Guest guest Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Hi Everyone, Some years back this specific poem of Baba Bulle Shah - a sufi mystic - was made into a very popular song in India. I just thought of sharing it again with the members here. The following poem of his is a classic. Purely self realized. First the translation and then the original for anyone who understands punjabi: Not a believer inside the mosque, am INor a pagan disciple of false ritesNot the pure amongst the impureNeither Moses, nor the PharohBulleh! to me, I am not knownNot in the holy Vedas, am INor in opium, neither in wineNot in the drunkard`s crazeNiether awake, nor in a sleeping dazeBulleh! to me, I am not knownIn happiness nor in sorrow, am INeither clean, nor a filthy mireNot from water, nor from earthNeither fire, nor from air, is my birthBulleh! to me, I am not knownNot an Arab, nor LahoriNeither Hindi, nor NagauriHindu, Turk (Muslim), nor PeshawariNor do I live in NadaunBulleh! to me, I am not knownSecrets of religion, I have not knownFrom Adam and Eve, I am not bornI am not the name I assumeNot in stillness, nor on the moveBulleh! to me, I am not knownI am the first, I am the lastNone other, have I ever knownI am the wisest of them allBulleh! do I stand alone?Bulleh! to me, I am not known Orginal: Na maen momin vich maseet aanNa maen vich kufar diyan reet aanNa maen paakaan vich paleet aanNa maen moosa na pharaun.Bulleh! ki jaana maen kaun Na maen andar ved kitaab aan,Na vich bhangaan na sharaab aanNa vich rindaan masat kharaab aanNa vich jaagan na vich saun.Bulleh! ki jaana maen kaun.Na vich shaadi na ghamnaakiNa maen vich paleeti paakiNa maen aabi na maen khakiNa maen aatish na maen paunBulleh!, ki jaana maen kaunNa maen arabi na lahoriNa maen hindi shehar nagauriNa hindu na turak peshawriNa maen rehnda vich nadaunBulla, ki jaana maen kaunNa maen bheth mazhab da paayaNe maen aadam havva jaayaNa maen apna naam dharaayaNa vich baitthan na vich bhaunBulleh , ki jaana maen kaunAvval aakhir aap nu jaanaNa koi dooja hor pehchaanaMaethon hor na koi siyaanaBulla! ooh khadda hai kaunBulla, ki jaana maen kaun... -Regards Rajarshi The upsurge (of consciousness) is Bhairava - Shiva Sutra India has a new look. Take a sneak peek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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