Maulana Zafar Ali Khan (January 17, 1874 - November 27, 1956( is a prominent personality of twentieth-century in Urdu literature. As a poet, writer, journalist, commentator, translator and intellectual figure, Maulana Zafar Ali khan’s name has been taken as a unique reference. He is one of the renowned Poet of twentieth century whose  poetry is a  beautiful combination of ancient and modern allusions. This dissertation is based on a research study of the allusions in the poetry of Baba-e-Sahafat Maulana Zafar Ali Khan. The first part of article partially has defined the definition of allusion )talmeh(and changes in the definition of ‘talmeh’as a literary term in modern era. Afterwards has been taken some contemporary references )talmeh(from the poetry  collection of maulana Zafr Ali khan‘s era. This article is mainly an analysis of the allusions  from the verses of Maulana Zafar Ali Khan, in the context of the  first fifty years of  twentieth century.