ghazal

thumb|An illustrated headpiece from a mid-18th century collection of ghazals and Rubaʿi|rubāʻīyāt

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Commons category: Ghazals
native label: غَزَل‎
P11012: Robert Gentleman

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Contents

Etymology and pronunciation
Poetic form
Interpreting a ghazal
History
Origins in Arabia
Spread of the Arabian ghazal
Dispersion into Persia
Early adoption (10th to 11th century)
Structural Formalization (12th to 13th century)
Expansion into South Asia
Introduction into the Indian subcontinent
Transmission to Southeast Asia
Themes
Love and Longing
Spiritual and Sufi Interpretation
Social and Metaphysical Questions
Important ghazal poets
Arabic
Persian
Turkic and Ottoman
Urdu and North Indian
Other Languages
Arabic Musical Roots
Regional Traditions
Translations
Global Popularity and Modern Evolution
Middle East and North Africa
South Asia
The West and Beyond
Modern Adaptations
In English
Ghazal in Music
See also
Notes
Footnotes
References
External links

thumb|An illustrated headpiece from a mid-18th century collection of ghazals and Rubaʿi|rubāʻīyāt

Ghazal is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry that often deals with topics of spiritual and romantic love. It may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss, or separation from the beloved, and the beauty of love in spite of that pain.