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Prison house has been used profusely as a metaphor both in classical and modern Urdu poetry. In classical poetry, it was used mostly in a romantic context but in modern poetry it has been used in many more contexts that are social, and even political at times. Have a look at the verses here and see how variously it has been used and with what connotations.

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Ghazal

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zindagi jabr hai aur jabr ke aasar nahin hae is qaid ko zanjir bhi darkar nahin

~ Fani Badayuni

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tum se pahle wo jo ek shakhs yahan takht-nashin tha

tum se pahle vo jo ik shakhs yahan takht-nashin tha us ko bhi apne khuda hone pe itna hi yaqin tha koi thahra ho jo logon ke muqabil to batao vo kahan hain ki jinhen naaz bahut apne taiin tha aaj soe hain tah-e-khak na jaane yahan kitne koi shola koi shabnam koi mahtab-jabin tha ab vo phirte hain isi shahr men tanha liye dil ko ik zamane men mizaj un ka sar-e-arsh-e-barin tha chhodna ghar ka hamen yaad hai 'jalib' nahin bhule tha vatan zehn men apne koi zindan to nahin tha tum se pahle wo jo ek shakhs yahan takht-nashin tha us ko bhi apne khuda hone pe itna hi yaqin tha koi thahra ho jo logon ke muqabil to batao wo kahan hain ki jinhen naz bahut apne tain tha aaj soe hain tah-e-khak na jaane yahan kitne koi shola koi shabnam koi mahtab-jabin tha ab wo phirte hain isi shahr mein tanha liye dil ko ek zamane mein mizaj un ka sar-e-arsh-e-barin tha chhodna ghar ka hamein yaad hai 'jalib' nahin bhule tha watan zehn mein apne koi zindan to nahin tha

kin shahidon ke lahu ke ye farozan hain charagh raushni si jo hai zindan ke har ek rauzan mein

~ Gulnar Aafreen

zindagi jabr hai aur jabr ke aasar nahin hae is qaid ko zanjir bhi darkar nahin

~ Fani Badayuni

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tum se pahle wo jo ek shakhs yahan takht-nashin tha

tum se pahle vo jo ik shakhs yahan takht-nashin tha us ko bhi apne khuda hone pe itna hi yaqin tha koi thahra ho jo logon ke muqabil to batao vo kahan hain ki jinhen naaz bahut apne taiin tha aaj soe hain tah-e-khak na jaane yahan kitne koi shola koi shabnam koi mahtab-jabin tha ab vo phirte hain isi shahr men tanha liye dil ko ik zamane men mizaj un ka sar-e-arsh-e-barin tha chhodna ghar ka hamen yaad hai 'jalib' nahin bhule tha vatan zehn men apne koi zindan to nahin tha tum se pahle wo jo ek shakhs yahan takht-nashin tha us ko bhi apne khuda hone pe itna hi yaqin tha koi thahra ho jo logon ke muqabil to batao wo kahan hain ki jinhen naz bahut apne tain tha aaj soe hain tah-e-khak na jaane yahan kitne koi shola koi shabnam koi mahtab-jabin tha ab wo phirte hain isi shahr mein tanha liye dil ko ek zamane mein mizaj un ka sar-e-arsh-e-barin tha chhodna ghar ka hamein yaad hai 'jalib' nahin bhule tha watan zehn mein apne koi zindan to nahin tha

kin shahidon ke lahu ke ye farozan hain charagh raushni si jo hai zindan ke har ek rauzan mein

~ Gulnar Aafreen

lahu se main ne likha tha jo kuchh diwar-e-zindan par wo bijli ban ke chamka daman-e-subh-e-gulistan par

~ Seemab Akbarabadi

jail se wapas aa kar us ne pancho waqt namaz padhi munh bhi band hue sab ke aur badnami bhi khatm hui

zara sa shor-e-baghawat utha aur us ke baad wazir takht pe baithe the aur jail mein hum

~ Shozeb Kashir

ab us gharib chor ko bhejoge jail kyun ghurbat ki jis ne kat li padash jeb mein

na kisi aah ki aawaz na zanjir ka shor aaj kya ho gaya zindan mein ki zindan chup hai

~ Makhdoom Mohiuddin

qafas se dur sahi mausam-e-bahaar to hai asiro aao zara zikr-e-ashiyan ho jae

~ Siraj Lakhnavi

diwar-e-zindan ke pichhe jurm-e-mohabbat mein baitha hun

jaane kitne be-qusuron ko sazaen mil rahin jhut lagta hai tumhein to jail ja kar dekhiye

main santari hun auraton ki jail ka huzur do-chaar qaidi is liye kam gin raha hun main

~ Sarfraz Arish

hum wahshiyon ka maskan kya puchhta hai zalim sahra hai to sahra hai zindan hai to zindan hai

~ Manzar Lakhnavi

jo qaidi-e-mehan the 'jamila' wo chal base zindan mein koi sahab-e-zindan nahin raha

~ Jameela Khuda Bakhsh

patthar tane log khade hain zindan ki diwar ke pichhe

~ Mohammed Nabi Khan Jamal Soveda

hae zanjir-shikan wo kashish-e-fasl-e-bahaar aur zindan se nikalna tere diwane ka

~ Riyaz Khairabadi

zindan se nikalne ki ye tadbir ghalat hai zanjir ke tukde karo diwar gira do

zindan ki to apne sair tu kar shayad koi be-gunah nikle

~ Mushafi Ghulam Hamdani

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