Poetry Collection

Zindan

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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18

Sher

17

Ghazal

1

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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

~ Habib Jalib
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jail se vapas aa kar us ne pancho vaqt namaz padhi munh bhi band hue sab ke aur badnami bhi khatm hui

~ Tahir Faraz
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ab us ghharib chor ko bhejoge jail kyuun ghhurbat ki jis ne kaat li padash jeb men

~ Amir Ameer
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jaane kitne be-qusuron ko sazaen mil rahin jhuut lagta hai tumhen to jail ja kar dekhiye

~ Noor N Sahir
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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

~ Habib Jalib
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jail se vapas aa kar us ne pancho vaqt namaz padhi munh bhi band hue sab ke aur badnami bhi khatm hui

~ Tahir Faraz
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ab us ghharib chor ko bhejoge jail kyuun ghhurbat ki jis ne kaat li padash jeb men

~ Amir Ameer
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jaane kitne be-qusuron ko sazaen mil rahin jhuut lagta hai tumhen to jail ja kar dekhiye

~ Noor N Sahir

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