dil hi to hai tadap gaya
dard se bhar na aaye kyu, aaye kyu
royenge hum hazaar baar koi hamein sataaye kyu
sataaye kyu
dil hi to hai tadap gaya
dard se bhar na aaye kyu, aaye kyu

rote hue guzaar di jis ne tamaam zindagi
us ko hansi se kaam kya, koi use hansaaye kyu
hansaaye kyu

ai mere badnaseeb dil dekh ye teri bhul hai
ai mere badnaseeb dil dekh ye teri bhul hai
tu to khiza ka phool hai, tum se bahaar aaye kyu
aaye kyu

aankhon mein aansu dil mein gum, jine ko ji rahe hain hum
maut se pahle zindagi, gam se nijaat paaye kyu
paaye kyu
dil hi to hai tadap gaya
dard se bhar na aaye kyu, aaye kyu

The heart, a thing that yearns, it breaks,
Why shouldn't it overflow with aches?
We'll weep a thousand times, they say,
Why should we suffer their cruel display?
Display?
The heart, a thing that yearns, it breaks,
Why shouldn't it overflow with aches, aches?

Whose life, a river of tears it runs,
What use has laughter, for such ones?
Why tempt them with joy, that fragile gleam?
Make them laugh?

Oh, my ill-starred heart, behold this fault,
Oh, my ill-starred heart, a shadowed vault,
You are a blossom of autumn's blight,
Why should spring's embrace bring you light?
Light?

Tears in the eyes, sorrow in the soul,
We live, yet a lifeless toll,
Before death's release, this heavy plight,
Why seek solace from sorrow's night?
Night?
The heart, a thing that yearns, it breaks,
Why shouldn't it overflow with aches, aches?