The famous poet Wali Dewana does not have an explicit date of birth in the sources, but there is no doubt that he lived and died in the eighteenth century (he was still alive in 1756, that much is certain).
This sensitive poet was in love with Shamsa, daughter of Qadir Sherwan, who was one of the chiefs of the Kamalayi tribe, the tribe to which the poet himself also belonged to.
Wali was completely mad for Sham and recited many beautiful and emotional poems to her. Some say that the poet's love for his beloved in Kurdish literature reaches the level of love for Majnoon and Leyla, Shirin and Farhad, Mam and Zeen.
It was not as if Wali Dewana was the son of a poor man, but the eldest son of a powerful and wealthy man from the Kamala tribe named Hama Soor, who wanted his son to achieve his dreams of marrying Shamsa. So his father sent some elders of his tribe to Sham's father to ask for the daughter of Qadir Sherwan for his son Wali Dewana, and his request was granted.
Unfortunately for the poet, however, during the summer migration of Jaff to the desert, a dispute arose between the poet's family and the family of his beloved in Kali Paykuli.
Because of this conflict, the two lovers were prevented from ever being together, and Wali Dewana suffered great pain and sorrow until the end of his life, which is fully reflected in all of his passionate poems.
Wali was the beloved symbol of the Jaff tribe and, along with Sham, were the greatest victims of sectarianism and culture of their time. The grave of Wali Dewana is located in the town of Sayed Sadiq in the Sharazoor region.[1]