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ghazal

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1. ghazal - Noun

2. Ghazal - Proper noun

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ghazal (plural ghazals)

A poetic form mostly used for love poetry in Middle Eastern, South, and Central Asian poetry.

Ghazal (plural Ghazals)

A surname from Arabic.

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And, fearlessly, he recited a ghazal that had shades of Kabir in it as it challenged the injustice and oppression. Source: Internet

A statue discovered at Ein Ghazal is thought to be 8,000 years old. Source: Internet

At various times in the past, and as late as the 1870s, the Bahr el Ghazal Depression, which extends from the northeastern part of the lake to the Djourab, acted as an overflow canal; since independence, climatic conditions have made overflows impossible. Source: Internet

In December 1273, Rumi fell ill; he predicted his own death and composed the well-known ghazal, which begins with the verse: How doest thou know what sort of king I have within me as companion? Source: Internet

In classic form, the ghazal has from five to fifteen rhyming couplets that share a refrain at the end of the second line. Source: Internet

Miami sitarist Stephan Mikes will open the show, with headliner Talat Aziz, the renowned ghazal singer and composer whose work has been featured in Bollywood movies and TV shows, performing live from Mumbai. Source: Internet

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