Mahfuzur Rahman Adil

Mahfuzur Rahman Adil was an Urdu poet born in 1949 in Dhaka. He wrote ghazals, nazms and many couplets. His poetry is published in Urdu, in Roman transliteration and also in Hindi and English scripts.

Adil’s work reflects emotional depth, human experience, longing and hope. He often wrote about separation, memory, inner struggle and the beauty of ordinary life. He used simple language with poetic resonance so that readers feel his verses deeply.

Many of his couplets are well known for motivational tone. Some of them encourage perseverance, struggle, self-belief and courage amid hardship. Others reflect on love, identity, and the tension between inner voice and outward appearance. Among his popular lines are ones that speak of not being judged by past but by one’s present effort, and ones that show a longing but also a kind of acceptance of life’s trials.

He wrote in multiple scripts so that both Urdu readers and those more comfortable with Roman or Hindi could read his work. His audience included both older Urdu-shayar circles and younger readers who discover his words online.

His poetry collections include ghazals and nazms; he published books and ebooks. He also participated in literary gatherings, recitations and poetry programmes. He has poems recited on audio-video platforms.

Mahfuzur Rahman Adil passed away in 2019. His work continues to be appreciated by lovers of Urdu poetry. His legacy is of someone who combined emotional sincerity, accessibility and lyrical beauty.