Bulleya shah di seej pyaari
Ni main taar noharey tari
Kiweain Kiweainmeri aai waari
Hin wichran hoya mhaal ni
— Bulleh Shah
Meaning
Bulleya Shah's lovely way, not my yearning for your grace. The songs that used to bring me joy, in this separation, are not the same.
Explanation
This profound couplet by Bulleh Shah speaks of the painful reality of love. The speaker acknowledges the beloved's mesmerizing charm, yet simultaneously asserts that they are not worthy of that love. The tears have already started falling, and the separation itself has built a grand, inescapable palace. It is a beautiful lament on the agony of distance, reminding us that sometimes, the deepest connections are marked not by togetherness, but by the constant, aching pain of absence.
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