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City is a physical space; it is also a metaphor of suffering as well as of aspirations and achievements. It is a place where dreams are nurtured as well as scattered and spoiled. City has been treated variously in the poetry of both the East and the West. The modern poets, however, have executed the images of city more frequently than others. Here are some images of the city as visualized by Urdu poets.

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kabhi kisi ko mukammal jahan nahin milta

kabhi kisi ko mukammal jahan nahin milta kahin zamin kahin asman nahin milta tamam shahr men aisa nahin khulus na ho jahan umiid ho is ki vahan nahin milta kahan charaghh jalaen kahan gulab rakhen chhaten to milti hain lekin makan nahin milta ye kya azaab hai sab apne aap men gum hain zaban mili hai magar ham-zaban nahin milta charaghh jalte hi binai bujhne lagti hai khud apne ghar men hi ghar ka nishan nahin milta kabhi kisi ko mukammal jahan nahin milta kahin zamin kahin aasman nahin milta tamam shahr mein aisa nahin khulus na ho jahan umid ho is ki wahan nahin milta kahan charagh jalaen kahan gulab rakhen chhaten to milti hain lekin makan nahin milta ye kya azab hai sab apne aap mein gum hain zaban mili hai magar ham-zaban nahin milta charagh jalte hi binai bujhne lagti hai khud apne ghar mein hi ghar ka nishan nahin milta

~ Nida Fazli
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hath khaali hain tere shahr se jate jate

haath khali hain tire shahr se jaate jaate jaan hoti to miri jaan lutate jaate ab to har haath ka patthar hamen pahchanta hai umr guzri hai tire shahr men aate jaate ab ke mayus hua yaron ko rukhsat kar ke ja rahe the to koi zakhm lagate jaate rengne ki bhi ijazat nahin ham ko varna ham jidhar jaate nae phuul khilate jaate main to jalte hue sahraon ka ik patthar tha tum to dariya the miri pyaas bujhate jaate mujh ko rone ka saliqa bhi nahin hai shayad log hanste hain mujhe dekh ke aate jaate ham se pahle bhi musafir kai guzre honge kam se kam raah ke patthar to hatate jaate hath khali hain tere shahr se jate jate jaan hoti to meri jaan lutate jate ab to har hath ka patthar hamein pahchanta hai umr guzri hai tere shahr mein aate jate ab ke mayus hua yaron ko rukhsat kar ke ja rahe the to koi zakhm lagate jate rengne ki bhi ijazat nahin hum ko warna hum jidhar jate nae phul khilate jate main to jalte hue sahraon ka ek patthar tha tum to dariya the meri pyas bujhate jate mujh ko rone ka saliqa bhi nahin hai shayad log hanste hain mujhe dekh ke aate jate hum se pahle bhi musafir kai guzre honge kam se kam rah ke patthar to hatate jate

~ Rahat Indori
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hai ajiib shahr ki zindagi na safar raha na qayam hai kahin karobar si dopahar kahin bad-mizaj si shaam hai

~ Bashir Badr
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jo mere gaanv ke kheton men bhuuk ugne lagi mire kisanon ne shahron men naukri kar li

~ Arif Shafiq
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mujhko kahaniyan na suna shahr ko bacha

mujh ko kahaniyan na suna shahr ko bacha baton se mera dil na lubha shahr ko bacha mere tahaffuzat hifazat se hain jude mere tahaffuzat mita shahr ko bacha tu is liye hai shahr ka hakim ki shahr hai us ki baqa men teri baqa shahr ko bacha tu jaag jaega to sabhi jaag jaenge ai shahryar jaag zara shahr ko bacha tu chahta hai ghar tira mahfuz ho agar phir sirf apna ghar na bacha shahr ko bacha koi nahin bachane ko aage badha huzur har ik ne dusre se kaha shahr ko bacha lagta hai log ab na bacha paenge ise allah madad ko tu miri aa shahr ko bacha tarikh-dan likkhega 'taimur' ye zarur ik shakhs tha jo kahta raha shahr ko bacha mujh ko kahaniyan na suna shahr ko bacha baaton se mera dil na lubha shahr ko bacha mere tahaffuzat hifazat se hain jude mere tahaffuzat mita shahr ko bacha tu is liye hai shahr ka hakim ki shahr hai us ki baqa mein teri baqa shahr ko bacha tu jag jaega to sabhi jag jaenge ai shahryar jag zara shahr ko bacha tu chahta hai ghar tera mahfuz ho agar phir sirf apna ghar na bacha shahr ko bacha koi nahin bachane ko aage badha huzur har ek ne dusre se kaha shahr ko bacha lagta hai log ab na bacha paenge ise allah madad ko tu meri aa shahr ko bacha tarikh-dan likkhega 'taimur' ye zarur ek shakhs tha jo kahta raha shahr ko bacha

~ Taimur Hasan
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suna hai shahr ka naqsha badal gaya 'mahfuz' to chal ke ham bhi zara apne ghar ko dekhte hain

~ Ahmad Mahfuz
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'azm' is shahr men ab aisi koi aankh nahin girne vaale ko yahan jis ne sambhalte dekha

~ Azm Bahzad
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hasin hai shahr to ujlat men kyuun guzar jaaen junun-e-shauq use bhi nihal kar jaaen

~ Dil Ayubi
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kabhi kisi ko mukammal jahan nahin milta

kabhi kisi ko mukammal jahan nahin milta kahin zamin kahin asman nahin milta tamam shahr men aisa nahin khulus na ho jahan umiid ho is ki vahan nahin milta kahan charaghh jalaen kahan gulab rakhen chhaten to milti hain lekin makan nahin milta ye kya azaab hai sab apne aap men gum hain zaban mili hai magar ham-zaban nahin milta charaghh jalte hi binai bujhne lagti hai khud apne ghar men hi ghar ka nishan nahin milta kabhi kisi ko mukammal jahan nahin milta kahin zamin kahin aasman nahin milta tamam shahr mein aisa nahin khulus na ho jahan umid ho is ki wahan nahin milta kahan charagh jalaen kahan gulab rakhen chhaten to milti hain lekin makan nahin milta ye kya azab hai sab apne aap mein gum hain zaban mili hai magar ham-zaban nahin milta charagh jalte hi binai bujhne lagti hai khud apne ghar mein hi ghar ka nishan nahin milta

~ Nida Fazli
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hath khaali hain tere shahr se jate jate

haath khali hain tire shahr se jaate jaate jaan hoti to miri jaan lutate jaate ab to har haath ka patthar hamen pahchanta hai umr guzri hai tire shahr men aate jaate ab ke mayus hua yaron ko rukhsat kar ke ja rahe the to koi zakhm lagate jaate rengne ki bhi ijazat nahin ham ko varna ham jidhar jaate nae phuul khilate jaate main to jalte hue sahraon ka ik patthar tha tum to dariya the miri pyaas bujhate jaate mujh ko rone ka saliqa bhi nahin hai shayad log hanste hain mujhe dekh ke aate jaate ham se pahle bhi musafir kai guzre honge kam se kam raah ke patthar to hatate jaate hath khali hain tere shahr se jate jate jaan hoti to meri jaan lutate jate ab to har hath ka patthar hamein pahchanta hai umr guzri hai tere shahr mein aate jate ab ke mayus hua yaron ko rukhsat kar ke ja rahe the to koi zakhm lagate jate rengne ki bhi ijazat nahin hum ko warna hum jidhar jate nae phul khilate jate main to jalte hue sahraon ka ek patthar tha tum to dariya the meri pyas bujhate jate mujh ko rone ka saliqa bhi nahin hai shayad log hanste hain mujhe dekh ke aate jate hum se pahle bhi musafir kai guzre honge kam se kam rah ke patthar to hatate jate

~ Rahat Indori
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hai ajiib shahr ki zindagi na safar raha na qayam hai kahin karobar si dopahar kahin bad-mizaj si shaam hai

~ Bashir Badr
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jo mere gaanv ke kheton men bhuuk ugne lagi mire kisanon ne shahron men naukri kar li

~ Arif Shafiq
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mujhko kahaniyan na suna shahr ko bacha

mujh ko kahaniyan na suna shahr ko bacha baton se mera dil na lubha shahr ko bacha mere tahaffuzat hifazat se hain jude mere tahaffuzat mita shahr ko bacha tu is liye hai shahr ka hakim ki shahr hai us ki baqa men teri baqa shahr ko bacha tu jaag jaega to sabhi jaag jaenge ai shahryar jaag zara shahr ko bacha tu chahta hai ghar tira mahfuz ho agar phir sirf apna ghar na bacha shahr ko bacha koi nahin bachane ko aage badha huzur har ik ne dusre se kaha shahr ko bacha lagta hai log ab na bacha paenge ise allah madad ko tu miri aa shahr ko bacha tarikh-dan likkhega 'taimur' ye zarur ik shakhs tha jo kahta raha shahr ko bacha mujh ko kahaniyan na suna shahr ko bacha baaton se mera dil na lubha shahr ko bacha mere tahaffuzat hifazat se hain jude mere tahaffuzat mita shahr ko bacha tu is liye hai shahr ka hakim ki shahr hai us ki baqa mein teri baqa shahr ko bacha tu jag jaega to sabhi jag jaenge ai shahryar jag zara shahr ko bacha tu chahta hai ghar tera mahfuz ho agar phir sirf apna ghar na bacha shahr ko bacha koi nahin bachane ko aage badha huzur har ek ne dusre se kaha shahr ko bacha lagta hai log ab na bacha paenge ise allah madad ko tu meri aa shahr ko bacha tarikh-dan likkhega 'taimur' ye zarur ek shakhs tha jo kahta raha shahr ko bacha

~ Taimur Hasan
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suna hai shahr ka naqsha badal gaya 'mahfuz' to chal ke ham bhi zara apne ghar ko dekhte hain

~ Ahmad Mahfuz
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'azm' is shahr men ab aisi koi aankh nahin girne vaale ko yahan jis ne sambhalte dekha

~ Azm Bahzad
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hasin hai shahr to ujlat men kyuun guzar jaaen junun-e-shauq use bhi nihal kar jaaen

~ Dil Ayubi
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aap mazlum ke ashkon se na khilvad karen ye vo dariya hain jo shahron ko nigal sakte hain

~ Mukhtar Tilhari

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