Rubayee Or Qata'a - 2 Comments

Rubayee (plural Rubaayiyaat)a Farsee poem-form. In 1859 Edward Fitz Gerald introduced rubayee craft to the English world.

Strictly speaking farsee rubaayee meters are not at all suitable for English language. Invariably rubaayees must be written in prescribed meters (Bahars) . When this form was not written in rubaayee meter then that should be called QAT'A.
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