According to Naseeruddin Hashmi, Abdul Jaleel, known by his pen name Jaleel, was a distinguished poet of marsiya in Hyderabad during the early 11th century AH/17th century CE. Very little is known about his life, with the only recorded fact being his practice of composing marsiyas during the month of Muharram, which he would recite in the Ashoor Khana and at the Majalis of Sayed us Shuhada. Jaleel had two brothers, but no further details about his family have been documented. His marsiyas were characterized by their length and structural similarity to ghazals. Notably, a musaddas marsiya attributed to him exists, suggesting that Jaleel may have been the originator of the musaddas form for marsiyas. A manuscript of his marsiyas is housed in the Library of the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad. His work adhered to the stylistic conventions of both the Qutb Shahi and Mughal periods, maintaining a consistent and recognisable pattern throughout his compositions.

(This entry is based on Naseeruddin Hashmi’s work on Dakhni poets. Further research on this poet is still ongoing, with some speculation that he may be the same person as Abdul Jaleel Bilgrami.)

Further Reading:
1. Hashmi, Naseer-Uddin. Dakan MeiN Urdu. 1st ed., Taraqqi Urdu Bureau, 1985.