yaadon ke shabistan mein baitha hua sail
tanha jo nazar aata hai tanha nahin hota

mausam-e-yaad yun ujlat mein na ware jaen
hum wo lamhe hain jo fursat se guzare jaen

khamushi rengti hai rahon par
ek afsun-ba-dosh khwab liye

raat ruk ruk ke sans leti hai
apni zulmat ka bojh uthae hue [...]

hai bikharne ko ye mahfil-e-rang-o-bu tum kahan jaoge hum kahan jaenge
har taraf ho rahi hai yahi guftugu tum kahan jaoge hum kahan jaenge

har mata-e-nafas nazr-e-ahang ki hum ko yaran hawas thi bahut rang ki
gul-zamin se ubalne ko hai ab lahu tum kahan jaoge hum kahan jaenge [...]

phir mujhe dida-e-tar yaad aaya
dil jigar tishna-e-faryaad aaya

i remember my moistened eyes again
my heart's thirsty longing and my pain [...]

wo jo hum mein tum mein qarar tha tumhein yaad ho ki na yaad ho
wahi yani wada nibah ka tumhein yaad ho ki na yaad ho

the love that 'tween us used to be, you may, may not recall
those promises of constancy, you may, may not recall [...]