He staunchly disdained the practices of certain Ulema, who in his poems represent narrow-mindedness and hypocrisy:[REF] The Sheikh hovers by the tavern door, but believe me, Ghalib, I am sure I saw him slip in As I departed."[REF] .
In another verse directed towards certain maulavis (clerics), he criticized them for their ignorance and arrogant certitude: "Look deeper, it is you alone who cannot hear the music of his secrets" [REF].