List of Urdu poets

This is a list of Urdu language poets, arranged by date of birth. The italic text after the poet's name is their takhallus, or nom de plume.

13th century

• Amir Khusro (1253–1325)

16th century

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

17th century

• Wali Muhammad Wali, Wali Deccani (1667–1707)
• Siraj-ud-Din Ali Khan Arzu (1687-1756)
• Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan (1699–1781)

18th century

• 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

• 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)
• Agha Shorish Kashmiri (Agha Abdul Kareem)Shorish (1917-1975)
• Naeem Hashmi (1919-1976)
• 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)
• Allama Muhammad Iqbal (Allama Iqbal) Iqbal (1877-1938)
• 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)
• Josh Malsiyani (Labhu Ram) Josh (1883-1976)
• Tilok Chand Mehroom (1887–1966)
• Qamar Jalalvi (1887-1968)
• Jigar Moradabadi (Ali Sikandar) Jigar (1890–1960)
• 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)
• Abr Ahasani Gunnauri (Ahmed Baksh) Abr (1897-1973)
• Munavvar Lakhnavi Bisheshwar Prasad Munavvar (1897-1970)

1900

• Hafeez Jalandhari (Mohd.Hafeez) (1900–1982)
• Talib Chakwali Manohar Lal Kapur ‘Talib’ (1900-1988)
• Pandit Harichand Akhtar ('Akhtar') (1901–1958)
• Alam Muzaffarnagari(Muhammad Ishaaq) (1901–1969)
• Bismil Saeedi (1901-1977)
• Khushtar Girami(Dewan Ram Rakhamal Kalia) (1902–1988)
• Anand Narain Mulla (1901–1997)
• Zaheen Shah Taji (1902-1978)
• Syed Sajjad Zaheer (1904–1973)
• Akhtar Sheerani (Mohd.Dawood Khan) (1905–1948)
• Saghar Nizami (1905–1984)
• Gopal Mittal (1906-1993)
• Ratan Pandoravi Rala Ram 'Ratan' (1907-1998)
• Makhdum Muhiuddin (1908–1969)
• Arsh Malsiani (Bal Mukund) (1908–1979)
• Majaz (Asrar-ul-Haq) (1909–1955)
• Sayyid Ahmedullah Qadri Lisan ul Mulk(1909-1985)

1910

• Noon Meem Rashid (1910–1975)
• Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Faiz (1911–1984)
• Syed Faiz-ul Hassan Shah (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)
• Rais Amrohvi (1914-1988)
• 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)
• Rishi Patialvi (Bam Dev Sharma) Rishi (1917-1999)
• Jagan Nath Azad (1918–2004)
• Kaifi Azmi (1918–2002)
• Majrooh Sultanpuri (1919–2000)
• Khumar Barabankvi, Khumar (1919–1999)
• Qateel Shifai, Qateel (1919–2001)
• Masud Husain Khan (1919-2010)

1920

• Ada Jafarey (1924–)
• Kunwar Mohinder Singh Bedi Sahar, Sahar (1920's-)
• Salaam Machhalishahari, Salaam (1921-1972)
• Sahir Ludhianvi, Sahir (1921–1980)
• Krishan Mohan,Krishan Lal Krishan Mohan (1922-2004)
• Wazir Agha,(1922-2010)
• Nazish Pratapgarhi, Nazish (1924-1981)
• Nasir Kazmi, Nasir (1925–1972)
• Himayat Ali Shair, Shair (1926)
• Kanwal Ziai Hardayal Singh Datta (1927-2012)
• Naresh Kumar Shad (1927–1969)
• Ibn-e-Insha, Insha (1927–1978)
• Naeem Hashmi, (1919-2076)
• Sagar Siddiqui, (1928-1974)
• Shabnam Romani,Shabnam (1928–2009)
• Raja Mehdi Ali Khan (1928–1966)
• Munir Niazi (1928–2006)
• Habib Jalib (1928–1993)
• Dilawar Figar (1928–1998)
• Mazhar Imam (1928-2012)
• Wasif Ali Wasif (1929–1993)

1930

• Mustafa Zaidi (1930–1970)
• Harbans Bhalla (1930-1993)
• Ahmad Faraz (1931–2008)
• Jon Elia (1931–2003)
• Satyapal Anand (1931)
• Syed Amin Ashraf (1931)
• Zafar Iqbal (1932)
• Shakeb Jalali (1932–1966)
• Syed Al-e-Ahmad (1932–1999)
• Mohsin Bhopali (1932–2007)
• Muzaffar Warsi (1933-2011)
• Syed Waheed Ashraf (1933)
• Waheed Akhtar (1934–1996)
• Sudarshan Faakir (1934-2008)
• Murtaza Birlas (1934)
• Mohsin Zaidi (1935-2003)
• Anwar Masood (1935)
• Aftab Iqbal Shamim (1936)
• Akhlaq Mohammed Khan (Shahryar) (1936-2012)
• Gulzar (1936)
• Unwan Chishti Iftikharul Hasan Unwan (1937-2004)
• Nida Fazli (1938)
• Dr.Najmul Hoda (1938)
• Makhmoor Saeedi (1938-2010)
• Syed Mahmood Khundmiri (1938-2011)
• Obaidullah Aleem (1939–1997)
• Allama Talib Jauhari (1939- )

1940

• Mahmood Shaam (1940)
• Kishwar Naheed (1940)
• Jazib Qureshi (1940)
• Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941)
• Ahfaz ur Rahman (1942)
• Akhtar Raza Khan (1943)
• 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)
• Shamim Hashimi (1947)
• Saleem Kausar (1947)
• Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi, Sha'oor(1948-2002)
• Muhammad Izhar ul Haq (1948)
• Tanwir Phool (1948)
• Fehmida Riaz (1948)

1950

• Rahat Indori (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)

1960

• Samina Raja (1961)
• Khurshid Eqbal (1962)
• Raees Warsi (1963)
• Noshi Gilani (1964)
• Harris Khalique (1966)
• Saeed Khan (1966)
• Idris Azad (1969)
• Fareed Parbati (1961)
• Shamim Farooqui

1970

• Akhtar Raza Saleemi (1974)
• Irfan Nasirabadi(1975)
• Sarim Momin (1978)
• Irshad Kamil (1971)
• Farhan Akhtar (1974)

1980

• Aseem Ahmed Abbasee (1981)

2000

• Bekas Akbarabadi, wrote Urdu anthology, Rahat-i-Ruh (2004), 1925-2011

Contemporary poets with unknown date of birth

• Kaif Bhopali
• Rahi Masoom Raza
• Tanveer Sipra
• Munawwar Rana
• Sayeed Quadri
• Hanif Tarin

See also

• List of Pakistani poets
• List of Urdu language writers