Makkeh Geya

Arieb Azhar

Going to mecca, your tale did not end
even after offering prayers a hundred-fold!
Going to the ganges, your tale did not end
even after ablutions a hundred-fold!
Bulleh shah, your tale is fulfilled
when the i is abandoned from the self!
Studying much, you became a scholar
yet you never studied yourself!
Entered into temples and mosques,
yet never entered into yourself!
Bulleh shah, you grasp for the skies,
but grasp not what is within your own home!
Your head bears a cap, but your intent is wrong
what good then the cap
you went into retreat but did not find your lord
what good then the retreat!
Though the beads turned your heart does not
what good then the rosary in your hand!
Bullah, without the yeast, milk does not curdle
though it turn red boiling!