The poet known by the pen name Ameen was active during the reign of Ibrahim Adil Shah II (1580-1627) of Bijapur. While the name Ameen was adopted by several poets in both Bijapur and Golconda in subsequent periods, this particular Ameen is associated with the Adil Shahi court.

Ameen is credited with composing a mathnavi titled Behram o Husn Banu بہرام و حسن بانو.

Further references to this work are found in the writings of the author of Sheh Paare, who also acknowledges Ameen’s contribution. However, the author of Urdu-e-Qadeem contests the attribution, claiming that the mathnavi was actually written by Ameen Gujrati, a poet from Gujarat, rather than the poet of Bijapur. This is challenged by Dr. Shareef in his book “Dakan meiN Urdu Shayeri, Wali se pehle” (2004).

His incomplete mathnavi was later completed by Daulat, from which we get to know more details about Ameen.

Further Readings:
1. Hashmi, Naseer-Uddin. Dakan MeiN Urdu. 1st ed., Taraqqi Urdu Bureau, 1985
2. Compiled by Prof. Mohiuddin Qadri Zore. Urdu Shah’paare. 1st ed., Urdu Academy A.P, 2009.
3. Hakeem Syed Shamsullah Qadri. Urdu-e-Qadeem: Urdu Zaban Ki Tareekh. 3rd ed., Matba Tej Kumar, 1967.
4. Shareef, Muhammad Jamaal. Dakan meiN Urdu Shayeri Wali Se Pehle. Edited by Muhammad Ali Asar. Hyderabad: Idara-e-Adabiyat-e-Urdu, 2004.