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Syed Sibt-e-Asghar Naqvi, commonly known by his pen-name Jaun Elia (Urdu: جون ایلیا, 14 December 1931 – 8 November 2002), was a Pakistani poet, philosopher, biographer, and scholar He is Considered Amoungest The Greatest Urdu Poets Ever.
- Mirza Ghalib. Obviously, this list had to begin with him! Does he even need an introduction? Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, widely known as Ghalib, wrote in Urdu and Persian.
- Sheik Ibrahim Zauq. Zauq was a laureate poet in the royal court of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. His pen name was ‘Zauq’. He was bestowed with the title ‘Khaqani-e-Hind’ (The Khaqani of India) by the Emperor.
- Mir Taqi Mir. Mir Taqi Mir is yet another exceptional Urdu poet. Syed Amanullah Meer Taqi was a 18th century Urdu poet. He was known as Khuda-e-Sukhan (God of Poetry).
- Amir Khusrau. The father of Urdu literature, Amir Khusrau’s contribution to the language itself is magnificent. A Sufi musician, a disciple of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, born in 1253 A.D., gets the credit for the inception of qawwallis.
Aug 25, 2008 · Ahmad Faraz, born on January 12, 1931, in Kohat, Pakistan, is widely regarded as one of the greatest Urdu poets of the twentieth century. He was a distinguished poet, writer, and politician who left a lasting impression on Urdu poetry with his distinct style, progressive ideas, and love for humanity. Faraz’s best-known poetry reflects the ...
- Kamal, Daud. Dr. Daud Kamal was a professor of English literature at the National University of Pakistan, Peshawar. Kamal was educated at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
- Reddy, C. Narayana. Dr. Cingireddy Narayana Reddy is a famed Indian poet and writer. He goes by the name Cinare in his literature.
- Hashmi, Alamgir. Alamgir Hashmi (Urdu: ) (also known as Aurangzeb Alamgir Hashmi) (born November 15, 1951) is a major English poet of Pakistani origin in the latter half of the 20th century.
- Amjad, Majeed. Majeed Amjad (1914 – 1974) (Urdu: ) was one of the greatest of modern Urdu poets of the Indian subcontinent. In the popular culture he is not as well known or widely read as Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Noon Meem Rashid, Nasir Kazmi or Meeraji but amongst the cognoscenti and many critics he is widely regarded as a philosophical poet of great depth and sensitivity.
Meer Taqi Meer. Often referred to as the ‘God of Poetry’ in the Urdu literary world, Meer Muhammad Taqi Meer is undoubtedly one of the most important poets to have ever written in Urdu. The Mughal-era poet was born in 1722 in Agra at a time when Urdu poetry was considered to have been at a formative stage, and his work is therefore integral ...
1933 Lahore. One of the most prominent and trend-setter poet of new Urdu ghazal having a vast following. 137 Ghazal 161 Sher 4 Humour/Satire 29 E-Book. List of famous and most read Urdu Poets. Find their details of poetry in Audio, Video & Ebooks at Rekhta and Search by Poet name You want.
Jan 4, 2016 · As for ghazal, 14 poets were selected. Of them Zafar Iqbal got five votes, which is the highest number. Ahmed Mushtaq, Rasa Chughtai and Akber Masoom got four votes each. Iftikhar Arif was named ...
