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Priests and scholars parade their learning to please the kings –
of what avail is such erudition?
Reading scriptures is like boiling curdled milk in the false hope of obtaining butter.
No more profitable to them is their chanting than is chirping to the mimicking chandoor.
If you bring inner comfort to a heart in distress,
you will earn the merit of years of worship.
They think they have acquired great learning;
they call themselves sheikhs.
While they perform much outside worship,
they do not know the manner in which temptation,
like a thief,
enters to ravage their hearts.
The soul that has attached herself to God is forever at peace —
the smoke screen of illusion is lifted from her eyes.
Only they realize God,
O Bahu,
whose hearts the world has not seduced.
Sufi ; (Sultan Bahu)
Enjoyed this read…. and take care of the flu!
Glad you enjoyed, and I will….
“whose hearts the world has not seduced”: SAY ON and ON, brother! You are SO on target here. Thank you.
Always, try to stay on ……..
nice post, loved to see the translated version of sultan bahu poem
Thanks, youngman
Great post. Love the last line.
Cheerz buddy
hi,plz do click on Facebook “like” button too in my blog…hope u dont mind
Hmmm, ok no worries I will
Oh, hope you get better! Off to bed now. Have a great, sneeze free day!
lolz, thanks
Very nice! Are you in the USA and a night owl like me?
No maaan, I am in London, off today and just got up. and recovering flu