mujhe maf kar ae dilruba mai shikar hu halat ka
tu hai subah ki roshanee mai hu andhera rat ka

par kat chuke ho jiske wo panchhi kabhi udta nahi
par kat chuke ho jiske wo panchhi kabhi udta nahi
tut jata hai jo dil wo dil kabhi judta nahi
hai kabar mujhe tere pyar ki hai pata tere jajbat ka
mujhe maf kar

nakam si ye jindagi bas nam ki hai jindagi
nakam si ye jindagi bas nam ki hai jindagi
jo tere kam na aa saki kis kam ki hai jindagi
mujhse na dekha jaye hai jalna tera din rat ka
mujhe maf kar

tujhse juda hone ka gam sah na sakunga teri kasam
tujhse juda hone ka gam sah na sakunga teri kasam
aate hi wo jalim ghadi mera nikal jayega dam
bas aakhari hoga wo din meri namurad hayat ka
mujhe maf kar

Forgive me, Beloved, I am but a captive of fate,
You are the dawn's embrace, I, the shadow of night's gate.
A bird with clipped wings knows no flight's sweet grace,
A shattered heart, a broken space, cannot retrace.
I know the depths of your love, the currents of your soul,
Forgive me.

This life, a failure, a whisper of what could be,
A life that cannot serve you, what use is it to me?
I cannot bear to witness your burning, day and through,
Forgive me.

The sorrow of parting, I swear I cannot bear,
When that cruel hour arrives, my life will disappear.
That day will be the last, of my unfulfilled quest,
Forgive me.