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'{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox saint | name = Bulleh Shah | image = BullehShah.jpg | imagesize = 150px | alt = | caption = An artistic depiction of Bulleh Shah | titles = | birth_date = 1680 CE | birth_place = [[Uch]], [[Punjab]], [[India]] | death_date = 1757 CE | death_place = [[Kasur]], [[Punjab]], [[India]] | major_shrine = [[Kasur]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]] | influences = [[Shah Hussain]], [[Sultan Bahu]], [[Shah Sharaf]] | influenced = Countless [[Sufi]] poets | major_work = ''Incoherence of the Philosophers'', ''The Deliverer From Error'' | tradition = [[Kafi]] }} {{Sufism}} '''Bulleh Shah''', sometimes '''Bulla(h) Shah''' (1680–1757) ({{lang-pa|{{Nastaliq|بلھے شاہ}} <small> ([[Shahmukhi]])''';''' </small> ਬੁੱਲ੍ਹੇ ਸ਼ਾਹ <small>([[Gurumukhi]])</small>; born '''Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri'''<ref name="apnaorg">[http://www.apnaorg.com/poetry/bullahn/ The Life of Bulleh Shah]</ref>}}) was a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] [[Humanism|humanist]] and philosopher. His first spiritual teacher was [[Shah Inayat Qadiri]], a Sufi [[murshid]] of Lahore. Bulleh Shah gathered spiritual treasures under the guidance of his murshid and was known for the karamat (miraculous powers) he had. == Poetry == Bulleh Shah lived after the Pashto Sufi poet [[Rahman Baba]] (1653–1711) and lived in the same period as [[Sindhi people|Sindhi]] Sufi poet [[Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai]] (1689–1752). His lifespan also overlapped with the Punjabi poet [[Waris Shah]] (1722–1798), of ''[[Heer Ranjha]]'' fame, and the Sindhi Sufi poet Abdul Wahab (1739–1829), better known by his pen name [[Sachal Sarmast]]. Amongst [[Urdu]] poets, Bulleh Shah lived 400 miles away from [[Mir Taqi Mir]] (1723–1810) of [[Agra]]. Bulleh Shah practised the Sufi tradition of Punjabi poetry established by poets like [[Shah Hussain]] (1538–1599), [[Sultan Bahu]] (1629–1691), and [[Shah Sharaf]] (1640–1724). The verse form Bulleh Shah primarily employed is the [[Kafi]], popular in [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] ([[Saraiki dialect|Saraiki]]) and [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] poetry. Bulleh Shah's writings represent him as a humanist, someone providing solutions to the sociological problems of the world around him as he lives through it, describing the turbulence his motherland of Punjab is passing through, while concurrently searching for God. His poetry highlights his mystical spiritual voyage through the four stages of Sufism: Shariat (Path), Tariqat (Observance), Haqiqat (Truth) and Marfat (Union). The simplicity with which Bulleh Shah has been able to address the complex fundamental issues of life and humanity is a large part of his appeal. Many people have put his kafis to music, from humble street-singers to renowned Sufi singers like [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]], [[Pathanay Khan]], [[Abida Parveen]], the [[Waddali Brothers]] and [[Sain Zahoor]], from the synthesised techno [[qawwali]] remixes of UK-based Asian artists to the Pakistani rock band [[Junoon (band)|Junoon]]. == Modern renderings == In the 1990s, [[Junoon (band)|Junoon]], a rock band from Pakistan, rendered his poems ''[[Bullah Ki Jaana]]'' and ''Aleph'' (''Ilmon Bas Kareen O Yaar''). In 2004, [[Rabbi Shergill]] turned the abstruse metaphysical poem ''Bullah Ki Jaana'' into a rock/fusion song in his debut album ''[[Rabbi (album)|Rabbi]]''; the song was a chart-topper in 2005, helping the album to eventually sell over 10,000 copies and became immensely popular in India and Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050604/asp/calcutta/story_4806895.asp | title = Soundscape for the soul | author = Zeeshan Jawed | publisher = [[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] | location = [[Calcutta]] | date = 4 June 2005 | accessdate = 23 April 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/04/11/stories/2005041100540100.htm | title = Urban balladeer | publisher = [[The Hindu]] | author = Bageshree S. | date = 26 March 2005 | accessdate = 23 April 2008 }}</ref> The [[Wadali brothers|Wadali Bandhu]], a Punjabi Sufi group from India, have also released a version of ''Bullah Ki Jaana'' in their album ''Aa Mil Yaar... Call of the Beloved''. Another version was performed by [[Lakhwinder Wadali]] and entitled ''Bullah''. [[Dama Dam Mast Qalandar]], a ''[[qawwali]]'' composed in honour of [[Shahbaz Qalandar]], has been one of Bulleh Shah's most popular poems and has been frequently rendered by many Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi singers including [[Noor Jehan]], [[Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]], [[Abida Parveen]], [[Sabri Brothers]], [[Wadali brothers]], [[Reshman]], [[Runa Laila]], and [[Arieb Azhar]]. Other qawwali song by Shah, include ''[[Sade Vehre Aya Kar]]'' and ''[[Mera Piya Ghar Aaya]]''. Bulleh Shah's verses like ''[[Tere Ishq Nachaya]]'' have also been adapted and used in [[Bollywood]] film songs including ''[[Chaiyya Chaiyya]]'' and ''Thayya Thayya'' in the 1998 film ''[[Dil Se..]]'', and "Ranjha Ranjha" in the 2010 film ''[[Raavan]]''. The 2007 Pakistani movie ''[[Khuda Kay Liye]]'' includes Bulleh Shah's poetry in the song ''[[Khuda kay liye#Songs|Bandeya Ho]]''. The 2008 [[Bollywood]] film, ''A Wednesday'', included a song titled ''Bulle Shah, O Yaar Mere''. In 2009, the first episode of the second season of Pakistan's [[Coke Studio (Pakistan)|Coke Studio]] featured ''Aik Alif'' performed by [[Sain Zahoor]] and [[Noori]], while a year later, the first episode of the third season featured ''Na Raindee Hai'' and ''Makke Gayaan Gal Mukdi Nahi'' performed by [[Arieb Azhar]]. In 2012, Bulleh Shah's poetry was featured in [[Coke Studio (Pakistan)|Coke Studio]] again, with [[Hadiqa Kiani]] performing "Kamlee".<ref>https://soundcloud.com/jm_qasim/kamlee-hd-hadiqa-kiani-coke</ref><ref>http://www.pakium.com/2012/05/13/hadiqa-kiani-kamlee-coke-studio-season-5-episode-1</ref> The 2016 Bollywood film, [[Ae Dil Hai Mushkil]] features a song titles ''Bulleya'', sung by Amit Mishra, which is short for Bulleh Shah. Also in 2016, a collaboration between two EDM artists(Headhunterz and Skytech) named "Kundalini" used words created by Bulle Shah, as well as having the words Bulle Shah in the lyrics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8zB7QKU87c Bulleh Shah's verses have been an inspiration to painters as well, as in the two series of paintings (''Jogia Dhoop'' and ''Shah Shabad'') by an Indian painter [[Geeta Vadhera]] inspired by the poetry of Bulleh Shah and other Sufi poets and saints. == See also == * [[List of Punjabi language poets]] * [[Sufism]] == References == {{Reflist}} * ''Great Sufi Poets of the Punjab'' by R. M. Chopra (1999), Iran Society, Calcutta. == Further reading == * [https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=RXQaAQAAIAAJ ''Bulleh Shah: The Love-Intoxicated Iconoclast''], by J. R. Puri, Tilaka Raj Shangri. Radha Soami Satsang Beas, 1986, ISBN 9788182560031. * ''Great Sufi Poets of the Punjab'', by R. M. Chopra, Iran Society, Kolkata, 1999. == External links == {{commons category|Bulleh Shah}} * [http://www.indo-pak.org/content/view/69/58/ Short biography of Bulleh Shah] * [http://www.wichaar.com/news/239/ARTICLE/7115/2008-05-18.html Biography of Bulleh Shah] * [http://www.sikhspectrum.com/082004/punjabi.htm Littérateurs of the Punjabi language] * [http://www.scribd.com/doc/67768216/kalam-e-Bulleh-Shah-complete-in-Shahmukhi/complete Complete poetry of Bulleh Shah in Shahmukhi] * [http://www.studybee.net/bulleh-shah-punjabi-poetry/ Punjabi Poetry of Bulleh Shah] === Works online === * [http://onetruename.com/bullehshah.htm Bulleh Shah Ki shairi] * [http://www.apnaorg.com/poetry/bullahn/ Articles on Bulleh Shah's life and poetry (apna.org)] * [http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/Poets/B/BullehShah/ Bulleh Shah: Poems (English translations) and Biography (poetry-chaikhana.com)] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bulleh Shah}} [[Category:1680 births]] [[Category:1757 deaths]] [[Category:Mughal Empire poets]] [[Category:Mughal Empire Sufis]] [[Category:People from Kasur District]] [[Category:Punjabi people]] [[Category:Punjabi poets]] [[Category:Punjabi Sufis]] [[Category:Punjabi-language poets]] [[Category:Sufi mystics]] [[Category:Sufi poets]] [[Category:Sufism]]'