Poetry comes out from the Greek word "Poesis" and its meaning is
"Creating or making something", so the poetry means to create something
that will be a source of pleasure for readers. It is an art of old age
and due to evolution in writing and reading in this modern era, Poetry
also evolved and gained a variety of different structures. It is a
continuous source of entertainment for all types of people due to its
huge territory and variety of literature.
If we go back then we
can find that it starts in the age of Amir Khusroo and Kabir when Urdu
Literature is not too vast, it was spreading slowly and slowly and it
opens the doors for today's poetry. With the passage of time, it becomes
broader and broader and becoming a useful source of pleasure for touchy
people. It is an organized way to express your thoughts and feelings to
the people you want. They may be politicians, Scholars, persons whom
you love and many more. Different poets showed their expertise by
mushairas or poetic expeditions. Poets are given a particular theme on
which he will render poems accordingly. If crowd get happy from their
poems then they appreciate them through 'Wah' 'Wah'.
Poets can express their feelings through different forms of poetry. These forms are as follows:
• Ghazal
• Qasida
• Masnavi
• Marsiya
• Nazm
• Naat
• Hamd
• Munaqbat
Ghazal
It is the best form of poetry
for expressing your feelings; it can be minimum of 5 couplets and
maximum of 15 couplets. It is very popular in elders then younger ones.
Qasida
This
word belongs to Arabic and usually used for Islamic events. It totally
deals with a particular topic, it is typically written in 50 lines and
lines rhymes with each other. Sometime it may exceed to 100 lines.
Masnavi
It
is the long poem consists of 1000 of lines and in majority cases used
to express romantic feelings. It is not necessary that Masnavi must be a
romantic poem; it may belong to daily life matters. Sauda and Mir write
some Masnavi of this kind.
Marsiya
It is the poem
that describes the scenario of death of our beloved Hassan, Hussain and
their families. It is often recited in the first 10 days of Muharram.
Nazm
It
is the most important form of Urdu Poetry because it deals with all
aspects of life either it is related to philosophical thinking or
national issues or any other.
Naat
It is the form of poetry that is recited in the praise of Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad P.B.U.H.
Hamd
The word Hamd is taken from Quran Pak and its meaning is Praise. It is the poem that was said in Praise of Allah.
Munaqbat
It is the poem that is written in the praise of any member from the family of Hazrat Muhammad P.B.U.H.
Now
a day's Poets get enough freedom in Mushairas. They are totally free to
read any type of poems in Mushaira; the poems are not theme specific.
Pakistani chat rooms, blogs and social networks provide a powerful way
to deliver the knowledge about Poetry. Thanks to all of them for
providing a wonderful platform for Urdu Poetry.
