بُلّھے شاہBULLEH SHAHTHE LIVING VERSE
FROM THE WORDS OF BULLEH SHAH

Mati Kudam Karendi Yaar

Dust Is Dancing, Friend

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Dust wears clothes, dust rides a horse of dust.

माटी जोड़ा माटी घोड़ा, माटी दा असवार,

Dust sends dust galloping; dust rings out.

माटी माटी नूं दौड़ाए, माटी दा खड़कार,

Dust is dancing, friend.

माटी कुदम करेंदी यार ।

Dust attacks dust with weapons made of dust.

माटी माटी नूं मारन लग्गी, माटी दे हथ्यार,

Heap more dust upon dust, and dust grows proud.

जिस माटी पर बहुती माटी, तिस माटी हंकार,

Dust is dancing, friend.

माटी कुदम करेंदी यार ।

Dust blooms in garden, orchard, bed.

माटी बाग़ बगीचा माटी, माटी दी गुलज़ार,

Dust comes to admire dust: this is dust in spring.

माटी माटी नूं वेखन आई, माटी दी ए बहार ।

Dust is dancing, friend.

माटी कुदम करेंदी यार ।

After laughter, after play—dust again, lying long in dust.

हस्स खेड मुड़ माटी होई, माटी पायों पसार,

Bulleh, solve the riddle; lay your burden down.

बुल्हा इह बुझारत बुझ्झें, लाह सिरों भोएं मार(भार),

Dust is dancing, friend.

माटी कुदम करेंदी यार ।

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