vaqt karataa jo vafaa aap hamaare hote
ham bhi gairo ki tarah aap ko payaare hote
vaqt karataa jo vafaa

apani taqadir me pahale hi kuchh to gam hai
aur kuchh aap ki fitarat me vafaa bhi kam hai
varana jiti hui
varana jiti hui baazi to naa haare hote
vaqt karataa jo vafaa

ham bhi pyaase hai ye saaqi ko bataa bhi na sake
saamane jaam thaa aur jaam uthaa bhi na sake
kaash gairat-e- mahafil ke na maare hote
vaqt karataa jo vafaa

dam ghutaa jaataa hai sine me phir bhi zidaa hai
tum se kyaa ham to zindagi se bhi sharmindaa hai
mar hi jaate jo na yaado ke sahaare hote
vaqt karataa jo vafaa

If time had but shown us faith, if you were mine,
Like strangers, then, perhaps, your love would intertwine.
If time had but shown faith.

Our fate, a canvas, painted with a grief untold,
And in your nature, trust, a story left to grow cold.
Else, a winning game,
Else, a winning game, we wouldn't have let go.
If time had but shown faith.

We thirst, yet to the Saqi, this we cannot say,
The cup before us, untouched, though we long to sway.
If only, by this gathering's shame, we weren't ensnared.
If time had but shown faith.

Though breath is choked within, still we draw air,
Ashamed, not of you, but life itself, we bear.
We'd choose death, if not for memories we hold dear.
If time had but shown faith.