The refrain of a poem
Radeef is the identical word or phrase that recurs at the end of the rhyming lines of a poem, immediately after the Qafiya. It gives a Kalam its signature echo and binds the couplets together.
Radeef and Qafiya together
The Qafiya (rhyming word) changes from couplet to couplet, but the Radeef stays the same. Browse the Radeef Directory to explore every refrain in this collection and the Kalam that share it.