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Encyclopedia > Waris Shah

Waris Shah (1719 or 1730–1790) was a Punjabi poet from the Punjab, most well-known for his seminal work Heer Ranjha, based on the traditional folk tale of Heer and her lover Ranjha. Heer is considered one of the quintessential works of classical Punjabi literature. The story of Heer was also put to paper by several other writers, including Damodar Daas, Mukbal, Ahmed Gujjar, but Waris Shah's version is by far the most popular today. // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Miners in Falun, Sweden find an apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births April 16 - Henry Clinton, British general (d. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Punjabi (also Panjabi; in GurmukhÄ«, PanjābÄ« in ShāhmukhÄ«) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (meaning: Land of five Rivers; also Panjab, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Shahmukhi: پنجاب) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... Waris Shah was a Punjabi poet from the Punjab, most well-known for his seminal work Heer, based on the traditional folk tale of Heer and her lover Ranjha. ...

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Excerpt from Heer Waris Shah

The following is the opening line [1] from Waris Shah's rendering of Heer:


"Awal hamad khuda da vird keeje, ishq kita su jag da mool mian, Pelan aap hi rabb ne ishq kita, te mashooq he nabi rasool mian..."


Translation:


"First of all let us acknowledge God (who is self-evident), who has made love the worth of the world Sire, It was God Himself that first did love, and the prophets themselves were the beloved Sire "


According to folklore, the tomb of Heer is located in Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan. Waris Shah was a Punjabi poet from the Punjab, most well-known for his seminal work Heer, based on the traditional folk tale of Heer and her lover Ranjha. ... // Introduction Jhang (Punjabi: ﺟھنگ )is a Punjab district having a town with same name on the Chenab river, with 387,418 inhabitants (1998). ... This article details the Pakistani province of Punjab. ...


References

  1. ↑  From the book Heer Waris Shah (Chatur Singh Jeevan Singh) in Gurmukhi.

The Gurmukhi (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ or ਗੁਰਮੁੱਖੀ) script, derived from the Later Sharada script and standardised by Guru Angad Dev in the 16th century, was designed to write the Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) language. ...

See also

Punjabi (also Panjabi; in Gurmukhī, Panjābī in Shāhmukhī) is the language of the Punjabi people and the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... Punjabi (also Panjabi; in Gurmukhī, Panjābī in Shāhmukhī) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... This is a List of Punjabi poets: Farid Ganjshakar Hashim Shah Hussain Waris Shah Bulleh Shah Guru Nanak Sultan Bahu Khwaja Ghulam Farid Shiv Kumar Batalvi Amrita Pritam Mohan Singh Pash Dr. Harbhajan Singh Bhai Vir Singh Jagjit Brar Kadir Yaar Sukhbir See also Punjabi language, Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi Punjab...

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Waris Shah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (410 words)
Syed Waris Shah was born into a reputed Syed family in the village of Jandiala Sher Khan, district of Sheikhupura, Punjab in or around 1722 A.D. His father's name was Gulshar Shah.
Waris Shah acknowledged himself as a disciple of Pir Makhdum of Kasur.
Waris Shah died in or around 1798 A.D. when he was around 76 years of age.
Afghan invaders and Waris Shah - DAWN's Biased article and its rejoinder (3452 words)
Waris Shah was born in the most troublesome period after the death of Aurangzeb and Shah Alam and it was the Punjab which suffered the most.
Waris Shah, though engaged in teaching and leading prayers in the mosque of Malka Haans in Deepalpur tehsil, was a distant witness to the oppression committed by Nadir Shah in Delhi and later in southern Punjab and Sindh.
Waris Shah and the author should close their eyes to the Sikhs’ ‘Satnami Movement’, their atrocities committed on the Muslims in Lahore and elsewhere and as reported by many historians of the time.
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