This is an analysis of Ghazal 16 by Daagh Dehlvi.

ye jo hai hukm mere pas na aye koi
is liye ruth rahe hain k manaye koi…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XX XX XX XX XX
  • Stanza lengths: 2,2,2,2,2,
  • Metre: 111111111 0111011101 11110111011 10111101011 11011011100101 11111111101 11111110010 111011011101 110111001110 111011100101
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 14

Epiphora

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