kahin chand rahon mein kho gaya kahin chandni bhi bhatak gai
main charagh wo bhi bujha hua meri raat kaise chamak gai

meri dastan ka uruj tha teri narm palkon ki chhanw mein
mere sath tha tujhe jagna teri aankh kaise jhapak gai [...]

kuchh to duniya ki inayat ne dil tod diya
aur kuchh talkhi-e-haalat ne dil tod diya

this world's benefaction broke my heart to some extent
and then by bitter circumstance partly my heart was rent [...]

tum ko pa lene ki dhun mein
duniya odhi

rang-birange kapde pahne
peshani par suraj bandha [...]

kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayal aata hai
ki zindagi teri zulfon ki narm chhanw mein

guzarne pati to shadab ho bhi sakti thi
ye tirgi jo meri zist ka muqaddar hai [...]

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 [...]

chupke chupke raat din aansu bahana yaad hai
hum ko ab tak aashiqi ka wo zamana yaad hai

ba-hazaran iztirab o sad-hazaran ishtiyaq
tujh se wo pahle-pahal dil ka lagana yaad hai [...]