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Abu Shakur Balkhi () (born 915) was a Persian (Tajik) poet of the 10th century in Samanid era, an empire originating from Balkh. He was a contemporary of Rudaki, and wrote three mathnavis, the work farin nama (written in 944) among them. Only one hundred ninety-two scraps of his verses remain today. References - E.G. Browne. Literary History of Persia. (Four volumes, 2,256 pages, and twenty-five years in the writing). 1998. ISBN 0-7007-0406-X
- Jan Rypka, History of Iranian Literature. Reidel Publishing Company. ASIN B-000-6BXVT-K
See also fa: ru: simple:Abu-Shakur Balkhi sh:Abu akur Balhi tg:
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