1 Urdu couplets and shers with khvaani
khvaani(f): recitation
Description of khvaani: Khvaani is a suffix in Urdu denoting reading, repetition, or recitation, often used for poetic or religious chanting like marsiya khvaani, the elegiac recitation of Imam Hussein's martyrdom. Unlike silent reading, it emphasizes vocal performance to evoke emotion in gatherings. Differs from casual reading by its rhythmic, melodic delivery in literary or Muharram rituals. In poetry, it appears as "sher-khvaani," reciting couplets evocatively.
1 / 1: khvaani
ye ghazal, ye rekhta
ye sher-khvaani phir kahaan?
when i, nazeer, go quietly
into the city of death
where will be this poetry,
this reciting of verses?
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