بُلّھے شاہBULLEH SHAHTHE LIVING VERSE
FROM THE WORDS OF BULLEH SHAH

Mainu Ki Hoia

What Has Happened to Me?

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What has happened? Why call me mad?

मैनूं की होया क्यों मैनूं कमली कहन्दी हैं ।

What has happened? I have lost my I.

मैनूं की होया हुन मैथों गई गवाती मैं ।

I look within: no me remains; you wear the name of I.

मैं विच वेखां तां मैं नहीं हुन्दी मैं विच दिसना एं मैं ।

What has happened? I have lost my I.

मैनूं की होया हुन मैथों गई गवाती मैं ।

From head to foot, you; within, without, you.

सिर तों पैर तीकर वी तूं हैं अन्दर बाहर हैं तूं ।

What has happened? I have lost my I.

मैनूं की होया हुन मैथों गई गवाती मैं ।

Free of either shore—no boat, no river now.

छुट्ट पई उरारों पारों ना बेड़ी ना नैं ।

What has happened? I have lost my I.

मैनूं की होया हुन मैथों गई गवाती मैं ।

Mansur cried I am Truth—who gave him those words?

मनसूर प्यारे केहा अनलहक्क कहो कहाइआ कैं ।

What has happened? I have lost my I.

मैनूं की होया हुन मैथों गई गवाती मैं ।

Bulleh loves that One; his separate self is gone.

बुल्ल्हा शहु ओसे दा आशक आपना आप वंजाइआ तैं ।

What has happened? I have lost my I.

मैनूं की होया हुन मैथों गई गवाती मैं ।

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