Ghazal (غزل) is an Arabic word meaning "to flatter women." When this lexeme became the nomeme of a lexical genre, it began to be used in relation to lyrical poems on the theme of love, written in the bahrs of the aruz meter. Over time, the content of this genre has expanded. Despite the fact that it differs from other classical lyrical genres in its specific features, among the people, this term has been transferred to the meaning of a general poem and song. While the first detailed definitions of the term ghazal were given by great word artists such as Shamsiddin Muhammad Qays ar-Razi and Rashiduddin Vatvot, Abdurahman Jami emphasizes that its main content should consist of love. Alisher Navoi says that "pain and word" (love and the fire of love) lead in it:

Ey Navoiy, sen-u Xusrav bila Jomiy tavri,

San’at-u rangni qo’y, so’zda kerak dard ila so’z. [1.219]

Although Alisher Navoi portrays the pain of love and the fire of love as leading themes, the thematic nature of the ghazal has broadened considerably in his work. In fact, the enrichment of the content of the ghazal in Turkic literature began with the work of Lutfi.

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