Says Bulla, I know not who I am
I am not in the mosque of the believer,
Nor in false rites.
I am not the pure amongst the impure.
Neither Moses nor Pharaoh.
Bulla, I know not who I am!
I am not in the vedas or holy books,
Not in drug or wine.
Not in the drunkards wasted intoxication,
Not in wakefulness or sleep.
Bulla, I know not who I am!
I am not in sorrow nor in joy,
Neither in clean nor unclean.
I am not water, I am not earth,
I am not fire, I am not air.
Bulla, I know not who I am!
I am not from Arabia or Lahore,
Nor from India or Nagaur.
Neither a hindu or muslim from Peshawar,
Nor do I live in Nadaun.
Bulla, I know not who I am!
Secrets of religion I have not known
From Adam and Eve I am not born
I am not the name I assume.
I am not in stillness, nor on the move.
Finally, I only know myself.
I cannot know any other.
Who could be wiser than I?
who then, stands here?
Bulla, I know not who I am!
My most favourite lines are:
Secrets of religion I have not known
From Adam and Eve, I am not born
I am not the name I assume
Not in stillness, nor on the move
Bulla, I know not who I am!