It is important to think about the topic as well as the theme of a ghazal before starting to write it. It is one of the most difficult forms of poetry as there are many strict parameters that one needs to abide by while writing ghazal. Couplets may or may not have the same thought. There has to be a minimum of five couplets to form a ghazal. Ghazal غزل,s a set of two liner couplets, which strictly should end with the same rhyme and should be within one of the predefined meters of ghazals.Ghazal singing and Qawwali are also important expository forms of Urdu poetry. Mushairas are today held in metropolitan areas worldwide because of the cultural influence of South Asian diaspora.
Although its tarannum saaz (singing aspect) has undergone major changes in recent decades, its popularity among the masses remains unaltered. It is fundamentally performative poetry and its recital, sometimes impromptu, is held in Mushairas (poetic expositions). Both the Muslims and Hindus from across the border continue the tradition. However, Urdu poetry is cherished in both the nations. Following the Partition of India in 1947, it found major poets and scholars were divided along the nationalistic lines. All famous writers of Urdu language including Ghalib and Iqbal were given British scholarships. The language of Urdu reached its pinnacle under the British Raj, and it received official status. According to Naseer Turabi there are five major poets of Urdu which are Mir Taqi Mir (d.1810), Mirza Ghalib, Mir Anees, Allama Iqbal and Josh Malihabadi (d.1982). Today, it is an important part of the cultures of South Asia. Urdu poetry ( Urdu: اُردُو شاعرى Urdū S̱ẖāʿirī) is a tradition of poetry and has many different forms.
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