Jahane Rumi In search of the unsearchable: O, my soul! where would you find your house?

1. 

   Jasdeep
   January 29th, 2008 - 12:13

   Thanks for sharing Baba Bulleh Shah’s poetry.

   “Parh Parh Aalam Faazil Hoyon , Kade aapne aap nu parhiyaa ee nahin …
   Ainven roz shaitaan naal lardain, kade nafas aapne naal larhiyaa ee nahin..
   Bulle Shaah Asmaani urhdiaan phardaain, Jehrha ghar baithaa ohnu pharhiyaa ee nahin ”

   I did read the play “Bulla” by Shahid Nadeem translated in gurmukhi.
   It was phenomenal.
2. 

   billo
   January 30th, 2008 - 06:57

   Thanks , Raza.
   Could you translate (and explain): aik nokthe vich gul mukdee.

   Hope all is well in the Philips.

   b.
3. 

   shahidain
   January 31st, 2008 - 17:56

   ‘aik nokthe vich gul mukdee’
   In a Point/Dot the whole mystery is solved.

   Esoterically, however, the term ‘point’ is said to signify the point in the center behind the two eyes, the third eye or what jesus Christ called ‘the single eye.’ Muslim mystics have called it Nuqta-I-Suvaida (the Black Spot.). The real merit of meditation lies in concentrating the soul, vacating it from the body, and bringing it to the eye center. This process has been described in mystic or spiritual literature as “dying while living.” This gives the one who practices it immense power and profound knowledge. The real spiritual journey is said to commence from this point.

   ‘aik nokthe vich gul mukdee’
   In a Point/Dot the whole mystery is solved.
4. 

   shahidain
   January 31st, 2008 - 18:19

   ‘HiNdu na naheeN musalmaan’

   Another version of english translation of above Bulleh Shah Kafi

   Neither Hindu nor Muslim,
   Shedding the ego in Trinjan.

   Neither Sunni nor Shia,
   Treading the path of peace and harmony.

   Neither hungry nor fed,
   Neither naked nor clothed.

   Neither weeping nor laughing,
   Neither settled nor hopping,

   Neither sinners nor sacred,
   No truck either with amity or hatred.

   Says Bulheh those who are devoted to God,
   Have little to do with either Turk or Hindu

   Neither Hindu nor Muslim,
   Shedding the ego in Trinjan

   (K S Duggal)
5. 

   shahidain
   January 31st, 2008 - 18:23

   PaRh paRh ilm hazaar kitaabaN
   qaddi apnay aap nou paRhiya naee
   jaaN jaaN waRhday mandir maseedi
   qaddi mann apnay wich waRhiya naee
   aa-vaiN laRda aye shaitan de naal bandeaa
   qaddi nafss apnay naal laRiya naee

   [yes, yes, you have read thousands of books
   but you have never tried to read your own self
   you rush in, into your Mandirs, into your Mosques
   but you have never tried to enter your own heart
   futile are all your battles with Satan
   for you have never tried to fight your own desires]
6. 

   Muhammad Shahzaib Khan
   January 31st, 2008 - 21:56

   Dear Raza sahab,
   I must say that this is an excellent poem by one of my very favorite poets. I’d like to say that it is these great poets who keep a language alive. I experienced this myself so I’m saying this. It was Waris shah and Bulleh shah who forced me to learn to at least understand punjabi gurmukhi. Yet what these words carry is beyond words.
   Reagrds,
   M S khan
7. 

   shahidain
   February 1st, 2008 - 19:07

   Haajee lok makkey nooN jaaNday
   Meyraa raaNjhaa maahee makkaa
   nee meyN kamlee haaN

   meyN te maNg raaNjhey dee hoiyaaN
   meyra baabal kardaa dhakkaa
   nee meyN kamlee haaN

   haajee lok makkey nooN jaaNdey
   meyra raaNjaa maahee makkaa
   nee meyN kamlee haaN

   wichey haajee wichey gaajee
   wichey chor uchakka
   nee meyN kamlee HaaN

   haajee lok makkey nooN jaaNdey
   meyra raaNjaa maahee makkaa
   nee meyN kamlee haaN

   Jit wal yaar otey wal kaabaa
   bhalNweyN phol kitaabaaN chaaray
   nee meyN kamlee haaN

   The Hajis go to Mecca
   My Beloved Rangha is Mecca
   O Friend I am crazy

   I have become fiancee of Ranjha
   My father forces me to marry with someone else
   O Friend I am crazy

   The Hajis go to Mecca
   My Beloved Rangha is Mecca
   O Friend I am crazy

   In my heart live all the Hajis and gajjies(Ghazi)
   Also lives the theif (nafas) in the Heart

   The Hajis go to Mecca
   My Beloved Rangha is Mecca
   O Friend I am crazy

   On which direction is the Beloved
   Kaaba is also in the same direction
   Even you explore all four books
   O Friend I am crazy
8. 

   shahidain
   February 2nd, 2008 - 19:13

   Bulleh had virtuous thoughts-Couplets

   ——————————————————————————–

   Main NeevaaN Mera Murshid Uccha…
   Main UcchiyaaN naal sang laayee

   I am lowly my spiritual guide is lofty!
   I have tied my fate to such lofty ones!

   Bulleh naaloN chullaah changaa
   jis te ann pakaaee daa
   ral faqeera majlas keetee
   bhora bhora khaaee daa

   A stove is better than Bulleh
   because at least you can cook food on it
   Saints sit together to eat
   and share their food with each other.
9. 

   RR
   February 3rd, 2008 - 08:04

   Billo
   Nukta is difficult to decipher -
   My personal interpretation has to do with the nukta of Being – like the letter Alif that is Single and a Whole.
   So we, the created are not different from the Creator. We the lovers and not separate from the Beloved. It is this unity of being and existence that is one and can be reduced to one little nukta – a dot – that has all the answers and comforts we spend our lifetimes attaining. Indeed what Shahidain mentions above is the methodology to imbibe that nukta in one’s conscious self.
   hope i am not rambling
   I’d like to know what you think of it??
10. 

    RR
    February 3rd, 2008 - 08:05

    Ah, and that it is simple and not complicated as a little dot is..
    but only the ones who can ’see’ and ‘hear’ and ‘love’ can understand..
11. 

    shahidain
    February 4th, 2008 - 17:07

    Let me try again to put the meaning of Nuqta/Dot in air.

    The Point or Dot is the starting point of anything or everthing.The Dot explodes with Big Bang. And becomes universe. the explosion’s effects are dynamics. The Universe continues to expand. In this universe there are microcosms the earth. man his spirit, etc… All emanates from one point.

    It has many layers of meaning and can be read in more than one way.

    “aik nokthe vich gul mukdee”’

    On one point the matter ends. (Muzaffar Ghaffar)

    In a dot the whole mystery is solved ( Saeed Ahmad)

    It’s all in one contained ( K S Duggal)

    Wisdom is contained in a single point!( J R Puri)

    Translation by Suman

    At this one point, all talk ends.
    Hold tight to this point, forget your calculations,
    Leave the miserable state of unbelief,
    Do not torment yourself with the fear of death and hell,
    For these are imaginary fears.
    Only into such a house will truth the enter.
    At this one point, all talk ends.

    For no reason you abrade your forehead on the ground,
    You display your reverence at the mehraab,
    You recite the kalma to impress a listener,
    But knowledge does not enter your heart.

    Can the truth stay hidden?
    At this one point, all talk ends.

    Many return from Mecca as hajjis,
    With blue shawls across their shoulders.
    They profit from haj ,
    Who can admire such behavior?
    Can the truth stay hidden?
    At this one point, all talk ends.

    Some withdraw to the forest,
    Eat a single grain a day.
    They exhaust their bodies foolishly,
    And return home in bad shape,
    Their life sucked dry with useless fasting and prayer.
    At this one point, all talk ends.

    Hold fast to your murshid,
    Become a devotee of all creation,
    Intoxicated, carefree,
    Without desire, indifferent to the world,
    Let your heart be fully clean.
    Says Bulha, can the truth then be stopped?

    At this one point, all talk ends.
12. 

    Sidhusaaheb
    February 26th, 2008 - 14:14

    Thank you so much Raza and all those who have posted Baba Bulle Shah’s poetry and its interpretations in the comments section!
13. 

    Jagmohan
    June 8th, 2008 - 02:57

    Hi,

    In the initial days of Antakshari on zee tv, Annu Kapur had talked and sung beautifully about Baba Bulleh Shah. Does any one have it? It was extension of the “main nahi bolana”.

    regards,
14. 

    RR
    June 8th, 2008 - 05:25

    Jagmohan ji
    many thanks for the comment. I will try and find the video form the net
    cheers
    Raza
15. 

    baloch
    November 21st, 2008 - 23:14

    thanks for sharing Sarkars poems with us…

    ‘ whenever I hear your poems or name
    lightning passes through my skin and viens
    my body turns into a rigid form
    my head saluts and bow on its own ‘- baloch
16. 

    atif
    January 22nd, 2009 - 16:58

    Baba Bullay Shah Farmayya …….
    Kaliyan Ishq Kaman okha
    Kisay nu Yar Bnana Okha …………….
    Pyar Pyar Tay har koi Bollay ……………….
    Kar k Pyar nibhana okha ………………
    Har koi Dhukhan Tay HAss Lenda ……………….
    kisay Da Dard wadana okha ………………
    Gallan Nall naye Rutbay millday ……………
    Jogi Bhesa wadana okha……….
    Koi Kisay Di gall naye sunda ……………..
    lokan nu Samjhana okha…………….
    I like this poetry & i like Sooooooooooooooooooo Much
    BABA BULLAY SHAH SAHAB
    if u have then plz plz plz send me on my Mailing address
    Thanx
17. 

    RR
    January 22nd, 2009 - 20:05

    Thank you Atif for your kind message. best regards
    Raza
18. 

    Laxmi Gupta
    February 7th, 2009 - 18:11

    Bulle Shah’s songs are wonderful much like Kabir’s in Hindi. I wish I understood Panjabi better to enjoy them in original. Thanks for posting these beautiful intoxicating songs.
19. 

    captainjohann
    February 8th, 2009 - 11:32

    A great poem by a a master. Tahnks for the post. Can i copy and post in my website. tahnks
20. 

    RR
    February 8th, 2009 - 11:41

    Laxmi ji: thanks a lot for the comment. i visited your blog but I cannot read Hindi alas.

    Captainjohann: Sure please post it on your website. Please give a link to http://www.razarumi.com as the source.
21. 

    jaswinder singh
    March 7th, 2009 - 21:10

    “bullea jagh bina dudh nahi jamda bhave lal hove kad kad ke.”

    Without the required material(enzyme) milk cannot get converted to curd even if it is pasturized and made red hot.

    This sentence renders to the meaning that if you people do not remember God’s name and truth you cannot liberate yourself even if you have read myriads of books and verses
22. 

    SATYAWAN GORIYA
    April 29th, 2009 - 08:51

    I LIKE THE BULLEH SHAH JI RUBAI AND RUMI,PL SEND SOME FOR ME.I LIKE VERY MUCH IN HINT IS POSSIBLEDI IF I
23. 

    rabail
    July 30th, 2009 - 07:16

    dis is very coooool subject 4 discotion
    REALY
24. 

    mahnoor
    July 30th, 2009 - 07:20

    hi
    can u send some poems of the great BABA BULLE SHAH??????
    on my email address pleasssssssssss
    if you can
    am waiting:)
25. 

    Good struggle
    August 25th, 2009 - 21:49

    I liked the efforts of all friends and hope that this darvesh will ever be remembered and contacted.
26. 

    Professor mushtaq
    August 25th, 2009 - 22:04

    Baba bullhe shah is not a wordly and self made poet but a heavenly and God selected saint.
27. 

    Professor mushtaq
    August 25th, 2009 - 22:10

    I have translated poetry of saaeen bulleh shah in sindhi. Is there any person to publish it and distribute free of cost.
28. 

    vishal kainth
    September 20th, 2009 - 19:16

    makkke gyaa galll mukdi nayieo bhaave so so jumma parr aayie
    ganga gyaa gall mukdi nayieo bhaave so so goote laaiyee
    o bulle shaah gall tayieo mukdi jud main nu dillo mukayiee
    ibaadt kar ibaadt karn nal gall bandi A,
    kisi di aj bandi A kisi di kall bandi A,
    parr parr ilam kitaba tu naam rakha leaa kaaazi,
    makke ja ja hajj gujaare te tu naam dhraa leyaa hazi,
    fad talwaar joraaawer banyeo te tu naam dhraaleo baaji,
    aje ta bulleyaa tu kuj na khatteaa j tu rubb na kita raaji…..
29. 

    mandeep
    September 25th, 2009 - 20:52

    send bulla shah pujabi poetry
30. 

    Ct
    September 26th, 2009 - 08:01

    i think the discussion about @ gull ik nuktay vich mukdi aay@

    is more of the difference between the word muhubbat and mehnat in the urdu language… its a subtulty that i presume Hazrat Abdullah Shah i,e Baba Bulleh Shah explored so ebautifully that cannot be imagined…how he translates the concept of love for the pir ( Shah Iniayat) and the higher/divinley body for the fact that working to attain the affection and forgiveness through hard work is a way but how it can be attained bu just rveering your Pir and shwoign affecion such as the incidents of Bulleh Shah dressing up the way a maid did for her hsuabnd….the Nach Kanjri tay Bulleh Wangoon ghungruu tu paa…Rub munn janda …yaar nu manuna aaukha aay …all those things…
    Manyt hanks, Love, rgerads and peace
31. 

    satyawan
    September 26th, 2009 - 12:55

    Pl send more rumi and rubai for bulleh shah and other saints
32. 

    Fahad
    October 18th, 2009 - 16:17

    i need translation of the whole album of meda ishk wi toon.
    can any body help.
33. 

    puran diwan
    October 23rd, 2009 - 17:26

    bulley shah was sent by allah,rama,krishna to our planet to spread love to humanity.in todays world we again need bulley shah.more and more poems of bulley shah should be posted
34. 

    DEHA
    February 28th, 2010 - 15:04

    this is an awsum foram…………………ALLAH BLESS U ALL

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