Pen name

A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. Nom de plume is a French-language expression.

Urdu Poetry

:Note: List of Urdu language poets provides pen names for a range of Urdu poets.

Related Topics:
List of Urdu language poets - Urdu

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A shâ'er (a poet who writes she'rs in Urdu or Persian) almost always has a takhallus, a pen name, traditionally placed at the end of the name when referring to the poet by his full name. For example Hafez is a pen-name for Shams al-Din, and thus the usual way to refer to him would be Shams al-Din Hafez or just Hafez. Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan (his official name and title) is referred to as Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, or just Mirza Ghalib.

Related Topics:
Poet - She'r - Urdu - Persian - Takhallus - Hafez - Ghalib

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