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    This document defines key terminology used in Urdu poetry including: - Misrah and sher which refer to lines and couplets in a poem. A sher consists of two misrahs. - Matlah refers to the first sher of a ghazal or qaseeda. The second sher is called the hussan e matlah. - Maqtah is the last sher which includes the poet's takhalus or pen name. - Radeef and qafiya refer to rhyming words used within a sher. - Other terms like ista-ara, saktah, waqfah describe punctuation and stylistic devices.

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    This document defines key terminology used in Urdu poetry including: - Misrah and sher which refer to lines and couplets in a poem. A sher consists of two misrahs. - Matlah refers to the first sher of a ghazal or qaseeda. The second sher is called the hussan e matlah. - Maqtah is the last sher which includes the poet's takhalus or pen name. - Radeef and qafiya refer to rhyming words used within a sher. - Other terms like ista-ara, saktah, waqfah describe punctuation and stylistic devices.

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    Urdu Grammar PDF

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    This document defines key terminology used in Urdu poetry including: - Misrah and sher which refer to lines and couplets in a poem. A sher consists of two misrahs. - Matlah refers to the first sher of a ghazal or qaseeda. The second sher is called the hussan e matlah. - Maqtah is the last sher which includes the poet's takhalus or pen name. - Radeef and qafiya refer to rhyming words used within a sher. - Other terms like ista-ara, saktah, waqfah describe punctuation and stylistic devices.

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    Urdu Grammar

    Terminology Explanation
    Misrah First line of any sher
    Sher 2 Misrah make one sher
    Matlah Literal meaning: Talooh honay ki jagah
    First sher of any ghazal/qaseeda
    Hussan e Matlah 2nd sher of ghazal/qaseeda that comes after matlah
    Maqtah Literal meaning: Katah karna/Katna
    Last sher of any ghazal/qaseeda in which poet uses its takhalus
    Radeef Last word of sher’s which is similar (Suno aisa nahi kartay – Safar tanha nahi kartay)
    Qafiya Similar sound words before radeef, (Suno aisa nahi kartay – Safar tanha nahi kartay)
    Tashbee Words used for giving tashbee: Ki Tarha, Jaisa, Manind
    Wo sher ki tarha bahadur hai
    Ista-ara Literal meaning: Udhar lena
    Wo sher hai
    Saktah , Shortest pause
    Waqfah ; A little longer pause than saktah
    Tafseeliyah :- Explain something. Name of English months:- Jan,feb,march,April
    Istafamiya ? When asking question
    Nadaiya ! To address someone, call someone. Mery ham watno!
    Fajaiya ! Feelings, happy, sad, pain
    Wawain “ ” Said indirectly
    Qousain ( ) To specify something, Naveed(sub inspector) is my friend.
    Khatam - Full stop

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