Ayaghi’s real name was Muhammad Ameen, and he was from Bijapur, associated with the Adil Shahi court during the reign of the eighth Sultan, Ali Adil Shah II (1652–1674). Not much is known about his life, except that a mathnavi titled Najaat Naama and a few ghazals attributed to him are extant. A manuscript of his work is preserved at the Salar Jung Museum Library. Dr. Muhammad Ali Asar compiled the Najaat Naama and published it in: Dakani ki Teen Masnaviyan (1987).
Further Readings:
1. Shareef, Muhammad Jamaal. Dakan meiN Urdu Shayeri Wali Se Pehle. Edited by Muhammad Ali Asar. Hyderabad: Idara-e-Adabiyat-e-Urdu, 2004.
2. Hashmi, Naseer-Uddin. Dakan MeiN Urdu. 1st ed., Taraqqi Urdu Bureau, 1985.
3. Asar, Mohammad Ali, ed. Dakani ki Teen Masnaviyan. 1st ed. Hyderabad, India: Dairah Press, Chatta Bazar, 1987.
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