Bulleh Shah: Look into Yourself

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Look into Yourself

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by Bulleh Shah
(1680 - 1758) Timeline

English version by
Mahmood Jamal

Original Language
Punjabi

Muslim / Sufi

18th Century

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!

-- from Islamic Mystical Poetry: Sufi Verse from the Early Mystics to Rumi, Translated by Mahmood Jamal

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Themes

Heart

Sky

Recommended Books

	Baba Bulleh Shah: Music CD, by Abida Parveen
	Bulleh Shah: A Selection Rendered Into English Verse, by Bulleh Shah
	Bulleh Shah: The Love-Intoxicated Iconoclast (Mystics of the East series), by J. R. Puri / Tilaka Raja Puri
	Islamic Mystical Poetry: Sufi Verse from the Early Mystics to Rumi, Translated by Mahmood Jamal
	Saint Bulleh Shah, by K.S. Duggal

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