{"id":2317,"date":"2015-11-04T14:59:13","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T19:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=2317"},"modified":"2021-03-19T14:30:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T19:30:20","slug":"who-am-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2015\/11\/04\/who-am-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Who am I?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pTxZy32Fv_0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Bulleh Shah<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Translation:<\/p>\n<p>Bulleh, what do I know about who I am?<\/p>\n<p>I am not a believer in the mosques, nor do I follow the rites of unbelief. I am not among the pure or polluted. I am neither Moses nor Pharoah.<\/p>\n<p>I am not in the Vedas or in the scriptures; I am neither in drugs nor alcohol. I am not among the drunks, neither in waking nor sleeping.<\/p>\n<p>I am not in joy or sadness, neither pollution nor purity. I am not of water or of earth, nor am I of fire or air.<\/p>\n<p>I am not an Arab nor from Lahore, nor an Indian from Nagaur. I am neither Hindu nor a Turk form Peshawar. Nor do I live in Nadaun.<\/p>\n<p>I have not discovered the secret of religion; nor am I born of Adam and Eve. I have not given myself a name, nor am I found sitting still or moving around.<\/p>\n<p>I know I am the First, I know I am Last, I do not recognize anyone else. None is wiser than I. Bulleh, who is the Lord standing here?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-pM-2QaegGs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g_BKjWpBEBE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts 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\u0633\u06cc\u0627\u0646\u0627<br \/>\n\u0628\u0644\u06be\u0627! \u0627\u0648 \u06a9\u06be\u0691\u0627 \u06c1\u06d2 \u06a9\u0648\u0646\u061f<br \/>\n\u0628\u0644\u06be\u0627 \u06a9\u06cc \u062c\u0627\u0646\u0627\u06ba \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u06a9\u0648\u0646\u200b<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/muT_vExXe9Y?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zPcwrvJvQ_Q?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>pseudo-Rumi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1crLioGCgAs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>What is to be done, O Muslims? for I do not know myself.<\/h6>\n<h6>I am neither Christian, nor Jew, nor Magian, nor Muslim.<br \/>\nI am not of the East, nor of the West, nor of the land, nor of the sea;<br \/>\nI am not of Nature&#8217;s quarry, nor of the heaven circling above.<br \/>\nI am not made of earth, nor of water, nor of wind, nor fire;<br \/>\nnor of the Divine Throne, nor the carpet, nor the cosmos, nor mineral.<br \/>\nI am not from India, nor China, nor Bulgaria, nor Turkestan;<br \/>\nI am not from the kingdom of the two Iraqs, nor from the earth of Khurasan.<br \/>\nNeither of this world, nor the next, I am, nor of Heaven, nor of Hell;<br \/>\nNor from Adam, nor from Eve, nor from Eden nor Rizwan.<br \/>\nMy place is the Placeless, my trace is the Traceless;<br \/>\n&#8216;Tis neither body nor soul, for I myself am the Beloved.<br \/>\nI have cast aside duality, I have seen the two worlds as one;<br \/>\nOne I seek, One I know, One I see, One I say.<\/h6>\n<p><em>He is the First, He is the Last, He is the Outward, He is the Inward<\/em>;<br \/>\nI know no one other than He, none but he who is He<br \/>\nDrunk with Love&#8217;s cup, the two worlds have been lost to me;<br \/>\nI have no business save carouse and revelry.<br \/>\nIf once in my life I spent a moment without you,<br \/>\nFrom that time and from that hour I repent of my life.<br \/>\nIf once in this retreat I win a moment with you,<br \/>\nI will trample on both worlds, and dance in ecstasy<br \/>\nO Shams of Tabriz, I am so drunk in this world,<br \/>\nThat except for drunkenness and revelry, I have no tale to tell.<\/p>\n<p>Original:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u0686\u0647 \u062a\u062f\u0628\u06cc\u0631 \u0627\u06cc \u0645\u0633\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0646\u0627\u0646 \u06a9\u0647 \u0645\u0646 \u062e\u0648\u062f \u0631\u0627 \u0646\u0645\u06cc\u062f\u0627\u0646\u0645<br \/>\n\u0646\u0647 \u062a\u0631\u0633\u0627 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"morocco_djellaba\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/11\/morocco_djellaba.jpg?fit=483%2C704&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2321\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/11\/morocco_djellaba.jpg?resize=483%2C704\" alt=\"morocco_djellaba\" width=\"483\" height=\"704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/11\/morocco_djellaba.jpg?w=483&amp;ssl=1 483w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2015\/11\/morocco_djellaba.jpg?resize=206%2C300&amp;ssl=1 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Shushtari<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">After extinction I came out, and I<br \/>\nEternal now am, though not as I<br \/>\nAnd who am I, O I, but I?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\u062e\u0631\u062c\u062a \u0641\u064a \u062d\u064a\u0646 \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0646\u0627<br \/>\n\u0648\u0645\u0646 \u0647\u0646\u0627 \u0628\u0642\u064a\u062a \u0628\u0644\u0627 \u0623\u0646\u0627<br \/>\n\u0648\u0645\u0646 \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u064a\u0627 \u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0625\u0644\u0627 \u0623\u0646\u0627<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Abul-l-Hassan ash-Shushtari of Andalusia; trans.by \u00a0Martin Lings)<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium\"><br \/>\n&#8216;Sufi Poems: A Mediaeval Anthology&#8217; by Martin Lings\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Bulleh Shah Translation: Bulleh, what do I know about who I am? I am not a believer in the mosques, nor do I follow the rites of unbelief. I am not among the pure or polluted. 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