12 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:
shahr: city
1 / 12: shahr
jis me tum na hoge
jis me tu hi na basega
phir woh dil hi toD denge
i will abandon that city
in which you are not there
if you don't reside in it
i will shatter that heart
Theme: Love, Passion and Longing (108)
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2 / 12: shahr
mil jaayengi laashen
DhoonDoge to is shahr mein
qaatil na milega
if you look, at every turn,
you will find dead bodies
but, if you search in this city,
you will find no murderers
Theme: Home, Country & Belonging (26)
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3 / 12: shahr
shahr-e-khamoshaan mein, 'nazeer'
ye ghazal, ye rekhta
ye sher-khvaani phir kahaan?
when i, nazeer, go quietly
into the city of silence
where will then be, this poetry,
this reciting of verses?
silent, quiet
city
silence
poem
couplet
recitation
Theme: Voice, Expression & Language (69)
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4 / 12: shahr
baDa suhaana lage
main ek shaam chura luun
agar bura na lage
the weather of your city
is so pleasant
may i steal an evening
if you don’t mind
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5 / 12: shahr
ghar ka sannaaTa kehta hai
is shahr ka har rahne vaala
kyun doosre shahr mein rahta hai
the sadness of the streets asks
the silence of the house says
why do all people of this city
live in some other city
Theme: Friends, Family & Community (120)
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6 / 12: shahr
ek nayi umr mili
jab kisi shahr mein
kuchh yaar puraane se mile
received a new wound
and found a new life
when in the new city
found some old friends
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7 / 12: shahr
chhupaun tujh ko
shahr waale mera
mauzoo-e-sukhan jaante hain
in how many sheaths of words
can i hide you
people of the city know
you are the subject of my speech
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8 / 12: shahr
main nikla jo shahr se
jo ajnabi mila
wahi apna laga mujhe
wounded by my loved ones
when i left the city
the strangers i met
felt like my own
Theme: Friends, Family & Community (120)
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9 / 12: shahr
shahr-e-munaafiq ki ameeri
hum logon ko sach kahne ki
aadat bhi bahut thi
may the wealth of the hypocrites
of the city bring you joy
but we also had the habit
of telling the truth
Theme: Oppression, Rebellion & Freedom (56)
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10 / 12: shahr
taDapta chhoD dete hain
ye kaisa shahr hai zaalim ko
zinda chhoD dete hain?
the weak and the oppressed
are left to shiver and suffer
what kind of city is this
that lets the tyrants flourish?
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11 / 12: shahr
main qaael huun magar
main ne jis haath ko chooma
vahi khanjar nikla
i was convinced about the love
of those in my society
but, the hand that i sought to kiss
turned out to be a dagger
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12 / 12: shahr
aankhon mein toofan sa kyun hai
is shahr mein har shakhs
pareshaan sa kyun hai
why this burning in the heart
and storm in the eyes
why does everyone in this city
seem so troubled
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