kya tuta hai andar andar kyu chehra kumhlaya hai
kya tuta hai andar andar kyu chehra kumhlaya hai
kya tuta hai andar andar kyu chehra kumhlaya hai
tanha tanha rone walo kaun tumhe yaad aaya hai
kya tuta hai andar andar kyu chehra kumhlaya hai

chupke chupke sulag rahe the
chupke chupke sulag rahe the, yaad me unki diwane
chupke chupke sulag rahe the, yaad me unki diwane
ek taare ne tut ke yaaro
ek taare ne tut ke yaaro kya unko samjhaya hai
kya tuta hai andar andar kyu chehra kumhlaya hai

rang brangi is mehfil me
rang brangi is mehfil me tum kyun itne chup chup ho
bhul bhi jaao pagal logo
bhul bhi jaao pagal logo kya khoya kya paya hai
kya tuta hai andar andar kyu chehra kumhlaya hai

sher kaha hai khun hai dil ka
sher kaha hai khun hai dil ka jo lafzo me bikhra hai
sher kaha hai khun hai dil ka jo lafzo me bikhra hai
dil ke zakhm dikha kar humne
dil ke zakhm dikha kar humne mehfil ko garmaya hai
kya tuta hai andar andar kyu chehra kumhlaya hai

ab shahjaad ye jhuth na bolo
ab shahjaad ye jhuth na bolo wo itna bedard nahi
ab shahjaad ye jhuth na bolo wo itna bedard nahi
apni chahat ko bhi parkho
apni chahat ko bhi parkho gar ilzaam lagaya hai
kya tuta hai andar andar kyu chehra kumhlaya hai
tanha tanha rone walo
tanha tanha rone walo kaun tumhe yaad aaya hai
kya tuta hai andar andar kyu chehra kumhlaya hai

What shatters within, why does the face fade?
What shatters within, why does the face fade?
What shatters within, why does the face fade?
You who weep alone, who haunts your gaze?
What shatters within, why does the face fade?

Silently they smoldered,
Silently they smoldered, lost in memory's flame,
Silently they smoldered, lost in memory's flame,
A falling star, my friends,
A falling star, my friends, what truth it claimed?
What shatters within, why does the face fade?

In this bright assembly,
In this bright assembly, why such silence, why?
Forget, oh mad ones, forget,
Forget, oh mad ones, what's lost, what's won, you try.
What shatters within, why does the face fade?

Poetry's not ink, but heart's own blood,
Poetry's not ink, but heart's own blood, spilled in words' embrace,
Poetry's not ink, but heart's own blood, spilled in words' embrace,
Showing the wounds of the heart, we've
Showing the wounds of the heart, we've warmed this space.
What shatters within, why does the face fade?

Shahzad, now cease these false pretenses,
Shahzad, now cease these false pretenses, she's not so cruel, you see,
Shahzad, now cease these false pretenses, she's not so cruel, you see,
Examine your love's depths,
Examine your love's depths, before you blame, agree.
What shatters within, why does the face fade?
You who weep alone,
You who weep alone, who haunts your gaze?
What shatters within, why does the face fade?