Hashmi, whose name was Miyan Khan, was a poet at the court of Ali Adil Shah II (1656–1672). The author of Basteen-us-Salateen praises him highly. After the Mughal conquest of Bijapur by Aurangzeb (Alamgir), Hashmi migrated to Irkaat, where he composed an eulogy in praise of Zulfiqar Khan, a Mughal subedaar.

Hashmi was associated with the Mahdavia faith, and some sources mention him as a disciple of Hashim Gujarati. Like many poets of his time, little is known about the events of his life. It is believed that he died in 1109 H (1697–1698 CE).

Manuscripts of his mathnavi and deewan are preserved in the Salar Jung Library, and several private collectors also possess copies. In 1099 H (1687–1688 CE), he composed a mathnavi titled Yusuf Zulekha. He is also regarded as one of the early writers of rekhti, a poetic form.

His Deewan has been published by Idara-e-Adabiyat-e-Urdu. Dr. Shareef has written in detail about Hashmi in his Dakan meiN Urdu Shayeri Wali Se Pehle (2004)

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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