Bulla Ki Jaana - Rabbi Shergill (Lyrics)   


Na maen momin vich maseet aan         Not a believer inside the mosque, am I
Na maen vich kufar diyan reet aan      Nor a pagan disciple of false rites
Na maen paakaan vich paleet aan         Not the pure amongst the impure
Na maen moosa na pharaun.         Neither Moses, nor the Pharoh


   

Bulleh! ki jaana maen kaun         Bulleh! to me, I am not known


Na maen andar ved kitaab aan,         Not in the holy Vedas, am I   
Na vich bhangaan na sharaab aan         Nor in opium, neither in wine
Na vich rindaan masat kharaab aan      Not in the drunkard`s craze
Na vich jaagan na vich saun.         Niether awake, nor in a sleeping daze

Bulleh! ki jaana maen kaun.         Bulleh! to me, I am not known

Na vich shaadi na ghamnaaki         In happiness nor in sorrow, am I
Na maen vich paleeti paaki         Neither clean, nor a filthy mire
Na maen aabi na maen khaki         Not from water, nor from earth
Na maen aatish na maen paun         Neither fire, nor from air, is my birth

Bulleh!, ki jaana maen kaun         Bulleh! to me, I am not known   

Na maen arabi na lahori            Not an Arab, nor Lahori
Na maen hindi shehar nagauri         Neither Hindi, nor Nagauri
Na hindu na turak peshawri         Hindu, Turk (Muslim), nor Peshawari
Na maen rehnda vich nadaun         Nor do I live in Nadaun

Bulla, ki jaana maen kaun         Bulleh! to me, I am not known

Na maen bheth mazhab da paaya         Secrets of religion, I have not known
Ne maen aadam havva jaaya         From Adam and Eve, I am not born
Na maen apna naam dharaaya         I am not the name I assume
Na vich baitthan na vich bhaun         Not in stillness, nor on the move

Bulleh , ki jaana maen kaun         Bulleh! to me, I am not known

Avval aakhir aap nu jaana         I am the first, I am the last         
Na koi dooja hor pehchaana         None other, have I ever known
Maethon hor na koi siyaana         I am the wisest of them all
Bulla! ooh khadda hai kaun         Bulleh! do I stand alone?

Bulla, ki jaana maen kaun               Bulleh! to me, I am not known