aaj ki shaam is mehfil me aapke pasandida qavvaal
chulbule asraani saahab ko bulaaya gaya tha magar
achaanak tabiyat kharab ho jaane ki vajah se vo chulbule
gulbule se gulgule hokar bulbule ho chuke hai
isaliye yaha nahi aa sake, unke na aane ki mai
zanaab karnal tipsi se muaafi chahta hu is
guzaarish ke saath ki unaki ye hasin mehfil saaz aur
aavaaz ke jaadu se maharum nahi rahegi, agar mere
sine me dil hai aur us dil me tadap aur uska asar
tadap laazami hai apne aavaaz se sab dilo ko jitane
ka vayda to nahi kar sakta par huzur agar ye
naachiz agar ek raat me ek dil bhi jit saka to meri
qismat chamak uthegi

kya ishq ne samajha hai kya husn ne jaana hai
ham khaak hasino ki thokar me zamaana hai
pari ho aasmaani tum magar tumko to paana hai
pari ho aasmaani tum magar tumko to paana hai
pari ho aasmaani tum magar tumko to paana hai
muhabbat kaise karte hai ha muhabbat kaise karte hai
zamaane ko dikhana hai zamaane ko dikhana hai
zamaane ko dikhana hai zamaane ko dikhana hai
ha mohabbat kaise karte hai, kaise karte hai mohabbat
kaise karte hai mohabbat dikhana hai dikhana hai
dikhana hai zamaane ko, dikhana hai zamaane ko dikhana hai
zamaane ko dikhana hai zamaane ko dikhana hai
pari ho aasmaani tum magar tumko to paana hai

husn kaha tu kaun hai, maine kaha shaida tera
husn kaha takta hai kya, maine kaha surat teri
aa usne kaha kya chaahiye, maine kaha ulfat teri
usne kaha mumkin nahi maine kaha yu hi sahi
usne kaha mumkin nahi maine kaha yu hi sahi
ho meri tamanna dilbar jaana khel nahi ishq hai
saaye me talvaar ke aanaa khel nahi hai ishq hai
yu hosh gavana ishq hai, ye haal banaana ishq hai
is dar tak aana ishq hai, aavaaz lagaana ishq hai
yu hosh gavana ye haal banaana is dar tak aana sada lagana
ishq hai, ishq hai

ishq vo nagma sun ke jise are ishq vo nagma sun ke jise
mehlo ke parde jalte hai, mehlo ke parde jalte hai
ishq vo nagma sun ke jise sun ke jise vo nagma
sun ke jise mehlo ke parde jalte hai
tum chale aaoge e ji tum to chale aaoge
aise aag pe jaise chalte hai, aag pe jaise chalte hai
ha karo na meharbaani tum magar tumko to paana hai
ha karo na meharbaani tum magar tumko to paana hai
mohabbat kaise karte hai, mohabbat kaise karte hai
zamaane ko dikhana hai zamaane ko dikhana hai
zamaane ko dikhana hai zamaane ko dikhana hai

laaya tha mai daave zigar tumne to dekha bhi nahi
aaya tha mai kis pyar se tumne to puchha bhi nahi
patthar laga jab qais ko mashahur-e-aalam ho gaya
patthar laga jab qais ko mashahur-e-aalam ho gaya
zakhmi hua farhaad to duniya me maatam ho gaya
zakhmi hua parhaad to duniya me maatam ho gaya
ho mera zakhm koi kya jaane jo sine ke niche hai
mujhpe tir chalaane vaala parde ke pichhe hai
vo parda nashi hai parde me, vo zohra zabi hai parde me
vo sabse hasi hai parde me, vo aaj yahi hai parde me
vo parda nashi vo zohra zabi vo sabse hasi vo aaj yahi hai
parde me

ab dikhalaaye jo bhi najar ab dikhalaaye jo bhi najar
vo aaj divaana dekhega, vo aaj divaana dekhega
ab dikhalaaye jo bhi najar ji bhi najar dikhalaaye
jo bhi najar dikhalaaye divaana aaj dekhega
dekhega dekhega dekhega dekhega
phir jab meri shaam sajegi, phir jab meri shaam sajegi
saara zamaana dekhega saara zamaana dekhega
chhupo ai yar zaani tum magar tumko to paana hai
chhupo ai yar zaani tum magar tumko to paana hai
mohabbat kaise karte hai, mohabbat kaise karte hai
zamaane ko dikhana hai zamaane ko dikhana hai
zamaane ko dikhana hai zamaane ko dikhana hai

pari ho aasmaani tum magar tumko to pana hai
paana hai tumko paana hai, paana hai tumko paana hai
paana hai tumko paana hai, paana hai tumko paana hai
pari ho aasmaani tum magar tumko to paana hai
mehzabi hai aaha, naazani hai aaha
ai hasi naazani aaha mehzabi
mehzabi naazani ai hasi tumko to paana hai
tumko to paana hai, tumko to paana hai
mohabbat kaise karte hai, mohabbat kaise karte hai
mohabbat kaise karte hai, mohabbat kaise karte hai
zamaane ko dikhana hai zamaane ko dikhana hai
zamaane ko dikhana hai zamaane ko dikhana hai

Tonight, the stage was set,
For Asrani, mirth's own poet,
To charm with wit, a soul's embrace.
But fate, a cruel and sudden twist,
Transformed his laughter, light as mist,
To silence, leaving an empty space.

I beg the Colonel's kindest grace,
That music's spell, and voice's art,
Will still ignite each waiting heart.
For though I cannot claim to win,
Each soul tonight, with songs within,
If just one heart I sway and seize,
My destiny, a star that glees.

What has Love grasped? What Beauty known?
We, dust beneath fair lovers' feet, are thrown.
Though heavenly angels, you must be won.
Though heavenly angels, you must be won.
Though heavenly angels, you must be won.
How to love, how to love,
The world shall see, the world shall see,
The world shall see, the world shall see.
How to love, how to love,
How to love, the world must know,
The world must know, the world must see,
The world must know, the world must see.
Though heavenly angels, you must be won.

Beauty asked, "Who are you?" I said, "Your slave."
Beauty asked, "What do you see?" I said, "Your face."
Beauty asked, "What do you want?" I said, "Your grace."
Beauty said, "Impossible," I said, "So be it."
Beauty said, "Impossible," I said, "So be it."
My darling, darling, love is not a game,
Beneath the sword, it's love's own flame.
To lose your senses is love's art,
To make this state, a broken heart,
To come to this door, is love's plea,
To call out, eternally,
To come to this door, to make this state,
To lose your senses, Love's own fate.
Love is, love is.

Love is a song, a melody,
That burns the palace walls with glee.
Love is a song, a melody,
That burns the palace walls with glee.
You will come, you surely will,
Like walking on the burning hill.
Though mercy you withhold,
You, you must be won, to have and hold.
How to love, how to love,
The world shall see, the world shall see,
The world shall see, the world shall see.

I came, with heart laid bare,
You did not see, you did not care.
I came with love, a burning plea,
You did not ask, you did not see.
When Qais was struck, the world did know,
When Farhad bled, the mourners flow.
My wound, beneath, unseen, unknown,
The archer hides, behind the throne.
She is veiled, a moonlit grace,
Most beautiful, in this hidden space,
She is veiled, a moonlit grace,
Most beautiful, in this hidden space.

Now unveil, unveil,
The madman watches now,
The madman watches now.
Now unveil, unveil,
The madman watches now,
He watches now, he watches now,
When my evening blooms anew,
The world will watch, the world will view.
Though veiled, oh darling, you must be won.
Though veiled, oh darling, you must be won.
How to love, how to love,
The world shall see, the world shall see,
The world shall see, the world shall see.

Though heavenly angels, you must be won.
Must be won, to have and hold,
Must be won, to have and hold,
Must be won, to have and hold,
Though heavenly angels, you must be won.
Moon-bright, oh so fair,
My love, my love, you must be won,
My love, my love, you must be won,
How to love, how to love,
How to love, how to love,
The world shall see, the world shall see,
The world shall see, the world shall see.