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What
is 'Beher' ?
'Beher' is
the 'meter' of the Sher's. It can be considered as the length of the Sher. Both
the lines in the Sher *MUST* be of same 'Beher'. And all the Sher's in one
Ghazal *MUST* be of the same 'Beher'. There are 19 (!!) kinds of 'Beher'. But in
simple terms,'Beher' is categorized in 3 classes. Short, medium, long.
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Small
:
ahale
dairo-haram reh gaye tere deewane kam reh
gaye
Also
Talat song, "dil-e-nadan tuze hua kya hai" ]
Medium
:
umr jalwo
me basar ho, ye zaruri to nahin har shab-e-gam ki seher ho, ye zaruri to nahin[ And by
Gulzar, "ruke ruke se kadam, ruk ke baar baar chale" ]
Long
:
ai mere humnashin, chal kahin aur chal, is chaman me ab apanaa guzaaraa nahin
baat
hoti gulon ki, to seh lete hum, ab to kaaton pe bhi haq hamaaraa nahin
So
Ghazal is a collection of Sher's of SAME 'Beher'.
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