Rubai
Rubaaii is the genre of Urdu nazm poetry which comprises 4 lines with the first. second and fourth lines having the same rhyming words. 24 metres are prescribed for writing Rubaaii. A Rubaaii may have all the lines in any one of these metres or each line in different metres.
1914 -1976
Progressive poet & lyricist. Father of noted lyricist Jawed Akhtar.
1898 -1982
One of the most fiery progressive poets who is known as Shayar-e-Inquilab (revolutionary poet).
1884 -1976
One of the most prominent poets in the undivided Punjab. Honoured with Padma Shri in 1971.
1749 -1810
Known for depicting romantic encounters with the beloved in lurid details, he lost his eyesight in the prime of youth.
