Abid Tamimi

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Abid Tamimi is a Punjabi language poet. By profession he was banker living in Chiniot tehsil of Jhang district Punjab province. His poetry is popular amongst all the public of Punjab especially in Sandal Bar and Kirana Bar region, and one can hear his audio tapes running here and there in Punjab. Type of his poetry is just romantic and he doesn't discuss the social problems. Here is sample stanza of one of his poems

Kadeen tanhai wich beh ke nigah de teer kassen ha
Maen dasdum haal ro ro ke jiwen guzran massen ha

another poem

Dard di Raunaq by: Abid Tamimi

Ki pata-thikana puchde ho -
Mere sheher da na Tanhai ey

Zila: Sukhan-navaz
Tehseel:Hijar
Jeda daak khana Rusvaai ey

Oda rasta Gehrian Sochan han,
te mashoor makam Judaai ey

Othay aaj kal Abid mil sakda ey -
Betha dard di raunaq laai ey.

He died on 10 April 2006 in Chiniot.