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Baba Sheikh Farid

Birth 1173 – 1266
Location Birth Place Multan,Pakistan

A renowned medieval Sufi poet and spiritual ascetic. His full name was Fariduddin Mas‘ud. He is counted among the earliest poets of Punjabi literature.

Shalok 116

aapu sawarahi mai milahi mai milia sukhu hoi
aju na suti kant siu angu muDe muDi jai
bhijau sijau kambli alah warasau mehu
birha birha aakhiai birha tu sultanu
buDha hoa sekh pharidu kambaNi lagi deh
chabaN chalaN ratann se suNiar bahi gae
chali chali gaian pankhian jin॑i wasae tal
dati sahib sandia kia chalai tisu nali
dekhu pharida ji thia sakar hoi wisu
dekhu pharida ju thia daDi hoi bhur
DhuDhedie suhag ku tau tani kai kor
eni loiNi dekhadia keti chali gai
ghaDie ghaDie mariai pahri lahai sajai
hansa dekhi tarandia baga aaia chau
hansu uDri kodhrai paia loku wiDaraNi jai
iku phika na galai sabhna mai sacha dhaNi
jaan kuari ta chau wiwahi tan mamle
je jaana laDu chhijNa piDi pain ganDhi
jo siru sai na niwai so siru kijai kani
joban jaande na Daran je sah priti na jai
kaga chunDi na pinjra basai ta uDri jahi
kaga karang DhanDholia sagla khaia masu
kalar keri chhapDi aai ulthe hanjh
kandhi kuhaDa siri ghaDa waNi kai saru lohaaru
kandhi utai rukhDa kicharku bannai dhiru
kandhi wahaN na Dhahi tau bhi lekha devNa
kawNu su akhru kawNu guNu kawNu su maNia mantu
kijhu na bujhai kijhu na sujhai dunia gujhi bhahi
lammi lammi nadi wahai kandhi kerai heti
mai jaania waD hansu hai tan mai kita sangu
mati hodi hoi iaNa
nati dhoti sambahi suti aai nachindu
niwaNu su akhru khawaNu guNu jihba maNia mantu
pahilai paharai phulDa phalu bhi pachha raati
pasi damame chhatu siri bheri saDo raD
pharida akhi dekhi patiNian suNi suNi riNe kann
pharida bari paraiai baisNa sani mujhai na dehi
pharida be niwaja kutia eh na bhali riti
pharida bhanni ghaDi sawannwi TuTi nagar laju
pharida bhanni ghaDi sawannwi TuTi nagar laju
pharida bure da bhala kari gusa mani na haDhai
pharida chaari gawaia hanDhi kai chaari gawaia sammi
pharida chint khaTola waNu dukhu birahi wichhawaN lephu
pharida dar darwesi gakhDi chalan dunian bhati
pharida dari darwajai jai kai kiu DiTho ghaDialu
pharida dariawai kann॑i bagula baiTha kel kare
pharida darwesi gakhDi chopaDi pariti
pharida duhu diwi balandia malku bahiTha aai
pharida Dukha seti dihu gaia sulan seti raati
pharida e wisu gandla dharian khanDu liwaDi