Nawab Mustafa Khan "Shefta" (1809–1869) was an Urdu poet and critic, and a contemporary of Mirza Ghalib. "Shefta" was his Urdu "takhallus" or pen name (he used the name "Hasrati" for his Farsi writings). Born in Delhi, he belonged to a prominent landowning family of Bangash Afghans. His kinsmen included the Nawabs of Farrukhabad and the rebel Walidad Khan. His father-in-law was the famous General Ismail Beg Hamadani. His estates included the jagir of Palwal in Gurgaon and Jehangirabad in Meerut.