Ghazal ki qareebi behn nazm hai. Nazm wo shayari hai jis ka mauzu' ek hi ho — har satar usi ek baat ke gird ghoomti hai. Jahaan ghazal motiyon ki laRi hai, nazm ek hi traashida mujassama hai: ek muhabbat ki nazm, ek siyaasi nazm, ek marsiya, kisi mausam ki manzar-kashi. Iqbal ka Lab pe aati hai dua nazm hai; un ki ghazlein is se bilkul alag cheez hain.
Kuchh bunyaadi farq:
- Mauzu'.Nazm ka ek hi mauzu' hota hai. Ghazal mein ashaar ki tadaad jitni, mauzu' utne.
- Saakht.Ghazal qafia o radif ke sakht qavaa'id ki paaband hai. Nazm zyada aazaad hai — ek qafia, joRe qafiye, be-qafia — kuchh bhi.
- Asar.Nazm apni daleel dheere dheere qaayam karti hai. Ghazal ka asar jam'a hota jaata hai — har moti laRi mein mazeed roshni Daalta hai.