Audio samples of Urdu metre
Recited by Prof. Suhail Abbas Khan
Recorded by Hiroko Nagasaki on 23 July 2008 at Osaka University

Hazaj    WAV 44k

Definition: mafā-‘ī-lun(◡ − − −)×4

Rajaz    WAV 44k

Definition: mus-taf-‘ilun(− − ◡ −) ×4

Ramal    WAV 44k

Definition: fā-‘ilā-tun(− ◡ − −) ×4

Munṣariḥ    WAV 44k

Definition: (mus-taf-‘ilun + maf-‘ū-lātu)×2 *The basic version is never used.
Variation: (muf-ta-‘ilun(− ◡ ◡ −) + fā-‘ilātu(− ◡ − ◡))×2

Muẓare‘    WAV 44k

Definition: mafā-‘ī-lun+fā-‘ilā-tun)×2 *The basic version is never used.
Variation: (maf-‘ū-l(− − ◡) + fā-‘ilā-tun(− ◡ − −))×2

Muqtaẓab    WAV 44k

(maf-‘ū-lātu + mus-taf-‘ilun) ×2 *The basic version is never used.
Variation1: fā-‘ilā-tu(− ◡ − ◡) + maf-‘ū-lun(− − −) + fā-‘ilā-tu + maf-‘ū-lun
Variation2: fā-‘ilā-tu(− ◡ − ◡) + maf-‘ū-lun(− − −) + fā-‘ilā-tu + maf-‘ū-lān(− − − ◡)

Mujtas    WAV 44k

Definition: mus-taf-‘ilun(− − ◡ −)+fā-‘ilā-tun(− ◡ − −))×2 *The basic version is never used.
Variation1: mafā-‘i-lun(◡ − ◡ −) + fa-‘ilā-tun(◡ ◡ − −) + mafā-‘i-lun +fa-‘ilun(◡ ◡ −)
Variation2: mafā-‘i-lun(◡ − ◡ −) + fa-‘ilā-tun(◡ ◡ − −) + mafā-‘i-lun + fa‘ū-lun(◡ − −)

Sarī‘    WAV 44k

Definition: mus-taf-‘iln+ mus-taf-‘iln+ maf-‘ū-lātu(− − − ◡) *The basic version is never used.
Variation1: muf-ta-`ilun(− ◡ ◡ −) + muf-ta-`ilun + fā-`ilun(− ◡ −)
Variation2: muf-ta-`ilun(− ◡ ◡ −) + muf-ta-`ilun + fā-‘ilān(− ◡ −)

Khafīf    WAV 44k

Definition: fā-‘ilā-tun(− ◡ − −)+ mus-taf-‘iln(− − ◡ −)+ fā-‘ilā-tun *The basic version is never used.
Variation1: fā-‘ilā-tun(− ◡ − −) + mafā-‘ilun(◡ − ◡ −) + fe‘-lun(− −)
Variation2: fā-‘ilā-tun(− ◡ − −) + mafā-‘ilun(◡ − ◡ −) + fe‘-lān(− − ◡)

Mutaqārib    WAV 44k

Definition: fa‘ū-lun(◡ − −)×4

Mutadārik    WAV 44k

Definition: fā-‘ilun(− ◡ −)×4

Kāmil    WAV 44k

Definition: muta-fā-‘ilun(◡ ◡ − ◡ −)×4