apni tasveer ko aankho se lagata kya hai
apni tasveer ko aankho se lagata kya hai
ek najar meri taraf bhi tera jata kya hai
apni tasveer ko aankho se lagata kya hai

meri ruswai me woh bhi hain barabar ke sharik
meri ruswai me woh bhi hain barabar ke sharik
mere kisse mere yaaro ko sunata kya hai
apni tasveer ko aankho se lagata kya hai

paas rah kar bhi na pehchan saka tu mujhko
paas rah kar bhi na pehchan saka tu mujhko
dur se dekh ke ab hath hilata kya hai
dur se dekh ke ab hath hilata kya hai
apni tasveer ko aankho se lagata kya hai

umar bhar apne gareba se ulajhne wale
umar bhar apne gareba se ulajhne wale
tu mujhe mere hi saye se darata kya hai
apni tasveer ko aankho se lagata kya hai

main tera kuch bhi nahi hu magar itna to bata
main tera kuch bhi nahi hu magar itna to bata
dekh kar mujhko tere jhan me aata kya hai
dekh kar mujhko tere jhan me aata kya hai
apni tasveer ko aankho se lagata kya hai
ek najar meri taraf bhi tera jata kya hai
apni tasveer ko aankho se lagata kya hai

Why cling to portraits, eyes consumed?
Why clutch a painted self, when I'm in bloom?
A glance towards me, what do you assume?
Why cling to portraits, eyes consumed?

In my disgrace, they too partake, the same,
In my disgrace, they bear a share of blame.
Why whisper tales to those who know my name?
Why cling to portraits, eyes consumed?

Near, yet you failed to know my heart's true beat,
Near, yet you couldn't see the soul's retreat.
From afar now, why wave with hollow feet?
Why cling to portraits, eyes consumed?

Your life entwined with self, a constant fight,
Your life in shadows, lost in endless night.
Why use my shadow now to bring the fright?
Why cling to portraits, eyes consumed?

I am not yours, I'm foreign to your plea,
I am not yours, or part of your decree.
But gazing at me, what do you see?
Why cling to portraits, eyes consumed?

A glance towards me, what do you assume?
Why cling to portraits, eyes consumed?