For more about the Punjabi poet and mystic Bullhe (short for Abdullah) Shah (1680 – 1758 CE) see this earlier post.

You have learnt so much
And read a thousand books.
Have you ever read your Self?
You have gone to mosque and temple.
Have you ever visited your soul?
You are busy fighting Satan.
Have you ever fought your
Ill intentions?
You have reached into the skies,
But you have failed to reach
What’s in your heart!

Translation Mahmood Jamal