Punjabi Poetry

“Saday Wal Mukhra Mor Wey Pyarya” (Turn Your Face Towards Me, O Beloved) is a touching Kaafi by Bulleh Shah. This poem expresses the intense longing of the soul for…

“Mera Ranjhan Hun Koi Hor” (My Ranjha is Now Someone Else) is a celebrated Kaafi by Bulleh Shah. In these verses, the poet describes the transition from worldly love to…

“Kar Kattan Wal Dhayan Kurre” is a profound symbolic Kaafi by Bulleh Shah. Using the metaphor of a young girl spinning thread, the poet advises the soul to focus on…

“Bulleh Nu Samjhawan Aaiyaann” is a powerful testament to the defiant love of Bulleh Shah for his spiritual guide, Shah Inayat. In this Kaafi, the poet describes how his family…

“Moun Aayi Baat Na Rehndi Ay” is a powerful declaration of Divine Truth by Bulleh Shah. This masterpiece explores the tension between the silence required by social etiquette and the…

“Tere Ishq Nachaya” is a masterpiece of Sufi longing by Bulleh Shah. It describes the total surrender of the ego to divine love, where the poet finds his Qibla in…

“Meri Bukkal De Vich Chor Ni” (Within my cloak lies a thief) is a legendary Kaafi by Bulleh Shah. Through the metaphor of a “thief” hiding within one’s own clothing,…

“Ek Nukte Wich Gal Mukdi Ae” is a profound Kaafi by Bulleh Shah. In this masterpiece, he argues that the entirety of spiritual wisdom can be distilled into a single…

“Bullehya Ki Jaana Maen Kaun” is a masterpiece of Sufi thought by Bulleh Shah. In these verses, the poet strips away all earthly identities—religious, social, and physical—to reach the core…