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 | | The first poet to work extensively in the form was Abu Bakr bin Quzman, who lived in Cordoba, Spain, from the late 12th century to the early 13th. |
 | | Nowadays, zajals are usually accompanied by one of two types of music, one being of the nazm tradition, characterized by a regular, trochaic rhythm, and the other being of the nathr tradition, characterized by a more flexible, open rhythm. |
 | | The nazm rhythm usually accompanies zajals of a more comical, festive nature, while the nathr rhythm usually accompanies those performed at more formal occasions. |
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