The Poet · 1927 to 1978
इब्ने इंशा
Ibn-e-Insha
Region
North India
Language
Hindi
Signature rasa
Shringara
Works · archive
46
Sher Muhammad Khan, immortalized under the pen name Ibn-e-Insha, was a literary wanderer who observed the world with a brilliant mix of deep melancholy and razor sharp wit. Born in 1927 in the Jalandhar district of Punjab, he migrated to Pakistan and became one of the most beloved Urdu poets and travelogue writers of his generation.
His most famous ghazal Insha Ji Utho Ab Kooch Karo carries an overwhelming sense of world weariness and final departure, sung beautifully by generations of classical vocalists. Yet, alongside this intense sorrow, he authored travelogues filled with hilarious, biting satire that dissected human follies across the globe.
He served in the United Nations, traveling extensively before his premature death in London in 1978. He remains the poet of the restless soul, wrapping profound existential grief inside breathtaking lyrical beauty.
Chronology
A life, paced like a poem.
1927
Born as Sher Muhammad Khan in Kartarpur, Punjab
1947
Migrated to Pakistan after the partition of India
1960s
Worked for Radio Pakistan and various literary bodies
1970s
Wrote his famous ghazal 'Insha Ji Uttho Ab Kuch Karo'
1978
Passed away in London while undergoing medical treatment
Essential
Start with these.
Three doorways into Ibn-e-Insha, chosen for how quickly they show you what this voice sounds like.
Shringara
01दिल हिज्र के दर्द से बोझल है अब आन मिलो तो बेहतर हो
Dil Hijr Ke Dard Se Bojhal Hai Ab Aan Milo To Behtar Ho
The clearest statement of shringara in this catalogue, begin here.
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Shringara
02कल चौंदहवीं की रात थी शब भर रहा चर्चा तिरा
Kal Chaudahvin Ki Raat Thi Shab Bhar Raha Charcha Tira
A shorter turn in shringara, 10 verses long.
Read the poem →10 verses
Shringara
03फ़र्ज़ करो
Farz Karo
A shorter turn in shringara, 5 verses long.
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Every composition, by mood.
46 entries · 3 rasas
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Shringara
26 compositions
- 018 versesRead →
दिल हिज्र के दर्द से बोझल है अब आन मिलो तो बेहतर हो
Dil Hijr Ke Dard Se Bojhal Hai Ab Aan Milo To Behtar Ho
- 0210 versesRead →
कल चौंदहवीं की रात थी शब भर रहा चर्चा तिरा
Kal Chaudahvin Ki Raat Thi Shab Bhar Raha Charcha Tira
- 035 versesRead →
फ़र्ज़ करो
Farz Karo
- 044 versesRead →
ये बातें झूठी बातें हैं
Ye Baatein Jhoothi Baatein Hain
- 0510 versesRead →
कल चौदहवीं की रात थी शब भर रहा चर्चा तेरा
Kal Chaudahvin Ki Raat Thi Shab Bhar Raha Charcha Tera
- 066 versesRead →
अच्छा जो ख़फ़ा हम से हो तुम ऐ सनम अच्छा
Achha Jo Khafa Hum Se Ho Tum Ae Sanam Achha
- 076 versesRead →
अपने हमराह जो आते हो इधर से पहले
Apne Hamrah Jo Aate Ho Idhar Se Pehle
- 086 versesRead →
देख हमारी दीद के कारण कैसा क़ाबिल-ए-दीद हुआ
Dekh Hamari Deed Ke Karan Kaisa Qabil-E-Deed Hua
करुणा
Karuna
11 compositions
- 015 versesRead →
दिल ने हमारे बैठे बैठे कैसे कैसे रोग लगाये
Dil Ne Hamare Baithe Baithe Kaise Kaise Roga Lagaye
- 025 versesRead →
और तो कोई बस न चलेगा हिज्र के दर्द के मारों का
Aur To Koi Bas Na Chalega Hijr Ke Dard Ke Maron Ka
- 035 versesRead →
और तो कोई बस न चलेगा
Aur To Koi Bas Na Chalega
- 046 versesRead →
एक छोटा सा लड़का था मैं जिन दिनों
Ek Chhota Sa Ladka Tha Main Jin Dinon
- 052 versesRead →
एक लड़का
Ek Ladka
- 065 versesRead →
सब को दिल के दाग़ दिखाए एक तुझी को दिखा न सके
Sab Ko Dil Ke Daag Dikhaye Ek Tuzhi Ko Dikha Na Sake
- 072 versesRead →
लोग पूछेंगे
Log Poochhenge
- 0818 versesRead →
यह बच्चा किसका बच्चा है
Yeh Bachha Kiska Bachha Hai
शान्त
Shanta
9 compositions
- 018 versesRead →
‘इंशा’ जी उठो अब कूच करो इस शहर में जी को लगाना क्या
Inshaji Utho Ab Kooch Karo Is Shahar Mein Ji Ko Lagana Kya
- 025 versesRead →
जाने तू क्या ढूँढ रहा है बस्ती में वीराने में
Jane Tu Kya Dhoondh Raha Hai Basti Mein Veerane Mein
- 035 versesRead →
राज़ कहाँ तक राज़ रहेगा मंज़र-ए-आम पे आएगा
Raaz Kahan Tak Raaz Rahega Manzar-E-Aam Pe Aaega
- 047 versesRead →
जोग बिजोग की बातें झूठी सब जी का बहलाना हो
Jog Bijog Ki Baatein Jhoothi Sab Ji Ka Bahalana Ho
- 056 versesRead →
फ़क़ीर बन कर तुम उनके दर पर हज़ार धुनि रमा के बैठो
Faqeer Ban Kar Tum Unke Dar Par Hazar Dhuni Rama Ke Baitho
- 067 versesRead →
चल इंशा अपने गाँव में
Chal Insha Apne Gaon Mein
- 075 versesRead →
कमर बांधे हुए चलने पे यां सब यार बैठे हैं
Kamar Bandhe Hue Chalne Pe Yan Sab Yar Baithe Hain
- 084 versesRead →
इंशाजी उठो अब कूच करो
Inshaji Utho Ab Kooch Karo