Bulleh Shah

Some of Bulleh Shah's Poems:

Famous Sufi Poet of Punjab (now Pakistan)

Introduction to his life and sufi philosophy

More Poems Will Be Added Soon...

Chal Way Bullehya Chal O'thay Chaliyay

Jithay Saaray Annay

Na Koi Saadee Zaat PichHanay

Tay Na Koi Saanu Mannay

O' Bulleh Shah let's go there

Where everyone is blind

Where no one recognizes our caste (or race, or family name)

And where no one believes in us

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Masjid Dha Day, Mandir Dha Day

Dha Day Jo Kujh Disda

Par Kissay Da Dil Na Dhawee(n)

Rub Dilaa(n) Wich Wasda

Tear down the Mosque, tear down the temple

Tear down every thing in sight

But don't (tear down) break anyone's heart

Because God lives there

Sufism is a spiritual path within Islam. Many Sufi Sages of the Indian and Pakistani region are called Saints. They were not preachers. Yet through their teachings, Islam spread in the Indian Sub-Continent starting in the year 711. Like Rumi, most sufi's and their devotees communicated their message also by means of poetry which helps to present the teachings in a concentrated form. Each verse contains layers of pearls of wisdom. The teachings have an emphasis on humanitarianism rather than on religious preaching.

Sufi poetry is usually sung in the music style called Qawali by wonderful musicians like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Qawali originated from Rumi's homeland, Afghanistan, about 800 years ago. The depth of meaning in the lyrics, rhythmic clapping and the moving Tabla (drum) beats, put devotees into a state of trance, even without drugs or alcohol. Ecstacy without (the drug) ecstacy.