Shah Mubarak Abroo | |
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Born | Najamuddin Shah Mubarak Ābroo |
Nationality | Indian |
Known for | Poetry |
Najamuddin Shah Mubarak Ābroo (1683–1733) was an Indian poet. He was born in Gwalior, the grandson of Muhammad Ghaus Gwaliori, and hailed from a family of mystics. [1] Born during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb he died during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah [2] during whose time Urdu had become a common language and installed as the court language.
Ābroo made extensive use of īhām (pun) in his poetry and was influenced by Sanskrit language through Brajbhasha and Indianised Persian poetry. [3] He was a disciple of Siraj-ud-Din Ali Khan Arzu of Agra.