Heer Ranjha is a story of great despair, narrated by Waris Shah. It is a tragic tale of two lovers.

Heer Ranjha is one of several popular tragic romances of Punjab. The others are Mirza Sahiba and Sohni Mahiwal. There are several poetic narrations of the story, the most famous being 'Heer' by Waris Shah written in 1766. It tells the story of the love of Heer and her lover Ranjha.

Painter Ustad Allah Baksh Depicting Heer Ranjha

  Poetess Amrita Singh

  Poetess Amrita Singh

 Heer Ranjha is a story of great despair, narrated by Waris Shah. It is a tragic tale of two lovers.

 Image credit  Abdul Rehman Chughtai

 Grave of Heer

 Poetess Amrita Singh

 Graves of Heer Ranjha

 The Marriage of Heer and Ranjha

 The Marriage of Heer and Ranjha

 The shrine of Heer Ranjha. —

Writer couple Anam Zakaria and Haroon Khalid (above). The mosque of Waris Shah at Malka Hans.