Bulla Ki Jaana Maen Kaun
a kafi written by sufi saint Bulleh shah (1680 to 1758)
I know not who I am!
I know not who I am!
Nor am I the believer in mosque
Nor am I in the rituals of the infidel
Nor am I the pure in the impure
Nor am I inherent in the Vedas
Nor am I present in intoxicants
Nor am I lost nor the corrupt
Nor am I union nor grief
Nor am I intrinsic in the pure/impure
Nor am I of the water nor of the land
Nor am I fire nor air
Bulla! I know not what I am
Nor am I Arabic nor from Lahore
Nor am I the Indian City of Nagaur
Nor a Hindu nor a Peshawri turk
Nor did I create the difference of faith
Nor did I create adam-eve
Nor did I name myself
Beginning or end I know just the self
Do not acknowledge duality
There’s none wiser than I
"Who is this Bulla Shah"
Bulla! I know not who I am
Bulla! I know not who I am
Nor am I Moses nor Pharoah
Nor am I fire nor wind
I do not stay in Nadaun (city of innocents)
Bullashah, who is this man standing?
Bulla! I know not who I am
Bulla! I know not who I am
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