mili hawao me udne ki wo saza yaaro
mili hawao me udne ki wo saza yaaro
ke main zamin ke rishto se kat gaya yaaro
mili hawao me udne ki wo saza yaaro

wo bekhayal musafir main raasta yaaro
wo bekhayal musafir main raasta yaaro
kahan tha bas me mere usko rokna yaaro
kahan tha bas me mere usko rokna yaaro
kahan tha bas me mere usko rokna yaaro

mere kalam pe zamane ki gard aisi thi
mere kalam pe zamane ki gard aisi thi
ke apne bare main na kuch bhi likh saka yaaro
ke apne bare main na kuch bhi likh saka yaaro
ke main zamin ke rishto se kat gaya yaaro
mili hawao me udne ki wo saza yaaro

tamaam shehar hi jiski talash me gum tha
tamaam shehar hi jiski talash me gum tha
main uske ghar ka pata kis se puchhta yaaro
main uske ghar ka pata kis se puchhta yaaro
ke main zamin ke rishto se kat gaya yaaro
mili hawao me udne ki wo saza yaaro

The winds bestowed a flight, a tempting decree,
A punishment, friends, that severed me.
From earth's embrace, the ties that held me near,
The winds bestowed a flight, fueled by such fear.

A careless traveler, I, a path unknown,
A careless traveler, left utterly alone.
How could I halt his journey's swift design?
How could I claim a fate that wasn't mine?

The dust of ages, settled on my pen,
The dust of ages, choked my words again.
Of self I wrote, a silent, muted plea,
From earth's embrace, that flight had captured me.
The winds bestowed a flight, a tempting decree.

The city searched, a quest for one so rare,
The city searched, with burdens hard to bear.
Whose door to knock, to ask where he might be?
From earth's embrace, that flight had captured me.
The winds bestowed a flight, a tempting decree.