aap aaye to khayaala-ye-dila-ye-naashaad aayaa
kitane bhoole huye jakhmon kaa pataa yaad aayaa

aap ke lab pen kabhee apanaa bhee naam aayaa thaa
shokh najaronse mohabbat kaa salaam aayaa thaa
umarbhar saath nibhaane kaa payaam aayaa thaa
aap ko dekh ke wo yehad-ye-wafaa yaad aayaa

ruh mein jal uthhe, buzatee huyee yaadon ke diye
kaise diwaane the, aap ko paane ke liye
yoo to kuchh kam naheen jo aap ne yehasaan kiye
par jo maange se naa paayaa, wo silaa yaad aayaa

Your coming woke the heart, a shadowed plea,
Forgotten wounds, a haunting memory.
You came.

Upon your lips, my name, a whispered grace,
A lover's glance, love's greeting in that space.
A vow to journey through time's embrace,
Then, seeing you, old oaths, a solemn plea.
Forgotten wounds, a haunting memory.
You came.

Within my soul, dim lamps began to gleam,
The price we paid, a fevered, lost dream.
So many kindnesses, it would seem,
But prayers ungranted, now they rise to me.
Forgotten wounds, a haunting memory.
You came.

The past is gone, yet something lingers near,
This fleeting meeting stills my heart's despair.
Though claimed by other, beauty's presence here,
Alas, old grievances, they surface free.
Forgotten wounds, a haunting memory.
You came.