Verses written by Shaikh Ayaz find expression in the voices of Harsakhiyan, a trio of sisters hailing from Lahore, as they sing Tiri Pawanda on the current season of Coke Studio.

While the poetry of the song is contemporary, it is set to a musical arrangement that was composed by the Sufi saint Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, which has been handed down through history in his collection of work, the Shah Jo Risalo. Tiri Pawanda bemoans separation, but is laced with a deep sense of hope, painting a picture of nature’s ever-changing cycles and seasons – as seasons change and colours return to flowers, and birds return from their migrations, the poet hopes to meet their beloved once more. Joined together with a stanza that is addressed as a complaint to an absentee lover, Tiri Pawanda is presented in an ambient, spacey soundscape that invites audiences to ponder upon the meanings woven into its verses.