Poets/Writers From Delhi
Total: 77
Ibrahim Zauq
Poet laureate of the Mughal Court and mentor of Bahadur Shah Zafar. His 'poetic' rivalry with Ghalib is well known.
Meer Hasan Dehlvi
Considered to be the foremost poet of mathnawi.
Momin Khan Momin
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".
Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan
Religious scholar of Sufistic temperament who was assassinated due to religious reasons
Mustafa Khan Shefta
Barq Dehlvi
A later descendant of Delhi’s poetry tradition, known for his play 'Krishna Avataar'
Abdul Rahman Ehsan Dehlvi
Akhlaq Ahmad Ahan
Poet & researcher known for his long poem “Sochne Pe Pahraa hai" /Professor JNU
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Bedil Muzaffarnagri
- Born : Delhi
- Domicile : Muzaffarnagar
- Shrine : Muzaffarnagar
Chandar Bhan Kaifi Dehlvi
Well-known for his poems on interesting topics; also wrote patriotic poems. Taught Persian for a long period of time
Dagh Dehlvi
Last of classical poets who celebrated life and love. Famous for his playfulness of words (idioms/ phrases).
Dr. Zuhoorul Hasan Sharib
Ghamgin Dehlvi
Iqbal Bano
Khwaja Bandanawaz Gesudaraz
Khwaja Hasan Nizami
Khwaja Hasan Sani
Khwaja Ilahi Bakhsh Maroof
Khwaja Meer Asar
Khwaja Meer Dard
Noted Sufi poet with a deep sense of Music.
Khwaja Ruknuddin Ishq
- Born : Delhi
- Domicile : Delhi
- Shrine : Rawalpindi
Majidullah Bekhudi
Makhmoor Dehlvi
Prominent Delhi poet known for his sher 'Mohabbat ke liye kuch khaas dil makhsus hote hain…'
Manzoor Niazi
Meenu Bakhshi
Meer Muhammad Bedar
Mirza Farhatullah Beg
Mirza Farhatullah Baig was an Indian Urdu writer of humor and prose, and a senior judge in Hyderabad
Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janan
Eminent Sufi poet of Delhi's famous Naqshbandi order of Sufis.
Mirza Qadir Bakhsh Sabir
Muhammad Shah Rangila
Munshi Raziuddin
Nazeer Akbarabadi
One of the most prominent classical Urdu poets who wrote extensively on Indian culture & festivals. Famous for his poems on Holi, Diwali and other festivals.