Niyazi Sufi: Yaar ko humne ja ba ja dekha - Kalaam Hazrat Shah Niaz R.A.
Yaar ko humne ja ba ja dekha - Kalaam Hazrat Shah Niaz R.A.
था वो बरतर शुमा-ओ-मा से "नियाज़"
Kahin zaahir kahin chhupa dekha.
Chehra-e-yaar ja ba ja dekha.
Kahin faani kahin baqa dekha.
Aap ko har tarah bana dekha.
Na koi uska ma siwa dekha.
Aap ko aap mein jala dekha.
Bar sare daar wo khincha dekha.
Phir wohi ab shuma-o-ma dekha.
Kahin surat se aashna dekha.
Kahin kaasa liye gada dekha.
Kahin rindon ka peshwa dekha.
At times revealed, hidden at times.
I saw the face of my beloved in all I saw.
At times ephemeral, at times eternal.
He made Himself into every form.
I saw no one other then Him.
Crooned in nightingale's melodious songs.
And annihilated Himself in flames of His own.
Witnessed his head raised on the Cross.
And yet I see Him in every `You' and `Me'.
At timed I found him familiar with the face.
At times seen with a mendicant's begging bowl.
Lord of rakes and drunkards at times.
He was seen throwing up His charms.
He was seen beating his breast and heart aflame.