"If I tell a lie, something is left out; If I speak out the truth, there is a blaze. My mind fears both the alternatives, But haltingly my tongue speaks out. Words that come to my tongue cannot be held back. If I were to unravel the mysteries, All would forget to discuss and debate. They would then kill our friend Bullah, For only the hidden truth befits here."
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Bulleh Shah, The Love-Intoxicated Iconoclast, p. 130
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Bulleh Shah
1680 – 1757
Syed Abdullah Shah Qadri, known popularly as Bulleh Shah (1680–1757), was a Punjabi Islamic philosopher and Sufi poet, regarded as the "Father of Punjabi Enlightenment". He was a reformist and spoke against powerful religious, political and social institutions. His first spiritual teacher was Shah Inayat Qadiri, a Sufi saint of Lahore.
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