Yaar ko hamne ja bja dekha...

Yaar ko humne ja ba ja dekha,

Kahin zaahir kahin chhupa dekha.

( I saw my beloved in all I saw, At times revealed, hidden at times. )

Nukta-e-imaan se waaqif ho,

Chehra-e-yaar ja ba ja dekha.

( Been familiar with the issue of faith, I saw the face of my beloved in all I saw. )

Kahin mumkin hua kahin waajib,

Kahin faani kahin baqa dekha.

( At times a possibility, at times imperative, At times ephemeral, at times eternal. )

Deed apne ki thi use khwahish,

Aap ko har tarah bana dekha.

( Inspired by the wish to see Himself, He made Himself into every form. )

Dekhta aap hai sune hai aap,

Na koi uska ma siwa dekha.

( He is the one who sees and hears, I saw no one other then Him. )

Soorat-e-gul mein khilkhila ke hansa, 

Shakl-e-bulbul mein chahchaha dekha.

( Laughed gleefully through blooming flowers, Crooned in nightingale's melodious songs. )

Shama ho kar ke aur parwana,

Aap ko aap mein jala dekha.

( He took the forms of the candle and the moth, And annihilated Himself in flames of His own. )

Kar ke daawa kahin anal haq ka,

Bar sare daar wo khincha dekha.

( At times claiming "I am the Truth", Witnessed his head raised on the Cross. )

Tha woh bartar shuma-o-ma se 'Niyaz',

Phir wohi ab shuma-o-ma dekha.

( O 'Niyaz' He was beyond the bounds of `You' and `Me', And yet I see Him in every `You' and `Me'. )

Kahin begaanavash nazar aaya,

Kahin surat se aashna dekha.

( At times he behaved like unfamiliar, At timed I found him familiar with the face. )

Kahin hai badshah-e-takht nashin,

Kahin kaasa liye gada dekha.

( At times he is the emperor in power, At times seen with a mendicant's begging bowl. )

Kahin aabid banaa kahin zahid,

Kahin rindon ka peshwa dekha.

( At times, a devout worshipper, Lord of rakes and drunkards at times. )

Kahin woh dar libaas-e-mashooqaan,

Bar sare naaz aur ada dekha,

( At times in the beloved's attire, He was seen throwing up His charms. )

Kahin aashiq 'Niyaz' ki soorat,

Seena biryaan-o-dil jala dekha.

( At times as a lover like 'Niyaz', He was seen beating his breast and heart aflame. )