Arzoo Lakhnavi

Arzoo Lakhnavi (born Syed Anwar Hussain; 16 February 1873 – 17 Apr 1951), also known by the honorary title Allamah Arzoo Lakhnavi, was a Pakistani Urdu poet and lyricist. He wrote almost in every genre of Urdu poetry such as marsiya, qasida, mathnawi, rubaʿi, naʽat, chronogram inscriptions and particularly gazals and lyrics throughout his life, also writing radio plays and scripts for several uncertain Urdu films.

He was born to a poet Mir Zakir Hussain 'Yas' as Syed Anwar Hussain around 16 February 1873 in North-Western Provinces, British India (in modern-day Lucknow, India). He was the elder brother of an Urdu poet, Mir Yusuf Hussain 'Qayas'.