The untranslatable refrain: radif, rhyme and the limits of the English ghazal
Dr. Fatima Sheikh
Lighthouse Review of Literature & Cultural Studies2025Literature & Cultural Studies19 citations
… readings of Ghalib in three English translations alongside Agha Shahid Ali's formal ghazals, I argue that the English ghazal is best understood not as a translation of the form but as a distinct form that shares its name.
https://doi.org/10.53456/lrlcs.2025.10.3.288