Mian Muhammad Bakhsh (मियां मुहम्मद बख़्श)

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.