Syed Hussain Jaun Asghar Naqvi,[1] commonly known as Jaun Elia (Urdu: جون ایلیا‎, 14 December 1931 – 8 November 2002), was an Indo-Pak Urdu poet, philosopher, biographer, and scholar. He was the brother of Rais Amrohvi and Syed Muhammad Taqi, who were journalists and psychoanalysts. He was fluent in Urdu, Arabic, English, Persian, Sanskrit and Hebrew.[citation needed] One of the most prominent modern Urdu poets, popular for his unconventional ways, he "acquired knowledge of philosophy, logic, Islamic history, the Muslim Sufi tradition, Muslim religious sciences,
He began writing poetry at the age of 8 but published his first collection, Shayad, when he was 60.[12]

He married writer Zahida Hina in 1970[13] and they separated in 1992.
Poetry collections
Sukhan Meri Udasee Hai
Zakham-e-Umeed – زخمِ امید
Mubada
Tumharey Aur Mere Darmiyan
Daricha Haye Kheyal
Qitaat
Jaun Elia Ki Tamam Ghazlain (parts I-III)
Inshaye aur Mazaameen
Farnood
Is Rang Ke Tufaan اس رنگ کے طوفاں