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n. of طلب 'to seek, desire, dedemand,' c. A مطلب mat̤lab (inf. n. of طلب 'to seek, desire, dedemand,' &c.), s.m. A question, demand, request, petition; proposition; wish, desire; object, intention, aim, purpose, pursuit, motive;—adv.

Examples of shayari are ghazal, sher, nazm, marsiya, qita and many more. Traditionally, that this form of poetry is often read to an audience in a special setting called mehfil.