غزل (Ghazal)
A traditional poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. It is a cornerstone of South Asian and Middle Eastern classical music, focusing on themes of longing, metaphysical love, and existential melancholy.
Origin: Persian and Arabic cultural spheres, heavily developed in the Indian subcontinent (Hindustani classical tradition).
Era: Origins in 7th-century Arabic poetry, evolving into a sophisticated musical genre in the 12th-13th centuries across Persia and the Indian subcontinent.
