Hasrat is a popular name predominantly used in Indian subcontinent. It is also a popular pen name for Urdu poets in India and Pakistan. In Hindi and Urdu, the word Hasrat meaning "wish" or "desire,", deriving from the Arabic hasra (ÃÂóñé). It is also the Persian and Hindustani pronunciation of the Islamic honorific hadra (Arabic: ÃÂöñé). Notable Urdu poets that use this pen name include: Muhammad Abdul Qadeer Siddiqi Qadri 'Hasrat' (1871âÂÂ1962), Hasrat Jaipuri (1922-1977) and Hasrat Mohani (1875-1951).
An Indian revolutionary Ashfaqulla Khan (1900-1927) also used to write Urdu poetry with this pen name; the full name of Ashfaq was Mohammad Ashfaqulla Khan Warsi 'Hasrat'. His popular couplet "zindagi (òÃÂïïà) baad-e-fanaa tujhko milegii 'Hasrat', Teraa jiinaa tere marne ki badault hogaa." (en: O Hasrat! thou would get real life after thy death, Thou shall live in the hearts of people after thy sacrifice.)