Poets/Writers From Lucknow
Total: 59
Ghulam Hamdani Mus'hafi
One of the most prolific 18th century poets, contemporary of Mir Taqi Mir.
Munawwar Lakhnavi
Known for his Urdu translation of Bhagwat Geeta in verse titled- Naseem-e-Irfaan.
Aarzu Lakhnavi
- Domicile : Lucknow
Akbar Lakhnavi
Ameen Salonvi
Ameer Minai
A contemporary of Dagh Dehlavi. Famous for his ghazal 'Sarkati Jae Hai Rukh Se Naqab Ahista Ahista'.
Arshi Aurangabadi
Aseer Lakhnavi
Aslam Lakhnavi
Aslam Sandelvi
Basit Biswani
Behzad Lakhnavi
Bismil Lakhnavi
- Domicile : Lucknow
Fazli Amethvi
- Domicile : Lucknow
Hasrat Mohani
Freedom fighter, member of constituent assembly which drafted Indian Constitution. He gave the slogan "Inquilab Zindabad" during freedom movement. He was a devotee of Shri Krishna. He wrote the famous ghazal "chupke chupke raat din".
Imam Bakhsh Nasikh
Insha Allah Khan
- Born : Murshidabad
- Domicile : Lucknow
- Shrine : Lucknow
Jadid Barabankvi
Jalal Lakhnavi
Kashfi Lakhnavi
- Domicile : Lucknow
Khwaja Haidar Ali Aatish
- Born : Shahjahapur
- Domicile : Lucknow
- Shrine : Lucknow
Aatish was one of the shining stars of 19th century Urdu Ghazal.
- Domicile : Lucknow
Meer Taqi Meer
One of the greatest Urdu poets. Known as Khuda-e-Sukhan (God of Poetry)
Meraj Lakhnavi
Monis Lakhnavi
Munshi Amirullah Tasleem
Renowned later classical poet of Lucknow who had also written many oft quoted shers
Nadeem Lakhnavi
Najeeb Lakhnavi
Natiq Lakhnavi
- Born : Lucknow
- Domicile : Kanpur
- Shrine : Chittagong
Nazar Lakhnavi
Poet, Editor of several literary magazines like Khandag-e-Nazar, Zamana Kanpur and Adeeb
Rauf Kakorvi
Rind Lakhnavi
- Domicile : Lucknow