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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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zindagi jabr hai aur jabr ke asar nahin haae is qaid ko zanjir bhi darkar nahin

~ Fani Badayuni

kin shahidon ke lahu ke ye farozan hain charaghh raushni si jo hai zindan ke har ik rauzan men

~ Gulnar Aafreen

Kuch Alfaazsher

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

~ Seemab Akbarabadi

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

zara sa shor-e-baghhavat utha aur us ke baad vazir takht pe baithe the aur jail men ham

~ Shozeb Kashir

Kuch Alfaazsher

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

~ Amir Ameer

na kisi aah ki avaz na zanjir ka shor aaj kya ho gaya zindan men ki zindan chup hai

~ Makhdoom Mohiuddin

qafas se duur sahi mausam-e-bahar to hai asiro aao zara zikr-e-ashiyan ho jaae

~ Siraj Lakhnavi

Kuch Alfaazsher

divar-e-zindan ke pichhe jurm-e-mohabbat men baitha huun

~ Anwar Shuoor

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

main santari huun auraton ki jail ka huzur do-char qaidi is liye kam gin raha huun main

~ Sarfraz Arish

Kuch Alfaazsher

ham vahshiyon ka maskan kya puchhta hai zalim sahra hai to sahra hai zindan hai to zindan hai

~ Manzar Lakhnavi

jo qaidi-e-mehan the 'jamila' vo chal base zindan men koi sahab-e-zindan nahin raha

~ Jameela Khuda Bakhsh

patthar taane log khade hain zindan ki divar ke pichhe

~ Mohammed Nabi Khan Jamal Soveda

Kuch Alfaazsher

haae zanjir-shikan vo kashish-e-fasl-e-bahar aur zindan se nikalna tire divane ka

~ Riyaz Khairabadi

zindan se nikalne ki ye tadbir ghhalat hai zanjir ke tukde karo divar gira do

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

~ Mushafi Ghulam Hamdani

zindagi jabr hai aur jabr ke asar nahin haae is qaid ko zanjir bhi darkar nahin

~ Fani Badayuni

kin shahidon ke lahu ke ye farozan hain charaghh raushni si jo hai zindan ke har ik rauzan men

~ Gulnar Aafreen

Kuch Alfaazsher

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

~ Seemab Akbarabadi

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

zara sa shor-e-baghhavat utha aur us ke baad vazir takht pe baithe the aur jail men ham

~ Shozeb Kashir

Kuch Alfaazsher

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

~ Amir Ameer

na kisi aah ki avaz na zanjir ka shor aaj kya ho gaya zindan men ki zindan chup hai

~ Makhdoom Mohiuddin

qafas se duur sahi mausam-e-bahar to hai asiro aao zara zikr-e-ashiyan ho jaae

~ Siraj Lakhnavi

Kuch Alfaazsher

divar-e-zindan ke pichhe jurm-e-mohabbat men baitha huun

~ Anwar Shuoor

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

main santari huun auraton ki jail ka huzur do-char qaidi is liye kam gin raha huun main

~ Sarfraz Arish

Kuch Alfaazsher

ham vahshiyon ka maskan kya puchhta hai zalim sahra hai to sahra hai zindan hai to zindan hai

~ Manzar Lakhnavi

jo qaidi-e-mehan the 'jamila' vo chal base zindan men koi sahab-e-zindan nahin raha

~ Jameela Khuda Bakhsh

patthar taane log khade hain zindan ki divar ke pichhe

~ Mohammed Nabi Khan Jamal Soveda

Kuch Alfaazsher

haae zanjir-shikan vo kashish-e-fasl-e-bahar aur zindan se nikalna tire divane ka

~ Riyaz Khairabadi

zindan se nikalne ki ye tadbir ghhalat hai zanjir ke tukde karo divar gira do

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

~ Mushafi Ghulam Hamdani

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