Ilmon bas karen o yaar

Ilmon bas karin o yaar
Iko alaf tere darkar

Ilm na aave vich shumar
Iko alaf tere darkar
Jandi umar nahi itbaar

Ilmon bas karin o yaar

Parh parh likh likh laven dher
Dher kitaban char chofer
Girde channan wich anher
Pucho raah? te khabar na saar

Ilmon bas karin o yaar

Parh parh sheikh mashaikh hoya
Bhar bhar pett neendar bhar soya
Jandi waar nain bhar roya
Dubba wich, uraar na paar

Ilmon bas karin o yaar

Parrh parrh sheikh mashaikh kahavein
Ulte masle gharon banavein
Be-ilman nu lutt lutt khavein
Jhoothe sache karein iqarar

Ilmon bas karin o yaar

Parh parh nafal namaz guzarein
Uchiyan bangan changhan marein
Minbar te charh wa'az pukarein
Kita tenu ilm khuwar

Ilmon bas karin o yaar

Parh parh mulla hoye qazi
Allah ilmaan bajhon razi
Hove hirs dino din tazi
Tenu kita hirs khuwar

Ilmon bas karin o yaar

Parh parh masle roz sunavein
Khana shak shube da kahvein
Dasein hor te hor kamavein
Andar khot bahir sucheyar

Ilmon bas karin o yaar

Parh parh ilam najoom wichare
Ginda raasa burj sitare
Parhe azeemtan mantar jharre
Abjad gine ta'aweez shumar

Ilmon bas karin o yaar

Ilmon paye qaziye hor
Akheen wale annhe kor
Pharrde sadh te chadde chor
Doheen jahaneen hoya khuwar

Ilmon bas karin o yaar

Ilmon paye hazaran phaseete
Rahi attak rahe wich raste
Marya hijar hoye dill khaste
Peya wichorre da sir bhaar

Ilmon bas karin o yaar

Ilmon mian ji kahavein
Tumba chuk chuk mandi javein
Dhela lai ke churi chalavein
Nal qasayian bohta pyar

Ilmon bas karin o yaar

Bohta ilm izrail ne parheya
Jhuga jaha os da sarya
Gal wich tauq laanat da parrya
Akhar gya oh bazi haar

Ilmon bas karin o yaar

Jad main sabq ishq da parheya
Darya dekh wahdat da warrya
Ghuman gheran de vich arrya
Shah Anayat laya paar

Ilmon bas karin o yaar

Reference: Akhiya Bulhe Shah Ne; Muhammad Asif Khan; Pakistan Punjabi Adbi Board Lahore; Page 227 ( view source )