Home›Middle Eastern and Persian Verse Forms›Mode›PoetryBrowse ByPoetryFactsPoetrySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested600 1PoetryFilter Results5 entriesPlace of OriginAllal-Andalus (1)Iran (1)Najd (1)The Arabian Peninsula (2)The Levant (1)GenreAllLyric Poetry (5)Influenced ByAllThe Qasida (2)Language TraditionAllArabic (3)Iranian Persian (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 5Qit'aPoetryThe GhazalPoetryThe MuwashshahPoetryThe QasidaPoetryThe RubaiyatPoetrySources1. Ghazal (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationGhazal, lead section, 7th-century Arabic origins sentenceQuote, Ghazal, lead section, 7th-century Arabic origins sentenceThe ghazal form is ancient, tracing its origins to 7th-century Arabic poetry.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.