Sufinama

Poets/Writers From Delhi

Total: 56

Amir Khusrau

1253 - 1325

First Poet of Rekhta/Hindvi. Musician and Disciple of Sufi Saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia. Known for his "pahelis", which form part of Indian folklore. He is famous for inventing two most important musical instruments tabla & sitar. Wrote "Ze-hal-e-miskin…" one of the earliest prototypes of Urdu ghazal written in Persian & Hindvi.

Ibrahim Zauq

1790 - 1854

Poet laureate of the Mughal Court and mentor of Bahadur Shah Zafar. His 'poetic' rivalry with Ghalib is well known.

Momin Khan Momin

1800 - 1852

Contemporary of Ghalib and Zauq. He was also a physician, astrologer and chess player. Mirza Ghalib is said to have offered his complete diwan for his sher "tum mere paas hote ho goya, Jab koi doosra nahin hota".

Religious scholar of Sufistic temperament who was assassinated due to religious reasons

Known for his Urdu translation of Bhagwat Geeta in verse titled- Naseem-e-Irfaan.

Amir Khusrau

1253 - 1325

Beloved disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya and clelebrated Sufi poet of Persian and Urdu. Also highly skilled in music, famous as Tuti-e-Hind.

Aqil Khan Razi

1614 - 1696

Bedil Azimabadi

1644 - 1720

Legendary Persian poet of the Sabak-e-Hindi style of poetry.

Well-known for his poems on interesting topics; also wrote patriotic poems. Taught Persian for a long period of time

Dara Shikoh

1615 - 1659

Elder son of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz who greatly fostered Sufism and had friendly ties with Sikh Gurus.

Darshan Singh

1921 - 1989

Firaq Gorakhpuri

1896 - 1982

Hasrati

1806 - 1869

Jahan Ara Begum

1614 - 1681

Jawed Washisht

1920 - 1994

Khwaja Meer Asar

1735 - 1794

Khwaja Meer Dard

1721 - 1785

Noted Sufi poet with a deep sense of Music.

Mirza Ghalib

1797 - 1869

Great Urdu poet occupying a place of pride in world literature. Also one of the most quotable poets having shers for almost all situations of life.

Eminent Sufi poet of Delhi's famous Naqshbandi order of Sufis.

Revered Indian Sufi and the spiritual guide of Amir Khusrau.

Prominent disciple and successor of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.

Sadiq Dehlvi

1926 - 1986

Khwaja Hasan Jahangiri's disciple, successor, and a noted poet of the Hasania Sufi Order.

Saghar Nizami

1905 - 1984

Sarmad Kashani

1590 - 1661

The famous poet of quatrain who was martyred in the era of Aurangzeb.

Shah Aalam Sani

1728 - 1806

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