khamosh sa afsana pani se likha hota
khamosh sa afsana pani se likha hota
na tumane kaha hota, na hamane suna hota
khamosh sa afsana

dil ki bat naa puchho, dil toh aata rahega
dil ki bat naa puchho, dil toh aata rahega
dil bahakata raha hai, dil bahakata rahega
dil ko tumane oh, kuchh samjhaya hota
khamosh sa afsana pani se likha hota
na tumane kaha hota, na hamane suna hota
khamosh sa afsana

sehame se rehate hai, jab yeh din dhalate hai
sehame se rehate hai, jab yeh din dhalate hai
ek diya bujhata hai, ek diya jalata hai
tumane koi, oh dip jalaya hota
khamosh sa afsana pani se likha hota
naa tumane kaha hota, na hamane suna hota
khamosh sa afsana

kitne sahil dhunde, koi na samne aaya
kitne sahil dhunde, koi na samne aaya
jab majdhar me dube, sahil thamne aaya
tumane sahil, oh pehale bichhaya hota
khamosh sa afsana pani se likha hota
naa tumane kaha hota, na hamane suna hota
khamosh sa afsana

A silent tale, penned in water's fleeting grace,
A silent tale.

Had you not spoken, nor I heard the trace,
A silent tale.

Ask not of the heart, it will forever yearn,
Ask not of the heart.

The heart, a wanderer, forever to return,
Had we but soothed its flame.
A silent tale, penned in water's fleeting grace,
Had you not spoken, nor I heard the trace,
A silent tale.

We tremble as the day descends and sighs,
We tremble.

One lamp extinguished, another then will rise,
Had you but lit a single spark.
A silent tale, penned in water's fleeting grace,
Had you not spoken, nor I heard the trace,
A silent tale.

So many shores we sought, none met our gaze,
So many shores.

When lost in the current, a shore arrived, in haze,
Had you but laid the shore before.
A silent tale, penned in water's fleeting grace,
Had you not spoken, nor I heard the trace,
A silent tale.