Akhtar Sheerani

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Mohammad Akhtar Khan "Akhtar" Sheerani (May 4, 1905 in Tonk-Rajasthan, India - September 9, 1948 in Lahore, Pakistan) is considered one of the most romantic Urdu poets. He was the son of a legendary Urdu writer Mahmood Sheerani.


His famous poems include

  1. "Ai ishq kahiN le chal"
  2. "O desh se aane waale bataa. Kis haal meN haiN yaaraan e watan."

Reference: More on Akhtar Sheerani, his biography and poetry Akhtar Sheerani: Poet of Romance