nigaahe ruk gayin haay kahan par
tadap kar rah gaya nagama zuban par
dhuwaan sa uth raha hai aasaman par
giri bijali kisi ke aashiyan par

kaise baje dil ka sitar theins lagi tut gaye tar
bita huwa jiwan ka pyar hay koyi aaj gaya har
dil kahin aawaz kahin nagama kahin saz kahin
dil kahin aawaz kahin nagama kahin saz kahin
dekh ye ghabaraayi nazar dekh ye ghabaraayi nazar
khol na de raz kahin khol na de raaz kahin
o aaj kahe dil bar-bar naiya meri kaise lage paar

dil me chhupaye huye gam kaise rahun rah na sakun
tut pade mujh pe sitam aur main kuchh kah na sakun
dil me chhupaye huye gam kaise rahun rah na sakun
tut pade mujh pe sitam aur main kuchh kah na sakun
o git me hai dil ki pukar gaye ja tu saajan ke dwar

The gaze, it stalled, alas, where did it stray?
A song of longing choked upon the way.
Smoke ascends, a phantom in the blue,
And lightning strikes a home, for me and you.

How the heart's sitar wept, a sudden sting,
Its strings all snapped, no melodies to sing.
The love of life departed, vanished far,
And someone, broken, lost beneath a star.
The heart is here, a voice calls from afar,
A song, a tune, a chord, wherever are.
The heart is here, a voice calls from afar,
A song, a tune, a chord, wherever are.
Behold the fearful eye, its secrets hide,
Behold the fearful eye, where secrets hide.
Lest truths escape, and all should be confessed,
Oh, what am I to say? I am suppressed.

The heart hides sorrows deep, how to endure?
I cannot bear the pain, I am not sure.
The heart hides sorrows deep, how to endure?
I cannot bear the pain, I am not sure.
Oh sing, my song, the heart's despair,
And sing for love, beyond compare.