Badr al-Din Hilali (Persian: بدرالدین هلالی; c. 1470–1529) was a Persian poet of Turkic origin. In Herat, he was a member of the literary circle of Sultan Husayn-e Bayqara and a close associate Alisher Navai.[1][2]
![]() Persian manuscript of Badr al-Din Hilali's poem Sifat al-'Ashiqin ("Qualities of lovers"). Copied by Shah Muhammad, Safavid Iran, dated early 16th century | |
Born | c. 1470 Astarabad |
Died | 1529 Herat |
Occupation | Poet |