Who is Bhulla Shah?
The original name of Bhullah was Abdullah Shah. He was born at Uch Gilanian (Bahawalpur) in the family of Syeds. He moved with his father to Qasur. Earliest themes of his poems point to a consciousness (understanding) of two phenomena - an incorrect sense of divinity among the people and their feelings of the position of a divine secret. Bhulla Shah, however, passed this secret within him, which was becoming a kind of pain because it could not be told. At a deeper level, his poetry records the suffering of lonely man, who had seen through appearance of the received faith, and could not feel one with his social surroundings. He understood his faith as love which strains towards a union with God. He felt within him a longing to unite with God whom he took as his beloved on the mystical plane. He moved towards theological sufism in which God is seen in everything. His 156 kafys (mystical devotional poems) are a supreme expression of his live for and devotion to God.
My Neighbouring friend breathing his last (Poem)
My neighbours friend breathing his last ,
What should I do,O God,Aghast!
He is to leave, now can't remain,
He is to leave,now cant the train,
What should I do, O God, Aghast.
On everyday decamping,
At every place are shrieks in stock ,
What should I do,O God ,Aghast.
Flare up flames in heart to height,
For,visible is not charming sight.
What should I do,O God,Aghast.
Without His love,Bullah in loss,
Can hardly dwell here or across
What should I do,O God,Aghast.
Words' Meanings:
Aghast: Terrified
Decamping: Going away secretly
Shrieks: Cries
Flare up: Burst into bright flame
Theme of the poem (My Neighbour Friend Breathing His Last)
The death of a neighbour friend terrifies the poet and puts him in a state of shock. The dead leave this world and leave behind the relatives to mourn for them. Everything charming in the world becomes invisible. The only appreciable thing is the love of God without which everyone is at a loss.
Explanation of the Poem (My Neighbour Friend Breathing His Last)
The death of a dear friend is a tragedy for a noble person because he cannot find another friend like him easily. He even wants to die like his friend to keep his company in the other world. He really does not know what he can do or how he can pass his life in the absence of his friend. It is so because he is truly devoted to his friend.
Anywhere the poet goes after the death of his friend, he feels his absence. Everywhere he sees pain and sorrow expressed by people on the death (or demise) of their near ones. in this hopeless situation, he begins feeling the pains of others as well. Inside him he feels that fire of grief (sadness) is burning which consumes him. Very naturally he begins feeling his nearness to God to get God Almighty's love and mercy. This feeling provides him the much needed support. He decides to live on hopefully and to pass his life as he did earlier.
HSSC - 1, First Year English
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