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A hamd (حمد), Arabic for 'praise,' is a song (or poem) in praise of Allah. A hamd traditionally begins the thematic sequence of songs in a Qawwali occasion (after the obligatory hymns). [21] A na`at (نعت), Arabic for 'description,' is a song (or poem) in praise of Muhammad. The hamd is traditionally followed by a na`at.
Radif. In Persian, Turkic, and Urdu ghazals, the radīf (from Arabic رديف; Persian: ردیف; Azerbaijani: rədif; Turkish: redif; Urdu: ردیف; Uzbek: radif) is the word which must end each line of the first couplet and the second line of all the following couplets. [ a] It is preceded by a qafiya, which is the actual rhyme of the ghazal ...
Etymology. Khyāl ( خیال) is an Urdu word of Arabic origin which means "imagination, thought, ideation, meditation, reflection". Hence khyal connotes the idea of a song that is imaginative and creative in either its nature or execution. The word entered India through the medium of the Persian language.
Arabic music ( Arabic: الموسيقى العربية, romanized : al-mūsīqā al-ʿarabīyyah) is the music of the Arab world with all its diverse music styles and genres. Arabic countries have many rich and varied styles of music and also many linguistic dialects, with each country and region having their own traditional music .
The Arabic maqam is a melody type. It is "a technique of improvisation " that defines the pitches, patterns, and development of a piece of music and is "unique to Arabian art music". [ 1] There are 72 heptatonic tone rows or scales of maqamat. [ 1] These are constructed from augmented, major, neutral, and minor seconds. [ 1]
The oud ( Arabic: عود, romanized : ʿūd, pronounced [ʕuːd]; [1] [2] [3]) is a Middle Eastern short-neck lute-type, pear -shaped, fretless stringed instrument [4] (a chordophone in the Hornbostel–Sachs classification of instruments ), usually with 11 strings grouped in six courses, but some models have five or seven courses, with 10 or ...
The Music of Pakistan ( Urdu: پاکستانی موسیقی, lit. 'pákistáni mosíqi') includes diverse elements ranging from music from various parts of South Asia as well as Central Asian, Middle Eastern, and modern-day Western popular music influences. With these multiple influences, a distinctive Pakistani music has emerged.
See media help. " Qaumī Tarānāh " ( Urdu: قومی ترانہ, pronounced [ˈqɔːmiː təˈɾaːna]; lit. "National Anthem" ), also known by its incipit " Pāk Sarzamīn " ( پاک سرزمین, pronounced [ˈpɑːk ˈsəɾzəmiːn]; "Thy Sacred Land" ), is the national anthem of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and formerly the Dominion of ...