Iqbal Bahoo <br /> <br />Not a believer inside the mosque, am I <br />Nor a pagan disciple of false rites <br />Not the pure amongst the impure <br />Neither Moses, nor the Pharoh <br />Bulleya! to me, I am not known <br /> <br />Not in the holy Vedas, am I <br />Nor in opium, neither in wine <br />Not in the drunkard’s intoxicated craze <br />Neither awake, nor in a sleeping daze <br />Bulleya to me, I am not known <br /> <br />In happiness nor in sorrow, am I <br />Neither clean, nor a filthy mire <br />Not from water, nor from earth <br />Neither fire, nor from air, is my birth <br />Bulleya to me, I am not known <br /> <br />Not an Arab, nor Lahori <br />Neither Hindi, nor Nagauri <br />Hindu, Turk, nor Peshawari <br />Nor do I live in Nadaun <br />Bulleya to me, I am not known <br /> <br />Secrets of religion, I have not known <br />From Adam and Eve, I am not born <br />I am not the name I assume <br />Not in stillness, nor on the move <br />Bulleya to me, I am not known <br /> <br />I am the first, I am the last <br />None other, have I ever known <br />I am the wisest of them all <br />Bulleh! do I stand alone <br />Bulleya to me, I am not known
