List of Urdu poets

See also: List of Urdu language writers

Listed below are major Urdu poets, sorted by date of birth. As far as possible, the takhallus, or nom de plume, is mentioned in italics after the name.

Chronologically

13th century

• Amir Khusro (1253-1325)

16th century

• Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah (1565–1611), wrote poetry primarily in Persian, but also in Hindavi

17th and 18th centuries

• Wali Muhammad Wali, Wali Deccani (1667–1707)
• Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan (1699–1781)

1700

• Mirza Muhammad Rafi, Sauda (1713–1780)
• Siraj Aurangabadi (1715-1763)
• Mirza Abdul Qadir, Bedil
• Mir Azmatullah Bilgrami, Bekhabar
• Khwaja Mir Dard, Dard (1721–1785)
• Imam Baksh Nasikh, (1776-1838)
• Mir Taqi Mir, Mir (1723–1810)
• Nazeer Akbarabadi, Nazeer (1740–1830)
• Bahadur Shah, Zafar (1775–1862)
• Khwaja Haidar Ali Atish, Atish (1778–1846)
• Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, Zauq (1789–1854)
• Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, Ghalib (1796–1869)

19th century

• Brij Narayan Chakbast, (1882-1926)
• Daya Shankar Kaul Nasim, (1811-1845)
• Hakim Momin Khan Momin, Momin (1801–1852)
• Mirza Salaamat Ali Dabeer (1803-1875)
• Mir Babbar Ali Anis (1803-1874)
• Amir Meenai (1826–1900)
• Dagh Dehlawi, Daagh (1831–1905)
• Altaf Hussain Hali (1837–1914)
• Alahazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan, Raza (1856-1924)
• Bekhud Badayuni (Muhammad Abdul-Hayy Siddiqui), Bekhud (1857–1912)
• Syed Akbar Hussain Akbar Allahabadi, Akbar Allahabadi (1846–1921)
• Firaq Gorakhpuri (Raghupati Sahay) (1896-1982)
• Hasrat Mohani, Syed Tafazzul Hussain Hasrat (1875–1952)
• Allama Shibli Nomani (1857-1914)
• Syed Ghulam Bhik Nairang (1875-1952)
• Hazrat Allama Dr. Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938)
• Tilok Chand Mahrum (1885–1966)
• Jigar Muradabadi, Jigar (1890–1960)
• Mustafa Raza Khan, Noori (1892-1981)
• Josh Malihabadi, Josh (1898–1982)

1900

• Syed Asghar Hasan Mujibi (1906-1987)
• Makhdum Muhiuddin (1908–1969)

1910

• Syed Manzar Hasan Desnavi(1911-1991) from Desna
• Dr. Rafiq Hussain (1913-1990)
• Mehr Lal Soni Zia Fatehabadi (1913-1986)
• Ihsan Danish (1914-1982)
• Krishan Chander (1914-1977)
• Noon Meem Rashid (1910–1975)
• Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Faiz (1911–1984)
• Nushoor Wahidi (1911–1981)
• Ali Sardar Jafri (1913–2000)
• Jan Nisar Akhtar (1914–1976)
• Majeed Amjad (1914–1974)
• Sikandar Ali Wajd (1914–1983)
• Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi, Nadeem (1916–2006)
• Zamir Jafri, Zamir (1916–1999)
• Shakeel Badayuni (1916–1970)
• Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee (1917–2005)
• Jagannath Azad (1918–2004)
• Kaifi Azmi (1918–2002)
• Khumar Barabankvi, Khumar (1919–1999)
• Qateel Shifai, Qateel (1919–2001)
• Yazdani Jalandhari (1915-1990)
• Saeeda Urooj Mazhar (1916-1978) سعیدہ عروج مظھر
• Ranvir Dutt Amar Abadabadi (1910-1992)

1920

• Ayyub Sabir (1923-1989)
• Saif ud din, Saif (1922-1993)
• Nasir Kazmi, Nasir (1925-1972)
• Himayat Ali Shair, Shair (1926)
• Shabnam Romani,Shabnam (1928-2009)
• Sahir Ludhianvi, Sahir (1921–1980)
• Ibn-e-Insha, Insha (1927–1978)
• Munir Niazi (1928–2006)
• Habib Jalib (1928-1993)
• Dilawar Figar (1928–1998)
• Dr.Wazeer Agha (born 1922)

1930

• Ahmad Faraz (1931-2008)
• Syed Fakhruddin Balley Balley Alig (1930-2004]]
• Mustafa Zaidi (1930–1970)
• Jon Elia (1931–2003)
• Zafar Iqbal (born 1932)
• Syed Al-e-Ahmad (1932–1999)
• Mohsin Bhopali (1932-2007)
• Shakeb Jalali (1932–1966)
• Waheed Akhtar (1934–1996)
• Murtaza Birlas (born 1934)
• Muhammad Sultan Sabr Wani (1935-2009)
• Aftab Iqbal Shamim (born 1936)
• Maajed Siddiqui (born 1938)
• Dr.Najmul Hoda (born 1938)
• Obaidullah Aleem (1939–1997)
• Riasat Ali Taj (1930-1999)

1940

• Syed Fakhruddin Balley (1930-2004)
• Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941)
• Iftikhar Arif (born 1943)
• Javed Akhtar (born 1945)
• Shujaat Ali Rahi (born 1945)
• Ghulam Muhammad Qasir, Qasir (1944–1999)
• Muhammad Izhar ul Haq (Born 1948)
• Tanwir Phool (born 1948)
• Fehmida Riaz (born 1948)
• Syed Shakeel Desnavi (Born 1941)
• Kaif Rizvani (Born 1940)
• Jamshed Masroor (Born 1946)
• Sabir Hussain Sabir (Born in Poonch)
• Ka if Rizwani (born 1940))

1950

• Allama Dr. Syed Ali Imam Zaidi "Gauher" Lucknavi (Great Grand son of Mir Baber ali Anees (Born 1955)
• Allama Syed Sajjad Husain "Shadeed"
• Allama Syed Ali Mehdi Rizvi Mehdi Balrampuri
• Syed Fakhruddin Mohammad Balley Alig (1930-2004)
• Tahir Faraz Rampuri (born 1953)
• Zahid Abrol (Born 1950)
• Parveen Shakir (1953–1994)
• Maqsood Ahmad Naseem (Born 1953)
• Naseer Ahmed Nasir (Born 1954)
• Rahat Indori (Born 1950)
• Noon Meem Danish (Born 1958)
• Rehan Azmi (Born 1958)
• Ved Prakash Shukla,Sanjar

1960

• Aanis Moeen Keats of Urdu poetry (1960-1986)
• Dr. S. Mazhar Abbas Rizvi (1964)
• Samina Raja (1961)
• Noshi Gilani (1964)
• Syed Asif Desnavi (Born 1966)
• Harris Khalique (Born 1966)
• Saeed Khan (1966)
• Obaid Azam Azmi (1968)
• Sameen Hasan Desnavi (Born 1972)

Other major poets

• Majaz
• Gulzar
• Balley Syed Fakhruddin Balley (1930-2004)
• Zafar Iqbal
• Waheed Ahmed
• Kaif Bhopali
• Dr. Najmul Hoda (born 1938)
• Kishwar Naheed
• Amjad Islam Amjad
• Rahat Indori (born 1950)
• Bashir Badr
• Tanwir Phool (born 1948)
• Kausar Mahmood (born 1962)
• Noshi Gillani (born 1964)
• Syed Ishtiaq Hussain Kazmi (born 1983)
• Ameen Asim (born 1968)
• Rashmi Badshah (born 1966)
• Muhammad Ammad-Ud-Din Yaad
• Tahir Faraz (born 1953)
• Smandar Mansoori 1974
• Dr gaya prasad gour'arf'(born 1982)

See also

• List of Urdu language writers
• List of Pakistani poets

Dr.gaya prasad gour'arf'(born jan 10,1982) he is a doctor and also a good shayar of urdu and hindi language. ezample_ humne shehar-e-khamosha ko apna ashiyaan bana liya suna hai 'arf' isme bewafa nahi rehte.