This collection of folk tales and folk lores comprises heroes and heroines of the Panjab in the times gone by. Often told in the form of poems and ballads by the muses of yore, the legends describe the life, loves, adventures and heroics of these colourful characters. The book brings out the true flavour of Punjabi poetry through renditions of many of the original poems

This book was described by Iqbal as his Life"s work, and can be justly regarded as one of the most important books of the modern times