Mian Muhammad Bukhsh is very popular with the people of the Punjab and his poetry is recited widely with love and interest. Many of his couplets have become proverbial especially the lines from Saiful Mulook. Saiful Mulook is the master piece of Mian Muhammad Bukhsh. This article basically deals with the central character of Saiful Mulook. This character has been studied in light of twentieth century psychologists' views. Different scholars' views have also been offered to define the symbolic aspect of the character.