Urdu Poets

Zakir Khan, today’s era’s one of the most well-known comedians of India and a poet and poetry writer. He was born on August 20, 1987, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He belongs to an Islam religion and a family already related to the music industry. His father is a music teacher; along with this, his grandfather … Read more

Imran Pratapgarhi Shayari : Born on August 6, 1987, in Chamrupur Shuklan Shamsherganj of Pratapgarh district, Imran Pratapgarhi’s real name is Mohammad Imran Khan. It is well known that Imran Pratapgarhi uses a combination of Hindi and Urdu. His fiery tongue gave him the personality that drew many people to hear him speak. Imran brought … Read more

It was 14 December 1931 when Jaun Elia was born in the city of Amroha, Uttar Pradesh. Among all his brothers, he was the youngest. His father, Shafiq Hasan Eliya, used to do a lot of work in the field of art and literature, and he was also a poet and astrologer.  Jaun Elia wrote … Read more

Gulzar was born ‘Sampooran Singh Kalra’ into a Sikh Family in British India (now known as Pakistan) on 18 August 1934. Later, they moved to Delhi after India’s partition. Partition took a toll on his living condition, due to which he had to halt his education to work to support his family, living in Mumbai … Read more

Titled the prodigy of satire and humor in Urdu Poetry, Akhbar Allahabadi is an achiever of everything that any man can desire. Be it fame or name! Born on 16 November 1846, in Qasba Bara of Allahabad district as Syed Akbar Hussain Allahabadi to a family of Sayyids. His father, Moulvi Tafazzul Hussain, worked as … Read more

Ahmed Faraz, counted among the best writers of modern Urdu, was born on January 12 1931, in Kohat, Nowshera city of Pakistan. His childhood name was Syed Ahmed Shah. His father’s name was Syed Muhammad Shah Bark. Shortly after his birth, he moved to Peshawar with his family. His mother tongue was Pashto, but Faraz … Read more

Born on 9 November 1877 Muhammad Iqbal Masoudi was a famous leader, poet, and philosopher of undivided India. His written poetry in Urdu and Persian Juban, articles are among the few good articles of the present time. Allama Iqbal Shayari and poetry are popular among his readers. He was born in Sialkot, Punjab (present-day Pakistan). … Read more

Javed Akhtar, the greatest screenwriter, and lyricist of the Indian film world were born on January 14, 1985, in the city of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. His father Jan Nisar Akhtar was a leading 20th century Urdu poet and film lyricist and his mother were Safiya Akhtar, an Urdu writer, and teacher. His grandfather Iftikhar … Read more

Parveen Shakir, a famous figure of Urdu poetry in Pakistan, has his own unique status. In his poems, the right selection of words, the intensity of emotions, and the wonderful and mesmerizing confection of beautiful imaginations is seen, which places him paramount in the category of all time, great poets. Parveen Shakir Shayari, Poetry & … Read more

In the sky of Punjabi Sufi poetry, Baba Bulleh Shah is like a shining star. His original name was Abdulla Shah. Later on, his name became Bulla Shah or Bulleh Shah. People also call him Sai Bulleh Shah or Baba Bulla. There is a difference of opinion among scholars on his life. Due to his … Read more