Har qadam par udhar murh ke dekha

Unkii mehfil se hum utth to aaye

Reh gayii zindagi dard ban ke

Dard dil mein chhupaiye-chhupaiye

Dil ki nazuk ragein toot tii hain

Yaad itna bhii koi na aaye

Tears Well Up When I Think of It

Tears well up when I think of it

It’s been ages since I smiled

At every step I looked back for a glimpse

Though I turned away from him

Life is now nothing but a pain

A pain I hide in my heart always

The delicate arteries of the heart break

Let no one be remembered so

Betaab Dil Ki Tamanna Yehi Hai*

Betaab dil ki tamanna yehi hai

Tumhey chaaheingey, tumhey puujeingey

Tumhey apna Khuda banaeingey

Soone-soone khwaabon mein jab tak tum naa aaye thhey

Khushiyaan thhii sab auron ki gham bhi saare paraaye thhey

Apne se bhi chhupayii thhi dhadkan apne seene kii

Humko jeena padta thha, khwaahish kab thhi jeene kii

Ab jo aake tumne humey jeena sikha diya hai

Chalo, duniya nai basaingey

Betaab dil ki tamanna yehi hai

Bheegi-bheegi palkon par, sapne kitney sajaey hain

Dil mein jitna andhera thha, utney ujaley aaye hain

Tum bhi humko jagana naa, baahon mein jo so jayein

Jaise khushbu phoolon mein, tum mein yun hii kho jayein

Pal bhar kisi janam mein kabhi chhootey naa haath apna

Tumhe aise galey lagaingey

Betaab dil ki tamanna yehi hai

Vaade bhi hain qasmein bhi beeta waqt ishaaron ka

Kaise-kaise armaa hain, mela jaise bahaaron ka

Saara gulshan de dala kaliyaan aur khilao naa

Hanstey-hanstey ro dein hum itna bhi to hansaao naa

Dil mein tumhii basey ho raha aanchal woh bhi bhar chuka hai

Kahan itni khushi chhupaiyein

Betaab dil ki tamanna yehi hai

The Sole Desire of My Restless Heart

The sole desire of my restless heart

Is to love you, worship you

And make you my God

Till you had not entered my desolate dreams

All joys were alien and all sorrows too

I had hidden my heartbeat even from myself

I had to live perforce, though I had no desire to do so

Now that you have come you have taught me to live

Come, let us create a new world

That is the sole desire of restless heart

I have bedecked so many dreams on my moist eyelashes

All the darkness in my heart has given way to light in equal measure

You mustn’t awaken me if I fall asleep in your arms

Like fragrance in flowers, let me merge with you

Not for a moment ever let go of my hand

Let me embrace you so

That is the sole desire of my restless heart

Promises need to be made, vows taken, the time for allusions is past

Such are the heart’s aspirations in this spring-fair

I have given you the entire garden so you can cause more buds to bloom

Rein in my happiness lest I break down with joy