Lyrics Translation in English

Makeh gaya gal mukdi naheen
Pawain so so jummay parrh aeeye
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Going to Makkah is not the ultimate
Even if hundreds of prayers are offered
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Ganga gaya gal mukdi naheen
Pawain so so gotey khaeey
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Going to River Ganges is not the ultimate
Even if hundreds of cleansing (Baptisms) are done
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Gaya gaya gal mukdei naheen
Pawain so so pand parrhaeey
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Going to Gaya is not the ultimate
Even if hundreds of worships are done
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Bulleh Shah gal taeyon mukdi
Jadon May nu dilon gawaeey
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Bulleh Shah the ultimate is
When the "I" is removed from the heart
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Parrh parrh alam fazal hoya
Kadee apnay aap nu parrhaya ye naeen
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(You read to become
all knowledgeable
But you never read yourself)
...
You read so many books
to know it all,
yet fail to ever read your
heart at all.
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Ja ja warrda mandir maseetey
Kadi man apnay which warrya ye naeen
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(You run to enter temples and mosques
But you never entered your own heart)
...
You rush to holy shrines to play a part,
Would you dare enter the shrine of your heart
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Aewaien roz shaitan naal larrdaan
Kadee nafs apnay naal larrya ye naeen
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(Everyday you fight Satan
But you never fight your own Ego)
...
You are quick to attack the evil one,
yet pride is a battle you have not won.
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Bulleh Shah asmani udeeyan pharrda
Jayrra ghar baitha onu pharrya ye naeen
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(Bulleh Shah you try grabbing that which is in the sky
But you never get hold of What sits inside you)
...
You grab for a star you can control,
yet fail to grasp the light in your soul.
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Ratee jagayn tay shaikh sada wayn
Parr raat nu jaagan kutay, tay to utay
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Religious scholars stay awake at night
But dogs stay awake at night, higher than you
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Ratee bhonkon bass na karday
Fayr ja larraa which sutay, tay to utay
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They don't cease from barking at night
Then they go sleep in yards, higher than you
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Yaar da buha mool na chhad-dey
Pawain maro so so jutay, tay to utay
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They [dogs] don't leave the beloved's doorstep
Even if they're beaten hundreds of times, higher than you
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Bulleh Shah utth yaar mana lay
Naien tay bazi lay gaay kutay, tay to utay
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Bulleh Shah get up and make up with the beloved
Otherwise dogs will win the contest, better than you
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Raanjha chaak na aakho kurryo
Nee aynu chaak kehndee sharmawan
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O friends, don't call Ranjha a shepherd
I shy away from calling him a shepherd
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May jaee aan lakh heeraan iss nu
Tay may kiss gintee which aawan
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I am like a thousand Heers to him
Who am I, like countless others
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Takht hazaray da eh malik
Tay may Heer sayal sada waan
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He's the ruler of Hazara's throne
And I am forever the plain Heer
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Bulleh Shah Rub kook sunay
Tay may chaak dee chaak ho jawan
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Bulleh Shah may God hear my wail
And I'll become shepherded by the Shepherd
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Raanjha jogi aa ban aya
Aey ney anokha bhayche wataya
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Ranjha became a Jogi and arrived
He exchanged into a unique disguise
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Ahdo-n Ahmad naam dharaya
Ni Mein Jana Jogi dey Naal
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He changed his name from Ahad (One God) to Ahmad (Prophet Mohammad PBUH)
I'm going together with Jogi
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Koi kissay day naal koi kissay day naal
May jogi day naal naal
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Someone's with someone else, this one's with that one
I'm together with Jogi
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Jidoon dee may jogi dee hoyee
May which may na reh gayee koi
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Since I have become Jogi's
I have no "I" left in me
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Ranjha Ranjha kardee
Nee may aapay Ranjha hoee
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Repeating Ranjha Ranjha
I became Ranjha myself
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Sadyo nee maynu Peedo Ranjha
Heer na akho koi
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Call me Ranjha
Nobody call me Heer
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May naheen woh aap hay
Apney aap karay dil joi
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It's not me, it's he himself
He amuses his own self
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Jiss day naal may neun lagaya
Ohdey wargee hoye sayyon
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The one with whom I connected my heart
I became just like him, O friends
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Jogi meyrey naal naal
May jogi day naal naal
Nee may jana jogi day naal
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Jogi is with me
I am with Jogi
I'm going together with Jogi
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Kannee mundaran pa kay
Mathay tilak laga kay
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After putting earrings in my ears
and decorating my forehead with Tilak
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Nee aye jogi naeen
Koi roop hay Raab da
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Hey he's not [a] Jogi
He's some form of God
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Bhayce jogee da iss nu phab-da
Iss jogi mayra joorra khassya
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He's disguised as Jogi
This Jogi has attracted me
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Aye jogi mayray munn which wasya
Such aakhan aye qasmay Quran ay
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This Jogi has established residence in my heart
I swear by the Quran it's true
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Jogi mayra deen eman ay
Iss jogi maynu keeta rogee
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Jogi is my belief and faith
This Jogi has marked me
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Nee may iss jogi
Hun hore na jogee
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Hey I belong to him
Now I'm not worth any one else (Now there's no other Jogi)
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Tarr gaye way may tarr gayee loko
Akh jogi nal larr gaye loko
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I'm floating, I've drifted across, O people
My eyes inter-meshed with Jogi's, O people
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Maynu jogan jogee dee aakho
Heer salayte mar gaye loko
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Call me Jogi's female Jogi
Heer is dead, O people
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Khayrray karday koorriyan gallan
Jogi dey mayrrhay may cir tay jhallan
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In Khayrray they have deep talks
I have to listen to accusations about
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Hore kissay nu kuj na janan
Janan tay jogi nu janan
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I don't know anything about anyone else
If I know anything, I only know Jogi
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Iss da paya kissay na paya
Iss da hay do jug uttay saya
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No one has attained what he has attained
His shadow is on both worlds
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Iss diyan dhumman do jug dhummiyan
Iss diyan juttian arsh nay chummian
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His fame is celebrated in both world
His shoes were kissed by Heaven
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Aye jogi jogi mat wala
Hath which Ill'Allah dee mala
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This Jogi is full of wonders
In his hand is the rosary of "There is Nothing But One God"
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Nee naam hay iss da kamli wala
Jay jogi ghar away mayray
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Hey, his name is [Mohammad] "The One With The Shawl"
If Jogi comes to my home
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Muk jawun sub jhagray tayray
Nee may lavan seenay naal
Lakhan shagan mana kay
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All your fights will end
I will embrace him
And celebrate a million praises
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Bulleh Shah ik jogi aya
Dar saday aynay dhuan paya
Bulleh Shah a Jogi came
To our door….(… ?… )


Aynay lut layee Heer sayal
Aya bhayce wata kay
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He stole away Heer of Sayal
He came in a disguise
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