Bulleh Shah
“Not a believer in the mosque am I,
Nor a disbeliever with his rites am I.
I am not the pure amongst the impure,
I am neither Moses nor Pharaoh.
Bulleh, I know not who I am.
Not in the holy books am I,
Nor do I dwell in bhang or wine,
Nor do I live in a drunken haze,
Nor in sleep or waking known.
Bulleh, I know not who I am.
Not in happiness or in sorrow am I found.
I am neither pure nor mired in filthy ground.
Not of water nor of land,
Nor am I in air or fire to be found.
Bulleh, I know not who I am.
Not an Arab nor Lahori,
Not a Hindi or Nagouri,
Nor a Muslim or Peshawari,
Not a Buddhist or a Christian.
Bulleh, I know not who I am.
Secrets of religion have I not unravelled,
I am not of Eve and Adam.
Neither still nor moving on,
I have not chosen my own name!
Bulleh, I know not who I am.
From first to last, I searched myself.
None other did I succeed in knowing.
Not some great thinker am I.
Who is standing in my shoes, alone?
Bulleh, I know not who I am.”
― Bulleh Shah
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“you have read thousands of books of knowledge,have you ever tried to read your ownself”
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Nor a disbeliever with his rites am I.
I am not the pure amongst the impure,
I am neither Moses nor Pharaoh.
Bulleh, I know not who I am.
Not in the holy books am I,
Nor do I dwell in bhang or wine,
Nor do I live in a drunken haze,
Nor in sleep or waking known.
Bulleh, I know not who I am.
Not in happiness or in sorrow am I found.
I am neither pure nor mired in filthy ground.
Not of water nor of land,
Nor am I in air or fire to be found.
Bulleh, I know not who I am.
Not an Arab nor Lahori,
Not a Hindi or Nagouri,
Nor a Muslim or Peshawari,
Not a Buddhist or a Christian.
Bulleh, I know not who I am.
Secrets of religion have I not unravelled,
I am not of Eve and Adam.
Neither still nor moving on,
I have not chosen my own name!
Bulleh, I know not who I am.
From first to last, I searched myself.
None other did I succeed in knowing.
Not some great thinker am I.
Who is standing in my shoes, alone?
Bulleh, I know not who I am.”
― Bulleh Shah
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Makke gayon gal mukdi naahi
Sau sau Hajj kar aaiye
Ganga gayon gal mukdi naahi
Sau sau gotay khaaiye
Bulleh shah gal taaiyon mukdi
Bulleh shah gal taaiyon mukdi
“Main” nu dilon ganwaaiye!
Going to Mecca is not the ultimate
Even if hundreds of Hajj pilgrimage are done
Going to river Ganges is not the ultimate
Even if hundreds of ablutions (dives) are done
O Bulleh Shah the ultimate is
When the “I” is removed from the heart!
Chal Bulleya chal othe chalye jithe sare anne
Chal Bulleya chal othe chalye jithe sare anne
Na koi saadi zaat pachhaane
Na koi saadi zaat pachhaane
Na koi saanu manne
Chal chal bulleya… Chal othay chalye..
Jitthe saarey anney
O Bulleh Shah lets go to a place where everyone is blind
Where no one knows our caste and
Neither does anyone holds me in high respect
O Bulleh Shah lets go to a place where everyone is blind
Padh padh ilm te faazil hoyon
Mann apne nu padheya ee naahi
Bhaj bhaj wadna ay mandir maseeti
Mann apne vich wadeya ee nahi
Bulleh Shah asmaani phadnaay
Bulleh Shah asmaani phadnaay
Ghar bethe nu phadeya ee naahi
You read to become all knowledgeable
But you never read yourself
You run to enter temples and mosques
But you never entered your own heart
O Bulleh Shah you try grabbing which is in the sky
But you never get hold of what sits inside you
Chal Bulleya chal othe chalye jithe sare anne
O Bulleh Shah lets go to a place where everyone is blind
Na main momin vich maseetaan
Na main vich kufar diyan reetaan
Na main paakaan vich paleetaan
Na main moosa na firown
Na main moosa na firown
Ki jaana main Kaun Bulleya
Ki jaana main Kaun
Ki jaana main Kaun Bulleya
Ki jaana main Kaun
Ki jaana main Kaun ?
Not a believer inside the mosque, am I
Nor a pagan (infidel) disciple of false rites
Not the pure amongst the impure
Neither Moses, nor the Pharaoh
Bulleya! To me, I am not known
Sau sau Hajj kar aaiye
Ganga gayon gal mukdi naahi
Sau sau gotay khaaiye
Bulleh shah gal taaiyon mukdi
Bulleh shah gal taaiyon mukdi
“Main” nu dilon ganwaaiye!
Going to Mecca is not the ultimate
Even if hundreds of Hajj pilgrimage are done
Going to river Ganges is not the ultimate
Even if hundreds of ablutions (dives) are done
O Bulleh Shah the ultimate is
When the “I” is removed from the heart!
Chal Bulleya chal othe chalye jithe sare anne
Chal Bulleya chal othe chalye jithe sare anne
Na koi saadi zaat pachhaane
Na koi saadi zaat pachhaane
Na koi saanu manne
Chal chal bulleya… Chal othay chalye..
Jitthe saarey anney
O Bulleh Shah lets go to a place where everyone is blind
Where no one knows our caste and
Neither does anyone holds me in high respect
O Bulleh Shah lets go to a place where everyone is blind
Padh padh ilm te faazil hoyon
Mann apne nu padheya ee naahi
Bhaj bhaj wadna ay mandir maseeti
Mann apne vich wadeya ee nahi
Bulleh Shah asmaani phadnaay
Bulleh Shah asmaani phadnaay
Ghar bethe nu phadeya ee naahi
You read to become all knowledgeable
But you never read yourself
You run to enter temples and mosques
But you never entered your own heart
O Bulleh Shah you try grabbing which is in the sky
But you never get hold of what sits inside you
Chal Bulleya chal othe chalye jithe sare anne
O Bulleh Shah lets go to a place where everyone is blind
Na main momin vich maseetaan
Na main vich kufar diyan reetaan
Na main paakaan vich paleetaan
Na main moosa na firown
Na main moosa na firown
Ki jaana main Kaun Bulleya
Ki jaana main Kaun
Ki jaana main Kaun Bulleya
Ki jaana main Kaun
Ki jaana main Kaun ?
Not a believer inside the mosque, am I
Nor a pagan (infidel) disciple of false rites
Not the pure amongst the impure
Neither Moses, nor the Pharaoh
Bulleya! To me, I am not known