karu na yaad magar
karu na yaad magar kis tarah bhulau use
gazal bahana karunaur gungunau use
wo khar khar hai shakh-e-gulaab ki maanind
main zakhm zakhm hu phir bhi gale lagau use

kha kar zakhm dua di humne
kha kar zakhm dua di
kha kar zakhm, kha kar zakhm
dua di humne
kha kar zakhm dua di
kha kar zakhm dua di humne
bas yu umar bita di humne
kha kar zakhm dua di humne
dua di humne, dua di humne

raat kuch aise dil dukhta tha
raat kuch aise dil dukhta tha
raat kuch aise dil dukhta tha
jaise aas bujha di humne
jaise aas bujha di humne
kha kar zakhm dua di humne
dua di humne, dua di humne

sannate ke shehar me tujhko
sannate, sannate ke shehar me tujhko
sannate ke shehar me tujhko
sannate ke shehar me tujhko
beaawaz sada di humne
beaawaz sada di humne
beaawaz sada di humne
kha kar zakhm dua di humne

yaad ko teri tut ke chaha
yaad ko teri, yaad ko teri
yaad ko teri tut ke chaha
yaad ko teri tut ke chaha
dil ko khub saza di humne
dil ko khub saza di humne
dil ko khub saza di humne
kha kar zakhm dua di humne

hosh jise kahti hai duniya
hosh jise kahti hai duniya
duniya, duniya, duniya
hosh jise kahti hai duniya
hosh jise kahti hai duniya
wo diwaar gira di humne
wo diwaar gira di humne
kha kar zakhm dua di humne
dua di humne, dua di humne

dekh ke jisko dil dukhta tha
dekh ke jisko dil dukhta tha
dekh ke jisko dil dukhta tha
wo tasveer jala di humne
wo tasveer jala di humne
wo tasveer jala di humne
kha kar zakhm dua di humne

aa shahzaad tujhe samjhaye
aa, aa, aa, aa
aa shahzaad tujhe samjhaye
aa shahzaad tujhe samjhaye
aa shahzaad tujhe samjhaye
kyun kar umar ganwa di humne
kyun kar umar ganwa di humne
kyun kar umar ganwa di humne
kha kar zakhm dua di humne
kha kar zakhm dua di humne
bas yu umar bita di humne
kha kar zakhm dua di humne
dua di humne, dua di humne

How can I not remember, yet how can I forget?
Using the ghazal as an excuse, I hum her name, and fret.
She, a thorn, sharp like a rose's branch,
And I, a thousand wounds, still, I embrace her yet.

Bearing wounds, we offered prayers,
Bearing wounds, we did.
Bearing wounds, bearing wounds,
We offered prayers, bearing wounds, we did.
Bearing wounds, we offered prayers,
Thus, our lives we spent.
Bearing wounds, we offered prayers,
Prayers we gave, prayers we gave.
One night, the heart ached so, it seemed, we'd extinguished hope.
Bearing wounds, we offered prayers, prayers we gave, prayers we gave.

In the city of silence, to you, silence, silence, in the city of silence, to you,
In the city of silence, to you, we gave a soundless call.
Bearing wounds, we offered prayers,
Your memory, we yearned for with a broken heart, your memory, your memory,
Your memory, we yearned for with a broken heart, we punished the heart so well.
Bearing wounds, we offered prayers.

The world calls it sanity, world, world, world,
The world calls it sanity, we brought the wall down.
Bearing wounds, we offered prayers, prayers we gave, prayers we gave.
The picture, that broke the heart, we burned it to the ground.
Bearing wounds, we offered prayers.

Oh, Shahzad, let me explain, oh, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, Shahzad, let me explain, how we wasted our years.
Bearing wounds, we offered prayers, thus, our lives we spent.
Bearing wounds, we offered prayers, prayers we gave, prayers we gave.