the grave and speak) Te Ajj kitaab e ishq da, koi Agla warka phol (And plead with him to open another page in the book of love) 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 Maan in the role of Waris Shah. See also List of Punjabi language poets References 1722 births 1798 deaths Punjabi-language poets People from Sheikhupura District Sufi poets Sufism Mystic poets Punjabi Sufi saints Punjabi people Sufism in Pakistan Sufi shrines in Pakistan Heer Ranjha