To all of them who don't know the difference between Ghazal n Sher. Ghazal is a collection of Shers. Sher is a poem of two lines. Every sher in itself is a poem. Ghazal is an Arabic word that literally means a "discourse" or more correctly a "talk to women". Qasida , an Arabic form of poetry came to Iran in about the 10th century. It was at times unmanageably long, n often have 100 couplets or more. A portion of the qasida, known as the tashib was detached and this became the ghazal. The ghazal soon became the most popular form of poetry in Iran. Ghazal's introduction into India from the 12th century, was part of an ongoing revolution in North Indian society. India considered herself to be culturally inferior to greater Persia. Thus Persian culture became a great inspiration for India. It was given a local colour by many Indian artists such as Amir Khusru, and continued to enjoy widespread popularity among Indian Muslims for many centuries. Although the ghaz
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