What is Waris Shah?
Hazrat Syed '''Waris Shah''' (1722-1798) was a [[Sufi]] poet of [[Punjab]] (now in [[Pakistan]]).<ref>Dr Azhar H Khan, ''Hazrat Syed Waris Shah te unnha daa kalam'' (Punjabi:Hazrat Syed Waris Shah and his work) pub Lahore:Ittehad Press, 1995, p 11</ref> He is famous for writing a beautiful poem ''[[Heer]]'', about an old love story.<ref>Dr ST Mirza, 'Resistance themes in Punjabi Literature' Lahore, 1991</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Syed Waris}} [[Category:1722 births]] [[Category:1798 deaths]] [[Category:Punjabi people]] [[Category:Asian Sufis]]