aaj dil dukha hai tum yaad aaye
anjane log hai apne kahan dhundh paye
jage hai soye nahi aisi hai meri ye bechaini
din bhi wohi raten wohi sanso me sanse hai nahi

shaame ab dhalti nahi anchal joh tera simat jaye
aap yaha hamesha rahe duri rahe na ho fasile

jage hai soye nahi aisi hai meri ye bechaini
din bhi wohi rate wohi sanso me sanse hai nahi

rab agar tum mile to ab itna yakin hai
hans denge ham to rona nahi hai

Today, the heart aches, and you return, a phantom's embrace.
Lost in a crowd, where can I find a familiar face?
Awake, yet not, this unrest that claws within my soul,
The days are the same, the nights the same, breath escapes control.

Evenings now linger, refusing to fade, your presence withdrawn.
If only your shadow remained, and distance was not born.
Awake, yet not, this unrest that claws within my soul,
The days are the same, the nights the same, breath escapes control.
If God should appear, I know with unwavering light,
We would laugh, and tears would cease, banished by pure delight.