- Arooz
- Shayari ke wazn ka ilm.
- Bahr
- Ek mutayyan wazn — taweel o qaseer hijaaon ka mutayyan namoona.
- Sheʿr
- Do misron par mushtamil ikaai. Urdu shayari ki bunyaadi ikaai.
- Misra
- Sheʿr ki ek satar. Har sheʿr mein do.
- Rabt
- Wo usool ke sheʿr ke donon misre ek khayaal ko mukammal karein.
- Qafia
- Misra-e-saani ke aakhir mein hum-aawaaz lafz.
- Radif
- Qafia ke baad dohraaya jaane waala lafz ya fiqra.
- Matla
- Ghazal ka pehla sheʿr, jis ke donon misre hum-qafia hon.
- Maqta
- Ghazal ka aakhri sheʿr, jismein rivaayatan takhallus aata hai.
- Takhallus
- Shayar ka qalmi naam.
- Taqti
- Satar ki hijaaon ko taweel o qaseer ke taur par taqseem karna.
- Mauzun
- Bahr ke mutaabiq; wazn mein.
- Ghazal
- Ek hi bahr o qafia ke ashaar par mushtamil nazm.
- Nazm
- Ek hi mauzu' par shayari; ghazal se zyada aazaad.
- Rubai
- Chaar misron ki sinf, apne hi wazn mein: pehla, doosra aur chautha hum-qafia, har misra bahr-e-hazaj ke chaubees auzaan mein se kisi ek mein.
- Qita
- Ek mauzu' ke chand ashaar, juft misre hum-qafia, kisi bhi bahr mein.
Hawaala
Lughat
لغتIn safhaat mein milne wāli har istalaa — Arooz, Bahr, Sheʿr, Misra, Qafia, Radif, Matla, Maqta, Takhallus, Taqti, Mauzun, Ghazal, Nazm — ek ek satar mein.