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1 Urdu couplets and shers with shahron

shahron(m): cities

Description of shahron: The Urdu word "shahron" refers to cities or urban areas, derived from Persian origins. It represents the plural form of "shahr," meaning city, and commonly appears in Urdu literature and everyday speech. Unlike "gaon," which denotes villages or rural settlements, shahron specifically emphasizes metropolitan or developed urban centers. Differs from "ilaqe," a broader geographical term for regions or areas without the urban specification. In classical Urdu poetry, shahron evokes images

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jo mere gaanv ke kheton meinbhook ugne lagi

mere kisaanon ne shahron mein

naukri kar li

when hunger grew in

the fields of my village

the farmers left

to work in the cities

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gaanv (m) (3)

village

kheton (m) (1)

fields

ugne (m) (1)

arise, grow, sprout

shahron (m) (1)

cities

naukri (f) (2)

job, work

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