Akhtar Sheerani

Mohammad Akhtar Khan "Akhtar" Sheerani (May 4, 1905 in Tonk-Rajasthan, India - September 9, 1948 in Lahore, Pakistan) is considered one of the most romantic Urdu poets. He was the son of a legendary Urdu writer Mahmood Sheerani.

His famous poems include

# "Ai ishq kahiN le chal"
# "O desh se aane waale bataa. Kis haal meN haiN yaaraan e watan."

Reference: More on Akhtar Sheerani, his biography and poetry [http://indscribe.blogspot.com/2007/09/akhtar-shirani-poet-of-romance.html Akhtar Sheerani: Poet of Romance]