Parh parh ilm te faazil hoya
Te kaday apnay aap nu parhya ee naBhaj bhaj warna ay mandir maseeti
Te kaday mann apnay wich warya ee naLarna ay roz shaitaan de naal
Te kadi nafs apnay naal larya ee naBulleh Shah asmaani ud-deya pharonda ay
Te jera ghar betha unoon pharya ee naYou read to become all knowledgeable
But you never read yourselfYou run to enter temples and mosques
But you never entered your own heartEvery day you fight Satan
But you never fight your own EgoBulleh Shah you try grabbing that which is in the sky
But you never get hold of What sits inside you
