Sassi Punnun in the context of "Noori Jam Tamachi"

Heer Ranjha (Punjabi: [ɦiɾ ɾaːnd͡ʒ(ʱ)aː]) is a classical Punjabi folk tragedy with many historic poetic narrations; with the first one penned by Damodar Gulati in 1600s, on the preexisting oral legend; and the most famous one, Heer, written by Waris Shah in 1766, in the form of an epic. Set in Takht Hazara and Tilla Jogian, it follows the story of love, forced separation, and eventual simultaneous demise of two youths in the Punjabi countryside.

It is one of the four popular tragic romances of the Punjab. The other three are Mirza Sahiban, Sohni Mahiwal and Sassi Punnun.

Mirza Sahiban (Punjabi: [mɪɾzaː saːɦɪbãː]) is a classical Punjabi folk tragedy, originally recorded in literary form by the 17th-century poet Pilu. Set in a village (now in Jhang district of Pakistan), the tragedy follows the romance between two youths, belonging to chieftain families of their respective clans, their elopement and eventual demise.

It is regarded as one of the four popular tragic romances of the Punjab. The other three are Heer Ranjha, Sohni Mahiwal and Sassi Punnun.