Bulleya Ki jaana main Kaun Bulleya to me, I am not known
Na main momin vich maseetaan Na main vich kufar diyan reetaan Na main paakaan vich paleetaan Na main moosa na firown Not a believer inside the mosque, am I Nor a pagan disciple of false rites Not the pure amongst the impure Neither Moses, nor the Pharoh
Bulleya Ki jaana main Kaun Bulleya! to me, I am not known
Na main andar ved kitaabaan Na vich bhangaan na sharaabaan Na vich rindaan masat kharaabaan Na vich jaagan na vich saun Not in the holy Vedas, am I Nor in opium, neither in wine Not in the drunkard’s intoxicated craze Neither awake, nor in a sleeping daze
Bulleya Ki jaana main Kaun Bulleya! to me, I am not known
Na vich shaadi na ghamnaaki Na main vich paleeti paaki Na main aabi na main khaki Na main aatish na main paun In happiness nor in sorrow, am I Neither clean, nor a filthy mire Not from water, nor from earth Neither fire, nor from air, is my birth
Bulleya Ki jaana main Kaun Bulleya! to me, I am not known
Na main arabi na lahori Na main hindi shehar nagauri Na hindu na turak peshawri Na main rehnda vich nadaun Not an Arab, nor Lahori Neither Hindi, nor Nagauri Hindu, Turk, nor Peshawari Nor do I live in Nadaun
Bulleya Ki jaana main Kaun Bulleya! to me, I am not known
Na main bheth mazhab da paaya Ne main aadam havva jaaya Na main apna naam dharaaya Na vich baitthan na vich bhaun Secrets of religion, I have not known From Adam and Eve, I am not born I am not the name I assume Not in stillness, nor on the move
Bulleya Ki jaana main Kaun Bulleya! to me, I am not known
Avval aakhir aap nu jaana Na koi dooja hor pehchaana Maethon hor na koi siyaana Bulla! ooh khadda hai kaun I am the first, I am the last None other, have I ever known I am the wisest of them all Bulleh! do I stand alone?
Bulleya Ki jaana main Kaun Bulleya! to me, I am not known
- Bullah Ki Jaana is one of the most-known Kafi (a classical form of Sufi poetry) poems written by the Punjabi Sufi saint Bulleh Shah. The above rendition is by Riaz Ali Khan for Coke Studio Pakistan, Season 2.
