A poetry by Mir Bulleh Shah.
Na maen momin vich maseet aan
na maen vich kufar diyan reet aan
na maen paakaan vich paleet aan
na maen moosa na pharaun.
Bulleh! ki jaana maen kaun
Na maen andar ved kitaab aan
na vich bhangaan na sharaab aan
na vich rindaan masat kharaab aan
na vich jaagan na vich saun
Bulleh! ki jaana maen kaun
Na vich shaadi na ghamnaaki
na maen vich paleeti paaki
na maen aabi na maen khaki
na maen aatish na maen paun
Bulleh! ki jaana maen kaun
Na maen arabi na lahori
na maen hindi shehar nagauri
na hindu na turak peshwari
na maen rehnda vich nadaun
Bulleh! ki jaana maen kaun
Na maen bheth mazhab da paaya
na maen aadam havva jaaya
na maen apna naam dharaaya
na vich baitthan na vich bhaun
Bulleh! ki jaana maen kaun
Avval aakhir aap nu jaana
na koi dooja hor pehchaana
Maethon hor na koi suyaana
Bulla! ooh khadda hai kaun
Bulleh! ki jaana maen kaun
Translation:
Not a believer inside the mosque, am I
Not a pagan disciple of false rites
Not the pure amongst the impure
Neither Moses, nor the Pharoah
Bulleh! to me, I am not known.
Not in the holy Vedas, am I
neither in opium, nor in wine
Not in drunkard's intoxicated craze
Neither awake, nor in a sleeping daze
Bulleh! to me, I am not known.
Neither in happiness nor in sorrow, am I
Neither clean, nor a filthy mire
Not from water, not earth
Neither fire, nor from air, is my birth
Bulleh! to me, I am not known.
Neither an Arab, nor Lahori
Neither Hindi, nor Nagauri
Neither Turk, nor Peshawari
Nor do I live in Nadaun
Bulleh! to me, I am not known
Secrets if religions, I have not known
From Adam & Eve, I am not born
I am not the same I assume
Neither in stillness, nor on the move
Bulleh! to me, I am not known
I am the first, I am the last
None other have I ever known
I am the wisest of 'em all
Bulleh! do I stand alone?
Bulleh! to me, I am not known
Na maen momin vich maseet aan
na maen vich kufar diyan reet aan
na maen paakaan vich paleet aan
na maen moosa na pharaun.
Bulleh! ki jaana maen kaun
Na maen andar ved kitaab aan
na vich bhangaan na sharaab aan
na vich rindaan masat kharaab aan
na vich jaagan na vich saun
Bulleh! ki jaana maen kaun
Na vich shaadi na ghamnaaki
na maen vich paleeti paaki
na maen aabi na maen khaki
na maen aatish na maen paun
Bulleh! ki jaana maen kaun
Na maen arabi na lahori
na maen hindi shehar nagauri
na hindu na turak peshwari
na maen rehnda vich nadaun
Bulleh! ki jaana maen kaun
Na maen bheth mazhab da paaya
na maen aadam havva jaaya
na maen apna naam dharaaya
na vich baitthan na vich bhaun
Bulleh! ki jaana maen kaun
Avval aakhir aap nu jaana
na koi dooja hor pehchaana
Maethon hor na koi suyaana
Bulla! ooh khadda hai kaun
Bulleh! ki jaana maen kaun
Translation:
Not a believer inside the mosque, am I
Not a pagan disciple of false rites
Not the pure amongst the impure
Neither Moses, nor the Pharoah
Bulleh! to me, I am not known.
Not in the holy Vedas, am I
neither in opium, nor in wine
Not in drunkard's intoxicated craze
Neither awake, nor in a sleeping daze
Bulleh! to me, I am not known.
Neither in happiness nor in sorrow, am I
Neither clean, nor a filthy mire
Not from water, not earth
Neither fire, nor from air, is my birth
Bulleh! to me, I am not known.
Neither an Arab, nor Lahori
Neither Hindi, nor Nagauri
Neither Turk, nor Peshawari
Nor do I live in Nadaun
Bulleh! to me, I am not known
Secrets if religions, I have not known
From Adam & Eve, I am not born
I am not the same I assume
Neither in stillness, nor on the move
Bulleh! to me, I am not known
I am the first, I am the last
None other have I ever known
I am the wisest of 'em all
Bulleh! do I stand alone?
Bulleh! to me, I am not known
