Verse 43 - Ranjha arrives at the river

After leaving the mosque, Ranjha arrives at the banks of the River Chenab, across which lies Jhang Sial. Waris Shah paints an idyllic picture of the Punjab with birds chirping at dawn, young girls starting to churn milk and the sleepy eyed waking up for their morning ablutions. Ranjha sees a boat laden with baggage, alsmot ready to leave and he encounters Luddan the boatman. a man of impressive girth. Waris Shah's Heer is laced with humor and in a certain sense the whole Luddan chapter, which startes with this verse can be viewd as comic relief in the Shakespearean mold.