Originally an Arabic verse form dealing with loss and romantic love, medieval Persian poets embraced the ghazal, eventually making it their own. Consisting of syntactically and grammatically complete couplets, the form also has an intricate rhyme scheme. Each couplet ends on the same word or phrase (the radif), and is preceded by the coupletโs rhyming…
Translated from Kashmiri by Dr Mufti Mudassir Glory to Him who created lifeEarth, heaven, love and knowledge Countless blessings to the ProphetHis noble companions and family A thousand eulogies to his four friendsWho are the four pillars of the faith Ovations offered, mark my wordsA love tale of Sheereen, Khusrau and Farhaad Nizami says so…