aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
Renowned Urdu poet Asad badayuni was born in Budaun Uttar Pradesh in 1952. He was a lecturer in the department of urdu at Aligarh Muslim University. He authored several books and was honoured with numerous literary awards. Three of his poetic collection 'Dhoop ki sarhad', 'Khema-e-khaab', and 'Junoon-e-kinara' have been published. He died in Aligarh in 2003 and buried in Badaun.