غزل
Ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. In music, it is a sophisticated genre of semi-classical vocal performance originating from Persian and Arabic traditions, deeply rooted in themes of longing, divine love, and melancholy.
Origin: Persian and Arabic cultural spheres, later flourishing in South Asia (India and Pakistan).
Era: Originating in 7th-century Arabic poetry, it evolved significantly in the 12th-13th centuries in Persia and reached its artistic zenith in the Indian subcontinent during the Mughal era.
