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Poetry library and lyrics explainer
Read a verse.
Understand it fully.
Paste a poem or song lyric in any language — or browse the poetry library and lyrics catalog. Poetry Explainer translates with nuance and opens the meaning behind every line.
Poetry Explainer
The moon spilled silver on the ruined wall,
And every shadow learned a softer name.
A quiet bird kept watch above us all,
As if the night itself recalled our flame.
The speaker turns the night into a witness. Moonlight softens ruin, and memory keeps love alive even in silence.
Shared wisdom. Shared poetry. Your analysis enriches the world.
When you analyze a poem, we publish it on a public poem page so others can read it — no need to re-analyze the same verse. One person's work helps many. Don't want to share? A single toggle keeps your analysis private. You're always in control.
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More than a translation
It researches the poet, explains the metaphors, and lets you ask questions — all from a single verse.
Smart Translation
Line-by-line translation that preserves poetic nuance across 180+ languages including Urdu, Arabic, Spanish, Tamil, and more
Deep Research
AI autonomously searches the web and Wikipedia to find the poet's biography, era, and the story behind the poem
Word Dictionary
Hover any difficult word to see its meaning, translation, and pronunciation — all built into the reading experience
Ask Anything
Chat with AI about the poem — ask about hidden meanings, literary devices, historical context, or compare with other works
Themes & Devices
Discover the literary devices, themes, and poetic forms woven into the fabric of each verse
Save & Revisit
All your analyses are saved to your personal library — revisit, continue chatting, and build your poetry collection
Analyze any poem, any language
Read poems and song lyrics, then go deeper — Poetry Explainer works with every poetic form and tradition, from ancient odes to modern songs.
Poetry Forms
- Ghazal — Urdu, Persian, and Arabic couplet poetry
- Sonnet — Shakespearean and Petrarchan 14-line verse
- Haiku — Japanese 5-7-5 syllable poems
- Free Verse — Modern poetry without fixed meter
- Qasida — Classical Arabic odes
- Nazm — Continuous-theme Urdu poetry
Literary Devices Detected
- Metaphor — Direct comparisons that create meaning
- Simile — Comparisons using "like" or "as"
- Symbolism — Objects representing deeper ideas
- Imagery — Language that engages the senses
- Alliteration — Repeated consonant sounds
- Personification — Human traits given to non-human things
Languages Supported
- Urdu — Ghalib, Iqbal, Faiz ghazals and nazms
- Arabic — From Mu'allaqat to Mahmoud Darwish
- English — Shakespeare, Frost, Dickinson, Poe
- Spanish — Neruda, Lorca, Borges
- Persian — Rumi, Hafez, Khayyam
- 180+ more — French, German, Turkish, Swahili...
Pick your language
Poetry Explainer translates and analyzes poetry in 180+ languages. Every tile is a doorway into a literary tradition.
UrduاردوGhalib · Iqbal · Faiz
ArabicالعربيةDarwish · Qabbani · al-Mutanabbi
EnglishEnglishShakespeare · Frost · Dickinson
SpanishEspañolNeruda · Lorca · Borges
PersianفارسیRumi · Hafez · Khayyam
Hindiहिन्दीKabir · Tulsidas · Harivansh Rai
Tamilதமிழ்Bharathiar · Sangam Poetry
BengaliবাংলাTagore · Nazrul · Jibanananda
TurkishTürkçeNazim Hikmet · Yunus Emre
FrenchFrançaisBaudelaire · Rimbaud · Hugo
GermanDeutschGoethe · Rilke · Heine
ItalianItalianoDante · Petrarch · Leopardi
PortuguesePortuguêsPessoa · Camões · Drummond
RussianРусскийPushkin · Akhmatova · Mayakovsky
Japanese日本語Basho · Yosa Buson · Issa
Chinese中文Li Bai · Du Fu · Wang Wei
Korean한국어Yun Dong-ju · So Wol · Han Yong-un
SwahiliKiswahiliShaaban Robert · Euphrase Kezilahabi
PunjabiਪੰਜਾਬੀBulleh Shah · Waris Shah · Amrita Pritam
PashtoپښتوKhushal Khan Khattak · Rahman Baba
GreekΕλληνικάHomer · Sappho · Cavafy
HebrewעבריתYehuda Amichai · Bialik · Leah Goldberg
TeluguతెలుగుVemana · Sri Sri · Gurajada
MalayalamമലയാളംKumaran Asan · Changampuzha
ThaiไทยSunthorn Phu · Angkhan Kalayanapong
VietnameseTiếng ViệtNguyễn Du · Hồ Xuân Hương
PolishPolskiSzymborska · Miłosz · Herbert
DutchNederlandsVondel · Nijhoff · Lucebert
IndonesianBahasa IndonesiaChairil Anwar · Sapardi Djoko
RomanianRomânăEminescu · Nichita Stănescu
150+ more...Every language with a poetic tradition
Frequently asked questions
How do I analyze a poem?
Paste any poem into Poetry Explainer — in any language — and click Analyze. Our AI will provide a complete poetry analysis: line-by-line translation, literary devices, poet biography, historical context, themes, poetic form, and a word dictionary.
What literary devices does it detect?
Poetry Explainer identifies all major literary devices and figurative language including metaphor, simile, personification, symbolism, imagery, alliteration, assonance, consonance, hyperbole, irony, paradox, oxymoron, enjambment, caesura, anaphora, and more.
Can I translate Urdu poetry to English?
Yes — paste any Urdu ghazal, nazm, or poem and get an instant line-by-line English translation that preserves poetic nuance. Works with poetry by Mirza Ghalib, Allama Iqbal, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, and any other Urdu poet.
Is Poetry Explainer free?
Yes — sign up for free and analyze poems with full AI-powered translation, explanation, literary devices, poet biography, themes, word dictionary, and interactive chat.
How is this different from ChatGPT for poem analysis?
Poetry Explainer is purpose-built for poetry and lyrics. Unlike general AI chatbots, it is also a public library where you can read poems and song lyrics, then get structured translation, meaning, poet research, and a word-by-word dictionary in 180+ languages.
Can I read poems without pasting my own?
Yes. Poetry Explainer is a public poetry library as well as an analyzer. Open Poems and Poets to read full poem texts with translations and meaning, then use the poem explainer when you want a deeper analysis.
Can I read song lyrics and get a translation?
Yes. Open Lyrics to read song lyrics, get a song translation, and see the meaning. The lyrics explainer covers song structure and artist context in 180+ languages.
"Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words."— Robert Frost