Sufi music that takes to trance – Bulleh Shah
This song comes from Bulleh Shah
Mysterious is the turn of time. The man who had been refused by the mullahs to be buried after his death in the community graveyard because of his unorthodox views, today enjoys worldwide reverence and recognition. The tomb of Bulleh Shah in Qasur and the area around it is today the only place free of collective refuse, and the privileged of the city pay handsomely to be buried in the proximity of the man they had once rejected. “This radical change has been possible because people have been impressed in the course of time by the holy way of Bullah’s life and the efficacy of his teachings.
“The greatest Sufi poet of the Punjab was Mir Bulleh Shah Qadiri Shatari. ” Because of his pure life and high spiritual attainments, he is equally popular among all communities. Scholars and dervishes have called him “The Sheikh of Both the Worlds,” “The man of God,” “The Knower of Spiritual Grace” and by other equally edifying titles. Considered as the greatest mystic poet of the Punjab, his compositions have been regarded as “the pinnacle of Sufi literature.” His admirers compare his writings and philosophy to those of Rumi and Shams-i-Tabriz. At present, he is held in equally great esteem in Northern India and Pakistan.
Read more: http://www.apnaorg.com/poetry/bullahn/
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http://www.apnaorg.com/poetry/bulleheng/
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Brilliantly sung by Arif Lohar and Meesha.
(my slight variation of translation in the video, as I feel appropriate)
Alif allah chambay di booti, they mereay murshid maan vich lai hoo
My master has planted the fragrant seed of love in my heart
Ho nafi uss baat da paani dey kay
Which flourished with modesty, piety and acceptance of existence
Har raggay harjai hoo
My god is present in every throbbing pulse
Ho joog joog jeevay mera murshaid sohna
May my spiritual guide be there for ever and ever
Hathhay jissay booti lai ho
The one who blew life into me
Pir meraya jugni
I have the spirit of my Guide
As way allah waliyan di jugni ji
The spirit of all the messengers who brought his message
Ae way nabbi pak di jugni ji
The spirit of the Holy prophet
Ae way maula ali wali jugni ji
The spirit of Ali and his followers
Ae way merry pir di jugni ji
The spirit of my Saint
Ae way saaray sabaz di jugni ji
The spirit of all His words
Dum gutkoon, dum gutkoon, dum gutkoon
Everytime I think of you my God, my teachers, my path, my heart races and beats a special beat
Karay Saaeein parthay tay klma nabi da parthay saaein
So the Fakir recites the kalma when ever he thinks of god
Jugni taat khaeein vich thaal
O my creation, share what ever you have
Chad duniya dey janjaal
Remove yourself from worldly concerns
Kuch nai nibna bandiya naal
There is nothing people can help you with and that you can take to after world
Rakhi saabat sidh ammal
Keep your actions and intentions pure
Jugni dig payee vich roi
So absorbed was the creation that she stumbled into a ditch
Otthay ro ro kamli hoi
There she walled relentlessly
Oddi vaath naye lainda koi
But there was no one who enquired about her
They kalmay binna nai mildi toi
Remember, there is no salvation without remembering your creator
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Ho wanga charha lo kuriyon
Put on your bangles, girls
Mere daata dey darbar diyan
those that you get at your masters shrine
Ho naa kar Dheeya khair piyari
Daughter, don’t be proud of your youth
Maan daindiya gailryaan
your mother scruffs and scolds you
Din din talhi juwani jaandi
With each passing day, your youth slips by
Joon sohna puthia lariyaan
Even gold when put in furnace moulds itself
Aurat marad, sherzaday sohney
Women, men are so beautiful
O moti, O laa lariyaan
Like pearls, like the gems
Sir da sarfa kar naa kairey
Those who are not self-centered
Peer prem pyar lariyan
They are the ones who truly love humanity
O data day darbaar jaw ke ache
Where ever you visit the place of my saint
Pawan khair sawa lariyan
God fulfills all your wishes and showers you with His blessing
