Ibn-e-Insha
Ibn-e-Insha ابنِ اِنشا | |
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| Born | Sher Muhammad Khan 15 June 1927 Phillaur, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 11 January 1978 (aged 50) London, England |
| Pen name | Insha |
| Occupation | Urdu poet, humorist, Travelogue writer and newspaper columnist |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Genre | Ghazal |
| Notable awards | Pride of Performance Award in 1978 by the President of Pakistan |
| Children | Roomi 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) 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. 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.