Bulleh Shah
Enough
of Learning, My Friend!
Enough
of learning, my friend!
An alphabet should do for you
An alphabet should do for you
To
it there is never an end
An alphabet should do for you
It’s enough to help you friend
An alphabet should do for you
It’s enough to help you friend
Enough of learning, my friend!
Enough
of learning, my friend!
You’ve
amassed much learning around
The Quran and its commentaries profound
There is darkness amidst lighted ground
Without the guide you remain unsound
The Quran and its commentaries profound
There is darkness amidst lighted ground
Without the guide you remain unsound
Enough
of learning, my friend!
Learning
makes you Sheikh or his minion
And thus you create problem trillion
You exploit others who know not what
Misleading them with wild opinion
And thus you create problem trillion
You exploit others who know not what
Misleading them with wild opinion
Enough
of learning, my friend!
You
meditate and you say your prayers
You go and shout at the top of the stairs
You cry reaching the high skies
It’s your avarice which ever belies
You go and shout at the top of the stairs
You cry reaching the high skies
It’s your avarice which ever belies
Enough
of learning, my friend!
The
day I learnt love’s lesson
I plunged into the river of divine passion
An overwhelming gale. I was confused and lost
When Shah Inayat cruised me across
I plunged into the river of divine passion
An overwhelming gale. I was confused and lost
When Shah Inayat cruised me across
Enough
of learning, my friend!
~
Bulleh Shah Qadri
(Syed
Abdullah Shah Qadri : 1680 ~ 1757)
(Translated
from Punjabi by
Kartar Singh Duggal)
The Mausoleum of Hazrat Baba Bulleh Shah at Kasur, Pakistan
The Tomb of Hazrat Baba Bulleh Shah
Ilmoun Bas Kari Oo Yaar : Enough of Learning, My Friend!
What a state it would be where one is not burdened with knowledge or any other acquisition. Completely free. Baba Bulle Shah and others have given totally different meaning to truth. Most simple and most lovely.
ReplyDeleteThere is only one truth and power exist in the world that is devine power. If there is any way either it is educational or religional teachings that help you recognize the reality of the world then it is followable. Otherwise these are only the piles of informations that have only apparent burden and not worthy for any spiritual learning.
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