Abyat-e-Bahoo

Translation

You memorized the Quran but the “veils” were not lifted - Hoo,

You became a scholar even then you seek riches - Hoo,

You studied thousands of books but the tyrant “Nafs” did not perish - Hoo,

Nobody could kill this inner thief Bahoo, except the “Faqeer” - Hoo.

Commentary by M. A. Khan

By memorising word of Allah’s Quran and becoming Hafiz (the one who memorised the Quran), the veils from the heart not removed because these are physical actions. With the study over a time, one becomes learned scholar but objective for study is to accumulate wealth, one kept the love and desire of material in ones heart. By studying many hundreds and thousands of books, one cannot kill ones base self (nafs) and worldly desires, but on the contrary it becomes even stronger. Besides the people of spiritual excellence (faqeer: People who do not have love and passion in their heart for wealth and worldly material) they kept their heart empty from all else besides passionate divine love. Ardent love burns everything besides beloved.