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Poets/Writers From Lahore

Total: 46

Faiz Ahmad Faiz

1911 - 1984

One of the most celebrated and popular poets. Faced political repression for his revolutionary views.

Aazam Chishti

1921 - 1993

Akhtar Shirani

1905 - 1948

Allama Iqbal

1877 - 1938

Aziz Meerthi

1939 - 2014

Behzad Lakhnavi

1900 - 1974

Data Sahib

1009 - 1072

Great Pakistani Sufi and the author of Kashf-ul-Mahjoob.

Ehsan Danish

1914 - 1984

One of the most popular poets in the fourth and fifth decades of 20th century, contemporary of Faiz Ahmad Faiz.

Hafeez Taib

1931 - 2004

Hamil Warsi

1915 - 1989

Iqbal Bahu

1944 - 2012

Iqbal Bano

1935 - 2009

Mian Mir Qadri

1550 - 1635

Muzaffar Warsi

1933 - 2011

Popular writer, scholar, poet and lyricist.

Nasir Kazmi

1925 - 1972

Parvez Mehdi

1947 - 2005

Poet famous for penning the Naat "Bhar do Jholi meri yaa Muhammad"

Qateel Shifai

1919 - 2011

One of the most popular poets ever and film lyricist. Famous for his ghazal 'Garmi-e-hasrat-e-nakaam se jal jate hain'.

Saghar Siddiqi

1928 - 1974

Saifuddin Saif

1922 - 1993

Salamat Ali Khan

1934 - 2001

Shah Abul Ma'ali

1552 - 1615

Shah Hussain

1538 - 1599

Most well-known poet of Punjab.

Shahryar Mirza

1617 - 1605

Sufi Tabassum

1899 - 1978

Waleh Daghistani

1712 - 1756

Wasif Ali Wasif

1929 - 1993

Pakistan's famous spiritual personality and an eminent writer.

Zafar Ali Khan

1873 - 1956

Poet, Editor, Political activist and Freedom fighter

Zahida Parveen

1925 - 1975

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