composed in various Arabic metres such as Hazaj, Ramal, Khafif, Majharia, Mutakarib and Mutadarik. The preface of this book has been written by Ramesh Parekh...

strongly driven by their plot, and are usually categorized into three genres—mutaḳārib (heroic), ramal (religio-didactic), and hazadj (romantic). Some mat̲h̲nawī...