There are major genres of poetry found in Urdu
- Doha, is self-contained couplet in poetry. Doha is first common in Apabhramsha and was commonly used in Urdu and Hindi poetry. Some Dohas were most famous and those were of Rahim, Tulsidas, Sarahpa, Kabir, Surdas and Jamiluddin Aali.
- Fard, It is infact a composition of a single Sher; Shero-Shayari is called Fard.
- Geet, it is popular composition or song.
- Ghazal, It is poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets. It is an expressive form of poetry which expresses the feelings of love and pain of loss and separation also. Urdu ghazals are one of the best ways of expressions.
- Hamd, is a poem in praise of Allah.
- Hijv, A poem written to condemn or to abuse a person.
- Kafi, is a classical form of Sufi poetry.
- Madah, in these poems written in praise of Kings and Patrons.
- Manqabat, It one more special kind of poems, in which written in praise of Ahle-E-Bait or Sahaba.
- Masnavi, A long epic poem describing the past events, and the famous masanavis are Shah-Nama of Firdosi, Masnavi-E-Roomi in Persian and Zehar-E-Ishq in Urdu.
- Na’t, it is written in the praise of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W). Who recite the Na’t are known as the Na’t Khuwan or Sana’a Khuwan.
Some of other genres of Urdu poetry are:
- Hazal
- Munajat
- Musaddas
- Marsia
- Mukhammas
- Nazm
- Noha
- Qasida
- Qat’a
- Qawwali
- Rubai
- Salam
- Sehra
- Shehr a'ashob
- Soz
- Wasokht
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