kaisi hai ye udasi chhai, mere dil
kaisi gehri hai ye tanhai, mere dil
rahon mein yadon ki khamoshi barse
ankhon mein jo gam hai aasun ko tarse
ye bata ye kyu hua, bujh gaya kyu har diya
kaisi hai ye udasi chhai, mere dil

jo bhi mila wo kho gaya
tujhko pata hain aisa hi sada hota hai
jana hi tha wo jo gaya
dil tu akela aise kyu bhala rota hai
bhule jo hain tujhko ab unko bhul ja tu bhi
warna mere sath yado ke zakhm kha tu bhi
maan ja aye dil mere, bhul ja shikwe giley
kaisi hai yeh udasi chhai

tu hi bata aye dil mere
maine to hamesha tera hi kaha mana hai
kyu hain mujhe ye gam ghere
mujhe umr bhar kya bas yahin saza pana hain
sapne boye maine aur dard maine hai kate
gaye git maine aur paye maine sannate
arzu na kam hai, suni si har sham hai
kaisi hai ye udasi chaii, mere dil
kaisi gehri hai yeh tanhai

What shadows now embrace my heart,
What depths of solitude impart?
Upon the paths, the silence of remembrance falls,
In eyes, the grief, for tears it calls.
Tell me, why has this come to be, why does each lamp now fade?
What shadows now embrace my heart?

All that met, now lost to sight,
You know, my heart, this is always the plight.
That which was meant to go, did go,
Why do you weep alone so?
Forget those who have forgotten, you too, forget them, now,
Or with me, let the wounds of memory endow.
Yield, my heart, forget the complaints and the pleas,
What shadows now embrace…

Tell me, my heart, now, speak,
I have always followed what you would seek.
Why does sorrow now surround,
Is this all I will ever have found?
I sowed the dreams, and harvested pain,
I sang the songs, and silence did gain.
Desire does not diminish, each evening is bare,
What shadows now embrace my heart?
What depths of solitude are there…