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| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
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| Na main moman vich maseetan | Nor am I a believer in mosque |
| Na main vich kufar dian reetan | Nor am I in the rituals of the infidel |
| Na main pakan vich paleetan | Nor am I the pure in the impure |
| Na main andar bed kitaban | Nor am I inherent in the vedas |
| Na main rehnda bhang sharaban | Nor am I present in intoxicants |
| Na main rehnda mast kharaban | Nor am I in the corrupt men |
| Na main shaadi na ghamnaki | Nor am I in joy nor grief |
| Na main vich paleeti paaki | Nor am I pure amongst the impure |
| Na main aabi na main khaki | Nor am I water nor earth |
| Na main aatish na main paun | Nor am I fire nor air |
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| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
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| Na main Arabi na Lahori | Nor am I Arabic nor from Lahore |
| Na main hindi shehar Nagauri | Nor am I from the Indian city of Nagaur |
| Na Hindu na Turk Peshawri | Nor am I a Hindu nor a Peshawri Turk |
| Na main bhet mazhab de paaya | Nor did I receive the gift of religion |
| Na main aadam havva jaaya | Nor did I originate from Adam and Eve |
| Na koi apna naam dharaya | Nor did I name myself |
| Avval aakhir aap nu jaana | I'm the first and I'm the last |
| Na koi dooja hor pehchana | Nor do I know anyone else |
| Main ton na koi hor siyana | There's no one wiser than me |
| Bulla Shah kharha hai kaun | Who's this Bulleh Shah |
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| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
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| Na main moosa na pharaun | Nor am I Moses nor Pharoah |
| Na main jagan na vich saun | Nor am I awake nor sleeping |
| Na main aatish na main paun | Nor am I fire nor air |
| Na main rehnda vich Nadaun | Nor do I live in Nadaun, the city of innocents |
| Na main baithan na vich bhaun | Nor am I in stillness nor in movement |
| Bulla Shah kharha hai kaun | Who's this Bulleh Shah |
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| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
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| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
| Bulla ki jaana main kaun | The great poet doesn't know who I am |
