The result was Delete - Philippe | Talk 06:03, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Not notable, I guess? Real name gives no Google results as well as most of the books. Most search results for "Ahmed Hamdani" are about a musician called "Marghoob Ahmed Hamdani" or a football player. The article has no references. fschoenm (talk) 16:43, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I am aware that newsgroups are not RS, however the essay is clearly written by someone whith a sound knowledge of Urdu poetry. The above, together with some other tidbits that can be gleaned online, suggests that Ahmed Hamdani is a contemporary poet enjoying significant popularity. Whether the article is worth keeping is another story. L'omo del batocio (talk) 11:14, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]"My exposition will not be complete, perhaps, without mentioning a tendency that appeared in about 1957 in the ghazal, and which is most pointedly articulated by Zafar Iqbal and some other poets of his ilk. This is the most infamous form of the ghazal because it projects a man who, disillusioned with all the known forms of man that have appeared within the last hundred years, advocates sheer destruction. He uses his creative ability only to destroy. His attitude is full of scorn, irony, derision and vulgarity. He mocks everything, slings mud at it, and distorts it. The advent of the "destructive" man after the man of "feelings" signals the tragic fact that every effort to define man has failed. Basheer Badr, Muhammad Alavi, Anwar Shu'ur and others represent this destructive tendency. It may be mentioned here that the popularity of the ghazals of Ahmad Hamdani in some circles reflects the fond desire in this chaotic period for some familiar image of man. And the distinct echo of Firaq in Ahmad Hamdani's ghazals only helps gratify that desire."