Masnavi
A genre of Urdu narrative poetry where each poem comprises couplets having the same rhyming scheme written under a particular metric pattern with every couplet having different rhyming words. A masnavi is based on any story or another subject narrated in detail. Mir Hasan’s Sehr-ul-Bayan, Daya Shankar Naseem’s Gulzar-e-Naseem, Mirza shauq’s Zahr-e-Ishq are some of the most famous Urdu masnavis.
One of the founders of Urdu criticism. Outstanding pre-modern poet. Famous for writing Yaadgar-e-Ghalib, the first biography of Mirza Ghalib.
One of the most prominent Urdu poets of the pre-Mir era, who laid the foundation of Urdu poetry.
One of the greatest Urdu poets, known as Khuda-e-Sukhan (God of Poetry).
Legendary Urdu poet occupying a place of pride in worldwide literature. One of the most quotable poets, having couplets for almost all situations of life.
Known for his iconic Masnavi 'Zahr-e-Ishq,' a romantic tale written in lyrical verse.
One of the most celebrated 19th-century Lucknow poets, author of the renowned masnavi Gulzaar-e-Naseem.
Most distinguished among the classical poets, a pioneer of linguistic reform in Urdu, and a poet known for the style of Iham-Goi.
