Radif (, meaning order) is a rule in Persian, Turkic, and Urdu poetry which states that, in the form of poetry known as a ghazal, the second line of all the couplets (s or shers) must end with the same word/s. This repeating of common words is the of the ghazal. It is preceded by a qaafiyaa, which is a repeating pattern of words. The following is an example of a ghazal by Daag Dehelvi. In this example the is . The is the following pattern of words: (in the first hemistich), , (in the fourth hemistich), , and . References Persian poetry Urdu-language poetry Ghazal Rhyme