bahut pehle se un qadmo ki aahat jaan lete hai
bahut pehle se un qadmo ki aahat jaan lete hai
tujhe ae zindagi hum dur se pehchan lete hai
tujhe ae zindagi hum dur se pehchan lete hai
bahut pehle se

tabiyat apni ghabrati hai jab sunsan rato me
tabiyat apni ghabrati hai jab sunsan rato me
hum aise me teri yado ki chadar tan lete hai
hum aise me teri yado ki chadar tan lete hai
bahut pehle se

meri nazre bhi aise qafiro ka jaan-o-iman hai
nigaahe milte hi jo jaam aur imaan lete hai
meri nazre bhi aise qafiro ka jaan-o-iman hai
nigaahe milte hi jo jaam aur imaan lete hai
bahut pehle se

firaq aksar badal kar bhesh milta hai koi kafir
firaq aksar badal kar bhesh milta hai koi kafir
kabhi hum jaan lete hai kabhi pehchan lete hai
kabhi hum jaan lete hai kabhi pehchan lete hai
bahut pehle se un qadmo ki aahat jaan lete hai
tujhe ae zindagi hum dur se pehchan lete hai
bahut pehle se

Long before, we sense the tread,
The echo of steps that softly spread.
Long before, we know your guise,
O Life, we see you with our eyes.
Long before.

Our spirits quail, in silent night,
When shadows stretch and dim the light.
Our spirits quail, the heart takes fright,
But memories cloak us, warm and bright.
Long before.

My eyes, they are the heathens' faith,
The soul they steal, a love, a wraith.
My eyes, they are the heathens' faith,
With one glance, they steal away.
Long before.

Firaq often changes, a stranger's form,
A rebel soul weathering life's storm.
Firaq often changes, a stranger's form,
Sometimes we know, sometimes we mourn.
Sometimes we know, sometimes we mourn.
Long before, we sense the tread,
The echo of steps that softly spread.
O Life, we see you with our eyes.
Long before.