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Tarana or Taranah (Urdu: ترانہ Hindi: तराना) is a type of composition in Hindustani classical vocal music in which certain words and syllables (e.g. odani todani tadeem and yalali) based on Persian and Arabic phonemes are rendered at a medium (madhya) or fast (drut) pace (laya). It was invented by Amir Khusro (1253-1325 CE) and is similar to the Qalbana form of Sufi poetry.