<P> Heer Ranjha (Punjabi: ਹੀਰ ਰਾਂਝਾ, ہیر رانجھا ‎, hīr rānjhā) 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 . </P> <P> Heer Ranjha was written by Waris Shah . Some historians say that the story was the original work of Shah, written after he had fallen in love with a girl named Bhag Bhari . Others say that Heer and Ranjha were real personalities who lived under the Lodi dynasty and that Waris Shah later utilised these personalities for his story . Shah states that the story has a deeper meaning, referring to the unrelenting quest that man has towards God . </P>

During 18th century heer ranjha the famous romantic epic in punjabi was authored by