makke giān gall mukadī nāhīn
The journey that ends the self
Two ways into the same verse. Tap a line to find its echo.
Mecca cannot end the quest while self still rules your heart.
मक्के गिआं गल्ल मुकदी नाहीं, जिचर दिलों ना आप मुकाईए ।
A hundred dips in Ganges' flow cannot complete the work.
गंगा गिआं गल्ल मुकदी नाहीं, भावें सौ सौ ग़ोते लाईए ।
Nor Gaya, with its countless gifts laid out for those long dead.
गइआ गइआं गल्ल मुकदी नाहीं, भावें कितने पिंड भराईए ।
The matter ends, says Bulleh, when the I is stripped away.
बुल्हा शाह गल्ल मुकदी ताहीं, जद मैं नूं खड़े लुटाईए ।
بلھے شاہ
— Dohra —
