Nazm

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

Nazm is significantly written by controlling one’s thoughts and feelings, which are constructively discussed as well as developed and finally, concluded, according to the poetic laws. The title of the nazm itself holds the central theme as a whole. While writing nazm, it is not important to follow any rules as it depends on the writer. A nazm can be long or short and there are no restrictions on size or rhyme scheme. All the verses written in a nazm are interlinked. In summary, nazm is a form of descriptive poetry.

Forms of nazm

The following are the different forms of nazm:

• Doha (دوہا)
• Geet (گیت)
• Hamd (حمد)
• Hijv (ہجو)
• Kafi (کافی)
• Madah (مدح)
• Manqabat (منقبت)
• Marsia (مرثیہ)
• Masnavi (مثنوی)
• Munajat (مناجات)
• Musaddas (مسدس)
• Mukhammas (مخمس)
• Naʽat (نعت)
• Noha (نوحہ)
• Qasida (قصیدہ)
• Qat'ã (قطعہ)
• Qawwali (قوالی)
• Rubai (رباعی) (also called rubayyat or rubaiyat) (رباعیات)
• Salaam (سلام)
• Sehra (سہرا)
• Shehr a'ashob (شہر آشوب)
• Soz (سوز)
• Wasokht (وسوخت)
• Tarana (ترانہ)

Urdu nazm poets

Notable nazm poets include:

• Nazeer Akbarabadi
• Majeed Amjad
• Syed Waheed Ashraf
• Kaifi Azmi
• Faiz Ahmad Faiz
• Ahmed Faraz
• Zia Fatehabadi
• Firaq Gorakhpuri
• Gulzar
• Altaf Hussain Hali
• Sir Allama Dr. Muhammad Iqbal
• Ali Sardar Jafri
• Hafeez Jalandhri
• Sahir Ludhianvi
• Josh Malihabadi
• Moeen Nizami
• Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi
• Noon Meem Rashid
• Ismail Merathi