Bekhud Dehlvi (21 March 1863 – 2 October 1955), born Syed Wahid-ud-Din Ahmed, was the son of Syed Shams-ud-Din "Salim", also an Urdu language poet. Bekhud was born at Bharatpur, Rajasthan. He was brought to Delhi by Altaf Hussain Hali who in 1891 made Bekhud became a disciple of Daagh Dehlvi and soon rose in prominence. His collection of Urdu ghazals – Guftar e Bekhud and Shahsavaar e Bekhud, were published during his lifetime. He died on 2 October 1955 in Delhi at the age of 92 years.