jaane tere shehar ka kya iraada hai
aasmaan kam, parindey zyada hain
jaane tere shehar ka kya irada hai

khushi ka hissa, gham ka hissa
ghoont ka hissa, dum ka hissa
zakhm aur marham ka hissa
dil-farosi ka ye qissa

jaane tera ishq bhi, kya tamasha hai
jaane tera ishq bhi, kya tamasha hai
raat ko mulzim, din mein khuda saa hai
jaane tere shehar ka kya iraada hai

jaane hum pe kaun si aisi tohmat hai
samajh na paayein aib hai yaa ye aadat hai
malmal mein lipte hain, phir bhi bikhre hain
bas ye jaam humara hai, hum iske hain

yun toh mera dard hi ik dawa saa hai
yun toh mera dard hi ik dawa saa hai
har ghadi zinda har din naya saa hai
jaane tere shehar ka kya iraada hai

What designs does your city hold?
Sky scarce, but birds untold,
What designs does your city hold?

A share of joy, a share of woe,
A swallow's portion, a breath's slow flow,
A share of wounds, a balm's embrace,
This tale of hearts, in the marketplace.

What spectacle is your love, I find?
What spectacle is your love, unkind?
Accused by night, like God by day,
What designs does your city play?

What accusation do we bear?
Cannot discern, fault or prayer?
Wrapped in silk, yet scattered wide,
This cup is ours, and we abide.

My pain itself, a remedy it seems,
My pain itself, fulfills its dreams,
Alive each hour, each day renewed,
What designs does your city brood?