Shayari ek kavitātmik aur bhāvnaatmak abhivyakti ka madhyam hai, jismein jazbaat, khayalaat aur anubhavon ko khoobsurat alfazon aur lehje ke saath pesh kiya jaata hai. Shayari zyadaatar Urdu, Hindi aur Farsi zubaanon mein likhi jaati hai aur iska istemal mohabbat, dard, judai, khushi, zindagi aur fitrat jaise mauzuaat par hota hai.

Isme har alfaz ek kahani kehte hue dil ke gehre jazbaat ko chhoo leta hai. Shayari ka maqsad sirf lafzon ko jodna nahi, balki sunne wale ke dil ko choo lena aur uske jazbaat ko zubaan dena hota hai. Ye ek aisi kala hai jo insaan ke dil aur dimaag dono ko mutasir karti hai.