jab tum hi nahi apne, duniya hi begaani hai
jab tum hi nahi apne, duniya hi begaani hai
ulfat jise kahte hai, ik jhuthi kahaani hai
ulfat jise kahte hai, ik jhuthi kahaani hai

jaate hue kyo tumko, is dil ka khayaal aata
jaate hue kyo tumko, is dil ka khayaal aata
tadpa ke chale jaana ik rit puraani hai
tadpa ke chale jaana ik rit puraani hai
jab tum hi nahi apne, duniya hi begaani hai

parvaane ke jalne pe, hansana na tamaashaai
parvaane ke jalne pe, hansana na tamaashaai
hansti hui shama bhi, ik raat ki raani hai
hansti hui shama bhi, ik raat ki raani hai
jab tum hi nahi apne, duniya hi begaani hai
ulfat jise kahte hai, ik jhuthi kahaani hai

When you are not my own, the world feels estranged,
When you are not my own, the world feels estranged,
That which we call love, a fable deranged,
That which we call love, a fable deranged.

As you depart, why does this heart claim thought?
As you depart, why does this heart claim thought?
To leave me aching, an old lesson taught,
To leave me aching, an old lesson taught,
When you are not my own, the world feels estranged.

At the moth's burning, do not laugh and stare,
At the moth's burning, do not laugh and stare,
The smiling flame too, a queen of the air,
The smiling flame too, a queen of the air,
When you are not my own, the world feels estranged,
That which we call love, a fable deranged.