Syed Masood-ul-Hasan Tabish Dehlvi, TI, ( ur, ) (born November 9, 1913 - September 23, 2004) was an

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Biography

Born on November 9, 1911 in

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as Syed Masood-ul-Hasan Tabish Dehlvi to Munshi Zakaullah and a mother "who had memorised thousands of Urdu and Persian couplets", Tabish joined

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in 1939. After Partition of India, he migrated to

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and worked for

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Awards

Tabish received many awards in his lifetime and was finally decorated with the coveted award of Tamgha-i-Imtiaz by the government of Pakistan in 1998.

Books

His notable collection of poetry includes: * ''Nimroz''(1963) * ''Chiragh-e-Sehra''(1982) * ''Ghubar-e-Anjum''(1984) * ''Mah-e-Shikasta''(1993) * ''Kisht-e-Nawa'' (full collection) * ''Nazr-e-Tabish''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dehlvi, Tabish Pakistani poets Urdu-language poets from Pakistan Muhajir people Recipients of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Pakistani Sunni Muslims People of British India 1911 births 2004 deaths 20th-century poets Poets from Karachi