He used to live in the Dakan, and was characterized by his unrestrained manner of life, his indifference to public opinion, and his disinclination from attending at the courts of kings. Shaikh Faiẓī used to dilate much on the praiseworthy qualities of him and of Malik Qumī, known as Malik-ul-Kalām, and these two poets wished to accompany the Shaikh to the imperial court at Lāhor, but Burhān-ul-Mulk* prevented them from going. It is now reported that the unruly Dakanīs, following their detestable habit of murdering foreigners,* have, in a recent riot, put these two poor innocent men to death (may God put them to death!).

Maulānā uhūrī was a master of poetical style, and composed a dīvān. The following couplets are quoted as a memorial of ²⁷⁰ him:—

“The wine-stains cause tulips to bloom on my woollen coat,
The evening of Friday ever brings a Saturday for me.”*

“uhūrī, thy complaints of the beloved are out of place.
Thy destiny is at fault. What fault is that of hers?”