YUNOVA · Urdu · Module 11: Urdu literature

Nazm and ghazal difference

Notes for offline study · 3 November 2026

Nazm and ghazal difference

Key points

  • A ghazal is a series of independent couplets with a fixed rhyme and refrain.
  • A nazm is a poem that develops one theme from start to finish.
  • A ghazal's couplets can stand alone; a nazm reads as a whole.