khuli jo aankh to wo tha na woh zamana tha
khuli jo aankh to wo tha na woh zamana tha
dehakti aag thi tanhai thi fasana tha
khuli jo aankh to wo tha na woh zamana tha

gamo ne baant liya hai mujhe, gamo ne
gamo ne baant liya ha
gamo ne baant liya hai mujhe yu aapas me
ke jaise main koi luta hua khazana tha
ke jaise main koi luta hua khazana tha
dehakti aag thi tanhai thi fasana tha
khuli jo aankh to wo tha na woh zamana tha

ye kya ki chand hi kadmo pe thak ke baith gaye
thak ke baith gaye, baith gaye
ye kya ki chand hi kadmo pe thak ke baith gaye
tumhe toh sath mera dur tak nibhana tha
dehakti aag thi tanhai thi fasana tha
khuli jo aankh to wo tha na woh zamana tha

mujhe jo mere lahu me dabo ke, dabo ke gujra hai
mujhe jo mere lahu me dabo ke gujra hai
wo koi gair nahi yaar ek purana tha
wo koi gair nahi yaar ek purana tha
dehakti aag thi tanhai thi fasana tha
khuli jo aankh to wo tha na woh zamana tha

khud apne hath se
khud apne hath se
khud apne hath se shehjad usko kaat diya, kaat diya
khud apne hath se shehjad usko kaat diya
ki jis darakht ki tahni pe aashiyana tha
ki jis darakht ki tahni pe aashiyana tha
dehakti aag thi tanhai thi fasana tha
khuli jo aankh to wo tha na woh zamana tha

The eye unlatched, a different age did gleam,
The eye unlatched, a different age did gleam.
A burning fire, solitude's raw dream.
The eye unlatched, a different age did gleam.

Griefs have divided me, dispersed,
Griefs have divided me, dispersed,
Like vultures on a treasure, cursed,
As if I were a fortune, lost and dispersed.
A burning fire, solitude's raw dream.
The eye unlatched, a different age did gleam.

What, at a few steps, to falter and to cease?
To falter and to cease, and to cease?
What, at a few steps, to falter and to cease?
My journey, surely, was meant to increase.
A burning fire, solitude's raw dream.
The eye unlatched, a different age did gleam.

He who, in my blood, did wash and pass,
He who, in my blood, did wash and pass,
Was not a stranger, but a friend, alas!
Was not a stranger, but a friend, alas!
A burning fire, solitude's raw dream.
The eye unlatched, a different age did gleam.

By my own hand,
By my own hand,
By my own hand, Shahzad, I did command,
By my own hand, Shahzad, I did command,
To sever the branch, on which my nest was planned.
To sever the branch, on which my nest was planned.
A burning fire, solitude's raw dream.
The eye unlatched, a different age did gleam.