ghazal
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- Etymology and pronunciation
- Poetic form
- Interpreting a ghazal
- History
- Origins in Arabia
- Spread of the Arabian ghazal
- Dispersion into Persia
- Early adoption (10th to 11th century)
- Structural Formalization (12th to 13th century)
- Expansion into South Asia
- Introduction into the Indian subcontinent
- Transmission to Southeast Asia
- Themes
- Love and Longing
- Spiritual and Sufi Interpretation
- Social and Metaphysical Questions
- Important ghazal poets
- Arabic
- Persian
- Turkic and Ottoman
- Urdu and North Indian
- Other Languages
- Arabic Musical Roots
- Regional Traditions
- Translations
- Global Popularity and Modern Evolution
- Middle East and North Africa
- South Asia
- The West and Beyond
- Modern Adaptations
- In English
- Ghazal in Music
- See also
- Notes
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
thumb|An illustrated headpiece from a mid-18th century collection of ghazals and Rubaʿi|rubāʻīyāt
Ghazal is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry that often deals with topics of spiritual and romantic love. It may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss, or separation from the beloved, and the beauty of love in spite of that pain.