Kafi is classical genre of Punjabi language which was initiated by the great poet like Shah Hussain. Later on Syed Bulley Shah, Sachal Sarmast and Khwaja Ghulam Fareed nourished it. Our moden poets also showed the trial of their skills in the custodian of classical genre. The modern poets not only retained the classical mystic version but also described artistically current social and political issues. In this way, Kafi transformed into recent paradigm. A profound discussion on the Kafi of Punjabi poets and their thinking style has been presented in current study.

* Associate Professor, Institute of Punjabi & Cultural Studies, Punjab University, Lahore

** Lecturer (Special Education), Hamza Foundation for the Deaf, Lahore

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