Jaun Eliya

Syed Hussain Jaun Asghar Naqvi, commonly known as Jaun Elia (Urduجون ایلیا, 14 December 1931 – 8 November 2002), was an Urdu poet, philosopher, biographer, and scholar from South Asia who migrated from India to Pakistan. One of the most prominent modern Urdu poets, popular for his unconventional ways, he "acquired knowledge of philosophy, logic, Islamic history, the Muslim Shia tradition, Muslim religious sciences, Western literature, and Kabbala.