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4 Urdu couplets and shers with sheher

sheher(m): city

Description of sheher: Sheher is an Urdu word meaning "city" or "town," referring to an urban settlement bustling with life and activity. Unlike rural areas like gaon , it evokes density, infrastructure, and cultural vibrancy. Differs from qasba by implying larger scale and metropolitan energy. In poetry, like Ghalib's ghazals, sheher symbolizes worldly chaos amid spiritual longing. It holds strong cultural and emotional significance in Urdu literature, poetry, and everyday expressive language.

1 / 4: sheher

'jamaal' har sheher se hai pyaara vo sheher mujh ko

jahaan se dekha tha

pehli baar aasmaan main ne

jamaal, of all the cities

that city is dear to me

from where i saw the sky

for the first time

Jamal Ehsani (2)

aasmaan (m) (17)

sky

sheher (m) (4)

city

pyaara (2)

beloved

pehli baar (m) (1)

for the first time

Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

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2 / 4: sheher

mera dil hai ek bade se sheher jaisa

jis mein ek bhi ghar

nahi mere naam ka

my heart is like

a big, busy city

in which not even

one house is in my name

Madhavikutty (Madhavikutty) (1)

1984: Padma Shri

1987: Sahitya Akademi

dil (m) (111)

heart

sheher (m) (4)

city

Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

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3 / 4: sheher

koi to sheher-e-tazabzub ke saakinon se kahe

na ho yaqeen to phir

mojza na maange koi

go tell the dwellers of

this city of skepticism

those who don't believe

shouldn't expect miracles either

Iftikhar Arif (2)

sheher (m) (4)

city

tazabzub (m) (1)

uncertainty, skepticism

saakinon (m) (1)

dwellers

yaqeen (m) (10)

faith, belief

mojza (m) (1)

miracle

maange (1)

to ask for

Theme: Religion, Reason, & Tradition (72)

4 / 4: sheher

ye sard raat, ye aavaargi ye neend ka bojh

hum apne sheher mein hote

to ghar gaye hote

this freezing night, this restless drifting

this burden of sleep

if i were in my town

i would have gone home

Ummeed Fazli (3)

sard (m) (1)

cold

raat (f) (11)

night

aavaargi (f) (1)

wandering, aimlessness

neend (f) (5)

sleep

bojh (m) (2)

burden

sheher (m) (4)

city

Theme: Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Featured Themes

Religion, Reason, & Tradition (72)

Heart, Mind, & Memory (66)

Nature, World & Universe (50)

Grit, Resilience, & Courage (58)

Voice, Expression, & Language (79)

Miscellany (44)

Beauty, Charm, & Union (110)

Loneliness, Separation, & Grief (118)

Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

Creativity, Philosophy, & Enlightenment (40)

Love, Passion, and Longing (116)

Home, Country, & Belonging (30)

Hopes, Aspirations, & Dreams (37)

Oppression, Rebellion, & Freedom (61)

Life, Learning, & Living (130)

Friends, Family, & Community (141)

Alfaaz Ki Mehfil is a curated space for timeless poetry celebrating words, emotions, and the enduring beauty of expression. From classic Urdu couplets to modern reflections, it brings together generations of poetic voices that speak of love, longing, hope, and the human soul.

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