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	\| birth_name = Sher Muhammad Khan~~<br>{{Nastaliq\|شیر محمد خان}}~~		\| birth_name = Sher Muhammad Khan
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=y\|1927\|06\|15}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=y\|1927\|06\|15}}
	\| birth_place = [[Phillaur]], ~~now in~~ [[~~Jalandhar district~~]], [[~~Punjab,~~ India]]		\| birth_place = [[Phillaur]], [[Punjab (British India)\|Punjab]], [[British India]]
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=y\|1978\|01\|11\|1927\|06\|15}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=y\|1978\|01\|11\|1927\|06\|15}}
	\| death_place = London, ~~England<br>buried in~~ [[~~Karachi~~]]~~, Pakistan~~		\| death_place = [[London]], [[England]]
	\| occupation = [[Urdu poet]], humorist, [[Travel literature\|Travelogue]] writer and [[newspaper columnist]]		\| occupation = [[Urdu poet]], humorist, [[Travel literature\|Travelogue]] writer and [[newspaper columnist]]
	\| nationality = [[Pakistani]]		\| nationality = [[Pakistani]]

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'''Sher Muhammad Khan''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|شیر مُحمّد خان}}}}), ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], {{Nastaliq|شیر محمد خان}}), better known by his pen name '''Ibn-e-Insha''', ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|اِبنِ اِنشا}}}}), ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], {{Nastaliq|ابن انشا}}) (15 June 1927 – 11 January 1978)<ref name=allpoetry>[http://allpoetry.com/Ibne-Insha, Profile of ''Ibn-e-Insha'' on allpoetry.com website] Retrieved 14 June 2019</ref><ref name="pakistaniat.com">{{cite web|url=http://pakistaniat.com/2008/02/06/ibn-e-insha-nagri-nagri-phira-musafir/|title=Ibn-e-Insha: nagri nagri phira musafir|publisher=Pakistaniat.com website|date=6 February 2008|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="dunyanews.tv">{{cite news|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/317120-IbneInsha-remembered-on-38th-death-anniversary|title=Ibn-e-Insha remembered on 38th death anniversary|website=Dunya TV Network News|date=11 January 2016|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref> was a Pakistani [[Urdu poet]], humorist, [[Travel literature|travelogue]] writer and [[newspaper columnist]]. Along with his poetry, he was regarded as one of the best humorists of [[Urdu]].<ref name=allpoetry/><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> 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 [[Hindustani language|Hindi-Urdu]] complex of languages, and his forms and poetic style is an influence on generations of young poets.<ref name="pakistaniat.com"/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk">{{cite news|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/01/13/city/lahore/on-ibn-e-insha-and-nazarul-islams-death-anniversaries/|title=On Ibn-e-Insha and Nazarul Islam's death anniversaries|newspaper=Pakistan Today (newspaper)|date=13 January 2011|access-date=14 June 2019}}</ref><ref name=PoemHunter>[http://www.poemhunter.com/ibn-e-insha/biography/ Biography of Ibn-e-Insha on poemhunter.com website] Retrieved 14 June 2019</ref>

== Biography ==
Insha was born in [[Phillaur]] tehsil of [[Jalandhar District]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]], India.<ref name=allpoetry/><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> His father hailed from [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nation.com.pk/12-Jan-2016/ibn-e-insha-was-my-hero|title='Ibn-e-Insha was my hero'|work=The Nation (Pakistan) newspaper|date=12 January 2016|access-date=14 June 2019|first=Sana|last=Fatima}}</ref> In 1946, he received his B.A. degree from [[University of the Punjab|Punjab University]] and subsequently, his M.A. from [[University of Karachi]] in 1953.<ref name=allpoetry/><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> He was associated with various governmental services including [[Radio Pakistan]], the Ministry of Culture and the National Book Centre of Pakistan.<ref name="pakistaniat.com"/><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> He also served the UN for some time<ref name="pakistaniat.com"/> and this enabled him to visit many places, all of which served to inspire the travelogues he would then pen.<ref name=allpoetry/><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> Some of the places he visited include Japan, [[Philippines]], China, Hong Kong, [[Thailand]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], [[India]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Iran]], [[Turkey]], France, UK and the United States.<ref name="pakistaniat.com"/><ref name="dunyanews.tv"/> His teachers included Habibullah Ghazenfar Amrohvi, Dr. [[Ghulam Mustafa Khan]] and Dr. [[Abdul Qayyum]]. In the late 1940s, in his youth years, Ibn-e-Insha had also lived together with the renowned film poet [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] in [[Lahore]] for a short period. He was also active in the [[Progressive Writers Movement]].<ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> Ibn-e-Insha spent the remainder of his life in [[Karachi]]<ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> before he died of [[Hodgkin's Lymphoma]] on 11 January 1978, while he was in London. He was later buried in [[Karachi]], Pakistan.<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> His son, Roomi Insha was a Pakistani director until his death on 16 October 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nation will always remember great sacrifices of martyrs: Chief Minster|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/127005/nation-will-always-remember-great-sacrifices-martyrs-cm/|access-date=14 June 2019|work=Daily Times (newspaper)|date=18 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Son of Ibne Insha passes away, reason of death revealed – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1532958/son-ibne-insha-passes-away-reason-death-revealed/|access-date=15 November 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=16 October 2017}}</ref>

==Literary career==
Insha is considered to be one of the best poets and writers of his generation.<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> His most famous [[ghazal]] ''Insha Ji Utthoo Ab Kooch Karo'' (Rise oh Insha Ji, and let us set off ) is an influential classic ghazal.<ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/><ref name=PoemHunter/> Ibn-e-Insha had written several travelogues, showcasing his sense of humor<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> and his work has been appreciated by both Urdu writers and critics.<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name="pakistantoday.com.pk"/> He also translated a collection of Chinese poems into Urdu in 1960.<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref name=PoemHunter/>

==Bibliography==
'''Poetry'''
* ''Chand Nagar'' چاند نگر<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/>
* ''Is Basti Key Ik Koochey Main''اِس بستی کے اِک کوچے میں<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/>
* ''Dil-e-Wehshi'' دلِ وحشی<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/>
* ''Billo Ka Basta'' بِلو کا بستہ ''(Rhymes for Children)''
* ''Qissa Aik Kunvaaray ka'' (A translation of a lengthy humorous poem by a German poet Wilhelm Bosch)
'''Travelogue'''
* ''Awara Gard Ki Diary'' آوارہ گرد کی ڈائری
* ''Dunya Gol Hey'' دنیا گول ہے<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/>
* ''[[Ibn Battuta]] Kay Taqub mein' (1974)<ref name=Tribune>[https://tribune.com.pk/story/1025160/is-basti-ke-ik-koochay-mein-ibne-insha-the-wanderer-of-chand-nagar/ Ibne Insha – the wanderer of Chand Nagar] The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 10 January 2016, Retrieved 14 June 2019</ref>
* ''Chaltay Ho To Cheen Ko Chaliye'' چلتے ھو تو چِین کو چلیے<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/>
* ''Nagri Nagri Phira Musafar'' نگری نگری پِھرا مسافر<ref name="dunyanews.tv"/>

'''Humor'''
* ''Urdu Ki Aakhri Kitaab'' (1971) اردو کی آخری کتاب <ref name="dunyanews.tv"/><ref>[http://apnaorg.com/columns/ahameed/column-52.html Ibn-e-Insha article on Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA) website] Retrieved 14 June 2019</ref>
* ''Khat Insha Jee Kay'' خط انشّا جی کے Collection of letters <ref name="dunyanews.tv"/>
* ''Khumar e Gandum'' خمارِگندم
* ''Aap se kya Parda'' آپ سے کیا پردہ (published in June 2004)
* ''Batain Insha ji ki'' (published in June 2005)
* ''Dakhl Dar Ma'qulaat'' (published in June 2019)
'''Translations'''
* ''Seher Honay Tak'' (translation of Cherkhov work)
* ''Karnamay Nawab Tees Maar Khan Kay'' (translation of German Short stories), published in June 1971
* ''Lakhon Ka Shaher'' (translation of some short stories of O. Henry)
* ''Andha Kunvaan'' (translation of some short stories of Edgar Allan Poe)

==Awards and recognition==
* Ibn-e-Insha was awarded the [[Pride of Performance]] Award by the [[President of Pakistan]] in 1978.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcDJe6CpD8k Pride of Performance Award info for Ibn-e-Insha on YouTube] Retrieved 14 June 2019</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Pakistani poets]]
* [[List of Urdu language poets]]
* [[List of Pakistani writers]]
* [[List of Urdu language writers]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|2021306}}
* http://www.studybee.net/ibn-e-insha-poetry/ Poetry of Ibn-e-Insha

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