Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum

Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum (, ) (4 August 1899 – 7 February 1978) was a 20th-century poet. His pen name was Tabassum .

He is best known for his many poems written for children, as the creator of the character Tot Batot, and as the translator of many poetic works mostly from Persian into Punjabi and Urdu languages. Song !!Singers !!Song lyrics by !!Music by !!Film or Produced by "Sau Baar Chaman Mehka, Sau Baar Bahar Aaee" In 2023, he was awarded the Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan.

Works (partial list) Tot Batot Collection. Published by Ferozsons (no date), Ab Sab Hain Tot Batot Mian, Published by Gulzar Ahmed, 2000 Jhoolnay (collection of poems for children), Published by Ferozsons (no date) Doguna. Published by Ferozsons (a translation of the works of Hazarat Amir Khusrow) Sawan Raina Da Sufna, a translation into Punjabi of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, unknown publisher Talmatol (collection of poems for children) Daman-i-Dil Kulliyaat-i-Sufi Tabassum (Poetry in Urdu language) Nazraan Kardiyaan Gallaan (Poetry in Punjabi language) Naqsh-i-Iqbal (Punjabi translation of Allama Iqbal's poetry)

Death Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum died in Lahore, Pakistan on 7 February 1978.