Bullah Kih Janan Main Kaun? - 0 Bullah, what do I know who I am?; Kalam-e-Baba Bulleh Shah [Translated in English]

0 Bullah, what do I know who I am?

I am not among believers seen in mosques;
Nor am I versed in the traditions of unbelief.
I am not among the pious, nor among the sinful;
I am neither Moses, nor am I a Pharaoh.
0 Bullah, what do I know who I am?

I am not in the Vedas, nor in the holy books;'
I am not among hemp-eaters or wine-drinkers;
I am not among profligates, nor among libertines.
I am neither among the awake, nor among the sleeping.
0 Bullah, what do I know who I am?


I am impervious to joy as well as sorrow;
I am not among the virtuous, nor among the wicked;
I am neither of water, nor of earth;
I am neither of fire, nor of air.
0 Bullah, what do I know who I am?

I am not from Arabia, nor from Lahore;
I am not from India, nor from Nagore.
I am not a Hindu, nor a Muslim from Peshawar.
Nor do I reside in the city of Nadaun.
0 Bullah, what do I know who I am?

I have not solved the mystery of religion;
Nor am I a progeny of Adam and Eve;
Nor have I a specific name of my own;

I am neither among the settled, nor among the roaming.
0 Bullah, what do I know who I am?

I take myself to be the beginning and the end;
I do not recognize any one else.
There is no one who is wiser than I.
0 Bullah, who is the Lord standing there?

0 Bullah, what do I know who I am?

1. By books he means the Torah, the Talmud, the Bible and the Qura 'n.