Savaiya

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Sawaiya is a form of poetry which is written in praise of someone in which every verse is a quarter times the length of common verse.[1] The plural of Savaiya is Savaiye (Punjabi: ਸ੍ਵਯੇ (Gurmukhi)). Famous among them are Tav-Prasad Savaiye, 33 Savaiye, Bhattan De Savaiye.

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  1. ^ Narang, Sampuran Singh (2003). The Evening Prayers Rahras Sahib and Kirtan Sohila. Hemkunt Press. p. 152.

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