The hajjis go to Mecca

Bulleh Shah 1680 (Uch) – 1757 (Kasur)



The hajjis go to Mecca.
My beloved Ranjha is my Mecca.
Yes, I am crazy!

I am wedded to Ranjha.
Still my father pushes me.
Yes, I am crazy!

The hajjis go to Mecca
My bridegroom, within me, is my Mecca.
Yes, I am crazy!

Hajjis and ghazis both lie within us,
Thieves and pickpockets too.
Yes, I am crazy!

The Hajjis go to Mecca
But I am going to Takht Hazara.
Yes, I am crazy!

Wherever is your beloved, there lies Kaaba,
Though you search the four books.
Yes, I am crazy!

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AaB xbB AaB xxB AxB xxB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 459
Words 95
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Bulleh Shah

Bulleh Shah, sometimes Bulla Shah was a Punjabi Sufi poet, humanist and philosopher. His full name was Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri more…

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