Mian Muhammad Bakhsh
Mian Muhammad Bakhsh (1830-1907) was a sufi saint and a Punjabi poet;
he belonged to the Qadiri tariqah. He was born in a village called Khari
Sharif, situated near Mirpur in Kashmir. He was brought up in a very religious
environment, and received his early education at home. He is especially
renowned for his book of poetry called Saiful-Malook or Safar-ul-Ishq .
His poetry is essentially written in the Pothohari dialect of Punjabi, and
utilizes a rich vocabulary of Persian and Arabic words. Poetry of Mian Muhammad Bakhsh in ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ, اُردُو/شاہ مکھی and हिन्दी.
