Quli Qutb Shah was a scholar of Arabic, Persian and Telugu languages. He wrote poetry in Urdu, Persian, and Telugu. His poetry has been compiled into a volume entitled "Kulliyat-e-Quli Qutub Shah." He had the distinction of being the first "Saheb-e-dewan" Urdu poet and is credited with introducing a new sensibility into prevailing genres of Persian/Urdu poetry.