Question

This Arabic-derived term originally referred to a verse form dealing with love and loss. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this form of poetry that was popularized outside of Arabia by Persians such as Rumi and Hafez as well as Urdu poets Muhammad Iqbal and Mirza Ghalib.
ANSWER: ghazals
[10m] A ghazal typically contains five to fifteen of these poetic units. A poem by Rumi whose name translates to a “spiritual” kind of this poem is considered to be one of the most influential works of Sufism.
ANSWER: couplets [accept The Spiritual Couplets]
[10e] Another form of Persian poetry is the rub’ai, which consists of a stanza of this many lines, known as a quatrain.
ANSWER: four
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