Syed Saeed-ur-Rehman, also known by his pen name Suroor Barabankvi, ( 30 January 1919 – 13 April 1980), was a Pakistani Urdu poet and lyricist.
Born Syed Saeed ur Rehman in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, British India in 1919, he wrote under the pseudonym Suroor (exhilaration). He started his poetry at the age of 18.
He recited his poetry to Jigar Moradabadi, who appreciated his poetic talent. In 1951, Suroor participated in the Independence Day Mushaira at Dhaka, East Pakistan along with Jigar Moradabadi.
In 1952, he visited East Pakistan where the noted Urdu scholar Abdul Haq offered him the job of General Secretary of the âÂÂ'Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i UrduâÂÂ', at their Dhaka branch office and he started a magazine named âÂÂFilkaarâ there. He also directed three films, all in Urdu: Aakhri Station (1965) in East Pakistan, and Tum Mere Ho (1968) and Aashna (1970) in West Pakistan. He also wrote some songs for the film Dhamaka, written by Ibn-e-Safi, released in December 1974.
In 1980, Suroor Barabankvi went to Dhaka to finalize arrangements for shooting a film where he had a heart attack and died on 13 April 1980. His body was brought to Karachi, Pakistan for burial.