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Among the many cities that have had a history and a culture of their own, Lucknow is a prominent one. It enjoys a respectable place in the cultural and literary history of India. Lucknow also represents a major school of Urdu poetry which is different from the Delhi school and is known for its special treatment of language. In this section, we bring together some verses on the city that highlight its distinct features.

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A city is a physical space and also a metaphor. All cities have had a history and a character of their own. They are the citadels of hope but also instill fear. Poets have used the idea and image of city in different ways. While the earlier poets saw kindness in cities, the new poets, see cruelty in them. Here are a few variations on the image of city.

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Qutub Shahi Ashur Khanas Of Hyderabad City

Sadiq Naqvi

Qataat-o-Rubaiyat-e-Akbar

Akbar Allahabadi

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Gandhi Nama

Akbar Allahabadi

Qit'a

Gandhi Nama

Akbar Allahabadi

Qit'a

Andaz-e-Bayan Aur

Aasim Pirzada

Humorous

Rim Jhim

Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi

Qit'a

Qataat-e-Tareekh

Shaanul Haq Haqqi

Tareekh-Goi

Fursat-e-Yak nafas

Firoz Natiq Khusro

Qit'a

Fihris Kutub Khana City College

Ghulam Rasool Madadgar

Sitaron Ki Aabju

Muzaffar Warsi

Qit'a

Ganj-e-Tawareekh

Abdul Ghafoor Nassakh

Qit'a

Kahan Milo Ge

Asad Awan

Qit'a

Rutain

Tahir Razzaqi

Mahiya

Sartaj-e-Sukhan

Jaleel Manikpuri

Qasida

Urdu Mein Qita Nigari

Khwaja Mohammad Zakariya

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Mirza Ghalib is an exceptionally kaleidoscopic personality of Urdu and Persian literature, Even after a century of continuous writings about his life and poetry, there is much left to comprehend and discover. As we keep reading between the lines, we keep discovering new shades and innovative meanings in his work....

Rizwanuddin Farooqui

Nazm

atlantic city

zamiin-e-nuur o naGma par
KHudaa-e-ra.ng ke bikhre hu.e jalva.o.n ko pahchaane.n

Ghulam Mohammad Qasir

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Aflatoon (428-27-347 BC), a teacher of Arastu (Aristotle), was a Greek philosopher and a devoted disciple of Suqrat (Socrates). This founder of Platonist school of philosophy has made an ever-lasting impact on the history of ideas. A master philosopher in the domains of ethics, politics, metaphysics and epistemology, he has...

Anisur Rahman

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Abraha, also known as Abraha al-Ashram, was a Christian commander. He had become the ruler of Yemen after overthrowing the Jewish King who had burnt the Christians alive. During his rule in Yemen in the sixth century, he realized that the Arabs had made it a regular practice to go...

Anisur Rahman

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In a place called Shahr-e-Afsoos (city of sorrows) there lived a king called Daqyanoos who was an idol worshipper. He used to oppress those who did not follow him and his faith. However, there were some in his domain who did not pursue his line and those who did so...

Anisur Rahman

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The first Urdu poet with a complete divan to his credit, Quli Qutub Shah (1565-1611) is known to be a great lover. He has written poems in praise of his twelve beloveds whom he named individually in his poetry. One of them, and the most prominent of them all, was...

Anisur Rahman

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پزا بوائے کو دیکھ کر ٹینا کی ماں حواس باختہ ہوگئی اور طرح طرح کے Excuse دینے لگی۔ بس کیجئے موم! آپ کو موم کہتے ہوئے بھی شرم آرہی ہے۔ آپ رنگ رلیاں منارہی ہیں، میری موم اتنی Characterless ہوسکتی ہے میں نے سوچا نہیں تھا۔ اب ساری باتیں میرے...

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Shamsur Rahman Faruqi

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Zareef Lakhnavi

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Akbar Allahabadi

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Jaun Eliya

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