پڑھ پڑھ عالم فاضل ہویا
کدے اپنڑے آپ نوں پڑھیا نہیں
جا جا وَڑدا مسجداں مندراں اندر
کدے مَن اپنے وچ وَڑیا ای نہیں
ایویں روز شیطان نال لڑدا
کدی نفس اپنڑے نال لڑیا ای نہیں
بُلھے شاہ اسمانی اُڈدیاں پھَڑدا ایں
جہڑا کہر بیٹھا اونوں پھڑیا ای نہیں
You read so many books to become knowledgable,
yet you fail to ever read your own heart
Over and over you run towards temples and mosques;
would you dare to enter the shrine of your soul?
You are quick to attack Satan,
but pride is a battle you have not yet won
Bulleh Shah, you try to grab that which is in the sky,
when you've never gotten ahold of what is inside of you
(via my father)
Love the first two lines. Does your father also write poetry?
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