"By repeating the name of the Beloved, I have become the Belo…" — Bulleh Shah

By repeating the name of the Beloved, I have become the Beloved myself. Now, who can I call the Beloved?

Source

Classic Poetry of Bulleh Shah collects the celebrated kafi verses of Bulleh Shah (1680–1757), the beloved Punjabi Sufi mystic whose poetry overturned social and religious conventions in the name of divine love. Bulleh Shah's songs are marked by ecstasy, humor, and a fierce devotion that transcends the boundaries between Hindu and Muslim, learned and unlettered. This collection is a joyful and subversive encounter with one of the great lovers of God in the Sufi tradition.

Author: Bulleh Shah
Tradition: Sufi
Source text: Classic Poetry of Bulleh Shah
Chapter: Classic Poetry of Bulleh Shah, p.39
Verse / page: 39
Topics: Love Divine Name Naam (Divine Name)

Same theme, different voices

You have been born in this world as a human being to worship God, so try to cultivate love for his divine presence.

Saints love God for the sake of love, and a devotee never complains.

God is more tender to His servants than a mother to her nursing child.

I have loved thee with an everlasting love, therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee.