Qaafiyaa
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Qaafiyaa is a device employed in a form of Urdu poetry
known as Ghazal
(a poetic form consisting of couplets which share a rhyme and a refrain). The Qaafiyaa is the rhyming pattern of words that must directly proceed the Ghazal's Radif
. The example below is of a Ghazal below by Daag Dehelvi.
In this case the Qaafiyaa is the following pattern of words: jalwa-gaah, nigaah, raah, haale-tabaah and aah. The Radif
is mein.
The origin of "Qaafiyaa" is Arabic; it is the rhyming of the ends of the words. "Ghazal" is a form of romantic Arabic poetry. "Ghazal" is essentially "flirting" and quite often playful poetry.
Urdu poetry
Urdu poetry is a rich tradition of poetry and has many different types and forms. Borrowing much from the Persian language, it is today an important part of Pakistani and North Indian culture....
known as Ghazal
Ghazal
The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. 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 form is ancient, originating in 6th century...
(a poetic form consisting of couplets which share a rhyme and a refrain). The Qaafiyaa is the rhyming pattern of words that must directly proceed the Ghazal's Radif
Radif
Radif is a rule in Persian, Turkic, and Urdu poetry which states that, in the form of poetry known as a Ghazal, the second line of all the couplets must end with the same word/s. This repeating of common words is the "Radif" of the Ghazal...
. The example below is of a Ghazal below by Daag Dehelvi.
In this case the Qaafiyaa is the following pattern of words: jalwa-gaah, nigaah, raah, haale-tabaah and aah. The Radif
Radif
Radif is a rule in Persian, Turkic, and Urdu poetry which states that, in the form of poetry known as a Ghazal, the second line of all the couplets must end with the same word/s. This repeating of common words is the "Radif" of the Ghazal...
is mein.
- aafat kii shoKhiyaa.N hai.n tumhaarii nigaah mein
- mehashar ke fitane khelate hai.n jalwa-gaah mein
- wo dushmanii se dekhate hai.n dekhate to hain
- mai.n shaad huu.N ke huu.N to kisii kii nigaah mein
- aatii baat baat mujhe yaad baar baar
- kahataa huu.N dau.D dau.D ke qaasid se raah mein
- is taubaah par hai naaz mujhe zaahid is qadar
- jo TuuT kar shariik huu.N haal-e-tabaah mein
- mushtaaq is adaa ke bahot dard-ma.nd the
- ae DaaG tum to baiTh gaye ek aah mein
The origin of "Qaafiyaa" is Arabic; it is the rhyming of the ends of the words. "Ghazal" is a form of romantic Arabic poetry. "Ghazal" is essentially "flirting" and quite often playful poetry.