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In Persian, Turkic, and Urdu ghazals, the qāfiya (from Arabic قافية qāfiya, lit. 'rhyme'; Persian: قافیہ; Azerbaijani: qafiyə; Urdu: قافیہ; Uzbek: qofiya) is the rhyming pattern of words that must directly precede the radif. The qāfiya is the actual rhyme of the ghazal.

References

  1. "The history, art and performance of ghazal in Hindustani sangeet". Daily Times. 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  2. Kanda, K. C. (1995). Urdu Ghazals: An Anthology, from 16th to 20th Century. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-81-207-1826-5.
  3. Afroz Taj (2007). The Court of Indar and the Rebirth of North Indian Drama. p. 151.
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