Ismail Merathi


Ismail Merathi (1844–1917) was an Indian Urdu poet, schoolteacher, and educationist from the Mughal–British era. His poems for children like Nasihat, Barsaat, Humaari Gaye, Subah Ki Aamad, Sach Kaho, Baarish Ka Pehla Qatra, Pan Chakki, Shafaq, and several others are part of the primary school curriculum in Pakistan. He wrote many Urdu and Persian text books for school-going children.

Ismail Merathi
اسماعیل میرٹھی
Born
Muhammad Ismail

(1844-11-12)12 November 1844
Meerath, Mughal India
Died1 November 1917
Meerath
Occupations
  • Poet
  • teacher
  • educationist
Years active1868–1917
EraPost-Independence War (1857)
Known forUrdu poems for children
Notable workKulliyat-e-Ismail
SpouseBibi Naeem Al-Nisa
Children5
HonoursKhan Sahib (1912)
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