Syed Masood-ul-Hasan Tabish Dehlvi, TI, () (born November 9, 1913 - September 23, 2004) was an Urdu poet. Biography Born on November 9, 1911 in Delhi as Syed Masood-ul-Hasan Tabish Dehlvi to Munshi Zakaullah and a mother "who had memorised thousands of Urdu and Persian couplets", Tabish joined All India Radio in 1939. After Partition of India, he migrated to Pakistan and worked for Radio Pakistan. 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 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