Mohit Chauhan performs Kalam Baba Bulle Shah’s verses for My Goal Football. Actors Shoib Nikash Shah, Namita Lal, and Azmat Khawaja appear in this soundtrack. Shubhdeep Singh arranged the composition. Chauhan delivers a contemplative vocal tone.
Released: June 1, 2021
Bulla Ki Jaana
Mohit Chauhan • From “My Goal Football”
My Goal Football’s Bulla Ki Jaana Hindi Lyrics English Translation
Kalam Baba Bulle Shah asks repeatedly ‘how would I know who I am?’. The poet denies belonging to non-believer rituals or purified believer groups. He places identity beyond religious divisions.
Padh Padh Aalam Faazil HoyaYou’ve read enough to be called a scholar,
Kade Apne Aap Nu Padheya Hi Nahibut you’ve never tried to read your own self.
Ja Ja Varda Mandir MasjidanYou run to enter temples and mosques,
Kade Mann Apne Vich Vaddeya Nahibut you’ve never stepped inside your own heart.
Na Main Momin Vich MaseetanI’m not a ‘believer’ found in the mosques,
Na Main Vich Kufar Diyan Reetannor am I in the rituals of the ‘unbelievers’.
Na Main Pakan Vich PaleetanI’m not among the pure, nor among the corrupt.
Na Main Andar Bhed KitabanI’m not hidden inside the holy books,
Na Main Rehnda Bhang SharabanI don’t dwell in intoxicants or wine.
Na Main Rehnda Mast KharabanI don’t wander about, lost and debauched.
Na Main Shadi Na GhamnakiI’m not in celebration, nor in sorrow,
Na Main Vich Paleeti PakeenI’m not among the impure or the pious.
Na Main Aabi Na Main KhakiI’m not made of water, nor am I made of dust.
Na Main Aatish Na Main PaunI am not fire, nor am I the wind.
Bulla Ki Jaana Main KaunBulla, how would I know who I am?
Bulla Ki Jaana Main KaunBulla, how would I know who I am?
Bulla Ki Jaana Main KaunBulla, how would I know who I am?
Bulla Ki Jaana Main KaunBulla, how would I know who I am?
Main Kaun Main KaunWho am I? Who am I?
Mela Ae Pal Di Pal AeThis gathering lasts for just a moment,
Chal Mele Nu Challiyeso let’s go and join the carnival.
Ho Aakhir Jaana Mar VeOh, in the end, we all must die,
Chal Mele Nu Challiyeso let’s go and join the carnival.
Na Main Arbi Na LahoriI’m not an Arab, nor from Lahore,
Na Main Hindi Shehar Na Gourinot an Indian from a city, nor from Ghaur.
Na Hindu Na Turk PisoriI’m not a Hindu, nor a Turk from Peshawar.
Na Main Bhed Mazhab Da PayaI haven’t discovered the secret of faith,
Na Main Aadam Hawwa JayaI wasn’t born from Adam and Eve.
Na Koyi Apna Naam DharayaAnd I haven’t taken any name for myself.
Avval Aakhir Aap Nu JanaFrom first to last, I’ve only known my own self,
Na Koyi Dooja Hor Pehchanaand I don’t recognize any other being.
Maithon Hor Na Koyi SeyanaThere is no one wiser than myself.
Bulleshah Khada Hai KaunSo who is this ‘Bulle Shah’ who is standing here?
Bulla Ki Jaana Main KaunBulla, how would I know who I am?
Bulla Ki Jaana Main KaunBulla, how would I know who I am?
Bulla Ki Jaana Main KaunBulla, how would I know who I am?
Bulla Ki Jaana Main KaunBulla, how would I know who I am?
Main Kaun Main KaunWho am I? Who am I?
Bulla Ki Jaana Music Video
Rejecting labels defines Bulla Ki Jaana lyrics meaning in Sufi tradition. Mohit Chauhan’s recording strips external definitions to uncover fundamental self-knowledge.