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	\| death_place = [[~~Malka Hans~~]], [[Pakpattan]], [[Punjab region\|Punjab]], [[Durrani Empire]]<ref name=APNA/> (present-day [[Punjab (Pakistan)\|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]])		\| death_place = [[jandiala sher khan]], [[Pakpattan]], [[Punjab region\|Punjab]], [[Durrani Empire]]<ref name=APNA/> (present-day [[Punjab (Pakistan)\|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]])
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	* ''Waris Shah faqir di aqal kithe; eh pattian ishq padhiyan hun'' (It is beyond the wisdom of [[faqeer]] Waris Shah (to write this verse), (But) these lessons are taught by Love)		* ''Waris Shah faqir di aqal kithe; eh pattian ishq padhiyan hun'' (It is beyond the wisdom of [[faqeer]] Waris Shah (to write this verse), (But) these lessons are taught by Love)
	* ''Eh rooh qalboot da [[dhikr\|zikr]] sara nal aqal de mel bulaya ee'' (This entire reference is about Soul meeting with the Divine, Beloved which has been contrived with great wisdom)		* ''Eh rooh qalboot da [[dhikr\|zikr]] sara nal aqal de mel bulaya ee'' (This entire reference is about Soul meeting with the Divine, Beloved which has been contrived with great wisdom)

	* ''Ajj Akan Waris shah nu''(today we are calling Dead Warris shah )		* ''Ajj Akan Waris shah nu''(today we are calling Dead Warris shah )
	~~This poem is dedicated to partition of pakistan and india on 1947 and portraying its bloodshed and The grudge against each others religion.~~

	== Portrayal in media ==		== Portrayal in media ==
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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

	~~==External links==~~

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{{Short description|Punjabi Sufi Poet}}
{{Distinguish|Waris Ali Shah}}
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{{Infobox writer 
| name = Waris Shah
| native_name = {{lang|pa|{{nq|وارث شاہ}}}}
| image = Waris Shah.png
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| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth year|1722}}<ref name=APNA/>
| birth_place = [[Jandiala Sher Khan]], [[Sheikhupura]], [[Punjab region|Punjab]], [[Mughal Empire]]<ref name=APNA/> (present-day [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]])
| death_date = {{death year and age|1799|1722}}<ref name=APNA/>
| death_place = [[Malka Hans]], [[Pakpattan]], [[Punjab region|Punjab]], [[Durrani Empire]]<ref name=APNA/> (present-day [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]])
| occupation =
| genre = [[Sufi poetry]]
| notableworks =[[Heer Ranjha]]- by ''Waris Shah - A Classic Book on their love story''<ref name=APNA>[http://apnaorg.com/books/shahmukhi/heer-waris-shah/book.php?fldr=book eBook in Shahmukhi Punjabi language on Academy of the Punjab in North America website] Retrieved 29 May 2018</ref>
}}

'''Waris Shah''' ({{lang-pa|{{nq|وارث شاہ}}}} {{small| ([[Shahmukhi]])}}; {{lang|pa|ਵਾਰਿਸ ਸ਼ਾਹ}} {{small|([[Gurmukhi]])}}; 1722–1798) was a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] [[Sufi]] poet of the [[Chishti order]], known for his contribution to [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] literature.<ref name=APNA/>

==Background==
Waris Shah was born in [[Jandiala Sher Khan]], [[Punjab region|Punjab]], present-day [[Pakistan]] into a reputed [[Sayyid]] family and was a descendant of [[Sayyid Muhammad Al-Makki]] through his son Sayyid Badruddin.<ref>{{cite book|title=Riaz Al-Ansab |page=684 |editor-first=Sayyid Maqsood |editor-last= Naqvi |publisher=Izhar Sons Printer |date=1991}}</ref> His father's name was Gulsher Shah and mother's name was Kamal Banu. Waris's parents are said to have died when he was young. Waris spent years in search of the perfect spiritual guide. Waris Shah acknowledged himself to be a disciple of an [[ustad]] from [[Kasur]], namely [[Hafiz Ghulam Murtaza]] from whom he received his education. After completing his education, Waris moved to [[Malka Hans]], a village twelve kilometres north of [[Pakpattan]]. Here he resided in a small room, adjacent to a historic mosque now called Masjid Waris Shah, until his death.<ref name=APNA/>
Other poets later added their own verses in Qissa Waris Shah throughout the history. It is estimated that there are 11069 forged <ref>[https://www.punjnud.com/Aarticles_detail.aspx?ArticleID=1957&ArticleTitle=Heer%20Waris%20Shah%20Mein%2011069%20Shairon%20Ki%20Milawat/ Forgery] Forgery in [[Heer Ranjha|Heer]] Waris Shah</ref> verses in the commonly available Qissa Waris Shah. One of the oldest and most accurate copy of Qissa Waris Shah published by Kripa Ram <ref>[https://www.punjnud.com/Aarticles_detail.aspx?ArticleID=89&ArticleTitle=Heer%20Waris%20Shah%20Ka%20Asal%20Nuskha%20Khan%20Hai?/ Where is actual copy of Heer] Waris Shah</ref> in 1916 is available in the Punjab Public Library in [[Lahore]].

== Works ==
Waris Shah is primarily known as the author of ''[[Heer Ranjha]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Chopra|first1=R M|title=Great Sufi Poets of the Punjab|date=1999|publisher=Iran Society|location=Calcutta}}</ref>

[[File:Farhan Wilayat (Philanthropist) presenting chadar at Waris Shah's Shrine.jpg|thumb|Shrine of Waris Shah at Jandiala Sher Khan, Pakistan]]

=== Examples ===
Many verses of Waris Shah are widely used in [[Punjab region|Punjab]] in a moral context, for instance:<ref>From the book ''Heer Waris Shah'' (Chatur Singh Jeevan Singh) in [[Gurmukhi]] Punjabi language</ref>

* ''Naa adataan jaandiyan ne, Bhavein katiye poriyan poriyan ji'' (A man never abandons his habits, even if he is hacked to pieces)
* ''Waris rann, faqir, talwar, ghora; Chare thok eh kisse de yar nahin'' (Waris says that woman, beggar, sword and horse, these four are never anyone's friends)
* ''Waris Shah faqir di aqal kithe; eh pattian ishq padhiyan hun'' (It is beyond the wisdom of [[faqeer]] Waris Shah (to write this verse), (But) these lessons are taught by Love)
* ''Eh rooh qalboot da [[dhikr|zikr]] sara nal aqal de mel bulaya ee'' (This entire reference is about Soul meeting with the Divine, Beloved which has been contrived with great wisdom)

* ''Ajj Akan Waris shah nu''(today we are calling Dead Warris shah )
This poem is dedicated to partition of pakistan and india on 1947 and portraying its bloodshed and The grudge against each others religion.

== Portrayal in media ==
Waris Shah's life has been fictionalised in Punjabi-language films. A 1964 [[Pakistani]] film titled ''Waris Shah'' featured [[Inayat Hussain Bhatti]] in the title role. Another film on the life of Shah, ''Sayyed Waris Shah'', was released in India in 1980; followed by ''[[Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris]]'' in 2006 which had [[Gurdas Mann]] in the role of Waris Shah.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892113/ 2006 film ''Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris'' on IMDb website] Retrieved 29 May 2018</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Punjabi language poets]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:1722 births]]
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[[Category:Punjabi-language poets]]
[[Category:People from Sheikhupura District]]
[[Category:Sufi poets]]
[[Category:Sufism]]
[[Category:Mystic poets]]
[[Category:Punjabi Sufi saints]]
[[Category:Punjabi literature]]
[[Category:Sufism in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Sufi shrines in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Heer Ranjha]]

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Amanshrbiz: adjusted lead additionally and fixed typos

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