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References
- Great Sufi poets of The Punjab, by R M Chopra, Iran Society, Calcutta, 1999.
- ↑ Haider Parvez, Sajjad (1986). Saraiki Adab Di Mukhtasar Tareekh. Saraiki Publications Muzaffargarh. pp. 294–301.