parh parh ilm te faazil hoya

Te kaday apnay aap nu parhya ee na

(You read to become

all knowledgeable
But you never read yourself)

You read so many books

to know it all,
yet fail to ever read your
heart at all.

Bhaj bhaj warna ay mandir maseeti

Te kaday mann apnay wich warya ee na

(You run to enter temples and mosques

But you never entered your own heart)

You rush to holy shrines to play a part,

Would you dare enter the shrine of your heart

Larna ay roz shaitaan de naal

Te kadi nafs apnay naal larya ee na

(Everyday you fight Satan

But you never fight your own Ego)

You are quick to attack the evil one,

yet pride is a battle you have not won.

Bulleh Shah asmaani ud-deya pharonda ay

Te jera ghar betha unoon pharya ee na

(Bulleh Shah you try grabbing that which is in the sky

But you never get hold of What sits inside you)
You grab for a star you can control,
yet fail to grasp the light in your soul.

Bas kareen o yaar

(Stop it all my friend)

Let the race end, my friend

Ilm-oun bas kareen o yaar

Ik Alif teray darkaar

(Stop seeking all this knowledge my friend

Only an Alif is what you need)

Stop trying to be the one who knows,

for 'God is One' you need to know.

Bas kareen o yaar

(Stop it all my friend)

End the race, my friend

Allah Sayyaan Allah Sayyaan

(God is the Master, God is All)

God is All we need! God is All!

Nee main jaanaa Jogi de naal

(I shall follow the Yogi {ascetic/sufi})

Follow the wandering dervish!

Jo naa jaane, Haqq ki taaqat

Rabb naa devey us ko Himmat
(Those who deny the Strength of Truth
Lord does not give them courage)

If you deny the power of all that's true,

God will not grant strength to you.

Hum Mann ke darya mein doobey

Kaisi nayya? Kya manjhdhaar?

(We have drowned in the river of Self

the boat and the flowing waters do not matter)

We are lost in this river of self,

no boat or streams are of any help.

Bas kareen o yaar

(Stop it all my friend)

End the race, my friend

Ilm-oun bas kareen o yaar

(Stop seeking all this knowledge my friend)

Stop trying to know it all, my friend.

Allah Sayyaan Allah Sayyaan

(God is the Master, God is All)

God is All we need! God is All!