Persian-language poets

8th-century classical Arabic poet

South Asian Islamic philosopher, poet and politician

Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan (27 December 179715 February 1869), commonly known as Mirza Ghalib, was an Indian poet and letter writer of the Mughal Empire. Writing in Persian and Urdu during the final years of the Mughal Empire and the rise of British colonial rule, his poetry often addressed themes of love, loss, philosophy, the human condition, and socio-political disturbances with a depth and complexity that influenced the literary traditions of his time. His ghazals, noted for their intricate imagery and layered meanings, form a significant part of Urdu literature. He spent most of his life in

Azerbaijani poet

Iranian poet (1927-2014)

Tajik writer (1878-1954)

Sultan of Rum

Persian philosopher and scientist

Iranian poet (1906–1988)

Azerbaijani writer and scholar

Afghan poet (1981–2005)

Sufi saint, philosopher and poet

Tajik poet (1945-2020)

Azerbaijani poet

Tajikistani writer

Afghanistani politician

Bābārahim Mashrab (Боборахим Машраб, Boborahim Mashrab) (1653-1711) was a classic figure in Uzbek literature, a poet and thinker, a follower of the Sufi Tarikat tradition, and a dervish of the Sufi order of Nakshbandiyya. His name holds a prominent place in the ranks of such prominent representatives of Uzbek literature as Navoi, Agahi, Mukimi, Furqat, and Zavki. Through his creative works, he exerted significant influence on the development and refinement of Uzbek literature from the late 17th to the early 18th century.

Abbasid governor and police chief of Baghdad from 851 to 867

Kurdish poet

Iranian-born poet, author, journalist and songwriter

Tajikistani poet

Afghan artist and poet

Mystic poet and Sufi saint

Iranian writer (1931–2005)

writer

Iranian academic and author

Iranian poet, scholar, literary critic and poetry translator

Iranian poet and screenwriter (1940–2023)

Poet, politician, attorney (1924–2017)

Tajikistani poet (1941–2000)

Iranian writer

Islamic scholar (1892-1961)

Azerbaijani poet (1855–1900)

Iranian poet

Ruler of Sindh & Qandhar, Poet

Arab linguist and poet of Persian origin (819–893)

Poet of children and adolescent literature

kurdish poet

Indian Sufi scholar and poet

Iranian poet, translator

Sufi saint

persian poet (c. 7th-8th century CE)

Nematullah Kishvari (, ) was a 15th- and 16th-century poet. He is considered one of the leading poets of Azerbaijani literature during that time and his poems played a significant role in the development of the Azerbaijani literary language.

Iranian writer (1934-2006)

early 14th-century Azerbaijani poet

Islamic scholar, author, philanthropist, and spiritual leader

Iranian writer and poet

Afghan musician

Indo-Persian writer

poet (1874–1944)

Iranian poet

Azerbaijani poet

Iranian poet, Persian language and literature scholar, and university teacher

Iranian-Australian poet, film director and screenwriter

Iranian poet (1927-2000)

Iranian poet

Iranian author and literary researcher

Tajikistani poet, author and university teacher

Iranian Azerbaijani poet, translator and writer

Punjabi poet