May Jana Jogee Day Naal
I'm Going Together With Jogee
(verses by Baba Bulleh Shah) translation: by Fazeel Azeez Chauhan
(qawali sung by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan) (The mystical love story of Heer and Ranjha)
1) Makkay gaya-n gal mukdee nahee-n
Going to Makkah is not the ultimate
2) Pawai-n sow sow jummay parrh a-ee-ay
Even if hundreds of prayers are offered
3) Ganga gaya-n gal mukdee nahee-n
Going to River Ganges is not the ultimate
4) Pawai-n sow sow gotay kha-ee-ay
Even if hundreds of cleansings (Baptisms) are done
5) Gaya gaya-n gal mukdee nahee-n
Going to Gaya is not the ultimate
6) Pawai-n sow sow pand parrha-ee-ay
Even if hundreds of worships are done
7) Bulleh Shah gal ta-ee-yo-n mukdee
Bulleh Shah the ultimate is
8) Jado-n May nu dillo-n gawa-ee-ay
When the "I" is removed from the heart
9) Parrh parrh aalam faazal hoya
[He] Read a lot and became a scholar
10) Kadee apnay aap nu parrhaya ee naee-n
But [he] never read himself
11) Ja ja warrda mandir maseetee
[He] goes enters into the temple & mosque
12) Kadee man apnay which warrya ee naee-n
But [he] never entered into his own heart
13) Aiway-n roze shaytaan naal larrda-n
He fights with the devil every day for nothing
14) Kadee nafs apnay naal larrya-ee naee-n
He never wrestled with his own ego
15) Bulleh Shah aasmani ud-deeya-n pharrda
Bulleh Shah he grabs for heavenly flying things
16) Jayrra ghar baitha o-nu pharrya ee naee-n
But doesn't grasp the one who's sitting at home
17) Ra-tee jagay-n tay shaikh sada way-n
Religious scholars stay awake at night
18) Parr raat nu jaagan kutay, tay to utay
But dogs stay awake at night, higher than you
19) Ra-tee bhonko-n bass na karday
They don't cease from barking at night
20) Fayr ja larra-n which sutay, tay to utay
Then they go sleep in yards, higher than you
21) Yaar da buha mool na chhad-day
They [dogs] don't leave the beloved's doorstep
22) Paway-n maro sow sow jutay, tay to utay
Even if they're beaten hundreds of times, higher than you
23) Bulleh Shah utth yaar mana lay
Bulleh Shah get up and make up with the beloved
24) Na-een tay bazi lay ga-ay kutay, tay to utay
Otherwise dogs will win the contest, better than you
25) Raanjha chaak na aakho kurryo
O friends, don't call Ranjha a shepherd
26) Nee ay-nu chaak kehndee sharma-wa-n
I shy away from calling him a shepherd
27) May ja-ee aa-n lakh heeraa-n iss nu
I am like a thousand heers to him
28) Tay may kiss gintee which aa-wa-n
Who am I, like countless others
29) Takht hazaray da eh malik
He's the ruler of Hazara's throne
30) Tay may Heer sayal sada wa-n
And I am forever the plain Heer
31) Bulleh Shah Rub kook sunay
Bulleh Shah may God hear my wail
32) Tay may chaak dee chaak ho ja-wa-n
And I'll become shepherded by the Shepherd
33) Raanjha jogee aa ban aya
Ranjha became a Jogee and arrived
34) Ay-nay anokha bhayce wataya
He exchanged into a unique disguise
35) Ahdo-n Ahmad naam dharaya
He changed his name from Ahad (One God) to Ahmad (Prophet Mohammad)
36) Nee may jana Jogee day naal
I'm going together with Jogee
37) Koi kissay day naal koi kissay day naal
Someone's with someone else, this one's with that one,
38) May jogee day naal naal
I'm together with Jogee
39) Jido-n dee may jogee dee ho-yee
Since I have become Jogee's
40) May which may na reh ga-yee koi
I have no "I" left in me
41) Ranjha Ranjha kardee
Repeating Ranjha Ranjha
42) Nee may aapay Ranjha ho-ee
I became Ranjha myself
43) Sadyo nee maynu Peedo Ranjha
Call me Ranjha
44) Heer na aakho Koi
Nobody call me Heer
45) May nahee-n woh aap hay
It's not me, it's he himself
46) Apnee aap karay dil jo-ee
He amuses his own self
47) Jiss day naal may neu-n lagaya
The one with whom I connected my heart
48) Ohday wargee ho-yee sayyo-n
I became just like him, O friends
49) Jogee mayray naal naal
Jogee is with me
50) May jogee day naal naal
I am with Jogee
51) Nee may jana jogee day naal
I'm going together with Jogee
52) Kannee mundara-n pa kay
After putting earrings in my ears
53) Mathay tilk laga kay
and decorating my forehead with Tilk
54) Nee aye jogee naee-n
Hey he's not [a] Jogee
55) Koi roop hay rub da
He's some form of God
56) Bhayce jogee da iss nu phabda
He's disguised as Jogee
57) Iss jogee mayra joorra khassya
This Jogee has attracted me
58) Aye jogee mayray munn which wasya
This Jogee has established residence in my heart
59) Such aakha-n aye qasmay Quran-ay
I swear by the Quran it's true
60) Jogee mayra deen eeman-ay
Jogee is my belief and faith
61) Iss jogee maynu keeta rogee
This Jogee has marked me
62) Nee may iss jogee
Hey I belong to him
63) Hun hore na jogee
Now I'm not worth any one else (Now there's no other Jogee)
64) Tarr gayee way may tarr gayee loko
I'm floating, I've drifted across, O people
65) Akh jogee nal larrgayee loko
My eyes intermeshed with Jogee's, O people
66) Maynu jogan jogee dee aakho
Call me Jogee's female Jogee
67) Heer salaytee mar gayee loko
Heer is dead, O people
68) Khayrray karday koorriya-n galla-n
?
69) Jogee day mayrrhay may cir tay jhalla-n
?
70) Hore kissay nu kuj na jana-n
I don't know anything about anyone else
71) Jana-n tay jogee nu jana-n
If I know anything, I only know Jogee
72) Iss da paya kissay na paya
No one has attained what he has attained
73) Iss da hay do jug uttay saya
His shadow is on both worlds
74) Iss diya-n dhumma-n do jug dhummiya-n
His fame is celebrated in both world
75) Iss diya-n juttia-n arsh nay chummia-n
His shoes were kissed by Heaven
76) Aye jogee jogee mat wala
This Jogee is full of wonders
77) Hath which Illallah dee mala
In his hand is the rosary of "There is Nothing But One God"
78) Nee naam hay iss da kamlee wala
Hey, his name is [Mohammed] "The One With The Shawl"
79) Jay jogee ghar a-way mayray
If Jogee comes to my home
80) Muk jawun sub jhagray tayray
All your fights will end
81) Nee may lava-n seenay naal
I will embrace him
82) Lakha-n shagan mana kay
And celebrate a million praises
83) Bulleh Shah ik jogee aya
Bulleh Shah a Jogee came
84) Dar saday aynay dhua-n paya
To our door....(... ?... )
85) Aynay lut la-yee Heer sayal
He stole away Heer of Sayal
86) Aya bhayce wata kay
He came in a disguise
