YUNOVA · Urdu · Module 11: Urdu literature
Nazm and ghazal difference
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.