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The following is a List of Urdu-language poets.
| Poet | Image | Pen Name | Era | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Khusro |  | (1253–1325) | Tuhfat-us-Sigh | |
| Bande Nawaz | | (1321–1442) | ||
| Kabir |  | (15th century) |
| Poet | Image | Pen Name | Era | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meera |  | Mira Bai | 1498 |
| Poet | Image | Pen Name | Era | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah Wali | 1518 – 5 June 1580 | |||
| Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana |  | (1556 – 1627) | Wrote poetry primarily in Persian, but also in Hindavi | |
| Ali Adil Shah I |  | 1558–1579 | ||
| Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah |  | (1565–1611) | Kulliyat-e-Quli Qutub Shah wrote poetry primarily in Persian, but also in Hindavi | |
| Ibrahim Adil Shah II |  | 1571 – 12 September 1627 | ||
| Chandar Bhan Brahman | unknown – 1662 | Brahman was appointed as court chronicler and he was give responsibility for maintaining Shah Jahan's personal diary. He wrote a memoir Chahar Chaman | ||
| Poet | Image | Pen Name | Era | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nusrati |  | (died 1674) | ||
| Mirza Abdul Qadir Bedil Dehlavi | Bedil | (1642-1720) | ||
| Wali Muhammad Wali | | Wali Deccani | (1667–1707) | |
| Shah Mubarak Abroo | (1683–1733) | |||
| Siraj-ud-Din Ali Khan Arzu | Arzu | (1687–1756) | Mehr-o-Mah, Guka-ri-Kayal | |
| Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan | | Jan-e-Janaan | (1699–1781) | Majmua-Urdu-Ashaar |
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