1715 (Aurangabad) – 1763 (Aurangabad) • The Mystic of the Deccan
"A legendary mystic and a prominent figure of the Deccani school, Siraj Aurangabadi's life is as fascinating as his poetry. He reportedly experienced a seven-year period of intense spiritual madness or 'junoon' in his youth, during which he isolated himself and wrote profoundly deep Sufi verses. This period of divine ecstasy heavily influenced his poetic voice, making him a crucial link between early Deccani Urdu and the evolving North Indian style. His masterpiece 'Khabar-e-Tahayyur-e-Ishq Sun' remains one of the most hypnotic, widely sung, and spiritually charged ghazals in the Urdu language, reflecting his intense inner journey."