بُلّھے شاہBULLEH SHAHTHE LIVING VERSE
FROM THE WORDS OF BULLEH SHAH

Sajjaṇāñ de vichhoṛe koloñ

Through separation from the beloved

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Joy and grief are one; no home remains for me.

दुक्खां सुक्खां कीता एका, ना कोई सहुरा ना कोई पेका,

Numb at Your door I lie; You are the wound of the wounded.

दरद वेहूनी पई दर तेरे, तूं हैं दरद रंजानी दा ।

Parting from You drains the body's blood.

सज्जणां दे विछोड़े कोलों तन दा लहू छानी दा ।

I offer my heart in pieces; still it is unworthy.

कढ्ढ कलेजा करनी आं बेरे, इह भी लायक नाहीं तेरे,

I can offer no more. Drink this bowl of water.

होर तौफीक नहीं विच मेरे, पीउ कटोरा पानी दा ।

Parting from You drains the body's blood.

सज्जणां दे विछोड़े कोलों तन दा लहू छानी दा ।

Why weep now? You stepped into the snare yourself.

हुन क्युं रोंदे नैन निरासे, आपे ओड़क फाही फासे,

Escape is hard now; helpless, I know no cure.

हुन तां छुट्टन औखा होया, चारा नहीं निमानी दा ।

Parting from You drains the body's blood.

सज्जणां दे विछोड़े कोलों तन दा लहू छानी दा ।

The beloved thunders, Bullah; love drums over my head.

बुल्ल्हा शहु प्या हुन गज्जे, इश्क दमामे सिर 'ते वज्जे,

A brief stay in the grazing camp; at last all boasts fall silent.

चार देहाड़े गोइल वासा, ओड़क कूड़ बखानी दा ।

Parting from You drains the body's blood.

सज्जणां दे विछोड़े कोलों तन दा लहू छानी दा ।

بلھے شاہ
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Karamjit Singh Gathwala

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