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
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
Bornc. 1470
Astarabad
Died1529
Herat
OccupationPoet

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  1. ^ Bernardini, Michele (2003). "HELĀLI ASTARĀBĀDI JAGATĀʾI". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Volume XII/2: Hedāyat al-mota'allemin–Herat VII. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 152–154. ISBN 978-0-933273-75-7.
  2. ^ Gandjeï, T. (1971). "Hilālī". In Lewis, B.; Ménage, V. L.; Pellat, Ch. & Schacht, J. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume III: H–Iram. Leiden: E. J. Brill. OCLC 495469525.