bulla! i know not who i am
bulla! i know not who i am

nor am i the believer in mosque
nor am i in idol-worship
nor am in the pure and the impure

nor am i in the vedas
nor am i in intoxicants
nor am i the carefree deviant

nor am i union nor grief
nor am in the pure/impure
nor am i of the water nor of the land

nor am i fire nor air
bulla! i know not who i am

nor am i arabic nor from lahore
nor am i the indian city of nagaur
nor a hindu or a peshawari turk

nor did i create the difference
of faith
nor did i create adam-eve
nor did i name myself

begining or end i know just the self
do not recognise 'the other one'
there's none wiser than i

who is this bulla shah
bulla! i know not who i am

(words by sufi saint bulla shah, 18th century,
photograph courtesy lavannya)
also, suggested listening to rabbi shergill's rendition of this beautiful song. absolutely addictive.
rabbi/rabbi, phat phish records, 2004.