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Podcast: Poems of Annihilation
Episode: There is a thief in the folds of my scarf
Description: Sufi Lyrics Bullhe Shah Bulleh poem 120 and 121: christopher shackle purty harvard “those who are smitten by love wander like cattle in the forest” “Shah Inayat has set out his hooks, and without being seen he tugs the line” “I am telling you to arrest Bullhe Shah’s thief and bring him here” who is the thief zen koan Lahor Ranjha Hir Bukkal folds are used as a symbol of intimate closeness Abdul Qadir Gilani Qadiri order sufism punjabi poetry mysticism