List of Urdu-language poets
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Below is a list of Urdu Poets.
13th century
[change | change source]- Amir Khusro (1253–1325)
16th century
[change | change source]- Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah (1565–1611), wrote poetry primarily in Persian, but also in Hindavi
17th century
[change | change source]- Wali Muhammad Wali, Wali Deccani (1667–1707)
- Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan (1699–1781)
18th century
[change | change source]- Mirza Muhammad Rafi, Sauda (1713–1780)
- Siraj Aurangabadi (1715–1763)
- Khwaja Mir Dard, Dard (1721–1785)
- Mir Taqi Mir, Mir (1723–1810)
- Nazeer Akbarabadi, Nazeer (1740–1830)
- Insha Allah Khan 'Insha', Insha (1756-1817)
- Bahadur Shah, Zafar (1775–1862)
- Imam Baksh Nasikh, Nasikh (1776–1838)
- Khwaja Haidar Ali Atish, Atish (1778–1846)
- Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, Zauq (1789–1854)
- Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, Ghalib (1797–1869)
19th century
[change | change source]- Momin Khan Momin Momin (1801–1852)
- Mirza Salaamat Ali Dabeer (Mirza Salaamat Ali) Dabeer (1803–1875)
- Mir Babar Ali Anis Anis (1803–1874)
- Daya Shankar Kaul Nasim, (1811–1845)
- Amir Meenai (1828–1900)
- Dagh Dehlvi (Nawab Mirza Khan) Daagh (1831–1905)
- Altaf Hussain Hali (Hali Panipati) Hali (1837–1914)
- Akbar Allahabadi (Syed Akbar Hussain)Akbar (1846–1921)
- Ahmad Raza Khan (1856–1921)
- Bekhud Badayuni (Muhammad Abdul-Hayy Siddiqui) Bekhud (1857–1912)
- Shibli Nomani (Allama Shibli Nomani) (1857–1914)
- Muztar Khairabadi (1862-1927)
- Syed Ghulam Bhik Nairang (1875–1952)
- Hasrat Mohani (Syed Fazlul Hussain) Hasrat (1875–1951)
- Dil Shahjahanpuri (Zameer Hasan Khan) Dil (1875-1959)
- Muhammad Iqbal (Allama Iqbal) Iqbal (1873-1938)
- Fani Badayuni (Shaukat Ali Khan) Fani (1879–1941)
- Seemab Akbarabadi (Ashiq Hussain) (1882–1951)
- Brij Narayan Chakbast, (1882–1926)
- Niaz Fatehpuri (Maulana Niyaz Muhammad Khan) (1882-1966)
- Yagana Changezi (Mirza Wajid Hussain Yaas) Yaas (1883–1956)
- Tilok Chand Mehroom (1887–1966)
- Jigar Moradabadi (Ali Sikandar) Jigar (1890–1960)
- Mustafa Raza Khan, Noori (1892–1981)
- Raaz Chandpuri (Mohd. Sadiq) (1892–1969)
- Hakim Ahmad Shuja (1893-1969)
- Josh Malihabadi (Shabbir Hassan Khan) Josh (1894–1982)
- Muhammad Mustafa Jauhar Jauhar (1895- 1985)
- Firaq Gorakhpuri (Raghupati Sahay) Firaq (1896–1982)
- Ram Prasad Bismil (1897-1927)
- Matin Niazi (1913-1993)
1900s
[change | change source]- Hafeez Jalandhari (Mohd.Hafeez) (1900–1982)
- Pandit Harichand Akhtar ('Akhtar') (1901–1958)
- Alam Muzaffarnagari(Muhammad Ishaaq) (1901–1969)
- Khushtar Girami(Dewan Ram Rakhamal Kalia) (1902–1988)
- Anand Narain Mulla (1901–1997)
- Syed Sajjad Zaheer (1904–1973)
- Akhtar Sheerani (Mohd.Dawood Khan) (1905–1948)
- Saghar Nizami (1905–1984)
- Makhdum Muhiuddin (1908–1969)
- Arsh Malsiani (Bal Mukund) (1908–1979)
- Majaz (Asrar-ul-Haq) (1909–1955)
- Zaheen Shah Taji (1902-1978)
- Dr Matin Niazi (1913-1993)==1910s==
- Noon Meem Rashid (1910–1975)
- Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Faiz (1911–1984)
- Aijaz Siddiqi (1911–1978)
- Ravish Siddiqi (Ravish) (1911–1971)
- Nushoor Wahidi (1911–1981)
- Meeraji (1912–1949)
- Shifa Gwaliori (1912-1968)
- Shamim Karhani (1913–1975)
- Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi (1913–1986)
- Dr. Rafiq Hussain (1913–1990)
- Sahir Hoshiarpuri (1913–1994)
- Ali Sardar Jafri (1913–2000)
- Mir Gul Khan Nasir (1914–1983)
- Ehsan Danish (1914–1982)
- Jan Nisar Akhtar (1914–1976)
- Majeed Amjad (1914–1974)
- Sikandar Ali Wajd (1914–1983)
- Akhtar ul Iman (1915–1996)
- Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi, Nadeem (1916–2006)
- Zamir Jafri, Zamir (1916–1999)
- Shakeel Badayuni (1916–1970)
- Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee (1917–2005)
- Jagan Nath Azad (1918–2004)
- Kaifi Azmi (1918–2002)
- Majrooh Sultanpuri (1919–2000)
- Khumar Barabankvi, Khumar (1919–1999)
- Qateel Shifai, Qateel (1919–2001)
1910s
[change | change source]- Noon Meem Rashid (1910–1975)
- Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Faiz (1911–1984)
- Aijaz Siddiqi (1911–1978)
- Ravish Siddiqi (Ravish) (1911–1971)
- Nushoor Wahidi (1911–1981)
- Meeraji (1912–1949)
- Shifa Gwaliori (1912-1968)
- Shamim Karhani (1913–1975)
- Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi (1913–1986)
- Dr. Rafiq Hussain (1913–1990)
- Sahir Hoshiarpuri (1913–1994)
- Ali Sardar Jafri (1913–2000)
- Mir Gul Khan Nasir (1914–1983)
- Ehsan Danish (1914–1982)
- Jan Nisar Akhtar (1914–1976)
- Majeed Amjad (1914–1974)
- Sikandar Ali Wajd (1914–1983)
- Akhtar ul Iman (1915–1996)
- Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi, Nadeem (1916–2006)
- Zamir Jafri, Zamir (1916–1999)
- Shakeel Badayuni (1916–1970)
- Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee (1917–2005)
- Jagan Nath Azad (1918–2004)
- Kaifi Azmi (1918–2002)
- Majrooh Sultanpuri (1919–2000)
- Khumar Barabankvi, Khumar (1919–1999)
- Qateel Shifai, Qateel (1919–2001)
- DR MATIN NAIZI (1913-1993)
1920s
[change | change source]- Salaam Machhalishahari, Salaam (1921-1972)
- Sahir Ludhianvi, Sahir (1921–1980)
- Wazir Agha,(1922-2010)
- Nazish Pratapgarhi, Nazish (1924-1981)
- Nasir Kazmi, Nasir (1925–1972)
- Himayat Ali Shair, Shair (1926)
- Naresh Kumar Shad (1927–1969)
- Ibn-e-Insha, Insha (1927–1978)
- Shabnam Romani,Shabnam (1928–2009)
- Raja Mehdi Ali Khan (1928–1966)
- Munir Niazi (1928–2006)
- Habib Jalib (1928–1993)
- Dilawar Figar (1928–1998)
1930s
[change | change source]- Mustafa Zaidi (1930–1970)
- Ahmad Faraz (1931–2008)
- Jon Elia (1931–2003)
- Satyapal Anand (1931)
- Zafar Iqbal (1932)
- Shakeb Jalali (1932–1966)
- Syed Al-e-Ahmad (1932–1999)
- Mohsin Bhopali (1932–2007)
- Muzaffar Warsi (1933-2011)
- Waheed Akhtar (1934–1996)
- Sudarshan Faakir (1934-2008)
- Murtaza Birlas (1934)
- Anwar Masood (1935)
- Aftab Iqbal Shamim (1936)
- Akhlaq Mohammed Khan (Shahryar) (1936-2012)
- Gulzar (1936)
- Zarina Sani (1937–1982)
- Nida Fazli (1938)
- Dr.Najmul Hoda (1938)
- Syed Mahmood Khundmiri (1938-2011)
- Obaidullah Aleem (1939–1997)
- Allama Talib Jauhari (1939- )
- Ghulam Ghous Gham (1931-2007)
1940s
[change | change source]- Kishwar Naheed (1940)
- Jazib Qureshi (1940)
- Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941)
- Syed Shakeel Desnavi(1941)
- Ahfaz ur Rahman (1942)
- Iftikhar Arif (1943)
- Amjad Islam Amjad (1944)
- Ghulam Muhammad Qasir, Qasir (1944–1999)
- Bashir Badr (1945)
- Javed Akhtar (1945)
- Anwer Zahidi (1946)
- Afzal Ahmed Syed (1946)
- Muhammad Izhar ul Haq (1948)
- Tanwir Phool (1948)
- Fehmida Riaz (1948)
1950s
[change | change source]- Rahat Indori (1950)
- Muslim Saleem (1950)
- Zahid Abrol (1950)
- Jamal Ehsani (1951-1998)
- Ashfaq Hussain (1951)
- Ehsan Sehgal (1951)
- Haider Qureshi (1952)
- Parveen Shakir (1952–1994)
- Kazim Jarwali (1955)
- Paigham Afaqui (1956)
- Noon Meem Danish (1958)
- Rashid Sandeelvi (1959)
1960s
[change | change source]- Samina Raja (1961)
- Raees Warsi (1963)
- Noshi Gilani (1964)
- Sabih Rehmani (1965)
- Saeed Khan (1966)
- Idris Azad (1969)
- Rafiq Sandeelvi (1961)
- Rasheed Hasrat (1962)
1970s
[change | change source]- Murad Jaipuri (Tuhin Kanti Nag) Murad (1974)
- Akhtar Raza Saleemi (1974)
- Sarim Momin (1978)
- Nitya Prakash (1988)