A qaį¹£Ä«dah is a poetic form developed in pre-Islamic Arabia. This form of poetry is known for being laudatory, elegiac, or satiric with a single end rhyme throughout its 60 to 100 lines. It is found in Arabic, Persian, and many related Asian literature. In the 19th century qaį¹£Ä«dahs were written in Persian, Turkish, and Urdu.
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