Daud Rahbar (1926 – 5 October 2013) was a Pakistani scholar of comparative religions, Arabic, Persian, Urdu literature and Indian classical music. Rahbar is regarded as an accomplished essayist, poet, composer, short story writer, translator, philosopher, contributor to inter-civilization dialogue, musicologist, drummer, singer and guitarist. He converted to Christianity in the later years of his life. He translated his own Urdu works to English, such as The Cup of Jamshid: A Collection of Ghazal Poetry and then translated the Urdu letters of Mirzā Asadu'lldh Khān Ghālib.