kal tak mai akela tha aaj zamana sath hai
waqt waqt ki bat hai samajhe na
waqt waqt ki bat hai
kal tak mai akela tha aaj zamana sath hai
waqt waqt ki bat hai waqt waqt ki bat hai

jab itana mashahur na tha yaro mera nam
tab pani na milata tha ab milate hai jam
kal ye rat andheri thi aaj suhani rat hai
waqt waqt ki bat hai waqt waqt ki bat hai

sunakar meri bato ko hai duniya hairan
dekhate rah gae sab maine mar liya maidan
kal dil me virani thi aaj magar barat hai
waqt waqt ki bat hai waqt waqt ki bat hai

aaj tu janegi mujhako aai mere mahabub
bhola bhala hun lekin adami hun mai khhub
kal tha jis ka itazar aaj vo mulaqat hai
waqt waqt ki bat hai waqt waqt ki bat hai
kal tak mai akela tha aaj zamana sath hai
waqt waqt ki bat hai waqt waqt ki bat hai

Yesterday, solitude; today, the world at my side,
Such is the dance of time, its ebb and tide,
The dance of time, the turning wheel,
Yesterday, alone; today, the world I feel,
The dance of time, its whispered rhyme.

Before my name was sung on every tongue,
A simple thirst went unslaked, where now the goblets hung,
The night, a canvas of shadows, now bathed in a moonlit grace,
The dance of time, in time and space,
The dance of time, its fleeting trace.

My words, a mirror, reflecting wonder's gleam,
The world stood still, while I chased a dream,
Yesterday, an empty heart, today, a festive sound,
The dance of time, on hallowed ground,
The dance of time, where joy is found.

Now you shall know me, my beloved, true,
Though simple of heart, a man of light breaking through,
Yesterday's yearning, today's embrace,
The dance of time, in love's warm space,
The dance of time, in time's own race,
Yesterday, solitude; today, the world at my side,
Such is the dance of time, its ebb and tide,
The dance of time, the turning wheel.