Curious to know about top most popular Shayars from India? Well we can not judge but based on popularity, we have made this list of best shayar in India who have left a mark on us with their poetry.
Shayari has always been a beautiful part of Indian culture. From expressing deep emotions to sharing thoughts about life, love, pain, and everything in between, shayars (poets) have given us words that touch the soul. If you love shayaris then you know that India has been home to many legendary shayars, whose Famous Shayaris /writings continue to inspire and move people even today.
In this blog post, we’re sharing a list of 50 famous male shayars and 30 known female shayars from India—some from the golden era, and some from the modern times. Along with each name, we’ve included one of their popular shayaris so you can feel the magic of their words.
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Contents
- 1 Top 80 Shayar in India| Top Poets in India
- 2 Top Male Shayars in India 🌟
- 3 Old Era Shayars (Male) 🕰️
- 4 Top Modern Era Shayars in India 🔥
- 5 🌸 Top Female Shayars in India
- 6 🕰️ Old & Classical Era Female Shayars
- 7 ✨ Modern Female Shayars and their Hindi Shayari
- 8 Conclusion: Most Popular Indian Shayar (Poet)
Top 80 Shayar in India| Top Poets in India
India has produced countless shayars whose words have left a lasting impact on generations. From soulful ghazals to heart-touching couplets, these poets have mastered the art of expressing human emotions through poetry. Below is a curated list of some of the top shayars in India, both from the old era and the modern age, along with one of their most loved shayaris.
Here is the list of 50 Top Male Shayars (divided into Old Era and New Era) and 30 Famous Female Shayars, each with one popular Shayari.
Top Male Shayars in India 🌟
Old Era Shayars (Male) 🕰️
Mirza Ghalib
“Hazāroñ ḳhvāhisheñ aisī ki har ḳhvāhish pe dam nikle,
Bahut nikle mire armān lekin phir bhī kam nikle.”
Allama Iqbal
“Khudi ko kar buland itna ke har taqdeer se pehle,
Khuda bande se khud pooche, bata teri raza kya hai.”
Firaq Gorakhpuri
“Ab wo yaad bhi kam aate hain,
Bahut log dil se nikal jaate hain.”
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
“Gulon mein rang bhare baad-e-naubahar chale,
Chale bhi aao ke gulshan ka karobaar chale.”
Josh Malihabadi
“Dil se jo baat nikalti hai asar rakhti hai,
Par nahin taaqat-e-parwaaz magar rakhti hai.”
Majrooh Sultanpuri
“Main akela hi chala tha janib-e-manzil magar,
Log saath aate gaye aur karwaan banta gaya.”
Sahir Ludhianvi
“Main pal do pal ka shayar hoon,
Pal do pal meri kahani hai.”
Kaifi Azmi
“Aurat ne janam diya mardon ko,
Mardon ne use bazaar diya.”
Shakeel Badayuni
“Chaudhvin ka chand ho ya aftab ho,
Jo bhi ho tum Khuda ki kasam lajawab ho.”
Raghupati Sahay ‘Firaq’
“Tanha tanha mat socha kar,
Log to bas yunhi chhod jaate hain.”
Javed Akhtar
“Zindagi ek musalsal safar hai,
Har qadam ek nayi dastaan hai.”
Hasrat Mohani
“Chupke chupke raat din aansu bahana yaad hai,
Humko ab tak aashiqui ka woh zamana yaad hai.”
Amir Khusro
“Zihal-e-miskeen makun taghaful,
Duraye naina banaye batiyan.”
Meer Taqi Meer
“Ibtidaa-e-ishq hai rotaa hai kya,
Aage aage dekhiye hota hai kya.”
Behzad Lakhnawi
“Tere jalwe ka kya bayan ho Behzad,
Har taraf noor hi noor chhaya hai.”
Iqbal Ashhar
“Phir koi khwab sajaayein, chalo kuch baat karein,
Dil ki duniya basaayein, chalo kuch raat karein.”
Akbar Allahabadi
“Hum aah bhi karte hain to ho jaate hain badnam,
Woh qatl bhi karte hain to charcha nahi hota.”
Momin Khan Momin
“Tum mere paas hote ho goya,
Jab koi doosra nahi hota.”
Daag Dehlvi
“Usne daag diye hain dil pe,
Daag bhi kya khoob diye hain.”
Qateel Shifai
“Har ghadi dard ka paighaam na diya jaaye,
Zakhm dil ke bhi kisi shaam na diya jaaye.”
Shibli Nomani
“Ghazal kehna toh sabko aata hai,
Dard ko lafzon mein bharna sabka kaam nahi.”
Seemab Akbarabadi
“Main to jal gaya tere milne ki aas mein,
Tu to mashaal bhi lekar na aaya.”
Nazeer Akbarabadi
“Aadmi naam hai mera, na kisi ka hoon ghulaam,
Na mein raja, na faqeer, na mere paas hai daam.”
Zauq (Sheikh Ibrahim Zauq)
“Layi hayaat aaye qaza le chali chale,
Apni khushi na aaye na apni khushi chale.”
Haider Ali Aatish
“Husn ko chahiye hijab,
Ishq ko chahiye izhaar.”
Bekhud Badayuni
“Bekhud kis se poochein haalaat apne dil ke,
Har ek shakhs to khud pareshaan sa lagta hai.”
Mir Dard
“Dard minnat-kash-e-davaa na hua,
Main na achha hua na bura.”
Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan
“Jo dil se baat nikalti hai asar karti hai,
Magar nahi hai yeh sab par asar karti hai.”
Mohsin Kakorvi
“Barbad-e-mohabbat ka fasana kehna hai,
Duniya ko roti hoon main hasna kehna hai.”
Syed Meer
“Ishq mein jeena hai, marna bhi hai,
Dard mein hasna bhi hai, rona bhi hai.”
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Top Modern Era Shayars in India 🔥
Rahat Indori
“Bulati hai magar jaane ka nahi,
Ye duniya hai idhar jaane ka nahi.”
Kumar Vishwas
“Koi deewana kehta hai, koi pagal samajhta hai,
Magar dharti ki bechaini ko bas badal samajhta hai.”
Munawwar Rana
“Kisi ke waaste kisi ki maa dua karti hai,
Main sochta hoon wo kis haal mein hoga.”
Wasim Barelvi
“Uski yaadon ko dil se lagaye rakkha hai,
Zindagi ka ek kona sajaye rakkha hai.”
Gulzar
“Dil dhoondta hai fir wahi fursat ke raat din,
Baithe rahe tasavvur-e-jaana kiye hue.”
Anwar Jalalpuri
“Ganga jamuni tehzeeb ka paighaam hai Quran,
Bharat mein hai Gita to Arab mein hai Quran.”
Piyush Mishra
“Husna hai sukoon ki talash mein,
Main hoon khauf ke ek soorat mein.”
Rahbar Jaunpuri
“Sannata keh raha tha koi to hai yahaan,
Maine kaha haan main hoon, bas zinda hoon.”
Zakir Khan
“Sakht Launda hoon,
pighalta nahi hoon.”
Imtiyaz Dharker
“Dilon mein aag lagti hai,
Zuban pe sab kuch saaf nahi hota.”
Bashir Badr
“Kuch to majbooriyan rahi hongi,
Yun koi bewafa nahi hota.”
Jaun Elia
“Kya sunaun tumhein dastan gham ki,
Zindagi ka fasana adhura hai.”
Manzar Bhopali
“Aansuon ka koi mol nahi hota,
Dard banke behta hai.”
Nida Fazli
“Ghar se masjid hai bahut door chalo yun kar lein,
Kisi rote hue bachhe ko hansaya jaye.”
Javed Akhtar
“Tumko dekha to ye khayal aaya,
Zindagi dhoop tum ghana saaya.”
Ashok Chakradhar
“Kavita ka matlab ab badal gaya hai,
Har khushi mein ab dard chhup gaya hai.”
Sarfaraz Nawab
“Jo dil se guzarti hai woh bayaan nahi hoti,
Har baat zabaan se kehna zaruri nahi.”
Farhat Shahzad
“Uski muskurahat mein chhupi thi meri duniya,
Har pal mein tha uska zikr chhupa.”
Rakesh Tiwari
“Wo jo dard ban ke raha,
Wo har dafa likha gaya.”
Yasir Akhtar
“Jo tumne kaha tha woh sach nikla,
Judaai sabak hoti hai.”
Ayaz Nizami
“Jis raah pe chala hoon,
Wahan mohabbat ka rasta hai.”
Rajesh Reddy
“Nazar lag jaaye kahin na kahin,
Is liye khush nahi rehta hoon main.”
Sudeep Bhola
“Ishq jab ho jaata hai toh har hadh se guzarta hai,
Aur bewafai toh sirf bahana hoti hai.”
Amit Sharma
“Tum mile toh laga har gham chhota hai,
Har muskaan mein sirf tumhara roop hota hai.”
Zafar Gorakhpuri
“Mohabbat mein zakhm milte hain,
Lekin phir bhi log dil lagate hain.”
Asad Bhopali
“Chalo ek baar phir se ajnabi ban jaayein hum dono.”
Shariq Kaifi
“Tere hone se har pal zinda hai,
Tere bina sab kuch bejaan hai.”
Ravindra Jain
“Tera mera saath rahe,
Yehi dua har pal karein.”
Anjum Rehbar
“Tere khayalon mein khoya hoon,
Tujhse juda phir bhi tere paas hoon.”
Shad Azimabadi
“Ishq ka dard hi kuch aur hota hai,
Har pal ek nayi dastaan likhta hai.”
Sahil Bhopali
“Ishq mein sab kuch lutana padta hai,
Har pal khud ko mitana padta hai.”
Noor Fatehpuri
“Dilon mein chhupi baat kehna mushkil hota hai,
Har muskaan mein dard chhupa hota hai.”
Tariq Azmi
“Mohabbat mein wafaa ki talash mein,
Har kisi ne bewafai ki.”
Irfan Siddiqui
“Chandni raat mein teri yaad ka sahara mila,
Har tanhai mein bas tera chehra mila.”
Rameez Raja
“Judaai ke lamhon mein bhi tera zikr karta hoon,
Har saans mein tujhe mehsoos karta hoon.”
Now you have your all the favorite Shayaris name from old to new era who have given their amazing poems and melody’s. Now lets start our list of Best Female Shayar in India.
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🌸 Top Female Shayars in India
Not only male but female are also very expert in making beautiful rhymes. For your curiosity and knowledge, here the top 30 female Shayar that are very popular for their Hindi poems in India.
🕰️ Old & Classical Era Female Shayars
Mahadevi Verma
“Jo tum aankhon mein aansu ban ke chhup jaate,
Toh kitni baar main tumhe palkein bichha deti.”
Amrita Pritam
“Aaj aakhaan Waris Shah nu,
Kithon kabraan vichon bol.”
Ruth Vanita
“Yeh raah, yeh raat, yeh chhoti si baat,
Phir se jeene ka dil karne lagi hoon main.”
Kishwar Naheed
“Main woh aurat hoon,
Jo shehar ke beech mein chhup kar roti hai.”
Suroor Jahanabadi
“Aksar sochti hoon dil ka dard likh doon,
Phir yaad aata hai woh bhi padhega.”
Ada Jafri
“Chalo kuch baat karte hain,
Guzri baaton ki saanjh mein raat karte hain.”
Zehra Nigah
“Ajeeb dard tha, jise seh ke bhi muskuraaye,
Kisi ke liye hum apne aansu chhupa gaye.”
Parveen Shakir
“Kuch toh hawa bhi sard thi,
Kuch tha tera khayal bhi.”
Qurratulain Hyder
“Har pal ka fasana hai,
Har pal mein zamana hai.”
Ismat Chughtai (known for poetic prose)
“Mohabbat toh ek jazba hai,
Jis mein har ek soorat rawani hai.”
Begum Akhtar
“Ae mohabbat tere anjaam pe rona aaya,
Jaane kyun aaj tere naam pe rona aaya.”
Nazm Tabassum
“Raat ki tanhai mein aksar,
Tere khayal mein gum rehti hoon.”
Mumtaz Shireen
“Har baat pe gham karna,
Toh mere aadaat mein tha.”
Najma Mehboob
“Zakhm jitne diye unhone,
Har ek pe humne shayari likhi.”
Razia Sajjad Zaheer
“Lafzon se dard nikaalne ki aadat ho gayi hai,
Is shayari ne mujhe sambhalna sikha diya.”
✨ Modern Female Shayars and their Hindi Shayari
Anamika Jain Amber
“Likhna toh tha khud pe kuch,
Magar tujhse hi kaagaz bhar gaya.”
Sulekha Hussain
“Rishtey agar sachche ho toh lafzon ki zarurat nahi,
Har khamoshi mein bhi mohabbat hoti hai.”
Meena Kumari (also a poet)
“Tanha chaand hai aur tanha meri zindagi,
Aankhon mein nami hai aur dil mein udaasi.”
Sana Afreen
“Tum bin bhi zinda hoon,
Tum saath ho toh zindagi hai.”
Tasneem Khan
“Apne hone ka saboot chhoda hai har soorat mein,
Shayari ho ya khaamoshi, sab mein tujhse rishta hai.”
Nusrat Mehdi
“Main apni khudgarzi se haari hoon,
Tu phir bhi meri jeet tha.”
Rashmi Sharma
“Zindagi se uljhi rehti hoon,
Shayari se sulajh jaati hoon.”
Richa Anirudh
“Har kadam par roki gayi main,
Par har kadam par chalti gayi main.”
Lubna Rehan
“Main jo muskaraati hoon,
Uske peeche poori ek kahani hai.”
Sunita Jain
“Main akeli hoon, par kamzor nahi,
Har lafz mein meri taqat basti hai.”
Farzana Moon
“Zindagi ki kitaab mein kuch panne ankahe reh gaye,
Shayari ne unhe awaaz de di.”
Saniya Mirza (poet, not the tennis player)
“Khaamoshi se guzar jaati hoon,
Shayari mein zindagi jeeti hoon.”
Rukhsar Fazli
“Uski aankhon mein dard bhi tha,
Aur mohabbat bhi chhupi thi.”
Ayesha Siddiqua
“Dil ki gehraiyon mein chhupi ek ladki hoon main,
Lafzon se apni pehchaan banati hoon.”
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Conclusion: Most Popular Indian Shayar (Poet)
Bas doston, yeh thi hamari list India ke best Shayars ki. Purane zamaane ke kalam ho ya naye jazbaat, sabka apna ek alag hi rang hai. Shayari sirf lafzon ka khel nahi, dil se nikli hui mehsoosaat hoti hai.
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