Syed Fateh Ali Gardezi was a great poet of Persian of the Sub-continent. He belonged to a family of Syed of Gardez, a town of Afghanistan. His grandfather settled in Punjab and earned high honour in the reign of Farrukh Siyar. He was known for his piety and was famous among people of Delhi as a saint. He authored many books on different topics but his Diwaan is considered to be a wonderful contribution in Persian poetry of that time.