Nazm () is a major part of Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi poetry that is normally written in rhymed verse and also in modern prose-style poems. is a significant genre of Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi poetry; the other one is known as ghazal.

is significantly written by controlling one’s thoughts and feelings, which are constructively discussed as well as developed and finally, concluded, according to the poetic laws. The title of the itself holds the central theme as a whole. While writing , it is not important to follow any rules as it depends on the writer. A can be long or short and there are no restrictions on size or rhyme scheme. All the verses written in a are interlinked.

Forms of The following are the different forms of :Dr. Khurshid Khawar Amrohvi, Moqaddma-tul-Kalaam, Arooz-o-Qafiya, p.116/132, Karachi, 1989Hakim Molana Anjum Foqi, Fikr-o-Fun, p.303/309, Karachi, 1974

Doha () Geet () Hamd () Hijv () Kafi () Madah () Manqabat () Marsiya () Masnavi () Munajat () Musaddas () Mukhammas () Naʽat () Noha () Qasida () Qat'ã () Qawwali () Rubai () (also called or ) () Salaam () Sehra () Shehr a'ashob () Soz () Wasokht () Tarana ()

Urdu poets Notable poets include:

Nazeer Akbarabadi Majeed Amjad Syed Waheed Ashraf Kaifi Azmi Faiz Ahmad Faiz Ahmed Faraz Zia Fatehabadi Firaq Gorakhpuri Gulzar Altaf Hussain Hali Sir Allama Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Molana Inamur Rahman Inam Thanvi Ali Sardar Jafri Hafeez Jalandhri Sahir Ludhianvi Josh Malihabadi Moeen Nizami Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi Noon Meem Rashid Ismail Merathi

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