List of Poets

Allama Muhammad Iqbal (علامہ محمد اقبال) born (November 9, 1877 – April 21, 1938) was a great Muslim poet, philosopher anda thinker. His poetry in Urdu and Persian is considered to be among the greatest of the modern era.

Amjad Islam Amjad, PP, SI (امجد اسلام امجد) (born August 4, 1944 in Sialkot) is a famous Urdu poet, drama writer and lyricist from Pakistan.

Ahmed Faraz (احمد فراز) was a Pakistani urdu poet. He was considered one of the greatest modern Urdu poets of the last century.

Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911–1984) (فیض احمد فیض) was a renowned Pakistani poet, and one of the most famous poets of the Urdu language.

Parveen Shakir (پروین شاکر) (November 24, 1952 - December 26, 1994) was a Pakistani Urdu poetess. She is without doubt the top name in female poetesses.

Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan (مرزا اسد اللہ بیگ خان), pen-name Ghalib and Asad (اسد, غالب)Born 27 December 1797 —died 15 February 1869), was a classical Urdu and Persian poet from the Indian subcontinent.

Josh Malihabadi (شبیر حسن خان/ جوش ملیح آبادی) Real Shabbir Hasan Khan, born December 5, 1894 –died February 22, 1982. Josh was a famous Urdu poet.

Mir Taqi Mir (میر تقی میر) (born 1723 - died September 21, 1810), was The Leading Urdu Poet of the 18th century, and one of the Pioneers who gave shape to the Urdu poetry itself.

Nawab Mirza Khan (1831–1905) (نواب مرزا خان), commonly known as Daagh Dehlvi (داغ دہلوی). Daagh was an outstanding Urdu poet famous for his Urdu ghazals and belonged to the Delhi school of Urdu poetry.

Adeem Hashmi (عدیم ہاشمی)(Real name Fasih Ud Din, born in 1946 and died on 5 November 2001) was a famous Urdu poet. arguably the finest ever works of Urdu ghazal are attributed to his name.

Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi (احمد ندیم قاسمی) (November 20, 1916 – July 10, 2006) was a legendary Urdu language Pakistani poet.

Munir Niazi (1928–2006) was one of the best-known and admired Urdu poets from Pakistan who also produced good poetry in the Panjabi language.

Habib Jalib (حبیب جالب) was a Pakistani revolutionary Urdu poet. He was a staunch democrat who opposed dictatorships, authoritarianism.

Mohsin Naqvi was one of a great Urdu language poet of Pakistan.

Ibn-e-Insha (ابن انشاء) (born 15 June 1927 d. 11 January 1978) was a great Pakistani Urdu poet.

Jigar Muradabadi (1890–1960) (جگر مراد آبادی), was a famous Urdu ghazal poet.

Khwaja Mir Dard (خواجہ میر درد) (born. 1721 – died. 1785) is one of the major poets of the Delhi School, whomare the pillars of the classical Urdu ghazal.The secret of Dard's appeal as a poet lies not in his mysticism, but in his ability to transmute this mysticism into poetry, and to present transcendental love in terms of human and earthly love. Dard generally excels in short ghazals.

Jaun Elia (جون ایلیا, December 14, 1931 - November 8, 2002) was a notable Pakistani Urdu poet, philosopher, biographer and scholar. He was widely praised for his unique style of writing. He was a man of letters, well versed in Arabic, English, Persian, Sanskrit and Hebrew.

Sahir Ludhianvi (ساحر لدھیانوی) ( Born March 1921 –Died 25 October 1980) was a one of the most popular Urdu poets and lyricist and the best songwriter.

Nasir Kazmi, (1925–1972) (ناصر كاظمی) was a renowned Urdu poet of Pakistan. He was one of the greatest poets of the last century.

Qateel Shifai (24 December 1919 - 11 July 2001) (قتیل شفائی ) was one of the best Pakistani Urdu poets and a renowned song writer of his era.

Saghar Siddiqui (ساغر صدیقی) was born in 1928 died in Lahore on 19 July 1974 at age 46 but his poetry made him one of the brightest stars of the Urdu poetry.

Momin Khan Momin (مومن خان مومن)(1800-1851) was a renowned Urdu Poet. He was one of the pillars of the classical Urdu poetry.

Iftekhar Arif (افتخار عارف) (b. March 21, 1943) is one of the most famous Urdu poets of the modern era.

Akbar Allahabadi (اكبر الہ آبادی)(real name Syed Akbar Hussain born 1846 - died.1921) was a famous Urdu poet. An aspect of his poetry is the strict criticism of the bad elements of the life. Akbar used his poetry to awaken the sleeping masses underneath the wave of humour and wit.

Ehsan Danish(احسان دانش) (1914–1982) was a prominent Urdu poet, often being called "A Mazdoor Shayer/Laborer Poet" because of his down to earth approch, his poetry motivated masses.

Dilawar Figar (دلاور فگار) was a noted humorist, poet and scholar of the Pakistan. born on July 8, 1929- died January 25, 1998. Dilawar Figar, without any doubt was one of the most illustrious poets of our generation.

Anwar Masood (انور مسعود) is one of the most famous Pakistani poets, best known for his humorous poetry all over the world. He was born on 8 November 1935 in the city of Gujrat (Pakistan). He is a multilingual poet (Urdu and Punjabi).

Ustad Qamar Jalalvi (استاد قمر جلالوی) born in District Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh, India) in 1887, migrated to Pakistan in 1947, died in Karachi on 4 October 1968. He started composing poetry when he was just 8. He become a popular poet when he was in his 20'S.

Gulzar (گُلزار ) real name Sampooran Singh Kalra (سمپورن سنگھ کالرا, born 18 August 1936)is a famous poet, lyricist and movie director. He primarily writes in Hindi-Urdu, but has also works in Punjabi and several dialects of Hindi. He was born in Deena, Jehlum, Pakistan, later migrated to India.

Khwaja Haider Ali Atish (1778-1848) (خواجہ حیدر علی آتش ) born in Faizabad, UP, India, died in Lucknow. He was without any doubt one of the legends of Urdu Poetry.

Ada Jafri (ادا جعفری) real name Aziz Jahan, born in 1924 in Badayun, India, now lives in Karachi, Pakistan. She entered in poetry world as Ada Badayuni but after her marriage adopted Ada Jafri. She is without a doubt the first female poet from Pakistan who became famous in male dominated poetic world. The expressive value of her poetic art makes her a prominent figure in contemporary Urdu literature.

Ali Sardar Jafri (علی سردار جعفری November 29, 1913 - August 1, 2000) was an famous Urdu writer, poet, critic and film lyricist who left his mark not only as a poet of international repute but also as a literary critic, a theorist of the Progressive writers and an intellectual. He Jafri was born in Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh, India and died on 1 August 2000 in Mumbai.

Javed Akhtar (جاوید اختر) born 17 January 1945 in Gwalior, India. He is a Hindi/Urdu poet, lyricist and scriptwriter. His name rise at the top of the famous Urdu poets of modern era.

Dr. Bashir Badr (ڈاکٹر بشیر بدر) was born in Kanpur, India. His real name is Syed Mohammad Bashir. He without a doubt is one of the best poet of modern era.

Hafeez Jalandhuri (حفیظ جالندھری) most commonly knows as Abu-Al-Asar Hafeez Jalandhuri (ابو الاثر حفیظ جالندھری) He was born in Jalandhar, Punjab, British India on January 14, 1900. After independence in 1947, he moved to Pakistan. He was a writer, poet and above all composer of the National Anthem of Pakistan.

Saifuddin Saif (سیف الدین سیف) was born in Amritsar, India in 1922 and died at the age 72 in 1993. He was a poet of great diction, a well known songwriter. His poetry evolved and he wrote some very powerful poems.

Shakeb Jalali (شکیب جلالی) (October 1, 1934 – November 12, 1966) real name, Syed Hassan Rizvi. He was one of the best Pakistani Urdu poets, a poet of a unique diction & gave an entirely different and unique grace to Urdu poetry espacially urdu Ghazals.

Ameer Minai (امیر مینائی ) was born in 1826 at Lucknow and died in 1900 at Hyderabad. A popular poet both with the people and the aristocracy, he was held in high esteem by his contemporary poets like Ghalib and Daagh Dehalvi. He was an Urdu poet of great eminence.

Shakeel Badayuni (شکیل بدایونی) (August 3, 1916 – April 20, 1970)born at ‘Badayun’ in Uttar Pradesh, India, He was a famous Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter. Shakeel was a poet by nature and he was not made and shaped to be a poet, his poetry reflects what's happening around us.

Bahadur Shah Zafar (بہادر شاہ ظفر) Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar (ابو ظفر سِراجُ الْدین محمد بُہادر شاہ ظفر),(October 1775 – 7 November 1862) was the last of the Mughal emperors in India. He was also one of the greatest Urdu poets, he wrote some of the finest Urdu poetry and was a patron of many famous Urdu poets. His Urdu poetry is still very popular.

Firaq Gorakhpuri (فراق گورکھپوری) real name Raghupati Sahay (28 August 1896 - 3 March 1982) famous known by his pen name , was a writer, critic, and one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from urdu.

Akhtar Sheerani also spelled Akhtar Shairani (اختر شیرانی) (May 4, 1905 – September 9, 1948) is considered one of the most prolific romantic poets of Urdu, often called poet of the young hearted people. His real name was Mohammad Daud Sheerani.

Majrooh Sultanpuri (مجروع سلطانپوری)his real name was Asrar ul Hassan Khan (اسرار الحسن خان ; Born. 1919 in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India-Died 24 May 2000), he was an outstanding Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter.

Khumaar Barabankvi (1919 - 1999) (خمار بارہ بنكوی ) real name was Mohammed Haidar Khan, was a famous Urdu poet and lyricist. He was from Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India. His book of poetry has been published under the title 'Aatish-e-Tar'.

Muzaffar Warsi (مظفروارثی) born on December 20, 1933 in Meerath, India and died on January 28, 2011 in Lahore, Pakistan. His real name was Muhammad Muzaffar ud Din Siddiqui. He was a prominent Urdu poet, critic, essayist, a lyricist par excellence, and scholar of Pakistan. His work comprises a rich repertoire of not just Naats, but also authoring several anthologies of exelant Ghazals, Nazms & hycoes.

Wasim Barelvi(وسیم بریلوی) is one of the famous Indian Urdu poets. His ghazals are very popular amonst the masses.

Ibrahim Zauq (1789-1854) (شیخ محمد ابراہیم ذوق ) real name Sheikh Muhammad Ibrahim Zauq (شیخ محمد ابراہیم ذوق ) was one of the brightest stars in the galaxy of Urdu poets, he left behind a legacy of popular ghazals, qasidas, and mukhammas.

Mustafa Zaidi (1930–1970) born on 16 October 1930 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh (UP), India died on October 12, 1970. He is regarded as one of the few great progressive Urdu poets of the twentieth century.

Shahryar (شہریار) born at village Anwalla, Bareilly, UP, real name Dr. Akhlaq Mohammed Khan 'Shahryar' (born 16 June 1936) is an Indian academician, one of the most famous Urdu poets & a lyricist. He remained a professor of Urdu at Aligarh Muslim University, and in 1996, retired as chairman of the Urdu Department at the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.

Seemab Akbarabadi (سیماب اکبرآبادی), real name Aashiq Hussain Siddiqui, (born-1882–died-1951) was a renowned Urdu poet belonging to the Daagh School. He began ghazal writing in 1892 and in 1898 became a disciple of Daagh Dehlwi.

Pirzada Qasim (پیرزادہ قاسم) full name Prof. Dr. Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui (پیرزادہ قاسم رضا صدیقی) (born. 1943) is a noted scholar, top Urdu poet and intellectual of Pakistan. At present, he is the vice chancellor of Karachi University.

Shehzad Ahmed (شہزاد احمد) born April 16, 1932 in Amritsar, British India, he is a famous poet, writer and Director Majlis-e-Taraqi-e-Adab. He has to his credit more than 36 books of prose and verse. He was awarded with Pride of Performance Award in 1997.

Abdul Hameed Adam was one of the best known urdu poets of the last century

Saleem Kausar was born in Pani Patt, India 1947. He is one of the best Urdu poets of the last century. His poetry touches the heart and expresses the true feeling of love.

Aitbar Sajid/Aitebaar Sajid is a one of the best know Urdu poets of our time, born in Multan Division now lives in Islamabad. His poetry has attracted millions.