Meer Muhammad Taqi Meer [ 1722/23- 1810] : Delhi

Nazeer Akbarabaadi [1740-1830] : Agra

Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib [ 1796- 1869] : Delhi

Syed Akbar Hussain Akbar Allahabadi [ 1846- 1921] : Allahabad

Mubarak Hussain Mubaarak Azeemabadi [1869-1958] : Patna, Bihar

Pandit Brij Narayan Chakbast [ 1882- 1926] : Lucknow

Jameel Mazhari [ 1905-?] : Bihar 

Asrar-ul-haq Majaz [1909- 1955 ]

Mohammad Sanaullah  Sani Dar Meeraji [ 1912-1949] 

Abdul Hayi Saahir Ludhyaanwi [ 1921- 1980 ]

Jaan Nisaar Akhter [ 1914-1976] 

Ahsan Danish [1914-1982]

Qateel Shifai  [1919-2001] Hari pur Hazara, Pakistan 

Jon Elia  [1931-2003] Amroha, India 

Shakeb Jalali  [1932-1966] born : Jalali, India; died : Pakistan

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Mirza Ghalib : [1796- 1869]

Allama Shibli Nomani [ 1857- 1914 ] 

Dhanpat Rai Premchand[ 1880-1936] 

Azam Koraivi [ 1899-1955] new

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