Monday, August 21, 2006

Bulleh Shah

Bulla ki jaana main kaun
Bulla ki jaana main kaun
Bulla ki jaana main kaun
Bulla ki jaana main kaun

Na main moman vich maseetan
Na main vich kufar dian reetan
Na main pakan vich paleetan

Na main andar bed kitaban
Na main rehnda phaang sharaban
Na main rehnda mast kharaban

Na main shadi na ghamnaki
Na main vich paleetan pakeen
Na main aaabi na main khaki

Na main aatish na main paun
Bulla ki jana main kaun
Bulla ki jana main kaun
Bulla ki jana main kaun
Bulla ki jana main kaun

Na main arabi na lahori
Na main hindi shehar Nagaori
Na hindu na turk pashauri

Na main bhet mazhab de paya
Na main aadam hawwa jaya
Na koi apna naam dharaya

Avval aakhar aap nu jana
Na koi dooja hor pacchana
Mai ton na koi hor syana

Bulle shah kharha hai kaun
Bulla ki jaana main kaun
Bulla ki jaana main kaun
Bulla ki jaana main kaun
Bulla ki jaana main kaun

Na main moosa na pharoah
Na main jagan na vich saun
Na main aatish na main paun
Na main rahnda vich Nadaun
Na main baitthan na vich bhaun
Bulle shah kharha hai kaun

Bulla ki jaana main kaun -4
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Bulla ki jaana main kaun -4



Translation:

Bulla, who knows who I am?
Bulla, who knows who I am?
Bulla, who knows who I am?
Bulla, who knows who I am?

Neither I am a believer (who stays) in a mosque
Nor do I indulge in actions of disbelief
Nor am I the pure one amongst the impure

Neither I exist in books of Ved
Nor do I stay drunk
Nor do I remain stoned, rotting

Neither I am happy nor sad
Nor am I in the (argument of) Purity and Impurity
Neither I am (made) of water nor of earth

Nor am I fire nor air

Bulla, who knows who I am?
Bulla, who knows who I am?
Bulla, who knows who I am?
Bulla, who knows who I am?

Neither I am Arabic nor Lahori
Nor am I (resident of) the Indian City Nagaori
Nor Hindu nor Turk Peshaweri

Neither I found the secret of religion
Nor did understand Adam and Eve
Nor did I create a name for myself

From beginning to end, I tried to understand myself
I did not come to know of anyone else
I am not just another wise one

Bulla Shah, who is this standing?

Bulla, who knows who I am?
Bulla, who knows who I am?
Bulla, who knows who I am?
Bulla, who knows who I am?


Neither I am Moses nor Pharoah
Neither I am awake nor asleep
Neither I am fire nor Air
Nor do I live among fools
Neither I am sitting nor am I in a tornado

Bulla Shah, who is this standing?

Bulla, who knows who I am?
Bulla, who knows who I am?
Bulla, who knows who I am?
Bulla, who knows who I am?

(courtesy: translation on mouthshut.com)

2 comments:

Rose said...

Incredible, isnt it???

I luvd the song the first time I saw it... The video is also euqally amazing..

..Me

Shekhar said...

rose: The gentleman was brilliant. Really hits home hard 'coz he speaks from the point of an ordinary person, like you and me. Check out the links in Wikipedia against his name (the pic that I've included of Bulleh Shah is a link to the Wikipedia page). They've got some more info, and of course, a couple more translations.