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Urdu Ghazal

Hello my dear little friend! Today I'll be explaining to you what an Urdu Ghazal is.

So first of all, Urdu is a language spoken mostly in Pakistan and India. And a Ghazal is a type of poetry that originated in Arabia and was taken up in many different languages, including Urdu.

Now, imagine that you are telling a story to your friend. You might start by saying "Once upon a time..." and then you would continue with your story. A Ghazal is kind of like that, but instead of a story, it is a poem that expresses feelings and emotions.

A Ghazal is made up of several couplets, which are two lines of poetry that usually rhyme. The last word of the first line and the second line have to rhyme, and this pattern repeats throughout the poem.

Each couplet is like a little package of feelings, and the whole poem is like a beautiful tapestry woven from these little packages. The feelings expressed in a Ghazal can be anything from love to sadness to longing or even anger.

People enjoy reading and listening to Urdu Ghazals because they are very romantic and emotional. The words can be so beautiful that they even touch your heart and make you feel emotions that you never thought existed.

So in summary, an Urdu Ghazal is a type of poetry that expresses emotions through couplets with a specific rhyming pattern. They are loved for their beauty and emotional depth.
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