khile the kal jo gulab lakho
khile the kal jo gulab lakho
kaha gaye vo bataye koi
nikhar deke apni aankho
kaha gaye vo bataye koi
khile the kal jo gulab lakho

hai suni hai mehfil bhi sath khali
chirag jhilmil nidhal pyali
hai suni hai mehfil bhi sath khali
chirag jhil mil nidhal pyali
hai farsh khaki na koi baki
kaha gaye vo bataye koi
khile the kal jo gulab lakho

khayal rite hai khawab jhute
na koi rijhe na koi ruthe
khayal rite hai khawab jhute
na koi rijhe na koi ruthe
vo mit pahele vo din sunhale
kaha gaye vo bataye koi
khile the kal jo gulab lakho

hasin raate mahin baat
kahi nahi hai vo mithi baate
hasin raate mahin baat
kahi nahi hai vo mithi baate
na sain chhalte na nain chhalte
kaha gaye vo bataye koi
khile the kal jo gulab lakho

kaha gaye vo bataye koi
nikhar deke apni aankho
kaha gaye vo bataye koi
khile the kal jo gulab lakho

Yesterday bloomed a million roses,
Where have they vanished, pray tell me?
Having brightened these very eyes,
Where have they vanished, pray tell me?
Yesterday bloomed a million roses.

The gathering's empty, a hollow space,
Dim lamps flicker, a weary embrace.
The gathering's empty, a hollow space,
Dim lamps flicker, a weary embrace.
The earth is barren, nothing remains,
Where have they vanished, pray tell me?
Yesterday bloomed a million roses.

Thoughts are hollow, dreams untrue,
None are charmed, none now eschew.
Thoughts are hollow, dreams untrue,
None are charmed, none now eschew.
Those first friends, those golden days,
Where have they vanished, pray tell me?
Yesterday bloomed a million roses.

Lovely nights, whispered sweet nothings,
Nowhere to be found, those tender sayings.
Lovely nights, whispered sweet nothings,
Nowhere to be found, those tender sayings.
No signs of life, nor seeing eyes,
Where have they vanished, pray tell me?
Yesterday bloomed a million roses.

Where have they vanished, pray tell me?
Having brightened these very eyes,
Where have they vanished, pray tell me?
Yesterday bloomed a million roses.