Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum
| Sufi Tabassum صوفی تبسم |
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| Born | Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum 1 October 1898 Amritsar, British Punjab |
| Died | 7 Feb 1978 (aged 80) Lahore, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Subject | Literature |
Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum (4 August 1899 – 7 Feb 1978) was a 20th-century poet. Tabassum (or Tabussum) was the pen name by which he was universally known.
He is best known for his many poems written for children, as the creator of the Tot Batot character, and as the translator of many poetical works from mostly Persian (Farsi) into Punjabi and Urdu languages. Tabassum's style is in the classical tradition, with a deep awareness of the pain and suffering that afflicts people in modern life.
Tabassum was born in Amritsar, Punjab, to parents of Kashmiri ancestry. He earned a master's degree in Persian from Forman Christian College (FCC) in Lahore. He remained with Government College Lahore for his entire career, rising to head the 'Department of Persian Studies'.
For fifty years, he was actively participating on Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television poetry-reciting events. His poems were used as the lyrics of several songs sung by Noor Jehan, Naseem Begum, Farida Khanum and Ghulam Ali.
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