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Re: Quote by Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan
A thousand books did you read,
Called yourself a Qadi
Said you prayer, five-time,
Called yourself Namaazi
In Mecca did you do the hajj,
Called yourself Haaji
Sabre sharp did you hold,
And called yourself Ghaazi
But Bulleh Shah, naught in life did you seize
Beloved if you didn't please…*
…A thousand books did you read
But never read your own soul
Rushed you into temple, mosque
Entered never heart’s mole
Reached you out for the sky
Never for your inner goal
The Beloved, Bullehyaa, you’ll never find
Until all else you leave behind
(From Punjabi Kalaam of 'Adullah Shah; tr. Asif Iftikhar)
Called yourself a Qadi
Said you prayer, five-time,
Called yourself Namaazi
In Mecca did you do the hajj,
Called yourself Haaji
Sabre sharp did you hold,
And called yourself Ghaazi
But Bulleh Shah, naught in life did you seize
Beloved if you didn't please…*
…A thousand books did you read
But never read your own soul
Rushed you into temple, mosque
Entered never heart’s mole
Reached you out for the sky
Never for your inner goal
The Beloved, Bullehyaa, you’ll never find
Until all else you leave behind
(From Punjabi Kalaam of 'Adullah Shah; tr. Asif Iftikhar)