Bulleh Shah Poems

He left me, and himself he departed;
What fault was there in me ?

Neither at night nor in the day do I sleep in peace;
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I have been pierced by the arrow of love,
what shall I do ?
I can neither live, nor can I die.
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The soil is in ferment, O friend
Behold the diversity.
The soil is the horse, so is the rider
The soil chases the soil, and we hear the clanging of soil
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Your love has made me dance all over.
Falling in love with you
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O come and meet this separation-tormented one!

Had you loved, you too would shriek and wail aloud.
But how could you know the pain of another?
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Love springs eternal!
When I learnt the lesson of Love
I dreaded going to the mosque.
Hesitantly, I found a temple
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Repeating the name of the Beloved
I have become the Beloved myself.
Whom shall I call the Beloved now?
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Lift this veil (reveal yourself) beloved one! Why this modesty now?

Your curls ambush me, become poisonous, sting me!
Do you feel no pity when you look at me, a glance that stabs.
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Whether or not you know this,
Enter my courtyard.
I adore you (I would sacrifice my life for you),
Enter my courtyard.
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I long for you, this is so, what can I do?
I cannot live, I cannot die.
I long for you.
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