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A living library of Punjab’s Sufi poets.
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پہلے آپ ہے رب نے عشق کیتا، معشوق ہے نبی رسول میاںBrowse by poet
The Sufi poets صوفی شاعر
بابا فرید
Baba Farid
1173–1266 · PakpattanThe first great poet of the Punjabi language, whose shaloks are preserved in the Guru Granth Sahib.شاہ حسینShah Hussain
1538–1599 · LahoreThe Lahori master of the kafi, singer of longing and divine love.سلطان باہوSultan Bahu
c. 1630–1691 · Shorkot, JhangPoet of the “hu” — the abyat that end every line with the breath of the divine name.بلھے شاہBulleh Shah
1680–1757 · KasurThe fearless, joyful rebel of Punjabi Sufism.وارث شاہWaris Shah
1722–1798 · Jandiala Sher KhanAuthor of Heer — the epic of Punjab.ہاشم شاہHashim Shah
18th–19th century · Jagdeo KalanPoet of Sassi Punnun and the masterful dohra.میاں محمد بخشMian Muhammad Bakhsh
1830–1907 · Khari Sharif, MirpurAuthor of Saif-ul-Malook, the great Sufi romance of the Punjabi language.خواجہ غلام فریدKhwaja Ghulam Farid
1845–1901 · Kot MithanThe Saraiki master of the kafi, poet of the Rohi desert.Featured
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