kitne dafe dil ne kaha
dil ki suni kitne dafe
waise to teri na me bhi
maine dhundh li apni khushi
tu jo agar ha kahe to
baat hogi aur hi
waise to teri na me bhi
maine dhundh li apni khushi
tu jo agar ha kahe to
baat hogi aur hi
dil hi rakhne ko kabhi
upar upar se sahi
keh de na
keh de na yu hi
kitne dafe dil ne kaha
dil ki suni kitne dafe

kitne dafe hairan hua
mai ye soch ke
uthti hai ibadat ki khushbuye
kyu mere ishq se
jaise hi mere honth ye
chu lete hai tere naam ko
lage ke sajda kiya
keh ke tujhe
shabd ke bol du
ye khudayi chodh ke
phir aaja tu zameen pe
aur ja na kahi
tu sath reh ja mere
kitne dafe dil ne kaha
dil ki suni kitne dafe

kitne dafe mujhko laga
tere sath udhte hue
aasmani dukano se dhund ke
pighla du mai chad ye
tumhare in kano me
pehna bhi du bunde fana
phir ye mai soch lu samjhegi tu
jo mai na keh saka
par darta hun abhi
na yeh tu puche kahi
kyu laye ho ye
kyu laye ho ye yu hi
kitne dafe dil ne kaha
dil ki suni kitne dafe

How often my heart has spoken,
How often I've listened to its plea.
Even in your refusal,
I've found a fragile joy.
But if your "yes" should bloom,
A different world would be.
Even in your refusal,
I've found a fragile joy.
But if your "yes" should bloom,
A different world would be.
To simply appease the heart,
Just on the surface, true,
Just say it,
Just say it softly,
How often my heart has spoken,
How often I've listened to its plea.

How often have I marveled,
Thinking of this truth,
That prayers arise, fragrant,
From the ashes of my love for you.
As my lips touch, softly,
The whisper of your name,
It feels like worship,
Calling out to you.
Should I abandon,
This divine decree?
Come back to earth,
And never wander far.
Stay with me always,
How often my heart has spoken,
How often I've listened to its plea.

How often have I felt,
As if soaring with you,
Searching the celestial shops,
Melting and climbing there.
To adorn your ears,
With teardrops of demise,
Then I would wonder, would you understand,
What I could not say aloud?
But I fear, even now,
You might just ask,
Why did you bring these,
Why did you bring these, just so?
How often my heart has spoken,
How often I've listened to its plea.