khabar kya thi ki gam khaana padega
muhabbat karke pachhataana padega
wafaao par sitam dhaana padega
hame unse bichhad jaana padega

na dekha jaayega khun-e-tamanna
na dekha jaayega khun-e-tamanna
teri mahafil se ab jaana padega
khabar kya thi ki gam khaana padega
muhabbat karke pachhataana padega

na tha maalum aayege ye din bhi
na tha maalum aayege ye din bhi
kabhi rona kabhi gana padega
wafaao par sitam dhaana padega
hame unse bichhad jaana padega

bhula de haan bhula de yaad unki
bhula de haan bhula de yaad unki
yehi ab dil ko samajhaana padega
khabar kya thi ki gam khaana padega
muhabbat karke pachhataana padega

na nikalenge agar aramaan dil ke
na nikalenge agar aramaan dil ke
yun hi ghut-ghut ke mar jaana padega
wafaao par sitam dhaana padega
hame unse bichhad jaana padega

Who knew sorrow's bread I'd have to break,
That love's sweet wine would leave me to ache?
That faith's embrace would feel the lash,
And from their world, I'd have to crash?

The blood of longing, I can't bear to see,
The blood of longing, it chokes in me,
From your bright court, I must depart and flee,
Who knew sorrow's bread would conquer me?
That love's sweet song would turn to misery?

I never knew these days would come to be,
I never knew this fate would fall on me,
To weep and wail, a mournful symphony,
That faith's embrace would feel the tyranny,
And from their world, I'd have to flee?

Forget, oh, forget their memory's hold,
Forget, oh, forget, a story to be told,
This truth, my heart, you must be bold and told,
Who knew sorrow's bread would make me cold?
That love's sweet tale would turn to old?

If longings bottled, never find release,
If longings bottled, bring no sweet peace,
Then choked and stifled, life will soon cease,
That faith's embrace would know no surcease,
And from their world, I'd find no release.