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 [...]

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 [...]

misal-e-aina yaro nikhar gaya kal shab
ajib saneha dil pe guzar gaya kal shab

bisat-e-dasht pe yun chandni thi raqs-kunan
ki jaise chand ka har zakhm bhar gaya kal shab [...]

kisi ke khat ka bahut intizar karte hain
hamari chhat pe kabutar nahin utarte hain

khushi ke pyar ke gul ke bahaar ke lamhe
hamein mile bhi to pal bhar nahin thaharte hain [...]

zindagi-bhar nahin bhulegi wo barsat ki raat
ek anjaan hasina se mulaqat ki raat

hae wo reshmin zulfon se barasta pani
phul se galon pe rukne ko tarasta pani [...]