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Original Lyrics
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English Translation
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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 |
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