The Great Urdu Poets and History of Poetry

Urdu poetry has a unique appeal. I plan to bring most of the gems of Urdu poetry to you both in Urdu (Perso-Arabic), devanagari and Roman Scripts. [Poets in Chronological Order]
Most of their ghazals and Nazms can be found directly on my blog. Click here
I
Vali Dakani [wali, dakni, dakhani, dakhni, deccani] Click
II
Shah Hatim [shaah, haatim]
Mirza Mazhar Jan Janaan [jana, janaa, janan] Click for ghazal
Mulla Vajahi [wajhi, wajahi, vajhi, vajihi]
Ghawasi [ghavasi, g havaasi, ghawaasi]
Nishati [nishaati]
III
Mir [mir taqi mir] Click for Meer's ghazal
Mirza Rafi Sauda [rafee] Click for Sauda's ghazal
Khwaja Meer Dard Click for Dard's ghazal
Shekh Mohammad Qayam [qaim, qaem]
Mir Abdul Hai Tabaan [taban, tabaan, haee]
Inamullah Khan Yaqeen [yakeen, yakin, yaqin]
Siraj Aurangabadi [siraaj, aurangaabadi]
IV
Shekh Ghulam Hamdani Mushafi [mushafi, musahafi, hamdaani]
Sheikh Qalandar Bakhsh Jurrat [baksh, jurat]
Syed Inshallah Khan Insha [saiyad, saiyyad, saiyed, sayyad] Click for Insha's ghazal
Wali Mohammad Nazir Akbarabadi [nazeer, muhammad]
V
Shekh Imam Baksh Nasikh [imaam, naasikh] Click for Nasikh's ghazal
Shekh Haidar Ali Aatish [hyder, haider, aatash, atash, atish] Click for Aatash's ghazal
VI
Shah Naseer [nasir, shaah]
Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq [ebrahim, ibraheem, ebraheem] Click
Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib [asadulla, galib] Click
Hakim Momin Khan Momin [hakeem] Click
Sadruddin Azurda [aazurdah, aazurda, azurdah]
Mustafa Khan Shefta [shafta, shaifta]
Sirajuddin Khan Bahadur Shah Zafar Click
VII
Khwaja Mohammad Wazir [vazir, vazeer, wazeer]
Daya Shankar Nasim [dayashankar, naseem]
Syed Muzaffar Ali Asir [aseer]
Arshad Ali Qalaq [kalak]
Wazir Ali Saba [sabaa]
Mohammad Khan Rind
Syed Ismail Husain Munir Shikohabadi [muneer, ismaeel] Click
Nizam Rampuri [nizaam] Click
VIII
Munshi Amir Ahmad Amir Minai [Ameer, Meenai, Meenaee, Ahmed] Click
Nawab Mirza Khan Daagh Dehlvi [dagh, dehlavi] Click
Meer Mehdi Majrooh [majruh]
Syed Zamin Ali Jalal Lucknowi [jalaal, lakhnavi]
Munshi Amirullah Taslim Lakhnawi [tasleem]
Mohammad Ali Tishna [tishnah]
Khawaja Altaf Husain Haali [altaaf, hussain]
IX
Syed Akbar Husain Rizvi Akbar Allahabadi [ilahabadi, rizwi]
Pundit Brij Narayan Chakbast [braj, narain, narayn] Click
Syed Ali Mohammad Shad Azimabadi [shaad] Click for Shad's ghazal.
Mirza Mohammed Hadi Rusva [haadi, ruswa] Click
Riyaz Khairabadi [riaz, riyaaz]
Muztar Khairabadi
Jalil Hasan Jalil Manikpuri [jaleel, manakpuri, hassan]
Hafiz Jaunpuri [hafeez] Click
Nuh Narvi [nooh, naarvi, naarwi, narwi, naravi, narawi] Click
Syed Ali Taqi Zaidi Safi Lucknowi [taqee, safee] Click
Mirza Muhammad Hadi Aziz Lakhnavi [haadi, azeez]
Mirza Zakir Husain Saqib Lakhnawi [zaakir, saaquib, saaqib, sakib] Click
Tilok Chand Mahroom [tilokchand, mehroom, mahrum, mehrum]
Josh Malsiani [malsiyani]
Jafar Ali Khan Asar Lakhnavi [jaafar]
X
Syed Fazlul Hasan Hasrat Mohani [hassan, mohaani] Click
Asghar Husain Asghar Gondvi [asgar, gondavi, gondwi, gondawi]
Shaukat Ali Faan Badauni [fani, badayuni] Click
Ali Sikandar Jigar Muradabadi [muradabaadi, moradabaadi] Click
Mirza Yaas Yagaana Changezi [yas, yagana] Click
Syed Anwar Husain Aarzoo Lakhnawi [anvar, arzoo, arzu, aarzu]
Ameer Kazim Ali Jamil Mazhari [jameel]
Mohammad Ali Jauhar [muhammad, johar] Click
Hamid Saeed Khan Haamid
XI
Dr Sir Sheikh Mohammad Iqbal 'Iqbaal'
Josh Malihabadi, Shabbir Hasan Khan [Maleehabadi, Shabbeer]
Firaq Gorakhpuri, Raghupati Sahai [firak, sahaai] Click
Seemab Akbarabadi, Ashiq Husain [seemaab, simab] Click for Seemab's ghazal
Hafiz Jalandhari [hafeez, jullunduri] Click
Akhtar Sheerani [shirani] Click for Akhtar's ghazal
Saghar Nizami [saagar, saaghar, nizaami]
Ravish Siddiqui [rawish, siddiqui, siddiki, siddiquee]
Anand Narain Mulla [narayan, aanand, mullah]
Ahsan Danish [ahsaan, ehsan, ehsaan, daanish]
Pundit Harichand Akhtar [hari chand, hari chandra, pandit] Click
Arsh Malsiyani [malsiani]
Mohammad Deen Taseer [din, tasir]
Saifuddin Saif
Abdul Hamid Adam [hameed, adum] Click
Shad Arfi [shaad, arifi, aarfi, aarafi]
XII
Faiz Ahmad Faiz [ahmed] Click for Faiz' ghazals and Nazms
Asrarul Haq Majaz [israr, israar] Click for Majaz ghazal
Moin Ahsan Jazbi [moeen, muin, mueen, jazbee] Click
Makhdum Mohiuddin [makhdoom, muhiuddin]
Ali Sardar Jafri [sardaar, jaafri]
JaaN Nisaar Akhtar [jan, jaannisar] Click
Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi [nadim, qasimi] Click
Kaifi Azmi [aazmi]
Saahir Ludhianvi [sahir, saaher, ludhianwi] Click
Ali Jawwad Zaidi [javvad, jauad]
Majrooh Sultanpuri [majruh, majrouh, sultaanpuri] Click
Ghulam Rabbani Tabaan [gulam, gulaam]
Sikandar Ali Wajd [vajd, wujd]
Ejaz Siddiqui [Aijaz, Ajaz, Ayjaz, Siddiqi]
Shamim Karhani [shameem, kirhani]
Khurshid Ahmad Jami [khursheed, ahmed, jaami]
Nazish Pratapgarhi [naazish, partapgarhi]
Nushoor Vahidi [nushur, wahidi]
Qateel Shifai [quateel, qatil, shifaee] Click
Majeed Amjad
Gopal Mittal
Maikash Akbarabadi
Aal Ahmad Surur [Al-e-Ahmad Suroor]
Jagannath Azad
Salam Machhlishahri
Akhatrul Iman Click
Akhtar Saeed Khan [said] Click

After the 50s
Nasir Kazmi [naasir, kaazmi] Click for Nasir Kaazmi's ghazal

Shakeb Jalali, Ahmad Faraz, Prem Varbartni [varbartani, warbartani, warbartni], munir niazi [muneer, niyazi, niyaazi], Shaharyar, Shahzad Ahmad, Aziz Qaisi, Nida Fazli, Makhmur Saeedi, Mazhar Imam, Hamidi Kashmiri, Sultan Akhar, Prakash Fikri, Shaz Tamkanat [shaaz, tamaknat], Taj Bhopali, Waheed Akhtar, Unvan Chishti, Irtiza Nishaat...


Irfan Siddiqui, Abdullah Kamaal, Abdul Ahad Saaz...
Rajendra Manchanda Bani [baani], Nasir Kazmi



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