dil hi to hai na sango khisht dard se bharne aaye kyu
royenge hum hazar bar koi hame sataye kyu

kaidi hai ya to bande gum asal me dono ek hai
kaidi hai ya to bande gum asal me dono ek hai
maut se pahle aadmi gum se nizat paye kyu
dil hi to na sango khisht dard se bharne aaye kyu
royenge hum hazar bar koi hame sataye kyu

galibe khashta ke begair kaunse kam band hai
galibe khashta ke begair kaunse kam band hai
royi ye jar jar kya kijiye haye haye kyu
dil hi to hai na sango khist dard se bharne aaye kyu
royenge hum hazar bar koi hame sataye kyu

It is just a heart, a stone and brick, why then,
Does pain come to fill it, again and again?
We will weep a thousand times, though none can see,
Why should we weep, when they hurt us so freely?

Prisoner of self, or bound by grief's chain,
Both are one, in this endless rain.
Before death arrives, why would a soul find release,
From sorrow's dark grasp, a fragile peace?
It is just a heart, a stone and brick, why then,
Does pain come to fill it, again and again?
We will weep a thousand times, though none can see,
Why should we weep, when they hurt us so freely?

Ghalib, with a broken heart, what task remains undone?
Ghalib, with a broken heart, what victory won?
Weeping and wailing, in despair's embrace,
What is the use, in this desolate space?
It is just a heart, a stone and brick, why then,
Does pain come to fill it, again and again?
We will weep a thousand times, though none can see,
Why should we weep, when they hurt us so freely?