chhayi hai tanhayi kyu na jane
saza ye kyu hai payi kaun jane
sooni hai raahe sooni hai baahe sooni nighahe
jisko hai kho jana wo milta hi kyo hai
dil ko hai murjhana to khilta hi kyo hai
jisko hai kho jana wo milta hi kyo hai
dil ko hai murjhana to khilta hi kyo hai

dekho dekho zara haye kya tha kya ho gaya
haye tum meharban the humshadma the
mehki thi dil ki vadiya
chahat bhari wo aankhe, ras me doobi wo bate
kho gayi jane kaha
palko ke the jo saye kyu ho gaye paraye
kyu aa gayi dooriya
jisko hai kho jana wo milta hi kyo hai
dil ko hai murjhana to khilta hi kyo hai
jisko hai kho jana wo milta hi kyo hai
dil ko hai murjhana to khilta hi kyo hai
sooni hai raahe sooni hai baahe sooni nighahe
chhayi hai tanhayi kyu na jane
saza ye kyu hai payi kaun jane

Why does solitude descend, a shroud unknown?
Whose fault is this, this penance I have sown?
Silent paths and silent arms, silent eyes that weep,
If loss is fated, why do meetings keep?
If hearts are meant to wither, why do they bloom?
If loss is fated, why do meetings keep?
If hearts are meant to wither, why do they bloom?

Behold, how things have shifted, what was, now undone,
You, a dawn of kindness, our laughter's sun.
Fragrant valleys in the heart, where love did reside,
Eyes of yearning, words in a river's tide.
Lost, now lost, beyond recall,
Shadows on the eyelids, why have they become estranged?
Why has distance risen tall?
If loss is fated, why do meetings keep?
If hearts are meant to wither, why do they bloom?
If loss is fated, why do meetings keep?
If hearts are meant to wither, why do they bloom?
Silent paths and silent arms, silent eyes that weep,
Why does solitude descend, a shroud unknown?
Whose fault is this, this penance I have sown?