dhuaan banake fizaa me udaa diyaa mujhko
dhuaan banake fizaa me udaa diyaa mujhko
mai jal rahaa tha kisi ne bujhaa diyaa mujhko
dhuaan banake fizaa me udaa diyaa mujhko

khada hun aaj bhi roti ke chaar harf liye
khada hun aaj bhi roti ke chaar harf liye
khada hun aaj bhi roti ke chaar harf liye
sawaal ye hai kitaabo ne kya diyaa mujhko
dhuaan banake fizaa me udaa diyaa mujhko

safed sang ki chaadar lapet kar mujh par
safed sang ki chaadar lapet kar mujh par
fasil-e-shahar pe kisne sajaa diyaa mujhko
dhuaan banake fizaa me udaa diyaa mujhko

mai ek zarra bulandi ko chhune niklaa tha
mai ek zarra bulandi ko chhune niklaa tha
mai ek zarra bulandi ko chhune niklaa tha
hawaa ne tham ke zami par giraa diyaa mujhko
dhuaan banake fizaa me udaa diyaa mujhko
mai jal rahaa tha kisi ne bujhaa diyaa mujhko
dhuaan banake fizaa me udaa diyaa mujhko

A wisp of smoke, the air consumed me whole,
A wisp of smoke, they sent my spirit’s flight,
I burned, then quenched, the final, fading coal.
A wisp of smoke, and swallowed by the light.

Still I stand, the word of bread I crave,
Still I stand, the hunger in my soul,
Four letters etched, what wisdom did they save?
A wisp of smoke, to lose all self-control.

A shroud of stone, a marble, white and cold,
They draped me there, upon the city’s wall,
Who raised me up, for stories to be told?
A wisp of smoke, before the final fall.

A speck I was, to touch the mountain’s crest,
A speck I was, the heights I longed to know,
Then wind held still, and cast me to the test.
A wisp of smoke, and swept into the flow.
I burned, then quenched, the final, fading coal.
A wisp of smoke, and swallowed by the whole.