koi ummid par nahi aati koi surat nazar nahi aati
koi ummid par nahi aati koi surat nazar nahi aati
maut ka ek din muayil hai maut ka ek din muayil hai
nind kyu rat par nahi aati o maut ka ek din muayil hai
nind kyu rat par nahi aati

aage aati thi hale dil pe hasi
aage aati thi hale dil pe hasi
ab kisi baat par nahi aati
aage aati thi hale dil pe hasi
ab kisi baat par nahi aati

koi umid par nahi aati
koi surat najar nahi aati
janta hu sada betako johar
par kabhi ak idhar nahi aati
janta hu sada betako johar
par kabhi ak idhar nahi aati

hai kuch aisi baat jo chup hu
hai kuch aisi baat jo chup hu
varna kya baat kar nahi aati
hai kuch aisi baat jo chup hu
varna kya baat kar nahi aati
koi ummid par nahi aati
koi surat najar nahi aati

ham waha jaha se hamko bhi
kuch hamari khabar nahi aati
ham waha jaha se hamko bhi
kuch hamari khabar nahi aati

kaba kis muh se jaoge galib
sharm tumko magar nahi aati
kaba kis muh se jaoge galib
sharm tumko magar nahi aati

No hope descends, a phantom's grace,
No image dawns upon this space.
No hope descends, a phantom's grace,
No image dawns upon this space.

Death's hour, a certainty defined,
Death's hour, a certainty defined,
Why does sleep not claim the mind?
Oh, death's hour, a certainty defined,
Why does sleep not claim the mind?

Laughter once, a fire in the heart,
Laughter once, a fire in the heart,
Now, from any jest, departs.
Laughter once, a fire in the heart,
Now, from any jest, departs.
No hope descends, a phantom's grace,
No image dawns upon this space.

I know the world, a boundless sea,
Yet, even once, it calls not to me.
I know the world, a boundless sea,
Yet, even once, it calls not to me.

There's something held, a secret deep,
There's something held, a secret deep,
Else, why would words not leap?
No hope descends, a phantom's grace,
No image dawns upon this space.

From that place, even to us,
From that place, even to us,
Our own reflection, we dismiss.

To Kaaba you'll go, with what face, Ghalib?
To Kaaba you'll go, with what face, Ghalib?
Shame, you do not embrace.