1173–1266 · Pakpattan
Baba Farid
The first great poet of the Punjabi language, whose shaloks are preserved in the Guru Granth Sahib.
بابا فرید
Fariduddin Masud Ganjshakar, remembered as Baba Farid, is the earliest major poet of Punjabi. A Chishti Sufi master whose shrine stands at Pakpattan, he wrote short, piercing couplets (shaloks) on humility, patience and the passing of time. His verses were preserved by the Sikh Gurus in the Guru Granth Sahib, and they are loved across every community of Punjab.
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