Ibn-e-Insha

Ibn-e-Insha ابنِ اِنشا
BornSher Muhammad Khan
(1927-06-15)15 June 1927
Phillaur, Punjab, British India
Died11 January 1978(1978-01-11) (aged 50)
London, England
Pen nameInsha
OccupationUrdu poet, humorist, Travelogue writer and newspaper columnist
NationalityPakistani
GenreGhazal
Notable awardsPride of Performance Award in 1978 by the President of Pakistan
ChildrenRoomi Insha (died 16 October 2017) & Saadi Insha

Sher Muhammad Khan (Urdu: شیر مُحمّد خان), (Punjabi, شیر محمد خان), better known by his pen name Ibn-e-Insha, (Urdu: اِبنِ اِنشا), (Punjabi, ابن انشا) (15 June 1927 – 11 January 1978)[1][2][3] was a Pakistani Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer and newspaper columnist.

Along with his poetry, he was regarded as one of the best humorists of Urdu.[1][3] His poetry has a distinctive diction laced with language reminiscent of Amir Khusro in its use of words and construction that is usually heard in the more earthy dialects of the Hindi-Urdu complex of languages, and his forms and poetic style has influenced generations of young poets.[2][4][5]

  1. ^ a b "Profile of Ibn-e-Insha". allpoetry.com website. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Ibn-e-Insha: nagri nagri phira musafir". Pakistaniat.com website. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Ibn-e-Insha remembered on 38th death anniversary". Dunya TV Network News. 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  4. ^ "On Ibn-e-Insha and Nazarul Islam's death anniversaries". Pakistan Today newspaper (Archived). 13 January 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  5. ^ Biography of Ibn-e-Insha on poemhunter.com website Retrieved 14 June 2019