. A kind of Oriental lyric, and usually erotic, poetry, written in recurring rhymes. ... There are always several meanings of each word in Urdu, the correct meaning of Ghazal in Urdu is غزل ، اُردو, and in roman we write it Ghazal, Urdu.

What is ghazal in literature?

(Pronounciation: “guzzle”) Originally an Arabic verse form dealing with loss and romantic love, medieval Persian poets embraced the ghazal, eventually making it their own. Consisting of syntactically and grammatically complete couplets, the form also has an intricate rhyme scheme.