Testo Bulla Ke Jaana (With Translation) Rabbi Shergill
Bulla ki jaana main kaun -
Bulla, who am I?
Na main moman vich maseetan -
I am no believer in mosque
Na main vich kufar dian reetan -
I have no pagan ways
Na main pakan vich paleetan -
I am not pure amongst vile
Na maen andar ved kitaab aan -
I do not have Vedas or holy books in me
Na main rehnda phaang sharaban -
I do not stay drunk on Bhaang or wine
Na main rehnda mast kharaban -
Nor do I stay high and spoilt
Na main shadi na ghamnaki -
I am not Well-preserved(holy) nor am I wasted
Na main vich paleeteen pakeen -
Neither amongst holy or vile
Na main aaabi na main khaki -
I am neither water nor dust
Na main aatish na main paun -
I am neither fire nor wind
Bulla ki jana main kaun -
Bulla, who am I?
Na main arabi na lahori -
I am neither Arab nor from Lahore
Na main hindi shehar Nagaori -
Neither from the Hind... or any city thereof..
Na hindu na turk pashauri -
Neither Hindu, nor Turk, nor Peshawari..
Na main bhet mazhab de paya -
I have'nt found the secret of religion
Na main aadam hawwa jaya -
I'm not Adam (the 1st born), Eve or any thereof..
Na koi apna naam dharaya -
Nor have I named myself
Avval aakhar aap nu jana -
The first and the last person I know is me
Na koi dooja hor pacchana -
I recognize no second to it
Mai ton na koi hor syana -
I do not know anyone wiser than me
Bulle shah kharha hai kaun -
Bullashan, who is this man standing?
Bulla ki jana main kaun -
Bulla, who am I?
Na main moosa na pharoah -
I am neither Moses nor Pharoah (Egyptian king)
Na main jagan na vich saun -
I am not awake nor in sleep
Na main aatish na main paun -
I am neither fire nor wind
Na main rahnda vich Nadaun -
I do not stay in Nadaun (city of innocents)
Na main baitthan na vich bhaun -
Neither am I sitting (idle) nor in storm
Bulle shah kharha hai kaun -
Bullashan, who is this man standing?
Bulla ki jana main kaun -
Bulla, who am I?