lˈeɪɛk ʃəɹˈɑːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, ɪn tˈædʒɪki slˈæʃ pˈɜːʒən: ˈɛl1 ˈoː ˈɪː sᵻɹˈɪlɪklˌɛɾɚfˈoːɹnˈaɪnbˈiː ʃˈææ jˈɛː ˈɛɹ ˈææ ˈɛl1 sᵻɹˈɪlɪklˌɛɾɚfˈoːɹˈiːθɹˈiː slˈæʃ ˈæɹəbɪklˈæm ˈæɹəbɪkælˈif ˈæɹəbɪkhˈæmzɐʔlˌæjɛʔ ˈæɹəbɪkqˈææf ˈæɹəbɪkʃˈiːn ˈæɹəbɪkfˈɑːɹsi jˈe ˈæɹəbɪkrˈɑːʔ ˈæɹəbɪkʔˈɛin ˈæɹəbɪklˈæm ˈæɹəbɪkfˈɑːɹsi jˈe, sˈʌmtaɪmz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹˈoʊmɐnˌaɪzd æz lˈiːk ɔːɹ lˈeɪk ɔːɹ lˈɔɪk wʌzɐ tˈædʒɪk pˈoʊɪt, ɪɹɐnˈɑːlədʒˌɪst ænd wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾᵻd pˈɜːʒən lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi fˈɪɡjɚz ʌv tˌædʒɪkɪstˈæn ænd sˈɛntɹəl ˈeɪʒə.
Layeq Sherali (1941–2000, in Tajiki/Persian: Лоиқ Шералӣ/لائق شیرعلی, sometimes also Romanised as Laeq or Laiq or Loiq) was a Tajik poet, Iranologist and one of the most celebrated Persian literary figures of Tajikistan and central Asia.