He was born on 9 November, 1911, in Delhi as Syed Masood-ul-Hasan Tabish "Dehlvi" to Munshi Zakaulla.

[2] He obtained his early education from his mother and subsequently from Maulvi Sheiv Diyal.

His grandfather, Maulvi Inayatullah, summoned him to Hyderabad-Deccan, where he concluded his secondary education at Darul Uloom.

Subsequently, he became a student of the renowned poet Fani Badayuni in Hyderabad, India.

[3][4] Due to a lack of financial means, Tabish was unable to continue his studies after completing matriculation.