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RaaNjha RaaNjha Kardi Ni MaeN

16 September 2007

RaaNjha RaaNjha Kardi Ni MaeN

RaaNjha raaNjha kardi ni maeN
Aape raaNjha hoi,
Sado ni menu dhido raaNjha,
Heer na aakho koi.

RaaNjha maeN vich maeN raaNjhe vich,
Hor khayaal na koi,
MaeN naheeN, o aap hai
Aapani aap kare dil joi.

RaaNjha raaNjha kardi ni maeN
Aape raaNjha hoi,
Sado ni menu dhido raaNjha,
Heer na aakho koi.

Jo koee saaday aNder wassey
zaat asaaDee ohee
jis dey naal meyN niyooNh lagaayaa
oh jehee hoee.

RaaNjha raaNjha kardi ni maeN
Aape raaNjha hoi,
Sado ni menu dhido raaNjha,
Heer na aakho koi.

Hath khunDi, mere ahge maNgu,
MoDHe bhoora loe,
Bulha heer saleTi vekho
Kithe ja khaloi.

RaaNjha raaNjha kardi ni maeN
Aape raaNjha hoi,
Sado ni menu dhido raaNjha,
Heer na aakho koi.

Translation

Repeating his name, I have become RaaNjha .
Call me Ranjha , not Heer.

Ranjha is in me and I in Ranjha.
No other thought exists.
It is he who has done this, not I.
He does it to amuse himself.

Repeating his name, I have become RaaNjha .
Call me Ranjha , not Heer.

Whoever dwells in me, He is my caste
Whoever I love, I have become exactly like Him

Repeating his name, I have become RaaNjha
Call me Ranjha , not Heer .

Staff in hand, bowl outstretched,
A coarse brown blanket on his shoulder.
Look, says Bulha ,
Where Heer stands!

Repeating his name, I have become RaaNjha .
Call me Ranjha , not Heer

Contributed by Shahidain

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4 Comments to “RaaNjha RaaNjha Kardi Ni MaeN”

  1. A beautiful poem :) Ramadan Mubarak to you and your family :)

    Ya Haqq!

  2. Bulleh shah said regarding Four stages in one’s journey to realization:

    ” Remember that Shariyat is our midwife
    And Tariqat is like our mother
    Then comes the part played by haqiqat
    But the real rewards comes from Marfat”

    Another Kafi

    RaateeN jaageyN kareyN ibaadat
    RaateeN jaagan kuttey teython utey

    bhonkanon band mool naa hundey
    jaa ruree tey suttey, teythoN uttey

    khasam apney da dar na chhaddey
    bhaaweyN so so wajjan jutey

    Bulleh shah kooee rakht weyhaaj ley
    baazee ley gaey kuttey tethoN uttey

    You wake and keep praying throughout night
    Dogs also keep praying throughout night
    They are superior to you

    They donot stop barking
    and ultimately sleep on a dirty pile of waste
    They are superior to you

    They donot leave their master’s door even
    if they are beaten by shoes.

    Bulleh Shah! perform good deeds otherwise dogs will supersde you. They are superior to you.

  3. Waah!

    Thanks Raza and Shahidain!! :)

  4. Greatest write up discussing ! Thoroughly love your articles!

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