maine jis haath pe likha tha, kabhi naam apna
aaj ki raat wahi, haath paraya hoga
meri taqdeer mein likha tha, khuda ne ek din
tu jise chahega wo, shakhs paraya hoga

meri tasveer ko jab, usne jalaya hoga
uski aankho mein koi ashq to aaya hoga
meri tasveer ko jab, usne jalaya hoga
uski aankho mein koi ashq to aaya hoga
meri tasveer ko jab, usne jalaya hoga

wo jo ik shakhs zamane mein, kisi ka bhi na tha
wo jo ik shakhs zamane mein, kisi ka bhi na tha
kis tarah tune use apna banaya hoga
uski aankho mein koi ashq to aaya hoga
meri tasveer ko jab, usne jalaya hoga

uske hatho mein bhi chhale to pade hi honge
uske hatho mein bhi chhale to pade hi honge
jisne sholo se mere ghar ko jalaya hoga
uski aankho mein koi ashq to aaya hoga
meri tasveer ko jab, usne jalaya hoga

Upon the hand that bore my name, once etched,
Tonight, that hand, a stranger's, will be fetched.
My fate, by God, was penned, a day foretold,
The one you'd love, a story to unfold.

When she consumed my likeness in the flame,
Within her eyes, a tear, a whispered name,
When she consumed my likeness in the flame,
Within her eyes, a tear, a whispered name,
When she consumed my likeness in the flame.

The soul unbound, who tethered to no one,
The soul unbound, who belonged to none,
How did you claim him, your own to become?
Within her eyes, a tear, a silent plea,
When she consumed my likeness in the flame.

Her hands, too, must have blistered, raw and deep,
Her hands, too, must have blistered, raw and deep,
The pyre she built, my home, within to keep.
Within her eyes, a tear, the ashes gleam,
When she consumed my likeness in the flame.