A selection of classical Persian Poetry Meters
Recited by Dr. Zahra TAHERI
Recorded by Ayano SASAKI on 27 February 2009 at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Ramal-e mosaddas-e maḥzūf    WAV 44k

Definition: fā-‘e-lā-ton / fā-‘e-lā-ton / fā-‘e-lon
        − ◡ − − / − ◡ − − / − ◡ −
A sample from Rumi’s Masnavi WAV 44k

Ramal-e mosamman-e makhbūn-e maqṣūr    WAV 44k

Definition: fā-‘e-lā-ton / fa-‘e-lā-ton / fa-‘e-lā-ton / fa-‘e-lāt
        − ◡ − − / ◡ ◡ − − / ◡ ◡ − − / ◡ ◡ −
A sample from Ḥāfeż’s lyrics WAV 44k

Ramal-e mosamman-e makhbūn-e aṣlam    WAV 44k

Definition: fā-‘e-lā-ton / fa-‘e-lā-ton / fa-‘e-lā-ton / fa‘-lon
        − ◡ − − / ◡ ◡ − − / ◡ ◡ − − / − −
A sample from Ḥāfeż’s lyrics WAV 44k

Ramal-e mosamman-e makhbūn-e aṣlam-e mosbagh    WAV 44k

Definition: fā-‘e-lā-ton / fa-‘e-lā-ton / fa-‘e-lā-ton / fa‘-lān
        − ◡ − − / ◡ ◡ − − / ◡ ◡ − − / − −
A sample from Ḥāfeż’s lyrics WAV 44k

Ramal-e mosamman-e makhbūn-e maḥzūf    WAV 44k

Definition: fā-‘e-lā-ton / fa-‘e-lā-ton / fa-‘e-lā-ton / fa-‘e-lon
        − ◡ − − / ◡ ◡ − − / ◡ ◡ − − / ◡ ◡ −
A sample from Ḥāfeż’s lyrics WAV 44k

Ramal-e mosamman-e mashkūl    WAV 44k

Definition: fa-‘e-lā-to / fā-‘e-lā-ton / fa-‘e-lā-to / fā-‘e-lā-ton
        ◡ ◡ − ◡ / − ◡ − − / ◡ ◡ − ◡ / − ◡ − −
A sample from Sa‘dī’s lyrics WAV 44k

Hazaj-e mosamman-e sālem    WAV 44k

Definition: ma-fā-‘ī-lon / ma-fā-‘ī-lon / ma-fā-‘ī-lon / ma-fā-‘ī-lon
        ◡ − − − / ◡ − − − / ◡ − − − / ◡ − − − /
A sample from Ḥāfeż’s lyrics WAV 44k

Hazaj-e mosaddas-e maḥzūf    WAV 44k

Definition: ma-fā-‘ī-lon / ma-fā-‘ī-lon / fa-ū-lon
        ◡ − − − / ◡ − − − / ◡ − −
A sample from Baba Ṭaher’s “do-beyti” WAV 44k
A sample from ‘Aṭṭār’s Elāhīnāmeh WAV 44k
*This meter is the same as fahlaviyāt.

Motaqāreb-e maḥzūf    WAV 44k

Definition: fa-‘ū-lon / fa-‘ū-lon / fa-‘ū-lon / fa-‘al
        ◡ − − / ◡ − − / ◡ − − / ◡ −
A sample from Ferdowsī’s Shāhnāmeh (The Book of kings) WAV 44k

Motaqāreb-e maqṣūr    WAV 44k

Definition: fa-‘ū-lon / fa-‘ū-lon / fa-‘ū-lon / fa-‘ūl
        ◡ − − / ◡ − − / ◡ − − / ◡ −
A sample from Sa‘dī’s Golestān WAV 44k

Moẓāre‘-e mosamman-e akhrab    WAV 44k

Definition: maf-‘ū-lo / fā-‘e-lā-ton / maf-‘ū-lo / fā-‘e-lā-ton
        − − ◡ / − ◡ − − / − − ◡ / − ◡ − −
A sample from Sa‘dī’s lyrics WAV 44k
A sample from Rūmī’s lyrics WAV 44k

Moẓāre‘-e mosamman-e akhrab-e makfūf-e maqṣūr    WAV 44k

Definition: maf-‘ū-lo / fā-‘e-lā-to / ma-fā-‘ī-lo / fā-‘e-lāt
        − − ◡ / − ◡ − ◡ / ◡ − − ◡ / − ◡ −
A sample from Ḥāfeż’s lyrics WAV 44k

Moẓāre‘-e mosamman-e akhrab-e makfūf-e maḥzūf    WAV 44k

Definition: maf-‘ū-lo / fā-‘e-lā-to / ma-fā-‘ī-lo / fā-‘e-lon
        − − ◡ / − ◡ − ◡ / ◡ − − ◡ / − ◡ −
A sample from Ḥāfeż’s lyrics WAV 44k

Mojtas-e mosamman-e makhbūn-e aṣlam    WAV 44k

Definition: ma-fā-‘e-lon / fa-‘e-lā-ton / ma-fā-‘e-lon / fa‘-lon
        ◡ − ◡ − / ◡ ◡ − − / ◡ − ◡ − / − −
A sample from Ḥāfeż’s lyrics WAV 44k

Mojtas-e mosamman-e makhbūn-e aṣlam-e mosbagh    WAV 44k

Definition: ma-fā-‘e-lon / fa-‘e-lā-ton / ma-fā-‘e-lon / fa‘-lān
        ◡ − ◡ − / ◡ ◡ − − / ◡ − ◡ − / − −
A sample from Ḥāfeż’s lyrics WAV 44k

Mojtas-e mosamman-e makhbūn-e maḥzūf    WAV 44k

Definition: ma-fā-‘e-lon / fa-‘e-lā-ton / ma-fā-‘e-lon / fa-e‘-lon
        ◡ − ◡ − / ◡ ◡ − − / ◡ − ◡ − / ◡ ◡ −
A sample from Ḥāfeż’s lyrics WAV 44k

Robā‘ī    WAV 44k

Definition: mos-taf-‘e-lo / fā-‘e-lā-to / mos-taf-‘e-lo / fa‘
        − − ◡ ◡ / − ◡ − ◡ / − − ◡ ◡ / −
A sample from Robā‘iyāt (Khayyām) WAV 44k