mai sar jhukaye huye dard ko chhupaye huye
palat ke aaya to har raah gujar rahi thi
main sochta hun abhi chirag roshan the
kabhi ye shahar mera zameen meri thi

um ke thahre ajnabi itni mulakaton ke baad
hum ke thahre ajnabi itni mulakaton ke baad
phir banenge aashiyaan
phir banenge aashiyaan itni mulakaton ke baad
hum ke thahre ajnabi

kab najar mein aayegi bedaag sabze ki baat
kab najar mein aayegi bedaag sabze ki baat
umar ke dhabbe dhulenge
umar ke dhabbe dhulenge kitni barsaton ke baad
umar ke dhabbe dhulenge kitni barsaton ke baad
hum ke thahre ajnabi itni mulakaton ke baad
hum ke thahre ajnabi

the bahut bedard lamhe khtam darde ishq ke
the bahut bedard lamhe khtam darde ishq ke
the bahut bemahar subahe
the bahut bemahar subahe mehaebaan raato ke baad
the bahut bemahar subahe mehaebaan raato ke baad
hum ke thahre ajnabi itni mulakaton ke baad

unse jo kahne gaye the faiz ja sadka kiye
unse jo kahne gaye the faiz ja sadka kiye
unse jo kahne gaye the faiz ja sadka kiye
ankahi hi rah gayi
ankahi hi rah gayi wo baat sab baaton ke baad
ankahi hi rah gayi wo baat sab baaton ke baad
hum ke thahre ajnabi itni mulakaton ke baad
phir banenge aashiyaan itni mulakaton ke baad
phir banenge aashiyaan itni mulakaton ke baad
hum ke thahre ajnabi hum ke thahre ajnabi
hum ke thahre ajnabi hum ke thahre ajnabi

With head bowed low, concealing the ache,
I turned to leave, each path now a stranger's track.
I think of lamps, still burning in the breeze,
Once this city was mine, the earth beneath my feet.

We stand estranged, after so many meetings,
We stand estranged, after so many meetings.
Will we rebuild our homes,
Will we rebuild our homes, after so many meetings?
We stand estranged.

When will the flawless green again appear,
When will the flawless green again appear?
When will life's stains be washed away,
When will life's stains be washed away, after so many rains?
When will life's stains be washed away, after so many rains?
We stand estranged, after so many meetings,
We stand estranged.

Moments were cruel, the agony of love now done,
Moments were cruel, the agony of love now done.
Mornings unkind,
Mornings unkind, after nights of grace and light.
Mornings unkind, after nights of grace and light.
We stand estranged, we stand estranged.

To them, I went, as Faiz, offering all,
To them, I went, as Faiz, offering all.
To them, I went, as Faiz, offering all.
The unspoken lingered on,
The unspoken lingered on, after all the talk.
The unspoken lingered on, after all the talk.
We stand estranged, after so many meetings.
Will we rebuild our homes, after so many meetings?
Will we rebuild our homes, after so many meetings?
We stand estranged, we stand estranged.
We stand estranged, we stand estranged.